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Vol. XXXI No. 34
February 21, 2018
School redistricting option elicits strong emotions By Laura McFarland News Editor
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OWHATAN – The decision to redistrict Powhatan County Public Schools’ three elementary schools became a heated and sometimes emotional topic during the Powhatan County School Board’s meeting last week. A presentation to the school board by K and C Associated, a consultant firm that is working on the project, regarding the op-
PHOTOS BY LAURA MCFARLAND
Members of the public who spoke against a proposed redistricting at the Feb. 13 school board meeting included Daniel Green, from left, Karen Castlebury, Sharon Moran and Chad Hancock.
tion proposed to realign the schools went smoothly during the board’s meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 13.
But numerous parents spoke during the public comment period who were upset their children will
have to change schools if this plan moves forward and questioning the quality of their students’ future
school. This in turn prompted passionate responses from school board members who defended and
praised all of the county’s elementary schools and the education students’ receive there. The board did not vote on the redistricting at this meeting as they were hearing some of the information for the first time. The issue is most likely to be voted on at the board’s next meeting at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 27 in the library of Flat Rock Elementary School. And while none of them publically pledged support of a particular redistricting see REDISTRICT, pg. 5 }
YMCA aims to keep kids safe in the water
PHOTO BY LAURA MCFARLAND
Second-graders from Powhatan Elementary School teacher Donna Allen’s class work on a water safety component of the Learn to Swim program at the Powhatan YMCA.
By Laura McFarland News Editor
see SWIM, pg. 9 }
Flat Rock third-graders share Valentine’s cheer PHOTO BY LAURA MCFARLAND
Students in Angela Innerbichler’s thirdgrade class at Flat Rock Elementary School exchange Valentine’s Day cards during a party on Feb. 14. More photos see Page 8.
Celebrating Black History Month
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POWHATAN – Two by two the second-graders from Powhatan Elementary Schools took their turns strapping on a life vest, climbing into the small inflatable raft and being tipped into the water by the adults
holding it. Some students held their noses and waited anxiously to be toppled over. Others jumped forward, eager for the splash. Don’t panic; just flip onto your back and kick your way to the side of the pool, the children were told. If a child was too scared to have the boat flipped, they were gently re-
moved and placed in the water but still asked to swim to the side. At the same time only a few feet away, another group of second-graders learned the proper technique to “rescue” a classmate in the water by pulling them in using a pool noodle. Volunteer Carolyn Gillespie held the child in the water and instructed the one on the side of the pool on how to brace themselves properly on their knees and pull their classmate to safety. This was Week Five of the students’ participation in the Learn to Swim program at the Elizabeth Randolph Lewis Powhatan YMCA, said Matt Chocklett, aquatics director. For this week, the goal was to teach the children about basic water safety that might help them if something goes wrong. For the four weeks previous to the Week Five class, which was held for all the second-graders at Powhatan Elementary during the week of Feb. 12, the students were becoming familiar with the water, learning new swimming techniques or improving
Health insurance rate hike not as high as expected
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Flat Rock Elementary School held two Black History Month assemblies on Feb. 16. Bright Star Theatre from North Carolina presented ‘Freedom Song: Music for Black History’ to all 700 students. These were interactive performances where students engaged in call and response, sang, clapped, and answered and asked questions.
POWHATAN – The Powhatan County School Board heard slightly qualified good news last week when it learned the school district’s health insurance costs will go up, but the increase will only be 10 percent instead of the last projection of 21.4 percent. Larry Johns, assistant superintendent for finance and business operations for the school district, delivered an updated presentation of the health insurance costs for the fiscal year 2018-2019 year during the school board’s workshop on Tuesday, Feb. 13. The issue of a potentially 20 or more percent increase in health insurance premiums for county employees has been see HEALTH, pg. 2 }
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O B I T UA R I E S
C R I M E R E P O RT Arrests
• One male was charged on Feb. 6 with grand larceny (Felony). • One male was charged on Feb. 7 with assault and battery of a family member (Misdemeanor). • One female was charged on Feb. 7 with assault and battery of a family member (M). • One male was charged on Feb. 7 with grand larceny (F). • One male was charged on Feb. 8 with revocation of suspended sentence and probation (M). • One male was charged on Feb. 8 with abduction and kidnapping (F). • One male was charged on Feb. 8 with three counts of issuing bad checks in payment of wages (M). • One male was charged on Feb. 10 with breaking and entering with intent to commit felony (F), two counts of grand larceny (F) and destruction of property/monument with a value greater than $1,000 (F). • One male was charged on Feb. 10 with being a fugitive from justice (F). • One female was charged on Feb. 10 with driving under the influence (M) and failing to submit to blood or breath test (M). • One female was charged on Feb. 12 with concealment – price altering merchandise with a value less than $200 (M). • One female was charged on Feb. 12 with failure to appear on a felony charge (F). • One male was charged on Feb. 13 with two counts of violating a protective order (Unclassified charges). ____________________
Tuesday, Feb. 6
• A deputy responded to a report of a bank fraud in the 1300 block of King William Woods Road.
Wednesday, Feb. 7
• A deputy responded to a report of domestic family violence in the 2200 block of
Academy Road and arrested one man and one woman. • A deputy responded to a larceny in the 1900 block of Old Tavern Road.
Thursday, Feb. 8
• A deputy responded to a vandalism in the 1800 block of Fairpine Drive.
Friday, Feb. 9
• A deputy responded to a report of attempted bank fraud in the 3400 block of Seasail Avenue. • A deputy responded to a hit and run of property on Cosby Road.
Saturday, Feb. 10
• A deputy responded to a report of threatening texts in the 9900 block of Midlothian. • A deputy responded to a breaking and entering in progress in the 6000 block of Preakness Stakes Lane and arrested one male. • A deputy responded to a report of a protective order violation in the 6300 block of Walnut Tree Drive.
Sunday, Feb. 11
• A deputy responded to a hit and run of property in the 900 block of Huguenot Trail. • A deputy responded to an animal bite in the 1500 block of Cook Road. • A deputy responded to a shoplifting in the 1900 block of Anderson Highway.
Monday, Feb. 12
• A deputy responded to a report of identity theft in the 6100 block of Old Buckingham Road. • A deputy responded to a concealment- price altering merchandise in the 1900 block of Anderson Highway. • A deputy responded to a larceny in the 3200 block of Sherwood Bluff Circle.
Tuesday, Feb. 13
• VDOT reported a driver failing to yield to stop signs in a construction site to the sheriff’s office.
MARY BROWN Mary Brown (née Harrison) was born on January 13, 1928 to the late Samuel Harrison and Grace (Harrison) Royal (née Liggins) in Powhatan County. At an early age, Mary was converted, baptized, and became a member of Little Zion Baptist Church in Powhatan, where her membership remained. She attended the Powhatan Public Elementary and Middle Schools and graduated from Pocahontas High School. She was joined in holy matrimony to Samuel Brown who preceded her in death. Mary was a "saint" who loved and cared deeply for her family. She loved children, and enjoyed being in their company. She also loved being outside, and enjoyed finding different projects to work on in the "great outdoors." For the last few years, Mary had some health challenges and departed this life on Friday, February 9, 2018 at The Laurels of Willow Creek Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Midlothian. Mary had recently celebrated her 90th birthday with her family. Mary was an entrepreneur, operating and managing her own "county grocery store" for almost 50 years. She leaves many to cherish fond memories: her loving brothers, Arthur Harrison (Bessie) of Montclair, New Jersey and Ervin S. Royall (Rita) of Jettersville; and a host of loving nephews, cousins, extended family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Samuel and Grace Harrison; brothers, Curtis Harrison and Augustus Royal; sisters, Alice Booker (Harrison), Clarice Brown (Harrison), Renia Crockett (Royal), and Margaret Royal. A funeral service was held at noon on Saturday, February 17 at Little Zion Baptist Church, 5680 Cartersville Road, Powhatan. Interment at Little Zion Baptist Church.
CLARENCE HAWKES Clarence A. “Sonny” Hawkes, 74, of Powhatan, passed away on Thursday, February 15, 2018.
Contributed Report The Virginia Department of Forestry has announced that the 4 p.m. Burn Law started on Feb. 15 and will be in effect until April 30. Residents are reminded that there should be no burning until after 4 p.m. of within 300 feet of woodland or grass brushland leading into woodlands. Fire must be attended
at all times if within 150 feet of woodland or grass or brushland leading into woodland. No fuel may be added or fire rekindled after midnight. This law applies to camp fires, warming fires, brush piles, household trash, stumps, fields of broomstraw and brush, or anything capable of spreading fire.
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discussed by both the school board and board of supervisors for several months. As late as January 2018, the projection for the health insurance rate had gone up from an already dreaded 20.5 percent to 21.4 percent, Johns said. The employer cost for that 21.4 percent increase would have been $764,501. The employee cost increase would have been about the same, spread amongst the 454 employees currently participating in the PCPS Group Health Insurance Plan. It would have been an average increased cost to each participant of $1,684, Johns said. The actual 10 percent increase Johns announced at the school board meeting reduces the project cost from $764,501 to $357,243 (saving $407,258 for the employer and an equal savings for employees). “That step alone enabled us to balance the budget because we were $354,000 out of balance in the first draft,” Johns said. Because Anthem Local Choice is a state-sponsored plan, the state has the
ELIZABETH RILEY Elizabeth Slate Riley of Richmond passed away on Monday, February 12, 2018. She was born in South Boston on March 25, 1924 and was 93 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Robert Ragland Slate Sr. and the late Elizabeth Johnson Slate. She was married to the late Rev. Frank C. Riley Jr. She was a member of First Baptist Church. RILEY Elizabeth Slate Riley is survived by one daughter, Carol Yowell (Jack) of Charlottesville; three sons, Robert R. Riley (Kim) of Richmond, Peter P. Riley (Janet) of Nelson, Lyle A. Riley (Mary) of Powhatan; seven grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Bebe Osborne of South Boston. She was preceded in death by one son, F. Carson Riley III, and brother, Robert R. Slate Jr. Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 17, at Oak Ridge Cemetery, where the Rev. Bob Ballance and Rev. Susan Davis officiated. For memorials, consider First Baptist Church Building Fund, 815 North Main Street, South Boston, VA 24592. Arrangements are by Powell Funeral Home, 1603 Wilborn Ave., South Boston, VA 24592.
M idlothian man killed,another man seriously injured in head-on collision Staff Report The Virginia State Police said that a Midlothian man was killed and another person seriously injured in a head-on collision on Thursday, Feb. 15 in Powhatan County The two-vehicle crash happened just before 4:42 p.m. near the intersection of Huguenot Trail (Route 711) and Aston Trail, according to a release from the state police. The preliminary investigation has shown that a 2002 BMW M3, driven by Richard Conk, 18, of Camden Wyoming, Delaware was traveling east-
bound on Huguenot Trail and attempting to pass another vehicle on a hillcrest when Conk struck a 2004 Honda Civic, driven by Michael Issac Thompson, 22, of Midlothian head on as he was traveling westbound. Thompson was not wearing his seatbelt and succumbed to his injuries at the scene. Conk was transported to the hospital for treatment of serious injuries. Charges are pending at this time. State police said the crash remains under investigation with the assistance of its crash reconstruction team.
