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September 18, 2019

Russ Holland runs to honor 9/11 firefighters By Laura McFarland Editor

POWHATAN – Round and round he went, growing more tired and dealing with increasing aches and pains as each hour passed. Still he carried on. Even as Russ Holland Jr.’s muscles grew weary from repetitive use, his body became overheated from the punishing afternoon sun, and his feet burned from the impact of hitting the hard surface of the track thousands of times, he carried on. Holland had set himself a goal, and he was determined to meet it. At 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11, he started running laps around the track at Powhatan High School. His goal was to run, walk, or crawl, if nec-

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Russ Holland Jr., shown inset and in the red shorts, ran 343 laps in honor of 9/11 firefighters who lost their lives and to raise money for local fire and rescue personnel, who he asked to join him on his last lap around the track at Powhatan High School.

Powhatan sees 5.9 percent uptick in visitor spending By Laura McFarland Editor

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POWHATAN – Tourism in Powhatan County generated $9.9 million in visitor spending in 2018, representing a 5.9 percent increase over the previous year, according to the United States Travel Association. The organization recently released data for spending in the Richmond region, which saw $2.6 billion generated in the Richmond Region Tourism partner localities – including the counties of Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent and Powhatan, the town of Ashland and the city of Richmond, according to a release. Powhatan by far generated the least amount of revenue

among the six localities whose data was provided. However, the 5.9 percent growth it saw was the highest among the localities as well as being above the overall region growth of 5 percent. All data was received by the VTC from US Travel and is based on domestic visitor spending (travelers from within the United States) from trips taken 50 miles or more away from home. According to the report, which was commissioned by the Virginia Tourism Corporation, the county’s total revenue from tourism in 2018 was $9,903,354, up from $9,349,186 the year before. The report showed total revenue increasing steadily for the last five years. In 2018, Pow-

essary, around the track 343 times – one lap for each firefighter with the New York Fire Department who lost his life in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. In the 19 ½ hours that followed, that purpose was never far from view. As Holland started each successive lap, a volunteer would stand by the track holding a photo of one of those brave men. Nearby, another volb unteer announced the lap number and read the name of the firefighter. Along one stretch of fence line, the names of all 343 men were displayed on posters. Holland, 49, of Powhatan see HOLLAND, pg. 6

PHS Marching Band Camp puts students to the test By Laura McFarland Editor

POWHATAN – The Powhatan High School Marching Band is constantly stepping up its game. Many people love watching the band when they perform for the first time each school year at the Powhatan Labor Day Parade or when attending local football games. Others know their outstanding reputation for marching competition performances throughout the state. PHOTO COURTESY OF KIM BRANCH But before any of those Junior Carter Branch plays great performances can bass clarinet during Powhatan come to fruition, the marchHigh School Marching Band’s ing band has to go through a summer camp.

grueling rite of passage – band camp. From 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday for two weeks before the first week of school, the students who make up the marching band train together to make sure their music, formations, and teamwork are as close to perfect as they can get, said Nicholas Snead, director of bands. The marching band is made up of about 115 students, including wind, percussion and color guard. “This helps them build repetition because it takes a lot to get this entire show on. This wouldn’t be something see MARCHING, pg. 4

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Schools welcome new teachers, staff for 2019-2020

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Powhatan County Public Schools welcomed a wide range of new staff members for the 2019-2020 school year. Shown are, first row, from left, Bryanna Schoenblatt, Jennifer Faria, Rebecca Carmichael, Parker Mead, Adam Altizer, Stephanie Miller, Cullen Freund, Maria Schroeder, Dora Boone, Jennifer Armstrong, Nicole Arnold; second row, Stephanie Epps, Katie Barnard, Erin Jordan, Katie Clark, Jeffery Cherry, Lisa Brown, Robert Cook, Lindsay Salyers, Kaitlin Long, Corbin Wright, Mary Johnson; third row, Blake Derby, Paul Williams, Alex Schwendeman, and Rebecca Bowman.

Discussion on renaming of former middle school renewed By Laura McFarland Editor

POWHATAN – Discussion was briefly renewed last week at a Powhatan School Board meeting on the topic of renaming Pocahontas Middle School. The middle school, which closed when Powhatan Middle School opened, will serve as the future site of the school administration office and other uses. Rather than continue to have people call it the “old middle school” staff have been

discussing possibilities that both honor the building’s history and point to its varied future uses, said Dr. Eric Jones, superintendent. When introducing the topic, Jones said the initial staff recommendation to the school board is to rename the building Pocahontas Landmark Complex, he said. Everyone involved in the discussion had agreed Pocahontas should stay in the name. Landmark is a nod to the status the building achieved a few years ago to recognize its history as a formerly

all-black learning institution. Complex refers to the many different uses the building will have moving forward, including housing the county’s parks and recreation department and the Christmas Mother program’s headquarters. Jones pointed out there is no time limit on this discussion; staff is simply bringing the topic forward for further discussion. The building is expected to be finished with renovations and ready see RENAMING, pg. 4

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Powhatan woman killed in single vehicle crash Contributed Report Danielle L. Trevillian, 29, of Powhatan was killed Saturday in a single-vehicle crash on Rocky Ford Road, according to Virginia State

Police. Police said Trevillian was driving a 2013 Ford F 150 northbound on Rocky Ford Road at around 8:35 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14. As Trevillian was coming out of the

curve, she ran off road right, striking a tree, and veered left back onto the roadway. She then went off road left, striking several trees, and overturned just north of Moyer Road.

Trevillian, who was not wearing her seat belt, was partially ejected from the vehicle. She succumbed to her injuries at the scene. The crash remains under investigation, state police said.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Wednesday, Sept. 18

Lonesome Dove Equestrian Center needs volunteers to help with sessions with veterans participating in equine therapy. Helpers are needed starting at 9 a.m. on Sept. 18, and 24, and Oct. 1, 9 and 15. It goes back to 10 a.m. on Nov. 5, 13 and 19. No sessions in December 2019. To volunteer, call 804-318-6485. Visit www. ldequestrian.com. Powhatan County Public Library will continue to offer Storytimes on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. beginning Sept. 10. These events provide an interactive experience that promotes early literacy skills and school readiness. Family Storytime on Tuesdays includes books, sign language, flannel boards, rhymes, songs, and a related craft or activity. Music & Movement on Wednesdays includes stretches, singing and rhythm instrument exploration of stories. Storytimes will run through Nov. 20. No registration required. Contact 598-5670 or visit the website at www.powhatanlibrary.net. 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 804303-6431. 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. 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 804240-4896 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 804598-5637.

Thursday, Sept. 19

included Powhatan State Park rangers, Powhatan Fire, and the Powhatan Extension Office. The fall 2019 Library for All sessions will be held on the following Thursdays at 1 p.m.: Sept. 19; Oct. 17; Nov. 14, and Dec. 12. Caregivers must remain with attendees during each program. Everyone from the Powhatan community is welcome to attend. Contact the Powhatan Public Library at 804-598-5670 or visit www. powhatanlibrary.net.

Powhatan County Public Library will continue to offer Library for All, a program designed for disabled adults and their caregivers. Each hour-long session offers something new. Participants read stories, make crafts, and play games. They also enjoy learning about new topics from guest speakers from the Powhatan community. Past guest speakers have

Family Worship Center, 2901 Judes Ferry Road, will hold a ladies Bible Study, “Lord, Heal My Hurts” by Kay Arthur. The study starts at 10 a.m. on Sept 19 with an introduction. Lessons start at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26. Plenty of time to get your book and join us. To register, call 804-379-8223or visit the Facebook page, Lord Heal My Hurts-FWC. Powhatan Civil War Roundtable will hold its next meeting at 6:30 p.m. at County Seat Restaurant. Eric Wittenberg will be speaking on “Rush's Lancers,” about the Sixth Pennsylvania Cavalry in the Civil War. Dinner will be included, cost is $20. Please join us. Contact Pat Whitmer at patwhitmer77@gmail. com or call 240-298-0141 with questions or RSVP. 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 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, 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. The Powhatan chapter of the NAACP meets at 7 p.m. at different locations each month: Sept. 19, Second Antioch Baptist Church, and Oct. 17, Little Zion Baptist Church. Contact Gail Hairston at 804598-3435.

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

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.

may be inappropriate for children. The library kicks off its series in September with the film that won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, and for Best Supporting Actor (Ali) at the 91st Academy Awards. Viggo Mortenson plays a workingclass Italian-American bouncer who becomes the driver for an African-American jazz pianist, played by Mahershala Ali. The two embark on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South in this tale of unlikely friendship. Rated PG-13. Run time 130 minutes. The film will be shown at 11 a.m. on Sept. 24 in the library’s meeting room. Refreshments are provided, courtesy of the Friends of the Powhatan Library. Contact the Powhatan Public Library at 804-598-5670 or visit www.powhatanlibrary. net.

Powhatan Chamber of Commerce’s annual Village Vibe Concert Series continues with its series of free concerts throughout the summer and into the fall. The series brings the community together for a night of music and socializing. The concerts are at 7 p.m. at 3920 Marion Harlan Lane. Bring your own lawn chair and friends. The 2019 concert lineup will feature: Sept. 20, The Rondells, and Oct. 11, Pumphouse Blues. Concerts are free, but raffles are held benefiting local nonprofits. For more information, visit www. powhatanchamber.org.

Saturday, Sept. 21

Plans are now finalized for the Powhatan National Guard Reunion for the Combat Engineer and Heavy Mortar Companies. It is scheduled for Oct. 12, gathering at 3 p.m. at the War Memorial Building (Old Armory). Light food, snacks, and beverages will be served. No alcoholic beverages will be served, however you can BYOB. Organizers are asking for a $20 RSVP to cover the cost of food, beverages, and use of building. Submit no later than Sept. 21. The planning committee made the decision not to include any guests. Send your RSVP money to Doug Bradbury (treasurer for the event). Make checks out to "Powhatan NG Reunion". If you can't attend, donations would be gratefully accepted. American Legion Post 201 is sponsoring this event. Contact David Bradley at david. bradley14@yahoo.com or by phone at 804-598-2187 or 804-306-3740. Habitat For Humanity Powhatan depends on volunteers and donors. Habitat is blessed with the community’s helpful, kind and generous participation. The Habitat Store at 1922 Urbine Road is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The volunteer hotline number is 804-372-9755. The office is located in the Habitat Store and the office number is 804-594-7009. Call and volunteer! Donate! Help us build!!

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 804690-4884 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 804382-9154. Free food and fellowship is provided. Bring a friend and/or neighbor.

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. Contact 804-5982809.

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

The Powhatan Right (POWR) monthly meeting is held at 6:30 p.m. on the last Tuesday of the month at the Powhatan County Public Library.

No one deserves to be abused. Find safety, options and support. Women’s support group based in Powhatan but open to all women impacted by domestic violence. The group is free, confidential and childcare is available. Contact 804-598-5630 ext. 2422 or 2420 for more information.

For all your gardening questions, the Master Gardener Help Desk is open Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.at the Powhatan Extension Office, 3910 Old Buckingham Road, located in the basement next to the May Memorial Baptist Church. The phone number is 804-598-5640.

Powhatan County Public Library is excited to partner with Wowbrary to offer library patrons the opportunity to subscribe to a curated weekly e-newsletter showcasing new library acquisitions. Each newsletter features the latest bestsellers, movies, audio books, children's titles, cookbooks, mysteries, and more purchased by the library. Wowbrary alerts are free and all you need is a valid email address. Visit www.wowbrary. org to sign up. A Powhatan County Public Library card in good standing is required to check out print and electronic items. To obtain a library card, visit the library or apply online at www.powhatanlibrary.net.

The Powhatan County Democratic Committee meets from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Powhatan Library.

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, Sept. 24

Powhatan Food Pantry is in need of volunteers for AM food pickups at both Food Lion stores for various days of the week or substituting for illnesses and vacations. Vans for pickup are provided. Contact the food pantry at 804-372-9526 or powhatanvafoodpantry@gmail. com.

Monday, Sept. 23

just showing up and helping, specific talents like plumbing, electricity and drywall, cooking for events, and staffing the 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!

Ongoing

Sunday, Sept. 22

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

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

Friday, Sept. 20

A Dementia Conference will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Mt. Gilead Full Gospel International Ministries, 2501 Mr. Gilead Blvd., Richmond, VA 23235. Cost is $5 for caregivers and persons with dementia, $35 for professionals, and $25 for others. Register at http:// bit.ly/2019GRVAConference. Contact Fran Foster at 804967-2580 or ffoster@alz.org.

A box was provided by the National Association of Counties (NACo) to provide citizens a place to bring flags that need to be retired properly. It is located at the County Administration Building in the vestibule area by the front doors. County Administration is working with local groups that hold flag disposal ceremonies and will be routinely transporting the flags collected to these ceremonies. For questions, call 804-598-5612. The Coalition of Powhatan Churches needs drivers for clients to go to doctor appointments and small errands as present volunteers are being overwhelmed with requests. For more information on volunteering, contact Liz Benton at 804-372-6384 or angels5517@aol.com. Habitat for Humanity Powhatan depends on volunteers and so many friends and companies have helped in the past and continue to do so. The need is for so many different skills -

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 804-301-3324. Give a minimum of 24 hours notice. The Powhatan County Cooperative Extension Office and Powhatan Department of Public Works have partnered with Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences (VDACS) to bring a free recycling service to area farmers and horticulture business that were, up until now, without a location to recycle their properly rinsed pesticide containers. The collection site is a shed in the back right corner at Powhatan Volunteer Fire Department Company 1, 3971 Old Buckingham Road. Before bringing containers to the collection site, applicators must triple rinse or jet rinse containers, remove plastic sleeved label and/or label booklets, and remove caps. To schedule a drop off, contact Rachel Grosse at 804-5985640 or 804-385-5370 or Dave Johnson at 804-385-6231. 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 breaking down boxes for recycling. This job should be done weekly preferably on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and/or Thursdays after packing days. These are great jobs for students looking for community hours. Contact Gloria at 804-598-2723. Narconon Arrowhead is here to help you. Narconon offers free addiction counseling, assessments, and referral services to rehabilitation centers nationwide. Call 1-800468-6933 or log on to www. narcononarrowhead.org.

The Beth Moore Simulcast “Strong Sisters” will be coming to May Memorial Baptist Church from 9:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28. For more information or to register, visit maymemorialchurch.org.

Pocahontas High School Reunion Committee is sponsoring a Fish Fry from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28 at Bell's Pavilion, 4607 Bell Road, Powhatan. Cost is $12 per plate. Choice of fried fish, fried chicken or pig's feet and choice of two sides, macaroni and cheese or potato salad, green beans, as well as a roll, dessert and soda/water. Come out and support our 50th year reunion gala.

