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April 8, 2020

School board tentatively moves budget forward By Laura McFarland

crease of just under $1.94 million over the budget the board adopted last year. The proposed budget still includes a recommended 2 percent raise for all employees and 3 percent increase raise for bus drivers ($759,089); school and department budget requests for an additional 4.12 full time equivalent (FTE) employees and seven stipend increases ($166,748); a 10.7 percent increase to the health insurance rate ($422,268); targeted adjustments to reduce employee insurance increases ($187,464); a 1 percent increase in the Virginia Retirement System ($46,200), and $354,063 in line

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OWHATAN – The Powhatan County School Board recently approved the operating budget for fiscal year 2021 as it has been discussing it for the last few months but made it clear that things might change in coming weeks in the wake of the financial fallout of the COVID-19 crisis. During its meeting on Tuesday, March 31, the board unanimously approved the 2020-2021 proposed budget of roughly $50.1 million. This is an in-

item changes. Dr. Eric Jones, superintendent, pointed out that the school board had a legal responsibility to approve its budget by April 1 and the board has seen it several times. At that point, little had changed except for a small increase in state funds after the General Assembly reconciled its budgets, he said. However, before taking the vote, Jones said the school board recognizes these are “uncertain economic times, to say the least, and while we are passing this budget, I think it would be irresponsible of us not to mention that we may

have to come back and amend this moving forward.” “There are going to be some tough decisions made at the local level. I know that the board of supervisors is looking at that and trying to determine sales tax income that is coming in or will be lost as the result of closing a lot of businesses, as well as several other revenue sources. So we may need to come back and take a look at this,” Jones said. The General Assembly will reconvene on April 21 for its veto session. Besee SCHOOL, pg. 5

Drive-by birthday party Supervisors formally adopt state of emergency status, hear for Nana update on COVID-19 response By Laura McFarland Editor

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Above, Josephine Bennett greets well wishers from her church who came to celebrate her 99th birthday while still practicing social distancing. Left, the birthday girl’s family escorts her outside for the surprise.

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POWHATAN – One after another, they drove by to show their love. When Josephine “Nana” Bennett’s family brought her outside of her home on Saturday, March 28, she

had no idea what was in store for her. Her daughter, granddaughter, and great-grandchildren seemed to be expecting something, but she wasn’t in on surprise. Then from a distance, you could hear the first car horn. Then came the see BIRTHDAY, pg. 6

POWHATAN – The Powhatan County Board of Supervisors officially ratified the declaration of a local emergency and activated the county’s Emergency Operations Plan in a meeting that also saw them hearing steps being taken by local public safety officials. The board held backto-back emergency and regular meetings on Monday, March 30 in which they officially confirmed the declaration made on March 15 by the county and heard the updates. Last week’s meeting was the first partially virtual meeting by the board. Chairman David Williams, District 1, Larry Nordvig, District 2, and Mike Byer-

ly, District 3, sat spaced apart in the auditorium of the Village Building. Bill Cox, District 4, Karin Carmack, and interim county administrator Bret Schardein participated remotely. Several speakers participated either remotely or in person, but no members of the public were allowed to attend. Schardein explained that he and Phil Warner, Powhatan’s fire and rescue chief, issued the local emergency declaration on March 15. The declaration had to be ratified by the board within 45 days. Primarily the local declaration allows the county to loosen up procurement guidelines in case staff needs to acquire items such as personal protective equipment (PPE), hand sanitizer, or cleaning ser-

see BOARD, pg. 6

Northam urges people out Former sheriff Shirley in public to wear face masks Reynolds dies at 92 By Laura McFarland Editor

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vices. So far the county hasn’t had to rely on the declaration for many additional costs, but it is in place if it is needed, Schardein said. It is also a necessary step if the county needs to seek reimbursement for costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We have a resolution prepared when we are ready to lift the emergency ordinance, so we will know when we are ready to do that. Certainly we are not there yet, but we do have that ready as well. We will come back to the board to formally end this local emergency ordinance later,” he said. The board voted unanimously to confirm the declaration and then voted unanimously to adopt an

POWHATAN – The Powhatan County flag was lowered to half mast last week to honor the passing of former REYNOLDS sheriff Shirley Reynolds on Thursday, April 2.

Reynolds, 92, served as the sheriff of Powhatan County from 1984 to 1996 after retiring from a 34-year career as a trooper with the Virginia State Police. Those who knew him well described his dedication to his family, law enforcement, and the protection of the citizens of Powhatan County. Reynolds’s family said he died as a result of COVID-19, which he contracted while living in an assisted living facility in Chestersee REYNOLDS, pg. 8

RICHMOND – Gov. Ralph Northam urged anyone going out into the public in the coming weeks to wear a face covering both for their protection and the safety of others. During a press briefing he gave on Monday, April 6, the governor continued to stress the need for social distancing and hand washing as the main protections against the spread of COVID-19. But because a significant portion of individuals with coronavirus lack symptoms, the Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) has issued guidelines recommending people wear some kind of cloth face covering in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain, such as at grocery stores and pharmacies, he said. “If a person is wearing a face covering, it is less likely that droplets from a sneeze or from talking will spread out into the air. And if you are wearing a face covering, it can offer some level of protection against those droplets. It also makes you more aware of accidentally touching your face,” Northam said. However, he pointed out that see NORTHAM, pg. 6

Local contractors build intubation boxes for hospitals By Laura McFarland Editor

POWHATAN – Two Powhatan businesses have teamed up with a Richmondbased emergency room doctor to help protect medical personnel across the state working on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis. The speed with which this endeavor has unfolded has been necessarily fast-paced. On Tuesday, March 31, Dr. Scott Hickey, a Goochland resident who works in the emergency room at Chippen-

ham Hospital, reached out to local contractor Michael Potter to discuss an idea he had seen for making clear boxes that are designed to protect healthcare workers as they intubate patients with the disease. The original design came from Dr. Hsien Yung Lai in Taiwan, who open sourced the design for other doctors to use globally. The box supplies an additional barrier for medical personnel during intubation – a time where they are at extra risk of being hit by saliva, tears, nasal secre-

tions, or vomit from infected patients, Hickey said. “Everything that is in their lungs gets sprayed out,” said Hickey, who is also the Virginia College of Emergency Physicians president. Hickey tried to make a box at home but realized he needed help because the “final product was not something that was going to be used in healthcare.” When he reached out to Potter, the contractor told him to leave the project in his hands since the doctor had much more imsee INTUBATION, pg. 8

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David Dowdy works on a clear intubation box used to protect medical personnel treating COVID-19 patients.

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O B I T UA R I E S JEAN GREEN Jean Maxey “Greenie” Green, 72, returned to her heavenly home on Saturday, March 28, 2020. She is survived by her two sons, Charlie Green Jr. (Michele), Jason Green (Tiffany); daughterin-law, Karen Heinike (Martin); brother, E.N. Maxey; sister, Alice McNew; and five grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Charlie Green Sr.; and sons, Robert Green and Joseph Green. Jean was a longGREEN time member of Red Lane Baptist Church, where she served as a nursery director for several years. She was a retired bus driver from Powhatan schools. Due to the current policies, a memorial service will be announced at a later date with interment private. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Concerns of Police Survivors, Virginia Chapter, at www.virginiacops.com.

McGehee Moody and Kathy's child, Therin Brooks. Sam was an avid fisherman of the fresh waters of Virginia. He obtained the meritorious lifetime distinction of Master Angler I for accomplished trophy angling of largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, blue catfish, yellow perch and chain pickerel. GarMOODY vey Winegar, a journalist for the Richmond Times-Dispatch, considered Sam his "go to" man for fishing advice and wrote many articles on their adventures. His lifetime love for nature and music, especially playing bluegrass on his beloved Martin guitar and recording songs brought him the greatest enjoyment possible. He retired from the sign industry. Sam loved the Lord, his family and friends and will always be missed and cherished. A celebration in memory of Sam will be held at a later date. Online condolences may be made at bennettbardenfh.com.

SAMUEL MOODY III

SHIRLEY REYNOLDS

Samuel Miller Moody III, 66, of Powhatan, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2020. He is survived by his beloved wife, Janice; his sister, Kathy Brooks; and nephew, Whit Brooks (Emily); great-nieces, Daisy and Oriane; his brother, David Moody (Linda); and niece, Ellie Murnane (Zack); great-nephew, Emmett; and niece, Grace Moody. He was preceded in death by his father, Samuel Miller Moody Jr.; mother, Katherine

Shirley Courtney Reynolds, of Powhatan, 92, entered God’s Heavenly Kingdom on Thursday, April 2, 2020. He was preceded in death by his parents, Silas Clifton and Rebecca L. Reynolds. Shirley was born and raised in Chatham, Va. He married the love of his life, Martha Louise Dabney, in 1955 and would have celebrated 60 years of marriage just prior to her death in 2015. Shirley and Martha had two sons, Dabney (Anne)

and Stuart (Judy), who survive him. He is also survived by four grandchildren, Courtney Reynolds, Melissa Gregory (Brian), Lindsey Davis (Sean) and Katie Easter (Kevin); three stepgrandchildren, Traci Whitley (Chris), Donnie Catogni (Liz) and Josh Catogni; as well as four great-grandREYNOLDS daughters and four great-grandsons. Shirley was dedicated to his country, state, and Powhatan County. He joined the State Police in 1949 and was assigned to Powhatan County. He was inducted into the Marine Corps in 1952 during the Korean Conflict and served until his return to Powhatan in 1954. He served a total of 34 years with the State Police as a Trooper. He became well known and was loved by many in the county for being a fair and honest man. This role provided a gateway to his last 12 years of employment as the Sheriff of Powhatan County. Above all else, he was dedicated to his family, whom he loved dearly. The family wishes to extend their deep appreciation to the staff at Spring Arbor of Salisbury for their care of Shirley over the past several months. A private graveside service will be held at this time. A memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions be made to the Virginia State Police Association, C/O Trooper Emergency Relief Fund, 6944 Forest Hill Avenue, Richmond, VA 23225. Online condolences may be made at bennettbardenfh.com.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR Editor’s note: Efforts were made to update any listings that may have been canceled in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, however some listings may not have been updated. Call to check.

County. Administration hours are from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. On Thursdays, lab services are from 9 a.m. to noon and patient hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. On Mondays, registration for new patients is from 5 to 7:30 p.m. and patient hours are from 4 to 8:30 p.m. All patient visits are by appointment. For more information, contact 804-598-5637.

Wednesday, April 8

To help limit the spread of COVID-19, the Powhatan County Public Library will be closed to the public until further notice. This includes meeting room reservations. While the library is closed, the book drop will also be closed. Fines accrued during the closure will be waived. Library WiFi and e-branch resources are available 24/7. For details, contact Powhatan County Public Library at 804-598-5670 or library@powhatanlibrary.net. Powhatan County Public Library will hold Facebook Storytime at 10:30 a.m. on the library’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/pg/ powhatanlibrary. Feeding Powhatan will hand out meals for children in coming weeks while schools are closed. The nonprofit food pantry will hand out meals from 1 to 5 p.m. on Wednesdays during the school closures at 2408 New Dorset Circle (next to Community Life Church). Income guidelines apply. Visit us on Facebook at Feeding Powhatan or call 804-303-6431. Pre-register at https://docs.google.com/ forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf9VL8V DTKVkjnTvSjnSbjkYUUSmn rm9TSJ4F1DwohdHeH_HQ/ viewform. 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

Thursday, April 9

Virginia Career Works is offering virtual, call-in workshops through the Virginia Career Connect program. Sessions will be held at 3 p.m. every Thursday and 11 a.m. every Tuesday. The call in number is 1-978990-5000, access code 335922. Learn about careers in healthcare, logistics, manufacturing, professional services, transportation, energy hospitality, and construction.

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

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

Ongoing

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

Saturday, April 11

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

Tuesday, April 14

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 Clothes Closet is closed. It normally closes in line with the school division. It normally is open every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 3908 Old Buckingham, behind the social services building. Donations are accepted during regular hours. The second hand store offers clothing, shoes, housewares, small appliances, books, toys, games and more. Shoppers can fill a grocery bag full of stuff for a few dollars. Look for The Clothes Closet of Powhatan on Facebook.