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He is survived by his wife, Loretta D. Hawkes; two children, Larry R. Williams of Key West, Sherri L. Martin of Powhatan; two grandchildren, Samantha Hoopes (Robby) of North Carolina, Chelsea Ferguson of PowHAWKES hatan; and two great-grandchildren, Hayden and Parker. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 22 with a memorial service following at 2 p.m. in the Bennett & Barden Funeral Home, 3215 Anderson Highway, Powhatan. Interment private.
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ability to smooth out the peaks and valleys of Powhatan’s increases and decreases, Johns said. Typically what the county might see is about a 2 percent adjustment. So if the rate should be going up 10 percent, they might smooth it out and make it 8 percent. “Doing 10 percent is unprecedented. We have just never seen anything like that before. When I look back over the history, I saw a 3.5 percent once but never 10,” he said. The credit for the unprecedented reduction goes to Walt Norman, program manager for Local Choice, and David Rowe, the county’s consultant, who meet each year to review claims and discuss all the parameters of the situation, Johns said. Ultimately it was Norman’s decision to give the county the extra 10 percent reduction. Some of the things the two men talked about in order to bring this rate down was the length of time Powhatan County has been in the Anthem Local Choice plan (since it started in 1989), the loyalty that Powhatan has shown with the Local Choice Plan and the fact that Powhatan is one of the larger school divisions in the plan.
for nine weeks, wrapping up on May 1. Go to www.fpu. com/1055858 for more information or to register. Evergreen Community Church is extremely excited to be offering this course to the local community in Powhatan, said Chris Williams, class coordinator. “Financial Peace University has had a major impact on my own family’s life, equipping us with the skills and tools to begin reshaping our financial future. I am confident that it will change lives in our own community by helping families begin a journey that leads them to financial free-
However, Rowe also told Norman about cost control measures the county has been discussing as ways to bring down health insurance costs, Johns said. The options the boards had discussed previously are to implement a wellness program; provide an incentive for employees to move to the High Deductible Plan and start a Health Savings Account (HSA), and to replace the Key Advantage Expanded Plan with a Key Advantage 250 Plan. The boards could decide to do one, two or three of the options. However, the option to change the Key Advantage Plan requires agreement by both the school board and board of supervisors, Johns said. This is the plan that would also realize the biggest savings in premiums for both the employer and employees ($158,168). It currently has 221 employees enrolled. If the county made the switch to this plan, the premiums for the Employee Only plan would decrease and the rate for Employee Plus One and Family would increase $1 and $3, respectively, Johns said. With the High Deductible Plan and
dom,” he said. FPU teaches lessons on budgeting, relationships and money, getting out of debt, saving for emergencies and investing. On average, families who complete FPU pay off $5,300 and save $2,700 in the first 90 days. Following the class nearly 94 percent of those families budget regularly. An FPU membership includes access to online video lessons, a one year subscription to the EveryDollar Plus budgeting tool, member workbook for all nine lessons and other additional resources. Go to DaveRamsey.com/ FPU.
Health Savings Account (HSA), Johns recommended the school district contribute $100 a month to the HSA. The HSAs already exist, but the school district doesn’t contribute to them. The goal would be to make the High Deductible Plan more attractive so some employees might switch to it. Dr. Eric Jones, superintendent, mentioned the board members had also discussed front loading the full $1,200 of employer contribution into the HSA account at the start of the year so they could use it as needed instead of putting it in monthly, “which I think would be a help and comfort to people in terms of moving to that plan.” The county has indicated its willingness to accept the first two cost control measure changes, Johns said. At this time, with a wellness program it would be significantly more difficult to calculate savings and it would add cost and staffing needs, so this option isn’t recommended at this time, he said. Even with the extra 10 percent break from Local Choice, Johns said the county still needs to be considering the cost see HEALTH, pg. 3 }
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PCPS works to avoid gaps in service by looking for bus drivers ers available depending on their schedules, she was maxed out on available personnel to drive the buses. “Flu hits bus drivers just like it does everyone else,” she said. Still everything was covered. And then a notice came in that indicated a driver might be unable to do an afternoon route. And suddenly the uncertainty was back. “If you have an emergency in a school and are down a teacher, you can move kids from one room to another. But it is harder if you are down a bus driver to move kids from one bus to another, although we have to do that sometimes,” Gwaltney said. While that may work in a pinch, it isn’t a long-term solution. In addition to being efficient with the use
PHOTO BY LAURA MCFARLAND
Powhatan County Public Schools is in high need of substitute bus drivers to make sure its routes are always covered.
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POWHATAN – Powhatan County Public Schools’ director of transportation Kris Gwaltney jokes that every chance she gets when meeting people, she asks if they want to drive a school bus. She says it with a laugh, but in fact she is
completely serious. Because on any given day, especially during flu season, she knows she is one step away from scrambling to find a way to have all of the public school students in the county picked up for school or dropped off at home. Take last week for example. PCPS has a fleet of 92 buses and 48 support
vehicles driven by about 100 drivers. Probably 76 of those drivers handle one or more of the county’s regular school bus routes – 22 high, 39 middle, 38 elementary and nine special needs routes. On the morning of Feb. 14, Gwaltney had six regular drivers out for various reasons, and with a pool of six to eight substitute driv-
of staff, the length of time students spend on a bus route is a critical piece of scheduling bus routes, which is why transportation staff work on the routes all summer, she said. “Most of our runs are double runs. That means the driver runs middle or high school and then elementary runs,” she said. “The longer runs – the runs that are an hour and 10 minutes from the farthest reaches of the county to the middle or high school – are single runs.” When you consider the number of school buses that are sometimes used for school field trips or activities such as sports teams traveling to away games, that adds a whole other layer to scheduling, she said. Currently, Gwaltney is
trying to increase the number of substitute drivers in her “sub pool.” If something happens to one of the regular drivers and they have to take a little, or even an extended amount of, time off, the sub pool is where she goes to try to get someone to fill in. And when bus drivers with regular routes retire, take another job or leave for another reason, the sub pool is also the first place she looks to see if one of those substitute drivers wants to take on a regular route. But even that has its pitfalls. “Every time I create a route, I need a driver. Every time I pick a sub out of the sub pool, that is one less sub I have to fill if a driver is out sick, or has a surgery, or needs to take a see BUSES, pg. 4 }
No one injured in fire that destroyed Powhatan mansion N ew s Editor
No one was injured in a fire that completely destroyed a 12,400-squarefoot mansion-style home in northeastern Powhatan County this weekend. Just before 6 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 17, Powhatan County 911 dispatchers received a call for an unknown type of fire at 2100 Dalmore Lane, off Huguenot Springs Road, near the Powhatan/ Chesterfield County line. No one was home at the time of the blaze, and there were no injuries to civilians or firefighters operating at the scene, according to a release from Powhatan District Chief Taylor Goodman. When firefighters arrived, they found nearly the entire house on fire, Goodman said.
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Firefighters fight a blaze that destroyed a Powhatan home.
“It appeared that there was a long delay in discovery of the overnight fire, which was called in from a neighbor’s house. This allowed the flames to overtake a significant portion of the home before the fire department was called,” he said in the release.
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control options both because they would save money and they were factors in Local Choice’s decision. When Rick Cole, who represents District 1, later asked if the 10 percent break would be taken away if they didn’t follow through with any of them, Johns said that it wouldn’t because
Fire and Rescue Chief Steven Singer said he was the first fire department personnel to arrive on scene a little over 10 minutes after the 911 call came in at 5:55 a.m. and by that time there was really nothing that could be done except contain and put out the fire.
that rate is set. However, it probably wouldn’t look favorable when it came to next year’s negotiations. At the end of the presentation, Jones said these were the numbers staff used when building the recommended 2018-2019 budget for the schools, which he presented later in the evening. even In the th meeting that followed, Powhatan Powhata High School teacher Melissa Nelson spoke during the pubNe lic comment period to express her com frustration frustrati with the insurance rate situation. situation She said she has the Key Advantage 500 plan ffor her family of three and currently pays more than $860 a month for health inFILE PHOTO BY LAURA MCFARLAND
Larry Johns gave the Powhatan County School Board qualified good news last week that the school district’s health insurance costs will go up 10 percent instead of 21.4 percent.
“It was over 75 percent involved. The roof was already gone and the second floor had already collapsed into the first floor. There wasn’t much we could do, if anything,” he said. Due to the size of the home, the volume of fire, and the instability of the floors and walls, firefighters were forced to attack the fire with both high-flow hose lines as well as a ladder truck, Goodman said. Because of the rural location and lack of nearby fire hydrants, three tanker trucks were used to shuttle more than 40,000 gallons of water to the scene. Singer added that there was a dry hydrant at a pond on the property and that is what the tankers used to replenish the water. The entire family was out of town and no one had been in the house
surance. Using only the basic numbers she said were available to her, she said if her insurance goes up 10 percent, that is an increase of $1,032. Meanwhile, if she got a potential 2 percent raise Jones recommended in his budget for all employees, that would be an increase of $1,012. “That is a negative difference of $20. I know I am not a math teacher, but that leaves me bringing home less money than before,” she said. Nelson said she realizes the board’s hands are tied and she is grateful the rate is not going up the originally projected 20 percent. However, she felt she should not be content “with only getting hit a little bit, nor should the board be content with having to cover the additional cost on your side either.” She urged the board to be looking for alternative health plans and providers in the future.
since Thursday except for someone who maintains the property, Singer said. The Powhatan County Sheriff’s Office was able to find a contact number for the homeowner, who had stayed overnight near Richmond International Airport to catch an early flight. A fire engine and two command staff members from Chesterfield Fire and EMS also responded to the scene as part of an automatic-aid agreement between the two counties, he said. Goochland County filled-in at Company 1 in the Village to answer calls if needed. The cause and origin of the fire is under investigation by the Powhatan Fire Marshal’s Office and is
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Local emergency manager Powhatan woman inducted into DAR at historic home Contributed Report Curt Nellis selected for The Commonwealth Chapter of the National Society of Daughters of FEMA Advisory Council the American Revolution (NSDAR) Contributed Report Powhatan County Emergency Manager Curt Nellis was recently appointed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to serve on a Regional Advisory Council. Nellis was appointed by Regional Administrator Mary Ann Tierney of FEMA Region III in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to represent emergency managers in Central Virginia. The primary goal of the council is to improve communication and understanding among the various organizations involved in emergency management and response and advise the administrator on all aspects of emergency management within the region.
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Board members traveled to Powhatan on Thursday, Jan. 25 to hold a special new member induction ceremony for Carolyn Neurohr, owner of French's Tavern, a local historic landmark dating back to the 1700s. French's Tavern, also known as Swan's Creek Plantation, Indian Camp, Harris's Store, and The Coleman Place, is a historic house and tavern located near Ballsville in Powhatan County. The two-story, frame building complex is in five distinct sections, with the earliest dated to about 1730. Col. Francis Eppes was the original owner who patented 2,300 acres. The sections of the estate consist of the main block, the wing, the annex, the hyphen and galleries. It was built as the manor home for a large plantation, and operated as an ordinary in the first half of the 19th century. Thomas Jefferson inherited the land and buildings when he married Col. Eppes’ granddaughter, Martha Wayles in 1772. In 1777, the property passed into the hands of Henry Skipwith, who was married to Martha’s half-sister, Ann. Additions and modifications to the building gradually transformed it from an 18th century
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Carolyn Neurohr of Powhatan was recently inducted into the Commonwealth Chapter of the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution at her historic home, French’s Tavern.
