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Powhatan, Virginia
The hometown paper of Joseph Morris Jr.
Vol. XXVII No. 47
December 4, 2013
Registrar offers update on county special elections By Ben Orcutt News Editor
As of today, the special elections to fill the unexpired terms of Clerk of the Circuit Court of Powhatan County and seats on the Powhatan County School Board for District 4 and District 5 are two months away.
According to Powhatan County General Registrar Karen B. Alexander, the deadline to register to vote in these special Alexander elections is Wednesday, Jan. 22.
However, the deadline to file as a candidate to run in one of the special elections is Friday, Dec. 6, at 5 p.m., Alexander said. There is no filing fee to run in any of the special elections, but there is candidate paperwork and 125 valid petition signatures that have to be filed by Friday’s
deadline, Alexander said. “School Board petition signatures are only valid if they are signatures from registered voters who live in that particular district,” Alexander added. Circuit Court Clerk candidates who have filed the required paperwork are Jim Blandford, Teresa Hash Dobbins, Tim
Gresham, Beth Featherston Jones, David Lawhon, Matthew Nice and Jason Tackett, Alexander said. District 4 School Board candidates who have turned in the necessary paperwork are Sandy E. Brindley, Marvin S. “Sammy” see Elections page 5A
Adams, 83, semifinalist in beauty pageant By Ben Orcutt News Editor
PHOTO BY BEN ORCUTT
Fred Williams said it was gratifying to meet the soldier whose life he saved in 1954 more than four decades later. Below, Williams sports his dress military uniform the same year.
A chance encounter World War II veteran’s unusual meeting with his past By Ben Orcutt News Editor
When Frederick H. “Fred” Williams jumped into the Blue Danube River in Germany in 1954 to save another soldier’s life, he never thought he would see the man again. Williams, 85, got out of the Army, came back home to Virginia and settled down in Chesterfield, where he earned his living as a carpenter. He and his wife Hazel, 77, live in Moseley, just a few miles from the Powhatan County line. During a recent gathering at Mt. Hermon
Hollister thought it was such an amazing story that he called Powhatan Today. The only part of the story that Hollister got wrong was that instead of Williams meeting the soldier he saved at the grand opening of the Powhatan Walmart, the chance encounter occurred at the grand opening of the Walmart in Midlothian some years ago. Nevertheless, the story SUBMIT TED PHOTO bears telling. BapWilliams said he served in tist Church, Williams a quartermaster Army unit told fellow member Larry Hollis- during the end of World War II and ter about running into the man was stationed in Germany. When whose life he saved more than 40 see Meeting page 5A years later.
Powhatan County resident Frances N. Adams has had a full life and at 83, she doesn’t plan on slowing down anytime soon. “As long as I am able, I am going to have fun,” she said during a recent interview. The mother of PHOTO BY BEN ORCUTT two grown chil- Powhatan County dren, Adams has resident Frances N. five grandchildren Adams, 83, the reigning and three great- Ms. Senior Powhatan grandchildren. County Fair and a She retired semifinalist in this year’s from the Virginia Ms. Senior Virginia Department of Pageant, said beauty Corrections as an never goes away, it just accountant after moves from the outside working for the to the inside. agency for 26 years. Her husband Wilbur died in 2003. Adams has such a full schedule that she’s thinking about having someone clean her house so that she can stay on the go. She’s a member of the Woman’s Club of Powhatan County Inc. and for the past 30 years has been volunteering as a docent at the Governor’s Mansion. She also volunteers once a week with the Good News Club at Powhatan Elementary School and two days a week at the Powhatan Clothes Closet. Adams goes to the gym three times a week and she’s also a member of Fine Creek Baptist Church. That’s not to mention that she’s probably the oldest pageant contestant in the county, which doesn’t bother her. “I like it,” she said. “The Bible doesn’t say anything about retirement and I like to dance and I like to have a good time. I like to travel.” During the Ms. Senior Virginia Pageant, which see Pageant page 2A
Renowned graffiti artist Robert Gomez recently brought his talents to Powhatan where he painted a mural for Susan Ash, owner of The Complete Picture framing and art studio.
Famous mural artist comes to Powhatan By Ben Orcutt News Editor
Susan Ash, owner of The Complete Picture framing and art studio in the courthouse village, knows that it’s good to have a family friend like Robert Gomez. Gomez, 39, is an internationally renowned graffiti artist from Hollywood, Calif., who recently visited Powhatan County with his wife, Nona. Nona is best friends with Ash’s daughter,
Christina Arsenaulp. “He is a family friend and he’s from Hollywood, Calif. and he paints murals all over the world and he happened to be here visiting for Thanksgiving and volunteered to do a little something on my building and I said yes,” Ash said. “I am excited. I love art.” Michael Potter, her landlord, signed off on the project, Ash said. “I use spray paint as my medium,” Gomez said. “It’s an acrylic, just like you’d use see Artist page 2A
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Inside
Sports
Index
A4 Career day exposes students to future opportunities
B1 Looking back Blessed Sacrament Huguenot high school football players look back on championship season.
Calendar Classified Crossword Horoscope Letters
A2 B7 A7 A7 A6-7
Obituaries Opinion Quotes Real Estate TV Listings
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Powhatan Today, December 4, 2013
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Wednesday, Dec. 4
“It gives the students an opportunity to pick a career or find out about a career that they might not have thought of.”
Family story hours are held at 10:30 a.m. at the Powhatan Library on Monday and Wednesday. Library hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday. and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Gaming days are held from 3 to 6 p.m. on the first and third Fridays of each month. The library is closed on Sundays and county holidays. If you have any questions, call (804) 598-5670.
Powhatan High School counselor Doug Reimondo on the school’s annual Career Day.
The Powhatan Lions 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.
