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VFW Post OK’d for CUP to build storage facility By Jim Ridolphi for The Mechanicsville Local HANOVER -- Members of VFW Post 10657 have received approval on their request for an amended Conditional Use Permit (CUP), paving the way for the group to begin construction on a 6,000-foot storage facility at their Cedar Lane headquarters. Even with the approval, the Hanover County Board of Supervisors emphasized that all conditions must be met prior to that construction, including a new wetlands delineation study conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

and the filling of four foxholes located on the property. The numerous antique military vehicles and other vintage-themed displays are currently displayed outside their clubhouse, but will be moved inside when the new building is completed. “We’ve planned this thing for quite some time and have had quite a lot of difficulty with it,” said Post Commander Frederick Eley. The new facility would house those vintage vehicles in a safe secure location, including an M-60 Tank that cur-

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Ashland businesses and residents eagerly anticipate the conclusion of Amtrak's year-long improvement project for the town's historic train station. Scheduled for completion this spring, the project includes new ADA-compliant ramps and brick platforms, goose-neck streetlights, landscaping and a storm-water management system. With the construction ongoing, the station still serves as the region’s Visitors Center and as an Amtrak stop. A community leader said Amtrak has been very responsive to suggestions from the town. As for the changing look at the site, he added, “I especially like it at night, bathed in soft light from the twin rows of lamps.”

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NAACP condemns permit in Brown Grove Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com HANOVER – Hanover County NAACP President Patricia Hunter-Jordan issued the following statement in response to the State Water Control Board’s decision to allow a permit for Wegmans to build in Brown Grove: “Despite an overabundance of evidence presented to the board from environmental experts, geologists and lawyers, the board, some of whom seemed to be presenting the case for Wegmans, agreed to allow the permit to move for-

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ward in a 4-3 vote. “Dozens of Brown Grove residents, other community subdivision residents, and environmental groups spoke of the disastrous effects this project would have on the Brown Grove Community and on our Wetlands here in Hanover County. “Not one person spoke in favor of the passage of this permit other than members of the Virginia State Water Control Board and staff members who presented what appeared to be the case for Wegmans instead of Wegmans presenting their own case. “Our Brown Grove community has

suffered enough. Their community has been denigrated for years. The pattern is familiar as we see our Black communities become targets for commercialization. “Brown Grove currently has a concrete plant, the Airpark, and other industrial businesses. Interstate 95 intersected their community as it did Jackson Ward years ago. The same situation can be seen in the community of Union Hill. “There is no plan to improve Ashcake Road, a small two-lane country road, where hundreds of cars will now be travsee NAACP, pg. 30

Juvenile charged in shooting that took life of Mechanicsville man Staff Report news@mechlocal.com HANOVER – A male juvenile was arrested in the shooting death of Jacob Dwayne Martin, 23, of Mechanicsville. Lt. James R. Cooper, public information officer for the Hanover County Sheriff ’s Office, said the fatal shooting took place Thursday night. The juvenile was charged with first degree murder and

use of a firearm on the commission of a felony. Deputies with the Hanover County Sheriff ’s Office responded around 9:57 p.m. Thursday, March 4, to the 8000 block of Bell Creek Road in Mechanicsville. “There is no threat to the community and deputies are not looking for any additional suspects in connection to this incident,” Cooper said.

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has kept positivity rates well below that of similar communities in the region,” he added. Operationally, besides improved employee and resident satisfaction and successfully expanding and modernizing the community’s health care and assisted living components, another noteworthy accomplishment of Dwyer’s was changing the dining program to an in-house program from an outside contract arrangement in 2015. Covenant Woods has since enjoyed regional recognition for the quality of its dining programs over the past six years. The Covenant Woods Board of Directors has initiated a nationwide search for Dwyer’s successor. The board anticipates an effective and thorough executive search to be a four- to six-month process. Carter said, “John Dwyer has led Covenant Woods with extraordinary distinction and has positioned our community for even greater success and prosperity in the years to come. We wish him the best for a happy and healthy retirement.”

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SHERIFF’S REPORTS | Crime, Accidents, Fire & Rescue block of Washington Arch Drive, Mechanicsville.

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Petit larceny, $500 not from a person, was reported in the 11400 block of Watkins Road, Rockville. Petit larceny from auto was reported in the 9200 block of Laurel Grove Road, Mechanicsville. Assault and battery of a family member was reported in the 10200 block of Tarleton Drive, Mechanicsville.

Grand larceny building was reported in the 12300 block of Lees Lane, Ashland.

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

Possession of Schedule I and II controlled substance was reported in the 7400

Possession of Schedule I and II controlled substance was reported in the 10100 block of Cool Hive Place, Mechanicsville.

Profane and threatening language over a public airway was reported in the 7100 block of Port Lane, Mechanicsville.

Possession of marijuana, first offense, was reported in the 3700 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville. Petit larceny from auto was reported in the 15500 block of Stone Horse Creek Road, Glen Allen. Grand larceny building was reported in the 16300 block of Tavern Estates Road, Montpelier. Possession of marijuana,

first offense, was reported in the 8100 block of Elm Drive/ Mechanicsville Bypass, Mechanicsville.

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

Destruction of property, monument, was reported in the 7500 block of Lee-Davis Road, Mechanicsville.

Identity theft financial loss, $200, was reported in the 15200 block of Devonwood Road, Montpelier.

Driver did not report an accident with damages, $1,000, in the 700 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville.

Assault and battery of a family member was reported in the 17600 block of Level Drive, Doswell.

Grand larceny auto theft was reported in the 5300 block of Via Farm Drive, Mechanicsville.

Breaking and entering into an occupied house to commit a misdemeanor was reported in the 4300 block of Hermleigh Lane, Mechanicsville.

Obtaining money or signature by false pretenses was reported in the 6500 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville. Driver did not report an accident with damages, $1,000, in the 9600 block of Sliding Hill Road/Kings

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Simple assault was reported in the 9500 block of Chamberlayne Road, Mechanicsville. Breaking and entering to commit larceny, assault and battery, etc. (conspiracy) was reported in the 7200 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville. Concealment, price altering merchandise, $500, was reported in the 7400 block of Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville. Assault and battery of a family member was reported in the 10000 block of Amelia Manor Court, Mechanicsville. Concealment, price altering merchandise, $500, 2nd offense, was reported in the 7400 block of Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville. Driver did not report an accident with damages, $1,000, in the 6500 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike,

Possession of marijuana, first offense, was reported in the 11200 block of Blunts Bluff Court, Ashland. Possession of marijuana, first offense, was reported in the 4300 block of Market Road, Mechanicsville.

6 months, was reported in the 7400 block of Beeline Drive, Mechanicsville.

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Driver did not report an accident with damages, $250, in the 6000 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville. Grand larceny parts were reported in the 11500 block of Sun Shade Lane, Ashland.

Assault and battery of a family member was reported in the 8100 block of Cool Summer Drive, Mechanicsville.

Driver did not report an accident with damages, $1,000, in the 9100 block of Chamberlayne Road, Mechanicsville.

Profane and threatening language over a public airway was reported in the 7200 block of Cold Harbor Road, Mechanicsville.

Destruction of property, monument, was reported in the 8200 block of South Mayfield Lane, Mechanicsville.

Concealment, price altering merchandise, $500, was reported in the 7200 block of Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville.

Discharging a firearm or missile in/at an occupied building was reported in the 15100 block of North Fork Lane, Ashland. Credit card fraud, $200 in

DWI: 1st offense was reported in the 11000 block of Old Ridge Road, Doswell. DWI: 1st offense was reported in the 3700 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville.

Destruction of property, monument, was reported in the 12400 block of West Patrick Henry Road, Ashland.

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Obtaining money or signature by false pretenses was reported in the 7200 block of Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville.

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

Slander and libel were reported in the 6200 block of Greystone Creek Road, Mechanicsville.

Identity theft financial loss, $200, was reported in the 8000 block of Belton Creek, Mechanicsville.

Reckless handling of a firearm was reported in the 9300 block of Atlee Road, Mechanicsville.

Exploiting a mental person for money, $200, was reported in the 9000

Driver did not report an accident with damages, $1,000, in the 2400 block

of Old Church Road, Mechanicsville.

Threat to extort money was reported in the 6900 block of Turnage Lane, Mechanicsville.

Threat to extort money was reported in the 7100 block of Senn Way, Mechanicsville.

Assault on law enforcement, court, doctor, fire or medical was reported in the 7100 block of Garden Park Lane, Mechanicsville.

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Hanover Tavern is such a cool attraction By Melody Kinser Managing Editor rom the time I arrived here in 2008, the Hanover Tavern became a favorite place to meet friends or take visiting guests for lunch, or join my mother for a lovely Christmas buffet when she was a member of the Pamunkey Woman’s Club. Before I continue, I have to point out that I also love the Historic Polegreen Church. That structure is fascinating -- and provides incredible opportunities to imagine what it must have been like when Patrick Henry worshipped there. Wow! Back to the Tavern. I get excited when my business and personal inboxes receive emails about upcoming special events. You can be sure that the schedule has something for everybody. For example, a Tavern Fare History Dinner will have diners stepping back in time to the 1830s. This feast will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m.

Friday, March 14, at 13181 Hanover Courthouse Rd. in Hanover (across the road from the government complex). The chef has a menu unique to that era planned. Prepare your palate with a number of dishes from the 1830s. To make reservations, call 804-537-5050. The cost is $50 per person. May the luck of the Irish be with you March 17-21 as the Tavern celebrates St. Patrick’s Week. There will be Irish food and drink specials daily. On Thursday, March 18, an American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. All donors will receive a 10% off coupon to be used at the Tavern. Appointments are required; walk-ins will not be accepted. Use sponsor code hanovertavern or call 1-800-REDCROSS. RapidPass may be filled out at www.redcrossblood.org/rapid pass.

Brunch and the Bunny is planned from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 27-28. Photo opportunities will be available with the Bunny. Prices are $8 for kids 3 to 10 and $15 for adults. Without the brunch, the fee is $10 per family up to four kids. An Easter Sunday Dine In offers takeout, as well as on-site. The hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cadaver: Escape Room seems to be on the calendar every month. I’ll admit it -- I’m not that daring, but I know some folks who really enjoyed the experience. Gloves, which will be provided, and face masks are required. In order to ensure social distancing, the Tavern will reserve the requested time slot for your party only. Unrelated groups will not be mixed. Visit HanoverTavern.org. This is just a glimpse of the many events the Hanover Tavern offers every month. Support this community treasure.

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that resembles a pen or pencil and could care less of the color or comfort of their utensil. But my son Jack searches through a tumbler of choices each time he prepares to do his homework. He always ends up with the same black ballpoint.

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al for my choice of words to evoke a round of belly laughs from them. It’s totally generational and not unique to the latest bunch of skeptics. I have memories of my mother calling our refrigerator the “ice box” and my sister and I taking great pleasure at her see NAME, pg. 8

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Public hearing: Will citizens win or lose? The March 10 Public Hearing on the proposed Hickory Grove development at the intersection of U.S. 54 and Providence Church Road will be the time that the Hanover County Board of Supervisors will pick the winners and losers in this very flawed rezoning. Will the citizens be the winners and have their community protected from intense interstate commercial development? Or will they be losers when the developer gains approval for a development that turns this scenic, semi-rural transition area into a huge interstate node with traffic, trash, noise and light pollution? As proposed, this development includes at least five-high traffic, highvolume restaurants with drive-thru and pick-up and six commercial buildings that can be anywhere between 65,000 square feet to 135,000 square feet -- all of which could be very high traffic generating uses, but we don’t know because the developer has not given or been required to give any information on the uses or the actual amount of commercial square footage. And although the developer has removed the 16-pump gas station and convenience store from the site plan, it can still come back with a Conditional Use Permit. The citizens were the losers when the Comprehensive Plan got it wrong in 2007 and designated this area as part of the Suburban Services area. The citizens vociferously opposed this change. The citizens were the losers when the Planning Department and VDOT (Virginia Department of Transportation) decided not to follow their own policies to include the already approved East Ashland development that adds at least 33,000 vehisee LETTERS, pg. 8

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rently sits outside on a concrete slab adjacent to a deactivated Nike missile. The applicant sought a CUP to reconfigure the site plan to allow the construction of the pre-engineered building on the site. The revised application requires the Post to close an illegally constructed access drive to the wetlands portion of the property and restore previously disturbed wetlands to their original condition. “It’s not a VDOT (Virginia Department of Transportation) approved entrance,” Planning Director David Maloney said. He said the entrance posed a hazard and was used in past years to allow military vehicles access to Cedar Lane. “As I stated in the 2018 amendment, this doesn’t preclude the VFW from obtaining appropriate permits to use the right-of-way for parades . . . it doesn’t preclude the VFW from holding static displays on their property. What we are attempting to do is to eliminate the use of those vehicles in that wooded area, which created a nuisance for the neighbors and also to eliminate the illegal disturbance of the existing wetlands,” Maloney said. In past years, the area was used for military type exercises that included the digging of foxholes that remain on the property. The CUP also forbids firing of military weapons on the property and stipulates that permit will expire one year from its date of issuance if a building permit is not obtained within that period. “The building we are proposing is intended to be a building that will allow to store and display military vehicles at our post, to make it available for veterans,” Eley said. According to Eley, gathering around those vintage vehicles promotes a sense of camaraderie among the vets and

allows an outlet to exchange “war stories.” “This will give us a single place to do that,” Eley said, noting the group has provided static displays of equipment and vehicles at the Virginia War Memorial and other places. “We have been somewhat tardy in taking care of things that you requested us to do,” Eley said. “One of the biggest issues was the foxholes.” Eley conceded there are four located in the wooded area, about three feet in depth and partially filled with water. “We’ve filled them in with wood and we are going to add more dirt on top of that,” Eley said. Beaverdam supervisor Bucky Stanley said filling with wood was inadequate as the material would rot and cause a depression in the ground. Eley said wet conditions had prevented further attention to the foxholes when asked about the completion of that process. “We intend to finish this project when we can get some dirt moved in there,” he said. Eley said the Post had abided by the board’s directives, noting the abolition of on-site live firing at their request and said the organization is one of few that possess its own brick and mortar facility. Many VFW posts meet in restaurants or other locations. “We are trying to do this with the guidance of this body,” Eley said. Regarding the illegal entry, Eley asked that the Post be allowed to keep the culvert open so construction vehicles could access the site. The movement of the building and the subsequent site plan readjusts the building’s location by a distance of about 10 feet, according to Eley. Quartermaster Richard Crane said the building’s new positions shields it from view by neighbors or passersby when there are leaves on the trees.

