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‘CJ the DJ’s Music Fest’ returns for day-long bash By Christina Amano Dolan Editor
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There was a line wrapped around the Atlee Branch Library once the Jack’s Jungle trailer opened to the public on the afternoon of July 26.
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cream ale perfectly suited for the day’s warm weather. All proceeds from the custom ale were donated directly to the foundation, with sales soaring throughout the day and even kicking a keg by the evening.
By Christina Amano Dolan Editor Backlash against a recent Hanover County School Board appointment dominated the public input portion of last week’s Board of
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undreds of community members came out Saturday to the CJ’s Thumbs Up Foundation annual fundraising CJ the DJ’s Music Fest at the Center of the Universe Brewing Company to enjoy a full day of live music, craft beer, food trucks, prizes and more while supporting a meaningful cause. The event kicked off at noon with festivities lasting into the evening and featured barbeque and more at the Legendary Provisions food truck, a 50/50 raffle, free prizes, Giant Jenga and an impressive lineup of local performers throughout the day. In addition, the Center of the Universe featured “Zazoo Zest” on behalf of the foundation, which was a lemon and
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Do you want to make a difference in the life of a child? If so, consider becoming a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA). Hanover CASA volunteers advocate for the best interests of children involved in the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court pro-
cess in both Hanover and Caroline. They recruit, train and supervise competent volunteers dedicated to representing the needs of abused and neglected children, as well as other children involved in juvenile dependency proceedings. CASA promotes safe, permanent homes for all children and seeks to educate the community about the needs of abused and neglected children.
The CASA program is currently accepting applications for our next training class. Those interested or seeking more information can contact Melanie Baker of the Department of Community Resources at (804) 365-4296 or at mdbaker@hanovercounty. gov Information submitted by Tom Harris, communications specialist for Hanover County.
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In-Person Programs Atlee Bridge Group at the Atlee Branch Library. Tuesdays, Aug. 9, 16, 23 & 30, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Ages 18 & up. Every Tuesday the Atlee Bridge Group meets to play Social Rubber Bridge. All levels welcome, from beginner to expert. Fun & Games at the Atlee Branch Library. Wednesday, Aug. 3, 1 to 4 p.m. Ages 18 & up. Meet up with friends and have a great time with card and board games. Chickahominy Colored Pencil Artists at the Atlee Branch Library. Friday, Aug. 12, 10 a.m. to 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. Metal Stamping Workshop at the Atlee Branch Library. Saturday, Aug. 13, 10:30 a.m. to noon. Ages 18 & up. Create a keepsake using the craft of metal stamping. Hula Dancing Class at the Atlee Branch Library. Wednesday, Aug. 17, 10:30 a.m. to noon. Ages 18 & up. Exercise your brain and body as you learn about hula dancing and culture. PageTurners Book Club at the Atlee Branch Library. Thursday, Aug. 18, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Ages 18 & up. An in-person, lively book discussion on “Wish You Were Here” by Jodi Picoult. Pick up a copy of the book while supplies last at the Atlee Branch Library. Atlee Anime Club at the Atlee Branch Library. Thursday, Aug. 18, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Ages 12-18. Join the Atlee Library Anime Club and meet teens with similar interests and watch cool shows. Outdoor Water Relay at the Atlee Branch Library. Saturday, Aug. 20, 2 to 4 p.m. End Summer Reading with a fun water relay on the Atlee Patio to compete in some summer fun like sponge toss, sponge relays, a cup of chance and
Micro Photography at the Atlee Branch Library. Friday, Aug. 26, 3 to 4 p.m. For ages 12-18. Learn about how to capture amazing images of insects and other tiny creatures in this class all about Micro Photography. No camera equipment is necessary. Writing Obituaries at the Atlee Branch Library. Saturday, Aug. 27, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Ages 18 & up. Learn how to write a memorable obituary.
community resources. Presented by Karen Fetty of the Hanover-Caroline Soil & Water Conservation Districts. For more information or if you have a special physical or communication need, please contact ask@pamunkeylibrary. org or call the Mechanicsville Branch Library at 804-746-9615. Outdoor Family Storytimes at the Mechanicsville Branch Library. Thursday, Aug. 4, 10:30 to 11 a.m. An outdoor, all ages Storytime. Bring a blanket to enjoy some fun songs, rhymes and books. Storytime will be held weather permitting. Register at https://pamunkeylibrary.libcal.com to be notified prior to the program if it is canceled due to weather.
noon. Ages 18 & up. Practice the art of Gyotaku Fish Printing and explore the underwater world of possibilities. Bring a prewashed white t-shirt or pillowcase to decorate and take home. Doc Talk: Stress at the Mechanicsville Branch Library. Tuesday, Aug. 16, 1:30 to 3 p.m. Ages 18 & up. A Doc Talk on stress from a medical professional. If you are a senior or the family member of a senior, join the library to learn about the different kinds of stress, as well as tips on how to manage and keep it under control. Goodie bags will be provided to attendees. Presented by Dr. Daniel Jannuzzi, medical professional specializing in Family Medicine at JenCare Senior Medical Center.
Virtual/Hybrid Programs Atlee Book Club. Wednesday, Aug. 10, 11 a.m. to noon. Join the library in-person or on Zoom for a lively book discussion on “Mum and Dad” by Joanna Trollope. Pick up a copy of the book at the Atlee Branch Library Circulation Desk while supplies last. Registration is required at https://pamunkeylibrary.libcal.com/event/9042731. This program is presented in-person and hosted virtually through Zoom. The meeting link will be sent to the email registered one day before the event occurs. If you don't receive your reminder email, contact the library. Call 804-559-0654 or visit the library at 9212 Rutlandshire Drive for more information.
Mechanicsville Branch Library In-Person Programs Hula Dancing Class at the Mechanicsville Branch Library. Mondays, Aug. 8, 15, 22, & 29, 10:30 a.m. to 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/. Discover Your Watershed at the Mechanicsville Branch Library. Tuesday, Aug. 9, 6 to 8 p.m. – “Best Management Practices & the Virginia Conservation Assistance Program (VCAP).” Tuesday, Aug. 16, 6 to 8 p.m. – “Opportunities for Community Conservation & Collaboration.” Ages 18 & up. Join the library for “Discover Your Watershed," a three-part series with a discussion on different topics such as watersheds, best management practices and
Senior Bingo at the Mechanicsville Branch Library. Thursday, Aug. 4 and Friday, Aug. 26, 1:30 to 3 p.m. Ages 55 & up. Need to get out and do something that's both fun and relaxing? Stop by the library for a game of Senior Bingo. Presented by Jessica Ross, education and enrollment specialist at JenCare Senior Medical Center.
Mechanicsville Book Club at the Mechanicsville Branch Library. Wednesday, Aug. 17, 11 a.m. to noon. Ages 18 & up. Bring ideas for discussion and escape to a world of pure imagination. Adult Storytime at the Mechanicsville Branch Library. Friday, Aug. 26, 10:45 to 11:45 a.m.
Gyotaku Fish Printing at the Mechanicsville Branch Library. Saturday, Aug. 6, 10:30 a.m. to
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CALENDAR Saturday, Sept. 10 The McShin Foundation is holding its 18th annual Recovery Fest from 12 to 5 p.m. at Hanover Courthouse Ruritan Club, 13497 Hanover Quarter Road, Hanover. The festival will feature an ice cream truck, music, people’s choice BBQ cook off, kid’s activities, special speakers, KCBS BBQ cook off, cornhole tournament, vendors, gold chipping contest and The Local Cup coffee truck. Contact honesty@mcshin.org for more information.
Saturday, Oct. 1 St. Paul Lutheran Church is seeking vendors for their 2022 Fall Craft Sale. This event will be rain or shine and held at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 8100 Shady Grove Road in Mechanicsville, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vendors will need to
bring their own table, chair and tent and cannot sell food or quilts. Vendor spaces offered will be outside and are limited to a first come/first serve basis. The cost to rent a 9’x16’ space is $25. Vendors should contact Debbie Harris at Saintpaul.sec@ gmail.com to sign up or call the church office at 804-427-7500.
Ongoing Mechanicsville Churches Emergency Functions One 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.
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Trinity Lutheran Church, Ashland Campus, located at 11515 Ashcake Road in Ashland 2 miles west of U.S. 1, holds its church service at 5 p.m. with Pastor Rev. Dr. Roy Minnix. Visit www.trinityrichmond.net or call 804-270-9626.
Sundays All Souls Episcopal Church celebrates Holy Eucharist Rite II at 9:15 a.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church at 8154 Atlee Rd. in Mechanicsville. A nursery will be available for infants and toddlers. Katherine G. Dougherty is the Deacon in charge of All Souls. Visit www.allsoulsva.org.
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Outside the Walls, a Narcotics Anonymous group, meets from 6 to 7 p.m. in the lobby of the Pamunkey Regional Jail at 7240 Courtland Farm Rd. in Hanover. Contact John Shinholser, McShin president, at 804-249-1845. The website is http://www.mcshin.org.
Tuesdays A Healing and Recovery SS Class meets at 9 a.m. at the Walnut Grove Baptist Church at 7046 Cold Harbor Rd. in Mechanicsville. The class is for adults 18 and over and is an extension of the NorthStar community that also meets at 6
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p.m. Fridays at the church. The Christian 12 Steps and Biblical wisdom are the basis of study and discussion to learn about God’s place in our lives. All are welcome. Contact 804-7465081 or contact Craig Simpson at craigwgbc@gmail.com.
The Hanover Concert Band rehearses from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. every Tuesday, mid-January through mid-December, at the Hanover Arts and Activities Center at 500 S. Railroad Ave. in Ashland, just south of U.S. 54. Membership is open to anyone who can read music and play a non-string instrument. High school students are welcome with parents’ permission. Visit www.hanoverconcertband.org or call 804-789-0536. The American Legion Post 175, located at 8700 Bell Creek Road in Mechanicsville, holds a “Meet and Greet, Coffee and Donut” event from 9-11 a.m. every Tuesday for the community and perspective members to meet members and learn about what they do for the community. Visit http://www. post175.org/.
Wednesdays Hanover Rotary meets from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Roma’s Restaurant at 7240 Bell Creek Rd. in Mechanicsville. Due to the pandemic, contact President Penny at pennyguiles43@gmail. com for current meeting at Roma’s or Zoom connection
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. information.
