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Slow mail service draws supervisors’ ire By Jim Ridolphi For The Mechanicsville Local

55th District candidates address the issues Levy, Fowler bidding for local House seat By Jim Ridolphi For The Mechanicsville Local

Editor’s note: Challenger Levy’s responses will run in Part I of this story, and Del. Fowler’s responses will be published in the following week’s edition.

Virginia’s 55th House of Delegates District encompasses parts of Caroline, Hanover and Spotsylvania counties. All 100 Virginia House seats are up for election this November. The Local sent questions to both candidates seeking the seat, incumbent Hyland “Buddy” Fowler and Ashland resident and educator Rachel Levy. Both received identical questionnaires and provided diligent and responsive answers to the questions.

A few words about why you decided to seek or continue public service. What motivates you to serve and why are you seeking election, re-election to the General Assembly? Levy: First, the combination of my engagement in local and state government matters, volunteering with campaigns, and my life’s work in improving public education made me realize that public service is my passion and my

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calling. Even when I finished my PhD, my first choice of a job wasn’t to be an academic but to continue to be a public servant. I ended up back in the classroom, as a teacher, see LEVY, pg. 8

Superintendent of Hanover schools Michael Gill provided supervisors with a comprehensive report on the opening days of school and a vision of how the district plans to move forward to address learning gaps caused by the pandemic at last week’s regularly scheduled board meeting. Gill told supervisors that around 17,000 students returned to Hanover schools during the first week, an increase from the anticipated number forecasted last year. In an opening the superintendent described as smooth, there were the usual challenges that included late buses and long drop off lines for parents at several campuses. Many parents opted to provide transportation

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Cold Harbor Assistant Principal Mary Douglas Roscoe welcomes students back on their first day of school earlier this month. Superintendent Michael Gill told supervisors last week the opening went well.

to and from school for their students once issues were reported regarding bus driver shortages. Gill said Hanover began the year with 26 fewer drivers than the year before, a deficit much smaller than neighboring localities. During the past week, more than 1,000 additional requests for bus service have been received, most likely due to the long drop off lines and

wait times for parents taking their children to school. Gill said there is a decided difference in this year’s start of school versus last year. While 62% of Hanover students returned to face-to-face instruction last year, that number is closer to 97% this year. “The halls are much busier and livelier, and, as I make my see SUPERVISORS, pg. 17

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Thomas outlines economic efforts at Hanover Rotary E. Linwood Thomas, Director of Economic Development for Hanover County, met with the members of the Rotary Club of Hanover County earlier this month. As the Director of Economic Development Linwood helps to implement local Economic Development policy within Hanover County. He uses his extensive background in both regional and local development to attract capital investment to the County. Thomas strives to improve Hanover County’s future economic outlook and helps make the County a destination for companies looking to grow and expand. He currently serves on numerous nonprofit boards and is a member of the International Economic Development Council and the Virginia Economic Developers Association. There is a team of five who run the office in Hanover County. Hanover has a strategic location and is seeing a lot of interest because of the transportation location, good quality of life, low tax rates, and a central location. There is about 30% of the area of Hanover where the Board of Supervisors is interested in growing, along I-95 and 295. Hanover County has continued to create jobs and economic growth, and activity and population numbers have seen healthy, sustained growth. Hanover was one of the fastest growing communities by job growth, preCOVID. At the height of the

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To thank E. Linwood Thomas for his presentation, Club President Brenda Rosalez shows him the book, ‘How I Built This: The Unexpected Paths to Success from the World’s Most Inspiring Entrepreneurs,’ dedicated to E. Linwood Thomas, that will be available at the Atlee Branch of the Pamunkey Regional Library.

pandemic, Hanover County had an unemployment rate of 8.9% and today is about 4%, which is considered full employment. Pre-pandemic it was 2.9% and had growing annual wages. Shop Local! Here in Hanover, VA! is Hanover County’s campaign to support local businesses as a No. 1 priority. For those that met the criteria, they rolled out a resiliency grant to give to 58 businesses to help them get through the pandemic. More than 50% were small, women and minority-owned businesses. The program helped save or create 588 jobs. They wanted to help drive traffic, so they created a video featuring the Sheriff, Fire & EMS, Police & the Board of

Supervisors, as well as many familiar local businesses to show how the dollars come back to the community. Thomas showed the video, which can be seen online at www.hanovervirginia.com. On average about 65% of a dollar spent at local business stays in the community. The new Here in Hanover, VA! app was developed as a guide to what’s happening in Hanover, and can be downloaded at www.hanovervirginia.com. It provides information on history, culture, dining, shopping and other fun things to do in Hanover County. There are many projects that have been announced and are looking for land that see THOMAS pg. 3

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SHERIFF’S REPORTS Fatal car | Crime, Accidents, Fire & Rescue accident investigated

was reported in the 8700th block of New Holland Lane, Mechanicsville.

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Assault and battery on a family member was reported in the 11500th block of Georgetown Road, Mechanicsville. Assault and battery on a family member was reported in the 6400th block of Holstein Lane, Mechanicsville. Petit larceny, parts was reported in the 14200th block of Washington Highway, Ashland. Identity fraud-use of identifying info to defraud

Concealment, price altering merchandise, less than $500 was reported in the 7400th block of Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville. Assault and battery on a family member was reported in the 6900th block of Cornfield Lane, Mechanicsville. Driver not reporting accident with damage more than $250 was reported in the 13100th block of Spring Road,

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Obtaining money or signature by false pretenses was reported in the 17000th block of Dogwood Trail Road, Rockville.

Petit larceny, building was reported in the 6200th block of Fieldshire Court, Mechanicsville.

Simple assault was reported in the 13400th block of Independence Road/Blanton Road, Ashland.

Threat to extort money was see SHERIFF’S, pg. 15

Information on proposed Chickahominy Pipeline Hanover County officials are aware that some property owners in the county have received inquiries from Chickahominy Pipeline, LLC about the potential development of a gas pipeline that would serve the proposed Chickahominy Power Plant in Charles City County. At this time, Hanover has received limited information about the project. Officials’ knowledge of the plans are extremely limited and are generally based on publicly available sources. Chickahominy Pipeline, LLC

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can be used to attract companies to the region. Of the 6 million square feet that has come online in the last two years, there is a lot of new development along Route 1 and Lake Ridge Parkway. He touched on the Wegman’s project and said it will bring 700-plus good jobs to the community. Also, ECC Test Lab will be testing medical marijuana that meets State Guidelines – it located here in

is affiliated with Chickahominy Power, based on filings with the Virginia State Corporation Commission. Any questions about the project should be directed to the company at info@chickahominypower.com. Additional contacts with the company are: Irfan K. Ali, managing member, irfankali@balicollc.com, 703-234-2223 (office) or 703-371-5867 (mobile), and Tim Seibert, managing member, tseibert@harvesttimeholdings. com, 740-808-2872 (mobile). Hanover County government officials have encouraged the company to host a commulate 2020 – and will grow jobs in the future. Also, Indevco, ChemTreat, and Wine & Beer Supply have invested in and located in the county as well as Cascades, a box company located near Doswell. Virginia ABC Headquarters and Distribution Center has broken ground, and the Virginia Department of Forensic Science will be building a facility near the Times Dispatch Building off Route 301. Even though they don’t pay taxes, they create jobs, so

nity meeting with the affected property owners. Hanover officials are not aware of such a meeting being scheduled. The company has been invited to a board of supervisors meeting. A page has been created on the county government website at www.hanovercounty. gov with all the information the county has on this project. That page can be accessed from the home page under Quick Links>Proposed Chickahominy Pipeline. Information submitted by Hanover County Public Officer Tom Harris. it’s a trickle-down effect. There are lots of things to attract companies and people to Hanover. Hanover Public Schools have the third highest on-time graduation rate in Virginia with 100% of schools accredited. Thomas said, they have revamped their website to drive traffic to it so that people can research coming to Hanover. For more information, visit www.hanovervirginia.com.

On Wednesday, Sept. 22 at approximately 10:45 p.m., deputies responded to the 13000 block of East Patrick Henry Road near Cedon Road for a single-vehicle crash. The preliminary investigation revealed that a 2006 Chevrolet sedan was traveling east on East Patrick Henry Road (Route 54) when it ran off the right shoulder of the roadway and collided with a tree. The driver of the 2006 Chevrolet sedan, Susan Janette Draper, 19, of Caroline County, was pronounced deceased at the scene. There were no other occupants in the vehicle. Investigators are still collecting information at this time.

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Ashland Town Council unanimously approved a budget amendment that adds more than $8 million to the current 2021-2022 budget thanks to funding provided through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The Council also endorsed an initial spending plan for the money that includes a number of projects that qualified for the federal funding. Earlier this month, Town Manager Josh Farrar presented a three-tier spending plan for the ARPA funds. Earlier this week, he asked the Council to approve the Tier 1 spending plan portion of that proposal. The list of projects approved by Town Council earlier this week represents about $5.6 million, most of the remainder of the funding slated for projects listed in the Tier 2 category. Those projects will be considered by Council at future meetings. Included in that first round of funding is the hiring of a Community Engagement Manager, the replacement of accounting systems, and an updated Ashland Police Department phone system for a combined cost of about $637,000. Approximately $219,000 would be allocated for new HVAC systems at the Ashland Police Department and the Dominion Innovation Center. Tier 1 approved spending also included a plan to provide a public Wi-Fi system in downtown Ashland and replenish funds cut from the previous budget for municipal

broadband. That project would require $676,000 of ARPA funding. Also included are major investments in stormwater management to meet Chesapeake Bay environmental requirements and replenish the previous year’s budget cuts in the area of capital improvements. Total cost of that item is $2.4 million. That project would also bolster programs such as residential improvement, the Vaughan Road extension, drainage, vehicles, and strategic property acquisition. Farrar suggested adding a police officer position in the APD’s five-year plan at a cost of $164,000. Parks and Recreation is slated to receive about $600,000 of that approved funding to replenish all maintenance capital fund projects. It also includes money for Carter Pool additions connecting the Fall Line Trail to downtown Ashland, playground equipment replacement and property acquisitions for future parks. Council also approved funding for economic development and business assistance. That $757,000 is targeted for streetscape improvement, downtown parking solutions, gateway signage, public art and to encourage redevelopment of blighted strutters in the town. Finally, Tier I includes $165,000 of administrative funds that can be supplied by ARPA to offset the costs of organizing and running the ARPA funding programs. Assistant Town Manager Matt Reynal is administering the program and a portion of his salary could be offset by ARPA funds. Farrar also listed projects included in the Tier 2 recom-

mendations. These suggestions required no immediate action from the Council but would be considered at a future meeting. “We are not recommending making this decision tonight but we want to be transparent about what’s in there,” Farrar said. “Government operations is a focus and community programming starts to appear here (in Tier 2).” There are additional investments in Parks and Recreation included in Tier 2 proposals and funding for economic development and affordable housing. Premium pay for government employees is also recommended in the second set of proposals. “We are recommending unfreezing the other frozen public works maintenance position and then also covering potential increases in solid waste and recycling costs due to the pandemic,” Farrar said. Referring to those increased waste and recycling costs, Farrar said, “That market has gone haywire recently so we’re expecting substantial increases in the future.” Funding the YMCA/CAHN program is also included in Tier 2. Those monies would be used to hire an outreach coordinator and fund its mobile health services. Farrar said the Y and other organizations realize the funding is only for the first year and costs in additional years would be the sole responsibility of the agency. Circles Ashland would receive a program coach if Tier 2 funding is approved who would assist Ashlanders who are struggling with poverty and provide transportation for mental health appointments. Funding would also be provided for Parks and Recreation see ASHLAND, pg. 31

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t was a cold damp day in 1963 when we all stood in amazement as truckload after truckload pulled up and dumped its load of concrete destined for the top of our new gymnasium. As the first students at a new school, it didn’t take much to break the monotony of the school day. We should have felt lucky. John Randolph Tucker was Henrico County’s newest high school, and it was barely completed when we began school a week late in on Sept. 14, 1970. So, we stood on the still clay-stained sidewalks and watched tons of concrete as it was poured on to a triangular-shaped roof of our nouveau-designed showplace. Throughout the years, we stomped, cheered, graduated and

did everything else in that gym you can imagine. Famous drummer Buddy Rich even played a concert in the old gym. And when the place really got wound up, you could almost feel it shake during a heated basketball game or enthusiastic pep rally. Turns out our observations were much closer to accurate than we thought at the time. Attending school at a small college in North Carolina, I rarely paid attention to the national news, but, as I passed a television set in the Student Union, I heard the name Tucker High School in Richmond. On September, 1970, the beautiful, state of the art, nouveau design gym collapsed into a heap of tons of concrete shortly after students had gone home. Not only did the collapse evoke fear in the many students and parents who had spent hours in the gym, it had far more serious consequences.