“It can’t be seen by anybody. That’s why we put it in the location we did,” Crane said. He said the Post received a permit from the Corps of Engineers approving the original location of the proposed building that butted against the designated wetlands. “We moved it 10 feet to the west and 10 feet to the south, which put us out of the wetlands,” Crane said. He also addressed past practices on the site that prompted neighbors to complain, including the firing of weapons “We haven’t fired a shot there in over two years,” Crane told the supervisors. Franklin Wilson, an engineer with McKinney and Company said the Post contacted him to provide plans that would relocate the building and lessen its impact on the wetlands. Wilson said the plan presented is not a formal site plan but more of a blueprint of what is planned for construction. The next step would be submittal of a formal site plan that includes storm water impacts and other factors. Donald Lyons lives next to the Post and proposed building site and expressed opposition to the issuance of a new CUP. He said he enjoyed a good relationship with the original founders, but changes in Post leadership have resulted in a myriad of problems. “I have horses and cattle and this new building that they are proposing is within 200 feet of the end of my house,” Lyons said. He referenced previous encounters with the Quartermaster regarding demonstrations held at the Post and said the thought of allowing military vehicles to be driven and displayed until 11 p.m. is unacceptable. He also expressed concerns regarding storm water runoff and its effect on neighboring streams and properties. “They’ve not been held accountable for anything that they’ve done so far,” Lyons said, noting that filling the foxholes

with sticks could result in a safety issue. The portion of the property in question, according to Lyons, was originally intended as a buffer. “Right now, there’s about three feet of water standing right where he wants to build that building,” Lyons said. There was some question regarding when the illegal entrance would be closed. Eley said he understood the closure would be required once a certificate of occupancy was acquired for the building. Maloney described that as a misunderstanding and said the conditions require that the culvert be closed before site plan approval is issued. “They can’t do anything until they get site plan approval,” Maloney said. “They can’t get site plan approval until that culvert is removed.” South Anna supervisor Sue Dibble thanked Post members for their community efforts and commitment to their mission. But, she also expressed

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FLOYD, William Douglas “Doug,” 80, of Mechanicsville, passed away peacefully on March 4, 2021. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Mary Floyd. He is survived by his wife, Joan, of almost 39 years; his sister, Harriett;

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his daughters, Kelly, Tracy and stepdaughter, Ginger; his grandchildren, Ashley, Amber, Erica, Haley and Brandon; his great-grandchildren, James, Van, Annika and Blakely. He graduated from Lee-Davis High School, the very first graduating class in 1959, and excelled in football, basketball and baseball. He was recently awarded the Hall of Fame plaque to be displayed at LeeDavis High School, which is an amazing honor. He was a member of the Air National Guard, sold insurance for over 30 years, ending with his own agency. But his greatest passion was Doug’s Produce Stand, a wonderful vegetable,

fruit and flower stand with his wife, Joan. He was a passionate fan of VCU basketball and followed them all over the country. He was lovingly cared for by his daughter, Kelly, in his last several months. Family and friends visited on Tuesday, March 9, at Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee-Davis Road, from 12 to 2 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. Graveside services will be held Thursday, March 11 at 1 p.m., at Signal Hill Memorial Park, 12360 Hanover Courthouse Road. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Mechanicsville United Methodist Church or VCU Massey Cancer Center.

jotter more out of a sense of familiarity and convenience than a dedication to its proficiency. I knew little of the pen’s history. The Parker Jotter was introduced in 1954 as one of America’s first ballpoint pens. The design has undergone numerous changes in its 63-year existence, but the shape and feel of a jotter have remained constant. Now I didn’t bore Jack with any of these details, only filling him in briefly on my dedication to the pen and why I’ve used one for years. “I like the way it writes,” Jack said without looking up. No one except me will notice that my son is continuing a tradition, no matter how insignificant, by choosing the

Jotter as his default pen. And while we continue to have generational differences regarding a number of subjects, it seems as if we’ve come to a consensus on pen choice. And for that brief moment, we were on the same wavelength and the years that separate us seemed unimportant. But, it didn’t last. Minutes later, I made the mistake of identifying one of my received emails as from a guy I knew in Junior College, to which the entire trio erupted in laughter. When they finally composed themselves enough to speak, one of them asked, “Dad, what the heck is junior college?” What’s the matter with this generation?

reduce the developer’s proffers so that the taxpayers will pick up the tab for the needed road improvements for this area. It is time for the citizens to be the winners and have their community protected from

poorly planned, poorly sited development that tears at the very fabric of what has made Hanover County the place we have chosen to live. Martha S. Wingfield Ashland

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MARCIA J. GRANGER

GRANGER, Marcia J., 76, of Mechanicsville, went to be with the Lord on March 3, 2021. She is survived by three children, Traci Bynum (Chris), Craig Granger (Carol) and Shelli Staples (Phil); seven grandchildren, Alicia, Natalie, Justin, Carli, Blaine, Jimmy

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and Brandon; and her sister, Marlene Evans. Marcia was a member of Fellowship Community Church of Mechanicsville. A funeral service was held 4 p.m. Sunday, March 7, at the Mechanicsville Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee-Davis Road. The family received friends one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Breast Cancer Research. WELLS, Barbara Cottrell, of Mechanicsville, went to be with the Lord Friday, March 5, 2021. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Eugene Wells; three children, Valarie

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County Republican Committee to present Educational Lecture Staff Report news@mechlocal.com BARBARA WELLS

MECHANICSVILLE -Dale Alderman, chairman of the County Committee of the Republican Party for Hanover County, has announced that the Hanover Republican Committee will present Educational Lecture Series #1 at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 15, at the Life Church at 8378 Atlee Rd. in Mechanicsville. Del. Jason Miyares, R-82, will present the program, “Dangers of Socialism.” He is a

Shore (Bobby), Michael Wells (Amy) and Robert Wells (Kim); three grandchildren, Amber, Ashley and Steven; three siblings, Teresa Ellyson, Lawrence “Benny” Cottrell and Deborah Seay; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Barbara retired after over 35 years of service with the State, the last 15 of which she served as a procurement officer with VDOT. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to Staff Report 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 10, news@mechlocal.com 2021 at the Mechanicsville Chapel of the Bennett Funeral ASHLAND – The Hanover Home, 8014 Lee-Davis Rd., County Department of Social where services will be held Services Board meeting will 2 p.m. Thursday, March 11, get underway at 3:30 p.m. 2021. Interment will follow in Hanover Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Bon Secours Hospice, 8580 Staff Report Magellan Pkwy., Suite 200, news@mechlocal.com Richmond, Va. 23227.

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on Tuesday, March 23, in the Conference Room of Hanover County Social Services at 12304 Washington Hwy. in Ashland. The meeting is open to the public.

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Ming Chin thanks all his valued customers for contributing to his success over the years. “I look forward to the opportunity of helping our customers in the future.”

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The Atlee Track and Field Girls team placed second in the State Meet on Tuesday, March 2.

Heritage Green welcomes new activity director, appoints new resident coordinator of life/wellness MECHANICSVILLE — Heritage Green Assisted Living and Memory Care welcomes Christian Lane as its new activity director as longstanding employee and former activity director Katherine “Kat” Watts transitions to memory care to fulfill the role as resident coordinator of life and wellness. Lane comes to Heritage Green with senior living experience, having worked as a wellness coordinator for various communities. He said he hopes to enhance the successful activities LANE program established by Kat. Lane’s plans include health talks and a fullbody exercise class. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Commonwealth University in health, physical education and exercise science. “God has blessed me with the talent of being able to create meaningful relationships among seniors as well as the ability to create a successful activities program in which to enrich their lives. I am thankful for the opportunity to become the new activity director at Heritage Green and look forward to bettering the lives of its residents,” he said.

As he takes the reigns from Watts, she is looking forward to her new role in memory care as the resident coordinator of life and wellness. In this position, she plans to develop in-depth programming that focuses on Teepa Snow’s Positive Approach to Care and The GEMS: Brain Change Model. “Our memory care residents have so much to give, and we can all learn from the precious gems that they are,” Kat said. She has been employed by Heritage Green for over 12 years and has been responsible for scheduling many activities, entertainment and outings that focus on residents’ interests and enjoyment. She is a graduate of Longwood University with a bachelor’s degree in sociology. “I look forward to working with Christian. He is very passionate WATTS about his activities program, and I look forward to seeing our residents’ well-being flourish under his direction. Also, congratulations to Kat, I know she will do an excellent job; we are lucky to have her,” Executive Director Christine Smith said.

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‘Bozo’ reborn with syndicate offering Classic Comics Creator’s son, a Mechanicsville resident, shares his father’s career successes and how fans can subscribe to new service (Editor’s note: The following was submitted by Michael “Mickey” Reardon, the son of the late Francis X.”Foxo” Reardon, whose “Bozo” comic strip joined an independent syndicate of classic cartoons last week. Mickey, a longtime resident of Mechanicsville, shares his father’s story.) The comic strip “Bozo,” created by

the late Foxo Reardon, of Richmond, was launched on Monday, March 1, 2021, on GoComics.com, a division of Andrews McMeel Universal Syndication, the largest independent syndicate in the world. This is the syndicate of the classic comics Calvin & Hobbs, Peanuts, The Far Side, Dilbert, The Wizard of Id, Garfield

and hundreds of comics in other categories. “Bozo” will join 35 Classic Comics on that site. The site offers two subscriptions, one free and the other a premium subscription. Francis X.”Foxo” Reardon was hired as the Richmond Times-

Photo courtesy of Michael “Mickey” Reardon

Francis X. “Foxo” Reardon is shown working on one of his “Bozo” comic strips.

Dispatch’s first sports’ cartoonist at age 16 in 1921. Within four years he was news, sports, editorial (also its first) and humor cartoonist for that paper and head of its art department. Foxo created the world’s first published pantomime comic strip, “Bozo”, in 1921 (a fact never disputed), which appeared weekly in the T-D from at least 1924 until it was internationally syndicated by the Chicago Sun-Times in 1945.

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Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com The Rotary Club of Hanover County is sponsoring the seventh annual essay contest for interested fifth grade students in Hanover County. The topic of this year’s contest is “Rotary’s Four Way Test and What It Means to the Conduct of my Daily Life.” The Rotary 4-Way Test consists of 24 words that can help us create an attitude and atmosphere in which to better relate, share, and implement ideas.

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These four questions encourage us to apply principles of truth, justice and caring regard for our neighbors in our relationships with each other. The 4-Way Test asks us to consider these four questions when making decisions about what we think, say or do … 1. Is it truth? 2. Is it fair to all concerned? 3. Will it build good will and better friendships? 4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned? Eligibility: All fifth-grade students in Hanover County (public, private, and homeschooled students)

“Bozo” appeared in newspapers throughout the world, including “Stars and Stripes,” the newspaper of the U.S. Armed Forces, up until Foxo’s untimely death of cancer in 1955. He, although willing to accept an occasional gag from others, did his own gags and all of his own art work. He never had an assistant. He was recognized as one of the world’s great pen artists. The comic can be viewed at GoComics.com/Classic comics.

are eligible to participate. Essay Length: The essay must not exceed 300 words in length. Format: It may either be neatly handwritten singlesided on white paper or typed. If typed, use Microsoft Word format either Arial or Times New Roman font; print size 12 point; double spaced; printed on white paper, size 8½x11. Do not insert graphics, use of bold, italics, or underlining. Original Work: The essay must be the original work of the student submitting the essay for competisee ESSAY, pg. 17

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10 small businesses receive over $16,000 in grant funds Staff Report news@mechlocal.com ASHLAND -- The 2021 Marketing Initiative, a grant program to catalyze business recovery, is being presented by the Downtown Ashland Association. Executive Director Maggie Longest said 10 local small businesses were awarded over $16,000 in grant funds. Receiving the grant awards are Refunkit, Ashland Feed Store, Center of the Yarniverse, Origin Beer Lab, Alvaro Coronado Inc., Thrill of the Hunt, Jake’s Place, RED VEIN Escape, Ashland Meat Company, and Family Eye Care Centers of Virginia. According to Longest, the resulting projects

will include digital branding, online sales expansion, and improved outdoor signage. “The program is designed to help Downtown Ashland businesses recover from the economic effects of COVID-19 and is made possible by funding from the Virginia Main Street Program,” Longest said. “COVID-19 changed our global economy almost overnight. With the grant program, we have an opportunity to help local businesses respond to this new challenge and to support the development of a stronger Downtown Ashland economy in 2021,” she added. “We are thrilled to be a part of Downtown Ashland Association’s 2021 Marketing Initiative,” said Kristina Lyden, owner of Thrill of the Hunt. “The grant funding will help tremendously, and

we are getting started right away.” “Awards were chosen competitively,” Longest continued, “based on the strength of an applicant’s marketing plan as evaluated by an independent panel of business experts. Preference was given to small businesses marketing directly to the public, especially entertainment, retail, and restaurants.” She noted, “The Downtown Ashland community is cooperating to make the grant program a success. We Think in Ink is offering a 20% discount for grant projects, and the Town of Ashland provided $2,000 funding toward the program. Meanwhile, Downtown Ashland Association is offering a series of free virtual workshops to help all local business owners plan and implement post-COVID recovery projects; information is

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online at ashlandvirginia.com/brws.” “We are proud to see our local community rally in support of small businesses during the global pandemic,” said Longest. “This spirit is what makes Ashland ‘The Center of the Universe’!”