How does a fishing trip on the Chesapeake Bay sound to you? Fine Creek Volunteer Fire Department is raffling off a half day fishing trip on the bay. Captain Zane from Northern Neck Sport Fishing will host your group up to six people for a four to six-hour fishing excursion. The winner must use the trip this calendar year, and the type of fish you'll catch depends on the time of year you schedule the trip. The prize does not include tip for the crew. Tickets are yours for a donation to FCVFD of $20 each. Checks can be made payable to Fine Creek Volunteer Fire Department or FCVFD. Many members have tickets available, but you can also stop by the firehouse when you see us there. Members will be scheduling times for ticket sales soon and we will post those times on the station’s Facebook page. The drawing will be made on April 14. The new Bridge of Reason AA meeting is held at 7 p.m. every Tuesday at Powhatan Mennonite Church, 3549 Old Buckingham Road, Powhatan. It is an open, decision and literature meeting for Powhatan, Goochland, and Cumberland counties.

include: Caring for Your Mind: Guilt and Fear, Frustration, Loss and Grief; Caring for Your Body: Body Mechanics, Sleep; Caring for Your Soul: Spirituality, Being in the Moment Together, Just for You; and Caring for Your Mind, Body and Soul: Identifying and Accepting Help. Register online for this free educational course supporting caregivers at: https://learning. virginianavigator.org/. Contact Riverside Senior Care Navigation at 1-888597-0828 or email: senior. carenav@rivhs.com.

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

Although the 25th annual Relay for Life of Powhatan originally scheduled for May 2 has been postponed, organizers are still hoping to put it on later in 2020.. As part of the 25th anniversary celebration, organizers want to honor the volunteers who started this wonderful event. In 1996, a spirited group of Powhatan volunteers held the first Relay For Life of Powhatan. They worked together to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Some were cancer survivors or cancer patients, and many others were friends or loved ones of people who had suffered with cancer. Organizers are trying to reach the volunteers from that 1996 Relay to show their appreciation for the great event that they founded and passed down. If you participated in the first Relay For Life of Powhatan in 1996, contact Carol Beach at cmasten01@hotmail.com. Visit www.relayforlife.org/ powhatanva. The Riverside Center for Excellence in Aging and Lifelong Health is offering “Caring for You: Mind, Body and Soul,” an educational course at no cost for caregivers of individuals with memory loss, including Alzheimer’s disease. This new program consists of 10 short and informative lessons. Participants will benefit from: learning new skills and tools to increase self-care and confidence as a caregiver; a fully online course with lessons accessible at anytime from anywhere without scheduling or leaving home, and microlearning, allowing caregivers to learn information in brief bursts (five to 10 minutes) that they can apply quickly to their demanding lives. Lessons

No health insurance? Goochland Cares will offer free medical care for adults living in Goochland, Louisa, Columbia, Fluvanna, and Cumberland counties. Goochland Cares is at 2999 River Road West, Goochland, VA 23063. Visit www. goochlandcares.org or call 804-556-6260.

AARP Tax-Aide service has been suspended until further notice. For status updates and current information, visit the AARP Site Locator Tool: aarpfoundation.org/taxhelp.

Ride Assist Services is now accepting ride requests. Powhatan county ambulatory seniors age 60+ can call 804-698-0438 or email RAServices.PVA@gmail. com to be registered as a rider in the program. They will then be able to request transportation by volunteer drivers for medical appointments, grocery needs and personal business such as banking.

Ride Assist Services needs more drivers! Join a team of volunteer drivers providing transportation when their schedule permits - for Powhatan County ambulatory seniors age 60+ for basic needs. Call Transportation Coordinator at 804-6980438 or email RAServices. PVA@gmail.com to sign up or to learn more about the program.

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.

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.

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. see CALENDAR, pg. 6

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Superintendent offers further guidance after school closures Contributed Report On Friday, April 3, Powhatan County Public Schools superintendent Eric Jones sent out a notice to parents with updates on what changes have been made and what to expect in the coming weeks. Jones said the division has held more than 75 virtual meetings to discuss next steps and every teacher, administrator, coach, instructional assistant, and specialist has been invited to participate in creating a plan for the remainder of the school year. Throughout all of those meetings some core beliefs have emerged: Continuity of instruction is important for our students, both now and for future learning. Our students cannot afford to have a six-month gap in their learning. Equity of learning opportunities is vitally important. This continues to be our greatest challenge, but we have devised a personalized plan for students for whom barriers to distance learning exist.

Staff will be contacting families to create an individual plan to continue learning. We have kept families at the forefront of our planning. Our goal is to balance essential learning skills and concepts without overburdening families. We understand that this is a time of great stress and pain. We commit to being compassionate and flexible and will take each families’ unique situation into account. Below you will find updates to a wide variety of topics for your review.

Continuity of instruction The instructional team has been working to create a distance learning plan with a focus on preparing students for future learning. We have identified the essential skills and content for each grade and subject area. Our teachers have begun planning activities in grade level and content groups around those essential skills and content for distribution after spring break. We will begin the continuation of student learning on Tuesday, April 14.

Elementary students will receive weekly calendars of learning activities from their teachers each Tuesday to be completed by the following Monday via Seesaw. This will provide a consistent time and a single means of communicating the instructional plan for the week from all of your child’s teachers. We will be working individually with families who are not able to use Seesaw for this purpose. The learning activities are being designed with the following timeframes in mind: reading/writing, math, science, social studies (15 to 30 minutes each per day); resource (15 to 30 minutes per week); two hours per day for grades K-2 (not to exceed 10 hours per week), and two to three hours per day for grades 3-5 (not to exceed 15 hours per week). Secondary students will receive a weekly overview from their teachers each Tuesday via Schoology to be completed by the following Monday. This overview document will be different by level and content

area, but will provide a consistent time and means of communicating the instructional plan for the week from each of your child’s teachers. We will be working individually with families who are not able to use Schoology for this purpose. The learning activities are being designed with the following timeframes in mind: two to three hours of work maximum per week per class and a maximum of 15 hours per week per student.

Special Education During the extended closure, we will provide special education services through distance instruction that will take place virtually/online, through video recordings, with paper/pencil materials and other modes. We will make every effort to provide services for students during this time. Teachers will be in contact with parents to discuss individualized plans and updates as needed. The special education team is committed to helping parents and students see GUIDANCE, pg. 7

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Kates Day canceled Contributed Report GOOCHLAND - The 78th Annual Kates Day scheduled for May 6 at the Virginia Correctional Center for Women (VCCW) in Goochland has been canceled due to the Commonwealth of Virginia mandate related to the coronavirus. Many in the community know this event for its plant sale, bake sale, and crafts sale of goods made by offenders at the Virginia Correctional Center for Women located in Goochland County. This event also includes the annual meeting for members of The Foundation. The sales from these sundries benefit The Elizabeth Kates Foundation, a volunteer, nonprofit 503(c) charity that provides college scholarships for onsite and correspondence, textbooks, and educational materials for offenders at the VCCW.

On April 2, KidzĂ¤lat Child Development Center held a childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parade. The center is only taking care of the children of essential personnel currently. Other children, family members, and teachers drove by to greet the children still coming to the center.

Many offenders in the VCCW have spent months planning, planting, and cultivating beautiful blooms for the one-day sale in its Horticulture Program, baking, designing unique crafts, and provide service in a culminating dinner and musical entertainment. The Horticulture Program is an educational opportunity for offenders to obtain certificates in landscape and nursery care, as the culinary program. Like the college courses, these programs supported by the Kates Foundation improve chances for a successful reentry into the community. These hands-on opportunities, instructors coming onsite teaching, and materials for its horticulture and culinary classes that are provided for the offenders create an engaged and active community member. For more information and to donate, visit theelizabethkatesfoundation.org.

Cumberland confirms first confirmed case of COVID-19 Contributed Report

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is reporting a confirmed case of COVID-19 in the Piedmont Health District of a 68 year-old female resident of Cumberland County. To protect patient confidentiality, no further information will be provided about this patient percent of the county bud- and VDH does not provide get, so they can be informed and weigh in if they want. Nordvig pointed out â&#x20AC;˘ One male was charged that he will be looking Arrests on March 26 with reckcarefully at the budget â&#x20AC;˘ One male was charged less driving. and considering where the on March 23 with credit school division has realcard theft (Felony) and â&#x20AC;˘ One male was charged on March 26 with reckized savings in the current petty larceny (Misdeless driving. fiscal year because of the meanor). school closures. Areas he â&#x20AC;˘ One male was charged â&#x20AC;˘ One male was charged on March 28 with posmentioned included savon March 25 with assession of marijuana ings with fuel, substitute sault and battery of a (M). teachers, maintaining family member (M). sports fields to the same level, activity buses, and less electricity. When Cox pointed out ! " # $ those are costs for the current budget year, not the ones people will be looking at in next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget, Nordvig said he was mainly looking at how cur rent savings could be used ) *+ , - . / 0 ) / - .+ for the FY 2021 budget. #1 2 % 31&#' " #"& 45 â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are talking about 9 a lot of money, and what % %" 6 &4 74 &# 88 %&#'( is going to happen with 9 9 : ) *+ , ; 2 # + the current money, I think, 9 : ).+ ; 2 /3&4 &#' &" would impact decisions we make for the new fis cal year,â&#x20AC;? he said. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfar land@powhatantoday. %#& ' %( com.

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which may help in sales tax revenue. Schardein said that the county is aware of the many businesses that have had to close and people who are applying for unemployment, which will all impact the local economy. He reminded people to check the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economic development website, www.Yespowhatan. com, which is a page dedicated to COVID-19 related business resources. Other business handled at the meeting included: Â&#x201E; The supervisors voted unanimously to approve the personal property tax rates for Calendar Year 2020 with no increase. The personal property, business personal property, and machinery and tools rates were all set at $3.60. The disabled veterans personal property, the volunteer fire and rescue personal property, and the handicapped modified vehicles rates were all set at $0.0001. Â&#x201E; The supervisors voted unanimously to authorize advertising the FY 2021 school budget, which the school board would adopt at their meeting the next night. Schardein pointed out that once a budget has been advertised, the budget cannot exceed that amount, but it can always be adjusted lower before the final adoption. Chairman David Williams, District 1, agreed that everyone shared the understanding the school budget rate is being advertised but it can be reduced if needed. Larry Nordvig, District 2, asked that the county make it known where people can access the school budget, which represents more than 50

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POWHATAN â&#x20AC;&#x201C; In the wake of businesses closing and the increase in local unemployment claims as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Powhatan County Board of Supervisors recently talked about the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s financial outlook moving forward. During the boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regular meeting on Monday, March 30, interim county administrator Bret Schardein highlighted how the worldwide health crisis has also become an economic crisis and how it may impact Powhatan County. The biggest impact is likely to be if the county experiences high unemployment among residents for an extended period, he said. Then there will likely be reductions in the collection rate of real estate and personal property taxes, which make up the biggest percentage of the budget. Although it wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have as much of an impact, sales tax revenue is likely to decrease because people arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t spending as much as usual, he said. The county is monitoring the impacts on expenditures as a result of responding to the crisis, he said. Some departments are spending more but others are also spending less as they carry out less business. The county will continue to monitor the state and federal aid to see what can be made up from that funding. The county has to adopt the school divisionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fiscal year (FY) 2021 budget on time but will have more time to adopt its own budget by June 29 as they gather more information. The county is currently

running a number of different scenarios regarding revenues and expenditures, Schardein said. He anticipates there will be less revenue in the last quarter of the current fiscal year and the first quarter of the fiscal year starting July 1. In response to that, he has been working with Charla Schubert, finance director, to look at some of the scenarios that could occur and how the county would respond. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have also worked hard to make sure all of our staff are tracking and monitoring their time and spending related to this because a lot of that will be reimbursable. â&#x20AC;Ś The more we can document it and the more we can get reimbursed, the less we have to make up on our end,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have asked staff to limit spending only to essential services and products. We have temporarily put on hold hiring and filling new positions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have worked with Ramona Carter, director of public works, to push out any non-essential capital projects to future years, or some of those projects that were already under work that might have been in the design phase, to stop there and not move forward with construction,â&#x20AC;? he said. Schardein has also instructed department heads to look for areas to save money, but added that is always a priority. Bill Cox, who represents District 4, said he spoke with Jamie Timberlake, commissioner of the revenue, and heard that the county will see about a 90-day lag in sales tax. This means the county wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see what is happening today until June. He also pointed out that people are still buying food,

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specific information on an investigation. For any case of communicable illness, VDH does â&#x20AC;&#x153;contact tracing.â&#x20AC;? They identify potential contacts, assess their risk of exposure and provide medical and public health measures for individuals and the community, as appropriate. This investigation is currently ongoing.

