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BETTY H. LANE
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LANE, Betty H., 85, of Richmond, Va., went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, August 12, 2020. She was preceded in death by her parents, James B. and Allie Horne; a sister, Mildred Horne; and three brothers, Charles, James C. and Wayne Horne. Left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Joy Yeager (Scott) and Linda LeGay; stepsons, James Lane (Sherry), Robert Lane and Don Lane (Susan); a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and four sisters, Lila Winn, Judy Hamilton (Bob), Peggy Sellers (Jesse) and Gayle Stocks. Betty was a retired switchboard operator for MCV. She was a very proud patriot who loved helping others and serving the Lord. She enjoyed country music turned way up loud and watching “Cops” on TV. A funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Monday, August 17, 2020, at Monaghan Funeral Home, 7300 Creighton Pkwy., Mechanicsville, Va. 23111, with interment following in Signal Hill Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Children’s Miracle Network or the Wounded Warrior Project.
LANE, Elizabeth Ann
Patterson, of Mechanicsville, went to meet her Lord and Savior on August 10, 2020. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry T. Lane. She
ELIZABETH ANN LANE is survived by her daughters, Melinda “Lynn” Robb (Ricky) and Pamela Lane Collins (Jim); son, Steven Lane; six grandchildren, Bryan (Tonya), Jason (Krista), Brittany (Chad), Kathryn, Stephanie and Shannon (Will); and six great-grandchildren. She will be greatly missed by all. The family received friends from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, August 16, at the Mechanicsville Chapel of the Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee-Davis Rd., where a funeral service was held at 1 p.m. on Monday, August 17. Interment followed in Forest Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Fairmount Christian Church building fund. Online condolences may be registered at www.bennettfuneralhomes.com.
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MUCH, Emma Jean, 76, of Mechanicsville, Va., went to be with the Lord on August 17, 2020. She was preceded in death by her parents; and a sister-in-law, Ronnie Roe. Emma is survived by her beloved husband of 57 years, Jerrold Much; four children, Jeri Lynn Anderson, Melissa Blow (Ricky), Brian K. Much, Paula Baird (Benjamin); six grandchildren, Steven, Amanda, Amelia, Austin, Zachary and Samuel; nine great-grandchildren, Autumn, Chloe, Seth, Kember, Andrew, John, Cheyenne, Colton and Hunter; two brothers, Alton and William Roe; and a sister, Debbie Woodzell (John). Emma was a devoted and talented artist. She was a member of Windermere Art Gallery. She enjoyed drawing, painting, crochet and ceramics. She was a member of Black Creek Baptist Church and was devoted to her faith. Emma found pleasure in helping others and had been a nursing assistant in her earlier days. Her greatest joy was found in time spent with her family, especially her grandchildren, who she spoiled. The family received friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, August 21, 2020, at Monaghan Funeral Home, 7300 Creighton Pkwy., Mechanicsville, Va. 23111, where a funeral service was held Saturday, August 22, 2020, at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Windermere Art Gallery or your local humane society.
SPAIN, Melvin G. Jr., 79, of Mechanicsville, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Monday, August 17, 2020. He was born September 10, 1940, in Richmond, to the late Ruby and Garman Spain. Melvin is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Ann Spain; four children, Laurie Sweeney (Dale), Melissa Byrne (Brendan), Drew Spain (Ellen) and Paige Flanagan (David); six grandchildren, Taylor
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SPAIN Housel (Zach), Madison Sweeney, Katelyn Spain, Ayden Flanagan, Emma Spain and Eli Flanagan; brother, Vic Spain (Judy); sisters, Nancy Heath (Lawrence) and Susan Smith (Mike); as well as several nieces and nephews. Mel was a land surveyor for over 30 years. He was a loving daddy and involved himself for many years in numerous community activities with his children. He also loved anything involving his beloved grandchildren and pets. The family received friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, at the Mechanicsville Chapel of the Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee-Davis Rd., where services were held 11 a.m. Friday, August 21, 2020. Interment was private. The family requests that if you are ill or have concerns about exposure to possible pathogens, online condolences be made at bennettfuneralhomes.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hanover County Animal Shelter, 12471 Taylor Complex Ln., Ashland, Va. 23005.
