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Frustrations rise over lack of broadband progress By Laura McFarland News Editor

OWHATAN – Members of the Powhatan County Board of Supervisors showed obvious frustration last week during a discussion on the slow road forward to expanding broadband in the county. During their meeting on Thursday, June 13, the supervisors heard a presentation from county administrator Ted Voorhees and IT director John Wood about the county’s current efforts to help bring broadband to residents. The news the board heard was that while there are some potential ideas to help the situation, they won’t be PHOTO BY LAURA MCFARLAND immediate and they aren’t widespread solutions. The Carl Dodson, left, John Wood, and Jeffrey options included seeking state and federal grants and Beekhoo talk to the board of supervisors about exploring the possibility of county-financed or orgaefforts to bring broadband to the county. nized pilot programs.

Several board members and Voorhees also expressed their disappointment and anger that the county’s partnership with internet provider SCS Broadband, which started in September 2016, has not turned out as they had hoped. The broadband initiative that saw the company going live on its first and only tower in fall 2017 – at that point several months behind schedule – has yielded almost no results since that time, the board learned. Wood said he didn’t have recent numbers, but the last he heard the provider had only a handful of customers from that site. The company’s website shows plans for rollout in the county that have not been updated since 2018. Throughout the discussion, several board members showed obvious annoyance and dissatisfaction with the lack of progress. David Williams, who represents District 1, changed see BROADBAND, pg. 7

General Election races set

Belmead property sold

By Laura McFarland News Editor

POWHATAN – Just over three years after the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament announced the order’s intention to sell the historic property known in Powhatan as Belmead on the James, the sale has finally gone through. The final paperwork was signed on Tuesday, June 11 that saw Jeff Oakley of Prince George County acquiring the 2,265-acre property for $6 million. see BELMEAD, pg. 5

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Jeff Oakley, shown here with his family, closed on a deal on June 11 to purchase the Belmead on the James property. He is standing with his wife, Ashley, and three young daughters - Bradleigh, 6, Hartley, 4, and Waverly, 2.

POWHATAN – With the passing of June 11, the official ballot for the Nov. 5 General Election now shows seven contested races and one school board seat with no certified candidates at all. On June 11, Ghazala F. Hashmi was chosen in the Democratic Primary for the Virginia Senate District 10 seat to challenge Republican Glen Sturtevant for the seat. This primary was the only race on the ballot for Powhatan voters. As forecasted from an early lack of interest in absentee voting, the primary saw a very low turnout. In Powhatan, the results were: Ghazala F. Hashmi, 297 votes; Eileen M. Bedell, 346 votes, and Zachary P. Brown, 109 votes. There were eight undervotes. The 760 ballots cast on June 11 represented 3.5 percent of the county’s 21,520 registered vot-

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Kathy Sherman casts a vote in the democratic primary on June 11 in Powhatan.

ers, according to Karen Alexander, director of elections. Hashmi ended up winning the district primary with 49.38 percent of the vote, beating Bedell (40.9 percent) and Brown (9.72 percent). Alexander said she was expecting about a 3 percent voter turnout for this primary. see ELECTION, pg. 6

Event to look at risks hidden in plain sight By Laura McFarland

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Doctors recently discovered a tumor in the brain of Cooper Stuart, right, shown here with his younger brother Reece, that had to be removed through surgery.

County rallies behind Cooper

POWHATAN – Local agencies are teaming up this month to put on an event designed to help adults wanting to better understand the signs of potential issues and risky behaviors in young people of all age. Groups such as Goochland Powhatan Community Services, the Powhatan County Sher-

iff’s Office and Harbor Point Behavioral Health intend to present “Hidden in Plain Sight: Toddlers to Teens, Treatment, Trends, and Tactics.” The free event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 26 at Powhatan High School, 1800 Judes Ferry Road. The program is for adults only. The purpose of the event is to help them recsee HIDDEN, pg. 4

By Laura McFarland News Editor

POWHATAN – People from far and wide recently rallied around an 11-year-old Powhatan County boy who underwent surgery last week to remove a tumor from his brain. Cooper Stuart of Powhatan will turn 12 on Friday thanks to a lifesaving surgery he received last week. Cooper is the son of Renee and Ray Stuart. A medical team at VCU Medical Center successfully removed a mass 5 cm in diameter from Cooper’s brain in a surgery that began shortly after noon on Wednesday, June 12 and finished up after 1 a.m. the next day, according to a post on the Cooper

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Pocahontas Elementary School faculty and staff meet on June 12 to pray for Cooper Stuart, a student at the school who was undergoing brain surgery at the time.

Strong PVA Facebook page from the family. “The doctors did not have to disrupt the brain matter at all, see COOPER, pg. 8

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Detective Austin Schwartz shows Robin Pentecost some of the items that will be demonstrated at the Hidden in Plain Sight program.

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Board passes county budget with new paid firefighters By Laura McFarland News Editor

POWHATAN – After months of work and debate on the fiscal year (FY) 2020 Operating Budget, the Powhatan County Board of Supervisors approved the county’s portion last week with little fanfare. During their meeting on Thursday, June 13, the supervisors unanimously approved the county portion of the budget, which totaled $36,371,346 net of transfers. The board had already approved the school division’s portion of the budget on May 9, which totaled $49,619,718. That is a combined total budget of $85,956,064 net of transfers. While county administrator Ted Voorhees had presented the board with a balanced budget on March 4, a presentation a week later sparked debate about whether the county needed to hire more paid fire and rescue staff to provide adequate coverage. That presentation asked for $1.18 million in additional paid staff, which sparked debate and controversy in the weeks that followed. In later meetings, conversations with

the county’s volunteer firefighters considerably narrowed the fire and rescue requests down to those made by Companies 2 and 4: each asked to go from having a paid 12-hour firefighter shift on Monday to Friday to covering the position 24 hours a day, 365 days a week. Both for cost savings and because it takes time to hire new firefighters, the new positions will begin on Jan. 1, 2020, so the board only had to fund them for half a year in this budget. These positions combined with additional staffing requested by the Powhatan County Rescue Squad added $525,845 to the budget. Other changes included funding a request for compensation for employees in the treasurer’s office who had been certified as Master Governmental Deputy Treasurers and funding a part-time employee for parks and recreation, said Charla Schubert, director of finance. Funding $389,226 in new requests involved both a reassessment of revenues and some cuts to the budget in certain departments, Schubert said. The additional time the board took to work on the budget gave staff more time to review

any supplemental real estate assessments due to new construction. “I have to project out two years for personal property, so once the personal property book came out, I could compare that to my projection and we were able to make some tweaks on personal property,” she said. In addition to reassessing revenues, staff made cuts to different departments ranging from $76 to $15,000, according to a spreadsheet she provided. The resolution to pass the budget originally had language to also adopt the FY2020-2024 Five Year Capital Improvement Plan. David Williams, District 1, had the board separate the items at the beginning of the meeting. He said he made that motion because several weeks earlier he had requested staff members give the board projections of how the CIP projects would impact the county’s debt capacity in each given year based on the projects and funding. Carson Tucker, District 5, had gone a step further and asked about costs associated with the CIP projects – such as salaries for staff that would work at a new convenience center – and how those

would impact the debt capacity. Since the CIP is not required by state code to be adopted by a certain date, Williams asked to defer voting on it until the board could get that detailed information to make better decisions about what should realistically be on the list. The county already knows what its debt schedule looks like and how it is supposed to staircase down each year as debt is paid off, he said. If you factor in a certain percentage the budget will grow each year, you can calculate how much debt is being proposed through the CIP and whether the county’s projected budget can handle it. “Now you’ve got what your budget is, what your existing debt is, and then what is it you are going to layer in. … You need to know if the capacity is going to be there between what your proposed budget is going to be, where you are in your debt schedule, and then, if you layered this in, where will you be in relationship with your debt policy,” Williams said. The board decided to defer action on the capital improvement plan until its meeting on July 29.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR Wednesday, June 19

The 34th annual James River Batteau Festival continues this week through June 22 on the James River. This annual journey down the James River began on June 15 in Lynchburg and ends on June 22 at Maiden’s Landing in Powhatan. Guests can come watch the boats come into shore on June 21 at Cartersville Landing in Cumberland County or on June 22 at Maiden’s Landing in Powhatan County. Visit https://vacanals.org/batteau. As part of the Powhatan County Summer Reading Program, the upcoming summer will include Music and Movement Storytime at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesdays from June 19 to July 31 at the library. At this active storytime, for ages 0-5, we’ll stretch, sing, dance and explore music with rhythm instruments and stories! Singing and playing through movement is a fun way to develop gross motor, listening and social skills to reinforce early learning concepts. No registration required. Senior Connections offers a lunch and social event called Friendship Cafe that is open 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday to Thursday at St. John Neumann Catholic Church. It provides socialization, nutrition, exercise, transportation and information about relevant topics for seniors ages 60 plus. Contact Senior Connections intake at 804343-3000.

Feeding Powhatan is a nonprofit food pantry that exists to feed people who are struggling financially in the Powhatan community. The pantry will be open from 7 to 8 p.m. at 2408 New Dorset Circle (next to Community Life Church). Income guidelines apply. Visit us on Facebook at Feeding Powhatan or call 804-303-6431. Powhatan County Public Library’s storytime is held at 10:30 a.m. every Tuesday and Wednesday. Library hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday. The library is closed on Sundays and county holidays. Contact 804- 598-5670. The Free Clinic of Powhatan, located at 3908 Old Buckingham Road, Powhatan offers health services (medical, dental, mental health, women’s health) free of charge for uninsured and low income residents of Powhatan County. Administration hours are from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. On Thursdays, lab services are from 9 a.m. to noon and patient hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. On Mondays, registration for new patients is from 5 to 7:30 p.m. and patient hours are from 4 to 8:30 p.m. All patient visits are by appointment. Contact 804598-5637.

Thursday, June 20

back for another summer growing season. The first session is June 20, starting at 10 a.m. behind the Powhatan Village Building, 3910 Old Buckingham Road. The other sessions are from 10 a.m. to noon on July 18, Aug. 15 and Sept. 19. Join local Master Gardeners and food volunteers to learn all about cooking with the fruits of your garden with a take and taste, gardening tips and free vegetables.