“What happened, I [gave] him the life jacket [and said], ‘Here, put this on,’ but he was reaching for me. I said, ‘Calm down, here’s a life jacket, you get that and if you reach for me, I’m going to knock the hell out of you.’” Korean War veteran Fred Williams on trying to save a drowning soldier’s life.
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Thursday, Dec. 5
“Some people, no matter how old they get, they never lose their beauty. They merely move it from their faces into their hearts.” Frances Adams, 83, the reigning Ms. Senior Powhatan County Fair and a semifinalist in the recent Ms. Senior Virginia Pageant. See page 1A
See page 5A
The Powhatan Garden Club will have its Christmas workshop/meeting at St. John Neumann Church in Father Val Hall. Refreshments will be served at 7 p.m., followed by the workshop at 7:30 p.m. Pam Mann will be the presenter for making table Christmas tree arrangements. Reservations are required for this meeting. Call Pam Mann at (804) 598-2650 for additional information.
Artist: Gomez has taken his talent to projects around the globe Continued from page 1A
with a brush, but it dries in about 30 seconds.” A Los Angeles native, Gomez said he’s been honing his craft for about 26 years and this is the first mural he’s painted in Virginia. “I went to school for a little bit to take painting classes and life drawing – just different stuff,” he said. “But this is kind of something I’ve done for myself. I do all types of art, but this is my fun right here.” Like other graffiti artists, Gomez said he got into trouble with his art as a teenager, but that soon changed. “Yeah, I started making money off it and it was like, ‘OK. This is better. I don’t have to get chased. I can make a living off of it,’” he said. Using the acrylic spray paint as his medium is rewarding, Gomez said. “It’s just instant results,” he said. “It’s really, really fast. For a wall, it’s the best coverage, the best application. If you were to do this with a brush, it would just take you days on days. They’ve developed this paint after years of studying oil painters and acrylic painters and implicated that formula into this and basically now we have hundreds and hundreds of colors and ways to apply it and it’s just turned into
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. 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, call (804) 598-5670. Powhatan AA meets at 8 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 Awaken to Hope Al-Anon meets at 7:30 p.m. every Thursday at St. John Neumann Catholic Church.
Friday, Dec. 6 Gospel singing takes place every first Friday night of each month at Shiloh P.H. Church at 3400 Courthouse Road, Richmond. Food and drinks will be available. Come, sing along and enjoy the music, Christian fellowship and food. For more information call (804) 276-0479 or (804)598-2660.
Saturday, Dec. 7 A benefit concert to restore the Belmead Mansion on the James is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Belmead. Salvatore Lupica will play an original composition. The suggested donation for the concert is $25. Belmead is located at 5004 Cartersville Road. For more information, email maureentc@aol.com or call (804) 598-8938.
a new art form because of the time they put into the product.” In addition to completing projects across the United States, Gomez has taken his talent around the globe with projects in different countries, such as Italy, Germany, France, Greece, Brazil and Canada to name some of them. “We’ve been all over,” he said. The largest project that he and a team completed was a 400-foot by 120foot mural at the Century City Mall in Beverly Hills, Calif. that took a month to complete and was a commission piece for the Natural History Museum and the Discovery Channel, Gomez said. One of his most enjoyable projects, Gomez said, is a 120-foot-long and 20foot-tall work of his graffiti signature – “dytch66.” “Dytch” comes from painting murals along the freeways around Los Angeles, Gomez said, adding that “66” represents U.S. Rt. 66, which is the highway that he and his Apache family traveled to move from Arizona to LA. The letters in his graffiti signature are three-dimensional, Gomez said. “It’s like a lot of my stuff doesn’t look like traditional graffiti,” he said. ”It looks more abstract and just really colorful, vibrant. It’s just more of an emotion. It’s more of trying to just get
a reaction out of people. No one sees the same thing and that’s what’s kind of fun about it because it’s like every time you approach it you see something different. When you give people what they expect to see right away then they look at it and it’s kind of done. It loses its value. But if you can create something that has a little bit more fun dimension, color theory behind it, it has a little bit more longevity.” Growing up in LA and surrounded by the movie industry, Gomez said it was gratifying to be chosen recently to be a lead scenic artist for the Hollywood Movie Union. “So now it’s like I do a lot of stuff for HBO and just different kinds of involvement,” he said. “I want to have my foot in everything. I’m not one to just stay in one type of art. Like just coming here, even though this is not the type of art that I traditionally do, just being able to leave something behind in each state or country that I go to is memorable because sometimes I’ll get invited back by people from that community to do more work and it’s nice to come back [to] make [that] network, make those relationships.” Contact Ben Orcutt at borcutt@ powhatantoday.com or at (804) 5984305, ext. 19 or (804) 363-1577.
Pageant: Adams says her main emphasis was to have fun
Powhatan AA meets at 8 p.m. every Saturday at Manakin Episcopal Church on Huguenot Trail.
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is open to women 60 and over, contestants competed in four categories, Adams said. There was a five-minute interview, 35 seconds for you to state your philosophy of life, talent and evening gown competition. For the talent competition, Adams said she sang a song based on legendary baseball player Satchel Paige’s famous quote: “How old
Sunday, Dec. 8 Stars in Motion 1st Winter Performing Arts Gala at 5 p.m.at St. John Neumann’s Church (2480 Batterson Rd., Powhatan). Tickets are $5 and proceeds will be donated to Outreach in Love Ministries.
Monday, Dec. 9 Library family story hours (see above). The library is closed on Sundays and county holidays. If you have any questions, call (804) 598-5670.
would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?” “I said, ‘Well when I’m dancing with my partner, I feel 18,’” Adams said. “’But when I’m swimming laps at the gym, I feel 81 and some’ and brought the house down.” While she was grateful to be selected as a semifinalist, Adams said the main thing was to have fun. “Oh, yes, indeed and if I hadn’t done nothing I had a fairly good time and I met about three or four really
nice people that I still email,” she said. As she told the judges at the Ms. Virginia Senior Pageant, Adams said her philosophy of life is simple: “Some people, no matter how old they get, they never lose their beauty,” she said. “They merely move it from their faces into their hearts.” Contact Ben Orcutt at borcutt@ powhatantoday.com or at (804) 5984305, ext. 19 or (804) 363-1577.