The Heart of Virginia Beekeepers will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 1 at the Prince Edward County Extension Office, across from Lowe's in Farmville. The program will be the annual Fun Honey-Tasting. The competition is open to all who have extracted honey from their own bees this current season. Bring your honey in an unmarked squeeze bottle if possible. If you don't have any honey, come to taste and to vote. Anyone who has bees or is interested in bees is welcome. For more information, call Mary Jane Morgan at 434-315-1433 or visit Facebook or website: heartofvirginiabeekeepers.org.

Tom Ashmore will be presenting his Cane Loyalty program at 10 a.m. on Oct. 5 at the War Memorial Cultural Art Center located at 2375 Skaggs Road. Every veteran will receive a cane valued at $200 for free. Lunch will be provided by Mission Barbecue. Contact Tom at tom@ ashmoreentinc.com or Ruth Boatwright at ruth@rhbins. com. Limited seating available.

Powhatan County Public Library will hold Bingo, sponsored by the Powhatan Friends of the Library, and everyone is welcome to play. Bingo sessions will run from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. to offer an additional half hour of game time. Four sessions are scheduled on the following Monday dates: Oct. 7, Dec. 9, March 9, 2020, and May 11, 2020. Light refreshments and coffee will be served, courtesy of the Powhatan Friends of the Library. Players are welcome to bring their own lunch. Make new friends, win prizes and have a good time at the library! For more information, call 804598-5670 or visit the website at www.powhatanlibrary.net.

Calling volunteers to support the Reality Store Financial Simulation for high school students. Personal Finance students will experience what it is like to live as a young adult for a month during this simulation. Students have told me that they have a greater appreciation for their parents, and that they realize how important it is to save money and set SMART goals. To register as a volunteer, complete the form below as an individual or group. Indicate the number you are registering. The event is from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 7 at Powhatan County High School. If you would like to help with the financial simulation complete the Google form or call 804-240-4831. Tell a friend! Form is at https://forms.gle/ gapKZd9Rmp2xyzLNA.

Powhatan County Branch NAACP will hold a Candidate’s Community Forum from 4 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19 at the War Memorial Cultural Arts and Community Center, 2375 Skaggs Road. Open to all citizens of Powhatan County. Get your questions answered before the upcoming election.

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A fundraiser will be held from 4 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at El Cerro Azul to help Powhatan resident Mike Lecik’s family with home renovations to accommodate his wheelchair. Lecik is a veteran and local firefighter who is currently fighting cancer.

Samaritan’s Purse’s Operation Christmas Child will welcome guest speaker Alina Aisina to talk at two local locations about how God uses Operation Christmas Child to change lives. She will speak from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28 at Graceland Baptist Church, 975 Dorset Road, Powhatan. She will speak from 6 to 7 p.m. on Sept. 28 at Holly Hills Baptist Church, 1659 Anderson Highway, Powhatan. While living in Central Asia, Aisina faced persecution for her faith and endured poverty and abuse. At 5 years old, she received an Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift wrapped in beautiful paper and filled with joy. God used the shoebox to reveal to her who he truly is and became her hope. The event will include her testimony, as well as hors d'oeuvres, an overview of OCC’s work in the wolrd, and a Q&A session, Raffle drawing for free flat of 50 new style shoeboxes. RSVP to gildanrec@gmail.com.

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On set of Ethan Hawke's ‘The Good Lord Bird' with Virginia showrunner Mark Richard By Colleen Curran Richmond Times-Dispatch

than Hawke and Mark Richard sat under a tent in the middle of a Powhatan County cornfield on a blistering morning in midAugust, watching Steve Zahn run through a scene from “The Good Lord Bird,” the new Showtime series filming in Virginia. “I’m gonna gut you like a yellow-bellied pig!” Zahn boasted to a Western saloon full of drinkers. Hawke and Richard laughed. Since mid-July, they’ve been camped out on the film set in Powhatan where an entire Western town has been constructed — complete with a two-story hotel, a saloon, offices, cabins and dusty streets — in the middle of a cornfield. The set was hot and dusty and really felt like a Western town, with extras in period costumes fanning their hoop skirts up and down to catch the breeze in the stifling heat. “It’s beautiful out here,” Richard said, looking up at an abandoned white chapel perched high on a hill overlooking the set. “The heat doesn’t bother me one bit. It’s like coming home for me.” Richard, pronounced “Ri-chard,” has a Southern laid-back charm and an accent that’s hard to place. Born in Louisiana, Richard grew up in Franklin, about 11/2 hours southeast of Richmond. Now, at 63, he manages the set of “The Good Lord Bird” as the main screenwriter and showrunner. “The Good Lord Bird” is a novel by James McBride about the famous abolitionist and zealot John Brown. Set in 1856, the book deals with thorny issues, such as slavery, race and the failed raid on Harpers Ferry that helped spur the Civil War. But it is, oddly enough, a comedy, in the style of Mark Twain’s “The Adven-

tures of Huckleberry Finn.” Hawke and his wife, Ryan, read the book when it came out in 2013 and fell in love with it. “It happens a couple times in your life: You read a book that shakes you up inside,” Hawke said on the Powhatan set in his unmistakable raspy voice. He will star as John Brown in the limited eightpart series, which is being produced by Blumhouse Television and will be released on Showtime in February. But first the high-profile project will film in Virginia through November.

mor. Stories from the collection were published in The New Yorker and Esquire and won the author comparisons to Mark Twain and William Faulkner, as well as the 1990 PEN/Ernest Hemingway Foundation Award. Most recently, Richard wrote a best-selling memoir, “House of Prayer No. 2,” about growing up with a congenital hip problem, his alcoholic father who terrorized his family and a mother who found escape in a world of prayer. As a child, Richard spent many years in Richmond convalescing from

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Mark Richard, from left, James McBride, Ethan Hawke and Daveed Diggs talk in the makeup trailer on location for filming ‘The Good Lord Bird,’ the Showtime series in Powhatan on Aug. 27.

Mark Richard and his Virginia roots “Every morning I wake up and say my prayers that I’m in Virginia and not Hollywood,” Richard said with a wry smile. Wearing a white polo shirt, khaki pants and hiking boots, Richard has a kind, tanned face, a full head of graying white hair and an easy smile — like he’s just about to tell you a whopper of a story, which he just might. A natural-born storyteller, Richard was a prize-winning short-story writer and novelist before he became a Hollywood screenwriter. His debut short-story collection, “Ice at the Bottom of the World,” describes a dark, down-and-out world in the desperate South but with a slapstick sense of hu-

multiple surgeries at the Children’s Hospital on Brook Road, which at the time, Richard said, was called the Crippled Children’s Hospital. “That’s when I started reading. When I was in a full body cast from the surgeries. I read anything and everything,” Richard said. His mother would bring him grocery bags full of books, which kick-started his love of books and storytelling. After treatments, he remembers being taken out for ice cream in Carytown or for a sailor sandwich at the New York Deli. But it was a grim upbringing, both at home and at the hospital, where he was told he would spend his adult life in a wheelchair. Richard defied the doctors’ prognosis and set off for a life of adventure after

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Mark Richard, a Virginia native, is the showrunner and screenwriter on ‘The Good Lord Bird,’ the Showtime series with Ethan Hawke filming in Virginia this summer.

graduating from Washington and Lee University in Lexington. “Between living on Mobjack Bay in Gloucester, where I worked for a radio station and for a real estate company doing advertising and aerial photography, I lived in Richmond on Strawberry Street and then an apartment on Boulevard. I was selling coupon books door-to-door and delivering office furniture. Then I went to Virginia Beach and was a newspaper reporter for a naval newspaper and then moved to New York,” Richard said. In New York, Richard launched his literary career to much success, but money didn’t follow, as is often the case. His wife, Jennifer Allen, decided to move to Los Angeles to work on a book about her father, George Allen, the legendary coach for the Washington Redskins. They moved to Los Angeles where he was put in touch with Robert Altman,

Are you registered to vote? Is your registration information up-to-date? If not, you have until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct 15 to get registered so that you are eligible to vote in the Nov. 5 General Election. Citizens may register to vote online, in-person

or by mail. Contact the Powhatan County Office of Elections and Voter Registration by calling 804-598-5604 to get more information. You can also e-mail the director of elections, Karen Alexander, at kalexander@powhatanva.gov with any questions that you might have.

Former members invited to National Guard Reunion Contributed Report Current and former members of the Powhatan National Guard are being sought to attend a special reunion of the Combat Engineer and Heavy Mortar companies. The event is scheduled for 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12 at the War Memorial Building (Old Armory). Light food, snacks, and beverages will be served. No alcoholic beverages will be served, however you can BYOB. Organizers are asking for a $20 RSVP to cover the cost of food, beverag-

es, and use of building. Submit no later than Sept. 21. The planning committee made the decision not to include any guests. Send your RSVP money to Doug Bradbury (treasurer for the event). Make checks out to "Powhatan NG Reunion.” If you can't attend, donations would be gratefully accepted. American Legion Post 201 is sponsoring this event. For more information, contact David Bradley at david.bradley14@yahoo. com or by phone at 804598-2187 or 804-306-3740.

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BUSINESS BRIEFS Powhatan County is making strides to attract new businesses to the county. The county approved 12 new businesses in July, 11 of which were homebased, according to the July monthly report of the Powhatan County Economic Development department. The breakdown of the new businesses was: two contractors, one retail, and nine services (professional and non-professional). Other highlights for the month included: The Economic Development Department received the 2019 BREI Award for Outstanding Single Community with a Population Between 20,000-50,000 from Business Retention & Expansion International. McDonalds opened in its new location at 2485 Anderson Highway. Sheetzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s renovation at Flat Rock finished and re-opened their doors. Dunkin Donuts opened at 2650 Wilton Square Place in Flat Rock on July 27. As part of the economic development departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s business recruitment and retention program, staff or business ambassadors visited the following businesses: Lyman Automotive, Flat Rock Auto Repair, Grace

& Lace, Hobby Hill Farm Fresh, Luck Stone, Vanilla & Bourbon, Shingle & Gibbs Automation, and PIC Property Management. Construction continues on the following projects: a commercial building in Oakbridge consisting of 20,000 square feet of leasable spaces; Nice Septic; Citizens Bank and Trust; and a canopy ropes course. Review continues on the following site plans/ building permits: Marble Exchange addition, Classic Granite & Marble, and Firefly Daycare. Lignum-Vitae held a ribbon cutting for its expansion, which is a new 13,000-square-foot research and production facility. The company is a producer of water-lubricated bearings for industries including marine, hydropower, wind energy and water treatment. Three Crosses Distilling Co. celebrated its oneyear anniversary with an event on Aug. 24 that included live music by Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on Tap, food trucks, Vanilla & Bourbon Southern Desserts, special cocktails, raffles and more. The company also won two bronze medals at the 2019 great American international spirits competition in the categories of Rum Spiced and American Craft Whiskey.

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hatan also saw increases in employment, local tax receipts, payroll, and state tax receipts attributed to tourism. Powhatan has much to offer the tourism industry with numerous well established businesses as well as new popular businesses that have increased the tourism numbers, said Roxanne Salerno, the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economic development program manager. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Joining Richmond Region Tourism has boosted the tourism platform for these businesses and offered new opportunities to break further into the tourism scene,â&#x20AC;? she said.

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PHS Marching Band Camp started every day with stretching to get members ready for the day.

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they were just able to do in a day. It takes a lot of repetition,â&#x20AC;? he said. It also takes hard work and sacrifice, because they are not only giving up their free time but filling it with a great deal of effort, Snead said. More than just music, the students are learning life skills about punctuality, focus, and working with people from different backgrounds and skill sets. Combining all of that to become a unified team is essential to the band, he added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obviously the first day is always like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oh my gosh, what did I sign up for?â&#x20AC;? But what keeps them coming back is they have a strong bond with all of the people who are here,â&#x20AC;? Snead said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have enjoyed a little bit of a challenge, but it also is encouraging to know that there are other people who really love music and love doing some-

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for the different groups to move in later this fall. The board discussion that followed showed the topic of the new name is far from over. Some mentioned other words such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;historicalâ&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;communityâ&#x20AC;? possibly being better alternatives than â&#x20AC;&#x153;landmark.â&#x20AC;?

Richmond Region Tourism is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the Region to meeting, convention and sports event planners, tour operators and leisure travelers. Powhatan County became a member of the nonprofit in summer 2018. The understanding was Richmond Region Tourism would offer a discounted $20,000 rate for the first year and then increase $10,000 annually until reaching $50,000 in the fourth year. Powhatan could reevaluate on an annual basis whether it was a worthwhile resource. Powhatanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Economic Development department promotes and supports the tourism industry in Powhatan, which includes numerous wedding venues, drink-

thing different as far as activities. It is combining your athleticism as well as your skill to be able to play your instrument and move and go from here to there at the same time. It is going to that next level of musicianship.â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s extraordinarily intensive because the students have to learn the entire musical production, all the choreography, all of the drill, all that has to be learned and be ready to compete at a fairly high level, band director Andrew Snead agreed. But the most difficult thing for them is probably understanding that â&#x20AC;&#x153;yesterdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s excellence is no longer acceptable. A new standard of excellence is set every day. It takes more energy later in the week. It takes more energy at the end of the second week than it did at the end of the first week to do the same thing and to do it with greater excellence every time.â&#x20AC;?

Putting all of those pieces together over the course of 10-hour days is a really demanding process for the students, but it begins even before that, Andrew Snead said. Leaders start in May handing out music and they get together a couple of times over the summer. But really, â&#x20AC;&#x153;90 percent of the work is done during band camp, and during that time the students are responsible for helping each other.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Band camp is such a big part of putting it together. Imagine putting together a Broadway production in essentially 100 hours. They have to memorize as much music as they would play for a concert in concert band. We have students in eighth grade through seniors, and the eighth-graders are held to the same standards as the seniors,â&#x20AC;? he said. Drum major Faith Brecht joined marching band in her freshman year and has attended band camp for the see MARCHING, pg. 5

Chairman Joe Walters, who represents District 4, said it is a complex undertaking to acknowledge both what the building was in the past and will be in the future at the same time. Kim Hymel, District 5, said she wanted to include the NAACP, whose office will be in the building, adding she liked â&#x20AC;&#x153;the reasoning behind the three words, but I

ing establishments, restaurants, lodging facilities, recreation businesses, unique retail and niche agritourism businesses, Salerno said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Great measures have been taken to promote Powhatan as a unique rural community to discover within close proximity to Richmond. The numbers are not the only measure of success for the tourism industry in Powhatan, as local businesses have garnered numerous accolades as places of interest and must visits,â&#x20AC;? she added. With record level growth, all of Virginiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 133 counties and independent cities saw an increase in tourism compared to the previous year, resulting in $26 billion in travel spending statewide, accord-

guess I just would like to have some input from the public, too.â&#x20AC;? Rick Cole, District 1, said he would prefer taking the time to gauge community response to the name. The board voted unanimously to table the issue and asked staff to reach out to different groups and to the community at large for more feedback on the name.

ing to the report. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tourism is a powerful economic engine for our region and boosts quality of life,â&#x20AC;? said Jack Berry, Richmond Region Tourism president and CEO. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Through innovative marketing and sales, the Richmond Region Tourism team works throughout the year to market the region to leisure travelers and meetings, conventions and tournaments. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re excited to see the tourism industryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s continued growth and the positive impact is has on our community.â&#x20AC;? For more information about Richmond Region Tourism and its partner localities, go to www.visitrichmondva.com. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@powhatantoday.com.

