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February 27, 2019

MLK Jr. celebration highlights local youth By Laura McFarland News Editor

OWHATAN – Encouraging youth to be proud of who they are and what they bring to the community took center stage at the eighth annual MLK Jr. Youth Day Community Celebration. Hundreds of people shared a meal together and then celebrated Powhatan’s youth with a program filled with performances, recognitions and special words on Sunday, Feb. 24 at Powhatan High School.

The annual breakfast celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had to be postponed from its regular time on Jan. 21 because of weather. But organizers were determined to uphold the tradition, even if they had to change things up a bit by hosting an afternoon event, said April Gray, one of the coordinators. “It was like starting all over again, but because of the support we got from the community, everything worked out very well,” Gray said. “Things are not so hard when you have people chipping in.” The keynote speaker

for the event was PHS sophomore Iyana Palmore, who gave a frank and hard-hitting speech about how the color of her skin shapes the views and opinions around her. She talked about the struggle of “being too black or not black enough in different situations” and the feelings associated with the different labels for her race, including one that has been applied to her. “Here in Powhatan, my friends consider me to be an ‘Oreo,’ and I know it is not meant to hurt my feelings, but it does. I go PHOTOS BY LAURA MCFARLAND through the same preju- Highlighting local youth was the focus of the MLK Jr. Youth Day see MLK, pg. 6

Community Celebration, including keynote speaker Iyana Palmore, inset.

Embracing a Night to Shine By Laura McFarland News Editor

POWHATAN – Richmond recently rolled out the red carpet for several local Powhatan County residents who spent the night being treated like royalty. In fact, for one night, they all were kings and queens. Several local residents attended the fifth annual Night to Shine RVA, a prom for teens and adults with special needs to give them a night where they are the stars of the show. For this one night, it truly was their night to shine, said Eli Tiller, 19, who spent the evening at the Altria Theater sweeping Disney princesses off their feet on the dance

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Maya Morgan sings karaoke with Moana at the Night to Shine prom for people with special needs.

floor. He had a huge grin on his face as women dressed as

characters such as Elsa, Anna, Belle, Ariel, and Moana encircled him on the dance floor. “I think it is really cool that despite my disabilities that they still allow me to go out on the dance floor and dance. It made me feel very happy,” said Eli, who uses an electric wheelchair to move around. Eli has physical and intellectual disabilities from an accident he had when he was 3 years old. He fell from a window in his family’s house in Powhatan and suffered a traumatic brain injury, his dad, John Tiller, said. But for this one night, for the last four years Eli has attended, obstacles are swept

Coalition of Powhatan Churches helping Howell family fix home By Laura McFarland News Editor

POWHATAN – They woke up to water. When Mary Ann Howell and her husband, Marvin, woke up at their Powhatan home one morning in mid-January, they were horrified to find standing water in their bedroom. They had been having issues with their septic tank the last few days and had thankfully had it pumped out the day before. But still, the clog that had been causing issues wasn’t fixed and the result was a backup of the septic water CONTRIBUTED PHOTO over a good portion of their home only a few hours before a repair- Marvin and Mary Ann man was scheduled to come ser- Howell were devastated when they woke up and vice it.

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found their home damaged from a sewer water backup.

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Kathy and Richard Verlander read their book to BSH students on Feb. 21.

B S H S T U D E N T S S H A R E L I T E R A RY E X PE R I E N C E By Laura McFarland News Editor

POWHATAN – Blessed Sacrament Huguenot Catholic School kicked off a schoolwide literacy event last week with the help of the parents of a wellknown alumnus. Authors Richard and Kathy Verlander were the special guests of the preschool through fifth grade classes on Feb. 21 when they came to read from their book, “The Shelter Gang and Their Secret Adventure.” The Verlanders, who live in Goochland County, are the parents of Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander, who attended the school for sixth through eighth grades in the 1990s, when it was Huguenot Academy. They showed a video greeting from the Major League player that he recorded during spring training in Florida last week. The school chose the Verlanders’ book as the focus of “U-Knighted We Read,” which involved all of the chil-

dren in the lower schools reading the same book this week and last week as part of a shared experience. Teachers read the chapter book to the students over several days, said Trish Humphrey, director of the lower school. The school picked “The Shelter Gang and Their Secret Adventure” partly because of the Verlanders’ past connection with the school but also because of their book’s positive messages, Humphrey said. The story is about dogs and cats who sneak away from the animal shelter that rescued them to play baseball as they wait to be adopted by their forever families. “It teaches virtues of perseverance, hope, and love,” she said. The book was inspired by the couple’s volunteer work at the Goochland County Animal Shelter, where they visit every week to walk and socialize dogs. They are also part of Goochland Pet Lovers, which is raising funds for a new animal shelter in the county. After reading the first chapter of

their book to the BSH students, they talked about the animals that inspired the characters in the book. “One thing that is really important in the book is that all of the dogs and cats are from our real lives,” Kathy said. The couple showed photos of the real animals that inspired the characters from the book, including some of their own pets, past and present, and animals they met through their volunteer work at the shelter. Other themes they focused on during their time with the children included the importance of volunteering and of accepting people’s differences. Using the fictional dogs and cats who make up the baseball team, they talked about the different talents each teammate brings to the game. “We really hope that they understand that each one of them is different and we all have our passions. We want them to learn not only to celebrate our differences but to also work to discover what see VERLANDER, pg. 6

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STUDENT NEWS James Madison congratulates December graduates James Madison University recently graduated more than 930 members of the campus community during commencement ceremonies that took place in December 2018. The top three most popular undergraduate majors were nursing, health sciences and hospitality management. Of the students in graduate programs, 142 received master's degrees and 16 received doctoral degrees. The top three programs for graduate students were physician assistant studies, occupational therapy and education. Constance Morrison of Powhatan earned a degree in health sciences. Joseph Anderson of Powhatan earned a degree in management. Katelyn West of Moseley earned a degree in hospitality management. Mackenzie Emery of

Moseley earned a degree in communication sciences and disorders. 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.

Local students make Dean’s List at Bridgewater College The Dean’s List for the fall semester at Bridgewater College has been announced by Dr. Leona A. Sevick, provost and vice president for academic affairs. Students on the Dean’s List have attained a 3.4 or better grade point average of a possible 4.0. Bridgewater College is

a private, four-year liberal arts college located in the Central Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Founded in 1880, it was the state’s first private, coeducational college. Today, Bridgewater College is home to nearly 1,900 undergraduate students. The following students from this area have excelled academically: Justin E. Bales, a sophomore majoring in business administration, from Powhatan; Eric J. Martin, a senior majoring in business administration, from Powhatan; Hayley M. Nye, a senior majoring in nutritional science, from Powhatan; Julia R. Parks, a sophomore majoring in liberal studies, from Powhatan; Patrick S. Peach, a first-year student majoring in health and exercise science, from Powhatan; and, Carrie A. Smith, a junior majoring in music, from Powhatan.

Soil test offers time to change before growing season starts By Virginia McCown Special to the Powhatan Today

My husband and I decided to once again renew our vows. We pledged to each other to do one thing again and again until we got it right. We promised we’d get timely soil tests for our gardens. Wood ashes are a wonderful soil amendment, yet wood ashes drive up the alkalinity of garden soil. This sort of love of the land is good-- just not good for our acid-loving blueberry bushes. Together as a couple we learned a hard lesson. The blueberry bushes divorced themselves from our garden. They died a slow death from iron chlorosis. They yellowed first and then withered. This is what happens if blueberries are planted in neutral soils (soil pH 6.5 to 7) or worse yet in alkaline soils. Blueberries thrive in soils with a pH of about 4.5. Love means never having to say you’re sorry….. baloney! Apologies are fundamental in family garden catastrophes. Spreading wood ashes in the blueberry patch—and not telling your spouse…. Well, it’s just not a good thing near Valentine’s Day.

Over time there was reconciliation. We vowed to give to each other the kind of loving gift that keeps on giving: an annual soil test. Performing a soil test early in the spring gives us time to amend the soil pH and soil chemistry before the growing season gets into full swing. The new blueberry bushes are thriving but only AFTER we correctly amended the soil for the new patch. Iron sulfate was just the ticket to lower the pH. There’s a happy ending for you, too. Soil test kits are economically priced and easily available from Virginia Cooperative Extension offices. The soil test not only provides information on the soil, pH, and available levels of phosphorous, but on potassium and other essential elements or nutrients. The Virginia Tech Soil Test report also offers suggestions on how to adjust or modify problems with the soil for the particular plantings intended for your garden. Results can be received either by standard mail or email. Virginia McCown is a master gardener living in Central Virginia. For information about soil testing and soil testing kits, contact the Powhatan Cooperative Extension at 804-598-5640.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS Wednesday, Feb. 27

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 Senior Connections intake at 804-343-3000. Powhatan County Public Library’s 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 804- 598-5670. 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. The Powhatan Lion’s Club will meet at 6 p.m. at the County Seat Restaurant. Contact Mike Jones at 804-794-1440 for more information.

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

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.

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. Powhatan Relay for Life meets at 6:30 p.m. at the Huguenot Safety Building. All are welcome. For more information, contact Carol Beach at 804-357-3902 or cmasten01@ hotmail.com.

Powhatan Cruizer’s car club, which is open to any vehicle or motorcycle owner, meets at 6 p.m. at the Powhatan County Fairgrounds. Meetings are open to anyone. For more information, contact Charlie Williams at 804-898-0876.

Gospel singing takes place at 7 p.m. at Shiloh Pentecostal Holiness. Church at 3400 Courthouse Road, Richmond. Come sing along and enjoy the music and Christian fellowship and food. For more information, call 804-276-0479 or 804-837-4205.

Saturday, March 2

The Powhatan Free Clinic Benefit Dance will be held from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at the County Seat Restaurant in Powhatan. The event will feature the Original Rhondels and Front Line. Reservations required. A donation of $25 per person is requested and reserves your spot. Contact the County Seat at 804-598-5000 to make a reservation.

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

Monday, March 4

Powhatan County Public Library will hold Sit, Stay and Read at 6:30 p.m. on March 4, April 8 and May 6 at the library. Snuggle up with a book and a furry friend. Dogs are great listeners and can help children build their reading confidence and improve their literacy skills. Children in grades 1-6 are invited to spend 10 minutes practicing reading aloud to Graham, a certified therapy dog. Advance registration required for each session. Visit http://www. powhatanva.gov/247/Library/ and register online. The Huguenot Ruritan Club meets at 7 p.m. at May Memorial Baptist Church. For more information, contact Tom Grasty at 804-5980777.

Tuesday, March 5

The original Powhatan AA meets from 8 to 9 p.m. every Thursday in the Powhatan Village Building. The Powhatan Rotary Club meets at 7:30 a.m. every Thursday at the

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Thursday, Feb. 28

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

Lonesome Dove Equestrian Center needs volunteers to help with sessions with veterans participating in equine therapy. Helpers are needed starting at 10 a.m. on March 5, 13, 19 and at 9 a.m. on April 2, 10 and 16, May 7, 15, and 21, June 4, 12, and 18, July 9, 17, 23, Aug. 6, 14, and 20, Sept. 10, 18, and 24, and Oct. 1, 9 and 15. It goes back to 10 a.m. on Nov. 5, 13 and 19. No sessions in December 2019. To volunteer, call 804-318-6485. Visit www.ldequestrian.com. The new Bridge of Reason AA meeting is held at 7 p.m. every Tuesday at Powhatan Mennonite Church, 3549 Old Buckingham Road, Powhatan. It is an open, decision and literature meeting for Powhatan, Goochland, and Cumberland counties. 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. For more information, call 804-598-2809. AA meets at 8 p.m. every Tuesday at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on

skills - just showing up and helping, specific talents like plumbing, electricity and drywall, cooking for events, and staffing the new soon to be open Habitat Store. Habitat has hired a part-time volunteer coordinator, Maria Sharples, to set up a data base, respond to volunteer phone calls and assign volunteers to projects. The volunteer hotline number is 804-372-9755. It is an answering machine and phone calls are returned on a daily basis. Call and volunteer!

