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July 8, 2020
Supervisors lower tax rate to 85 cents
Despite drop, real estate tax bills likely to increase By Laura McFarland Editor
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OWHATAN – The Powhatan County Board of Supervisors has approved a budget for fiscal year 2021 that will see only slight cuts to county and school funding but will likely mean an increase for most residents on their real estate tax bills. During the board’s meeting on Monday, June 29, the supervisors voted 3-2 in favor of building the county’s fiscal year (FY) 2021 Operating Budget around a real
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The Powhatan Board of Supervisors discusses the FY 2021 Operating Budget, which they passed in a 3-2 vote on June 29.
estate tax rate of 85 cents per $100 of assessed value, which is a 3-cent decrease from FY 2020. They approved a budget net of transfers of $85.96 million, an increase of .02 percent over the FY 2020 Adopted Operating Budget.
The main split in the board came because, given significant increases in property values most property owners saw on their recent assessments, the lower rate will still likely represent a higher tax bill for them. Two supervisors sought to lower
that burden even more. Chairman David Williams, District 1; Bill Cox, District 4, and Karin Carmack, District 5, voted in favor of the budget based on an 85-cent rate. Larry Nordvig, District 2, and Mike Byerly, voted against it. This 3-2 spilt would continue for almost all of the meeting’s remaining votes. With the exception of a board packet that was published with the 85-cent proposal and then amended to add more proposals, there were no early indications on where the five supervisors officially stood. Nordvig had suggested the supervisors come to their June 22 meeting and have a discussion about their suggested proposals, Williams Public held a public hearing but weighs didn’t even open the subject in on budget, up for board discussion. This discussion instead tax rate pg. 8 A came at the June 29 meeting see BUDGET, pg. 5
Clinic offers free dental care to kids Habitat hires new
executive director
By Laura McFarland Editor
POWHATAN – The Powhatan Dental Outreach Foundation recently worked to bring brighter smiles to children from Powhatan and surrounding counties with a free dental clinic. The clinic was held on June 27 at the Powhatan County Fairgrounds and served 21 children ranging in ages from 2 to 16 and one adult with special needs, said Melinda Hitt, president of the foundation, which was started in honor of her late son, Peter. The foundation helps around 2,000 children in Honduras at the dental clinic the Hitts started there and helps about 3,500 children in Virginia a year. This was the first event in Powhatan, where Hitt lives with her husband, Co-
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Powhatan School of Dental Assisting student Arianna Smith adminisers a fluoride treatment during a free dental clinic.
Board adopts CARES Act plan By Laura McFarland
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POWHATAN – The Powhatan County Board of Supervisors recently adopted a plan on how the county intends to use almost $2.6 million in CARES Act funds related to Powhatan’s response to the COVID-19 crisis. Curt Nellis, emergency management coordinator, gave a presentation to the board on June 22
outlining a plan on how the funds might best serve the county. The federal emergency relief funds, which have numerous restrictions on how they can be spent, must be used by Dec. 31, 2020, to pay expenses directly related to the coronavirus crisis or returned. After a public hearing in which only one comment was related to funding broadband in relation to COVID-19 precautions, the board see CARES, pg. 4
Habitat for HumanityPowhatan announced that Susan J. Winiecki would begin working on July 6 as its new full-time executive director. Winiecki, 54, has served six years on the Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity Board, of which she is the immediate past chair. She’s been a member of its strategic planning and fundraising committees, and, during her board chairmanship, the affiliate opened a second ReStore in Chesterfield, developed a board membership that better reflected the Richmond region, and helped to get a rental incubator for prospective homeowners off the ground. Winiecki has worked at Richmond magazine in the roles of associate publisher and editorial director, managing and expanding its coverage of the Richmond region, its custom publications, its online and social media presence, and its community events for two decades. In April 2019, the magazine won the Virginia Press Association’s
