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Powhatan, Virginia
The hometown paper of W.O. Butler
Vol. XXVII No. 43
November 6, 2013
‘Share the Season’
Powhatan Christmas Mother and Father announced By Ben Orcutt
honor to be chosen, but why would I want to give up this much time?’ And then when you start thinking, what a blessed life we’ve led and all the opportunities you’ve had and that it’s time to share and give back.” As Christmas Mother, her primary role is to oversee the Every Day Christmas Committee’s mission of helping people in the community not only at Christmas time, but throughout the year,
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When first asked by the Christmas Every Day Committee to become Powhatan County’s Christmas Mother for 2013, Pinckey Sowers says she had to give it a little thought. “When you’re first asked, your first thought is, ‘I don’t want to do this. It’s going to be a lot of work. I don’t want this. It’s an
Pinckey Sowers and her husband Jimmy are excited about serving as the 2013 Powhatan Christmas Mother and Father.
Sowers said. The Christmas Mother is allowed to choose a theme for the year and Sowers said her theme is “Share the Season.” “The reason I chose that was because this is a community wide, community-supported program that every individual in the community can share in – whether you give monetary donations,
PHOTO BY BEN ORCUTT
see Christmas page 2A
Catherine D. Pemberton, director of the Powhatan County Department of Social Services, said employees like senior benefit programs specialist Phoebe Wright have to use multiple programs until the state completes the full implementation of its new system.
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Larry Adams, left, Pal Goodwyn, Ted Adams and Tommy Mann of the Highlighters will perform during Sunday’s Veterans Day event at Powhatan High School.
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HEALTH
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Social Services director’s take on Medicaid and ACA
Powhatan High School production honors vets By Ruth Boatwright
By Ben Orcutt
Contributing Writer
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he implementation of the Affordable Care Act has not changed the eligibility requirements for Medicaid in Virginia, according Catherine D. Pemberton, director of the Powhatan County Department of Social Services. “Because Virginia has not currently chosen to implement expanded Medicaid, the changes here were more internal,” Pemberton said. “So we did not add 900 people to the Medicaid roll [in Powhatan], which was estimated to happen when the Affordable Care Act was first passed.” About half the states in the country chose to expand Medicaid and about half did not, Pemberton said. There are about 1,700 Medicaid recipients in Powhatan, she said. “Medicaid, it’s a very complex program and there’s dozens of program designations depending on the category you’re in,” Pemberton
FOR YOUR INFORMATION CoverVA.org – Virginians can get information regarding Medicaid, FAMIS, the Federal Health Insurance Marketplace and other community health care options from the new Cover Virginia website. CommonHelp.Virginia. gov – Virginians can apply for Medicaid or FAMIS as well as social service programs online at Virginia’s CommonHelp website. Healthcare.gov – Individuals can access the Federal Health Insurance Marketplace online at this website or by calling 1-800318-2596 to purchase private
health insurance. They can determine if they are eligible for federal tax credits or subsidies to help pay for health insurance. The Spanish version is www.CuidadoDeSalud.gov. Department of Social Services – As always, your local Department of Social Services office can help with questions and application for Medicaid, FAMIS, and other benefits. Cover Virginia Call Center – Virginians without access to a computer can apply for Medicaid or FAMIS by calling the Cover Virginia Call Center at 1-855-242-8282.
Information courtesy of the Powhatan County Department of Social Services, located at 3908 Old Buckingham Road, Suite 2. For more information, call (804) 598-5630.
see Health page 4A METRO CREATIVE
There are special days set aside to honor those who have fought for the freedoms we have today. One important day that we celebrate is Veterans Day, in which we honor those who went to war, served our country and returned home to begin a new life. They were the young men and women of the United States of America. We called them Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Air Force, Seabees, Coast Guard, Wacs and Waves. They were all just young sons and daughters who were willing to sacrifice their lives for America’s freedom. We owe them so much. These are the times we can actually stop for a day and say “thank you”. Thank them for leaving their home and family to go to a distant land to maintain our way of life. On Sunday at 3:30 p.m. we will honor these men and women at a special musical program at Powhatan High School. As these heroes enter the auditorium, we should all shake their hands, hug them, kiss them and thank them for a way of life that would not be possible except for their sacrifices and dedication to this country. We’re inviting you to come out and enjoy the music of our talented citizens of Powhatan County. You will have memories you will recall when Gene Hatcher and Dennis Stokes sing “It’s an Honor to Serve” and tears will be shed when Sharon Samuel sings “Bring Them Home.” We are including some Christmas songs in our program since many of our GIs celebrated Christmas in far-off places. Daphne Goode will be doing “Mary’s Little Boy Child.” You will shed some tears when Sisters and Friends sing see Veterans page 2A
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Sports
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A6 Veterans Day through the eyes of Ralph Phipps Veteran says he would gladly sign up again to serve his country
B1 Headline Summary
Calendar Classified Crossword Horoscope Obituaries
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Opinion Quotes Real Estate TV Listings
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Powhatan Today, November 6, 2013
Christmas: Last year, committee helped 463 in community Continued from page 1A
whether you adopt a family, come in and be a shopper, wrap presents, or you can be a client and be on the receiving end,” she said. Last year the Every Day Christmas Committee provided Christmas assistance for 463 people in the community meeting food and Christmas needs or wishes, Sowers said. “Year-round, we meet the needs if Social Services hears of a disaster, a family struggling after a fire, we’re contacted and we can help,” she added. By being married to the Christmas Mother, Jimmy Sowers was a cinch to become the Christmas Father. “She accepted and then once she accepts, I follow her like I normally do,” Sowers said jokingly. “To tell you the truth, I didn’t realize until Pinckey got involved with it how many people [they help],” Sowers added. “I was one of the people that didn’t know anything about [it]. As Lions Club members we’d come up and help them a little bit every once in a while. But I really didn’t understand what they do and how they serve a lot of different people. So it’s interesting from that standpoint and it’s a good project in the community.” For more information about making a donation, becoming a volunteer or applying to become a recipient of the Powhatan Christmas Mother program, call (804) 598-1064 or visit powhatanchristmasmother.org. Contact Ben Orcutt at borcutt@powhatantoday.com or at (804) 598-4305 or (804) 363-1577.
QU OT E S O F T H E W E E K “They can get it by cell phone. They can get a text message. They can get e-mails. If they’re deaf or hard of hearing, it can go [to] a TTY device. So it’s different methods but if you don’t want to get a telephone call on your cell phone, then you don’t have to sign up to get a call, but you could get a text message or an e-mail.”
“I think people thought it was going to be free and easy and it’s not. It’s challenging.”
“And then when you start thinking, what a blessed life we’ve led and all the opportunities you’ve had and that it’s time to share and give back.”
Powhatan County Social Services director Catherine D. Pemberton on accessing the Affordable Care Act website and choosing an insurance plan.
Pinckey Sowers on being selected at the Powhatan Christmas Mother for 2013.