The same architect built two other gyms in the county with the same design, and buildings at Varina and Henrico High Schools had to be demolished and rebuilt in more traditional box-style buildings. Poor design, faulty concrete, and other factors were cited as reasons for the collapse. As I heard the news, I couldn’t help but think back to that day when we stood between classes and watched concrete being poured on a roof. “Do you think it’s a good idea to pour concrete on a roof?” one of my classmates joked that day. Turned out, it wasn’t. Tucker opened its new campus this year, and again lays claim to being the newest campus in the county. It’s a marvel of modern architecture that will serve the county well into the future, gymnasium hopefully included!

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people not ready for the job. His mother was my dad’s sister. His father was a country boy whose only real ambition in life was to hunt and fish. They got married before Trey’s imminent arrival, but their lack of maturity doomed their marriage from the start. His father did his best to make it work, but he lacked the skills to do so. For that very human flaw, he was portrayed as a villain by the real villain in this story, my grandmother. As she was one of the most ruthless people I have ever known, her will – not my aunt’s, not Trey’s father’s, not Trey’s and certainly not God’s was done. She knew what she wanted and pursued her desires with a ruthlessness that rivaled Lady Macbeth. Her rights were absolute. No one else mattered. Like nearly everyone else in my grandmother’s

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life, Trey was a pawn in her power play. She enforced her “rights” – more accurately, her will – with ruthless efficiency. She was a purveyor of emotional and physical abuse. She was so insistent on control that she denied a sexual abuser in her household treatment that he actually desired. As one might imagine, denial was a river that ran through the generations of my family. The toxic atmosphere has propagated through several generations. My dad, his two brothers, and – of course – my aunt, were all damaged goods. I, too, am damaged goods. My dad had a history of self-mutilation, one time spectacularly so. Yet he was the first to tell all that he didn’t have a problem. Whatever. People without problems don’t intentionally do something so drastic.

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He had been badly damaged as a child and never found a way in himself to seek healing. This rot at the heart of families like mine spreads like gangrene, affecting a wider net of members, eventually reaching those yet to be born. As an example, I made my first suicide attempt when I was just 6 years old. Given that I was 6, there were flaws in the planning and execution – for that, I am grateful, for it bought me time to decide I wanted to live. Still, I was in my 50s before I decided I might need help with depression. There are areas in my life where the term “slow learner” applies. As for Trey, he learned a lot from his – our – family. He learned many things he should never have had to learn. The one thing he did not learn was how to properly take care of himself, after all, he spent his early life nothing more than a piece in someone else’s power play. That failure to learn how to take care of himself cost him dearly. Trey, a corrections and police officer, had a history of heart trouble. He had another heart attack in July when he was on a call where his friend and fellow officer see LEGACY, pg. 18

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and it’s been immensely valuable to me as someone who spent years studying education policy, school governance, and school finance. Because what can happen to people who go into research, policy, and administration is that they can forget what it is to be on the receiving end of policies they recommend, create, and promote. But I know what it’s like on the ground—I experience it every day. And that perspective is sorely needed in the General Assembly. Second, an important lesson I’ve learned from being a teacher about being a good representative and legislator is that I keep in mind that every student of mine is someone’s child and worthy of respect and dignity. I care about my students and their learning unconditionally. I serve the public and that encapsulates my broader approach to public service: Every constituent deserves to be treated with respect and dignity, no mat-

ter who they are, what their background is, what the color of their skin is, who they love, what their gender identity is, how they worship or don’t, what their abilities are, how much money they have, or how they vote. Every constituent deserves to be helped. My work is to help people, to make their lives better, and to make our community a better place to live for all of us. Central Virginia, including Hanover, is experiencing a lack of broadband access. How can the General Assembly assist localities in solving these issues and how would you address the problem of underserved areas? Levy: Voters across the board in the 55th, and especially in the rural areas, are disappointed with the lack of progress on broadband access. For some people, it’s the issue they care the most about. I hear of so many broken promises and false starts—the situation with internet access is not only a technical problem, it’s

undermining our faith in our governing bodies and elected officials. First, I operate under the premise that high-speed internet should be treated as a public utility, just like running water and electricity. Pandemic or no pandemic, access to highspeed internet is vital to the teaching and learning process, to sustaining small businesses and economic development, to supporting residents who telecommute, and to access to virtual healthcare options. I support increasing funding to the Virginia Telecommunications Initiative to defray costs of broadband access. I also support compelling electric utility companies in the 55th to do their part to provide broadband access and subsidizing internet access costs. Between the federal infrastructure bill, Governor Northam’s commitment to spending $700 million on a statewide initiative to bring high speed internet across the Commonwealth, and localities’, including Hanover’s, new plans to address the lack of

broadband access, it seems we have the will and the funding to make this happen. However, I pledge to go beyond pronouncements to tackle working out the logistics and building the infrastructure needed for high speed internet access. One idea I am very interested in exploring further is that of a public broadband utility that would be a partnership between local governments, broadband authority entities, and electric cooperatives. Private telecommunications companies have not deemed it profitable to install fiber optic cable to households in rural areas, nor

are the services they provide affordable for residents, even for those who are willing to share costs. Hence, we need some sort of municipal-provided internet options that can work or compete with the private providers. Although transportation funding has increased as regions search for alternative funding for new roads and infrastructure, it’s still the top priority in many areas. How would you increase state funds to address local transportation issues? Levy: I am well aware that the state has slowly decreased

funding for roads in recent years and has left localities holding the bag. That needs to be reversed as it not only impacts roads and transportation initiatives but ultimately has a negative impact on funding for other local services. Otherwise, I support the establishment of the Central Virginia Transportation Authority that was created, how it’s funded, and other entities like it—it’s a step in the right direction and a great model. I also support greater state funding for expanding public transportation options such as rail, buses, and vans, and for expanding infrasee LEVY, pg. 10

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OBITUARIES | Death Notices & Funerals REUBEN BRANNAN

BRANNAN, Reuben Anderson, 88, of Studley, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 21, 2021. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dot. He is sur-

vived by his son, Timothy (Lisa); grandson, Joshua; and many nieces and nephews. Reuben devoted his life to his family, farming and Salem Presbyterian Church. A graveside service was held at 4 p.m.

on Saturday, September 25, at Salem Presbyterian Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his honor to your favorite charity. Online condolences may be registered at www.bennettfuneralhomes.com.

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NUCKOLS, Wade A., of Mechanicsville, age 94, passed away peacefully at his home on September 18, 2021. He was a longtime employee of The Howard P. Foley Co., and had been a member of Fairfield Presbyterian Church for many years. He had enjoyed waterskiing and taught many of us how to as kids. Murrell is survived by his wife, Joyce; and son, Wade. Per his wishes, no services will be held.

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structure that supports walking and biking. Finally, we need to better fund the greatest public transportation system we have in the 55th District: our school buses! The state needs to support modernizing to an electric school bus fleet, which would be less polluting and healthier for our students, and to support compensating our school bus drivers fairly and competitively. Federal infrastructure monies could and should be allocated towards such initiatives. With a massive influx of federal money directed at towns and localities, some are saying this is the perfect time to address long-term issues like transportation, improved broadband, stormwater management. What are your priorities for the state and local funds headed our way from Washington? Levy: Yes, I agree that federal funds coming our way should be used to provide access to high-speed internet to all residents and to bolster current transportation needs to expand public transportation options. As to stormwater management, as with transportation and in some cases education, there are well-intentioned state-issued mandates and requirements, but with inadequate funding to meet them. Unfortunately, SLAF (Stormwater Local Assistance Funds) are not sufficient to meet stormwater management goals and more funding is needed. I think that filling the gaps in stormwater management funding would be a great use of federal infrastructure funding. Funding stormwater management may be expensive, but as we’ve seen in the past few years, preventing flooding disasters is cheaper than recovering from them. Is there an affordable housing issue in the 55th District?

How would you address the lack of affordable housing and why do we hear so little about this subject? Levy: Yes, there is an affordable housing issue in the 55th. It’s an issue throughout the Commonwealth. Too many people in the 55th are spending more than the recommended 30% of their income for housing. It’s a crisis. A few solutions I’m considering: 1. Tax code reform. Because of the way our tax code and financing for services such as public schools is structured, we are too reliant on property taxes and values. There’s disincentive on localities to have affordable housing. We need to fix that. 2. Expanded rent and mortgage assistance for those in need. We’re in the midst of an eviction crisis. But simply having a moratorium is not the answer; we need to provide direct assistance to those in need due to no fault of their own so that rent and mortgages are actually paid and not simply delayed. 3. More competitive compensation for working and middle class workers. It’s a chicken or the egg thing. Let me explain: Habitat for Humanity housing is now being offered to public school teachers. I’m a public school teacher. I have a master’s degree (I have a doctorate, in fact)—I should not be eligible for Habitat housing! I should be compensated competitively in the first place so that I can afford housing at market rates. 4. Expand and diversify housing options by providing more housing options in already developed areas including repurposing un-occupied malls and strip malls. As to your second question, I hear a TON about this subject and have since I can remember. But I am a public school teacher in the district, a local advocate for the past ten years who goes to community meetings, and a candidate (and volunteer for previous campaigns) who has knocked on hundreds

of doors and made hundreds of phone calls. If people feel like they haven’t heard about this issue, I would suggest they consider who they are listening to because this issue affects many citizens in the 55th district. List three pressing issues facing 55th District residents and localities and how you would address those issues. Levy: 1. Broadband access! We must treat high-speed internet like a public utility, just like we do running water and electricity. 2. Over-development and encroachment on rural communities and mitigation from the impact of climate change. I plan to focus on protecting historic and vulnerable rural communities such as Brown Grove in the 55th District. I support facilitating more housing options in already developed areas including repurposing unoccupied malls and strip malls. I will explore different possibilities for establishing protective trusts for rural land. I also support expanding public transportation options such as rail, buses, and vans, and expanding infrastructure that supports walking and biking. And I will find ways to connect rural land owners with innovative ways of living off of their land such as production of biofriendly products. 3. In majority rural communities, public democratic institutions like our public schools are popular and shared spaces. Everyone’s got a stake in them. Across the board in the 55th, I see the need for more state funding and resources for public services: public schools, public safety, the courts and legal services, social services, healthcare services, transportation, and parks and recreation. These are services that touch ALL of us, that we all use and share. When these institutions are stronger and better resourced with public servants who are see LEVY, pg. 16

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CALENDAR | News, Updates & Listings Fax submissions to calendar to 344-8746, email to events@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.

Saturday, Oct. 2 Patrick Henry’s Scotchtown will hold its “300th Anniversary and Fall Festival” from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Enjoy live music, food trucks, a petting zoo, a selection of beverage options and continuous tours of Scotchtown. And more! See preservationvirginia. org/historic-sites/patrick-henrys/scotchtown/ or call (804) 227-3500 for more details. Fall Event will be held from 12 noon to 2 p.m. at New Hanover Presbyterian Church, 10058 Chamberlayne Road. Free Petting Zoo with miniature horse and donkey, Kona Ice Truck on premises. Also collecting for Caritas 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., mops, buckets, cleaning supplies. Free donuts and coffee at drive-thru collection site. No donation needed for petting zoo. Call 804-730-9700 or 540-455-4186 for more information. Local author Charles Tabb will be signing all five of his current novels, including Canaries’ Song, and his Detective Tony Pantera series at Books, Beads, and More at 8106 Mechanicsville Turnpike in Mechanicsville on from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information visit website, charlestabb.com.