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Man killed in two-vehicle crash near Old Hickory Drive
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MECHANICSVILLE – A 46-year-old lost his life Sunday night in a two-vehicle crash in the 7100 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike westbound near the intersection of Old Hickory Drive in Mechanicsville.
Sgt. Steve DiLoreto of the Hanover County Sheriff ’s Office said a 2019 Honda SUV, driven by a 71-year-old woman with two juvenile pas
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sengers, was traveling west on Mechanicsville Turnpike.
The Honda ran off the right side of the highway, striking a culvert.
Diloreto also said that the Honda went airborne and struck a 2004 Range Rover operated by the victim, who had a juvenile passenger in his vehicle.
The Range Rover was stationary at the exit of a restaurant parking lot.
Both vehicles overturned as the result of the collision.
The driver of the Range Rover was pronounced dead at the scene.
The surviving occupant of the Range Rover along with the three in the Honda were transported by EMS to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
“Identities of those involved are being withheld pending notification to the families,” DiLoreto said.
Deputies with the HCSO responded to the scene at 10:15 p.m.
Virginia War Memorial sponsoring student essay contest for middle, high schoolers in state
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RICHMOND -- The Virginia War Memorial in Richmond is seeking entries for the Virginia War Memorial 2020 Veterans Day Student Essay Contest.
The contest is open to all Virginia middle and high school age public, private and homeschooled students.
One winner will be selected from among all middle school entries (grades 6-8) and one from high school (grades 9-12) entries.
The topic for the 2020 contest is “An American Who Served in The Military During World War II Who Inspires Me.”
Students can consider a member of their family, of their community, or a famous man or woman who served in any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces as their subject. Essays should be 500 to 750 words in length and utilize interviews and primary sources whenever possible.
The two students who write the winning essays will each receive a $200 gift card and each of their teachers will earn receive a $100 gift card to purchase classroom supplies.
The student winners also will be invited to come to Richmond to read aloud their essays and participate in the Commonwealth’s Veterans Day Ceremony at the Virginia War Memorial on Wednesday, Nov. 11.
The deadline for entries for the Virginia War Memorial 2020 Veterans Day Student Essay Contest is 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11.
Complete information regarding the essay theme, rules, guidelines and how to enter is available online at https:// vawarmemorial.org/learn/contests-scholarships/essay/ or by calling Virginia War Memorial assistant education director Morgan Guyer at 804-786-2060.
About the Virginia War Memorial
The mission of the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond is to Honor Veterans, Preserve History, Educate Youth and Inspire Patriotism in All. Dedicated in 1956, the Memorial includes the names of the nearly 12,000 Virginia heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice during World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, and the Global War on Terrorism. Located at 621 S. Belvidere St. in Richmond, the Virginia War Memorial is a division of the Virginia Department of Veterans Services and serves as an integral part of its mission in support of all Virginians who have served in our military. For more details, visit www.virginiawarmemorial.org or www.dvs.virginia.gov.
The Virginia Department of Veterans Services (DVS) is a state government agency with more than 40 locations across the Commonwealth of Virginia. DVS traces its history to 1928 and the establishment of the Virginia War Service Bureau to assist Virginia’s World War I veterans. Today, DVS assists veterans and their families in filing claims for federal veterans benefits; provides veterans and family members with linkages to services including behavioral healthcare, housing, employment, education and other programs. The agency operates two long-term care facilities offering in-patient skilled nursing care, Alzheimer’s/memory care, and short-term rehabilitation for veterans; provides an honored final resting place for veterans and their families at three state veterans’ cemeteries. It operates the Virginia War Memorial, the Commonwealth’s tribute to Virginia’s men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice from World War II to the present. For more information, visit www. dvs.virginia.gov.
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EMORY -- Emory & Henry College is pleased to announce that 44 E&H student-athletes from the Intermont Equestrian, cheer and dance teams earned the designation of Emory & Henry Scholar-Athlete for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Eligibility for the Emory & Henry Scholar-Athlete is open to student-athlete that competes in an E&H varsity sport, regardless of academic class. Studentathletes must achieve at least a 3.25 grade point average for the year to be considered.
Local students are: Bobbie Adsit of Montpelier, Intermont Equestrian, and Becca Pagnini of Beaverdam, Intermont Equestrian.
Continued from pg. 8 the Hanover school system, I did not really care what names were placed on school buildings; I expected my kids to receive unbiased, equal and quality education. I was more interested in the atmosphere inside the buildings.