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Floyd Greene, Emergency Management coordinator for Powhatan County on the Powhatan Alert System. See page 5A
P OW H ATA N TO D AY G O E S TO TA N Z A N I A
Powhatan Leadership Institute 2014 sessions launch in January Contributed Report Powhatan Leadership Institute is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2014. This program is a series of 14 sessions (classes) held from January-April yearly at various locations in the Powhatan community. Highlighted sessions include the historic bus tour of Powhatan, an all-day trip to witness the Virginia General Assembly and Virginia Capitol at work, and a dinner with county government representatives on the Board of Supervisors and the Powhatan County School Board. The Powhatan Leadership Institute is sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and local business and community members. The mission of PLI is to inform, educate and enlighten interested citizens about issues facing the county. The program also strives to foster citizenship involvement to make Powhatan an even more desirable place to live. The Powhatan Chamber of Commerce will start accepting applications for 2014 PLI today. For more information or to obtain an application, refer to the Powhatan Chamber of Commerce website, www. powhatanchamber.org .
Presents
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This photo was taken in August at Mahenge Baptist Church in southern Tanzania, Africa. The mission team representing Together for Tanzania included the following Powhatan residents: Jeanette Brannan, Lindsay Harris, David Samuel, Dorothy Samuel and Gail Timberlake. The team traveled from northern Tanzania in Arusha to the southern tip of Tanzania, installing water filters in areas with no clean water, meeting with students sponsored by Together for Tanzania, distributing large bags of maize or rice to the most needy families, presenting Bible stories, giving Swahili Bibles to students, leading worship in song, and giving the Sunday message in various churches. Together for Tanzania is a nonprofit, volunteer organization based in Powhatan.
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Contributed Report The ninth annual Huguenot Springs Veterans Day Candlelight Service is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Monday at Huguenot Springs Cemetery in northeastern Powhatan County. The event is sponsored by the J.E.B. Stuart Camp #1343 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and the Huguenot Springs Cemetery Foundation. The program will include bagpipe music by
Pipe Major David W. Hinton of the Virginia Scots Guards and an address by Veteran Services Commissioner and decorated Vietnam War veteran CMR Paul E. Galanti, USN (Retired). Following the program there will be a wreath laying ceremony and an artillery salute by Knibb’s Battery. The event is free. For more information, call (804) 356-8868 or (804) 740-1405.
Veterans: Admission is free Continued from page 1A
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the heart-wrenching song “Angel Flight.” A church choir will be joining us this year as well as some new folks you will enjoy. The Highlighters have been with this show since its beginning and will be singing “Beautiful Star of Bethlehem.” So please tell all your friends and neighbors, send the word
out to your e-mail friends. It is a show that is better than anything on TV and it all happens right here in Powhatan County where we take pride in honoring those who have served our country with boots on the ground, airplanes in the sky and ships on the sea. Admission is free. A love offering will be taken for the Wounded Warrior Project.
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Powhatan Today, November 6, 2013
Va. War Memorial, Legion CNAs & PCAs plan flag collection, disposal public ceremony conducted by American Legion members. According to Harold Englert, Adjutant of American Legion Post 84 in Henrico County, the Flag Code of the U.S. states, “The Flag, when it is [in] such a condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning. Since 1937, the American Legion has promoted the use of a public flag disposal ceremony as a fitting
tribute and overt expression of patriotism and a way to enhance the public’s understanding of honor and respect due the American flag.” “It is our hope that our fellow citizens in the Greater Richmond area who wish to have an old American flag destroyed with the dignity it deserves will take advantage of this opportunity to bring it to the Memorial so that it can be disposed of in a proper manner,” said Candi Shelton,
Virginia War Memorial Education Director. “The collection bins will be located in the Grand Lobby of the Memorial’s Paul and Phyllis Galanti Education Center each day, including Nov. 11, when the Memorial will host the Commonwealth’s Veterans Day Ceremony,” Shelton added. For more information on the worn flag collection program, the public can call (804) 786-2060 or visit www.vawarmemorial.org
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Pocahontas Elementary teacher wins supplies Contributed Report Joe Chowder, Westchester Commons OfficeMax store manager, and two employees, surprised kindergarten teacher Gwynn Johnson with $1,000 worth of classroom supplies earlier this month as a part of their program “A Day Made Better.” Included in the classroom supplies were a desk chair, digital camera, and a Kindle Fire. Thomas Sulzer, Pocahontas Elemen-
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Contributed Report William (Billy) and Melissa Butler Matheny, 2003 graduates of Powhatan High School, are the proud parents of a baby girl – Olivia Charlotte Matheny. She was born on Oct. 14, 2013, at Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center. She weighed 6 lbs, 13 oz. and measured 20” long. Her grandparents are Laurie and Willie Foster and Richard and Susan Butler, all of Powhatan, and Julie and Edge Vanags of Melbourne, Fla. Olivia lives with her parents in Culpeper.
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Powhatan Today, November 6, 2013
COMMUNITY CALENDAR Wednesday, Nov. 6 Family story hours are held at 10:30 a.m. at the Powhatan Library on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. Library hours are Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, 9 a.m. to 8 p. m.; Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Gaming days are held from 3-6 p.m. on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month. The Library is closed on Sundays and county holidays. If you have any questions please call (804) 598-5670. The Powhatan Lion’s Club meets at 6 p.m. on the first and fourth Wednesday of each month at the County Seat Restaurant. Contact Mike Jones (804) 794-1440 for more information.
Thursday, Nov. 7 The Powhatan County Fair association meetings are held at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of the month at the Powhatan Fairgrounds located at 4042 Anderson Highway, Powhatan, Va. 23139. For more information, visit www.powhatanfair.org. Library family story hours (see above). The library is closed on Sundays and county holidays. If you have any questions please call (804) 598-5670
bag lunch and join Dr. Jo Robins at our come! Stony Point location for a noon discussion on the benefits of meditation. Participants Monday, Nov. 11 will enjoy an overview of several forms of meditation and learn basic meditation A Veterans Day ceremony begins at 11 a.m. at Powhatan County Courthouse green. techniques that they can use at home. The event is free, but advanced registration is required. Register by visiting www.Medi- Library family story hours (see above). The library is closed on Sundays and county tationAndMindfulness.eventbrite.com, or holidays. If you have any questions, call call (804) 628-1150. (804) 598-5670. Awaken to Hope Al-Anon meets at 7:30 p.m. every Thursday at St. John Neumann The Central Virginia chapter of Heroes on the Water will present free fly-tying clinics Catholic Church. at 1 and 3 p.m. at Bear Creek Hall, located in Bear Creek Lake State Park. Heroes on Friday, Nov. 8 the Water helps wounded warriors relax, rehabilitate, and reintegrate through kay Kay’s Krafters – a small branch of From the ak fishing and the outdoors. Local outheart Stitchers meets between 1 p.m. and doorsman Roy Hutchinson will lead the 5 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Friday of each clinics. All materials will be provided and month. For more information and location parking is free. Call the Park Office at (804) information, call Donna at (804) 598-7514. 492-4410 to register for either session or Check out website fromtheheartstitchers. for more information, or e-mail bearorg to find out more. creek@dcr.virginia.gov. Organizers said that in its own small way, Bear Creek Lake Saturday, Nov. 9 State Park offers a place of relaxation and recreation so often needed by our military Powhatan AA meets at 8 p.m. every Saturheroes. Parks are also places of rememday at Manakin Episcopal Church on Hubrance and renewal, organizers said, urgguenot Trail. ing the public to save the date for this event. Sunday, Nov. 10
Luke’s Episcopal Church on Huguenot Trail. BINGO is held at the Powhatan Moose Lodge every Tuesday. Games start at 7 p. m. For more information call (804) 5982809. The Eclectic Book Group meets at 10 a.m. the second Tuesday of every month at the Powhatan Library. For more information call (804) 239-6403. .The Powhatan American Legion Meeting is held at 7:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month. They invite all veterans of the armed forces to come visit them at the American Legion Post 201, located in the 180th engineer Armory on Mann Road. For more information call Marsell Bustos at (804) 598-6264. Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield/CareMore is hosting a Senior Movie Event at the Carmike Movie Theater, located at 1100 Alverser Drive in Midlothian. All senior citizens are welcome to attend for a complimentary movie starting at 1 p.m. Call to RSVP at 1-888-649-5968, and bring a friend (All Medicare beneficiaries are welcome).