Thursdays The Ashland Rotary Club meets weekly at noon at the Iron Horse Restaurant at 100 S. Railroad Ave. in Ashland. For more information, contact Steve Dunham at 804-496-6093 or sandrdunham@yahoo.com. Overcomers Outreach & Women’s Codependency is a Christ-centered anonymous support program offering hope and healing for recovering alcoholics, addicts and their families. Meetings are held at 7 p.m. at Shalom Baptist Church at 8116 Walnut Grove Road Mechanicsville. For more information, call 804-366-6524 or email mjfaith1@gmail.com. New Highland Baptist Church hosts open basketball gym time for adults in the Christian Life Center (CLC) starting at 7:30 PM. The church is located at 9200 New Ashcake Road in Mechanicsville. Use the side back entrance to enter. Contact Jeff Fitzgerald at jkfitzgerald@comcast.net with any questions. Civil Air Patrol, Hanover Squadron, meets Thursdays, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Fairfield Presbyterian Church, 6930 Cold Harbor Road, in Mechanicsville. CAP is an awesome program for youth, ages 12- 21, as well as for adults who care about young people and want to help train America’s next generation of Leaders. You’ll find cadet life exciting if you enjoy Flying, Leadership Training, Model Rocketry, Earning Rank & Awards, and much more. For more informa-
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Fridays The Building Bridges group of Narcotics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. The group’s mission is to bring a message of hope and recovery to those suffering from addiction issues. They meet on Fridays from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Mechanicsville United Methodist Church, 7356 Atlee Road in Mechanicsville. For more information, visit rvana.org.
Second Mondays The WEB of Hope meets from 10 a. m. to noon at the Black Creek Baptist Church at 6289 McClellan Road in Mechanicsville. It is one of several groups in the Richmond area that crochets, knits, sews, and quilts gifts for the American Red Cross to distributed to those in need. Since its inception, the WEB has donated over 153,000 gifts locally, nationally and globally. If you can make it, the WEB can use it. There are so many organizations in need of help. For more information, call Laurie Wagner at 804-7810338.
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A day of exotic zoo adventures from your local library By Christina Amano Dolan Editor The moment you see Scoot you are taken with his beautiful gold and blue feathers. The adorable macaw was scratching his head when I paused to admire its striking feathers. Almost as if the friendly bird was saying hello, he paused from scratching his head to meet my eyes. I later learned that Scoot almost always pauses to politely wave hello to passing visitors, and it reminded me how fascinatingly intelligent these beautiful creatures are. A trip to the Amazon to see a blue and yellow macaw like Scoot in his native habitat or any number of exotic creatures that call it their home would break most people’s budgets. So the chance to connect with animals from different worlds may come once in a lifetime for some, if ever. Luckily, from visiting the grounds of our local Pamunkey Regional Libraries, local
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residents were offered the experience of witnessing unique, fascinating creatures for the first time as if stepping into a jungle– up close, without a fee and with the convenience of a quick trip through the Jack’s Jungle mobile trailer. It was no shock to see the line outside of the Atlee Branch Library wrapped around the building from the start of the hour-long event. Children of all ages waited eagerly in line with their parents to catch a glimpse at Scoot the macaw, Bubbles the alligator, Spike the Asian forest scorpion, Cecilia the red iguana and many more. The audible gasps of awe and excited clamoring could be heard from outside the modest trailer as families walked through the mobile jungle. Even in the rain, families stood eagerly in line for even a brief chance to interact and gawk at these amazing animals. Watching the herds of children crowding around Duke the tortoise on
By Jim Ridolphi Contributing Columnist National Night Out has been described as the country’s celebration of community, a salute to neighborhoods and the people who live there and a reclamation of lazy summer nights spent
with neighbors. The event also solidifies a solid relationship among local law enforcement and the citizens they protect. It’s a chance for communities to get up close and personal with officers, share a hot dog and exchange ideas. Those exchanges exemplify the
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the lawn was another amusing spectacle on its own. Quicker than most would think a tortoise could be, the speedy Duke raced around the lawn to find the perfect patch of grass as children laughed and explored along with him. Some fed the friendly reptile tasty dandelions as he basked in the sun or petted his head lovingly, offering a special moment of children connecting with an animal with both excitement and care. When asking Jackson Baugus, founder and owner of Jack’s Jungle, what he would consider the most exotic animal out of the bunch, he said everyone has their own definition of “exotic,” which seemed to perfectly capture the day’s excited energy. He expressed his desire to connect people to and educate them on animals that they may have never connected with or seen before – whether it be a goat, colorful macaw or even a rooster. While some children raced around
the lawn with Duke in amazement, another boy raved to his mother nearby about the adorable chickens inside the trailer. Above all, Baugus’ lifelong love for his animals was apparent, and his overarching mission to spread this love to communities far and wide evidently reached the Hanover community that day. This love for animals could be seen in the crowds gathered outside the trailer at each library branch, heard in the animated laughter of children playing with their new friend Duke, and felt in the excited chattering of what new animal they encountered for the very first time. Walking through the trailer offered my own glimpse at a new world conveniently situated on the lawns of our local libraries. It was one of the most memorable events to date that I have attended at the Pamunkey Branch Libraries. The way they are striving to engage, educate and connect even our
importance of interactions between law enforcement and citizens, and how strong communities depend on good citizen input and a direct line to law enforcement. The event provides more than just a police presence, but humanizes the individuals who wear the badge. It also
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Duke the tortoise was a crowd favorite for Jack’s Jungle visitors as children took turns petting and racing with him around the libraries’ lawns.
youngest readers to worlds beyond the bounds of their community was admirably represented in this free event – whether from a father holding his baby up to pet the friendly tortoise or a child wandering away from the trailer while begging his mom for a pet iguana. No matter what someone’s definition of “exotic” may be, the experience would have surely brought excitement out of any visitor, as the chance to connect and learn about some of the world’s most curious animals is a venture worth taking – especially if it is conveniently located at your local library branch. forms bonds of trust and respect that ensure safe neighborhoods and thriving communities. The relationships formed at these events enhances crime prevention efforts and allows citizens an opportunity to form a trust in those who protect them on a daily basis. Perhaps, NNO is even more important in an atmosphere of fear and hate that exists in many communities where poor relationships are on display. Unfortunately, law enforcement is the target of community ire in some portions of the country, and it seems like trust and respect are foreign elements in many areas. The power of personal interaction is sometimes not appreciated in these communities. Sadly, the power of people conversing in a relaxed atmosphere is not appreciated by see SUMMER , pg. 13
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The Mechanicsville Branch kicks off the July 26 Jack’s Jungle tours around the Pamunkey Regional Branch Libraries, drawing a crowd of over 200 visitors in the morning. Jack’s quaint mobile jungle featured 27 animals for display during their tour around Pamunkey Regional Branch Libraries. Below, Scoot, the blue and yellow macaw, was among the exotic animals featured in the Jack’s Jungle trailer and enjoyed waving to visitors as they passed by.
way through Goochland, Rockville, Montpelier, Mechanicsville, Atlee, Ashland, Hanover, King William, King and Queen, and West Point Branches throughout the week, drawing hundreds of community members to each stop on its library tour. Jack’s Jungle, or the “Zoo That Comes To You,” is a mobile zoo that first came to be in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019. Jackson Baugus, founder and owner of Jack’s Jungle, has held a passion for animals and sharing his knowledge with others for most of his life. From his exotic veterinary clinic experience and working as an educator at the Virginia Zoo, Baugus sought to reach more people and “spread [his] enthusiasm for these wonderful creatures far and wide.” Baugus said his new business has been “a dream” and has seen great success since the beginning. They are currently fully booked through next March and have brought the trailer to birthdays, school events, corporate events, festivals, campgrounds, day camps and more. They are working to expand their services to include a mobile petting zoo featuring cows, goats and more. “I like giving people the chance to
experience animals they don’t usually get to see up close,” Baugus said. Based in Chesapeake, Virginia, Jack’s Jungle boasts around 150 animals with the trailer carrying a select 28 in mobile enclosures to events, which are not their permanent enclosure. Their tour through the Pamunkey Regional Library branches featured snakes, bunnies, chickens, iguanas, an African bull frog, leopard gecko, Chinese water dragon, alligator, Asian water monitor, macaw and more. Duke the tortoise was a crowd favorite among library visitors. While waiting in line to step into the mobile jungle, children had fun petting and chasing the speedy tortoise under the supervision of Grayson Ferguson of Jack’s Jungle. Ferguson said the most enjoyable aspect of bringing the traveling zoo to communities far and wide is “seeing people light up when they see the animals.” “Even though it doesn’t seem that exotic to us, sometimes it’s super exotic to everyone else,” Ferguson said. “And the more we grow, the more exotic we get, the more we can present to everyone… It’s just super fun.” Local library branches attracted herds of visitors throughout July 26’s hour-long tours of Mechanicsville, Atlee and Ashland despite the day’s
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occasional rain showers and humidity. Kicking off the morning of zoo adventures was the Mechanicsville Library, which drew a crowd of over 250 attendees from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. The Atlee Branch drew around 300 attendees from 1 to 2 p.m., with a long line wrapping around the library at the start of the event. Henrico resident April Parrish and her daughter, Chloe, saw the event was a perfect “free activity to brighten up [their] summer” and refused to be dissuaded by the bustling line. Circling back around toward the end of the event to beat the initial rush, Parrish said she was happy they came back to experience the unique attraction. The Ashland Branch Library was the final stop for the traveling jungle’s Tuesday tour, which attracted 275 attendees despite the afternoon’s rain. The Ashland Branch additionally featured an indoor gallery of zoo animal books and coloring pages for children to explore and check out. Awnali Mills, the Ashland Branch’s youth services librarian, said the event proved to be a great success, as anytime an “event leads to learning, [they] are happy campers.” “The children were very excited and wanted to tell me all about the critters they’d seen,” Mills said,
describing how many even checked out books in the gallery to investigate the new critters they discovered. Mills said the opportunity for children to interact with these critters in person is ultimately beneficial for overall reading comprehension. “The more experiences we give them, the greater vocabulary they have to use to describe what they’re seeing and learning,” Mills said. “And so anytime we have these kinds of experiences and we say, ‘What’s an amphibian?’ then we investigate ‘What is a reptile?’ All of those are considered background knowledge, and that helps your comprehension later on when you read.” Anne-Marie Parrish, branch manager of the Atlee Branch Library, said animal programs are “a win for everyone” as they “spark interest” and a “desire for more information” among children and parents alike. “I always like to point out that even readers that are reluctant readers, or maybe don’t love reading, you have to find that interest,” Parrish said. “And if it’s something that they find passion in or that they’re interested in and they want to learn… that’s a win for the community.” “I think we have to feed our hobbies, our interests, you know, and things that get us excited about life,” Parrish added. “And I think animal
programs in general do that for kids. And then of course, if the kids are happy, then the family’s happy… And it gives the chance for parents to interact and talk with each other.” For more information on Jack’s Jungle, visit the website: https://www. jbjungle.com/. For more information on upcoming Pamunkey Regional Branch Library programs for all ages, visit the website: https://www.pamunkeylibrary.org/.