About Downtown Ashland Association Downtown Ashland Association is a community non-profit working for a vibrant future in Ashland’s historic downtown. Through marketing initiatives, special events, business engagement, historic preservation and more, Downtown Ashland Association contributes to the town’s vitality by deploying our time, funding, and voice on behalf of the community. Find more information at ashlandvirginia.com.

Today is the deadline to buy bricks for memorial Staff Report news@mechlocal.com

Photos submitted by Betsy Hodges

In February, two groups from the Ashland Museum Board of Directors took a guided walking tour of Richmond’s Historic Jackson Ward led by Gary Flowers. Highlights of the walk included a stop at the statue of Bill “Bojangles” Robinson, a Jackson Ward resident. The aluminum statue was sculpted by Ashlander Jack Witt in 1973. Ajena Rogers, Supervisory Park Ranger at the National Park Service’s Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site and Ashland Museum board member, added her insight along the walk and at the Maggie Walker House. The walk began at The Black History Museum and wound through the community ending at the Maggie Walker statue.

ASHLAND -- Patrick Henry High School will continue a tradition of honoring alumni, teachers, and staff on Friday, April 16, with the Brick Memorial Ceremony. Today (Wednesday, March 10) is the deadline to purchase bricks. The ceremony will get underway at 4:30 p.m. in the front of the school at 12449 W. Patrick Henry Rd. in Ashland. Bricks can be purchased for $75 each. You may send checks to HEF, 200 Berkley St., Ashland, 23005 or call 804-365-4560 to pay with debit/credit card. Those buying a brick are asked to include the student’s name and class year or faculty name.

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ASHLAND -- In partnership with the Ashland Branch, Pamunkey Regional Library, the Ashland Museum will present a virtual History Talk – by Zoom only -- at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 25. The program is free, but reservations are required. Kate Tweedy, daughter of Penny Chenery, the owner-manager of 1973 Triple Crown winner Secretariat, and granddaughter of his breeder Christopher Chenery, will explore how Meadow Farm, now the Meadow Event Park, came to produce the greatest racehorse of the 20th Century. Chris Chenery was raised in Ashland and attended Randolph-Macon College before going to New York to make his fortune. In 1936, he established a racing stable on his ancestral farm, The Meadow, in Caroline County. His daughter Penny Chenery led the stable to win the Kentucky Derby twice, in 1972 and 1973. Penny was played by Diane Lane in the 2010 film Secretariat. Kate, an Ashland resident, author of Secretariat’s Meadow: the Land, the Family, the Legend, grew up admiring her family’s horses and has shared their story at venues all over the country. Join the Ashland Museum and the Ashland Branch Library for Kate Tweedy’s program in honor of Secretariat’s March birthday. Make a reservation for this March 25 Zoom presentation at https://pamunkeylibrary.libcal. com/event/7539899. For more information, call 804-368-7314 or email ashlandmuseum@comcast.net.

CELEBRATIONS | Engagements & Weddings

Lindsay McGrath engaged to marry Tyler Drudge

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TYLER PAUL DRUDGE and LINDSAY THERESA McGRATH to be united in marriage in October

usan Mann and Frank Wilson of Neptune Beach, Florida, and Jack McGrath of Richmond, Virginia, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsay Theresa

McGrath, to Tyler Paul Drudge, son of Paul and Patricia Drudge of Mechanicsville, Virginia. A Jacksonville Beach, Florida, oceanfront October wedding is planned.

Red Cross needs healthy blood donors Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com RICHMOND — The American Red Cross is urging healthy individuals, especially those with type O blood, to give now to ensure blood products are available for patient emergencies when help can’t wait. Every day thousands of patients rely on lifesaving blood donations. The need for blood is constant, even during the

COVID-19 pandemic. To help ensure lifesaving patient care isn’t impacted, individuals are urged to make appointments to donate in the coming days and weeks by downloading the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device. Donors are asked to sched-

ule an appointment prior to arriving at the drive and are required to wear a face covering or mask while at the drive, in alignment with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention public guidance. Blood donation opportunities in the area include: Ashland – 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, March 12, at St. Ann’s Catholic Church at 105 S. see DONORS, pg. 17

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tion. Team writing and/or the use of work written by other sources, even if foot-noted, is not authorized. Cover Sheet: Participating students must sign the pledge on the Cover Sheet stating that the essay is their original work. This signed Cover Sheet must be submitted and attached (paper clipped or stapled) to the essay. Libraries: Instructions and Cover Sheet can be found at the Hanover County branches of the Pamunkey Regional Library System (Ashland, Atlee, Hanover, Mechanicsville, Lois Wickham Jones/ Montpelier and Cochrane Rockville Branch), on the Hanover Rotary website www.hanoverrotary.org or by emailing HRCEssayContest@gmail.com.

Deadline: All entries must be postmarked or emailed by Wednesday, March 31. Prize: Essays will be judged on content, organization and style. The first place winner will receive $100; second place will receive $75; third place will receive $50. Essays will not be returned. Only one essay per student. Submissions: By Mail: Hanover Rotary Club, PO Box 6451, Ashland VA 23005. Essays will not be returned. New: Essays may be sent electronically. Upload to http://bit.ly/ HRCEssayContest2021or emailed to HRCEssayContest@gmail.com The email may be sent by teacher, parent or student. Document must include the cover sheet and essay in one document, be saved in Word format, filename should be student’s first and last name.

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APPLICATION MATERIALS: Applicants must submit to scholarshiphrc@gmail.com all required documents for consideration by the March 31 deadline. 1. HCRC Scholarship Application (worth 80 points) 2. High School Transcript Copy (worth 10 points) 3. One Letter of Recommendation (worth 10 points) For more information, contact Bernadette Cornelius at 804-306-0247. DEADLINE: All application packets must be emailed by March 31. Visit www.hanovergop.com for the HCRC Scholarship Application Email application materials to: scholarshiphrc@ gmail.com Visit www.hanovergop.com for more information and to link to the application.

Snead St. Hanover – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, March 14, at the Lebanon United Methodist Church at 8492 Peaks Rd. Mechanicsville – 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 10, at Hanover Lanes at 7313 Bell Creek Rd.; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, March 11 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars at 7168 Flag Lane; 8 a.m. to noon Sunday, March 14, at Church of the Redeemer at 8275 Meadowbridge Rd.; 1 to 6 p.m. March 15 at the Gethsemane Church of Christ at 5146 Mechanicsville Tpke.; and 1 to 6 p.m. Monday, March 15, at the Pebble Creek Homeowners Association at 6069 Green Haven Drive. Download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or enable the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device to make an appointment.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

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Prep football: Tomato Bowl at Patrick Henry 6:00 p.m.

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Prep football: Hanover at Atlee 7:00 p.m.

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Patriots win Class 4 boys state indoor title Atlee girls finish second in Class 5 By Dave Lawrence Sports Editor Patrick Henry head indoor track and field coach Scott Brown had one type of heartburn in his state meet Monday. The Patriots had no one entered in field events, so Brown watched other teams build leads and could only hope his boys track team could score enough in running events to catch up. Atlee head coach Neil Mathews faced the opposite kind of heartburn: His Raider girls had amassed nearly all of their points in field events at their championships and Mathews could only hope they amassed enough to stay ahead of rivals well-stocked in running events. In Brown’s case, in the Virginia High School League Class 4 indoor track and field championships at Liberty University on March 1, he got the long-lasting relief he needed. In the next-to-last event of the boys meet, Luke Taylor came in first and Trevor Mason second in the boys 3,200-meter run, giving the Patriots enough points to barely slip past leader Pulaski County. The Patrick Henry 4x400 relay team then did its job, coming in second to cement the first team track

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Above, Patrick Henry’s 4x800meter relay team of Alex Davis, Trevor Mason, Luke Taylor and Jonathan Burnap celebrate their victory in the Virginia High School League Class 4 indoor track and field championships at Liberty University on March 1.

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Left, Atlee’s Jada Foreman gets some air en route to winning the girls triple jump in the Virginia High School League Class 5 indoor track and field championships at Virginia Beach Sports Center on March 2. Right, Savannah Nash gets some spin as she earns second in the shot put.

championship in Patriots’ history. In Mathews’ case, he had to settle for antacids as another local powerhouse, Midlothian, overtook the Raiders in later events. Atlee finished as runner-up in the girls championships. “It was interesting watching that unfold,” Brown said of his boys’ win. “We knew we didn’t have anybody in the field events. We knew early on that

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we would be way back. … We knew we would have to get the meet started on a good note for us, and that was our boys 4x800-meter relay. And that group went out and won.” The group, Jonathan Burnap, Alex Davis, Luke Taylor and Trevor Mason, beat second-place Blacksburg by more than seven seconds with a time of 8:03.03. From then on, it was steady progress. Shamar Williams fin-

ished second in the 55 dash and seventh in the 300. Jordan Allen finished third in the 55 hurdles. Davis and Burnap finished first and fourth, respectively, in the 500. Taylor’s winning time in the 3,200 was 9:19.34. But the relay teams especially helped the Patriots take the lead. In addition to the win in the 4x800, Patrick Henry’s 4x200 team of Williams, Allen, C.J. Holloway and Justin Watson finished third, and the

4x00 team of Burnap, Allen, Brandon Atkins and Davis, in the final event of the day, extended the Patriots narrow 3-point lead over runner-up Pulaski to 11 points with a second-place finish. By the time it was over, every Patriot – boy and girl – finished with All-State performances, and most finished with medals. In the Class 4 girls, Hanover – boosted by four state-title wins – finished third. Alli Crytser won the 1,600 and 3,200 runs, Khia Holloway the 300 dash, and Rachael Turner the shot put. “The girls getting four individual state championships was the high mark of the program,” said Hanover head coach Rich Firth. Crytser won the 1,600 in 4:58.84 and the 3,200 in

11:18.54. Holloway won the 300 in 41.61. and Turner hurled the shot put 37 feet, 1.25 inches – more than two feet farther than the runner-up, Kalei Memmer of Salem (Roanoke). “She’s just been getting better and better all year,” Firth said of Turner. “She’s really, really one of the hardest workers, one of the most dedicated kids we’ve ever had. A lot of times, shot putters are just kids who go out there, throw and mess around. She is so serious about her event, and she won. She won by over two feet – just spectacular.” Nearly every Hawk finished with at least an All-State performance. Mechanicsville’s contingent, like Patrick Henry’s, left with everyone an All-Stater. The Mustangs were led by their boys 4x200 relay team of Aaron Thomas, Christopher DeCambre, Chase Stattelman and Blake Moody, which edged Pulaski with a time of 1:33.43. “Everybody we took place and got points,” said Mechanicsville head coach Andy Ordaz. “So that was such a huge thing for us. . . . We’re always trying to just compete and be at the best level that we can be and the showing that we had at states shows all the work that the kids put in this whole year.” Mechanicsville’s boys finished fifth and Hanover’s boys tenth. The Hawk girls finished third overall, with the Patriots and Mustangs finishing 11th and 12th, respectively. see PATRIOTS, pg. 19

Atlee gets breaks in win over Mechanicsville By Dave Lawrence Sports Editor MECHANICSVILLE – There is an old adage, or cliché, if you prefer, that football is a game of momentum. The adage, or cliché, sprouted from a kernel of truth. Friday night, at Mechanicsville High School, that kernel sprouted into a full field of grain for Atlee. The Raiders spent the first half in a tight battle with their hosts, the Mustangs. Even when Atlee went ahead by a touchdown early in the third quarter, Mechanicsville was showing every sign of giving as good as it got. Later in the third quarter, however, that changed, with Atlee getting a couple of big breaks that allowed it to spread its one-touchdown lead into a three-TD lead en route to a 35-14 win over the Mustangs. Andrew Stevens, was a key figure in each of those big breaks. The first of the big breaks came when he scooped up a Mechanicsville fumble and scampered 30 yards for

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Right, Atlee’s Joseph Slade (33) breaks into the open in the Raiders’ 35-14 victory over host Mechanicsville Friday night. Above, Atlee’s Andrew Stevens had a big night on both sides of the ball, scoring one touchdown on a pass reception and another on defense on a fumble recovery.

the score. Stevens’ play seemed to deflate the Mustangs, who struggled to get back in a groove until late in the fourth quarter. “That was a big play for us,” said Atlee head football coach er big play, a break that went Matt Gray. “Then we got anoth- our way, when a pass bounced into the air and Stevens again – right place, right time – took it for a touchdown.” Stevens second big play came later in the third. From the

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Randolph-Macon shortstop Grayson Bush fields the throw as North Carolina Wesleyan’s Nathan Hibbs steals second base in second inning of the Jackets 7-2 season-opening loss. The Bishops won the weekend series 2-1.