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As part of the Powhatan County Summer Reading Program, the upcoming schedule will include Magic Instruction with Magician Mickey (ages 8-12) at 3 p.m. at the library. Take magic for a test drive! Professional magician Mickey Moore will offer magic instruction to youth ages 8-12 at this charming event. Following the show participants will learn to perform three different tricks. As part of the Powhatan County Summer Reading Program, the upcoming schedule will include a Magic Show for All Ages at 6 p.m. at the library. Join Richmond area favorite, Magician Mickey Moore for a thrilling family-friendly show sure to bring a smile to your face. This interactive magic show features disappearing acts, colorful balloon art and more to please audiences of all ages. Plans are ongoing to put together a Powhatan National Guard Reunion in fall 2019. Past members of either the Mortar or Combat Engineering Companies are asked to reach out to David Bradley with their contact information so that organizers can get in touch with them when all the decision are finalized for invitations. If any of the past members would like to participate in the planning sessions, the current dates scheduled are at 7 p.m. on June 20, July 25, and Aug. 22 at the War Memorial & Cultural Arts Center, American Legion Post 201 Hall. Contact David Bradley at 765 Clayville Road, Powhatan, VA 23139; david. bradley14@yahoo.com, or by phone at 804-598-2187 or 804-306-3740. If not answered, leave a message. The Powhatan Food Pantry is open from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Tuesdays and 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursdays at 2500 Batterson Road. Contact the pantry at 804-372-9526 or powhatanvafoodpantry@ gmail.com. The Woman’s Club of Powhatan’s Clothes Closet is open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Thursday, Monday and Tuesday and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday at 3908 Old Buckingham Road at the back end of the social services building. Donations accepted anytime but preferably during regular hours. Shoppers can fill a paper grocery bag full of stuff for $3. The second hand store sells clothes, shoes, books, movies, CDs, housewares, linens, toys, small electronics, games and more. Look for The Clothes Closet of Powhatan on

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A free caregiver support group sponsored by Powhatan United Methodist Church and Powhatan Family Counseling will be held at 11:30 a.m. on at the church, 2253 Rosson Road. It is an open group for anyone who has family or friends dealing with chronic mental health or physical illness. Some meetings will have a special guest speaker. The group is facilitated by Dr. Judith Cain-Oliver, licensed clinical psychologist. Contact Dr. Oliver at 804-598-9577

Tickets can be purchased through the website www. powhatanmusicfestival.com.

A Powhatan Hope Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meeting will be held from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Monday at PCC Church, 4480 Anderson Highway, Powhatan, Room 102. It is an open discussion meeting. Wheelchair accessible

AA meets at 8 p.m. every Tuesday at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on Huguenot Trail.

As part of the Powhatan County Summer Reading Program, the upcoming summer will include Family Storytime at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesdays from June 25 through July 30 at the library. Join us for a fun, interactive storytime designed to introduce children to reading and language. Storytime is a great way to improve and reinforce early literacy skills. No registration required. As part of the Powhatan County Summer Reading Program, the upcoming summer will include TACO Teens at 2 p.m. on Tuesdays from June 25 through July 30 at the library. Make a difference at your library with TACO (Teen Advisory Creative Organization). Have your voice heard! Refreshments provided. Help plan and run teen programs, create library displays and suggest YA books. Grades 6-12 welcome. No registration required. The Powhatan County School Board will hold a school board meeting at 5 p.m. in the auditorium of the Village Building, 3910 Old Buckingham Road. The new Bridge of Reason AA meeting is held at 7 p.m. every Tuesday at Powhatan Mennonite Church, 3549 Old Buckingham Road, Powhatan. It is an open, decision and literature meeting for Powhatan, Goochland, and Cumberland counties.

phone calls and assign volunteers to projects. The volunteer hotline number is 804-372-9755. It is an answering machine and phone calls are returned on a daily basis. Call and volunteer!

Hope Project provides free transportation for Powhatan County residents to court, rehab, job interviews, doctor’s appointments, and probation meetings for the those who have lost their driver’s licenses due to drugrelated charges. Contact the Hope Project coordinator at 804-301-3324. Give a minimum of 24 hours notice.

The Powhatan County Cooperative Extension Office and Powhatan Department of Public Works have partnered with Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences (VDACS) to bring a free recycling service to area farmers and horticulture business that were, up until now, without a location to recycle their properly rinsed pesticide containers. The collection site is a shed in the back right corner at Powhatan Volunteer Fire Department Company 1, 3971 Old Buckingham Road. Before bringing containers to the collection site, applicators must triple rinse or jet rinse containers, remove plastic sleeved label and/or label booklets, and remove caps. To schedule a drop off, contact Rachel Grosse at 804-598-5640 or 804-385-5370 or Dave Johnson at 804-385-6231.

Backpacks of Love, nonprofit committed to eliminating hunger in school-age children by providing nourishing food for their weekend, needs help. In addition to the constant need for donated individual-sized food items, adults or students are needed to double bag the plastic bags the group packs in, which will help expedite the packing process. (This job can be done at home if people pick up bags at the pantry office.) The group also needs help breaking down boxes for recycling. This job should be done weekly preferably on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and/or Thursdays after packing days. These are great jobs for students looking for community hours. Contact Gloria at 804-598-2723.

Narconon Arrowhead is here to help you. Narconon offers free addiction counseling, assessments, and referral services to rehabilitation centers nationwide. Call 1-800-468-6933 or log on to www.narcononarrowhead. org.

The Powhatan Right (POWR) monthly meeting is held at 6:30 p.m. on the last Tuesday of the month at the Powhatan County Public Library.

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No one deserves to be abused. Find safety, options and support. Women’s support group based in Powhatan but open to all women impacted by domestic violence. The group is free, confidential and childcare is available. Contact 804-598-5630 ext. 2422 or 2420 for more information.

Powhatan County Public Library is excited to partner with Wowbrary to offer library patrons the opportunity to subscribe to a curated weekly e-newsletter showcasing new library acquisitions. Each newsletter features the latest bestsellers, movies, audio books, children’s titles, cookbooks, mysteries, and more purchased by the library. Wowbrary alerts are free and all you need is a valid email address. Visit www.wowbrary.org to sign up. A Powhatan County Public Library card in good standing is required to check out print and electronic items. To obtain a library card, visit the library or apply online at www. powhatanlibrary.net.

Tuesday, June 25

Awaken to Hope Al-Anon meets at 7:30 p.m. every Thursday at St. John Neumann Catholic Church.

The Powhatan Music Festival will be held at the Village Meadow in the courthouse area of Powhatan. The event will start at 11 a.m. with a lineup of five different bands and artists including East of Hollywood, PumpHouse Blues, Commonwealth Bluegrass Band, Kyle Davis and Maddie Leitch. The event will feature multiple genres of music to suit all tastes and listening styles with everything from classic rock, Chicago blues, Americana and bluegrass. The event will also feature local breweries/distilleries/ wineries and food vendors ranging from Smok-N-Pigz BBQ to Fine Creek Brewing, Three Crosses Distilling and Skippers Creek Vineyard.

As part of the Powhatan County Summer Reading Program, the upcoming summer will include Masterpiece Mondays at 2 p.m. on June 24 and July 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29 at the library. At each session, artists will create artwork inspired by a famous artist or illustrator. For the first Masterpiece Monday, the group will explore tape resist and splatter techniques inspired by American artist Jackson Pollack. Children ages 5-12 are invited to join us in the Children’s Activity Room for this creative adventure! The Powhatan County Board of Supervisors will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. in the auditorium of the Village Building, 3910 Old Buckingham Road.

Saturday, June 22

The Powhatan County Democratic Committee meets from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Powhatan Library.

The Powhatan Ruritan Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. at Powhatan United Methodist Church. Dinner will be served followed by a program and a brief meeting. They are a community service organization dedicated to our county. All are welcome. Contact Jake Berman at 804-651-4503. The Powhatan Chamber of Commerce luncheon will be held at noon at County Seat Restaurant.

Powhatan AA meets at 8 p.m. every Saturday at Manakin Episcopal Church on Huguenot Trail.

Monday, June 24

The original Powhatan AA meets from 8 to 9 p.m. every Thursday in the Powhatan Village Building. The Powhatan Rotary Club meets at 7:30 a.m. every Thursday at the County Seat Restaurant.

The Powhatan Moose Family Center, 4140 Old Buckingham Road, will host Bingo with doors opening at 6 p.m. and games starting at 7 p.m. every Tuesday. Contact 804-598-2809.

Sunday, June 23

The Powhatan chapter of the NAACP meets at 7 p.m. at different locations each month: June 20, Powhatan Fair Building, July 18, Powhatan Fair Building; no August meeting; Sept. 19, Second Antioch Baptist Church, and Oct. 17, Little Zion Baptist Church. For more information, contact Gail Hairston at 804-5983435. Powhatan Civil War Roundtable will hold its next meeting at 6:30 p.m. at County Seat Restaurant. Gary Dyson will be speaking on being a CW Correspondent in New Orleans. Dinner will be included, cost is $20. Please join us. Contact Pat Whitmer at patwhitmer77@gmail.com or call 240-298-0141 with questions or RSVP. Visit www.powhatancwrt.com.

A box was provided by the National Association of Counties (NACo) to provide citizens a place to bring flags that need to be retired properly. It is located at the County Administration Building in the vestibule area by the front doors. County Administration is working with local groups that hold flag disposal ceremonies and will be routinely transporting the flags collected to these ceremonies. For questions, call 804-598-5612.

The Coalition of Powhatan Churches needs drivers for clients to go to doctor appointments and small errands as present volunteers are being overwhelmed with requests. For more information on volunteering, contact Liz Benton at 804-372-6384 or angels5517@aol.com.

Habitat for Humanity Powhatan depends on volunteers and so many friends and companies have helped in the past and continue to do so. The need is for so many different skills - just showing up and helping, specific talents like plumbing, electricity and drywall, cooking for events, and staffing the new soon to be open Habitat Store. Habitat has hired a part-time volunteer coordinator, Maria Sharples, to set up a data base, respond to volunteer

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As part of the Powhatan County Summer Reading Program, the upcoming summer will include Jonathan the Juggler at 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 27 at the library. This interactive performance will leave kids laughing as Jonathan the Juggler rides a unicycle, tells jokes and juggles everything from rubber see CALENDAR, pg. 6

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Board approves solar project on school roofs upgrades to the school as part of its collaboration with Trane Building Advantage. This includes upgrades to lighting, building envelopes and mechanical systems that have either already been completed or will be taking place at the schools throughout this summer, according to Dr. Jason Tibbs, director of facilities. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@powhatantoday.com.

