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Vol. XXXI No. 29

January 17, 2018

Supervisors choose new leaders By Laura McFarland News Editor

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OWHATAN – The Powhatan County Board of Supervisors elected its new leadership for 2018 at its most recent meeting in a vote that went smoothly but saw one member abstaining because of his doubts about the election process. Carson Tucker, who represents District 5, was elected chairman and Angie Cabell, District 3, was elected vice chairman in a 4-0-1 vote during the supervisors’ meeting on Monday, Jan. 8. Larry Nordvig, District 2, abstained. During the election, the only comments made were by Tucker, who thanked outgoing chairman Billy Melton, District 4, for his leadership. “Thank you for your leadership – your real leadership – over these years of your chairmanship. (Your) high energy, principles, morality, selfl essness, indefatigability, and concern for what is right,” Tucker told Melton. “You have committed to making it a better, cleaner community for us and it is.”

CARSON TUCKER

ANGIE CABELL

However, during the board comment period at the end of the one hour meeting, Nordvig explained that he abstained because he does not agree with the process the board uses to elect chairman and vice chairman and to assign board committee appointments. “I was told the results of this election in advance, just this morning, and that is not how free and fair elections should work. I was not fully consulted nor fully informed until the election had already been decided, therefore, disenfranchising the over 5,000 people of District 2 whom I represent,” Nordvig said. He added that the board’s lack of transparency in these matters troubles him, but he wanted to bring a solution and not just a problem. He said he will have at “least two recommendations to correct this by looking at different procedures for elections in the future, which other localities have successfully employed, just as soon as staff and county attorney can help me draft it.” Tucker has been on the board

JOE WALTERS

VALARIE AYERS

School board re-elects chair, vice chairwoman By Laura McFarland News Editor

POWHATAN – Joe Walters was named chairman of the Powhatan County School Board for the second-straight year at its meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 9. Walters, who represents District 4, was once again approved unanimously by his fellow board members in a vote taken at the board’s first 2018 meeting.

Valarie Ayers, District 3, who was vice chairwoman in 2017, was also unanimously re-elected into the same position for the coming year. The board reorganizes every January for the upcoming year. Walters said he appreciated the support of his fellow school board members in voting for him to serve another term as chairman and that it was an honor to be elected. see SCHOOL, pg. 2 }

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Local families involved in Equal Rights Amendment By Laura McFarland News Editor

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OWHATAN – Two young Powhatan girls have been making their own mark on the movement in Virginia to help bring women one step closer to equal constitutional rights. An image of 10-year-old Eastan Weber and a slogan coined by 12-year-old Ani Hornung, both of Powhatan, have been at the center of recent marketing materials for supporters of a campaign to see the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) ratified in Virginia. The Equal Rights Amendment, among other things, says that “equality of rights under the law shall CONTRIBUTED PHOTO not be denied or abridged by the United States or by The photo and slogan of two Powhatan girls are any state on account of sex.” The amendment to the U.S. Constitution was being used in the campaign for Virginia to ratify passed by Congress on March 22, 1972, 49 years after the Equal Rights Amendment.

it was first introduced in 1923, and sent to the states for ratification. However, by the time the first deadline and then an extended deadline had passed, the ERA had only been ratified by 35 of the necessary 38 states as of 1982. Virginia is one 15 states that did not ratify the proposed constitutional amendment. While the issue remained largely dormant and out of the public eye for many years, supporters gained renewed hope when Nevada ratified the amendment in March 2017, becoming the 36th state to do so. Some argue that Nevada’s ratification was a moot point since it came 35 years after the extended deadline, but others, including women’s groups now focusing attention on Virginia and Illinois, say the deadline can be changed by Congress and the ratifications are still what matters. see RIGHTS, pg. 8 }

Hunter saves friends’ house when fire starts on porch By Laura McFarland News Editor

POWHATAN – Lillian and Jack Wilson say the fact that there house isn’t a pile of rubble right now is largely down to Joey Paquette and a dog named Mange – but mostly Paquette. The Wilsons had a fire break out in their home on Bracket’s Bend in Powhatan on Saturday, Jan. 6 that started on their porch and was spreading to their house. It was a little after 1 p.m. on the last day of deer season and the couple was nearby at the Yates Hobson Hunt Club, which is on land bordering theirs, hunting with other members and their dogs, Lillian Wilson said. Meanwhile, Paquette of Powhatan was out looking for his dog Mange, which was still out from the morning’s hunt. He was on his way back to the hunt

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Standing in front of their home, Lillian and Jack Wilson, who are holding their dogs on the right, are grateful to the work of Joey Paquette, center, and John Anderson, for putting out a fire on their porch, and fire and rescue workers for assisting.

club when he passed the Wilsons’ home, glanced over and noticed smoke. At first he thought it was coming from a chimney, but when he took a better, look, he realized it still

didn’t look right. “So, I put it in reverse, pull up to the driveway and pull up to the house, and there was smoke rolling out of the screened in porch,” said Pa-

quette, a realtor with Napier Realtors ERA. “I immediately get out, open the door and I can see the fl ames on the exterior wall. see HUNTER, pg. 6 }

Library brings back Writers Roundup By Laura McFarland News Editor

POWHATAN – Powhatan County Public Library will spotlight the importance of supporting local authors with an upcoming Writers Roundup. Almost 20 authors from Powhatan County and sur-

rounding localities have been invited for the informal event that will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan. 27 at the library. The event is free and open to the public. The event will be an informal coffee and conversation with authors, who will be at tables set up around the lisee WRITERS pg. 6 }

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The books of authors that will be at the Writers Roundup are on display at Powhatan County Library.

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for 10 years and previously served as chairman. Before that, he served for three years on the planning commission and 12 years as chairman of the board of equalization. Outside of the meeting, Tucker offered a written statement saying he was honored by his peers asking him to be chair this year and that he was optimistic about the immediate and longterm future of Powhatan. “Our excellent bond ratings and audits point to consistent, conservative, handson management of our fiscal systems and leadership by board and staff. We have modest and manageable residential and commercial growth,” he said. “We’re making investments in infrastructure, especially broadband and public education. The board of supervisors and school board are working cooperatively to ensure excellent schooling for our youth. A revitalized Economic Development Authority is studying how to broaden the tax base.” He also commended the new 911 emergency call center for setting “measurable stretch bogeys to incrementally improve fire, rescue and EMS response times”; the constitutional officers for having competent and customer-friendly offices; the sheriff’s office for not only enforcing the law but building relationships among diverse groups; the board of supervisors for “working as a team better than ever”; county employees, and volunteers and charitable groups in the county. Powhatan County still has its issues, Tucker said. “One that has always haunted us – and, let’s be honest, always will be an issue – is land use: that is, balancing development (and its generation of tax revenues) on one hand, an on the other hand, protecting our quality-

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Looking ahead to the rest of 2018, he said that the biggest tasks ahead are to see the successful construction of the joint transportation facility and the future Powhatan Middle School. “I would like to see both of the projects – the joint transportation facility and the middle school – brought to a close and wrapped up effectively. I would like to see both of those projects completed on time and under budget,” he said after the meeting. “I think it demonstrates that this board has taken seriously the investment that the citizens of this community have made in the future of the schools. It is important.” Ayers echoed Walters’ comments of thanks for the other members’ support and confidence. Ayers said she sees the realignment of the district’s three elementary schools as an important task the board will be dealing with in 2018. “The realignment of the schools is a big thing for a lot of people, but I think the real positive for that is what we discussed tonight, that all of our schools are great,” she said after the meeting. “We don’t have what other counties have, that you have some really high end schools and some schools that need help. All of our schools are great. That is a good thing for our students and citizens.”

livable rural character,” he said. “Other issues are greater broadband penetration; the condition of our roads; and job creation.” Even more challenges that face the county include dealing with falling numbers of fire and EMS volunteers; continuing the dialogue about housing choices; honoring the county’s African-American educational legacy by making decisions about and finding the funding for the adaptive re-use of Pocahontas Middle School, and always keeping in mind “our concern for our farmers’ future, our air, soil and water.” “All this requires focus, prioritization, patience and principled problem solving, negotiation, compromise sometimes, and a willingness to make decisions. We as a community are up to it,” Tucker said. After the meeting, Cabell also said she was honored to be part of the board of supervisors team and happy to serve in any way she can. Cabell has been on the board two full years. In 2018, she said the county is finally going to wrap up the comprehensive plan to give the citizens a good working document. The county also has another budget to prepare to hopefully move Powhatan forward, and the board will be working through that process with a new county administrator, Ted Voorhees, which “will be interesting and exciting.” “I just hope that the board can continue to work together in the best interest of our citizens and in representing the county outside of its borders,” she said. During the board comments, Cabell also thanked Melton for his patience in helping her learn the ropes of being a supervisor in her first two years in office. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@ powhatantoday.com.

The other challenge is going to be opening a new school, “which is an exciting thing but it can also be a challenge. It will be fun. It will be a good year,” she said. Ayers added that she set herself a New Year’s resolution to be in the schools more this year and to participate in more activities. The election itself passed with no comments, but a few of the board members spoke about the leadership team during board comments. Jim Kunka, District 2, congratulated Walters on another year of chairmanship and added that “to balance your youth and inexperience I chose the highly qualified Mrs. Ayers. I think we are going to have a great 2018 under your leadership.” Ayers joked that with the comparison, Kunka was calling her old. “I thank my fellow board members for acknowledging I am old and nominating me for vice chair again. It is an honor to serve and thank you all very much,” she said with a smile. Walters likewise acknowledged Kunka’s comment: “I sincerely appreciate Mr. Kunka describing me as youthful. Not many people do that anymore. That is appreciated as well.” Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@ powhatantoday.com.

O B I T UA R I E S JERRY BREWER Jerry E. Brewer, 67, of Powhatan, passed away on Friday, January 12, 2018. He was the son of the late James and Anne Mae Brewer of Tennessee. He is survived by his life partner, Jean H. Richardson and her family; children, Teresa Diggs (Bray) of Chesterfield, Kathy Carr (Kevin) of Powhatan; and grandchildren, Morgan Carr, Brad Diggs and Kaitlyn Diggs. He BREWER is also survived by one brother, Douglas Brewer of Tennessee. A burial service will be held in the Virginia Veterans Cemetery, Amelia to be announced later.

L. GERALDINE BRYAN L. G eraldine " G erry" Bryan, 86, of Powhatan, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 11, 2018. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Richard J. Bryan and her daughter, Deborah Nuckoles Sands (Rob) of Powhatan. The family received friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, January 14 at Bennett & Barden Funeral Home, 3215 Anderson Highway, Powhatan and where services were held at 2 p.m. on BRYAN Monday, January 15. Interment Powhatan Community Cemetery.

JOHN GUNN John L. G unn, 95, of Edgewater, Florida, formerly of Powhatan, a World War II Navy veteran and retired firefighter for the City of Richmond, passed away on Saturday, January 6, 2018. He was preceded in death by his wife, Eva P. G unn; and sons, Larry and Donnie G unn. He is survived by his remaining children, Johnny (Tammy) Clements, G arland G unn, Deloris G unn, Doris G leason, Mary (Lucky) Eichmann, Barbara Sellers, Harriet (Mark) G unn, Carl (Judy) G unn; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. A memorial will be planned at a later date. Andrews Funeral Home & Crematory, G loucester, Virginia is in charge of arrangements.

DIANE HARDING Diane G ame Harding, 73, of Varina, went home to the Lord on Saturday, January 6, 2018. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Anna G ale G ame. Diane is survived by her loving husband of 55 years, Thomas E. " Pop" Harding. Also surviving are her siblings, Robert L. G ame (Mary) of Powhatan, Linda G ale G ame (Mike) of New Kent and Sue G ame HARDING Hambright (Danny) of Varina; siblings-in-law, Richard Harding (Denise) of Elk River, Minnesota, Mark Harding (Maureen) of Wanona, Minn., John Harding (Leah) of St. Paul, Minnesota and G ail Mansour (G eorge) of Portland, Tennessee; as well as numerous nieces and nephews, all of whom she loved dearly. She had a 36year career in the insurance industry as a senior underwriter. Diane was an active member of Four Mile Creek Baptist Church and a very active member of the Varina Woman' s Club. She loved camping, antiquing and Atlanta Braves baseball. The family received friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, January 11, at Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 S. Laburnum Ave., Richmond, VA 23231, where a funeral service will be held on Friday at 10

a.m. Interment will follow in Washington Memorial Park. In lieu of fl owers, memorial contributions may be made to Four Mile Creek Baptist Church, 2950 New Market Road, Henrico, VA 23231.