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A Powhatan High School Power Systems class is seeking county citizens, organizations, and businesses to apply to host a ‘Powhatan Little Library’ at their location to serve as a point of book borrowing, sharing, and exchanging. The class is part of a Powhatan Education Foundation grant collaboration between school librarian Melissa Glanden and power systems/agricultural teacher Chris Whitlow. The grant focuses on the process of design thinking, and one of the steps in the process has the students listen, learn, and empathize with their topic and client’s to better meet their needs - so they want to hear from you! A Powhatan Little Library gives community members of all ages the opportunity to borrow a book, share a book, and return a book to a location they frequent. There is no cost for this opportunity. For more information and to apply, visit this link: https://tinyurl.com/ PWTNlittlelibrary.

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 804598-5630 ext. 2422 or 2420 for more information. Tax counselors with Powhatan’s location of AARP Tax-Aide 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 12 at the Powhatan County Public Library. They file state and federal returns for free electronically. Make an appointment by contacting 804-598-7577. Taxpayers are reminded to bring several items in order to have their tax return prepared: picture ID for taxpayer and spouse; Social Security Card for all individuals on the return; last year’s tax return; all documents pertaining to their income; all documents/receipts pertaining to expenses such as medical, tax, charity, and business; any childcare expenses including provider name and ID number; checkbook or other official bank document showing bank account and routing number for direct deposit, and two copies of any power of attorney, divorce decree allowing dependent claim for tax purposes, and complex broker statements. All the tax returns are submitted electronically. A box was provided by the National Association of Counties (NACo) to provide citizens a place to bring flags that need to be retired properly. It is located at the County Administration Building in the vestibule area by the front doors. County Administration is working with local groups that hold flag disposal ceremonies and will be routinely transporting the flags collected to these ceremonies. For questions, call 804-598-5612.

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

Habitat for Humanity Powhatan depends on volunteers and so many friends and companies have helped in the past and continue to do so. The need is for so many different

Hope Project provides free transportation for Powhatan County residents to court, rehab, job interviews, doctor's appointments, and probation meetings for the those who have lost their driver's licenses due to drug-related charges. Contact the Hope Project coordinator at 804301-3324. Give a minimum of 24 hours notice. The Powhatan County Cooperative Extension Office and Powhatan Department of Public Works have partnered with Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences (VDACS) to bring a free recycling service to area farmers and horticulture business that were, up until now, without a location to recycle their properly rinsed pesticide containers. The collection site is a shed in the back right corner at Powhatan Volunteer Fire Department Company 1, 3971 Old Buckingham Road. Before bringing containers to the collection site, applicators must triple rinse or jet rinse containers, remove plastic sleeved label and/or label booklets, and remove caps. To schedule a drop off, contact Rachel Grosse at 804-598-5640 or 804-3855370 or Dave Johnson at 804-3856231. Backpacks of Love, nonprofit committed to eliminating hunger in school-age children by providing nourishing food for their weekend, needs help. In addition to the constant need for donated individualsized food items, adults or students are needed to double bag the plastic bags the group packs in, which will help expedite the packing process. (This job can be done at home if people pick up bags at the pantry office.) The group also needs help breaking down boxes for recycling. This job should be done weekly preferably on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and/or Thursdays after packing days. These are great jobs for students looking for community hours. Contact Gloria at 804-598-2723. Narconon Arrowhead is here to help you. Narconon offers free addiction counseling, assessments, and referral services to rehabilitation centers nationwide. Call 1-800468-6933 or log on to www. narcononarrowhead.org.

Telescope viewing will follow each lecture (weather permitting). The lecture is free and open to the public. No registration required. For more information, call 804-598-5670 or visit www.powhatanlibrary.net.

Powhatan County Public Library seeks teens in grades six to 12 with an interest in advising the library. Its TACO (Teen Advisory Creative Organization) group lets teens have their voices heard. Help plan and run teen programs, create library displays and suggest book purchases. Refreshments are provided at each meeting. Meetings will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12 and April 9. No registration required. For more information, call 804-598-5670 or visit www.powhatanlibrary.net.

Lonesome Dove Equestrian Center needs volunteers to help with sessions with veterans participating in equine therapy. Helpers are needed starting at 10 a.m. on March 13 and 19 and at 9 a.m. on April 2, 10 and 16, May 7, 15, and 21, June 4, 12, and 18, July 9, 17, 23, Aug. 6, 14, and 20, Sept. 10, 18, and 24, and Oct. 1, 9 and 15. It goes back to 10 a.m. on Nov. 5, 13 and 19. No sessions in December 2019. To volunteer, call 804-318-6485. Visit www.ldequestrian.com.

Powhatan High School’s Diverse Hands at Work Club will sponsor a free Diversity Festival from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 16 at the school. The event will include performances/visits, food from around the world, and activities to keep kids and adults alike busy. Pick up a passport book and travel the many countries that have been set up for exploring. Try different cuisines from various countries. Come see several performances throughout the day, including Host of Sparrows Aerial Circus, Wolfcreek Cherokee Tribe, Heart of Ireland Dancers and many more. The event is free and open to the public.

Powhatan Middle School will hold its first Comic Con from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 16. Students can dress up as their favorite character to compete for prizes. There will be vendors, artists, and food available. Admission is $1 for ages 10 and older, children 9 and under will be free. For questions, contact Powhatan Middle School librarian Stephanie Willis at stephanie.willis@powhatan.k12.va.us or 804-362-2500.

Powhatan County Public Library will hold Bingo at 11 a.m. on March 18 and April 15 in the activity room of the library, 2270 Mann Road. PCPL invites you to join us each month for free bingo in the large meeting room. Coffee and light refreshments will be served, courtesy of the Friends of the Powhatan Library.

Powhatan County Public Library will hold Library for All at 11 a.m. on March 21 and April 18 in the library, 2270 Mann Road. The club for adults with special needs and their caregivers lasts one hour and includes learning activities centered on a monthly theme, while providing time to share and socialize with friends-both old and new. Meetings may include tours, storytime, crafts and other fun and interactive activities. Caregivers must remain with attendees during each program. This program is made possible through the support of the Friends of the Powhatan Library. Contact the Powhatan Public Library at 804-5985670 or visit www. powhatanlibrary.net.

Upcoming

The Knights of Columbus will hold its Friday Fish Fry's from 5 to 7 p.m. every Friday from March 8 to April 12 in Father Val Hall at St. John Neumann Church, 2480 Batterson Road, Powhatan (located directly behind Tractor Supply Company). All profits will go toward parish and Powhatan community projects. Eat in or take out. The cost is $12 for adults; $6 for children 6-12, children under 5 eat for free. Family price is $30. Stay for Stations of the Cross and Adoration, which begin every Friday during Lent at 7 p.m.

The Richmond Astronomical Society will present astronomy lectures at the Powhatan County Public Library at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 11.

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Driver, two students honored for helping in medical emergency Contributed Report

he Powhatan County School Board recently recognized a driver and two students for their quick-thinking and helpfulness in a medical emergency. During the board’s meeting on Feb. 12, the board recognized the driver of bus 39, Evelyn Caple, and Powhatan High School students Bridget Hand and Rachel Henderson. On the morning of Friday, Jan. 11, Caple reported to dispatch that as she approached a student's stop, that student was on the ground and appeared to be suffering a seizure. Caple and Bridget assisted the student while Rachel was relaying information and responding to the dispatcher’s questions on the radio. Rachel’s radio demeanor was calm and profes-

sional (following driver Evelyn Caple's example) as she responded to questions from the dispatcher and relayed information. Thanks to this driver’s response and her having trained the students in microphone use, the dispatcher was able to respond to the situation. The dispatcher contacted both the emergency medical response team and the parent. This is a situation the school district never wants to face; however, it is one the division trains for during safety training. Caple is representative of so many of Powhatan County Public Schools bus drivers who “go the extra mile” for Powhatan’s students. Rachel and Bridget are to be commended for their willPHOTO BY LAURA MCFARLAND ingness to do what was needed for the Students Bridget Hand, left, and Rachel Henderson and bus driver Evelyn safety of their fellow students. Caple were recognized for helping a student having a medical emergency.

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Mary Ann Howell was still recovering from complications from surgery in December and was in and out of the hospital all of January. She said she was made even sicker with worry. She was exhausted, crying and in pain and was scheduled to go back into the hospital at the end of the week. “I had no family members to call. It was Tuesday morning. Everyone was at work,” she said. “It was so much water. Of course, I am upset. You know how it is when you are in pain. I will tell you, I thought I was losing my mind.” The bad news kept coming. When she called her insurance company, Howell learned damage from sewage backups weren’t covered. The Howells are on a fixed income and both are on disability. Between losing part of Marvin’s pension last summer, medical bills and what they already paid to the septic company, they were broke, she said. When the Howells were at their most overwhelmed wondering how they would handle the situation, a friend suggested calling the Coalition of Powhatan Churches. When word got to Patsy Goodwyn, director of the Coalition of Powhatan Churches, and other members about the Howell’s situation later that day, they knew the family needed help in the drastic situation and decided to see what they could do. “I didn’t know how much we could help going into it, but we could always do something. That was my thought. There was something we could help this family with. It turns out we were able to, which is wonderful,” Goodwyn said. The timing of the Howells’ call for help couldn’t have been more surprising. Only two days earlier, Steve Crane, who owns PuroClean, a company in

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Shown are images of one of the Howell’s bathrooms, which had to be gutted, and a bedroom, both of which were damaged by water backing up out of their septic tank.

Powhatan that specializes in cleanups from emergency situations, had called offering his services if needed. Crane said when he started his company, he wanted to operate his business in a way that served God and his fellow man. His business involves working with people when they are going through a difficult time – having experienced damage from water, fire and smoke, mold, trauma or more – and are faced with loss related to the most significant material item in their lives, which is their home. “It is not only about putting the house back together. It is also about putting people’s minds at ease as to what the expectations are and letting them know this is all going to be fine,” he said. When Goodwyn called Crane and told him about the sewer backup at the Howells’ home, he immediately agreed to help. “With her having surgery, the environment – if it had not been dealt with – could have caused major problems by exposing her to the microbes. That could have played havoc,”

he said. The job involved removing most of the areas where the water had come in contact – the vanities and toilets, flooring, carpet, and parts of the walls. Anywhere water might have touched had to be treated with an antimicrobial product. In all two bathrooms had to be almost completely gutted and carpet taken up in two bedrooms and a hallway. It took the company several days to dry the affected areas. With the affected areas sanitized, the next steps will involve getting vinyl flooring and carpet installed by Jimmy’s Carpet, which is doing the job at a discounted rate; having all of the plumbing hooked up and installing a new vanity, Goodwyn said. She added that St. Luke’s Episcopal Church has offered to send some money to help with the project to help remove the financial burden from the Howells. “This is a good example of what the coalition can do. It is a lot to be said what we can do when the community puts their finances and their resources together,” Goodwyn said.

Goodwyn knows the Howells are anxious to return home because the process isn’t happening quickly. They have been staying with a daughter since they haven’t been able to stay in their home with no working bathrooms. But while Howell agreed that she desperately wants to go back to recuperate in her own home, she also expressed profound gratefulness for what the Coalition of Powhatan Churches and other local businesses are doing for them. She said she has been overwhelmed with joy to meet such wonderful, nice people that don’t know her but have still been willing to lend a helping hand. “I don’t know what I would have without the Coalition of Powhatan Churches. I don’t know if we could have come here. We might have had to let it go. It would probably have gone to mold by the time I got home from the hospital,” she said. Marvin Howell echoed his wife’s sentiment, saying he thanked God for the help that the coalition has offered.

“It was rough. There was nothing easy about that,” he said. Goodwyn said the Howells’ story, although not complete, is still a good example of how the Powhatan community responds in times of need. “It is all about asking and showing the need. Usually people will rise to the occasion,” Goodwyn said. For more information about the Coalition of Powhatan Churches, visit http://www.coalitionofpowhatanchurches.com/ or contact patsygoodwyn@gmail.com. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@powhatantoday.com.