CHURCH DIRECTORY St. Lukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church SUNDAYS 8AM Holy Eucharist (Quiet Service) 9AM Christian Formation (Sunday school for Children & Adults) 10:30AM Holy Eucharist All are Welcome For more information visit www.stlukespowhatan.org Route 711 at Three Bridge Road 794-6953

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

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

598-8844

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598-2086 Worship with us this Sunday Church service @ 9:30 AM Sunday school @ 10:30 AM

Manakin Episcopal Church Sunday Services 8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m. 985 Huguenot Trail

Providence Presbyterian Church

Meeting Sundays in Amelia, Farmville, Fork Union, Midlothian, Powhatan and Online. Visit pccwired.net for services times & locations. 598-1174 pccwired.net

598-4970

794-6401 www.manakin.org

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

Mount Calvary Baptist Church

Living As Christâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Disciples Within Our Hearts and Beyond Our Doors

Worship: 8:30 Just off Rt. 13 in the Village1 . &. 11 a.m. Sunday School: Sun 598-4438 ol: 9: 9:45 .a.m. 2253 Rosson Rd.

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

Worship Service 11:00 am Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:00 am Wednesday Night 7:30 p.m.

(1 mile west of Rt. 288)

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804-403-3963 Sundays: Morning Worship 10:00 AM Patrick Conner, Bishop Wednesday: Sacrament Service â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10 am - 11 am Family Life Night 7:00 PM Gospel Doctrine â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:10 am 2480 Academy Road Priesthood/Relief Society â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 11:10 am 598-7159 Located off Route 60 at Lower Hill Rd. Pastor: Johnathan M. Whichard

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

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

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2020 Red Lane Road

Community Church Dr. Cavell W. Phillips, Pastor Where there is Unity, there is always Victory. A church â&#x20AC;&#x153;Where you are welcomeâ&#x20AC;? Wednesday: Bible Study Join Us For Sunday Worship 6:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 7:30pm ( 60 Minute 11:00AM â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 12:30PM Warm Up To Sunday ) Powhatan Village Building 3910 Old Buckingham Road ucc4me.org Powhatan, VA 804-256-4411

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

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Powhatan High School Marching Band readied for the 2019-2020 school year with a grueling twoweek camp that saw them working about eight hours every day on music, team building and drill. The PHS Band Boosters support the students by providing lunch every day. As the camp progresses, the band also incoporates theme days for fun. The band is preparing for the 2019 competitive marching band season and and can also be seen at every home game and on Oct. 26 at Powhatan Fall Classic.

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last four years. She said she has seen the players progress and become more mature, which she attributes to their passion for music and the strong leadership of the band directors. In some of the hottest days of the summer, when many of their fellow students are working, on vacation, or relaxing at home, band members are out practicing formations, Brecht said. Pushing through those conditions, it is a challenge not to let it affect their performance. But on the flip side, seeing them come together either as returning members or new members is always a treat. “The highlight is definitely getting to know the new members and getting to know veteran members that you didn’t know as well last year. There is a lot of opportunities to get to know people. We have a very long lunch, which we are blessed to have. Also, before and after we do

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anything, talking to whoever we meet is pretty fun,” she said. This year, the leadership added a one-day rookie camp the week before band camp to get new members acclimated by going over the basics, Nick Snead said. It was a great opportunity for younger students to mix with the older band members and create strong bonds from the beginning. Band captain Shea Wright, a senior clarinet player, has been in marching band three years and remembers how intimidating it was to enter band because she focused on sports previously and didn’t really know many people. “I had a couple of friends and stuck by them. But once I really opened myself up to wanting to get to know other people, it was really welcoming and super easy to talk to them,” she said. “Helping the new, younger students as you go through the years of marching, it definitely makes you feel good. You

think, I was also in this position at one time so let me slow myself down and come back and help you because I know how I felt when I was new.” The friendship building that starts in band camp will help going into the new season, which is embracing the theme “Different Trains.” Brecht said the show’s music and drill movements are more challenging than previous years. The camp is very intense and involved, covering a great deal of material in a short amount of time, said band captain Keegan O’Hare, a senior alto saxophone player who has been in marching band for four years. “It’s all really good overall because we do so much and we all do it together. I don’t think there are any bad parts,” he said. Nick Snead said the results they see from band camp are only possible because of the hard work of the students and the instructors who work with

them, including the Snead brothers, Neil Landini, Tony McCain, Jaraun Ransome, James Stegner, Wyndell Wilson, Jabrond

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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

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

Sunday School: 10:00-10:45 a.m. Worship Service: 11:00 a.m. 4731 Bell Road, Powhatan, VA 23139 804-598-5491

Holly Hills Baptist Church

5680 Cartersville Road Powhatan, Virginia 23139

(Independent Bible Believing)

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

www.HollyHillsBaptist.org

Randy Blackwell, Pastor Sunday School - 10:00 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m. Youth Ministry 6:00 p.m. Adult Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7:30 PM

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

Sundays Michael Edwards, Pastor 9:45 am Sunday School Joan Maples, Minister of Music 11:00 am Worship Ashley Edwards, Minister of Children & Youth 6:00 pm Youth Soul Food Tuesdays (select Tuesdays) 10:00 am Women’s Bible Study Wednesdays Fall Schedule for Children, Bible Study, Choir and Meal Begins September 11 4:00 pm Kingdom Kids (w/ transportation) 5:45 pm Mid-Week Meal In the Village at 3922 Old Buckingham Rd. Powhatan. (804) 598-3098 6:30 pm Bible Study www.maymemorialchurch.org 7:30 pm Choir Practice Join us for the Beth Moore Simulcast on September 28. Info on website.

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

Reverend Mark A. Divens, Sr. Pastor

“God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things. We walk by faith and not by sight” – Pastor Darnell Carruthers

Seeley, and Chris Golden. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@powhatantoday. com.

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1059 Dorset Road Powhatan, VA 23139

GREENBRIER BAPTIST CHURCH

Gamble, Brandy Tilman, Sam Fleming, Caleb Freeman, Cody Hinson, Justin Kidd, Ralph Stewart, Katha Lehmann, Lindsay

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804-375-9404

Hollywood 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

2202 Old Church Road www.powhatanbaptist.org

Family Worship Center “Your Community Church”

598-2763

2901 Judes Ferry Road Powhatan, Va 23139 804-379-8223

Sunday School at 9:30 am Morning Service at 11:00 am Bible Study Every Wednesday Night at 6:30 pm 3964 Old Buckingham Road

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

FIRST ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH

Sunday 10am, 11am & 6pm

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

3920 MAIDENS RD., POWHATAN

Wednesday 7pm

Pastor Jeff Beard, MA, MBA 3470 Trenholm Road www.muddycreekbaptist.org

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804-598-2301 Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday Morning Service 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Mid Day Bible Study 11:30 a.m. Evening Bible Study 7:00 p.m.

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

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commended local fire and rescue personnel not only for providing excellent support and recognition for the run all day but for making sure the 343 firefighters were remembered in a meaningful way. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has been essential. I am walking by and looking really closely at each picture. It is crushing. Some of those guys were so young. It has really turned out to be one of the best parts of what we have come up with,â&#x20AC;? he said in late morning. In conjunction with this run, Holland was fundraising for Powhatan Fire and Rescue. In all, the effort raised $5,942. Donations are still being taken online at www.volunteerpowhatan.org through Friday, Sept. 20.

Meant to be Holland, who graduated from PHS in 1988, is not a first responder and never has been. He is, however, an ultra marathon runner. About two weeks before this run happened, he was listening to an audiobook by David Clark, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Broken Open: Mountains, Demon, Treadmills and a Search for Nirvana,â&#x20AC;? in which the author described running 343 laps to raise awareness of addiction. Holland had the thought that he could do something similar but instead raise money for local fire and rescue efforts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To be honest with you, I talked myself out of the idea as fast as I talked myself into it. But then I went into work and I was sitting there firing my computer up. I pulled up Facebook to check it on my phone, and there was an ad for the Powhatan Volunteer Fire and Rescue, which I had never seen and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t follow,â&#x20AC;? Holand said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know why it came up other than a sign to say maybe you ought to reconsider this.â&#x20AC;? Given the short notice â&#x20AC;&#x201C; he thought of the idea two weeks before Sept. 11 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and the fact that it was a work and school day, Holland was expecting pushback. He never saw it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What I really got was a ton of people who were really excited about the idea, and rather than shutting it down, they worked really hard to find ways to make it happen and make it a good community event. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a really cool experience to watch how the community pulled together around what sounds like a crazy idea,â&#x20AC;? Holland

said. Don Houtsma, EMS coordinator, first heard about the proposal at a senior policy group meeting a week before the event and agreed with everyone else there that it was a great idea and they needed to help. He was there at midnight when Holland started running and stopped by other times during the day, including toward the end to see him finish his final laps. Houtsma, who has been a first responder for 45 years, said it was a sad day because he knew people who died in the Twin Towers on 9/11, including firefighter Dana Hannon from Engine 26, who was 29 when he was killed. Houtsma said he was a volunteer with Hannonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father in New Jersey and watched Dana grow up. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a sad day but yet it is a great day to see everybody really getting into it. For the last 18 years, it seemed like interest started dropping. But then Russ did this and this is dynamite,â&#x20AC;? Houtsma said. T.J. Smith, rescue squad chief, was at the same meeting and agreed they were all taken with Hollandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s idea from the first, even with the short amount of time they had to plan. They admired that despite having â&#x20AC;&#x153;no rescue or fire or any kind of first responder background, this gentleman decided to do this grueling, body torturing thing, just because he thought it would be the right thing to do.â&#x20AC;? Smith took a vacation day from work to stay at the track almost all day. He saw the community members who came out and the high school students who visited to walk and run at various points. Some of the gym classes came out to do laps and sports teams participated. With few exceptions, the majority of students in K-12 currently were not alive when 9/11 happened, so helping raise awareness of it for them was amazing, he added. Teacher Jane Brown accompanied about 35 students in Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) to walk on the track during Indian Time. The group also spent the week fundraising for Powhatan Fire and Rescue in conjunction with Hollandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s efforts â&#x20AC;&#x153;in memory of those who perished and in honor of those who serve.â&#x20AC;? They had a minimum goal of $911. The students were amazed at Hollandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s willingness to give back and to promote this eventâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s focus

on unity, she added. They wanted to do anything they could to do help that effort. Sheyla Daniels, a PHS sophomore and FCCLA president, said she appreciated that her fellow students gave up time when they could be studying or having free time to walk for a purpose that meant something to them. The nine students enrolled in PHS Firefighter I and II class also met during Indian Time and came out to walk a few laps. Tyler Cochran, a junior, said it felt good to remember the firefighters, EMTs and civilians who lost their lives. He wants to be a career firefighter and is currently a volunteer with Company 2. Walking by the gate with the firefighters names displayed on posters, Cochran said it makes him want to â&#x20AC;&#x153;keep their memories alive and honor their sacrifice.â&#x20AC;? In addition to first responders and students, other members of the community came out throughout the day to show Holland support and run or walk on the track. Hollandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife, Anna, was there supporting him all day and several other volunteers were there for many hours. Carrie Edwards of Powhatan had met Holland a few months ago while running trails and volunteered at his first 100-mile run to cheer him on. Holland referred to her on Sept. 11 as his â&#x20AC;&#x153;pace car,â&#x20AC;? helping him keep a steady pace. She was there at midnight when he started and completed five hours with him before she had to go take care of her family. When she dropped by in late morning to see how he was doing, she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t intend to do another long distance but did and also came back for the last few laps, clocking in a total of 49 miles that day. Edwards talked about the challenges Holland faced running around a track for so long. Unlike trail running, which might have elevation and terrain changes, track running is very repetitive and leads to the same muscles being worked over and over. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We ran in the same direction for 200 laps, and I could definitely feel it in my right side. So we switched directions to give that side a break. Even though the track is softer, there is more of a pounding sensation on your joints,â&#x20AC;? she said, adding that even in the late morning, Hollandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legs and feet were

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Russ Holland Jr. ran 343 laps around the track at Powhatan High School on Sept. 11 in honor of 9/11 firefighters who lost their lives and to raise money for Powhatan Fire and Rescue. He was supported throughout the day by fire and rescue personnel, shown above. Each lap was run in honor of one of the firefighters, whose names were read and pictures were shown at the start of each lap. Holland was also joined at different points during the day by community members and students, including FCCLA members, below, and the Firefighter I and II class.

hurting. And that was before he had to deal with the temperatures rising into the 90s in the afternoon, she said. Despite that pain, she said he was in great spirits because of all of the people who came out to join him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He is just such a fantastic, positive person. It is very inspirational. Even for an ultra marathon runner, there are still not that many people coming out and doing something like this to raise awareness of not forgetting that feeling that we had when 9/11 happened â&#x20AC;&#x201C; not just the despondency and the horror but also the unity afterward and that feeling we had as a nation,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Rush to the finish Holland admitted the day before the run that he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t 100 positive he could finish this task. Usually for an undertaking of this magnitude, he would spend weeks or months training his body to get it ready. This time he was relying on his running skills but letting faith fill in the gap. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel like my mind is ready for it. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really know how my body is going to react. But I have faith that with enough people around I will get distracted and the pain will come the day after,â&#x20AC;? he said on Sept. 10. His body did hold out, but as he grew ever closer to that lofty goal, another threat loomed â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a storm was moving in and might hit before he could finish his run. If it did, there was always the option of taking a break and going back out after it passed. Instead, Holland drew on his willpower and the support of a group of runners who surrounded him and picked up the pace. The onlooking crowd watched in amazement. Ten laps to go. Five laps to go. Two laps to go. On the last lap, Holland asked any fire and rescue personnel there to join him for his last lap around the track. They traveled at a

brisk walk, ever mindful of the clouds rolling in and the lightning that wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t too far away. But they were also still respectful of the last name he carried with him â&#x20AC;&#x201C; that of firefighter Raymond York. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I cried a little bit looking at the last guyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s picture. It was amazing. It was so worth every bit of effort,â&#x20AC;? Holland said. At about 7:30 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 19.5 hours after he had started â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Holland made it back to the starting point and was met with cheers

and hugs. Afterward, he said he was on a high from the final push and feeling better than expected. After the last lap, Holland told the well wishers there that he has learned in the last 10 days what an amazing community Powhatan is and how it is willing to pull together. He also thanked the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first responders and said â&#x20AC;&#x153;anything we can do to continue that, it is too small.â&#x20AC;? Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@powhatantoday.com.