DANNY JESSUP Danny G arfield Jessup of Powhatan passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 2, 2018. He was born on October 15, 1943, in Powhatan County. He attended Powhatan High School and graduated from Huguenot Academy. He served in the Powhatan Army National G uard. He retired after 38 years from the Virginia State Highway Department. He was predeceased by his parents, Folger and Lena Jessup, and siblings, G ray Jessup, Delene Worsham, and Charlotte Duke. He is survived by brothers Robert (Stan), Leon (Joan), Artie (Charlotte), Benny (Jody), sister-in-law Winnie and many nieces and nephJESSUP ews. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, January 27 at Bennett & Barden Funeral Home, 3215 Anderson Highway, Powhatan.

JAMES PENNINGTON James Raymond Pennington, 86, of Moseley, passed away on Thursday, December 21, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. He was the son of Jesse and Carrie Pennington and was preceded in death by his three brothers. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was stationed in Fairbanks, Alaska. After the miliPENNINGTON tary, James returned to Virginia and began his career as a trooper with the Virginia State Police. He was stationed in Surry, County, where he met his wife, Norma. In 1971, they moved to Chesterfield County, where he continued his work with the Virginia State Police as an instructor at the training academy and duty sergeant at the headquarters. He retired in 1987 after 35 years of service. After retirement, Jim and Norma moved to Powhatan, where he enjoyed gardening, woodworking, his dog, his home and his family. Jim was preceded in death on November 26, 2017 by his wife of 61 years, Norma. He is survived by his daughters, Jennifer Hastings and husband, Paul, Cynthia Spicer and husband, Neil. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Sarah Waide and husband, Kenny, Rebecca Spicer and James Spicer. A celebration of his life was held from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, January 14 at 1813 Manakintown Ferry Road, Midlothian, VA 23113.

DONALD STURTZ SR. Donald A. Sturtz Sr., 83, of Powhatan, passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2018. He was the son of the late Howard Sturtz and Cassie G rey of Wisconsin. He is survived by two sons, Donald of Powhatan, Michael (Deanna) of Midlothian; granddaughter, Dory Michelle Sturtz; numerous nephews, nieces and many friends. He retired from Philip Morris in RichSTURTZ mond and was a U.S. Army veteran who enjoyed yard sales, bird watching and working on clocks and watches. There will be a private ceremony by family. Memorial contributions may be made at animalleague. org.

C R I M E R E P O RT Tuesday, Jan. 2 • A deputy responded to a hit and run of property in the 4200 block of Anderson Highway.

Wednesday, Jan. 3 • A deputy responded to a report of threatening phone calls in the 3900 block of Three Bridge Road. • A deputy responded to a larceny in the 1000 block of Evans Road. • A deputy responded to a report of a prowler/ window peeper in the 3800 block of Old Buckingham Road. • One male was arrested for a

protective order violation reported in the 2300 block of Mill Road.

Thursday, Jan. 4 • A deputy responded to a report of an aggressive animal in the 1400 block of Palmore Road. • A deputy responded to a fraud in the 1900 block of Fairoaks Road.

Friday, Jan. 5 • A deputy responded to a destruction of property in the 2200 block of Academy Road.

Saturday, Jan. 6 • A male was arrested for driv-

ing under the infl uence near the intersection of Anderson Highway and Red Lane Road. • A deputy responded to a report of trespassing in the 1300 block of Dorset Road.

Monday, January 8 • A female was arrested for driving under the infl uence near the sheriff’s office. • A deputy responded to a credit card fraud in the 2600 block of Anderson Highway. • A deputy responded to a report of threatening phone calls in the 3300 block of Duke Road.

P RO PE RT Y T R A N S F E R S Lot 10, Block S, Lake Shawnee; Ruby C. Horne, by Ellen C. Barrett, conservator to Edos LLC, $ 65,000. Lot 11, Section C, Deep Creek Estates; Mark S. Johnson to CMH Homes Inc., $ 60,000. Lot 19, Hideway Lake; Professional Foreclosure Corp. of Virginia to Wells Fargo Bank NA, $ 133,650. Lot 25, Section 2, Aston; Windswept Development LLC to Perkinson Homes Inc., $ 135,000.

Lot 3, Section 3, Oak Leaf; Oak Leaf Real Estate Holdings LC to HOM Inc., $ 90,900. Lot 7, Block C, Section C, Chestnut Oakes; Chadwick W. Blevins to Douglas I. Jamerson, $ 199,950. 2626 Academy Road, Powhatan; Martin H. Dunivan to James W. Byerly, $ 275,000. 2290 Ballsville Road, Powhatan; Bobby N. Wheeler to Thomas L. Bulifant, $ 213,000. 1896 Cook Road, Powhat-

an; Dwight W. Atkins to Steven W. Spurlock Jr., $ 176,950. 1153 Dorset Road, Powhatan; Nicole G . Kellam to Jeremiah Joseph Cooper, $ 289,000. 2295 Highland Drive, Powhatan; Dean Patrick to Rachel Marvin, $ 239,950. 2220 Judes Ferry Road, Powhatan; Curtis Lee Salyer to Curtis Chadwick Salyer, $ 157,200. see PROPERTY, pg. 7 }

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Powhatan County Public Library, Virginia Cooperative Extension - Powhatan, and Powhatan State Park co-hosted a Holiday Wreath Workshop on Dec. 2, 2017. Max Forrest, Powhatan State Park ranger, discussed the history of the wreath and demonstrated how to craft a wreath using natural materials to a full house. Participants were provided with fresh-cut greens, grapevine wreaths, wires, and ribbon to create their wreaths. The Goochland-Powhatan Master Gardeners were on hand to share information on boxwood blight and also provided helpful tips on decorating with fresh greenery. The library hopes to partner again with the Virginia Cooperative Extension - Powhatan to offer an additional session of this popular workshop during the 2018 holiday season. Check the PCPL website or like the library’s Facebook page to stay in the loop on this and other great library programs throughout the year.

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Powhatan County Public Library and the Friends of the Library provided a fun-filled Gingerbread Day program the morning of Dec. 19, 2017. Barefoot Puppets of Richmond d performed their Little Red and the Gingerbread Man show, whic wh which ich h was met with many giggles from even the youngest viewers. Children and their caregivers were then invited to create a gingerbread house in the library’s activity room. Candy for decorating was provided by many generous patron donations, and library volunteers assisted in constructing graham cracker “gingerbread” houses in advance of the event. The program’s success makes it likely that the library will provide a similar event during the 2018 holiday season. Check the PCPL website or like the library’s Facebook page to stay in the loop on this and other great library programs throughout the year.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Wednesday, Jan. 17 On the third Wednesday of each month at a new time, 1 p.m., Powhatan County Public Library will offer Library for All, a program planned for adults with special needs and their caregivers. Each hour-long session will offer something new. Caregivers must remain with attendees during each program. Everyone from the Powhatan community is welcome to attend. The Winter/Spring 2018 dates are: Jan. 17, Feb. 21, March 21, April 18, and May 16. The January theme focuses on “Winter Games.� For more information, contact the Powhatan Public Library at 804-598-5670 or visit us online at www. powhatanlibrary.net.

Powhatan Domestic Violence Services and Goochland Family Services hold a support group for survivors of domestic violence from Powhatan and Goochland counties and surrounding areas every Wednesday. The group meets in the evening with childcare provided. All women are welcome. For more information or location, contact Powhatan Domestic Violence Services at 804-598-5630 or go to the organization’s Facebook page and send a private message. u

Feeding Powhatan is a nonprofit food pantry that exists to feed people who are struggling financially in the Powhatan community. The pantry will be open from 7 to 8 p.m. at 2408 New Dorset Circle (next to Community Life Church). Income guidelines apply. Visit us on Facebook at Feeding Powhatan or call 804-303-6431. u

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Powhatan County Public Library’s family storytime is held at 10:30 a.m. every Tuesday and Wednesday. Library hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m. to 7

The contestants are in for the first Mr. Powhatan competition. This will be the event of the year and these gentlemen are ready to suit up and show down! You do NOT want to miss it! The big night will begin at 7 p.m. at Powhatan High School in the auditorium. Come on out and bring everyone you know! Cost is $5 and all of the proceeds will go to the fight against cancer through Relay for Life of the American Cancer Society. u

The Woman's Club of Powhatan meets at 10 a.m. , at PCC (Powhatan Community Church), 4480 Anderson Hwy, Powhatan, from September to May. The Woman's Club manages the Powhatan Clothes Closet, which is the main source of money for their many philanthropic projects such as the Powhatan Rescue Squad, Fire Departments, Social Services, Powhatan student scholarships, plus many more local causes. Contact membership chairman Joy Matkowsky, with questions at 804-6789108. u

Senior Connections offers a lunch and social event called Friendship Cafe that is open 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday to Thursday at St. John Neumann Catholic Church. It provides socialization, nutrition, exercise, transportation and information about relevant topics for seniors ages 60 plus. For more information, contact Joan Doss with Senior Connections at 804556-4815 or jdoss@youraaa. org. u

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The Free Clinic of Powhatan, located at 3908 Old Buckingham Road, Powhatan offers health services (medical, dental, mental health, women's health) free of charge for uninsured and low income residents of Powhatan County. Administration hours are from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. On Thursdays, lab services are from 9 a.m. to noon and patient hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. On Mondays, registration

The original Powhatan AA meets from 8 to 9 p.m. every Thursday in the Powhatan Village Building.

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The Powhatan Rotary Club meets at 7:30 a.m. every Thursday at the County Seat Restaurant. u

The Powhatan Ruritan Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. at Powhatan United Methodist Church. Dinner will be served followed by a program and a brief meeting. They are a community service organization dedicated to our county. All are welcome. For more information call Larry Cary at 804-598-5194. u

The Powhatan Chamber of Commerce luncheon will be held at noon at County Seat Restaurant.

The Powhatan Food Pantry is open from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Tuesdays and 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursdays at 2500 Batterson Road. Contact the pantry at 804-372-9526 or powhatanvafoodpantry@ gmail.com.

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The Woman’s Club of Powhatan’s Clothes Closet is open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Thursday, Monday and Tuesday and from 10 a.m.

Capital Region Adult Education Adult Education classes to prepare individuals in need of a GED or basic math and reading skills, Workforce Literacy Training, Computer Literacy Training or Career/Post -Secondary Counseling have open enrollment through August, 2018.

Mini-Maker Studio is a new creative arts program for ages 5 plus being held at Powhatan County Public Library. Join coordinators at 10:30 a.m. on select third Saturday mornings: Jan. 20, March 17, April 21 and May 19. Participants will explore creative art forms using a variety of materials including wood, fabric, natural materials and clay. u

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The Powhatan County Democratic Committee will hold a Caucus for the purpose of Reorganization at Powhatan County Public Library. The caucus will begin at 2:30 p.m. Doors will close at 3:15 p.m. It is important that members attend this important activity. u

A Winter Gala Dance Show put on by Powhatan's Stars in Motion Dance studio will be held at 5 p.m. at Powhatan High School, 1800 Judes Ferry Road. Tickets are $7 and may be purchased at the event. Proceeds will be donated to Noah's Children, which is Central Virginia’s only pediatric palliative care and hospice program. u

Powhatan AA meets at 8 p.m. every Saturday at Manakin Episcopal Church on Huguenot Trail. u

The Christian Motorcyclists Association Powhatan chapter Living Wheels will meet at 6 p.m. at Company 1 Fire station at the intersection of Old Buckingham Road and Mann Road. Find out what they have been doing, and where their next ride or event will be. For more information call Tom Barnes at 804-6904884 or Frank Vaughn at 804-512-8835.

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The Virginia Orchid Society will hold the annual orchid show at Strange’s Florist Jan. 19 to 21. Hours are from 1 to 6 p.m. on Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on

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Powhatan Handcraft Group meets from 3 to 5 p.m. every Tuesday at the Powhatan County Public Library. People can bring their own project to work on, such as knitting, crochet, needlepoint, beading, cross stitch and embroidery. Handcrafters of all ages and experience levels are welcome. No registration necessary. No craft provided. u

AA meets at 8 p.m. every Tuesday at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on Huguenot Trail.