UPCOMING
Powhatan AA meets at 8 p.m. every Thurs- The Powhatan Volunteer Rescue Squad Tuesday, Nov. 12 No one deserves to be abused. Find safeday in the Powhatan Village Building. Auxiliary is conducting their annual photo ty, options and support. Women’s support fund drive. As a way of saying “Thank You” The Chrysalis Writers Group meets the first The Powhatan Rotary Club meets at 7:30 group based in Powhatan but open to all for your support, everyone that contriband third Tuesdays of the month at 5 p.m. a.m. every Thursday at the County Seat women impacted by domestic violence. utes will receive a free family portrait. Porin the small meeting room of the PowhatRestaurant. The group is free, confidential and childtraits will be taken at the station located at an County Library. For more information, care is available. Contact (804) 598-5630 3920 Marion Harland Lane, Powhatan, VA call 598-1795. VCU Massey Cancer Center invites all cancer ext. 2422 or 2420 for more information. on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. No appatients, survivors and caregivers to bring a pointment is necessary and pets are wel- AA meets at 8 p.m. every Tuesday at St.
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Mondays Sunday School 7:00 p.m. Handbell Choir Worship Wednesdays Children’s Choir 5:45 p.m. Church Supper Younger Youth Bible Study 6:30 p.m. May’s Kids, TeamKID, RA’s All Youth—dinner and recreation All Youth Bible Studies Older Youth Bible Study Adult Bible Studies 7:30 p.m. Adult Choir Dr. Michael Edwards, Pastor 598-3098 Ed Alexander, Minister of Music www.maymemorialchurch.org Shelley Shust, Minister of Youth Located on Rt. 13 in the Village Sheri Jordan, Minister to Children
“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 Bible Study Every Wednesday Night at 6:30 pm 3964 Old Buckingham Road
Muddy Creek BAPTIST CHURCH Baptist Church
FIRST ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH
2591 Ridge Road Powhatan, Virginia 23139 804-598-2051
3920 MAIDENS RD., POWHATAN Pastor Vera Rhyne
MOUNT ZION
Wednesday Bible Study 10 a.m. & 7 p.m.
Sunday School - 9:45 am Worship - 11 am Wednesday Bible Study & Prayer Service- 7:00 pm
Graceland Baptist Church SBC Dr. Ronald Wyatt, Jr., Pastor
Praise & Worship 8:30 am Sunday School 9:45 am 2095 Red Lane Road Worship 11:00 am 1/2 mile off Rt. 60 on Red Lane Road Children’s Worship 11:00 am 804-598-2455 www.redlanebaptist.org Prayer Service - Wednesday 6:30 pm Contemporary Service 8:30 a.m. 598-3481 Sunday School 9:45 a.m. 975 Dorset Road Traditional Service 11:00 a.m. Four miles south of Flat Rock Wed. Night Classes for all ages 6:30-7:30 www.gracelandbc.org Rev. Bill Gohmert, Pastor
5680 Cartersville Road • Powhatan, Virginia 23139
9:45 a.m.-----------Sunday School 10:45 a.m.----------Prayer & Praise 11:00 a.m.----------Sunday Morning Worship Kid's Church on 1st, 3rd & 4th Sundays 7:30 p.m.-----------Tuesday Night Worship & Bible Study
Wednesday Prayer - 7:00 p.m.
federal website, Pemberton said. “I think people thought this was going to be easy and I found it challenging,” she said. “When I looked at it I thought well I don’t know where I’d go with this. I mean do you go for the cheap option and just hope you don’t have something catastrophic happen? Or do you go for the Cadillac or the gold plan and spend a lot of money? I think people thought it was going to be free and easy and it’s not. It’s challenging.” Contact Ben Orcutt borcutt@powhatantoday. com or at (804) 598-4305 or (804) 363-1577.
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11 a.m. – Worship Service 9 a.m. – Church School
plication for Medicaid, but we can’t take you through the Affordable Care Act. We can’t take you through the health care exchange — the health insurance marketplace. We weren’t trained to be navigators. We administer the Medicaid program. The Medicaid program changed internally. The face of Medicaid didn’t change in Powhatan. If you weren’t eligible in September, you’re not eligible now unless your circumstances changed because the program didn’t change.” It is understandable the dilemma that some people searching for adequate health care find themselves in as they browse through the options on the
St. James Baptist Church
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Bill Sisson, Pastor
Rev. Bryan Stevens, Pastor
health care, Pemberton said she is not sure if the way the Affordable Care Act is structured is the best way to meet the challenge. “I think it’s worrisome that people don’t have health care,” she said. “It really is. But I don’t know that this was the best way to do it. I really don’t. I found the online site to be — I know it’s had performance issues — I found the information to be overwhelming because it was just so much. If you call a call center, there’s a person who will navigate you through it. If you try and apply online yourself I think you’re just going to be right back where you started from and coming here, we can take an ap-
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Sunday School 9:45-10:45 Sunday Morning Worship will begin at 11:00 a.m.
4731 Bell Road, Powhatan, VA 23139 804-598-5491
has checked out the Federal Health Insurance Marketplace online at Healthcare.gov. “I was surprised when I looked at the marketplace with what the rates were,” she said. “They were much higher than what I thought they would be….Maybe if you put in zero income you can get it for zero. I don’t know.” Those who remain uninsured will have to do what many people do now, Pemberton said. “You go to the free clinic in your county,” she said. “I mean that’s what’s left or you go to the emergency room and they have to take care of you.” While she understands the importance of everyone having access to
804-598-2301
3470 Trenholm Road www.muddycreekbaptist.org
Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday Morning Service 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Mid Day Bible Study 11:30 a.m.
375-9212
Evening Bible Study 7:00 p.m.