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Rob Corradi with Sun Tribe Solar LLC speaks answers questions from the school board about a solar power purchase agreement that would see solar panels installed on four local school roofs. News Editor

OWHATAN – The Powhatan County School Board has voted unanimously to approve a solar power partnership that could see the division saving more than $3 million in energy costs in the decades to come. During its meeting on Tuesday, June 11, the board voted unanimously to enter into a solar power purchase agreement with Sun Tribe Solar LLC. The agreement will see roofmounted solar arrays installed on top of four of the county’s five public schools. The board heard a presentation from Sun Tribe representatives on May 15 outlining how the project would work and the school division would realize its savings. Board members asked more questions at the June 11 meeting mainly focused on how the division will realize it savings and how it knows it is getting a good deal with projections that are looking 35 years in the future. This particular project involves energy savings performance contracting, which is a financial mechanism used to pay for today’s facility upgrades with tomorrow's energy savings – without tapping an organization’s capital budget. In this case, Sun Tribe would pay to install solar panels and an accompanying system on top of the three elementary schools and Powhatan Middle School. The solar panels would provide each of

those schools with a percentage of their power needs – the amount differs for each school – and the rest would still be provided by Dominion Energy. According to current projections, the solar panels could provide Powhatan Elementary with 76 percent of its power; Pocahontas Elementary, 69 percent; Flat Rock Elementary, 50 percent, and Powhatan Middle, 72 percent. This is over a 12-month period. Powhatan High School is not included in the proposal because its roof, while still good for several years, would need to be replaced to meet Sun Tribe’s requirements, Dr. Eric Jones, superintendent, had explained at the May meeting. Kim Hymel, who represents District 5, asked several questions based on feedback she had heard from constituents. One was about one of the biggest immediate appeals for the board in entering into this agreement – that Sun Tribe would pay to replace part of the roof on Powhatan Elementary School that is currently one of the top priorities on the school district’s capital improvements program (CIP) list. This represents $277,000 in capital outlay the division would no longer have to do since there are no upfront costs involved. However, they clarified at the meeting that the cost of the roofing update will be realized through the school division’s energy savings. It is part of a larger rate structure Sun Tribe set up to allow this CIP improve-

ment to happen now as opposed to having to wait substantially for it to become part of the CIP budget, said Rob Corradi, public affairs and development manager for Sun Tribe. “There is no investment for the school system. There are no costs or hidden costs for the school system as part of this agreement. We own the system, we maintain the system. If at the end of the term the school system decides ‘we would like for this agreement to be completed,’ we come and we take the system off the four roofs it will be deployed on,” Corradi said. Another huge incentive Hymel asked about was the projected savings of about $3.325 million on energy costs over the course of the next 35 years and how the school board can be sure those predictions about savings are accurate. The host utility’s rate was projected out over 35 years using both the division’s recent bills and historical data provided by the Energy Information Administration, which concerns the entire Virginia commercial energy market, Corradi said. The savings are based on the precept that even with Sun Tribe having a built in annual increase of 1 percent on its rate, it would still be expected to start lower and increase at a slower pace than the host utility rate, which is projected at an annual 3 percent increase, Corradi said. According to a chart showing the projected savings, it will take a de-

cade before Sun Tribe’s rate will increase to the point where it is roughly the same as the host utility rate in the first year. Additionally, while savings differ from year to year, they increase consistently from the second year and range from a low of $19,300 to a high of $207,217 in projected savings (not including the first year, when the elementary school roof savings are factored in). “I can’t stand up here and promise that there won’t be any rate freezes or rate decreases (by Dominion). That would certainly cut into the potential overall savings over the course of this potential agreement. But what I will say is that, let’s say 20 years from now cold fusion is invented and all of a sudden the cost of electricity drops precipitously and you are paying the rates that you agreed to pay as part of this agreement,” he said. “You will have already recognized pretty significant savings as a result and we think ultimately you will end up in the black even if that unlikely event should occur.” Jones added that school staff has looked at the data and spoken with at least four other school divisions that have done similar projects and “feel like this is a very safe investment given where we are in the current environment.” The school board’s decision to collaborate with Sun Tribe marks its second foray into the world of energy savings performance contracting. It is already in the middle of

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ily will always cherish about him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Artistic from an early age, Matt enjoyed drawing and woodworking. As an adult, he applied his considerable talents as a ceramic tile designer and craftsman,â&#x20AC;? Tom and Jacqui Broyles, Mattâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parents, wrote in a statement they shared last week. Matt Broyles and his friend of only six days, Amy Fabian of Cumberland, were prematurely and violently taken from their families on May 24 in a double homicide that started in Cumberland County, the family wrote. Fabian's ex-boyfriend, George W. Knisley IV, 41, of Carroll County, Maryland, is being held in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he fled, awaiting extradition. In the weeks and

months to come, as more is uncovered about the murders, the Broyles wanted their son to be remembered for who he was and the impact he had on those around him and hope the same for Fabian. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We grieve with (Amyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) family, the Parkers, at this most difficult time,â&#x20AC;? the Broyles wrote. Matt Broyles was born in Henrico County in 1989 and spent his early days in Mechanicsville, where he attended local Hanover County schools, the statement said. His family moved to Powhatan County in 1997. He graduated from Powhatan High School in 2008 and attended classes at John Tyler Community College. Matt Broyles fiercely loved his family and many friends. Because he was

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loyal and steadfast, he could be counted on to be there for anyone in need, the statement said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Matt will always be in our hearts,â&#x20AC;? his parents wrote. The investigation into the murders of Matt Broyles and Fabian is ongoing in Cumberland County, Sheriff Darrell Hodges said on June 13. The county is still building its case while it waits for Knisley to be extradited from North Carolina, a process that has been complicated by the fact that he is charged with crimes in Virginia, North Carolina and Maryland. Pat Scales, Cumberlandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commonwealthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney, said Knisley is in the custody of North Carolina authorities and he has serious charges pending there. Negotiations to

mous?â&#x20AC;?; â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences, What we Have Learnedâ&#x20AC;?; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Juuls, Vaping, Nicotine and Tobaccoâ&#x20AC;ŚWhatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Next?â&#x20AC;?; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kids are Weird, What is Normal for Infants and Toddlers?â&#x20AC;?; and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rehabilitation Tools: How the Legal System Can Help.â&#x20AC;? Detective Austin Schwartz will lead a session called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Internet and Social Media Safetyâ&#x20AC;? to show adults how they can find resources on how to monitor their childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s internet activity and the reasons why children are exploited online and how to prevent it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are going to give you tools to recognize that there may be a problem and then we are going to show you the resources available to you to respond to that problem once it is identified,â&#x20AC;? Schwartz said. Participants can also choose to attend the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Revive!â&#x20AC;? session, which will be a single long session offering training on how to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose emergency with the administration of naloxone. The Chesterfield and Powhatan Health Departments will be dispensing Narcan at this training for participants who complete the course. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hidden in Plain Sightâ&#x20AC;? is a reference to an informational exhibit that will be available to partici-

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ognize signs of substance misuse, mental health issues, developmental problems, or emotional problems impacting youth from ages birth through 18, said Robin Pentecost, behavioral health and wellness supervisor at Goochland Powhatan Community Services. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hidden in Plain Sightâ&#x20AC;? is an educational/awareness event for parents, social workers, clinicians, caregivers, educators, and community members who work with youth, she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The whole event is showing that mental health, risky behavior, and substance abuse can be going on right under your nose,â&#x20AC;? she said. The event will include an address by the keynote speaker, Damaris Santiago, clinical director of operations at Harbor Point. She will be followed by two sets of breakout sessions with multiple topics to choose from, Pentecost said. The program also includes a free breakfast and lunch for participants. To get an accurate count for meals, registration is required. Breakout sessions to choose from will include a variety of topics: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Know the Signs: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Awareness in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adultsâ&#x20AC;?; â&#x20AC;&#x153;What is Families Anony-

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Matt Broylesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; parents described their late son as an outdoorsman, gifted musician, and good son and friend.

extradite him are ongoing. Currently, Knisley has been charged with first degree murder for Matt Broylesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; death, but more charges are pending as the investigation continues.

pants throughout the event, said Detective Arthur Gregory with the sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office. It is an interactive drug educational program with a mock bedroom containing everyday items that can be indicators of drug use or risky behavior. Gregory first saw the exhibit when he attended a similar event in Culpeper and said even he was surprised by how people have taken functional everyday items and adapted them to mask risky behaviors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even with my years of experience in dealing with narcotics use with the sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office, there are still a lot of items out there I am not familiar with. There are items online or in local stores you can conceal items in or smoke items in,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;None of these items were made for the concealment of narcotics. They were transformed into those purposes.â&#x20AC;? Many parents or guardians will automatically say that they know their child would never engage in certain risky behaviors, Gregory said, but added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know if it is not your child if you arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t aware of the signs to be looking for.â&#x20AC;? To register, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hidden-in-plain-sighttoddlers-to-teens-treatments-trendsand-tactics-tickets-62519291885. Registration deadline is June 21.

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The property has a rich history in the county, having gone through incarnations as a plantation, home to two schools for black children and, more recently, had been building a reputation for its conservation and preservation efforts. Oakley said that diverse history is part of what attracted him to the Belmead property and made him decide to submit a bid through the request for proposal process used for the sale. Oakley said he was notified that his proposal was not chosen, but when funding fell through for the first choice, which was made by a group of local nonprofits and conservation groups, Oakley was approached to see if he was still interested. He definitely was. “The property was just so unique, and it’s got every type of topography, every type of timber, and wildlife is abundant,” he said. “Then when we learned about the history that goes with it, hands down it was the best piece of property to try to get. The diversity from the mid-1800s all the way through three years ago – the history kept building.” Negotiations took awhile as both sides were working to put together a deal that worked for everyone, he said. One condition of the sale was an agreement to preserve the cemeteries located on the property. Oakley likes the idea of putting in a skeet course, which was allowed, but a firing range was not. There is also a restriction on opening a casino on the property for 25 years, he said. The sale was recorded in Powhatan County Circuit Court on June 12 with AJ Holdings listed as the buyer. It showed the sale price at $6 million, but the assessed value was $7.1 million. Oakley is president of Oakley Tank Lines, a trucking company started

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by his father in 1981 in Prince George. As soon as he graduated from Old Dominion, Oakley went to work for his dad and has been there ever since. He and his wife, Ashley, and three young daughters - Bradleigh, 6, Hartley, 4, and Waverly, 2 – live on a farm in Prince George that will continue to be their primary residence. But as some of the plans to fix up part of the property come to fruition, they will come and visit and explore. “It gave my wife and I an opportunity to leave a legacy to our daughters that would be something she and I could be really proud of,” he said. Ashley said she is excited to see what her husband does to preserve the property. They have already talked about exploring the grounds with their daughters, getting them interested in horseback riding, and playing with them in the James River. Oakley was both excited and cautious about talking about plans for the future, mostly because many of the ideas for a respectful improvement of the property would take a great deal of money, he said. In the near future, his immediate plans seem focused on cleaning up overgrowth and identifying areas of immediate concern. Another goal is to accent the equestrian offerings at Belmead, including the Belmead Riding Club, he said. Riders both board and bring horses to the property to travel the 39 miles of private trails and he hopes to increase the membership. “Those are probably our two immediate plans. Long-term, there are a lot of options, but we are not really set on anything yet,” he said. During a tour of the property, some of the ideas Oakley mentioned included the possibility of holding events there. His favorite spot so far, the

PHOTOS BY LAURA MCFARLAND

Jeff Oakley offers a tour of the historic Belmead on the James property he just purchased. It includes a granary, left, and Belmead Mansion, right, which has been boarded up for a few years.

property’s historic 1841 granary, could be renovated to create a home or building that highlights its amazing brick structure, he said. There are also existing houses on the property that are being renovated for use. “The big thing that I want the community to know is if anything happens here commercially, it won’t affect the integrity of the property. It won’t remove any of the history. It will only accent what is currently going on with the equestrian program and the history that lives here,” he said. He said he has already come to terms with a man who raises crops on the property and will continue to do so. He also discussed meeting with groups that have a history with the property, such as conservation and conservancy groups and Belmead on the James, a local nonprofit that was formed to preserve the property. The nonprofit was part of the group that was planning to purchase Belmead when its financing fell through. The groups he has talked with have different interests in Belmead, including conservation efforts, protecting waterways on the property leading to the James River, and preserving its rich history, Oakley said. While he will set up parameters regarding access, he said he recognizes how important it is to the community and wants to help maintain that connection. “As these groups want to carry out their mission, if

our property gives them a good opportunity … we would work to share our property with them,” he said The two most notable manmade structures on the property are St. Francis de Sales, which was a school for young black women, and St. Emma, which served as an industrial and agricultural institute and a military academy for young black men. Before they closed in the early 1970s, these schools educated close to 15,000 students. In 2000, St. Francis’ four-story bell tower col-

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Contemporary – 8:30 a.m. Sunday School – 9:45 a.m. Worship – 11 a.m. Children’s Worship – 11 a.m. Prayer/Bible Study – Wed. 6:30 p.m. Children’s Worship (all ages) – 2095 Red Lane Road Wed. 6:30 p.m. 1/2 mile off Rt. 60 on Red Lane Road New Generation Praise & Worship – 804-598-2455 Sunday 6 p.m. www.redlanebaptist.org Lighthouse Youth – Wed. 5:30 p.m. Worship Service 9:00 a.m. Miracles of God Sp. Needs Service: Small Groups 10:30 a.m. 2 p.m. the 2nd Sat. of each month Wednesday Night Classes for all ages at 6:15 598-3481 • 975 Dorset Road Dr. James Taylor, Pastor www.gracelandbc.org

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Randy Blackwell, Pastor Sunday School - 10:00 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m. Sunday Evening Service 7:00 p.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7:00 PM

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MOUNT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH 2591 Ridge Road Powhatan, Virginia 23139 804-598-2051 Rev. Bryan Stevens, Pastor 11 a.m. – Worship Service 9 a.m. – Church School Wednesday Bible Study 10 a.m. & 7 p.m.