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personal day,� she said. One big push for the transportation department will be the upcoming PCPS Career and Job Fair, which will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 10 at Flat Rock Elementary School, 2210 Batterson Road. Interviews will be scheduled from the applicant pool. Interested people can meet staff, students, parents, and administrators. To register or for more information visit http:// www.powhatan.k12.va.us/departments/personnel/job-openings or call human resources at 804-598-5700. Many of the current drivers are retirees and parents of children in school, Gwaltney said. She has also reached out to local community colleges that might have students for whom the split schedule could work around classes. Optimally, the division is looking for candidates who already have or are eligible for a Class B CDL (commercial drivers license) with Passenger, School Bus and Air Brake en-
plantation manor house to a 19 century tavern. “It is a privilege and a pleasure to live in a county that treasures its historic homes and the contributions the original inhabitants of those homes made to society at the time,� Neurohr said. “Being a steward of an historic property encourages the continued acquisition of knowledge regarding the property, commitment to maintenance, preservation of the land, and a willingness to oblige the curious.� The DAR Welcome Ceremony was a fitting occasion as Neurohr’s revolutionary ancestor, Lt. John Pritchett, was born in Prince George County, served in the militia in Greensville County, and was a surveyor of roads. Old Buckingham Road was an impor-
tant thoroughfare that once linked Richmond with the Piedmont and the Shenandoah Valley. Today the road linked history with the present. "What an exciting opportunity this is to welcome Carolyn into the DAR in her historical and beautifully preserved home at French's Tavern," said Regent Lisa Doan. "The Neurohrs have loved and protected this piece of Virginia's history, and it’s simply fascinating to stand where George Washington and Thomas Jefferson once stood." Commonwealth Chapter, NSDAR is the largest chapter in District II in Virginia. The Chapter was organized on February 6, 1902. For more information, visit https://CommonwealthChapter.vadar.org
dorsements. In addition to DMV requirements, drivers go through 48 hours (24 classroom and 24 behind the wheel) of training required by the Department of Education and provided by the county. “It’s hard to get folks who can commit that much time. That’s a big commitment for four hours a day,� Gwaltney said, referring to the rough amount of time a bus driver works morning and afternoon routes, not counting other special assignments. Having enough bus drivers is a challenge faced by schools nationwide, she added. Being a bus driver is a challenging and important job, Dr. Eric Jones, superintendent, said. When the economy improves and jobs become more available there are options for those seeking jobs beyond being a bus driver. “Recent history shows us that this is when all districts struggle to find good bus drivers,� he said. School bus routes and the length of time students are on buses was a component last week of discussion the school board and local parents had re-
garding a proposed plan to redistrict Powhatan’s three elementary schools to have more balanced enrollment. In a separate interview, Jones emphasized that staff does not believe that the new attendance boundaries under consideration will result in additional bus routes. The issue of decreasing ride times is also separate from redistricting, he said, and added that there are several strategies that school staff could look at to decrease bus ride times. “We can look at how we route the buses and see if there are efficiencies in the system. We can also examine our bus stop locations,� he said. “Historically, Powhatan picks students up at their front door instead of having centralized stops. Part of this is for safety, but part is convenience. We can take a look at that practice. “Finally, I think it is important to realize that we are a large rural community. Our community enjoys open spaces and privacy. What makes our community special for so many people also presents challenges for routing buses and restricts us to some degree from having shorter bus rides.�
CHURCH DIRECTORY St. Luke’s Episcopal Church SUNDAYS
8AM Holy Eucharist (Quiet Service) 9AM Holy Eucharist (Family Service) 10AM Christian Formation (Sunday School for Children & Adults) 11AM Holy Eucharist All are Welcome!
For more information visit www.stlukespowhatan.org Route 711 at Three Bridge Road 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
598-8844 Rev. Leonard Liu, Pastor
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2910 Genito Rd. Powhatan, VA
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Manakin Episcopal Church Sunday Services 8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m. 985 Huguenot Trail
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Meeting Sundays in Amelia, Farmville, Fork Union, Midlothian, Powhatan and Online. Visit pccwired.net for services times & locations. 598-1174 pccwired.net
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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1957 Capeway Rd., Powhatan, VA
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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www.powhatanumc.us 2253 Rosson Road
Weekday Preschool (ages 2-5)
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3308 Pleasants Road, 1/4 mile off of Route 711 Russ Cress, Pastor 598-0733
St. John Neumann Catholic Church
Advertise in Powhatan Today’s Church Directory
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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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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
Located on Route 13 (Old Buckingham Road)
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Hobson’s Chapel
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PHOTOS COURTESY OF POWHATAN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Shown are images of a proposed redistricting option that has been recommended to the Powhatan County School Board for consideration. A total of 189 students would be rezoned in this option. Center is an overview of the new school zones and on either side are details of the affected areas.
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option, a few school board members made it clear that failing to take action is not an option. “We have to act. We have a school that is at 90 percent capacity at Flat Rock, we have a school that is at 100 percent capacity at Powhatan, and we have a school that, once the sixth grade leaves Pocahontas, is going to be at 65 percent capacity,” said Jim Kunka, who represents District 2. “Those numbers have to balance. It is a disservice to the students and the staff of those schools to have such a disparity in the enrollments. Everybody is going to do better when the schools are at a comfortable state of capacity.”
Option II
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Susan Kooch and Carl Chafin, managing partners of K and C Associated, gave the presentation on the decision reached by a realignment committee made up of parents and school staff. The firm had worked with the committee in the fall to come up with three options that were put out for public opinion in a survey, Chafin said. The committee met in January to review the significant community feedback and ultimately decided to recommend Option II to the school board. The Option II plan involves 63 students leaving Flat Rock, with 31 going to Powhatan and 32 going to Pocahontas. Another 126 students would leave Powhatan and go to Pocahontas. A total of 189 students would be rezoned. Option II would put Flat Rock at 79 percent capacity, Pocahontas at 85 percent capacity and Powhatan at 81 percent capacity. In this option, Pocahontas’ boundary would extend below Anderson Highway starting just west of Old Tavern Road and going all the way down to the county’s southern border, resulting in the move of 126 students. The 32 students from Flat Rock would come from extending the eastern border of Pocahontas.
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.
Faith
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
Feb 16 to March 23 5PM to 7PM SJN Catholic Church 2489 Batterson Road Powhatan behind Tractor Supply
Office: 804-598-2667 Worship Service, Each Sunday, 11:00 a.m. Sunday School, Each Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Prayer and Bible Study, Each Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Reverend Lawrence A. Wilson, Sr., Pastor 804-379-3539
(Independent Bible Believing)
Pastor Gregory L. Beechaum Sr. “The church where Jesus is Alive”
www.HollyHillsBaptist.org
Randy Blackwell, Pastor
Sunday School - 9:45 am Worship - 11 am Wednesday Bible Study & Prayer Service - 7:00 pm
Hollywood Baptist Church
“A Church Where Love Never Fails!” Pastor Otis B. Lockhart, Jr.
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Sunday School at 9:30 am 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
804-375-9404
Faith
Free Will Baptist Church 2828 Genito Road, Powhatan Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 AM R. Robinson, Pastor 804-690-0558
Experiencing the presence of God in Worship Preaching the Word of Faith 1348 Anderson Highway Powhatan, VA 23139 804-379-8223
Pastor Donald Habersack Sundays 10:00 AM Wednesday 6:30 PM
Brad Russell, Pastor 598-4241 First Worship 8:30 am Bible Study for all ages 9:45 am Second Worship 11:00 am Wed. Family Ministry 6:30 pm
2202 Old Church Road www.powhatanbaptist.org
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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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Evening Bible Study 7:00 p.m.
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.
Every Friday
5680 Cartersville Road Powhatan, Virginia 23139
MOUNT ZION
Rev. Bryan Stevens, Pastor
Back by Popular Demand
Holly Hills Baptist Church
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
FISH N’ FUN!
Powhatan, Virginia Located on Lee's Landing Road
Powhatan, Va
May Memorial Baptist Church
Michael Edwards, Pastor Ashley Edwards, Minister of Children and Youth Beverley Edwards, Minister of Music
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All You Can Eat
2901 Jude’s Ferry Rd.
1659 Anderson Highway 3½ miles east of Flat Rock
804-598-5491
Ten people spoke during the public
St. James Baptist Church
Christian Fellowship
794-5864
Expect great things from God; Attempt great things for God!
Upset residents
comment period to voice their opposition to Option II or redistricting at all right now. Their reasons for opposition varied. Sharon Moran of Powhatan said she runs a daycare and has two children in her care as well as her own grandson who will be affected by the redistricting. She asked the board to reconsider redistricting at this time. Laurie and Wesley Clough of Powhat-
CHURCH DIRECTORY Bill Sisson, Pastor
GREENBRIER BAPTIST CHURCH
an emotional subject and one that is near and dear to a lot of people’s hearts.” “None of us want to do redistricting, but certainly I think we have an obligation to look at how we staff our schools and the lines that we draw to best maximize our resources,” he said.
The 31 students leaving Flat Rock to go to Powhatan would come by extending the latter’s eastern district line in the area from Anderson Highway to near where Rocky Ford and Genito roads meet. When the realignment committee started its work in the fall on deciding between options presented by K and C Associated, they had three main goals: align enrollments at each elementary school more closely with capacity; create capacity at Flat Rock Elementary School to handle anticipated growth in the eastern area of the county, and position Powhatan to more efficiently use existing elementary capacity throughout the county to extend the time frame before a new elementary school is needed, Chafin said. However, the committee gave itself an additional goal to achieve of recommending an option that would avoid redistricting again until it was actually time to build a new school, Chafin said. “They felt very strongly that we are going to go through this, let’s do the best job we can so that we don’t go through it again before it is necessitated by a new elementary school,” he said. If the school board approves Option II at the Feb. 27 meeting, letters will be sent to all affected students welcoming them to their new schools, Kooch said. A second letter will be sent to families with current fourth-graders affected by the realignment informing them they have the option of staying at their current school for their last year in elementary school. Staff adjustments will be made in the spring once enrollment is solidified, she added. At the end of the presentation, Kooch praised the members of the realignment committee for the work they did. She said they “truly did have the county’s best interest at heart, and I know several of them had to think beyond themselves as to what might best serve the county.” Dr. Eric Jones, superintendent, didn’t add anything to the presentation but said the committee’s recommendation is one that can move the division forward. He also acknowledged that redistricting “is always
1530 Cook Road (Rt. 636)
fbcpva.org (Independent, Fundamental Bible Believing) Travis Keith, Pastor Sunday School - 10:00 am • Sunday Morning Worship - 11:00 am Sunday Evening Service - 6:00 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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Maker Fest returns to inspire young minds Contributed Report
math. Participants may create unique projects through hands-on opportunities with local teachers and artisans. Local innovators and hobbyists will be on hand to demonstrate and assist participants in creative adventures. This year’s festival includes demonstrations of 3D printing, robotics, and
Powhatan County Public Library and Powhatan Cooperative Extension will hold Maker Fest from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24 at the library. Join us for family-friendly S.T.E.A.M. activities that explore science, engineering, arts, technology, and
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an, the parents of a fourth-grader at Powhatan Elementary, both spoke about being unhappy about the redistricting. Laurie Clough said her son has flourished at the school and she doesn’t want him moved. Wesley Clough was worried the redistricting would make his son’s already long bus ride even longer. Karen and Jeff Castlebury of Powhatan, the parents of a first-grader at Powhatan Elementary, also spoke in opposition. Karen Castlebury said they have had six children attend Powhatan Elementary, and now their seventh child will be going to Pocahontas Elementary. “We are not happy that our last child will not get to graduate from Powhatan Elementary and go on,” she said. Karen Castlebury was the first of several parents to mention scores for the county’s elementary schools found on the website greatschools.org and expressing displeasure that her child was moving from a higher rated school to a lower one. The website gave Powhatan Elementary a score of a 9, Pocahontas a score of a 5, and Flat Rock a score of 6. How it tabulated those scores is not exactly clear. Daniel Green of Powhatan said he didn’t think the way the redistricting was done made sense and felt it cherry picked “classier” neighborhoods to still attend Powhatan Elementary. He said his son, who is a fourth-grader, could stay at Powhatan Elementary, but it would then be a burden on his wife to transport him there and would also put him at a different school than a younger sibling. Green also mentioned the Great Schools rating and said he has been around Powhatan and Pocahontas Elementary schools and felt Powhatan has better community involvement. Katie Boyer of Powhatan said two of her three children would be affected by the
PHOTO BY LAURA MCFARLAND
Susan Kooch and Carl Chafin, managing partners of K and C Associated, give a presentation to the school board on the recommendation realignment option.
redistricting. She asked the board to consider students with special needs as a different case “where a move would be negative as far as how it affects their success in elementary school.” “I do have a child who has a disability and adjustment is a big issue for us so I would like to see at least some conversation on that,” she said. Julie Fontenot of Powhatan, a mother of two, said her family moved to Powhatan because of its schools and specifically to have the children attend Powhatan Elementary. She cited the Great Schools scores and said the realignment would not be as big a deal to parents “if these schools were more equivalent to each other.”