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Yard Works and Powhatan Anti-Litter Council are partnering again this holiday season to offer live Christmas tree collection and recycling free of charge to local residents. Trees may be brought to the Yard Works in Powhatan, 1990 Anderson Highway, between Jan. 2 and 31. Hours for tree dropoffs are from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday through Friday. Trees will be ground into mulch. Make sure trees are free of all lights, tinsel and ornaments. No artificial trees will be accepted. For more information, call Yard Works at 804639-0311 or the Powhatan Extension Office at 804-598-5640. u

St. John Neumann Catholic Church, in partnership with the Powhatan Community Action Agency, is currently looking for volunteer drivers for a pilot transportation program to provide rides for the elderly and disabled. Riders may need transportation to the Free Clinic or another health care providers, to the grocery store, or other necessary tasks. Drivers must provide a current driving record, be able to pass a background check, and take a Driver Safety Course. Drivers may be compensated for their mileage if they choose, and the program will cover insurance on the vehicles while driving for the program. At this time, we are only looking for volunteer drivers. Rider applications are not being accepted at this time. For information on becoming a volunteer driver, contact Maria Sharples, Get A Ride Program director, at 804372-9755. u

An ongoing effort to stop the spread of feral cats is seeking volunteers for trapping and feeding. For more information, contact 804-219-7941.

Monday, Jan. 22 AA meets at 7:30 p.m. every Monday in the gathering room at May Memorial Church, 3926 Old Buckingham Road. u

Awaken to Hope Al-Anon meets at 7:30 p.m. every Thursday at St. John Neumann Catholic Church. u

For more information, call Capital Region Adult Education at 804-780-6039

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Saturday, Jan. 20

A free caregiver support group sponsored by Powhatan United Methodist Church and Powhatan Family Counseling will be held at 11:30 a.m. at the church, 2253 Rosson Road. It is an open group for anyone who has family or friends dealing with chronic mental health or physical illness. Some meetings will have a special guest speaker. The group is facilitated by Dr. Judith Cain-Oliver, licensed clinical psychologist. Contact Dr. Oliver at 804-598-9577The Powhatan chapter of the NAACP meets at 7 p.m. at different locations each month: Jan. 18, Hollywood Baptist Church; Feb. 15, Shiloh Baptist Church and March 15, Guildfield Baptist Church. For more information, contact Gail Hairston at 804-598-3435. u

Heart of Virginia Beekeepers will present Beekeeping for Beginners School, which consists of three classes, Jan. 18, 23, and 29 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Prince Edward County Extension Office across from Lowe’s in Farmville. A hands-on session will be held on a date to be announced. Cost of $50 per family includes all classes, books and sessions. Pre-registration is required. Grant money is available. For more information or to register, contact Mary Jane Morgan at 434-315-1433 or email at wmorgan476@ gmail.com. u

Sunday. Orchid Societies from all over the state will set up displays and be judged. Orchid venders will also be there. Adults and children are encouraged to attend. It is free and open to the public.

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CHURCH DIRECTORY St. Luke’s Episcopal Church SUNDAYS 8 AM Holy Eucharist (Quiet Service) 9 AM Holy Eucharist (Family Service) 10 AM Christian Formation (Sunday School for Children & Adults) 11 AM Holy Eucharist

All are Welcome! For more information visit www.stlukespowhatan.org Route 711 at Three Bridge Rd. • 794-6953

EVERGREEN COMMUNITY CHURCH (PCA) Proclaiming & Practicing the Gospel of Jesus Christ

Worship service at 9:30 AM Meeting at Flat Rock Elementary School www.EvergreenPowhatan.com

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Providence Presbyterian Church

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.

(1 mile west of Rt. 288)

598-4970

794-6401 www.manakin.org

Located 1950 Ridge Road (Rt. 627) 2/10th of a mile north of Rt. 13

Pastor Linda Lowe

Hearts and Beyond Our Doors

Worship: 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 9:45 a.m.a.m. 2253 Rosson Rd.

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804-403-3963 Sundays: 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 Located off Route 60 at Lower Hill Rd. Pastor: Johnathan M. Whichard

Powhatan United Methodist Church

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3308 Pleasants Road, 1/4 mile off of Route 711 Russ Cress, Pastor 598-0733

St. John Neumann Catholic Church

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CALL 598-4305 for details.

Rev. Walter G. Lewis, Pastor Saturday - 5 p.m. Sunday - 8:30 a.m. & 11 a.m. 598-3754 www.sjnpowhatan.org Located behind Flat Rock Village Shopping Center

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Hobson’s Chapel United Methodist Church Sunday Worship 1801 Huguenot Trail 10:00 AM Sunday School 9am Sunday Worship 10am Sunday School Wednesday Bible Study 6:45pm 11:00 AM Bryan M. Holt, Pastor Pastor Jerry Drinkard, Jr. 378-3607 492-4366 www.EmmausChristianChurch.org

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to 2 p.m. every Saturday at 3908 Old Buckingham Road at the back end of the social services building. Donations accepted anytime but preferably during regular hours. Shoppers can fill a paper grocery bag full of stuff for $3. The second hand store sells clothes, shoes, books, movies, CDs, housewares, linens, toys, small electronics, games and more. Look for The Clothes Closet of Powhatan on Facebook.

for new patients is from 5 to 7:30 p.m. and patient hours are from 4 to 8:30 p.m. All patient visits are by appointment. For more information, contact 804598-5637.

p.m. Tuesday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday. The library is closed on Sundays and county holidays. For more information, call 804598-5670.

Powhatan Today, January 17, 2018

Broughtons celebrate 50 years of marriage

Mr. Powhatan 2018 pageant to be held By Laura McFarland N ew s Editor

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Tommy and Ginny Broughton will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Jan. 20, 2018. The couple has two sons and eight grandchildren. They have lived in Powhatan for the last 45 years.

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The Powhatan Extension office and Powhatan Department of Public Works have partnered with Virginia Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (VDACS) to bring a free recycling service to area farmers and horticulture businesses. You may be wondering what old containers you can clean out of your home garden shed, but this program does not include homeowner products. Before bringing containers to the collection site, applicators must triple rinse or jet rinse containers, remove plastic sleeved label and/or label booklets, remove caps and contact either Rachel Grosse or Dave Johnson to schedule

SECOND ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH 1059 Dorset Road Powhatan, VA 23139 Reverend Mark A. Divens, Sr. Pastor

Praise and Worship Service Sunday School 9:45-10:45 Sunday Morning Worship will begin at 11:00 a.m.

Backpacks of Love, nonprofit committed to eliminating hunger in schoolage children by providing nourishing food for their weekend, needs help. In addition to the constant need for donated individualsized food items, adults or students are needed to double bag the plastic bags the group packs in, which will help expedite the packing process. (This job can be done at home if people pick up bags at the pantry office.) The group also needs help breaking down boxes for recycling. This job should be done weekly preferably on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and/ or Thursdays after packing days. These are great jobs for students looking for community hours. Contact Gloria at 804-598-2723. u

The Coalition of Powhatan Churches needs drivers for clients to go to doctor appointments and small errands as present volunteers are being overwhelmed with requests. For more information on volunteering, contact Liz Benton at 804-372-6384 or angels5517@aol.com. u

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Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Worship Service: 11:00 a.m. 4731 Bell Road, Powhatan, VA 23139

Worship - 10:30 am Bible Study Wednesday 7 pm

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 5680 Cartersville Road Powhatan, Virginia 23139

(Independent Bible Believing)

Pastor Gregory L. Beechaum Sr. “The church where Jesus is Alive”

www.HollyHillsBaptist.org

Randy Blackwell, Pastor

Beginning in February, the AARP Tax-Aide Team will visit Powhatan County Public Library to help residents file their income taxes. Tax assistance will be provided by appointment only from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays through April 13. u

Lonesome Dove Equestrian Center needs volunteers to help with sessions with veterans participating in equine therapy. Helpers are needed starting at 10 a.m. on Feb. 6, 14 and 20, and March 6, 14 and 20. To

volunteer, call 804-318-6485. Visit www.ldequestrian.com. u

Powhatan County Public Library is bringing back its popular free bingo social for Winter/Spring 2018. Bingo is sponsored by the Powhatan Friends of the Library and everyone is welcome to play. Game time is 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on the following Mondays: Feb. 12, March 12, April 9, and May 14. Light refreshments and coffee will be served. Players are welcome to bring their own lunch. Make new friends, win prizes and have a good time at the library! For more information, call 804-598-5670 or visit the website at www. powhatanlibrary.net. u

A Babysitting Course for Tweens and Teens will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays from Feb. 13 to March 6 at the Powhatan Parent Resource Center, located in Trailer C-500 behind Pocahontas Elementary School. By participating in the Babysitter Program, students ages 12 to 18 can learn key life skills, responsibility, how to provide age-appropriate care and how to resolve potentially dangerous situations. Cost is $25. Space is limited so register early. For more information or to register online, https://goo.gl/forms/ mqPXY9WR580lqzcZ2. Contact johns59@vt.edu or 804-598-5640. Call 804598-3034 for directions or parking information.

Sunday School - 9:45 am Worship - 11 am Wednesday Bible Study & Prayer Service - 7:00 pm

804-375-9404

Hollywood Baptist Church

Morning Service at 11:00 am Bible Study Every Wednesday Night at 6:30 pm 3964 Old Buckingham Road

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 Prayer Service - Wednesday 6:30 pm www.redlanebaptist.org 598-3481 Worship Service 9:00 a.m. 975 Dorset Road Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Four miles south of Flat Rock Sunday Night Classes for all ages at 5:30 www.gracelandbc.org Dr. James Taylor, Pastor

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

Faith Free Will Baptist Church

“A Church Where Love Never Fails!” Pastor Otis B. Lockhart, Jr. 2828 Genito Road, Powhatan 598-2763 Sunday Morning Worship Service 11:00 AM Sunday School at 9:30 am Roy Robinson, Pastor 804-690-0558

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

Advertise in Powhatan Today’s Church Directory Call 598-4305 for details.

FIRST ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH 3920 MAIDENS RD., POWHATAN Pastor Vera Rhyne

Ordinary People. Extraordinary God!

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.

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Pastor Jeff Beard, MA, MBA

Graceland Baptist Church SBC

OLD POWHATAN BAPTIST CHURCH

9:00 a.m. ---- Sunday School Sunday School - 10:00 a.m. 9:45 a.m. ---- Prayer & Praise Sunday Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.--- Sunday Morning Worship Sunday EveningYouth Ministry - 6:00 p.m. 5th Sunday at 11 a.m. Sunday EveningAdult Bible Study - 6:30 p.m. Hour of Power Wednesday Prayer - 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. ---- Tuesday Night Worship & Bible Study 379-8930

Muddy Creek BAPTIST CHURCH Baptist Church

11 a.m. – Worship Service 9 a.m. – Church School Wednesday Bible Study 10 a.m. & 7 p.m.

Office: 804-598-2667

Holly Hills Baptist Church

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Rev. Bryan Stevens, Pastor

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Sundays 9:45 Sunday School 11:00 Worship 6:00 Youth Soul Food Thursdays 5:45 Mid-Week Meal 6:15 Handbell Choir 6:30 Children’s Choir/GA’s, RA’s Children’s Mission Moment 6:30 Adult Bible Study (Child Care Provided) 7:30 Adult Choir Rehearsal 3922 Old Buckingham Road, Powhatan In The Village (804) 598-3098

2591 Ridge Road Powhatan, Virginia 23139 804-598-2051

The Richmond Symphony Orchestra is coming back to Powhatan High School for a concert benefiting the Powhatan Education Foundation (PEF) at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 28. The program highlights "Music from the Movies" and includes music from Star Trek, Harry Potter, Captain America as well as favorites from Rossini, Mendelssohn, Copland and Bernstein. All proceeds from this event will support PEF's mission of supporting innovation and creativity in Powhatan County Public Schools. This includes funding student

2901 Jude’s Ferry Rd.

May Memorial Baptist Church

Michael Edwards, Pastor Ashley Edwards, Minister of Children and Youth Beverley Edwards, Minister of Music

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Christian Fellowship

1659 Anderson Highway 3½ miles east of Flat Rock

804-598-5491

Powhatan County Public Library’s Teen Advisory Creative Organization (TACO) is a group focused on sharing ideas and creating displays and events for the library. The group meets from 4 to 6 p.m. on select Tuesdays: Jan. 30, Feb. 6 and 20, March 6 and 20, April 17, May 1, 15 and 29 and June 5. u

The Powhatan County Democratic Committee will meet from 3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 28 at Powhatan County Public Library. Everyone is welcome. u

Magic awaits you at PCC’s annual Father Daughter Ball from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 26. Dads and their daughters will enjoy dancing, desserts, princesses, twinkle lights and so much fun at Passion Community Church, 4480 Anderson Highway, in Powhatan.This event is for girls of all ages – from infants to the young at heart. Each daughter will receive a goodie bag and be entered to win one of many prizes that will be given away throughout the night. Tickets are $25 per couple and $10 for each additional daughter with a maximum of $45 per family. To register, go to https://pccwired.net/ event/fdball/ or you can stop by PCC Preschool from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Sign up early

Members of the club have been talking about doing this pageant for a few years and everything seemed to come together as a fun way to start off 2018, Miller said. He pointed out that student Abby Nee has been the director of events but that there are many students helping out and participating. At the end of the night, in addition to an entertaining evening, the pageant will have the added bonus of raising money and awareness for Relay for Life, Miller said. “I am hoping for crazy laughter, I am hoping for some oohs and awes and I am hoping for a great night filled with spirit and everybody joined together for a good cause,” he said. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@powhatantoday.com.

scholarships, teacher innovation grants, and music education programs. General admission tickets are $25. A $50 VIP ticket includes preferred reserved seating and a pre-concert reception in the PHS Library starting at 1:30 p.m. with refreshments, performances by PHS musicians and an opportunity to mingle with RSO musicians. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.eventbrite. com and search for the event.