3619 Huguenot Trail Powhatan, Virginia 23139 804-403-3070 www.finecreekbaptist.org Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Worship Service: 11:00 a.m. Traditional Rev. David A. Simpson, Pastor
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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
2202 Old Church Road www.powhatanbaptist.org
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County urges citizens to sign up for alerts Powhatan County is in the process of switching to a new provider for its emergency notification system. “Out citizen alerting system we refer to as Powhatan Alert System,” Emergency Management Coordinator Floyd Greene said prior to a recent Board of Supervisors meeting. “It’s a method for county officials to send emergency information to our citizens in the event of a major disaster, escaped prisoners, hazardous materials incident in their neighborhood, or the like.” The county wants to get the word out that the current contract it has for the alert system is about to expire and residents who wish to remain in the network must sign up again for the free service, Greene said. “We’ve had another system over the past several years,” he said. “We’re changing our vendors and that necessitated people that have been signed up for our system to have to go into the system again and resign up so that the information is on the Powhatan government’s website.” New subscribers are
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Floyd Greene, Powhatan’s emergency management coordinator, said residents who signed up for alerts under the old system will need to do so again because of a change in vendors.
encouraged to sign up as well and the alert system is a good way to have lots of eyes and ears on the lookout, Greene added. “We used our existing system recently when we had the lady who was being looked for down off of Dorset Road,” he said. “We alerted the people in about a third of the county that we felt she might be able to walk to in case she were to show up at their homes or something.” The woman was found safely in a nearby residence. “The new system works the same way,”
Greene said. “We chose to go with one that the Commonwealth of Virginia has put on a statewide purchasing account.” The new vendor is California-based Everbridge Inc., Greene said. The county’s cost will be about $6,500 a month for unlimited alerting, which includes staff alerting, he said. The change in vendors will result in a savings for the county, Greene added, in that the initial quote from the previous vendor was for a monthly rate of $15,000 to renew the contract. Residents who sign up for the alert system can select from a number of ways how they would like to receive messages, Greene said. “They can get it by cell phone,” he said. “They can get a text message. They can get emails. If they’re deaf or hard of hearing, it can go [to] a TTY device. So it’s different methods but if you don’t want to get a telephone call on your cell phone, then you don’t have to sign up to get a call, but you could get a text message or an e-mail.” Even though the service is free, less than 10 percent of the county’s population chose to sign up under the old system,
Greene said. “We probably didn’t do as good a job on advertising as I wish we should have,” he said. “I’m intending to change that and I haven’t really pushed it too much this last year knowing that the state was going to implement a statewide purchasing contract and this system is supposed to seamlessly go in with for instance the alerting
Contributed Report The annual public meeting for Habitat for Humanity – Powhatan Inc. is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at The Mill at Fine Creek. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Terry Paquette, executive director for Habitat for Humanity – Powhatan Inc., at (804) 794-1700.
and on the left side of the screen, click “Emergency Information,” and then click on “Sign up for PAS.” For general information, call the county at (804) 598-4878 or send an e-mail to powhatanalert@powhatanva.gov. Contact Ben Orcutt a borcutt@powhatantoday.com or at (804) 5984305 or (804) 363-1577.
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The Episcopal Churches of Powhatan welcome you!
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church SUNDAYS 8 AM Holy Communion 9 AM Family Service of Holy Communion with children’s sermon followed by 10 AM Sunday School • 11 AM Holy Communion with Choir 5:30 PM, 4th Sundays September through May, Taize Service Wednesdays 7 PM Holy Communion and Healing Service
Route 711 at Three Bridge Rd. • 794-6953 Visit us at www.stlukespowhatan.org
EVERGREEN COMMUNITY CHURCH Proclaiming & Practicing the Gospel of Jesus Christ
Worship service at 9:30 AM Meeting at Flat Rock Elementary School www.EvergreenPowhatan.com
598-8844 Rev. Leonard Liu, Pastor
Ken Filliben, Pastor Email: newharvestassembly@comcast.net
Turn South At Post Office at Rt. 522 on Emmanuel Church Road 9:15 am – Worship "A Traditional Episcopal Church"
Visitors Welcome The Rev. Stephen P. Beatty, Vicar
Manakin Episcopal Church Sunday Services 8:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m. & 11:15 a.m. 985 Huguenot Trail (1 mile west of Rt. 288)
794-6401 www.manakin.org
“It’s an Experience”
Providence Presbyterian Church
1957 Capeway Rd., Powhatan, VA
Powhatan Christian Fellowship Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.
Worship Service 11:00 am Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:00 am Wednesday Night 7:30 p.m.
598-4970 Located 1950 Ridge Road (Rt. 627) 2/10th of a mile north of Rt. 13
Pastor Linda Beyond Our Doors Lowe
Worshiping Sundays at: 4480 Anderson Hwy, Powhatan, 9:30 & 11:15AM Westchester Regal Cinemas, Midlothian, 10:30AM Online, 11:15AM pccwiredLIVE.net 598-1174 pccwired.net
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Sundays: 804-403-3963 Morning Worship 10:00 AM Stephen Shelton, Bishop Wednesday: Sacrament Service – 9:00 am Family Life Night 7:00 PM Gospel Doctrine – 10:20 am 2480 Academy Road Priesthood/Relief Society – 11:10 am 598-7159 Pastor: Johnathan M. Whichard Located off Route 60 at Lower Hill Rd.
Powhatan United Methodist Church
New Harvest Church
Don’t be fooled by the old building! Caring, Authentic, Practical, Casual Dress, Biblically Honest. 3931 Old Buckingham Road In the Village on Route 13 across from Skaggs Road Intersection. (Next to Kountry Kids Daycare) 804-403-3100
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Bethesda Community Church
Worship: 2253 Rosson Rd. 8:30 Just off Rt. 13 in8:30 the Village Worship: & 11 a.m.& 11 a.m. Sunday School: 598-4438 Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. 9:45 a.m. www.powhatanumc.us 2253 Rosson Road
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3308 Pleasants Road, 1/4 mile off of Route 711 Russ Cress, Pastor 598-0733
St. John Neumann Catholic Church Rev. Walter G. Lewis, Pastor
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Saturday - 5 p.m. Sunday - 8:30 a.m. & 11 a.m. 598-3754 www.sjnpowhatan.org Located behind Flat Rock Village Shopping Center
598-6090
Hobson’s Chapel
United Methodist Church PASTOR TIM KENNELL 804-598-0240, 598-3365 3540 OLD BUCKINGHAM RD. POWHATAN, VIRGINIA 23139 LOCATED AT INTERSECTION OF ROCKY FORD RD AND RT. 13-JUST
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William Todd (Pastor Todd) Gess 1801 Huguenot Trail Sunday School 9am Sunday Worship 9:45 AM Sunday Worship 10am Wednesday Bible Study 6:45pm Sunday School 11:00 AM Rev. Bryan M. Holt, Pastor 492-4366 378-3607 Located on Route 13 (Old Buckingham Road) www.EmmausChristianChurch.org
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Monday is Veterans Day. Why is it important that we honor our veterans and their service to our country? E-mail answers to editor@powhatantoday.com or submit them online. Visit www.powhatantoday.com to see fellow residents’ responses.