Board reactions Although they didn’t immediately address the public comments, school board members did comment on them at the end of the meeting. Kunka said he looked at the website that the parents brought up and questioned the veracity of the ratings. He said there was
fiber arts as well as the ever popular recycling-based maker room, where attendees are encouraged to unleash their creativity! Maker Fest 2018 is a free event and all ages are welcome. For more information, contact Powhatan County Public Library at 804-5985670 or visit www.powhatanlibrary.net. not enough data on the website to determine if they were “accurately reflective of what the schools are” and added he believes all of the schools are fully accredited and have great staffs. Valarie Ayers, District 3, said she has been aware of the website for a long time and that it is based on a few parents making comments. “If you want to know the reality of how great all of our schools are, look at our test scores, look at our accreditations, … go to the school, be a part of that school,” she said. She added that when her children were in elementary school and Pocahontas Elementary was opened but on a delayed schedule, the students ended up attending three different schools in a year and had an awesome experience. She also said she has visited and worked in all the elementary schools and “they are all tremendous schools with tremendous teachers, students and administrators. So you all I don’t believe are giving this a fair chance.” Kim Hymel, District 5, talked at length about her own experience as the parent of two students who attended Pocahontas Elementary and got an excellent education there. It was also where she as a parent volunteer was encouraged to get more involved and eventually decided to run for the school board. “If you are involved in your children, no matter where they go, they are going to do good,” she told the parents before urging them to give their new schools a chance. Rick Cole, District 1, praised the parents who spoke for their passion about their children’s education and said whatever school they end up with, they would be a bonus to that school because of it. He addressed one parent’s concerns with numbers related to the redistricting because they are somewhat based on future projections, saying they are the best numbers the county can get but they have been
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considered carefully. He echoed Kunka’s comment that inaction isn’t a possibility because it would be both fiscally irresponsible and “irresponsible to our students and staff to not act.” Cole added he wasn’t discounting the information on the Great Schools website, but the hard data that counts is on the state website about PCPS. “One of the things that has been a comfort to this board from the start is that we were confident – and we remain confident – that nobody is going to move to an inferior school. Everybody is going to get to a good school,” he said. “All of the schools that we have are excellent schools with excellent staffs, and we do the very best we can to make sure they have the resources that they need to do the best job that they can do within the limitations that we have as a board and as a county.” Chair Joe Walters, District 4, also thanked the speakers for their input and wanting to make sure their children receive a quality education. If the parents continue to feel uncomfortable, he urged them to reach out to their children’s new school to ask questions, visit and learn more about it. “The schools in Powhatan County are not bricks and mortar. The schools in Powhatan County are the quality of the people who work there – the quality of the faculty, the staff and the administration,” he said. “Even if it is a different environment, a different building, we are very fortunate in this county that every single one of our schools are filled with educators that take what they do very seriously. No matter what job they perform they care about it, take it seriously and they do a great job.” At the end of the meeting, two members of the realignment committee spoke about their experience and how hard the decision was for the group. Powhatan Elementary teacher Carla Crump said her children attended Pocahontas Elementary and she is the educator she is now “because of what Pocahontas gave to me.”
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$139,000
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Having an impact starts locally By Laura McFarland News Editor
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efore becoming the news editor of the Powhatan Today, I worked as the Life writer for the daily newspaper in Winchester. If you listed the duties and responsibilities alongside my current position as the news editor of the Powhatan Today, literally almost everything about them would be different beyond the basic principles of being a journalist. It’s been a good change and has turned me into a better journalist. I continued to learn and grow while covering all aspects of life in Powhatan County except sports, which is masterfully handled by our sports editor, Billy Fellin. One of the biggest adjustments I had to make was in covering local board meetings – usually the board of supervisors and the school board. It wasn’t only about learning enough about the technical aspects of all the different subjects they review to write about them intelligently, although that has been an education. Nor was it about adjusting to spending hours listening to board members discuss the operations and management of Powhatan County and its schools, sometimes multiple times a week (budget season is around the corner again). For me, one of the biggest adjustments was learning to understand the reactions of the residents. In the course of the almost four years of covering local news, sometimes I would see the agenda for a meeting and think there would likely be a huge turnout. This agenda item or that application review is worth millions, so surely local residents are going to have something to say about it. Nope. Sometimes barely a peep from the handful of people who regularly attend meetings. A few times, I would walk into the auditorium at the Village Building to see a good crowd of people and have to take another look at the agenda to figure out what had caught everyone’s attention. But, like I said, I have been learning, so when two items came up on two local boards’ agendas, I automatically had an expectation of seeing citizens come out. The first was the Powhatan County Planning Commission meeting on Feb. 6. The lone item on that night’s agenda was to review a rezoning application for a possible apartment complex around the corner from Powhatan High and Flat Rock Elementary schools. When I took a photo of the crowd at the beginning of the meeting, there were about 130 people in the audience, and more came in afterward. That night, 32 people spoke during the public hearing
for the case – one for and the rest against allowing the development of the apartment complex. And despite chair Karin Carmack’s warning beforehand against cheering and clapping because “It’s not a pep rally,” there actually was an element of a pep rally to the comments. Because as much as they were negative regarding the apartment complex, the overwhelming theme that ran throughout those comments was that they love Powhatan (the way it is). I don’t pretend to have the gift of fortune-telling, but my expectation is that there will be a similar or even higher turnout when the application is reviewed by the board of supervisors at its meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 26. The next example you can read about in this issue of the newspaper. During its Feb. 13 meeting, the school board heard a presentation from a consultant on which redistricting option was being recommended for the division’s three elementary schools. And, sure enough, during the public comment period, 10 parents or caregivers of children who would be affected by this redistricting option asked the school board members to reconsider or give the decision more time. As board members said several times throughout the meeting, redistricting can be a highly emotional topic because people care about their children getting a quality education. It was a difficult topic for the committee of local residents and staff members who made the recommendation and it will be just as heavy a topic when the school board votes on it at its next meeting on Feb. 27. Both of these topics have gotten pretty emotional, probably because they involve people feeling like their way of life is being threatened, whether it was their choice to live in a rural county or have their children go to a certain school. But, in all of this, regardless of someone’s position on a topic or the reasons they feel that way, what impressed me most was that they showed up to share them. This does not discount the efforts of people who have probably called or written their local representatives about issues that are important to them, but there is something about publically standing up and making your voice heard that can be truly powerful. And, let’s face it, with some exceptions, at the local level also is where a few or even many citizens standing up and sharing their thoughts and beliefs on a topic is likely to have the most impact. Federal tax cuts and state pay raises absolutely impact our lives, but it is at the local level – the nitty gritty of zoning decisions and property tax rates and redistricting schools and, yes, comprehensive plan workshops – where Powhatan County is truly going to be shaped in the future.
Midlothian Junior Women’s Club to hold 2018 Cinderella Dreams Contributed Report This year the Midlothian Junior Women’s Club, Puritan Cleaners, Westchester Commons and Summit Media will once again team up for their annual Cinderella Dreams project. The project collects donated dresses and sets up a temporary shop to provide a dress to any girl who, just like Cinderella, needs help getting a “gown for the ball.” Over the years, organizers have proudly worked with close to 30 community partners as they made this dream real for more than 300 local high school students. Since the project’s inception, close to 3,000 local teenagers have been wrapped in sequin, silk, chiffon, and taffeta to have their own enchanted evening. Greater-Richmond YMCAs, Puritan Cleaners, and several local businesses are currently collecting new or gently used prom appropriate dresses, shoes and accessories for The Cinderella Dreams project. There is a box at the Elizabeth Randolph Lewis Powhatan YMCA. Dresses are being collected through Feb. 28. You can contact the organizers if you would like to host a dress drive. Previous shoppers have expressed their gratitude and relief knowing that “the burden of buying a dress has been lifted by the Cinderella Dreams project.” All high school age girls are welcome to prom shop for a $5 donation to help
cover the annual costs of the project. The Cinderella Dreams dress shopping days are March 16 18 and 24. For hours and more details, follow the group on Facebook or go visit the club’s website. The Cinderella
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Only love can drive out darkness By Del. Lee Ware Special to Powhatan Today
Editor’s note: On Friday, Feb. 12, Del. Lee Ware, R-65, gave a speech on the floor of the Virginia House of Delegates and this publication has decided to reprint it. Ladies and Gentlemen of the House – I rise only because I have been asked to do so… As some of you may remember, my career was spent in the classroom, teaching history and government. My education both before and through my career taught me many things, of course – not least: that the victors really do write the history of the wars that are so large a part of the human story. Far from arising from high principle and purpose, most wars, especially the wars of our era, are about resources – land, water, oil. And the consequences are often far larger than the haughty war-planners had expected. Only generations after some sort of peace has been restored do the survivors, whether of victor or vanquished, pay the price of such catastrophic conflicts as the World Wars of the last century. These studies have led me to treasure the labors of peace-makers. I do not mean the mere idealist, who wishes it were possible to banish all war, all conflict. No, I mean the man or woman who from the ashes, whether of victory or defeat, calls upon both his brethren and his one-time enemy to rediscover the means to peace. Today, as again we convene during “Black History Month,” and as the national media is too full of reports of “polarization” and confrontation, let us reflect anew on the words of the victorious president of the Union during our War Between the States who was born on this date in 1809: With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations. May we take those words to heart when we are tempted to impose on the past the standards of our present, or when we are tempted to forget the many great good truths that unite us by focusing instead on the relatively few lesser truths that divide us. Only a few years ago, also during this particular month, I offered the following observation – again, deriving from my long years of study and teaching: There would have been no America that we can imagine, and surely there could have been no Southern culture worthy of the name, without our black brethren. I say brethren, because it is indisputable that religion, and specifically Christian faith, is inseparable from the experience of black Virginians, and that an undying devotion to the faith of the Christian, and a courageous appeal to the obligations of Christian love, are among the principal contributions of blacks to Southern life. One of the great embodiments of these qualities in our time is Ambassador Andrew Young of Georgia. Speaking last summer, after the sorrows of Charlottesville, Reverend Young remarked, “…it’s a week of misunderstandings. We [in the Civil Rights Movement] sought to redeem the soul of America from the triple evils of race, war, and poverty. Most of the issues that we’re dealing with now are related to poverty. But we still…put everything in a racial context… “Our job was not to put down white people. Our job was to lift everybody together... so that we would learn to live together as brothers and sisters rather than perish as fools.” And finally on this Friday, as we look forward to rest from our labors, and as we strive to ensure that our differences of conviction do not descend into divisions of spirit, let us remember, too, the words of Martin Luther King: “Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding a deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only love can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
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STUDENT NEWS Coastal Carolina Fall President’s List announced Contributed Report Coastal Carolina University announced that 814 students made the President’s honor list for high academic achievement for the 2017 Fall Semester. To qualify for the President’s List, students must earn a 4.0 grade point average and must be enrolled full time. Students on the President’s List for the fall semester include: Rebecca Ford of Powhatan, a marine science major, and Madelyn Prince of Moseley, a management major. Coastal Carolina University is a dynamic, public comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway, just minutes from the resort area of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It was founded in 1954 as Coastal Carolina Junior College and became an independent state university in 1993.