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Powhatan Elementary School second nine weeks Honor Roll First Grade All A Avery Bailey, Lillian Batchelder, Jordyn Batchelor, Graham Bilthius, Allison Burkhart, Maelynn Campbell, Isabella Crawford, Liam Dickerson, Colin Dillon, Logan Fields, Michael Gibbs, Jonathan Harris, Kirsten Hayton, Sophia Huckaby, Cutler Johnson, Isla Kimsey, Taylor Landess, Mason Lloyd, Colton Madures, Maddox Nelson, Stetson Nice, Tristan O'Neil, Gracelynn Peyton, Grey Roberts, Kelsie Ryman, Nathan Safritt, Charlie Saur, Ryleigh Scott, Brendan Staffieri, Dawson Tatro, Hannah Taylor, Bryleigh Trevillian, Joshua Wade, Caden Warinner, and Mark Young.

First Grade A/B Jackson Arnett, Brantley Barker, June Boyer, Hailey Conlon, Luke Cottone, Riley Davis, Kaylin Gibson, Ali Gillenwater, Ruby Herd, Adam Irwin, Campbell Jamison, Carsten Johannsen, Parker Kellam, Gunnar Kuhlman, Lucy Layne, Trevor Melton, Zoey Nelson, Molly Nusbaum, Hunter Riviere, CJ Simons, Summer Spainhour, Brayden Taylor, Thomas Walker, Raylynn Watson, and John Gabriel Wilson.

Jaime Cruz, Tyler Dickerson, Anna Falconer, Braden Ferguson, Caddy Firda, Charlie Fountain, Lily Frame, Berkley Garner, Clarke Gibson, Russell Heinike, Landin Henke, Mason Henley, Nicole Howell, Mason Kerns, Casey Luna, Haden McQuiddy, Sophie Nice, Rylan Snovell, Holland Stough, Bristol Vaughn, Hadley Wagner, Briana Welch, and Jackson Wells.

Second Grade A/B Benjamin Arrington, Mason Berger, Dylan Borgerding, Kayla Carnahan, Alexis Carson, Finnegan Douglas, Logan Elliott, Tiago Erazo, Hailey Henry, Preston Hooper, Sophie Hubbard, Kyleigh Jensen, Braelyn Jones, Marlana Jones, Bryor Mays, Bentley McPherson, Cody Merchant, Liam Mues, Berkeley Nice, Ali Osborne, Mason Riley, Wyatt Saur, Jack Scioscia, Stephen Seeley, Jackson Shupp, Gavin Slang, Nathan Stabler, and Nathaniel Upson.

Third Grade All A Lydia Bailey, Elizabeth Dewey, Khloe Domer, Lily Faris, Elizabeth Gibbs, Maci Kinker, Kiley Manson, Hazel Nice, Bailey Pennington, Rylie Warinner, and Isabella Wright.

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Myers, Trinity Richardson, Hailey Seay, Suzy Skeens, Dominic Sottile, Hailey Taylor, Eli Wagner, Brennon Welch, and Sarah Wilkerson.

Fifth Grade All A Blake Baggette, Hannah Boyle, Grayson Crawford, Jackson Faris, Nicki Fens, Sam Fens, Matthew Fountain, Violet Frank, Brooke Fredette, Madison Freeman, Emily Gibbs, Callie Hall, Taylor Harper, Sophia Hoffman, Joshua Layman, Lily Samuels, and Katelyn Williams.

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Cohen Belcher, Zachary Bilthius, William Blashfield, Kensley Blaska, Ryder Breaux, Jillian Butler, Isaac Csomay, Cora Geary, Aaron Hemming, Brooklynn Hooper, Lauren Johnson, Shagundeep Kaur, Isabella Marshall, Leah Nice, Kinsey Ortiz, Lila Robertson, Hunter Shupp, Tristan Siegel, Blane Thompson, Keller Weyer, and Abby Wright.

Addisyn Alvarado, Logan Baggette, Evan Baker, Tyler Bilthuis, Hunner Blevins, Kayla Blinn, Leo Burchett, Annabella Butler, Annie Crane, Eva Crane, John DiNardi, Ethan Dippold, Donnie Dittman, Amara Durham, Jake Fields, Grace Gicheru, Connor Golden, Mazzy Hamlin, Aiden Hawthorne, Kendall Hayton, Bryce Heindl, Sebastian Helo, Rowan Henke, Landen Hester, Devin Howard, Jordan Jenkins, Megan Jones, Wyatt Madures, Addison May, Jaylen Mercado, Hayden Miller, Blake Monson, Georgia Nice, Bradley Norkunas, Andrew Phinney, Georgia Rambo, Hayden Russell, Kayla Scioscia, Kamryn Slagle, Evalynn Stone, Abby Trevillian, Karly Vaughn, Nathan Weyer, Shane Whitlock, Luke Wright, and Brayden Zaun.

Fourth Grade A/B Alayna Abel, Andrew Asencio, Rylee Bendele, Kyle Blinn, Madeleine Boland, Henry Boyer, Gracie Braswell, Aidan Conrad, Braylen Coppock, Gavin Driscoll, Mason Easter, McKenley Fox, Tyler Huckaby, Baylor Johnson, Jake Kimsey, Carrie Mabry, Landon McAteer, Chandler McPherson, Jordan Mercado, Charlotte

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office at 2748 Dogtown Road, Goochland. Monacan Soil and Water Conservation District programs are open to all, regardless of race; color; national origin; sex; religion; age; disability; political beliefs; sexual orientation; genetic information; marital, family, or veteran status; or any other basis protected by law.

CHURCH DIRECTORY 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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Providence Presbyterian Church

Mount Calvary Baptist Church 2020 Red Lane Road

Powhatan, VA 23139 1801 Huguenot Trail Sunday School 9am Pastor, Larry B. Collins Sunday Worship 10am Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 6:45pm Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study Bryan M. Holt, Pastor 7:30 p.m. 378-3607 www.EmmausChristianChurch.org Office 804-598-2398

Powhatan Christian Fellowship Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.

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(1 mile west of Rt. 288)

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Some of the Powhatan residents who attended this year’s Night to Shine RVA on Feb. 8 included Eli Tiller, left; Candace Farmer and Patrick Baird; Cameron Fisher, and Maya Morgan.

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away because that is the whole point of the event, John said. No matter what special needs the guests come with, organizers go out of their way to meet them where they are and make sure they have a great time. “This isn’t the only event or the only people who have gone way out of their way for Eli. We have been really privileged to have many people do that,” John said. “But this unique expression of people going far out of their way never gets old. When people say, ‘I am going to put my life aside for this one night and I am going to invest in your kid because he matters.’ As a parent – any parent, but especially the parent of a special needs kid – it just doesn’t get any better than that.” Sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation, this year’s Night to Shine in Richmond saw close to 1,600 people in attendance – 500 guests, 762 volunteers and about 350 parents who stayed on site in a parent/caregiver room, said Richmond Night to Shine director Darlene Blaum. The Richmond event was part of a worldwide movement that saw more than 650 locations in all 50 states and in 22 countries holding a prom on Feb. 8, she said. The event has grown exponentially since the first prom was held at West End Presbyterian Church five years ago, moving to the Altria last year and again this year because of the large attendance. Organizers made the most of the theater’s space, filling every nook and cranny with things to do for the special guests. Once they arrived, guests ages 14 and older were paired with a buddy matched with them based on questionnaires they each filled out, said Teri Fisher, whose son, Cameron, 21, attended for the fourth year. “Cameron is limited verbal, so they matched him up to someone who talked to Cameron about things he likes,” she said. She and a few other parents expressed

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the gratitude and relief they felt knowing Night to Shine offers a safe environment where they know their children will not only be watched over but having a great time. While the female guests had the opportunity to have their hair and makeup done for free, the gentlemen could receive a shoe shine and spritz of cologne at the “Dude Station,” which was staffed by Patrick Henry ROTC. They were also all crowned as prom kings and queens for the evening, receiving crowns and tiaras to wear. “They are all smiling and I understand that, because, for once, they are the star. I think that is what Tim Tebow wants. He wants them to be the star of the night. That is what he says – it is their night to shine,” Teri said. Linda Farmer said she cried when she saw her daughter, Candace, 18, walk down the red carpet with people taking photos, cheering for her and welcoming her to her first Night to Shine. “She did it like she knew how to do it. Everybody was telling her how beautiful she was and she ate it up,” Linda said. After being greeted at the entrance with a juggler and a magician, Candace said she was happy to receive her tiara and walk the red carpet. She said she felt like a queen. “I felt really, really, really awesome at Night to Shine. It was my first time here,” she said in a video taken the night of the dance. Candace wore the dress she had picked out last year for prom at Powhatan High School and had her hair and makeup done by a friend, her mom said. Rather than being assigned a buddy, Tori Cook, a PHS senior, attended the event with her. While there, Candace had her pick of activities but spent most of the night dancing, she said. She also took photos with several of the Disney characters in attendance and pageant winners who posed with the guests.

Candace got the chance to dance a few numbers with her friend Patrick Baird, 18, who also attends PHS. This was Patrick’s third Night to Shine and he spent most of it on the dance floor, Sarah Baird, his mom, said. In addition to a sit-down dinner, other activities guests could choose from included limo rides, caricature drawings, photo booths, or karaoke. Despite attending for the last few years, Patrick has still never done all of the activities because he doesn’t want to come off the dance floor, Sarah said. “He likes anything. He likes group dancing, the Cha-Cha Slide or the slower songs. He did a couple of those with Candace and twirled her around. That was really cute. It is hard to get him to sit down once he starts to dance,” she said. Navonne Morgan said she dropped her daughter, 14-year-old Maya Morgan, off at the prom and fully intended to leave for a night out with her husband. But they found the special area for parents upstairs, where they were provided with dinner and a place to relax. While separate, they could come out on the balcony of the theater and watch the prom guests and their buddies participating in karaoke onstage. Navonne said the show they put on was

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Contemporary – 8:30 a.m. Sunday School – 9:45 a.m. Worship – 11 a.m. Children’s Worship – 11 a.m. Prayer/Bible Study – Wed. 6:30 p.m. Children’s Worship (all ages) – 2095 Red Lane Road Wed. 6:30 p.m. 1/2 mile off Rt. 60 on Red Lane Road New Generation Praise & Worship – 804-598-2455 Sat. 7 p.m. www.redlanebaptist.org Lighthouse Youth – Wed. 5:30 p.m. Worship Service 9:00 a.m. Miracles of God Sp. Needs Service: Small Groups 10:30 a.m. 2 p.m. the 2nd Sat. of each month Wednesday Night Classes for all ages at 6:15 598-3481 • 975 Dorset Road Dr. James Taylor, Pastor www.gracelandbc.org

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

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

Holly Hills Baptist Church

5680 Cartersville Road Powhatan, Virginia 23139

(Independent Bible Believing)

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

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Randy Blackwell, Pastor Sunday School - 10:00 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m. SundayYouth Ministries 6:00 PM SundayAdult Bible Study 6:30 PM Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7:30 PM

379-8930 1659 Anderson Highway 3½ miles east of Flat Rock

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Michael Edwards, Pastor Ashley Edwards, Minister of Children and Youth Wednesdays 4:00 pm Kingdom Kids Joan Maples, Minister of Music

MOUNT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH 2591 Ridge Road Powhatan, Virginia 23139 804-598-2051 Rev. Bryan Stevens, Pastor 11 a.m. – Worship Service 9 a.m. – Church School Wednesday Bible Study 10 a.m. & 7 p.m.

Graceland Baptist Church Dr. Ronald Wyatt, Jr., Pastor

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a mix of cute and “wow” moments. One of the biggest surprises came at the end of the night, when her daughter, who is on the autism spectrum, stepped up on the Altria stage to sing one of the final karaoke songs of the evening. “Maya ended up singing a Moana song onstage with the girl who was playing Moana at the prom. I have a video and I watch it constantly. It makes me cry. She was belting it and doing the hand gestures. It was amazing to see her center stage singing with Moana,” Navonne said. Maya is often isolated from teens her age and not accepted, so to have an evening where she was singled out in such a positive way was amazing, her mom added. The whole night is special for the guests, but Eli Tiller said one of his favorite parts is when a prerecorded video message of Tim Tebow is played. Tebow’s message to the guests is that God loves them just as they are and they are special. “He talked about how the Night to Shine was designed and said that it was made to be a prom where everybody is welcome to come. So that was pretty cool,” Eli said. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@powhatantoday.com.