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Veterans Day through the eyes of Ralph Phipps By Ben Orcutt News Editor
Like most veterans, the importance of Veterans Day is etched in the heart and soul of Ralph Grantier Phipps. As a boy growing up in Tonawanda, N.Y., Phipps enjoyed watching the annual Veterans Day Parade, never dreaming that one day he would march in it as a veteran himself. “No,” said the 86-yearold. “Never entered my mind.” The year was 1946 and, although Phipps was just days shy of his 20th birthday, he had experienced the rigors of World War II and earned two Purple Hearts for being wounded in action fighting in the South Pacific as a member of the United States Marine Corps. Phipps was a 16-year-old sophomore in high school when he enlisted in the Marine Corps in March of 1943. A high school diploma could wait, he said. It was wartime and this was his chance to serve. “I always wanted to be a Marine,” he said. In July of 1944, during the campaign to recapture the island of Guam, the teenage boy from Tonawanda was forced to fight for his life like a man. It was nighttime and Phipps was on watch while his foxhole buddy was getting some rest. “All of a sudden there was a lot of small arms
fire, grenades, and I stood up with my rifle,” Phipps said. A Japanese soldier knocked him down and stepped on his chest, Phipps said. “I just grabbed his legs,” Phipps continued. “He fell down and we kind of went at it. I felt around and got my shovel and he stood up and I stood up and [I] just took a quick haymaker at him with the shovel and hit him right there in back of the neck and put his lights out.” While the Japanese soldier met his death, Phipps COURTESY PHOT O was not unscathed. His adversary nearly ripped out his right eye and he also was wounded by shrapnel, he said. His closest brush with death occurred in April of 1945, during combat in Okinawa, Phipps said. It was the 89th day of what would prove to be a 90-day battle and he and three comrades were cleaning out some pockets of resistance when they cornered some Japanese soldiers, Phipps said. “A Japanese soldier threw a satchel charge amongst us and, of course, it exploded and killed two and wounded myself and my power team leader,” he said. The explosion broke his jaw and embedded lots of slivers of coral from his nose down to his see Phipps page 7A
Voting no on full-time politics By Jim Ridolphi Contributing Columnist
I suppose there’s an endless multitude of issues one could find wrong with the recent congressional debacle and government shutdown, and understanding most of it has been covered ad nauseum. So, I won’t bore you with more detailed analysis. And it’s that very analysis that gripes me even more than the ineptness of the numerous politicians who caused this mess. The endless whining and talk of a divided nation, the meaningless innuendo and threats of a government collapse are all so over the top either side should be ashamed to claim them. Opposing points of view do not equate to a divided nation and we spend our daily lives intertwined with friends and acquaintances, even family members, of all political persuasions. And just because our politics are different doesn’t mean our values are different. Producing judgmental evaluations on our individual motivations is demeaning and condescending. For the majority of us, politics play a small part in our everyday lives. To some, it’s almost a form of entertainment. For a few, it’s a full-time obsession. There’s no doubt an informed citizen makes a better citizen, and I encourage and support all who attend government meetings, serve on boards and committees or do the important
volunteer work associated with government. But approaching every issue from a partisan political view is, in my mind, over the top. Life is an ad hoc proposition, and each and every situation is unique and different. Basing important decisions on political views can only lessen one’s chance of success in a world that constantly requires compromise and comes with a healthy dose of disappointment. As private citizens, we set much better examples than the elected officials who now occupy our legislative halls in Washington. They take political chances none of us would repeat in our personal lives. Some of my best friends have opposing political views from me; in fact, most of them. We rarely approach issues that affect our lives from predetermined political positions. On personal issues, many of us present opinions not closely aligned with our political viewpoints. The 2013 Virginia gubernatorial election produced some of the most vehement, mean-spirited campaigning in recent history. Increased funding from out-of-state sources resulted in an advertising blitz where the ones who had to view and listen to the endless drivel were the real losers. Our state race was billed as a bellwether election, a sure indicator of see Politics page 7A P.O. Box 10 Powhatan, Va. 23139 Phone: 804-598-4305 Toll Free: 877-888-0449 Fax: 804-598-7757
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A regular at the World War II Roundtable of Central Virginia meetings in Powhatan, 86-year-old Ralph G. Phipps is proud of his service as a United States Marine during WWII and the Korean War. Left, Ralph G. Phipps enlisted in the United States Marine Corps as a 16-yearold and received two Purple Hearts after being wounded on separate occasions during combat in World War II.
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Powhatan County Board of Supervisors chairman Barry C. Hodge, right, shakes hands with Warren “Ace” Tooley after the supervisors presented Tooley with a proclamation honoring him for his 18-plus years of service to the Powhatan County Department of Parks and Recreation, from which he recently retired as the director.
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Phipps: Re-enlisted in Marine Politics: Regardless of affiliation, our lives continue on as before Continued from page 6A We’ll continue our partnerannounced, we all went back to Corps, thrust into combat ships, our fraternal relationships our normal lives. things to come nationally. I’m not With the campaign signs and and everyday friendships with abwhen Korean War broke out sure about that, but I do know it’s television ads finally put to rest, solutely no regard to red or blue, Continued from page 6A
chest, Phipps said. “It was a lot of concussion involved in that also so I was kind of out of the program for I don’t know how long — 15 minutes, 20 minutes,” Phipps said. When the war ended, Phipps said he went back to Tonawanda, earned his high school diploma and enrolled at Buffalo State Teachers College in 1947. However, his college stay only lasted a few months, Phipps said. “I got itchy feet again, so I re-enlisted in the Marine Corps,” he said. When the Korean War broke out in 1950, Phipps was once again thrust into combat, but this time he emerged without being wounded. After being discharged in June of 1951, Phipps went back home and his future wife, Edith Nelson, got him a job at the DuPont plant in Buffalo. The two married in 1953 and in 1965 he was transferred to DuPont’s Spruance Plant in Richmond, where he worked until retirement in 1988. Phipps and his wife, who died about 11 years ago, had four daughters and one son, Phipps said. Their youngest daughter died about nine years ago Phipps said, adding that he has 10 grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. During his career with DuPont, he worked shift work and there wasn’t much time to talk about his military service with his children, Phipps said. A regular at the WWII Roundtable of Central Virginia, which meets monthly at St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Powhatan, it’s only been in the past 10 years that he’s spoken to school children and appeared at events like a veterans’ roundtable discussion that he will be a part of on Friday at James River High School, Phipps said. “I enjoy it because I know that some of those kids will get the message that I’m trying to put over, which is America’s a pretty damn good place to live in,” he said. “What I’d like to see [is] more of the public pay respect to the servicemen and, of course, the servicewomen nowadays that lost their lives defending the principles of this country.” Veterans Day is “very important,” Phipps said, as is understanding what it’s like to put your life on the line for your country. “Combat is a physical strain,” he said. “One thing is sleep deprivation. After three or four or five days of that, your eyes are like hot coals. You’re hungry. You’re under enemy fire — could be artillery, small arms fire. But you always have that thought in the back of your mind — be alert, keep an eye out and be ready to take care of yourself and your buddies.” Phipps didn’t hesitate when asked if he’d put his life on the line for his country if he had it to do all over again. “Sure,” he said. “No question in my mind.”
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O B I T UA R I E S Janet T. Ford Janet T. Ford, 93, of Powhatan, died Friday, Oct. 25, 2013. She is survived by her daughter, Judy Mahoney; son, Van Ford; two grandsons, Clifford Mahoney III, Mike Mahoney; four great-grandchildren, Zach, Clifford IV, Abby, Ryan, all of Powhatan; sister, Bessie Hosford of Florida; brother, Edward R. Tilman (Dorothy) of Powhatan. The family received friends Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Bennett & Barden Funeral Home, 3215 Anderson Hwy. (Rt. 60), Powhatan. Funeral services were held Thursday, Oct. 30, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Fine Creek Baptist Church. Interment was at the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Fine Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Fund. Online condolences may be made at bennettbardenfh.com.
