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Board divided on possible 3.5 cent tax increase By Laura McFarland News Editor

OWHATAN – The Powhatan County Board of Supervisors was divided last week in its decision to advertise a 3.5 cent increase in the fiscal year 2020 tax rate to fund a large-scale increase of paid fire and rescue staff. The board voted 3-2 in favor of advertising a tax rate of 91.5 cents for fiscal year (FY) 2020, although that was a simplification of

what actually might end up happening. The current tax rate is 88 cents. Chairwoman Angie Cabell, who represents District 3, Bill Melton, District 4, and Carson Tucker, District 5, all voted for advertising 91.5 cents. David Williams, District 1, and Larry Nordvig, District 2, voted against it. The potential tax rate change would be to used to implement a coverage plan presented on March 11 by county administrator Ted Voorhees and fire and rescue Chief Steven Singer to

fund $1.18 million in paid fire and EMS staff. Funding this proposal would

Volunteers raise issues with low morale and inadequate communication See full story on Page 5.

need an additional 3.5 cents on the tax rate. However, three mem-

bers of the board are also considering adopting a new fire tax district model. This would clearly outline on property owners’ tax documents how much of the tax rate will only be used for fire and rescue purposes. With this advertised rate, the real estate tax rate would be 83.4 cents and a separate fire tax covering all fire and rescue needs would be 8.1 cents. That 8.1 cents represents both the 4.6 cents funding current fire and rescue needs see TAX RATE, pg. 4

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While speaking to the board of supervisors, paid firefighter Art Tate asks volunteer firefighters and EMTs to stand and be recognized.

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Powhatan helps man complete bucket list By Laura McFarland News Editor

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Cox seeking District 4 seat Contributed Report

Planning Commission, where he has served for alill Cox has an- most eight years. Bill Cox is a native of nounced his candidacy to South Carolina and a gradbecome the District 4 representative on the Powhatan County Board of Supervisors. India and Bill Cox operate a commercial vegetable and berry farm in central Powhatan nestled on the Appomattox River. Relative newcomers to Powhatan, arriving in 2006, they quickly became involved in the community. In 2015, India received Powhatan’s Chamber of COX Commerce’s highest award –The Kathy Budner Award - for community involve- uate of Emory University. ment. Bill, meanwhile, be- He spent seven years in the gan his community in- Marine Corp Reserves and volvement on Powhatan’s started his business career

in Atlanta with the Chubb Insurance Group. Chubb, a specialty underwriter in the property and casualty insurance world, sent Cox to Virginia in late 1980 to build their Virginia operation. Cox has spent a lifetime enjoying the outdoors – most often with a bow or fishing rod in his hand. His son, daughter-in-law and two grandsons live in Hanover County. Politically, Cox has been an independent all his life and is a fiscal conservative. He wants to preserve the unique rural lifestyle that Powhatan offers, while understanding economic growth is needed. To blend the two, he believes Powhatan must see COX, pg. 3

see BUCKET LIST, pg. 3

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Jeff Blasor, right, visited his friend Jerimy Ford as part of his bucket list.

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PCPS held Kindergarter Registration Day on April 11. Left, Powhatan Elementary kindergarten teacher Robyn Hall talks with Addison Ballou. Bottom right, Allie Whitlow also registered at Powhatan Elementary. Top right, Shannon Dickerson registered her daughter, Nevaeh Reddick, at Pocahontas Elementary. More photos on Page 6.

POWHATAN – The hospital sent Jeff Blasor home to die. He got on a train instead. The Arizona resident’s body was heavily damaged by chemotherapy and radiation treatments for esophageal cancer in 2015 and other ailments. So when doctors told him in mid-March he had days or maybe even a week to live, he had made his peace with that knowledge. But that didn’t mean he had to sit there and wait for it to come. Instead, aided by the help of his brothers, Rodney Blasor and Rick Valverde, the three men set out from Arizona on March 21 on a crosscountry journey by train. At the heart of the trip was Jeff’s desire to see two old friends one last time. One was his friend Joe Turner in New York and the other, Jerimy Ford, is a resident of Powhatan. And along the way, he would soak up every moment, sight, and breath he still had left and enjoy them to their fullest. “I was very at peace with the decision

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C R I M E R E P O RT Arrests • One male was charged on April 1 with receiving stolen goods (Felony), manufacturing/selling a controlled substance (F), possession of a controlled substance (F), firearm: possession of Schedule I or II drug (F), and speeding. • One male was charged on April 3 with possession of marijuana (Misdemeanor), contributing to the delinquency of a minor (M), and speeding. • One male was charged on April 3 with possession of marijuana (M) and possession of tobacco by a minor (M). • One male was charged on April 3 with obstructing justice (M) and assault and battery of a family member (M). • One male was charged on April 5 with violating a protective order (M) and assault and battery of a family member (M). • One male was charged on April 6 with driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated (M). • One male was charged on April 6 with abduction, kidnapping (F), strangling another causing a wound (F), and assault and battery of a family member (M).

• One male was charged on April 7 with profane swearing and public intoxication (M) and assault and battery of a family member (M).

Rocky Oak Road. • A deputy responded to an attempted fraud in the 4200 block of Old Buckingham Road.

Saturday, April 6

Monday, April 1 • A deputy responded to a hit and run of property in the 1500 block of Rocky Ford Road.

Tuesday, April 2 • A deputy responded to a larceny in the 4200 block of Anderson Highway. • A deputy responded to a larceny in the 2700 block of Rocky Oak Road.

Wednesday, April 3 • A deputy made a traffic stop where drugs were revealed and one male was arrested near Anderson Highway and Page Road. • A deputy responded to an attempted fraud in the 1900 block of Wood Berry Mill Road. • A deputy responded to a report of reckless driving near Anderson Highway and Dorset Road.

Thursday, April 4 • A deputy responded to a possible rabid animal in the 4000 block of Old Plantation Road. • A deputy responded to a larceny in the 2800 block of

• A deputy responded to a dog bite in the 1300 block of Stavemill Road. • A deputy responded to a larceny in the 3100 block of Blue Bell Farms Road. • A deputy responded to a stolen vehicle in the 3200 block of Anderson Highway. • A deputy responded to a trespassing in the 2100 block of Huguenot Trail. • A deputy responded to a domestic assault in the 4200 block of Anderson Highway that resulted in one male being arrested.

Sunday, April 7 • A deputy responded to a domestic assault in the 500 block of Clayville Road that resulted in one male being arrested. • Deputies found a missing juvenile who returned home safely. • A deputy responded to a damaged property in the 4800 block of Powhatan Lakes Road.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR Wednesday, April 17

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. Contact Senior Connections intake at 804-343-3000. Feeding Powhatan is a nonprofit food pantry that exists to feed people who are struggling financially in the Powhatan community. The pantry will be open from 7 to 8 p.m. at 2408 New Dorset Circle (next to Community Life Church). Income guidelines apply. Visit us on Facebook at Feeding Powhatan or call 804-303-6431.

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. Contact 804- 598-5670. The Woman's Club of Powhatan meets at 10 a.m. at PCC (Powhatan Community Church), 4480 Anderson Hwy, Powhatan. There are no meetings in June, July and August. The Woman's Club manages the Powhatan Clothes Closet, which is the main source of money for their many philanthropic projects such as the Powhatan Rescue Squad, Fire Departments, Social Services, Powhatan student scholarships, plus many more local causes. To attend a meeting, call membership chairman Kay Watson at 804-240-4896 to let her know you will be coming or just simply drop in; the welcome mat is always out. Visit www. womansclubofpowhatan. org or look up the Facebook pages: Woman’s Club of Powhatan/The Clothes Closet of Powhatan. 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. Contact 804-598-5637.

Thursday, April 18

The Powhatan Anti-Litter Council’s Powhatan Earth Day Celebration will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. on the Courthouse Green in the Village area. Learn how to be more Earth-friendly through educational displays. Activities for the whole family to enjoy, along with great music and delicious food! Meet your friends and neighbors on the courthouse lawn for a fun, educational afternoon. Contact the Powhatan Extension Office at 804-5985640 or Betty McCracken at 804-556-4936 or betty.

Powhatan County Public Library will hold Library for All at 11 a.m. 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. Powhatan Civil War Roundtable will hold its next meeting at 6:30 p.m. at County Seat Restaurant. Charles Wissinger (actor/ historian), playing the role of Benjamin Franklin Stingfellow, will speak on being a spy for JEB Stuart. Dinner will be included. Cost is $20 for non-members and $16 for members. Hope to see you there. Contact Pat Whitmer at patwhitmer77@gmail.com or call 240-298-0141. Visit www. powhatancwrt.com. 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 Powhatan chapter of the NAACP meets at 7 p.m. at different locations each month: May 16, Guildfield Baptist Church; June 20, Powhatan Fair Building, July 18, Powhatan Fair Building; no August meeting; Sept. 19, Second Antioch Baptist Church, and Oct. 17, Little Zion Baptist Church. Contact Gail Hairston at 804-5983435. 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 County Seat

The Powhatan Ruritan Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. at Powhatan United Methodist Church. Dinner will be served followed by a program and a brief meeting. They are a community service organization dedicated to our county. All are welcome. Contact Jake Berman at 804651-4503.

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

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

Friday, April 19

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Saturday, April 20

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. A free caregiver support group sponsored by Powhatan United Methodist Church and Powhatan Family Counseling will be held at 11:30 a.m. at the church, 2253 Rosson Road. It is an open group for anyone who has family or friends dealing with chronic mental health or physical illness. Some meetings will have a special guest speaker. The group is facilitated by Dr. Judith Cain-Oliver, licensed clinical psychologist. Contact Dr. Oliver at 804-598-9577

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Red Lane Baptist Church and Old Powhatan Baptist Church are working together again this year to hold a huge Easter Community Celebration at the Powhatan Fairgrounds from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. There is no cost for admission. Several food trucks will be on hand and will have food for sale. In addition to bouncy houses and other games, there will be several Easter egg hunts with an amazing 20,000 eggs. Hunts for older and younger kids will take place at 1 p.m., and an egg hunt for special needs children will be at 12:30 p.m. Celebrate Earth Day with free recycling! Bring your old, discarded tires and appliance to the annual Amnesty Event from 8 a.m. to noon at the Powhatan Fairgrounds Building, 4042 Anderson Highway. Use the second entrance on Brauer Road off of Route 60. Tire limit is 10 per resident/household. Standard car/small truck tires only; no commercial businesses, ATV or large tires accepted. Tires must be off of rims and remove any trash. Acceptable appliances include air conditioners, refrigerators, washer/dryers, dish washers, hot water heaters and more. Free Freon removal provided by certified firm and mercury switches recycled. No electronics/ paper shredding accepted at this event. An e-cycling event was sponsored in November. Residential only – county sticker or proof of residency may be necessary. This event is sponsored by the Powhatan Anti-Litter Council. Contact the Powhatan Extension Office at 804-598-5640. Powhatan’s Habitat for Humanity Store will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The store is located at 1922 Urbine Road in Powhatan. Moneys raised help the nonprofit’s efforts of building new homes and critical repairs. The following items are accepted for sale: working gas and electric appliances that are less than 10 years old and clean; wooden furniture; building supplies such as new windows, door, insulation, hardware; kitchen and bathroom cabinets; complete light fixtures; electrical supplies such as switch plates, sockets, dimmers, etc.; ceiling fans that are less than five years old; lighting fixtures in working order; plumbing supplies such as faucets, sinks, white toilets; tools; and unopened paint cans or spray paint. Contact Barbara Brown at

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

The Christian Motorcyclists Association Powhatan chapter Living Wheels will meet at 6 p.m. at Company 1 Fire station at the intersection of Old Buckingham Road and Mann Road. Find out what they have been doing, and where their next ride or event will be. Contact Tom Barnes at 804-690-4884 or Frank Vaughn at 804-512-8835. The HOPE Ministry Supper Table monthly dinner will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Dinners are served at the Powhatan County Fair building, 4317 Anderson Hwy. The Supper Table serves those in need and the elderly of Powhatan County. For further information and if you need transportation to and from the Fair Building, contact Mamie Scott at 804-382-9154. Free food and fellowship is provided. Bring a friend and/ or neighbor.