In the Class 5 championships the next day, Mathews knew his Raider girls were in a tough spot. With few in running events, they would have little to no way to respond to teams surging later in the meet. Events unfolded as Mathews was worried they might. “It was tight. The meet was over in a blink because of the time schedule being so com-

Mechanicsville 48, Atlee quarterback Mike Joyce lofted the ball to another Raider receiver, but Stevens was close as was a couple of Mustang defenders. The quartet converged on the ball, which bounced off one of

the defenders. As it bounced up, Stevens reached in, snagged it, then spun outside for a sprint to the goal line. Stevens declined to credit for his performance. “It was a team effort,” he

said. “Things happed to fall our way tonight.” The first of the two big plays came on a Mechanicsville run. The ball was knocked loose

pressed,” Mathews said. “So it wasn’t like a meet where, you know, you sweat it all day and . . . five, six hours of tension and ups and down. It was just up – and down.” The Raider girls were especially strong in field events. Jada Foreman led Atlee with three wins, in the high jump, long jump and triple jump. Savannah Nash finished second in the shot put – Foreman finished eighth – and Lora Chandler fourth in the pole vault. One the track, Foreman again led the

way with second-place finishes in the 55 dash and 55 hurdles. Rachael Mudd finished third in the 1,000 run. Midlothian was loaded in the later track events, however, and the Trojans chipped away at the Raiders’ lead, eventually overtaking Atlee 77-75 for the team title. “We got nipped, but we fought as hard as we could,” Mathews said. “Not everything is going to be absolutely perfect, but we were pretty close, our team was pretty close. They put

their hearts into it. . . . It was a great day they had. They did what they had to do in crunch time.” The fifth-place Atlee boys were led by their 4x200 relay team of Efe Obrimah, Caleb Warren, Keith Green and Cullen Carter, which finished second to Salem (Virginia Beach). The Raider boys had an especially strong pole vault contingent of Greg Durgin, William Wimmer and Hosea Brower, which finished second, fifth and sixth, respectively.

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Patrick Henry regroups for win over Hawks By Dave Lawrence Sports Editor MECHANICSVILLE – Patrick Henry and Hanover were the victors in the county’s two football contests the first week of the season two weeks ago. Friday night, the two teams gathered at Hanover for what would prove to be a hard-fought battle. By the time it was over, the Patriots remained unbeaten, grinding out a 22-14 victory over the Hawks. The emphasis was on grind. Hanover scored first midway through the first quarter, putting the Patriots in catchup mode. “They were definitely giving us . . . different formations and did a nice job of getting the ball out in space and mixing things up a little bit,” said Patrick Henry head coach Ken Wakefield. “They put us on our heels at times defensively. . . . They definitely made some plays early to get on the board.” Hanover head coach Sam Rogers said the goal was to make the best use of his players. “We mixed it up a little bit,” he said. “Everything you do just caters to your personnel and what you can be successful at.” The two teams traded touchdowns, two each, in the

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by another Raider defender. Stevens saw it hit the ground and scooped it up. On the touchdown reception, Stevens saw the ball bounce of the Mechanicsville defender’s chest. “I just went in and got it,” Stevens said. Atlee took a 7-yard lead at the end of the first quarter on a 5-yard run by Keith Green.

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Above, Patrick Henry quarterback Jordan Allen (9) takes on half of the Hanover defence as he picks up yardage in the Patriots’ 2214 win. Right, Hanover’s Wesley Ferguson (40) finds nothing but clear sailing to the endzone in the second quarter.

first. Because of an injury to its placekicker, Patrick Henry had to rely upon 2-point conversions, but the stratagem paid off in the first half with the Patriots heading into intermission with a 16-14 lead. Patrick Henry added a score in the third, but on the third go-round they

could not get into the end zone for a conversion. “We didn’t really have much of a choice,” Wakefield said. “We had someone come in for punts and kickoffs, things like that, but extra points we just didn’t really feel comfortable with. We thought we would have a better

The Mustangs tied the game 7-7 in the second quarter on a 1-yard run by Cam Eldridge. The game was knotted at intermission. The Raiders struck early in the third quarter, with Green again scoring, this time on a 6-yard run to put Atlee up 14-7. Stevens fumble recovery extended the Raiders’ lead to 21-7 and his touchdown reception boosted it to 28-7. Atlee picked up another touchdown in the fourth quar-

ter on 7-yard run by Joseph Slade. Mechanicsville regrouped for a final score in the fourth on a 29-yard pass from Logan Harris to Jordan Callahan. The win was a nice turnaround for the Raiders, who lost their season opener against Patrick Henry the week before. The turnaround was the result of a lot of work. “We just want to focus, lock in, and get better every day,” Stevens said.

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opportunity to just go for go for two.” Rogers was satisfied with his team’s effort to contain the Patriots. “They’re there’s a really physical team,” Rogers said of Patrick Henry. “So, we’ve got to make sure that we match their

intensity. And obviously we did our best.” Wakefield said Rogers did a good job of preparing the Hawks. “They let us know really early on that we were going to be in for a fight the whole night, and we definitely were,”

Wakefield said. Patrick Henry amassed 329 yards total offense. The Patriots were led by quarterback Jordan Allen with 27 carries for 130 yards – including a 41-yard touchdown – and eight pass completions for 120 yards. Running back Nicholas Sikkar with three pass receptions for 92 yards. Allen and Sikkar combined for a 49-yard scoring toss. Michael Terrell II scored the Patriots’ other touchdown on a 2-yard run. Hanover was led by quarterback Levi Huesman with 10 completions for 159 yards, including a 21-yard scoring toss to Jackson Currie. Emory Farmer opened the evening’s scoring with a 1-yard run.

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Atlee’s Tae Gilpin (27) tries to juke his way out of the grasp of Mechanicsville defender Anthony Cisternino (27) in the visiting Raiders’ 35-14 victory over the Mustangs Friday. The win improves Atlee’s record to 1-1, while Mechanicsville falls to 0-2 on the season.

R-MC shows new looks in win over Eagles By Rob Witham For the Mechanicsville Local ASHLAND – The last time Bridgewater College football lost a regular-season game, it was a double overtime defeat at the hands of Randolph-Macon in October 2018. The Eagles’ return to Day Field Friday night gave the Yellow Jackets a chance to exact revenge for their only conference loss of 2019, which cost them an Old Dominion Athletic Conference championship. Thanks to tried-and-true Yellow Jacket football traditions and a new offensive wrinkle, Bridgewater again left Ashland defeated as Randolph-Macon triumphed 25-13. Of the 70 plays run by the Yellow Jacket offense, 56 of them were on the ground. But sophomore quarterback Presley Egbers made the most of his 14 pass attempts, completing 11, including a surprise that changed the course of the game just before halftime. “I thought about taking a knee there. There wasn’t much time left,” remembered Randolph-Macon head coach Pedro Arruza, recalling his offense taking the field after a Bridgewater touchdown with 32 seconds left in the first half trimmed the Yellow Jacket lead to 12-6. “We got a look that we wanted, and we thought, ‘Why not? Let’s take a shot.’” That shot was a bomb thrown by Egbers into the hands of fellow sophomore David Wallis, who caught the ball behind the Eagle secondary at their 30-yard line and raced untouched into the end zone. The halftime score was 18-6 instead, a key play to allow Randolph-Macon (2-0, 2-0 ODAC) to turn to its traditional offensive formula in the second half. The Yellow Jacket defense

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Above, Randolph-Macon running back Justin DeLeon keeps gaining ground while Bridgewater linebacker Isaiah Farmer is in hot persuit in the Yellow Jacket’s 25-13 win over visiting Bridgewater at Day Field Friday. DeLeon finished with 22 carries for 109 yards. Left, Randolph-Macon wide receiver David Wallis looks back over his shoulder to check his lead on the field in his 73-yard touchdown reception to end the first half.

had its moments as well, possibly none bigger than on the opening possession of the game. After Demetreus Jalepes raced 66 yards to the RandolphMacon 7, Bridgewater (1-1 ODAC, 1-1) had a fourth-andgoal at the 1-yard line. With their regular kicker unavailable, the Eagles went for it. The

Yellow Jackets’ Jace DePriest stopped quarterback Noah Beckley short of the goal line. Randolph-Macon responded with a 16-play, 86-yard drive, which ended with a Chris Vidal 31-yard field goal for a 3-0 lead. The next Yellow Jacket possession ended with another Vidal field goal, this

time from 38 yards. Later in the quarter, Egbers connected with yet another sophomore, wide receiver Zach Bowman, on a 6-yard touchdown pass, his third touchdown reception of the season. Vidal’s extra point was blocked, keeping the score at 12-0. The Eagles finally got on the board in the final minute of the first half when quarterback Matt Lawton, inserted into the game after Beckley was shaken up, led the Eagles down the field in six plays, capped by a 13-yard touchdown strike

to Chad Jones. The point after was no good, and the stage was set for the big strike just before halftime. The second half featured key defensive plays and classic timeconsuming rushing offense from the Yellow Jackets, who wore down the Eagles’ defensive front seven as the half wore on. After Jalepes scored on a 7-yard run to get Bridgewater within five at 18-13 with 8:16 left in the third period, Randolph-Macon responded with an 18-play, 76 yard drive capped by an Egbers 1-yard run on fourth and goal.

That drive ate up the rest of the third quarter and nearly two minutes of the fourth, and the 25-13 lead held the rest of the way, as Bridgewater’s last two drives ended with failed fourth down conversion attempts. DePriest, Stephen Richardson, Zion Dennis and Erik Harris all had four tackles for the Yellow Jackets, while Michael McIntosh registered the lone sack of the game. Egbers finished with 190 yards passing and 103 yards rushing, while Wallis had three catches for 145 yards and the touchdown. Justin DeLeon carried the ball 22 times for 109 yards. Randolph-Macon is now 8-for-8 this season in red zone opportunities. Arruza, happy with the victory, saw plenty that can be improved upon as the Yellow Jackets work during their bye week to prepare for two road contests, at Shenandoah on March 19 before “The Game” at Hampden-Sydney on March 27. Thanks to the pandemic, opportunities to get such work in have been difficult to come by. “They’re going to be very busy this week. They’re not going to have nearly as much time as they might think,” Arruza said about practicing during the bye week and making sure the players remain disciplined in COVID-19 protocols so that their season isn’t interrupted or canceled. “It’s a full week of practice.” And with the defending ODAC champions now in their rearview mirror, a chance to play in the conference’s championship game the first weekend in April is within their grasp. Now, like Egbers and Wallis did Friday, Randolph-Macon needs to complete the attempt. Rob Witham can be reached at sports@mechlocal.com.

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CALENDAR Saturday, Oct. 9 Rescheduled The Highland Springs High School Class of 1970 has had to postpone its 50th reunion again. This will be the last cancellation. “If we are unable to have the event on the new date, we will cancel and the caterer has agreed to refund our deposit,” William Brooks said. “We will then either donate the remaining proceeds to the new school or refund the money to you after expenses.” The new date is Saturday, Oct. 9, at the Hill Building at Sandston Pool at 501 Beulah Rd. in Sandston.

Music will be presented by DJ Dalton Beagle. Dinner, drinks and dessert will be provided by Champagne Taste Catering. Bring your own mixers and alcohol. Small coolers are welcome. The doors will open at 4 p.m.; cocktails at 5 p.m.; dinner at 6 p.m.; and good night and cleanup at 10 p.m. The cost is still $45 per person. No tickets will be sold at the door. For invitations, or more information, contact Bill Brooks at 1970HSHS@gmail.com.

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Stop Shop (MCEF OSS) is open for food, clothing and linens from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at 7235 Stonewall Parkway in Mechanicsville (rear parking lot). The shop is available for residents in the 23111 and 23116 zip codes with identification and proof of residency. 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 804366-9645 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.

Fax submissions to calendar to 344-8746, email to mkinser@mechlocal.com, or mail to 8460 Times-Dispatch Blvd., Mechanicsville VA 23116. Deadline is 1 p.m. Thursday for the following week’s issue. Calendar announcements cannot be taken by phone. We reserve the right to edit all items submitted to The Mechanicsville Local. All Souls Episcopal Church celebrates Holy Eucharist Rite II at 9:15 a.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church at 8154 Atlee Rd. in Mechanicsville. A nursery will be available for infants and toddlers. Katherine G. Dougherty is the Deacon in charge of All Souls. For more information, visit www.allsoulsva.org.