Saturday, Oct. 9 The Lee-Davis High School Class of 1961 is planning to hold its 60th reunion at Anna’s Italian Restaurant, in Mechanicsville. Details will be included in the invitation/ registration forms that will be mailed soon. If you are a member of this class and need to update your contact infor-

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mation, contact Helen Zagos Blackwell at 804-356-9351 or email: HelenZBlackwell@aol. com. The Atlee High School Class of 2001 is planning its 20-year reunion celebration on Oct. 9. Entertainment will include live music from the Bart Chucker Band, catered BBQ with all the fixings, beer/ wine/liquor, a dunking booth, a caricature artist, prizes and more. The reunion is open to all AHS Class of 2001 alumni and a guest. Send pictures for the slideshow and seek additional information using AtleeRaiders2001@gmail.com or the group’s Facebook page. The class would like to thank the following sponsors who are helping to make the reunion possible: Atkinson Insurance Company, CardoMax, Matbok, Salon 606, T&G Interior Home Improvement, King William Florist and Harvey & Driggs PLC. Please help spread the word to any classmates you may know. Mechanicsville mystery author Lesley St. James will be signing copies of “The Sweet Scent of Death and Death of a Dolly Waggler” from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Books, Beads, and More located at 8106 Mechanicsville Tpk. in Mechanicsville. For more information, visit the website at lesleystjames.com. 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.

Wednesday, Oct. 13 The New Virginians (a club for women new to the Richmond area) will hold their monthly luncheon/meeting at 11:15 a.m. at Meadowbrook Country Club, 3700 Cogbill Road, North Chesterfield, VA 23234. For more information, please visit www.newvaclub. org or to make a reservation, contact our membership chair, Kathy Roberson, (804) 7944398.

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Landmark decision subject of documentary Historical Society will feature Hargrove film By Jim Ridolphi For The Mechanicsville Local

n 1976, John Paul Stevenson was convicted of killing Lillian Keller at the Holly Court Motel in Ashland. Keller was found stabbed to death in her apartment at the motel where she worked as a manager on Dec. 2, 1975. A year later, his conviction was overturned by the Virginia Supreme Court, citing the inadmissibility of a key piece of evidence introduced at the trial. When police visited Stevenson’s home in Maryland in the early days of the investigation, they asked his wife for the clothes he was wearing on the day of the murder. She retrieved a bloodstained shirt and gave it to investigators. The appellate court found that evidence to be hearsay. The case was remanded to Hanover County for retrial. Following two additional mistrials, the Commonwealth tried the case for the fourth time. Defense attorney Willard Norwood asked Hanover Judge Richard Taylor to close the proceedings to the public. Commonwealth’s attorney Patrick Bynum did not object and Judge Taylor limited access to testifying witnesses only. Two news reporters were present at the time of Taylor’s ruling and Richmond Newspapers requested a hearing to object to the public’s exclusion from the trial. Taylor denied their request to open the trial. Taylor later dismissed the jury and found Stevenson not guilty of the murder. Hanover Clerk of the Court Frank Hargrove Jr., in collaboration with videogra-

pher Bob Sazbo, has produced a documentary outlining the cases and the subsequent landmark decision that ruled in favor of the newspaper and public access to trials. Hargrove explained his motivation to delve deeper in to the case this way. “I like to share Hanover County's history as documented by the clerk's office's extensive archives,” Hargrove said. “I knew that former Commonwealth's Attorney Pat Bynum was the only surviving participant in the 1970s trials of John Paul Stevenson that were the basis of the United States Supreme Court's decision in Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia.” Hargrove thought it was important to record Bynum’s thoughts on the case for posterity’s sake. “In 2018 I decided to record Pat's recollections of his role in the trials and place the audio recording with the case file for use by future historians,” he said. The project evolved from there. “My goal of a modest voice recording evolved into a beautifully filmed video after I met history enthusiast Robert Szabo, who is a professional sound engineer and skilled photographer and musician, and I enlisted the assistance of General District Court Judge David Caddell to interview Pat Bynum,” Hargrove said last week. The original film will be revealed at the Oct. 14 meeting of the Hanover Historical Society. Hanover Judge David B. Cadell Jr. and Patrick Bynum are featured in the documentary and will be present for discussion. “Bob Szabo created a high-quality video and Judge Caddell led Pat Bynum in a discussion of the prosecution of the case and the factors

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Judge David Cadell (center) interviews Patrick Bynum, the Commonwealth’s Attorney at the time of the Stevenson case and only surviving participant from the trial, as Robert Szabo records the sound. All three men donated their time to produce a documentary that will be aired at the Oct. 14 meeting of the Hanover Historical Society. that led to the press being excluded from the last retrial,” Hargrove said. “I helped edit the video and wrote the narrations using information gleaned from the case file and newspaper accounts.” Hargrove said finding the information on the decades old case was not difficult. “The clerk's office has the paper files that include the record of the case. Since the criminal case was appealed to the Supreme Court of Virginia, the case file was organized with an index and trial transcripts,” Hargrove said. “The criminal trials and the appeals by Richmond Newspapers, Inc. were covered by the press. So, the facts where readily available to me.” And the real goal of the project was to record the only surviving participant’s account and memories of the

case. “The important result of this is effort was to get Mr. Bynum's recollections and impressions, that are not reflected in the record, recorded for posterity.” Stevenson was not convicted in that fourth trial, but the Virginia Supreme Court again intervened and determined the above referenced evidence could not be admitted because it qualified as non-verbal hearsay, a novel concept in Virginia law at the time. Meanwhile, Richmond Newspapers continued its case regarding the closure of the trial, and it eventually was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1980. Famous constitutional lawyer Laurence Tribe argued the case for the plaintiff, while Virginia Attorney General J. Marshall Coleman presented

the Commonwealth’s defense. In its ruling in favor of Richmond Newspapers, the Court referenced the inherent right of the press expressed in the First Amendment, but also cited Sixth Amendment guarantees of an open trial not only for defendants, but also the public. Stevenson was eventually acquitted of the murder. Judge Taylor wrote the case relied too heavily on circumstantial evidence. Hargrove said the short documentary should be available for interested parties after the premiere. “It would be easy for the clerk's office to make copy of the video for anyone who wants one. My hope is the county government with its new museum and communications personnel will make use of it,” he said. Hargrove said his interest in unique cases and documenting them for history is something he might pursue in the future. “There are a couple of cases in our archives that would lend themselves to study, but the day to day demands of work in the clerk's office have kept me from pursuing them,” he said. “In the coming years I may pursue new projects, but in the coming months I will support others in their research.” The Supreme Court decision established the media’s right to cover and attend public trials, but also established that proceedings should be open not only to the defendant, but also the public. Seating at the October meeting is limited to 100 guests and will be held at the Coach House at Hanover Tavern beginning at 7 p.m. Pre-registration is required. Register at hanoverhistoricalsociety.org/events or call Art Taylor, 804-449-6702.

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2021 Kiwanis Christmas Parade Church schedules Cruise-In canceled due to COVID concerns to assist young cancer patient It is with a collective heavy heart that the Town of Ashland and the Kiwanis Club of Ashland announce that the Olde Time Holiday Parade must be canceled for the 2021 season due to continuing concerns about the potential for community spread of the coronavirus disease. In 2019, the parade had over 110 units with upwards of 2,500 combined participants, along with thousands of spectators lining the parade route in close quarters, sometimes two and three rows deep. Additionally, it takes dozens of volunteers from the Kiwanis Club and staff members from the town to safely manage and organize this event. Many conversations these folks have on the day of the parade

are in close contact and often increasing in volume to be heard over the noise of nearby vehicles. For those volunteers and staffers, no form of social distancing can be possible. In keeping with concerns over virus transmission, especially the yet unforeseen extent of the “Delta” variant, we cannot in good conscience move forward safely at this time. Given the immense amount of preparation necessary to put on the parade, this decision must be made at this time to be fair to the dozens of volunteers and loyal units who have been involved in this parade for years. Unfortunately, this will be the second time in 52 years that the parade has been canceled. This

decision was not made lightly and involved input from town staff, Kiwanis Club members and the public health professionals from Chickahominy Health District. Although we need to be responsible in this decision, we also understand that our community needs these uplifting events more than ever for our collective well-being. The Town of Ashland and the Kiwanis Club of Ashland will be seeking creative avenues to bring a bit of joy to our Ashland community during the holiday season. (Submitted by Ranny Robertson , Parade Chair, Kiwanis Club of Ashland and Douglas Goodman, Chief of Police, Ashland Police)

Compass Christian Church will hold a Cruise-In on Sunday, Oct. 17 to benefit Harper Wylie, a young girl from Harrisonburg who has been battling cancer since her first birthday. Harper was diagnosed three days before she turned 1 in March 2019 with Neuroblastoma cancer. Her treatment required five rounds of induction chemo, high dose chemo, a stem cell transplant, radiation and immunotherapy. As of October 2020, her scans were clear and she is currently in remission. Her family continues to travel to Pennsylvania for regular scans to ensure the cancer has not

returned. The costs of Harper’s treatment and travel expenses are immense, and the Compass Cruise-In is being held to assist the family with those costs. All cars and bikes are welcome to participate. Registration opens at 8:30 a.m. and closes at 10 a.m. Prizes and raffle awards will be presented following a live outdoor worship service at 11 a.m. Harper and her family will choose the top three award winning entries, followed by a complimentary lunch. For more information, contact Tori Haskins, Communications Director, Compass Christian Church, 804-8221819, www.compasschristianchurch. com.

Upcoming programs at Mechanicsville area branch libraries through October Atlee Branch Library In-person Programs Chickahominy Colored Pencil Artists at the Atlee Branch Library Friday, Oct. 1, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Ages 18 & up. Join the Chickahominy Colored Pencil Artists at a monthly meeting to share ideas, techniques and skills in using colored pencils. Bring your own individual supplies and projects and enjoy a time to sketch and make new friends. This is not an instructional class. Registration required at https://pamunkeylibrary. libcal.com/. Call 804-559-0654 or visit the library at 9161 Atlee Road for more information. Home Gardening Series: Dividing Perennials at the Atlee Branch Library

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Saturday, Oct. 2, 10:30 a.m.12:15 p.m. Join us at the Atlee Branch Library for a morning of learning how to tackle some outdoor preparations for fall and winter. Topics will vary each month. The Home Gardening Series is sponsored by Virginia Cooperative Extension - Hanover Master Gardeners. This program, “Dividing Perennials,” will be presented by Wayne Bryant, a Hanover Master Gardener. Registration required at https://pamunkeylibrary.libcal.com/. Call 804-559-0654 or visit the library at 9161 Atlee Road for more information. Atlee Bridge Group at the Atlee Branch Library Tuesdays, Oct. 5, 12, 19, and 26, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Ages 18 & up. Every Tuesday the Atlee Bridge Group meets to play Social Rubber Bridge.

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All levels welcome, from beginner to expert. Registration required at https:// pamunkeylibrary.libcal.com/. Call 804559-0654 or visit the library at 9161 Atlee Road for more information. Fun & Games at the Atlee Branch Library Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1–3 p.m. Ages 18 & up. Meet up with friends and have a great time with card and board games. Registration required at https:// pamunkeylibrary.libcal.com/. Call 804559-0654 or visit the library at 9161 Atlee Road for more information. Atlee Anime Club at the Atlee Branch Library Thursday, Oct. 7, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Ages 12-18. Join the Atlee Library Anime Club! Meet teens with similar interests and watch cool shows. Registration required at https://

pamunkeylibrary.libcal.com/. Call 804559-0654 or visit the library at 9161 Atlee Road for more information. Crafternoon at the Atlee Branch Library Saturday, Oct. 16, 3-4 p.m. Ages 12-18. Join us for an afternoon of teen crafting fun. This month we will make a Mason jar craft. Registration required at https://pamunkeylibrary.libcal.com/. Call 804-559-0654 or visit the library at 9161 Atlee Road for more information. STEM Career Technical Education at the Atlee Branch Library. Tuesday, Oct. 19, 7-8 p.m. Do you have a kid that loves to tinker and all things tech? Learn about opportunities for them through Atlee High School with Technology and Engineering Education teacher Tom Larson. He and his students will talk about opportuni-

ties for career advancement while still in high school. Parents and teens welcome Registration required at https:// pamunkeylibrary.libcal.com/. Call 804559-0654 or visit the library at 9161 Atlee Road for more information. CoderDojo at the Atlee Branch Library Saturday, Oct. 30, 2-4 p.m. Ages 12-18. Develop logic-based coding skills and encourage creative problem-solving with Scratch in a space for peer-tutoring and group-brainstorming through virtual interaction. Registration required at https:// pamunkeylibrary.libcal.com/. Call 804559-0654 or visit the library at 9161 Atlee Road for more information. PageTurners Book Club at the Atlee Branch Library see LIBRARY, pg. 22

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Ashland Museum offers guided walking tours of Woodland Cemetery The Ashland Museum will offer two guided walking tours of historic Woodland Cemetery this fall. Susan Tucker, Woodland Cemetery Administrator, will lead a tour at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 30 and Thursday, Oct. 7. Ashland did not have a cemetery prior to 1862. As soldiers were dying in makeshift hospitals around town, land was needed for a cemetery. Citizens and Confederate

officers purchased land outside of town and established Woodland Cemetery. With property purchased from Betsy Hogg Tinsley, a free Black woman, the small burial ground expanded, and, in 1876, the Virginia General Assembly granted a charter to Woodland Cemetery. Ground penetrating radar in 2015 established the site of the first graves. Today, Woodland

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Cemetery is the final resting place for over 6,000 individuals, all of whom have interesting stories. Join us either night when Susan Tucker will share the stories of just a few of these people with ties to Ashland – our founders, RandolphMacon College professors and presidents, Secretariat’s owner, an Ashlander connected to the aftermath of abolitionist John Brown’s execution, and

Ashland’s connection to yellow fever research. Both walking tours will last 75-90 minutes. Museum members and students are free, and non-members are $15. Details and registration information can be found at ashlandmuseum.org or leave a voice message at 804-3687314. Information submitted by the Ashland Museum.