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since then. Walking through the boarded-up building with Oakley on June 13, it has a strong musty odor and a feeling that time simply stopped one day as a good bit of the furniture still remains inside. He said he won’t know the full condition of the building until he has it evaluated. “There are no plans to eliminate any structure, even the ones that are half fallen in,” he said. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@powhatantoday.com.

lapsed, shearing off part of the brick façade and leaving the interior open to the elements. More structural damage has taken place since then, and the building has become overgrown with vines. St. Emma was still in use by local members of the order of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament and housed a museum highlighting the history of the property when the sale was announced in May 2016. It was boarded up several months later and has remained uninhabited

Baptist Church “A Church Where Love Never Fails!” Pastor Otis B. Lockhart, Jr.

598-2763 Sunday School at 9:30 am Morning Service at 11:00 am

Maymemorialchurch.org Bible Study Every Wednesday Night (804) 598-3098 at 6:30 pm 3964 Old Buckingham Road

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OLD POWHATAN BAPTIST CHURCH 3619 Huguenot Trail Powhatan, Virginia 23139 www.finecreekbaptist.org Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Worship Service: 11:00 a.m. Traditional Rev. David A. Simpson, Pastor

Brad Russell, Pastor 598-4241 First Worship 8:30 am Bible Study for all ages 9:45 am Second Worship 11:00 am Wed. Family Ministry 6:30 pm

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Family Worship Center “Your Community Church” 2901 Judes Ferry Road Powhatan, Va 23139 804-379-8223 Sundays 10:00 AM Wednesday 6:30 PM Experiencing the presence, power and person of Jesus Christ

Loving, Investing, Fulfilling, Empowering Senior Pastor Justin Wilson Sunday Service 10:30am 2410 New Dorset Circle www.Communitylifechurchpowhatan.org Feeding Powhatan Open 3rd Wednesday of the month

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Remembrance mass held in Powhatan to honor Chris Rapp By Laura McFarland News Editor

POWHATAN â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Family, friends, and former co-workers gathered last week to honor the life of Chris Rapp in a small but heartfelt memorial service in Powhatan County. A memorial mass was held on Friday, June 13 at St. John Neumann Catholic Church attended by about 60 people. Rapp was one of 12 victims killed on May 31 in a mass shooting in Virginia Beach at the Virginia Beach Department of Public Works. A larger Celebration of Life ceremony was held on Sunday, June 9 in Virginia Beach in his honor. Rapp served as the director of public works for Powhatan County for about eight years and still owned a home in the county with his wife, Bessie. Through his work, church, family life, and hobbies, the quiet, gentle man made an impact on those he came into contact with through the years. Father Walter Lewis officiated a mass in memory of Rapp that was followed by refreshments and people who knew him sharing memories. During his homily, Lewis talked about the effort to find comfort in the face of a tragedy like the one that occurred at Virginia Beach. That kind of healing will take time, but what they could do that day was celebrate the life Rapp lived and the legacy he left. Remembering his parishoner with a smile, Lewis joked about the Rapps coming to church at St. John Neumann every week and consistently arriving about five minutes late. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But week after week they were here. And week after week they came forward to be nurtured, strengthened and nourished by the body of our Lord Jesus Christ,â&#x20AC;? Lewis said.

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Above, Johnny Melis shares some of his recollections working with Chris Rapp, who hired him for his postiion. A memorial mass was held on June 14 to honor Rapp, who was one of 12 victims in a mass shooting at the Virginia Beach Department of Public Works.

Many of Rappâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s former co-workers not only from Powhatan but other locations spoke about him after the service. Frank Wilson described hiring Rapp for his first job as an engineer in 1994 after he graduated from Old Dominion University. It was a pleasure working with him for the three and a half years he was there before moving on, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It became obvious that he was destined for life in the public sector not the private sector, so unfortunately we lost him. We felt that loss for quite awhile,â&#x20AC;? Wilson said. Anthony Romanello, executive director of the Henrico County Economic Development Authority, spoke of the intelligence and hard work Rapp modeled while working in Stafford County up until about a year ago. Rapp had a great laugh and was too polite not to laugh at his bad jokes,

he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What I remember the most about him was an inner peace. Chris was at peace with the world around him,â&#x20AC;? Romanello said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It seemed Chris had a God-given stock of empathy. While he smiled throughout the day, I knew he carried the burdens of the people around him. He carried them not as chores but as the work of love.â&#x20AC;? Several Powhatan County employees also spoke about working with Rapp and getting to know him. Johnny Melis met Rapp in February 2013 when Rapp hired him as the utilities manager for the county. He said their relationship was mostly professional but that professional aptly described how Rapp executed his duties in a methodical, ethical, and trustworthy way. Rappâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legacies to the county will stand

for years in the form of Fighting Creek Park, the Huguenot Public Safety Building, and the Flat Rock sanitary sewer pump station, all of which he was instrumental in developing through his role with public works, Melis said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All were great projects that any engineer would and should be proud of. I know Chris was proud of them all,â&#x20AC;? he said. While there were sides of Rappâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s personality that he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get to see, Melis said he will always have the memories they shared as fellow soccer fans. Melis recalled them trying to schedule their lunch breaks around going to watch the World Cup at the Four Seasons when they worked together. Not long after Rap began working for the county in 2007, former human resources director Linda Jones invited the Rapps to her house for a party. When he arrived, Rapp was wearing a hat and suspenders that made him look like â&#x20AC;&#x153;the ultimate mountain boy,â&#x20AC;? Jones joked. Long after that party, Jones said her friends and family would ask her â&#x20AC;&#x153;do you still talk to the guy in the hat?â&#x20AC;? Longtime friend Aurle Gagne said the Rapps were some of the first people he and his wife met when they moved to Virginia many years ago. The couples became fast friends and the Rapps became the godparents of their children. Rapp was excited about working in Virginia Beach and when he loved something, he wanted to share it. They were recently trying to arrange for Gagneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family to come for a visit but the shooting robbed them all of the chance to see each other again. Friends from the Filipino American Association of Central Virginia and St. Andrewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Society of Richmond also spoke of Rappâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passion for the Filipino and Scottish cultures and music. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@powhatantoday.com.

Board thanks Reichert for his work with county PHOTO BY LAURA MCFARLAND

The Powhatan County Board of Supervisors recently recognized Kevin C. Reichert for his work collaborating with the county as an engineer for the Virginia Department of Transportation. Reichert served VDOT in its land development, project management, and residency divisions for eight years and worked as the resident engineer of VDOTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chesterfield, Powhatan, and Amelia Residency. He decided to pursue his career with a move to a local engineering firm, but the board wanted to recognize his â&#x20AC;&#x153;accessibility, responsiveness, technical, and managerial professionalism,â&#x20AC;? according to the proclamation in his honor. Reichert, left, is shown here with supervisor Carson Tucker, District 5.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;There has been no campaigning by the candidates in Powhatan County, so I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expecting much of a turnout,â&#x20AC;? she said. She believes the main reason the turnout might have been slightly higher than expected was because of confusion among voters who thought a local election would be on the ballot. Her office posted notices on every polling precinct door that there were no local elections on the ballot. A sample ballot was also posted on every door, she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People still ignored that and walked in as-

suming they could vote on a local election. After receiving their ballot, they were frustrated it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t what they were expecting,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My poll workers were busier unchecking people out of the poll books and spoiling unused ballots.â&#x20AC;? Alexander said poll workers had to spoil more than 200 ballots, which means they werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t counted at all.

Finalized ballot June 11 was also the final deadline for candidates wishing to run in the General Election to have all of their paperwork finalized. The result

was that out of the 17 races that Powhatan voters will see on their ballots, seven have more than one candidate. The District 1 seat for the Powhatan County School Board is the only race without a certified candidate. Rick Cole, who has held the position for two terms, announced at the May 14 school board meeting that he would not seek re-election. Cole said on June 13 that he had been willing to serve, but was also open to yielding to another candidate if that person had the skills and the passion to serve Powhatanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s students and the community. He said he

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Two of the school board races are contested: incumbent James Kunka will run against Susan Smith in District 2, and incumbent Valarie Ayers and David Mack are vying for District 3. Joe Walters and Kim Hymel are running unopposed for Districts 4 and 5, respectively. Among the other local races, the only contest is between incumbent Brad Nunnally and Vince Whittaker for sheriff. Running unopposed are Richard â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dickieâ&#x20AC;? Cox for commonwealthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney; Faye Barton for treasurer, and Jamie Timberlake for commissioner of the revenue. R. Lee Ware Jr. will run unopposed for the Virginia House of Delegates 65th District. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@powhatantoday.com.

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chickens to basketballs. Jonathan has performed at venues as varied as the White House, The Kennedy Center and the Powhatan Earth Day celebration. Join him for a fun-filled hour of juggling antics. This program is open to all ages.

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Kochensparger is the only certified candidate for the race. Alexander said that with the vacant school board race, if a write-in candidate won but was unwilling to accept the role, a special election would be triggered. But with Monacan Soil and Water, if a writein winner for the second open position declined the appointment, the conservation board would appoint someone to fill the vacancy. Three of the board of supervisors races are contested: Sandra Brindley will square off against incumbent David Williams for District 1. Bill Cox and Eddie Whitt are vying for the District 4 seat, and Karin Carmack and Germando Harris are both running for District 5. Incumbent Larry Nordvig will run unopposed in District 2, as will new candidate Mike Byerly in District 3.

Farmvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 4th of July Celebration will be held on Wednesday, July 3 at the Farmville Regional Airport, 130 Wedgewood Dr, Farmville. Gates open at 4:30 p.m. The Double Clutch Band will perform from 6 to 7:30 p.m. and Soul Expressions from 8 to 10:30 p.m. A full fireworks show will be on display. Cost is $5 per vehicle at the gate. Come celebrate with us and enjoy an

evening filled with good music, food vendors and a spectacular firework show! Contact Perry Carrington at 434-547-5064 or percar@ embarqmail.com.