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 informa-

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Sundays

MECHANICSVILLE CHURCHES EPISCOPAL

INDEPENDENT BAPTIST

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST

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

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

Meadowbridge Seventh-Day Adventist Church 7400 Antique Lane Mech., Saturday Services: Sabbath School, 9:45 am. Worship Service, 11 am. Wednesday evening Prayer Meeting, 6:30pm. Church phone: 746-2788 meadowbridgesda.org meadowbridgesdachurch@gmai l.com

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

INDEPENDENT CHRISTIAN Fairmount Christian Church, 559-8070 6502 Creighton Rd. Sunday AM Worship Services Visit fairmountchristian.org for details. Rick Raines, Senior Minister; Chris Santasiere, Associate Minister; Seth Wortman, Associate Minister; Tracy Thomas, Worship & Music Minister; Ryan Card, Associate Worship Minister; Davis Ellenberger, Youth Minister; Ashley Sears, Children’s Director Gethsemane Church of Christ 5146 Mechanicsville Turnpike Sunday AM Worship Services (Check website for times) 804-779-2044 Bill Wines, Senior Minister www.gethsemanechristians.org

Truth Baptist Church, 627-2170 COME & SEE! All info at: www.truthbaptistchurch.com

LUTHERAN 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

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 6930 Cold Harbor Rd., 23111 8:45 & 11:00am services www.fairfieldpcusa.org

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SOUTHERN BAPTIST 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

SOUTHERN BAPTIST Black Creek Baptist Church, 6289 McClellan Rd. Sunday Worship - 10:15 a.m. Pastor, Ken Stalls, www.blackcreek.org or call (804)781-0330 Broadus Memorial Baptist 804-779-2700 www.BroadusChurch.org 1 Church in 2 Locations Worshipping on Sundays Live Indoors, Drive-In Style & on Facebook! 5351 Pole Green Rd. Mechanicsville, 23116 Phil Peacock, Pastor 9 a.m. 3407 King William Rd. Aylett, 23009 Jeff Poythress, Pastor 9:30 a.m. Making each one a witness! Cool Spring Baptist Church 9283 Atlee Station Rd. For info, activities & worship times visit www.coolspring.org or call 746-0800

"Love God, Learn the Bible, Care for People"

SOUTHERN BAPTIST New Highland Baptist Church 10:30 am Worship 9200 New Ashcake Road, 550-9601 www.newhighland.org Shalom Baptist Church 8116 Walnut Grove Rd. Office: 746-7737 Worship in person and Live Streamed on YouTube & Facebook Live on Sundays at 8:30 a.m. & 11 a.m. Find us on the web at shalombaptist.net

Glenn Hawkins, Pastor

SOVEREIGN GRACE BAPTIST

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

New Hope Baptist - Located at 5452 Spotslee Circle, Mech. Sunday school 9:45 am, Morning worship 10:30 am, afternoon 1pm, Wednesday Prayer & Bible study 7:30 pm. L. Ronald Staley, Pastor. For more info 321-2110. www.sovereigngraceinmechanicsville.org

Mechanicsville Baptist Church, 8016 Atlee Rd, Office: 746-7253 Worship in person and Lived Streamed on YouTube on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Find us on the web at mechanicsvillebaptist.org New Bethesda Baptist Church 9019 New Bethesda Rd. 779-2101 Rev. Tom Gaskins, Interim Pastor Caleb Bittler, Minister to Students & Family Sunday School 10 AM, Worship 9 AM & 11 AM Bible Study/Prayer Youth & Children activities 6:30pm, Wednesday www.newbethesda.org

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 Lebanon United Methodist Church 8492 Peaks Rd, 746-0980 R. Spencer Broce, Pastor Facebook Live; 9:30 am each Sunday www.facebook.com/LebUMC JOIN US ONLINE www.lebanonumc.org

UNITED METHODIST Mechanicsville United Methodist Church 7356 Atlee Road 746-5118 Reverend Amy Dunn, pastor 10 am in person worship or Facebook live @MechUMC Childrens and Youth Programs Cub Scouts Pack 517 www.mechumc.org Shady Grove United Methodist 8209 Shady Grove Rd. at the corner of Meadowbridge Rd., Mechanicsville 804-746-9073 Weekly Online Worship Sundays at 9:45 a.m. shadygroveumc.org/worship online Rev. Jay Kelchner, Pastor info@shadygroveumc.org

ROMAN CATHOLIC Church of the Redeemer 8275 Meadowbridge Road 746-4911 www.churchredeemer.org Mass celebrated on Saturday 5:30 PM Sunday 10:00 AM

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tion, call 804-746-5081 or contact Craig Simpson at craigwgbc@gmail.com. Outside the Walls, a Narcotics Anonymous group, meets 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 midDecember, 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 804789-0536.

Wednesdays Hanover Rotary meets from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Roma’s Restaurant at 7240 Bell Creek Rd. in Mechanicsville. Due to the pandemic, contact President Penny at pennyguiles43@gmail.com for current meeting at Roma’s or Zoom connection information.

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.

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 see CALENDAR, pg. 29

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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Hanover County Planning Commission has set Thursday, March 18, 2021, at 6:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as the Planning Commission’s consideration of the administrative agenda permits, in the Board Room of the Hanover County Government Building at Hanover Courthouse, Hanover, Virginia, as the day, date, time, and place for a public hearing to consider the following cases, at which public comments will be accepted: CUP2020-00019, TRUSTEES OF MECHANICSVILLE CHURCH OF CHRIST Request(s) an amendment to CUP-25-96, Am. 1-13, Mechanicsville Church of Christ, in accordance with Section 3.5.14 of the Hanover County Zoning Ordinance to permit a church and its related uses on GPIN 8705-50-5896, consisting of approximately 10.10 acres. The property is zoned R-1, Single-Family Residential District, and located on the south line of Atlee Road (State Route 638) at its intersection with Franklin Lane (State Route 1409). The subject property is designated on the General Land Use Plan Map as Suburban General (1.5-3 dwelling units per acre). (PUBLIC HEARING) Magisterial District: Mechanicsville REZ2020-00024, ROXANNE S. AND LAZARO G. PERDOMO, ET AL. Request(s) to rezone from A-1, Agricultural District, to RS(c), Single Family Residential District with conditions, and M2(c), Light Industrial District with conditions, on GPINs 7787-39-1265, 7788-40-0089, 7788-40-1355, 7788-40-0566, and 7788-40-0850, consisting of approximately 35.65 acres, and located on the north line of Old Keeton Road (State Route 719) at its intersection with Washington Highway (U.S. Route 1). The subject property is designated on the General Land Use Plan Map as Suburban General (1.5-3 Dwelling Units Per Acre) and Business-Industrial. The proposed zoning amendment would permit the creation of 64 single-family lots for a gross density of 2.0 dwelling units per acre on 32.03 acres. General office, specialty trade, and self-storage uses would be permitted on the remaining 3.62-acre portion of the property that fronts on U.S. Route 1. (PUBLIC HEARING) Magisterial District: South Anna REZ2021-00003, HHHUNT PROVIDENCE, L.L.C., ET AL. Request(s) to rezone from R-1, Single-Family Residential District, to RS(c), Single-Family Residential District with conditions, on GPIN 7880-74-6676, consisting of approximately 4.87 acres, and located on the east line of Woodside Lane (State Route 1055) approximately 1,900 feet north of its intersection with East Patrick Henry Road (State Route 54). The subject property is designated on the General Land Use Plan Map as Suburban General (1.5 – 3 dwelling units per acre). The proposed zoning amendment would permit the creation of 13 building lots for a gross density of 2.67 dwelling units per acre. (PUBLIC HEARING) Magisterial District: Beaverdam REZ2020-00012, KAY S. AND GEORGE N. FEARNOW, JR. Request(s) to rezone from R-1, Single-Family Residential District to RS(c), Single-Family Residential District with conditions, on GPINs 8705-92-4426, 8705-92-9448 and 8715-01-5905, consisting of approximately 16.42 acres, and located on the east line of Shady Grove Road (State Route 640) approximately 350 feet south of its intersection with Tipping House Drive (private road). The subject property is designated on the General Land Use Plan Map as Multi-Family (8-15 dwelling units per acre). The proposed zoning amendment would permit the creation of 49 agerestricted townhomes for a gross density of 2.98 dwelling units per acre. (PUBLIC HEARING) Magisterial District: Chickahominy REZ2020-00035, CAROLYN S. AND EDWARD L. TYLER REVOCABLE TRUST, ET AL. Request(s) to rezone from R-1, Single-Family Residential District to RM(c), Multi-Family Residential District with conditions, on GPINs 8715-01-2362 and 8715-01-0051, consisting of approximately 7.45 acres, and located on the east line of Shady Grove Road (State Route 640) approximately 35 feet south of its intersection with Shady Knoll Lane (private road). The subject property is designated on the General Land Use Plan Map as Multi-Family (8 – 15 dwelling units per acre). The proposed zoning amendment would permit the creation of 49 townhomes for a gross density of 6.6 dwelling units per acre. (PUBLIC HEARING) Magisterial District: Chickahominy Copies of the above cases may be reviewed in the Planning Office, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. For information on special meeting procedures regarding COVID-19, please contact the Planning Office or you may also go to https://www.hanovercounty.gov/696/Planning-Commission-Upcoming-andArchive for more information.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS The Hanover County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on April 7, 2021, at 6:00 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: ORDINANCE 21-03 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTERS 20 AND 23 OF THE HANOVER COUNTY CODE TO INCREASE WATER AND SEWER CAPACITY AND USER FEES PURSUANT TO TITLE 15.2, CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, AND INCLUDING SPECIFICALLY VA. CODE §§ 15.2-2111, 15.2-2119 AND 15.22122, PROPOSED TO BE EFFECTIVE FOR THE FIRST FULL BILLING CYCLE OF THE FISCAL YEAR, AND TO MAKE VARIOUS OTHER CHANGES PROPOSED TO BE EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2021. SEWER CODE PROVISIONS SEC. 20-23 Service fees and capacity fees—Residential EXISTING PROPOSED (a) Service Charge - Residential Customers Bimonthly Base Charge $22.33 $23.45 Consumption Charge: 0 to 4,000 gallons, per 1,000 gallons $5.99 $6.29 Above 4,000 gallons, per 1,000 gallons $7.55 $7.93 Residential customers – sewer only $104.30 $109.52 (b) Capacity Fees - Residential Customers $6,456.00 $6,778.00 SEC. 20-24 Service fees and capacity fees -- Commercial I, Commercial II. EXISTING PROPOSED (a) Service Charge - Commercial I Customers Bimonthly Base Charge: 1 ½” or less meter $22.33 $23.45 Greater than 1 ½” meter $111.66 $117.24 Volume Charge: 0 to 50,000 gallons, per 1,000 gallons $6.98 $7.33 Above 50,000 gallons, per 1,000 gallons $5.60 $5.88 (b) Service Charge - Commercial II Customers Base Charge $1,395.95 $1,465.75 Consumption Charge All usage, per 1,000 gallons $4.60 $4.83 Peak use fee per 1,000 gallons $1.37 $1.44 (c) Capacity Fees for Commercial I and II Customers Meter Size 5/8” $6,456 $6,778 1” $16,139 $16,945 1 ½” $32,281 $33,895 2” $51,648 $54,230 3” $103,299 $108,463 WATER CODE PROVISIONS SEC. 23-47 Capacity Fees EXISTING PROPOSED (a) Residential Customers 5/8” meter $6,281 $6,595 Greater than 5/8” meter in accordance with 23-47(b)

(b) Capacity Fees for Commercial I, II, and III Customers Meter Size 5/8” $6,281 $6,595 1” $13,887 $14,581 1 ½” $27,773 $29,161 2” $44,438 $46,659 3” $88,875 $93,318 SEC. 23-62 Service Fees EXISTING PROPOSED (a) Residential Customers Bimonthly Base Charge $10.62 $10.94 Consumption Charge 0 to 4,000 gallons, per 1,000 gallons $1.69 $1.74 4,001 to 15,000 gallons, per 1,000 gallons $5.14 $5.29 Over 15,000 gallons, per 1,000 gallons $6.68 $6.88 (b) Commercial I customers Bimonthly Base Charge Meter Size EXISTING PROPOSED 5/8” $10.62 $10.94 ¾” $10.62 $10.94 1” $26.58 $27.38 1 ½” $53.00 $54.59 2” $84.78 $87.32 3” $169.58 $174.67 4” $264.94 $272.89 6” $529.88 $545.78 Consumption Charge EXISTING PROPOSED 0 to 15,000 gallons, per 1,000 gallons $4.56 $4.70 15,001 to 1,000,000 gallons, per 1,000 gallons $5.14 $5.29 Over 1,000,000 gallons, per 1,000 gallons $2.86 $2.95 (c) Commercial II customers connected to county-owned water systems: Base charge per month $163.06 $167.95 Consumption charge per 1,000 gallons $2.64 $2.72 Peak use fee per 1,000 gallons $1.64 $1.69 (d) Commercial III customers connected to county-owned water systems: Base charge per month $16,304.39 $16,793.52 Consumption charge per 1,000 gallons $2.16 $2.22 Peak use fee per 1,000 gallons $1.64 $1.69 (e) Water meters for irrigation only: Consumption charge per 1,000 gallons $6.32 $6.51 A complete copy of the proposed ordinance and related information is available online and at the office of the County Administrator any regular working day between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The options available for providing written or oral statements are posted on the County website: www.hanovercounty.gov. John A. Budesky, County Administrator

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March 10, 2021

HANOVER COUNTY, VIRGINIA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FISCAL YEAR 2022 PROPOSED BUDGET Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to Virginia Code Section 15.2-2506, the Hanover County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on the County Administrator’s FY22 Proposed Budget, Five-Year Capital Improvements Program, and FiveYear General Fund Financial Plan and associated ordinances being proposed for adoption. This public hearing will be held on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. in the Board Room of the Hanover County Administration Building, 7516 County Complex Road, Hanover, Virginia. At that time, all interested persons may present written or oral statements and ask questions regarding the entire budget including proposed revenue sources. Copies of the entire FY22 Proposed Budget and the related documents listed above are available for public inspection online and any regular working day between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. in the Office of the County Administrator, 7516 County Complex Road, Hanover, Virginia, phone number (804) 365-6005. The options available for providing written or oral statements are posted on the County website: www.hanovercounty. gov.