Easter Sunday

Shiloh Baptist Church will have a 6 a.m. Easter Sunrise Service. The Rev. Warren Lewis, pastor of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, will speak. Shiloh Combined Choir will sing. Everyone is invited.

The Traveling Aires from Gladstone will be in full concert at Second Antioch Baptist Church on Easter Sunday at 3 p.m. All are invited!

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 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!

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.

Monday, April 22

A Powhatan Hope Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meeting will be held from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Monday at PCC Church, 4480 Anderson Highway, Powhatan, Room 102. It is an open discussion meeting. Wheelchair accessible

Tuesday, April 23

A blood drive benefiting the American Red Cross will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. at Grange Hall Elementary, 19301 Hull Street Road, Moseley. Call 1-800-Redcross or visit www.redcrossblood. org to make an appointment.

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 804-5982809.

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

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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,

Time is running out to leave your mark on Powhatan Middle School! The PMS PTO is wrapping up a brick fundraiser. Engraved bricks can be purchased for $100 through May 1. Bricks will be placed in the school courtyard and funds raised will be used to support student events and initiatives. Order Forms can be found on the Powhatan Middle School website, www.powhtan.va.k12.us by clicking on PTO, and then Engraved Brick Order Form. Special thanks to Outdoor Escapes who installed our second round of engraved bricks for us in January, and to Powhatan County Public Schools who funded the cost of the installation.

Sunday, April 21

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.

confidential and childcare is available. Contact 804-5985630 ext. 2422 or 2420 for more information.

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 804385-6231. 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

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

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The Powhatan Lions Club’s 44th annual Steer Roast and Charity Golf Tournament will be held on Wednesday, April 24. The Steer Roast is at 5 p.m. at the Powhatan Rescue Squad Field. Gates open at 5 p.m. and the meal will be served at 6 p.m. There will also be live entertainment by the band Route 64, a charity silent auction and a 50-50 raffle, all to benefit local charities. Advanced tickets are $25 and can be purchased from a club member. Kids 12 and under are free. Contact 804-7941440. Adult tickets are $30 at the gate. The Men’s, Ladies’ or Mixed Captain’s Choice Charity Golf Tournament begins at noon at Mill Quarter Golf Club. A four member team is $320 and includes greens fees, cart, practice balls, beverages, lunch, awards for drives and putts and one ticket per player to the Steer Roast. Contact Jim Blandford at 804-5133878. Bring hearing aids and eyeglasses to donate. Unlike events where the wrist band is free and people pay for the wine and beer, at the Steer Roast adults with valid photo ID may purchase a wristband for $5 and drink the beer and wine for free.

The Powhatan Moose Family Center will hold its second annual Seafood Festival from 5 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, April 27. Barham Seafood will be catering the event. The Bustin’ Loose band will play from 6 to 10 p.m. A cornhole tournament will begin promptly at 5 p.m. Tickets are $18 and available at the Moose Family Center, New Horizon Bank, and Barham Seafood.

Powhatan’s Festival of Fiber will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 27 at 3920 Marion Harland Lane, Powhatan. Cost is $5 for adults and free for children 12 and under. The event is rain or shine. The annual event allows people to celebrate and share an appreciation of the many fiber animals, fiber farmers and fiber artisans of the county and surrounding region. The event features demonstrations involving various fiber arts. There will also be vendors selling raw materials and finished products encompassing the various kinds of fibers, sheepdog demonstrations, and fiber animals present, including sheep, goats, and alpacas. Contact powhatansfestivalof fiber@msn.com or visit www. powhatansfestivaloffiber.com.

The annual Powhatan Spring Antique Power Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28 at 2455 Academy Road, Powhatan. see CALENDAR, pg. 7

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and the timeline. I said well I am just going to make this happen. It is something I want to do. If I pass away during the trip I died doing something I loved,” Jeff said. Jerimy, who grew up in Arizona but has lived in Powhatan eight years, has known Jeff for 26 years through some very hard times. When he got word on March 19 that his old friend would be making this trip, he cried. When that was done, his goal was to “provide opportunities or experiences for him that most people might not be able to experience in their lifetime. I wanted everything to be memorable for him.” Jeff and his brothers arrived back in Arizona on April 11 and, against all odds, Jeff celebrated his 52nd birthday with a party this week. Jerimy said he felt such happiness and relief that Jeff could beat so many odds and make these memories. “I am just grateful I got to experience those things with him – that I got to spend some time with him. And I am grateful to all the people who made it happen, more than anything,” Jerimy said. “I didn’t really do much of anything. I made a few phone calls, talked to a few people, and they are the ones who made it all happen. It was just being able to spend time with him and know that we were making memories together. I am grateful for each and every one of those.”

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An eventful trip The trip was an eventful one that extended far beyond Jeff’s original prognosis. The journey started on March 21 in Fort Mohave, Arizona, where Jeff and Rodney live. Rick came down from Kansas so he could be there from beginning to end as well. It took a few days to make arrangements, but Compassus Hospice in Bullhead City, Arizona helped them assemble the supplies Jeff would need to make the trip, including oxygen tanks and the sustenance he receives through a feeding tube. But they got it all ready and set off. Even with the two destinations in mind, Jeff was determined to enjoy the journey, which is why he didn’t mind days on a train traveling across the country. The brothers saw family along the way, with some joining them for short stretches of the journey or meeting them at a layover point to spend time together. “Along the way, I got to see three of my nieces and nephews. They rode the train with us from point to point. One who lives in Chicago met us there at the train station for four or five hours. I got to see my grandniece. It was great,” Jeff said. In New York, the brothers visited Ground Zero, the Statute of Liberty, and One World Observatory. Having served in the U.S. Army for two years, the 9/11 Memorial and Museum was a must for Jeff to pay his respects to the ones (residential or commercial) must complement Powhatan not change it and must pass a rightscale/right- place test. Cox understands the critical

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Jeff Blasor, center, visited Powhatan in April as part of an effort to fulfill his bucket list before he dies. His brothers, Rick Valverde, right, and Rodney Blasor, left, traveled with him when they visited friends Jerimy and Chenoa Ford, back, in Powhatan.

who never made it home, Rodney said. After the New York leg of their trip was over, the Turners drove the brothers to Atlantic City, where Jerimy and his wife Chenoa picked them up on March 31 to bring them to Virginia. Over the next week, the Fords and others helped fulfill more items on Jeff’s list. They traveled to Washington, D.C. and visited the Vietnam War Memorial, World War II Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery. They walked along the banks of the Potomac River under the beautiful cherry blossoms in bloom. Bill Buck, Jeff’s cousin, came up from North Carolina to be their tour guide. But it wasn’t just the big sites Jerimy wanted to help make happen for his friend; sometimes the smaller ones were just as important. He reached out to Ed Nunnally, who owns a rare

car collection in Powhatan, to allow the group to visit, and Jeff fell in love with the cars there. Jerimy reached out to the Powhatan County Sheriff’s Office about letting Jeff take a photo in one of its official vehicles – in the front seat. Part of what Jeff wanted to accomplish with his trip was using it to highlight how completely God turned his life around, so that was a big milestone. “The only time we have ever ridden in the police car was in the back. So it was something that we would have never in our wildest dreams thought was possible, just to sit in the front of a police car,” Jerimy said. Jerimy, who is not shy about sharing his testimony, described knowing Jeff as a young adult in Arizona, when they were “drug addicts, knuckle heads, criminals and running the streets together.” “We met about as far from God as you can pos-

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sibly be. Then God did something radical in both of our lives and turned our lives around,” Jerimy said. “The easiest way to put it is the life that we imagined for ourselves as we sat inside a prison cell waiting for release – the best possible life we could imagine – we can’t even see it in the rearview mirror now.” Jerimy, relaying Jeff’s story at one point because of damage to his throat, talked about how the friends reconnected in 2012 after several years. Jeff had believed in God, but his faith started to deepen then. About a year and a half ago, Jeff and five other men started a Christian motorcycle club, The Ascendants Motorcycle Club, in Phoenix, Arizona and began “to spend a lot of time giving back to the same communities that, from Jeff’s perspective, they had taken from

for so long.” On April 7, the friends all attended church at Passion Community Church’s Amelia campus, where Jerimy is the campus pastor, and the congregation prayed for Jeff, Chenoa said. The plan after that was to take Jeff on a hot air balloon ride, but the weather was too windy, she said. Instead, local resident Buck Tilman agreed to let them visit his hidden gem, Tilman Town, and take photos in front of the old buildings. Chenoa marveled at the outpouring of love the local community showed Jeff, who was a stranger to all of them. “The community rallied around the love that we have for him. They love him because we love him,” Chenoa said. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@powhatantoday.com.

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Powhatan Today, April 17, 2019 failed attempt to fund a single medic unit by eliminating funds for uniforms and rent monies to volunteer companies (See full story Page 5). When the topic of fire and rescue alternatives came up in the course of the meeting, Williams and Nordvig held the floor for awhile wanting to look at the issues of volunteer morale, communication, and, more pointedly, how Singerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actions and attitudes might have done damage to both. The stark 3-2 split be-

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and the additional 3.5 cents needed to fund the new paid staff. The board will hold a public hearing about the tax rate and potentially establishing a fire district at its meeting at 6 p.m. on April 24 in the Village Building, The decision to potentially raise the tax rate was a definite twist in the natural course of the meeting to that point. The board had heard from four firefighters during public comments expressing dismay at one

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tween board members on many issues â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and especially the budget â&#x20AC;&#x201C; has rarely been clearer than it was when Melton then took the floor to say the county has been shirking its duty when it comes to supporting public safety needs and the volunteers in particular. He compared Powhatan to many other localities where citizens pay more in their taxes for fire and rescue. He then proposed moving forward on the ideas about the tax increase and creating new fire tax districts to fund the $1.18 million in new fire and rescue staff. Both were ideas that had barely been discussed publically since they were first presented at the March 11 meeting, at which point there did not appear to be much support for either idea. Melton was absent for that meeting. Additionally, the logistics of this move had seemingly not been discussed at length previously as the board sought legal counsel from county attorney Tom Lacheney on the requirements of creating a fire district tax before they could actually declare its rate. But ultimately, after more debate and discussion on logistics, they passed the 3-2 vote to advertise the tax rate increase and hold public hearings on that issue and the possible creation of a fire tax district on April 24.