Baptist Church “A Church Where Love Never Fails!” Pastor Otis B. Lockhart, Jr.

598-2763 Sunday School at 9:30 am Morning Service at 11:00 am

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OLD POWHATAN BAPTIST CHURCH 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

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

Family Worship Center “Your Community Church” 2901 Judes Ferry Road Powhatan, Va 23139 804-379-8223 Sundays 10:00 AM Wednesday 6:30 PM Experiencing the presence, power and person of Jesus Christ

Loving, Investing, Fulfilling, Empowering Senior Pastor Justin Wilson Sunday Service 10:30am 2410 New Dorset Circle www.Communitylifechurchpowhatan.org Feeding Powhatan Open 3rd Wednesday of the month

Muddy Creek Baptist Church

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Sunday 10am, 11am & 6pm

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

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Wednesday 7pm

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Travis L. Keith- Pastor Church Office: 794.7054 1530 Cook Road (Rt. 636)

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diced and racist situations as all my other fellow black students, but because I am in higher level classes and I like pop music, I’m considered a white girl,” Iyana said. The young girl recited Ernestine Johnson’s poem, “The Average Black Girl,” which talks about preconceived notions about black women but turns them around and celebrates famous black women who paved the way for others. “Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream that all four of his children would one day live in a nation where they would not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. I have a dream that one day my skin tone won’t be the thing that defines me,” she said, before encouraging those present to not let anything stop them from achieving their dreams. First-time attendee Amanda Nash, a PHS senior, said she was blown away by Palmore’s speech and loved seeing the diversity of the event. She participated in the celebration’s mentorship program leading up to the event and said she loved it. “So many different walks of life were sitting in this room and came up on stage. It is not just Martin Luther King Jr., it is all of us. What he taught and preached is within all of us and all of us have it in us to be great like he was,” she said. Shirley Harper Hughes of Powhatan said she appreciated seeing young people talking about the past but also discussing how they feel today. “It is so exciting to see our youth coming togeth-

er – black and white participating together – and of one accord. It is beautiful,” she said. Some of the highlights of this year’s event included musical performances by the Powhatan Middle School Jazz Ensemble and the Community Young Male Chorus; a praise dance by Mt. Zion Baptist Church’s G.U.I.Dance; the PHS JROTC Color Guard, and PHS group One Voice singing the National Anthem, said Dr. Gregory Beechaum Sr. “It was an awesome program. Everybody enjoyed themselves. It was something to remember and everyone did an outstanding job,” he said. Gray also pointed out the portion of the program where the young people involved in the celebration traveled around the Powhatan High School auditorium and greeted and thanked everyone in the audience for coming to the event. “The purpose of it is to show love and to teach our young people to be thankful, because if it weren’t for the community members, this program would not be possible,” Gray said. Three students were recognized as this year’s scholarship winners. Rebecca Hicks and Joanne Thompson were awarded the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 2019 scholarships. Trevor Leonard was the recipient of the Honorable Margaret Manning 2019 MLK scholarship. Proclamations in honor of the event from the General Assembly, Powhatan County Board of Supervisors and School Board were also read. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@ powhatantoday.com.

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The eighth annual MLK Jr. Youth Day Community Celebration highlighted the value of coming together in unity and the need to encourage and mentor young people. Hundreds of people attended the event at Powhatan High School and watched performances by local youth, including the Community Young Male Chorus, top right, and praise dance group G.U.I.Dance, below right.

Powhatan Middle School second nine weeks Honor Roll Sixth Grade All A Alexis Adkins, Jackson Baker, Henry Bowman, Tori Bowman, James Brooks, Riley Brumfield, Caroline Camp, Andrew Cheshire, Daniela Conigliaro, Elizabeth Curtis, Emily Davis, Virginia Dewey, Emma Dowdy, Madeleine Dunaway, Jacob Durrbeck, Carter Estep, Savannah Forkey, Laylah Fritz, Aidan Gorman, Taylor Harding, Ava Harper, Luke Hemming, Matthew Henderson, Isabella Hiatt, Leah

Holland, Jackson Howell, Addie Joyce, Parneet Kaur, James Kennedy, Ella Kinker, Keira Kinnier, Erica Krauss, Wyatt Lennon, Claira Lively, Samantha Martin, Sydney McCracken, Mackenzie Mozingo, Eli Muse, Kaitlyn Nicholson, Armando Nieves, Bevyn Nunnally, Alexander Pearson, Lauren Pike, Sahara Pinelli, Sadie Redlich, Shelby Reed, Sarah Seaman, Shannon Seay, Madelyn Smith, Olivia Snider, Kristi Sottile, Megan

Stocker, Emma Terry, Hayden Vick, Jamison Wallace, Eastan Weber, Jesse Whiting, Hayden Wilkerson, and Hunter Wright.

Burnett, Christa Butler, Andrea Carrillo Vasquez, Allison Carroll, Analee Cave, Julia Cecil, Isabelle Chandler, Chase Connelly, Sophia Crespo, Benjamin Davis, James Davis, Miller Dunn, Addison Elliott, Sixth Grade A/B Leah Ellis, Max Erwin, Madeline Ackerly, Adrianna Flippen, Wyatt Crystal Adams, Max Alt- Fortune, Elizabeth Fralin, ieri, Jake Arnold, Virginia Barnes, Ashley Beach, Elijah Bell, Gracie Boggs, Jordan Booker, Charles Boyer, Zachary Bragg, Jameson Britt, Trevor Britton, Cohl Brooks, Aleah

Anna Franklin, Evangeline Fridley, Bryce Gilstrap, Megan Gobble, Brooke Gordon, Ella Green, Haydon Hall, Brayden Hand, Parker Harris, Delaine Healy, Mason Heckel, John Jastram, Mya Johnson, Kaelyn Keaton, Reghan Kerns, Thomas Kimbrough, Zachary Kneessi,

William Lakel, Miles Laroche, Elizabeth Lawson, Nadia Lesine, Skylar Lewis, Landyn Llewellyn, Alexandria Magill, KaeleighAnn Malick, Gregory Mann Jr., Blake Markel, Kennedy Martin, Krissa Martin, Matthew McLarn, Luke McNeel, Braeden see PMS HONOR ROLL, pg. 8

Peanut Butter & Cereal Drive

PHOTO BY LAURA MCFARLAND

Kathy and Richard Verlander visited Blessed Sacrament Huguenot Catholic School on Feb. 21 to read students their book. They also showed them images of the real-life animals that inspired certain characters.

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is inside them that they are passionate about,” Richard said after the assembly. For the Verlander family, baseball has long been a passion, and part of that story is tied to BSH. Kathy spoke about Justin’s time at the school, talking about how he played baseball and basketball there and

joked that he “tried to play soccer.” Visiting the school again after so long, Kathy said she was reminded of the campus life and how nice and welcoming everyone was. “Justin flourished here. He did really well here,” she said. Although he played Little League, Huguenot Academy was Justin’s first experience of playing

on a school team, Richard said. He said the family made many good memories at the school. “That awkward step from elementary school to being a teenager – such formative years for a kid. For him to be here was a really good fit. He remembers it well,” Richard said. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@ powhatantoday.com.

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Good judgment key when illness strikes By Laura McFarland News Editor

orgive me if I don’t shake your hand, but it’s for your own good. As this column is being written, I’ve been afflicted for the past few days with a yuckiness that has seen me coughing through a few phone interviews and counting the minutes until the work days were over. It’s not the kind of illness that has seen me incapacitated and unable to work; it’s the kind that makes me glad my work is mobile and means I can work from anywhere with WiFi, including the comfort of my own home. If I had to somehow figure out how to supply the hot tea and orange juice I have been guzzling while on the move, it would have been more than my brain could handle at the moment. Of course, I know I am not alone. More than a few people have mentioned either feeling down themselves or nursing family members who are dealing with whatever new thing is currently “going around right now.” An out-of-state friend in journalism who is in the same boat also decided to do her co-workers a favor and work from home, which is a possibility for her. Her decision was probably influenced by an experience last year, when the head boss at her company insisted on coming to work with the flu and had staff meetings with all of the department heads. It came as no surprise that across the departments at her company they started dropping like flies. At its worst, out of the 11 people in her department, nine were out sick. And that is not even counting all of

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the people who went out with the flu in other departments and any of the people they might have come in contact with and infected. She later told me that with multiple weeks of people being out sick, they saw a decline in productivity and quality. How many times have you had a conversation with someone who was seriously ill and should be home in bed but was determined to be at work? Maybe they were out of sick leave. Maybe they were saving it for a known medical situation or in case their children became ill. Maybe they have a big project at work that is relying on them. Maybe they legitimately need the money and can’t afford to get sick and still pay their bills. Not everyone gets paid sick leave, and, though it stinks, it is a fact of life for some people. Every single one of these reasons is one I have heard from someone who should have been home resting, including a few in Powhatan.

Remembering a father’s lesson By Jim Ridolphi Contributing Columnist

I couldn’t have been more than 4 or 5 years old when my father pulled his old Plymouth into a dusty lot in front of a fruit stand. There was nothing unusual about the location. Throughout the South, small open air markets were the norm and the A&P was the exception, and the stacks of watermelons and cantaloupes that almost blocked the entrance was commonplace. It was the kind of afternoon only a Southerner can truly appreciate — the kind of heat that seems to come from underneath on a hot August day where there’s no evidence of a hint of air, only the almost visible thick humidity that hung in layers. As we exited the car, I noticed my father’s starched white shirt, soaked in sections with large water marks under the sleeves and on the back. He pulled out a white handkerchief and wiped his forehead as a man in overall jeans greeted us. “We’re looking for a watermelon,” my father said. “You’ve come to the right place,” the weathered attendant said. “We’ve got about every kind you could imagine.” My father needed no education regarding watermelons. It seemed during our childhood in Alabama, we ate enough melon to satisfy the most acute pallet. A small African American boy about my age sat with his back against the cool brick wall in front of the small stand, relaxing in a valued piece of shade. The man picked up a big dark

green watermelon and placed it beside the young boy’s head and unapologetically described the fruit in a grotesque, racist manner. “You see, it looks just like this boy’s head.” He held the melon beside the young boy’s head as if he wanted us to compare. As a young child, you are never quite sure what adult conversation is actually going on, but, once those words came out of that man’s mouth, I sensed that something was wrong. My father grabbed my hand and we hurried back to the car. He lifted me up in the seat and I noticed the sweat pouring down his groomed sideburns. “You want me to throw one of these melons in the boot,” the man yelled to my father. “No thanks.” We pulled back onto the twolane highway and headed past fields filled with melons, beans and tall corn. He was silent. Miles down the road, my father explained the racially-charged incident in a way that only a 5-year-old could understand. He never expressed contempt or hate for the man who made the crude remarks, and explained that every man or child deserves to be treated with respect. “I didn’t like what he did to that little boy,” my father said. “Neither did I,” I replied. He explained that problems that plagued the South for generations would one day disappear, and assured me that the day would come in my lifetime when race and what I grew to learn as Jim Crow would be 8460 Times Dispatch Blvd., Mechanicsville, Va 23116 Phone: 804-746-1235 Toll Free: 877-888-0449 Fax: 804-730-0476

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gone forever. I was too young to realize the implications of the incident or my father’s words as he attempted to explain hatred to a small child. But, I do remember him telling me that maybe I would not need to have this conversation with my son, and not having a clue as to what he meant. Decades later as recent events have exposed a lingering attitude displayed by that filthy man on that dusty August afternoon, I thought of that little boy and the look on his face as a man insulted his dignity and treated him less than human. Years later, the words mean more, and I am thankful to be the son of a man who decided that whatever bigotry and hate had surrounded him in his life in the Jim Crow South was not worthy of passing on to his children. And, thankfully, there was no need to have that conversation with my son. He grew up unaware of a nation’s past scars, and knows no difference between white or black when it comes to race. Sadly, some fathers did not have those conversation with their sons and another generation is soiled, to a lesser extent, with the scars of the past. And what’s the first thing I thought of when the recent incidents came to light displaying an attitude very similar to that of the man at the fruit stand? As that young boy sat there on that summer evening, he looked at me with a stare that still haunts even years later. His clear eyes looked at me and although no words were spoken, I still hear him asking “Why?”

