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Vol. XXIX No. 27

July 6, 2016

Traveling wall will honor veterans By Laura McFarland News Editor

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Host Ted Allen checks in with junior competitor Claire Hollingsworth as she races to finish her round 1 dish that must include rib eye steaks, yuzu juice, whipped cream, and plumcots, as seen on Food Network’s Chopped Junior, Season 1.

Young champion’s career blossoming By Laura McFarland News Editor

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OWHATAN – For 10-year-old Claire Hollingsworth, becoming a “Chopped Junior” champion was only the beginning of what looks to be a promising future in the food industry. In the months since an episode of the Food Network TV show aired on Jan. 5 showing Claire winning $10,000 and the title of “Chopped Junior” champion, the young chef has been building on her success with local appearances and the launch of her own line of kidsized cooking accessories. Claire, the daughter of Christina and Ryan Hollingsworth of Powhatan, one day hopes to have

her own Food Network show and become a food scientist. For now, she is having fun showing people of all ages that cooking is not about the size of the chopping knife but the talent in the hand that wields it. “I want everybody to be able to cook because cooking is really fun. It brings me a lot of joy to do it – cooking side by side with my parents, my friends or even my little brother. It really makes me happy,” Claire said. Claire was 9 when she traveled to New York City with her parents and little brother, Zachary, to compete on “Chopped Junior” in August 2015, but the episode didn’t air until Jan. 5, 2016. Claire chopped, sautéed and see CHEF page 6A

POWHATAN – With less than two weeks until the arrival of the Vietnam Memorial Traveling Wall in Powhatan County, organizers are working out the final details to make the experience meaningful for residents of Powhatan County and surrounding areas. The wall, which is a three-fifths replica of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., will be available for the public to visit from July 14 to 17 at Blessed Sacrament Huguenot Catholic School’s Barham-Sowers Field, 2501 Academy Road, Powhatan. A call for volunteers and donations was put out several weeks ago, and the community not only in Powhatan but beyond gave an overwhelming response, said Ray D’Aguanno, adjutant for American Legion Post 201 and one of the organizers. The only needs organizers still need help fulfilling are clergy or counselors for different shifts during the four days; food donations to feed veterans and volunteers, and a huge turnout of people coming to see the wall and attend the opening and closing ceremonies, he said. “I have high expectations that it will bring people to Powhatan. It will honor the veterans. It will honor those that died. It will also allow people to see our wonderful community and the support we have had from everybody,” he said. This event is sponsored by American Legion Post 201, Blessed Sacrament Huguenot, and the Marine Corps League, James M. Slay Detachment 329. The wall will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, July 14 through July 17. There is no charge for admission, and the wall is open to everyone. Volunteers will be on site and available each day to help visitors locate names on the wall, to help guide

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The Vietnam Memorial Traveling Wall will be on display in Powhatan County from July 14 to 17 on the football field of Blessed Sacrament Huguenot Catholic School.

visitors to the names, and to provide paper and pencils for rubbings that visitors may want to make of the names of loved ones lost. Ministers and chaplains will be available to talk and comfort people since it is expected to be an emotional time for many, D’Aguanno said. There are still several time slots that need a chaplain, especially Sunday morn-

Board chooses company to demolish PJHS By Laura McFarland News Editor

POWHATAN – The Powhatan County School Board last week unanimously approved a demolition bid for Powhatan Junior High School, moving the school district one step further along on its journey to a new middle school. During its meeting on Tues-

day, June 28, the board unanimously accepted a bid price of $739,405 from S. B. Cox Inc. in Richmond, the lesser of two bids the school district received, according to Larry Johns, assistant superintendent for finance and business operations. Moseley Architects received two bids, reviewed the pricing and determined that the low bid of $739,405 is compatible with

their original estimates and will work within the current project funding, Johns said. The second bid price of $971,720 came from R. J. Smith Construction. “With board approval, the architects would go ahead and finalize the contract with them so that they can mobilize and get started,” he said. see PJHS page 2A

WO R L D WA R I V E T E R A N R E M E M B E R E D By Laura McFarland News Editor

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OWHATAN – The lone Virginian to be recognized with a Congressional Medal of Honor for his service during World War I was recently honored again as part of the ongoing centennial remembrance of the war, which lasted from 1914 to 1918. On Tuesday, June 14, Del. Lee Ware, R-65, presented a resolution he had sponsored in honor of the late Earle Davis Gregory, a Powhatan native, to American Legion Post 201 in Powhatan. The resolution had passed the House of Delegates on Feb. 25. Ware said Gregory’s accomplishment was brought to his attention by former Powhatan sheriff Nelson Batterson. “It is a real honor to be able to bring attention to someone who has served with the valor and distinction that Mr. Gregory did and to know that he was born right here in Clayville,” Ware said. Chuck Schirra, the new American Le-

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gion Post 201 commander, said having Ware present the resolution to the group

was very worthwhile for the members. “I think some members knew him but the majority of the American Legion post, or most of our new members, are from the Vietnam age. We have a couple of World War II veterans but that is it,” Schirra said. The resolution, a photograph of Gregory and a certificate that names him as a Congressional Medal of Honor winner will eventually be displayed at the War Memorial Cultural Arts and Community Center. According to the resolution, Gregory was the only Virginian soldier on the Western Front of Europe to receive the United States’ highest accolade for military bravery, the Congressional Medal of Honor. Gregory was born on October 18, 1897, at Claysville in southeastern Powhatan County, near both Moseley and Dorset. In 1901, when Gregory’s father, W.J. Gregory, was named agent for the see WORLD page 5A


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