A Writers Roundup will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan. 27 at Powhatan County Public Library. Calling all local writers and readers to the event, which will feature coffee, cookies and conversation with local authors. As a special treat, several of the children’s authors will offer story time at 11 a.m. u

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Miller pointed out this is not a womanless beauty pageant, which is when men dress as women to compete. “It is different than our normal craziness at the Relay for Life,” he said with a laugh.

because prices go up at the door! All proceeds from this event go directly towards a scholarship for a future PCC Preschool student. Hope to see you for a magical night of fun!

Narconon Arrowhead is here to help you. Narconon offers free addiction counseling, assessments, and referral services to rehabilitation centers nationwide. Call 1-800-468-6933 or log on to www.narcononarrowhead. org. u

Faith

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Expect great things from God; Attempt great things for God!

and support. Women’s support group based in Powhatan but open to all women impacted by domestic violence. The group is free, confidential and childcare is available. Contact 804-598-5630 ext. 2422 or 2420 for more information.

tants will compete in different categories, including swimwear, sports and athletics wear, formal wear, a talent portion and an interview.

CHURCH DIRECTORY Bill Sisson, Pastor

GREENBRIER BAPTIST CHURCH

POWHATAN – A group of well meaning young men are looking for some community support this week as they step on stage in Powhatan High School’s first Mr. Powhatan 2018 pageant. The high school’s Leftovers club will host the pageant at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 18 in the auditorium of the high school, 1800 Judes Ferry Road. Tickets are $5 at the door and all of the proceeds will go to the fight against cancer through Relay for Life of the American Cancer Society, said Christian Miller, teacher and the PHS Leftovers club sponsor. Almost a dozen young men in 10th through 12th grades will compete in the pageant for the title of Mr. Powhatan. The contes-

a drop off. For more information on acceptable containers and drop off information, contact Rachel Grosse at the Powhatan Extension office 804-5985640.

The Powhatan County Cooperative Extension Office and Powhatan Department of Public Works have partnered with Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences (VDACS) to bring a free recycling service to area farmers and horticulture business that were, up until now, without a location to recycle their properly rinsed pesticide containers. The collection site is a shed in the back right corner at Powhatan Volunteer Fire Department Company 1, 3971 Old Buckingham Road. Contact Rachel Grosse at 804-598-5640 or 804-3855370 or Dave Johnson at 804-385-6231. u

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fbcpva.org (Independent, Fundamental Bible Believing) Travis Keith, Pastor Sunday School - 9:45 am • Sunday Morning Worship - 11:00 am Sunday Evening Service - 6:30 pm • Wednesday Prayer Meeting - 6:30pm • Children & Teen Programs on Sundays 6:30-7:30pm (Sept-May) Contact - 794-7054 2109 Anderson Hwy Across from Food Lion & Wendy's

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Fire Company 1 elects new board of directors CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Powhatan Volunteer Fire Department Company 1 recently announced its 2018 Board of Directors, with the positions becoming effective on Jan. 1. Pictured are, back row, from left, Brian Keaton, District 1 assistant chief; Damon Bradbury, District 1 Chief; Chris DeNoon, vice president; Joe Shupp, member-at-large, and David Foltyn, treasurer; and front row, Brenda Breon, president, and Steve Moore, memberat-large. The entire volunteer membership of Company 1 is looking forward to another year of serving the community.

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competition this fall. First place winners included a small business consultant, a university magazine editor, newspaper journalist, legal magazine publisher, national trade association communicator and freelance

he managed to find them and let them out of the house despite the building already filling with smoke. Wilson said she had put Bandit, Smokey and G inger in the laundry room that morning because they like to chase trucks and she knew there would be a good amount of traffic on their road due to the hunt that day. With the dogs safely out, Paquette said he start-

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ed filling pots, pans and anything else he could with water in the sink and bathtub so he could throw it on the fire. “I get a bunch of pots and pans and am filling them up in the bathtub and throwing them on the fl ames,� he said. “I’ve got 911 on one hand and the radio that our hunt club uses to try to get Jack and Lillian to the house and then try to get some troops up to the house to help me.� Paquette said he would grab one full container to throw on the fl ames but stick another under the faucet to fill while he was gone. Paquette said another hunt club member, John Anderson, was the first person to arrive after his radio call for help and added he was a big help in getting the fire under control. Wilson recalled hearing her husband on the radio telling her that their house was on fire. The drive back to the house was incredibly fraught with tension since she didn’t know what to expect and she couldn’t help but worry about her dogs. “That was all I could think as I was riding up the road and I saw what was going on. There were cars over here and it was for real. The fire trucks weren’t here yet, but I saw my dogs running across the yard and said, ‘Oh thank G od! ’ They were the only living things in the house but it was our three dogs and we love them,� she said. After many pots and pans full of water, the hunters managed to get the fl ames out, Paquette said. However, they could tell the fire was still in the wall and they began ripping off siding and throwing water

arts and leisure writer. Frances Crutchfield of Powhatan also received an honorable mention in the Speech category for her work, “With a Song.� Award winners who advanced from everywhere to make sure it was out. “We had several of our guys up there helping. Then the fire trucks get there and do their thing,� he said. The call to 911 came into Powhatan County Emergency Services at 1:18 p.m. and the first unit arrived at 1:34 p.m., said Leon Sydnor, assistant fire marshal. Engines 1, 3 and 5, Rescue 2 and the Rescue Squad responded to the fire. When the fire crews started arriving, the fire was pretty much out but they took boards off the porch fl oor and the house to make sure there was no hidden fire in the walls and underneath the porch where it actually burned through the fl oor a little bit, said Pat Schoeffel, assistant chief of Powhatan Fire and Rescue. “We went upstairs just to make sure there was no fire in the walls using our thermal imaging camera. It detects heat. It is so sensitive I can put my hand on the wall, pull it away from the wall and then look at it with the camera and see the outline of my hand,� Schoeffel said. “We can use that to help determine if there is fire in the walls or any hotspots so we don’t have to tear them open to check sometimes.� Sydnor, who investigated the fire, said the origin of the fire was on the porch and the only cause he couldn’t rule out was that sunlight came through the glass at the right angle and caught something on fire, “kind of like in the old days when we used to take a magnifying glass and melt army men.� “It is kind of one of those fl uke things. The sun came through the window

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brary, Peggy Martin, library director, said. Several Powhatan authors are scheduled to attend the event, including G ail Timberlake, Nancy Clarke, Brad Luxford, Brian G riffen, G ail Newton, and Randy Schulkers, a descendant of Robert F. Schulkers, author of the “Seckatary Hawkins� series. In addition to the Powhatan authors, other Richmond area authors who will be in attendance are Angie Miles, Lydia Armstrong, Erika Carter, Patrick Dacey, April Davis, Michelle Dodd, Lana Krumwiede, Mary Ashby McDonald, Ali Pfautz, Fiona Q uinn, J.J. Shay, Maria Tucciarone, and Heather Weidner. “I have asked them to bring their books to sell and we have purchased as many as we could. Some of them we already had,� Martin said. “There is a display in the lobby right now with books from the authors if people want to check them out.�

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Lillian and Jack Wilson, back, stand in front of a porch on their home that was on fire. Friends Joey Paquette, front right, and John Anderson, put the fire out.

and narrowed down,� he said. Schoeffel said Paquette saved the house from having a great deal of damage since he found it just as the fire was starting to hit the ceiling and roll across. “If it wasn’t for Joey, there would have been a lot more damage. By the time we responded to get there, he found it at that point, so it would have been another eight or nine minutes before we got there. Fire doubles in size about every minute,� he said. Schoeffel also praised Paquette’s quick response and notification of the fire department. Even though the fire was mostly out when firefighters arrived, he said they would rather come and find the fire out than for someone to put the fire out for a couple of minutes and it gets bigger and bigger and then call for help. Paquette said he was nervous going into the fire but that the house wasn’t

The library has held writers roundups before with each time a little different, Martin said. She decided not to have a formal setting or panel discussion but give people plenty of time to have one-on-one conversations with the authors. “It is for anyone who wants to drop in, meet some local authors, see what they are selling and what they are writing about if you are interested in meeting and discussing writing with local authors,� she said. The event will include authors who have published books in a wide variety of genres, including poetry, action/ comedy, autobiography, mystery, and children’s books. G ail Timberlake of Powhatan said she has done a writers roundup with the library before and enjoyed herself so much that she said yes when she was invited back. “I had such fun last time. I enjoyed meeting the other authors as much as I did the clientele that came in and out of the library,� she said. Timberlake has written four chil-

fully engulfed so he didn’t feel that he was really putting himself at risk. “It seemed manageable and I wasn’t going to sit there and watch it and wait for the fire department,� he said but later added, “The roads were still in bad shape so I was really impressed with how quickly the fire department got there.� Wilson said she and her husband are incredibly grateful to Paquette and the fire department for saving their house and thankful he happened to be nearby picking up his dog. “If the dog hadn’t been up here and Joey hadn’t come up here when he did to look for (it), seriously my house would be burnt to the ground and everything I have – all my memories, all my pictures, everything we had as a family – would have been lost,� she said. “We have been living here for 20 years and this is where I raised my kids. I love this house.�

dren’s books, including her most recent publication, “Nyangusi Brought a Monkey to Church,� inspired by her trips to Africa with the local nonprofit Together for Tanzania. Timberlake will be one of the children’s book authors who will conduct story times as a special treat, starting at 11 a.m. Martin said she hopes people who come to the event may meet some new local authors and find some interesting reading material. People interested in writing and having it published may also enjoy speaking with people who have already self-published or had their works published. Refreshments for the author reception are provided courtesy of the Powhatan Friends of the Library. For more information, contact Powhatan County Public Library at 804-598-5670 or visit www.powhatanlibrary.net. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@powhatantoday.com.

How have you and your family fared in the snow and record low temperatures so far in 2018? E-mail answers to editor@powhatantoday.com or submit them online. Visit www.powhatantoday.com to see fellow residents’ responses.

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Winter blood shortage shows need for donations By Laura McFarland News Editor

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or the last few weeks, snow and below freezing temperatures have had a huge impact on the daily lives of people in Powhatan County and most of Eastern Virginia. Snow canceled schools, closed offices and businesses and had people staying home from work and other commitments to avoid driving on unsafe roads. This editor saw numerous social media posts that demonstrated some people were clearly going a little stir crazy being cooped up indoors even for this short amount of time. I definitely had a few such moments, and I didn’t even have any children to entertain. Unfortunately, not everybody could stay off the roads, and some of the people who ventured out found themselves stranded or in wrecks. Fortunately, although there were some accidents with minor injuries, Powhatan County faired pretty mildly compared to many other parts of Virginia and the East Coast. As the snow and ice dissolved, one thing that really caught my attention was the urgent call for blood donations this January, which is National Blood Donor Month. Last week, the American Red Cross issued an ur-

gent need for blood donors of all blood types to make an appointment to give now and help address a winter blood donation shortage. According to a release sent out by the Red Cross, severe winter weather had a tremendous impact on blood donations already this year, with more than 150 blood drives forced to cancel, causing more than 5,500 blood and platelet donations to go uncollected. This is in addition to seasonal illnesses, such as the fl u, and hectic holiday schedules collectively contributing to more than 28,000 fewer donations than what was needed in November and December. “Even temporary disruptions to blood and platelet donations can diminish the availability for hospital patients,” said Berandette Jay of the Appalachian and Mid-Atlantic Red Cross Blood Services Region. “It’s the blood on the shelves that helps save lives in an emergency, and that’s why we’re asking eligible individuals to make an appointment to give blood or platelets today.” While all blood types are urgently needed, there is a more critical need for the following blood and donation types right now: Type O negative, the blood type that can be transfused to almost everyone and is what doctors reach for in trauma situations, and Type B negative, which can be transfused to type B Rh-posi-

tive and negative patients. I have never had a blood transfusion, but multiple family members and friends who either underwent surgeries or were in accidents have required blood transfusions through the years. I am incredibly grateful that when it was their time of need, someone had already stepped up to donate blood. While I could not find any blood drives currently scheduled in Powhatan County, the American Red Cross helps you to search by location to see if there are any in certain areas that might meet your schedule by using the free Blood Donor App, visiting redcrossblood.org, or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-7332767). The website also has information on how an organization or business can host a blood drive. On the same website, the Red Cross has a page about why people should donate blood. It lists reasons such as being asked by a friend, knowing a family member or friend might need it someday or just believing it is the right thing to do. But, as the website says, regardless of your reason, “the need is constant and your contribution is important for a healthy and reliable blood supply. And you’ll feel good knowing you' ve helped change a life.” Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@powhatantoday.com.