Everybody is different and so are their illnesses. I am not about to say if you so much as sniffle you should stay home from work. As we head into spring, the weather alone is usually so all over the place that it is enough to play havoc with your health. My family is hit hard by allergies every year around this time. But in February we are still in the height of flu season, which is still a risk for a few more months. With that in mind, check out what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says about how flu spreads from person to person: “People with flu can spread it to others up to about six feet away. Most experts think that flu viruses spread mainly by droplets made when people with flu cough, sneeze or talk. These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people who are nearby or possibly be inhaled into the lungs. Less often, a person might get flu by touching a surface or object that has flu virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes.” Additionally, “Most healthy adults may be able to infect others beginning one day before symptoms develop and up to five to seven days after becoming sick. Children and some people with weakened immune systems may pass the virus for longer than seven days.” Since there is no easy answer to every situation that is happening right now or likely to happen in the coming months, this is simply a reminder to use good judgment if you are sick, get plenty of rest when you need it, and maintain good hygiene habits to protect both yourself and those around you, especially if you think you might be ill. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@ powhatantoday.com.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Supervisors should say no to high-density housing Dear Editor, To the members of the board of supervisors. Why are we revisiting the issue of high-density housing in the county yet again? The overwhelming opposition that this proposal drew last year should have been enough to convince you that we do NOT want high density housing and do not support this in our county! It is disturbing as a resident of Powhatan that the majority voice of the community is yet again being ignored by a few on this board who appear to have ulterior motives and their own agendas that do not represent what the citizens of this county want. How are you truly being representatives of the citizens if you ignore this fact and continue to attempt to force this issue when it is clearly not supported by the tax-paying residents of Powhatan you supposedly represent? It is truly sad that personal agendas are allowed to perseverate the ranks of this board when the outcry against this proposal just a few months ago was fierce, and continues against it now. The majority of Powhatan residents, our-

selves included, remain vehemently opposed to high-density housing in the county. It is time for those of you elected to represent the citizens of this county to do your job and listen to the voices speaking out against this yet again. Vote NO on this proposal and stop wasting our time and money when the residents of the county clearly do not want this! Powhatan remains a rural oasis and those of us who choose to call it home are fighting to retain this culture while a few of you continue to disregard our concerns. This remains a democracy where majority rules. We are speaking loudly and you are ignoring us! You work for the people and your own agendas need to be sidelined. If you continue to ignore us, you need to be removed, and I will lead the charge to vote out every one of you who supports this proposal as you are not fulfilling your obligation as an elected representative of the majority of people in this county. Vote NO to high-density housing! Lori and Ashley Marshall Powhatan County

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Looking back on 20 years of coaching Washburn stepping away from Powhatan basketball head coaching position By Nick Vandeloecht Sports Editor

OWHATAN -- It was the kind of ending that characterized the home games played in the Powhatan High School gymnasium during Steve Washburn’s first two years as varsity head coach. His players – many of whom he had

seen grow up through basketball camps, youth leagues and high school – came charging out of a 16-3 first-quarter deficit to take command of that 2019 Region 4B play-in contest and fend off visiting Patrick Henry for a narrow 67-64 victory. While the Powhatan boys’ basketball team’s season would end three days later in the next regional round on a hard-fought loss to Courtland, Washburn’s players left their home court as winners. “I think as much as anything, it just shows Powhatan Basketball in 32 minutes…it’s not always going to come easy,” Washburn said, “but in the end, the way the kids fought, the way the kids perse-

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Steve Washburn, who has been in the Powhatan boys basketball program as a coach for 20 years, is stepping away from the head coaching position following the end of the Indians’ 2018-19 season.

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Leadership recognized Nick Vandeloecht Sports Editor

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Faith Henderson (pictured) netted 19 points in her Powhatan team’s final game of the season.

POWHATAN – To say Calie Rehme takes initiative would be understating things. It’s one thing to make a difference in a school club or a community event as a young person. It’s another entirely to usher one into existence. Rehme has done that multiple times. When she was a REHME freshman at Powhatan High School, she created the Foreign Language Club, which teaches afterschool classes about foreign languages to younger students at Flat Rock Elementary. She founded the out-of-school Annual Powhatan Warrior Run, an obstacle-styled 5K military run and community event that last year benefited the Wounded Warrior Project. And she recently founded Powhatan’s weekly Monday Mindset, a weekly Monday morning announce-

Young talent rises in ’18-’19 Nick Vandeloecht Sports Editor POWHATAN – In reflecting upon the Powhatan varsity girls’ basketball team’s 2018-19 season – which featured a final record of 13-12 – head coach Kristy Henderson said that, overall, the play-

ers were consistent with giving 100 percent and always working hard at practice. “I really, truly…think they enjoyed being each other’s teammates,” Henderson said. “That says a lot about having 12 girls from Nov. 1 to the end of February that they all care about each other and want what’s best for

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each other and have a common goal.” Powhatan opened the season at home on a hard-fought 72-66 triumph over Dinwiddie, then swept a tough Region 4B and Jefferson District opponent in Louisa (5550 and 53-48) as well as district see GIRLS, pg. 3B KEILAH TYSON/POWHATAN TRACK AND FIELD

RJ May wins state championship By Nick Vandeloecht Sports Editor

OWHATAN – J.D. McMillin and his neighbor have a lot in common. They’re both wrestlers, and they’d both go up to Blackhawk Gym about five to six days

a week where they’d lift weights, wrestle around and make each other better and physically stronger. When they’re both on the mat together, “they both smile while they’re beating the heck out of each other,”

Powhatan’ Track and Field’s state meet placers Arnell Jackson (left) and Anthony Greenhow.

Athletes 4th in state meet Staff Report

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ROANOKE - The youth of Powhatan Track and Field capped the VHSL indoor season on a high note with two fourth-place finishes in the Class 4 state meet at Roanoke College.

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Powhatan resident and Maggie Walker Governor’s School freshman RJ May won the 138-pound Class 2 wrestling state championship.

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But for McMillin, the goal of achieving that title took on even more significance after the passing of his original coach Mike Walter. “I realized then that, no matter what it’s gonna take, I’m gonna get a state title,” McMillin said, “not just for myself, not for my community, not for my team, but for Mike ultimately.”

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vered through it all, I couldn’t have been happier for that to be the way in which they finished their last [home] game.” And it wasn’t just the last of the season, nor was it the last for the seniors in their years as high school players. It was with that playin game that the formal announcement was made: after assembling a storied career spanning two decades of helming the Powhatan JV and varsity basketball teams, Washburn would be stepping away from the head coaching position at season’s end. Some of the players he first saw come into the basketball program through the camps at ages 5 and 6 – including Deven Van Natter and Chipper Ford – have concluded their high school careers this year, and Powhatan Boys Basketball’s time in the Jefferson District has come to an end. “It just felt as though it was the right time with us transitioning into a different district and different challenges that now … the program could use a different voice and a different direction,” Washburn said. “It just felt as though it was time for me to take a bit of a break and step away for a little while and kind of come back to it maybe in a few years. “But for now, it was just the right decision.” Although he won’t be coaching, Washburn will still be teaching at the school, and he’ll still be working with Powhatan Athletic Director Tim Llewellyn in the role of assistant athletic director. “This is just stepping away for a time being and just exploring other things,” Washburn said. “My kids are getting older and so I wanted to spend some time with them and my family as well.” A fixture in the Powhatan Boys Basketball program across 20 years, Washburn held the role of JV coach for seven of

those years before transitioning to head coach of the varsity team in 2006. That’s when something special occurred. In his first year at the helm, Washburn led the varsity Indians to the 2006-07 Southside District regular season title – the first one the program had won in over 50 years. The Indians made it to the district tournament finals where they lost to a Brunswick team that, with that season, began a historic run to seven consecutive state championship games and three straight state championships at the end of that sevenyear run. In Washburn’s second year, Powhatan finished second in the Southside District and lost in the semifinals of the district tournament. He recalled the electric atmosphere of the Powhatan High School gymnasium back when his team played Brunswick in ’06 and ’07; he remembered those two home games against Brunswick coming down to final possessions – with Powhatan winning both games. “The Southside District was an extremely strong basketball district as well as the Jefferson [District],” Washburn said. “It was good basketball and I had some really good players that helped sustain that success.” Some of the pioneers of that success included Powhatan basketball players Emmett Brown, Michael DeLeon (who had transferred in from Goochland), Luke Myers, Jesse Reid, DaRon Fleming, Corey Jones and Ethan Lewis, all part of that title-winning team in 2007. They comprised a special group of multi-sport athletes who had come from making state title runs on the football field. “You saw sustained success within multiple programs,” Washburn said. “These kids weren’t just basketball players – they were football, baseball, basketball

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players who had taken their winning mentality and transferred it over into multiple sports.” No matter the challenge or the situation, those players felt as though they could work their way through it. “They just had that mentality that: we’re gonna figure it out, we’re gonna find a way,” Washburn said. “And even when they were dealt setbacks – we didn’t have many losses, but the ones we did [have], they learned from those losses and came back, even more determined to win more and more each year.” Back then, playing on the Powhatan High School gymnasium floor when Powhatan was the home team proved a daunting task for opponents. In fact, Washburn’s first two varsity teams went undefeated at home. “We really took advantage of being at home and playing in front of our home crowd and un-

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Exiting Powhatan Boys Basketball head coach Steve Washburn (second from left) embraces Deven Van Natter’s mother Renee (left) as Van Natter’s father Scott (right) embraces Deven, to whom Coach Washburn presented the game ball on Senior Night (Feb. 1) for scoring his 1,000th high school career point one week earlier at Fluvanna.

camp – which sought to get more youth within the community involved – with help from the coaches and players. “I felt as though we needed to start from that standpoint to get more and more kids involved at an earlier age to teach them the fundamentals of the game,” he said, “and I think that’s re-

was: if you could trust each other on and off the court, then it would relay in the way you played and you could depend on your teammates and depend on each other.” And with such a long basketball season that begins in November, stretches through the busy Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays and

“One of the things that we always tried to teach was: if

you could trust each other on and off the court, then it would relay in the way you played and you could depend on your teammates and depend on each other.” Steve Washburn, exiting Powhatan Boys Basketball head coach

derstood the importance of…keeping home-court advantage throughout the entire process,” Washburn said. His original group of players expected to win and knew what it took to win, and that winning mindset and what they brought to the table, Washburn said, helped change the culture of Powhatan basketball and laid the foundation for years to come. “Once you start to have that success,” he said, “everyone wants to be a part of it.” One of the freshmen on that team, Shawn Minor would go on to assemble a tremendous basketball career at Powhatan High School. He became the program’s first player to reach 1,000 career points, and he was the only player to do so for years – until Powhatan senior Deven Van Natter this January eclipsed 1,000 in his team’s away game at Fluvanna. “To witness two players have the success that those two did over the last 13 years is pretty nice,” Washburn said. All 20 years, he’s had great coaches - including recent assistants David Johnson and Daniel Grabill - whom he said did a tremendous job in helping him build the program and develop the players into the team that Washburn always wanted it to be. His dedication to the program saw him start the Powhatan basketball

ally gone a long ways to helping.” He’s also emphasized offseason activities, which included going to an annual team camp and participating annually in a summer league. “I think all those were significant steps in helping us kind of bridge the gap since not as many of our kids played as much basketball as maybe some other sports growing up,” Washburn said. “By getting them more involved in more things, it helped them kind of catch up with some stuff that maybe they weren’t as involved in in their earlier years...” At the camps, Washburn used all his players as counselors, and the players – several of whom came up through the camps themselves – provide the foundation for the drills that are taught to the youth. “When they’re coming up, they’re learning all these things, and they’re aspiring to be a part of the program at a young age.” Washburn through the years strived to center his coaching philosophy on something the studentathletes could relate to: a family mentality. “I know that’s kind of used a lot by a lot of programs, but one of the things about basketball…and just a lot of sports is there’s a level of trust that has to be involved,” Washburn said. “One of the things that we always tried to teach