Honor student named at Baylor University in Texas Contributed Report More than 4,240 Baylor University students were named to the Dean's Academic Honor Roll for the 2017 fall semester. Students honored on the Dean's List are Baylor undergraduates with a minimum grade-point average of 3.7, while enrolled in a minimum of 12 se-
Valentine’s Day party at Flat Rock Elementary
mester hours. Among those honored by the college were Meridyth Faith Everette of Powhatan, College of Arts and Sciences. Baylor University is a private Christian university and a nationally ranked research institution. The university provides a vibrant campus community for more than 17,000 students. Chartered in 1845 by the Republic of Texas, Baylor is the oldest continually operating University in Texas. Located in Waco, Baylor welcomes students from all 50 states and more than 80 countries to study a broad range of degrees among its 12 nationally recognized academic divisions.
Marching Royal Dukes march in inaugural parade Contributed Report The Marching Royal Dukes were invited to march in the inaugural parade for new Virginia Governor Ralph Northam on Saturday, Jan. 13 in Richmond. Claire Fumai of Moseley, who is part of the clarinet section, participated in the parade. James Madison University offers each student a future of significance – not an education of mere prestige, but an extraordinary education of exceptional scholarship, inventive thinking, unparalleled attention to the world community, a university-wide enthusiasm for teaching, and a commitment to student success.
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Students in the thirdgrade classes of Flat Rock Elementary School teachers Angela Innerbichler and Lauren Ayers share in snacks and exchange Valentine’s Day cards during class parties on Feb. 14.
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Pocahontas Middle School will hold two Black History Month assemblies, one at 9:30 a.m. and the second at 10:15 a.m., at the school. Community members are welcome to join students and staff. Check in at the front office. The assembly will highlight the school’s band and chorus students and a community speaker. The theme is "Connecting the past to hope for the future.” The school will also be celebrating 80 years of students at Pocahontas High School/Middle School. u
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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. 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.
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The War Memorial Roundtable for all Veterans will meet at 7 p.m. at the War Memorial Cultural Arts and Community Center, 2375 Skaggs Road. The speaker will be T. Donald Marsh, who will be speaking on “Civil War Firsts: Technological Advances During the War Between the States.” This presentation includes some of the technological advances that occurred during the Civil War. Advances in food, weaponry and tactics, military transportation and surveillance, and medical improvements are some of the things during the war that appeared for the first time. Contact Ruth Boatwright at 804-337-6859.
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 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. u
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on what they already knew, depending on their skill level, he said. And when the students finish their sixth and final class this week, regardless of their level when they started, the goal is to make sure they are not only comfortable in the water but have at least the basic skills that could keep them alive. Because for all the fun and splashing around that might happen while the children are learning, the real driving force behind providing the free six-week swim course to every child in Powhatan is a sobering statistic: drowning is the second leading cause of accidental death among children in Virginia, said Adam Foster, executive director. “For us being in a rural county, there is more of an opportunity for kids to find an open body of water like a lake or a pond and not know what to do,” Foster said. “I think this program helps combat those potential dangers through learning how to swim, the reach and assist activities, boat safety and how to throw a life saver.” The Learn to Swim program has become a staple and rite of passage of growing up in Powhatan County since it started in 2004 and now serves between 300 and 310 second-graders throughout the year, Foster said. At some point in your second grade year, if you attend one of the three public elementary schools or Blessed Sacrament Huguenot Catholic School, you will be learning how to swim at the local YMCA. But just because it is a well-established program that has served more than 4,000 children doesn’t mean there isn’t room for improvement, Chocklett said. For several months, the program has been using a new format that streamlines the basics of teaching children to swim. It is the same curriculum used in the YMCA’s regular group
Powhatan Band and Ensembles and the Powhatan Band Boosters Inc. will host the WGI Richmond Percussion Regional in the main gymnasium. Powhatan will have three units in Prelims competition hoping to make Finals: Powhatan JV Percussion (10:36 a.m.), Powhatan Concert Percussion (12:05 p.m.), and Powhatan Varsity Winter Percussion (1:20 p.m.). There are 24 groups total in five classes of competition. Prelims begin at 10 a.m. and finals begin at 6 p.m. Ticket prices are as follows: Prelims - $15, Finals - $18, Combo - $25. Children under 5 are free. Concessions will be offered. All proceeds to benefit Powhatan Bands and Ensembles. u
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The Knights of Columbus will hold its Friday Fish Fry's from 5 to 7 p.m. every Friday through March 23 at St. John Neumann Church, 2480 Batterson Road, Powhatan (located directly behind Tractor Supply Company). The all-you-can-eat dinner is $10 for adults, $27 for a family, $6 for children ages 6 to 12, and children 5 and under are free. All profits will go toward parish and Powhatan community projects.
lessons. “It’s a lot easier to teach. We are going to start with bobs and move to bubbles and then we move to pushing off from the wall – just those little things we assume people know how to do,” Chocklett said. “It is more effective and they learn way faster. Instead of jumping in and saying, ‘Swim freestyle to me,’ we are starting with the mechanics.” At the end of the session, the students go home with a certificate checking off their new accomplishments, which could be floating, treading water for 10 seconds, swimming 5 yards, blowing bubbles, or, for more advanced swimmers, swimming the breaststroke for 25 yards or freestyle for the length of the pool. Carolyn Gillespie, who has been volunteering with the program for four years, said she loves watching the growth of confidence in the children over the six weeks. The children who were afraid of the water when they started are often jumping in on their own and putting their heads under water by the end. “You don’t even have to coax them,” said Gillespie, who spent part of her 68th birthday on Feb. 13 working with the young swimmers. Volunteer Jeanette Reames, 74, of Powhatan can’t get in the water because she developed an allergy to chlorine, but that doesn’t stop her from helping the beginning swimmers. She said she has no problem being the “gopher” and helping with tasks such as bringing out equipment. Reames became interested in volunteering with the program because she is friends with Gillespie, but what swayed her the most was the encouragement of her grandson, who is now in college but still fondly remembers learning to swim in this program, she said. Reames, who like Gillespie mentioned that the program needs more volunteers, said she also likes that it is a short-term
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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 804-372-9755. u
No one deserves to be abused. Find safety, options 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. u
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The Powhatan Moose Family Center, 4140 Old Buckingham Road, will host Bingo with doors opening at 6 p.m. and games starting at 7 p.m. every Tuesday. Call 804-598-2809.
getting a “gown for the ball.” Dress drive collections can be delivered to any Puritan Cleaners or there is a box at the Elizabeth Randolph Lewis Powhatan YMCA. All high school age girls are welcome to prom shop for a $5 donation to help cover the annual costs of the project. The Cinderella Dreams dress shopping days are March 16, 18 and 24 at Westchester Commons near Routes 288 and 60. For hours and more details, follow the group on Facebook. Shopping is firstcome, first-serve and the line will cut off an hour prior to the shop closing. For more information about the project or to volunteer, visit Facebook. com/cinderelladreams. net or contact info@ cinderelladreams.net.
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Powhatan County Public Library will continue to offer movies in the large conference room at 11 a.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month. All from the community are welcome to attend; however, note each movie's rating. Some material may be inappropriate for children. The February film is based on the true story of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple from Virginia, thrown unwillingly into the spotlight. Their love story highlights the interracial couple’s fight to reverse Virginia's miscegenation laws. In 1967, their civil rights case, Loving v. Virginia, went all the way to the Supreme Court. Rated PG-13. Run time 123 minutes. Refreshments are provided, courtesy of the Friends of the Powhatan Library. Contact Powhatan Public Library at 804-598-5670 or visit www. powhatanlibrary.net. u
Save the date for the Powhatan Maker Fest from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Powhatan County Public Library. Open to all ages. Join us for family-friendly S.T.E.A.M. activities that explore science, engineering, arts, technology, and math. Participants may create unique projects through hands-on opportunities with local teachers and artisans. Local innovators and hobbyists will be on hand to demonstrate and assist participants in creative adventures. This year’s festival includes demonstrations of 3D printing, robotics, and fiber arts as well as our ever popular recyclingbased maker room, where attendees are encouraged to unleash their creativity! Maker Fest 2018 is a free event and all ages are welcome. Contact the library at 804-598-5670 or visit www. powhatanlibrary.net. u
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Mill Quarter Republican Woman's Club (MQRWC) will meet at Italian Delight restaurant, 1795 South Creek One, Powhatan. Fellowship begins at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting starts at 7 p.m. The organization meets the fourth Thursday of every month unless otherwise advertised in the Community Calendar or MQRWC’s Facebook page. MQWRC is an active group and interested in expanding. Visitors are always welcome. u
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 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 804-598-5637. u
Kay’s Krafters, a small branch of From the Heart Stitchers, will meet from 1 to 5 p.m. For more information and location, call Donna at 804-598-7514 or visit www. fromtheheartstitchers.org. u
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. 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. 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
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: Feb. 21, March 21, April 18, and May 16. For more information, contact the Powhatan Public Library at 804-598-5670 or visit us online at www. powhatanlibrary.net. u
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.
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.
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Volunteers with Powhatan County’s local chapter of the AARP Tax-Aide program will meet with clients for free but by appointment from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Every Wednesday and Friday through April 13 at Powhatan County Public Library. For more information or to make an appointment, contact 804598-7577. Dresses are being collected through Feb. 28 for the Midlothian Junior Women’s Club 2018 Cinderella Dreams Project. The project collects donated dresses and sets up a temporary shop to provide a dress to any girl who, just like Cinderella, needs help
commitment. The elementary schools participate at different times of the year and only for a few hours each week for six weeks. “This is something that has an end for people who don’t want a long-term commitment,” she said. Foster also reiterated the need for vol-
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
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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 804372-6384 or angels5517@ aol.com.
unteers and for the continued support of the community. The children participate in the Learn to Swim program at no charge, but it costs the YMCA about $21,000 a year to run the program, he said. For more information about the Learn to Swim program, contact Matt Chocklett at 804-598-0250.