Questions When board members began their discussion about fire and rescue, the subject started in a very different place from where it would ultimately end. Voorhees pointed out the FY2020 budget was balanced with the exception of one item. After it was prepared, a request came in from the Powhatan Volunteer Rescue Squad to fill one of two Advanced Life Support (ALS) units with regular paid staff. At the time of this request on March 4, the volunteers and a combination of part-time

paid staff and contract workers were responsible for staffing both units on the night shift for 12 hours Monday to Thursday. Adding a second EMS unit was part of a pilot program started about a year ago to meet service needs, Voorhees said. Staffing two ambulances improved response times and services levels and should ideally continue, he said. However, the rescue squad asked for help filling that second unit, which the board did on a short-term basis by voting on March 11 to fund $45,000 in contract EMS coverage for the last three months of FY 2019. That still left the question of covering the shift longterm. Williams had questions about the clarity surrounding a proposal made to cover the cost of the additional unit in the FY 2020 budget. He also briefly segued from this topic to a statement of support of volunteers, against the proposal regarding the rents, and in recognition of a morale among volunteers. The cost to pay contracted services for the current staffing at the rescue squad daytime plus the additional shifts requested is $819,936, according to the April 11 agenda. The EMS recovery fees are projected at $528,199, which leaves a balance of $291,737. Voorhees suggested using $180,000 from the fund balance, reducing the stipend the county gives to volunteers for uniforms by $20,000 and eliminating the rent to volunteer companies in the amount of $52,135. The remaining balance to maintain the level requested is $39,602 and would be covered by carry forward funds or EMS recovery fund balance. After the outcry from the volunteers, Voorhees made clear the idea to take away uniform money or rents was â&#x20AC;&#x153;off the table.â&#x20AC;? After answering Williamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; questions, he was ready to go back into discussion about how to fund

the ALS unit in a sustainable way without raising the tax rate. When Nordvig spoke, he moved away from numbers and to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;elephant in the roomâ&#x20AC;? that is volunteer morale. He described the situation with fire and rescue as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;failure of leadership and managementâ&#x20AC;? before beginning to ask Singer a number of pointed questions about his interactions with volunteers, including how often he meets with them. Singer said he meets with the senior policy group but doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have time to engage the volunteers individually. Answering a question, he said the county does not have any appreciation days for the volunteers. At this point Cabell interrupted, asking Nordvig what he hoped to accomplish with his questions. Nordvig said he wanted to look at the morale problem because â&#x20AC;&#x153;it has a direct bearing on why we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have as many volunteers as I think we should have today.â&#x20AC;? Melton interrupted, saying he felt Nordvig was violating the boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s code of ethics regarding â&#x20AC;&#x153;attacking staff in public.â&#x20AC;? Nordvig asked a few more questions about response times, but ultimately went back to speaking about morale being the â&#x20AC;&#x153;lifeblood of any volunteer force and it is bleeding away.â&#x20AC;? He said he would â&#x20AC;&#x153;insist on good management and good leadershipâ&#x20AC;? before he would consider raising taxes. While he only responded to direct questions in the meeting, Singer said in a separate interview that he believes volunteers are the departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most important asset and that they will continue to play a critical role for years to come. All of his documented budgetary requests over the past fiscal years have been made to help the volunteers meet their critical mission to serve the citizens and visitors of the county, Singer said. This includes documented supplemental staff-

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HOLY WEEK Maundy Thursday, April 18 - Agape Meal/Holy Eucharist - 6:30PM Good Friday, April 19 - Liturgy - 12 Noon and Stations of the Cross - 7PM Holy Saturday Eve, April 20 - The Great Vigil of Easter - 8PM Feast of the Resurrection, Sunday, April 21 Holy Eucharist - 7:30AM, 9AM & 11AM 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

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Raising taxes When Melton took the floor, his focus was on how the county is meeting fire and rescue needs. He talked about the history of volunteer-only coverage in the county that began to gradually transition toward some paid coverage, starting in 2001 when the county began using contract employees from Emergency Services Solutions to supplement EMS coverage. The countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first paid firefighters were approved in 2016, paid for with one cent of a five-cent tax increase. Melton compared Powhatanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spending on fire and see TAX RATE, pg. 9

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ing requests from two of the fire departments, the rescue squad and fire administration. Regarding his individual interactions with volunteers, Singer said he is â&#x20AC;&#x153;only one man.â&#x20AC;? While he said he would like to attend all of the volunteer meetings, training sessions and fundraisers, he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have time to do that while â&#x20AC;&#x153;developing and keeping a balanced budget, handling personnel issues, both volunteer and career, seeking and applying for grants to help the department, and working on long-term projects to improve our operations.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget the need to monitor impending storms, and respond to major incidents in the county. Regrettably, I cannot always fit in all of these duties and still maintain direct communication with each volunteer,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is also the reason for requesting increased staffing within the fire administration office. More work hours are needed to complete the mission of the department. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is also for this reason that the fire and rescue service is a para-military organization. Information is passed down the change of command through the district chiefs through our senior policy group meeting and they pass information up,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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Volunteers raise issues with morale, communication By Laura McFarland News Editor

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POWHATAN – Powhatan County firefighters showed up in force last week to voice alarm and disappointment over what many called a mishandling and lack of communication surrounding efforts to meet emergency services needs. During a special meeting of the Powhatan County Board of Supervisors held on Thursday, April 11, about three dozen fire and EMS volunteers were present, with several of them sharing their anger and frustration about recent events and over low morale among the volunteers. Many volunteers were outraged earlier this month by a letter fire and rescue Chief Steven Singer sent to senior policy members regarding a plan to provide additional requested paid Advanced Life Support (ALS) staffing to ensure quality coverage. This unit would be one of two – the other still provided by volunteers – on the nighttime Monday to Thursday shifts. In that letter, sent out shortly after noon on Friday, April 5, Singer said that in addition to money from the county’s general fund, part of the funding needed to pay for an ALS medic unit would come from cuts to the budget – namely by reducing allocations for volunteer uniforms by $20,000 and eliminating rents paid to volunteer companies totaling $52,135. Companies 3, 4 and 5 and the Powhatan County Volunteer Rescue Squad all operate out of noncounty owned buildings and rely on the rent checks to meet their financial needs. A letter sent from Deep Creek Volunteer Fire Department to county

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leadership on April 9 pointed out that the rent money it receives accounts for more than 50 percent of Company 5’s annual operating budget. After several days of feedback, county administrator Ted Voorhees sent out an email to all of fire and rescue on April 9 saying it was clear from board comments he had received that reducing the rents was a “non-starter.” He followed that up with an announcement at the April 11 meeting by reaffirming that the rents and uniforms had been “off the table” for days. Voorhees also admitted the proposal and the way it was communicated “wasn’t handled as well as it could be” and pledged to do better in terms of how and when they have these kinds of conversations. As part of that message, he acknowledged how vital volunteers are to the county’s public safety operations. “We can’t properly serve this community without volunteers. We can’t do it. We don’t have the resources,” he said. “Even when we have paid staff pulling certain shifts or doing certain duties, when the big event happens – and it happens all the time, you know that – who steps up? Who brings the tanker? Who adds additional staff? Who pulls out the chainsaws when the storm comes? It is the volunteers.” Despite these assurances, members of the volunteer communities spoke during the public comment period, expressing concern that the proposed cuts got that far on top of ongoing displeasure with the lack of communication with them and appreciation for their role in the county’s public safety. Captain Ryan Burke, a member of the Huguenot Volunteer Fire Department

(Company 2), spoke as an individual and said he was glad the idea to consider eliminating the rents was taken off the table, but questioned why it was made in the first place and took department outcry to be fixed. “Mr. Voorhees, I appreciate you reaching out to the volunteer membership offering your explanation and I understand completely that the proposed budget request was just a suggestion. But the suggestion to eliminate rent funding was so egregious it can’t be overlooked,” he said. In the last four and a half years, the fire and rescue department has seen a great deal of change, but many volunteers feel they were left out of that process, Burke said. “We often learn of sweeping policy changes regarding operations when they take effect through an email. We see minimal staffing requests made by us to assist through statistically low volunteer turnout hours, double and even triple by the time it makes it to your desks. We learn of entire strategic plans that have been developed for the department mere hours before they are presented to you,” he said. Burke questioned the volunteers’ confidence in the department leadership, pointing out that “morale is at an all time low. Despite record incentives being provided to members, volunteers are still unhappy.” “When a member feels they are neither wanted nor appreciated by the organization, there is no amount of financial incentive that will change that,” he said. “We are not looking for the elimination of career staffing or to be in charge of our department. What we are looking for is to have a working relationship with

those who are in charge.” Speaking on behalf of Company 4, Captain Bill Donati said it astonished him that the supervisors and county administrator

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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 Sunday 6 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

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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

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

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OLD POWHATAN BAPTIST CHURCH 3619 Huguenot Trail Powhatan, Virginia 23139 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

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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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Win, lose, or draw, let the good times roll By Laura McFarland News Editor

In a world rampant with digital connection, I like the human touch. I will admit to being just as dependent on technology as most people. The phone constantly rings, the email alerts ding, and the Facebook notifications are never-ending. And, despite complaining about them sometimes, I am grateful to all three for keeping me connected with family and friends in other cities and states. But when it comes to building a life where I live, the focus has always been about finding ways to meet and make connections in person. Usually it has been about finding groups with shared interests. A longtime crafter, I have joined a quilt guild and a scrapbooking group. A few other groups are dedicated to hiking, which is a wonderful way to experience your community in a new way or by going on day trips. But my newest interest is one I

hadn’t really intended to find as entertaining as it has turned out to be in recent weeks. It started with a notification about a board game get-together. Now, like many people, I grew up playing the standard family games – Monopoly, Uno, Trouble, and Dominoes. My family wasn’t super competitive, which meant the first time I played Monopoly with people who were actually quite ruthless years ago was a real eye-opening experience. Gone were the days of putting money in the middle and light game play. These people were serious and built multiple hotels that could bankrupt you in two turns if you landed on the wrong property. In the years that followed, I thoroughly enjoyed playing party games and board games with friends. But even then, they tended to be more relaxed than cutthroat, and, whenever someone came in who was more aggressive, it tended to change the dynamic of the game. In the last month, I started spending more time with a group drawn together

by a shared love of board games, and my eyes have well and truly been opened. There are thousands upon thousands of games out there, which I was aware of but hadn’t really considered until I started playing them again. Almost every event I have attended, I have had the opportunity to try something new. Some imagine new worlds in galaxies far, far away. Some look to the activities and routines of daily life far back in history that seem so foreign to us today. Still others take the seemingly mundane – types of birds or even bugs – and find a way to make them enjoyable. While the games I have tried thus far have tended to be entertaining, what continues to impress me most about delving into this new world of board game enthusiasts is the patience people exhibit as they welcome newcomers into the fold. Some of these games are truly complicated, and you feel like you need a training orientation just to get a handle on the basic rules, much less developing strategies on how to win. I also have enjoyed the surprises,

L E T T E R S TO T H E E D I TO R Small cost of filling fire and rescue needs is worth peace of mind Dear Editor, What’s 27 cents worth to you? We ask you this question because for most of us today 27 cents seems relatively insignificant. If we save 27 cents a day in one month we will have accumulated $8.21. This $8.21 will mostly likely not make or break any of our monthly household budgets. If we take that $8.21 and save it all year we would have managed to turn 27 cents a day into $98.59 in a year’s time. So this same 27 cents a day, $8.21 a month, or $98.59 could be the price of YOUR safety. The median assessed home value in Powhatan County is $279,300. If we break that number down into taxes, a $0.0353 tax rate would equal to $98.59 on that median assessed home. So what would an additional $0.0353 tax look like to you? To answer that question we first must look at the current situation. This will involve ripping off the band aid and exposing a not so pretty reality. In the past week or two the request for additional fire and EMS staffing has sparked conversation across Powhatan. A recent article from Powhatan Today covered the county administrator’s request for additional staffing and was posted on Facebook. This article has received over 50 passionate comments from supporters and opponents but one thing seems very apparent. The majority of the comments lack a true understanding of the Fire and Rescue System in Powhatan County and the issues faced by it daily but instead are based on hearsay, emotion, and a personal dislike. Data should be the driving force when discussing issues such as these. The National Fire Protection Association has set the standards for emergency responses across the nation and NFPA 1720 targets responses in rural areas such as Powhatan County. With that standard Powhatan County Fire and Rescue Department will arrive on the scene and begin fire suppression operations, at 80 percent of all fire service incidents within 14 minutes of being dispatched, and with a minimum crew of six personnel. Last year we met this requirement 37 percent of the time. Another standard set by NFPA 1720 that Powhatan County has adopted states PDCRD will arrive on the scene of 90 percent of incidents EMS calls requiring a first responder within 10 minutes and 30 seconds. In 2018,

the 90th percentile response time for a first responder was 17.58 minutes, once again well outside of the national standard. The data collected last year also addresses the occurrences that a dispatched unit never responded to an incident due to staffing. These figures vary across the fire companies, but some are as high as a 58.72 percent no response rate. When you are having the worse day of your life and call 911, would you like a 58 percent chance of the closest unit to you not coming to your aid? The above data should paint a pretty clear picture of the state of the fire and rescue services in Powhatan County. The department has established an award-winning recruitment and retention program to train and keep more volunteers. This county has managed to maintain a strong volunteer force for years even as our neighboring localities have had to supplement with career staffing. You can easily see this is a national trend with a simple Google search of “Volunteer Firefighter Shortage” and see that we are not alone. The training requirements have increased, employers are no longer accepting of personnel leaving during work hours to respond to emergencies, many require secondary employment to makes ends meet, and the known risk such as cancer and being injured or killed in the line of duty have driven off many from volunteering. So we ask you this question, would you be willing to pay 27 cents a day for the peace of mind of knowing that 92 percent of all parcels in Powhatan County could have an emergency responder there within 14 ½ minutes? Don’t settle for fire and rescue response times well below the national standard for rural areas just because a loud minority states you should expect lower levels of service in a rural area. The proposed staffing will provide three 24-hour cross staffed units across the county every day of the week. This staffing model will provide the best possible service and extreme flexibility all while being fiscally responsible to the taxpayer. This model will have eight firefighter/EMT’s working 24/7 throughout the county and will still rely heavily on our current volunteers and is by no means an end to the proud history of volunteering in Powhatan County. Layton Deane, Christine Keenan, John Martin, Mike Sowers, Art Tate and Jeffrey Wallace Powhatan County Professional Fire Fighter, Local 5188 Powhatan County 8460 Times Dispatch Blvd., Mechanicsville, Va 23116 Phone: 804-746-1235 Toll Free: 877-888-0449 Fax: 804-730-0476

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both in the games and the people. I got one heck of a surprise at a recent event where I sat next to a man who grinned at me like we knew each other. Turns out we did – he was sports editor Nick Vandeloecht. Just so you understand, with only two editorial staff members writing for the Powhatan Today, we don’t have time to overlap when it comes to event coverage. That means I had only met him in person once and he had a beard then. I was more than a little abashed, but he was very nice about it. Funnily enough, while I started attending these gaming events to meet other people with shared interests, this new hobby also has shown me new things about myself. And the most important thing is that I have a little bit of a competitive streak in me, but, as long as everyone is engaged and having a good time, the act of bringing people together really is more important to me than winning or losing. Laura McFarland may be reached at LmcFarland@powhatantoday.com.