Going forward, how do you think we should commemorate 9/11? E-mail answers to editor@powhatantoday.com or share them on the Powhatan Today’s Facebook page.

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Run was a fitting way to honor the fallen By Laura McFarland News Editor

he stillness seemed so loud. It was a little after midnight on Sept. 11 when I started walking around the track at Powhatan High School. This isn’t a regular happening – I had come there to see the start of the run Russ Holland Jr. was doing in honor of the 343 firefighters who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. With only two weeks notice and despite not properly training for the exercise, Russ had decided to run 343 laps around the track, or just over 85 miles, to honor them and raise funds for Powhatan Fire and Rescue. I had smiled when I talked to him the day before the run and heard how he came up with the idea and just as quickly talked himself out of it. Were it not for an unexpected sighting of an ad for the department – something he took as a sign he should think again – who knows if this run would have come into being. I waffled on whether to go to the midnight start of the run, believing any photos I took would not turn out and that I should really be in bed, despite my night owl tendencies. But I went anyway to honor the fallen, who even after 18 years are more than just names on a memorial or a plaque somewhere. I was pleasantly surprised how many people were

Rose-colored glasses By Jim Ridolphi Contributing Columnist

As I prepare for my second cataract surgery in as many weeks, I think I’m prepared to offer some less distorted views of seeing the world in a different light. First, let me alleviate any preconceived notions you might have regarding eye surgery. It’s not what you think, and my fears quickly disappeared once the procedure began. Skilled professionals make the process easy and painless, and no one would argue with the amazing results they achieve on a daily basis. The first operation was more than eyeopening, and provided a new view of a world of vivid color and detail that I had almost forgotten existed. The advantages of new vision are almost infinite, but I must admit there is a downside to restored and rejuvenated vision. The clouded lens of my old eyes had somewhat softened some stark realities — things like the amount of dirt in my house that had gone unnoticed for two years. The mirror also provided a subtle surprise, and the wrinkles hidden for months all became clearly visible – and all at once. I found out suddenly where all those years had gone. Honestly, it appears everyone around me has

aged with my new heightened eyesight, a reality that would have better remained masked by the defective lenses. Even with these minor doses of reality, I must admit the new eyesight has somehow renewed me, and I suppose it must be true that the eyes are the path to the soul. I’ve enjoyed the brilliance of a large screen high definition television — the one that’s been sitting in my living room for two years. I finally read the manual on my new camera, purchased last year, and read a book my son gave me for Christmas two years ago. And no one had to move when I figured the baking time for a pan of brownies without the aid of my children, and that oven temperature —spot-on. Lest I forget, those lines that separate lanes on the roadway are once again visible. For quite some time, I assumed budget cuts had forced their removal. No doubt about it, my world is better with the surgery, and viewing the world through improved eyes is enlightening, but I won’t forget the past months where I gained a new appreciation for sight and its importance in our lives. Viewing the world through rose-colored glasses is perilous at best, but seeing clearly, well, that’s just priceless.

there at that early hour, including several firefighters walking or running in full turnout gear. You could hear the rasp of their Darth Vader-like breathing from across the field and knew, even with the pleasant breeze, it had to be stifling in those suits. In deference to neighbors, the overhead lights at the track weren’t turned on. Instead, a generator-powered spotlight gave just enough light so that you didn’t feel like you were walking in total darkness at the far end of the track. First I shot a live video for the Powhatan Today’s Facebook page. Then I took a few minutes to soak it all in and observe. Several people were walking around the track, either alone or in pairs or groups. A volunteer station was set up on one end, complete with a box filled with photos of the 343 firefighters and an inflatable screen where the names and photo of each man was projected for the duration of that lap. The first few laps I walked with a friend who also had come out to support the run. But she had to leave – something about sleeping and getting up to take care of her family – so I kept walking by myself. At that time of night, there wasn’t any music, so I had the chance to simply be quiet and soak in the surroundings. Except for the occasional work truck trundling by on Anderson Highway and the rumble of the generator powering the spotlights, the only sounds

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the famous director of “Cookie’s Fortune” and “MASH.” “A woman in his office had read my first book, ‘Ice at the Bottom of the World.’ She thought it would make a good movie for Altman,” Richard said. So he went to work, going to the library, taking out books on how to write a screenplay and turning one of his short stories into a screenplay. Altman expressed interest, but died before the movie could be made. Still, Richard had a good script in hand and was able to land a job writing for the TV show “Party of Five.” Since then, Richard has written for several shows, such as “Fear the Walking Dead” and “The Man in the High Castle,” and the movie “Stop-Loss,” where he had a brief role as Ryan Phillippe’s dad. He also served as showrunner for AMC’s “Hell on Wheels” about the first transcontinental railroad.

‘The Good Lord Bird’ It’s been a long and winding road, but the writer has returned to his Virginia roots on the film set for “The Good Lord Bird.” With his literary past and his own comparisons to the writer Mark Twain, it makes a parallel-sort-of-sense that Richard would be picked by Hawke to serve as showrunner for “The Good Lord Bird,” a novel that’s been called a modern, inverted take on “Huckleberry Finn.” Described as a literary masterpiece, “The Good Lord Bird” won the National Book Award in 2013, with the judges describing McBride’s voice “as comic and original as any we have heard since Mark Twain.” Although there are many books and novels written about John Brown due to his complicated character as a legendary abolitionist but deeply flawed human being, McBride told Brown’s story from the point of view of Onion, an enslaved teenage boy who is “rescued” by Brown and mistaken as a girl for the majority of the plot. “The story is so topical,” Richard said. “Even though it’s set in 1856, it’s about race and gender and issues that

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were the insects in the woods near the scoreboard and the steady pop of foot falls on the track – mine or someone else’s as they passed me. As I was walking and he was jogging, Russ and those with him (including Carrie Edwards, a Powhatan woman who helped him keep pace for the first five hours) passed me a few times. He was wearing a back light that switched colors from red to white to blue and stood out against the darkness. There was a special moment in each lap right after I passed the harsh light of the spotlights and was once more merging with the darkness. Each time, I found myself looking up at stars in the beautiful, clear night sky and being thankful to be alive and have the blessings I do in my life. And as I made it around the loop and neared the volunteer station, there were the posters with the names of the fallen firefighters – Gregg Atlas, Michael Roberts, Matthew Barnes, Frank Bonomo, Francis Esposito, Steven Coakley, Denis Germain, Jeffrey Giordano, John Tipping II, Paul Keating … the list goes on. And those names merge into a larger list with 2,977 names on it, all victims of an unspeakable tragedy that rocked our nation. When your world changes, there is no going back. But 18 years later, we still remember. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@ powhatantoday.com.

are still present today.” McBride, who is perhaps best known for his memoir “The Color of Water” about growing up with a black father and a white Jewish mother, has visited the Powhatan set twice from New York. “There’s an enormous difference between a book and a script. You can’t hand this over to just anyone,” McBride said during a break between rehearsals. “We’re talking about a crossdressing, mixed-race boy in 1856. It has to be someone who has deep experience and knows when to put the pen to the page and when not to.” McBride praised Richard’s experience with writing characters, pulling quotes and scenes from the book and knowing how to orchestrate the plot. “He knows when to sing in the choir and when to lay out. And that’s really part of the reason he’s so good,” McBride said. “With Mark, we’ve got the best of both worlds,” said Ryan Hawke, who is serving as an executive producer on the series. “He’s a novelist and a Hollywood screenwriter.”

Filming in Virginia It was a fluke that “The Good Lord Bird” ended up filming in Virginia, Richard said. Originally, the series was supposed to shoot in Canada, then in North Carolina. But when those locations fell through, Andy Edmunds from the Virginia Film Office sought out Ethan Hawke and Jason Blum from Blumhouse Television at the SXSW film festival in Austin. He said, “Why don’t you just come to Virginia? We have the facilities and the incentives.” The agreement came together fairly quickly, with Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announcing the filming just a few months later in May. Crew members have been embracing the Richmond area since arriving in mid-July. First, they stopped at the Byrd Theatre for a screening of the Clint Eastwood Western classic “Unforgiven,” staged in roughly the same time period, to set the tone for the film. “The crew loved the Byrd,” Richard said. “Many of them are so young, they’d never seen a movie house like

that before, with the organ rising up from underground.” Afterward, Ethan Hawke posed for a photo with Byrd organist Bob Gulledge that was posted to Facebook. Much of “The Good Lord Bird” is set in Kansas, with the set in Powhatan turned into the lawless frontier town of Pikesville. “Lincoln,” “Turn” and “Harriet” also filmed there. Each film crew changes the location, adding or taking items away, for future sets. When the crew first arrived, Richmond was embroiled in a heat wave with a string of 100-degree days. The crew had a medic on staff to deal with heat exhaustion and passed out water and cold towels. Being out in the country, the crew also has to watch out for snakes, poison ivy, bugs and ticks. Filming is happening all over central Virginia, including Belle Isle, Church Hill, and Three Lakes Park in Henrico County. Church Hill will stand in for Rochester, New York, where Onion will have a not-so-pleasant run-in with the legendary orator Frederick Douglass. Besides working a buzzworthy project with a star-studded cast, including Hawke, Steve Zahn (“War of Planet of the Apes”) and Daveed Diggs (“Hamilton”), Richard said that he’s enjoying his time back in Virginia. “On the days when the script is tight, the actors know their lines, the director has a good day, the magic is happening and you see your words come to life. Those are good days,” Richard said. He also still has family in the area: His sister lives in Richmond and works at Capital One; his other is in a nursing home in Franklin. He visits both often. Richard and his wife have separated, their three sons are now adults and he’s closed up his house in Los Angeles. He said he thinks about getting back into teaching or finding a way to continue his career without living full time in Hollywood. “I’d love to not go back to Hollywood,” Richard said. “You can make small movies and TV anywhere now. Every time I turn around, I run into someone I know. Everyone says, ‘You must stay in Richmond.’ It feels familiar. It feels like I’m coming home.”

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presented by Papa Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pizza; the metal-pounding excitement of the World Championship Blacksmiths, and large equipment demonstrations by the Virginia Loggers Association. Exhibitors in the fairâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s popular Heritage Village will include a blacksmith, a glass blower, a wool spinner and crafters of banjos and violins. Young MacDonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Farm presented by Farm Credit, a multi-generational fair favorite, will feature hatching chicks, pigs, roosters and other farm animals, the iconic baby duck slide, and Goat Mountain. The annual Pumpkin and Watermelon WeighOff will be held at noon on PHOTO COURTESY OF THE STATE FAIR Sept. 28. There will be plenty of seating, along The Virginia State Fair runs from Sept. 27 to with pumpkin decorating Oct. 6 and will include rides, competitions, opportunities, samples of food, dynamic shows and more. pumpkin-themed fair sented by Loudoun CounTicket information, an foods and pumpkin-relat- ty, will include the prod- online ticket purchase site ed giveaways for children. ucts of more than 20 and a complete, searchThings will be moo-ving Virginia craft brewers. able fair schedule are and shaking at the South- Tickets are $30 and in- available at StateFairVa. Land Dairy Farmer Cen- clude fair admission. Vir- org. ter, which houses South- giniaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Finest Sundays The 2019 State Fair of Land Dairy Parlor and will showcase agriculture Virginia will run from hand-milking demonstra- and specialty foods brand- Sept. 27 through Oct. 6. tions and the Dairy Cow ed under the Virginiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Information is available at Birthing Center. Finest program of the Vir- StateFairVa.org. And who doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t love a ginia Department of AgriThe State Fair is held parade? Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let the an- culture and Consumer each fall at its permanent nual State Fair Parade pass Services. home at The Meadow you by when it rolls at 4 Fairgoers will have an Event Park in Caroline p.m. on Sept. 29 in the opportunity to tour Mead- County and attracts fairâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Harvest Landing ow Hall on Sept. 28. For 250,000 fairgoers. The area. just $5, visitors can see an event celebrates the best of Also returning are the exclusive collection of Virginiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s past, present Blue Ribbon Craft Beer family memorabilia from and future through scholFest, which will be held the late Penny Chenery, as arship initiatives, creative from 2-7 p.m. on Oct. 5, well as a gallery of famous programming and a focus and Virginiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Finest Sun- Meadow Stable Thor- on the commonwealthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s days on Sept. 29 and Oct. oughbreds, including Sec- agriculture and natural re6. The beer festival, pre- retariat. sources industries.

Attractions at this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s State Fair of Virginia promise plenty of action, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll kick off Sept. 27 with a bang. That bang will be courtesy of the Ultimate Thrill Circus, whose world-class stunt performers include a Human Cannonball. Others are renowned for aerial derring-do on the Wheel of Destiny, and maneuvering motorcycles inside the Globe of Death. In addition, the Xtreme Chinese Acrobats will perform acrobatics, juggling and tumbling feats with an international flair daily on the fairâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Main Stage. Fairgoers who march to the beat of their own drums will want to catch the roving drum and percussion show of Street Drum Corps. The ensemble has been featured on Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Got Talent, American Idol and MTV. Families seeking thrills with an educational twist should proceed full-steam ahead to Professor Newton and Kidz Science Safari. The show features STEAM-based, interactive science experiments presented by a veteran in childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s educational entertainment. After each performance, audience members can check out the hands-on Kidz Science Safari exhibits. Back by popular demand this year are: The fast-paced porkers of the Rosaireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Royal Racers pig races; the artistry of master chain saw carver Ben Risney; garden tractor pulls; Demolition Derby

Shoeboxes carry hope around world Contributed Report Samaritanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Purseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Operation Christmas Child will welcome guest speaker Alina Aisina to talk at two local locations about how God uses Operation Christmas Child to change lives. Aisina will speak from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28 at Graceland Baptist Church, 975 Dorset Road, Powhatan. She will speak from 6 to 7 p.m. on Sept. 28 at Holly Hills Baptist Church, 1659 Anderson Highway, Powhatan. While living in Central Asia, Aisina faced persecution for her faith and endured poverty and abuse. At 5 years old, she received an Operation Christmas Child shoebox gift wrapped in beautiful paper and filled with joy. God used the shoebox to reveal to her who he truly is and became her hope. The event will include her testimony, as well as hors dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oeuvres, an overview of OCCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work in the wolrd, and a Q&A session, Raffle drawing for free flat of 50 new style shoeboxes. RSVP to gildanrec@gmail. com. The Samaritanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Purse project Operation Christmas Child collects shoebox giftsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;filled with fun toys, school

supplies and hygiene itemsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and delivers them to children in need around the world to demonstrate Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love in a tangible way. For many of these children, the gift-filled shoebox is the first gift they have ever received. Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child, the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest Christmas project of its kind, has collected and delivered more than 168 million shoebox gifts to children in more than 160 countries and territories. In 2019, Operation Christmas Child hopes to collect enough shoebox gifts to reach another 11 million children in countries like Peru, the Philippines, Rwanda and Ukraine. More than 10.6 million shoebox gifts were collected worldwide in 2018, with more than 8.8 million collected in the U.S. In Richmond, the 2019 goal for shoebox gifts is 48,519.