Changes in Rural America exhibition PHHS brick sales benefit HEF continues through Oct. 3 in Hanover The Ashland Museum and the Hanover Museum of History and Culture partnered to bring the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street traveling exhibition Crossroads: Change in Rural America to Hanover County, the only Central Virginia stop. This special traveling exhibition leaves Oct. 3. Crossroads explores what made for robust rural communities and how that is changing. Take a moment to reflect on how our community is changing as you walk through the six sections of the exhibition. The exhibition is at the Hanover Museum of History and Culture, 7496 County Complex Rd., Hanover until

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Don’t miss your opportunity to see Crossroads: Change in Rural America, the Smithsonian Museum exhibit currently featured at the Hanover Museum of History and Culture through Oct. 3.

Oct. 3. Exhibition hours are Monday-Friday: 12 to 4 p.m., block of Westone Road, Mechanicsville.

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reported in the 10200th block of Cloverlea Court, Mechanicsville.

Identity theft with intent to defraud up to $200 was reported in the 9000th

Unauthorized use of vehicle, boat or animal was reported in the 18500th block of Hollowing Creek Road, Beaverdam.

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Saturday:10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sunday: 1 to 4 p.m.

Destruction of property, monument was reported in the 7500th block of Cold Harbor Road, Mechanicsville.

Assault and battery on a family member was reported in the 13300th block of Rollingwood Lane, Montpelier.

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Bricks can be placed at Patrick Henry High School in memory of deceased alumni and faculty.

Contributed Report The Mechanicsville Local Patrick Henry High School continues a fundraising effort for the Hanover Education Foundation by selling bricks that are placed in memory of deceased alumni and faculty. Forty bricks were placed in April with 85 friends and family attending. This year’s event is scheduled

for Nov. 12 at 3 p.m. The last day to order bricks is Oct. 11. The annual brick dedication program has contributed close to $20,000 to Hanover Education Foundation (HEF) since it was started in 2012. Please contact HEF: Phone: 804-365-4500; Address: 200 Berkley Street, Ashland, VA 23005 attention Beth Godbolt.

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| Births, Engagements, Weddings & Anniversaries

Eubanks, Cutter announce May 2022 wedding

Snare, Lowe to wed in 2022

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John Thomas Lowe and Shannon Lee Snare to be united in marriage in 2022.

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ZACHARY CUTTER and MADELYN EUBANKS to be united in marriage in 2022.

alter and Cathi Bennett of Mechanicsville are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter Madelyn J. Eubanks to Zachary S. Cutter, son of Douglas Cutter and Kara Somers. Madi attended Hanover High School and Zach attend-

ed Clover Hill High School, and both are graduates of James Madison University. Madi is a program manager for community health and development with Bon Secours Health System, and Zach is a fourth year medical student. A May 2022 wedding is planned.

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hannon Lee Snare and John Thomas Lowe were engaged during the fall of 2020 while hiking the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains near Ashville, North Carolina. Jack and Shannon are both 2016 graduates of Virginia Tech, where they met as freshmen. Shannon is currently employed as a Civil Engineer with Dominion Energy, and Jack as a Certified Financial

Planner with Heritage Wealth Advisors. Shannon, a 2012 graduate of Hanover High School, is the daughter of Jenny Comer of Mechanicsville and Steve Snare of Henrico,. Jack, a 2012 graduate of Loyola Blakefield, is the son of John and Jill Lowe of Baltimore County, Maryland. An October 2022 wedding is planned. The couple will reside in Richmond.

For information on submitting an engagement or wedding, contact Cindy Adams at 804-775-4616 or email cadams@mechlocal.com

compensated fairly and competitively, then our communities will be stronger. Do you think K-12 education in Virginia is adequately funded, and how can Virginia increase the state contribution to localities for education? Levy: The state does not fulfill its funding obligations to our public schools. As a longtime teacher and educational leader with a PhD in Educational Leadership and Policy, I have a rare combination of policy expertise and practical classroom experience. I will work to make our public education system stronger and more equitable for everyone. Investments in our educational institutions are investments in our students and investments in our future. I support: Making sure the Commonwealth fully meets its educational funding obligations; raising the salaries of teachers and ALL other K-12 public school staffers including non-SOQ-funded positions; bringing the SOQs (Standards of Quality) in line with what it takes to properly educate our kids and fully funding any state-issued mandates; and. a state grant program for funding school infrastructure and facilities to modernize Virginia’s crumbling school buildings. One way to fund this is tax reform, so that the Commonwealth is accessing every viable and reasonable source of revenue possible, while removing some of the burden on the working and middle classes. Do you support free community college for all Virginians, and why? Levy: Yes. We must reverse disinvestment in our institutions of higher and continuing education and take the financial burden of Virginia’s

students and their families. I supported Governor Northam’s program to make community college free for students who pursue degrees in high-demand fields, and I think it should be expanded to be universal and not limited to certain degrees or income thresholds. People say that community college shouldn’t be free for higher income individuals, but they pay taxes, too, and should get the same benefits the rest of the public does. Do you support the continuation of Medicaid Expansion in Virginia? Why or why not? Levy: Yes, Medicaid Expansion helped an unbelievable number of Virginians. Providing healthcare lays such a solid foundation for everything else. I believe that healthcare is a human right and that no one should have to go into debt to preserve their or loved ones’ health or lives. Students in families with access to healthcare come to school ready to learn. When young adults have healthcare, then they have freedom to be entrepreneurs or take on dream jobs. When middle aged people have healthcare, they can take better care of their children and their elders. I will work to ensure that we all have access to healthcare and that healthcare, treatments, and medications are affordable. As a mother of a child with Type 1 diabetes and a child with other disabilities, I know how important it is that ALL Virginians have access to the medications they need and access to health providers when they need them. I support broadening access to Medicaid by expanding eligibility. That being said, we must also expand provider capacity, especially for the provision of behavioral and mental health and medical disability services. Having health insurance doesn’t help if there are not enough providers to meet healthcare needs.

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rounds on the first day of school, ... the story was the same in each of those buildings,” Gill said. “There was an energy that has not been felt in a long, long time and we were happy to feel it again.” Gill also highlighted key focus areas of this year’s return to learn plan. He told supervisors that Hanover’s path to a successful return was made easier by its previous experience. Out of 132 school divisions in the Commonwealth, Hanover was the only one that offered face-to-face instruction five days a week during the pandemic. “We have a playbook for this year because we’ve done this before,” Gill told the supervisors. Regarding instruction, Gill said he recognizes that the focus this year cannot be “simply academic.” “We know from talking to pediatricians that depression and anxiety diagnosis are up more than 300 percent. Mental health, social emotional wellness …. are of paramount importance,” he said “We know we have to meet our students where they are, not only socially and emotionally but academically.” Gill said HCPS has hired additional emotional support specialists and addi-

tional counselors to meet the ongoing mental health and emotional wellbeing needs of its students. Unlike last year, students in art and music classes will receive in-person instruction and return to art and band rooms for instruction. For online students, synchronous learning is available this year, meaning students will interact with teachers in art, music and physical education, so “they are learning in real time, not prerecorded lessons.” Math and reading in middle schools is being emphasized through a split block system that allows additional time to study math and reading. “So they’re getting about 150% compared to other subjects.” Middle school students will be offered two elective courses this year, and physical education classes return. High school students return to an eight-block system, four classes a day on a rotating basis. Specialty programs are again available and students can travel from their home campuses to access that instruction. Regarding the online school, Gill said staff is much better prepared this year to meet the needs of those students as school begins this year. “There is no substitute for face-to-face instruc-

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tion, but there are some students who benefit from, and frankly need, the online platform, and we want to create as close to the face-to-face as we possibly can,” Gill told the board. Gill also addressed lower Standards of Learning (SOL) test results recorded by Hanover students in the most recent battery of tests, a trend that has been noted statewide and even on a national level. “We treated the SOL tests as a true kind of dip stick to see where you are at this moment,” Gill said. “There was no test prep whatsoever.” It was also the first time students had been tested in two years. Although Hanover students ranked higher than the state average in all categories, the scores were down from 2019 results. “While we dropped a little bit, our students did extremely well,” Gill said. In other matters, Mechanicsville supervisor Canova Peterson said he had received numerous calls from constituents regarding poor mail service in the Mechanicsville area. Peterson said some had not received bills ontime, resulting in late fees and other complications. He urged his colleagues to instruct the county administrator to draft a letter to the county’s Congressional

team outlining those complaints and demanding a resolution. Some residents have complained that correspondence sometimes takes three weeks or more to arrive. Others have complained of no mail service on some days. “If we are having this problem in just more than my district, then this board needs to stand up for our citizens and express our concerns to those who do have the authority to do something with the Postal Service to get it straightened out,” Peterson said. Board chair Sean Davis said he had reached out to Rep. Rob Whitman seeking answers to the slow mail problem, and agreed that formal action to address the problem was necessary. “This is not just a Mechanicsville issue,” Vice Chair Angela Kelly-Wiecek said. “I think the time has come for us to formalize our concerns.” Although Ashland supervisor Faye Prichard said the problem is not widespread in her district, she has heard concerns from other parts of the county. “I fully endorse our board taking a position about this. I think it’s risen to the level of ridiculousness,” Prichard concluded. Cold Harbor representative

Michael Herzberg said a post office in his district ran out of stamps for days recently and he also supported taking action. “When it goes that long, something is clearly amiss.” Peterson said he visited the Post Office on Chamberlayne Avenue and spoke with the postmaster. “She said they have 40 routes and they normally have 40 backups for the regular carriers…. and said they only seven (backups) at the present time.” Peterson said she told him that hiring additional employees is difficult due to the competition. “Amazon is paying the same thing they are and their trucks are air conditioned was the excuse I got on that,” Peterson said. Peterson offered to send some viable candidates to her who might be interested in jobs, but she explained the hiring process is managed on a national basis, so she had no power to hire for her office. “This has gotten to the point of being totally ridiculous,” Peterson said. The board instructed County Administrator John Budesky to draft a letter to the county’s Congressional Delegation expressing the board’s concerns and copy that correspondence to the state delegation.