Lonesome Dove Equestrian Center needs volunteers to help with sessions with veterans participating in equine therapy. Helpers are needed starting at 9 a.m. on July 9, 17, 23, Aug. 6, 14, and 20, Sept. 10, 18, and 24, and Oct. 1, 9 and 15. It goes back to 10 a.m. on Nov. 5, 13 and 19. No sessions in December 2019. To see CALENDAR, pg. 8

What is your best advice for a student graduating from high school? E-mail answers to editor@powhatantoday.com or share them on the Powhatan Today’s Facebook page.

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Powhatan’s Class of 2019 graduates shine By Laura McFarland News Editor

hen photographing a graduation for a newspaper, the goal is usually about finding special moments. One of my favorites is that moment when students are declared official graduates and they give giant whoops of celebration and toss their caps in the air. It is not just that it is cool to try to capture the exuberance and frenetic energy of that moment in a single shot without it being too blurry. There is a shared thrill to watching 13 years of build-up explode in one joyous moment of celebration. You can’t help but just breathe in the positive energy. Then there are the quiet moments – the hugs of graduates who have walked side-by-side for years but know they are about to go on different journeys or the tears of a proud parent who was there for the hard work and dedication it took through the years to get to that moment. There is a reason graduations are so filled with words like appreciation and thank you and gratitude. Graduation is both a celebration of the individual and the tribe. School is stressful, challenging, and demanding on the time of not only students but of their entire support system – family, friends, educators, coaches, mentors, and school administrators. For what they did to help students on their journeys, they do deserve special recognition. But, at the end of the day, it was still up to the students to make the push and the effort to reach graduation and prepare to step out into the unknown for the next phase of

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR County has already started finding solutions to housing Dear Editor, I enjoyed reading Mr. Rick’s very thoughtful letter on affordable housing that was published in the June 13, 2019, edition of this paper. Last year the same concerns led Mrs. Carmack and me, in our roles as planning commissioners, to see what we could do. We championed an effort to redraft Powhatan’s housing ordinances concerning the rental of accessory dwellings and apartments in all residential districts. Our colleagues on the planning commission agreed, and we sent our recommendations to the board of supervisors, which approved the changes on Sept. 24, 2018. So, what changed: (1) both accessory apartments and dwellings are now a by right use in our residential

districts. There are size restrictions but no rezoning is required – as far as the county is concerned, if you want to rent a unit you can. (2) The requirement that you could only rent to a family member was eliminated – making these units available for all. This is not the complete answer to affordable housing, but I believe these changes offer the opportunity for a substantial and diverse range of rental units at a variety of price points throughout the county, delivering a major benefit to the property owner (income) and to the rental applicant (substantially more choices). These are solutions for a rural county. Bill Cox District 4 Planning Commissioner

C R I M E R E P O RT Arrests A male was charged on June 5 with driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated (Misdemeanor). A female was charged on June 6 with petty larceny (M). A male was charged on June 7 with petty larceny (M). A female was charged on June 7 with petty larceny (M). A female was charged on June 7 with petty lar-

ceny (M). A male was charged on June 8 with driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated (M). A female was charged on June 8 with using profane/indecent language over the telephone (M). A female was charged on June 9 with driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated (M). A female was charged on June 9 with shoplifting (M).

their lives. That takes courage and strength, and we commend them and wish them a bright future ahead. On June 8, both of the county’s high schools held their graduations in their respective gyms to celebrate the matriculation of the Class of 2019. Powhatan High School graduated 340 students, while 28 seniors at Blessed Sacrament Huguenot Catholic School earned their diplomas. I attended the PHS graduation and was so impressed with the poise and the sense of community in the school as members of the Class of 2019 accepted their diplomas. One of my favorite moments was when Dr. Mike Massa, principal, listed the accomplishments of the graduating seniors. After the room burst into applause when he mentioned his first point – that 57 seniors had a GPA of 4.0 or higher – he jokingly asked that the crowd hold their applause until the end because “there is a lot of really impressive information.” He was right. While I would never want to reduce our students to simple numbers, these accomplishments bear celebrating: 127 honor graduates with a GPA of 3.5 or higher; 182 students receiving career and technical education (CTE) seals, meaning they had a B average in at least two CTE courses or a CTE credential; 56 students received a Board of Education seal for graduating with at least a 4.0 GPA; 112 students received a Governor’s seal, which indicates they have completed an advanced studies diploma with a 3.0 GPA or higher and at least nine college credits, and 202 students received advanced studies diplomas. After graduation, 62 percent of students are already CTE completers and 79 percent are college-bound; 18 percent plan to enter the workforce, and 11 students are join-

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the tone of the planned presentation when he interrupted Wood’s explanation of the history of the county’s efforts and the different kinds of internet options to cut to the chase about what is happening now. “We know about the challenges. What we want to know is what is out there we can seize on to make this happen. That is where we are interested. That is what we want to know. It is good to know what the benefits are. We know what the benefits are. They have been staring us in the face for almost four years now,” he said. “My frustration is I want to see something – a path forward.”

Possible paths forward The biggest hurdle to widespread broadband access in rural counties like Powhatan is money, Voorhees said. Larger internet providers such as Verizon and Comcast are unwilling to spend the money on the infrastructure that would be needed to expand their coverage areas because there aren’t enough customers to guarantee a return on their investment. When the county put out a request for proposals several years ago, SCS Broadband was the only internet service provider to respond, he pointed out, again expressing disappointment with the company’s failure to follow through on its promises. The board had said in the past that it did not want to invest taxpayer money into the broadband problem. But several years later and no further along on the issue of broadband, Voorhees asked the board to consider one possible initiative that might involve county dollars, or at least a loan of them. The idea he presented was a neighborhood project that involves identifying viable home clusters and an interested internet service provider. The county would meet with the people in those areas and

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ing the United States Armed Services. In total, this class has been offered $5,444,994 in scholarships and awards and served their community by providing 4,882 hours and 45 minutes of community service. Since having graduations at the exact same times meant I couldn’t hear in person the accomplishments of the graduating seniors at Blessed Sacrament Huguenot, I reached out to the private school and asked them to brag on their graduating seniors. They were more than happy to do so. Of the 28 BSH Class of 2019 graduates, eight had an annual GPA of 4.0 or higher this year and six had an annual GPA of 3.5 to 4.0 this year; 26 students received an advanced studies diploma; the class had a 100 percent college acceptance rate, and one student is joining the United States Marine Corps. Two students are continuing their athletic careers at the collegiate level. BSH’s 28 seniors have been offered more than $496,000 in scholarships and grants— many of which are renewable for all four years. The Class of 2019 served the community by providing 860 hours of service this year. These are all big accomplishments and worthy of being held up in celebration. But they also are only the tip of the iceberg and don’t even begin to tell the whole story of the kindness, ingenuity, inclusiveness, creativity, philanthropy, determination, and more these 368 students demonstrated this year and in the 12 years that preceded it. Congratulations Class of 2019 on the completion of this important milestone in your life. We wish you many more as you continue on this exciting journey known as life. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@ powhatantoday.com.

help them find solutions to fund putting in the infrastructure necessary for the provider to come in. Some of the funding strategies included seeking federal or state grants, having the project funded by an HOA, or setting up a program through the Economic Development Authority, Voorhees said. This would involve giving the EDA administration of a certain amount of county funds that could be loaned to a community to pay to put in the infrastructure and setting up an agreement where the homeowners would pay the county back over several years. Voorhees had proposed the Walnut Creek Area for a potential pilot with about 100 homes. The county had planned to hold a community meeting later in the month to receive feedback from residents but also wanted to gauge the board’s interest in the project. “If the board is not willing to spend any money through some sort of loan or grant – put some sort of capital on the table – then we don’t need to have those kinds of meetings and we are still stuck other than grants,” Voorhees said. Williams raised concerns about the board not being better informed about the pilot program before county staff starts holding meetings that was echoed by others. The board discussed it at length, often repeating points they had already made, and ultimately decided they wanted to see a more definitive plan for the project before staff started holding community meetings. Another option Voorhees discussed was meeting with Southside Electric Cooperative about the possibility of reconsidering their position on helping bring broadband to more of the county. The electric cooperative previously spoke to the board on June 11, 2018, saying it wasn’t financially feasible since it serves 18 counties to help all of them and it didn’t want to cherry pick projects among them. Voorhees pointed to new opportunities such as funding for gigabit

broadband in the Connect America Fund II auction, which other electric cooperatives in the state have applied for and won and said he plans to meet with the co-op and see if it will reconsider.

Grants The board also heard about grants the county will pursue. On May 31, staff submitted an application for a USDA ReConnect Grant, a program designed to expand broadband infrastructure and services in rural America. Winners of the grant likely will be announced in the fall. The grant would involve entering into a public-private partnership with an internet service provider with plans to build a fiber to wireless network in an unserved area, Wood said. The county proposed to build a network that would provide broadband to 1,154 homes in a specific portion of the western end of the county in which 100 percent of the households have no access to broadband. It would involve laying fiber that starts in the Village area but runs west on Old Buckingham Road and west on Anderson Highway to Trenholm Road, then north along Trenholm. The fiber would also branch off of Trenholm for short distances along both Duke Road and Cartersville Road. The total cost of the project would be $7,053,356 and include building a tower that is already planned to serve the county’s public safety radio system. The grant would provide $5,290,017 from the federal government, but the USDA requires a 25 percent match, or $1,763,339. In the right partnership, the county may be able to request that the internet service provider pay that as a sign of its commitment to the area, said Jeffrey Beekhoo, president of Virginia Beach consulting firm Broadband Telecom Services, see BROADBAND pg. 8

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thereby alleviating potential for permanent damage. Because the divot where the mass was needs time to decompress, Cooper could experience some temporary strength loss on his left side until the decompression becomes complete,” they wrote. About 12 hours later, they posted again, saying a post operative MRI showed that about 25 percent of the mass remained in place in his head. The remaining piece was “not within the view range of the surgeons during the operation as they were working through microscopic instruments.” The news was disheartening to Cooper’s parents, who were told earlier in the day that the entire tumor had been removed. After the surgery, Cooper was sedated but doing well, said Nancy Parker, a family friend and a teacher at Pocahontas Elementary School, where Cooper and his younger brother, Reece, 9, are students. The portion of the tumor that the doctors were able to remove was sent to a pathologist for evaluation and it was expected to take several days to re-

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who spoke at the meeting. Beekhoo also spoke about a regional effort to improve broadband coverage. If the county is not chosen for a USDA grant this year, it can always apply again next year, Beekhoo added. Voorhees pointed out that Powhatan is one of

ceive results. The Facebook post from Cooper’s parents described being in a holding pattern until they had the results from the pathologist and knew if measures such as more surgery or chemotherapy might be required. Another post from Friday afternoon said Cooper was alert and getting closer to his personality. In the posts, Ray expressed gratitude for the way the community has rallied around his family with support, donations, and prayers. “This is a prime example of what can be achieved through love, caring, and through our Lord,” he wrote. Support has only grown for the Stuarts since the community started learning last week about their story. Cooper was just like any active, exuberant 11-year-old until the family returned home from watching a local baseball game on June 6 and he passed out and started having seizures, Parker said. After paramedics arrived and stabilized the little boy, they transported him to Chippenham Hospital. Tests revealed that Cooper had a large mass in the right ventricle of his brain that was causing only 78 applicants nationwide vying for a portion of the $200 million available through this round of USDA ReConnect grants. He said the county also plans to apply for a grant through the Virginia Telecommunications Initiative (VATI), which is designed to subsidize construction costs and provide last-mile services to unserved areas of the state. The grant applica-

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Doctors recently discovered a tumor in the brain of Cooper Stuart, right, that had to be removed through surgery. He is shown left with his younger brother Reece and parents Ray and Renee.

pressure and bleeding in the brain, Parker said. He was then flown to VCU Pediatric ICU. In the days leading up to the surgery, doctors had to do two surgeries to put stents in Cooper’s brain to drain fluid to relieve pressure. At one point, one of his lungs also collapsed, Parker said. When he hasn’t been in a medically induced coma or sedated so he doesn’t mess with his tubes, Cooper has wanted to get up and move around, Parker said. He is a normally a very active young man, so being still has been a challenge. tion deadline is Sept. 3. The board did not take any votes at this meeting. The only action that came out of this discussion was direction to staff to cancel a possible community meeting in the Walnut Creek area until the supervisors are better informed about the neighborhood pilot program. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@ powhatantoday.com.