Dr. Wehman brings quality cardiac care to Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Contributed Report The Mechanicsville Local Cardiac surgeon Brody Wehman, M.D., joined Bon Secours right out of residency four years ago and has been making a big impact ever since. With advanced training in structural heart procedures and robotic heart surgery, he has performed many firsts at Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center. Recently, Dr. Wehman had another first, but this time, in the Commonwealth of Virginia. In March 2022, Wehman became the first provider in Virginia to perform a procedure uti-
lizing the EnCompass clamp. Bon Secours staff spoke to him about his journey to become a cardiac surgeon and why it’s important to keep innovation at the forefront of health care for our patients: What inspired you to pursue a career in medicine/ become a cardiac surgeon? “In high school I had a serious skiing accident where I spent several weeks in the hospital. I was in awe of the surgeons, ICU doctors and nurses that basically put me back together. From that point on, I knew I wanted to be able to do that for other people. As
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have opened a new site for the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) procedure at Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center. I’ve seen TAVR come full circle from a new procedure to a routine procedure performed at my own community hospital in a span of 10 years.”
Tell us about the EnCompass clamp. “The EnCompass clamp allows us, as surgeons, to perform a more complete ablation procedure for atrial fibrillation at the time of other open heart surgery procedures.” What is it about this new procedure that may be a better fit for certain patients? Who would benefit? What does it mean for patient outcomes? “Many patients undergoing
heart surgery also have atrial fibrillation. The EnCompass clamp allows for the most advanced, state-of-the-art method to treat atrial fibrillation in the operating room at the same time as other planned heart surgery. Previously, the ablation we would perform was much more limited. The EnCompass clamp allows us to increase the amount of atrium that receives an ablation, thereby improving its efficacy and with no further risk to the patient.” How does technology or innovation set us apart from our competitors? “We are proud that Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center is the first hospital in the state of Virginia to use this clamp. Being able to provide the latest technology that is also (and importantly) safe is in line with a culture of
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Nominations open for Jean C. Harris Award for Excellence Contributed Report The Mechanicsville Local The Hanover County Community Services Board (HCCSB) is honored to announce that the nomination period for the Jean C. Harris Award for Excellence is now open. The nomination form and further information can be found at: www.hanovercounty.gov/675/Jean-CHarris-Award. Nominations are due by Sept. 9, 2022. Hanover County is fortunate to have many individuals and organizations helping county residents with supports and services related to mental health, substance use and developmental disabilities. These individuals and organizations play a critical role in the community. HCCSB knows there are extraordinary examples of community members and organizations offering their unwavering support and services to those in need. For this reason, HCCSB is especially honored to announce their annual call for nominees for the Jean C. Harris Award for Excellence. In 2000, HCCSB established an annu-
al award in the name of long-time board member, community volunteer and advocate Jean C. Harris, who is a shining example of a person of compassion who directed her time and energy to helping those in need in Hanover County. She made a difference every day. A native of Hanover whose father ran a country store, Harris worked as a secretary to a judge, was married to a local bank executive and raised three children. She was a tireless advocate for those without a voice. She noticed those in need and tried to help in big and small ways. She was feisty and persistent and was a founding member of HCCSB. With her first appointment in 1977, she served for nearly 20 years, including as chairman five times. Throughout her service, she focused on promoting the development of much-needed community-based services and supports in Hanover County and has left a lasting legacy. Consider nominating those whose work today follows in Harris’ footsteps of advocacy and care for those in need in Hanover County. The challenges are great and their work is invaluable.
The Jean C. Harris Award for Excellence will be presented during a special ceremony on Oct. 26, 2022. More details will be announced soon. About Hanover County Community Services Board HCCSB is one of 40 community services boards across the Commonwealth of Virginia. The agency’s mission is to partner with individuals to provide supports and services in the areas of mental health, substance use and developmental disabilities in their efforts to lead satisfying and productive lives in their communities. HCCSB provides a range of services and programs to county residents and is licensed by the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services and accredited by CARF International, an independent, nonprofit accreditor of health and human services agencies. A 12-member Board of Directors, appointed by the Hanover County Board of Supervisors, along with more than 150 employees, serves Hanover County and nearly 2,000 individuals each year.
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BROOKS, Phyllis Louise, 90, of Henrico, Virginia, passed away after a brief struggle with advanced lung cancer on July 13, 2022. She was born on September 14, 1931, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to the late Peter A. Lasiewicz and Lydia V. Heup. Phyllis was preceded in death by her daughter, Cynthia Pahl. She is survived by her sister-inlaw, Mary Schultz (Jerry) of
Owatonna, Minnesota. Phyllis grew up with two sisters. A half brother (Jerry Schultz), whom she adored, would come along later in life. Phyllis enjoyed roller skating and dancing in her younger years. She attended Catholic schools through the eighth grade. She graduated in 1950 from South Division High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Phyllis loved singing in the school choir and flirting with the boys. After high school, she worked in retail sales where she met her first husband, Robert A. Pahl. She moved to Richmond with her mother after that marriage ended. It's there she would meet the handsome Elmo Brooks while buying gasoline at his filling station. Phyllis worked as a bookkeeper until
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her retirement. It was during her retirement years that she enjoyed traveling with Elmo and even became an accomplished artist by watching Bob Ross on television. Brooks, Elmore "Elmo" Hudson, 90, of Henrico, Virginia, passed away on October 16, 2021, due to heart failure. He was born on September 3, 1931, in Richmond, Virginia, to the late Richard Emmett Brooks Jr. and Edna Earle Parrish. Elmo was preceded in death by his son, Elmo H. (Huddy) Brooks. He is survived by his daughter, Michelle Bolton (Stuart); and numerous family members in the Richmond area. Elmo grew up in the Church Hill neighborhood and attended John Marshall High School. He developed a love for trains and went to work for the CSX Railroad where he advanced to the level of Train Master before retiring after 38 years in December of 1990. Elmo would father two children with his first wife and would later enjoy grandchildren and great-grandchildren. After retirement, Elmo enjoyed woodworking in his large machine-outfitted workshop. If not making something with his hands, you would find him watching the Nationals play baseball on television. Elmo was a 60-year member of the Northside Masonic Lodge No. 292. Elmo and Phyllis would engage in conversation every time Phyllis came to fill up her car. A home-cooked meal, a little flirting and the rest is history. They married on September 14, 1975, and would celebrate 46 years of marriage. They loved to travel in their motorhome, especially to Myrtle Beach, S.C. They also enjoyed many trips with friends and adventures to visit Phyllis's family in Wisconsin. The couple made their home
| Death Notices & Funerals in Ashland, Virginia, on Susquehanna Trail before moving into the Chestnut Grove Assisted Living facility in Henrico County. Elmo and Phyllis were both active members of Cool Spring Baptist Church in Mechanicsville. Elmo served faithfully as an usher and as a Recreation Center desk host for several years. His infectious smile and humorous disposition made people feel happy to be there. Phyllis served the church by singing soprano in the adult choir. She loved to sing! She would sit next to Pastor Glen on the piano bench at Chestnut Grove and serenade the residents in song. She may not have remembered some things, but the words to her favorite hymns remained. The physical remains of Elmo and Phyllis rest in the cemetery at Cool Spring Baptist Church, 9283 Atlee Station Road, Mechanicsville. Their souls now rejoice in their eternal home heaven! Thanks be to God! The caregivers for Elmo and Phyllis would like to thank the staff of Chestnut Grove for their watchful care and loving efforts over the past four plus years and the assistance of At Home Care Hospice for their brief oversight of Mrs. Brooks. To everyone who helped or contributed in ways big or small to the loving care of Elmo and Phyllis, please accept these words of sincere gratitude. Our precious friends were blessed beyond measure because of you. You have truly been the hands of Christ in action and the heart of Christ in motion to them. Only God can ever repay you for your Christian kindness during their later years when memories faded and physical health waned. Online condolences may be made at www.bennettfuneralhomes.com. If you
would like to honor Elmo and Phyllis, please make contributions to www.feedthechildren. org or the recreation or music ministry of Cool Spring Baptist Church (give.coolspring.org).