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Washington Highway if you need to access mental Contributed Report health services. You’ll see a clinician that day and, The Mechanicsville Local In acknowledgement of September as if you qualify for services, get a follow-up appointSuicide Prevention Month, the Hanover County ment within seven days. If you or another is in Community Services Board (CSB) is partnering crisis our crisis clinicians can be reached at 804with the BeWellVA collaborative to offer commu- 365-4200.” Securing medications and firearms is another nity members opportunities to learn how to identify and respond to mental health challenges with effective way to prevent suicide. “Most lethal suicide attempts happen with a the goal of decreasing stigma, promoting wellness firearm. Overdosing on medications is another and preventing suicide. common method a person may Martha Lambert, coordinause to attempt suicide. By locktor of Behavioral Health Wellness If you or a loved ing medications and locking fireat Hanover’s CSB, emphasized we can help prevent access to that there are ways for everyone one is in crisis, arms these lethal means and save lives,” to get involved at bewellva.com/ training-events/, where people call the Hanover Lambert said. can find over a dozen workshops, The Hanover CSB provides Community events and activities. medication lock boxes and gun “We are hosting a book Services Board locks to residents as part of the Lock & Talk suicide prevention discussion of Oprah and Dr. crisis line at campaign. Residents can pick up a Bruce Perry’s “What Happened box or cable lock at the CSB or to You?”, Mental Health First 804-365-4200. lock at one of the Pamunkey Regional Aid classes, REVIVE trainLibrary branches located in ings, workshops on the Hanover County. More information impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences, virtual walks and others. There’s about Lock & Talk, including a video demonstrating a way for everyone to get involved and raise how to use a cable lock, can be found at https://www. awareness around this important issue,” she said. hanovercounty.gov/985/Lock-and-Talk. Lastly, Lambert encourages residents not to In addition to taking a class or attending an event, Lambert encourages residents to take a men- judge themselves or others for having suicidal tal health screening and know who to call if you or thoughts. “Over 10 million people each year experience suicidal thoughts. Suicidal thoughts are a a loved one needs help. “It’s important to check in with ourselves symptom of many different illnesses, but stigma periodically and notice our own emotions and still stands in the way of getting help. We encoursymptoms. The free, anonymous screening tests age anyone who is having suicidal thoughts to at screening.mhanational.org allow us to do that,” reach out. Talk to their primary care doctors, talk she said. “Also, we want everyone in our commu- to a therapist, call our CSB. Mental illness is highly nity to know that the CSB offers same-day access treatable and suicide is preventable.” If you or a loved one is in crisis, call the service to assessment and other services. Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. you can walk Hanover Community Services Board crisis line at through our door at our Ashland location at 12300 804-365-4200.

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was shot and killed. Six weeks later, Trey was back on both jobs, feeling compelled to meet everyone else’s demands and needs rather than his own. Seven weeks later, he was dead. Twenty minutes of adrenalin chasing an idiot on a motorcycle who failed to heed a traffic stop proved too much for an already weakened heart. So, what’s the point of all this airing of soiled linens? I guess it’s a plea for parents – especially

those who insist on enforcing their “rights” at the expense of anyone around them – to have more humility about their skills and wisdom. We don’t always know what’s best for our children. Sure, there are some areas, like don’t cross the street without looking both ways, where our knowledge base is usually pretty sound. But a lot of the time, maybe most of the time, our foresight is limited. At some point, they will have to live their lives without us. We need to allow them

opportunity to develop the skills to do so. And we need to give them freedom to pursue their dreams, not ours. Ultimately, we have to give them space and autonomy to avoid making the mistakes that we ourselves have made. It’s OK to have family traditions, but it’s not OK to make inflicting physical and emotional harm to ourselves or others one of them. Dave Lawrence can be reached at dlawrence@mechlocal.com.

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ed to attend. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.. Program starts at 7 p.m. Seating limited to 100 attendees. Pre-registration is required by Sept. 29. Register at Hanoverhistoricalsociety. org/Events or call Art Taylor at 804-449-6702. COVID Guidelines will be followed. Check web site for announcement if seating is closed or cancellation becomes necessary.

Friday, Oct. 15 & Saturday, Oct. 16 Lee-Davis High School Class of 1971 50th Reunion will be holding several events. The main event is being held October 16 with the Class of 1970 at Virginia Crossings in Glen Allen. Ticket sales end on Sept. 15 and information is on class website. http://www. leedavisreunions.com/71/ or email Billy Beasley Chairman of Lee-Davis Class of 1971 Reunion Committee billbeasley1@comcast.net.

Saturday, Oct. 16 The Lee-Davis High School Class of 1970 is planning a 50-year reunion and, due to COVID-19, Sandy Robbins said, “We are celebrating this reunion with the Class of 1971.” If you are a 1970 graduate or know of a 1970 graduate, contact Sandy Robbins at 804221-2974 (sprobbins57@gmail. com) or on Facebook at LeeDavis Class of 1970. Leave a name, mailing address or email address and a planning committee member will follow up. There also is a Lee-Davis Class of 1970 website you can access. The Highland Springs High School classes of 1980 and 1981 will have a joint 40th class reunion. Dinner, cash bar and conversation will be held from from 6:30 to 11 p.m. at the Sheraton Four Points Hotel Richmond Airport. Tickets are $60 per person. Contact Connie Shingleton Miconi via email: camiconiauthor@gmail.com or text 239-281-4490. Join their Facebook page: Springer Class

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Monday, Oct. 18 Ruby Invitational Golf Tournament will Tee-off at noon at Hanover Country Club. Play is Captain’s Choice - $100 Per Player/$400 Per 4-Person Team, or choose from our awesome sponsorships. The Tournament benefits the Chamber Foundation’s Scholarship Program and philanthropic mission. Tournament Highlights: Putting, Driving Range, Longest Drive and Closest-to-Pin Contests; Texas Hold-em Golf Poker Mulligan Game; Food & Beverage Stations throughout the Course; “Stock Your Bar” Wagon Raffle; Awards presented to 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Place teams in two flights and more!

Saturday, Oct. 23 The Hanover Humane Society is holding the seventh annual Growl-O-Ween dog event at the Center of the see CALENDAR, pg. 29

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(:03) “My Husband’s Secret Brother” (2021) Å

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(5:57) ›› “Halloween H20: 20 Years Later” Å

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(HBO)

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(3:35) ››› “The Blind Side” (2009)

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The Smurfs Kamp Koral Side Hustle “The J Team” (2021)

(:15) “Under Wraps” (2021) Malachi Barton. ‘NR’

Real Time, Bill Maher

Alaskan Bush People Back to Browntown (N) ’ “The J Team” (2021)

›› “UglyDolls” (2019) ’ ‘PG’ Å

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(:45) ››‡ “Maleficent” (2014, Fantasy) Angelina Jolie. Å

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›› “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” (2009) ’

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››› “The Italian Job” (2003) Mark Wahlberg.

(9:52) ›› “Gangster Squad” (2013)

The Mechanicsville Local

››‡ “The Craft”

Scenes From a Marriage (:45) “Cruel Intentions”

September 29, 2021

LIBRARY Continued from pg. 14

Thursday, Oct. 21, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Ages 18 & up. Join us for an in-person, lively book discussion on "The Dutch House" by Ann Patchett. Registration required at https://pamunkeylibrary. libcal.com/. Call 804-559-0654 or visit the library at 9161 Atlee Road for more information. Virtual Programs Atlee Virtual Book Club Wednesday, Oct. 13, 11 a.m.noon. This month's title is “The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics” by Daniel Brown. Registration is required at

https://pamunkeylibrary.libcal.com/ event/8158203. This program is hosted virtually through Zoom and the meeting link will be sent to the email registered one day before the event occurs. If you don't receive your reminder email on Tuesday, Oct. 12, contact the library. Call 804-559-0654 or visit the library at 9161 Atlee Road for more information.

Mechanicsville Branch Library In-person Programs Crochet a Scrunchie at the Mechanicsville Branch Library Friday, Oct. 1, 4-5 p.m. Ages 12-18. Become a fashion icon by learning how to crochet your very own

MONDAY EVENING 4 PM 4:30 5 PM

5:30

COMCAST (ESPN)

NFL Live (N) Å

(NBCSWSH) American Ninja Warrior

scrunchie. Bring your own crochet hook. Registration required at https:// pamunkeylibrary.libcal.com/. Call 804746-9615 or visit the library at 7461 Sherwood Crossing Place for more information. Hula Dancing Class at the Mechanicsville Branch Library Mondays, Oct. 4, 11. 18, and 25, 10:30 a.m.–noon. Ages 16 & up. Exercise your body and brain as you learn about hula dancing and culture at the library. Wear clothing you can dance in easily! Registration required at https://pamunkeylibrary.libcal.com/. Call 804-746-9615 or visit the library at 7461 Sherwood Crossing Place for more information. Tai Chi Class at the Mechanicsville Branch Library

Around

6 PM

6:30

7 PM

7:30

Interruption Monday Night Countdown (N) (Live) Å

Poker Night Football

(8-ABC)

Dr. Phil ’ Å

8 News

(6-CBS)

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8 PM

Wednesdays, Oct. 6, 13, 20, and 27, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tai Chi may help improve your stress, health, fitness, balance, flexibility, coordination, and posture. Often described as meditation in motion, tai chi promotes serenity through gentle, flowing movements. This class will be presented by ordained Won-Buddhist priest Kaesung Kim. Registration required at https://pamunkeylibrary.libcal.com/. Call 804-746-9615 or visit the library at 7461 Sherwood Crossing Place for more information. Outdoor Family Storytime at the Mechanicsville Branch Library Thursdays, Oct. 14 and 28, 11-11:30 a.m. Join us for an all ages Storytime outdoors at the Mechanicsville Branch Library. Bring

8:30

9 PM

9:30

News

ABC News

Football

The Good Doctor (N) ’

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NCIS Road to Nowhere

NCIS: Hawai’i Recruiter

CBS6 News Late Show-Colbert

(:01) The Big Leap (N)

Fox News at Ten (N)

You Bet

DailyMailTV Sheldon

Ordinary Joe (N) ’

News

Tonight Show-J. Fallon

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Bob Heart

(35-FOX) Nick Cannon (N) Å

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NBC News

Inside Ed.

The Voice The coaches seek America’s best voice.

(65-CW)

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(WGN)

Hot Bench

Blue Bloods ’

Judge Mathis (N) Å

The People’s Court (N)

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Roswell, New Mexico ’

Penn & Teller: Fool Us

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NewsNation: Rush Hour

The Donlon Report (N)

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UPCOMING EVENTS

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

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Runners party on at Pole Green Park RVA Relays return with festive atmosphere By Dave Lawrence Sports Editor MECHANICSVILLE – Saturday night, the party was on. The RVA Relays returned to Pole Green Park, and local runners held their own against teams from as far away as Delaware and Ohio. The nearly annual nighttime cross country race, which was not held last year because of COVID-19 concerns, came back with a bang with enthusiastic crowds, music, dancing along the route of the race, and an excellent commentary performance by the race’s master of ceremonies, Atlee head cross country coach Neil Mathews. “It’s the biggest meet that we’ve hosted for the RVA Relays. It’s the biggest that I’ve been part of,” Mathews said. “It keeps getting bigger. We’re getting more teams and a lot more talent. But in the end, it looks like the same teams are up front that are typically up front – the deeper teams. It’s fun for everyone, it has something for everyone – every type of team – but it definitely favors the deeper, larger teams.” While the day featured several races, the main events were

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Hanover’s Ethan Coleman (1312) slips by Maggie Walker’s Ben Blanchard in the boys championship A race of the RVA Relays at Pole Green Park Saturday night. Coleman ran the fourth-fastest split in the race with a time of 7:19.

held under the lights: the boys and the girls championship A races. The A teams, each consisting of five runners running legs of 2.5 kilometers, put on quite a show. The crowd did its part to encourage the runners along the way.

The Grafton boys won the boys championship A race with a combined time of 38:02 on the 12.5-km course. Glen Allen was second, with Patrick Henry being the third-best finisher out of the 48-team field. A team from Ohio, Mentor, was fourth,

and a team from Delaware, Salesianum, finished fifth. Atlee, Deep Run, James Wood, Riverbend and Colgan rounded out the top 10. Hanover finished 11th and Mechanicsville 20th. While the Patriot boys fin-

ished third, the team filed the two fastest splits. Trevor Mason topped the field with a 7:06 finish, and Luke Taylor was just a smidgen behind with a 7:08 time. Hanover’s Ethan Coleman ran the fourth-fastest split in 7:19.