typically doesn’t end until the middle of February, Washburn thinks that having the players work with each other through the ups and downs can go a long way in building their success. “I think a lot of guys feel as though that’s gone a long ways in helping us,” Washburn said. And then there’s the hard work and commitment to the process that he and his staff have emphasized. “We’re not always going to be the most fundamental or the most maybe talented team that’s on the court,” he said, “but if we can work hard and we can work together, then sometimes we can maybe make up for some of the shortcomings…” Powhatan’s 5-19 record this year didn’t reflect the level and depth of talent that the 201819 Powhatan Boys basketball team showcased from the literal start of the season to the literal end. From dueling the Joe Bamisile-led Monacan Chiefs all the way to the buzzer in a 90-89 season-opening classic won by the Chiefs, to fending off Fluvanna’s rally for a Powhatan victory behind a pair of clutch three-pointers from Jay Harris, to rallying past Patrick Henry on a balanced scoring effort and a strong second half to win the regionals play-in game, the Indians never let

up, and Washburn was pleased with the progress they made throughout the year. “There were a lot of points at certain games this year where, for whatever reason, games just kind of got away from us,” Washburn said. “But I thought overall the team improved throughout the year, and they worked extremely hard.” From an academic standpoint, Washburn has seen athletics provide some students with the structure and discipline they need to maintain a higher level of academic performance. “Just being engaged in sports or activities, you can just see… they devote a tremendous amount of time to whatever they may be engaged in,” he said. “They don’t let time get away from them as much and they stay disciplined in whatever they may be engaged in.” His takeaways from the program will always center on the players he had the chance to coach. “One of the things about growing up in a community like Powhatan is getting to build relationships with these kids at such young ages because I had a chance to meet so many of them through camp and through other activities and things like that. It’s just a special, special environment to be able to work with all these kids and they were just such a special group,” Washburn said. “I will always cherish those memories I have with each and every one of them. I always say that once they leave the program, they’re always part of the family; even though they may graduate, I still stay in touch with as many of them as I can and love to see them come back, and still keep relationships with as many of them as I can as well. “The wins and losses will come and go,” Washburn said, “but the relationships that I’ve been able to keep with these kids have made it entirely special.”

“It’s just a special, special environment to be able to work with all these kids and they were just such a special group.” Steve Washburn, exiting Powhatan Boys Basketball head coach on the players he worked with throughout the years

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opponent Albemarle in three games played (47-31, 42-41 and 46-42). They also defeated Region 2A semifinalist Goochland earlier in the season 64-45. Twice in 2019, Powhatan finished within 10 points of state tournamentbound Western Albemarle in two hard-fought games, including the Jefferson District semifinals. This year’s Powhatan team didn’t have any injuries, and Henderson feels that the players this season “stayed strong every day, every week, no matter what month it was, what time it was.” “In that sense, we definitely grew from last year’s team.” The Indians rounded out the season on a hard-fought 58-54 loss in the regional tournament to Huguenot, with First Team All-Jefferson District player and freshman Faith

Henderson leading the way on 19 points and playing “really well” according to Coach Henderson. While the game marked the end of Powhatan’s season, it also highlighted the team’s bright future. Including Faith, the Indians’ top four scorers were underclassmen. Junior Michala Taylor netted eight points and freshman guard and Jefferson All-District Honorable Mention Kayla Terry scored seven. Junior Reese Vandell also hit a clutch three to help keep her team in contention in the fourth quarter. They’re currently all projected to return and help lead the Indians in the 2019-20 season. “We’ve got some players on the team that just absolutely love basketball and want to be good at it and are willing to put in the time and the effort to do it,” Henderson said. “I think, competitive-wise, the younger players kind of

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ment through which National Honors Society members at PHS share certain quotes that influenced or impacted them. “With founding any type of organization, it comes with wanting to reach out to people that may not have awareness to certain areas, or ’I want to bring something new to the table,’ or ‘I want to bring something that is not generally given to younger generations or communities,’” Rehme said. The initiative she has shown across her many different passions and interests, as well as the balance that the Powhatan High School senior has struck between academics, athletics and community investment, factored into her nomination for the Lexus of Richmond Leadership Award Scholarship in week 18. “It’s an honor to know that I’ve been recognized for the things that I’ve worked really hard for,” Rehme said, “and at the same time, there are 29 other nominees that are going to get selected, and it’s just nice to know that there are other people like me in my community that dedicate time and effort into something greater than themselves.” With the Powhatan Warrior Run, Rehme spoke to wanting to “bring more awareness to our military and what they do for all of our communities.” “I really wanted to have something where a community could come together and do something healthy and fit, something that I enjoy – I enjoy being athletic,” Rehme added, “and so it really inspired me: having that athletic atmosphere while doing something I’m really passionate about, which is honoring our military.”

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Junior Arnell Jackson on Friday, who throughout the season continued to set new school records, did so again with a 17-01.25 in the Class 4 state long jump. She was third in regionals as well as in the Jefferson District

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recalled McMillin’s neighbor’s dad Don May, in a big-brother, little-brother-type dynamic that May said was fun to watch. With assistance from Coach Zach Olson, they both worked tremendously hard through a well-set workout regiment, and they both had state championship goals and aspirations. That’s not all. The two Powhatan County wrestlers added one more commonality on the same day – Feb. 16, 2019 – while competing in different parts of the state. McMillin, a senior at Powhatan High School, became a first-time state champion while wrestling in Fairfax. So did his neighbor – Robert “RJ” May of Maggie Walker Governor’s School. Through defeating his opponent in the Class 2 state finals of the 138-pound weight division in Salem, May made history. The Powhatan resident became the first-ever freshman to win an individual state championship for Maggie Walker in wrestling. “I went out there and I wanted to do

turned it up a notch.” The Powhatan Middle School girls basketball team also hinted at things to come for the varsity unit by repeating as conference champions in 2019. “They’re winners. Kayla, Faith, they were on that team last year that was undefeated and won the middle school championship last year so… the group that’s coming up, they know how to win and they want to win,” Coach Henderson said. “I think, as time goes on and the program builds…it’s exciting…it’ll be exciting to see those younger players in the mix. “We’ll take this year and move forward,” Henderson said, “and hopefully keep taking those steps to lead us to the top.” Seniors Katie Henderson, Maggie Salomonsky and Katlyn Hicks all went out making three-pointers in their final game playing for Powhatan

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Freshman Kayla Terry drives the ball across the floor in Powhatan’s Region 4B tournament game at Huguenot.

Girls Basketball. Henderson made two while Salomonsky and Hicks each had one. Fellow senior Charlotte Kramer finished the game with four points. Kramer as a player brought a strong inside presence, Hicks played standout

Her dad is a Chief Petty Officer in the United States Coast Guard Reserve, and her grandfather is retired from the Navy, so Rehme has always had that military atmosphere growing up. But she didn’t really grow to appreciate it until she started to notice what the military does for the country and “how much it really impacts how we can do what we do in America,” she said. “That really influenced me and I had started to learn more about it and become engaged in it, and really look up to my dad,” she said. “I just wanted to do something where I can honor them.” Through the Monday Mindset quotes, Rehme wanted to bring a little more positivity to the school. “There’s so much negativity going on in the world that I really felt like there’s just something that needs to be brought, at least weekly, that people can take with them if they don’t hear it from their home or if they’re in a bad atmosphere, like out-of-school or in bad situations or going through a hard time,” she said. ”It’s all for something that is encouraging.” Rehme has matched extracurricular success with superb academic performance, as she’s accumulated a 4.37 grade point average in nearly four years of high school. She currently ranks 8th in her class out of 340 students. And then there are the athletic accolades. Not only did Rehme help lead her Powhatan Field Hockey team to an 11-3 season this past fall, but she made First Team All-Metro, awarded by the Times-Dispatch, as a senior in addition to earning all-district and all-region awards. She joined River City Crew’s Women’s Varsity Four rowing team as a sophomore and helped her teammates qualify for regionals in 2017 and 2018, according to Lexus of Richmond.

defense, versatile player Salomonsky shone as a leader and as a primary threat to score, and Katie Henderson fought back from an ACL tear her junior season to play and contribute big three-pointers her senior year.

Rehme led her field hockey team not only through running the strength and conditioning program – and thereby offering the health, fitness, agility and speedwork that her team needed on the field – but also through helping the players get out of their comfort zone and teaching them things that they thought they could never do. Rehme spoke to the importance of time management in helping her balance – as well as excel across – all aspects of student-life. “I’ll be in the gym sometimes, and while I’m training, I’ll also be listening to podcasts about a particular thing I’m studying in school,” Rehme said, “or I’ll be with a workbook while I’m training and I’ll be studying, and so it’s like: any second you can, just be multitasking. I know it’s not easy for some people, but that’s how I get through it. You have to learn to multitask, because there’s not enough hours in the day…” Rehme is going into the United States Coast Guard Academy as a cyber major with the goal of pursuing cyber security within the military. Through being nominated for the Lexus of Richmond Leadership Award, Rehme is now in the running for the $10,000 scholarship. When she was conducting her nomination interview, (http://lrvablog.com/category/scholarship-2/), Lexus of Richmond owner George Whitlow said something that stuck with her; it was about how there’s a lot of focus nowadays on what teenagers and younger generations are not doing. “But it’s important to notice that there are people in the younger generation, in the younger community, that are achieving higher goals,” Rehme said, “and they really do see people’s best interests.”

tournament. Sophomore Anthony Greenhow, who qualified for the state meet by breaking his own school record in the 55 meter dash when he won the race in the Jefferson District championships on a 6.64, broke his record again on a 6.58 in Friday’s preliminaries at Roanoke College to qualify for the state finals. On Saturday, he ran a 6.58

to cap a fast season on a fourth-place state finish. Powhatan freshman Shaniece Morris ran a 7.57 for the 13th best time out of 18 competitors in the Class 4 state preliminaries of the girls’ 55m dash. The three athletes’ journey to states put the exclamation mark on an exciting Powhatan Indoor Track and Field season that was heavily characterized

by the improvement that the young team overall continued to make, as well as by the personal records and school records that the student-athletes continued to set. The overall performance of the young competitors not only showed signs of what is to come in the following years, but also in the coming outdoor track and field season this spring.

it,” RJ May said, “and I did it.” The beginning of May’s high school career marked a natural progression from a memorable eighth grade year, when he won the middle school state championship at 126 pounds. His first varsity season saw him net 28 wins against two losses. He went against a familiar wrestler – Poquoson’s Joseph Chiappazzi – in the match to determine the Class 2 state titlist at 138 pounds. “My goal of the match was just to get the first points because…the kid I wrestled in the final, I wrestled in the past,” May said, “so I knew if I had a lead, then there was no way that kid could score more points than I already had.” And as soon as he got the first takedown to go up 2-0, May knew it then. “I had the match.” From there, May executed his moves on top and picked up two more points on a near-fall, then pulled away to win the Class 2 138-pound state title by a 7-1 decision. May technically reached the state tournament on his dominant run to the Region 2A championship – he pinned Nottoway’s Isaiah Mahan – but ultimately, he arrived at the Salem Civic Center with a bid to

win states because of the preparation he did in the offseason. “Because if you’re not prepared in the offseason for regionals and states, then you can’t perform as well as you think you should,” he said. “I felt that I should have won it because of the work I put in in the offseason.” That preparation included training and sparring with McMillin – “maybe a little too much,” May said, initiating laughter. “He is an amazing wrestler,” May said of McMillin, who won the Class 4 state title in the 120 weight division. “He’s very physical, so even weighing more than he does, it’s hard to wrestle him.” The admiration is mutual. “RJ has a drive and is always ready to go…and he always is willing to learn and just loves the sport,” McMillin said of May. “As a sparring/wrestling partner, him and I have different styles, which helps us both greatly.” While McMillin pushes the pace, May likes to slow it down and use it to his advantage, the older neighbor said. “We actually would go wrestle on Sundays after tourneys to just get an extra day of practice in,” McMillin

said, “and just talk about matches and what went wrong and just the little things.” Going against McMillin got him more prepared for the more skilled competitors, “because J.D.’s very technical,” May said. “But also being up at Blackhawk Wrestling, you have Coach Zach [Olson] helping around, and he knows probably more than me and J.D. combined,” May said. “It’s helpful to hear what he has to say on everything.” May also bolstered his wrestling knowledge through his club, the highly competitive VA Team Predator in Chester, where every coach in that room, he said, helped him improve. This year on the mat, he expanded his use of the potentially pinning cradle move, especially at states. May said he couldn’t have won states without his coaches, who primarily included Coach Olson, Maggie Walker Governor’s School head coach Don Blanton, Powhatan Wrestling head coach Jonathan Tanaka, VA Team Predator head coach Mark Strickland and the late Mike Walter – the first coach May wrestled for when he moved to Powhatan.