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Free admission but donations appreciated. All proceeds benefit the Coalition of Powhatan Churches nonprofit organization. The day will include an antique gas engines and tractor display; antique cars and trucks by the Powhatan Cruizers; a craft show and flea market (spaces available); a silent auction; cornhole games; children’s activities; a consignment sale (bring old equipment and tools to be sold for a 10 percent fee); live entertainment; Sunday church service at 1p.m.; food vendors; chain saw woodcarving by Kevin Black, and music all weekend. Contact 804598-4464 or visit www. powhatanpowershow. com.

Powhatan High School’s Relay for Life club will hold its fourth annual ColorA-Cure Fun Run/Walk 5k event on April 27 at the high school, 1800 Judes Ferry Road. This Fun 5K features several color stations where each participant (dressed in all white) will be doused with color.

The Goochland Powhatan Master Gardeners Association will hold its 15th annual Spring Garden Festival on Saturday, April 27 at Reynolds Community College, 1851 Dickinson Road, Goochland. This annual event of the Goochland-Powhatan Master Gardener Association (GPMGA) in cooperation with RCC and the VA Cooperative Extension is a free, family friendly event that is a celebration of all things related to gardening. SGF 2019 will include the much loved GPMGA Plant Sale, with a wide variety of plants at great prices, an Ask the Master Gardener station for free gardening help, and lots of fun gardening related vendor booths. For a small registration fee you can also increase your gardening knowledge through classes, workshops, and tours offered throughout the day. Online registration for classes will be available starting in January 2019 at gpmga. org or contact the

Goochland Cooperative Extension office at 804556-5841.

The ninth annual Free Clinic of Powhatan Bike Tour will be held on Sunday, April 28. Riders will have a mass start at 8:30 a.m. starting at the historic Powhatan Courthouse Village, 3880 Old Buckingham Road, Powhatan. The tour has three rides designed to appeal to cyclists of all abilities. The rides include a 100 mile century, a 100 Km (62 mile) metric century and a 50 Km (31 mile) half metric century. All three bike tours are on gently rolling, country roads with scenic views. Additionally, fully stocked rest stops will be provided at unique historic sites along the routes. An all-you-can-eat, Biker's Breakfast Buffet will be served at Powhatan's popular County Seat Restaurant from 7 to 8 a.m. The breakfast is optional and costs $8. For registration fees, course maps and more information, contact 804-598-0959 or visit www.powhatanbiketour. com. All monies raised from the tour go to the Free Clinic of Powhatan.

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Man charged with abduction, strangulation By Laura McFarland News Editor

POWHATAN – The Powhatan County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a local man for allegedly abducting and strangling a female victim. Steven E. Collier, 53, of Powhatan was arrested on Saturday April 6 and charged with abduction, kidnapping, strangling another causing a wound, and assault and

battery of a family member. According to court documents, Collier was pulled over by Sgt. David Hunt because his vehicle matched a description in an alert related to an assault of a female who was also an occupant in the vehicle. The female victim had tried to get out of the vehicle while stopped at a gas station, but Collier allegedly put her back in the vehicle and they left, court records say. see ABDUCTION, pg. 9

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Powhatan’s Earth Day celebrates 11 years Contributed Report Powhatan County will mark its 11th anniversary of celebrating Earth Day on Thursday, April 18. Situated on the Courthouse Green from 4 to 7 p.m., more than 15 earth-friendly vendors will be available to share information and giveaways. Jonathan the Juggler will be entertaining all ages! You can also grab dinner – Brunswick stew, hot dogs, and baked goods, plus kettle corn for dessert! There will be music, and children will have lots of activities to select from – 4-H Outdoors, Master Naturalists, Powhatan Farm Bureau-Ag in the Classroom and more. The celebration will also recognize the prize-winning posters designed and executed by the county’s second-graders. Judged by the Powhatan Women’s Club, prize winners will receive gift certificates from Mabel’s Espresso Bakery and Café. Visitors can also participate in the annual raffle, which features an orchid from internationally recognized Chadwick’s Orchids, a bluebird house and more. Special 11th anniversary t-shirts will also be available for $10. The celebration continues at 2 p.m. on Monday, April 22 at Fighting Creek Park’s baseball complex with the planting of a native Red Maple (Acer rubrum). It will be the 11th donated by Watkins Nursery. There are many ways you can help in the effort to reduce, reuse and recycle. The cumulative effect of many people doing a few things makes a true impact. In addition to recycling at Powhatan’s Transfer Station, here are some ideas to consider in reducing your impact on the earth: Eat locally-grown food and enjoy produce in season to avoid costs and emissions associated with shipping. Grow your own garden. Buy organic foods. Don’t opt for paper or plastic at the grocery store … bring your own bags.

(Anti-Litter will be giving away reusable bags at Earth Day! Free!) Don’t litter – including cigarette butts. Car pool or drive a fuel-efficient car. To save gasoline, keep your car’s tires properly inflated. Plant a tree because trees help clean the air and provide shade to lower homecooling costs. Donate clothes, appliances and furniture to a charitable organization (like the Women’s Club’s Clothes Closet) or sell them through a consignment shop. Use products made from recycled materials. Turn off and even unplug electronics you are not using. Use compact fluorescent light bulbs. Save on heating/cooling costs and reduce emissions by keeping your HVAC system serviced and by regularly changing the filters. Set your thermostat down two degrees in winter and up two degrees in summer. Use ceiling fans. Insulate your hot water heater and turn the setting to 120 degrees. The Earth Day Coalition thanks its sponsors – Capital Region Land Conservancy, Casselmonte Farm, DRP Collision, Dominion Energy, Gallier-Meyer Real Estate Services, James River Master Naturalists, Jayme Wood Real Estate, Monacan Soil and Water Conservation District, Powhatan Anti-Litter Council, Powhatan Chamber of Commerce, Powhatan County, Powhatan County Public Schools ,Powhatan County Public Library, PHS Planeteers, Powhatan Today, Rotary Club of Powhatan, Village Bank, Virginia Cooperative Extension – Powhatan, Watkins Nurseries, Westchester Farmers Market, Woman’s Club of Powhatan County and Yardworks. For more information, contact Cathy Howland at the Virginia Cooperative Extension-Powhatan Office at 804-598-5640.

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Rescue Chief Billy Gwynn asked board members to meet with the individual companies to get input from them and then put a team of people from the front lines of local emergency services together to figure out what the county should do financially. He also brought up low morale, asked for the results of any surveys done with fire and rescue to be made available, and to make more of an effort to recognize volunteers. Near the beginning of his comments, Art Tate, a firefighter/EMT with the Powhatan Professional Firefighters Union, had all of the fire and rescue volunteers stand and referred to them as the “heart of Powhatan.” However, he said that when someone calls for help, they don’t care if it is a volunteer or paid firefighter or EMT who answers the call as long as someone comes. Tate spoke for the proposed fire and rescue staffing plan, saying it would help Powhatan County to meet minimum standards, which it is not currently meeting.

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policy group would have been very happy to meet and hear your ideas and quickly advise you that it was a non-starter to begin with. Then we could have eliminated all these phone calls and emails,” he said. Donati also spoke to the weight the board should put on their requests for paid staffing. It is not easy for a volunteer company to ask for help and “admit that we can no longer do what we have always done,” he said. Still, he urged the board to do its homework by looking hard at the statistics they have been given and verify that when a company asks for assistance, it matches the “request that comes from our department head.” Donati directed each of his comments to a few different people, including Singer, whom he challenged to get out to meet with more volunteers and come to some of their meetings to create better relationships and improve morale.

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rescue with that of other localities, including Louisa, Fluvanna, Goochland, Hanover, New Kent and Orange counties. Of those, only Fluvanna spends fewer pennies on its tax rate for fire and rescue, with or without the proposed tax increase he had not yet mentioned. Powhatan currently spends a little over $1.5 million, or 2.82 percent of the county’s budget, on fire and rescue, he said. “Shame on us for slighting our citizens. Our response times are not met. Our volunteers have covered our a** for too long. It’s time we step up as a board in terms of leadership,” he said. At this point, he began talking about Singer’s proposal, which would bring coverage to 92 percent of the county, all for 3.5 pennies on the tax rate. He added it would cost the average citizen 27 cents a day, or $98.55 a year, on a median price home worth $275,000 to ensure “you, your kids, your parents, your neighbors have fire and EMS response within the 14-minute goal.” Melton also talked about the

fire district tax, which is used by four other localities in the state and gives more transparency to how taxpayer dollars are being spent for their safety. He then suggested the board of supervisors support Singer’s plan and advertise the tax rate with the additional 3.5 cents. Referencing Melton’s recounting of the history of transitioning to paid staff, Williams said the fact that a known problem was not brought up earlier instead of mid-budget season showed a continuing failure to plan. He pointed out the board had not agreed to Singer’s plan or talked about options in implementing it. “I have a proposal by the chief that hasn’t been vetted by the board. Most importantly, it hasn’t been vetted by you the volunteers. And we don’t have the buy in and the agreement that this is the way to go,” he said. Cabell expressed support for the volunteers and commended their “tremendous and unparalleled service.” She expressed regret that, as one volunteer had said earlier, them asking for help felt like swallowing their pride. She said it is “false rhetoric” to say the board didn’t know the

need to take action regarding fire and rescue wasn’t coming. She talked about situations where it could be life or death to not have firefighter/EMT respond because no one is available. She said to only fund the single ALS unit “does nothing but kick the can down the room.” While she did not refute that bad morale and poor communication might be issues that have caused problems, she said the county has been underfunding “this critical service since long before the current administration.” She then threw her support behind the 3.5 cent increase in the form of a fire district tax. The discussion that followed focused mainly on the fire district tax and how best to create one with transparency for the public. Lacheney said the board could hold a public hearing at its April 24 meeting to create the fire district tax and then also hold a public hearing on the tax rate. While Tucker didn’t make any comments, when Cabell ended the discussion about the fire tax and made a motion to simply advertise a 91.5 cent real estate tax rate as the simplest way forward, he voted with her and Melton in support of it.