I expected my kids to be protected, not bullied or mistreated by other students because of their skin color.
I was surprised to learn from my kids of the limitations and assumptions spoken about non-white students, by the teaching staff. I felt compelled to meet with the staff when my kids received contrasting discipline for like issues in the same classroom or on the same school bus.
There was concern when I learned of teachers who openly supported belittling and negative comments, about nonwhite students, and general people of color, during class.
I, in no way, at any time, supported negative behavior or conduct in school, or any other walk of life by my kids. Likewise, I, in no way, support the recent protesters who acted under the covering of addressing injustices, then changed into violent, destructive riots against humanity in general.
Still, the current mindset of many people of color, and their supporters, will no longer accept the current racial “backpeddling” words and actions of co-workers, neighbors, those in power at companies and businesses, or government elected and employed persons.
A few of the white, publicly outspoken persons have been used as sacrificial lambs to give the appearance of racial repair, equality, recanting and repentance such as, our President, Papa John Pizza founder John Schnatter, Los Angeles Clippers’ former owner Donald Sterling, TV show host Paula Dean, actor Michael Richards, and TV personality Roseanne Barr, to list a few.
It is astounding, to me, that the patterns of discrimination by today’s insensitive, self-appointed superior race members still attempt to catalog racial words, actions and general disrespect as unintentional, unaware, unseen or unknown.
Many members of the selfappointed superior race, openly admit, believe and defend their ingrained racist opinions and actions. Too many racially-based acts have continued over the years with no accountability and no penalty after inhumane treatment of others because of their skin color.
Take a survey of your environments: Review the ratio of whites versus non-whites in your neighborhood, on your campus, at your place of employment, your place of worship, places of business you support and in organizations of which you are a proud member.
The time of indifference, blind and silent acceptance of racism, disrespect and injustice is over!
Equal, respectful and humane justice for all is no longer expected, but demanded.
Racism is the other worldwide pandemic; to heal and survive, this land must sincerely change how we relate to one another!
“If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land”. 2 Chronicles 7:14
M. Laverne Wright Branch Mechanicsville
Scout talks about NSA, surveillance
Hello, I am Matthew Bowles. I am a 14-year-old resident of Hanover County and I am a Boy Scout from troop 706 in Montpelier, Virginia.
As part of the Communications merit badge, I am required to write to a local newspaper about a national issue that interests me.
I am writing to you to share my opinion about the national issue that I have chosen, which is the National Security Agency (NSA) and the domestic surveillance of United States citizens. I have decided on this topic because of the values that I hold dear, because of my involvement in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), and simply because of the active roles I have in my community.
I believe that freedom is at the true heart of America and it should continue to be. I hold a number of values close to my heart, but none as close as freedom.
I understand that for a variety of reasons there are laws or acts put in place to protect American citizens, but are we so fearful that, as U.S. citizens, we are willing to dispense with any thought of freedom?
The very ideals that this country was founded upon are now in debate. I see in the laws and acts enacted that there is little thought given to what freedom remains.
In my opinion, there is little to life without freedom. This issue sits close to me because of its effects on this nation and the privacy of its people. The NSA's domestic surveillance is at the source of this issue. From an agency founded by the U.S. Constitution that states "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." There is evidence that the very same
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Community Breakfast returns to AL Post 175
Staff Report news@mechlocal.com M ECHANICSVILLE — American Legion Post 175 will resume sponsoring a Community
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Breakfast from 7:30 to 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 29, in the Main Hall of the Post located at 8700 Bell Creek Drive in Mechanicsville.
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HANOVER – Storytime @ Home will get underway on masks in the building and maintain social distancing. Masks may be removed while eating. They may choose from a hearty buffet, which will include scrambled eggs, plain or blueberry pancakes, biscuits, sausage gravy, bacon, breakfast potatoes, grits, fried apples, coffee, tea and juice.
The cost is $8 per person.
Proceeds will go toward the many projects American Legion has for veterans and the youth of the community.
Youth programs include Boy’s State, Girl’s State, American Legion Baseball, JROTC sponsorships, Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Oratorical Contests, Essay Contests, and Junior Law Cadet Program.
The public is welcome to
Storytime @ Home returns Sept. 8
attend.
Tuesday, Sept. 8, and continue through Saturday, Dec. 5.