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Free Clinic offers advice on COVID-19 Contributed Report What ends an epidemic? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a month since the first COVID-19 case was identified in Virginia (March 7, 2020). Social distancing and fears of touching anything outside our homes make it seem longer. So where are we on the road to the end of the epidemic and what will make it end more quickly? The Free Clinic of Powhatan offered guidance to help people take stock of where we are, answer some questions about the epidemicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s origins, and what ends it. Is Virginia doing better or worse than other states with regard to COVID-19 cases? As of Friday, March 27, Virginia had the median number of COVID-19 cases among the states. This means that half the states had more and half the states had fewer cases. As Virginia is the 12th most populous state, this might indicate it is doing better than might be expected. The caveat here is that the epidemic is not over. We may just be lagging other states and it gets worse before it gets better in Virginia. Under this scenario, our ranking could change.

Is it possible that COVID-19 was engineered in a lab? The short answer is â&#x20AC;&#x153;No.â&#x20AC;? A new study on the origins of the virus has concluded that the pandemic-causing strain developed naturally because it does not share any "previously used virus backbone." COVID-19 is a novel virus, meaning it started in animals and then was transmitted to humans either by their get-

ting bitten or eating the meat of an animal carrying the virus. It likely arose, the study says, from a recombination of a virus found in bats and another virus, possibly originating from pangolins (scaly anteaters). The conspiracy theory that the virus is part of a biological attack on the United States is false. The truth is it developed naturally. Our defense is removing ourselves from others and cleansing our hands and surfaces touched by items that might have had contact with COVID-19.

How does soap work to remove viruses from our hands? A respiratory virus â&#x20AC;&#x201D; like the coronavirus, the flu, and the common cold â&#x20AC;&#x201D; can be spread via our hands. Hands act like sticky traps for viruses. We can pick up droplets that contain the virus, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll stay in our hands. They enter our bodies if we touch our hands to our faces. That makes our hands the front line against COVID-19 or any other germ. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends washing hands with soap and water as the top way to clean hands to remove viruses. According to the CDC, we should use sanitizer only when soap and water are not available. Soapâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s molecular structure makes it work well on killing germs of

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Titus 3:3 â&#x20AC;&#x153;For we also once were foolish ourselves, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.â&#x20AC;? This is us when we are not forgiven, saved, in Christ, and under His full influence. A personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life before Christ is not something to be proud of. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s words really do tell it like it is. Only radical spiritual surgery will cure us. â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;Śand in Him you were also circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, in the removal of the body of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ; 12 having been buried with Him in baptism,â&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;? Read Colossians 2:9-14 for hope!

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all kinds. One end of the molecule is attracted to water and repelled by fats and proteins. The other side of the molecule is attracted to fats and is repelled by water. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s this dual-nature chemical construction that makes soap so effective. One side of the soap molecule (the one thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attracted to fat and repelled by water) buries its way into the virusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fat and protein shell. The chemical bonds holding the virus together arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t very strong, so this intrusion is enough to break the virusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s METRO CREATIVE ART coat and makes it water soluble. In effect, washing with soap pulls the virus apart, which makes it disintegrate, and it is washed down the drain. Sanitizer might feel like a scientific upgrade to soap. It is not. Soap is more effective than hand sanitizer, less expensive, and more available.

Should we make our own sanitizer when soap and water arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t available? There are times when access to soap and water is difficult. In those instances, hand sanitizer can be an asset. Recently, this asset has been difficult to purchase. Is the solution to make it at home? While there are numerous recipes on the internet, making an effective sanitizer is harder than it looks. The key is getting the ratio of ingredients correct. The CDC

recommends using a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60 percent alcohol. If the concentrations are wrong in a homebrewed sanitizer, the solution is either too harsh for our skin, or ineffective, and a waste of ingredients. Both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) have guidelines for making hand sanitizers. The WHO's official instructions call for denatured alcohol or isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol), glycerol (glycerin), hydrogen peroxide, and sterile water. You must measure the alcohol concentration in the final product using an alcohol meter to ensure it is strong enough to kill germs yet safe to use on skin. Unless you can follow the instructions outlined by WHO, making hand sanitizer at home isn't a good idea. One final note: forget recipes that call for vodka or spirits as the alcohol source. Why? Because most liquor is mixed with water. This means that mixing 80-proof vodka (the standard strength) with another ingredient likely results in less than the 60 percent alcohol concentration needed. Regrettably, we are not at the epidemicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s end. The best we can hope to see is the number of cases in our state to level off. The epidemic ends when there are not people readily available for it to spread. We do not need to worry about someone releasing this virus as a biological terror act. Our best options to fight this natural foe are continued social distancing and washing our hands. Soap is a humble, cheap, and effective weapon. Hand sanitizer can be a substitute, but it is best purchased rather than a doit-yourself product.

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ager for Fayetteville, North Carolina and as the deputy city manager of operations for Durham, North Carolina for 10 years. He has also served as assistant city manager of Wilmington, North Carolina, city manager in King, North Carolina, and town manager of Bowling Green, Virginia. Voorhees began his local government career as an aide to a member of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and spent two years at the Pentagon as a Department of the Army civilian. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am looking forward to joining the Orange County team and appreciate the opportunity that the board has given me to help them achieve their goals for the commu-

The Orange County Board of Supervisors recently announced that Theodore (Ted) L. Voorhees, has been hired as Orange county administrator effective April 5. Voorhees was scheduled to report to work on Monday, April 6. Previously, Voorhees served as Powhatanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s county administrator from May 2017 to January 2020. A few days after the new Powhatan County Board of Supervisors was sworn into office, they unanimously asked for and received Voorheesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; resignation on Jan. 6. Prior to his service in Powhatan County, Voorhees served for nearly four years as the city man-

nity,â&#x20AC;? said Voorhees. â&#x20AC;&#x153;During these extraordinary times, I will initially be focusing my attention on supporting employees and community partners working to protect us all from the impacts of COVID-19. By working together to heed â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;stay at homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; orders from Governor Northam and best practices from the CDC, we have the best chance of mitigating effects on our community and our loved ones.â&#x20AC;? Chairman of the Board of Supervisors Jim Crozier said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ted comes to us with great experience and a desire to continue moving Orange County ahead into the future with the board and county staff. I am very excited to have him onboard.â&#x20AC;?

CHURCH DIRECTORY St. Lukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church SUNDAYS 8AM Holy Eucharist (Quiet Service) 9:15AM 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

The Bridge The Church of Genito Jesus Christ of Church Presbyterian â&#x20AC;&#x153;Building a Bridge of Hopeâ&#x20AC;? Latter-day Saints

Church

Isaiah 58:12

2910 Genito Rd. Powhatan, VA

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

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

www.EvergreenPowhatan.com

598-4970

598-8844

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

Rev. Robert Barnes

Powhatan United Methodist Church

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

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.

Worship service at 9:30 AM Meeting at Flat Rock Elementary School

1957 Capeway Rd., Powhatan, VA

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

Providence Presbyterian Church

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

Worship: 8:30 Just oďŹ&#x20AC; Rt. 13 in the Village 1 . &. 11 a.m. Sunday School: Sun 598-4438 ol: 9: 9:45 .a.m. 2253 Rosson Rd.

www.powhatanumc.us

Weekday Preschool (ages 2-5)

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

St. John Neumann Catholic Church 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

598-6090

Mount Calvary Baptist Church 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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Easter program aimed at prisons

BUSINESS BRIEFS Sheetz, a major restaurant and convenience chain across the MidAtlantic, announced last week a new Kidz Meal Bagz program providing free food to help children and families in need as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Meal Bagz started on April 2 with each meal including a turkey sandwich, chips, and a drink. The Sheetz at 4201 Anderson Highway in Powhatan will participate in the program. This is the Sheetz at the corner of Anderson Highway and Route 13. Families interested in taking advantage of the free Kidz Meal Bagz program should go to participating Sheetz locations and ask an em-

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fore March 31, Jones had been hearing the fiscal year (FY) 2021 budget wouldn’t be changed, but he learned from the Virginia Department of Education earlier that day that there has been increased discussion about the General Assembly revisiting the budget. “I think there is a commitment to hold K-12 harmless as much as possible, but a lot can happen, as we know, over the last several weeks between now and April 21,” he said. A few days later, during his press briefing on April 3, Gov. Ralph Northam talked about the two-year state budget. With a looming recession, the state is facing the “certainty that this unprecedented situation will have major impacts on our state budget – both the budget we are currently operating under and the new one that begins on July 1. We can expect to have significantly less revenue than even our most pessimistic forecasts.” Northam said he directed state agency heads to limit spending; eliminate discretionary spending for the remainder of the fiscal year; prepare for budget cuts for FY 2021, and have budget experts

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ployee at the register for a meal. Families will be offered one bag per child. Meals will be available daily while supplies last. “The spread of COVID-19 and subsequent school closures has left many children across the communities we serve without a reliable food source,” said Travis Sheetz, president and COO of Sheetz Inc. “It is our hope Sheetz’s Kidz Meal Bagz program will make a small difference and provide nourishment to those in need during these uncertain times.” The Kidz Meal Bagz program will be available at 294 stores across Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, North Carolina, Virginia and West

re-examine funding planned for new initiatives. On March 31, Jones told the school board that staff is identifying areas where the division could realize savings in case there are cuts to revenue sources. Susan Smith, who represents District 2, asked if the first place to cut would be the salary increases. Jones said staff wants to stay away from that as much possible but it depends on the size of the cuts that occur. “I think there may be some coalition of thought that now may not be the time for raises, not just Powhatan County Public Schools but across the region and across the state with a lot of people losing their jobs,” Jones said. “Again I haven’t heard anything official along those lines, but that may be something that the state ends up deferring – the money that we receive for raises out of next year’s budget – or the locality decides not to move forward with raises for their employees or any employees this year.” He added that he has “no solid information” on this account and hasn’t heard anything official from the county or state. “I just know that there is a lot of trepidation and

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One Sheetz in Powhatan is offering free kids meals.

Virginia. The program started April 2, 2020 and will be available for a period of two weeks, at which time it will be reevaluated based on community need. A full list of participating locations can be found here: https:// www.sheetz.com/news/kidzmeals.

fear about where the economy is heading and that revenues not just for this year’s budget but also for next year’s budget, people are very anxious. And a lot of that is just the unknown, because I don’t think anybody knows what is going to happen and how long this is going to last. I think people are just trying to be prepared and to kind of put some scenarios forward in case that does happen, and that is what we are going to do as well.” Rick Cole, District 1, echoed the desire to preserve the raises but acknowledged school employees stil have jobs, which many people can’t say. He recommended school staff take a hard look at the current year’s budget and find ways to save money before the end of the fiscal year. If significant savings can be found, the school board could speak with the board of supervisors about rolling some of those savings into next year’s budget as a revenue source rather than putting the money into the school board’s capital fund to help preserve the raises. Jones said the federal government has already passed a stimulus package that will see about $240 million coming to Virginia for K-12 education. He

didn’t recommend using any of those one-time funds for raises because they are recurring costs, but “it may be a situation where we could purchase some one-time things with those and then defer some more money toward recurring costs like salaries or benefits.” He also talked about tracking actions the school division is taking as a result of the COVID-19 crisis and attempting to get reimbursed for at least some of them. The school board had also unanimously voted to approve the health insurance renewal and rate sheets for 2020-2021 after a brief discussion. In the proposed budget, the school division would absorb almost all of the rate increase for employees. Jones said the county has indicated it would mirror that action for its employees. During his explanation of the insurance rate, Jones mentioned the situation the division found itself in several weeks ago when the 5 percent placeholder it put into its budget turned out to be far less than the actual rate increase. The board talked at length about the communications error that led to this. During the board comments, Smith again brought up the idea of

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

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Holly Hills Baptist Church

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

www.HollyHillsBaptist.org

(Independent Bible Believing)

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

5680 Cartersville Road Powhatan, Virginia 23139 Pastor Gregory L. Beechaum Sr. “The church where Jesus is Alive” 9:00 a.m. ---- Sunday School 9:45 a.m. ---- Prayer & Praise 10:00 a.m.--- Sunday Morning Worship 5th Sunday at 11 a.m. Hour of Power 7:30 p.m. ---- Tuesday Night Worship & Bible Study

804-375-9404

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

SUNDAYS AT 10AM 1348 ANDERSON HWY POWHATAN VA 23139 RISENCHURCH.US

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.

Hello Everyone, My name is Buck, and I am around 2 ½ years old. I was seized due to not being taken care of properly, Since I have been at this facility I have gained weight, and also trust. I may be skittish at first, but I open up quickly, and show you how playful I am. I have discovered toys, treats, and how to just have fun. My brothers and sisters have since been adopted out or either rescued, and I am still here waiting for that someone special that will love me, and treat me like I deserve to be treated. Is that someone you?? Can you give me a loving home?? I would love to be a part of your family. If you would like to meet me please call 804-598-5672, and the staff will be happy to schedule you an appointment to meet me. 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.