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STUDENT NEWS Local resident receives degree from Washington and Lee University A local student was among the graduates who received a degree from Washington and Lee University on May 23. Commencement ceremonies for 421 Washington and Lee seniors were held on the University’s historic Front Lawn. Skyler Thomas Zunk of Moseley received a BA degree in politics. Washington and Lee University, the nation’s ninth oldest institution of higher education, is among the nation’s premier liberal arts colleges and universities. Washington and Lee University provides a liberal arts education that develops students' capacity to think freely, critically and humanely and to conduct themselves with honor, integrity and civility. Graduates are prepared for lifelong learning, personal achievement, responsible leadership, service to others and engaged citizenship in a global and diverse society.

Academic scholars on rise at the College of William & Mary Richard Bland College students earning a 3.8 grade point average (GPA) and above is up 15 percent for the 2019 spring semester. That increase placed 84 students on the President’s List at William and Mary. An additional 129 students rated Dean’s List status with a 3.25 to 3.79 GPA. All students are required to carry a minimum of 12 credit hours to earn academic distinction. Grace Beverly of Powhatan was

named to the President’s List. The continued growth in academic success of RBC students is attributed to the College’s ongoing Exceptional Student Experience (ESE@RBC) program.

Powhatan County Public Library offers a free movie in the Library’s Meeting Room at 11 a.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month. All from the community are welcome to attend; however, note each movie's rating. Some material may be inappropriate for children. The library kicks off its series in September with the film that won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, and for Best Supporting Actor (Ali) at the 91st Academy Awards. Viggo Mortenson plays a working-class Italian-American

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lection Week (Nov. 18 – 25, 2019), Samaritan’s Purse will collect the giftfilled shoeboxes at nearly 5,000 drop-off locations in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Learn how to pack a shoebox, view gift suggestions, and get your Follow Your Box label at samaritanspurse.org/occ. Do not include candy; toothpaste; used or damaged items; war-related items such as toy guns, knives or military figures; seeds; chocolate or food; liquids or lotions; medications or vitamins; breakable items, such as snow globes or glass containers; or aerosol cans. Participants can donate $9 per shoebox gift online through Follow Your Box and receive a tracking label to discover its destination. Participants who prefer the convenience of online shopping can browse samaritanspurse.org/buildonline to select gifts matched to a child’s specific age and gender, then finish packing the virtual shoebox by adding a photo and personal note of encouragement. Shoebox gifts are prepared for overseas shipment at eight major processing centers across the U.S.—Atlanta; Baltimore/Washington; Boone, North Carolina; Charlotte, North Carolina; Dallas/Fort Worth; Denver; Chicago; and Fullerton, California.

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County Circuit Court awarded grant to preserve local records Contributed Report

Southside Opportunity Fund awards scholarships to students Twenty-one high school seniors from across Southside Electric Cooperative’s (SEC) 18-county service area have earned scholarships awarded by the Southside Opportunity Fund (SOF). The scholarships for students headed to college or a trade/technical school were awarded by the Southside Opportunity Fund Board of Directors. Among this year’s recipients of $1,000 scholarships were Rebecca Katlyn Hicks and Trevor Leonard of Powhatan High School. To be eligible, students’ parents or guardians must be members of SEC, and applicants must have been planning to enter their first semester of college or trade/technical school this fall. Scholarships are funded by proceeds from the annual Southside Opportunity Fund Golf Classic and Southside Opportunity Fund Skeet & Trap Classic, along with Hooper Park rentals and other donations. The scholarships are an integral part of SEC’s community outreach program. Information about applying for scholarships next year will be available in the early part of 2020 at www.sof.coop and from guidance counselors at high schools in SEC’s service territory.

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bouncer who becomes the driver for an African-American jazz pianist, played by Mahershala Ali. The two embark on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South in this tale of unlikely friendship. Rated PG-13. Run time 130 minutes. The film will be shown at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 24 in the library’s meeting room. Refreshments are provided, courtesy of the Friends of the Powhatan Library. For more information, contact the Powhatan Public Library at 804-5985670 or visit www.powhatanlibrary.net.

lected in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Australia, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Finland, Spain, New Zealand and Japan. Nearly 500,000 volunteers worldwide—with more than 150,000 of those in the U.S.—are involved in collecting, shipping and distributing shoebox gifts. Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse, an international Christian relief and evangelism organization headed by Franklin Graham. Samaritan’s Purse currently works in more than 100 countries to provide aid to victims of war, disease, disaster, poverty and famine.

Eternal Impact Delivered into the hands of children through local churches, every shoebox gift is an opportunity to share about Jesus Christ and God’s love. Since 2010, more than 14 million children who have received a shoebox gift have participated in The Greatest Journey—a 12-lesson discipleship program. Children learn from trained, local volunteers what it means to follow Jesus and share their faith with friends and family.

Social Media To spread the word, tag Operation Christmas Child on any social media posts related to the project. You can also share your shoebox stories and photos by emailing them to occinfo@samaritan. org. Your content may be

used on national social media pages. Be sure to like, comment and share Operation Christmas Child posts. Facebook @OperationChristmasChild | Twitter @occ_shoeboxes | Instagram @operationchristmaschild

Hobby Lobby Stuff the Box On Saturday, October 26 area Richmond Hobby Lobby stores will host a “Stuff the Box” event to benefit Operation Christmas Child. Volunteers will collect shoebox items from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All items will be distributed to local churches and put in boxes. Richmond Hobby Lobby locations: 14645 Hancock Village, Chesterfield 11280 West Broad St., Glen Allen 7324 Bell Creek, Mechanicsville

National Collection Week During National Collection Week (Nov. 18 – 25, 2019), Samaritan’s Purse will collect the giftfilled shoeboxes at nearly 5,000 drop-off locations in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Locally, shoebox gifts may be dropped off at Crestwood Presbyterian Church, 1200 Charter Colony Parkway, Midlothian, VA 23114 or you may go to https://www. samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/ drop-off-locations/ for a complete list of locations.

The Library of Virginia recently announced that the Circuit Court Records Preservation (CCRP) program has awarded Powhatan Circuit Court Clerk Teresa Hash Dobbins a grant for $14,910 for local records preservation. The funds will be used to restore two land books for the years 1783-1802 and 1803-1812 and Marriage Register 1: 1854-1934, stored in her office. They will also be digitized so that they can be made available to the public through the clerk’s online records management system. “We’re very excited,” Dobbins said. “These records are the history of our county! We have an obligation to make sure that they are available for future generations. I am pleased to say that since becoming Clerk of Court I have obtained a total of $62,059.82 in grant

funding. Through the assistance of a generous benefactor, I obtained the preservation and restoration of four additional books at no cost, approximately a cost of $12,800.” Since 1990, the CCRP has awarded over 1,000 grants totaling more than $20,000,000. This year, the program awarded $1,221,463.16 to 90 localities to assist the clerks’ offices with their preservation efforts. The CCRP is a part of the Library of Virginia's Local Records Services Branch. Funded through a $1.50 portion of the clerk’s recordation fee, the CCRP provides resources to help preserve and make accessible permanent circuit court records stored in the 120 circuit courts and at the Library of Virginia. For more information on the Circuit Court Records Preservation Program’s resources and services, visit www.lva.virginia.gov.

FIRE AND RESCUE BRIEFS Thanks to the great work of the Powhatan Rescue Squad’s recruitment committee, led by Lynne and Allen Beach, the group has seen a whole new crop of sorely needed volunteers, according to T.J. Smith, rescue squad chief. In an effort to keep volunteers engaged and motivated to work hard and be the best they can be, Smith plans to honor some of the “Rising Stars” at the organization. The purpose of this recognition is to honor members “who go above and beyond to help the squad and the county.” Smith said that Bravo Crew has really lucked out with new member Thomas “Geno" Brantley as he has gone above and beyond with help for the squad and for Smith personally. Brantley is a world traveler with a ton of life experience, a genuinely kind and positive person, and has an immediately likable personality. Brantley has been a member of Pulse-

Point in Richmond, a program and app that, when CPR is needed, will notify people trained in CPR and AED that are in close proximity to the incident in progress. It shows the location of the closest AED, and looks to be instrumental in getting aid to those in need quickly and efficiently. Brantley is now EVOC certified and will be attending the EMT class this fall. He has been consistently logging in to the I Am Responding app the department uses. “He has not missed a shift since joining and always comes with a smile on his face and works hard to be helpful any way he can,” Smith said. Smith also pointed out that after the window was broken in the rescue squad’s kitchen, Brantley volunteered his time to install the new glass, and his company is providing the glass for free.

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GENERAL ELECTION Tuesday, November 5, 2019 POLLS OPEN 6 a.m.-7 p.m. Virginia Senate (10th District), House of Delegates (65th District), and Local Offices: Soil & Water Commission Directors (Monacan District), Commonwealth’s Attorney, Sheriﬀ, Commissioner of Revenue, Treasurer, Board of Supervisors, and School Board A PHOTO ID IS REQUIRED TO VOTE! Please verify your voter registration, polling place and Photo ID validity before Election Day! http://elections.virginia.gov/ Deadline to Register or Update Registration Information: Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019 This is the last day to register to vote or change your voter registration information for this election. Mailed voter registration applications must be sent to the Powhatan County Oﬃce of Elections & Voter Registration postmarked on or before this deadline.

In-Person Absentee Voting: Village Building, Lower Level 3910 Old Buckingham Road, Suite E, Powhatan, VA 23139 Monday-Friday, Sept. 20 - Nov. 2, 2019: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019: Last day to vote an absentee ballot in-person at the Powhatan County Oﬃce of Elections & Voter Registration

Absentee Voting by Mail: Tuesday, October 29, 2019: Last day to request an absentee ballot by mail. Applications must be received in the Powhatan County Oﬃce of Elections & Voter Registration by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019: ELECTION DAY! All voted absentee ballots must be returned to the Powhatan County Oﬃce of Elections & Voter Registration by mail or by the actual voter him/herself (not via anyone else) no later than 7 p.m. in order to be counted.

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Powhatan NAACP welcomes staff

Backpacks of Love Fall Golf Classic

at The Foundry Golf Club

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE POWHATAN CHAPTER OF THE NAACP

The Powhatan Chapter of the NAACP recently visited Powhatan’s public schools to welcome and thank Powhatan County Public School teachers and staff and wish them a great school year. The NAACP provided breakfast and afternoon snacks for the schools. Pictured here Mike Barak, from left, Dr. Mike Massa, NAACP president Gail Hairston, and Andrew D. Snead.

Monday, October 14, 2019 The Foundry Golf Club 12:30 p.m. Shotgun Start Rain date: Tuesday, October 15, 2019

The 8th Annual Backpacks of Love Fall Golf Classic is fast approaching! a month away!! Help us continue feeding the hungry school children on the weekend. Feeding over 1,000 children weekly!

Become a Hole Sponsor for only $400! Every $4.00 feeds a hungry kid for a weekend!

Powhatan Library’s free bingo sessions return in October Contributed Report

Benefiting a Unique Local Non-Profit The mission of Backpacks of Love is to eliminate hunger in school-age boys and girls in Central Virginia by providing food for their weekends. Proceeds from this charity tournament will benefit Backpacks of Love, Inc. (BPOL), a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded in 2011 in Powhatan VA.

Contact Brenda Fulcher, Managing Director Executive Director Backpacks of Love, Inc. 3035 Lower Hill Road Powhatan, VA 23139 www.backpacksoflove.org Office: 804-598-2723 Fax: 804-598-2990

Powhatan County Public Library recently announced the return of the popular free bingo social. Bingo is sponsored by the Powhatan Friends of the Library and everyone is welcome to play. Bingo sessions will run from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. to offer an additional half hour of game time. Four sessions are scheduled on

the following Monday dates: Oct. 7, Dec. 9, March 9, 2020, and May 11, 2020. Light refreshments and coffee will be served, courtesy of the Powhatan Friends of the Library. Players are welcome to bring their own lunch. Make new friends, win prizes and have a good METRO CREATIVE time at the library! For more information, call 804-598-5670 or visit the website at www.powhatanlibrary.net.

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PHOTOS BY ANJIE KAY/FOR THE POWHATAN TODAY

Surrounded by family, Jim Woodson (pictured 7th from right with the game ball), the winningest high school football coach in the Richmond-area, was honored on Friday, Sept. 13 as Powhatan High School’s athletic stadium was renamed James W. Woodson Stadium in his honor. Powhatan Football would go on to win that night, 46-8 over George Wythe.