Parker said friends and family of the Stuarts have been trying to support them as much as possible. Ray was diagnosed with Kennedy’s disease three years ago and has to be in a wheelchair most of the time, so the parents can’t totally split responsibilities and have been reliant on others to help, including Cooper’s older siblings and friends of the family. Renee is a teacher in Chesterfield County. “We are taking turns either being at the hospital with them or helping with Reece,” Parker said, adding that the hospital staff has also been wonderful.

Emotionally, she said Ray and Renee are struggling. No parent wants this to happen to their child, and this family was already very close. “Of course our children are our whole world, but for Ray and Renee, this 100 percent is their world,” Parker said. Parker described Cooper as an amazingly kindhearted boy who is always looking out for other people. At Pocahontas Elementary, she works with children with autism and said Cooper often either helps her or plays with the children and makes sure they feel equal.

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volunteer, call 804-318-6485. Visit www.ldequestrian.com.

Powhatan State Park will celebrate its sixth anniversary at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 6 at the park on Powhatan State Park Road. Join park rangers and the Friends of Powhatan State Park around the campfire as they celebrate the park. During this campfire, participants will take a look at how this young park is tied to the past. Meet at the Riverbend

Cooper loves sports, especially basketball, playing music and singing. His parents are Virginia Tech alumni so all of them are huge Hokies fans and he also loves watching the Lakers. He is also very active. “He is a fun-loving, athletic boy. Kids nowadays like to sit in front of the TV. He and his brother are always outside playing in the yard,” Parker said. Pocahontas Elementary held two fundraisers to help the Stuart family with medical expenses. One called Caps for Cooper had children paying a $1 a day all week if they wanted to wear a baseball cap or hat. They also did Change for Cooper, where they brought in loose change. On the day before Cooper’s surgery, the school encouraged everyone to wear Virginia Tech colors in honor of Cooper. A Go Fund Me account has also been set up and had raised more than $12,000 of a $25,000 goal as of the end of the week. The page is at https://www. gofundme.com/f/help-forcooper-and-family. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@powhatantoday. com.

As part of the Powhatan County Summer Reading Program, the upcoming summer will include Barefoot Puppets of Richmond at 11 a.m. on Thursday, July 11 at Flat Rock Elementary School and at 6 p.m. on July 11 at the library. Sometimes characters end up in sticky situations! Children’s literature is a true treasure trove. This lively puppet show features timeless classics including The Three Little Kittens and Little

Miss Muffet and some new friends. See a variety of puppets at as local favorite Barefoot Puppet Theater entertains.

As part of the Powhatan County Summer Reading Program, the upcoming summer will include Metro Richmond Zoo Reptiles at 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 18 at the library. Reptile friends will act as “animal ambassadors” from the Metro Richmond Zoo at this scaly performance. Learn about reptile types and the snakes native to Virginia.

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June 19, 2019

Powhatan, Virginia

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Senior Classic Powhatan grad among competitors in all-star lacrosse showcase By Nick Vandeloecht Sports Editor

OWHATAN - For Anna Grace Causey, it was weird at first, warming up with girls she had never practiced with, but had competed against. “I never thought I would call my most intense opponents my teammates,” said the 2019 Powhatan High School graduate, “but we all had the exact same reason to leave it all on the field. “Each and every one of us played for the amazing coaches, friendships and unforgettable memories we’ve had over the course of our lacrosse years,” she said, “and we wanted our last game ever to honor them.” For Causey, that last game of her high school career was the U.S. Lacrosse Richmond Chapter Senior Classic. She was among the Richmond-area standouts to be voted by the coaches into the senior showcase. “It was such a high level of play with amazing girls from other schools that I have recognized and respected since my freshman year,” Causey said. “Girls from Hanover, Patrick Henry, Thomas Dale, Trinity, Deep Run and many more amazing and well-known lacrosse programs all came together for one last game, and I was so excited to see CAUSEY, pg. 2B

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Ali Celiberti, from Powhatan, pitches in a 2019 season game for Randolph-Macon Softball.

Making history with R-MC Powhatan’s Celiberti part of Randolph-Macon reaching NCAA tournament Nick Vandeloecht Sports Editor

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Powhatan Girls LAX’s Anna Grace Causey was selected to play in the U.S. Lacrosse Richmond Chapter Senior Classic game.

OWHATAN – Ali Celiberti’s commitment to softball, which has spanned most of her life, is a commitment she loves making. She’s played since she was 5, and over the years she’s learned more about herself through the game on the diamond. She’s also experienced tremendous success, like when she and her Powhatan High School softball team played in states in both 2016 and 2017… …and, most recently, when she and her Randolph-Macon Softball team made it to the program’s first-ever NCAA National Championship Series and won their firstever Super Regional Championship over Christopher Newport, 2 games to 1.

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Ali Celiberti played her first season with Randolph-Macon this year. see CELIBERTI, pg. 2B

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and on the mound in the same game. In his Indians’ 5-1 win over Albemarle on Senior Night, Eike batted 3-for-3 with two high school varsity level as a freshman and doubles and struck out 15 batters. He also has been playing travel ball since he was struck out 15 while tossing a 1-hitter in 9. He’s started every game with Powhatan the Indians’ 11-0, Region 4B tournament High School since 9th grade. victory over King George.

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WHAT HE DID: The Powhatan High School rising senior closed out the 201819 athletic year by adding two more prestigious honors to his name. Following his Region 4B Player of the Year selection, Eike was named to All-State both for pitcher (First Team) and shortstop (Second In his junior season, Eike was not only a Eike helped his Indians achieve a 12-7 Team). lockdown player at shortstop, but he could winning record in 2019 and reach the Eike has been a fixture on the diamond deliver big performances both at the plate Region 4B quarterfinals.

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“It was just really exciting,” Celiberti said. “It was just cool to make history for the school and…to be a Yellow Jacket.” She recalled how, at the beginning of the season, she and her team talked about how they’d have a strong offensive game but not a very strong defensive game, or vice versa. “We joked that we just had to put it together because everyone knows the beginning of our season wasn’t exactly the greatest,” she said, pointing to a first half of the season that saw the Yellow Jackets sitting at 14-9 overall and 4-6 in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference prior to April 1. But after that, she said it was a matter of “taking those losses and really putting together the defensive and offensive positioning and just working towards our big goal, which we ended up meeting.” This past season was Celiberti’s first with the Division III Yellow Jackets. She transferred from the Queens University of Charlotte, where she played softball for the Royals as a freshman, to RandolphMacon this past fall. While the four-and-a-half hour driving distance between her home and her previous school didn’t really bother her, she praised the quality of Macon’s Biology program, which complements her pre-med focus. “The school itself drew me in – the campus is beautiful and it’s just so close to home,” Celiberti said of RandolphMacon. “And really when I visited, I really liked the coaches, and the girls were super nice and very welcoming.” She sees the Yellow Jackets softball team as more of a family for her. The players are the same on the field as they are off the field – they’re the first ones to help you with something, whether it’s gamerelated or classroom-related. “At Macon, I have the team behind me,” she said. “If you make an error, they’re like, ‘Next play! Next play!’ And I think that was really important…they always have your

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be alongside some of the best high school lacrosse players in the state.” Once she and her new teammates got their momentum, it was all they needed to carry them

back and I feel like, if I ever have problems, I can really go to them if it’s softball or nonsoftball related.” At her last school, which is Division II, Celiberti, because she was a pitcher, didn’t hit. But hitting has always been a strong suit for her. When she was being recruited again, she asked R-MC’s head coach Kevin Proffitt if pitchers got to hit on his team. She recalled him saying: “If you’re a pitcher and you can hit, then you’re going to hit.” She definitely did. Celiberti as a sophomore batted .361 in 37 of the team’s 47 games in 2019. She homered three times – including once during the Super Regional series against Christopher Newport – and crushed 9 doubles total. She batted in 15 runs and scored 9. Although R-MC’s season ultimately ended at the hands of no. 7 Illinois Wesleyan, Celiberti in that game hit 3-for-4 with an RBI and a double. “Hitting this year, I feel like I really executed,” she said, “and helped my team out in more ways than not.” On the pitching side, Celiberti was playing behind Randolph-Macon Softball phenom Candace Whittemore, but she still picked up work throughout the season, making 14 appearances in the circle and earning 2 wins while also getting a save in a Feb. 28, 7-4 win at Mary Washington. Although this was Whittemore’s final year, Celiberti is looking forward to seeing how the team will adapt without her next year; she feels that she’ll be able to really lock down in the circle and hopefully do as well as she did in the conference tournament against Lynchburg, when she notched the win in a 3-1 team effort and held the opponents to one earned run over 7 innings pitched. The biggest inspirations to Celiberti throughout her journey have been her parents and family, whom she said understood why she wasn’t happy at one place and why Macon was the fit for her, and her longtime pitching coach Kerri Cobb, who helped her during

through the rest of the game. Her team, the White Team, was composed of about 15 players, meaning that she got to play almost the entire game. The all-region player competed in the majority of the first half, as well as in the entire

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Ali Celiberti, from Powhatan, bats in a 2019 season game for Randolph-Macon Softball as her teammates look on.