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highest honor for journalistic integrity and community service. Prior to joining the magazine, she was a reporter with the Richmond Times-Dispatch, covering Chesterfield and Powhatan counties, and before that, served as a state desk reporter covering Southside Virginia. “This is both a bit of a full-circle moment and the start of a great new chapter. As Powhatan Habitat readies to mark 20 years in 2021, I can’t wait to build on what outgoing executive director Roseleen Rick, the board, and all the volunteers have accomplished,” Winiecki said. “Completing 50 critical home repairs in Powsee HABITAT, pg. 2
Batteau crews float the James despite festival cancellation By Laura McFarland Editor
POWHATAN – While the James River Batteau Festival was officially canceled in 2020, the call of the river still overcame fears about COVID-19 and high water levels for the crews of several of the historically-inspired boats. Each June, a large group of flatbottomed boats takes an eight-day, 120-mile journey down the James River from Lynchburg to Maiden’s Landing in Powhatan, stopping at different places along the way. This year, 13 boats, or a little more than half of the usual number, sailed down the James River from June 21 to 27 in what would have been a milestone year, the festival’s 35th anniversary. Organizers worked to keep the event low-key to avoid drawing the usual see BATTEAU, pg. 8
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Because of swift water, stopping was one of the most difficult tasks batteau crews experienced. Although the James River Batteau Festival was officially canceled, 13 boats floated the river in June.
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Wednesday, July 8
Powhatan County Public Library has reopened to the public, but due to COVID-19-related safety measures, it will be open for limited hours and occupancy, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday. Books to Go and Curbside Print services will also continue to be available; however, once the building reopens, the pickup stations will move to the library atrium. Library staff will continue to be available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday to provide service and support to patrons. Library programs will remain online at this time. Face coverings are required inside the library. While Powhatan County remains under a local state of emergency, the library restrooms will remain closed to protect public health and safety. The library meeting rooms are also unavailable until further notice. Contact the library at 804-5985670 or library@powhatanlibrary. net. Powhatan County Public Library is still offering Books to Go. Patrons may reserve print materials, DVDs, and audiobooks online or by phone. This provides a contactless pick-up option for those who prefer to obtain library materials in traditional formats while the building is closed to the public due to COVID-19. To take advantage of this service, patrons have two options: place items on hold online through the catalog at www.powhatanlibrary. net or call the library at 804-5985670 to request items. Online hold placement is available 24/7. Phone service is available Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Holds placed after 4 p.m. (online or via phone) will be available on the next business day. Staff will contact patrons by phone when items are available for pick up in the library atrium. When patrons are notified that their items are available for pick-up, the order must be picked up by 4 p.m. that day. Due to limited stock, items not picked up will be placed back into circulation and patrons may place another hold for pickup. Limit of 10 holds per cardholder per day and 50 items checked out total per card. Library WiFi and e-branch resources are available 24/7. Ccontact Powhatan County Public Library at 804-598-5670 or library@ powhatanlibrary.net. Powhatan County Public Library is offering Curbside Print. Patrons may submit one printing/copying request per day for up to 10 pages of black and white printing at no charge. Requests may be submitted via email to print@ powhatanlibrary.net. Staff will notify the patron via email when the print request is ready for pickup on the table in the library atrium. Powhatan County Public Library will hold Facebook Storytime at 10:30 a.m. on the library’s Facebook page, www.facebook. com/pg/powhatanlibrary. The Free Clinic of Powhatan, located at 3908 Old Buckingham Road, Powhatan offers health services (medical, dental, mental health, women's health) free of charge for uninsured and low income residents of Powhatan County. Administration hours are from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. On Thursdays, lab services are from 9 a.m. to noon and patient hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. On Mondays, registration for new patients is from 5 to 7:30 p.m. and patient hours are from 4 to 8:30 p.m. All patient visits are by appointment. For more information, contact 804-5985637. Business Network International (BNI) Powhatan chapter meets virtually from 8 to 9:30 a.m. every Wednesday. Visit Www.BNIVA. com for information. To attend a meeting as a guest contact Chapter President Sandy Duncan at sandy6284@msn.com.