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KINSER, Mrs. Hazel Mills, 91, of Mechanicsville, Virginia, formerly a 78-year resident of Verdunville, West Virginia, died Wednesday, July 27, 2022, at Memorial Regional Medical Center in Mechanicsville. She was born November 10, 1930, at Verdunville, a daughter of the late Ked and Anna Hopson Mills. She also was the stepdaughter of the late Zella Smith Mills. She was preceded in death by her husband of 40 years, Dallas A. Kinser; a daughter, Dr. Robin Dale Kinser; and four sisters, Vivian Mills Dingess (Paul Dingess), June Mills Bostian (Floyd Bostian), Zella Mills Elkins (Edward P. Elkins) and Barbara Mills Brewer. Survivors include her daughter, Melody Shawn Kinser of Mechanicsville, Virginia; sonin-law, Michael T. Johnson of Chesterfield, Virginia; brotherin-law, Howard P. Brewer of Aurora, Colorado; and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Kinser was an avid volunteer, which began in the 1950s. She was secretary-treasurer of the ladies ministries of the Verdunville Church of God for
24 years. She served as president of the Verdunville grade school PTA and president of the Logan county PTA council. She was regional director of Logan, Mingo, Boone and Logan counties for the West Virginia PTA. She helped organize the Verdunville Woman's Club and served as president for two years. She was a member of the Pamunkey Woman's Club in Mechanicsvile, Virginia. She was elected president of the Logan County School service personnel, serving for two years. She was elected president of the West Virginia school service personnel association, serving two years. She was elected to a six-year term on the West Virginia retirement board. She was named the Logan County Belle for 2003 to 2004 by the Logan County Chamber of Commerce. She volunteered for 15 years with the Logan Regional Memorial Center in Logan, West Virginia, with 15 years in the gift shop and was a life member. She volunteered at Bon Secours Memorial Regional Center for five years in the gift shop. She loved to bowl and was on a league at Plaza Lanes in Logan for 38 years. She volunteered at the clubhouse at the Bluffs at Bell Creek, helping to organize the library. She has been a member of the Verdunville Church of God since 1978. She was employed by the Logan County Board of Education at Verdunville grade school for 27 years, retiring in January 1994. Hazel loved to travel on tours, going to Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico and Canada, as well as the United States and the United Kingdom (England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales). She was a 1948 graduate of Logan High School and took classes through Marshall see OBITUARIES, pg. 11
AARP Virginia fraud alert: Rental housing scams Contributed Report The Mechanicsville Local Renting a home or apartment is a big expense but it could be an even bigger one if the rental is a scam. Criminals copy legitimate listings and look for easy cash by collecting the first month’s rent, deposit and application fees and then bolt before handing over the keys. Numerous versions of rental frauds abound – some are bait-and-switch while others will attempt to rent out properties that are already leased or otherwise unavailable. These fake rental schemes happen every
year and would-be renters are losing hundreds or even thousands of dollars. When renting a place, watch out for scammers who ask you to sign before seeing anything or request payment via wire transfer, peer to peer apps or cash. Conduct research on the property and owner and read agreements carefully. Be a fraud fighter. If you can spot a scam, you can stop a scam. Visit the AARP Fraud Watch Network at www.aarp.org/fraudwatchnetwork or call the AARP Fraud Watch Helpline at 1-877-9083360 and speak to trained staff or volunteers for help with a fraud encounter.
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University. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Monday, August 1, 2022, at the Verdunville Church of God on Mud Fork road at Verdunville, with Bishop Michael Hartwell officiating. The eulogy was delivered by Michael T. Johnson. Burial followed in Forest Lawn at Pecks Mill, West Virginia. Visitation was held from 6 to 9 p.m. on Sunday, July 31, 2022, at Honaker Funeral Home at 200 Main Street in Logan. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to veterans' organizations or charity of choice. For email condolences go to: honakerfuneralhome. org. Honaker Funeral Home of Logan has been entrusted with the arrangements.
RESNICK, Hugh Brian, was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on August 29, 1931. Hugh fell alseep in death on July 19, 2022. He was a loving, faithful husband and father. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis, of 34 years; two sons, David and Andrew; a daughter, Lynn; a stepdaughter, Janice; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was an active member of the Three Rivers Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses in Mechanicsville. He loved to share the Bible's message of
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hope in person or by letters. Hugh also loved planting flowers and caring for his rose bushes. He will be greatly missed by family and numerous friends. A memorial service was held by Zoom on Saturday, July 30 at 2 p.m. Request service info to Janice at jlsharpebills@ gmail.com.
TRIMBLE, John Nelson Jr., "Big John," 84, of Henrico, went to be with the Lord on July 24, 2022. He is survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Jean Hogue Trimble; their dog, Roxie; sons, John III, Bradley (Tammy), Patrick (Tammy), Rodney (Hope); daughter, Lisa; a very special niece, Ashley (Victor); 15 grandchildren, one great-grandchild; a brother, Terry; and brother in-law, John Hogue (Jerry). John was born on March 28, 1938 in Paintsville, Kentucky. He was a proud veteran of the Army. He began his radio career in his hometown at
the age of 14. He originated his "All Night Trucker Show" in Spokane, Washington. He would move the show to KWKH in Louisiana, and then to WRVA in Virginia, broadcasting from the Jarrel Truck Plaza. John went on to work for WXGI and WLCM until he started his online radio show livestreaming from his home. His final broadcast was Friday, July 22, 2022. The family received friends from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 28 at the Mechanicsville Chapel of the Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee-Davis Rd., where a funeral service was held at 12 noon on Friday, July 29. Interment followed in Greenwood Memorial Gardens. The family would like to thank his many listeners for tuning into the "Big John Trimble Show." In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond, 100 Everett St. #1, Richmond, Va. 23224.Online condolence may be registered at www.bennettfuneralhomes.com.
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NAACP open letter distributed on Monday, July 25. The letter, written by Hanover NAACP President Pat Hunter-Jordan, stated why the organization is “increasingly concerned about the changes [they] have seen in the Hanover County School Board over the last few years.” “The words and actions of certain school board members directly oppose Hanover
County Public Schools’ stated goals and mission to provide a safe, equitable and inclusive education to a diverse student community,” the letter states. The letter furthers that “Mechanicsville Supervisor Canova Peterson’s appointment of Mr. John Redd to replace incumbent school board representative Mr. Sterling Daniel continues this disturbing pattern.”
The letter references claims made by Redd to the Richmond Times-Dispatch that spurred concern by multiple Hanoverians prior to his appointment. Redd expressed his intentions to serve as a “conservative, Christian voice” on the school board if appointed and to focus on “education of the students, not indoctrination of the students, not promoting social change that
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little research on Pat HunterJordan — that could result in an interesting story for a truthseeking investigative reporter. I will not be making any further comment.” Various speakers during last week’s meeting condemned Redd’s labelling of Hunter-Jordan. “Based on his recent comments to the media, it is clear and unfortunate that Mr. Redd does not represent Hanover County’s values… integrity, accountability, respect and inclusiveness,” said Galit Fraserr of the South Anna District. Lorie Foley of the Ashland District said she was “horrified” that Redd labeled Hunter-Jordan as an “angry African American lady.” “If Mr. Redd doesn’t respect the president of the NAACP, how can I trust that he will have the best interest in mind of the thousands of black and brown children in our school system?” Foley said. Foley requested that supervisors appoint school board members who are “qualified, professional, inclusive and diverse.” “I come here this afternoon with a smile on my face, and I hope that reflects that I am not an angry black woman,” Hunter-Jordan said. She wore a Hanover NAACP shirt to convey that as elected president, she represents and speaks for her organization in everything she says and does, she said. “When I come to speak, I come to speak about policy, about things you can change,” Hunter-Jordan said. “And so again, we request that training is provided for your board of education so that they will learn how to be respectful, to show integrity, and most of all – that you begin to appoint people who show a diverse population here in Hanover County.” Hunter-Jordan said she and see BOARD, pg. 13
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Zoom. For more information, contact Jennifer Bean at 804559-2805 or the church office at 804-746-9073. The Hanover County Community Services Board meets at 6:30 p.m. at 12300 Washington Hwy. in Ashland.
Fourth Mondays The FeedMore Mobile Food Pantry will be distributing food from 10 to 11 a.m. at the First Shiloh Baptist Church at 8150 Walnut Grove Rd. in Mechanicsville. Contact Heather at hshaheen96@ gmail.com. The Atlee Ruritan Club meets every fourth Monday at Hillcrest Baptist Church on Rt.301. Meetings, that include dinner and a program, begin at 6:30 p.m. Ruritan is a national community service organization dedicated to fellowship, goodwill, and community service. The Atlee Club welcomes both men and women. To learn more about the club’s mission and reserve your spot for dinner, call (804) 789-9365.
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some. But, communities who realize the importance of National Night Out have reaped the benefits that good community relationships can foster, and the event begun in 1984 continues to garner national support. In Central Virginia, National Night Out has been embraced by communities large and small and has become an opportunity for neighbors to meet neighbors as well as local law enforcement. It’s not unusual to see an officer handing out candy, or taking a turn in a dunk
The Mechanicsville Fellowship Club meets each month (excluding July and Aug.) at 10:30 a.m. in Room G110 of Shady Grove United Methodist Church at 8209 Shady Grove Rd. in Mechanicsville. Bring a covered dish and join in with a group celebrating faith, fellowship, friends and fun. Meetings are cancelled if Hanover County Public Schools are two hours late or cancelled due to inclement weather. To register, call the church at 804-7469073. For more information, call Janet Lewis at 804-3988947.
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The Hanover County Historical Society will be conducting free tours of the Old Hanover Courthouse on the Historic Courthouse Green from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every second Tuesday through December. The address is 13182 Hanover Courthouse Road in Hanover. For more information, visit http://www. hanoverhistorical.org/index.
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Third Tuesdays The Hanover Ruritan Club meets on the third Tuesday of each month, at Walnut see CALENDAR, pg. 14
tank to celebrate the occasion. And while no one can judge the benefit of a young child who gets to sit in the driver’s seat of a patrol car or wear the helmet of a firefighter, it’s evident that relationships born of trust and respect at early ages yield positive results for our communities. National Night Out is confirmation that healthy communities are comprised of citizens and officials who realize the importance of good communication, and represents a continuing effort to make us closer and more acquainted with our neighbors. It’s a mission worth celebrating and embracing.
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Parts of Hanover to gain a second cable choice Contributed Report The Mechanicsville Local Some Hanover County residents will soon have another cable option. The Hanover County Board of Supervisors has approved an agreement granting a non-exclusive cable television franchise to Shenandoah Cable Television, LLC., also known as Shentel. Cable TV in Hanover County is primarily offered by Comcast,
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her organization are proud of the work they have done in the community and will continue to fight for equality and inclusiveness of all community members. “We hope you will join us in that effort. We hope you will appoint people who will work
with which the county has a non-exclusive franchise agreement. Other cable TV providers have been encouraged to expand their service areas into Hanover County. The 10-year agreement with Shentel can be reviewed by the county after five years. Shentel has shared its priority buildout plan for service in the first five years which focuses primarily on the suburban areas. Shentel plans to start construction within in the next couple of months.
with us in that effort,” HunterJordan said. Redd offered a comment to The Local following his statement to the Times-Dispatch. He wrote: “I apologize for the careless comment I made about Ms. Hunter-Jordan. I also apologize for the distraction it has caused for the School Board in achieving its mission. While I
“There’s no tax dollars that are being spent in this endeavor,” said Supervisor Susan P. Dibble of the South Anna District. Hanover County continues to welcome additional providers to support options and more choices for county residents. Information submitted by Kerri O’Brien, director of communications and community engagement for Hanover County.
take exception with the allegations made against me in the letter issued by the Hanover NAACP, dated July 25, 2022, I respect and value all people and perspectives, whether I agree with them or not. Although I am a man of much conviction, I am aware of my responsibilities as a School Board member, and I am committed to serving the needs of all students and
families. I will, to the best of my ability, work with my fellow board members to accomplish this important work to help ensure our students continue to receive an exceptional education. This is where my focus will remain moving forward.” Richmond Times-Dispatch reporter Anna Bryson contributed to this story.