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

Graceland Baptist Church

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

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sion for our employees.” At the end of the meeting, Chairman Joe Walters, District 4, recommended the board consider going to virtual meetings for the next few sessions, which other board members agreed would be wise. The next meeting will be on April 14.

Dr. Ronald Wyatt, Jr., Pastor

Reverend Mark A. Divens, Sr. Pastor

4731 Bell Road, Powhatan, VA 23139 804-598-5491

gathering the data necessary to “make a more informed decision in regards to another consultant.” She said it would not eliminate the current consultant, David Rowe, “but it would open the door to another group or other groups to help us make the most informed decision and the best deci-

CHURCH DIRECTORY

1059 Dorset Road Powhatan, VA 23139

Sunday School: 10:00-10:45 a.m. Worship Service: 11:00 a.m.

ChristSong Ministry, a North Carolina-based prison ministry, will broadcast a special Easter message from 11 to 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 12 on Praise 104.7 WPZZ in Richmond. The ministry first came to Powhatan in 2010 to do services in many of the local prisons. They stayed on air mattresses in the Sunday School rooms of Powhatan United Methodist Church, where they met the Ragars and the Timberlakes. The families invited the team to stay with them the next

time they came and the tradition has continued! Prisons are on lockdown as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, causing an interuption to visitation and church services. The ministry wants to make sure prisoners have access to a Sunday sermon via a radio broadcast. Some of the facilities in the radio station’s listening area include the State Farm Correctional Center in Powhatan, the Virginia Correctional Center for Women in Goochland, and the Caroline Correctional Unit in Hanover.

Advertise in Powhatan Today’s Church Directory. Call 804-7461235 ext. 2 for details.

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

375-9212

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)

www.glbcpva.org

Just Across from South Creek Shopping Center!

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Josephine Bennett greets well wishers from her church who came to celebrate her 99th birthday while still practicing social distancing.

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sound of a fire engine siren. And one by one, 41 vehicles carrying wellwishers drove through her front driveway so they could wish Bennett a very happy 99th birthday. “I was surprised,” Bennett said with a chuckle after the last car had driven by. “I was not expecting all that.” Bennett’s daughter, Pat Masten, said words couldn’t describe how thankful she was for the people who came to show their love for her mother when they are already under so much stress. Since her mother came to live with her in 2003, Masten said church members at Old Powhatan Baptist Church have embraced her whole-heartedly. “I am a little overwhelmed but not surprised knowing our church family

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Emergency Continuity of Operations Ordinance to “provide a method to assure continuity of government in the event of a disaster for a period not to exceed six months.” This ordinance lasts 60 days unless it is rescinded or readopted by the board. It will allow the board of supervisors and other local boards and commissions to convene by real-time electronic means without a quorum physically present in one location since holding a public gathering of more than 10 people has been deemed unsafe by state and federal officials. Prior to holding these electronic means, the county has to provide a public notice of at least three calendar days in advance on its website, the county bulletin board, and anyone on the distribution list. If a public hearing is held, public comment may be solicited by electronic means in advance or during the meeting, according to the ordinance. Nonemergency public hearings and action items may be postponed provided the public is aware of how and when to present their views. The ordinance also gives flexibility on meeting deadlines, but Schardein said after the meeting the county still intends to meet regular deadlines everywhere possible. The board also heard updates from public safety leaders to gather information on steps the county is taking.

Virginia Department of Health Dr. Alexander Samuel, director of the Virginia Department of Health’s Chesterfield Health District, gave a brief update on the COVID-19 situation. Powhatan is a member of the health district. The Richmond metro area is seeing more cases as testing is becoming more readily available, he said. VDH staff follows up with

because that is who they are,” said Masten, a member of the church since 1973. The Rev. Brad Russell, lead pastor, said the original plan was to celebrate Bennett’s birthday the next day during Sunday school. She had been out of church for a bit for health reasons, and March 29 was expected to be her first Sunday back. But when state and national leaders warned against having large gatherings, the church needed to come up with a new plan if it still wanted to help her celebrate, Russell said. He credited church member Rebecca Fox with coming up with the idea to ask fellow church members if they would be willing to do a drive-by party. “Many people had already sent her cards in the mail because we thought we maybe would fill up her mailbox with cards. But I think everybody those who test positive to try to determine where they were exposed. Many do not know, so the situation is referred to as “community transmission.” Because of that, social distancing is the “blunt tool” being used to slow the spread. “The idea behind all of this is to keep sick people away from those who are well in order to ultimately protect those who are most vulnerable. These are individuals who are elderly as well as those who have underlying health conditions,” he said. Without protective measures such as vaccinations or medications, the concern primarily is that the current health care system doesn’t have the capacity and would be quickly overwhelmed if “rates of disease progress without any sort of measures being put into place.” Regarding testing, he said it is integral to the work health officials do to prevent spread. Testing capacity has been slowly improving as more private labs and institutions start doing testing, but the demand is outstripping resources, whether it be swabs or PPE. The health district office has a call line for residents of Powhatan to call with questions, 804-3188207. There is also a line for health care providers at 804-717-6440. These numbers are available from 8 a.m. to 4:30 Monday to Friday. After hours and on weekends, call 1-877-275-8343.

Emergency management Curt Nellis, emergency management coordinator, highlighted the county’s critical lifelines, which are the seven key areas he focuses his attention on to make sure the government is in good shape from an emergency management perspective. Two areas are in red, which indicates the services are disrupted and there is no plan of action or plausible solution that

showing up in their cars was even better,” he said. Those who wanted to participate met at the church at 2 p.m. and then drove single file to her house, where her family already had her waiting outside. Russell added that while the party was meant to brighten Bennett’s day and show support to her family, he thinks it also helped church members as it was a way to get together in a controlled way. “For everybody involved, it did a lot of good. As I got in the car when we were leaving, I looked at my wife and said, ‘We actually still have a church.’ As much as we are trying to keep in contact with one another, to have 40 cars full of people come together to celebrate was encouraging and exciting,” he said. Carol Beach of Powhatan said her grandmother is sassy and is loved by all she meets, which is why so many people call her “Nana.” “She is Christ-centered. I think that leads to her calm and loving nature. She loves as He loved. There are very few people I can say that about – Nana and Mom are two of them,” Beach said. Masten described her mother as patient and calm, saying she has “always been a helper and a caregiver.”

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people should not assume that if they wear a face covering, they are safe and can go about their business as normal. “Unless you are wearing a medicallevel mask, you will not have medicallevel protection,” he said. Northam also reassured Virginians that if they are wearing face coverings for the purpose of medically protecting themselves, “nobody in Virginia will give you any problems. Nobody will write any citations.” The Virginia Department of Health reported Monday that there have 2,878 cases of COVID-19 in Virginia with 497 hospitalizations and 54 deaths. However, Northam said in the week since he issued the stay-at-home order on March 30, he believes Virginians are taking the situation seriously. During the press conference, Northam talked about how the Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services (DCLS) is working with the CDC to use genetic technology to help public health officials understand COVID-19. “They are building a library of genetic information from the positive tests DCLS gets, as well as those from private labs, health systems, and university systems in Virginia. One insight they have already learned – it appears that the virus

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Habitat for Humanity Powhatan depends on volunteers and so many friends and companies have helped in the past and continue to do so. The need is for so many different skills - just showing up and helping, specific talents like plumbing, electricity and

was introduced in Virginia in multiple communities rather than spreading from one single source,” he said. On Friday, Northam had announced that three sites had been chosen for alternative care facilities – the Dulles Expo Center, the Hampton Roads Convention Center, and the Richmond Convention Center. He said the state is finalizing those contracts and “work to build out those facilities will begin this week.” Like other states, Virginia has not been able to get the volume of testing materials needed to do widespread testing. Measures are continuing to improve testing so it will have a 15-to 30-minute turn around, he said. Regarding the severe shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline medical professionals, the state executed a $27-million contract with a Virginia-based logistics company and he expected the first shipment of PPE from Asia to arrive a week from the press conference. The state has also begun shipping 56,000 MREs (meals ready to eat) to food banks to supply them for the next six week; hand sanitizer, and 1 million old H1N1 masks and supplies to be reconditioned and distributed by the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association, Northam said. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@powhatantoday.com.

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

volunteer!

Hope Project provides free transportation for Powhatan County residents to court, rehab, job interviews, doctor's appointments, and probation meetings for the those who have lost their driver's licenses due to drugrelated charges. Contact the Hope Project coordinator at 804-301-3324. Give a minimum of 24 hours notice.

has been identified. The main areas that fell under this rating are food supplies because of stores experiencing shortages and health because of the worldwide pandemic. Yellow means the lifeline is impacted, but a solution has been identified and a plan of action is in progress. Safety and security is in the yellow because there is a general fear of the unknown that is causing fear and anxiety within the community; government serSCREENSHOT vices are impacted by the The Powhatan County Board of Supervisors held its March 30 meetlimited office hours and ing virtually. Three members sat in the auditorium while the others and staff having to work from county staff participated mostly via video or phone. home; the emergency opercommanders; tection for themselves and dle non-emergency calls. ations center is virtually ac- incident He echoed Warner’s intivated; public schools are continuing to develop ef- those they are helping. He said the county is formation that his disclosed for the remainder of fect situational awareness the school year; external in- and a common operating currently well stocked with patchers are asking COVternet access is an issue be- picture; developing con- PPE and feels comfortable ID-19 related questions, cause of limited coverage in tingency plans for possible for roughly the next month. but he stressed this inforrural areas; the need for so- impacts to critical and es- The department is continu- mation gathering is not cial media requests has be- sential staff; being proac- ing to work with suppliers delaying any response. He come more frequent to tive in managing, produc- to bring in more PPE and said call volume overall share information; banks ing and distributing the Warner said he feels com- has been moderate. are closed except for drive- public information mes- fortable they “will be good through operations, and sage; seeking sources of for the duration.” County He added he has administration there is a higher demand on PPE and sanitizing prodhospitals and emergency ucts, and implementing an worked with the 911 comCounty administration rooms experiencing a high expense tracking system munications office to offi ces are open with refor use with the public asmake sure those respondvolume of patients, as well duced operations until furing to calls have good as doctor’s offices and med- sistance program. ther notice. Mostly, it FEMA has already quality information in case ical supplies. means the offices are The emergency opera- declared a national di- of potential exposure. closed except by appointtions center has an activat- saster, and the public asment and many staff memed planning group made up sistance program has Sheriff’s office of key departments and been activated. But NelSheriff Brad Nunnally bers are working remotely, lis warned the board it agencies. Last week, the said his office has not seen Schardein said. He and staff are staying might be a few years becenter asked fire and resan uptick in any particular on top of news ranging cue, the sheriff’s office, fore the county is reim- type of crime. His depufrom local to the federal and communications to bursed on any expendi- ties are out patrolling day build a staffing plan if there tures because of the and night. The deputies level; each week he has was an impact to their ar- overwhelming volume are doing well with equip- two standing calls with all eas of 10 to 25 percent loss of requests FEMA will ment and new supplies are of the county administrators and county managers of staff. The plans would receive from localities coming in. around the country. cover how they would op“Men and women that in the region to compare Schardein pointed that erate, what they would are out there in the field notes and learn from each change, and what impact the emergency operations have the equipment they other, there is a weekly call with the local planning would it have on their abil- plan is not an antiquated need right now,” he said. team made up of key staff. document; the board adity to provide services. Starting March 30, they Outstanding issues and opted an updated version 911 public safety are holding a weekly upchallenges for the county in January 2020. communications date call that is open to all include a lack of PPE for Fire and rescue county staff to talk about Tom Nolan, director of non-public safety departchanges and updates. 911 public safety commument interacting with the Warner explained his The county is also part nications, said access has public; managing “the mes- department is operating of the Central Virginia Allsage” within the county’s mostly business as usual. been restricted to the 911 media and social media out- However, with non-life center and it is cleaned Hazards Incident Management Team, a regional enlets, and supporting the tele- threatening emergencies, multiple times a day. that includes In case of a need for tity work and network access IT they are responding with Goochland, equipment/software for em- transport units only instead auxiliary staffing, he has Powhatan, ployees working at home. of first responders to reduce looked at retired deputies Chesterfield, Henrico, HaThe actions the county interaction. Sometimes and firefighters with 911 nover and the city of Richanticipates doing include those responding may be experience and they are be- mond, to share informaproviding support to field wearing PPE as both a pro- ing trained in how to han- tion on planning efforts.