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Student artwork recognized by school board Brandon Nixon - Pocahontas Middle School Lindsy Lawyer - Pocahontas Middle School
Savannah Hall - Powhatan High School
Keller Weyer - Powhatan Elementary School
Tyler Huckaby - Flat Rock Elementary School
Jetta Belton - Powhatan High School
During the Powhatan County School Board’s meeting on Feb. 13, members recognized the students from the district who had their artwork chosen for the 2018 division birthday cards. Students recognized were: Tyler Huckaby, Flat Rock Elementary School; Keller Weyer, Powhatan Elementary School; Brandon Nixon and Lindsy Lawyer, Pocahontas Middle School; and Jetta Belton and Savannah Hall, Powhatan High School. Also pictured are Lisa Reid-Miller, far left, PMS art teacher, and Mary Webster, far right, Powhatan Elementary School art teacher. PHOTOS BY LAURA MCFARLAND
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Powhatan senior wrestler Collin Gerardi grapples with Fauquier’s Kyle Budd during the Class 4 state championship at Churchland High School on Feb. 17. Gerardi won by a score of 9-1 and secured his fourth consecutive Virginia High School League state title.
Powhatan’s Gerardi wins fourth state title By Billy Fellin Sports Editor
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owhatan senior Collin Gerardi is usually a fierce, but reserved competitor. However, Gerardi hadn’t been one opponent away from winning his fourth consecutive state championship before.
After three rounds of dominating Kyle Budd of Fauquier, Gerardi saw the clock hit all zeroes, securing the state championship and let all his energy and emotion show in a mid-mat celebration after the 9-1 win. “I just felt all my energy and I just had to let it all out,” he said. “I probably exerted more energy there than I did during my match. It was incredible. I freaked
out…my hands were in the air…it was amazing.” Gerardi was in control of Budd from the first whistle. He scored on a takedown in round one to make it a 2-0 match. Then, he chose the down position to start the second round and escaped for a 3-0 lead. He followed that up with a reversal for another two points.
He scored twice more in the third round, with Budd earning an escape, for the final 9-1 score. “It’s indescribable,” he said. “It’s been so much fun. It’s been a great ride with my team supporting me. I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way.” The win cemented Gerardi’s place in see INDIANS, pg. 4B}
Knights honor seniors, split two games at home By Billy Fellin Sports Editor
The four Blessed Sacrament Huguenot girls basketball seniors are a tightknit bunch. They should be, considering how long they’ve played together for the Knights. Corrinne Anderson, Erin Claud, Anna Gestwick and Kate Hatfield were honored on Feb. 12 for Senior Night. The quartet has been playing together since fifth grade at the school, which has created the type of chemistry among the PHOTO BY BILLY FELLIN seniors that coach Ethan Sill said is one Blessed Sacrament Huguenot’s Corrinne Anderson (12) takes a shot over thing that’s unable to be taught. two Steward defenders on Feb. 14. She scored 15 points against Steward. “It’s special,” he said. “This is my first
graduating class (as coach.) It means a lot. I’ve seen these girls play with my sister and grow since then. It’s a pretty big deal.” Corrinne Anderson’s history, for one, goes back to pre-school with Blessed Sacrament Huguenot. “It’s really weird,” she said. “Being on the team for so long and seeing everyone else leaving, it’s weird that it’s happening to me. The other night, during senior night, it was heartbreaking. I don’t want to leave. It’s going to be a big milestone of my life.” Hatfield missed last season due to insee KNIGHTS, pg. 3B}
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It was Gerardi’s fourth consecutive region title, and it was the first for Hall and McMillin.
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Hall, McMillin and Gerardi won their matches at the 106, 113 and 132 weight classes, respectively, to bring home three region titles for the Indians.
Powhatan finished second in the team race and qualified 10 wrestlers for the Class 4 state championship at Churchland High School.
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The Pocahontas Middle School girls basketball team won the championship on Feb. 6. Bottom row (L to R): Shauna Callahan, Logan Anthony, Kayla Terry, Pierce Vandell; Middle row: Erin Almond, Faith Henderson, Emilie McDaniels, Samantha Flippo, Nakiya Turner; Top row: Coach Jarrett Fields, Coach Shell Daniels, Colby Wright, Madalyn Johnson, Ainsley Alexander, Sophie Dolan, Katherine Cerullo, Delaney Sanders, Meghan Hodge, Ella Foster, Coach Mackenzie Parker.
Pocahontas MS girls win title in second try By Billy Fellin Sports Editor
Last season, the Pocahontas Middle School girls basketball team made it to the finals, but fell four points short of winning the top prize. The team didn’t miss their chance this season. On Feb. 6 in Cumberland, the team earned its 15th win of the season and won the middle school championship by a score of 33-15 over Amelia. “We had a pretty solid eighth grade group, who have been playing together for a very long time,” assistant coach Jarrett Fields said. “Faith Henderson, Kayla Terry and Sophie Dolan were the three eighth-grade captains and helped lead the team. Overall, it was a team effort on the season.” Pocahontas didn’t leave anything to chance as they opened the game on a 13-0 run. The second quarter was more of the
same as the halftime score was 19-2. Fields said that the matchup against Amelia was the third time the two teams had met this season and each time ended with a win for Pocahontas. “We really wanted to see Park View,” Fields said of their championship game opponent. “That’s who we lost to last season. Amelia upset them to make it to the finals. Based on the two games prior, we were the favorite coming into the game.” This season, head coach Shell Daniels and Pocahontas went 15-2 and were 10-0 in the Western Division. While Pocahontas will be graduating seven members of the team, Fields said that they’ll be returning 10 players for next season. “I’d say that we expect to bring back a solid 10 girls,” he said. “I don’t think we’ll be missing too much.” Fields said that the experience of making it to the finals last season and falling short fueled the team to not miss another opportunity this season.
“I think a lot of those girls who were returning had that taste of knowing what it was like to be (in the final),” he said. “I think the girls as a whole made it their goal to make it back and win it. So, all season long, that’s what they wanted to do and wanted to achieve and they worked at it all season. At the end, they ended up the champs.” That drive toward a singular team goal is the biggest thing Fields said he’d remember about this team. “Their work ethic was great,” he said. “They came in every day to practice, ready to work. They had a willingness to go out there and work to achieve their goal they had from day one…to make it back and win (the title).” The win for the Pocahontas girls basketball team showcases the talent at this level of play and the talent that will, at one point or another, make it up to coach Kristy Henderson at Powhatan High School. While Fields is a relative newcomer to
the county, he said that he believes that girls basketball in Powhatan will continue to be on the rise. “It’s grown a lot over the past few years,” he said. “The Pulse league has been great and Kristy is doing a great job at the high school, helping build the program from the youth level on up. We have a lot of talent coming up through the school. Coach Daniels said himself he’s excited to see the girls who are leaving to get to showcase their talents at the high school. So, I definitely think it’s on the rise and they’ll have a successful program out there for a little while.” The Pocahontas Middle School boys basketball team also qualified for the championship game, which was a first in the program’s history. The team held a one-point lead with 42 seconds left in the game, but ultimately lost to Wyatt Middle 36-34. Sports Editor Billy Fellin can be reached at wfellin@powhatantoday. com.
Castlebury, 6, already a motorcross champion By Billy Fellin Sports Editor
The den of the Castlebury residence in Powhatan is slowly being taken over by motocross awards and memorabilia. While trophies, bike numbers and photos have crept like a vine over one desk area and some of the walls, the most impressive piece is also the newest. In the corner of the room stands a trophy that is about double the size of the rider who won it. Six-year-old Jakson Castlebury has only been riding motocross bikes for about three years and only racing them for about two years. But, in just that short amount of time, he’s gathered quite the collection of awards, most recently winning the 50cc 4-8 Pee Wee Division of the South Fork Outlaw Series. During the 2017 season, Jakson placed first four times. In the District 13 MX Series, Jakson competed in the 51cc 4-8 Special Limited Division of the MX USE Grand Championship Series and finished second overall. He raced in 12 events and placed first six times. “It was a lot of fun and a lot of hard work,” Jakson said. Jakson started racing competitively on motocross bikes when he was 4 years old and had only began riding just onehalf year earlier. Racing is in Jakson’s blood, as his
brothers Jeremy Castlebury and Peyton Hurd also race dirt bikes. Hurd in particular was also an earlystarter for racing dirt bikes, as he started racing when he was around 8 or 9. Jakson’s father, Jeff, is his crew chief and helps him with all the aspects of getting his bike ready for race day. “My dad helps a lot. He tells me what to do in the corners,” Jakson said. “He’s always with me at the starting line.” Jeff has even constructed a dirt track in the front yard of the family’s property in Powhatan, complete with banked turns and jumps. Jakson and other motocross friends frequently use the track to practice prior to races. Jakson, Jeff and mom Karen have traveled significant distances for Jakson’s races. Among the stops for the family has been Elizabeth City Motocross, Lake Sugar Tree in Axton, Birch Creek in Danville, and North Carolina Motorsports Park. The District 13 MX schedule in particular is a long and grueling one as dates for races run from February to December. The first races of the 2018 season at Budd’s Creek were scheduled for Feb. 1718, but were cancelled due to poor weather. The weekend starts on Friday, with the gear loaded up and packed. Saturday is practice day. At a typical race, practice begins at 8 a.m., with the races starting at 9 a.m. Jakson said that the first day is “just
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Powhatan’s Jakson Castlebury hits a jump on the dirt track at his home in Powhatan. Castlebury, 6, is already a motocross champion after winning his division in the South Fork Outlaw Series in 2017.
play,” and he spends time with his friends and not racing. But, then he gets his gear on and it is all about one thing—winning. Jakson even has sponsors, as Robbins Plumbing and R&N Performance have helped support the young racer. “We could not do it without the support from these guys,” Karen wrote in an email. Jeff said that motocross racing provides a great family atmosphere for everyone involved. He also said he hopes to see more families get into the sport. “It’s very safe and family friendly,” he said. “There’s this misconception that it’s dangerous. It’s not loud, wild and
crazy. You build camaraderie with everyone. We all hang out, grill and work on the bikes.” The ultimate goal for Jakson one day is to qualify for the Loretta Lynn AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch in Tennessee, which is the pinnacle of motocross racing. And, despite his young age, he almost accomplished that goal, as he was two finishing places away from qualifying. When the Powhatan youngster isn’t racing, he said he enjoying playing with his toy dirt bikes and going to school. His favorite class is gym and he said he enjoys his lunchtime as well.
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Left: Chase Connelly, a member of the 11-year-old Pulse Boys team, drives past a Chakley defender on his way to the hoop. Right: Carlie Iga (left), a member of the 9-and-10-year-old girls, dribbles off a screen set by Madilyn Adkins in a game against Spring Run.