Woodson honored, Indians dominate By Nick Vandeloecht Sports Editor

OWHATAN – On that first day of school, Jim Woodson, then in 7th grade, went into his classroom and - when his first teacher was at the door meeting all the kids as they came into the room - got down into a 3-point stance beside his desk, going “Hut! Hut! Hut! Guys! This is great! We’ve got a football coach for a teacher!” And then, while 7th grader Woodson was still in his 3-point stance, in came his teacher – Bob Baltimore. He looked at Woodson, who was thinking to himself: Oh gosh, I messed up. “Let me guess!” Woodson remembered Baltimore saying. “You must be Jimmy Woodson!” “Oh my goodness! He knows my name!” Woodson thought to himself although he added, with a laugh, that Baltimore had been told by other teachers: Look out for Jimmy Woodson. But from that point on, it was all athletics – football, basketball and baseball – and along the way at Powhatan, Woodson learned from four great mentors: Bob Baltimore, Ken Nichols, Richard Oberson and Jerry Ward. They were his role models – the men who got

him going in the right path. They helped set the stage for Woodson’s 40 years of dedication to Powhatan Athletics as coach and athletic director. Across his 34 years at the helm of the varsity football team, Woodson was surrounded by great players and great coaches - Ernie Henderson, Jason Campbell and Linwood Jackson among them. All of their efforts together led to 16 district championships, 8 regional titles, 2 state runner-up finishes, state championships in 1996 and 2003, and the winningest record (282 wins against 106 losses and 1 tie) assembled by a Above: Powhatan’s athletic stadium on Friday, Sept. 13, 2019 was head football coach in the Richmond- officially renamed to James W. Woodson Stadium; below: Brien Clay (left) picks up a fumble that he would return 67 yards for a touchdown. area in that 34-year span. “I didn’t do this by myself - it’s a huge team effort,” Woodson said. “We’ve been fortunate over the years to have some extremely talented young men who have done some extraordinary things along the way....certainly they have to receive credit for our successes.” Ernie Henderson was with Woodson every step of the way all 40 years, helping lead the team as the defensive coordinator and offensive line coach. “He has made a difference in a lot of kids’ lives,” Woodson said. Campbell and Jackson, who both played for Powhatan, both came back and helped coach the team for 25 years. see FOOTBALL, pg. 2B

Powhatan powers past 3 powerhouses Staff Reports MIDLOTHIAN - Powhatan Volleyball went into Thursday night’s match at James River High School having assembled a fourgame winning streak. But without the attack power of Nina Marsho and Division I DePaul commit Sierra Ellison - both of whom were dealing with ankle injuries - the Indians knew they would have their work cut out for them in a matchup with the Rapids, who rolled into Thursday’s game unbeaten in the district... ...until the end of that grueling five-set match - full of long rallies and amazing saves - that saw Powhatan win a 3-2 thriller. The Indians fell behind early 25-16, but after edging James River 26-24 in the second set, they went up 2-1 on a 25-20 third-set effort. They also led 20-13 in the fourth, but NICK VANDELOECHT/POWHATAN TODAY one Rapids server engineered an 8-point run Kenzie Urbine (11) and Star Bryant (1), pictured going for a block that set the stage for James River to edge past in a Tuesday, Sept. 10 home game versus Monacan, were among Powhatan 26-24. several Powhatan Volleyball players who delivered standout efforts The fifth and final tiebreaker sets are al-

ways shortened to a regulation point goal of 15, but the two teams took each other all the way to a 14-all tie, forcing extra points as a team must lead by two points either before, at or past the 25th point in the first four sets and the 15th point in the fifth. Powhatan won it 16-14, extending its current winning streak to five games. Huge lineup changes were required with Ellison out. The Indians sent senior middle Star Bryant outside in hopes that they could have “a second outside terminator” according to Powhatan coach Cindy Bryant. “We knew James River runs the middle very fast and that we would have to shut them down in the middle to have success,” Bryant said. “We did!” Sophomore Libero Allie Dulio hauled in 16 digs, sophomore setter Bryson Amorese racked up 43 assists, sophomore middle Emilie McDaniels continued her momentum from Tuesday’s win over Monacan with 6 blocks, junior hitter Natalie Mueller un-

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Blessed Sacrament Huguenot’s Chase Musselman keeps his opponent at arm’s length as he runs upfield in his Knights’ Sept. 13 home game.

BSH looks to learn from loss Kate Gibson Correspondent POWHATAN - The Blessed Sacrament Huguenot Knights will continue their search for their first win of the regular season, falling 30-7 to the Broadwater Academy Vikings in their last non-conference home game. “We didn’t play well, and that’s on me,” BSH coach Gary Brock said. “We weren’t ready - they were. They beat us fair and square in every way possible, and we made a lot of mistakes, so we got a long way to go.” The Knights staved off the Vikings’ charges in the first quarter and made several promising attempts to clench the game’s first touchdown, but by the end of the half the Knights were trailing 10-0 and struggling to gain momentum. The Vikings set the tone with another touchdown less than a minute into the second half, and although Dominick Falchi ran in the Knights’ first touchdown by the end of the third quarter - extending his streak of 2019 regular-season games with a touchdown to three - it wouldn’t be enough to turn the tides. In honor of Senior Night, Brock recognized the hard work several of his key seniors have been putting in,

“They just love Powhatan Football,” Woodson said of Campbell and Jackson. “They eat, drink, sleep, bleed Powhatan Football...their heart is in it, their passion’s there.” The tremendous coaching staff and players who were with Woodson through the years helped make that special Friday night on Sept. 13, 2019 possible, as Woodson – surrounded by family, cheered on by fans and presented with the commemorative game ball by Powhatan County Public Schools Superintendent Eric Jones, who came to the field via helicopter to greet him – witnessed the renaming of Powhatan High School’s athletic stadium to James W. Woodson Stadium in his honor. “Words cannot describe it,” Woodson said. “It’s the most humbling thing. I’ve spent 40 years of my life coaching and working here in Powhatan High School and working with the kids – and I feel blessed. I feel like I got the blessing to have that opportunity to work with them. But yet, to get to this is just unbelievable. It’s something that you dream of and it’s just a great recognition.” Following the stadium dedication, Powhatan Football honored the winning tradition established by Woodson,

Powhatan’s Bradey Lindhjem and Tye Morris (6) celebrate Morris’ touchdown reception.

the coaches who worked with him and the players who played for them to the fullest by picking up its first season win see FOOTBALL 2, pg. 3B

KATE GIBSON/FOR THE POWHATAN TODAY

Blessed Sacrament Huguenot’s Dominick Falchi runs in a touchdown in the Knights’ Sept. 13 home game versus Broadwater Academy.

noting the efforts of Khadeis Battle, Chase Musselman, Jack Hatfield, James Hawkins and Ben Fleet. “All those kids work hard,” Brock said. “We just need a little bit more ‘umph’ behind it.” Brock said the Knights will focus on getting their heads in the game. “We’ve got to find a way to get our minds ready to play football again … You’ve got to be disciplined, you’ve got to be able to keep your mind on the game, and I think we lost our composure,” Brock said. ANJIE KAY/FOR THE POWHATAN TODAY The Knights will take on Randolph- Powhatan Schools Superintendent Dr. Eric Jones was helicoptered in to Macon Academy in Front Royal on present Jim Woodson with the game ball commemorating the renaming of Saturday, Sept. 21 at 2 p.m. Powhatan High School stadium to James W. Woodson Stadium.

Parents and Children Ephesians 6:2-3

2 Honor your father and mother (which is the first commandment with a promise), 3 so that it may be well with you, and that you may live long on the earth. Question: Why does God want you (at any age) to honor your father and mother? Answer: Family helps children appreciate love and authority – which makes for family and societal stability and structure. All parents are imperfect, so these verses apply even when one’s parents are imperfect. Parents – are you a good example? Children – are you honoring them?

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leashed 18 kills, 4 blocks and 8 digs and senior hitter Star Bryant lasered 16 kills across the net. It was also a huge night for junior hitter Kenzie Urbine, who had 3 aces, 5 kills, 4 blocks and 5 digs on the right side. Marsho was projected to return early this week. Ellison is expected to be out for most to all of this week. Powhatan lost only one Dominion District match this season as of Sept. 15. The next opponents for the Indians are Manchester at home on Thursday, Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. and Huguenot on Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 6 p.m.

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PET of the WEEK Meet our sweet Diva. She is around 2 years old, spayed, microchipped and up to date on shots. Diva is a smaller black Lab mix. Sheloves her toys, and is very sweet. She was with us for a short time, and was rescued and adopted. Unfortunately, the owner lost her job, and had to return Diva. While at the rescue, she wasn’t doing well in the shelter life. The rescue contacted us and we gladly took her back. Please give this young lady a chance at a home life, where she can be spoiled. If you would like to meet Diva or any of our other adoptable pets, Please contact us at (804) 598-5672 to schedule a meet and greet.

If you would like to help the animals in our care, you can do so by donating to our medical fund at Claws and Paws, 4313 Anderson Hwy., Powhatan, VA 23139 Powhatan Sheriff’s Office | Division Of Animal Control Phone: 804-598-5672 | Fax: 804-598-5109 998801-01

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POWHATAN – Powhatan’s attack force – led by Ellison, Mueller and Star – fluidly shifted gears from lighting up the corners and uncovered spaces on the lasering kills to lightly tapping over the successful dinks in Tuesday’s 3-1 home win (19-25, 25-19, 25-17, 25-20) over Region 4B foe Monacan. The triumph marked two wins in two days against two Region 4B opponents as Powhatan also bested Hanover in 4 sets (25-23, 25-13, 2325, 25-22). Against Monacan on Tuesday, Star sent over 12 kills, and Mueller tacked on 8 to go along with her explosive 23-kill, 2-block night on Monday against the Hawks. Ellison put the exclamation mark on her brilliant night against Monacan with a pair of key plays in the final point. After she dug low to receive an incoming attack, she finished off the rally by lasering the ball onto the opponent’s floor to secure both the fourth set and the match for Powhatan. Ellison double-doubled with 17 kills and 11 digs, and she had her opponents scrambling to get a grasp

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Powhatan’s Natalie Mueller goes for the attack at the net in the Indians’ Sept. 10 home match versus Monacan. Powhatan won 3-1.

of her fiery serve as she totaled 7 aces on the night. The 6-foot DePaul commit described how she mostly spot-serves; if she sees an opponent struggling to receive her shot, she strives to keep serving to that person. Also near the end of the final set, Ellison joined her teammates Bryson Amorese and Allie Dulio in making a diving save; her teammates finished off the point. The previous night against Hanover, Ellison delivered 15 kills, 8 digs and 2 aces. Setter Amorese in two nights racked up a whopping 76 assists – 45 against Hanover and 31 against Monacan. Both Amorese and sophomore Libero Dulio made 7 digs against Monacan; Coach Bryant praised how Dulio “made multiple impressive hitter coverage digs that really gave us some momentum.” McDaniels also made timely blocks and attacks for points from the middle on Tuesday. Coach Bryant complimented her smart blocking. “After first set, she got aggressive in that middle, did some key net play for us,” Coach Bryant said

of McDaniels. “I’m excited about her potential as she grows into that role for us.” In their 4-set adventure against the Chiefs, Powhatan had some adjustments to make; Coach Bryant after scouting the Chiefs last week knew their middles were going to run quicker than anything her team had seen this season in district play, so she told the girls: “You’ve got to be right in front of that middle.” They had trouble with that in the first set, falling behind early as Monacan went ahead 25-19. But Powhatan made the needed adjustment and started picking apart their defense with smart shots. Monacan continued to hone in on Powhatan’s attacks and serves throughout all four sets; after trailing 20-12 in the second set, the Chiefs battled back to make it tight when they trailed 21-18, and they also led midway through the third and late in the fourth. But the variation and power of Powhatan’s attacks, coupled with some timely blocks and a deep defensive effort led by Ellison, Dulio and Amorese, helped the Indians battle past the visitors in the final three sets. Ellison mixed in a couple service aces to give Powhatan a fast 7-1 start in the second set, and she and Mueller helped the Indians pull away on a closing 4-1 stretch for the 25-19 second-set win after Monacan battled back to trail by 3 points. Powhatan overtook Monacan for good in the third set at 11-10 and hit four straight points at the end to put it away. After the Chiefs tied the fourth at 20-all, Ellison, with a couple of lasers and her huge diving save near the end, led the Indians in a 5-0 final stretch that secured the win in four sets for Powhatan. The team’s bounce-back effort from Set 1 was also a matter of the players regaining their confidence, Ellison noted. “I think we got down first set and maybe didn’t think we could beat them,” she said, “but then we got our confidence back.”

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Virginians for Veterans golf tournament Staff Report POWHATAN â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Virginians for Veterans continued their mission of helping and celebrating the United Statesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; veterans with their 8th annual golf tournament held Monday, Sept. 9 at the Foundry Golf Club in Powhatan. Each team was comprised of four players, and the tournament was formatted so that teams couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t shoot worse than par. The players also participated in a putting contest that saw four individuals â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jim Bolinger, Bobby Fulton, Keith Wells and Mark Wilson â&#x20AC;&#x201C; make a hole-inone, with Billy Mott and Mike Ellis putting the ball within 2 inches of the hole. Tournament officials had a goal 25 teams; they had 31 on Monday. The tournament featured 124 golfers overall. At least one veteran â&#x20AC;&#x201C; injured, active or retired â&#x20AC;&#x201C; was on every team. The tournamentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s overall winning team with a low score of 58 consisted of John Ennis, Jared DeRuby, Pat Baron, Vic Szalankiewicz and Jennifer Douglas. The runner-up team with a 59 consisted of Sammy Twiggs, Doug Cameron, John Riddick and Matt Stevens. The third-place team, also with a 59, consisted of Keith Wells, Mike Lowry, Hunter Wood and John Anderson. Ivan â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bingâ&#x20AC;? Crosby was closest to the pin, and Jeff Gran had the longest drive. Virginians for Veterans, a charity formed by Richmond-area business leaders for the purpose of raising funds for specific local and regional veteran support groups, has raised over $1.1 million over the past 8 years to help veterans. Programs, organizations, foundations, causes and entities that Virginians for Veterans has donated to include Fisher House, Operation Healing Forces, Rick Herrema Foundation, Travis Manion Foundation, Lonesome Dove, Virginia National Guard Foundation, Folds of Honor, The Gooch Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Education Fund, Veterans and Athletes United, Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, Freedom Hunters Disputanta, Richmond Peak Performance, American Legion Post 56 and Car for a Veteran (Mike French Auto). Virginians for Veterans has also helped the following individuals and their families: Chris Riddle, Stephen Toboz, Steve Van Horn and Ruth Ackies.

