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EATS & DRINKS KS

Bakery Bakery Bar & Grill Barbecue Breakfast Brewery Buffet Chinese Coffee Deli Dessert Dinner Hamburger Hot Dog Ice Cream Italian Korean Lunch Mexican Pizza Seafood Sports Bar Steak Thai Wings

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Art Gallery Band (Local) Bowling Alley Children’s Party Spot Dance Studio Golf Course Historical Landmark Karaoke Live Music Venue Music School Summer Camp Winery

SERVICES

Accountant A tt Attorney/Law Firm Auto Services Auto Body Shop Assisted Living Facility Barbershop Builder Car Wash Powerwashing Carpet Cleaning Caterer Computer Repair Services Contractor Adult Daycare Daycare Dry Cleaner Electrician Financial Institution/Planning Firm Fence Company Flooring Company Funeral Home Gutter Hair Salon Heating & Cooling Home Improvement Home Remodeling Insurance Company Landscaping Moving Service Nail Salon Painting Paving Pest Control Pet Boarding Pet Grooming Photographer Plumbing Company Pool/Spa Company Real Estate Company Roofing Service Siding & Window Senior Living Community Storage Tailor Tanning Salon Tattoo Tree Service Tractor & Lawn Repair Travel Agency Videographer

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Th ursday, April 7

Pocahontas Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society vice president Jason Aldrich will speak about Native Plant Agriculture, which is the implementing of edible native plants as the basis of a primarily perennial agricultural system that mimics native plant communities in format. Free Zoom meeting is open to all by following the link: https://us02web. zoom.us/j/85039341153?pwd= UnQ4dWNpQVkxdzBaVWcr R0c4UFZkZz09#success. The meet and greet starts at 6:45 p.m. followed by the presentation at 7 p.m. A short business meeting will follow the presentation. Visit the state website, http://vnps.org/.

Saturday, April 9

Walnut Grove Baptist Church Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt plus other Fun Activities starting at 10 a.m. at WGBC 7046 Cold Harbor Road, Mechanicsville.

Sunday, April 10

The Ashland Church of God will hold its Spring Fest beginning at 10:30 a.m., located at 407 Myrtle Street, Ashland. There will be an Easter egg hunt, pig roast, hot dogs, bouncy house, games and hot air balloon rides (weather permitting).

Tuesday, April 12

Mechanicsville AARP Chapter 5407 will be meeting from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Mechanicsville Branch Library located at 7461 Sherwood Crossing Place, Mechanicsville. Contact Ed Taylor at 804-398-3759.

Sunday, April 17

Hanover County’s solid waste convenience centers will be closed on Easter Sunday.

Tuesday, April 19

The Hanover Republican Women’s Club will hold its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. at Anna’s Italian Kitchen, 7009 Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville. The guest speaker will be Congressman Rob Wittman, 1st District. For additional information about the meeting or becoming a member of the HRWC, contact Nancy Russell, president at nsrussell29@yahoo.com or visit our website at www.hrwomen.com.

Th ursday, April 28

The Civil Air Patrol, Hanover Squadron is hosting an open house from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Fairfield Presbyterian Church, 6930 Cold Harbor Rd, Mechanicsville. Learn what CAP has to offer for youths, ages 12 to 21, in the cadet program and for adults who want to serve in training the next generation of leaders. They will be accepting tattered or worn U.S. flags. For more information, contact Capt. James Wright at james.wright@vawg. cap.gov or visit https://vawg. cap.gov/units/hanover.

Friday, April 29 & Saturday, April 30

The St. Paul Lutheran Church is holding an “Everything for $1 Yard Sale.” The yard sale will be held rain or shine, inside and outside from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. and will be located at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 8100 Shady Grove Road, Mechanicsville. The sale will feature linens, kitchenware, home décor, clothes, books, toys, lawn and gardening items, furniture and much more. Hot dogs, drinks and baked goods will be for sale. Proceeds will benefit the church’s missionary family, MCEF, and other community ministries that the church supports. Call 804-427-7500.

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Saturday, April 30

Friendly Care Day School will celebrate 50 years of caring, loving, teaching and growing children on April 30 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Hanover Evangelical Friends Church. They will be celebrating with desserts and punch. They will also celebrate past and present directors along with past and present assistant directors. They are requesting community submissions of favorite memories of the school or favorite teacher at fcdsdirector@gmail. com or mail Nicole Langston at 6420 Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville, VA, 23111.

Ongoing

Mechanicsville Churches Emergency Functions One Stop Shop (MCEF OSS) is open for food, clothing and linens from

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Continued from pg. 14 reading of picture books and lighthearted stories, join the library for Adult Storytime.

Cyanotype Photography at the Mechanicsville Branch Library

Saturday, April 30, 2 to 3 p.m.

For ages 12 to 18. Make a cyanotype photography print using objects TAKE & MAKE PROGRAMS

Friday Arts and Crafts: Book

Page Flowers at the Mechanicsville Branch Library. Pickup starts Friday, April 1

Ages 18 and up. Stop by the Mechanicsville Branch Library to pick up a kit of supplies and educational materials to make book page flowers, VIRTUAL/HYBRID PROGRAMS

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with Hanover Safe Place at the Mechanicsville Branch Library. Tuesday, April 12, 4 to 5:30 p.m.

For ages 12 to 18. Have a chat with a representative from Hanover Safe Place about healthy teen dating practices. The program can be attended in person or online through Zoom. Registration required at https://pamunkeylibrary. libcal.com/event/8982653. The Zoom meeting link will be sent to the email registered before the event occurs.

Author Chat with G.R. Macallister. Wednesday, April 20, 7 to 8 p.m.

Ages 18 and up. Chat with USA Today Bestselling Author: G.R. Macallister on Facebook Live. The library will be discussing her newest release, “Scorpica,” and past successes. This program will be hosted virtually on Facebook Live at https://www. facebook.com/PamunkeyLibrary. For a reminder email sent a day before the program, register at https://pamunkeylibrary.libcal.com/event/8930259. If a reminder email is not received, contact the library. *Call 804-746-9615 or visit the library at 7461 Sherwood Crossing Place for more information.

LETTERS

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Now to those of you who lament this combination of “good news and bad news,” consider this: the increase in real estate values reflects the desirability of living in Hanover. People and businesses are attracted to a vibrant, healthy, well-planned and well-managed community, and that is reflected in the sustained growth in real estate values. People want to live, raise a family, do business and avail themselves of the high quality of life that residing in Hanover County affords.

I am, like many of my fellow citizens, not immune to the feeling the pinch of inflation and the rising cost of living. Paying more in property

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An aside to those citizens who may feel a need for tax relief: the county has a tax relief program. Whether you feel that you might benefit from some level of tax relief or know someone who may, contact the county to find out more about qualifying for this program. In fact, there is a hearing today to consider an ordinance to increase the thresholds for qualifying households. This proposed ordinance seeks to mitigate some of the “pain” of real estate taxes for those may need relief. I suggest that you consider attending today’s public hearing at 6 p.m. and address the entire Board of Supervisors with your comments or contact your supervisor and make your feelings known on this proposed ordinance increasing qualifying levels for tax relief.

Now my charge to readers is to review the proposed budget in detail or in summary, invest a little time to assess the future of the community as reflected in the budget and contact your supervisor to share your thoughts. Invoke your own “March Madness!”

It’s your community, it’s your money, it’s Hanover’s future.

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