Expenditures

County of Hanover, Virginia FISCAL YEAR 2022 PROPOSED BUDGET Revenues

FY22 Budget

General Fund Charges for Services Federal Aid General Property Taxes Local Non-Property Taxes Permits Fines & Use of Money Recovered Costs & Misc State Aid Use of Planned Surplus General Fund Total Airport CIP Fund Airport Fund Bell Creek CDA Fund County Improvements Fund Debt Service Fund Economic Development Authority Food Services Fund

8,105,700 4,463,947 184,161,000 37,605,000 4,859,510 5,377,061 31,139,809 14,095,350 289,807,377 501,112 1,300,453 160,000 11,872,353 95,860 94,230 7,311,275

Lewistown CDA Fund

1,236,000

Public Utilities Fund

41,711,188

School Improvements Fund Schools Operating Fund Self-Insurance Fund Grand Total

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4,000,000 103,148,205 49,662,285 510,900,338

FY22 Budget

General Fund Animal Control

1,131,340

Assessor

1,303,792

Board of Supervisors

641,065

Building Inspections

1,712,479

Children's Services Act

7,232,500

Circuit Court

324,183

Clerk of the Circuit Court

1,662,343

Commissioner of the Revenue

1,970,194

Commonwealth's Attorney

2,302,553

Year 1 Budget Airport CIP Fund County Improvements Fund General Government Judicial Administration Nondepartmental

Year 2 Budget

538,890

449,000

26,915,513

34,400,167

1,825,000 4,550,000

1,935,000 -

Total 5-Year Budget

Year 3 Budget

Year 4 Budget

Year 5 Budget

8,566,250

1,006,250

5,000,000

15,560,390

27,290,735 21,806,628

30,981,011

141,394,054

1,950,000 -

9,990,000 4,550,000

1,830,000 -

2,450,000 -

700,000

3,500,000

235,000

200,000

2,570,000

3,005,000

3,060,000

Parks, Recreation & Cultural

Community Corrections

624,839

Public Safety

5,137,000

12,207,000

2,930,000

3,060,000

26,394,000

Community Resources

662,853

Public Works

14,703,513

19,323,167

21,500,735 15,726,628

22,701,011

93,955,054

18,330,649

26,402,778

23,555,211 22,745,661

20,121,508

111,155,807

7,000,000

49,525,000

3,000,000 13,250,000

10,700,000

83,475,000

52,785,052

110,776,945

62,412,196 58,808,539

66,802,519

351,585,251

Community Services Board

12,547,667

Community Support

1,507,211

County Administrator

1,501,154

County Attorney

1,126,264

Court Services

3,207,701

Economic Development

1,117,675

Emergency Communications

6,508,905

Finance & Management Services Fire-EMS General District Court

John A. Budesky, County Administrator The following is a summary of the Proposed Budget, Five-Year Capital Improvements Program and Five-Year General Fund Financial Plan:

Hanover County, Virginia Proposed Capital Improvements Program Fiscal Years 2022 through 2026

County of Hanover, Virginia FISCAL YEAR 2022 PROPOSED BUDGET

General Services Health Human Resources Information Technology Internal Audit Juve & Domestic Relations Crt Juvenile Court Services Magistrate Nondepartmental Pamunkey Regional Jail Pamunkey Regional Library Parks & Recreation Planning Public Works Public Works Operations Registrar Sheriff Social Services Soil & Water Conservation Tax Relief Treasurer Virginia Cooperative Extension General Fund Total Airport CIP Fund Airport Fund Bell Creek CDA Fund County Improvements Fund Debt Service Fund Economic Development Authority Food Services Fund Lewistown CDA Fund Public Utilities CIP Fund Public Utilities Fund School Improvements Fund Schools Operating Fund Self-Insurance Fund Grand Total

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2,174,786 25,466,599 134,731 5,530,451 673,000 1,422,078 4,987,767 382,359 25,871 552,626 3,440 2,872,188 5,796,600 2,941,000 3,998,258 2,450,653 2,105,898 5,031,108 675,677 29,218,341 6,472,252 109,170 2,150,000 1,807,478 134,450 154,201,499 538,890 1,376,623 160,000 26,915,513 18,888,630 94,230 7,311,275 1,871,000 18,330,649 23,380,539 7,000,000 201,169,205 49,662,285 510,900,338

Public Utilities CIP Fund School Improvements Fund Grand Total

Hanover County, Virginia Proposed Five-Year General Fund Financial Plan Fiscal Years 2022 through 2026 FY22 Year 1 Revenues Ongoing Revenues Charges for Services Fines and Forfeitures General Property Taxes Intergovernmental Miscellaneous Other Local Taxes Permits, Fees and Licenses Recovered Costs Use of Money & Property Use of Planned Surpluses Fund Balance Assign. - Capital Fund Balance Assign. - Stormwater Fund Balance Assign. - Transportation Funding from PY Budgets - County Funding from PY Budgets - Schools School Assignment Other PYB Revenues Total Expenditures Salaries & Fringe Benefits Operating Capital Outlay Debt Service Fund County Debt Service School Debt Service Debt Service Other Revenues School Allocation Plan School CIP School Operating Other Exp. Airport Fund Lewistown CDA Pamunkey Regional Jail Tax Relief Expenditures Total

FY23 Year 2

FY24 Year 3

FY25 Year 4

FY26 Year 5

275,712,027 8,105,700 892,010 184,161,000 35,603,756 1,189,250 37,605,000 2,300,000 4,187,811 1,667,500 14,095,350 3,262,000 250,000 7,550,000 3,000,000 33,350 289,807,377

285,275,840 8,339,720 900,020 191,482,190 36,330,710 1,191,040 38,738,500 2,383,400 4,197,760 1,712,500 8,400,480 350,000 1,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 1,000,000 50,480 293,676,320

294,480,080 8,303,560 908,270 198,968,620 36,644,780 1,192,850 39,973,830 2,424,970 4,304,350 1,758,850 10,543,510 4,000,000 500,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 43,510 305,023,590

304,598,540 8,253,490 917,950 206,834,500 37,425,130 1,194,670 41,262,900 2,484,040 4,419,270 1,806,590 10,036,150 3,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 36,150 314,634,690

315,329,080 8,418,740 927,910 215,019,760 38,216,720 1,196,510 42,607,800 2,544,790 4,541,090 1,855,760 9,637,110 3,000,000 3,150,000 3,450,000 37,110 324,966,190

102,395,266 40,570,033 3,289,600 18,792,770 8,350,210 10,416,760 25,800 15,043,160 101,021,000 3,000,000 98,021,000 8,695,548 113,948 635,000 5,796,600 2,150,000 289,807,377

106,965,950 41,778,280 3,199,370 17,910,850 7,674,720 10,210,330 25,800 9,871,200 104,972,000 4,000,000 100,972,000 8,978,670 145,550 648,120 5,970,500 2,214,500 293,676,320

110,805,200 43,753,480 3,300,210 19,071,940 7,956,870 11,088,470 26,600 11,790,000 107,009,000 3,000,000 104,009,000 9,293,760 200,930 662,270 6,149,620 2,280,940 305,023,590

115,362,600 46,009,300 3,471,500 18,593,250 7,787,760 10,776,990 28,500 6,995,850 114,664,000 7,000,000 107,664,000 9,538,190 177,750 676,960 6,334,110 2,349,370 314,634,690

119,922,580 48,152,580 3,706,010 18,765,550 7,475,110 11,261,940 28,500 6,228,600 118,369,000 6,600,000 111,769,000 9,821,870 185,680 692,210 6,524,130 2,419,850 324,966,190

LEGAL DISPLAY ADS

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS The Hanover County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, March 24, 2020 at 6:00 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 plan: DRAFT PAMUNKEY RIVER TMDL ACTION PLAN UPDATE CHAPTER 890 OF TITLE 9 OF THE VIRGINIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE (SECTION 25-890-1 ET SEQ.) REGARDING GENERAL VPDES PERMITS FOR DISCHARGES OF STORMWATER FROM SMALL MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEMS (MS4S) REQUIRES HANOVER COUNTY TO DEVELOP AND SUBMIT AN UPDATE TO THE PAMUNKEY RIVER TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD (TMDL) ACTION PLAN TO THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BY MAY 1, 2021. A complete copy of the proposed plan and related information is available at the office of the County Administrator any regular working day between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. All persons wishing to comment on the proposal may appear at the stated time and place or may submit comments in writing to the Hanover County Department of Public Works at email: jmflagg@hanovercounty.gov before the close of the public hearing.

_______________________ John A. Budesky, County Administrator

HANOVER COUNTY, VIRGINIA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND PROPOSED 2021 TAX RATES Notice is hereby given that the Hanover County Board of Supervisors will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. in the Board Room of the Hanover County Administration Building, 7516 County Complex Road, Hanover, Virginia, on the following: 2021 Proposed Tax Rates 2020 Real Property $0.81 Personal Property $3.57 Qualifying Volunteer Fire and Rescue $1.78 Vehicle Personal Property Qualifying Disabled Veterans Vehicle $1.78 Personal Property Machinery and Tools $3.57 Aircraft Personal Property $0.50 Merchants’ Capital $1.90 Mobile Home $0.81 Generating Equipment $0.81

2021 $0.81 $3.57 $1.78 $0.00 $3.57 $0.50 $1.90 $0.81 $0.81

All levies above are per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation. Hanover County Recycling Service District The County of Hanover, Virginia, proposes to levy a tax of $36.00 per residential lot located in the Hanover County Recycling Service District for the purpose of funding recycling services. The fee for the prior year was $32.00. Atlee Manor Sewer Service District The County of Hanover, Virginia, proposes to levy a tax of $780.00 per residential lot located in the Atlee Manor Sewer Service District for the purpose of funding sewer system improvements. The Hanover County Board of Supervisors is not obligated to adopt the proposed tax rates but may adopt rates up to the amounts listed as it deems necessary. Related information is available for inspection online and at the Office of the County Administrator, 7516 County Complex Road, Hanover, VA, (804) 365-6005, any regular working day between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The options available for providing written or oral statements are posted on the County website: www.hanovercounty.gov. John A. Budesky, County Administrator