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Mason said the party atmosphere helped spur the runners on. “After COVID, we haven’t had a big meet like this in a while, and the atmosphere out here was crazy – super fun,” he said. “It gave me a ton of energy to run super-fast tonight.” Mason ran the third leg for the Patriots. Taylor brought it all home, and he appreciated the encouragement of the crowd. “It’s just so cool to have all these people out here on the course and cheering you on,” Taylor said. “There’s nothing quite like it. It’s a long, long difference from those COVID races we had.” Mason said he was feeling a bit off before the start. But that changed. “Honestly, going into the warmup I didn’t feel too good,” Mason said. “Passing people during the race gave me a ton of energy and I felt solid all the way to the finish.” Taylor said he took it easy during his warmup. But that changed once he had the baton. “On the warmup, I kind of focused up, took my time,” he said. “Then I got out there and started running people down. I wasn’t focused on running my time. I just focused on racing my race.” Mason was pleased with the team’s finish overall. “I’m super happy with it – third for the team, I wasn’t expecting that,” he said. “I’m ecstatic about that. It makes me excited about what we can do see PARTY, pg. 25

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Patrick Henry passing attack dooms Atlee had potential to do that. It just came out today, and I’m proud of that.” Allen thought he was going to add an interception to his evening, but Mines got to it first and returned the pick 31 yards for a third-quarter TD. That sparked some kidding afterward from Allen. “We got our seven, so that’s all I care about,” Allen said. What the Patriots really care about is making the playoffs. Region 4B has 17 schools, including Patrick Henry and Atlee, and only eight teams make the postseason. The Patriots’ victory gave them a leg up on the Raiders (3-2), who got a 34-yard field goal from Zach Tschantre, with both teams still facing tough games. Among Patrick Henry’s remaining games are Highland Springs, Hanover, Varina and Mechanicsville. “Every game is so, so important,” Wakefield said. Tim Pearrell can be reached at tpearrell@timesdispatch.com.

By Tim Pearrell Richmond Times-Dispatch MECHANICSVILLE – Patrick Henry High football coach Ken Wakefield thought his team was too one-dimensional in an overtime loss to Hermitage in the second game of the season. So the Patriots went to work on adding a passing attack to the running game. On Friday night, 2D looked pretty good. With quarterback Jordan Allen completing 13 of 15 passes for 296 yards – 259 in the first half – and two touchdowns, visiting Patrick Henry beat Atlee 35-3 in a game that will have a bearing on the playoff race in Region 4B. No. 9 Patrick Henry (3-1) had 277 yards rushing in the 27-26 loss to Hermitage, with freshman Dashawn Green going for 225 and three TDs on 30 carries. Allen was 3 of 10 passing for 57 yards. “When I looked at it I thought we were a little bit onedimensional, and we have a lot of guys who can hurt you,” Wakefield said. “When they’ve got to defend the entire field and they’ve got to worry about four or five guys instead of one, it makes it more challenging.” The Patriots weren’t able to finish some drives against Hermitage, Allen said, and needed to change something. With the work on the passing attack culminating, that wasn’t an issue against Atlee. Patrick Henry scored on its four possessions in the first half. The Patriots ran the ball only five times, with Allen scoring on short runs on two of them. The rest of the time the senior lefty was finding Jayden Mines (3 catches, 81 yards), Christian Berry (3-97), Camden Byrd (2-62), Gracyn Ross, John

Patrick Henry 6 22 7 0 — 35 Atlee 0 0 0 3— 3 PH — Allen 3 run (kick failed) PH — Allen 4 run (Ross pass from Allen) PH — Mines 36 pass from Allen (Crabbe kick) PH — Byrd 25 pass from Allen (Crabbe kick) PH — Mines 31 interception return (Crabbe kick) ATL — Tschantre FG 34

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Patrick Henry’s Jayden Mines (2) finds plenty of running room in the Patriots’ 35-3 victory over host Atlee Friday night.

Kaczmarek and Green. Allen completed his first 10 passes. His 11th completion went to Byrd for a 25-yard touchdown as time expired in the half, giving the Patriots a 28-0 lead. He earlier had a 36-yard TD to Mines, a James Madison

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recruit who obviously likes the emphasis on throwing. “Teams can’t pack the box on us anymore,” Mines said. “When teams come out stacking the box thinking we’re just going to ground and pound the whole game, and then you have

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mismatches on the outside with our athletes, it’s not going to work.” Allen is a playmaker-type who Wakefield said has a really high football lQ. Friday, he threw from the pocket, or hit receivers after escaping pres-

sure, or checked down for shorter throws. “I’ve been playing quarterback for my whole life virtually,” said Allen, who noted his yardage total was by far a career high. “Today was a great expression of that. I think I’ve always

RUSHING PH: Williams 2-40, Green 7-8, Mines 1-7, Allen 8-(minus-6); ATL: Green 12-28, Gilpin 4-23, Garr 9-17, Hollins 2-(minus-15). PASSING PH: Allen 13-15-296-0; Johnson 0-4-0-0-0; ATL: Hollins 11-22-1022. RECEIVING PH: Berry 3-97, Mines 3-81, Byrd 2-62, Green 3-34, Ross 1-15, Kaczmarek 1-7; ATL: Holmes 4-48, Oxford 1-19, Gilpin 2-16, Garr 1-6, Green 1-6, Sharp 1-5, Clark 1-2.

Blue Devils strike early in win over Mustangs

for the Blue Devils so far. After scoring first on a Curtis Green 3-yard run midway through the first period, Varina scored twice in the final 1:21 of the quarter thanks to two Myles Derricott touchdown passes, 67 yards to Carlo Thompson and 20 yards to Kaveion Keys. The Blue Devils scored two more times in 14 seconds in the second period, as Tae’mon Brown broke off a 64-yard

run, then, after recovering the ensuing kick, Derricott found Thompson again, this time for a 51-yard touchdown reception. The Mustangs’ best drive of the first half came as time wound down, but a fumble by quarterback Jordan Callahan near the Varina 5-yard line was recovered by Jalen Spears to preserve the shutout for the time being. Mechanicsville did find the

end zone twice in the fourth quarter, never showing any quit in any phase of the game. Colby Messe scored on a 5-yard run with 11:09 remaining, and, after recovering an onside kick of their own, Callahan found Keshon Lewis for a 49-yard touchdown pass just over a minute later. Callahan passed for 81 yards and rushed for 126, while Cole Varner had 57 yards rushing for the Mustangs.

Varina, trying to keep pace with defending Region 4B champion King George (3-0) and upstart Matoaca (4-0) at the top of the standings, now set its sights on Cole Elrod and the Hanover Hawks, whose game at Armstrong scheduled for last Friday was postponed due to COVID-19 issues within the Wildcat program. Pending an approval to return to action, Varina is scheduled to host Armstrong Oct. 8. “We’ve been preaching discipline, and I’m proud of what we showed (tonight),” Lewis said. “We didn’t jump offsides. If we stayed disciplined, we can be fine against anybody.” Mechanicsville now prepares for the battle of Eastern Hanover, as Atlee (3-2) comes to Route 360 Friday. It may be early in October, but for both teams, it is a must win. Still, the pressure will be squarely on the Mustangs, who will have a hard time finding a playoff berth if they enter the second half of the regular season at 1-4. The Raiders, meanwhile, enter on a two-game losing streak after starting the year 3-0. Atlee has scored just nine points in their last two games. There will be much at stake when the ball is kicked, short or deep, at 7 p.m. Rob Witham can be reached at sports@mechlocal.com.

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and Midlothian. Forest Park finished ninth and Maggie Walker 10th. Patrick Henry finished 23rd, Atlee 28th, and Mechanicsville 40th. Mentor’s Savannah Dennison ran the fastest split of the night in 8:10. Hanover’s Allie Crytser led local runners with the fourth-fastest split with a time of 8:23. Patrick Henry’s Logan Nuckols ran the 11thfastest split in 8:45.

Mathews was proud of how the race attracted strong competition from out-of-state, and of how local runners held their own against it. “We’re starting to gain that reputation, so we’re picking up out-of-state teams that are pretty tough,” Mathews said. “We appreciate those North Carolina schools, Delaware, Ohio coming down to run. That’s pretty neat.

“We’re excited that it’s growing like that, but it also shows that, when you look at the results, that our Richmond-area schools, and – specifically right here that run their regional meet here – they know this area well.” It was a long day for Mathews and crew putting on the race, but he had no doubts about how he felt. “I had a blast,” he said.

By Rob Witham for The Local MECHANICSVILLE – Seeking their first victory over Varina in six years, and playing the Blue Devils for the first time since 2018, the Mechanicsville Mustangs took their home field Friday night with high hopes. But reality set in quickly, as one of the newest members of Region 4B went on a scoring tear, putting 39 points on the scoreboard in a 13-minute stretch of the first half to cruise to a 52-13 victory. The Blue Devils, who saw their twicepostponed opening game with Hopewell canceled for good earlier in the week, improved to 3-0 as they look at a nine-game schedule now rather than 10. Mechanicsville fell to 1-3, still in search of their first win since an opening night victory at Deep Run. They join Huguenot, Courtland, George Wythe and Henrico as teams in the 17-team region with three losses or more. Only the top eight teams make the playoffs, and 10 teams above the Mustangs are either unbeaten or have just one defeat. The opportunistic Blue Devils utilized an unusual kicking style to capture two first-half kickoffs which looked more like free-for-alls rather than deliberate onside kick attempts, since anyone can

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Patrick Henry’s Luke Taylor (1312) comes in to the finish line to bring the Patriots a thirdplace finish in the boys championship A race of the RVA Relays Saturday night.

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Mech wide receiver Logan Harris picks up extra yardage after breaking the tackle of Varina’s Jordan Edwards Friday night.

recover the football once it travels 10 yards. “My special teams coach, I let him do his thing, to be honest with you,” said Varina head coach Marcus Lewis. “He called it again, and I said, ‘You called that right?’ He said, ‘Yes, sir.’ ” “Again” because a deliberate, and surprising, onside kick call aided Varina in their previous win over Hermitage the week before. It’s an aggressive style of play that has paid big dividends

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for the rest of the season.” In the girls championship A race, Hanover led the way among local teams with an eighth-place finish in the 42-team field. Deep Run won in 44:42, followed by Jefferson Forest, Western Albemarle, Mentor, Jamestown, Glen Allen

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Generals avenge last-second loss to R-MC By Rob Witham for The Local ASHLAND – Washington and Lee remembered. The Generals remembered having a key Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) victory in hand on the road at Day Field two seasons ago before the Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets scored 10 points in the final 39 seconds to steal a 36-35 victory. Even though they found themselves at their own 1-yard line with 7:38 remaining, the Generals remembered, overcoming the loss of their starting quarterback midway through the perfect drive, traveling 99 yards, scoring with no time remaining, then converting a two-point try to stun the Yellow Jackets 25-24. “Yeah, I’m disappointed, really disappointed. This one is going to hurt for awhile,” said Randolph-Macon head coach Pedro Arruza, seemingly still trying to process what happened over the previous half hour that saw Washington and Lee run 17 plays, milking every remaining second off the clock. The defeat snaps a 10-game winning streak for the Yellow Jackets dating back to November 16, 2019, and seriously jeopardizes their hopes to win their third ODAC championship in four seasons. And while some fans may blame the defense for being unable to get one final stop, Randolph-Macon has another, more pressing issue. The Yellow Jacket offense was limited to 255 total yards in 60 plays. Their final touchdown, to take the lead just 16 seconds into the fourth quarter, was on a one-play, 1-yard drive set up by a major Generals mistake. A snap well over the head of punter Charlie Fleming sent the football into the end

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Above, RandolphMacon running back Justin DeLeon dives to complete a 13-yard gain on the secondquarter carry as Washington and Lee defenders Dean Johnson and Ronny Williams make the tackle in the Generals’ 25-24 win Saturday. Left, Yellow Jacket quarterback Presley Egbers picks up his second touchdown of the game.

zone. Fleming, not wanting the Yellow Jackets to recover it for a touchdown, kicked it past the end line. Instead of a safety, Randolph-Macon accepted a penalty for illegal kicking to get the ball at the 1. The Justin DeLeon score made it 24-17. The defense quickly forced a three-and-out to give

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Randolph-Macon the ball back with 11:58 to play. But the Yellow Jackets earned just one first down and, after a Presley Egbers pass to DeLeon fell short of the line to gain, Chris Vidal launched a 53-yard punt to pin the Generals as deep in their territory as possible. Generals quarterback Jack

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Pollard found tailback Alex Wertz on a short pass that went for 15 yards to get breathing room. Seven plays later on third-and-one, Pollard found a 3-yard gain to the RandolphMacon 40 for another first down. On the next play, Pollard was hit hard by linebacker Erik

Harris after a 4-yard gain, but was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct. Pollard hurt his foot on the play, and with time winding down, Stephen Murrin entered the game at quarterback with the ball 21 yards from paydirt. A 13-yard run from Josh Breece put the Generals at the

9-yard line with 1:51 left. They ran three plays, found themselves at the 1-yard line, and called their final timeout with one second remaining. Murrin called his own number on the do-or-die play, crossing the goal line after time expired. There was no hesitation by the Generals. They had no interest in overtime. Murrin, with the poise of a four-year starter, ran the option left to Breece, pitching it to the tailback who cruised into the end zone to set off the celebration, and exact bitter payback on the Yellow Jackets. Egbers finished 11-of-17 for just 88 yards and one interception, though he did both first half Randolph-Macon touchdowns on runs of 5 yards on the opening drive, and 4 yards in the second period. DeLeon finished with 89 rushing yards. The defeat puts RandolphMacon (1-1 ODAC, 3-1) a game behind the Generals as well as Hampden-Sydney – which nipped Guilford 28-27 Saturday – who both improved to 2-0 in conference play. With only six conference games this season due to Emory & Henry’s pending move to Division II next year, opportunities will be few to surpass a team which already holds a tiebreaker against you head-to-head. “I’ll have to look at the video,” Arruza replied when asked why the offense underperformed. “I’m very involved with the offense, I call the plays, so it starts with me, you know. The second half was tough. They did to us what we normally do to other teams.” Randolph-Macon will look to find answers this week as they prepare to head to Ferrum for an ODAC contest Saturday at 1 p.m. Rob Witham can be reached at sports@mechlocal.com.