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Embrace humor when possible in dark times By Laura McFarland Editor

OWHATAN – From the iconic songs restaged with coronavirus-inspired lyrics to the endless amount of posts and memes about being stuck at home, a worldwide pandemic sure knows how to bring out our funny side. And, boy, do we need it. Right now, our county, our country, and our world are dealing with an unprecedented amount of stress. As of April 5, the United States had reported 304,826 cases of COVID-19 with 7,616 deaths attributed to the disease. In Virginia, we have had 2,637 cases with 51 deaths as of April 5, with all of these numbers rising every day. Businesses are shut down and people are losing their jobs. People are afraid, bored, angry, worried, frazzled, and distressed. So, I reiterate, with all of that on our minds and a limited amount of activities to help us relieve some of that stress, we need some humor as a good outlet. Some of the things online right now have been extremely creative and amazing. There were the people who rewrote the lyrics to “Les Misérables” and Dis-

ney movies to reflect the frenzied cleaning, isolation, and sense of unease in our current situation. There was the challenge by the Getty Museum in Los Angeles to have people recreate famous artworks in their homes using people and things they had on hand. Just among people I know in the Powhatan community, I have seen jokes about introverts and hobbyists being in their element; digs at rival sports teams being 6 feet behind; the references to the copious amounts of alcohol needed for parents who are at home with children; the answering references that those same parents will now gladly support teacher raises; the playful (and not so playful) worries about gaining weight during so much unrestricted time near their home kitchens, and the posts inviting us all to answer fun questions so people who can’t see us can still get to know us better. My personal favorite as a rollercoaster enthusiast involved having a rollercoaster ride shown from the viewer’s perspective on a television screen. Someone was holding a wine corkscrew that bounced along and raised its “arms” in excitement on the big drops within the camera’s view. I really needed that laugh.

Every conversation I have these days either starts or ends with how crazy life is right now. Almost every news story I watch or read is mostly filled with stories about COVID-19 – the good and the bad – because that is basically our reality right now. As you can tell, a good portion of our local coverage deals with the restrictions caused by the disease or the innovative ways people are making connections and helping others through a time of crisis. But it is because of those dark moments that I can savor the humorous ones. I have heard laughter referred to as the best medicine, a form of bravery, a healer of wounds, and a sunbeam of the soul. We know that laughter can be contagious (the only good form of contagious going around right now). I think it can be all of those and more. So as our self-isolation continues and those loved ones we have hunkered down with start to get on our nerves a bit (or a great deal), it might be a good idea to look for the humor in a way that works for you. “Laughter is sunshine; it chases winter from the human face.” – Victor Hugo, Les Misérables Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@powhatantoday.com.

State parks still open, could change if not used correctly By Laura McFarland Editor

POWHATAN – Powhatan State Park has seen a large uptick in visitors in the past couple of weeks, but so far rangers there aren’t seeing any issues with them not maintaining social distancing. In his public address on Friday, April 3, Gov. Ralph Northam spoke about talks with the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation and the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, which manage state parks, wildlife management areas, preserves and other public lands. The departments have reported that many people are using these lands to get outside, but some people are still gathering in groups and not abiding by social distancing directives. “To ensure continued access to public lands and waters, Virginians must practice social distancing and avoid gatherings in these places and treat our natural areas with respect,” he said.

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through this process. Teachers will be updating assignments in Power Teacher Pro so parents can see student completion and teacher feedback. We also understand that some parents may need additional technical support, so we are creating short tutorials for SeeSaw and Schoology. Finally, if this plan is creating undue hardship on your child or family, contact your child’s teacher(s) or principal and let them know. We will see if we can identify additional supports or make a plan to fill in any gaps when we all return to school.

Grading and student feedback Third quarter completion: The third nine weeks marking period will be closed out as of March 13. All students in grades 6-12 will have the opportunity to make up any missed or outstanding assignments. All makeup work must be completed prior to May 4 in order to be graded and counted into a student’s grade. All elementary students’ third nine weeks’ grades will be closed out as of March 13 and any outstanding assignments will be excused. Fourth quarter: Starting on April 14, instructional activities created by teachers and staff will be provided and assessed based on effort and completion with a final pass/fail designation. This will enable us to determine that a student has completed a majority of required standards, competen-

He warned that officials would be watching this past weekend, and he didn’t want to have to close state lands to public visitation “because of a few irresponsible people.” Powhatan State Park manager Matthew O'Quinn said on Friday, that the park’s visitation numbers in the past few weekends are usually typical of what they would see on weekends in July. At the same time, the park hasn’t seen violations of the social distancing guidelines, which he attributes to precautions they have taken. All overnight campgrounds are closed and the park is only open from dawn until dusk through June 10, he said. They have also closed the playground areas, bath houses, the visitor’s center, and shelters where people typically congregate and are only using temporary or permanent toilets that are for single occupants. “I haven’t had to approach anyone about the social distancing issue. We’ve got 16 miles of trails and that is a lot of miles to spread people out on,” he said. “If I

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had to say there have been any issues, it has been that a lot of people are using the roadways to congregate – not in groups of more than 10, but picnicking really close to the paved highways, which is not a really good idea. That is not necessarily a safe place. I would rather see people using trails more than the paved roads.” One step that people can take to help with social distancing is to come with the correct change for the $5 parking fee or purchase an annual pass online, O’Quinn said. Day-use guidelines for the park include: stay close to home and keep visits short; bring your own soap and hand sanitizer to use; groups and gatherings of more than 10 people are prohibited and these restrictions will be enforced by park staff, and guests should keep a distance of at least 6 feet from others at all times. While on trails, alert others of your presence and step aside to let others pass at a safe distance. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@powhatantoday.com.

alternatives as needed. We will also hold help desk hours for students who are experiencing hardware issues with their Chromebook. Help desk hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the following locations: Powhatan Middle School concession stand (Monday and Wednesday); Powhatan High School Room L100 (Tuesday and Thursday), and the elementary schools (Friday) In addition to Wi-Fi availability outside of PCPS buildings, all Xfinity Wi-Fi Public Hotspots are now open to everyone on the “xfinitywifi” SSID. Public hotspots can be found in small/medium businesses and outdoors in commercial areas. Non-Xfinity subscribers need to accept terms and conditions to access the network and repeat when requested to continue to receive free unlimited access. Additional information is available through the Xfinity Wi-Fi site.

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Powhatan resident talks about efforts to help COVID-19 testing By Laura McFarland Editor

POWHATAN – In the six years she has worked at GENETWORx Laboratories, Powhatan resident Charnetta Williams said she has never witnessed such a drastic change in her industry in such a short period of time. Williams, who works as the operations manager at the Glen Allenbased molecular laboratory, recentWILLIAMS ly shared what it was like to see her company go from testing 50 to 100 tests kits a day for varying diseases to literally shipping out thousands of COVID-19 test kits a day to deal with the unrelenting demand. As experts build models and make projections about the spread of the disease and push efforts to “flatten the curve” through self-distancing, it has become increasingly evident how important testing will be to determine who has the virus and who should continue to isolate themselves. GENETWORx announced in a press release on March 23 that it would begin shipping at least 800 COVID-19 tests a day with the ability to increase capacity

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portant duties to handle. Within several hours, Potter, who is the owner of Village Building Co. Inc, and fellow Powhatan businessman David Dowdy, owner of Interior 2000, had constructed a working prototype. When he saw them, Hickey immediately asked for more. By Wednesday, April 1, the two men and a team of their employees had built 30 additional boxes – the maximum they could make with the ¼-inch plexiglass they had on hand at the time. Potter and Dowdy both say they still have regular work for their employees to do, but told Hickey they would make it happen. The workers who came in for several hours on Wednesday night – in staggered shifts for safety – did so after already working a full day at their regular jobs,

to 5,000 tests per day and up to 150,000 per month during April. “What we did when we first realized COVID-19 was something that was really going to spread and really be a huge impact on the nation was we started ordering supplies,” said Williams, who is in charge of ordering them. “We kind of got ahead of the curve with the anticipation of this really becoming a huge thing for everyone. So we went ahead and ordered supplies from our vendors.” It has been amazing to watch the company adapt from working with mostly hospitals and physician’s offices to now handling orders for FEMA, first responders in Hanover and Henrico counties, and localities in Virginia and other states, she said. “I think crazy is definitely the word to describe it. We are trying to make sure we can help as many people as possible as accurately and fast as possible while trying to maintain the restrictions of keeping a 6-feet distance and sanitizing everything and just trying to keep safe ourselves,” Williams said. Like many people, Williams said the entire situation feels surreal because she is still in the thick of things. Once the situation calms down, she said she definitely expects the shock of it all to sink in more fully. “Right now we are just going through the motions. I know we are trying to help people. I know we are trying to do as

Dowdy said. He sent out a group text telling them what was happening and “everyone was all in.” “They worked all day at our jobs and then stayed until 10 p.m. building these boxes. It was a total team effort. Everyone had a great attitude and they feel great about it,” he said, adding they are eager to continue helping. Dowdy said it also feels personally rewarding for him to participate in the project. “I was looking at it more in the sense of regular construction when we built that first box. Then when you see and talk to the doctor, then you realize it is a pretty special deal. It is cool to be part of it and I am glad we are able to find some sort of way to help out during this whole process,” he said. Hickey immediately started hand delivering the first 30 boxes to hospitals

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field County, where he had been since October 2019. His daughter-in-law, Anne Reynolds, said the family was sharing that information in hopes it would drive home the message that people need to be adhering to the governor’s stay-at-home order and guidance regarding social distancing and hand washing. She said the family was heartbroken not only at his passing but because they hadn’t seen him in a few weeks because of visitation restrictions. But they have been comforted by calls and messages from friends who spoke highly of the former law enforcement officer and the county’s decision to lower the county flag to half mast in his honor. “The family is heartbroken but we are so humbled by the tributes and honored. He was so loved – so terribly loved,” she said. Lifelong Powhatan resident Elwood Yates met Shirley Reynolds after he was assigned to Powhatan County as a new trooper on Jan. 1, 1950. Yates said his father, Floyd, “kind of adopted” Reynolds and he came to think of him as a brother. Reynolds was born and raised on a tobacco farm and had never been away from home before joining the state police and then coming to Powhatan. Many times through the years Reynolds, who became a trooper in 1949, could have been promoted, but he purposely didn’t seize the opportunity, Yates said. “He never wanted to leave Powhatan. If you got promoted, you would have to leave. That is the state police rules. He wanted to stay here in Powhatan,” Yates said. Powhatan is where Reynolds met the

around the state because the fully-constructed boxes were too large to ship. But since that is time-consuming and not practical on a large scale, he started looking at other designs being used around the world. He found a Canadian intubation box that, with some more modifications, can be shipped flat, slots together, is held by zip ties, and can be disassembled for cleaning or when not in use. “In Virginia, (the Virginia College of Emergency Physicians) has secured funding to be able to provide one box for every emergency department in the state, so that is 110 ERs. Then we have orders from South Carolina, North Carolina, Texas, Florida, Washington, D.C., Maryland, and this thing is likely to grow. So our organization is trying to figure out how we can develop a more sustainable manufacturing and distribution process. But if

love of his life, Martha Louise Dabney, who worked at the Bank of Powhatan in the courthouse area. The couple married in 1955 and would have celebrated 60 years of marriage just prior to her death in 2015. Together they had two sons, Dabney and Stuart Reynolds. “She was his love. He fell in love with her and it was real mutual,” Yates said. Reynolds was inducted into the U.S. Marine Corps in 1952 during the Korean Conflict and served until his return to Powhatan in 1954. After working more than three decades in Powhatan with the state police, when former sheriff Floyd Simpson convinced the newly retired Reynolds to run for sheriff, one might have thought he had created many enemies because of all the tickets he had written, Yates said. But in actuality, “he was one of the most popular sheriffs we have ever had. It wasn’t any contest when he ran for sheriff. Everybody was just crazy about him.” “He got terribly upset one time because one of the sergeants that lived right here in the county wanted him to write more tickets. Shirley refused to do it. He said he wasn’t going to write more tickets if the people weren’t violating the law. So, he stuck up for the people,” Yates said. Wayne Holland, retired state police first sergeant, said when he was promoted to area commander for Area Six with the state police in September 1978, Reynolds had been established in the community for almost 30 years. “To be successful in my job I reached out to him for support, advice, and assistance. He was a seasoned, experienced trooper. Trooper Reynolds was a significant part of the Powhatan community,” Holland said. Reynolds was also kind, humble, and a

much as we can because people are sick, people are dying. So we are definitely trying to help as many people as we can as accurately as we can. Once it calms down, I am definitely going to sit back and realize, wow, we were really instrumental in helping all these people,” she said. “We receive phone calls from people who are looking for their results because they can’t see their children or they can’t go back to work or just different scenarios. These are things I never thought about as being an issue until COVID-19 became a real issue.” The GENETWORx test follows the Centers for Disease Control (“CDC”) approved Assay kits required for sample testing for the Coronavirus genome, according to the release. Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, it has been working diligently to adapt its system to allow accurate, efficient testing of hundreds of samples for the COVID-19 genome in a few hours per run. It has stated it will have the capability of providing results from the tests to patients in 24 hours upon receipt of sample. “We have increased employees. We have increased in instrumentation to get these samples run within that 24-hour period. We have increased in supplies. Everything has increased,” Williams said. The company has added additional shifts to help with maintaining safe distances and to meet the demand. This involved both spreading shifts out and hir-