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Sigels celebrate 50 years of marriage
Camp Hanover brings outdoor adventures Joel Klein for The Local
Camp Hanover, located on the outskirts of Mechanicsville, brings outdoor adventures to a new level. Nine-year-old Natalie Garner of Mechanicsville had some fun during Camp Hanover’s day camping event on July 14 playing in the camp’s mud slide.
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Karen and Steve Sigel of Mechanicsville celebrated their 50th anniversary on Friday, July 29 with a reception. They were married in Norfolk and have two daughters and four grandchildren.
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Residents in the Coolwell neighborhood saw an unusual visitor last month. Resident Betty Moore was surprised to find a peacock, which she refers to as ‘Miss Peacock,’ at her front door ‘about ready to ring [her] bell.’ After receiving a wave of visitors in the community, Miss Peacock eventually departed from the neighborhood and has yet to be seen since by neighbors - a few of which called Animal Control and Memorial Regional Hospital to see if the bird was an escapee. The community hopes the peacock has found its way home.
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Grove Baptist Church with dinner at 6.30 p.m. Ruritan is a national organization dedicated to improving communities and building a better America through fellowship, goodwill and community service. The first Ruritan Club was chartered May 21, 1928, in Holland, Virginia. Ruritan has grown throughout the United States of America, and in doing so has become. “America’s Leading Community Service
Organization”. Membership in Ruritan is an honor and privilege. To learn more about Ruritan, how to become a member, request a membership application or with questions, please call, 746-5728 or by letter to, Hanover Ruritan, P. O. Box 625, Mechanicsville, VA 23111. To be a guest of the club, call the numbers listed above. Hanover Ruritan welcomes both men and women.
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ASHLAND/ WESTERN HANOVER | Also serving the communities of Montpelier, Beaverdam, Rockville and Doswell The Universe from the Center
Concluding the tale about time and August astronomy highlights By Dr. George Spagna Special to The Local
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t occurs to me that I never finished my tale about time, which started as a promised rant against daylight saving time (DST). Rather than that rant, let me conclude with a few reasons why I think year-round DST is not a good idea. Switching from standard to daylight time and back again disrupts people’s sleep cycles. So, the price of switching is tired, cranky people who may actually be dangerous as they drive to or from work or school. Leaving clocks on daylight time year-round eliminates that issue, but it means getting up and sending people to work and school in the dark morning hours of late fall and winter, risking lives on the road or waiting for a school bus. Although the notion is supposedly to save energy, studies show that it doesn’t. The heat comes on earlier in the morning, burning more fuel and using more electrical power. Remember that the whole thing started as a joke when Ben Franklin suggested to the people of 18th century Paris that they
could save money on candles by rising later in the day. The current system of DST from mid-March to November puts us under that system already for most of the year, with what I listed above as (from my perspective) disadvantages. So, let’s please leave the clocks on standard time. If you and the businesses you patronize want more sunlight in the evening for leisure and shopping, adjust your schedule instead of the clocks. Here are a few calendar highlights from the history of astronomy: 19th century astronomer (and professor at Vassar College) was born on the Aug. 1, 1818. She was noted especially for discovery of several comets. The Curiosity rover arrived on the surface of Mars in 2012 on Aug. 6. It’s still actively doing its thing and sending data and images. The Magellan probe arrived at Venus on Aug. 10 in 1990 and proceeded to map that surface using radar to penetrate the opaque cloud layer. Those clouds, by the way, are not water but sulfuric acid. Asaph Hall discovered Phobos, the larger of Mars’ two small moons. This was a century after Johnathan Swift claimed that Mars had two moons in his satiric novel Gulliver’s Travels.
Voyager 2 flew past Neptune in 1989 on Aug. 24, almost exactly eight years after its Saturn encounter on Aug. 25 in 1981. Though most of its instruments have been turned off, it’s still collecting data and sending back to Earth during this “interstellar phase” of its mission. Metro Creative Services William Herschel discovered Enceladus on Aug. 28 in 1789. This is one of several of Saturn’s icy moons thought to have liquid water under the surface -- in this case, strongly indicated by geysers spewing water and ice near its south pole. Lunar phases for August: First Quarter on Aug. 5 at 7:06 a.m.; Full Moon on Aug. 11 at 9:36 p.m.; Last Quarter on Aug. 19 at see ASTRONOMY pg. 20
110 Thompson Street is now open to the public Contributed Report The Mechanicsville Local Ashland Dance Academy hosted an Open House on July 22 to mark the beginning of registration for upcoming classes and to announce the building’s availability as an event space. The building at 110 Thompson Street is now open to the public to rent for meetings, receptions, classes and dances. The studio brimmed with kids, music, art and fun! Ashland Dance Academy is a children’s dance studio in Downtown Ashland owned by Colette and Tom Maranda. The studio is now enrolling for all genres–ballet, tap, jazz and hip hop–for children ages one to 18. The Open House on July 22
featured dance class demonstrations, face painting and author Ginger Lee Brooking was on-site signing her children’s book “My Tutu’s Too Too Big.” Colette Maranda quotes Twyla Tharp saying, “I see dance as glue for a community.” She said, “Ashland Dance Academy plays such an active role in our community and we cannot wait to share more memorable experiences with our dancers and families.” For more information about 110 Thompson Street and rental details, visit the website 110thompson.com. For more information about Ashland Dance Academy, visit Contributed photo the website ashlanddanceacadThe Ashland Dance Academy, located at 110 Thompson Street, cuts the ribbon in honor of the dance studio’s space now emy.com. open to the public.
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vides assistance to families of children with chronic and life threatening illnesses. Roger Reynolds, co-founder and director of programs of the foundation, shared how his foundation was born in honor of his daughter, Charlotte Jennie (CJ), who was diagnosed with a primitive neuroectodermal tumor in 2009. “After the first surgery, when they brought her up from anesthesia, she couldn’t talk very well for the first day or so,” Reynolds said. “But she would give us a ‘thumbs up’ or ‘thumbs down’ in terms of how she felt, if she was hurting, or if she was doing okay, and she almost always gave us a thumbs up.” Charlotte died peacefully at her home on Jan. 7, 2010, at just 4 years old. Her legacy lives on through the foundation and its impact on countless families who face similar hardships. “We were so well supported by our friends and our community… so we kind of wanted to kind of pay that forward and create the nonprofit to help the families who kind of were in the same boat as we were in the hospital,” Reynolds said. Together, Reynolds and his wife, Rachel, have grown their foundation over the years in various ways, such as evolving from a volunteer organization into a financial organization to help families pay bills and manage other expenses. In addition, the foundation partnered with Connor’s Heroes Foundation to create the Lunch Bunch Program, providing free meals to families of pediatric patients at the Children’s Hospital in Charlottesville on Wednesdays and the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU on Thursdays. Thanks to support from local vendors, they are able to keep meal costs low
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Crowds of attendees filtered in and out throughout the daylong CJ the DJ’s Music Festival on the Center of the Universe Brewing Company’s outdoor patio, enjoying light conversation, craft beer and catered food while listening to energetic performances by local artists.
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Above left, Ginny and the Tonics offer a lively performance on the patio of Center of the Universe Brewing Company as attendees enjoy craft beer and catered dinner. Below, Ginny Carr Goldberg of Ginny and the Tonics delivered impressive vocals while keeping the crowd entertained with light jokes in between songs. Legendary Provisions offered a menu packed with cookout and fiesta options for festival attendees outside of Center of the Universe Brewing Company.
while serving around 10,000 people a year. Reynolds said the parents of hospitalized children often spend days without a full meal, a change of clothes or extra money. “We have a unique perspective on how people are feeling when they’re in the hospital with their kids, and it’s hard to convey to people who haven’t been in the situation how isolating it can be,” Reynolds said. “And when we show up with a sandwich, you know, something simple… We hope that we make your unbearable situation a little more bearable.”
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Reynolds said CJ the DJ’s Music Fest is one of the foundation’s biggest fundraising events held every year. While they were able to offer virtual performances throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, this year marked the official return to the lively music festival, which was brought to life by returning and new performers. This year’s lineup included Reynolds, Chris Fuller, Clay Mottley, Ginny and the Tonics, Matt Treacy, Sam Holland and Susan Greenbaum. Reynolds shared how most of the performers are lifelong friends who have stuck by his family and the foundation over
the years. Greenbaum, who has been an “amazingly strong support of CJ’s Thumbs Up Foundation,” visited Charlotte to play music for her and performed at her memorial service alongside Clay Mottley, another lifelong friend of Reynolds’. Holland and Reynolds met during a songwriting contest and have been friends ever since, with Holland always eager to help the foundation. Along with offering their impressive performances, the performers participated in a friendly competition over who could raise the most money, with the winner receiving
Allen Cole accompanies Ginny and the Tonics with his saxophone.
the coveted “Golden Thumb Trophy.” By 5:30 p.m., the performers racked in a combined total of $953 in donations. The festival’s return proved to be a great success with the impressive turnout and generous donations by community members, with donations totaling over $2,000 by 5:30 p.m. Reynolds reflected on why this annual festival holds special meaning to the foundation and the families served. “It means so much to these people, so people who
are helping us to do this are helping us make these little miracles happen,” Reynolds said. “…Hardly anyone gets to see it except me, and I get to see it firsthand. And it’s really amazing.” More information on CJ’s Thumbs Up Foundation, services they offer, donation links and more can be found through the website: https:// www.cjstuf.org/. Donation links for the Music Fest in particular will remain open through Aug. 5.