According to Librarian Carolyn Garner of the Pamunkey Regional Library, a daily online Storytime will be posted to the system’s website at https://tinyurl. com/prlstorytime at 10 a.m. Monday through Saturday Monday-Saturday and on the
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A decade of service
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The congregation of the Northside Baptist Church, located at 7600 Studley Rd. in Mechanicsville, congratulated Dr. Jeffery W. Scott and his wife, Debbie Ann Scott, for 10 years of service. The Scotts were celebrated on Sunday, Aug. 23, with a special event at the church.
Parsons’ Cause Foundation presenting life and work of leading state suff ragette
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The life and work of artist/art teacher/ activist Nora Houston is online, thanks to The Parsons’ Cause Foundation.
Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com H ANOVER -- Learn about Nora Houston (1883-1942), Richmond artist, art teacher, and activist. This is the latest in the online presentations of The Parsons’ Cause Foundation.
Miss Houston, the niece of Major James Dooley, was a leading suffragette in Virginia and a founding member of The Equal Suffrage League of Virginia. She also was a leading voice for racial reconciliation and children's rights.
John Tucker, the president of The Nora Houston Foundation, speaks of Miss Houston's life and work, as well as the work of the Foundation to preserve many of Miss Houston paintings.
On Tuesday, Aug. 18, the Foundation dedicated a grave marker at Miss Houston's previously unmarked grave in Shockoe Hill Cemetery in Richmond.
Aug. 18 was chosen as the date for the dedication because it was the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, expanding the right to vote to women.
The Parsons' Cause Foundation is pleased to work with The Nora Houston Foundation and St. John's Church Foundation in presenting this program. Thanks also go to The Friends of Shockoe Hill Cemetery and The Catholic Woman's Club of Richmond (of which Miss Houston was the president from 1934 to 1936).
To view the program, go to https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=bTjGHZraD6A.
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Council OKs rezoning status for Johnson Road acreage
By Melody Kinser Managing Editor
ASHLAND – Ninety acres in the Johnson Road/Washington Highway area were approved for rezoning status from M-1 to M-2 during the Aug. 18 regular meeting of Ashland Town Council.
The location is 1115 Johnson Rd. and 12021 Washington Hwy.
In presenting the Ashland Planning Commission’s recommendation, Nora Amos, director of Planning & Community Development, said the applicant – Michael Bradley on behalf of MIG Ashland I LLC -- and property owner – EC Real Estate LLC -- plan to develop a warehouse distribution facility, with a speculative building under review at the plan site process.
She noted there was an existing building, which had been used as a concrete plant, on the industrial use. The Comprehensive Plan calls for site. “A lot was zoned as agricultural; it had been this area to be industrial: manufacturing, truck used as M1 when the property was annexed.” terminals, warehouse – more truck intensive
M-1, according to the Town of type uses.” Ashland website, means the land is The front part of the site, Amos available for a limited industrial pursaid, was rezoned to M-1 in 2013. pose and is “intended for a variety of She said it “should be designed to commercial businesses serving local ensure compatibility with less intense and regional customers. Located paruses.” ticularly along major thoroughfares She also said that the where a mixture of commercial activComprehensive Plan “speaks about ity now exists, but not characterized industrial properties throughout, and by extensive warehousing, frequent talks more about the use and the heavy trucking.” feel and how it blends into our com
M-2 status is specifically desigCONDLIN munity.” nated for industrial usage. The Comp Plan encourages “the
“An M-1 zoning district is reserved location of high quality commercial for less intensive uses, and uses that are more uses while maintaining an atmosphere of maincompatible with the office park,” Amos contintaining our current ones.” ued. “The industrial use is more of an intensive Amos said the Planning Department is “tryContributed Report news@mechlocal.com
ASHLAND -- The General Federation of Women's Clubs' (GFWC) Ashcake Woman’s Club has been holding the Ashland Harvest Run 5K/10K for the past 16 years as a fundraiser to help local charities.
Due to the pandemic, the group has decided to cancel this year’s race, which was scheduled for Oct. 17. However, members have moved their fundraising efforts to a GoFundMe campaign to benefit the Arc of Hanover, We Are Unique, and the Hanover Interfaith Free Clinics organizations.
To learn more about the club’s fundraising effort, go to https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/ashland-harvest-10k5k. ing to get together large parts of land with cohesive landscaping.”