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March 10, 2021

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Hanover County Board of Supervisors has set Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 6:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as the Board’s consideration of the administrative agenda permits, in the Board Room of the Hanover County Government Building at Hanover Courthouse, Hanover, Virginia, as the day, date, time, and place for a public hearing to consider the following cases, at which public comments will be accepted: SE2021-00003, ANDREA M. AND KEVIN J. FIELDS Request(s) a Special Exception Permit in accordance with Section 26-21.19 of the Hanover County Zoning Ordinance to permit a home occupation in an accessory structure on GPIN 8755-39-2502, consisting of approximately 2.07 acres, zoned A-1, Agricultural District, and located on the east line of McClellan Road (State Route 628) approximately 200 feet north of its intersection with Elsinore Drive (private road). (PUBLIC HEARING) Magisterial District: Cold Harbor SE2021-00005, TODD NELSON SWEET Request(s) a Special Exception Permit in accordance with Section 26-21.19 of the Hanover County Zoning Ordinance to permit a home occupation in an accessory structure on GPIN 8716-14-0779, consisting of approximately 1.0 acre, zoned A-1, Agricultural District, and located on the west line of Royal Grant Drive (State Route 1739) at its intersection with Glastonburg Drive (State Route 1742). (PUBLIC HEARING) Magisterial District: Chickahominy SE2021-00004, TRUSTEES OF PRESBYTERY OF THE JAMES, INC. (NEW HANOVER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH) Request(s) a Special Exception Permit in accordance with Section 26-338 of the Hanover County Zoning Ordinance to allow a sign larger than permitted on GPIN 8707-71-5125, consisting of approximately 5.82 acres, zoned A-1, Agricultural District, and located on the east line of Chamberlayne Road (U.S Route 301) approximately 600 feet south of Rural Point Road (State Route 643). (PUBLIC HEARING) Magisterial District: Henry CUP2021-00002, NENA GROVE LANE, L.L.C. Request(s) to rescind CUP-20-96, for the former location of the Pamunkey Regional Library (Atlee Library) in accordance with Section 26-120.1 of the Hanover County Zoning Ordinance on GPIN 8706-12-2068, consisting of approximately 0.30 acres, zoned B-2(c), Community Business District with conditions and located on the south line of Chamberlayne Road (U.S. Route 301) at its intersection with Atlee Road (State Route 638). The subject property is designated on the General Land Use Plan Map as Commercial. (PUBLIC HEARING) Magisterial District: Chickahominy CUP2021-00003, RESTORATION CHURCH Request(s) a Conditional Use Permit in accordance with Section 26-120.1 of the Hanover County Zoning Ordinance to permit a church on GPIN 8706-12-2068, consisting of approximately 5.24 acres (CUP area is limited a 0.30-acre portion of the subject parcel), zoned B-2(c), Community Business District with conditions, and located on the south line of Chamberlayne Road (U.S. Route 301) at its intersection with Atlee Road (State Route 638). The subject property is designated on the General Land Use Plan Map as Commercial. (PUBLIC HEARING) Magisterial District: Chickahominy CUP2021-00004, CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA Request(s) to rescind CUP-4-83, Am. 2-98, in accordance with Section 26-20.21 of the Hanover County Zoning Ordinance, which permitted a church-related retreat facility on GPIN 7822-78-2097, consisting of approximately 90.9 acres, zoned A-1, Agricultural District, and located on the north line of Robert Terrell Road (State Route 712) approximately 1,750 feet west of its intersection with West Patrick Henry Road (State Route 54). (PUBLIC HEARING) Magisterial District: Beaverdam CUP2020-00016, JEFF AND GAYLE STONEMAN Request(s) a Conditional Use Permit in accordance with Section 26-20.14 of the Hanover County Zoning Ordinance to permit a recreational facility/event venue on GPIN 7822-78-2097, consisting of approximately 90.9 acres (CUP area is limited to a 3.59-acre portion of the subject parcel), zoned A-1, Agricultural District, and located on the north line of Robert Terrell Road (State Route 712) approximately 1,750 feet west of its intersection with West Patrick Henry Road (State Route 54). The subject property is designated on the General Land Use Plan Map as Agricultural. (PUBLIC HEARING) Magisterial District: Beaverdam CUP2020-00018, FELLOWSHIP COMMUNITY CHURCH OF MECHANICSVILLE, L.L.C. Request(s) a Conditional Use Permit in accordance with Section 26-165.1 of the Hanover County Zoning Ordinance to permit a church on GPIN 8715-48-9952, consisting of approximately 0.8 acres, zoned M-1(c), Limited Industrial District with conditions, and located on the north line of Bell Creek Road (State Route 642), approximately 500 feet north of its intersection with Autumn Park Way (State Route 1556), in the Bell Creek Suites, Unit K. The subject property is designated on the General Land Use Plan Map as Planned Business. (PUBLIC HEARING) Magisterial District: Chickahominy Copies of the above case may be reviewed in the Planning Office, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. For information on special meeting procedures regarding COVID-19, please contact the Planning Office or you may also go to https://www.hanovercounty.gov/697/Board-of-Supervisors-Upcoming-and-Archiv for more information. 28

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March 10, 2021

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE HANOVER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS The Hanover County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on April 7, 2021, at 6:00 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: ORDINANCE 21-02 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING HANOVER COUNTY SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL FEES PURSUANT TO TITLE 15.2, CHAPTER 9 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA AND INCLUDING SPECIFICALLY VA. CODE 15.2-928(A)(vi), PROPOSED TO BE EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2021 Fees applicable to users at Route 301 Transfer Station: FEES EXISTING PROPOSED Tipping Fee, per ton $50.00 $55.00 Tires: Tire diameter no larger than 32” $2.25 each (no change) + tipping fee Tire diameter larger than 32” but not exceeding 44” $9.00 each + (no change) tipping fee (no tires over 44”) Bulk – per ton $140.00 (no change) Refrigerant-containing appliances from $15.00 each (no change) non-residential sources + tipping fee Mattresses or inner coil spring mattresses from non-residential sources $15.00 each (no change) (Does not include box springs or foundation mattress + tipping fee that can be readily crushed, e.g. wood framed) E-waste: CRT (cathode-ray tube) monitor or television $28.00 each (no change) Projection television $23.00 each (no change) LCD (liquid-crystal display) monitor or television $14.00 each (no change) Electronic printers $5.00 each (no change) Oversized logs (4” to 12”) $50.00 $55.00 per ton Commercial solid waste and yard waste $50.00 $55.00 per ton Construction and demolition waste $50.00 $55.00 per ton (residential and commercial) Residential solid waste and yard waste (self-hauled) no charge (no change) A complete copy of the proposed ordinance and related information is available online and at the office of the County Administrator any regular working day between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The options available for providing written or oral statements are posted on the County website: www.hanovercounty.gov. John A. Budesky, County Administrator

HCPS lists face-to-face reminders ASHLAND – Chris R. Whitley, public information officer for Hanover County Public Schools, released the following statement regarding those who enter schools for face-to-face studies: “As a reminder, we must all stay vigilant in mitigating the spread of COVID-19 and we need your help.” Whitley, speaking on behalf of Dr. Michael Gill, superintendent, said, “Please remember to follow these steps to help keep our students, faculty, and staff safe:

z Wear your mask (correctly) z Wash your hands (often) z Watch your distance (always)” He asked parents and guardians to check their student’s temperature and for any other signs of illness (more information on illness signs can be found at http://hcps.us/ events/c_o_v_i_d-19_news/ health_services_update). “If they are displaying any symptoms, they must stay home,” Whitley added.

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Room G110 of Shady Grove United Methodist Church at 8209 Shady Grove Rd. in Mechanicsville. Bring a covered dish and join in with a group celebrating faith, fellowship, friends and fun. Meetings are cancelled if Hanover County Public Schools are two hours late or cancelled due to inclement weather. To register, call the church at 804-746-9073. For more information, call Janet Lewis at 804-398-8947.

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has donated over 153,000 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 804781-0338.

Third Mondays Alzheimer’s/Dementia support 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 The Mechanicsville Fellowship Club meets each month (excluding July and August) at 10:30 a.m. in

Cold Harbor Road 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. 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.

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in the 7000 block of Cold Harbor Road, Mechanicsville.

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reported in the 13900 block of Smooth Rock Court, Montpelier.

Drugs: Possession of Schedule IV was reported in the 8200 block of Ferrill Court, Mechanicsville.

Destruction of property, monument, was reported in the 6900 block of Rotherham Drive, Mechanicsville.

Altering fund transfer, $1,000, was reported in the 6100 block of Poppy Seed Lane, Mechanicsville.

Possession/distribution of drug paraphernalia was reported in the 7500 block of Cold Harbor Road/Fast Lane, Mechanicsville.

Abuse and neglect of an incapacitated adult, 1st offense, was reported

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eling to enter the facility ID theft ID to defraud, $200, was reported in the reporting to work daily. 8900 block of Ringview The road frequently Drive, Mechanicsville.

floods as it is. “Wegmans said they will remove graves on the property. And do what with the remains of our ancestors? This is unac ID theft ID to defraud, ceptable. Our Historic $200, was reported in Brown Grove Church sits the 9100 block of Caleb directly across from this Drive, Mechanicsville. entrance. Usual church Destruction of property, activities will be intermonument, was reported rupted with the amount of in the 7100 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike, travel on this road. Yet, no conversations have been Mechanicsville. held with the Pastor as DWI, 2nd offense in 5 to what could be done to years, was reported help the church because of in the 10300 block the Wegmans’ intrusion. of Sliding Hill Road, “We do not oppose Ashland. Wegmans coming to Credit card fraud, $200 in Hanover County, but 6 months, was reported there are better options in the 10000 block for this plant other of Lickinghole Road, Ashland. than in the midst of the

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Assault and battery of a family member was reported in the 7900 block of Meadow Drive, Mechanicsville.

homes of the Brown Grove Community.”

ABOUT THE HANOVER COUNTY NAACP The Hanover County Branch was established almost 65 years ago at the First Union Baptist Church in Mechanicsville, Virginia with the dream of having an organization dedicated to the realization of the principle of equality and justice for all. Through civil rights advocacy and community involvement we continue the struggle to achieve freedom, justice and dignity for all. Our strength is derived from the dedication and untiring efforts of our volunteers. Individual membership, fund raising activities and corporate sponsorship allows this organization to continue serving the community.

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concerns regarding the foxholes and the danger they present. She asked the applicant to install security fencing (orange net) around each foxhole to protect the public from any potential danger “This would go a long way in showing the community that you to intend to do the right thing,” Dibble said, while noting the plan still requires another Corps of Engineers examination before a site plan can be approved. Chickahominy supervisor Angela Kelly-Wiecek asked for assurance that the foxholes would be filled as soon as possible, and Dibble moved for approval of the CUP with conditions, including the construction fencing installed within 30 days. While acknowledging the good intentions of Post members, Ashland supervisor Faye Prichard said past behavior is a good indicator of future actions and expressed concerns regarding their compliance with previous orders. “I don’t think you have met the spirit of what has been asked, and I have ongoing concerns about the property of the folks next door, the quality of life of your

surrounding neighbors, and I’m unclear about why some of these things haven’t been done,” Prichard said. She said that during the time elapsed since their last amendment, one critical element had not been addressed by Post leadership. “You have not mended the fence with your neighbors,” she said. “Coming to peace with the folks who are going to be mostly affected by this was your most important job.” Maloney told supervisors they retain the right to revoke the permit if conditions were not met. Mechanicsville supervisor Canova Peterson suggested a friendly amendment to the motion regarding that the foxholes be filled prior to building permit approval. “I don’t want to see the land disturbed until this is done,” Peterson said. Dibble said the goal is to fill the foxholes as soon as possible but wet conditions have prevented the completion of the order to fill the holes, but agreed to add the stipulation to her motion. The application was approved by a 6-1 vote, with Prichard casting the dissenting ballot.

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How to choose the right lighting inside your home ighting in a home serves both practical and aesthetic purposes. It’s easy to maneuver around a well-lit home, reducing the risk of slips and falls, and the right lighting can help homeowners create their desired ambiance, which typically changes depending on which room you’re in. When choosing lighting for their homes, homeowners must walk a fine line between appearance and functionality. A fixture in the foyer that instantly impresses visitors likely won’t prove as awe-inspiring if it’s installed in the living room. When choosing lighting for a home, some general rules about what works in each room can help homeowners make the most informed decision.

Kitchen Kitchens are often the busiest room in a home, so lighting here can be especially important. A kitchen often benefits, both practically and aesthetically, from different types of lighting. For example, pendant lighting above kitchen islands can make meal preparation easier and safer, but such lighting likely won’t work in breakfast nooks and informal dining areas in the kitchen. Recessed lighting works best in such areas. In kitchens with no island, under-cabinet light-

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ing can be used to illuminate countertops and simplify meal preparation. Formal dining room Many people enjoy the look of chandeliers in formal dining rooms, and such fixtures can be installed directly above the dinner table. The interior design experts at Better Homes & Gardens advise hanging chandeliers roughly 33 inches above the table in dining rooms with eight-foot ceilings, adding three inches for each additional foot above eight feet. Darkened dining areas may be ideal in restaurants, but homeowners may want to split the difference at home and choose dimmable chandeliers for their dining rooms. This allows homeowners to dim the lights for romantic dinners but turn them up for family gatherings with lots of people around the table. Metro Creative Connection

Living room Adaptability also is important in the living room, where homeowners may host anything from movie nights to book clubs to parties for the big game. It can be a tall order to accommodate such a wide range of activities, and many homeowners come down to deciding between recessed lighting and track lighting. If the living room currently has neither style, homeown-

ers should recognize that it will cost considerably less to install track lighting than recessed lighting. Better Homes & Gardens notes that flexible track lighting provides ambient, task or accent lighting, and track lights can even be moved to change lighting schemes at any time, making them a budget-friendly option for homeowners whose living rooms are multi-purpose spaces. Recessed lighting also

Though new flooring and ceiling tiles might not offer the wow factor of a remodeled kitchen, a 2019 study from researchers at the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University found that replacing floors and ceilings was the most popular home improvement project in the United States in 2017, the most recent year for

works well in living rooms, especially ones with low ceilings. That’s because recessed lighting is installed into the ceiling, meaning it does not take up any visual space in the room. That can help living rooms feel bigger. Bedroom The home improvement experts at BobVila.com note that bedroom lighting should provide enough light when

getting dressed, but also be able to be toned down as residents prepare for their bedtime routines. Both portable and installed lighting can be used in bedrooms to serve these various functions. Recessed fixtures that dim can ensure there’s ample light to get dressed in the morning, but they also can be dimmed at night as residents try to get ready to sleep. Portable nightstand lights can make it easier

which data was available at the time of the study. More than five million homeowners replaced carpeting, flooring, paneling, or ceiling tiles in their homes in 2017. The popularity of such projects may have something to do with the relatively low cost associated with them, as the experts at BobVila.com note that overhauling surfaces

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for couples sharing a bedroom, allowing one person to stay up and read while the other goes to sleep. Homeowners have many options and many needs when choosing lighting for their homes. A professional consultation with a lighting expert or interior decorator can help homeowners find lights that provide both practical and aesthetic appeal. - Metro Creative

underfoot and overhead costs an average of $3,283. That places floor and ceiling tile replacement projects among the least expensive home improvement projects homeowners can undertake, even though such renovations can immediately and dramatically transform the look of a room. - Metro Creative

