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Vol. XXIX No. 28

July 13, 2016

County launches two new websites By Laura McFarland News Editor

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OWHATAN – The launch of new websites related to Powhatan County tourism and economic development mean the county has two more resources to help attract visitors and businesses. On Friday, July 1, the county launched www.discoverpowhatan.com to act as its tourism website and www. yespowhatanva.com to help drive economic development, according to March Altman,

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On July 1, the county launched websites to promote tourism and economic development in Powhatan County.

deputy county administrator. The new sites will provide an independent identity for tourism and economic development apart from the county’s general page, he said. “It’s a centralized location for visitors or prospective businesses to go and gather information about the county and a place that we can have information about the county and continue to add information as programs evolve and develop,” Altman said. The websites were launched to start the ball rollsee WEBSITES page 6A

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has made the change. CVWMA procures the contractors and vendors to do the recycling for the county.

OWHATAN – The very thing that might make a person seem vulnerable could also save his or her life if used correctly. A walking cane – a seemingly harmless object – can be more than just a prop to help seniors or someone with an injury or a disability with balance. Powhatan couple Tom and Betty Ashmore believe a cane could be the difference between being a victim or safe, between being injured or healthy. The Ashmores, owners of Cane Loyalty, teach a program called Cane-Fu, which is all about taking a symbol of weakness and turning it into a source of confidence and strength. The couple holds classes that teach people who use a cane how it can be used not only as a defensive weapon in case of an attack but a tool to become healthier and stronger. And as he emphasized repeatedly to a group of seniors at the Powhatan TRIAD Senior Resource Fair on Thursday, May 26, “We get stronger so we can live longer!” “Using a cane, some people feel it makes them look vulnerable. Thugs know this for a fact,” Tom Ashmore said. “When you have no other choice but to defend yourself, knowing how to use the cane may just save your life. The cane will no longer be a sign of weakness but more of a badge of courage.” The Ashmores did a demonstration of some of the ways a cane can be more useful than the audience ever knew. But Tom Ashmore cautioned that people have to learn the techniques properly and practice them on a regular basis if they want the moves to come in handy when split second decisions are needed. Ashmore is a retired marine and police officer who said he started training in martial arts at the age of 14 and has been learning new techniques all his life. He later started his own business with training classes to teach knife defense, unusual weapons and basic street survival. Ashmore is also a certified Cane-Fu instructor with Cane Masters, which Mark Shuey Sr. helped found and now owns. The program focuses on five key areas: situational awareness, stretching, strength building, balance work and self

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Convenience center upgrades recycling News Editor

nounced it has expanded the items it will accept for recycling. As of Friday, July 1, the convenience center will now accept plastics with the recycling symbol and the numbers three through seven as well as waxy cartons commonly used for juice or milk, Johnny Melis, utilities manager, said. Up to

ther dispose of it in their trash or take it somewhere else to dispose of it. Everything recycled stays out of the solid waste stream and out of the landfills,” Melis said. Powhatan is one of 13 localities belonging to the Central Virginia Waste Management Authority (CVWMA) that

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POWHATAN – County residents now have the opportunity to decrease their carbon footprint after the Powhatan Convenience Center an-

Have cane, will defend By Laura McFarland

Families in the Dorset Ridge neighborhood on Setting Sun Drive enjoy the fireworks they won from Big Bang Fireworks’ photo contest. The Wallace, Sprouse and Estep families had a great evening together. For more photos turn to page 8.

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Tom and Betty Ashmore demonstrate how a cane can be used for self-defense.

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Jonathan Fuller, left, and Noah Fuller, both of Powhatan, drop off recycling at the Powhatan Convenience Center. The convenience center is now taking more plastics and cartons from residents for recycling.

this point, the only plastics the county recycled were the narrow neck plastic bottles with a one or two. “It is additional recycling that wasn’t previously available. People would ei-

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