Tuesday, Dec. 10
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AA meets at 8 p.m. every Tuesday at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on Huguenot Trail.
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BINGO is held at the Powhatan Moose Lodge every Tuesday. Games start at 7 p.m. For more information, call (804)598-2809. 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.
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Powhatan Today, December 4, 2013
Powhatan residents welcome first grandchild, Sarah Elizabeth Roach Contributed Report
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Church hosts Christmas Mother gala Contributed Report “An Evening with the Christmas Mother & Father Gala” hosted by St. John Neumann Catholic Church on Nov. 22 featured this year’s Christmas Mother and Father, Pinckey and Jimmy Sowers, who are members of the church. The evening featured outstanding hors oeuvres, elegant food samples of Steamship round, smoked salmon, ham biscuits, barbeque and beautiful and tasty desserts, most of which were donated by various members of the Powhatan community
and the church. Music for the evening included classical piano by Zachary Dickerson, Christmas music provided by the Powhatan Brass Quintet, and dance music provided by D. J. Tom Henning with the Sowers family especially leading the way onto the dance floor. The highlight of the evening was when Father Walter Lewis, pastor, presented the Christmas Mother and Father with a symbolic check for $11,499. The main sponsors of the evening, whose entire checks went directly to
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Powhatan Today, December 4, 2013
Career day exposes students to future opportunities By Ben Orcutt News Editor
Powhatan High School senior Logan Kennedy listened intently as Josh Hogston of Royall Pump & Well Company explained the workings of a huge drilling rig that he brought with him to PHS’s recent Career Day. Kennedy, 18, said he enjoyed seeing “all the hydraulics and switches to make it work and the horsepower to make the drills go down to the hole. Just learning everything about this machine and how he got started and what interested him about it.” A 2003 PHS grad, Hogston, 28, said there were career days when he was in school. “Yeah, but it wasn’t like it is now,” he said. “[It] seems a lot more interesting now.” Hogston said he enjoyed experiencing the other side of Career Day as a presenter. “I just like talking with the kids,” he said. The derrick on the rig that he operates and had on display stands 43 feet tall, Hogston said, adding that he enjoys being at the controls.
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“With the tools on the rig we can go 500 feet,” he said. “It’s pretty cool to do. It’s fun.” A certified welder, PHS 2012 grad Gareth Stewart also was among the 73 presenters representing a number of professions at the annual Career Day. “It was pretty cool coming back and saying that I was in this welding class in my senior year of high school [and this] is where it all kind of started,” Stewart said. The money is good and he isn’t afraid of some of the risks involved with the work, including welding on projects as high as 800 feet, Stewart said. Lyndsey Watson, a 16year-old junior, said she enjoyed Stewart’s presentation and she plans on taking the welding class at PHS next year. For her, welding is a challenge and she believes she’s up to it, Watson said. “I guess it’s the risk of it,” she said. “I just really, really like being able to do something that most guys don’t think a girl can do.” She’s familiar with “Rosie the Riveter,” the moniker given to many American women who worked in factories and other jobs normally performed by the men who served in World War II. “Absolutely,” she said. “I tie my hair back in a bandana [and] that’s what everybody tells me I look like.” Karen Hill, a registered nurse who works in Human Resources at Virginia Commonwealth University, is a veteran presenter at PHS’s annual Career Day. “I do no direct patient care, which is one of the things about nursing,” Hill said. “It’s varied. You can stay by the bedside or you can branch off and do other things so I decided to branch off and do other things.”
Josh Hogston, a 2003 graduate of Powhatan High School and an employee with Royall Pump & Well Company of Powhatan, goes over the fine points of the workings of a big drilling rig that he operates and brought with him to PHS’s recent Career Day.
Talking with students about nursing and other health care careers is enjoyable, Hill said. “I like the opportunity just to get out there and talk about nursing, what a great profession it is because it is and just have people think about what they want to do, maybe give [them] some ideas about health care careers,” she said. Ronald Hagy, an 18year-old senior, attended Hill’s presentation and he said his goal is to become a cardiothoracic surgeon and a neurosurgeon. “Well I just like how the body acts, how amazing it is, how we can process things through the brain and simply do what we do,” he said. Samantha Kinyoun, a 15-year-old sophomore, also attended Hill’s presentation and said she enjoyed the opportunity to learn more about nursing and to ask questions. “I want to be a psychia-
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Randy Blackwell, Pastor Pastor Shawn Dandridge, Sr. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School - 10:00 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m. Worship Service: 11:00 a.m. Bible Study Every Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. Sunday Evening Ministry - 7:00 p.m.
Office: 804-598-2667 Worship Service, Each Sunday, 11:00 a.m. Sunday School, Each Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Prayer and Bible Study, Each Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Reverend Lawrence A. Wilson, Sr., Pastor 804-379-3539
Pastor Gregory L. Beechaum Sr.
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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
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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
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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
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ally liked the neo-natal nurse,’ or ‘I really liked the lawyer.’ Kids get a different perspective and you never know when a kid’s going to walk into something [they may pursue].” Contact Ben Orcutt at borcutt@powhatantoday. com or at (804) 598-4305, ext. 19 or (804) 363-1577.
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“It gives the students an opportunity to pick a career or find out about a career that they might not have thought of,” Reimondo said. “Our motto is, ‘College and Career Ready,’ so this is a part of that. The satisfaction of it is the feedback we get when they say, ‘Hey, I re-
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trist or a registered nurse,” Kinyoun said. Career Day is open to sophomores through seniors and students sign up for three presentations, said Doug Reimondo, a school counselor at PHS who coordinated the event. About 1,000 students participated this year, he said.