Thursday, July 9
The Powhatan Food Pantry is open from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursdays, 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 Mill at Fine Creek is now offering a new Thursday night event series to bring live music and drinks under the stars. The Moonlight, Music and Moonshine series will be held at the outdoor venue of The Mill at Fine Creek at 6:30 p.m. and will welcome new performers to play music under the stars while guests enjoy wine and cocktails. Tickets
are $10 and will be sold at the door, first come first serve. (If you would like to call and check seat availability that evening, you can reach us at 379-8211 ext. 1.) The event will be following the CDC and governor’s guidelines with distance assurances making this series at The Mill at Fine Creek the prime social distanced outing venue. Limited tickets are available for 21+ adults. The event will be weather permitting with cancellations listed on The Mill at Fine Creek’s Facebook page.
The original Powhatan AA meets from 8 to 9 p.m. every Thursday in the Powhatan Village Building.
Awaken to Hope Al-Anon meets at 7:30 p.m. every Thursday at St. John Neumann Catholic Church.
There will be no meeting of the Powhatan Garden Club in July.
The Powhatan Rotary Club meets at 7:30 a.m. every Thursday at the County Seat Restaurant.
The Powhatan Republican Committee’s monthly meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of every month at Powhatan County Public Library, 2270 Mann Road.
Friday, July 10
Summer Learning Challenge Kits for children ages 2-12 may now be picked up from the library. Each kit contains a new book, materials and instructions for art and science projects, as well as additional enrichment activities. Summer Learning Challenge Kits help battle “summer slide” by encouraging children to find the joy of reading and provide opportunities for children to build their own library. Future kits will be available July 13 and Aug. 3. Kits will also be distributed from both Feeding Powhatan and Powhatan Food Bank each month. Contactless pick up of Summer Learning Kits and Teen Summer Challenge Kits may be arranged by calling the library at 804-598-5670. All kits are available while supplies last.
Due to ongoing restrictions and concerns due to the coronavirus, the AARP Powhatan Tax-Aide in-person tax assistance program offered at the Powhatan library will not reopen this tax season, which ends July 15. If you are still in need of assistance, AARP Tax-Aide is providing access to selected tax preparation software so taxpayers can prepare and file their own tax returns at no cost. Log onto aarpfoundation.org and click eligibility requirements to see the options.
Available now Emergency Housing relief funds to assist with rent, mortgage or other housing concerns. Powhatan Community Action Agency received a donation from Bob and Karla Curtis for emergency housing relief for families in Powhatan County affected by COVID-19. Contact Renee Van Natter at valerie.vannatter@dss.virginia.gov or via cell at 804 814-5332.
Feeding Powhatan is a nonprofit food pantry that exists to feed people who are struggling financially in the Powhatan community. The pantry will be open from noon to 3 p.m. on Fridays 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. Community Life Church is organizing Operation School Supplies again, giving free school supplies (everything on their school supply list) and a brand new backpack to any child who qualifies for the fourth year in a row. The registration form can be found online at https://forms. gle/FH3cu1kWAkWn73nN6. The church is offering application assistance from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Fridays. Pick up dates will be in August. Register early to give the church ample time to supply each child who applies with the needed supplies. Families must register ahead of time to get the supplies, which is different than years past. Visit www. Communitylife churchpowhatan. org/oss.
Saturday, July 11
Powhatan AA meets at 8 p.m. every Saturday at Manakin Episcopal Church on Huguenot Trail.
Monday, July 13
A Powhatan Hope Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meeting will be held from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Monday at PCC Church, 4480 Anderson Highway, Powhatan, Room 102. It is an open discussion meeting. Wheelchair accessible
Tuesday, July 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. AA meets at 8 p.m. every Tuesday at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on Huguenot Trail.