Pets of the Week

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The Hanover County Pound, located at 12471 Taylor Complex Lane in Ashland, has wonderful pets available to a good home. Daisy, ID# 580034, is a 7-year-old spayed female Canine/Pitbull. She has had his first set of vaccines and is Heartworm test negative. Daisy is a sweet old girl who has been with us for about a month now. She was surrendered due to living situations. Daisy is a very friendly dog. She does well around people. Daisy also likes to smile at you. She seems to be well house trained. Daisy was mostly an indoor dog before she arrived. She does excellent on a leash and loves long walks. Daisy should make a great friend for someone looking for an older dog. Foo Foo, ID# 580206, is a 14-year-old spayed domestic short-haired feline. She has had his first set of vaccines and is FELV/FIV test negative. Foo Foo is a friendly old girl who was surrendered to the Shelter a few weeks ago. She seems to be well suited for living indoors. Foo Foo is well litter trained and keeps her cage very clean. She is a laid back cat who loves to sit and observe her surroundings. Foo Foo might be best suited going to a new home without dogs. She does really well around people she meets. For more information on these great pets, as well as the many more still in need of homes at the Hanover County Pound Facility, call 804-365-6485 during the day. The hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday. The facility is closed on Sunday and county holidays. You also can visit the website to see other animals available for adoption at http://hanovercounty.gov/Animals/ Adopt-a-Pet/.

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Petit larceny, shoplifting was reported in the 10300th block of Sliding Hill Road, Ashland.

Grand larceny, parts was reported in the 10100th block of Barret Park Road, Ashland.

Conspiracy to obtain money, etc., by false pretenses, larceny, $200, was reported in the 10200th block of Matthews Grove Lane, Mechanicsville. Concealment, price altering merchandise, less than $500 was reported in the 7200th block of Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville. Driver not reporting accident with damage more than $250 was reported in the 4200th block of Armstrong Drive, Mechanicsville.

Possession of a Schedule I or II controlled substance was reported in the 7200th block of History Lane, Mechanicsville.

Sept. 2

Grand larceny, $500 or more not from a person was reported in the 9400th block of Valeview Place, Mechanicsville.

Mechanicsville.

Entering property with intent to damage was reported in the 7100th block of Catlin Road, Mechanicsville.

Grand larceny, shoplifting was reported in the 7400th block of Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville.

Sept. 3

Grand larceny, building was reported in the 7300th block of Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville.

Petit larceny, shoplifting was reported in the 9100th block of Chamberlayne Road, Mechanicsville.

Driver not reporting accident with damage up to $1,000 was reported in the 7000th block of Pole Green Road/Lee-Davis Road, Mechanicsville.

Assault and battery on a family member was reported in the 7100th block of Garden Park Lane, Mechanicsville.

Driver not reporting accident with damage up to $1,000 was reported in the 8900th block of Pole Green Park

Driving after forfeiture of license was reported in the 4100th block of I-295 South,

see SHERIFF’S pg. 28

MECHANICSVILLE CHURCHES 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

INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Hanover Baptist Church (3 mi from Va Ctr Commons Mall). Practical Bible preaching & conservative, sacred music. Active teens & children’s master club. Family oriented & God-centered. Emphasize personal salvation through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ as Lord & Savior. 798-7190 www.hbcva.org Truth Baptist Church, 627-2170 COME & SEE! All info at: www.truthbaptistchurch.com

LUTHERAN

SOUTHERN BAPTIST

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

Black Creek Baptist Church, 6289 McClellan Road Sunday School - 9:00 a.m. Sunday Worship - 10:15 a.m. Adult Bible Study & Youth Group Wed. nights at 6:00 p.m. Pastor, Stephen Kendrick www.blackcreek.org or call (804)781-0330

Fellowship Community Church of Mechanicsville After 10 years at Hanover High School we have purchased our own building. We continue to teach the Word of God and watch for the miraculous. Join us Sunday mornings 9:45am at 8505 Bell Creek Road, Suite K. www.fellowshipcc.com

New Bethesda Baptist Church 9019 New Bethesda Rd. 779-2101 Rev. Tom Gaskins, Interim Pastor Caleb Bittler, Minister to Students & Family Sunday School 9:30 AM, Worship 10:45 AM Bible Study/Prayer Youth & Children activities 6:30pm, Wednesday www.newbethesda.org

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

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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 Sunday School 9 a.m. Worship 10 a.m.

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

3407 King William Rd. Aylett, 23009 Jeff Poythress, Pastor Worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST

Making each one a witness!

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

Cool Spring Baptist Church 9283 Atlee Station Rd. For info, activities & worship times visit www.coolspring.org or call 746-0800

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Grace United Family Church "Where Grace Unites Us" 7252 Beulah Church Road (Historic Beulah Church) Mechanicsville, 23111

New Highland Baptist Church 10:30 am Worship 9200 New Ashcake Road, 550-9601 www.newhighland.org

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

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

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 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

Sundays, 10:30AM & Wed. Dinner, Study, Prayer: 6:00-8:00 p.m. For info, call 335-6728

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UNITED METHODIST Lebanon United Methodist Church 8492 Peaks Road, 746-0980 R. Spencer Broce, Pastor Worship In Person and on Facebook Live: 9:30 am each Sunday www.facebook.com/LebUMC 10:30 am Sunday School For more info, check us out at www.lebanonumc.org 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 shadygroveumc.org In-person Worship Sundays at 8:15, 9:45, & 11:15 a.m., Online at 9:45 a.m. Programs for all ages. Rev. Wayne Snead, 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 8:00 & 10:00 AM

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to $200 was reported in the 7000th block of Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville.

Continued from pg. 27

Lane, Mechanicsville.

Driving after forfeiture of license was reported in the 8100th block of Atlee Road, Mechanicsville.

Failure to appear on a felony charge was reported in the 7500th block of County Complex Road, Hanover.

Issuing bad checks, up

Hit and run causing personal injury was reported in the 16700th block of Mountain Road, Montpelier.

Assault and battery on a family member was reported in the 12000th block of Sunset Drive, Ashland.

Obtaining money or signature by false pretenses was

reported in the 7100th block of Aquarius Drive, Mechanicsville.

Obtaining money or signature by false pretenses was reported in the 16200th block of Trainham Road, Beaverdam.

Sept. 4

Grand larceny, building was reported in the 10000th block of Sliding Hill Road, Ashland.

DWI: first offense was

reported in the 11000th block of Milestone Drive/ New Ashcake Road, Mechanicsville.

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

Petit larceny from a coin machine was reported in the 8300th block of Meadowbridge Road, Mechanicsville.

Credit card theft was reported in the 11600th block of Lakeridge Parkway, Ashland.

Assault and battery on a family member was reported in the 8000th block of Vaughan Drive, Mechanicsville.

Driver not reporting accident with damage more than $1,000 was reported in the 17200th block of Mountain Road/Beaver Dam Road, Montpelier.

Simple assault was reported in the 8000th block of Woodbridge Road, Mechanicsville.

DWI: first offense was reported in the 6100th block of Pole Green Road/Tarragon Drive, Mechanicsville.

Sept. 5

Simple assault was reported in the 9200th block of Chamberlayne Road/Atlee Road, Mechanicsville.

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ALLSHOUSE PAINTING Powerwashing, Sheet Rock Repairs, Gutter Cleaning, Commercial/Residential. Lic/Insured. Int./Ext. Call 730-6531 or 402-6531

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Windows, Decks, Sheds, Repairs Licensed & Insured. Call 537-5755

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Universe Brewing Company, 11293 Airpark Rd in the Ashland Airpark from 2 to 5 p.m. The event features numerous dog-related activities including canine costumes. Admission is free. For more information, contact COTU at info@cotubrewing. com, or the Hanover Humane Society, info@hanoverhumanesociety.org.

Thursday, Nov. 11 As part of Hanover County’s 300th Birthday celebration, Hanover County Parks & Recreation will observe Veterans Day with an in person ceremony at 11 am at the Hanover Veterans Memorial Wayside Park.

Saturday, Nov. 20 Members of the Patrick Henry High School Class of 1971 will gather from 6 to 9 p.m. at The Depot at Cross Bros. on Railroad Avenue in Ashland for their 50th Reunion. According to Patricia Leonard Higgins, “Our Reunion Planning Committee is already working hard and we really need to hear from you so that you can get more information and updates! Please email either of the following classmates and we’ll get you on our group contact list and will be back in touch soon. Hoping to hear from you!” Contact: Anne Nelson Harris Morck at annenelsonmorck@gmail.com or Patricia Leonard Higgins at phiggins773@gmail.com.

Legal Notices ABC LICENSES The Preserve at Dundee LLC Trading as: The Preserve at Dundee 7301 River Rd. Hanover, VA 23069-1815, Hanover County, Virginia 230691815. The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) AUTHORITY for a Bed and Breakfast license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Richard Barrett / Owner NOTE: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www.abc.virginia .gov or 800-552-3200.

PROPOSALS, BIDS, RFP Richmond National Battlefield Park is issuing a Request For Bids which provides the opportunity for interested individuals to submit bids to the NPS for the leasing of agricultural lands within the park. There are five fields ranging from 6 to 115 acres and leases are for 5 years. Interested bidders can contact Kristen Allen at 804-640-7919 or Kristen_allen@nps.gov to receive a bid package or arrange a pre-bid site visit. Sealed bids must be received via email or at Richmond National Battlefield Park, 1990 Maintenance Way, 23231 by 4:30 P.M. on 10/29/2021. Bid opening and awarding of leases will occur on 11/1/2021 at 1:30pm.

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Ongoing Mechanicsville Churches Emergency Functions One see CALENDAR, pg. 31

The Office of Voter Registration and Elections is committed to helping all eligible registered voters maintain the ability to cast a ballot in the upcoming November 2, 2021 General Election. In-person Absentee and vote by mail ballots are available now. You may request your vote by mail ballot or visit the Voter Registration and Elections Office in the Wickham Building at Hanover Courthouse from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday - Friday in addition, Sunday, October 17th from 11a.m.-4p.m., Saturday, October 23rd and Saturday, October 30th from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. to cast an In-person absentee ballot. Saturday, October 30th is the last day to vote an In-person absentee ballot. Tuesday, October 12th is the deadline to register or make changes to your voter registration in time for the General Election. Please check your voter registration to make sure it is correct. Friday, October 22nd is the final day you can request an absentee ballot by mail. Your request must be received by your General Registrar by 5:00 p.m. Monday, November 1st at 2 p.m. is the cut-off for voting an emergency-only absentee ballot in the Voter Registration and Elections Office. Tuesday, November 2nd Election Day polling locations will be open from 6:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 3rd at 1:00 p.m. the Electoral Board will hold the canvass meeting to ascertain the election results and to rule on Provisional ballots cast. Friday, November 5th at 12:00 p.m. (noon) the deadline to cure your Absentee Ballot. Friday, November 5th at 1:00 p.m. the Electoral Board will reconvene.