St. James Baptist Church
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Gareth Stewart, a certified welder and 2012 graduate of Powhatan High School, said he was glad to make a presentation on his trade to students at PHS during Career Day.
CHURCH DIRECTORY
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
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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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Elections: Alexander estimates the cost to county is $10,000 Continued from page 1A
Frame and Joseph W. “Joe� Walters, Alexander said. The only candidate for the District 5 School Board seat who has filed the required paperwork is Kim M. Drew Hymel, Alexander added.
“All of these local positions will be up for reelection at the General Election in November 2015,� Alexander said, adding that the results will have to be certified to the State Board of Elections. “A recount can only be called if the margin of
votes cast is less than 1 percent,� Alexander said. “It is not automatic. The losing candidate must file a petition for a recount.� Alexander estimates that the special elections will cost the county about $10,000. Candidates who are
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the Korean War broke out, he was drafted into the Army again, only he served with a combat bridge unit in Germany as part of an occupation force. “I was a bridge specialist and I drove a bridge truck,� Williams said. Part of his responsibilities was to see that tanks crossed the 60-ton pontoon bridges safely, Williams said. The tanks were supposed to cross the bridge at intervals so that only one tank was on the bridge at a time, Williams said. “This time the two tanks were too close together and I noticed that and then when [the bridge] went down, when it broke, I was out on the bridge a little bit and when the two ends went down in the water, then when it come up, it shook the whole bridge and it threw me up a little bit off the bridge but I come back down on the rubber pontoons,� Williams said. “Then after while I saw these guys popping up out [of] the water,� Williams added. “Well, they looked like they were swimming all right, but this one guy he was fighting and I could tell that he looked like [he] couldn’t swim or something. So I grabbed the life jacket off a friend of mine and I jumped in and went out and had him to
reach for it. What happened, I [gave] him the life jacket [and said], ‘Here, put this on,’ but he was reaching for me. I said, ‘Calm down, here’s a life jacket, you get that and if you reach for me, I’m going to knock the hell out of you.’� The man stopped struggling, put the life jacket on and his comrades helped him get out of the water, Williams said. That was it until more than 40 years later when the two met by chance at the grand opening of the Midlothian Walmart. Williams said he got some cake the store was serving to patrons that day and he noticed a man who was standing near the woman who was cutting the cake and each time she sliced a piece of cake to hand out, the man had the woman scrape the icing that remained on her knife onto his plate. “So I got to laughing at him,� Williams said. They began talking and the conversation turned to military service, Williams said. “I said I was in the combat engineers,� Williams said. “I said we built floating bridges – the 60-ton bridge. He said, ‘Well damn them bridges. I lost my tank off of one of them bridges.’� They started talking about dates and Williams said the man said that when the bridge collapsed and the tank he was in
went into the water, he popped out, but he was struggling because he couldn’t swim. The man went on to say that a soldier jumped into the river and gave him a life jacket. Williams said he asked the man, “‘Do you remember maybe what that man told you?’� “‘I never will forget that. He said if I reach for him he was going to smack the hell out of me,’� Williams said the man replied. It was at that point that they both realized that it was Williams who jumped in the water and gave the man a life jacket, Williams said. “He said, ‘Well you saved my life,’� Williams said. “It made me feel good about it by him feeling that way. I never thought I’d meet him again.� The man told him that he was from Connecticut and was in Virginia visiting his daughter, Williams said, adding that they didn’t exchange contact information and he hasn’t heard from the man since. Williams said he didn’t get a medal or a citation for his bravery, but he said that didn’t matter. “I did what I was taught to do,� Williams said. Contact Ben Orcutt at borcutt@powhatantoday. com or at (804) 5984305, ext. 19 or (804) 363-1577.
running in the special elections are not immune to reporting campaign contributions, Alexander said. “All donations and expenditures must be ac-
counted for by all candidates via Campaign Finance Reports due every six months,� she said. “Candidates will have their first pre-election Campaign Finance Report due in late January.� For more information
about the Feb. 4 special elections, contact Alexander’s office at (804) 5985604. Contact Ben Orcutt at borcutt@powhatantoday. com or at (804) 598-4305, ext. 19 or (804) 3631577.
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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
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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
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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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Has political correctness gone too far in terms of some groups and businesses not wanting to use the word “Christmas” for fear of offending someone? E-mail answers to editor@powhatantoday.com or submit them online. Visit www.powhatantoday.com to see fellow residents’ responses.
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KEEP THE VISION, KEEP THE FAITH By Ben Orcutt News Editor
During a recent Powhatan Chamber of Commerce luncheon, County Administrator Patricia A. “Pat” Weiler and J. March Altman Jr., director of Community Development, shared their vision for the county’s future. Weiler and Altman, who have been on the job less than a year, agreed that the things that attracted them to Powhatan –
top-flight schools, recreational resources and the rural atmosphere – are worth preserving and that is their intent as they plan for the future. The two county officials agreed that the challenge is to attract a larger tax base while striking the proper balance between development and maintaining the county’s rural character. During her short tenure in Powhatan, Weiler said she has heard two common refrains:
Developers say the county is not “developer-friendly” and county residents say they do not want to become Chesterfield County. In order to increase the tax base, the county has to be able to work with developers who also are willing to work with the county and strike an acceptable balance, Weiler said. Instead of focusing on what the county doesn’t want to become, Weiler added that the focus needs to be on what
county residents want the county to become and the best way to get there. Altman has been tasked with formulating an economic development plan that is in keeping with the county’s longterm vision. To that end, Altman said one of the keys is to make a concerted effort to attract businesses that will increase the county’s agricultural base, which, in turn, will help preserve Powhatan’s rural character.