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Powhatan County Public Library has partnered with Powhatan County Public Schools and Virginia Cooperative Extension/Powhatan 4-H to offer Imagine Your Story, a Summer Learning Challenge. Participants may register by visiting www.powhatanlibrary. net and clicking the “Summer Learning Registration” button. Summer Learning runs through Aug. 31. Participants can earn chances to win a summer prize raffle all summer long. As part of the Summer Learning Challenge, adults and teens are also invited to provide feedback and reviews of library materials. Each submission will earn the participant an entry into a summer prize drawing. In addition, teens may now pick up Summer Challenge Kits from the library. Each kit contains information about virtual teen programs like a short-film contest, which be posted on Discord, as well as materials for other summer activities, including journaling. Participants at teen events will receive additional entries for the summer prize drawing. Monthly
With school facilities closed, the registration process for students starting kindergarten this fall at Powhatan County Public Schools will be online. Details and required documents for registration can be found on the Powhatan County Public School website www.powhatan.k12. va.us. Online registration forms are available on the division and school websites. After registering, you will be contacted by school personnel to complete the process, share information and answer any questions. Welcome Class of 2033!! Powhatan County Public Schools has found five locations to park school buses that will give Wi-Fi access to students who need it. The Wi-fi enabled school buses are part of the school district’s plan to help families with poor connection to the internet as they work to continue the 20192020 school year while distance learning. The five locations of the school buses are: Little Zion Baptist Church, 5680 Cartersville Road; Muddy Creek Baptist Church, 3470 Trenholm Road; Mount Zion Baptist Church, 2591 Ridge Road; Providence Presbyterian Church, 1950 Ridge Road; Powhatan Volunteer Rescue Squad Sub Station, 5901 Old Buckingham Road, and Macon District Volunteer Fire Department (Company 3), 6377 Old Buckingham Road. The school division saw negligible usage at the Fire Station 5 location and moved the bus from Company 5 to Mount Zion Baptist Church in the hope that it will be a more convenient location for community members to access free internet. The Powhatan Convenience Center is now allowing a modified schedule for disposal of “free loads,” which are small amounts of construction and demolition waste generated at a residence. They may be disposed of at no cost, no more than once per month, provided such waste is limited to the amount contained in one level pickup truck load without supplemental sides. Convenience center employees will track monthly free loads by documenting the vehicle, license plate, and a description of the individual. At this time the convenience center will also resume metal recycling and oil/antifreeze/paint collection but will NOT accept any feebased materials such as tires, appliances or materials in excess of the monthly free load. Commercial businesses are NOT permitted to use the convenience center. Free loads will only be allowed Tuesday to Friday subject to available capacity. Any resident attempting to dispose of free load material on Saturday or Sunday will be turned away. The Free Clinic of Powhatan is open and serving the community throughout this pandemic. The clinic has now expanded its mental health/counseling services to be able to serve more folks in the community that are going through difficult times since the
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onset of COVID-19. If you are having difficulties/issues (sad, anxious, not sleeping, having alcohol issues, etc.) and need to talk to someone, the Free Clinic’s services are available with no cost to you. The clinic has professional counselors and a psychiatrist that are on staff at the clinic. This service is available to our community to help you get through this stressful and difficult time. For more information, contact 804-598-5637.
Although the 25th annual Relay for Life of Powhatan originally scheduled for May 2 was 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.
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.
Ride Assist Services is now accepting ride requests. Powhatan county ambulatory seniors age 60+ can call 804698-0438 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 804-698-0438 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.
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.
Narconon Arrowhead is here to help you. Narconon offers free addiction counseling, assessments, and referral services to rehabilitation centers nationwide. Call 1-800468-6933 or log on to www. narcononarrowhead.org.