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Powhatan resident Charnetta Williams, from left, checks boxes of COVID-19 test kits with Herbert Mendez and Dr. Eric Pantaleon at GENETWORx Laboratories, where she is operations manager.

ing new employees, she said. Due to the extreme nature of the COVID-19 emergency, the company has repurposed a portion of its lab so that rapid accurate analysis of COVID-19 samples can be performed in response to the national need. “We want to do our part in contributing our expertise to help in the nation’s battle against coronavirus. The technology we have developed not only allows us to mass-produce these much needed COVID-19 tests but also ensures an accurate test result in a timely 24-hour response time from receipt of the sample,” explained William Miller, CEO of GENETWORx and a 20-year veteran of the molecular diagnostic laboratory testing industry.

it wasn’t for Michael Potter and David Dowdy, we wouldn’t be where we are in less than a week’s time,” Hickey said on Saturday. Dowdy pointed out they also were fortunate that a company called Mid Atlantic Surfaces in Oilville reached out with an offer to cut the plexiglass using a CONTRIBUTED PHOTO CNC cutting machine that Workers at Powhatan-based Interior 2000 load will make the production intubation boxes they helped make. The boxes much easier. When they first started, are being sent to hospitals around the state. the group estimated each behalf of his fellow emer- waiting and waiting,” box cost $270 with materi- gency room personnel, he Hickey said. als and labor. That cost is said it feels good to do Potter said their group down to $180 now, Hickey something tangible “that is has been happy to help besaid, adding they had se- very concrete and serves a cause they knew the need cured funding because the very clear purpose.” Even was urgent and they had the “Virginia Health Claims as overwhelmed as they are skills and willingness to be Association and the Medi- now, the state is bracing for of service. cal Society of Virginia have more with current models “I am closing my emails both stepped up to help Vir- predicting Virginia’s COV- with ‘Let’s hope we are not ginia out with this.” He said ID-19 crisis will peak looking through one as a the group will have another around mid-May, he said. patient.’ That is pretty scary 250 made this week and “It is as if we are stand- if you stop and think about start shipping them. ing at the beach looking at it. We hope we aren’t on While Hickey is used to the ocean knowing that the the other side of it or somelobbying and participating tidal wave is coming and one you love or anybody,” in government affairs on we are just waiting and Potter said. true gentleman, Holland added. “He was my friend, and the 12 years he was sheriff were (the) most fun years I had working here. We felt like our bond exemplified what state police/sheriff relationships should be serving the public. Trooper/Sheriff Shirley Reynolds was an exceptional person, husband, father, and grandfather. He was Powhatan’s treasure,” Holland said. Yates said he could tell endless stories about Reynolds, laughing as he talked about his friend’s love of hunting and fishing, his frugality, his unerring ability to know where the nearest McDonalds was so they could eat cheap, and his efforts to catch local bootleggers. “I could talk about him for years and not tell you everything about him,” Yates said. Greg Neal, who was Powhatan’s sheriff from September 2007 to Jan. 1, 2016, was hired as a deputy in 1981. He worked with Reynolds as a trooper and then served under him for 12 years when Reynolds was sheriff. Like Yates, Neal said he could talk for days about Reynolds because it was a good topic. Neal said when he was a young deputy, there weren’t designated training officers, so he learned by watching and relying on other deputies and troopers, especially Reynolds. “He would tell you something but he didn’t come out and just start talking about something,” Neal said. “Something would happen and, because of all that experience, there usually came a lesson with that. If you were with him and he helped you on a call or you helped him on a call, there was always a lesson you would get from Shirley because he had been there before and he had done that and he would tell you things to watch for.”

People in Powhatan trusted Reynolds because he was conservative with taxpayer money – “he showed me some things are nice, some things you want but you can’t always have everything” – and treated people fairly, Neal said. “He loved everybody. He was more than fair being a law enforcement officer for the citizens of Powhatan. He was more than fair, and people loved him for it. They knew, no matter who they were, if they were poor or wealthy or black or white, everybody knew you were going to get treated fairly by him. You just knew that,” Neal said. Sgt. Tim Wright is the last full-time deputy hired by Reynolds who is still serving today. Wright became a deputy in 1995 and only served under Reynolds for about four months, but even in that short amount of time, the sheriff made an indelible impact on his career. Reynolds had a specific idea of what a rural county law enforcement officer or deputy sheriff should be. “He was big on the idea of community policing before that became a thing in the late 1990s. He had a very specific idea about that. As far as he was concerned, deputy sheriffs in Powhatan had been doing community policing long before the term was ever coined by anybody,” Wright said. “He made a big impression on all of us that worked back then. For myself, even though we have had regime changes through the years and times have changed, I have tried in my career to live up to that ideal that he had about what a rural county sheriff’s deputy should be and how they should do the job.” The family planned to have a small private ceremony on Monday, April 6 and hopes to hold a celebration of life ceremony when social distancing restrictions have been lifted.

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DeLong commits to R-MC

Achieving All-Metro

By Nick Vandeloecht

After breaking school records in four different track events and taking second place in the boys 300-meter dash at this year’s Class 4 indoor track and field state championships, Powhatan High School student-athlete Anthony Greenhow added TimesDispatch All-Metro team honors to what has quickly become a standout high school career. “It’s definitely an accomplishment. It’s exciting. It definitely shows that hard work pays off,” said Greenhow, who will be a senior next year. “This is not the end of my journey. Hopefully I can accomplish more and bigger achievements in the rest of my track and field career.” Greenhow ranked first in the AllMetro Boys rankings for the 300 with his school-record time of 34.2 seconds, which he ran in this year’s Class 4 state finals. He also ranked fifth in the 55 with a school-record and Region 4B championship-winning time of 6.47, which was also a regional meet record. Greenhow became the second fastest runner in the Class 4 300 dash, as both he and state event winner, Courtland High School’s Matthew Spicer (34.1), beat the previous meet record that was set in 2018 by E.C. Glass’ Emmanual Walker (34.95). “I was working to get first (in the 300 at states) after my false start in the 55, but I wasn’t disappointed that I got second,” Greenhow said. “It was a great time and it was a great race and I was happy with my result.” According to MileStat, Greenhow ended his junior season ranked no. 3 in the United States in the 300 for juniors. He also holds school records in both the 100 (10.76) and 200 (21.99). He’s broken his own school records multiple times. He was going after the school record in the 400 this year, but the coronavirus pandemic shut down all Virginia high school athletics through the spring. After he transferred to Powhatan

By Nick Vandeloecht Sports Editor

Sports Editor Nate DeLong has been around soccer all of his life. The Powhatan High School senior’s playing days stretch all the way back to when he was 6 years old. His dad, who also grew up with the game, followed his own competitive career all the way through college at Virginia Tech, where he played as a goalkeeper. Now it’s DeLong’s time to continue his athletic journey to the next level, as he has committed to attend and play for Randolph-Macon College in see DELONG, pg. 2B

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Powhatan Pulse’s girls minors players compete during a season game. In four years, Pulse has grown from two girls basketball teams to 150 players and 14 total teams spanning both boys and girls competitions.

At the heart of basketball development in Powhatan PYAA Pulse membership reaches 150 By Nick Vandeloecht Sports Editor

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Powhatan High School senior Nate DeLong (10) will continue playing soccer at Randolph-Macon College.

In comparing what he most recently observed from Powhatan Pulse’s young participants to how they played the game of basketball just three years ago, Pulse vice president Rory Weber has definitely seen an elevation in skills. That’s been pretty inspiring to him. “I’ve caught myself walking into gyms just to check in on folks and going, ‘Wow,’” Weber said. “There are kids out on the court emulating their NBA idols because

EDITOR’S NOTE With schools closing and all athletic activities cancelled for the rest of the year due to the coronavirus pandemic, C&F BANK’S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK, from now until the June 3 edition, is taking a look back at spectacular plays and game-defining moments made by standout athletes who hail from Powhatan County. All plays that will be highlighted in that time will have occurred between the 2019 spring season and this most recent 2019-20 winter season. If you have a memorable play you would like to share with us, email the sports editor at nvandeloecht@powhatantoday.com or call 540-728-0549 between Monday and Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

they can. Nobody’s dunking, but – dribbling, passing, just doing things that make the game fun.” Fun has been a central tenet of Pulse, the relatively young Powhatan Youth Athletic Association recreational basketball program that has flourished in a short span of time. Before the program was founded, Weber had helped with some of the local programs, and from having talked to parents, he was hearing that they were frustrated with the inconsistency in clear instruction. Other parents wanted to step up the competition – which was limited mainly to intra-county competition, with their children regularly playing the same opponents – but there was also a

A player takes a shot on a jumper during a Powhatan boys intermediate basketball game at Thomas Dale High School.

recognition that they didn’t want to have that lifestyle change that is sometimes required for AAU and highly competitive basketball. Also around that time, Kristy Henderson, who is now the president of Pulse as well as the Powhatan High School varsity girls basketball head coach, was working with the instructional division of the Chesterfield Girls Basketball League, which she still does today, and was the JV coach at Powhatan. Her daughters started playing in the Chesterfield league with the Robious Athletic Association in Midlothian, and she noted how they started seeing that several girls from Powhatan wanted to compete. One of the board members suggested that they start a Powhatan association, contributing to the creation of Pulse. The program’s objectives include strengthening basketball development, offering a middle route for competition and helping youth fall in love with the game. “The whole goal was to get the kids, the girls to get excited about basketball and be passionate about it and want to work towards – whether it was making the middle school team or being a starter on the middle school team or making the varsity basketball team in ninth grade – see PULSE, pg. 2B

see GREENHOW, pg. 3B

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Powhatan High School boys track and field’s Anthony Greenhow (left) competes during the indoor track and field season.

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W WHO: Hayden Wasson WHAT HE DID: Playing the first W

g game of his varsity baseball career in his P Powhatan Indians’ 2019 season opener vversus Goochland on Monday, March 11, W Wasson secured his team’s lead for good w when he grounded out, but brought home

teammate Brandon Eike via the sacrifice to put Powhatan ahead at 3-2. The Indians went on to defeat the Bulldogs 9-3. Wasson, then a freshman, had the first three RBI of the game as he also had a two-run base hit in the first inning and added a run scored in the fifth. His teammate Chase Gayness, then a freshman, also did well in that game, batting 1-for-2 with a double, an RBI, a run and a walk.