Powhatan Pulse continues growth in year two By Billy Fellin Sports Editor
Rory Weber and Powhatan head girls basketball coach Kristy Henderson saw a need in Powhatan for opportunities for basketball development. The league options at the time were either more socially driven or hyper-competitive. So, the Powhatan Pulse was born. Now in its second year, the organization has expanded from two teams of girls basketball in the 9-to10 and 11-to-12 divisions in its first season to 13 teams of both boys and
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jury, so coming back and being honored on her senior night was special for her. “It felt great,” she said. “I’ve been working for that since the fifth grade. When I last played, I was a new junior and was out for the season. It’s different to be older and a role model, but I like it.” Claud said that it was a bittersweet feeling to be a senior and it being the last year playing with these teammates. “I’m really going to miss playing with everyone,” she said. “Basketball is something I’ve never been super, super good at. But, everyone here has always been so positive and so supportive of one another. It’s great to play with these girls.” Gestwick said that it
girls with over 100 players participating this year. “It’s been going great,” Weber, the vice president of the Pulse, said. “We’ve had really good feedback from players, parents and coaches. It’s been a good season.” The Pulse competes in the Chesterfield Girls Basketball League and Chesterfield Boys Basketball League, respectively, and has been doing well this season. The Pulse’s Intermediate girls team is 8-1 and leading the North division. That team is the most successful of the Pulse teams competing this sea-
son. “We’re remaining competitive,” Weber said. “They’re hovering around .500 record-wise. Although that appears average, with kids who haven’t played together, we consider that a big accomplishment. I think it’s been great. They really appreciate the diversity as far as the teams they’re playing. They aren’t playing the same teams often. They’re seeing a lot of different teams. I’ve seen a huge improvement since our first clinic in November to now.” The Pulse’s growth this year was fueled by word-
felt good to be a senior and she loves playing with all of her teammates. “I love playing with my fellow seniors,” she said. “I also love all the underclassmen that have been brought up. It’s great to play with all of them.” While the Knights were victorious over Richmond Christian on Senior Night 28-26, with Anderson scoring 11 points and grabbing 17 rebounds, the result was very much the opposite on Valentine’s Day against Steward. The Spartans capitalized on errors by Blessed Sacrament Huguenot and drained five 3-point shots to defeat the Knights 5225. Anderson scored 15 points for the Knights in the loss. Steward was in serious foul trouble in the first half, committing its seventh foul with 6:48 left in
the half. But, the Knights only went to the foul line three times in the bonus and were just two-for-four in those chances. While Blessed Sacrament Huguenot led early on, Steward went on a 10-0 run to start the second quarter that gapped the Knights. The deficit widened in the third quarter when the Spartans outscored the Knights 17-2. “We just got beat in every aspect of the game,” Sill said. “They had more energy, more effort, more everything.” The Virginia Colonial Conference tournament began on Monday for the Knights. “We just need to play our hearts out and just do the best we can,” Claud said. “We’ve had a pretty good season thus far, so just go out there and just try to win some games.”
of-mouth and a growing interest in basketball development in the county. Weber said that he’s continued to receive requests for more opportunities for teams for next season. “We were shocked by the numbers,” he said. “It feels good that we provided something that the county wanted.” The growth has come with some growing pains, however. “The communication has been the biggest thing we’ve learned. Part of that is Kristy and I serve as relays between the league and the teams in a manner
that’s useful to them. We want to make sure the information they’re getting gets there and tell them where they need to be.” Weber said that Henderson’s experience and knowledge is one huge asset that has already been incredibly useful to the coaches and players in the program. “Kristy is available to anyone with practice plans, player development and more,” he said. “She has all the tools and know-how to make players better. The goal is that each team has access to Kristy’s knowledge, whether that is through
drills or in-person so those kids are getting the development.” As the league continues to grow, Weber said that he believes the system can allow for “probably 20 to 30-percent” growth. “The Powhatan Youth Athletic Association has been great and offered cross-association support,” Weber said. Weber also hopes to be able to reach out to “some kids that may or may not think they can play basketball or have the means to play in the league” as another area where the program can benefit Powhatan residents.
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(L to R) Blessed Sacrament Huguenot seniors Kate Hatfield, Anna Gestwick, Corrinne Anderson and Erin Claud were honored on Feb. 12 prior to the Knights 28-26 win over Richmond Christian.
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Blessed Sacrament Huguenot senior Katie Davoud competed in two events at the VISAA state swim meet on Feb. 16-17. Davoud finished 12th in the 100 back and was 18th in the 200 free for the Knights.
Roundup: Davoud competes at VISAA meet By Billy Fellin Sports Editor
Blessed Sacrament Huguenot’s Katie Davoud had the chance to swim against the best of the best at the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISAA) swim meet on Feb. 16-17. In the 100 back at the state meet, Davoud swam a 1:00.44 for 12th overall, just .04 seconds behind 11th place Kat Vanbourgondien and .22 behind Kelly Derasmo, who was 10th. Davoud also swam the 200 free, in which she finished 18th with a time of 2:05.21. Davoud was the only Blessed Sacrament Huguenot swimmer to qualify
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Powhatan wrestling history as the only four-time state champion in the school’s history and is the 21st wrestler in Virginia High School League history to achieve the feat, according to the most recent VHSL record book. While Indians head coach Jonathan Tanaka said that he was “a ball of nerves” during Powhatan’s two other state title bouts, he said it’s different with Gerardi on the mat. “You feel pretty good going into every match,” Tanaka said. “I’m going to miss (Gerardi.) Only our Powhatan wrestling family really knows just how hard he works and how dedicated he is. He’ll get up on a Sunday and get a workout in. He just loves wrestling. He’s really special. This group of kids and this year’s Powhatan wrestling team was really special.” Before Gerardi got on the podium to accept his medal, he took off his Powhatan wrestling t-shirt and shorts, revealing a Virginia Tech singlet. It was a symbolic and poignant moment for Gerardi. “I cannot wait,” he said of being a Hokie. “I was really focused this whole season to end this year on top. But, being in Blacksburg is going to be amazing.” The Indians led the Richmond-area with three state finalists in Gerardi, Sean Hall (106) and JD McMillin (113). This was also a high-water mark for the Indians program. Hall faced off against
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the opening round of the Region 4B tournament. The Indians are the No. 7 seed in the bracket. If the Indians took down the Falcons, they would play on Feb. 21 at No. 2 Monacan. The region semifinal will be on Feb. 23 and the championship game on Feb. 26. Blessed Sacrament Huguenot’s girls basketball team began the Virginia Colonial Conference tournament on Feb. 19 as they hosted Southampton Academy. The Knights boys basketball team began the VCC tournament on Feb. 20.
Both Powhatan High School basketball teams as well both teams from Blessed Sacrament Huguenot have begun their respective postseason quests. The Indians boys basketball team began Region 4B play at Midlothian on Feb. 19. Should the Indians advance past the Trojans, they would travel to No. 3. Louisa on Feb. 21. The semifinals are on Feb. 23 and the championship game is Feb. 26. Powhatan entered the tournament as the No. 11 seed. LACROSSE On the girls side, PowPowhatan Lacrosse is hatan hosted Huguenot in
Jack Creamer of Dominion and after a first-round stalemate, scored to take a 2-0 lead. But, Creamer reversed Hall and tied it at two. The match went to overtime, where Creamer scored first for the tiebreaking win. At 113, McMillin faced Dillon Werth of Eastern View, whom he had battled to the ultimate tiebreaker in the Region 4B title match and won. However, Werth got the best of McMillin in the state match by a 9-3 final. Tanaka said that while it was disappointing to fall short in two state title matches, it was still a high-water mark for the program overall. Overall, Powhatan had 10 wrestlers compete at the state level and were able to score points as a team and were competitive in that race as well. Sam Tomlinson finished fourth in the 160-pound weight class, as he fell by pin in 4:24 to Chris Taylor of Eastern View in the third-place match. Tomlinson won his first two matches, one by forfeit and one by technical fall, prior to losing in the semifinal round to Jordan Florence of Liberty by pin in 2:32. He bounced back in the consolation semifinals by pin in 4:54 over Kevin McEachin of Fauquier prior to meeting Taylor. The Indians finished fifth in the state with 104.5 points, just 13.5 points behind fourth-place Great Bridge. Eastern View was the
team state champion with 189.5 points, with Fauquier in second and Liberty in third. Jeffrey Hoyt, Colby Cheatham and Jacob Moss each reached the third round of the consolation bracket before being eliminated. Hoyt started off the tournament with a 4-3 win over Kaine Morris of Jefferson Forest before he lost by a 7-5 decision to Jesse Alvarado of Great Bridge in the quarterfinal. Then, Hoyt pinned Samari Brogdon of Amherst in 4:33 to advance, but fell to Monacan’s Ian Baker by a 3-2 decision in the next round of the consolation bracket. Cheatham won his first match over Landon Childress of Amherst by a 4-3 decision prior to losing a 10-6 decision to Aaron Curd of James Wood in the quarterfinals. Cheatham defeated Aaron Huffman of Hanover 18-5 before Beau Hogan of Leesburg took Cheatham down by a 7-2 decision. Jacob Moss started his tournament off by defeating Leo Wethington of King’s Fork by a 6-5 decision. Then, Moss fell by a major decision 17-7 to Josh Davidson of Liberty Christian. Moss bounced back with a 6-5 win over Zion Anderson of E.C. Glass prior to being eliminated after a 10-5 decision to Jason McManes of Churchland. Ian Oliver made it to the second round of the consolation bracket, where he lost by a 4-1 decision to Zane O’Conner.
now accepting sign-ups for the 2018 season. The season will start in early March and end in late May. Players who want to participate must be a current member of US Lacrosse. There are five levels of play in the boys teams and three levels in the girls program. For more information, head to powhatanlacrosse. com.
OLYMPICS Powhatan native Hakeem Abdul-Saboor recently got his first taste of Olympic action in the Pyeongchang. Abdul-Saboor competed with Nick Cunningham
in the two-man bobsled competition and are currently ranked 24th overall with a time of 50.11 after two heats. That time is .81 seconds slower than the top overall team of Nico Walther and Christian Poser of Germany as of completion of this issue on Feb. 18. The third and fourth heats of the event will take place on Feb. 19. The four-man bobsled training heats begin on Feb. 21.
SWIMMING At the Atlantic Coast Conference meet in Greensboro, North Carolina on Feb. 14-17, Powhatan graduate Casey Fanz won the B-final of the 100
free with a time of 48.58. Fanz also swam the 400 free relay with teammates Lainey Visscher, Arina Openysheva and Mallory Comerford and finished second in the event with a time of 3:10.73. That mark is a new University of Louisville record. Visscher, Comerford, Fanz and Avery Braunecker also finished second in the 200 free relay with a time of 1:26.92. She also won bronze in the 50 free with a time of 22.07. The Cardinals finished second in the conference. The University of Virginia were conference champions. Sports Editor Billy Fellin can be reached at wfellin@powhatantoday.com.
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Powhatan’s Sean Hall (top) and JD McMillin (bottom) each finished runner-up in the Class 4 state championships at Churchland High School.
Linwood Hill and Jarrett Tronge each exited the tournament in the first round of the consolation bracket. Hill lost to Josh Avery of Liberty Christian by a slim 1-0 decision, while Chance Dalton of Jefferson Forest pinned Tronge in 2:31. “We had some surprises,” Tanaka said. “We
thought eight kids would be able to push through to states. We had Linwood and Jarrett…those were really fun surprises. They didn’t have a lot of success this weekend, but they got to see it and be at the tournament. Next year when they come to the tournament, they’ll know what to do. These 10 kids that came, they’re a really
fun group. It’s been a fun season.” Gerardi said he sees the Indians wrestling team continuing its ascent up the ranks. “It’s only starting,” he said. “We got a lot of guys who want to be in the same position that I am. It’s contagious. People see how much fun we’re having and it’s great.”