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Powhatan Festival of Fiber celebrates the joy of textiles Contributed Report Powhatan Festival of Fiber organizer Tera Johnson has a true love for textiles. She learned to knit as a child and knit sweaters in college to keep warm during chilly New York winters. For Johnson, working with textiles isn’t a “lost art,” but instead fascinates people, and is still “going strong in central Virginia.” Started in 2013 and celebrating its seventh year, the Powhatan Festival of Fiber is a testament to the growing interest in textile arts. With more than 75 craft and food vendors representing five different states, attendees can be sure to find something to strike their fancy. Vendors are spread out in groups of four, a setup that differs from other state fiber festivals. “There is plenty of room between each quad so shoppers don't feel like they are being pushed along and have plenty of room to browse and meander throughout the festival,” says Johnson. Festivalgoers can shop for hand-dyed yarn, clean or raw fiber and fleeces, or processing tools. After a hard day of shopping, food vendors will offer lamb BBQ, funnel cakes, and even organic apple cider donuts from Charlottesville food truck Carpe Donut. Live music will be provided

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deputy she had been held against her will, choked and hit, he wrote. Collier was arraigned on April 10 and is currently being held without bail. He is scheduled to appear in Powhatan Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court on May 8.

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While the deputy was talking to Collier, who cursed at him, the female occupant mouthed “help,” Hunt wrote in the initial complaint against Collier. When Hunt interviewed the victim, she told the

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Community Easter event to feature 20,000 eggs Contributed Report Red Lane Baptist Church and Old Powhatan Baptist Church are working together again this year to hold a huge Easter Community Celebration from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 20 at the Powhatan Fairgrounds. Admission is free.

Several food trucks will be on hand and will have food for sale. In addition to bouncy houses and other games, there will be several Easter egg hunts with an amazing 20,000 eggs. Hunts for older and younger kids will take place at 1 p.m., and an egg hunt for special needs children will be at 12:30 p.m.

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Indians 9, Lions 3 By Nick Vandeloecht Sports Editor

OWHATAN – The key to the Indians’ game versus Louisa on Tuesday, head coach Marie Crump noted, was their fast start. They jumped out to a 3-0 lead NICK VANDELOECHT/POWHATAN TODAY in the first inning, and Powhatan Boys Soccer’s Aiden Willard drives the ball towards the goal in they held the point from the Indians’ home match versus Louisa on April 9. there en route to defeating the Lions 9-3. “We came back, first game after break, I was pleased with the intenBy Nick Vandeloecht a tough start to the regu- from Aiden Willard. sity that we had, I was NICK VANDELOECHT/POWHATAN TODAY lar season in a big way “This is what we were pleased with the hitting,” Powhatan Softball’s Bella Lhuillier gets a lead off Sports Editor on April 9 as they routed hoping for: is to get that Crump said after the of second base in the Indians’ home game versus POWHATAN – The visiting Louisa 5-0 with momentum piling up,” game, adding: “It’s like I Louisa on Tuesday, April 9. Lhuillier hit a two-run Indians rebounded from the help of a hat trick see SOCCER, pg. 2B see SOFTBALL, pg. 2B single in the Indians’ 9-3 win over the Lions.

Bounceback week

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Powhatan Baseball’s Colby Cheatham sprints home to score the first run of the day in the Indians’ April 9 home game versus Louisa.

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Arnell Jackson (left) gets the hand-off from teammate Nadia Howell in the girls’ 4x100m relay.

Sports Editor POWHATAN - Brandon Eike unleashed a fireball on the zipping throw into the catcher’s mitt. After striking out Louisa’s first two batters of the day, Eike had a chance with this pitch to fan the third. But with the count full, the Louisa batter thought he had taken the walk, and so he broke into a jog for first base. see BASEBALL, pg. 2B

Powhatan hosts track meet Staff Report

POWHATAN – Powhatan Track and Field picked up multiple first-place and podium finishes in its home quad meet held April 10 versus Louisa, Cumberland and Monacan. For the girls, Arnell Jackson

took first in the long jump on a distance of 17-06 and Ashley Trevillian cleared the high jump on a first-place height of 4-10. For the boys, Anthony Greenhow sprinted to first place in the 100m dash on a 10.87, and the 4x100m relay team of Greenhow, Demetrius Jackson, Jakob

Schubert and Norman Watson took first on a 44.22. Second-place finishes were earned by Shaniece Morris (girls’ 100m dash, 12.84, and girls’ 200m dash, 26.87), Ryleigh Roberts (girls’ discus, 72-06), Antonio Reyes (boys’ 200m dash, see TRACK, pg. 2B

Unbeaten week for Indians Nick Vandeloecht Sports Editor NICK VANDELOECHT/POWHATAN TODAY

its return from Spring Break. The Indians battled past Louisa 5-4 on April 9 before taking a narrow 5-4 loss to Flu-

POWHATAN – Powhatan Girls Soccer bounced back from a tough start to the season to close out the first week back since Spring Break on a win and a tie. Anchored by a standout performance from senior keeper Katie McCarthy and aided by a goal from fellow senior Katlyn Hicks, the Powhatan Indians battled Fluvanna all the way through overtime to conclude a hard-fought April 11 contest in a 1-1 draw. “All-in-all the girls played solid,” Powhatan

see TENNIS, pg. 2B

see GIRLS, pg. 3B

Powhatan’s Kat Kim returns the ball on the forehand in a home match versus Fluvanna.

Narrow triumph Staff Report POWHATAN - Powhatan Girls Tennis fought through two closely contested team matches in

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Powhatan Girls Soccer’s Katie McCarthy blocks a shot skyward for the save late in the first half of the Indians’ April 11 home game versus Fluvanna.

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junior struck out eight batters overall, including the first three in the first inning. Eike pitched a two-hit shutout while allowing only three walks. At the plate, he hit a two-RBI single.

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told the girls: we just need to keep working, try to get better and better every game.â&#x20AC;? Maddy Hayden walked and Rileigh De Weese slapped a groundball single into left field to put two runners on base against one out in the opening frame, and then Kayla Davis and Bella Lhuillier each drove in their teammates on base hits to center. Sarah English had moved two runners into scoring position on a short-travelling sacrifice grounder prior to Lhuillierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two-run single. Crump said that Lhuillier â&#x20AC;&#x153;came through big-time in the first inning.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the first inning set the tone,â&#x20AC;? she said. And the Lions are a good team, Crump added; they showed as much by halving Powhatanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lead from six runs to three on back-to-back hits in the fifth inning. They had also pressured the Indians by getting two runners on base in the third and moving a runner to third base in the fourth, but Powhatan got out of both innings unscathed. Outside of the one inning, Crump felt the team played â&#x20AC;&#x153;a really heads-up defensive game.â&#x20AC;? The bats also never let up. Three runs in the fourth inning proved key to keeping Powhatan ahead; Briana Hensley delivered a groundball single for the RBI, and De Weese and Davis floated mirroring back-to-back one-run doubles into the outfield. The Indians responded to Louisaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three-run frame by adding three more runs in the sixth off of a two-run double that De Weese crushed deep into the corner of left field, and an RBI single hit by English, who also got the win in the pitching circle. The sophomore and her defense behind her held the Lions to one hit and one base runner across the final two frames with a quick three-up, three-down effort in the seventh. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was pleased,â&#x20AC;? Crump said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and I hope we keep getting better and better.â&#x20AC;? De Weese hit four-for-four with two doubles, three RBI and two runs scored. Davis batted two-for-three with a double, two RBI, a walk and a run scored. Hensley scored two runs. English struck out four batters.

SOCCER Continued from pg. 1B

Powhatan Boys Soccer head coach Tim Cristian said after the April 9 game, adding: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re starting to figure where our players play best and the way that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to play, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s starting to come together.â&#x20AC;? The Indians havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t played through the season with every-

Powhatan sports roundup Staff Report Powhatan Boys Tennis came off of Spring Break strong by defeating Louisa 8-1 and sweeping Fluvanna 9-0. Against the Lions in singles, Brendan Pfab defeated Garrett Corker 6-0, 6-0, Ryan Steinruck defeated Tyler Yeatts 6-0, 6-1, Jacob Pfab defeated Corey Toews 6-1, 6-1, Connor Lindhjem defeated Jason Brooks 6-1, 6-0, Ben Wojcicki defeated Alan Swasey 6-1, 6-4 and Michael Washburn defeated Nathan

GIRLS Continued from pg. 1B

Girls Soccer head coach Jared Rottmund said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The passing game was great. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m down five playersâ&#x20AC;Śthe girls stepped up, they responded, and overall just a super solid game.â&#x20AC;? Hicks gave her Indians the first and only lead of the game by tapping the ball to the back of the net off of the setup by teammate Emma Barnett with less than 28 minutes to play in regulation. But the Flucos struck back at the 25:59 mark to tie it up. For Powhatan, McCarthy capped her multiple stops in a scoreless first half by blocking a direct free kick skywards in the closing minutes. At the 30 min-

body healthy â&#x20AC;&#x201C; agile freshman Parker Sloan, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been key for Powhatan in the opening stretch, didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play Tuesday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but Cristian said it was great to get Willard on the board. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good to get him on the board and confident and scoring because heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had a lot of chances and created a lot for us,â&#x20AC;? Cristian said of Willard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a leader out thereâ&#x20AC;Ś and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got some differ-

BASEBALL Continued from pg. 1B

Just as he did that, the umpire pulled his arm back to rule the runner retired on the called strikeout. Eike had just sat down the side in order, setting the tone for the shutout heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d pitch in Powhatanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 12-0, five-inning rout of Louisa. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good to come back off of Spring Break and not miss a beat,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We came out here, played well, got the job done in five â&#x20AC;&#x201C; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always good.â&#x20AC;? Eike struck out eight batters overall

Gramling 6-2, 6-3. In doubles, Brendan Pfab and Lindhjem defeated Corker and Yeatts 8-3, Jacob Pfab and Steinruck defeated Toews and Brooks 8-2, and Louisaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Swasey and Gramling defeated Wojcicki and Washburn 8-5. Against the Flucos in singles, Brendan Pfab edged William Ruffa 8-6, Steinruck defeated Jackson Landsberg 8-0, Jacob Pfab defeated Caleb Buglia 8-1, Lindhjem defeated Ethan Hamilton 8-1, Wojcicki won 8-0 and Washburn won by default. In doubles, Brendan Pfab and

Lindhjem defeated Ruffa and Landsberg 8-1, Washburn and John Varel defeated Buglia and Hamilton 8-1 and Wojcicki and Henry Adkins won by default. Both Powhatan Lacrosse teams swept Matoaca on the road on Wednesday. The boys team routed the Warriors 20-3 while the girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; team trounced Matoaca 27-1. Powhatan Girls Lacrosse is now 4-1 while Powhatan Boys Lacrosse moved to 5-1. The varsity boys and girls soccer and lacrosse games scheduled for Friday were rained out.

ute mark of the second half, she rushed out of the goal to intercept a hard-charging Fluvanna player coming at her with the ball on the fast break; she slid to the ground, grabbing hold of the ball for the save while the incoming player flew over her. She had another attacker roll overhead after McCarthy made a diving stop inside the final two minutes of regulation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That girl is just unstoppable in goal,â&#x20AC;? Rottmund said of McCarthy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And when these girls get out there and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re 11-strong, I mean they just know how to playâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;? Coach Rottmund praised his forwards Hicks, Kaila Cook, Maya Rottmund and Violet

Parks and pointed to their blistering speed, which they showcased in Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those girls would make great track stars,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a solid front â&#x20AC;&#x201C; last year I had a really solid defense and I was really trying to work on my offenseâ&#x20AC;Śthis year, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just, right up through defense to midfield to forwards, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really pleased.â&#x20AC;? The Indiansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; strong display on Thursday followed a 5-1 triumph over Louisa on April 9, with Hicks scoring two goals and Maya Rottmund, Parks and Barnett chipping in one apiece. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always nice to get a win,â&#x20AC;? Coach Rottmund said while adding: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still looking for our range.â&#x20AC;?

ent places to play him in now. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve played him out wide, played him up top and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tough at those different positions. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard for the other team to figure out.â&#x20AC;? After Willardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three goals, the Indians pulled further away on a swift drive from Harry Hayden and a long-sailing kick hammered by Nathaniel Moyer. Austin Palmore delivered a shutout effort in goal.

and got help from his defense behind him to throw a two-hitter. He added a two-run single at the plate in the third inning. Caleb Kersey led all players with three RBI; he walked in a runner with the bases loaded and also hit a two-run single in the third. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was being aggressive on the fast balls,â&#x20AC;? Kersey said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was swinging on fast balls, watching fast balls, trying not to get too down in the count.â&#x20AC;? Kersey also ran down a fly ball in left field in the third to help his defense strand two Louisa runners on base. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It felt amazing...it was deep, I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expecting it, but it felt good to

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was important for one of our captains and our goalkeeper who really made a difference for us last year; weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to need him,â&#x20AC;? Cristian said of Palmore. Powhatan earned its second win in a row by edging past Fluvanna 3-2 on April 11. Sloan made the most of his return to the field by notching a hat trick against the Flucos. Palmore delivered 10 saves.

track it down, help the team,â&#x20AC;? he said. Trevor Waters made the most of his first three appearances at the plate. He walked the first time to place pinch runner Colby Cheatham onto first base, then reached third on a bases-clearing error at first to help Powhatan balloon its lead to 5-0. Waters also plated the eighth run of the day on a single that he arched into right field. Cheatham mastered the base paths in his first round of work as he stole second and took advantage of the ball twice going past the catcher to speed to third base and then across home plate for the Indiansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; first run of the day.