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whatever their goals were, just to get girls excited about the love of the game,” Henderson said. “We wanted to put something in place that gave players of all talents an opportunity to play basketball for their own reasons,” Weber said. “Those just wanting to play and have a sense of team get that because there’s no pressure to be the best. If you just want to be on a team, as long as you’re giving us some effort, that’s all we ask. For those that want to get better, they can do that.” Pulse aims to provide the youth with a solid foundation for growth and help them develop as the program bolsters its own capabilities. Major strides have followed. After consisting of two girls basketball teams its first year, Pulse saw its membership soar to 100 players and 13 total teams across both boys and girls competitions one year later. Since then, membership has further increased to 150 players and to 14 total teams. There were also 13 girls in the instructional program run by Henderson this year. In this day of social media, word of mouth has been the driving force behind the program’s expansion. Pulse did do some flyer handouts with some of its cross-association partners in soccer, lacrosse, baseball and softball a couple years ago, and that really helped it to grow in that initial year. But since then, most of the inquiries have been: We’ve heard about you through our neighbor, or from somebody at school. “The P.E. teachers and coaches at the

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Powhatan Pulse boys minors basketball teammates take a photo together during a youth league season.

schools have been awesome,” Weber said. “They’ve been really great in helping us mention to the kids that there’s this opportunity for them to play basketball outside of school.” And the girls who don’t make the middle school team have been encouraged to come over and play with Pulse so that they can continue to develop and hopefully improve and make the team next year. “But even the girls that do make the team can play with us, and we like that,” Weber said. “I know Kristy likes that, because it gives them that opportunity to play that competition in A Powhatan Pulse boys basketball team competes in a Chesterfield Basketball League game. Chesterfield.” Pulse’s teams play in tougher competition, fur- beneficial to Powhatan recent shift to the Do- field County, and three the Chesterfield boys and thers along the players’ County basketball in the minion District. Seven of those Chesterfield long run, given Powhat- of the district’s 10 girls basketball leagues, development. an High School’s very schools are in ChesterIt could also prove see PULSE, pg. 3B which, through providing

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Ashland. “It kind of confirmed to me that I am at a higher level of play, and that my hard work has paid off throughout my life,” DeLong said. “It kind of also confirmed that I do have the ability to compete at high levels that I’m at now. “It means a lot to be able to continue growing, too,” he said. “I want to keep getting better and playing on the best teams that I can and contributing as much as I can.” DeLong has loved all of the teams he’s been a part of. “I like having the team around me,” he said. “I like competing, going out and winning – it’s a great feeling, especially in championship finals… regional playoff games. I just like to go out and compete, win, be with my team and it keeps me active, gives me something to do, and I just kind of fell in love with the sport as I’ve been growing in it.” DeLong has played in the centre-back, right back and central defensive midfielder positions. He feels that he reads the game well defensively and spoke to strengths in communication, as well as in being able to quarterback the team and make sure that they’re all staying with the game plan and not straying from it. When it came to making

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Powhatan senior captain Nate DeLong (10) competes in a high school soccer contest.

his commitment this winter, DeLong praised RandolphMacon for being good at getting students internships, and he’s looking to get into the school’s brand new engineering program. He also spoke highly of his team’s head coach, Josh Laux. “Josh Laux is a great guy,” DeLong said. “Every time I’ve talked to him so far, it’s been great, really appreciate him.” He also met the Jackets’

team at an overnight and described them as a great group. “There’s another team that I have for another four years that hopefully I just get along with great and build some more relationships,” he said. To DeLong, hard work was a staple of Powhatan boys soccer. “We may not always be the best team, but we’ve always made it our mindset and goal to be the hardest working team out there and to not be outhustled or out-competed,” he

said. “It’s kind of helped sharpen my competitive edge, because if you don’t have the skills to compete with another team, you definitely have to work harder, and you have to keep going and you can’t stop.” He believes that you’ve always got to fight for your spot, and that nothing’s going to be given to you. “It doesn’t matter if you’re a senior or a freshman; if you’re the best fit and you’re

the one contributing the most, then you’re going to play,” DeLong said. “It always makes me stay on my toes and keep working hard in practice and games and making sure that I’m doing my job.” DeLong would’ve been a few weeks deep into his senior season with Powhatan, but for him, his teammates and people all around the world, everyday life was upended when the spread of the dangerous COVID-19 disease became a pandemic, leading to businesses across the nation either closing or heavily altering their operations, and to schools across the State of Virginia closing for the rest of the academic year on an order issued by Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam. That in turn cancelled all of the Virginia High School League’s athletic activities this spring and took away DeLong’s final high school season. But for DeLong, every day is about going out, running, exercising, working out, getting stronger and not letting his level drop off. And seeing his senior season get cancelled has served as a major motivator for the next time he steps onto the soccer field. “It makes me want to go back into the next season even harder, ready to win, ready to keep playing,” he said, “because I’m missing out right now.”

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High School from Blessed Sacrament Huguenot, Greenhow, who first began running track with AAU in eighth grade, started competing for Powhatan around his sophomore year. Greenhow that year placed fourth in the 2018-19 indoor state 55 dash (6.58), third in the outdoor state 100 (11.13) and fourth in the outdoor state 200 (22.25). He credits the strides, progress and steady podium climbs he’s made over

the past three seasons to working hard and doing something every day. “The days I don’t work out . . . it’s sit-ups . . . pull-ups, pushups,” he said. “I try to run, do anything. If I can’t get to the track because it’s raining or something, I go home and do something.” Assistant track and field coach Keilah Tyson, who still holds the state meet records in both the girls 100 (11.39) and 200 (23.53) across all divisions according to the VHSL record book, is one of the reasons why Greenhow has done so well in track and field so far.

“I hope she’s there for the rest of my career,” he said. His dad has been there for him since Day 1. Greenhow’s other trainer, Shane Sykes, has helped him with his running form and speed, and Greenhow’s brother, Chris Royster, who runs for the USA team, has also contributed to his success to date. Greenhow had set his sights on running a time faster than 10.6 in the 100, winning both the 100 and 200 state events this June and qualifying for nationals. But his goals for states will

now have to wait until his senior seasons due to the pandemic, which wiped out the rest of the school year. “The only thing I can do is just train through it and hopefully be able to run AAU meets during the summer,” Greenhow said. “That’s what I’m looking forward to, but I was excited for this outdoor season.” Not having that outdoor season this spring has made him even hungrier for success in his senior year, as he’s striving to work harder and “hopefully just dominate.”

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schools – L.C. Bird, Cosby and Monacan – have won state championships in boys and/or girls basketball between 2016 and 2020. “I think that competition now is going to elevate those games and accelerate that development,” Weber said, “so that, when they do get to the high school, they’re able to compete with those teams.” The teams that Pulse gets to play against also vary in all dynamics, including skills, enthusiasm, numbers, size and social constructs. To Weber, it’s really great for their players to get out and see all these things. “There’s really no downside to these kids seeing how other organizations operate,” he said. Eleven Powhatan Pulse players now compete for the middle school, and varsity contributors Kayla Terry, Faith Henderson, Erin Almond, Sophie Dolan and Meghan Hodge were part of the program in its first year. They were essential to this year’s varsity team breaking through for the program’s first regional tournament victory in the last three years, and they helped one of the earliest Pulse teams win the Chesterfield League regular season and tournament championships. Powhatan Middle School’s program has also been dominant for some time now, having won three straight conference championships, although Weber noted that Pulse’s direct impact on the school teams still has yet to be determined. While being part of Pulse further enhanced their development and bolstered their gametime experience, players like Faith and Terry have also played travel ball through their young careers, But Weber projects that the school teams will eventually improve as a whole, thanks to Pulse’s influence. “I think the biggest jump’s going to be that the rest of those kids trying out, they’re going to be solid,” Weber said. “I think what that will do is it will up the game of the bottom players and it’s going to allow those coaches to focus more on strategy and maximizing the talent instead of having to coach that gap, that large gap, of skill sets.” Pulse as a whole is still learning and improving, but in that time, Weber has seen the coaching across the board improve overall and become more level. “We’ve gone up as far as our coaches and giving them tools and things to help the kids,” he said. While Pulse’s main goal is fun – “We want the kids to learn to love the game,” Weber said – the secondary objective, although pretty close to being just as important, is offering development for those who want to improve. And to do that, you need coaches who can provide that step. “Our coaches are awesome. They’re volunteers, they’re moms and dads just like us, and they’ve been great. They’re the key in this, and they are the ones who drive our success,” Weber said. “They do their best to keep all the kids engaged, and they do

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Players from the Powhatan Pulse girls basketball instructional league group take a photo together.

their best to follow the instruction given to them.” That group includes Powhatan High School alum Kelsey Mawyer, who played for Kristy Henderson two years ago and has coached the fourth and fifth grade team for two years. “She’s really great with the girls,” Henderson said. “She loves it, and she’s good at it, and we appreciate her being a part of the program and hopefully she’ll continue to be one of the coaches.” Pulse’s website includes a link to the Junior NBA program, which provides all sorts of drills for the coaches to draw from. Henderson has also been a major help to the coaches, providing them with strategies and coming in to help with practices. “I think that is one of the biggest leaps that we have provided from other programs in the area, is that we’ve got Kristy involved,” Weber said. “She’s been so instrumental.” “They know that if they ever have any questions about strategies or fundamental skills or work they can do, they can always email me or call me,” Henderson said. Weber believes that the enthusiasm their coaches deliver keeps the participants engaged with the sport during the offseason. The backslide from season to season has been much less, with players now showcasing skills that are on par with where they should be for their age. “We just want kids to join so they can play because they love the game, and what we’ve noticed is those players joining us for the first time, they get additional attention from the coaches because the team average is elevated,” Weber said. “Rather than trying to spend 11 individual segments or 10 individual segments with kids, the coaches can focus in on helping some of these first-time players or players with less skills develop, knowing that the rest of the team is already there and can continue to manage themselves.” Weber has also been proud to see that the players who are confident in their skills are more willing to help their teammates, specifically those first-time participants, as well as players who are struggling in certain segments of the game. “And that really, in my opinion, from a social perspective, has made me happy,” Weber said, “because I think it’s creating that team mentality.” Registration is in October, and then the season starts in November. Games begin in

Powhatan Pulse girls minors players compete in a Chesterfield Basketball League game.

Powhatan Pulse girls basketball intermediate players compete.

January, usually on that first weekend, and the teams will play two games per weekend on most weekends – one game on Saturday and one on Sunday. Weber noted how the scheduling is respectful of family values – teams play throughout the day on Saturdays, but on Sundays, there are only a handful of game slots between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. in order to ensure that families can spend their Sunday mornings and evenings together. “We talked about the average player getting about two hours of practice a week, two

hours of game per weekend, which, if you look at it over the grand scheme, it’s not a whole lot of time,” he said. “But again, I think the basketball quality in the county has probably grown two or three times in that four years just with that limited amount of development time.” The regular season schedule usually ends around midFebruary, and then teams will play in end-of-season tournaments that run through the first two weekends of March. Pulse this year was fortunate to complete its season before

the onset of cancellations related to the COVID-19 pandemic. But for the foreseeable future, all local athletic events have been cancelled or postponed, with further changes to the overall schedules not unlikely for the summer as the number of coronavirus cases in the nation continues to rise. “It afforded us an opportunity to start thinking [about] similar events that could happen during the season going forward,” Weber said. “I want to applaud and appreciate how the Powhatan County schools have handled this, and it’s been a jumping point for how we would institute something similar. Again, if the direction is to isolate, the direction is to isolate. We would not go against any guidance from the schools.” But it’s also given them thought into doing something from a video instruction standpoint that maybe would feature drills and instruction from Powhatan’s varsity coaches, and that the students could study and practice in their rooms, basements or, if they have the opportunity to go outside, in their driveways and/or at nearby baskets. “That’s something that we’re going to look into,” Weber said. “That instruction can be used year-round, but obviously it would elevate in a time where if, something again like COVID-19 comes around, at least we can keep hands on basketballs.”