Alan E. Hoover Alan E. Hoover, 78, of Powhatan, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013. He is survived by his beloved wife of 56 years, Faye Smith Hoover; son, Michael and daughter-in-law, Ris of Chesterfield; daughter, Susan Hoover of Houston; friend, Bonnie L. Hoffman of Houston; granddaughter, Ashley Hoover of Berkley, Calif.; brother, David and sister-in-law, Josie of Colorado; step-granddaughter, Gabrielle of Chesterfield; and several cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter and Ada Hoover; and a sister, Ann Phillips. Born in Indiana, he grew up in Shelby County, Tenn. He attended Georgia Tech on an ROTC scholarship and was commissioned as ensign assigned to the USS Montrose. He retired as
Commander in USNR in 1995. Alan received his Ph.D. in chemistry from Rice University in 1966. He joined DuPont in Wilmington, Del., where he worked until 1969 when he went to Old Hickory, Tenn. In August 1971, he joined the Kevlar group at the Spruance plant in Richmond and was co-author of a U.S. patent that included the polymerization reactor process. He later was technical group manager in Tyvek, helping with the start-up of the Luxembourg plant, and also worked with global expansion planning a Tyvek line in Japan. His last assignment before retirement at DuPont in 1995 was again in Kevlar. Aside from work, Alan was a fisherman of outstanding talents and made many trips with his buddies, Harold Tate, Terry Hope, Vernon Tate and Bob Mayo. He was a charter member of Fly Fishers of Virginia and a past president of Trout Unlimited, and enjoyed teaching fly casting and fly tying. He also spent many happy hours enabling wounded warriors to learn fly casting and fly tying in Project Healing Waters. He enjoyed golf at Providence Golf Club with the Chesterfield Seniors. Alan served in many leadership positions at Beulah United Methodist Church, where he was a member for 35 years. The family wishes to express appreciation for Alan’s care to Dr. Todd Stravitz of VCU Medical Hospital and the staff and also to Bon Secours Hospice. The family received friends at Bliley Funeral Home, 6900 Hull Street Rd., on Friday, Nov. 1, 2013, from 2 to 4 p. m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013, at Beulah United Methodist Church, 6930 Hopkins Rd., N. Chesterfield, Va. Burial was private. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Beulah UMC, 6930 Hopkins Rd., N. Chesterfield, Va. 23234, or to Project Healing Waters (earmarked Virginia Region) at P.O. Box 695, La Plata, Md. 20646.
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Powhatan’s Festival of the Grape Committee works nearly all year ‘round to put together the many details that lead to the tremendous success of this incredible day in the our county. Without the many dedicated people over the past year, there would be no Festival of the Grape and no Powhatan Chamber. Please join us in celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Powhatan Chamber of Commerce. We thank the hundreds of volunteers who started the Chamber in 1988, have served on our committees, on our boards, and have contributed to the well-being of our county.
In conjunction with the Festival of the Grape committee are a myriad of volunteers who provide many selfless hours of their time, their resources, and their positive energy to this annual Chamber fundraiser. Through their efforts our Chamber can contribute to a multitude of valuable community organizations and work to add to the quality of life throughout the county. The Committee voted for the Free Clinic of Powhatan to receive the 2013 recipient of the Susan Ash Award. We are privileged to donate 10% of festival profits. Susan Ash, Chairperson, All Vendors, The Complete Picture India Cox, Chairperson, Sponsorship, Casselmonte Farm Jamie Babcock, Co-Chairperson Site and Logistic Leader Shirley Boelt, Chairperson, Site, Central VA Bank David Bailey, Safety Officer, Powhatan Volunteer Fire Department
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New (young) man in town At age 24, Hagan Driskell looks to lead school to its fi fth consecutive state title Mike Schoeffel Sports Writer
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Two players from Blessed Sacrament, Drew Taylor (11) and Ethan Johnson (45), team up to catch Hargrave’s Isaiah Guzman (24) from behind. Guzman was stopped for no gain on the play. Top left, the Knights take the field as they get ready to host the Hargrave Military Academy Tigers on senior night. The game would be a historic one for the Knights. They went on to put up 75 points, 41 in the second quarter alone. Top right, seniors from all of Blessed Sacrament’s fall sports teams were recognized before last Friday’s football game.
Knights wear shining armor in regular season finale Alex Winfree Contributing Writer
The Blessed Sacrament Knights couldn’t put a drive together Friday night in their final regular season game. In most instances that’s bad news for a football team. However, in this instance it couldn’t have been better news for the Knights. That’s because they
didn’t have to put drives together to score points as they piled up big play after big play. Those big plays led to what could possibly be a school record 75 points. Hargrave Military Academy scored 26 which will usually give a team a win or at least keep them in it, but on Friday night it wasn’t even close to being enough.
The first signs of trouble for Hargrave came on Blessed Sacrament’s opening play from scrimmage when quarterback C.J. Flipkowski connected with a wide open Tyler Dobrucky for a 62 yard touchdown. Kicker Justin Cary converted the extra point to give the Knights an early 7-0 lead. The Knights defense, not wanting to see Knights page 3B
Hagan Driskell never imagined he’d be at the helm of a team vying for its fifth straight state championship this early in his coaching career. But if his first three games as the new man in charge are any indication, the 2010 graduate of Bridgewater Driskell College isn’t letting his relative inexperience interfere with the continued success of the Blessed Sacrament football program. Driskell, 24, was officially named interim head coach on Oct. 22* after the abrupt departure of first-year coach Robbie Jenkins. Prior to Jenkins’ exodus, Driskell had been in his first season as offensive coordinator with the Knights. But necessity forced him to assume highest role within one of the most successful private school football programs in the state of Virginia just seven games into the season. The hasty shift from the shortlived Jenkins Era to the new-andhopefully-improved Driskell Regime has come and passed without the slightest drop-off in on-the-field production. The Knights have procured victories in all three games under Driskell, outscoring their opponents by a combined score of 149-58. Driskell’s most impressive work to date is likely a 75-26 dismantling of Hargrave Military Academy on senior night last Friday evening. In that contest, the see Driskell page 2B
Indians drop heartbreaker to Western Mike Schoeffel Sports Writer
The Powhatan High School defense had Western Albemarle High School right where they wanted them. With 3:12 remaining in the game and the Indians clinging to a 36-30 advantage, the Warriors
faced a fourth-and-three on the Indians 44-yard line. One final stop by the Powhatan defense would have, in essence, wrapped up the game and given the Indians a satisfying win over a team that defeated them 30-10 just one year ago. Enter Kent Henry, Western’s multi-dimensional senior playmaking quarterback who, at times,
seemed like the only player between the white lines for the Warriors. Up until this point in the game, he had been typically dominant — both through the air and on the ground — and he wasn’t about to let such a petty inconvenience as a fourth down play with the game on the line spoil his team’s fun. see Indians page 2B PHOTO BY JOHN BEEBE
Powhatan High School’s Chance Morris, shown against Hopewell High School earlier in the season, had a career game against Western Albemarle, hauling in seven catches for 130 yards. He also returned an INT for a touchdown.
