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Local Calendar

THURSDAY, MARCH 16 a monthly Blood drive will be held at from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) located at 7168 Flag Lane in Mechanicsville. you must schedule an appointment with the red cross at redcrossBlood.org.

SATURDAY, MARCH 18 doswell ruritan salt Fish Breakfast will be held from 6 to 9 a.m. at 16433 n. Washington highway. all you care to eat salt Fish Breakfast will include scrambled eggs, bacon, hashbrown potatoes, spiced apples, biscuits, cornbread, coffee, and juice. cost is $11. for adults. Takeout is available.

MONDAY, MARCH 20

The community senior citizen Meeting known as — studley seniors will meet at 10:30 a.m. at enon UMc , 6156 studley road in Mechanicsville. They will share fellowship, a business session and a program. For more information call 804-746-4719.

Members of the Pamunkey Woman’s club will meet at 11:45 a.m. at the rutland yMca for a presentation and tour of the facility. For more information contact membership chairman Bonnie Walter, 804-650-0391.

TUESDAY, MARCH 21

The Mechanicsville Tea Party will hold their next meeting on from 7 to 8:30 p.m. For this month only, it will be held at a different location: Bennett Funeral home, 8414 Lee davis road in Mechanicsville.

804-746-8665. First district congressman r ob Wit tman will be presenting an award to one of our long-time members and then will take some questions from the audience. In addition, we will also have a Q&a session with another candidate for local office in our “Meet The c hallenger s”’ series. as always, our meetings are open to everyone. If you have any questions, please contact Glenn Baker at 804-752-8389. If he does not answer, please leave a message and he will return your call.

THURSDAY, MARCH 23 civil air Patrol, hanover squadron, is hosting an Open house from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Fairfield Presbyterian church, 6930 cold harbor road in Mechanicsville. explore what caP’s fantastic program has to offer for youths, ages 12 — 21 in the cadet program; as well as for adults who care about america and want to serve in training the next generation of Leaders for america. Observe and participate in h onor guard and color guard, aerospace, search and rescue, drill, and Leadership demonstrations, with many handson activities for all ages. come out and see for yourself how you, too, can be a part of the Us air Force auxiliary, civil air Patrol. For more information, contact Lt. Brandy Lambert-stevens at brandy.lambert-stevers@vawg.cap.gov, visit https://vawg.cap.gov/units/hanover or on Facebook (hanover composite squadron-civil air Patrol).

THURSDAY, MAY 23 a monthly Blood drive will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) located at 7168 Flag Lane in Mechanicsville. you must schedule an appointment with the red cross at redcrossBlood.org.

Upcoming

SATURDAY, APRIL 1

The Mechanicsville United Methodist church easter egg hunt will be held at 11 a.m. at 7356 atlee road in Mechanicsville. There will be candy-filled eggs for the children to hunt and prizes for all! children up through fifth grade are welcome. This is a free event. If it rains, this event will be canceled.

THURSDAY, APRIL 13 r egister now to attend h anover county’s largest active aging event devoted to seniors! hanover’s fifth annual “Finding Value in your Prime” will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Fairmount christian church 6502 creighton road, Mechanicsville. The event is free but the deadline to register is april 5. Participants will be offered a complimentary light breakfast and boxed lunch and given the opportunity to meet representatives of services and learn about resources available to older adults. There will be presentations promoting active

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Upcoming Programs At Mechanicsville Libraries

Atlee Branch Library

Call 804-559-0654 or visit the library at 9212 Rutlandshire Drive for more information.

Mother Goose Storytime at the Atlee Branch Library. Wednesday, March 15 and 22, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. Tuesdays, March 21 and 28, 10:30 — 11 a.m. Mother Goose is a Storytime for children age 6 to 24 months and their caregivers. Have fun with nursery rhymes, singing and reading.

Hula Dancing Class at the Atlee Branch Library, Wednesday, March 15, 10:30 a.m. — noon, Ages 18 and up. Join us to exer- cise your brain and body as you learn about hula dancing and culture at the Atlee Branch Library.

Fun and Games at the Atlee Branch Library, Wednesdays, March 15, 1 –4 p.m. Ages 18 and up. Meet up with friends and have a great time with card and board games.

Page Turners Book Club at the Atlee Branch Library, Thursday, March 16, 3:30 — 4:30 p.m. Ages 18 and up. Join us for an inperson, lively book discussion! We will be reading “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman. You can place the book on hold and pick it up at the Atlee Branch Library. New members always welcome!

Atlee Anime Club at the Atlee Branch Library, Thursday, March 16, 7:30 — 8:30 p.m. Ages 12-18. Join the Atlee Library Anime Club! Meet teens with similar interests and watch cool shows.

Hanover Master Gardeners’ Home Gardening Series at the Atlee Branch Library, Saturday, March 18, 10:30 a.m. — 1 p.m., Learn about a variety of home gardening topics from Virginia Cooperative Extension’s

Please see LIBRARIES, Page A27 community center for all families in western Hanover County.”

Even the appearance of the building, which will be located near the existing Montpelier Center for Arts and Education, will be unique. Dibble said it is designed to resemble a rustic barn like so many structures in rural western Hanover.

The new library will be four times the size of the current library with meeting rooms and additional classroom space for Parks and Recreation programs. The gymnasium will accommodate multiple sports and fitness classes with a stage that can be used for public performances.

Expanded parking will serve the new 20,000-square-foot recreation center and the ex-