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Football Football NFL Football (N) Å FOX Football Now TBA TBA To Be Announced SportsCenter Wheel Jeopardy Station 19 (N) Å Grey’s Anatomy (N) Away-Murder News Kimmel News Holly Sheldon Man-Plan Mom Broke (N) Tommy (In Stereo) News Colbert Big Bang Big Bang Last Man Last Man Mental Samurai Fox News at Ten DailyMail Mod Fam ET Inside Super Brooklyn Will Indebted Law & Order: SVU News J. Fallon Married Married Married Married Married Married Married Married Married Married Rick-Easy Gardens Down Home with David (N) (Live) Å Roberta’s Unique Gardens (N) (Live) Å PBS NewsHour (N) Inside Art “Risking Light” Last Tango Amanpour-Co Untamed Wine No Passport The Roosevelts: An Intimate History PBS NewsHour (N) E. B. OutFront Coronavirus: Facts and Fears: CNN Tonight CNN Tonight Decision 2020 All In With Rachel Maddow The Last Word The 11th Hour CNBC Special Re Shark Tank Å Shark Tank Shark Tank Shark Tank The Story Tucker Carlson Hannity (N) Å Ingraham Fox News at Night Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Chicago P.D. Chicago P.D. “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” (2017) Shaq Shaq ››› “It” (2017) Jaeden Lieberher. Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Conan Last O.G. The First 48 Å The First 48 Å Live PD: Wanted 60 Days In (N) Å The First 48 Å ›› “Next Friday” (2000) Ice Cube. Å Wife Swap (N) Å ›‡ “Friday After Next” (2002) Ice Cube. Daily Office Office Office Office Office Office Office Daily Office Rob Riggle Global Rob Riggle Global Rob Riggle Moonshiners Å Moonshiners Å Dr. Pimple Popper Dr. Pimple Popper Save My Skin (N) My 600-Lb. Life (N) (In Stereo) The Last Alaskans The Last Alaskans: Arctic Refuge (N) Yukon Men Å Yukon Men Å Ice Age ›››‡ “The Jungle Book” (2016) Neel Sethi. Å Siren “Survivor” (N) The 700 Club Å Andy G. Andy G. Raymond Love-Raymond Raymond Two Men Two Men King King “Strange Love” ›››› “Annie Hall” (1977) Woody Allen. ›››‡ “Manhattan” (1979) Girlfrnds “Just My Type” “The Last Bridesmaid” (2019, Romance) Golden Golden Golden Golden King King Married at First Sight (N) Å King King King King Fixer to Fabulous Flip Flip Flipping Flipping Hunters Hunt Intl Hunters Hunt Intl Beat Beat Food Truck Race Food Truck Race Vegas Chef Diners Diners New Edition The New Edition Story “Part Two” Å The New Edition Story “Part Three” Å Star Trek ›› “xXx: Return of Xander Cage” (2017) ››› “Edge of Tomorrow” (2014) Tom Cruise. Å ››› “Under Siege” (1992, Action) Steven Seagal. ››› “Top Gun” (1986, Action) Tom Cruise. Å Last Man Last Man Golden Golden Golden Golden Golden Golden Golden Golden Swamp People Swamp People Swamp People (N) Swamp People Swamp People

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NFL Football (N) (In Stereo) Å World Poker World Poker TBA TBA Movie SportsCenter Wheel Jeopardy Shark Tank (N) 20/20 (N) (In Stereo) Å News Kimmel News Holly MacGyver (N) Å Magnum P.I. Å Blue Bloods News Colbert Big Bang Big Bang WWE Friday Night SmackDown (N) News First Spo DailyMail Mod Fam ET Inside The Blacklist Å Dateline NBC (N) (In Stereo) Å News J. Fallon Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Fri-YAY! With Jane & David (Live) Å Isaac Mizrahi Live! Friday Night Beauty (N) (Live) Å PBS NewsHour (N) Wash Hoover Somewhere South Dishing Dishing Amanpour-Co Original High Antique Roadshow Retro Report Unforgotten PBS NewsHour (N) E. B. OutFront Anderson Cooper Anderson Cooper Cuomo Prime Time Cuomo Prime Time Decision 2020 All In With Rachel Maddow The Last Word The 11th Hour Shark Tank Å American Greed American Greed American Greed American Greed The Story Tucker Carlson Hannity (N) Å Ingraham Fox News at Night “Harry Potter and Sorcerer” ››› “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” (2002) Daniel Radcliffe. Bones (In Stereo) “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back” (2016) ››‡ “Jack Reacher” (2012) Tom Cruise. ››‡ “Justice League” (2017, Action) Ben Afﬂeck. ›› “Suicide Squad” (2016, Action) Will Smith. Live PD (In Stereo) Live PD: Rewind (N) Live PD “Live PD -- 04.10.20” (N) (In Stereo Live) Å Two Men Two Men ››‡ “Twilight” (2008, Romance) Kristen Stewart. “Twilight: New Moon” Tosh.0 Tosh.0 Tosh.0 Tosh.0 Tosh.0 Tosh.0 Kevin Hart: Yankers South Pk Gold Rush Gold Rush (N) (In Stereo) Å Gold Hunters Opal Hunters 90 Day Fiancé 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days (N) 90 Day 90 Day Fiancé 90 Day Tanked (In Stereo) Tanked: Sea-Lebrity Edition (In Stereo) Tanked (In Stereo) Tanked (In Stereo) “Back to Future” Fam Guy Fam Guy Fam Guy Fam Guy Fam Guy Fam Guy The 700 Club Å Andy G. Andy G. Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Two Men Two Men King King Wizard: ›››› “The Wizard of Oz” (1939) Å ›‡ “The Blue Bird” (1940) Chitty “Christmas Un” “Christmas at the Plaza” (2019) Å “Christmas Town” (2019) Tim Rozon. “Joyful Noise” Å ›› “Miracles From Heaven” (2016, Drama) Å “Faith Under Fire” Home Town Dream Dream Dream Dream Unsella Dream Dream Dream Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners ››‡ “Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins” (2008) ››‡ “This Christmas” (2007) Delroy Lindo. Å “Hitman-Body” ›› “2 Fast 2 Furious” (2003, Action) Vagrant Queen (N) Futurama Futurama ››‡ “The Karate Kid Part II” (1986) ›››‡ “The Karate Kid” (1984, Drama) Ralph Macchio. Å Last Man Last Man Mom Mom Mom Mom Mom Mom “The Best of Me” Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars (N) Pawn Stars (N) Å Pawn Stars

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MLB Baseball (N) Å WWE Royal Rumble Å Documentaries NBA 2K Players Tournament (N) (Live) SportsCenter (Live) Wheel Jeopardy Shark Tank American Idol (In Stereo) Å News Secre Bensin Carbon Bull (In Stereo) Å 48 Hours (In Stereo) 48 Hours (In Stereo) News World’s Big Bang Big Bang 9-1-1 (In Stereo) 24 Hours-Hell News Mod Fam Beat Shazam 12 News Paid Prg. Dateline NBC (In Stereo) Å Saturday Night Live News SNL Blue Bloods Å Blue Bloods Å Blue Bloods Å Blue Bloods Blue Bloods Patio & Garden (N) (Live) Å philosophy - beauty (N) (Live) Å Denim & Co. (Live) Lawrence Welk Call Home Murder Midsomer Murders Songs Song of Mountains Sacred Wonder Nature (In Stereo) NOVA (In Stereo) Broken Places: (N) Rick Steves: CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom Special Report Special Report Special Report MSNBC Live Å All In With Rachel Maddow The Last Word The 11th Hour Undercover Boss Undercover Boss Undercover Boss Undercover Boss Undercover Boss Life, Liberty Watters’ World Å Justice Judge Greg Gutfeld Watters’ World Å ››› “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” (2005) Daniel Radcliffe. “Harry Potter-Phoenix” “Godzilla” (2014) ››‡ “San Andreas” (2015) Dwayne Johnson. ››‡ “San Andreas” (2015) “Justice League” Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Full Last O.G. “Batman v Sup” Live PD (In Stereo) Live PD: Rewind (N) Live PD “Live PD -- 04.11.20” (N) (In Stereo Live) Å “Twilight Saga: Breaking 2” “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1” (2011) Twilight ››› “Wedding Crashers” (2005) Owen Wilson. “You Don’t Mess” › “Mr. Deeds” (2002) Å Deadliest Catch: Deadliest Catch (N) Deadliest Catch: Legacy of Phil Harris “Honorable Voyage” Say Yes: ATL Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (In Stereo) Say Yes: ATL The Family Chantel The Zoo (In Stereo) Bronx Tales The Zoo (In Stereo) Saved By The Barn The Zoo (In Stereo) “The Incredibles” ››› “Spider-Man: Homecoming” (2017, Action) Tom Holland. Å Guardi Two Men Two Men Two Men Two Men Two Men Two Men Two Men Two Men Two Men Two Men “Wizard of Oz” ›››‡ “What’s Up, Doc?” (1972) Å ›››‡ “Paper Moon” (1973, Comedy) “You’re Bacon Me Crazy” (2020) Å “Fashionably Yours” (2020) Å “Summer Prince” “Some Child” “The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel” (2019) “Twist of Faith” (2013) Å Property Brothers Love It or List It Love It or List It Nate and Jeremiah Nate and Jeremiah Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Welcome ››› “Coming to America” (1988, Comedy) Eddie Murphy. ›› “Harlem Nights” (1989) 2 Fast “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift” ›› “Fast & Furious” (2009, Action) Vin Diesel. Line of Duty (N) Å Lord ›››‡ “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (2003) “Indiana Jones and Crystal Skull” ›››‡ “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” (1989) Å Ancient Aliens Å Ancient Aliens Å Ancient Aliens (N) The UnXplained (N) Ancient Aliens Å

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To Be Announced To Be Announced MLB Whiparound Peyton’s Peyton’s NFL Football SportsCenter (Live) Wheel Jeopardy The Bachelor: Listen-Heart Baker-Beauty News Kimmel News Holly Neighbor Bob All Rise (In Stereo) Bull (In Stereo) Å News Colbert Big Bang Big Bang 9-1-1 (N) (In Stereo) Prodigal Son Fox News at Ten DailyMail Mod Fam ET Inside The Voice “The Knockouts Premiere” (N) Songland (N) Å News J. Fallon Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Almost Paradise Last Man Last Man Fashion’s Night In (N) (Live) Å PBS NewsHour (N) Antique Roadshow Poetry Out Loud: Independent Lens “Bedlam” Richmond City Council PBS NewsHour (N) E. B. OutFront Anderson Cooper Cuomo Prime Time CNN Tonight CNN Tonight Decision 2020 All In With Rachel Maddow The Last Word The 11th Hour American Greed American Greed American Greed American Greed American Greed The Story Tucker Carlson Hannity (N) Å Ingraham Fox News at Night Chicago P.D. WWE Monday Night RAW (N) (In Stereo Live) Å Briarpatch (N) “Lost World” ››› “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” (2017) Chris Pratt. “Hercules: The” Fam Guy Fam Guy Fam Guy Fam Guy Fam Guy Fam Guy American American Conan Seinfeld Biography: Dolly: (In Stereo) Å Biography: Kenny Rogers: (N) (In Stereo) Merle Haggard: Cops Cops Cops Cops Cops Cops Cops (N) Cops Cops Cops Daily Office Office Office Office Office Office Office Daily Office Street-Memphis Street-Memphis Driven (In Stereo) Fast N’ Loud Å Fast N’ Loud Å 90 Day Fiancé 90 Day Fiancé 90 Day Fiancé (N) sMothered (N) sMothered Bush People Alaska- Last Fr. Alaska- Last Fr. Bush People Alaskan Bush The 700 Club Å ››› “Point Break” ›› “National Treasure” (2004, Adventure) Nicolas Cage. Å Andy G. Andy G. Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Two Men Two Men King King “Singin’ in Rain” ››› “His Kind of Woman” (1951) Å ›› “Macao” (1952) Robert Mitchum. “Hearts of Spring” “Love to the Rescue” (2019, Romance) Golden Golden Golden Golden “Stolen-Mother” “Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel” “Faith Under Fire” Home Town Å Home Town Å Celebrity IOU (N) Home Town Å Home Town Å Chopped Sweets Spring Baking Spring Baking Chopped Sweets Chopped Sweets “Why Did I Get Married Too?” ››‡ “ATL” (2006, Comedy-Drama) Tip Harris. Å “Harry Potter and Sorcerer” ››› “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” (2002) Daniel Radcliffe. Better Call Saul (N) (In Stereo) Dispatches From Call Saul ››› “Gran Torino” (2008, Drama) Å Last Man Last Man Mom Mom Mom Mom Mom Mom Golden Golden American Pickers American Pickers American Pickers American Pickers American Pickers

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CANCER • Jun 22/Jul 22 Cancer, while others may be focusing on their careers, you understand the importance of zeroing in on your relationships and love life. Keep those you care about close.

LIBRA • Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, change things at home so you can better care for children or other people in your charge. A lot of progress can still be made if you redirect your attention.

CAPRICORN • Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, ask yourself how you want to see your finances grow. Then you can speak with a financial planner and make your dreams a reality.

TAURUS • Apr 21/May 21 You can accomplish anything you set your mind to, Taurus. This may even mean being the boss of yourself with self-discipline. Ask friends to help keep you stay the course.

LEO • Jul 23/Aug 23 Work will dominate the week, but make sure you advocate for fair treatment while you are hard at work, Leo. Check that payment is in full and timely.

SCORPIO • Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, things may be moving quite slowly for you, but that does not mean progress has not been made. You’ll realize after a few weeks how far you’ve come.

AQUARIUS • Jan 21/Feb 18 Everything that involves you moves up on the priority list, Aquarius. Even though you’re known for putting others first, this all needs to change if you are to progress.

GEMINI • May 22/Jun 21 You have the potential to lay the groundwork now for events that will pay dividends throughout the next few years, Gemini. Get a team of trusted advisors on your side.

VIRGO • Aug 24/Sept 22 There will be no surprises for you this week if you simply stay the course with your actions, Virgo. Go about your normal routine and things will work out just fine.

SAGITTARIUS • Nov 23/Dec 21 Sagittarius, the last few weeks may have come off as humdrum, and that’s probably because you didn’t take any chances. Be more bold in the days to come.

PISCES • Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, take some time this week to be alone and seek inner peace. During these times of contemplation you can focus on future plans.

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