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Powhatan, Virginia
The hometown paper of Stuart Beyer
Vol. XXVII No. 36
September 10, 2014
Lions Club offers laid-back Labor Day By Laura McFarland News Editor
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he small town America feel was alive and well in Powhatan when several thousand people filled the Village area to celebrate Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 1. On Old Buckingham Road just across from the Powhatan County Courthouse, Joyce Marshall watched the parade go by with her three children – Lily, 9, Isabella, 5, and Coleman, 20 months – continuing a tradition started by her parents. “Ever since I was little it was special to go to the parade,” said Marshall of Powhatan. “It was a nice tradition before the end of summer.” see LIONS page 3A
PHOTOS BY ANJIE HENLEY
Commonwealth Attorney Bob Beasley, acting as the Powhatan Lions Club lion mascot, and a fire truck decorated by Herb Delbridge in honor of veterans were among the attractions in this year’s Labor Day Parade.
Vampires take a bite out of Powhatan By Laura McFarland News Editor
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s darkness fell on Powhatan County over Labor Day weekend, creatures that go bump in the night were wreaking havoc – at least until the director yelled “Cut!” Vampires – good and bad – came to the area on Thursday, Aug. 28, and stayed for several days when “Vam-
pires in Virginia” began shooting on location in the county. Director Kahil Dotay said he was pleased with how the combination of day and night shoots went, with good locations, crew and cast working in his favor. “It has been really great as far as people being positive and willing to help,” Dotay, of Midlothian, said. Although the horror flick has already been shooting in different loca-
tions in and around Richmond since early July, the shoot on Aug. 28 was the first time on location in Powhatan County, he said. Filming started at Chadwick and Son Orchids Inc., with the film crew using Arthur Chadwick’s log cabin home and his orchid greenhouses off Dorset Road in scenes for the movie. PHOTO BY LAURA MCFARLAND Chadwick had never seen a movie Anna Lien, who plays Blood Sister No. 4, applies makeup before filming begins on
see VAMPIRES page 2A the set of “Vampires in Virginia.”
Suspect arrested for wounding Powhatan man
1960s starlet Miller found in Powhatan
By Laura McFarland
inda Miller has fond memories of sitting in the oversized hand of one of the most well known cinematic monsters of all time: King Kong. Miller of Powhatan has a hidden past – being one of the stars of the 1967 Japanese film “King Kong Escapes.” Now a cult classic for monster movie fans, the film features Miller as Lt. Susan Watson, the petite blond (she dyed it for the film) trying to help save the world while not getting
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King William man is being held by the Powhatan County Sheriff’s Office on charges of malicious wounding with a cutting instrument of a Powhatan man. At about 11:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 1, Powhatan’s dispatch center received a call from a family member of Gordon Atkeison, 32, of King William requesting that law enforcement check on his welfare at multiple addresses in Powhatan County, according to Anne Reynolds, crime analyst. ATKEISON While responding to these addresses, a second call was received, advising that an assault had occurred in the 1800 block of Manakintown Ferry Road, she said. When deputies arrived on the scene, they found a victim with multiple lacerations, Reynolds said. The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life threatening wounds and later released. Atkeison, a suspect in the crime, had fled the scene prior to deputies’ arrival. A search was organized involving Powhatan deputies, canine units and the Virginia State Police. Atkeison was apprehended shortly thereafter, about a mile from the crime scene. Atkeison was charged with malicious wounding and was denied bond at his arraignment and bond hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 3.
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killed amidst raging monster battles. It was an awesome time in Miller’s life, she said, but one that mostly was buried in the last four decades. “Nobody knew about it. I wasn’t one to pull out my pictures and reminisce,” said Miller, a partner in Country Living Homes in Powhatan. That all changed when Miller got a call out of the blue from writer Brett Homenick in Japan. He had been looking for her for years and wanted to do an article about her experiences on the film. The story ran in the summer 2014 see MILLER page 7A PHOTO BY LAURA MCFARLAND
Linda Miller of Powhatan was surprised when she was tracked down by a writer wanting to do a story about her role as Lt. Susan Watson in the 1967 Japanese film “King Kong Escapes.” She is shown with the article and a movie poster.
Powhatan County Schools Day 1 = AWESOME
PHOTOS BY LAURA MCFARLAND
Students at Powhatan Junior High School, left, and Powhatan Elementary School arrive for the first day of classes.
Inside A4 Carrington descendants reunite 98 years after 1916 split. A quilt was made in honor of the Carrington family reunion commemorating the descendants, ancestors and significant events.
Sports
Index
B1 Powhatan 4-miler event includes Fighting Creek Park trail for first time.
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