Weiler and Altman delivered their vision with confidence and conviction and the message appeared to resonate well with those who attended the Chamber luncheon. The hope now is that Weiler and Altman will keep the vision in the forefront and keep the faith that the vision will be achieved with the help of the residents and the businesses that choose to make Powhatan County their home.
L E T T E R S TO T H E E D I TO R Helicopter pilot makes mom, dad proud
SUBMITTED PHOTO BY KATE ANDERSON
Nothing like a Hatteras sunset for some windsurfing fun.
A winning look Local woman nabs top spot in Outer Banks photo contest Contributed Report This is the fifth year that Village Realty has held this popular contest and the quality and variety of the photos received improves every year. There were 11 categories including a new Video Category this year. Village Realty hosted the contest on their Facebook page and the five photos and videos receiv-
ing the most votes moved on to the semifinalist stage. Then, the category winners were chosen by Village Realty employees. Finally, the Grand Prize Winners (video and photo) and the Runner-Up (photo only) were decided by Village Realty employees and with the help of several professional photographers on the Outer Banks. Kate Anderson of Powhatan submitted a photo of a windsurfer in Hatteras and this
was chosen as the winner in the Wind, Waves and Watersports Category. Anderson received a gift certificate, which may be used for a future stay in a Village Realty vacation home. For more information, visit www.VillageRealtyOBX.com or call the main office at (800) 0548.9688 or go to Facebook: www.Facebook.com/obxvacations.
Dear Editor: Lt. John A. “Alex” Sowers USN is a helicopter pilot aboard the USS George Washington, which is now stationed off the coast of the Philippines Islands. Alex serves as a pilot for the squadron Golden Falcons flying MH-60S Seahawk helicopters. Their mission will be to assist in “Operation Demayan.” A Powhatan native and graduate of Powhatan County Public Schools and Virginia Tech, Alex and his shipmates make us all proud to be Americans [in a] great and compassionate country. Thanks Alex! We love you, Dad and Mom Jimmy and Pinckey Sowers Powhatan
Founding Fathers’ fears may be realized Dear Editor: The founding fathers gave the state legislatures the power to make changes to the federal government’s structure through the Constitution when the structure of government starts abusing power over the people. The founders recognized that the possibility of this happening was very real, so they wrote into the Constitution see Letters page 7A
Extension Service Reality Store offers students valuable lessons Contributed Report Approximately 350 8th-grade students at Powhatan Junior High School recently got a glimpse into their financial future as they participated in a Reality Store. The Reality Store simula-
tion was conducted in the school gym in early November and is a program of Virginia Cooperative Extension. “This was a wonderful and unique opportunity for students to get a glimpse of the “real world,” said Terry Baldwin, 8th-grade guidance counselor at Pow-
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hatan Junior High School. The program was designed to encourage teens to think about their future and help them visualize how their career choice can impact their economic well-being. According to Cathy Howland, Pow-
hatan County 4-H extension agent, “The purpose of the Reality Store is to provide students with a taste of ‘reality’ through an educational role-playing simulation, which relates to making financial choices.” see Lessons page 7A
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lon Harris; brother, Frank Perkins (Naomi); sisters, Mary E. Scruggs and Shirley Jordan; and a host of Fred M. Brus other relatives and friends. His remains rested at Marian Gray ThomFred M. Brus, as Funeral Home, Cumberland. 66, of Powhatan, Public viewing was held from 11 passed away Nov. a.m. to noon on Friday, Nov. 29, 24, 2013, with his 2013, at Hollywood Baptist Church, family and friends Powhatan, with a funeral service by his side. He is held at noon. Rev. Otis Lockhart Jr., survived by his pastor, officiated. Interment was at wife of 39 years, Gigi Hils Brus; siblings, Lorraine the church cemetery. Sloniewski (Frank), Michael Brus Mrs. Pattie Eleanor Smith Jr. (Debbie), Jo Ann Lorentz (PeMrs. Pattie Eleanor Smith, of ter), and John Brus all of New Jersey, Robin Peterson of Florida; and Powhatan, departed this life Nov. his faithful companion, Chloey. 22, 2013. She was preceded in The family received friends from 4 death by her son, Joseph F. Goode p.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 26, Jr.; and sister, Maria W. Manson. 2013, at the Bennett & Barden Fu- She is survived by her children, neral Home, 3215 Anderson Hwy. Alma G. Stills (Harold), Arthur B. (Rt.60), Powhatan, followed by a Goode (Christabelle), Quentin A. memorial service at 6 p.m. Online Goode (Regina), Carroll Smith condolences may be made at ben- (Alicia) and Samone J. Adams (Michael); 16 grandchildren, 17 greatnettbardenfh.com. grandchildren; three sisters, Phyllis James Matthew Harris W. Talbot, Fannie W. Key and AnMr. James Matthew Harris, 66, nie W. Harrison; a host of nieces, of Powhatan, departed this life Sat- nephews, cousins, other relatives urday, Nov. 23, 2013, at his resi- and friends. Remains rested at dence. He is survived by son, Mar- Mimms Funeral Home, 1827 Hull
St. A funeral service was held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 29, 2013, at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, Red Lane Road, Powhatan. Rev. Maurice Finney officiated. Interment was at the church cemetery.
Lessons: Local businesses, government leaders and parents participated in event
Mildred H. Tucker
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Mildred H. Tucker of Powhatan, born Nov. 26, 1927, in Clarksville, passed away Nov. 25, 2013. She was preceded in death by her brother James Tucker and nephew Douglas J. Easter Sr. She is survived by her sisters Julia T. Easter and Laverne T. Moore; half brother C.D. Tucker and half sister Sandra Hightower; nephews Howard J.(Jacki) Easter III, Jeffery A. Easter, David T.(Kathy) Easter and Timothy J. Tucker; and special friends Pat and David Cousins. Memorial services were held at Graceland Baptist Church, Powhatan, at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. Memorial contributions may be made to Graceland Baptist Church Memorial Fund, 975 Dorset Road, Powhatan, Va. 23139.