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Buccaneers rule the waves at Champs Swimmers tops in GRAL meet; Divers win JRAC title
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Burkwood’s swimmers and divers ruled the waves (at least in their respective pools) last week. The Buccaneer swimmers, fielding the largest contingent of the more than two dozen teams competing, handily won the Greater Richmond Aquatic League Championship, held Saturday and Sunday at SwimRVA. Their divers won their second straight diving title in the James River Aquatic Club’s diving championships at Avalon Recreation Association on July 25 and 26. “It was a banner year for our summer programs,” said Burkwood general manager George Massey. The Buccaneer swimmers topped runner-up Church Run by more than 260 points, 1,189-920. Pebble Creek also finished in the top 10 in eighth place. Kings Charter was 11th, Ashland 13th and Old Church 14th. Rockville/Dolphin Club finished in 18th place, followed by AshCreek and Atlee in a tie for 19th, Mechanicsville Recreation Association 21st and The Federal Club 22nd. Hanover Country Club finished 15th, with Bell Creek 27th and
MECHANICSVILLE — Burkwood Swim & Racquet Club was one of several sports facilities and parks hit by smash-andgrab thieves in recent days. Wednesday afternoon, six cars at Burkwood were broken into. Burkwood’s security cameras caught at least a pair of thieves, one driving and one looking into vehicles for valuables and, if something looked interesting, smashing a window and grabbing what he found. According to Lt. James Cooper of the Hanover County Sheriff ’s Office, the vehicle involved was a dark gray Ford Explorer with Virginia license plate TZF-3441. One suspect has been described as a 20to 30-year-old black male about 5 feet, 9 inches in height. “What they were looking for was IDs and credit cards and cash,” said Burkwood general manager George Massey. “In one
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The Federal Club’s Charlotte Bruning swims the butterfly stroke ahead of The Dominion Club’s Ellie Laraway on the way to her super varsity win in the 9-10 girls 100-meter individual medley with a time of 1:19.50 in the Greater Richmond Aquatic League Champs meet at SwimRVA Saturday. Bruning also won in the super varsity divisions of the 50 breaststroke and 100 freestyle.
Battlefield Green 28th. Burkwood was led by sixtime winner Harrison Hammer and five-time winner Charlie Welsh. They had three quadruple winners — Reagan Patrick, Chandler Rose and Harrison Welsh — and three triple winners: Zach Bednarczyk, Carrington Hannon and Olivia Welsh. Burkwood head coach Karen Seeber was more focused on how her swimmers improved. “Overall, we did win. Girls came in second, boys came in first,” Seeber said. “For girls, we had a 33% improvement in time
standards, meaning they went up a time standard. For boys, we had 41%. … In improved times for girls, we had 36%. For boys, we had 54%.” Three Burkwood swimmers broke GRAL records. Charlie Welsh set new GRAL records in the 13-14 boys 50-meter breaststroke (32.20) and 100 butterfly (1:02.13). He broke the former record in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:09.99, but finished behind Canterbury’s Lincoln Harrell, who set the new mark with a 1:09.78 finish. Buccaneer swimmer and coach Sam Castle set a new record in the 15-18 boys
50-meter backstroke with a time of 26.28. Carrington Hannon broke the former 13-14 girls 50 freestyle record with a time of 29.00, but was bested by Hanover Country Club’s Cameron Derrico, who set a new mark with a time of 28.34. Derrico led the Shark Attack with three wins overall. AshCreek was led by triple winner Brock Rempe, who also set three new GRAL records: in the 15-18 boys 100 individual medley (59.29), 50 breaststroke (28.68) and 100 breaststroke (1:05.88). Kings Charter had a pair of
triple winners: Kaden Kinner and Megan Lane. Old Church was led by triple winner Gracie Brooks and The Federal Club by triple winner Charlotte Bruning. Ashland was led by Thomas Senfield, who set a new GRAL record in the 100 individual medley in 1:03.08. He also broke the old league record in the 50 breaststroke with a time of 33.14, but was bested by AshCreek’s Rempe. Old Church’s Alex Brehm broke the GRAL record in the 13-14 boys 50 breaststroke
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in 32.36, but was edged by Burkwood’s Welsh. Milestone’s Michael Sabo broke the former league record in the 11-12 boys 50 butterfly with a time of 30.11, but Canterbury’s Hugh Harrell set the new record of 29.77. Dave Lawrence can be reached at dlawrence@mechlocal.com. Combined team scores: 1. Burkwood (BSRC) 1189; 2. Church Run (CRR) 920; 3. Canterbury (CRA) 825; 4. Wyndham (WSRC) 641; 5. Fox Hall (FH) 569; 6. Hungary Creek (HCRA) 432; 7. Twin Hickory (THAT) 413.5; 8. Pebble Creek (PC) 385; 9. Goochland YMCA (GM) 364; 10. Raintree (RSRC) 361.5; 11. Kings Charter (KC) 328; 12. Colonies (CSC) 316.5; 13. Ashland (ASH) 313.5; 14. Old Church (OC) 307.5; 15. Wellesley (WELL) 282; 16. The Dominion Club (TDC) 275; 17. Milestone (MS) 246.5; 18. Rockville/Dolphin Club (RVDC) 227; 19. Ashcreek (ASH) 224; 19. Atlee (ARA) 224; 21. Mechanicsville (MRA) 222; 22. The Federal Club (TFC) 186; 23. Wembly (WEM) 162; 24. Chestnut Oaks (CORA) 159.5; 25. Hanover Country Club (HCC) 130; 26. Tuckahoe Village West (TVW) 99; 27. Bell Creek (BC) 55; 28. Battlefield Green (BG) 48.5. Boys team scores: 1. Burkwood (BSRC) 563; 2. Church Run (CRR) 274.5; 3. Canterbury (CRA) 239; 4. Hungary Creek (HCRA) 209.5; 5. Goochland YMCA (GM) 203; 6. (tie) Pebble Creek (PC), Fox Hall (FH) 184; 8. Twin Hickory (THAT) 160.5; 9. Wyndham (WSRC) 158; 10. Rockville/Dolphin Club (RVDC) 139; 11. Milestone (MS) 127; 12. Ashland (ASH) 123; 13. Kings Charter (KC) 118; 14. Old Church (OC) 117.5; 15. Colonies (CSC) 116.5; 16. Wembly (WEM) 110; 17. (tie) The Dominion Club (TDC), Raintree (RSRC) 106; 19. AshCreek (AC) 99; 20. Wellesley (WELL) 93; 21. Chestnut Oaks (CORA) 82.5; 22. Atlee (ARA) 70; 23. Mechanicsville (MRA) 65; 24. Hanover Country Club (HCC) 56; 25. Tuckahoe Village West (TVW) 50; 26. Bell Creek (BC) 27; 27. Battlefield Green (BG) 17; 28. The Federal Club (TFC) 6. Girls team scores: 1. Church Run (CRR) 361.5; 2. Burkwood (BSRC) 348; 3. Canterbury (CRA) 336; 4. Wyndham (WSRC) 295; 5. Fox Hall (FH) 269; 6. Twin Hickory (THAT) 187; 7. Raintree (RSRC) 185.5; 8. Kings Charter (KC) 170; 9. The Federal Club (TFC) 150; 10. Old Church (OC) 146; 11. Hungary
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Above, Ashcreek’s Ashlyn Perkins swims the first leg of the 8-under 100-meter mixed medley relay at the GRAL Champs meet at Swim RVA Saturday. Left, Burkwood’s Harrison Welsh looks at the scoreboard for results of his 8-under boys 25-meter freestyle victory in 17.23.
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Creek (HCRA) 138.5; 12. Wellesley (WELL) 137; 13. Pebble Creek (PC) 135; 14. The Dominion Club (TDC) 125; 15. Colonies (CSC) 114; 16.
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Mechanicsville (MRA) 109; 17. Ashland (ASH) 108.5; 18. Atlee (ARA) 108; 19. Goochland YMCA (GM) 75; 20. AshCreek (AC) 71; 21.
Milestone (MS) 67.5; 22. Rockville/ Dolphin Club (RVDC) 66; 23. Hanover Country Club (HCC) 50; 24. Chestnut Oaks (CORA) 39; 25.
car they got an emergency medical kit that they had mistaken for something more valuable.” Cooper said the thieves purchased $4,000 worth of gift cards at Kroger on Mechanicsville Turnpike with the credit cards and cash they obtained. Cooper and Massey both wanted to remind citizens to never leave valuables in their vehicles in addition to being sure to lock their cars. Tuckahoe Village West (TVW) 37; Dave Lawrence can be 26. Battlefield Green (BG) 31.5; 27. reached at dlawrence@mechloBell Creek (BC) 28; Wembly (WEM) cal.com. 26.