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RaceDay Pregame MLS Soccer: Chicago Fire at LA Galaxy. MLS Soccer College Basketball UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith - Prelims (N) College Basketball: Teams TBA. (Live) Wheel Jeopardy NBA NBA Basketball: Warriors at 76ers News Secre Bensin Whacked Ransom (In Stereo) NCIS: Los Angeles 48 Hours (In Stereo) News Wipeout Big Bang Big Bang 9-1-1 (In Stereo) Proven Innocent News Mod Fam 24 Hours-Hell News Grill Dateline NBC Å Dateline NBC Å Saturday Night Live News SNL Blue Bloods Blue Bloods Blue Bloods Gone “Pilot” Å Person of Interest Belle by Kim Gravel Dooney & Bourke (N) (Live) Å PM Style “Dooney” (N) (Live) Å Lawrence Welk John Denver: Country Boy: 70s Soul Superstars (My Music): (In Stereo) Å Power of Radical: Koko-Gorilla Who Talks: Dennis DeYoung-Styx: Yoga-Secret: The Axe Files CNN Newsroom The 2000s Å The 2000s Å Hardball Matthews All In With Rachel Maddow The Last Word The 11th Hour American Greed American Greed American Greed American Greed American Greed Fox Report Watters’ World Å Justice Judge Greg Gutfeld Watters’ World Å ››‡ “Thor: The Dark World” ›››‡ “Marvel’s the Avengers” (2012, Action) Temptation Island “The Accountant” ›››‡ “American Sniper” (2014, War) Bradley Cooper. “Shooter” (2007) “Blended” (2014) Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Drop/Mic Jokers Full Miracle Live PD (In Stereo) Live PD: Rewind (N) Live PD “Live PD -- 03.02.19” (N) (In Stereo Live) Å “John Wick 2” ››› “John Wick: Chapter 2” (2017, Action) Keanu Reeves. “John Wick” (2014) ››› “Dumb & Dumber” (1994) Jim Carrey. Å ›› “The Interview” ›‡ “Big Daddy” (1999) Å Naked and Afraid Naked and Afraid Naked and Afraid Naked and Afraid Ed Stafford: First Say Yes, Dress Say Yes to the Dress “Bionic Bride” (N) Say Yes, Dress Say Yes, Dress Pit Bulls-Parole Pit Bulls-Parole Pit Bulls-Parole The Secret of The Zoo (In Stereo) ›››‡ “The Lion King” (1994, Children’s) ›› “Space Jam” ›››› “Beauty and the Beast” (1991) Two Men Two Men Two Men Two Men Two Men Two Men Two Men Two Men King King “Close Encount” ›››› “Tootsie” (1982) Dustin Hoffman. ››› “Victor/Victoria” (1982, Comedy) “Love on Menu” “Just Add Romance” (2019, Romance) “One Winter Weekend” (2018, Romance) “Stalking Me?” “The Killer Downstairs” (2019) Å “Cheerleader Nightmare” (2018) Å Fixer Upper Å Love It or List It Love It or List It House Hunters Log Log Chopped Å Chopped Å Chopped Å Chopped Å Chopped Å ›› “White Chicks” ›‡ “Big Momma’s House 2” (2006, Comedy) ›› “First Sunday” (2008) Å “Limitless” (2011) ›› “Need for Speed” (2014, Action) Aaron Paul. Å (DVS) Futurama Futurama ››‡ “Eraser” (1996) Arnold Schwarzenegger. Å ››› “Under Siege” ›››‡ “The Fugitive” (1993) ››› “Top Gun” (1986, Action) Tom Cruise. Å ››› “Beverly Hills Cop” (1984) Eddie Murphy. Å Ancient Aliens UFO Cover Ups: Secrets Revealed: Å UFO Conspiracy: Hunt for the Truth:

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NASCAR NASCAR Monster RaceDay NASCAR Gander Bowling NBA Countdown (N) NBA Basketball: Trail Blazers at Raptors NBA Basketball Wheel Jeopardy FreshSpeech 20/20 (N) (In Stereo) Å News Kimmel News Access MacGyver Å Hawaii Five-0 Å Blue Bloods News Colbert Big Bang Big Bang Last Man Cool Proven Innocent (N) News First Spo DailyMail Mike ET Inside The Voice (In Stereo) (Part 1 of 2) Å Dateline NBC Å News J. Fallon Gone “Pilot” Å Pure “Baptism” ››‡ “Spider-Man 3” (2007, Action) Tobey Maguire. Å Big Bonanza Silver Sale (N) (Live) Å Big Bonanza Silver Sale “30th Anniversary” (N) (Live) Å PBS NewsHour (N) Wash Hoover American Masters Makers (In Stereo) Austin City Limits VCU Ins. Darley Antique Roadshow Downton Abbey Currents PBS NewsHour (N) E. B. OutFront Anderson Cooper Cuomo Prime Time Cuomo Prime Time Anderson Cooper Hardball Matthews All In With Rachel Maddow The Last Word The 11th Hour Shark Tank Å Shark Tank Å Shark Tank Shark Tank Å Shark Tank The Story Tucker Carlson Hannity (N) Å Ingraham Fox News at Night Mod Fam Mod Fam Mod Fam Mod Fam Mod Fam Mod Fam Mod Fam Mod Fam Mod Fam Mod Fam Bones (In Stereo) ››‡ “The Accountant” (2016) Ben Afﬂeck. ›› “Four Brothers” (2005) Burgers Burgers ››› “Transformers” (2007, Action) Shia LaBeouf. Å (DVS) “Transformers” Live PD (In Stereo) Live PD: Rewind (N) Live PD “Live PD -- 03.01.19” (N) (In Stereo Live) Å Mom Mom ››‡ “Hancock” (2008) Will Smith. Å ›› “Battleship” (2012) Taylor Kitsch. South Pk South Pk South Pk South Pk The Comedy Central Roast Å This Is Chap Gold Rush: Pay Dirt Gold Rush: The Dirt Gold Rush “Cold War” (In Stereo) Å Alaskan Bush Say Yes, Dress Dr. Pimple Popper Dr. Pimple Popper Dr. Pimple Popper Dr. Pimple Popper Treehouse Masters Treehouse Masters Animal Cribs Å Tanked (In Stereo) Tanked (In Stereo) “Ghostbusters” ››‡ “Ghostbusters II” (1989, Comedy) Bill Murray. grown- The 700 Club Å M*A*S*H M*A*S*H Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Two Men Two Men King King “Bullitt” (1968) Å ›››‡ “Hugo” (2011) Ben Kingsley. Å ›››‡ “The Age of Innocence” (1993) “The Story of Us” “A Shoe Addict’s Christmas” (2018) “Pearl in Paradise” (2018) Jill Wagner. “Failure to Launch” ›› “The Lucky One” (2012) Zac Efron. ›› “The Bucket List” (2007) Å Buying and Selling Dream Dream Dream Dream Dream Dream Dream Dream Diners Diners Diners, Drive Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners blackish blackish blackish blackish American Soul Boom Boom Martin (In Stereo) ››‡ “Limitless” (2011, Suspense) Bradley Cooper. Futurama Futurama ›› “47 Ronin” (2013) ››› “Gran Torino” (2008, Drama) Clint Eastwood. ››› “Gran Torino” (2008, Drama) Clint Eastwood. Last Man Last Man ›› “Smokey and the Bandit II” (1980, Comedy) “Smokey & Bandit Part 3” Ancient Aliens Å Ancient Aliens: Declassiﬁed “Magic of the Gods” (N) Å

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Women’s Soccer: Shebelieves Cup College Basketball Hoops Fair NBA Countdown (N) NBA Basketball: Trail Blazers at Celtics NBA Basketball Wheel J’pardy! Gold Schooled Mod Fam Single Whiskey Cavalier News Kimmel News Access Survivor (In Stereo) The World’s Best (N) (In Stereo) Å News Colbert Big Bang Big Bang The Masked Singer (N) Å (DVS) Fox News at Ten DailyMail Mike ET Inside Chicago Med (N) Chicago Fire (N) Chicago P.D. (N) News J. Fallon Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Gone “Pilot” Å Pure “Baptism” (N) Cops Cops In the Kitchen With David “PM Edition - Keurig” (N) (Live) Å Laurie Felt LA PBS NewsHour (N) Nature “Yosemite” NOVA “Great Human Odyssey” Song of Mountains Travel Inside Victoria-Master Victoria-Master Victoria-Master PBS NewsHour (N) E. B. OutFront Anderson Cooper Cuomo Prime Time CNN Tonight CNN Tonight Hardball Matthews All In With Rachel Maddow The Last Word The 11th Hour Deal or No Deal Deal or No Deal Deal or No Deal (N) Deal or No Deal Deal or No Deal The Story Tucker Carlson Hannity (N) Å Ingraham Fox News at Night Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Suits “Harvey” (N) Law & Order: SVU Drop/Mic Jokers “Law Abiding” ›››‡ “Django Unchained” (2012, Western) Jamie Foxx. Å Burgers Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Full Conan Full Biography: The Trump Dynasty: Å Biography: The Trump Dynasty: (N) Å Trump Dynasty: Mom Mom ›‡ “Dirty Grandpa” (2016) Robert De Niro. Å ›‡ “Dirty Grandpa” (2016) South Pk South Pk South Pk South Pk South Pk South Pk South Pk South Pk Daily Corpo Moonshiners Å Moonshiners Moonshiners “Half-Cocked, Full Throttle” Moonshiners Å My 600-Lb. Life My 600-Lb. Life “Tiffany’s Story” (N) Family by the Ton My 600-Lb. Life Lone Star Law Å Lone Star Law: Uncuffed “Manhunt!” (N) Lone Star Law Å Lone Star Law Å “Happy Gilmore” grown- ››› “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” (2005) Steve Carell. The 700 Club Å M*A*S*H M*A*S*H Raymond Raymond Love-Raymond Two Men Two Men Other King “Mystery Street” ››› “The Human Comedy” (1943) Å ››› “Skippy” (1931) Jackie Cooper. “Yes, I Do” (2018) “Stop the Wedding” (2016) Å “Destination Wedding” (2017) Å Grey’s Anatomy Project Runway Project Runway Beauty Star Project Runway Property Brothers Property Brothers Property Brothers Hunters Hunt Intl Property Brothers Guy’s Games Guy’s Games Guy’s Games Guy’s Games Guy’s Games ›‡ “Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son” (2011, Comedy) ››‡ “Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins” The Magicians Å Deadly Class Å Alien Futurama ››‡ “San Andreas” (2015, Action) “Enemy-State” ››› “Twister” (1996, Action) Helen Hunt. Å “The Breakfast Club” (1985) Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man ›› “Practical Magic” (1998) Sandra Bullock. Å Practical Forged in Fire Forged in Fire Forged in Fire Å Knight Fight (N) Forged in Fire Å