L E T T E R S TO T H E E D I TO R Housing diversity will reflect human experience in county Dear Editor, Bill Cox wrote in his letter to the editor dated Jan. 10, 2018, that Powhatan doesn’t need affordable housing. Other than soft jabs at an “elitist point of view” and pretending not to know what “workforce housing” means, his points seem astoundingly dismissive – those of someone whose never actually had to struggle. My husband and I bought our house in 2003. We were single income because I couldn’t make enough to pay for childcare. Later, when we could, we became a dual-income household. I went back to school and got a job as a teacher here in Powhatan County AND I COULDN’T MAKE ALL MY BILLS, even with two incomes. So, I struck out into self-employment, with dreams of “pulling myself up by my bootstraps” and… we still struggled. Then my husband’s industry changed and he lost his job. Long story, short, we nearly lost our house. And during our time of duress, we didn’t have the money to pour into sweat equity. Instead we were paring back— eliminating cable, growing as much of our own food as possible, downsizing our car, getting rid of cell phones, and buying all of our clothes from thrift shops. Pre-teens love that. For years, parts of our home went unrepaired. Siding, painting, fl ooring. We tried cheap options when we could, but reality is that even dual-income families often can’t afford $ 2,000 plus for new fl ooring. At one point, we couldn’t afford to replace our refrigerator when our old one died. Even now our siding has holes in it, our linoleum is bubbled up and torn because it takes a lot of money to make these repairs and when you don’t have any expendable income, nothing gets done. And it wasn’t

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1890 Lower Mill Road, Powhatan; Chesterfield Construction Services Inc. to Michael S. Kellam, $ 360,000. 3005 W Maple G rove Lane, Powhatan; Vertical Builders LLC to Ray M. Lester Jr., $ 429,950. 2534 Mountain View Road, Powhatan; Cheryl Purdy to Chad W. Shoultz, $ 155,500. 6591 Old Buckingham Road, Powhatan; Baylor Tree Farm LLC to Steven J. Boyer, $ 149,924. 4718 Powhatan Lakes Road, Pow-

even like we bought an expensive or overly large home. We paid a whopping $ 150,000 for our nugget of land with a 1,600-square-foot home on it. It boggles the mind when someone tries to tell me that homes under $ 200,000 are affordable. The truth of the matter is “affordable” is dictated by income and when Powhatan sheriff’s deputies and teachers can’t afford to live in the county, we should be embarrassed. The reality of Cox’s letter is it is based in its own brand of elitism. It assumes that everyone has experiences (and income) like his, and the fact is we don’t. Housing diversity will refl ect the diversity of human experience, which is the whole point. Heather Stocker Powhatan County

Commercial, not residential growth should be the focus Dear Editor, Disclaimer: I am a member of the Powhatan County Planning Commission. The views below may be shared by others but should be viewed as my own. There is no evidence that there has ever been a cohesive and focused economic development plan for Powhatan County. That void was filled by a default “Rooftop Strategy” – build the residential sector and ignore the business sector. As a result, residential taxpayers contribute over 92 percent of the total property tax dollars collected and the balance comes from the commercial sector. The 2010 Comprehensive Plan laid out a goal of 70 percent of the property tax total from residential taxpayers and 30 percent from the commercial sector. Q uite a gap – so why should you care?

hatan; Prince Construction Inc. to John A. Salemme, $ 211,000. 3500 Sherwood Bluff Way, Powhatan; David Schalow to Steven M. O' Q uinn, $ 274,500. 6313 Walnut Tree Drive, Powhatan; Hopson LLC to G regory Kellam, $ 272,872. 3471 Anderson Highway, Powhatan; Joseph Clay Worsham to Christy B. Elliott, $ 310,000. 454 Bel Bridge Circle, Midlothian; Eagle Construction of Virginia LLC to Michael M. Moore, $ 521,966. 1804 Countrytown Road, Powhatan; John R. Poliquin to Ellen L. Ozmore, 8460 Times Dispatch Blvd., Mechanicsville, Va 23116 Phone: 804-746-1235 Toll Free: 877-888-0449 Fax: 804-730-0476

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The direct result of a residential focused economic development plan is the highest property tax rate among our peer jurisdictions. Houses and families mean children who deserve a quality education, and education is very expensive. The infrastructure cost to support the residential sector is far more than the property taxes that it generates. Cost of Community Service* studies confirm this time and time again. We need a change in direction and Powhatan needs to do at a minimum the following two things: 1. Say out loud that the “Rooftop Strategy” for economic development has been a financial failure for its citizens. It has been a failure because of the cost of infrastructure (schools, fire and EMS) needed to support it. I am not advocating that we stop building houses – that would be silly. 2. Replace the failed strategy with a robust Economic Development Program focused on bringing more businesses to Powhatan. That plan should focus only on projects that are able to deliver on all of the following : A. Strong revenue stream for the county tax coffers. B. Jobs that can improve the financial well being of our citizens. Not minimum wage retail jobs, not temporary construction jobs, and not ripple effect jobs. C. NO new significant infrastructure needs – for now or the future. We will need time to correct the problems created by years of apathy and misdirection. We will need time to build the commercial sector’s contribution to our property tax base. But most of all, we will need elected officials who can make very deliberate choices that are transparent, focused, data driven and uncompromising. *Cost of Community Services – Google this for study after study on the cost of services to support the residential sector. Bill Cox Powhatan County

$ 295,000. 2502 G enito Road, Powhatan; Stephanie Spingarn to Ashton Properties Virginia LLC, $ 435,000. 3333 John Tree Hill Road, Powhatan ; Peter M. Brooks to Aaron R. Sutten, $ 385,000. 1770 Kisra Lane, Powhatan; James W. Byerly to Judith H. Thompson, $ 307,500. 1930 Lower Mill Road, Powhatan; HOCAV LLC to Joshua Adam Cohoon, $ 289,280. 2375 Mill Road, Powhatan; David W. Wright Revocable Family Trust to G regg Tobey, $ 220,000.

3135 Moyer Road, Powhatan; Lori C. Malcolm to Christopher W. Kersey, $ 196,000. 4138 Old River Trail, Powhatan; JCM III LLC to Wilbert L. Bolling, $ 310,000. 2670 Setting Sun Drive, Powhatan; Federal National Mortgage Association to Jeffrey Hannah, $ 315,000. 3160 Taurman Park Drive, Powhatan ; William Michael Brishke to Justin Lavimodiere, $ 116,500. 14917 Watermill Lake Trail, Midlothian; Powhatan County Properties LLC to Robert T. Fetchko, $ 152,500.

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In Virginia, efforts involving many groups and spearheaded by a nonprofit called Women-Matter have been focused on the ratification of the amendment. In the last several years, the Equal Rights Amendment has been passed by the Senate of Virginia five times but killed in the House of Delegates on crossover, said Eileen Davis, co-founder of Women-Matter. “We have had a fair measure of success, but almost only counts in horseshoes. Almost is getting it half ratified with bipartisan support five times since 2010, but until we ratify it in both houses, it is not done. We move the ball a little bit further down the field every year, but we need to hit the goal and be done with this,” she said. G oing into the G eneral Assembly’s 60-day session, these local groups are once again lobbying to see the constitutional amendment ratified in both the Senate and House of Delegates. And the poster children for their efforts, literally, are two Powhatan girls.

Taking a stance Andrea Weber said that she and her husband, Rory, have raised their two daughters, Ella, 15, and Eastan, 10, to think for themselves and be able to give good reasons for what they believe. With Eastan in particular, basic equality is something she will argue strongly in support of, which came out even more after they participated in the Women’s March in 2017, Andrea Weber said. Eastan said she was scared to go to the Women’s March because she didn’t know what could happen but did anyway because equal pay matters to her. “I mostly listened because I couldn’t see the people on the stage but I learned by listening that there are much more voices in this world than we know about. My favorite person to listen to was this girl that was my age. She was really brave and told her mom’s story to all of those people in the crowd,” Eastan said of a girl whose mother doesn’t speak English.

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She and Eastan traveled to New York City for the little girl’s milestone 10th birthday last June, and while there, they made plans to take a picture of her standing next to the Fearless G irl statue that was still installed on Wall Street. The 4-foot bronze statue of a little girl created by artist Kristen Visbal stood opposite the iconic Charging Bull sculpture and represented the need for gender equality. Eastan, a fifth-grader at Pocahontas Elementary School, looks similar to the statue and Weber said she had even reached out to the artist to talk about its meaning and her inspiration. The mother-daughter duo decided to pay it a visit. “We have a little dress that matches and we went down there and waited for the rain to stop and then we took her picture at the Fearless G irl statue,” Weber said. In the photo, Eastan has adopted a similar stance and looped her arm through that of the statue. Weber said she shared the photo with her sister in Louisiana, who then shared it on Pantsuit Nation’s Facebook page. It went viral within the group, being shared and commented on thousands of times, she said. “I loved it because she was my kid, but neither one of us were prepared for how other people reacted to it. It is almost like she became this little living mascot for women’s rights or girl’s rights or just fairness in women’s futures because that was the basis of that statute,” Weber said. Weber said they had begun to meet others in the region after the Women’s March, including Kati Hornung, who also lives in Powhatan. It was also through this friendship that she became aware of the movement to get the ERA ratified and told Eastan about it. “I was horrified to find out that it is OK to pay me less than a boy even though I work as hard as him, am as smart as him and am better for the job,” Eastan said. “At first when my mom told me the ERA wasn’t passed in Virginia but it was in other states I was confused because I thought we had equal rights already, and then in comes pow, in your face that we don’t.” Community, institutional or internal relations " Build and Protect" ; Cynthia Price, Marketing program or campaign for new or existing service or product, " Q ueally Center" ; Martha Steger,Specialty articles,

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When the WomenMatter group asked to use Eastan’s photo for this purpose, the Webers agreed. Weber said they received permission from the statue’s artist to use the image in marketing materials but not State Street Corporation, which commissioned it, so it was removed from their market-

this issue for so many years. Why is she getting this attention? ” Weber said. “I said part of what her contribution is is she has a genuine and authentic belief in this subject.”

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Eastan Weber, above, 10 took a photo with the Fearless Girl statue in New York that is now being used in the campaign to see Virginia ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.

ing materials and what was left was her daughter standing proud. The advocacy of a new generation, “you could feel it in that photograph,” Davis said. She saw the photo as showing that the message of the need for the ERA had reached a new generation and that “their advocacy is the blood transfusion we needed.” “This was not in any way staged or some liberal plot. This was a little girl from Powhatan who went on trip to New York, took a photograph and we found out it even existed. That is the best kind of photograph because it is organic. That is why it is so powerful,” Davis said. The image is on an electronic billboard near where I-95 and I-64 meet so it could greet legislators in the G eneral Assembly as they arrived in Richmond for the new session this month, she said. All of the attention has surprised Eastan, who struggled to wrap her head around why her picture would be such a prominent part of the fight for women’s equality, her mom said. “She really feels there are all of these older ladies who have been working on

age is a slogan made special by Ani Hornung, a 12-year-old homeschooled Powhatan student and the daughter of Kati and Andrew Hornung. The simple phrase “Not One More G enERAtion” highlights the need for the Equal Rights Amendment to be passed so another generation of girls doesn’t have to experience the same kind of discrimination as those who came before, said Kati Hornung. Hornung learned that the ERA had not been ratified in Virginia several years ago but didn’t really start getting involved until last year. Hornung said that even at her young age, Ani is a strong feminist, and in 2017, she wanted to do something to support the movement around getting the amendment ratified in Virginia. “I was upset; I think it should have passed awhile ago,” Ani said. “I want to see the ERA passed very, very badly.” So they made some homemade signs, and on one where her mom had written “Not one more generation,” Ani noticed ERA was in the word generation and colored them red and underlined them.