A technology zone had been adopted by town council, she added, “as an incentive to bring in more technology and green type of businesses,” starting with the Dominion Energy Center.”
Andy Condlin, an attorney with Roth Jackson, appeared on behalf of the applicant.
He said he wanted to “stress that this is 90 acres – a substantial amount put together. In March of this year, we had actually started our site plan for one 200,000-square-foot building. There is maximum potential for the other building.”
Condlin said the applicant has a “commitment to Johnson Road.”
He noted that the site will attract the “type of businesses that are going to create jobs, generate
Ashland Harvest Run canceled due to COVID-19 tax revenue.”
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Runners leave the starting line for the 10K event of the annual Ashland Harvest Run. Concerns for COVID-19 canceled this year’s event.
Ashland Town Council meets Sept. 1
ASHLAND – September will kick off with Ashland Town Council meeting at 7 p.m. on the 1st.
The Ashland Planning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9.
The town’s Parks and Recreation Committee will meet at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 10
The Economic Development Authority meets at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17.
Town of Ashland meetings are held at Ashland Town Hall at 101 Thompson St. in Ashland.
Enrollment underway for town’s CLA
ASLAND – Enrollment is underway for ond Tuesday of the month via Zoom from Ashland’s Citizen Leadership Academy, which November through May. provides an in-depth look at how the town To learn more, visit http://ashlandva. operates, a chance to discuss local issues with gov/362/Citizen-Leadership-Academy or contown leaders, and getting to meet the staff. tact Matt Reynal at 804-798-9219 or mreynal@
Sessions are held at 6 p.m. on the secashlandva.gov. The Mechanicsville Local August 26, 2020 13
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Phone lines open at precisely 8:30 A.M. this morning and are expected to be flooded by Virginia residents looking to cash in on the lowest ever State Minimum set by the Federated Mint to date. That’s why area residents who find their zip code on the distribution list today are be(Continued on next page) ■ VIRGINIA RESIDENTS CASH IN: Calls are pouring in from state residents who are trying to get their hands on the Jumbo Silver Ballistic Bags pictured above before the deadline ends. That’s because residents who find their zip code printed in today’s publication are cashing in on the lowest ever State Minimum price set for the next 2 days by the Federated Mint.
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Continued from pg. 11 agency that was created to protect our freedoms is violating them.
As a student, athlete, Boy Scout, role model, public speaker, committee leader, assistant student coach, Boy Scout Buckskin Staff member, and school sports captain, I see our government, which was made to establish and uphold freedom, taking away those very freedoms.
The FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) amendment is used by the NSA to conduct surveillance on foreign targets overseas. While this allows the NSA to intercept communications of those foreign targets, it gives the meaning and justification of the term "foreign target" a wide application, meaning many foreign communications are intercepted.
Allowing these communications to be intercepted does not mean the American people are protected. It is my understanding that contact between Americans and foreign "targets" can be collected as deemed necessary by the NSA and held indefinitely if the communications are found to hold vital information.
Additionally, without such evidence, the communications can be held for a five-year period. This does not protect the privacy of the U.S. citizens.
Furthermore, international communications between American citizens and foreign individuals that have previously taken place can put the U.S. citizen at risk for further monitoring of their communications.
There are multiple ways for American citizens to have their privacy stripped away.
One way privacy is being stripped away is in a case where an identified target for surveillance has been mentioned or talked about even without direct contact.
Those communications can then be swept up by the NSA during what is called a “dragnet” surveillance. This type of surveillance completely undermines the NSA's commitment to not monitoring overseas American communications.
In other words, the communication filter would kick in to keep that American's communications if the topic is mentioned. This is a violation of that American's freedoms and privacy. A nation with no privacy is a nation with no freedom.
Thank you for your time and dedication to informing the people of Hanover County. Matthew Bowles Troop 706 Scout
Face-to-face return to class in Trump hubs
“Outline and refine face-toface return to school” was the headline in today’s (Aug. 18, 2020) Mechanicsville Local.
Just so happens that today also was the annual “in-service” meetings for all HCPS (Hanover County Public Schools) support personnel (school bus drivers, automobile drivers, and drivers for vans), as well as peripheral folks/managers/directors.