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â&#x20AC;&#x201C; also the first win for Mike Henderson as Powhatanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head football coach â&#x20AC;&#x201C; on a 46-8 trouncing of George Wythe. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What an honor to follow Coach Woodson here,â&#x20AC;? Henderson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What a great program heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s built here, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an honor and privilege to follow in his steps andâ&#x20AC;Śnever going to replace him, but just to be the next guy in line. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To put a performance like this out here and play well, it means a lot.â&#x20AC;? Powhatan won the opening coin toss but deferred to the Bulldogs, who elected to receiveâ&#x20AC;Ś. â&#x20AC;Śyet the Indians still capped the first offensive drive of the game with a big-play touchdown. Aided by penalty calls on Powhatan, the Bulldogs marched all the way down to the Indiansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 34â&#x20AC;Ś â&#x20AC;Śonly to see Brien Clay scoop up a fumble and out-run the Bulldogsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; swarm of pursuing defenders to the house for a 67-yard touchdown. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been making big plays for us all summer in practiceâ&#x20AC;Śheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been close in games, and it was nice to see him finally get one because he works hard; heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a good leader for us,â&#x20AC;? Henderson said of the 6-4, 235-pound lineman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very athletic â&#x20AC;&#x201C; heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got good speed, very nimbleâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;? Continuing to hold down the starting QB position, sophomore Hans Rehme spread the ball around, connecting with three different receivers for touchdowns and completing 6-of-7 passes for 80 yards. His fake handoff was a key weapon for him Friday as he took advantage of one to sprint through the middle for an incendiary 51-yard rush to push his team all the way down to the opponentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 30. Mitchell Johnson finished off the drive with a short TD run from 2 yards out. Rehme also led the team in rushing with 89 yards on 3 carries. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s getting a little bit better every week with his reads,â&#x20AC;? Henderson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s getting better every week and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s working at it and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s studying film and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s improving, so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re very happy with him.â&#x20AC;? Isaac Trent was flying around to the football to help his defense set the tone throughout the first half, and Powhatanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s secondary, led by Anthony Greenhow, Joshua Jordan and Jaysun Car-

â&#x20AC;&#x153;What an honor to follow Coach Woodson here...What a great program heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s built here, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an honor and privilege to follow in his steps...â&#x20AC;? - Powhatan head football coach Mike Henderson roll, took away the passing game for most of the contest on airtight coverage. Both Trent and Jordan forced one incomplete pass each on a couple of short pass plays. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The quarterback could really throw the ball, we stayed down field with the coverage pretty well,â&#x20AC;? Henderson said, also pointing to the strong pass rush, led by front-line leaders Clay and Wyatt Lowe, that made the Bulldogs get rid of the ball quickly. Defense anchored Powhatan through the first six minutes. The unit helped the offense overcome a lost fumble on its first play of the game with the help of Clayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s early score and a collective effort from the defensive front that simultaneously forced a turnover on downs and pushed the Bulldogs back to Powhatanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 15 yard line after they started a promising drive on the 7 off of the Indiansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fumble. The floodgates opened from there, as Powhatan poured on all 46 of its points in the first half. The Bulldogs didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get onto the scoreboard until Emonte Bass threw an 81-yard bomb to Rodney Tucker in the fourth. Powhatan (1-1) gets the Trojans (11) next. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll play at Midlothian High School on Friday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. Highlights: POW â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Brien Clay 67 return (Mason Pinnell kick) POW â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mitchell Johnson 2 run (kick failed) POW â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Ethan Dowdy 36 pass from Hans Rehme (Pinnell kick) POW â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Anthony Greenhow 2 pass from Fleming (Pinnell kick) POW â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jaysun Carroll 15 pass from Rehme (kick failed) POW â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tye Morris 7 pass from Rehme (kick failed) POW â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Tristen Bradley 7 run (Pinnell kick) GW - Tucker 81 pass from Bass (Bass run)

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From left, clockwise: Stephen â&#x20AC;&#x153;Turboâ&#x20AC;? Toboz tees-off during the Sept. 9, 2019 Virginians for Veterans Golf Tournament held at the Foundry Club in Powhatan; Rob McNamara drives a shot out of the sand trap; Mark Wilson reacts after sinking a hole-in-one during the putting contest; Jay Frayser chips the ball towards the hole.

Indians show consistency Staff Report POWHATAN - The young Powhatan golf team strung together efforts of 178 against Monacan (152) and Midlothian (161) at Salisbury Country Club (9 holes, par 36) on Sept. 10 and 177 against Manchester (168) and Prince George (212) at Birkdale Golf Course (9 holes, par 35) on Sept. 12. Brandon Washburn led the Indians in both matches, shooting a 42 at Salisbury on Sept. 10 and a 43 at Birkdale on Sept. 12. Senior Logan Wyatt also had a consistent week, shooting a 43 at Salisbury and a 44 at Birkdale. Connor Voorhees shot twin scores of 46 at both matches; Parker Snellings at Salisbury joined the top 4 with a 47, and Adam Camp at Birkdale joined the top 4 with a 44. Powhatan Golf is in its final slated stretch of regular season matches. The Indians were slated to host Clover Hill and L.C. Bird on Sept. 17 at 4 p.m. at Mill Quarter Golf Course. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll play Midlothian NICK VANDELOECHT/POWHATAN and Monacan at Stonehenge Golf & Country Club TODAY today (Wednesday, Sept. 18) at 3:30 p.m. before Brandon Washburn sends playing Cosby and James River on Thursday, Sept. the ball towards the 19 at Independence Golf Club at 4 p.m. green.

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Powhatanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defense limits damage in loss By Nick Vandeloecht Sports Editor

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Powhatanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ella Weber (right) works to clear the ball out of Powhatanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defensive territory while Monacanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Avery Moore (left) pursues.

POWHATAN - After outscoring their previous two opponents 21-0, Powhatan ran into a difficult challenge in their return home when Region 4B opponent Monacan came to town on Monday. Two long strikes on corners - one per half - helped lift the Chiefs past the Indians 2-0. But in a game that saw Monacan rack up 16 corners overall, Powhatan kept them out of goal on the other 14. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll take it,â&#x20AC;? said Powhatan senior Ella Weber, who continued to play lockdown defense in front of her goalies Emily Stephenson and Peyton Tuttle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It felt good - our goalies did amaz-

ing. They helped us.â&#x20AC;? Stephenson, a senior, made 8 saves in the loss; sophomore Tuttle, who took over in goal with less than 10 minutes remaining in the second half, made one. After earning several corners, Monacan broke through at the 13:44 mark of the first half off a long shot from Gabi Purdum. The Chiefs then added an insurance tally off another long strike that Mynda Gentry put in with roughly 11 minutes left in regulation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re strong in each part,â&#x20AC;? Weber said of Monacan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Defense, midfield, offense, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re strong, whereas weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all still connecting and working on it.â&#x20AC;? Weber spoke to the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s need to get better at communication and talking on the field.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know we have the skills,â&#x20AC;? Weber said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just the communication, and following through.â&#x20AC;? Other areas that Weber spoke to the Indians looking to get better at include passing, as well as staying on the ball and not giving up on it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And we need to go in feeling like weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re better...we need confidence,â&#x20AC;? Weber said, adding: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think we can beat them next time.â&#x20AC;? Powhatan played at Clover Hill on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. and will host Manchester on Wednesday, Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. The Indians next week host Cosby on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m. before playing at Midlothian on Wednesday, Sept. 25, at 7 p.m.

Pulk wins Senior Open at Independence By Andrew Blair Special Correspondent MIDLOTHIAN â&#x20AC;&#x201C;â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Williamsburgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dave Pulk accomplished two rare feats in earning a one-stroke victory at the Sept. 9-10 Senior Open of Virginia presented by Independence, held at Independence Golf Club. Most importantly in the record books, Pulk became the eventâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second multiple-time champion in its 14-year history dating back to 2006, adding to his victory in 2015 and joining Tazewellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Buck Brittain in owning a pair of titles. Brittain posted repeat victories in 201718. Secondly, though the task was elusive for most

competitors in the field, Pulk seemingly mastered the host siteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s subtlybreaking putting surfaces en route to firing consecutive rounds of 3-under 69 and slipping past fellow amateur Keith Myers of Roanoke (70-69). â&#x20AC;&#x153;I played really well and hit the ball well both days,â&#x20AC;? Pulk said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It went right down to the wire and I did enough to nip a really strong field. As Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m getting later in my career â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I am 63 now â&#x20AC;&#x201D; these 50-somethings are pretty tough.â&#x20AC;? Glen McCloskey, the PGA head professional at Loudoun Golf and Country Club in Purcellville (northern Virginia), finished two strokes back after returning consecu-

tive rounds of 2-under 70 to earn low professional honors. There was a logjam after the opening round, with Pulk and amateur Hank Klein of Glen Allen tied for the top spot. Even so, there were six competitors within two strokes of the lead starting the final day. Pulk appeared to separate himself from the field by taming the first nine in the final round, playing a five-hole stretch from Nos. 4-8 in four under par. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I did have it going both days on the front â&#x20AC;&#x201D; just didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play quite as well on the back,â&#x20AC;? Pulk said. Altogether he played the outward half a combined seven under par covering the two rounds.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;But you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect to play every hole perfectly â&#x20AC;&#x201D;a couple of bogeys find their way onto your scorecard. You just hope to have enough birdies to compensate and hopefully finish on top.â&#x20AC;? Pulk looked to be in cruise control after draining a 25-footer for a birdie on the par-3 11th hole, moving him to a championship-best eight under par â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and five under for the day â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and ballooning his lead to five strokes. But two second nine PHOTO COURTESY VIRGINIA STATE GOLF ASSOCIATION bogeys reduced Pulkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lead to one over a hard- Dave Pulk of Williamsburg (left) delivered charging Myers. For all of consecutive rounds of 3-under (69) to win the his 11 birdies in the event, Senior Open of Virginia by one stroke. Pulkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bogey at the par-5 Pulkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s victory signaled 17th hole was a potential his third in the final four the third consecutive year holes. The make got Mygame-saver. that an amateur competiers within a shot of Pulkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s After hooking his tee tor has captured the chamlead and, in hindsight, shot into an unplayable pionship. made Pulkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bogey recovlie, Pulk battled to recover The event, conducted for the remainder of the ery at No. 17 all the more jointly by the Virginia signifi cant. hole. Given the pressure, State Golf Association Ultimately, Pulk colit was no small feat for Pulk to two-putt from 75 lected himself and calmly and the Middle Atlantic feet, knocking in a 6-foot- two-putted from 15 feet at Section of The PGA of America, was held for the er for a bogey-6 to keep the last to take the title. first time at Independence Myers, who plays at his advantage at a single Golf Club, a public / daiBlue Hills Golf Club in stroke. ly-fee facility located on Roanoke, recorded his top â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought I was going the Chesterfield / Powfi nish of the season and to be in really big trouble, hatan county line that is best showing in more than but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably the best bogey Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve made in a half-dozen appearances also a multipurpose recrecompetition,â&#x20AC;? said Pulk, a in the Senior Open of Vir- ation and entertainment venue. Competitors were member at Two Rivers ginia. uniform in their praise of â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had some good birdCountry Club in Wilthe conditioning and deie chances,â&#x20AC;? said Myers, liamsburg. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If there was mand of Independence, 59. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It could have been a ever a great bogey, that rated No. 7 among the special round, but somewas it.â&#x20AC;? Best Courses You Can times you make them and Up ahead, playing in the penultimate grouping, sometimes you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Play by state by Golfweek Myers knocked in a 10- always nice to play well magazine in 2019. foot putt at the par-4 18th, in front of your peers.â&#x20AC;?

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Menger helps St. Catherine’s continue big start Nick Vandeloecht Sports Editor RICHMOND – Quinn Menger was in 7th grade when she and Claire Ellis first became teammates. Ellis was in 8th. They’ve played on 14u nationals and 15u nationals teams together in club volleyball, and they’re in their fourth season playing alongside one another for St. Catherine’s. Over the years, they’ve held each other to high standards, and as a passer-setter duo, Ellis, from Goochland, and Menger, from Powhatan, have been able to take up leadership roles on the offensive and defensive sides of the ball, with each side picking up the other. They were also helping keep their teammates loose before each set on Wednesday versus Trinity Episcopal, smiling and sharing handshakes that had the appearance and rhythm of miniature dance routines. “I think one of the most important things is to always remember to have fun,” Menger said. “Even before midmatch, letting loose is very important.” “Because everyone’s here because they love the sport,” Ellis said. When play commenced, St. Catherine’s stayed in rhythm from Sets 1 to 3, sweeping Trinity (25-9, 25-11, 25-10) to stay unbeaten through four matches after the Virginia Volleyball Showcase at Richmond Volleyball Club. The Saints didn’t drop a single set in their four games before Sept. 17.

“We made sure to talk at practice, before this game [against Trinity], that we cannot make little errors because they’re going to feed off of that,” Ellis said. “We have to play our game… keep it going.” “We practice ball control at length every practice,” noted St. Catherine’s coach Skip Weston. “Ball control and playing defense keeps you in games.” And Ellis, Weston said, does a good job of running the back row; he added that she’s much more vocal than some of the younger players. “We need that communication,” Weston said. Ellis contributed 21 digs while sophomore Elise Williamson behind her made 11. Ellis was pretty proud of the Saints’ deep defensive effort, with Menger and senior Jessie Atkinson adding 9 digs each and freshman Bella Lupica making 7. “We just have to keep talking, and if we talk, it gets better and better,” Ellis said. “Everyone played their heart out when going for balls – they were diving.” Menger was among the Saints who made a diving save; she also rushed wide of the net to keep a point in play that one of her teammates finished off for a kill late in the match. Setting-wise, Menger tallied up 34 assists. She also had 4 kills, including an airborne shot for St. Catherine’s 16th point in the second set. Her onthe-money placement while setting complemented the power-hitting trio

of senior Jailah Channer, junior Rian Sherod and Williamson as they showcased their ability to smash the ball over with Channer mixing in a few dinks. Channer led the team in kills (14) and added 3 blocks. Sherod led the team in blocks (5) and made 13 kills. Williamson had 8 kills. “I’m lucky enough to be surrounded by experienced people who love the game just as much as I do,” Menger said. “Me calling plays...they’re flexible with it, and I think that helps a lot, because then I’m more flexible with manipulating the other team… “I love playing with them,” Menger said of her teammates, “and then the communication just gets there, and they’re there, and then I’m there, and it goes our way.” The day before their home match against Trinity, the Saints traveled the short distance to Saint Gertrude and won 3-0. Menger and Atkinson led the team in assists with 12 and 11, respectively. Ellis and Williamson each made 10 digs and Sherod had 8 kills, Williamson made 7 and Menger had 6. Compared to last year, Weston described this year’s group as a little more experienced. “I think that we’re getting a little bit older and a lot of teams that we’re playing are getting younger,” Weston said. “We have the benefit of some experience – Quinn started as an 8th grader…and Claire started as a freshman, so we had the benefit of having

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St. Catherine’s Volleyball’s Quinn Menger, from Powhatan, sets the ball in Wednesday’s home match versus Trinity Episcopal.

them in the lineup for a long time.” Weston said he’s happy to be in the situation they’re in as they continue forward. The Saints played at Collegiate on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 6 p.m. They next play multiple matches in the Flint Hill Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 21 beginning with Norfolk Academy at 9 a.m.