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BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY

BUSINESS PROPERTY Quinton, VA - Former Domino’s space, 1,600 SF, ideal for catering or take out food service. Includes walk in cooler, grease pit, hood, fan/blower. Lease rate negotiable. Call Peggy 804-305-0960

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Announcements AUCTION SALES KELLEY AUCTIONS presents PUBLIC ESTATE AUCTION From Estate of L. Andrew, Sr., and Lillian Duke Saturday, October 9, 2021 - 1:00 p.m. (** Preview @ 12 noon day of sale**)

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HAULING Hauling - All Types of Light Hauling Trash - Brush - Junk - Clean Out Garages and Sheds - Etc. Reasonable Prices. Call 804-347-4943 or 804-746-8653

17250 Journey’s End Lane (Off State Route 715/ Beaver Dam Rd.) Beaverdam, VA 23015 Including: Coins, crocks, lanterns, bells, vintage toys, large lot of primitive tools, furniture and much, much more. 50+ years collection of rare and unique antiques. Food + Water + Drinks available for sale BRING A CHAIR This is an outdoor auction with COVID protocol respected! Check www.AuctionZip.com for updated listings and pictures AUCTIONEER’S NOTES: ABSENTEE BIDS WILL BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO SALE. 6% VA SALES TAX. NO BUYERS’ PREMIUM. TERMS: CASH, OR VALID CHECK. AUCTIONEER ASSUMES NO LIABILITY FOR LOSS OF PROPERTY OR INJURIES. ALL SALES FINAL. PAYMENT MADE AT TIME OF PURCHASE. ALL ITEMS WILL BE SOLD AS IS WHERE IS. Hunter "Dee" Kelley, Auctioneer, Cell 804-683-4612 VA License # 2907002934

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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT PSCM Manager sought by SUEZ WTS USA, Inc. in Glen Allen, VA to manage supply chain operations, specifically the definition and implementation of sourcing strategy for purification and disinfection, advanced separation, and biological solids technology projects. Oversee the development of various reporting tools and key performance indicators (KPIs), as well as reports on status and performance of supply chain operations. Bachelors Degree in Environmental Science, International Business or Engineering (will accept 2 years of experience as a Project Buyer at a water or wastewater treatment plant), plus an additional 2 years of experience in the offered position or as a Project Buyer at a water or wastewater treatment plant. All of the required experience must have included managing procurement operations for international supply chain projects with average per project budget of $2 million; ensuring supply chain projects function on schedule and within budget and completed in accordance with internal and industry standards; overseeing alignment and inspections of project operations; developing KPIs and relevant reports to monitor project efficiency and improve operations; working with purification and disinfection technology and advanced separations and biological solids technology in water/wastewater applications; and managing supplier and sub-supplier documentation and inspection test plan (ITP) protocols. To apply, mail resume to: SUEZ, Attn: Anabela Cecilia Silva Costa Cheradame, Global Mobility Manager, 3600 Horizon Boulevard, Suite 100, Trevose, PA 19053. Employer will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen.

GENERAL Automotive Technician - seeking experienced automotive technician with good diagnostic skills. Full-Time, M-F, 8am-5pm, every other Saturday, 8am12pm. Must have own tools. Guaranteed Salary up to $950 per week or 50% commission whichever is greater. Paid vacations and holidays off. Contact Eddie or Grace 804-226-4131

Signal Hill Memorial Park (Beautiful Section) Garden #1 Block 180, Lots A-1, 2, 3, 4. Sell for $4,495/each, asking $6,500 for all 4. Call 804-347-3889

NEWSPAPER CARRIER WANTED in the Mineral/Louisa areas. Good supplemental income. Carriers are independent contractors and must have: dependable vehicle, valid driver’s license, and Virginia insurance. Hours of availability are 2:00 AM – 6:00 AM, seven days a week. For more information, please call Rita Stetson 804-229-4696.

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The Richmond Times-Dispatch is seeking Full-Time Distribution Supervisors in the northside, southside and surrounding area. Job Responsibilities: To recruit, motivate and train carrier force to provide good service while increasing/ maintaining circulation volumes and meeting service goals. Assist in maintaining overall distribution center operations. All Distribution Supervisors are responsible for achieving consistent, proper and on-time delivery to subscribers. Handle customer’s problems and service requests to the customer’s satisfaction. Work with carriers to meet retail collection goals and resolve problems with retail outlets. Collect all open routes and collect payments from carriers. As a Distribution Supervisor, you are responsible for the successful overall performance of your assigned area within the distribution center. Starting salary is $40,000 plus commission. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Valid Drivers’ License and proof of insurance required, the ability to work well with others in a team environment and the ability to follow all Company policies and procedures including but not limited to attendance standards. Education and Experience: High School diploma or equivalent. Must successfully pass Criminal Background Investigation and Drug Screen. Please contact Teresa Brandon 804-8017653 or tbrandon@timesdispatch.com

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TRANSPORTATION JOB SITE DELIVERY DRIVER Harris Heating & Plumbing Co., Inc. is looking for a Delivery Driver. No CDL required. Competitive Pay and Benefits. Send resume to office@harrisheating.com or apply in person at 11020 Richardson Road, Ashland.

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Growl-O-Ween scheduled at local brewery Contributed Report Mechanicsville Local Celebrate the Halloween season by joining the Hanover Humane Society on Saturday, Oct. 23, at the Center of the Universe Brewing Company, 11293 Air Park Road in the Ashland Airpark for the seventh annual "Growl-O-Ween" Dog Halloween Event. The event is free to the public and runs from 2 to 5 p.m. Onsite parking is available. Dress up your favorite canine in his/her Halloween costume and enjoy an afternoon with various dogrelated activities and contests (Best Trick Contest, Howling Contest, etc.) Listen to live entertainment while you bid on silent auction items and enjoy food and golden beverages! While cash is preferred,

Paypal, Venmo, and all major credit cards will be accepted. All proceeds for this event will benefit the Hanover Humane Society. For more information, visit GROWLOWEENVA. COM or contact COTU (info@ cotubrewing.com) at 368.0299 and the Hanover Humane Society (info@hanoverhu-

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to purchase adjacent land to expand the Taylor Street Park and the construction of a heritage park focused on the history of Berkleytown. There’s also $26,000 for economic and business assistance in the Tier 2 proposal to fund ongoing music in downtown. “We have good data indicating that brings people in to downtown and those businesses have seen substantial increases in their revenues,” Farrar said. There’s also funding for some level of business support in the form of some sort of premium pay. Regarding affordable housing, Tier 2 establishes a home revitalization program that focuses on connecting homes to water and sewer. “That would be a pot of money that we put out an RFP for a nonprofit to manage. They would work on the eligibility and managing the program to connect a certain number of houses that are within the budget to water and sewer as well as some weatherazation efforts,” Farrar said. Total Tier 2 costs are estimated at $2.8 million that, when combined with the Tier 1 estimates, accounts for most of the $8.1 million in ARPA funding.

manesociety.org. This event is sponsored by the following entities: Edwards Jones (Platinum sponsor), Widespread Solutions (Platinum sponsor), Julie Whitaker-State Farm Insurance (Platinum sponsor), New Harbor Homes (Platinum sponsor), Commonwealth Boat Brokers (Gold sponsor), Networking Technologies and Support (Gold sponsor), and Airpark Auto (Silver sponsor). The Hanover Humane Society is a 501( c) 3 non-profit entity located in Ashland, Virginia. The Hanover Humane Society provides animal adoption, education, and prevention services for residents in Hanover County, Virginia and the surrounding counties.

Farrar briefly outlined Tier 3 proposals that include an additional police officer position, community programming such as food pantries, a youth center, economic development for event venues and other projects like affordable housing. “This is where the projects that weren’t funded fell in the grand scheme of things,” Farrar said. “You see some big numbers there.” The total estimated cost of those unfunded projects was around $6 million. Renee Robinson, executive director of Habitat for Humanity in King William and Hanover counties, thanked council members for their consideration of affordable housing in the proposed spending plan. “I’d like to thank you for including affordable housing in your Tier 2 and Tier 3 options,” she said. “I think you are all aware with the rise of real estate costs that there is very little affordable housing available in the town. Our mission is to be able to provide everybody with a decent place to live and appreciate any help the Council can provide.” Vice Mayor John Hodges asked Farrar to further explain how the ARPA funding of certain projects could actually save money for the Town and its budget. “When it comes to savings, that’s kind of a generic term that encumbers a number

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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.

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 Rev. Dr. Roy Minnix For more information, visit www.trinityrichmond.net or call 804-270-9626.

of things,” Farrar said. “If you approved Tier 1 tonight, you’re going to put about $1.9 million in to your capital project fund. That is $1.9 million of non local dollars that you will be putting in there. You could call that savings.” He said those savings are based on the premise that Council would have approved all of those projects in the future. “It means that it’s not money that you are going to put in yourself but I can’t guarantee you would have put it in yourself,” he said. Potential savings from the ARPA funding of the three proposed employee positions amounts to about $500,000. “The federal money is covering those expenses instead of the Town,” Farrar said. “If you added all of those things up, you are at $2.7 million but I don’t think that there’s a real number because you wouldn’t have put all of that into future years’ budgets.” Farrar said it all could add up to a 2023 budget process with more options for consideration. “I’m actually looking forward to putting together the FY 2023 budget,” Farrar said. “We’re going to be in a better financial position. We have the savings from ARPA and I think we are going to be able to make some substantial progress. I’m just resonant to tell you a number right now.”

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information. Home Gardening Series: Planting Greens & Shrubs at the Mechanicsville Branch Library Saturday, Oct. 16, 10:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Join us at the Mechanicsville Branch Library for a morning of learning how to tackle some outdoor preparations for fall and winter. Topics will vary each month. The Home Gardening Series is sponsored by Virginia Cooperative Extension Hanover Master Gardeners. This program, “Planting Greens & Shrubs,” will be presented by Emily Gianfortoni, a Hanover Master Gardener. Registration required at https://pamunkeylibrary.libcal.com/. Call 804-7469615 or visit the library at 7461 Sherwood Crossing Place for more information. Mechanicsville Book Club at the Mechanicsville Branch Library Wednesday, Oct. 20, 11 a.m.–noon. Bring your ideas for discussion and escape to a world of pure imagination. Registration required at https:// pamunkeylibrary.libcal.com/. Call 804-746-9615 or visit the library at 7461 Sherwood Crossing Place for more information. Mechanicsville Anime Club at the Mechanicsville Branch Library Friday, Oct. 22, 4-5 p.m. Ages 12-18. Join the Mechanicsville Library Anime

Club! Meet teens with similar interests and watch some cool shows. Registration required at https://pamunkeylibrary.libcal. com/. Call 804-746-9615 or visit the library at 7461 Sherwood Crossing Place for more information. Virtual Programs Friday Arts & Crafts: DIY Tea Bags pickup at the Mechanicsville Branch Library Friday, Oct. 8, while supplies last Ages 18 & up. Find out about a fun and easy way to make personalized tea bags at home. Make your own tea bags with our take and make kit, available at the Mechanicsville Branch Library starting Oct. 8. Call 804-746-9615 or visit the library at 7461 Sherwood Crossing Place for more information. Author Chat with Sadeqa Johnson Wednesday, October 13, 7-8 p.m. Ages 18 & up. Join us for a chat with Sadeqa Johnson, author of Yellow Wife. This program is hosted virtually on Facebook Live at https://www.facebook.com/ PamunkeyLibrary. If you would like a reminder email sent to you one day before the program, register at https://pamunkeylibrary.libcal.com/event/8155925. If you don't receive your reminder email on Tuesday, Oct. 12, contact the library. Call 804-746-9615 or visit the library at 7461 Sherwood Crossing Place for more information. merchandise, less than $500 was reported in the 7400th block of Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville.

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DWI: first offense was reported in the 1200th block of Piping Tree Ferry Road/Old Church Road, Mechanicsville. Armed breaking and entering to commit larceny, etc. was reported in the 8100th block of Elm Drive, Mechanicsville.

Simple assault was reported in the 16000th block of Theme Park Way, Doswell.

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Credit card fraud, $200 or more in six months was reported in the 14400th block of Horseshoe Ford Road, Ashland.

Breaking and entering into a building to commit larceny, Assault and battery, etc. was reported in the 9500th block of Chamberlayne Road, Mechanicsville.

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