These in-service meetings are conducted twice a year. These are conducted so as to allow the school staff (from the superintendent’s office all the way down through the individual school’s staff [principal, vice principal, and a teacher every now and then] and other various individuals) who all have the exact same missionin-life: to plan for and provide our children with as much of an enrichment in education as can humanly, and possibly be put forth. Every effort imaginable. Every parent should be proud of all these exceptional professionals.
I was in the military and I was a police officer for a local jurisdiction. I have never ever seen as much professionalism as within the Hanover County Public Schools as I have with either the military or the police department. Military, police agencies, EMT, medical professionals (doctors, nurses) and education professionals are always on the front lines to keep our society functioning properly and safely.
That said, the only two districts in all of Central Virginia going back to a face-to-face regular schedule as if nothing went wrong (with a 100-year pandemic that, incidentally, Mr. Trump said “would be gone in about 15 days” way back in March) are Hanover County schools and Colonial Heights schools.
It’s very interesting and ironic that these two districts are “Trump hubs” where the support for such a reckless buffoon is so abnormally high. How tragic! Puzzling to say the least.
There are about 17,000 students in 25 schools in Hanover County. There are hundreds of teachers and bus drivers. There also are thousands of parents who need some type of normalcy in their lives (which includes the kids in school). I know this because I am a bus driver in HCPS.
I also know that if even one child, one teacher or one driver gets sick from the pandemic, there could be an explosion of health issues because of the close proximity of all students and staff.
I see where the wearing of a mask has become so politicized that strangers are fighting at grocery stores over people not wearing the masks (it’s so simple, just wear the dang thing).
We all recently could see where there were 250,000 folks in the 80th annual rally in Sturgis, South Dakota, without regard for the virus. Can you say “Mega-SuperSpreader?” I don’t care about folks partying in a small town in South Dakota. I care about my community and my fellow school support staff (and all my children).
I find it very suspicious that it’s only Trump hubs sending their babies into a meat grinder with a wartime-leveled biological hazard waiting in the hallways and in the buses just to mandate normalcy. Why can’t we all work together in the same direction?
I am a nobody and a nothing except a cog in a machine. I am a worker in the trenches. I wish I could wave a magic wand and change the minds of those who make these kinds of decisions (glad I’m not in such a mega-important decisionmaking process position, by the way) because I would be so inclined as to anger those who want normalcy instead of safety for our kids.
I will yield to “the powersthat-be” and the decisions they must make. But as I do, I want all to know that another issue occurred today: one of the best bus drivers in all of HCPS told our transportation staff that he is tenuring his resignation immediately because he is concerned about the health of his wife (with a pre-existing condition) by him being exposed to and maybe bringing home COVID-19. Why don’t I do the same? Good question. I’m certain there are many, many school support staff/educators/directors who may feel the same way.
It’s an unnecessary burden to place these situations on people. I pray to Jesus Christ in Heaven we all get through this in a safe manner and come out on the other side all the better.
UNC today (after beginning fall semester only last week) announced that it was going to “all virtual classes immediately.” They’ve got over 130 positive cases since opening.
“Better safe than sorry” has never meant so much.
Time will tell (it always does). Dr. Richard Ryder, PhD Mechanicsville
Married 50 years
Photo submitted by Janine Hall
John and Brenda Hall will be celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary. They were married on September 5, 1970. They have two daughters, Shandie Covington, and her husband, Matt, of Delran, New Jersey, and Kristy Redford and her husband, Craig, of Ashland. They have three grandchildren, Emma and Colin Covington and Andrew Redford.
SCORE Richmond webinar set
RICHMOND -- SCORE Richmond has scheduled the workshop, “The Great Balance: Entrepreneurism and Parenting in Crisis”.
Organizers said, “Small Business sustainability during a pandemic is challenging enough. With the current school and daycare crisis impacting working parents – how does one stay above water and remain profitable?”
The Zoom webinar will be offered from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 1. The registration fee is $25. To register, go to https://score. tfaforms.net/17?EventID=a100b000004O5Ee.
For more information, call 804-350-3569 or visit www. Richmond.Score.org. Tap Takeover to be held at Tavern
HANOVER – Tap Takeover will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 4, at the Hanover Tavern at 13181 Hanover Courthouse Rd. in Hanover.
The event will include pub foods, Midnight Brewery Beer, and music on the patio. Reservations are recommended.
For more information, call 804-537-5050 or visit Hanovertavern.org.