Upcoming programs at Hanover area libraries Richard S. Gillis, Jr./ Ashland Branch Library In-Person Programs Bad Movie Night: Sharknado at the Ashland Branch Library. Thursday, Aug. 4, 6 to 8 p.m. Ages 14-18. Special scenes call for fun activities as the library laughs their way through this movie. Rated TV14. Outdoor Family Storytimes at the Ashland Branch Library. Tuesdays, Aug. 9 & 23, 11 to 11:30 a.m. All ages. An outdoor, all ages Storytime at the Carter Park pavilion located in Ashland. Bring a blanket to
enjoy some fun songs, rhymes and books. Carter Park is located at 1112 Maple Street, Ashland. Storytime will be held weather permitting. Register at https://pamunkeylibrary.libcal. com/ to be notified prior to the program if it is canceled due to weather. Must Love Words at the Ashland Branch Library. Wednesday, Aug. 10, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Ages 18 & up. Writers, are you looking for inspiration? Need readers with a discerning eye? Join the library for constructive feedback and discussion about the craft of writing on each of this month. Due to group resources, email and word processing are used to communicate outside of
meetings. Access to email and familiarity with word processing is preferred. Hanover Quilting Circle at the Ashland Branch Library. Wednesday, Aug. 10, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Grab a sewing machine, supplies and current project. This group meets the second Wednesday of every month to share ideas, fabric, skills and stories. Beginners, experienced quilters and those curious about the hobby are all welcome to drop in. Mad about Mahjong! at the Ashland Branch Library. Friday, Aug.12 & 26, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Looking for experienced players to play with? Join other Mahjong enthusi-
asts in playing the cultural tile game twice a month at the Ashland Library. Discover Your Watershed: Opportunities for Community Conservation & Collaboration at the Ashland Branch Library. Saturday, Aug. 13, 10 a.m. to noon. Join the library for the third program in a three-part series. Learn about watersheds in general and the Chesapeake Bay watershed in particular, the Chesapeake Bay Agreement and Best Management Practices (BMPs), and how the community can come together to support environmental literacy and install voluntary BMPs in the local watershed. Presented by Karen Fetty, Hanover-Caroline Soil and
Water Conservation District Afternoon Book Club at the Ashland Branch Library. Monday, Aug.15, 1 to 2 p.m. Ages 18 & up. Read the book of the month and engage in a lively discussion about it. Share views about the book and author and share reading recommendations. Evening Book Club at the Ashland Branch Library. Tuesday, Aug. 16, 7 to 8 p.m. Ages 18 & up. Read the book of the month and engage in a lively discussion about it. Share views about the book and author and share reading recommendations. Big Bubbles at the Ashland Branch Library. Wednesday, Aug. 17, 11 a.m. to noon. Ages
3 & up. Like blowing bubbles? Then you'll love blowing huge ones! Spread some joy with bubbles and play outside, weather permitting. Cosplay and Mental Health at the Ashland Branch Library. Thursday, Aug. 18, 7 to 8 p.m. Ages 18 & up. Since cosplay's beginnings, it has been found to be a major mood boost for its participants. What are some mental health benefits for this popular hobby? Are there any negative side effects? Join the library for this presentation to find out! Morning Book Club at the Ashland Branch Library. Friday, Aug. 19, 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. Ages 18 & up. Read the see HANOVER pg. 21
MECHANICSVILLE CHURCHES EVANGELICAL FRIENDS Hanover Evangelical Friends 6420 Mech Trnpk. 804-730-9512, friendlychurch.org Worship: Sun. 10:30AM Sunday School @ 9:15AM
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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 Caleb Bittler, Minister Sunday School 9:30 AM, Worship 10:45 AM Bible Study/Prayer Youth & Children activities 6:30pm, Wednesday www.newbethesda.org
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Advent Community Church Mechanicsville, 8079 Studley Rd, (804)746.0895 or 746.0279 Worship/Children’s church 10am adventcommunitychurch.com
HOPE COMMUNITY CHURCH Home of Atlee Christian Academy & HopeNow Counseling. info & more: www.hopenow.cc
Fairmount Christian Church, 559-8070 6502 Creighton Rd. Sunday AM Worship Traditional 8:00 & 10:15, Contemporary 9:00, Modern 11:15, Bible School at 9:00, 10:15, & 11:15. Rick Raines, Senior Minister; Chris Santasiere, Associate Minister; Seth Wortman, Associate Minister; Tracy Thomas, Worship & Music Minister; Bill Nicol, Associate Worship Minister; Davis Ellenberger, Youth Minister; Ashley Sears, Children’s Director fairmountcc.org 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 Truth Baptist Church, 627-2170 COME & SEE! All info at: www.truthbaptistchurch.com
PRESBYTERIAN Fairfield Presbyterian Church 6930 Cold Harbor Rd., 23111 8:45 & 11:00am services www.fairfieldpcusa.org
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST 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
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Broadus Memorial Baptist 804-779-2700 www.BroadusChurch.org 1 Church in 2 Locations Worshipping on Sundays! In-person & on Facebook! 5351 Pole Green Rd. Mechanicsville, 23116 Phil Peacock, Pastor Sunday School 9 a.m. Worship 10 a.m. 3407 King William Rd. Aylett, 23009 Jeff Poythress, Pastor Worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Making each one a witness! Cool Spring Baptist Church 9283 Atlee Station Rd. For info, activities & worship times visit www.coolspring.org or call 746-0800
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Grace United Family Church "Where Grace Unites Us" 7252 Beulah Church Road (Historic Beulah Church) Mechanicsville, 23111 Sundays, 10:30AM & Wed. Dinner, Study, Prayer: 6:00-8:00 p.m. For info, call 335-6728 "Love God, Learn the Bible, Care for People"
New Highland Baptist Church 550-9601, 9200 New Ashcake Rd newhighland.org, 9:15 AM Bible Study, 10:30 AM Worship In Person & online. Rev. Larry Frakes Shalom Baptist Church 8116 Walnut Grove Rd. Office: 746.7737 Worship in person and Live Streamed on YouTube & Facebook on Sundays at 8:30 & 11:00 a.m Wednesday Night Suppers at 5:30 p.m. and Bible Study at 6:15 p.m. Find us on the web at shalombaptist.net
Glenn Hawkins, Pastor Mechanicsville Baptist Church 8016 Atlee Rd. Office: 746.7253 Worship in person and Live Streamed on YouTube & Facebook on Sundays at 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Night Suppers at 5:00 p.m. and Bible Study at 6:00 p.m. Find us on the web at mechanicsvillebaptist.org
Walnut Grove Baptist is a Church committed to following Jesus & loving people. You can find us at wgva.church 7046 Cold Harbor rd
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UNITED METHODIST Lebanon United Methodist Church 8492 Peaks Road, 746-0980 Sarah Sealand, Pastor Worship In Person and on Facebook Live: 10:00 am each Sunday www.facebook.com/LebUMC 9:00 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
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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
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12:36 a.m.; and New Moon on Aug. 27 at 4:17 a.m. All times are Eastern Daylight. Mercury is once again visible in evening twilight to the southwest. Conversely Venus is visible in morning twilight to the east northeast. Saturn rises around 8 p.m. and sets after dawn. Jupiter rises about two hours later. Both are visible essentially all night as they transition from east to west. At midmonth, about three
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Hanover Community Services Board says if you are a family member or friend of someone who has a mental illness, you are not alone. There is support. Hanover Community Services Board offers a family support group on the second Wednesday of every month from 7p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Bell Creek location, 8475 Bell
hours after sunset, find the Summer Triangle (Deneb, Altair, and Vega) high overhead. Cygnus is at zenith, with Deneb marking the tail of the Swan. It has been noted before that this constellation lies in the direction toward which the sun is orbiting in the plane of the Galaxy. Vega is about 20 degrees to the west of Deneb while Altair is about 30 degrees to the south. Turning to the northwest, see the familiar “big dipper” of Ursa Major. Following the two “pointer stars” at the end of the bowl to Polaris, the so-called North Star, you’re facing a fraction of a degree from true North.
Creek Road in Mechanicsville. Facilitators Rebecca Strader and Heidi Brown invite you to attend this group that follows NAMI principles of confidentiality, respect, empathy and support to one another. No sign up or registration is required. Contact Rebecca at 804-3656746 or Heidi at 804-365-6769.
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Extending the line brings you to the constellation Cepheus, which looks like an inverted crude line drawing of a house (you know, a triangle on top of a rectangle). Here, the triangle is on the bottom. A bit to the right and below Cepheus is Cassiopeia, which looks like a W rocked back a bit counterclockwise. Follow the line of the bottom two stars (the left side of the W), and on a clear night find the faint glowing patch of the Andromeda Galaxy. As noted before, at a little over 2 million light years, this is the most distant object that can be seen with the naked eye. It’s also
TRIAD meets the second Thursday of each month at 1:30 p.m. at the new Atlee Library, 9212 Rutlandshire Drive, Mechanicsville. The Hanover-Ashland TRIAD is a program that focuses on providing information to seniors to improve their quality of life. The Hanover-Ashland TRIAD is a joint venture involving the Hanover County Sheriff’s Office, Ashland Police Department, AARP, Hanover
coming this way and will collide and begin to merge with the Milky Way in about 5 billion years. By that time the sun will have evolved into a red giant and Earth will have been uninhabitable for at least 2 billion years. The Milky Way arcs overhead from northeast to southwest passing through Cygnus at zenith. Just above the southwest horizon, though it may be difficult to see through horizon clutter and haze, is the constellation Sagittarius, which marks the direction toward the center of the Milky Way. Consider the geometry. With the center at the southwest horizon
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and our direction of travel at zenith, just below Cassiopeia at the northeast horizon is the direction away from the center and out into intergalactic space. The northwest and southeast horizons mark the directions perpendicular to the plane of the Galaxy. If readers have questions about astronomy in particular (or science in general) that you would like covered in one of these columns, please feel free to contact me at gspagna@rmc. edu. (I have retired from RandolphMacon College but will continue these columns and use of that email address for the foreseeable future.)
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Fourth Monday Third Thursdays The Ashland Museum holds Trivia Night on the third Thursday of each month at Origin Beer Lab, 106 S. Railroad Ave., Ashland, 6pm. Free, no reservations needed. Follow us on instagram (@ashlandmuseum) or facebook. For information, email ashlandmu-
The Atlee Ruritan Club meets every fourth Monday at Hillcrest Baptist Church on Route 301. Meetings, that include dinner and a program, begin at 6:30 p.m. Ruritan is a national community service organization dedicated to fellowship, goodwill and community service. The Atlee
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Last Saturday January through October, The American Legion Post 175 hosts a “Community Breakfast” from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. The breakfast is open to the public and is located at 8700 Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville.
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book of the month and engage in a lively discussion about it. Share views about the book and author and share reading recommendations. From the Heart Stitchers at the Ashland Branch Library. Thursday, Aug. 25, noon to 4 p.m. From the Heart Stitchers began in 2001 making chemo hats for the Massey Cancer Center and today has over 1899 stitchers making 1000's of items for service groups across the Commonwealth. You can sew, knit, crochet or loom anything from blankets to shawls and everything in between. Bring a sewing machine, knitting needles, etc. and supplies, and make items for From the Heart every fourth Thursday. See https:// fromtheheartstichers.org/ for more information about this organization. Call 804-798-4072 or visit the library at 201 S. Railroad Ave. for more information.