Goals of the program were for the students to learn basic skills in financial and career planning, clarify the need to examine their futures and career expectations, while maintaining their motivation to stay in school. More than 25 local business and government leaders, as well as parent volunteers, were recruited as “community” participants. Students were provided an occupation, along with the corresponding monthly salary to spend on typical expenses, and moved through a variety of booths. Each booth was manned by the community volunteers, which included housing, transportation, groceries, child care, insurance, and many more. Students even had to pay personal property taxes on their new vehicle purchases. At the completion of the program, students analyzed how career choice, education, and skills affect income and goal attainment. For more information, contact Cathy Howland, Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development, Powhatan Extension Office, 3910 Old Buckingham Road, Powhatan, VA 23139 or at (804) 598-5640 fax: (804) 598-5607.
Letters: Writer urges readers to contact their state legislators and let their voices be heard Article V. Now that time that they worried about is here. Article V of the Constitution describes the process whereby the Constitution may be altered by adding to it a number of amendments or just one amendment. One, by two-thirds of the representatives of both houses – the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States Congress. Second, by a national convention assembled at the request of state legislatures of two-thirds of the 50 states. Then the amendment or amendments have to be ratified to become part of the Constitution. The
second way is what the Convention of States is trying to do. This way gives the power to the people to reform their government. It gives power back to the states and limits the federal government’s power over the people of the United States. Everyone knows that government is supposed to be For the people, Of the people, and By the people. The objective under the Convention of States is going for a number of amendments, not just one. Those include important changes such as term limits and imposing fiscal restraints on the federal government and limiting the power and jurisdiction of the federal
government. Currently, we have over 30 states involved in the project and others coming in. Virginia was the first state to call the Philadelphia Convention of 1787. Virginia has now been the first state to pre-file an application to call for a Convention of States. Del. Scott Lingamfelter R-31 is leading the effort. He along with a few other legislators have agreed to push the application through during Virginia’s 2014 General Assembly session. We need you to help make this happen. We need you to join the Convention of States and volunteer to contact your state legislators. To join doesn’t cost any
money unless you want to donate to the cause. You may email me at leekathy@comcast.net. We need all of you to call your state legislators and urge them to join Del. Lingamfelter in the effort to call for a Convention of States. Our country is in danger of becoming a socialist country. We as citizens are losing our freedoms at alarming rates. The time is urgent for all to be involved. You can also go online at ConventionofStates.com or call them at (540) 4417227. This is your chance to Stand Up, Speak Up and take part to protect what our Founding Fathers gave us – a country that stands for freedom, a
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CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, a hefty workload at the office may zap your desire to do much else. However, don’t pass up the opportunity when a social engagement beckons this week.
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BSH players, coach recount title game Mike Schoeffel Sports Writer
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lia. We have the same hobby with bird dogs so it worked out really great. It made for a great place for us to retire to.” The Riccis own Awsum Bird Dog Kennels. Ricci, 65, said he’s been training competition field trial bird dogs since the mid-1970s. “I’ve had probably six champions to date and this is my first Derby champion that I trained here in Virginia,” he said. “She won the Derby Award and now she has graduated to the shooting
It’s been almost a month since the Blessed Sacrament football program captured its fifth straight state title in the most unfathomable way possible, but the ending was so spectacular, so unprecedented, that the wave of adrenaline and excitement that flowed over the Blessed Sacrament community continued forward well after the final whistle had blown. With that in mind, three key players from the game – James Taylor, Chandler Emberlin and Cameron Holt – and first-year head coach Hagan Driskell relive the game that all four men claim as the most intense competition of their
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Professional handler George Tracy, center, of Glenville, Pa., poses with Awsum Country Girl, the winner of the Purina Top Shooting Dog Derby Award. Owners Bill and Margie Ricci of Powhatan are to the left of Tracy.
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National champion Awsum Country Girl calls Powhatan home By Ben Orcutt News Editor
There’s a national champion right here in Powhatan County that most residents probably don’t know about. She’s a 2-year-old white-and-liver Pointer owned by Bill and Margie Ricci named Awsum Country Girl and she recently received the inaugural Purina Top Shooting Dog Derby Award for 2012-2013. To compete in the national event, dogs had to be born between Jan. 1, 2011, and June 30, 2012. While her reg-
istered name is Awsum Country Girl, her name for field competition is Zeva. She’s handled by George Tracy of Glenville, Pa. and also has won the U.S. Quail Shooting Dog Futurity, the Keystone Derby Classic, the Garden State Derby Classic and the Michigan Derby Classic. The Riccis moved to Powhatan about three years ago after retiring from New Jersey. “We’d been looking for a while and we wanted to stay in this area,” Ricci said. “I have friends in Farmville. I have friends in Powhatan and friends in Ame-
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Powhatan wrestler Jake Tomlinson signs with VMI Mike Schoeffel Sports Writer
In June, Powhatan High School will be able to add a Division I wrestler to its list of notable alumni. Jake Tomlinson, or “Gunslinger” as he’s known by his wrestling buddies, has signed a letter of intent to continue his wrestling career at Virginia Military Institute. “I hope to win a Southern Conference championship as well as become an AllAmerican,” said Tomlinson when asked what he hopes to accomplish during his time at the nationally known military academy. “I also want to improve myself and others around me.” Tomlinson, whose uncle graduated from VMI in 2007, was being pursued by several Division I programs, including George Mason, Appalachian State and Old Dominion. He says that he ultimately decided on VMI