Their dominant wins over Charlottesville and Louisa have helped give the Indians confidence going forward, head coach Gregg Conner noted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got some young guys and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got some older guys that are getting their first chance to really start a lot, and confidence is big; the more they get, the more they relax and play.â&#x20AC;? Powhatan later played at Fluvanna on April 11; the Indians led 2-1 until the bottom of the sixth inning, but the hosting Flucos rallied past Powhatan 4-2 on three runs. Despite the loss, Kersey continued his strong play, batting two-for-two.

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Emmy Sweet at No. 4 with a 8-5 triumph over Anna Groff 8-5. In addition to Shenk and Kimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s singles victories and Shenk and Adamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; doubles win together, Hailey Haddix had a win in singles against Fluvanna with an 11-9 decision over Catherine Napier. Louisaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s victories went to: Nicole Harlow over Haley Balzer 8-5; Kadirra Thurston over Haddix 8-1; Helmendollar and Groff over Kim and Balzer 8-3; and Harlow and Thurston over Sweet and Haddix 8-5. Fluvannaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wins went to: Anja Bajs over Adams 10-6; Lydiah Napier over Sweet 10-2; Taylor Watson over Balzer 10-6; Bajs and Gamage over Kim and Balzer 8-2 and Catherine and Lydiah Napier over Haddix and freshman Gabby Hammond 8-5.

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vanna on April 11. No. 1 Kayli Shenk and No. 2 Kat Kim went undefeated on the week in singles, while Shenk and her partner McKenna Adams swept their doubles matches. Shenk defeated Louisaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sarah Candeto 8-1 and Fluvannaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Adora Gamage 10-0; she and Adams defeated Candeto and McKenzie Proffit 8-4 as well as Fluvannaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s #1 doubles team of Taylor Watson and Sarah White 8-2. Kim overtook Louisaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Proffitt 8-3 and Fluvannaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s White 10-6. Aiding Kim and Shenk in picking up the team win over Louisa on the road were Adams at No. 3 with an 8-4 victory over Ginny Helmendollar and

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been building â&#x20AC;&#x201C; weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been getting better,â&#x20AC;? Cristian said April 9 while adding: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thinkâ&#x20AC;Śpeople are going to look at us with our record and maybe overlook us, and so I keep telling [our players]: thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an advantage right now. Everybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to look at our record and not realize that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a lot better than the record.â&#x20AC;?

23.75), Aaron Nash (boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 300m hurdles, 43.61), Gabriel Kerns (boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 400m dash, 56.45), Blake McCoy (boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; shot put, 41-07.50, and boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; discus, 135-09), the girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 4x100 team of Morris, Jackson, Nadia Howell and Paris Brown (51.90), the girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 4x800 relay team of Gina Girgente, Caitlin Grell, Carly Dolan and Kira Knudsen (13:07.05) and the boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 4x800m relay team of Jack Leipertz, Palmer Johnson, Wes Coward and Grant Woodard

(8:49.50). Third place finishers for Powhatan were Dolan (girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 1600m run, 7:03.00), Jackson (girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 200m dash, 26.89) Reyes (boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; long jump, 19-04.25), Watson (boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 100m dash, 11.63), Micah Holt (boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; shot put, 37-07.50), Kyle Williams (boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; high jump, 5-08.00), Gavin Timmons (boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 3200m run, 10:28.43), Will Paxton (boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 1600m run, 4:58.48), Colton Vosburg (boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 800m run, 2:10.81), Fisher Hamersley (boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 400m dash, 59.14) and the boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 4x800m relay team of Timmons, Paxton, Vosburg and John Cavedo (9:56.06).

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PBC Press College Baseball: Texas at Oklahoma State. (N) (Live) Å MLB Whiparound SportsCenter (Live) SportsCenter Special (N) Rookie E:60 SportsCenter (Live) Wheel Jeopardy Grey’s Anatomy (N) Station 19 (N) Å For the People (N) News Kimmel News Access Big Bang Life in Mom (N) Life in S.W.A.T. “Invisible” News Colbert Big Bang Big Bang Gotham (In Stereo) The Orville (N) Fox News at Ten DailyMail Mike ET Inside Super A.P. Bio Brooklyn Abby’s Law & Order: SVU News J. Fallon Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man HomeWorx Down Home with David (N) (Live) Å G.I.L.I. with Jill PBS NewsHour (N) Currents Inside King of: POV Front and Center Saman Over Reconstruction: America After Backs Against: 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 Shark Tank Å Shark Tank Å Shark Tank Å Shark Tank Å Shark Tank Å The Story Tucker Carlson Hannity (N) Å Ingraham Fox News at Night NHL Hockey Å Mod Fam Mod Fam Mod Fam Mod Fam Bones (In Stereo) NBA Basketball: 76ers at Nets NBA Basketball Seinfeld Seinfeld Seinfeld Seinfeld Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Full Conan Full The First 48 Å The First 48 Å Sex for Sale: The Untold Story: (N) Å The First 48 Å Mom Mom Wife Swap Å Wife Swap (N) Å Wife Swap Å “Overboard” (1987) Office Office Office Office Office Office Office Office Daily South Pk Naked Afraid Naked Afraid Naked Afraid Naked Afraid Naked Afraid Say Yes, Dress My 600-Lb. Life (N) (In Stereo) Dr. Pimple Popper Stories of the ER River Monsters River Monsters River Monsters River Monsters: Top 10 Biggest Catches “Jumanji” (1995) Cloak & Dagger ››› “Charlie’s Angels” (2000, Action) The 700 Club Å M*A*S*H M*A*S*H Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Two Men Two Men King King “Gilda” (1946) Å ››‡ “Raffles” (1940) Å ›››› “The Quiet Man” (1952, Drama) John Wayne. “Home by Spring” “A Brush With Love” (2019, Romance) “Like Cats and Dogs” (2017) Å Little Women Little Women Little Women Little Women: LA Little Women: LA Hunters Hunters Flip/Flop Flip/Flop Flip/Flop Flip/Flop Hunters Hunt Intl Hunters Hunters Chopped Å Family Food Chopped Å Beat Beat Beat Beat The Bobby Brown Story “Part 1” Bobby Brown Story ›‡ “Blue Streak” (1999) “Jaws” (1975) Å ››‡ “The Magnificent Seven” (2016) Denzel Washington. Happy! Å “Hangover III” ››› “Cast Away” (2000, Drama) Tom Hanks. Å “Bridge of Spies” Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man “National Lamp.” Swamp People Swamp People Swamp People (N) American Farm: Swamp People

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PBC College Baseball: Baylor at Texas Tech. (N) (Live) Å MLB Whiparound Weigh-In NBA Basketball: Toronto Raptors at Orlando Magic. NBA Basketball: Trail Blazers at Thunder Wheel Jeopardy NBA NBA Basketball: Boston Celtics at Indiana Pacers. News Kimmel News Access I Love Lucy: 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 Blindspot (N) Å The Blacklist Å Dateline NBC Å News J. Fallon Married Married Married Married ››‡ “The Da Vinci Code” (2006, Mystery) Tom Hanks. Å In the Kitchen With David (N) (Live) Å Skechers (N) (Live) DaretoShareBeauty with Shawn (Live) PBS NewsHour (N) Wash Hoover American Masters (In Stereo) Preview: Austin City Limits VCU Ins. Darley Antique Roadshow Downton Abbey on Masterpiece PBS NewsHour (N) E. B. OutFront Anderson Cooper Anderson Cooper Special Report Anderson Cooper Hardball Matthews All In With Rachel Maddow The Last Word The 11th Hour Shark Tank Shark Tank Å Shark Tank Shark Tank Å Shark Tank Å The Story Tucker Carlson Hannity (N) Å Ingraham Fox News at Night Fantastic ››› “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” (2001) Daniel Radcliffe. Mod Fam Mod Fam Bones (In Stereo) ›‡ “Rush Hour 3” (2007) Jackie Chan. ››› “Rush Hour” (1998) Jackie Chan. Burgers Burgers Burgers ››‡ “Thor: The Dark World” (2013, Action) ELEAGUE Live PD (In Stereo) Live PD: Rewind (N) Live PD “Live PD -- 04.19.19” (N) (In Stereo Live) Å Mom Mom ››› “John Wick: Chapter 2” (2017, Action) Keanu Reeves. “John Wick 2” South Pk South Pk South Pk South Pk Chap Chap Chap Chap New Key Gold Rush (N) Å Gold Rush Gold Rush “Mercury Rising” (In Stereo) Mummies Say Yes, Dress 90 Day Fiancé (N) (In Stereo) 90 Day Sister Wives Animal Cribs Animal Cribs Animal Cribs Å Tanked (In Stereo) Tanked (In Stereo) Charlies ›› “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle” (2003, Action) Pretty Little Liars The 700 Club Å M*A*S*H M*A*S*H Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Two Men Two Men King King “Picnic-Hanging” ››› “Wuthering Heights” (1939) Å ››› “Kitty Foyle” (1940) Ginger Rogers. “Royal Match” “Christmas at Pemberley Manor” (2018) “Love on the Menu” (2019, Drama) Å “The Bucket List” ›› “Miracles From Heaven” (2016, Drama) Å “Twist of Faith” (2013) Å Fixer Upper Dream Dream Dream You Get Dream Dream Dream Dream Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners New Martin ››‡ “The Family That Preys” ›› “Meet the Browns” (2008) Tyler Perry. Å ›› “Priest” (2011, Fantasy) Paul Bettany. Futurama Futurama ›› “Underworld: Evolution” (2006) Å “The Expendables 3” (2014) ›› “The Expendables” (2010) ››‡ “The Expendables 2” (2012) Å Last Man Last Man ››‡ “National Lampoon’s Vacation” (1983) Å “Crocodile Dundee” (1986) Ancient Aliens Å Ancient Aliens: Declassiﬁed “Mysteries of Mankind” (N) (In Stereo) Å