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College Basketball Women’s Soccer: SheBelieves Cup Bowling College Basketball: Teams TBA. (Live) College Basketball: Teams TBA. (Live) SportsCenter (Live) Wheel J’pardy! The Bachelor “Women Tell All” (N) Å The Rookie (N) News Kimmel News Access NCIS (N) (In Stereo) FBI “Invisible” Å NCIS: New Orleans News Colbert Big Bang Big Bang MasterChef Celebrity Showdown: Fox News at Ten DailyMail Mike ET Inside The Voice (N) Å This Is Us (N) Å New Amsterdam News J. Fallon ››› “Men in Black” (1997, Action) Å Married Married ››› “Men in Black” (1997, Action) Å Skechers (N) (Live) Shoe Shopping Shawn’s Closet (N) (Live) Å PBS NewsHour (N) Conversation-Ken Burns: Quincy Jones: Skindi Skindi Articu Wait ... Nat King Cole’s Greatest Songs: Yoga-Diabetes: PBS NewsHour (N) E. B. OutFront Anderson Cooper Cuomo Prime Time Cuomo Prime Time CNN Tonight Hardball Matthews All In With Rachel Maddow The Last Word The 11th Hour Shark Tank Å Shark Tank Å Shark Tank The Profit (N) Å The Profit Å The Story Tucker Carlson Hannity (N) Å Ingraham Fox News at Night Law & Order: SVU WWE SmackDown! (In Stereo Live) Å Temptation Island Law & Order: SVU “Mad Max: Fury” NBA Basketball: Rockets at Raptors NBA Basketball Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Miracle Conan Miracle Hoarders Å Hoarders “Andy & Becky” (N) Å The Toe Bro Å Hoarders Å Mom Mom ››› “John Wick” (2014, Action) Keanu Reeves. ››› “John Wick” (2014) Å Office Office Office Office Office Office Drunk Corpo Daily Drunk Garage Rehab Å Garage Garage Rehab Å American Chopper American Chopper Fat Fabulous Fat Fabulous I Am Jazz (N) Dr. Pimple Popper Seeking Sister Wife North Woods Law North Woods Law North Woods Law North Woods Law North Woods Law “Toy Story” (1995) Good Trouble Å ››› “Home Alone” (1990, Children’s) The 700 Club Å M*A*S*H M*A*S*H Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Teachers Two Men King King “My Fair Lady” ››‡ “The Wild Party” (1929) “Design for Living” (1933) “Dr. Jekyll-Hyde” “Winter Love” “All of My Heart: The Wedding” (2018) “Falling for You” (2018) Taylor Cole. Married-Sight Married Married Married-Sight Live Wedding Married-Sight Fixer Upper Å Windy City Rehab Windy City Rehab Hunters Hunt Intl Hunters Hunt Intl Chopped Å Chopped Å Chopped (N) Å Chopped Å Chopped Å ›› “Meet the Browns” (2008) Å American Soul (N) Boom American Soul Boom ›› “London Has Fallen” (2016, Action) Futurama Futurama ›› “The Mechanic” (2011, Action) Å “Die Hard” (1988) ››‡ “The Day After Tomorrow” (2004, Action) Å “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” (1941) Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man ››‡ “Grumpy Old Men” (1993) Jack Lemmon. Å Grumpy Curse-Island Digging Deeper Curse-Island Project Blue Book Project Blue Book

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Business & Service Directory

Residential for Rent

CLEANING & HOUSEKEEPING

Apartment Referral Services Policy Apartment referral service companies sell lists of available apartments for rent in your area. Please read contracts thoroughly to ensure that you understand and agree to all the terms and the cancellation policy of the contract.

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ADVERTISING ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE #3136 Works with businesses to develop, sell, service and coordinate their advertising. Primary function is to sell existing/new business into the Richmond Times-Dispatch and Richmond.com. CIRCULATION MANAGER #2383 Ensures that maximum circulation revenue is achieved by seeing that timely distribution and providing efﬁcient service are made for all BH Media products and partner publications. GRAPHIC DESIGNER #3151 Produces effective advertising and collateral materials for internal and external customers and subscribe to the highest standards of professionalism and creativity in a deadline-driven environment. DISTRICT SUPERVISOR #1310 (NIGHT SHIFT) Motivates and trains carrier force to provide good service while increasing circulation and attaining collection goals. Assists in maintaining overall distribution center operations and isresponsible for achieving consistent, proper and on-time delivery to newspaper subscribers daily. WAREHOUSE STACK OUT (PART-TIME) #3119 Provides assistance to the Metro Circulation Department, Operations and Circulation Manager in distributing, verifying and stack out of designated newspaper sections within the Lakeside distribution center.

CONSTRUCTION & TRADES

PEST/TERMITE TECHNICIAN Training avail. Service or construction background welcome. Pay $16 an hour with benefits. Call Metropolitan Richard 804-358-2995 or email metroservice@verizon.net.

HEALTHCARE EMERGENCY SERVICES SUPERVISOR Goochland Powhatan Community Services is seeking a full time ES Supervisor who is a licensed mental health professional & a certified prescreener w/minimum of two years of experience working in emergency services or w/persons with serious mental illness. Regular work hours are M-F 8a-4:30p w/minimal afterhours responsibilities. Salary commensurate with experience & a signing bonus. See www.gpcsb.org for details & application. Deadline 4:30pm, 3/4/19. EOE.

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HANOVER LOCATION

CDL DRIVERS for dump trucks. 804794-4100 Southern Paving Corporation

ACCOUNTING CLERK #3140 Computes, classifies and records financial transactions to ensure the financial records of the organization are accurate. REPORT WRITER-PROGRAMMER 1 #3149 Works with business units to identify problems and opportunities as they relate to data mining and data reporting and develops appropriate data solutions. SQL & SQL Query knowledge required. MACHINIST (NIGHT SHIFT) #2984 Handles preventative maintenance and repairs on company equipment. Additional responsibilities include operating lathes, mills, surface grinders, and other machine shop equipment. Will also machine and fabricate mechanical parts and components for necessary repairs and/or modification of production-related equipment.

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POWHATAN - House for rent 2846 Pleasantwood Rd. Beautiful ranch, just been refurbished and ready to move in. Shows like new. 3 large bedrooms, 2 full baths, Great room w/ fp, Large eat in kitchen w/ dining area going out to rear deck. Large utility room w/ washer and dryer. All appliances furnished. All electric HVAC system. NO PETS ALLOWED. Call for appt. Pete Gaglio 804216-2223 or Dot Mays 804-598-3224. Must have good ref. and verifiable income. $1400.00 mo.

FOR RENT 705 Petersburg Road Powhatan, VA 23139 2 bedrooms, 1 bath $995/month 2596 Huguenot Springs Road Midlothian, VA 23113 (Powhatan County physical location and schools) 2 bedrooms, 1 bath $1,050/month

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COMPLETE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SERVICES – Call for help with your rental property VISIT LEGAL NOTICES

Powhatan County School Board will hold a Public Hearing on its 2019-2020 School Board Budget on March 12, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at the Village Building Auditorium, 3910 Old Buckingham Road, Powhatan, Virginia. ABC LICENSES Bella Flora Inc. Trading as: Fine Creek Brewing Company 2425 Robert E Lee Rd, Powhatan County, Virginia 23139-4411. The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) AUTHORITY for a Wine and Beer On and Off Premises / Keg Permit license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Mark Benusa /Owner NOTE: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www.abc.virginia .gov or 800-552-3200.

LEGAL DISPLAY ADS VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE COUNTY OF POWHATAN LINDA C. SPAINHOUR, Plaintiff, v. Case No. CL18001149-00 STUART K. SPAINHOUR, Defendant. ORDER OF PUBLICATION The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony from the Defendant on the grounds that the parties have been separated for a period of greater than one year continuously and without interruption. It appearing from an Afﬁdavit that diligence has been used by or on behalf of the Plaintiff to have the Defendant served, without effect. It is ORDERED that the Defendant appear before the Court before March 20, 2019 and do what is necessary to protect his interest herein, as the Plaintiff shall appear and request the entry of a Final Decree of Divorce on said date and time. ENTERED: 1/25/2019 Paul W. Cella, JUDGE I ASK FOR THIS: Carl J. Witmeyer, II (VSB 15700) The Witmeyer Law Firm 9562 Kings Charter Drive, Suite 200 Ashland, VA. 23005 (804) 752-0130 (804) 752-0133 (fax) Counsel for the Plaintiff

TRUSTEE SALES NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE OF 1565 Ballsville Road Powhatan, Virginia 23139 (County of Powhatan) Tax Map #035-21 In execution of a Deed of Trust in the name of Alice Heyliger dated September 13, 2014, recorded in Deed Book 857, page 168 in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of the County of Powhatan, Virginia, which Noteholder is New Horizon Bank, N.A., the undersigned Substitute Trustees, either of whom may act, will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder, at the front entrance of the Powhatan County Circuit Court, 3880 Old Buckingham Road, Powhatan, Virginia on March 8, 2019, at 2:00 p.m., the following property: ALL that certain tract or parcel of land, together with all improvements located thereon and appurtenances thereunto appertaining, situate, lying and being in Macon Magisterial District, Powhatan County, Virginia, shown as Parcel 2, containing 6.60 acres, more or less, on a survey dated November 16, 1990, revised February 1, 1996, a copy of which is attached to a Deed recorded in Deed Book 314, page 182 among the land records of Powhatan County, Virginia. In addition, sale shall be made subject to all existing easements and restrictive covenants as the same may lawfully affect the real estate. Property to be sold in "AS IS" condition without any warranties. Property shall be conveyed to the purchaser by special warranty deed. Terms of Sale: Cash, Cashier’s or Certified Check at sale made payable to Hill and Rainey Attorneys. Certified funds must be presented to Trustee for inspection at the start of sale in order to be qualified to bid. Bidding Increments: Not less than $100.00. A deposit of $2,000.00, or 10% of the purchase price, whichever is less, will be required from the successful bidder at the time of sale with settlement within fifteen (15) days from the date of sale. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale. Pursuant to the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, we advise you that this communication is from a debt collector attempting to collect the indebtedness referred to herein and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose. Robert B. Hill, T. O. Rainey, III, Nathaniel A. Scaggs and Jennifer A. Barnes, Substitute Trustees This is a communication from a debt collector. FOR INFORMATION PLEASE REFER TO: www.hillandraineyattorneys.com Hill and Rainey Attorneys 2425 Boulevard, Suite 9 Colonial Heights, Virginia 23834 (804) 526-8300, Ext. 117 Dates of Publication: February 27 and March 6, 2019

LEGAL DISPLAY ADS

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 5, 2019, at 7:00 PM in the Powhatan County Village Building Auditorium, 3910 Old Buckingham Road, to consider the following requests: Case #19-02-CUP: Nathan J. Mead (District #1: Subletts/Manakin/Flat Rock) requests a conditional use permit (CUP) to permit a detached accessory dwelling unit within the Single-Family Residential-2 (R-2) zoning district per Sec. 83-213 of the Zoning Ordinance of the County of Powhatan. The use is proposed to be located on Tax Map 30D-2-16, located at 1860 Norwood Creek Drive (State Route 1293). The subject property consists of 7.417 acres. The 2010 Long-Range Comprehensive Plan designates the subject property as Rural Residential on the Countywide Land Use Plan.

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Case #19-01-REZ: David Corey Hitt (District #4: Powhatan Courthouse/Mt. Zion) requests the rezoning from General Commercial (C) to Commerce Center (CC) and amendment of the zoning district map of approximately 4.35 acres of land located on the south side of U.S. Route 60 (Anderson Highway) approximately 1,000 feet southeast of its intersection with U.S. Route 522 (Maidens Road)/State Route 1002 (Emanuel Church Road), being Tax Map 26B1-1-1 and 26B1-1-2. The subject properties also have frontage on State Route 13 (Old Buckingham Road) and are located adjacent to 4110 and 4140 Old Buckingham Road. The 2010 Long-Range Comprehensive Plan designates the subject properties as Village Center (Courthouse Village Special Area Plan) on the Countywide Future Land Use Plan. The applicant is proposing a mixed-use development. Case #19-05-AZ: The County of Powhatan requests the amendment and reenactment of the following sections of the Zoning Ordinance of the County of Powhatan (Chapter 83), to create and define a new use called dump heap and to prohibit that use in all zoning districts: • Article III (Rural Districts), Section 83-140 (General Purposes of Rural Area Base Districts) • Article IV (Village Growth Area Districts), Section 83-200 (General Purposes of Village Growth Area Base Districts) and Section 83-280 (General Purpose) • Article V (Transition Base Districts), Section 83-340 (General Purposes of Transition Base Districts) • Article VII (Use Standards), Section 83-435 (In General) and Section 83-438 (Standards for Specific Accessory Uses and Structures) • Article X (Enforcement), Section 83-512 (Violations) • Article XI (Definitions), Section 83-521 (Definitions) The intent of this amendment is to prohibit the keeping of trash and debris on one’s property, regardless of the property’s zoning district classification. 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 prior to the Public Hearing upon request.

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