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Ali Celiberti, from Powhatan, and her Randolph-Macon Softball team made history in 2019 by winning their first Super Regional Championship and competing in their first-ever NCAA national championship series tournament.

her transfer. Doing well on those big stages – the conference tournament, the Super Regional series and the NCAA tournament – has boosted Celib-

second half. “I was not expecting to get to play that much,” she said. “It was very nerve-wracking, but exciting.” As for how she and the White Team did against their opponents, the Blue Team... “Our team honestly could not have performed better,” she said. “We won the game 19-4 with amazing control of the ball and excellent teamwork considering our team was composed of people we had played against the entire season.” Causey will be attending Randolph-Macon College in the fall with Tuition Remission and the Presidential Scholarship. She plans to double major in political science and international affairs, as well as minor in Environmental Science along with the school’s Pre-Law program. When it came to competing in the Classic, the rising college freshman was “completely humbled and blessed to have been a part of such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.” “Coach Laura Camp is a huge reason I am still playing lacrosse,”

erti’s confidence going into this coming year. In the circle, she’s looking to lower her ERA, which was 3.41 last season. At the plate, the rising junior is looking to increase her

Causey added of her head coach, “and if it wasn’t for her dedication and passion to the Powhatan Lacrosse Program, I wouldn’t be where I am today.” Coach Camp, the Region 4A Coach of the Year, taught Causey that nothing can beat hard work and grit. “After hearing her win ‘Coach of the Year’ on the announcements before the game, I knew that she was the one I wanted to play my last game for,” Causey said. She also got to finish her playing career beside one of her longtime teammates and friends from Powhatan, Ashley Van Buskirk. “It meant absolutely everything to me to close out my last lacrosse game playing alongside one of my best friends since kindergarten,” Causey said. “Ashley has always been my rock, my motivation and my greatest supporter on and off the field. It was so exciting seeing her score twice in the game and being able to scream ‘YEAH BUS!!’ on the field with her one last time. “Next time I cheer her on, I’ll be in the stands!”

on-base percentage (.370) and focus in on pitch selection. All of those aspects are part of her lifelong commitment to always being better than the year before.

SPORTS CORNER UPCOMING American Legion Post 201 Seniors (‘The Dirt Sox’); home games at Powhatan High School (NOTE: schedule subject to change; check American Legion Post 201 Baseball’s Facebook page for the latest updates)

Tuesday, June 18 7 p.m. At 125 (Douglas Freeman HS)

Thursday, July 11 7 p.m. At 175 (Hanover HS)

Thursday, June 20 7 p.m. At 284 (Shepherd Stadium/ Colonial Heights)

Sunday, July 14 7 p.m. At 125 (Douglas Freeman HS)

Sunday, June 23 7 p.m. HOME vs. 137 Tuesday, June 25 7 p.m. HOME vs. 361 Thursday, June 27 7 p.m. HOME vs. 175 Sunday, June 30 7 p.m. HOME vs. 125 Tuesday, July 2 7 p.m. HOME vs. 284 Sunday, July 7 7 p.m. HOME vs. 137 Tuesday, July 9 7 p.m. At 361 (Hermitage HS)

Tuesday, July 16 7 p.m. At 284 (Shepherd Stadium) Thursday, July 18 7 p.m. At 137 (L.C. Bird HS) American Legion Post 201 Juniors at Powhatan Middle School Tuesday, June 18 6 p.m. HOME vs. Lakeside Thursday, June 20 7 p.m. At Culpeper (Eastern View HS) Saturday, June 22 9 a.m. HOME vs. Albemarle Tuesday, June 25 7 p.m. HOME vs. Spotsylvania

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Powhatan LAX players make All-Region players

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Junior Hailey Camp (1) and senior and four-year varsity player Corey Palmore (4) both made First Team All-Region on the Region 4A Lacrosse teams.

Powhatan junior Ethan Niles (above, left) made Second Team All-Region on the Region 4A Boys Lacrosse team, while freshman Jordan Krauss (above, right, 2), senior and four-year varsity player Anna Grace Causey (below, left, 7) and junior Hazel Saunders (15) made Second Team All-Region on the Region 4A Girls Lacrosse team. All players were part of banner seasons for both of Powhatanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boys and girls varsity lacrosse teams.

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OWHATAN - A banner year for both of Powhatan Lacrosseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s programs was further highlighted by postseason honors that were recently awarded to members of the teams. From Powhatan Boys Lacrosse, senior Corey Palmore - a four-year varsity player who was with the team when it began its first VHSL season in 2016 - was named to First Team on the Region 4A Boys Lacrosse team. His teammate across those four seasons - senior Jared Somerville - earned Honorable Mention. Junior standout Ethan Niles, among Powhatanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scoring leaders this season along with Palmore and Somerville, and also a leading force when it came to assists, was named to Second Team All-Region. For Powhatan Girls Lacrosse, several players were

honored along with their head coach Laura Camp, who was named the Region 4A Coach of the Year. Versatile junior Hailey Camp was named to First Team All-Region, and junior Hazel Saunders, freshman Jordan Krauss and senior

Anna Grace Causey - the latter of whom was among the six four-year varsity players who were on the Powhatan Girls Lacrosse team since the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first VHSL season in 2016 - were named to Second Team All-Region.

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Causeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fellow four-year varsity players, Ashley Van Buskirk and Nailah BenaChambers, as well as versatile junior standout Michala Taylor and junior goalkeeper Emily Stephenson earned Honorable Mention. 2019 was the best year so far for both teams. Powhatan Boys Lacrosse concluded its

season on its best record so far at 9-5, while Powhatan Girls Lacrosse not only did the same, finishing the season at 9-6, but also won its firstever regional playoff game, edging past Midlothian 10-9 in the Region 4B quarterfinals and finishing one game shy of reaching the state tournament.

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Drag Racing 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Fox Soccer Tonight World MLB Baseball: Los Angeles Angels at St. Louis Cardinals. (N) SportsCenter (Live) SportsCenter (Live) Funny Videos Highwire Live-With Nik Wallenda: To Tell the Truth News Enter. 60 Minutes (N) Å 60 Minutes (N) Å The Good Fight (N) The Good Fight (N) News Person Boxing Boxing News America This Week ROH Game Night America’s Got Talent “Auditions 3” Å New Amsterdam News Outdoors Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Married Married Dooney & Bourke LOGO by Lori Goldstein (N) (Live) Å Q The Deals “Ninja” (N) (Live) Å Downton Abbey Poldark-Master Endeavour on Masterpiece Jamestown (N) Å Modus Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Concert at the O2: Å Brain Secrets With Dr. Michael: CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom ›››‡ “Apollo 11” (2019, Documentary) “Apollo 11” (2019) Kasie DC (N) Å Kasie DC (N) Å Headliners (N) Å Headliners (N) Å Dateline Extra Å Shark Tank Å Shark Tank Å Shark Tank Shark Tank Å Shark Tank Å Fox News Sunday Watters’ World Å Revolution Life, Liberty Watters’ World Å Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Mod Fam Mod Fam Claws Å (DVS) “Madea Goes” ››› “Captain America: Civil War” (2016) Claws Å (DVS) Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Claws Å (DVS) Claws Å (DVS) ›‡ “Hot Pursuit” “Shawshank” ›››‡ “Hacksaw Ridge” (2016, War) Andrew Garﬁeld. Å Rescue: Rewind Bar Rescue Å Bar Rescue Å Bar Rescue Å Marriage Rescue Bar Rescue Å CHIPS ››› “21 Jump Street” (2012, Comedy) Jonah Hill. ›› “We’re the Millers” (2013, Comedy) Naked and Naked and Afraid Naked and Afraid Naked and Afraid Naked and Afraid 90 Day Fiancé 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? (N) sMothered (N) 90 Day Fiancé The Aquarium The Aquarium (N) Lone Star Law (N) Lone Star Law Lone Star Law ToyStory ›››› “Toy Story 2” (1999, Children’s) ›››‡ “Moana” (2016) Voices of Dwayne Johnson. Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Two Men Two Men King King “Don’t-Waves” ››‡ “Two Guys From Texas” ››‡ “Girl Crazy” (1943) Mickey Rooney. Eastern: “Last Brides” Good Witch Å “Paris, Wine & Romance” (2019) Å Golden Golden “To Have Hold” “I Almost Married a Serial Killer” (2019) American Princess “Almost Married” Fixer Upper Å Lake Lake Beach Beach Island Island Hawaii Hawaii Guy’s Games Guy’s Games Food Diners Beat Beat Beat Beat 2019 BET Awards: 2019 BET Awards: (N) (Live) Awards: “Real Steel” (2011) ›› “Volcano” (1997) Tommy Lee Jones. Futurama Futurama Futurama Futurama “Top Gun” (1986) Fear the Walking Fear the Walking NOS4A2 (N) Å Fear the Walking ››› “Tombstone” (1993) Å ››› “Tombstone” ››‡ “Invincible” (2006, Biography) Mark Wahlberg. American Pickers American Pickers: Bonus Buys “High Priced Motorcycles” (N) (In Stereo) Å

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2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Gold Cup 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Soccer 2019 College World Series: Game 12: Teams TBA. (Live) Å SportsCenter (Live) SportsCenter (Live) Wheel Jeopardy S.H.I.E.L.D. 20/20 (In Stereo) Å News Kimmel News Access Whistleblower Å Hawaii Five-0 Å Blue Bloods News Colbert Big Bang Big Bang Beat Shazam MasterChef Å News First Spo DailyMail Mod Fam ET Inside American Ninja Warrior (In Stereo) Dateline NBC Å News J. Fallon Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man David’s QVC Birthday Bash: (Live) Å Isaac Mizrahi Live! JAI Jewelry (Live) DaretoShareBeauty PBS NewsHour (N) Wash Hoover American Masters Great Performances Å Austin Islands High Antique Roadshow Downton Abbey on Masterpiece PBS NewsHour (N) E. B. OutFront Anderson Cooper Cuomo Prime Time CNN Tonight Anderson Cooper Hardball Matthews All In With Rachel Maddow The Last Word The 11th Hour Undercover Boss Undercover Boss Undercover Boss Undercover Undercover Boss The Story Tucker Carlson Hannity (N) Å Ingraham Fox News at Night Law & Order: SVU ›› “Boo! A Madea Halloween” (2016) Tyler Perry. Mod Fam Mod Fam Mod Fam Bones (In Stereo) ››‡ “Shooter” (2007, Suspense) Mark Wahlberg. ››‡ “Shooter” (2007) “The LEGO Batman Movie” (2017) “The LEGO Batman Movie” (2017) ELEAGUE Live PD (In Stereo) Live PD: Rewind (N) Live PD “Live PD -- 06.21.19” (N) (In Stereo) Å ›››› “Rocky” (1976) Sylvester Stallone. ›››‡ “Creed” (2015, Drama) Michael B. Jordan. Å South Pk South Pk South Pk South Pk South Pk South Pk Kevin Hart: K. Hart K. Hart BattleBots (N) Å BattleBots “Don’t Flip Out!” (In Stereo) Savage Builds Å Guardians-Glades Say Yes Say Yes 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? Å 90 Day: Other sMothered (N) Å Solved Solved Solved Solved Jeremy Wade Jeremy Wade Jeremy Wade grown- The 700 Club Å ››› “The Parent Trap” (1998) ›››‡ “Finding Dory” (2016, Children’s) Andy G. Andy G. Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Two Men Two Men King King “Marriage-Rocks” ›››‡ “Irma La Douce” (1963) Shirley MacLaine. ›››‡ “Sabrina” (1954) Å “Wedding-Grace” “Snow Bride” (2013) Katrina Law. Å Golden Golden Golden Golden “Unfaithful” (2002) ›› “Unforgettable” (2017) Rosario Dawson. Å “I Am Watching You” (2016) Property Brothers Dream Dream Dream Dream Dream Dream Dream Dream Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners black-ish black-ish black-ish black-ish Games People Play Ladies’ Night “National Security” Futurama Futurama ››‡ “The Mummy” ››‡ “The Mummy Returns” (2001) Brendan Fraser. “War Dogs” (2016) ›› “The Great Outdoors” (1988) Å ›› “Summer Rental” (1985) John Candy. Last Man Last Man Last Man ››› “Crocodile Dundee” (1986) Paul Hogan. Å “Croc. Dundee 2” Ancient Aliens Ancient Aliens Ancient Aliens (N) Unidentiﬁed Ancient Aliens Å