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Women’s College Lacrosse PBC Countdown Inside PBC Boxing MLB Whiparound MLB Baseball: Red Sox at Yankees SportsCenter (N) (Live) Å SportsCenter (Live) Wheel Jeopardy Gold Schooled Mod Fam Single Whiskey Cavalier News Kimmel News Access Survivor (In Stereo) The Amazing Race SEAL Team Å News Colbert Big Bang Big Bang Empire (In Stereo) Star “Lean on Me” Fox News at Ten DailyMail Mike ET Inside Chicago Med Chicago Fire Chicago P.D. News J. Fallon Gone “Romans” (N) ››‡ “Sleeping With the Enemy” (1991) ››‡ “Sleeping With the Enemy” (1991) Scott Living In the Kitchen With David (N) (Live) Å At Home With Jane “Scott Living” (Live) PBS NewsHour (N) Nature (In Stereo) NOVA (In Stereo) Breakthrough Song of Mountains Rudy Inside Call the Midwife (N) Les Misérables Unforgotten 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 Deal or No Deal Jay Leno’s Garage The Story Tucker Carlson Hannity (N) Å Ingraham Fox News at Night Mod Fam Mod Fam NHL Hockey: Nashville Predators at Dallas Stars. (Live) Å Law & Order: SVU NBA Basketball: Indiana Pacers at Boston Celtics. NBA Basketball: Utah Jazz at Houston Rockets. (N) Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Conan (N) Å Conan Seinfeld Zombie Flip Zombie Flip Zombie Flip Tiny House Nation Zombie Flip Mom Mom ››› “The Bourne Ultimatum” (2007) Matt Damon. ››› “The Bourne Ultimatum” South Pk South Pk South Pk South Pk South Pk South Pk South Pk South Pk Daily South Pk Expedition Un. Expedition Un. Expedition Un. Mummies Expedition Un. My 600-Lb. Life My 600-Lb. Life “LaShanta’s Story” (N) Dr. Pimple Popper My 600-Lb. Life Lone Star Law Å Lone Star Law: Uncuffed (In Stereo) Å Lone Star Law Å Lone Star Law Å Fam Guy Fam Guy Pretty Little Liars ››‡ “Jumanji” (1995) Robin Williams. The 700 Club Å M*A*S*H M*A*S*H Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Two Men Two Men King King “Valley of Kings” ›››› “The Thin Man” (1934) ››‡ “A Guy Named Joe” (1943) Spencer Tracy. “Add Romance” “Once Upon a Prince” (2018) Å “Appetite for Love” (2016) Taylor Cole. Celeb.-Swap Celeb.-Swap Celeb.-Swap Celeb.-Swap Celeb.-Swap Buying and Selling Property Brothers Buying and Selling Hunters Hunt Intl Property Brothers Guy’s Games Guy’s Games Guy’s Games Guy’s Games Guy’s Games ›‡ “Blue Streak” (1999) Martin Lawrence. ›‡ “Are We Done Yet?” (2007) Ice Cube. The Magicians Å Happy! (N) Å “Ender’s Game” ›› “Fast & Furious” (2009) Vin Diesel. “The Fugitive” Å ›› “The Hangover Part III” (2013) Å ›› “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” (2001) Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man ›› “Tommy Boy” (1995, Comedy) Chris Farley. Tommy Forged in Fire Å Forged in Fire Forged in Fire (N) Forged in Fire Forged in Fire

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MLS Soccer Boxing World MLB Baseball: Atlanta Braves at Cleveland Indians. (N) (Live) SportsCenter (Live) SportsCenter (Live) Funny Videos American Idol “214 (Disney Night)” Å Shark Tank (N) News Enter. 60 Minutes (N) Å Motown 60: A Grammy Celebration: Å Madam Secretary News Person Simpson Burgers Simpson Burgers Fam Guy Fam Guy News Big Bang ROH Wrestling Ellen’s Game World of Dance “The Cut 2” (In Stereo) Good Girls (N) News Outdoors Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Married Married LOGO by Lori Goldstein (N) (Live) Å Susan Graver Style (N) (Live) Å LOGO by Lori Downton Abbey Call the Midwife (N) Les Misérables Unforgotten Jamestown Å Jukebox: Saman Perry Como Classics: Postmodern Jukebox-New: Call the Midwife CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom Finding Jesus Finding Jesus Finding Jesus Kasie DC (N) Å Kasie DC (N) Å Headliners Å To Be Announced Dateline Extra Å Shark Tank Undercover Boss Undercover Boss Undercover Boss Undercover Boss Fox News Sunday Watters’ World Å Revolution Life, Liberty Watters’ World Å “Harry Potter” ›››‡ “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” (2011) Mod Fam Mod Fam NBA Basketball: Toronto Raptors at Orlando Magic. NBA Basketball: Trail Blazers at Thunder “Transformers” Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Conan Å “Hacksaw Ridge” ›››‡ “American Sniper” (2014, War) Bradley Cooper. Å PD Cam PD Cam Bar Rescue Å Bar Rescue Å Bar Rescue Å Bar Rescue Å Wife Swap Å ›› “Super Troopers” (2001) ›› “Happy Gilmore” (1996, Comedy) South Pk South Pk South Pk Naked and Afraid Naked and Afraid Naked and Afraid Expedition Unknown: Rediscovered Å Sister Wives (N) Sister Wives (N) 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? (N) 90 Day 90 Day Bronx Tales The Zoo (In Stereo) Jeremy Wade Fish or Die (N) Extinct or Alive ›››› “Beauty and the Beast” (1991) ››› “Hook” (1991, Children’s) ›››‡ “Moana” (2016) Å Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Two Men Two Men King King “Shoes-Fishermn” ›››‡ “Easter Parade” (1948) ››› “King of Kings” (1961) Å “Easter Under” “The Perfect Catch” (2017, Romance) “My Secret Valentine” (2018, Comedy) “Somebody’s” ›› “The Shack” (2017, Drama) Sam Worthington. Å “Some Child” Beach Beach How How Carib Carib Island Island Hunt Intl Hunt Intl Guy’s Games Guy’s Games Worst Cooks Bake You Rich Å Beat Beat Stellar Gospel Music Awards: Stellar Gospel Music Awards: “Madea’s Witness” Futurama Futurama ›› “Underworld: Blood Wars” ››‡ “San Andreas” (2015) Dwayne Johnson. “Pretty Woman” Killing Eve (N) Å A Discovery of Killing Eve Å A Discovery of ››› “Rudy” (1993, Drama) Sean Astin. Å ›››› “Forrest Gump” (1994) Tom Hanks. Å Jesus: His Life Å Jesus: His Life (In Stereo) (Part 3 of 4) Jesus: His Life (In Stereo) (Part 4 of 4)

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PBA Bowling: Playoffs: Round of 24. PBA Bowling: Playoffs: Round of 16. (N) MLB Whiparound MLB Baseball: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets. (Live) SportsCenter (Live) SportsCenter (Live) Wheel Jeopardy American Idol (In Stereo) Å The Fix (In Stereo) News Kimmel News Access Neighbor Man-Plan The Code (N) Å Bull (In Stereo) Å News Colbert Big Bang Big Bang The Resident (N) 9-1-1 (N) (In Stereo) Fox News at Ten DailyMail Mike ET Inside The Voice “Live Cross Battles Part 2” The Enemy Within News J. Fallon M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H PM Style With Amy Stran (N) (Live) Å LOGO by Lori Beauty Secrets PBS NewsHour (N) Antique Roadshow Antique Roadshow Independent Lens (In Stereo) Currents Richmond City Council PBS NewsHour (N) E. B. OutFront Anderson Cooper Anderson Cooper CNN Tonight CNN Tonight Hardball Matthews All In With Rachel Maddow The Last Word The 11th Hour American Greed American Greed American Greed American Greed American Greed The Story Tucker Carlson Hannity (N) Å Ingraham Fox News at Night Chicago P.D. WWE Monday Night RAW (N) (In Stereo Live) Å Mod Fam Mod Fam “Doctor Strange” NBA Basketball: Bucks at Pistons NBA Basketball Fam Guy Fam Guy Family Guy Fam Guy Fam Guy American American Conan Seinfeld Live PD (In Stereo) Live PD (In Stereo) Live Rescue “Live Rescue -- 04.22.19” Live PD: Rewind Cops Cops Cops Cops Cops Cops Cops (N) Cops Cops Cops Office Office Office Office Office Office Office Office Daily Jefferies Street Outlaws Å Street Outlaws: Full Street Outlaws Å Diesel Brothers (N) Street Outlaws Å Say Yes, Dress 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? Å 90 Day Fiancé (N) (In Stereo) Å Alaska- Last Fr. Alaska- Last Fr. Alaska- Last Fr. Alaska- Last Fr. Alaska- Last Fr. ››› “Hook” (1991) Shadowhunters (N) ›››‡ “The Lion King” (1994, Children’s) The 700 Club Å M*A*S*H M*A*S*H Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Two Men Two Men King King “Adventures of Robin Hood” ››‡ “McQ” (1974) ›››› “The Yearling” (1946) Gregory Peck. Å “Love at First” “Bottled With Love” (2019, Romance) Meet the Peetes Golden Golden Escaping Polygamy Escaping Polygamy Escaping Polygamy Escaping Polygamy Escaping Polygamy Love It or List It Love It or List It Bargain Bargain Say Yes Hunters Hunters Hunt Intl Worst Bakers Spring Baking Spring Baking Cake Cakes To Be Announced ›› “Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds” (2012, Drama) Tyler Perry. ›‡ “Waist Deep” (2006) Tyrese Gibson. “Hellboy-Army” ››› “Hellboy” (2004, Fantasy) Ron Perlman. Å Futurama Futurama “The Fugitive” Å ››› “Taken” (2008) Liam Neeson. Å Into the Badlands Into the Badlands Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man ››› “Rudy” (1993) American Pickers American Pickers American Pickers Knightfall (N) American Pickers

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MLB Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers at Milwaukee Brewers. Post Boxing NBA Countdown (N) NBA Basketball: Bucks at Pistons NBA Basketball News ›››‡ “The Ten Commandments” (1956, Historical Drama) Charlton Heston. (In Stereo) Å Bensin Whacked Ransom (In Stereo) 48 Hours (In Stereo) 48 Hours (In Stereo) News Wipeout Big Bang Big Bang Boxing News Mod Fam 24 Hours-Hell News Energy NHL Hockey: Conference Quarterﬁnal: Teams TBA. (N) News SNL Exodus ››‡ “Exodus: Gods and Kings” (2014, Action) Christian Bale. Å Gone “Romans” philosophy - beauty Casper Mat Urban Decay philosophy - beauty (N) (Live) Å Lawrence Welk Midsomer Murders Doc Martin Å 800 Words Å Artbound Å Breakthrough Nature (In Stereo) NOVA (In Stereo) Rick Steves: Independent Lens Van Jones CNN Newsroom Chasing Life Weed 4: Pot: Chasing Life Hardball Matthews All In With Rachel Maddow The Last Word The 11th Hour Undercover Boss Undercover Boss Undercover Boss Undercover Boss Undercover Boss Life, Liberty Watters’ World Å Justice Judge Greg Gutfeld Watters’ World Å Harry ››› “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” (2005) Daniel Radcliffe. “Fantastic Beasts” NBA Basketball ›››‡ “Django Unchained” (2012, Western) Jamie Foxx. Å Pirates “Thor-Dark Wrld” Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Full Last O.G. Live PD (In Stereo) Live PD: Rewind (N) Live PD “Live PD -- 04.20.19” (N) (In Stereo Live) Å ›››‡ “The Matrix” (1999, Science Fiction) Keanu Reeves. ››› “The Matrix Reloaded” (2003) Å ›‡ “Billy Madison” (1995, Comedy) Å › “Mr. Deeds” (2002) Adam Sandler. “You Don’t Mess” Diesel Brothers Diesel Brothers Diesel Brothers “Full Steam Semi” Å Diesel Brothers Trading Spaces Trading Spaces (N) Nate & Jeremiah Outdaughtered Å Trading Spaces The Vet Life Vet Life: Bonus The Vet Life Å The Secret of The Zoo (In Stereo) Dory ›››‡ “Moana” (2016) Voices of Dwayne Johnson. ›››› “Beauty and the Beast” (1991) Two Men Two Men Two Men Two Men Two Men Two Men Two Men Two Men King King “California Suite” ›››‡ “Norma Rae” (1979) Sally Field. ››› “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984) Å “Bottled-Love” “Easter Under Wraps” (2019, Romance) Summer: “Love Romance” “Faith Under Fire” “I Am Somebody’s Child” “My Mom’s Letter From Heaven” (2019) Love It or List It Love It or List It Love It or List It Love It or List It Love It or List It Chopped Å Chopped Å Restaurant: Im. Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Madea’s Big Happy Family: “Madea’s Big” ›› “Underworld: Blood Wars” (2016) Alien Futurama ›› “Underworld: Awakening” (2012) Jonestown: Terror: ›››› “The Godfather” (1972, Drama) ›››› “The Godfather” (1972, Drama) Break Up ››› “Hitch” (2005) Will Smith. ››› “Hitch” (2005, Romance-Comedy) Will Smith. Å American Pickers American Pickers: Bonus Buys “Pickin’ Secret Stash” (N) (In Stereo) Å

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Homes for Sale

We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate that is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all the dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. HOMES FOR SALE

Rentals Available in Powhatan & Surrounding Areas www.HankCosby.com Click RENTAL PROPERTIES for more details. 5603-01

Part-time position as Financial Secretary at local church. Duties include use of QuickBooks, ChurchPro, payroll, quarterly taxes. Background check required. Submit resume and cover letter to Finance Chairman, P.O. Box 56, Powhatan, Va. 23139.