Habitat For Humanity - Powhatan is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping our Powhatan neighbors with see CALENDAR, pg. 4
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MARJORIE KEYES Mrs. Marjorie Keyes, 91, of Powhatan, Virginia, departed this life on Saturday, June 27, 2020, at the Laurels of Willow Creek in Chesterfield, Virginia. She is survived by one stepdaughter, Jackey Key; three grandchildren; two sisters, Marion Miller of New Haven, Connecticut and Tessie Bates of Powhatan, Virginia; two devoted nieces, Margie Bates of AlexanKEYES dria, Virginia and Florine Bell of Powhatan, Virginia; along with a host of nephews, nieces, cousins and friends. Her remains rested at Marian Gray Thomas Funeral Home of Cumberland, Virginia, where public viewing was held on Thursday, July 2 from 12 to 7 p.m. Private graveside services were held on Friday, July 3, 2020, at the Branch Family Cemetery, Powhatan, Virginia.
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hatan this fiscal year is astounding, and with the impact of COVID-19, I anticipate that need will continue to grow,” Winiecki added. “I look forward to continuing our partnerships with other agencies in Powhatan and throughout the region to continue this work. I wholeheartedly believe in Habitat’s vision of a world where we share one humanity.” John Saber, Powhatan’s board vice president and search committee chair, says: “Along with a very engaged board, I am very excited to see Susan build on the success HFHP has had supporting families in the community. The community’s support and generosity are needed more than ever in this unprecedented time. I am confident that with Susan’s leadership and years of experience helping those in need of a ‘hand up’ that she will ensure families in the community can continue to rely on us to provide new home builds and critical repairs.” Winiecki’s other community work includes co-founding The Holli Fund, an emergency relief nonprofit for regional restaurant workers; serving on the founding board of the Podium Foundation, and, in 2014, co-founding Fire, Flour and Fork — a food and history event named one of the top three food events in the country in 2019. “I’ve had the pleasure of working with several Powhatan farms and venues over the years through FFF, and look forward to deepening those relationships,” Winiecki said. “And one of my early mentors was Pauline Mitchell, who served as Chesterfield County’s longtime public information officer. The first, and only time, I ever had tomato aspic was at Pauline’s historic home in Powhatan.” Terry Sanders, Powhatan Habitat board president, also foresees increased need for Habitat’s work in the county. “I am looking forward to working with Susan, the Habitat board, and all of our dedicated volunteers to ensure the future success of Habitat in Powhatan to provide critical repairs and housing for my Powhatan neighbors,” Sanders said. “The COVID pandemic’s effects on housing needs probably will increase the need for Habitat’s work here in Powhatan. With continued financial and volunteer support and Susan’s guidance, I feel that Habitat-Powhatan will be ready for the challenges ahead. Susan’s experience, energy and commitment to nonprofit work will enable her to continue and further develop the programs, which Spud Rick oversaw and skillfully directed during her two years as our executive director ” Winiecki and her husband, Andrew Cain, live in South Richmond’s Westover Hills neighborhood, and her parents still reside in Chesterfield County, where she attended high school. Winiecki has renovated five homes in the city, is a local government junkie, and loves vintage items and historical research. In 2017 she co-authored “Richmond’s Culinary History: Seeds of Change.” “Affordable housing is a basic human right, one of the principles of social justice, and through providing mortgages — not free homes — Habitat has been a gateway to stability, health and generational wealth building for millions of families across the country and the world,” Winiecki said.
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LAKE SHAWNEE CELEBRATES INDEPENDENCE DAY PHOTOS BY ANJIE KAY
Lake Shawnee residents celebrated Independence Day with special fireworks on July 4.