Davis was at that rally in front of the G eneral Assembly and remembers seeing Ani’s homemade sign and her emphasis on the ERA in generation. “I looked at that sign and I said ‘My G od it has been staring at us in the face all the time,’ ” she said. “The refl ection of the new generation is looking at it and saying how long has this been going on? My generation is going to take care of it. She has just caught it. It came from a 12-year-old Powhatan kid, a phrase that is taking off nationally.” In the fall, organizers were saying they needed a good branding campaign. They talked about Ani’s slogan and her mom mentioned Eastan’s photograph and “it all started to just gel organically on its own,” Hornung said. She created the drafts of the marketing materials and her friend, Rachel Iga, made them into the final products that were used on the billboard and as part of a postcard campaign to legislators. Ani said she thought her slogan would be used on a few magnets, so to see the reactions and others and the billboard has been surprising. “I thought this is cool and bigger than I thought it was,” Ani said. For her part, Hornung said the main driver for her being involved in this movement is that she is a woman and the mother of two daughters, Ani and Z oë , 10. “I am really more participating just as a human that wants to see it done. I am not a card carrying member of almost anything and I am not really a big joiner. I am just doing this because my kids are really big on it and I think it needs to happen,” Hornung said.

Renewed efforts The involvement of the girls and young women is a good sign of more people learning about the Equal Rights Amendment simply because many people erroneously believe it already passed, Davis said. She said that far too many women don’t even know this is still an issue others are fighting for on their behalf. Proponents of the amendment also face arguments that the ERA is not needed anymore because

the rights of women are already protected under laws such as the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, Equal Pay Act and Violence Against Women Act. Women’s groups such as Women-Matter argue those are all laws that can be altered or repealed and have no constitutional standing. Davis cites the words of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who was interviewed by California Lawyer in a January 2011 issue and said, " Certainly the Constitution does not require discrimination on the basis of sex. The only issue is whether it prohibits it. It doesn' t." Davis also points out that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader G insburg, when asked in 2014 how she would amend the Constitution, said she would add the Equal Rights Amendment. In addition to ignorance of the issue, activists are also battling misinformation, she said. “I think there is a lot of misinformation about this issue. I also think when you are used to privilege, equality feels like oppression. I feel there are a lot of people who feel that to give equality to everyone, those who enjoy privilege have to give something up,” Davis said. “But really equality is not a jar of pennies that there is a finite amount and if I share there is nothing left for me. Equality is like love; the more you give the more you have.” Davis said that the reasons in generations past that the ERA failed to pass “have all been negated” and it is time to get it done. Senators and delegates were invited on Monday, Jan. 16 to a screening of the documentary “Equal Means Equal” at the Byrd Theatre in Richmond. Supporters of the amendment will also continue to lobby on behalf of ratification during the 60-day session and especially focus on getting it out of subcommittee in the House of Delegates, Davis added. “We want the dignity of the debate. We deserve to have this long overdue conversation on the fl oor of both chambers with debate and with a registered vote,” she said. “It is time that every delegate in the state of Virginia is accountable to their position on this issue.”

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Powhatan’s Jacob Moss grapples with his opponent from Kellam on Dec. 30 at Hanover High School during the Hawk Duals. Moss went 3-1 during competition at the Virginia Duals on Jan. 12-13 and delivered some key wins in the upper weights for the Indians.

Indians finish fourth in division at Va.D uals By Billy Fellin Sports Editor

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owhatan’s wrestling team has the goal of always improving and bettering themselves. When it comes to the Virginia Duals, the Indians can check off one goal of improving year-over-year. At the Hampton Coliseum over two

days of top-fl ight wrestling competition, the Indians finished fourth in the Black and Blue Division, which is Powhatan’s best-ever finish in the prestigious event. “It went pretty well overall,” head coach Jonathan Tanaka said. “Overall, I’m pretty happy (about the fourth-place finish.)” The Indians opened up with a 46-24 win over Lafayette.

Sean Hall, J.D. McMillin, Collin G erardi and Jeffrey Hoyt all won their respective matches by pin, with Hoyt recording the fastest one at 1:01. G erardi wasn’t far behind by pinning his opponent in 1:28. Hayden Fitzsimmons won at 160 with a 9-2 decision and Sam Tomlinson won at 170 by pin in 1:22. Jacob Moss, Linwood Hill and Jarrett

Tronge swept the 195, 220 and 285 classes, respectively, to carry out the win for the Indians. Powhatan then defeated Amherst County 39-30 in a close match. Hall, McMillin, G erardi and Hoyt grabbed early wins for the Indians, with G erardi pinning his opponent in just 33 seconds. see INDIANS, pg. 2B}

Avery drops 38 points in 57-43 w in over Lighthouse By Billy Fellin Sports Editor

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Blessed Sacrament Huguenot’s Raymond Avery (3) scored 38 points in the Knights win over Lighthouse Christian on Jan. 11.

As the calendar fl ipped to 2018, it became a whole new season for the Blessed Sacrament Huguenot Knights boys basketball team. Prior to the holiday break, Blessed Sacrament Huguenot was down several players that were recovering from injuries. But, those players have returned to the court and have energized the Knights roster. That energy was on display on Jan. 11 at Blessed Sacrament Huguenot as the Knights took down Lighthouse Christian 57-43, led by Raymond Avery’s 38 points. “They played really well,” Knights coach Chris Hamner said. “I could feel it

at practice this week that we were going to put one together and that was pretty big.” The first quarter was a back-and-forth frame, with Avery scoring eight of the first nine Knights points. Avery’s last bucket of the first quarter was the start of a 9-0 run, including a 3-point play by Avery. The 3-point play gave the Knights a 16-8 lead and put the Lions on their back foot. Lighthouse Christian closed the gap in the middle of the second half with a quick 6-0 run, but the Knights were able to keep the Lions at a distance after a 4-of-6 performance from the free throw line. While the Knights went into the half with an eight-point advantage, the lead disappeared in the third quarter. see KNIGHTS, pg. 3B}

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Powhatan’s Maggie Salomonsky (right) goes for a layup at Powhatan High School during the 31-26 win over Louisa on Jan. 12. Salomonsky led the Indians with 18 points against the Lions.

Powhatan girls power past Louisa, Albemarle By Billy Fellin Sports Editor

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owhatan’s girls basketball team had a long week. The Indians faced Jefferson District opponents in three straight games over the course of three consecutive days at Powhatan High School. The final of those three games was on Jan. 12 against an upstart Louisa team. Powhatan was able to outlast the Lions in a 31-26 final. “It was our third game in a row, so we had no legs,” Indians coach Kristy Henderson said. “We were just holding on. We missed some usual shots that we usually hit. Defensively, we were great. Offensively, we struggled a bit.” The Indians defense shut down the Lions offense through the entire first quarter and most of the second, as Louisa did not convert a single field goal attempt. In the entire game, the Lions only had seven successful attempts from the fl oor. While Louisa struggled from the field, they were more successful from the free throw line and the Indians sent the Lions there often. Powhatan had racked up seven fouls near the end of the first quarter. Louisa was 6-for-6 from the free throw line in the first quarter, which was the only way they were able to keep pace with the Indians on the scoreboard. The Indians were able to avoid too

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Powhatan held a slight edge going into the 160-weight class matchup between Colby Cheatham and Parker Hoden, but Cheatham was victorious in an 8-1 decision, which started a momentum swing toward the Indians. Tomlinson, Cole Burton and Moss each won their classes to give the Indians the boost they needed. Moss won his in a sudden victory by a score of 6-4, while Tomlinson pinned his opponent in 26 seconds and Burton delivered a 6-4 victory. “That was a big win for us, considering they beat us up pretty good last year,” Tanaka said about the win over the Lancers. “It’s nice to take down a

many more fouls in the second quarter, only committing three and Louisa was just 3-for-6 at the line in the second frame. The Indians already had a different starting lineup on the fl oor against the Lions, as Kelsey Mawyer was out of the lineup due to injury, and Ali Anderson was limited as she works her way back as well. The foul trouble Powhatan found itself in brought more of the Indians bench out onto the fl oor. However, Henderson said she’s happy with the depth and experience that Powhatan’s bench has cultivated this season. “We did really well when Kylee (Maiolo) was on the bench,” she said. “A lot of the players on the bench are coming off the bench and playing very well. That’ll really help us as the season goes on.” Charlotte Kramer and Maggie Salomonsky combined for 15 of the first 18 points for the Indians and sent the team to halftime with an 18-13 lead. In the second half, Salomonsky continued her scoring streak, as she scored five of the Indians seven points in the quarter. She led the Indians with 18 points. Louisa kept pace with the Indians in the third quarter as they started to find some consistency in scoring from the fl oor. The Lions continued to put the pressure on the Indians in the fourth quarter.

team of that caliber.” Then, Powhatan was knocked down to the consolation bracket with a 39-25 loss to the top-seed in Tallwood. Hall, McMillin, G erardi and Hoyt all remained undefeated with wins, but the upper weights swung toward Tallwood and sealed the Indians fate. The Indians rebounded with a 45-30 win over Oscar Smith in the consolation semifinals. Hall, McMillin, G erardi and Hoyt were all victorious for the Indians, continuing the team’s dominance over a handful of the lower weights. Fitzsimmons, Tomlinson, Burton and Moss delivered four wins in a row in the middle to upper weight classes to swing the win to the Indians.

Against the Tigers, Tomlinson, Burton and Moss each delivered wins by pin. Tanaka noted that Burton in particular was one wrestler who had a solid performance at the Virginia Duals top to bottom. “I’m very happy for a kid like Cole Burton,” he said. “He hasn’t been ultra-successful this year, but he works super hard and pulled out big wins for us, like in the Amherst match. As a wrestler, he’s a kid and grinds. We bumped him up to 182. They were swing matches for us, ones that could have sent the dual meet one way or another. He would catch a ‘W’ there and you saw the momentum swing from there. Really happy for Cole, he wrestled phenomenally there. He never complains

After Salomonsky drained a 3-point shot to open the quarter, Louisa went on a 6-1 went to trim the Indians lead to five points. With 1:10 remaining in the game, Louisa had a chance to cut into the lead further as they went to the free throw line for a one-and-one opportunity, but Louisa’s Terriana Neely missed the free throw and Powhatan rebounded. Rebounding was a big strength of the Indians on both ends of the court throughout the game. And, with the different players on the court, the defensive strength was another key factor for the Indians. “We miss a lot when Kelsey isn’t out there,” Henderson said. “She’s a big player. Maggie had to slide down and play a position she isn’t used to. She played great for us. We just keep improving on the boards and getting more confident.” After the rebound, Maiolo was sent to the foul line with 31 seconds remaining, also in the one-and-one. Maiolo hit one of her two to make it a five-point lead. Neely went back to the line for the Lions with nine seconds remaining and hit one of two free throws. Three seconds later, Reese Vandell went to the line and hit one of her two free throws to increase the lead back to five. She missed the second and got the ball back after a scramble following the miss and went back to the line with 4.3 secand works really hard.” In the third-place match, the Indians fell in another close match, this one against Liberty (Bealeton) 39-30. Hall, McMillin, G erardi and Hoyt went fourfor-four with wins over their opponents. It was the first Virginia Duals for Hall, which can be an intimidating environment Tanaka said, but Hall showed what he could do. “He took it all in really well and was our catalyst,” he said. “It was a luxury to have him lead off our lineup. J.D., Collin, Jeffrey and Sean going undefeated over the weekend really helped stabilize our lineup.” Cheatham, Tomlinson and Moss each brought home victories as well, but the Eagles were able

onds left, almost sealing the win. Powhatan’s defense did the rest, as they held Louisa off the scoreboard in the waning seconds of the game. On Jan. 10, Powhatan dispatched Albemarle 51-46. Maiolo led the Indians with 15 points, while Kramer had 14 points and 13 rebounds, with Salomonsky adding 12 points. The next night, the Indians suffered just the team’s second loss of the season in a 42-36 loss to Fluvanna. Kramer had 15 points. “I’m very happy,” Henderson said of winning two-out-of-three. “We’re coming along.” The three games in three days certainly took its toll on the Indians. Henderson said that by the game against Louisa, it was “100-percent” evident in each member of her team. “We did what we needed to do,” she said. “When you’re tired like that, sometimes you make mental mistakes. We made them (against Fluvanna) too.” Henderson also said that she’s learned a lot about her team over the past three games. “They’re resilient,” she said. “We talked about communication, playing together and intensity. They always give me 100-percent. That’s all I can ask of a team.” The Indians continued their long homestand against Monticello on Jan. 16, Western Albemarle on Jan. 17 and will travel to Fluvanna on Jan. 19.

to edge out the Indians. “It was a really, really good matchup for us,” Tanaka said. “They’re a really good team. They wrestled very well and they won our tournament last year. It was a good test for us and they’re a team who people think have an outside shot at winning a state title. It was a really good test for us and glad that we got to matchup with them.” Overall, the Virginia Duals are a good barometer of where a team is at this point in the season. Tanaka said that the Indians can learn a lot from the performances against some of the toughest teams they’ve encountered thus far. “I think a lot of kids proved themselves,” he said. “They’re more equipped than they think

they are. Ian Oliver, especially, he wrestled a lot of really tough kids. He wrestled them a lot closer than he may have a couple weeks or a month ago. Hopefully we can get him on the right track again and back to the state tournament. Individually, we have some things to work on, but as a program, I’m really happy.” The Indians also got to take in some colleges that were competing in the collegiate division of the Virginia Duals, such as Virginia Tech, Oklahoma and Arizona State, to name a few. “It was cool to see them at the same venue,” Tanaka said. “As an experience, we got to bring our whole team including our JV guys. We were really happy with how they stayed engaged.”