Hanover Branch Library In-Person Programs Outdoor Family Storytimes at the Hanover Branch Library. Friday, Aug. 12 & 26, 11 to 11:30 p.m. An all age Storytime. Bring a blanket to enjoy some fun songs, rhymes and books. Storytime is held weather permitting. Register at https://pamunkeylibrary.libcal.com/ to be notified prior to the program if it is canceled due to weather. Music for Kids at the Hanover Branch Library. Saturday, Aug. 27, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. For ages 3-12. Join the library outdoors at the Hanover Branch to hear a local musician play familiar favorites. Sing and dance along!
LEGAL NOTICES
PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Hanover County Planning Commission has set Thursday, August 18, 2022, at 6:00 P.M., in the Board Room of the Hanover County Government Building at Hanover Courthouse, Hanover, Virginia, as the day, date, time, and place for a public hearing to consider the following cases, at which public comments will be accepted: REZ2022-00016, LAURIANNE B. AND CHARLES P. FREEMAN Request(s) to rezone from A-1, Agricultural District to AR-6(c), Agricultural Residential District with conditions on GPIN 7799-56-6779, consisting of approximately 11.54 acres, and located on the east line of Mechumps Creek Lane (private road) approximately 0.25 miles north of Mount Hermon Road (State Route 656). The subject property is designated on the General Land Use Plan Map as Agricultural. The proposed zoning amendment would permit the creation of one additional building lot for family for a gross density of one (1) dwelling unit per 5.77 acres. (PUBLIC HEARING) Magisterial District: Beaverdam REZ2022-00015, LISA G. WAITMAN Request(s) to rezone from R-1, Single-Family Residential District, to B-2(c), Community Business District with conditions, on GPINs 8705-53-2068 and 8705-52-4989, consisting of approximately 1.57 acres, and located on the east line of Meadowbridge Road (State Route 627) approximately 700 feet north of its intersection with Atlee Road (State Route 638). The subject property is designated on the General Land Use Plan Map as Commercial. The proposed zoning amendment would allow for the development of a three (3) unit retail strip center that includes a single drive-through restaurant. (PUBLIC HEARING) Magisterial District: Mechanicsville REZ2022-00012, TL HUNT, L.L.C. Request(s) an amendment to the proffers and conceptual plan approved with rezoning request C-20-04, Am. 1-15, TL Hunt, L.L.C., on GPIN 8706-24-3693(part), consisting of approximately 1.05 acres, to rezone from B-1(c), Neighborhood Business District with conditions, to B-2(c), Community Business District with conditions, and located on the west line of Chamberlayne Road (U.S. Route 301) approximately 450 feet north of its intersection with Rutlandshire Drive (State Route 2320). The subject property is designated on the General Land Use Plan Map as Suburban General (1.5 – 3 dwelling units per acre). The proposed zoning amendment would permit a restaurant with a drive-through in the proposed B-2 District. (PUBLIC HEARING) Magisterial District: Chickahominy REZ2022-00010, 7147 MECHANICSVILLE TURNPIKE, L.L.C. Request(s) to rezone from B-1(c), Neighborhood Business District with conditions to RM(c), Multi-Family Residential District with conditions, on GPIN 8714-77-2332, consisting of approximately 6.5 acres, and located on the south line of Mechanicsville Turnpike (U.S. Route 360) approximately 350 feet east of its intersection with Meadow Drive (State Route 1120). The subject property is designated on the General Land Use Plan Map as Multi-Family (8 to 15 dwelling units per acre). The proposed zoning amendment would permit the creation of 144 attached units. This development will share an internal road that provides cross access with the Cambridge Square Apartments (GPIN 8714-87-1189). The total number of dwelling units for both developments will be 351 units on 26.2 acres for a gross density of 13.4 units per acre. (PUBLIC HEARING) Magisterial District: Mechanicsville REZ2022-00020, C & O REAL ESTATE, L.L.C., ET AL. Request(s) to rezone from R-1(c), Single-Family Residential District with conditions, B-2(c), Community Business District with conditions, and B-O(c), Business Office District with conditions, to B-3(c), General Business District with conditions, on GPINs 8714-57-1638, 8714-47-9589, 8714-47-8592, 8714-47-8443, 8714-47-9308, 8714-47-9457, 8714-57-0448, and 8714-57-0592, consisting of approximately 1.61 acres, and located on the south line of Mechanicsville Turnpike (U.S. Route 360) at its intersection with Bell Creek Road (State Route 642). The subject property is designated on the General Land Use Plan Map as Commercial. The proposed zoning amendment would allow for an automated carwash. (PUBLIC HEARING) Magisterial District: Mechanicsville Copies of the above cases may be reviewed in the Planning Office, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. please contact the Planning Office or you may also go to https://www.hanovercounty. gov/696/Planning-Commission-Upcoming-and-Archive for more information
VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE COUNTY OF HANOVER COUNTY OF HANOVER, VIRGINIA, a Political Subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Complainant, v. KATHLEEN F. SMITH, ET AL., Respondent(s). Case No. CL22-1677 ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to enforce the lien of the Complainant, County of Hanover, Virginia, for delinquent real estate taxes against certain real property located in the County of Hanover, Virginia, described as follows: Tax Map No. 8704-37-4907 Account No. 180200 All that certain lot, piece or parcel of land with improvements thereon and appurtenances thereto, belonging, lying and being in Hanover County, Virginia containing 0.574 acres of land more or less and known as Parcel A and more particularly described on plat of survey made by Raleigh E. Phelps, Certified Land Surveyor, dated May 6, 1982 and recorded in the Circuit Court Clerk’s Office for Hanover County, Virginia as Deed Book Deed Book 510, Page 20. Together with the right of ingress and egress over and across a 20-foot easement as more particularly shown on said plat. And being the same real property conveyed to Kathleen F. Smith from Clyde S. Breeding and Stella M. Breeding by Deed dated May 7, 1982, and recorded on May 13, 1982, in the Circuit Court Clerk’s Office for Hanover County, Virginia as Deed Book 510, Page 18. This description is made subject to all easements, conditions, agreements, restrictions, and reservations of record which affect the property herein described including but not limited to those recorded in Deed Book 515, Page 523. IT APPEARING that an Affidavit has been made and filed stating that due diligence has been used, without effect, to ascertain the identity and location of certain parties to be served, that the last known addresses for the Respondents herein are as follows: Kathleen F. Smith aka Frances Kathleen Venters Freedell Smith, who is believed to be deceased and whose last known address is 8332 Elwin Drive, Mechanicsville, Virginia 23111; John Venters Freedell, who is believed to be deceased and whose last known address is unknown; Samuel Lee Freedell, Jr., whose last known address is 16142 Hopeful Church Rd., Montpelier, Virginia 23192; and that any officers, heirs, devisees, and successors in title of the Respondent named herein are made parties Respondent to this action individually and/or by the general description of Parties Unknown, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties herein and all Parties Unknown and/or whose location cannot be ascertained appear on or before September 6th, 2022 at 9:00 A.M. in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of the County of Hanover, Virginia, and do what may be necessary to protect their interests in this cause. Entered on the 11th day of July, 2022. J.Overton Harris, JUDGE I Ask For This: _________________ John A. Rife, Esq. (VSB No. 45805) Jeffrey A. Scharf, Esq. (VSB No. 30591) Mark K. Ames, Esq. (VSB No. 27409) Andrew M. Neville, Esq. (VSB No. 86372) Paul L. LaBarr, Esq. (VSB No. 91609) Gregory L. Haynes, Esq. (VSB No. 37158) Seth R. Konopasek, Esq. (VSB No. 97065) Taxing Authority Consulting Services, PC P.O. Box 31800 Henrico, Virginia 23294-1800 Phone: (804) 545-2500 Facsimile: (804) 545-2378 TACS No.: 766249
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Social Services officers discuss benefits, demand in demand for the agency’s ser- Cold Harbor District while Fuller is from Mechanicsville. vices. Lynn H. Saunders and David Four-year terms are appointed With a mission to help those by the Hanover County Board who are least able to help them- W. Fuller moved into their new of Supervisors. selves, the newly-elected chair positions on July 27. Both are Saunders, in the role and vice chair of the Hanover now in their seventh year on of chair, said she sees firstCountySocialServicesAdvisory the board. see NEED, pg. 25 ` Saunders represents the Board talked about the increase
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Abram Dean’s “first real thing” in terms of performing paid off earlier this year when he captured the title of Hanover Junior Idol. Thanks to some encouragement from his mom Debbie Lunsford, he took the leap into the world of music. And now the 16-year-old from Mechanicsville is preparing to move to Texas to pursue his dream. On Aug. 20, Abram and his mother will head to Dallas where he has been accepted to study — and hone his skills — with the Linda Septien Entertainment Group. Debbie said she suggested Abram enter the Hanover Arts and Activities Centersponsored Idols competition because he “wants to get into this music thing, so let’s see TEEN, pg. 14 `
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Taylor Dragum, Alex Goleski, Laci Miller, Courtney Chenault and Madison Cox cheer on the Atlee All-Stars on Saturday, July 31, during the opening game of the Tournament of State Champions at Mitch Stadium near Huntington, W.Va. For more, see Sports, page 32.
School district again expects full accreditation For the ninth consecutive year, Hanover County Public Schools will again receive 100 percent full accreditation. According to Dale S. Theakston, communications specialist, the accreditation is determined based on the 200910 Standards of Learning assessments. Preliminary information from the Virginia Department of Education indicates the accreditation status. Final accreditation reports are expected on Sept. 15.
County receives VACo honor Hanover County has been recognized by the Virginia Association of Counties as the recipient of the 2010 Achievement Award for the Dominion Resources Greentech Incubator. The county was honored for its model local government program in the category of Community/Economic
Development. VACo received 60 entries for the statewide contest. Former Hanover County assistant administrator Marilyn Blake joined Lane Ramsey, former Chesterfield County administrator, and Tedd Povar, associate director of the Virginia Institute of Government, in judging this see HONOR, pg. 4 `
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$"13*$03/ t %FD +BO Capricorn, words may not be the best way to express what you are feeling right now to a partner. Actions will speak louder than words.
5"6364 t "QS .BZ Taurus, seek opportunities to focus your mind, which is bubbling with creativity lately. Dabble in artwork or jewelry making. Cake decorating also may appeal to you.
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7*3(0 t "VH 4FQU Virgo, though it goes against your nature, feel free to be lazy once in a while this week. Share your responsibilities with someone else and you will benefit from the rest.
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