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PBC PBC 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Gold Cup 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup 2019 College World Series: Game 9: Teams TBA. (Live) Å MLB Baseball: Giants at Dodgers Wheel Jeopardy Press Your Luck Card Sharks “103” Match Game (N) News Kimmel News Access The Amazing Race NCIS: The Cases S.W.A.T. (In Stereo) News Colbert Big Bang Big Bang MasterChef (N) First Responders Fox News at Ten DailyMail Mod Fam ET Inside Ellen’s Game Ellen’s Game The InBetween (N) News J. Fallon Cops Cops Cops Cops Cops Cops Cops Cops Pure (In Stereo) Gourmet Holiday In the Kitchen With David (N) (Live) Å Susan Graver Style (N) (Live) Å PBS NewsHour (N) Rivers of Life Å When Whales Walked: Journeys: Song of Mountains Rudy Roadtrip Secrets-Tower: Endeavour on Masterpiece Unwine’d PBS NewsHour (N) E. B. OutFront Anderson Cooper Cuomo Prime Time CNN Tonight CNN Tonight Hardball Matthews All In With Rachel Maddow The Last Word The 11th Hour Deal or No Deal Deal or No Deal Deal or No Deal (N) Deal or No Deal Deal or No Deal The Story Tucker Carlson Hannity (N) Å Ingraham Fox News at Night Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Mod Fam Mod Fam ››‡ “S.W.A.T.” (2003, Action) ››‡ “Red” (2010) ››‡ “Red 2” (2013, Action) Bruce Willis. Burgers Burgers Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Full Conan Full Wahlburgers Å Wahlburgers Å Wahlburgers Å The Employables Wahlburgers Å Yellowstone Å Yellowstone Å ››› “John Wick: Chapter 2” (2017, Action) Keanu Reeves. South Pk South Pk South Pk South Pk South Pk South Pk South Pk South Pk Daily South Pk Expedition Un. Expedition Unknown: Rediscovered Å Homestead Rescue Homestead Rescue My 600-Lb. Life My 600-Lb. Life (N) (In Stereo) My 600-Lb. Life “Sarah’s Story” Å North Woods Law North Woods Law: Uncuffed (In Stereo) North Woods Law North Woods Law “Hotel Trans” grown- ››› “Meet the Parents” (2000) Robert De Niro. The 700 Club Å Andy G. Andy G. Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Younger Younger King of Queens ››‡ “Hit the Deck” (1955) Jane Powell. ››‡ “Bright Road” ››› “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” “Flip Romance” “Falling for You” (2018) Taylor Cole. Golden Golden Golden Golden Married-Sight Married Married at First Sight (N) Å Dance Moms Å Married-Sight Buying and Selling Property Brothers Property Brothers Hunters Hunt Intl Property Brothers Guy’s Games Guy’s Games Guy’s Games Guy’s Games Guy’s Games ›› “Get Rich or Die Tryin’” (2005) Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. ››› “Hustle & Flow” (2005, Drama) Krypton (N) Å “Arrival” (2016) ››› “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” (2016) “Taken” (2008) ››‡ “The Expendables 2” (2012) Å ›› “The Expendables 3” (2014, Action) Yellowstone Å ››› “Tombstone” ››› “Tombstone” (1993, Western) Kurt Russell. Å Forged in Fire Forged in Fire Forged in Fire (N) The Butcher Å Forged in Fire

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GENERAL & SPECIAL NOTICES ATTENTION LOCAL ARTISANS/ VENDORS! We are looking for individuals interested in renting small booths at a new retail location in Powhatan. Please call (804) 464-1023 or (804) 922-7696 for more information.

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Recruitment FINANCIAL SERV. & BANKING Cumberland County Commissioner of Revenue is hiring for Deputy I position. Starting salary is $27,269. Deadline is June 28, 2019 at 4:00. Go to cumberlandcounty.virginia.gov for a complete job description before applying. AA/EO Employer.

GENERAL May Memorial Baptist Church is seeking a part-time Facilities Coordinator. Up to twenty hours per week, cleaning, performing minor maintenance, and working with contractors for more technical repairs. For a complete job description visit May Memorial’s website at www.maymemorialchurch.org. Applicants may call the church at (804) 598-3098 or email Rev. Michael Edwards at revmkedwards@gmail.com Need assistance to care for elderly woman in Powhatan, Monday through Friday, 2pm-5:30pm, Saturday work hours are also available. References required. Call 804-627-1201

HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST - Part time. Goochland Powhatan Community Services is seeking a Community Development Specialist to provide support for substance misuse and suicide prevention efforts in Goochland and Powhatan Counties. Flexible, 25 hours/week. Salary $26,286 - $27,482. Visit www.gpcsb.org for complete description and application. Deadline 7/1/19. EOE. PRN DIRECT SUPPORT PROGESSIONAL Part time, as needed. Work with adults with developmental disabilities. $12.12 per hour. Visit www.gpcsb.org for application & job description, or call 804598-2200. Open until filled. EOE.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING POWHATAN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Notice is hereby given, pursuant to §15.2-2204 of the Code of Virginia, that the Powhatan County Board of Supervisors will conduct a Public Hearing at its meeting on Monday, June 24, 2019, starting at 6:00 p.m. in the Powhatan County Village Building Auditorium, 3910 Old Buckingham Road, to consider and act upon the following requests: O-2019-06 (Adoption of the 2019 Long-Range Comprehensive Plan): The County of Powhatan requests review and adoption of the proposed 2019 Long-Range Comprehensive Plan, which includes the Countywide Future Land Use Plan and the Major Thoroughfare Plan. The Long-Range Comprehensive Plan is a general guide for public officials, citizens, and other stakeholders regarding the physical development of Powhatan County, establishing a framework for decision-making. §15.2-2223 of the Code of Virginia requires that every governing body adopt a Long-Range Comprehensive Plan. The current Powhatan County Long-Range Comprehensive Plan was adopted on July 12, 2010. O-2019-26 Pursuant to the provisions of §46.2-916.1, et seq. (“Golf Cart and Utility Vehicle Operation”) of the Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended, the County of Powhatan intends to designate where in the county golf carts and utility vehicles may be operated on public highways. This Ordinance will add Article VI (“Operation of Golf Carts on Public Highways”) to Chapter 74 (“Traffic and Vehicles”) of the County Code of Powhatan to designate where in the county golf carts and utility vehicles may be operated on public highways, to impose limitations and restrictions on such operation, and to establish penalties for violations of the regulations. O-2019-19 (Case #19-06-AZ): The County of Powhatan requests the amendment and reenactment of the provisions of Chapter 68 (Subdivision Ordinance), Article III (Subdivision Standards), Section 68-220 (Conservation Subdivisions) to remove requirements for a Conservation Design Plan; allow conservation subdivisions within all large-lot rural districts; reduce the minimum size of conservation subdivisions in certain instances; reduce the minimum size and width of lots within conservation subdivisions; reduce the minimum yard depths within conservation subdivisions; modify permitted density bonuses; require perimeter buffers adjacent to certain site features; require lots to access an internal road network; require lots of a certain size to be within a certain distance of open space; and modify standards regarding features located within conservation areas; and to amend the provisions of Chapter 83 (Zoning Ordinance), Article III (Rural Districts), Section 83-150 (Agricultural-20 District), Section 83-176 (Rural Residential District), and Section 83-180 (Rural Residential-5 District) and Article IV (Village Growth Area Districts), Division 1 (Village Growth Area Base Districts), Section 83-210 (Single-Family Residential-2 District) to cross-reference provisions set forth in Chapter 68 (Subdivision Ordinance), Article III (Subdivision Standards), Section 68-220 (Conservation Subdivisions). All interested persons are invited to attend the hearing and to present their views and/or to submit written comments. Persons requiring special assistance to attend and participate in these hearings should contact the Powhatan County Administrator’s Office at (804)598-5612 at least three days prior to the meeting. Copies of the full text of the proposed ordinance and related documents may be examined in the County Administrator’s Office in the Powhatan County Administration Building during regular business hours of 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday, located at 3834 Old Buckingham Road.

General Reassessment Information Representatives from Wampler Eanes Appraisal Service are in the process of visiting each parcel of property located in Powhatan County for the purpose of general real estate reassessment effective for tax year 2020. During this process, assessors will be viewing and verifying physical characteristics of all properties and improvements. You may see the Wampler Eanes Appraisal Services vehicles with the County Seal on the door riding through your neighborhood. If they feel they need further review, the property may be identified for a return inspection. As always, the County has requested that all personnel associated with Wampler Eanes wear a picture ID that will be clearly visible. All vehicles will have County Seals displayed on the sides of the vehicle. If you have additional questions about the reassessment process, please call (804) 598-5799 or (804) 598-5616 to speak with the Commissioner of the Revenue Office.

TRUSTEE SALES Trustee’s Sale of 325 Clayville Road Powhatan, Virginia 23139 In execution of a Deed of Trust dated April 23, 2008, recorded in the Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court, Powhatan County, in Deed Book 746, at page number 514 and Loan Modification recorded in Deed Book 801 at page number 527, the undersigned will offer for sale at public auction the property described in and conveyed by said Deed of Trust, being known and designated as: ALL THAT tract, piece or parcel of real property lying and being in Huguenot District of Powhatan County, Virginia, containing 24.3 acres and designated as Parcel "A" according to plat of survey of Bruce C. Landes, Certified Land Surveyor, of Landmark Surveyors, a copy of which is attached to and made a part hereof, and to which plat reference is hereby made for a more particular description of the real property herein conveyed. This conveyance is made expressly subject to an easement for ingress and egress to and from Route 622 and Parcel "B", along the existing driveway as is indicated on the above mentioned plat of survey of Brice C. Landes. This said easement for ingress and egress to Parcel "B" and Route 622 has been conveyed to the Brenda Lee Pettit by a separate deed recorded in Deed Book 456 at page 153. Sale shall take place on July 1, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. at the front entrance of the Circuit Court building, Powhatan County, Virginia. Sale shall be subject to all matters of record lawfully affecting the title to the property. The property will be sold "as is" without any guaranty or representation as to condition or title and will be subject to such other terms and conditions as may be announced at the sale. The successful bidder may be required to deposit 10% of the sale price in cash or by cashiers or certified check at the time his bid is accepted. Settlement in full shall take place within 10 days of sale and shall be in cash or by cashiers or certified check. M. RICHARD EPPS, P.C., Substitute Trustee FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: M. Richard Epps, P.C., Substitute Trustee 605 Lynnhaven Parkway, Suite 100 Virginia Beach, VA 23452 757-498-9600 Pub Dates June 12 and 19, 2019

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