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Roundup: Indians take down Fluvanna 62-56 By Billy Fellin Sports Editor

Powhatan’s boys basketball team opened up their slate of games in the new year with a win and a loss in Jefferson District play. On Jan. 11, Deven Van Natter scored 20 points to boost the Indians past Fluvanna 62-56. The entire game was a back-and-forth affair, as the Indians led by three points after the first quarter and just one going into halftime. Powhatan led by three points after the third quarter and then were able to pull away from the Flucos in the final stanza. Jaylen Hempfield added 15 points, while Joseph Santiago scored 11 in the win over the Flucos. On Jan. 10, the Indians fell to Albemarle 83-57. Kyle Williams led the Indians in the game against the undefeated Patriots with 12 points. Powhatan played at Louisa on Jan. 12 and continued its road trip on Jan. 16 at Monticello before returning home for a threegame stretch. The first of those games will be on Jan. 19 against Fluvanna, followed by Western Albemarle and Charlottesville paying a visit to Powhatan on Jan. 23 and 24, respectively.

Knights with 12 points, while Corrinne Anderson scored nine. The Knights schedule has been ravaged by the recent winter weather, as they team has had three games rescheduled from early January to later in the month and one game was rescheduled into early February. Blessed Sacrament Huguenot traveled to Fuqua on Jan. 16 and will head to Kenston Forest on Jan. 17 and Richmond Christian on Jan. 18. The Knights will host Southampton Academy on Jan. 22.

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Powhatan’s Kyle Rhodes found a new home in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) in 2017-18 with the Sudbury Wolves. Rhodes has made quite the impression on his new team and was recently recognized for his leadership. The defenseman was named the new captain of the Wolves after former captain Michael Pezzetta was traded to the Sarnia Sting. In 32 games this season, Rhodes had eight goals and 11 assists. The eight goals are already a career high for him with just over two months remaining in the 2017-18 season. The Wolves are 12-25 and in last place in the OHL’s Central Division. Kyle’s brother, Sam, has played in 31 games for the Barrie Colts, also of the OHL. He has scored two goals in his first season in the league. The Colts are 24-15 this season and are in second place in the Central Division. Sam and Kyle have faced each other five times thus far this season. The last was a 10-1 win for Barrie on Jan. 11. Sam scored one of the Colts goals on Jan. 11. The two teams will face each other again on Jan. 26.

Powhatan High School alumni Casey Fanz was the top finisher for the Louisville Cardinals swim team at day three of the TYR Pro Series in the 50 meter free prelims. Fanz swam a 25.74 for a 10th place finish. Earlier this season, Fanz assisted in setting a new University of Louisville record in the 200 free relay, when she and Mallory Comerford, Lainey Visscher and Avery Braunecker swam a 1:27.50 in the event at the USA Winter Nationals. Fanz swam a 21.66 split in that race, the fastest among the quartet. The time qualified Fanz and her teammates for the NCAA championships. GIRLS B-BALL PLL Fanz and the Cardinals Blessed Sacrament Hu- will next swim on Jan. 20 Registration for Powguenot’s girls basketball against the University of hatan Little League’s team fell to Banner Chris- Kentucky. Spring Season has opened. tian 60-37 on Jan. 12. The divisions for this HOCKEY Elizabeth Carter led the upcoming season will be

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Lighthouse Christian went on a 12-0 run, which including two 3-point shots and a 3-point play, which gave the Lions a two-point lead. The lead was the first since the first shot of the game for Lighthouse Christian. Avery then went on a personal 6-0 run for the Knights, which gave the lead back to the Knights for the third quarter and the rest of the game. The start of the fourth quarter was all Blessed Sacrament Huguenot as the Knights rode the momentum of Avery’s performance to quickly turn their two-point advantage into an 11-point lead. In the final frame, the Lions didn’t put together more than a three-point run and only converted two field goals in the quarter. The Knights ended the game on a 7-2 run that put the finishing touches on an impressive win for Blessed Sacrament Huguenot. The last time Lighthouse Christian visited Blessed Sacrament Huguenot, it was a 70-55 win for the Lions back in November. During that game, one of the Lions players had a monster game against the Knights, scoring 30 points. Hamner said that containing him was the focus of the rematch. “They beat us pretty good the first time,” Hamner said. “I’m not sure what his name is, he’s number zero, but he’s re-

ally good. We put it in the game plan that we were going to stop him and other guys were going to have to beat us. He had two points going into the fourth quarter. So, we did what we had to do and it felt good.” Another part of the game plan for the Knights was to be an opportunistic and aggressive defense. It was a success, as Blessed Sacrament Huguenot came up with steals throughout the game, as well as limiting second-chance opportunities off the boards. “Their best players are their big guys,” Hamner said. “I knew they might be a little trouble if we showed them a threezone. They did (struggle). They coughed it up to us a couple times. We got one of their guys in foul trouble early. We wanted to go at them and put it to them and we did that.” Avery’s performance powered the Knights, though Hamner said it could have even been more than the 38 he put up. “I just joked with him,” Hamner said. “I said ‘if you had made your layups, you could have had 50.’ I think he might have missed six or seven layups, wide open. He played unbelievable.” Overall, Blessed Sacrament Huguenot was 15for-28 from the free throw line against the Lions. Prior to the injured Knights, such as Colby Johnson, coming back to the lineup, Avery had to be the “main guy,” as Hamner put it. “He’s not that type of

personality, where he can be the main guy,” Hamner said. “I knew once these guys came back, it was going to relieve a little pressure off of him. I’m happy for him and proud of him.” Having a fuller roster with more depth can only be an advantage for the Knights moving forward in the second-half of the season. “When we were a team of eight, guys were struggling and we were struggling to stay out of foul trouble,” Hamner said. “Just with the more guys, and they’re all good kids who came back...we missed them. We definitely missed them. We’re really happy that they made it back.” Hamner said that the whole team is viewing the rest of the season as a new opportunity. “That’s how we based our practice over the break,” he said. “We said that we were going to forget the first five games, because we didn’t look very good in them. Instead, we’re going to start over and treat it like a brand new start. We’re ohand-oh.” On Jan. 12, the Knights fell to Banner Christian 47-25, with Avery scoring 13 points. Blessed Sacrament Huguenot returned to the court on Jan. 16 at home against Kenston Forest and will host Fuqua on Jan. 18 and Richmond Christian on Jan. 19. Billy Fellin may be reached at wfellin@powhatantoday.com or on Twitter at @BillyFellin.

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Powhatan’s Deven Van Natter (0) scored 20 points in the Indians win over Fluvanna on Jan. 11.

Instructional Tee Ball, Advanced Tee Ball, Coach Pitch, Minors, Majors, Juniors and Seniors. A coach’s clinic will be held on Jan. 20 at Blessed Sacrament Huguenot, with walk-in registration starting on Jan. 27. Player evaluations for Coach Pitch and Minors will be on Feb. 10, while Majors, Juniors and Seniors will be on Feb. 24. The teams will be drafted from Feb. 25-March 1 with practices starting on March 3. For more information on the age ranges for the divisions as well as registration information, go to PLLBaseball.com. Billy Fellin may be reached at wfellin@powhatantoday.com or on Twitter at @BillyFellin.

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Powhatan’s Jake Jeter (right) dives into the water at the Goochland YMCA on Jan. 11 during the Indians swim meet against Orange. Jeter had to race one of his Orange competitors twice during the 200 freestyle event because both swimmers ended the race prematurely.

Indians find success in pool against the Hornets By Billy Fellin Sports Editor

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owhatan High School’s swim team had to travel a bit for the team’s first home meet of the season. The Indians swam at the G oochland YMCA pool in the Jan. 13 meet against Orange. The G oochland YMCA’s swimming pool is an outdoor pool that is encased by a bubble, basically a large, insulated tent, that provides the opportunity for winter swimming. While the Hornets pulled out the overall wins in both the girls team scores (74-58) and the boys (84-29), the Indians were able to find success and consistency in the water under the bright lights in the bubble. The meet was also the first one in about a month that Powhatan had competed in due to the recent weather cancellations. “It was great to be back in the water competing,” coach Shannon Malkerson wrote in an email. On the girls side, Kayleigh G eorge won the 200 freestyle with a time of 2:30.90, edging out Orange’s Ellie Robinson by just .56 seconds. Melanie Campbell won the 200 IM event with a time of 2:49.78. Campbell was also second in the 500 free with a time of 6:55.93. Kathleen Malkerson won the 50 free with a time of 29.67, beating Emma Browning of the Hornets by .21 seconds. Malkerson also won the 100 back with a time of 1:15.50, which was a dominating performance over Browning, who was second with a 1:21.53. Alyssa Franco was third in the 50 with a 32.38 and Maura Campbell was fifth with a 34.44. Franco also finished fifth in the 100 back with a

time of 1:33.94. Emily Matthews won the 100 free with a time of 1:07.25, over two seconds better than second place Orange’s Ellie Robinson and G eorge, who both swam a time of 1:09.78. Matthews was second in the 100 breast with a time of 1:30.22. Maura Campbell was fourth with a 1:43.69 and Keira White was fifth with a 2:09.25. In the relays, Powhatan’s team of Melanie Campbell, Matthews, Malkerson and G eorge finished second in the 200 medley relay with a 2:14.24, under a second behind the Hornets’ winning team. The quartet was also second in the 200 free relay with a 1:59.59, just .59 seconds behind the Hornets. The Indians second relay team of Franco, Maura Campbell, Hailey Haddix and White were fourth with a 2:49.47. Franco, Campbell, Haddix and White were also fourth in the 200 free relay with a 2:21.93. On the boys side, Powhatan’s Jake Jeter was first in the 500 free with a 6:54.19. Jeter was second in the 200 free with a time of 2:24.33, just over one second behind Orange’s Josiah Koehler. The 200 free was unique to the event as Jeter and Koehler raced each other twice. “It was round two of the 200 freestyle because 20 minutes earlier, the boys swam the event, but both miscounted and got out of the pool after only six laps,” Malkerson wrote. “The coaches decided they needed to swim it again to make it official. The boys were neck-andneck the whole distance with the Orange competitor edging out Jake by less than a second.” Logan Allen was fourth in the 50 free with a 38.97. William Paxton was second in the 100 free for

the Indians with a 1:02.97. Adam Kirkman was fifth in the same event with a 1:10.66. Malkerson wrote that Paxton’s performance was the “standout” of the meet. “He dropped almost five seconds,” she wrote. “(He) just missed the team record.” Kirkman picked up a third place finish in the 100 breast with a time of 1:31.05, followed by Paxton with a 1:31.07 and Allen with a 1:31.75. Paxton, Allen, Jeter and Kirkman were second in the 200 medley relay with a 2:20.21. “Jake Jeter, Will Paxton and Logan Allen have made a positive impact on the team,” Malkerson said. “Jake dropped over five seconds in the 100 breaststroke in our first meet and he has branched out to swimming new events including the 200 and 500 freestyle, setting team records in both events. Will and Logan are new to the team this year. Their enthusiasm and work ethic is infectious and they serve as an inspiration to the team. They are both elite runners, and while swimming is a very different sport, they bring their impressive athletic ability and have adapted well to the sport.” The team also finished third in the 200 free relay with a 2:07.13. Overall, Malkerson wrote that it was great to have the opportunity to host a meet. G oochland’s YMCA was chosen as the Powhatan YMCA’s pool isn’t deep enough for Virginia High School League competition. The G oochland YMCA’s pool has a fivefoot depth, which is more conducive to diving in from the blocks at the start of the races. However, one advantage to the space is that it offers more room for specators and the athletes than

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Top: Powhatan’s Melanie Campbell, a senior, won the 200 IM event with a time of 2:49.78. Campbell also finished in second in the 500 free with a mark of 6:55.93. Bottom: Powhatan’s Anna Grace Sloan, an eighth-grader, was one of several on the team who got to participate in the swim meet with the varsity team and build up experience for when they are ninth graders and can compete at the varsity level.

some other venues that the Indians compete at. “It is unfortunate we cannot have meets at Powhatan,” she wrote. “But, G oochland is close by and the set up is exactly like Powhatan, so we felt at home.” The Jefferson District meet on Jan. 9 was one meet that Powhatan missed out on due to the winter weather that hit the area. The Indians are scheduled to swim against Hanover at Randolph-Macon

College on Jan. 23, then against Patrick Henry at the Patrick Henry YMCA on Jan. 26, before hosting Louisa on Jan. 27 at the G oochland YMCA. On Feb. 1, Powhatan will swim against Colonial Heights at SwimRVA prior to the Region 4B swim meet on Feb. 9. The region meet will also take place at SwimRVA. Both the Louisa and Patrick Henry meets were rescheduled to those dates due to weather.