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Spring home improvement WHY PAINTERS WEAR WHITE he sight of professional painters decked out in white overalls is a familiar one to many people. Perhaps you’ve pondered just why painters wear white? The reasons behind painters’ sartorial choices is not easily verifiable, but it’s fun to explore nonetheless. The actual name for a painting professionals wardrobe is ‘painter’s whites.’ White canvas or denim pants, white t-shirt, overalls, and a white cap are often worn by painters. The idea of wearing white may date back to the 1700s, when there were not a variety of house colors available. As a result, white was the primary choice of paint at this time. If white paint were to be dripped on a white uniform, it wouldn’t be readily noticed before laundering. Painters also used to mix 50 pounds of ‘white lead powder’ with a can of paint paste to make about two gallons of paint. The mixing process produced large amounts of white dust. To hide the dust, the painters wore white. It is also believed that some painters crafted clothing from the white sails from ships. Another theory behind painters’ preference for white work gear traces its origins to 19th century union painters. Those in the union adopted the

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Tips to improve WiFi around the house peedy, reliable internet is something people have quickly grown accustomed to. That’s no doubt why dropped WiFi signals can be so frustrating. Various things can contribute to slow or interrupted Wi-Fi. As a result, there’s no one-size-fits-all solution to address underperforming Wi-Fi. But that’s good news, as it means there’s an assortment of strategies that consumers can try to improve the Wi-Fi in their homes. Upgrade your router. Many people rent their routers from their internet service providers, but it may surprise some to learn that they can buy their own. Buying your own router can be beneficial in various ways, not the least of which is it can save money. Router rental fees vary, but they typically cost between $10 and $15 per month. Consumers will save

money in the long run by buying their own router rather than renting one from their ISP. When buying their own routers, consumers also can pick from a host of options, including routers with strong performance ratings that may contribute to better WiFi performance. Set up automatic firmware updates. It’s easy to forget a router after it’s been plugged in and internet service starts working. However, manufacturers routinely issue firmware updates to improve router performance. Turning on automatic updates may improve WiFi performance, and such updates also can provide a host of additional benefits, including added security measures. Relocate the router. PCMag.com notes that the location of the router can affect WiFi performance. If possible, locate the router in the center of the home so it

can easily reach all parts of the house. Locating wireless routers away from walls and other obstructions also may improve performance. Switch frequencies. Switching frequencies can help wireless consumers whose service might be adversely affected by congestion. Consumer Reports notes that wireless congestion can affect WiFi performance in apartment buildings and densely populated neighborhoods. In such instances, consumers can check their routers to see if they’re running on the 2.4 GHz frequency band. If so, switching them to the 5 GHz band, which has more channels and is likely to be less congested, may improve WiFi performance. Slow and/or interrupted WiFi signals can be very frustrating. Thankfully, various strategies can help consumers quickly remedy such issues. - Metro Creative

all-white uniform to differentiate themselves from non-union painters. Sometimes a black bow tie was added to complete the professional presentation. There are some practical reasons for painters to wear white. White clothing tends to be cooler when working outdoors or in sunny locations. Should painter’s whites become dirty, they’re easily bleachable without the color fading. Also, white is a pristine color that will present the appearance of cleanliness. Homeowners may readily invite and trust a clean worker into their homes to get the job done. Painters often find that their business logo stands out sharply against the white of a uniform, which can be another practical reason to don some white overalls. White clothing also can be less expensive to replace. Today, because there are many other paint hues available, painter’s whites may not be so pristine. But those variously shaded specks and splatters may be indicative of a seasoned professional who has put in many hours on the job. Painters have long worn white as their unofficial uniform. The theories as to why vary, but the tradition is likely here to stay. -Metro Creative

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How to prevent slips and falls in the bathroom athrooms can serve as sanctuaries, providing a warm tub to soak in after a long, weary day or a private place to retire for a few minutes of peace and quiet. Bathrooms also can be dangerous places, as various groups warn that most slip and fall accidents that occur at home will happen in the bathroom. The combination of hard surfaces and moisture from sinks and showers can create dangerous conditions. Furthermore, bathrooms tend to be small spaces, so should a fall occur, it’s more likely a person will hit various surfaces on the way down. The risk of falling in a bathroom increases with age. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, seniors over age 65 have a 25 percent chance of falling in the bathroom. Seniors generally have less flexibility and balance than younger people, meaning falls can be life-threatening. Bones easily can become fractured and internal bleeding

and fixtures.

Improve bathroom lighting Make sure lighting in the bathroom illuminates all areas.

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Keeo bathroom free of clutter to help reduce falling.

may occur in serious cases. Bathrooms can be made more safe in a few simple ways. Keep the bathtub clean Soap residue or other grime can contribute to slippery conditions in the shower and tub. Cleaning these sur-

faces frequently can improve traction. Declutter the space Remove extraneous items from the bathroom that can pose as tripping hazards.

bath mat Bath mats can contribute to slips and falls. For those who cannot live without them, choose a mat with slip-resistant backings and add doublefaced tape for added security.

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Use a weighted shower curtain or install shower doors to prevent water from getting on the floor. Mop up any water or additional condensation to help dry the bathroom. Install an exhaust fan to help vent moisture that can condense and accumulate on the floor

Wear non-slip shoes Wearing non-slip shoes when in the bathroom can reduce the chances of slipping on wet floors. Install a walk-in shower or bathtub These lipless fixtures can assist those who have difficulty entering a standard tub or shower. Grab bars also can help with maneuvering in and out of the shower area. Use a raised toilet seat A raised toilet, or one with a special seat that reduces the distance one has to go to reach a seated position, may help prevent falls. Any individual with a health condition that causes vision disturbances or difficulties with balance should work with a doctor to find a resolution. These conditions may contribute to falls. -Metro Creative

Turn your new house into a home istorically low mortgage interest rates are helping to drive a new wave of home sales. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau indicates roughly 14 percent of the population, or around 40 million people, move every year for various reasons. Statistics Canada’s Canadian Housing Survey found about half of Canadian households have either moved within the past five years or intend to do so within the next five. While people may be inclined to move far from their current residences, the moving resource Move.org notes that some U.S. states are seeing an influx in people leav-

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this comforting feeling. Create an organizational plan. It can be tempting to want to throw everything in closets and unpack quickly, but give yourself time to fully analyze where you want to store items, where you may need to paint or reconfigure spaces, as well as any home improvements you want to make before taking out all of your stuff. When you fully unpack, you can immediately enjoy your hard work. Hang artwork. Hang a few select pieces of artwork or family photos shortly after moving in. Surround yourself with things that make you feel good.

Bring mementos. Your first home may bring about warm feelings. While you can’t recreate it entirely, you can use a piece of furniture or a few family heirlooms to make your new space feel homey. Rely on familiar scents. Break in the new space with familiar aromas, whether it’s preferential air fresheners, scented candles or baking your favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe. Moving into a new home can be exciting. Certain touches can help make the new space feel more like home. - Metro Creative

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Variables to consider when choosing a media room he term ‘home theater’ once made homeowners who love movies and sports dream of the day when they could dedicate a large area in their home to watching the big game or their favorite films. Such rooms are now widely referred to as ‘media rooms.’ Though the terminology may have changed, media rooms are not all that different from home theaters. Before choosing an area of their home as their designated media room, homeowners must consider a host of variables to ensure they get as much out of the room as possible.

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of the room is of the utmost importance. Media rooms tend to be more social settings than traditional home theaters, which were often designed to be isolated from the rest of the home so noise and natural light did not adversely affect the film-watching experience. Homeowners may not want their media rooms to be in high traffic areas of their homes, but they needn’t be completely secluded, either. The renovation experts at the DIY Network note that the shape of a room should be considered before designating it as the media room. In general, square rooms are not ideal, as such rooms can produce harmonic distortions. A rectangular room likely won’t produce such distortions,

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especially when homeowners place their screens and primary speakers on short walls. It’s important that homeowners do not downplay the importance of sound, as media rooms, unlike traditional home theaters, may be used for listening to music just as much as they are for watching films or sports. Viewers may not recognize distortions when watching something, but homeowners may notice these abnormalities when listening to music.

Windows Media rooms are multipurpose rooms, so homeowners don’t need to remove rooms with windows from consideration. But the experts at the DIY Network note that windows are hard surfaces that can reflect sound and distort audio, and the light that gets in through windows can produce reflections on the viewing surface. Each of those factors can adversely affect your listening and viewing experience. A room with windows can still

make for a good media room, but you may want to invest in some blackout curtains to mitigate some of the disadvantages of having windows in the room. Wall colors The colors of the walls in the room is another variable homeowners will have to consider. Homeowners won’t want to host guests for the big game in rooms with darkened walls, as that can create a dreary atmosphere and potentially

make people tired. But especially bright colors will reflect light and adversely affect the viewing experience. Neutral colors should not affect the colors on the screen, making them the ideal color choice for media room walls. Media rooms are high on many homeowners’ renovation lists. Considering a host of variables prior to designating an area for a media room can ensure the finished product is as enjoyable as possible. - Metro Creative

How to design a fitness room at home to fit you personal needs eople exercise for many different reasons. Exercise can improve one’s appearance, reduce the risk for illness, alleviate stress or anxiety, and even help pass some time. Exercise is often a social activity, but in the wake of social distancing guidelines issue in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, many people have found themselves looking for ways to exercise at home. Building a home fitness room has never been a more timely project, and such a project can continue to provide rewards even when life returns to some semblance of normalcy. Here’s how to

successfully stock a home gym. Find a dedicated space. A home gym will be limited by the amount of space that can be devoted to workouts. Possible fitness room locations include a spare bedroom, a garage, a basement, or an enclosed patio. Measure the space so you can pick and choose equipment that will fit. Leave some floor space empty for movement exercises or mat activities. Keep the space bright. Darkness can sap energy levels, so invest in mirrors and adequate overhead lighting to make the space inviting. Natural light can make the exercise area more enjoyable.

Consider the flooring. New flooring can protect against damage and make an area more conductive to working out. Rubber mats can offset echoes and reduce the noise of running on a treadmill or setting down heavy weights. Use space-saving equipment. A home gym space will likely not be as expansive as the space inside a traditional fitness center. Thankfully, many activities do not require a lot of space or equipment. Classic exercises like squats, lunges, push ups, and sit ups require little gear but still produce results. Figure out which equipment you like the most and invest

in two or three key pieces. Dumbells of various weights, a medicine ball and a yoga mat can be all you need to create a versatile, effective workout. A TRX system and a door-mounted pull-up bar also are great space-saving options. Have a TV hookup. A home gym may benefit from a smart TV that you can use to stream workout videos or catch up on the latest news while running the treadmill or using the stationary bike. A home gym is beneficial year-round, and can be especially valuable when social distancing guidelines are put in pla ce. - Metro Creative

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DIY strategies to deep-clean carpeting hat’s underfoot in a home can go a long way toward making residences comfortable and aesthetically appealing. A study of home buyer preferences using data from the National Association of Realtors¨ found that 54 percent of home buyers were willing to pay more for a home with hardwood flooring. But that doesn’t mean that carpeting doesn’t still have its devotees. In 2019, the real estate firm Opendoor installed nearly one million yards of carpeting in its homes. Houzz reports that, in 2018, 17 percent of renovating homeowners purchased carpets and 50 percent purchased indoor rugs. Carpeting and rugs can offset some of the shortcomings of hardwood, providing a softer texture that makes for a better landing spot for active young children. However, carpets will require more maintenance than hardwood floors. Learning how to deep clean carpets can help homeowners, as vacuuming is not enough to keep carpets in top form.

Spot clean stains Stores sell a bevy of carpet cleaning solutions. When applying such solutions, do so in an inconspicuous area of the room to ensure colorfastness of the carpet and that the solution does not adversely affect the fibers. If the spot is clean and the carpet is not adversely affected, you can then apply the solution to more visible areas. Homeowners who prefer all-natural cleaning solutions rather than chemicals can

use a solution of white vinegar, baking soda and salt to make a safe cleanser, according to The Spruce. Soak the stain, use a scrub brush to work in the cleanser and then blot up the liquid with a clean cloth. According to the lifestyle resource First for Women, club soda also works as a cleanser when it is sprayed on a stain. Deep cleaning Carpets periodically need to be revitalized, and that can be accomplished with a specialized cleaning machine. Many are available for purchase (a good investment for homeowners with kids and/or pets), while others can be rented as needed. Remove all of the furniture from a room and vacuum to clean dust, dander and any other debris. Address any darker stains first by pretreating with a cleaning solution. Let sit for around 20 minutes. While waiting, learn how to operate the machine, fill it and clean out the soiled water. Never allow the machine to oversaturate the carpet with water, as it can get into the padding and subfloor, causing problems like mold or wood damage. Spray the water-detergent solutions, and then pass the carpet cleaner over spots repeatedly until the carpet feels only slightly damp. DoItYourself.com advises running the machine at the pace of one foot per second. Removing shoes when entering the home can keep carpets clean and reduce wear and tear. With frequent deep cleaning, carpets can maintain a likenew appearance for years. - Metro Creative

A Special Supplement to The Mechanicsville Local | March 10, 2021