The Board of Supervisors of Powhatan County will hold a public hearing for the purpose of public information and fiscal planning regarding the annual operating budget, five year capital improvement plan and tax rates for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020 (FY 2020). The hearing will be held on Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at 6:00 P.M. in the Village Building Auditorium, 3910 Old Buckingham Road, Powhatan, Virginia. The public hearing is for the purpose of allowing the public to question and comment on the proposed annual operating budget, five year capital improvement plan and tax rates. All citizens are invited to attend and share their views on the proposed issues within such reasonable time limits as shall be determined by the Board of Supervisors. A summary of the proposed annual operating budget, and five year capital improvement plan are available for public inspection from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. weekdays at the County Administrator’s Office at 3834 Old Buckingham Road, Suite A, Powhatan, Virginia and on the County’s website at www.powhatanva.gov. The hearing is being held in a public facility believed to be accessible to persons with disabilities. Any person with questions on the accessibility of the facility should contact the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors at the County Administrator’s Office at 3834 Old Buckingham Road, Suite A, Powhatan, Virginia or by telephone at 804/598-5612 no later than April 22, 2019. The synopsis of the proposed operating budget, five capital improvement plan and tax rates are published solely for the purpose of public information, discussion and comment. Proposed amounts and proposed tax rates do not represent decisions of the Board of Supervisors to appropriate funds or adopt tax rates. The governing body (Board of Supervisors) may make appropriations to the School Division (Powhatan County Public Schools) from the funds derived from local levies and from any other funds available, for operation, capital outlay and debt service in the School Division. Such appropriation shall be not less than the cost apportioned to the governing body for maintaining the Standards Of Quality for the School Division prescribed as provided by law.

Real Estate Policy All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Virginia Fair Housing Law, which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, elderliness, familial status, or handicap.”

Recruitment ADMIN. & OFFICE WORK

COUNTY OF POWHATAN, VIRGINIA PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET, FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN AND TAX RATES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2020 (FY 2020)

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GENERAL Goochland Social Services JOB VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

HOMES RENTALS ACREAGE

Fiscal Assistant II (Goochland) Position number: 00035 Hiring Range: $22,427 - $41,427 Full time - salaried position Application dates: Open Until Filled

Funds Summary Proposed Operating Budget

To apply, log onto https://jobs.agencie s.virginia.gov/applicants/jsp/shared/s earch/Search_css.jsp Applications must be completed online. Faxed, emailed, or mailed applications will not be accepted. EEO/AA

FY 2019 Adopted General Fund Social Services Fund CSA Fund Grants Fund - Law Library Fire and Rescue Fund Utilities Fund Utilities Capital Projects Fund Capital Projects Fund School Operating Fund School Food Service Fund

53,693,240 1,715,914 1,827,846 3,200 726,762 2,759,496 216,000 192,900 46,996,619 1,398,121

Total Proposed Budget

$ 109,530,098

FY 2020 Proposed $

Increase (Decrease)

56,270,002 1,763,874 1,827,846 3,500 687,275 2,667,712 166,000 48,206,597 1,413,121

% Increase (Decrease)

2,576,762 47,960

4.8% 2.8% 0.0% 9.4% -5.4% -3.3% -23.1% -100.0% 2.6% 1.1%

300 (39,487) (91,784) (50,000) (192,900) 1,209,978 15,000

$113,005,927

$ 3,475,829

3.2%

Less Transfers: Social Services Fund CSA Fund

578,085

607,204

29,119

896,665

2,233,792

2,094,262

(139,530)

Utilities Capital Projects Fund

216,000

166,000

(50,000)

Capital Projects Fund

192,900

(192,900)

Utilities Fund

School Operating Fund (Net)

23,346,750

301,674

250,000

35,000

(215,000)

Total Transfers

$ 27,412,518

$ 27,145,881

Total without Transfers

$ 82,117,580

$ 85,860,046

School Food Service

23,045,076

(266,637) 3,742,466

-1.0% 4.6%

Proposed Tax Rates

Real Estate Property

Machinery and Tools Personal Property Business Personal Property Disabled Veterans Personal Property Handicapped Modiﬁed Vehicles Volunteer Fire/Rescue Personal Property

Tax Year 2019 Tax Rate

Tax Year 2020 Proposed Tax Rate

$0.88

$0.915

Tax Year 2018 Tax Rates

Tax Year 2019 Tax Rates

$3.60 $3.60 $3.60 $0.0001 $3.60 $0.0001

$3.60 $3.60 $3.60 $0.0001 $0.0001 $0.0001

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The Real Estate 2020 Tax Year is July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 with taxes due November 5, 2019 and June 5, 2020. The 2019 Tax Year for all other property is January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 with taxes due June 5, 2019 and November 5, 2019. The intent of the proposed RE tax increase is for Fire and Rescue needs. The Board of Supervisors will be discussing the establishment of a Fire Tax District. If established, the intent is to move $.081 of the RE tax rate to this fund to pay for Fire and Rescue, which would in turn lower the General fund RE Tax rate to $.834.

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LEGAL DISPLAY ADS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING POWHATAN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Notice is hereby given, pursuant to §15.2-2204 of the Code of Virginia, that the Powhatan County Board of Supervisors will conduct a Public Hearing at its meeting on Wednesday, April 24, 2019, starting at 6:00 p.m. in the Powhatan County Village Building Auditorium, 3910 Old Buckingham Road, to consider and act upon the following requests: O-2019-17 (Case #19-03-CUP): Lyman Real Estate Holdings, LLC (District #2: Powhatan Station/Graceland) requests a conditional use permit (CUP) to permit automotive repair and servicing in the General Commercial (C) zoning district per Sec. 83-382 of the Zoning Ordinance of the County of Powhatan. The property is located at 2044 New Dorset Road, being Tax Map 41C-1-6. The subject property consists of 1.167 acres and is designated as Village Center (Route 60 Corridor East Special Area Plan) on the Countywide Land Use Plan Map in the 2010 Long-Range Comprehensive Plan. O-2019-18 (Case #19-02-REZ): Anderson 23139 LLC (District #2: Powhatan Station/Graceland) requests the rezoning from Residential-Commercial (R-C) and Agricultural-10 (A-10) to Commerce Center (CC) and amendment of the zoning district map of approximately 1.49 acres of land located on the south side of U.S. Route 60 (Anderson Highway) near its intersection with State Route 1343 (Carter Gallier Boulevard). The property is located at 1757 Anderson Highway, being Tax Map 42-67A. The 2010 Long-Range Comprehensive Plan designates the subject property as Village Residential (Route 60 Corridor East Special Area Plan). The applicant is proposing commercial uses utilizing existing buildings. O-2019-19 (Case #19-06-AZ): The County of Powhatan requests the amendment and reenactment of the provisions of Chapter 68 (Subdivision Ordinance), Article III (Subdivision Standards), Section 68-220 (Conservation Subdivisions) to remove requirements for a Conservation Design Plan; allow conservation subdivisions within all large-lot rural districts and the Single-Family Residential-2 (R-2) zoning district; reduce the minimum size of conservation subdivisions in certain instances; reduce the minimum size and width of lots within conservation subdivisions; reduce the minimum yard depths within conservation subdivisions; modify permitted density bonuses; require perimeter buffers adjacent to certain site features; require lots to access an internal road network; require lots of a certain size to be within a certain distance of open space; and modify standards regarding features located within conservation areas.

TRUSTEE SALES

TRUSTEE’S SALE OF 3345 Trenholm Road Powhatan, VA 23139 In execution of a Deed of Trust in the original principal amount of $222,299.00, dated August 16, 2013, recorded among the land records of the Circuit Court for Powhatan County on August 23, 2013, as Instrument Number 130003816, in Deed Book 843, at Page 1093, the undersigned appointed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction, at the main entrance of the courthouse for the Circuit Court of Powhatan County, 3880 Old Buckingham Rd, Powhatan, VA on May 15, 2019 at 4:45 PM, the property described in said deed of trust, located at the above address and briefly described as: Lot 4, Wilburn Estates, according to plat of survey prepared by D.C. Bradbury, Inc., Professional Engineer, Land Surveyor, Powhatan, Virginia, dated February 9, 2007, entitled ’’Lot Line Adjustment Plat for Wilburn Estates, Lots 1-6,’’ a copy of which is attached to and recorded with a certain Affidavit recorded in Deed Book 711, Page 199, and Plat Cabinet H, Slide 50, in the Clerk’s Office for the Circuit Court of Powhatan County, Virginia, and to which plat reference is hereby made for a more particular description of the property hereby conveyed. Tax ID: 012 41H. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $11,000.00 or 10% of the sale price, whichever is lower, will be required in the form of a certified or cashier’s check. Cash will not be accepted as a deposit. Settlement within fifteen (15) days of sale, otherwise Trustee may forfeit deposit. Additional terms to be announced at sale. This is a communication from a debt collector. This notice is an attempt to collect on a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. (Trustee # 587762) Substitute Trustee: ALG Trustee, LLC, C/O Orlans PC PO Box 2548, Leesburg, VA 20177, (703) 777-7101, website: http://www.orlans.co m The Vendor Auction.com will be used in conjunction with this sale Potential Bidders: For sale information, please visit www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832. Towne #: 5000.2150

O-2019-20 (Case #19-07-AZ): The County of Powhatan requests the amendment and reenactment of the provisions of Chapter 83 (Zoning Ordinance), Article III (Rural Districts), Sections 83-152, 83-162, 83-178, and 83-192 (Conditional Uses) to add rural event venue as a conditional use in the Agricultural-20 (A-20), Agricultural-10 (A-10), Rural Residential (RR), and Crossroads (CR) zoning districts. This amendment would further amend: • Article VII (Use Standards), Division 1 (Standards for Principal Uses and Structures), Section 83-432 (Standards for Principal Uses), Subsection e (Commercial Classification), Subsection 5 (Recreation/Entertainment Uses) to add specific use standards for the use rural event venue; • Article VIII (Development Standards), Section 83-455 (Off-Street Parking and Loading) and 83-488 (Signage) to add off-street parking and signage standards for rural event venue; and • Article XI (Definitions), Section 83-521 (Definitions) to add a definition for rural event venue. O-2019-21 (Amendment of Fee Schedule: Waive Application Fees for Rezoning Requests for Properties Previously Zoned R-C): The County of Powhatan requests amendment of the Code of the County of Powhatan, Virginia, Appendix A (Fee Schedule) to waive application fees for rezoning requests involving properties previously zoned R-C (on the date of the adoption of Ordinance #O-2018-38), provided that such applications are submitted prior to January 1, 2025. The Virginia Department of Transportation and the Board of Supervisors of Powhatan County, in accordance with Section 33.2-331 of the Code of Virginia, will conduct a joint public hearing for the purpose of receiving public comment on the proposed Secondary Six-Year Plan for Fiscal Years 2020 through 2025 in Powhatan County, and on the Secondary System Construction Budget for Fiscal Year 2020. All interested persons are invited to attend the hearing and to present their views and/ or to submit written comments. Persons requiring special assistance to attend and participate in these hearings should contact the Powhatan County Administrator’s Office at (804)598-5612 at least three days prior to the meeting. Copies of the full text of the proposed ordinance and related documents may be examined in the County Administrator’s Office in the Powhatan County Administration Building during regular business hours of 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday – Friday, located at 3834 Old Buckingham Road.April 10, 2019

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