“Before the next meet, we need to work on our diving and turns,” Malkerson wrote. “Because we cannot dive at the Powhatan YMCA, we travel to the Midlothian YMCA once per week for dive practice. However, we have not been there since Christmas due to the weather. We hope to get in a few dive practices before our next meet.” Billy Fellin may be reached at wfellin@powhatantoday.com or on Twitter at @BillyFellin.

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UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou - Prelims UFC’s Road UFC Unleashed (N) UFC Reloaded Å SportCtr Women’s Soccer Sports. NFL PrimeTime (N) SportsCenter Funny Videos Funny Videos Shark Tank (N) Shark Tank (N) News Scandal 50 Years of 60: 60 Minutes (N) Å S.W.A.T. (In Stereo) NCIS: Los Angeles News Person NFL Football: NFC Championship: Teams TBA. (N) Post The Resident “Pilot” (N) News Dateline NBC (N) (In Stereo) Å To Be Announced News Edition Blue Bloods Blue Bloods Blue Bloods Å Blue Bloods Å Bones (In Stereo) Gourmet Holiday Oster Digital In the Kitchen with Mary (N) (Live) Å Victoria on Masterpiece (In Stereo) Å Victoria on Masterpiece (In Stereo) Å Jewel in the Crown A Salute to Vienna: Paul Simon: The Concert in Hyde Park: Paul Simon: The Concert in Hyde Park: CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom The Nineties Å The Eighties Å The Seventies Å Kasie DC (N) Å Kasie DC (N) Å Dateline Extra Å Dateline Extra Å Dateline Extra Å Shark Tank Å Shark Tank Å American Greed American Greed American Greed Fox Report (N) Å OBJECTified Å Revolution Fox News Sunday OBJECTified Å Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Mod Fam Mod Fam “The Blind Side” 24th SAG Awards: The Alienist Å 24th SAG Awards: Big Bang Big Bang 24th SAG Awards: The Alienist Å “Avatar” (2009) Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Rooster & Butch Rooster & Butch “Indiana Jones and Crystal Skull” “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” (2008) “Talladega Nights: Ricky Bobby” ›› “The Hangover Part III” (2013) Bradley Cooper. South Pk Last Frontier Alaska Alaska: The Last Frontier (N) (In Stereo) Last Frontier Sister Wives (N) Sister Wives “I Will Survive” (In Stereo) Seeking Sister Wife Sister Wives North Woods Law North Woods Law North Woods Law Lone Star Law (N) North Woods Law Big Hero ›››› “Beauty and the Beast” (1991) ››‡ “Alice in Wonderland” (2010) Johnny Depp. Reba Reba Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Mom Mom King King “Titanic” (1953) ›››‡ “Absence of Malice” (1981) Å ›››‡ “The China Syndrome” (1979) “One Winter Weekend” (2018, Romance) “The Birthday Wish” (2017, Romance) Golden Golden “Deadly Delusion” “Cocaine Godmother: The Griselda Blanco Story” “Killer Mom” (2017) Å Fixer Upper Å Beach Beach Bahamas Bahamas Island Island Carib Carib Guy’s Games Guy’s Games Worst Cooks Beat Beat Beat Beat Martin Martin Martin Martin Martin ›‡ “A Madea Christmas” (2013) Tyler Perry. “Mad Max: Fury Road” (2015) ››› “Men in Black” (1997, Action) Å “Battle: Los Angeles” (2011) Breaking Bad Å Breaking Bad “Hazard Pay” Breaking Bad Å Breaking Bad Å Break Ghost ››‡ “Ghostbusters II” (1989, Comedy) Bill Murray. ››› “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” (2005) American Pickers American Pickers: Bonus Buys “Louisiana Picking” (In Stereo) American Pickers

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College Basketball College Basketball Hoops Speak for Yourself College Basketball: Teams TBA. (Live) College Basketball SportsCenter (Live) Wheel Jeopardy Middle Freshblackish Mod Fam Kevin (Probably) News Kimmel News Access NCIS “Family Ties” Bull “Kill Shot” (N) NCIS: New Orleans News Colbert Big Bang Big Bang Lethal Weapon (N) LAThe Mick Fox News at Ten DailyMail Mike ET Inside Ellen’s Game This Is Us (N) Å Chicago Med (N) News J. Fallon Cops ››‡ “Godzilla” (2014) Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Å Bellevue “Pilot” (N) Bellevue “Pilot” Grace Kelly Collection “Jewelry” (Live) Tues. Beauty The Find With Shawn Killinger (N) (Live) PBS NewsHour (N) We’ll Meet Again Frontline (N) (In Stereo) Å Independent Lens Scully Wait ... Martin Clunes Flying to the Ends Dick Winters: PBS NewsHour (N) E. B. OutFront Anderson Cooper Cuomo Prime Time CNN Tonight CNN Tonight Hardball Matthews All In With Chris Rachel Maddow The Last Word The 11th Hour Shark Tank Å Shark Tank Å Shark Tank The Profit (N) Å Shark Tank Å The Story Tucker Carlson Hannity (N) Å Ingraham Fox News at Night Law & Order: SVU WWE SmackDown! (In Stereo Live) Å Cromar Chrisley Chrisley Chrisley NBA Tip-Off (Live) NBA Basketball: Cavaliers at Spurs NBA Basketball Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Detour Conan (N) Å Intervention Å Intervention: Heroin Intervention Å Undercover High Intervention Å Friends Friends Friends Friends Ink Master Å Ink Master (N) Å ›› “Road House” South Pk South Pk South Pk South Pk Drunk Drunk Drunk Period Daily Opposi Moonshiners: Out Moonshiners Å Moonshiners Å Tesla’s Moonshiners Å Fat Fabulous Fat Fabulous I Am Jazz (N) Seeking Sister Wife Fat Fabulous The Great Barrier Reef (In Stereo) Å River Monsters “Amazon Apocalypse” River Monsters ››‡ “Pocahontas” (1995, Children’s) The 700 Club Å ››‡ “Pocahontas” The Fosters Å M*A*S*H M*A*S*H Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Mom Mom King King “The Great Waltz” ›››› “Fiddler on the Roof” (1971, Musical) Topol. Å “Student Prince” Full H’se Full H’se Full H’se Full H’se Middle Middle Middle Middle Golden Golden Married-Sight Married Married Married-Sight This Time Next This Time Next Fixer Upper Å Fixer Upper Å Fixer Upper Å Restored Hunters Fixer Upper Å Chopped Å Chopped Å Chopped Å Chopped (N) Å Chopped Å Madea’s Big: “True to the Game” (2017, Drama) The Quad (N) The Quad ›› “The Lone Ranger” (2013, Western) Johnny Depp. ›› “Faster” (2010) Dwayne Johnson. “Enemy-State” ››› “Kill Bill: Vol. 1” (2003, Action) Uma Thurman. ››› “Kill Bill: Vol. 2” (2004) Last Man Last Man ››› “Crazy, Stupid, Love.” (2011) Steve Carell. Å “Crazy, Stupid” The Curse of Digging Deeper The Curse of Hunting Hitler (N) The Curse of

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3144 Kemp Trail Powhatan, VA 23139 1 bedroom, 1 bath $695/month 2439 B Red Lane Road Powhatan, VA 23139 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, Duplex $800/month

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Notice is hereby given, pursuant to § 15.2-2204 of the Code of Virginia, that the Powhatan County Board of Supervisors will conduct a Public Hearing on Monday, January 22, 2018, at 6:30 PM in the Powhatan County Village Building Auditorium, 3910 Old Buckingham Road, to consider and act upon the following requests: (Please note the change in time for Public Hearing)

The Powhatan County Board of Equalization will hold public hearings pursuant to Section 58.1 3378 of the Code of Virginia-1950, as amended, for the purpose of equalizing real estate assessments and for hearing complaints of alleged irregularities due to lack of uniformity or errors in acreage. Upon hearing such complaints, either oral or written, the Board will give consideration AND INCREASE, DECREASE, OR AFFIRM such real estate assessments. Before a change is granted, the taxpayer, or his agent, must overcome a clear presumption in favor of the assessment. The taxpayer or agent must provide substantial evidence that the property is not uniform with other similar properties or prove that the property is assessed in excess of its fair market value.

O-2018-01. (Case #17-05-AZ) The County of Powhatan requests the amendment and reenactment of the Zoning Ordinance of the County of Powhatan (Chapter 83), Article XII (Interpretations), Section 83-531, to allow certain improvements to encroach into required yards. All interested persons are invited to attend the hearing and to present their views and/or to submit written comments. Persons requiring special assistance to attend and participate in these hearings should contact the Powhatan County Administrator’s Office at (804)598-5612 at least three days prior to the meeting.

To make an appointment with the Board of Equalization, please call 598-5799. Appeals to the Board of Equalization must be submitted by April 2, 2018.

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Legal Notices TRUSTEE’S SALE OF 4319 Lockin Road Powhatan, VA 23139 In execution of a Deed of Trust in the original principal amount of $91,000.00, dated November 7, 2008, recorded among the land records of the Circuit Court for Powhatan County on November 18, 2008, as Instrument Number 080005490, in Deed Book 757, at Page 1476, the undersigned appointed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction, at the main entrance of the courthouse for the Circuit Court of Powhatan County, 3880 Old Buckingham Rd, Powhatan, VA on February 9, 2018 at 3:30 PM, the property described in said deed of trust, located at the above address and briefly described as: ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON AND APPURTENANCES THEREUNTO BELONGING, LYING, SITUATE AND BEING IN MACON DISTRICT OF POWHATAN COUNTY, VIRGINIA, AND KNOWN, NUMBERED AND DESIGNATED AS LOT 7, RIDGE VIEW, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF SURVEY PREPARED BY WOODROW K. COFER, INC., CERTIFIED LAND SURVEYOR DATED MAY 24, 1986, A COPY OF WHICH PLAT IS ATTACHED TO AND MADE A PART [OF THE DEED DATED MAY 29, 1986 AND RECORDED ON May 30, 1986 IN BOOK 180 AT PAGE 626] TO WHICH PLAT REFERENCE IS MADE FOR A MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION OF SAID REAL ESTATE. Tax ID: 026D-1-7. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $9,100.00 or 10% of the sale price, whichever is lower, will be required in the form of a certified or cashier’s check. Cash will not be accepted as a deposit. Settlement within fifteen (15) days of sale, otherwise Trustee may forfeit deposit. Additional terms to be announced at sale. This is a communication from a debt collector. This notice is an attempt to collect on a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Loan Type: Conv/FNMA (Trustee # 580715) Substitute Trustee: ALG Trustee, LLC, C/O Orlans PC PO Box 2548, Leesburg, VA 20177, (703) 777-7101, website: http://www.orlans.com Towne #: 5000.0736 - 01/10/2018, 01/17/2018

LEGAL DISPLAY ADS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING POWHATAN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

POWHATAN COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

TRUSTEE SALES

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Copies of the full text of the proposed ordinance and related documents may be examined in the Department of Community Development in the Powhatan County Administration Building during regular business hours of 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday, located at 3834 Old Buckingham Road.

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Powhatan Today, January 17, 2018

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