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Driskell: Transition to head coach was relatively painless Continued from page 1B
Knights scored 41 points in the second quarter alone. With the results to validate his assumption of the Knights’ coaching throne, Driskell maintains that the sudden leap up the proverbial coaching ladder has been a relatively painless one. “First and foremost, the senior leadership on the team has been amazing,” Driskell said. “The players have been behind me since day one and I expected nothing less.” Driskell, a three-year starter at quarterback for Bridgewater, began his coaching career in 2012 at his alma mater, Caroline High School. During his lone year on the staff, he assumed the role of varsity offensive assistant, helping the Cavaliers to victories over Henrico, Spotslyvania and Eastern View. Driskell was wooed away from the public school ranks this past summer by Blessed Sacrament - driven, presumably, by the opportunity to become an offensive coordinator at a program with six state titles in the last 10 years. Much like those who have come before him in the Knights’ coaching line — namely Brice Fritts and Jenkins — Driskell has praised the family-like atmosphere of the Blessed Sacrament experience. It’s the sort of tightly-knit communal feeling that is offered best at a small private school, and so far it’s been a nuturing environment for a young leader in the early stages of what seems to be a promising coaching career. “The Blessed Sacrament community has treated me like one of their own since the first day I
started,” Driskell said. “This is one of the closest teams I have ever been around. They love each of their teammates and treat them like family.” “I can definitely see why this team has been so successful,” Driskell added. If Driskell succeeds in leading Blessed Sacrament to their fifth consecutive VISAA Division IV state title, he will be the third coach in three years to take home the championship trophy. Mike Henderson, Blessed Sacrament’s longest-tenured coach (1997-2011), won five state titles, the last of which came in 2011. After Henderson left to become the head coach at Douglass Freeman in 2012, Brice Fritts stepped in and led the Knights to a 17-14 victory over Broadwater in the title game. There is one possible distinction that will separate Driskell from the likes of Henderson and Fritts: at 24-years old, he would be the youngest head coach in Blessed Sacrament history to bring home a state title. He will coach his first playoff game this Friday, Oct. 8. He offered nothing but glowing remarks of the team that he inherited less than three weeks ago. “I never thought I would be a head coach this early on,” Driskell said. “The players have been great. They refuse to cut corners and are committed to doing everything in their power to win and to represent Blessed Sacrament in a positive light.” “For all of their hard work this year, I could not be prouder of this team.” *Driskell did, however, coach the Isle of Wight game before he was given the title of interim head coach.
Powhatan’s Cabell Wyman Q&A Mike Schoeffel Sports Writer
Powhatan High School senior Cabell Wyman played the final home field hockey game of her career on Oct. 22 against Orange. Although the outcome of the game wasn’t ideal (the Indians lost 2-0), there was still cause for celebration: she and her two fellow seniors — Shelby Lent and Terri Smith — were honored with flowers for their contributions to the program. Wyman, an all-district selection in 2012, took some time out of her schedule to reminisce Cabell Wyman about her time with the PHS field hockey program and peer into her really well. There was a lot of enfuture. ergy on the field and the rain made everything wet and people were What are some of your sliding around, it was just a lot of fondest PHS field hockey un.
memories?
One of my fondest memories playing field hockey would be when we played Monticello in the rain. It was just a really fun game. Everyone was working together
great group of ladies. They are so fun, happy, and loving. It’s going to be sad not getting to play with them anymore.
What are your postgraduation plans? Are you going to enroll in college? If so, where, and are you planning to play any sports? After graduation I plan on going into nursing school, hopefully at Longwood. If I can I would love to play club field hockey.
If you could relive one moment from you high school career, what would it be?
If I could relive one moment from my high school career it would probably be the first game of the season against L.C. Bird. It What are you going to miss the most about playing field was the first win of the season. Everyone was so excited. I was really hockey? proud of everyone, it was a really I’m going to miss my girls the great moment. most. This season there was such a
County youth represent 4-H shooting clubs Contributed Report Forty-two local youth representing two 4-H shooting education clubs in Powhatan County recently traveled to the statewide 4-H shooting competition. With more than 300 youth participants from across the Commonwealth, this event was ranked as the largest in the history of Virginia’s 4-H shooting education program. The event took place in September at Holiday Lake 4-H Center in Appomattox. The Powhatan 4-H Shooting Club has been active in the county for more than 17 years, while “P”-town Hot Shots 4-H Shooting Club formed just two years ago. Members from both clubs competed as individuals and also received team scores. Powhatan 4-H Shooting Club earned 1st place senior and junior team awards in archery,
skeet, and inline muzzle loading. The senior team from this club also earned 1st place in trap, while a junior team took 1st in the three position .22 division. In traditional muzzle loading, both senior and junior teams took 2nd place. Following are the top ranking overall individual scores achieved by Powhatan 4-H members. Archery: 1st place senior Tripp Smith; and 2nd place senior - Anthony Schaapman. Trap: 1st place senior – Anthony Schaapman; and 3rd place junior – Jack Smith. Skeet: 3rd place senior – Dana Thomas and 1st place junior – Jack Smith. Three position .22: 3rd place senior – Anthony Schaapman; 1st place junior – Amy Adcock; 2nd place junior – Sierra Conner. Muzzleloading (inline): 1st place senior – Rachel Schaapman; 2nd place senior – Anthony
Schaapman; 1st place junior – Amy Adcock; 2nd place junior – Sierra Conner. Muzzleloading (traditional): 3rd place senior – Dana Thomas; 3rd place junior – Jack Smith. Youth members from Powhatan 4-H Shooting Club also participated in the 4-H State Shotgun Championships held the first weekend in October. This shoot served as a qualifying event for the Virginia 4-H shotgun team to compete nationally in 2014. Both the junior and senior teams from Powhatan took 2nd place overall. Individual honors went to the following young people: Amy Adcock earned 1st place overall in the statewide junior women’s division. Tripp Smith took 3rd place senior overall and 1st place in trap. Jack Smith took 2nd place junior overall and 1st place in sporting clays. Anthony Schaapman took 5th
place senior overall and 2nd place in skeet. Schaapman also earned a spot on last year’s Virginia 4-H team that competed in the 4-H National Shoot in Nebraska. The team competed in trap, skeet and sporting clays placing 9th overall. The 4-H shooting education program uses shooting sports as a vehicle to help young people ages 9 to 19 develop life skills such as discipline, responsibility, and leadership. The following shooting disciplines are offered to teach 4-H members these life skills: archery, muzzle loading, pistol, rifle and shotgun. Through these disciplines, youth also learn firearm safety and basic marksmanship fundamentals. Thanks to the National Rifle Association for the financial support provided to the Powhatan County 4-H shooting program.
