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Vol. 37, No. 34| Richmond Suburban News | December 1, 2021
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Parade comes home for Christmas
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Labor of love comes in sweet doses Washington Henry Elementary student provides lollipops at vaccine clinics By Jim Ridolphi For The Mechanicsville Local
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After a year off due to COVID-19, the Mechanicsville Christmas Parade returns on Sunday, Dec. 5 beginning at 2 p.m. in the Village of Mechanicsville. Presented each year by the Mechanicsville Rotary Club, this year’s theme for the parade is ‘I’ll be home for Christmas.’ This year’s 2-mile route parade route starts at Signal Hill Road at Hanover Green Drive, marches through the Windsor subdivision via Strain Avenue and Hillis Way, down Atlee Road and turns onto Mechanicsville Turnpike to end at Elm Drive.
he latest CDC approvals has removed many doubts regarding vaccinations for children aged five and up. Unfortunately the fear of getting a shot for young children persists, but one insightful Hanover fourth grader has come up with a solution that makes that process easier for younger patients. With full belief in the old adage that a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down, Washington Henry student Ava Rogers came up with a plan to make the vaccinations go easier for younger students seeking the shots. Ava’s grandmother, Jocelyn Crooker is a registered nurse and works for the Medical Reserve Corps doing vaccinations, and provided the inspiration for Ava’s mission. She was working at a vaccination clinic when Ava and her parents arrived her to get her a shot at Oak Knoll Middle School. Realizing the trauma getting a shot can evoke in some kids, Crooker picked up a large lollipop see SWEET, pg. 16
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Nine-year old Ava Rogers, a fourth-grader at Washington Henry Elementary School, bought and delivered lollipops to area vaccination clinics for distribution to kids after they received their shots.
Hanover Fire-EMS stations once again bringing Santa Claus to your neighborhood HANOVER – Hanover Fire-EMS companies are once again planning to visit the communities they serve by bringing Santa Claus to visit during the much anticipated Santa Runs. The schedules are as follows:
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Tuesday, Dec. 7 – Oakhill Estates Subdivision, Fox Mill Run, Melton Road, Ashland Heights Road, Ashglade Court, Cheroy Road, Cheroy Woods Subdivision, Mount Herman Farms, North Woods
Subdivision, Country Club Hills and River Run Subdivisions, Stanley Park Drive, Ashland Park Drive and Carters Hill Subdivision. Wednesday, Dec. 8 – Jamestown Road, Woodside Lane, Providence Subdivision, Woodside Estates Subdivision, Wintercrest Subdivision, Omni Park Place, Omni Apartments, Slash Cottage Subdivision and Lance and Bridle Subdivision. Thursday, Dec. 9 – South Center Street southeast side, Virginia Street, East Francis Street, 1000 block of Maple Street, Kilby Station Road, 100 and 200 block of New Street, MacMurdo Street, Arlington
Street and Mist Pines Apartments, Maiden Lane, Lee Street, 100 and 200 block of Robinson Street, Sedgefield Subdivision, Palm Leaf Subdivision, 500 block of Pleasant Street, Myrtle Street, Short Street, Randolph Street, Henry Clay Apartments, 300 block of Robinson Street, South Taylor Street, 300 block of New Street and Arlington Square Apartments. Sunday, Dec. 12 – College Avenue, Caroline Street, North Taylor Street, Calhoun Street, Louisiana Street, Macon Circle, Henry Place, North Cottage see SANTA RUNS, pg. 6