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CDL Drivers, Mechanics, Equipment Operators and General Laborers wanted to assist with regional road construction projects. All positions offer great starting pay and a full benefit package including health, dental, life and 401(k). Weekly travel may be required. Visit w ww.slurrypavers.com/careers or apply in person at Slurry Pavers, Inc. 3617 Nine Mile Road Richmond, VA 23223. Slurry Pavers, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer EEO/M/F/Disabled/Vet Employer & a Drug-Free Workplace. 800-449-3662.
HEALTHCARE Amelia Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is looking for dependable and friendly CNA’s to join our team for 3pm-11pm. Great benefits package/ paid vacation and holiday pay offered. Please apply in person at 8830 Virginia Street, Amelia 23002. E.O.E. Amelia Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is looking for dependable and friendly LPN’s to join our team for 7am-3pm, 3pm-11pm, and 11pm-7am. Great benefits package/ paid vacation and holiday pay offered. Please apply in person at 8830 Virginia Street, Amelia 23002. E.O.E. MENTAL HEALTH/CSA CASE MANAGER - FT - QMCM to provide services to a selected caseload of adults w/mental health issues; and children & adolescents under the Comprehensive Services Act (CSA). Salary $38,00239,902. Call 804-556-5400 or visit www. gpcsb.org for application & details. Deadline 3/1/18. EOE.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING POWHATAN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 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, February 26, 2018, at 6:30 PM in the Powhatan County Village Building Auditorium, 3910 Old Buckingham Road, to consider and act upon the following requests: O-2018-03. (Case #16-06-REZC): ROSCOE LLC (District #1: Subletts/ Manakin/Flat Rock) requests rezoning from Agricultural-10 (A-10) and Residential-Commercial (R-C) to Village Residential (VR) with proffered conditions and amendment of the zoning district map of approximately 7.52+/acres of land fronting approximately 785 feet along the south side of State Route 677 (Batterson Road) approximately 2,000 feet west of State Route 613 (Judes Ferry Road), in the 2400 block of Batterson Road. The applicant is proposing up to 18 single-family dwellings (2.39 dwelling units per acre). The 2010 LongRange Comprehensive Plan designates the subject property as Village Center on the Countywide Land Use Plan Map, with recommended residential densities of up to 8 dwelling units per acre. Reference to Tax Map 41-64A and a portion of Tax Map 41-68. O-2018-04 (Case #17-09-REZC): KCG Development LLC (District #1: Subletts/Manakin/Flat Rock) requests the rezoning from Heavy Industrial (I-2) with proffered conditions to Village Center Planned Development (VC-PD) with proffered conditions and amendment of the zoning district map of approximately 25.972+/- acres of land located at the southeast corner of the State Route 612 (Old Church Road)/Carter Gallier Boulevard intersection. The applicant is proposing up to 204 multi-family dwellings (8.80 dwelling units per acre) and 10,800 square feet of commercial uses. The 2010 Long-Range Comprehensive Plan designates the subject property as Village Residential and Natural Conservation on the Countywide Land Use Plan Map, with recommended residential densities of up to 4 dwelling units per acre. Reference to a portion of Tax Map 42-7A. 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. 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. TRUSTEE SALES
Legal Notices TRUSTEE SALES NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE OF 1625 Cedar Lane, Powhatan, Virginia 23139 (Powhatan Co., VA) In execution of a deed of trust, from APRIL DAWN HARRIS, dated December 8, 2014, in the original principal amount of $139,052.21, recorded in the Clerk’s Office of the County of Powhatan, Virginia, in Deed Book 860, at Page 1182, (Seth E. Twery, P.C. having been appointed Sole Acting Trustee pursuant to the terms of the Deed of Trust), due to default in payment of the debt secured, the undersigned Trustee will offer for sale at public auction in front of the Circuit Court for the County of Powhatan, Virginia, on the 7th day of March, 2018 at 11:00 a.m., that certain tract of real estate now or formerly known as 1625 Cedar Lane, Powhatan, Virginia 23139, situated in the County of Powhatan, Virginia, more particularly described as follows: All those certain lots or parcels of land, with improvements thereon, lying and being in Powhatan County, Virginia, previously known, numbered and designated as Lot Number 25 and 26, Block B, upon the Plat of Holly Hills, Section B, now being combined as to one lot, shown as 0.92 acres on plat entitled, "BOUNDARY LINE ADJUSTMENT PLAT," dated August 27, 2014, made by Watson and Duggan, PLC., a copy of which is recorded in Deed Book 857, page 594, in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of Powhatan County, Virginia. Sale subject to all conditions, restrictions, reservations and easements, if any of record and now applicable thereto. Terms: At least 10% cash on day of sale; balance due within 30 days. FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Seth E. Twery, Esq. Seth E. Twery, P.C. P.O. Box 185 Lynchburg, VA 24505-0185 (434)845-5285
TRUSTEE’S SALE OF 2605 Mountain View Road Powhatan, VA 23139 In execution of a Deed of Trust in the original principal amount of $112,000.00, dated May 19, 2006, recorded among the land records of the Circuit Court for Powhatan County on May 24, 2006, as Instrument Number 060003349, in Deed Book 686, at Page 630, 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 March 28, 2018 at 4:40 PM, the property described in said deed of trust, located at the above address and briefly described as: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE EASTERN LINE OF MOUNTAIN VIEW ROAD 210.00 FEET DISTANT IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION FROM THE INTERSECTION OF THE SAID EASTERN LINE OF MOUNTAIN VIEW ROAD WITH THE NORTHERN LINE OF GEORGES ROAD, AND FROM SAID POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTINUING ALONG THE EAST LINE OF MOUNTAIN VIEW ROAD N. 29 DEG. 27 MINUTES 30 SECONDS W. A DISTANCE OF 101.30 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE ALONG AN ARC OF A CIRCLE HAVING A RADIUS OF 192.54 FEET AND CURVING WESTWARDLY A DISTANCE OF 115.50 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE N. 60 DEGREES 32 MINUTES 30 SECONDS E. A DISTANCE OF 243.62 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE 29 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 30 SECONDS E. A DISTANCE OF 210.00 FET TO A POINT; THENCE S. 60 DEGREES 32 MINUTES 30 SECONDS W. A DISTANCE OF 210.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING,CONTAINING 1.04 ACRES (INADVERTENTLY OMITTED) ALL AS SHOWN ON A MAP MADE BY FOSTER AND MILLER, CERTIFIED SURVEYORS, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, DATED SEPTEMBER 29, 1969 AND DESIGNATED ’’PLAT OF A PARCEL OF LAND ALONG THE EAST LINE OF MOUNTAIN VIEW ROAD, POWHATAN COUNTY , VIRGINIA’’. Tax ID: 028A2 1C 44. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $10,000.00 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. (Trustee # 579497) Substitute Trustee: ALG Trustee, LLC, C/O Orlans PC PO Box 2548, Leesburg, VA 20177, (703) 777-7101, website: http://www.orlans.com Towne#: 5000.0488 - 02/21/2018, 02/28/2018_
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING POWHATAN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 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, February 26, 2018, at 6:30 PM in the Powhatan County Village Building Auditorium, 3910 Old Buckingham Road, to consider and act upon the following requests: O-2016-50 County of Powhatan: A correction to portion of previously adopted ordinance amending and reenacting provisions of the Powhatan County Code of Ordinances, Chapter 68 Subdivisions, to revise and clarify procedures and standards of the Subdivision Ordinance, and to establish compliance with the Code of Virginia. Specifically, when this Ordinance was adopted by the Board of Supervisors on January 23, 2017, the language previously contained in, and discussed concerning Sec. 68-175(E)(5)(c) (Auxiliary Lane Warrants) was incorrectly removed from the final version provided in the Board agenda for that evening. The Board had previously determined that the removed section should be included in the January 23, 2017 version, and believed that the language was indeed there when it approved the ordinance on that date. The Board of Supervisors therefore intends to correct this Ordinance and reinsert the incorrectly omitted language which specifically states: c) Auxiliary Lane Warrants Auxiliary lanes (right and left turn lanes and acceleration lanes) reduce the slowing and stopping of through traffic caused by turning vehicles. The purpose of the auxiliary lane is to enhance safety and prolong the functionality of the thoroughfare road. The lanes are needed whenever the volume of traffic turning at a site entrance is high enough in relation to the through traffic to constitute a potential for disruption. The developer shall submit an auxiliary lane analysis (See Table 68-175(E)(5)(c)) to the County for review prior to approval of a change in land use, or in conjunction with preliminary plan approval for residential uses and site plan approval for commercial or industrial uses. Auxiliary lanes will be required based on the following criteria: (i) At a minimum, left and right turn lanes will be required at all access connections onto Other Principal Arterials. (ii) Twenty-year traffic projections based upon VDOT’s most current Roadway Traffic History shall be utilized when performing auxiliary lane analysis on, Minor Arterials, Major Collectors and Minor Collectors. (iii) Acceleration lanes are required when the projected number of exiting right turns are 200 turns per hour or greater on Major and Minor Arterials. (iv) Channelized right turn lanes are required when the projected number of entering or exiting right turns is 300 per hour or greater at nonsignalized intersections, or 200 right turns per hour or greater at signalized intersections on Major and Minor Arterials. (v) Double left turns are required when the number of left turns entering the site at a signalized point of access is 300 left turns per hour or greater on any public roadway. 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. 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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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING POWHATAN COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to § 15.2-2204 of the Code of Virginia, that the Planning Commission of Powhatan County will conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at 7:00 PM in the Powhatan County Village Building Auditorium, 3910 Old Buckingham Road, to consider the following requests: 17-07-CUP: Earnest Llewellyn, Jr. and Candy Llewellyn (District #3: Bethesda/Lees Landing) request a conditional use permit (CUP) to permit a conference or training center within the Agricultural-10 (A-10) zoning district per Sec. 83-162 of the Zoning Ordinance of the County of Powhatan. The proposed use will be located on Tax Map 27-29A, which consists of 16.71+/acres. The subject property is located at 3630 Goodwyn Road. The 2010 Long-Range Comprehensive Plan designates the subject property as Rural Residential and Natural Conservation on the Countywide Land Use Plan Map. 17-11-REZC: Powhatan County Economic Development Authority (District #2: Powhatan Station/Graceland) requests the rezoning from ResidentialCommercial (R-C) and Agricultural-10 (A-10) to Commerce Center (CC) and amendment of the zoning district map of approximately 1.551+/- acres of land located near the intersection of State Route 676 (Urbine Road) and State Route 634 (Stavemill Road) at 1922 Urbine Road. Density and use will be controlled by ordinance standards. The 2010 Long-Range Comprehensive Plan designates the subject property as Commerce Center on the Countywide Land Use Plan Map. Reference to Tax Map 42-6B and 42-6D. 18-02-AZ:TheCountyofPowhatanrequeststheamendmentandreenactment of the Zoning Ordinance of the County of Powhatan (Chapter 83), Article III (Rural Districts), Section 83-160(C) (Intensity and Dimensional Standards) in the Agricultural-10 (A-10) District to increase the minimum front yard depth along U.S. Route 60 (Anderson Highway) from 75 feet to 100 feet. All Planning Commission meetings are open to the public and interested persons are encouraged to attend on the day and time specified above. Copies of the proposed plans, ordinances, and amendments may be reviewed in the Department of Community Development in the Powhatan County Administration Building (3834 Old Buckingham Road) between 8:30 AM and 5:00 PM of each business day. Copies of staff reports are available one week prior to the Public Hearing upon request.
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