because of the outstanding coaching staff the “brotherhood aspect” that inherently comes along with having to endure the rigors of military school together, and the benefits that he’ll receive after graduation. As for whether or not he’s prepared to be referred to as a “Rat” during his first two semesters on campus, Tomlinson said he’s internalized lessons from his uncle and several of the wrestlers he stayed with during his visit to the Lexington-based school. “I’ve heard all about the rat line,” he said. “The way I see it is that, sure, it might be tough, but it’s going to break you down and build you back up stronger than ever before.” “I can’t wait to be at VMI,” he said. “But I’m still ready to enjoy my senior year and get that second state title.” When Tomlinson walks across the stage see Wrestler page 3B
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Richmond Kickers announce tryout dates Mike Schoeffel Sports Writer
The Richmond Kickers, the official USL PRO affiliate of D.C. United, are pleased to host open tryouts January 31-February 2, 2014 and March 14-16, 2014 for eligible college seniors, qualified free agents and talented amateur players that are seeking a professional contract. A select number of players will be invited to participate in three days of intense training and scrimmages in front of technical staff at the Kickers state-of-the-art training facility Ukrop Park in Richmond. Attendance at the player combine is one of the best ways to ensure that a player’s complete soccer resume and professional evaluation is in front of key decision makers for the Richmond Kickers. Training sessions will take place in front of professional coaching staff, led by Leigh Cowlishaw, Kickers director of Soccer, who will be joined by an array of experienced technical staff and former professional players. Most recently, Kickers pro tryouts discovered the 2013 USL PRO Rookie of the Year, Nate Robinson, while past trials have produced such prominent players as Clyde Simms (New England Revolution, D.C. United and U.S. Men’s National Team), Ronnie Pascale (Three-time USL-2 Goalkeeper of the Year), Tim Brown (New Zealand National Team) and Robert Ssejjemba (2006 USL-2 MVP and Ugandan National Team). “Richmond was the first pro team that I played for, playing with the caliber guys that they had there at the time,” commented Simms. “The team was great – the staff and players were very welcoming and professional. I was able to get a good amount of playing time there, which was huge for my development and being able to make it to the next level.” Interested players should please submit an application and $150 registration fee by January 21 or March 4. Space is limited and applications will be reviewed on a first come, first served basis. Registration fees are non-refundable. Application fees increase to $175 after the registration deadline. Attendance at all sessions is required.
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Matt Staul Mark Youker Spencer Dowdle Brady Pope Ja Quan Spratley Antwauan Hicks Chance Morris Braxton Miller Tyler Doane Logan Allen Brent Hinson L. J. Jackson Colin Gary Logan Allen Brian Mitchell
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Def. line Def. Line Def. Line Def. Line LB LB LB LB Def. Back Def. Back Def. Back Def. Back Punter Punt Returner Def. All Purpose
Matthew Basic Matts Watts Orlando Mccoin Casey Evans Elijah Goode Nick Kenndy Braxton Miller Antwaun Hicks Chance Morris R.J. Thomas Tyrell Noel Tajh Lake Justin Hurst James Green Jadon Goodman
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respective careers. Seven games into the regular season, first-year head coach Robbie Jenkins and Blessed Sacrament Huguenot abruptly parted ways. In stepped Hagan Driskell, a 24year old assistant who was also in his first season with the BSH football program. Despite Driskell’s youth and inexperience, and the less-than-ideal timing of the coaching change, the Knights remained focused and optimistic as they finished out the regular season – but not without housing some doubts. James Taylor, wide receiver/defensive back: “It was extremely difficult to overcome, especially since it was before one of the biggest games of the season. But we knew what we had to do to keep winning. During that week of practice, there was no lolly-gagging or goofing around…The only difficulty I can think of was trusting coach Driskell. Don’t get me wrong, he’s a terrific coach, but there were definitely some doubts about him taking us to another state game – such as not knowing the offense and what play to run in situations that were game-changing. But he did and I’m proud of not only Driskell for stepping up as head coach, but of the team. With the situation that happened, it only brought us closer as a team.” Chandler Emberlin, runningback/linebacker: “There were a lot of emotional ef-
fects. We all liked coach Jenkins a lot. He’s a good man, a great coach, and a respectable role model. The main thing was how off guard we were caught. One day we’re joking around at practice, the next we were without a head coach. I can honestly say though, I can’t think of a better person to take over after Jenkins than Driskell. He handled himself extremely well, and kept us all together. Going into half time of the state championship game, the Knights trailed Fuqua (6-6) - a team they shellacked 34-7 on Oct. 10 – by an unexpected 133 deficit. It was Blessed Sacrament’s lowest first-half offensive output of the season, and it left several, but not all, of the players feeling a little bit anxious about their chances of capturing a fifth straight state title. Taylor: “I can honestly say I was in shock. They were a much better team than we played before and we took them lightly. Our chances of winning another title looked slim.” Emberlin: “There was never really much panic, we just needed to reevaluate our game plan. Fuqua had scouted us at the game the week before, so they saw how we ran our game. Once we got into the locker room, we pulled ourselves together and got our heads back into the game. [Coach] Driskell’s always been good at motivating us to do what needs
to be done.” Hagan Driskell, head coach: “In the playoffs anything can happen. Fuqua was a well-coached team. At halftime we talked about what we were doing wrong and how to fix it; we did not panic. I knew this team would fight until the last second to win and that is exactly what it took. The Knights recorded a safety in the second half to cut Fuqua’s lead to eight points. With 39 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, the Knights drove 54 yards in 39 seconds and scored on a touchdown reception by Tyler Dobrucky as time expired. Dobrucky’s improbable last-second score set up a two-point conversion that would determine whether the game went to over time. On the play, quarterback C.J. Flipkoski connected with a leaping Taylor in the back of the end zone. Taylor came down well in bounds, but the back judge initially ruled him out. Pandemonium ensued. Frantic Fuqua fans and players rushed the field thinking they had pulled off the upset, while Blessed Sacrament players threw up their hands in protest of what was clearly a blown call. The error was eventually corrected, the field was cleared, and the game headed into overtime deadlocked at 13. Taylor: “After watching the referee signal it was an incomplete pass, I was livid to say the least. I knew I was in bounds, my teammates knew,