Graceland Baptist Church holds golf tournament Staff Report POWHATAN - Beautiful morning and midday weather greeted the competitors who came out to the Mill Quarter Plantation Golf Course for Wednesday’s Graceland Baptist Church Annual Fundraiser Tournament. Teams of 3 to 4 players each played 18 holes and took on longest drive, closest to the pin and hole-in-one challenges along the course. The worst any team could do per hole was par. Brent Staul, Matt Staul and Tim O’Malley won first place overall with a 58. They won the tiebreaker over the second place team, which also finished with a 58. Also awarded via tiebreaker was the highest score, which went to the Powhatan Sheriff’s Department. Jonathan Terry was closes to the pin and Frankie Foster had the longest drive.

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Left: Brent Staul putts the ball towards the hole during Wednesday’s Graceland Baptist Church Annual Fundraiser Golf Tournament; center: Sue Pass tees-off from Hole 4; right: Ferrin Painter watches his shot sail out of the rough and land less than two inches away from the hole on the green; Painter would sink the ball on the next shot to secure his team a birdie on Hole 1.

The tournament helped raise funds for building a multi-use building for Graceland Baptist Church. Sponsors for the tournament included B&J Steel Construction, Inc., Flat Rock Auto Repair, G.D. Hylton Builders & Son, Cross Auto Sales, Reams Abstracting and Recording, Ultimate Cycle, Griffith Enterprises, Mulligan’s, Powhatan Family Vision, The Negaard Group, Italian Delight, AutoZone, Royall Pump & Well Company, Village Bank, R.C. Goodwyn & Sons, Rosa’s, Rick’s Grading & Excavating, Windy Hill Sports Complex, Powhatan Collision & Glass, Southworth Power Equipment, King Pin Lanes Midlothian, Brick House Diner, Angela’s, Morris Industry, Inc., Midlothian Village Shell, Jeff Cochran Insurance Agency, Inc., Sign Design, Summit Construction, Virginia Tire & Auto of Chesterfield and Mattress Direct & Furniture.

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The Powhatan cross country team competed in the William & Mary Invitational this past weekend.

Powhatan Cross Country runs in William & Mary Invitational Staff Report POWHATAN - The 2019 season began in a big way for the Powhatan Cross Country team, as it took on the A and B races of the William & Mary Invitational held Saturday, Sept. 14 at the Eastern State Hospital W&M XC Course. Powhatan’s top three finishers in the girls race were all freshmen - Rebecca Ray (23:04), Virginia Bird (25:24) and Lucy Redlich (25:59). Gavin Rice (20:05), also a freshman, ran the 4th fastest time for the team. The top three Powhatan boys finishers were juniors Gavin Timmons (team captain, 18:11), Jackson Tester (19:51) and Davis Tester (19:59). Remaining finishers for Powhatan in the 166-runner girls A race were Alexis Elzey (team captain, 26:08), Alyssa Gor-

man (26:17), Audrey Lennon (26:26), Sophie Dolan (26:30), Chloe Grell (27:40), Raquel Iga (28:45) and Cassie Murray (30:16). Marissa Lampkin ran a 29:28 in the 118-runner girls B race. Remaining finishers for Powhatan in the 202-runner boys A race were Palmer Johnson (21:25), Russell Holland (21:54), Grant Woodard (22:59), Stevie Bigham (23:01) and Brayden Hamilton (24:08). Remaining finishers in the 148-runner boys B race were Jack Connelly (24:03), Erik Glanden (25:49), Liam Clancy (27:49) and Brodie Glanden (28:35). Both the girls and boys teams placed 19th. Timmons finished 41st in the boys A race and Ray ran 62nd in the girls A race. Powhatan will run in the Sept. 28 invitational at Pocahontas State Park.

BRIEFLY Powhatan’s Rhodes joins Cyclones roster Ice hockey defenseman Kyle Rhodes has been signed by the Cincinnati Cyclones, an East Coast Hockey League member and an affiliate of the AHL’s Rochester Americans and the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres. According to the Cyclones’ press release, Rhodes, 21, spent last season with the Tulsa Oilers, accounting for 11 goals and five assists in 50 games played. UPCOMING VARSITY FOOTBALL Friday, Sept. 20 7 p.m. Powhatan away at Midlothian Saturday, Sept. 21 2 p.m. Blessed Sacrament Huguenot (BSH) away at Randolph-Macon Academy Friday, Sept. 27 4 p.m. BSH away at Massanutten Military Academy 7 p.m. Powhatan away at Clover Hill Varsity sports Wednesday, Sept. 18 Field Hockey 7 p.m. HOME vs. Manchester Cross Country 3 p.m.

Dominion District meet featuring Powhatan at Pocahontas Park Golf 4 p.m. Away at Hanover, Midlothian, Powhatan HS vs. Monacan at Stonehenge Golf & Country Club Thursday, Sept. 19 Volleyball 7 p.m. HOME vs. Manchester Golf 4 p.m. Away at Cosby, James River at Independence Golf Club Tuesday, Sept. 24 Volleyball 6 p.m. HOME vs. Huguenot Field Hockey 7 p.m. HOME vs. Cosby Wednesday, Sept. 25 Field Hockey 7 p.m. Away at Midlothian Thursday, Sept. 26 Volleyball 7 p.m. Away at L.C. Bird Saturday, Sept. 28 Cross Country 9 a.m. Invitational at Pocahontas State Park

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING POWHATAN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Notice is hereby given, pursuant to §15.2-2204 of the Code of Virginia, that the Powhatan County Board of Supervisors will conduct a Public Hearing at its meeting on Monday, September 23, 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-2019-31 (Case #19-04-CUP): Powhatan Solar I, LLC (District #3: Bethesda/Lees Landing) requests a conditional use permit (CUP) to permit a solar energy farm and related accessory uses within the Agricultural-10 (A-10) zoning district, per Sec. 83-162 of the Zoning Ordinance of the County of Powhatan. The proposed use will be located on a portion of Tax Map Parcels #27-14, 27-14A, and 26-104, which have frontage on the south side of State Route 615 (Three Bridge Road) at its intersection with State Route 1330 (Mill Mount Parkway) and at the northern terminus of State Route 626 (Brauer Road). The subject properties total approximately 927.38 acres, with the proposed use located within a project area that is approximately 350.9 acres. The 2019 Long-Range Comprehensive Plan designates the subject properties as Rural Preservation and Natural Conservation on the Countywide Future Land Use Plan. O-2019-32 (Case #19-09-AZ): The County of Powhatan requests the amendment and reenactment of the provisions of Chapter 15 (Building Numbers and Street Names), Section 15-6 (Street Naming Standards) to prohibit cul-de-sac streets from having street names that duplicate the name of an intersecting street.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING POWHATAN COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION

O-2019-33 Amending the Code of the County of Powhatan, Chapter 46 (“Fire Prevention and Protection”), Article II (Fire Prevention Code), Sections 46-53 (Amendments, additions and deletions to the VSFPC) and 46-54 (Smoke detectors in certain buildings) for the purpose of updating said sections with the corresponding sections in the Virginia Statewide Fire Preventions Code regarding certain cited references and smoke detectors 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.

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to § 15.2-2204 of the Code of Virginia, that the Planning Commission of Powhatan County will conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, at 7:00 PM in the Powhatan County Village Building Auditorium, 3910 Old Buckingham Road, to consider the following requests:

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.

Case #19-07-CUP: The County of Powhatan (District #5: Smiths Crossroads/Pineville/ Tobaccoville) requests a conditional use permit (CUP) to permit a telecommunications tower (up to 400 feet in height) within the Agricultural-10 (A-10) zoning district per Sec. 83-162 of the Zoning Ordinance of the County of Powhatan. The use is located at Tax Map Parcel #35-46B (1725 Cook Road), which consists of 62.43 acres. The 2019 Long-Range Comprehensive Plan designates the subject property as Rural Preservation and Natural Conservation on the Countywide Land Use Plan Map.

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Case #19-08-CUP: The County of Powhatan (District #1: Subletts/Manakin/Flat Rock) requests a conditional use permit (CUP) to permit a telecommunications tower (up to 400 feet in height) within the Agricultural-10 (A-10) zoning district per Sec. 83-162 of the Zoning Ordinance of the County of Powhatan. The use is located at Tax Map Parcel #42-7G (2040 U.S. Route 60/Anderson Highway), which consists of 7.01 acres. The 2019 LongRange Comprehensive Plan designates the subject property as Industrial on the Countywide Land Use Plan Map. Case #19-03-REZC: East West Communities (District #1: Subletts/Manakin/Flat Rock) requests the rezoning of Tax Map Parcels #43-61, 43-64, and 43-64E and a portion of Tax Map Parcel #43-63 from Agricultural-10 (A-10) to Commerce Center Planned Development (CC-PD) and Village Residential Planned Development (VR-PD) and amendment of the zoning district map of approximately 120.68 acres of land located on the north side of State Route 675 (Page Road) near its intersection with U.S. Route 60 (Anderson Highway) adjacent to the Chesterﬁeld County line. Approximately 6.98 acres would be rezoned to CCPD with proffered conditions and approximately 113.7 acres would be rezoned to VR-PD with proffered conditions (Maximum Density: 249 Dwelling Units/2.19 Dwelling Units Per Acre). Proffered conditions address a master plan of development, maximum density (up to 249 dwelling units), access and circulation (including improvements to U.S. Route 60), and building materials. The 2019 Long-Range Comprehensive Plan designates the subject properties as Commerce Center, Village Residential, and Natural Conservation (Route 60 Corridor East Special Area Plan) on the Countywide Future Land Use Plan, with maximum recommended residential densities in the Village Residential land use designation being four dwelling units per acre. Case #19-06-REZC: Markel Eagle Partners, LLC (District #1: Subletts/Manakin/Flat Rock) requests the rezoning of Tax Map Parcels #42-55, 42-55A, 42-55B, 42-57G, and 42-72 from Agricultural-10 (A-10) and General Commercial (C) with proffered conditions (Case #06-14-REZC) to Commerce Center (CC) with proffered conditions and Village Residential Planned Development (VR-PD) with proffered conditions and amendment of the zoning district map of approximately 53.32 acres of land with frontage along the north side of U.S. Route 60 (Anderson Highway) at its intersection with State Route 1101 (Holly Hills Road) and along the south side of State Route 675 (Page Road) at its intersection with State Route 1110 (Old Powhatan Estates), including 1680 Anderson Highway and 1647 Page Road. Approximately 5.06 acres will be rezoned to CC with proffered conditions and approximately 48.26 acres will be rezoned to VR-PD with proffered conditions (Maximum Density: 85 Dwelling Units/1.76 Dwelling Units Per Acre). Proffered conditions address a master plan, maximum residential densities, perimeter buffers, stormwater management, dwelling design, and cash proffers. The 2019 Long-Range Comprehensive Plan designates the subject properties as Commerce Center and Village Residential (Route 60 Corridor East Special Area Plan) on the Countywide Future Land Use Plan, with maximum recommended densities in the Village Residential land use designation being four dwelling units per acre.

Representatives from Wampler Eanes Appraisal Service are in the process of visiting each parcel of property located in Powhatan County for the purpose of general real estate reassessment effective for tax year 2020. During this process, assessors will be viewing and verifying physical characteristics of all properties and improvements. You may see the Wampler Eanes Appraisal Services vehicles with the County Seal on the door riding through your neighborhood. If they feel they need further review, the property may be identified for a return inspection. As always, the County has requested that all personnel associated with Wampler Eanes wear a picture ID that will be clearly visible. All vehicles will have County Seals displayed on the sides of the vehicle. If you have additional questions about the reassessment process, please call (804) 598-5799 or (804) 598-5616 to speak with the Commissioner of the Revenue Office.

Legal Notices TRUSTEE SALES TRUSTEE’S SALE OF 2865 Rocky Oak Road, Powhatan, VA Tax Map I.D. No. 040-67B In execution of a Credit Line Deed of Trust recorded April 20, 2009 in Deed Book 766, Page 774, Instrument No. 090001829 ("Deed of Trust"), in the Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court, County of Powhatan, VA ("Clerk’s Office"); the Sole Acting Substitute Trustee, having been appointed Substitute Trustee by Appointment of Substitute Trustee dated September 9, 2019, will offer for sale at public auction, the real estate briefly described as 2865 Rocky Oak Road, Powhatan, Virginia, and which is more particularly described in the Deed of Trust. The sale will be conducted at the front entrance of the building which houses the Circuit Court of the County of Powhatan, 3880 Old Buckingham Rd, Powhatan, VA on October 15, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. TERMS:

Case #19-07-REZC: Stavemill II LLC (District #2: Powhatan Station/Graceland) requests the rezoning of Tax Map Parcels #42-7-1, 42-7-5, 42-7-6, 42-7-7, 42-7-9, and 42-7-R from General Commercial (C) (Ordinance #O-2018-38) (1.89 acres) and General Commercial (C) with proffered conditions (Case #03-15-REZC) (14.3 acres) to Commerce Center (CC) with proffered conditions (16.19 acres) and amendment of the zoning district map of approximately 16.19 acres of land southeast of the intersection of U.S. Route 60 (Anderson Highway)/State Route 634 (Stavemill Road)/State Route 1351 (Luck Stone Road). Proffered conditions address a conceptual plan, the provision of utilities, and access and circulation. The 2019 Long-Range Comprehensive Plan designates the subject properties as Commerce Center (Route 60 Corridor East Special Area Plan) on the Countywide Future Land Use Plan. All Planning Commission meetings are open to the public and interested persons are encouraged to attend on the day and time speciﬁed above. Copies of the proposed plans, ordinances, and amendments may be reviewed in the Department of Community Development in the Powhatan County Administration Building (3834 Old Buckingham Road) between 8:30 AM and 5:00 PM of each business day. Copies of staff reports are available prior to the Public Hearing upon request.

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Successful bidder’s deposit of 10% of the final amount bid will be required, with balance of sale price to be paid within 30 days. The successful bidder’s deposit MUST be paid by CASH, CASHIER’S OR CERTIFIED CHECK at the foreclosure sale. The real estate will be sold "AS IS." The real estate will be conveyed by SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED, subject to all rights, reservations, leases, covenants, conditions, easements and restrictions superior to the Deed of Trust as they may lawfully affect the real estate. The purchaser will be required to pay all closing costs except the grantor’s recording tax. Real estate taxes will be prorated as of the date of sale. Risk of loss to the real estate will pass to the successful bidder upon acceptance of the bid by the Trustee. Additional terms may be announced at the sale. This is a communication from a debt collector and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Time is of the essence with respect to all dates and times. HAMILL D. JONES, JR., Sole Acting Substitute Trustee For Information Contact: Hamill D. "Skip" Jones, Jr. Sole Acting Substitute Trustee 1900 One James Center 901 East Cary Street Richmond, VA 23219 Phone: (804) 697-5128

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