Indians: Powhatan will travel to Charlottesville on Friday Continued from page 1B
So, true to gamechanging form, Henry took the snap, faked a hand-off to the right side, shimmied his way out of a few tackles, and shot up the Indians’ sideline for what ultimately became the game-winning touchdown*. If a moment as dramatic and awe-aspiring as this happened to occur for the home team at, say, “the Jungle” in Louisa, perhaps a living person would have been fired out of the on-campus cannon at a dangerously high rate of speed. But this was Western, after all, so those in attendance had to settle for a brief dose of enthusiastic hoo-rawing from the public address announcer, which, in the end, was probably the better alternative. Henry’s last minute, gut-wrenching touchdown gallop took the axe to yet another outstanding performance from Powhatan’s rushing attack. The two main suspects — Logan Allen and L.J. Jackson — did most of the damage, combining for 309 of the Indians 311 yards on the ground. Both Allen and Jack-
Logan Allen, shown here turning the corner against Hopewell earlier in the season, had 159 yards on 27 carries against Western Albemarle last Friday. PHOTO BY JOHN BEEBE
son had touchdown runs of over 60 yards early in the game: Allen’s 62-yard sprint on a simple dive play put the Indians on top 7-0, and Jackson’s 72-yard jive session tied the game at 14 all. Henry’s totals were, well, expectedly Henryesque. Through the air, he was 16-of-30 for 179 yards and two touchdowns. On the ground, he ran 17 times for 145 yards (8.5 yards per carry) and two more touchdowns. Interestingly enough, it was a rare second quarter mistake by Henry that almost allowed the Indians to escape Crozet with a victory.
Powhatan corner back Chance Morris jumped a route and took Henry’s pass 31 yards to paydirt to tie the game at 21 with just over two minutes remaining in the first half. Henry would redeem himself in the second half, however, hooking up with Tre Banks for a seven yard touchdown pass and reeling off that 44-yard, game-winning touchdown run. Lost in the shuffle was a solid performance by Powhatan quarterback Cambrun Graham, who finished 8-of-15 for 141 yards. Chance Morris, who is quickly becoming Graham’s favorite target, had another productive day at
wide receiver, hauling in seven passes for 130 yards. Powhatan will travel to Charlottesville (3-7) this Friday to wrap up the regular season, while Western will play Fluvanna at home. *This wasn’t even the Warriors most dramatic victory of the season. That distinction belongs to a nail-biter against county rival Albemarle, a game which featured Henry connecting with Steven Hearn in the end zone on on the last play of regulation to secure a 41-39 road victory.
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WA R R I O R S FA L L TO B U C C A N E E R S Flat Rock Middle School’s Justin Frye Jr. prepares to make a move on a Robious Middle School defender during a Sept. 28 game at Midlothian Middle School. Left, the Flat Rock Warriors minors burst onto the field for a Sept. 28 game against the Robious Buccaneers. Although the Warriors fought hard, they eventually fell to the Buccaneers by a score of 6-0. PHOTOS BY JOHN BEEBE
Knights: School has very good shot at adding to list of championship wins if level of play continues Continued from page 1B
be outshined by the offense, forced and recovered a fumble on Hargrave’s ensuing drive. The Knights followed by making one of their few mistakes of the night. Flipkowski was intercepted by Hargrave’s Matt Harris. The turnover proved not to be costly as the Knights’ Trey Gayne forced another Hargrave fumble which BSH recovered. The Knights wasted no time scoring and Ethan Johnson continued his stellar season. He ran like Jerome Bettis on a 16-yard rush in which he ran through three Hargrave defenders. He then caught a screen and made several Tigers miss before making a heady play to reach for the pylon and secure a 19-yard touchdown. Cary again converted the extra point to give BSH a 14-0 lead with 2:19 remaining in the first quarter. The BSH defense then forced Hargrave into a three-and-out thanks to the combined work of Chandler Emberlin and Sean Stanley on a third down sack. Already up 14-0 at the conclusion of the first quarter, BSH went off in the second quarter scoring 41 points. Flipkowski made an excellent throw as he was being hit and James Taylor handled the rest taking it 30 yards for another Knights’ touchdown. Cary’s extra point made it 21-0. Another Hargrave fumble gave the Knights great field position. Emberlin used a 30 yard scamper to set himself up with an 11-yard touchdown run and Cary once again converted the extra point to put the Knights up 28-0. Despite being blown out, Hargrave had some big plays of its own. Jason Fields returned a kick 95 yards for a touchdown and it would be his first of two kick return touchdowns. However, a botched snap on the extra point left the score 28-6 in favor of BSH. Tyler Dobrucky apparently did not want to be outdone by Fields as he answered right back with an 84 yard kick return of his own. The extra point made it 35-6. Cary’s ensuing kickoff was muffed by Hargrave and Tanner Dobrucky came up with the loose ball giving the Knights the ball at the Hargrave 11-yard line. The Knights ran the ball twice before Cameron Holt got into the end zone on a 4-yard run. A bad snap kept the Knights
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Above, Chandler Emberlin of Blessed Sacrament Huguenot comes around the right side and brings down the Tigers’ Jason fields for a huge loss. Emberlin also made a significant impact on the offensive side of the ball, rushing nine times for 116 yards and two touchdowns. Top, Ethan Johnson of Blessed Sacrament forces Hargrave quarterback Vernon Whitaker to cough up the football. In addition to being a defensive force, Johnson also rushed eight times for 125 yards and a touchdown.
from converting the extra point leaving the score at 41-6 with 6:13 remaining in the second quarter. The turnover bug continued to bite Hargrave when Jack Goodwin came up with an interception. Once again, the Knights started with terrific field position and the Knights took advantage of the short field to get lineman Sammy Newlin a goal line carry on senior night. He bruised his way into the end zone for a 1-
yard touchdown and Cary converted the extra point to widen the gap to 48-6 Despite the huge scoring gap Hargrave continued to fight and Harris found Vernon Whitaker for a 50-yard touchdown toss. Martin Spalding converted the extra point to make it 48-13. BSH wouldn’t let up, however. After Hargrave’s failed onside kick, Johnson took Flipkowski’s handoff 45 yards for another BSH touchdown. Hargrave couldn’t
score before the half and BSH went into the locker room with a 55-13 lead. Hargrave recovered an onside kick to start the second half, but eventually turned the ball over on downs. BSH continued to pile on the big plays. Emberlin had a 16-yard rush and Matt Schiefer ran for 28 before Emberlin took it again for a 17 yard touchdown run. The extra point gave BSH an even bigger 62-13 lead. Hargrave still continued to fight. Harris found Trenton Lovelace for a 65-yard touchdown reception, but the kick failed leaving the score at 62-19 with 5:53 remaining in the third quarter. A combination of running backs had big carries on the Knights next drive and Flipkowski eventually called his own number for a 1-yard touchdown run. A bad snap prevented the Knights from converting the extra point leaving the score at 68-19. Another Hargrave turnover on downs led to the Knights’ final touchdown of the night, a 72yard run by Tanner Dobrucky. Schiefer, who took over the kicking duties, converted the extra point to give BSH their
final whopping total of 75 points. Harris would return his second touchdown of the night, this time for 90 yards before BSH took a
knee to end the game at 75-26. Flipkowski ended his night going 4-of-7 for a very efficient 121 yards and three touchdowns. Johnson and Emberlin had a combined 17 carries for 241 yards. Emberlin had two touchdowns and Johnson had one rushing and one receiving. Taylor and Dobrucky also had touchdown receptions. The offensive explosion will be a good momentum boost as BSH will head into the first round of the playoffs next week. This talented team has a very good shot at adding to its long list of state championships if the offense continues to play at this level.
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