and the other referee knew. And if you look closely at the video, you can even see some of the Fuqua players disappointed/upset because even they knew I was in bounds.” Cameron Holt, linebacker/wide receiver: “I was frantic, angry and sad all at the same time. I didn’t have the greatest look at it but everyone around me was yelling ‘He was in!’ When Fuqua rushed the field I thought it was all over.” Driskell: “The two-point conversion was a mini-roller coaster. When Taylor first caught the ball I saw one referee ruled it complete and our fans and team started to celebrate, then another referee ruled it incomplete. Everyone went wild, our fans in shocked disbelief and their fans wildly rushing the field thinking they had won. I saw the referees get together and discuss it so I moved everyone away from the referees so they could discuss the play. When they finished they overturned the out of bounds call and awarded us the two point conversion. It took a while to get the field cleared of all the fans so we could start overtime. It was definitely one of the wilder endings to regulation I have ever seen.” After Taylor intercepted a pass on Fuqua’s first possession of over time, Emberlin took a handoff from Flipkoski, bounced to the outside, and sprinted into the end zone for
the game-winning score. For the second time during the evening, pandemonium ensued. Only this time, it was final. Emberlin: “The moment that it became clear was immediately after I saw that Sean Stanley pushed Antonio out of the way. I only had to weasel my way through two defenders with less than five yards to go. Crossing the plain into the end zone sent a rush throughout every muscle in my body. I’ve never felt anything like it.” Holt: “When I saw him bounce to the outside of E.J. and I’s block I thought he had a good chance of scoring. Once he crossed the goal line, I was the first one to celebrate with him. It was an incredible moment.” Driskell: “When we got the ball in overtime I was planning on handing it off twice and if we did not get a first down or a touchdown I was going to have Justin Cary try a field goal for the win. The play Chandler scored was great execution by all 11 players on the field..,I realized he had a good chance to score when I saw the initial blocks at the line of scrimmage and Chandler following Sean around the corner with lots of open grass in front of them. When he scored the winning touchdown I probably jumped six feet off the ground and rushed the field to celebrate with the guys. It was absolute pandemonium, so many people just hugging and cheering and tears of joy.”
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Dog: Top honor for a field bird dog is to be crowned National Open Shooting Dog Champion Continued from page 1B
dogs and she’s already placed in runner-up champion twice, which it’s unheard of for that young a dog to place as a runner-up champion twice at her age. She’s not even 3 yet.” The Derby Award for trial bird dogs is equivalent to a horse winning the Kentucky Derby, Ricci said. Although Zeva – who was named by Mrs. Ricci for a character on the TV show “NCIS” – has just entered the arena of open competition, Ricci said when all is said and done, she has a good chance of being the top dog he’s ever owned. “I think she will be,” he said. Zeva’s Derby Award and her finishes in open competition are significant, Mrs. Ricci, 64, said. “I just think it’s outstanding,” Mrs. Ricci said. “She’s a very spe-
cial dog to be able to accomplish what she has at this [stage] of her life. She’s so young. We’re thankful to Purina for starting the Derby Award and she went out there and she did her thing.” In competition, field trial bird dogs are taken through a course with their handlers and are tasked with finding birds with “stylish pointing,” Mrs. Ricci added. Zeva was purchased from a litter of bird dogs in New Jersey, Ricci said. Depending on their bloodlines, puppies will fetch from $750 to $1,500 each, while the most successful field trial bird dogs can for as much as $15,000 to $50,000, he said. The top honor for a field bird dog is to be crowned the National Open Shooting Dog Champion, Ricci said, which Zeva is preparing for. “She’ll compete in January in that trial,
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Bill and Margie Ricci of Powhatan are shown with the original oil painting of their pointer, Awsum County Girl, they received for winning the inaugural Purina Top Shooting Dog Derby Award.
which is in Alabama,” he that title, it would be a said. “It sure would. That said. “She’s already qual- dream come true, Ricci would be fantastic. We’ll name a street after her!” said. ified.” Contact Ben Orcutt at “Oh it sure would,” he If Zeva can capture
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Jake Tomlinson, shown receiving a regional championship medal last season, officially signed with Virginia Military Institute last month. Before departing for Lexington, however, Tomlinson will attempt to defend a state title during his senior season.
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next June, he will leave a lasting legacy with the Powhatan wrestling program. He became the school’s first state wrestling champion last fall, when he captured the Group AA, 171pound weight class state championship in Salem. He had had to battle back from a 5-0 deficit to defeat his opponent, Tunstall’s Jacob Barnette. Though the road to a state title will be a bit more difficult under the VHSL’s new realignment scheme, Tomlinson still
figures to be one of the favorites to capture the 4A state title. The comeback victory in the state final earlier this year was the most recent chapter in Tomlinson’s story of persistence and determination. As a freshman - in the first varsity match of his career, nonetheless – Tomlinson tore the patellar tendon in his knee and was forced to undergo season ending surgery. The following season, “Gunslinger” made it all the way
through the regular season before the injury bug bit yet again. This time he dislocated his elbow and missed the remainder of the postseason in a sling. After recovering, he found that his weight had skyrocketed from 171 to over 190 pounds. Tomlinson could have dropped to the 182, except for the fact that his teammate, Tim Smith, already laid claim to that weight class. So for several months leading up to the season, Tomlinson entered into what amounted to a full-
on fasting session. His determination was vindicated, as was able to slide into the 171 pound weight class, where he captured that coveted state title. Coming into his senior season, Tomlinson will be a man with an Everest–sized target on his back. But, based on the dignified way in which he’s handled the road blocks that have already appeared in his path, don’t expect ol’ “Gunslinger” to miss a beat when he takes to the mat this winter.
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