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Hitt is considering offering another free dental clinic for children in the fall. Arianna Smith, 19, of Amelia has known since she was a young child that she wanted to pursue the dental field and has taken both dental assisting and orthodontic assisting classes through the Powhatan School of Dental Assisting. When Hitt announced the free dental clinic, Smith said she was excited for the opportunity both because it would help local children and to give her more hands-on experience in her chosen field. The day of the clinic, she helped with registration and then moved on to brushing teeth and applying fluoride treatments. Children tend to have a range of reactions to going to the dentist and sitting in a treatment chair, so part of the work involved allaying their fears, she said. And when it was all over, they were thrilled to receive a goodie bag with a toothbrush and toothpaste in it and their Berenstain Bears book, she added. “Just to see their little faces have something to smile about was enjoy-
able for me,” Smith said. Jennifer Alfaro, who graduated this year from Chesterfield Technical Center, also volunteered at the clinic. Hitt was one of her former teachers, and when she heard about the free dental clinic, she thought it was a great way to give back to the local community. Alfaro said she enjoyed working with the young patients – cleaning teeth, applying fluoride treatments, and talking to them about dental hygiene. Doing a dental clinic outside in heat in the low 90s was a little challenging, as was battling some issues with wind, but the setting otherwise was fun for the clinic, she added. Moving forward, if Hitt offers a free dental clinic locally again, she hopes more people will feel comfortable coming and letting the volunteers help them. In addition to the dental clinic, the event launched Nancye’s Closet, which offered free clothes to those in attendance that have been donated to Hitt. She said the free pop-up clothes store was inspired by her Sunday school teacher, who, when Hitt was a child,
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The Powhatan Dental Outreach Foundation offered a free dental clinic for children on June 27 at the Powhatan Fairgrounds. Volunteers served 21 children and one adult with special needs with free dental care, such as fluoride treatments and cleanings. The event also featured a story time with the Tooth Fairy and free clothes at the fledgling Nancye’s Closet.
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rey, and their children. “Talking with some families in Powhatan, I noticed a need for it. I had the resources to be able to do it and it just felt like the right thing to do for our community,” she said. The clinic was possible thanks to the volunteer work of local dentists; Powhatan School of Dental Assisting students, and students from the Chesterfield Technical Center Dental Assisting program, said Hitt, who founded the Powhatan School of Dental Assisting. The volunteers completed screenings, Xrays, cleanings, and fluoride treatments, Hitt said, adding some of the services they could offer were limited by COVID-19 restrictions. While they were there, children could also listen to the Tooth Fairy read “The Berenstain Bears and the Tooth Fairy” and then take home their own copy of the book. Hitt said it was really powerful to speak with some of the parents and learn how much having a free dental clinic for their children meant to them. “For me it is very restoring. It makes me happy. It just makes me feel like I am doing the right thing, like I am where I am supposed to be,” she said. Hitt said she was hoping more families would bring their children to the clinic, but understands the heat was a deterrent as well as continuing to get the word out to the community.
noticed that the clothes handed down from her older sister didn’t fit her taller stature. One day she brought two large trash bags full of clothes from her daughter, who was also taller, for the little girl to try on. “I remember standing on my mom’s ottoman looking in the mirror, trying things on, and feeling like a princess. And I told Corey it would be very easy to collect clothes from people at church and co-workers, bring them home, wash and dry them, and bring them with us,” she said. She said she got her reward when she saw a mother and her three children trying on clothes and giggling together as they picked out what they liked. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@powhatantoday.com. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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housing needs. We build homes for sale to qualified individuals and we repair existing homes for those who cannot afford to make repairs themselves. For the work we do at Habitat, we depend on volunteers and on donors. We operate the Habitat Store and the income from the store helps pay for repairs on homes. Volunteers can call 804-594-7009 to volunteer with helping with construction, repairs, store staffing and other needs. For those wishing to make donations of acceptable items to the Habitat Store, call 804-594-7009. For those wishing to make cash donations, donations can be mailed to P.O. Box 416, Powhatan, VA 23139. Check out our website at habitatpowhatan.org and become a friend on Facebook at Habitat For Humanity Powhatan!
Powhatan woman charged with lying about being assaulted by black man and woman POWHATAN – An incendiary Facebook post about a Powhatan woman claiming she was assaulted one evening last week by a black man and black woman was debunked the next morning when authorities charged her with fabricating the incident. At about 6 p.m. on June 30, the Powhatan County Sheriff’s Office received a report from Gladys Townsend, 63, of Powhatan saying that she had been assaulted by a black female and black male on Ridge Road. Further investigation by the sheriff’s office revealed that the assault did not occur, according to Jeffery S.
Searfoss, chief deputy. The sheriff’s office charged Townsend on July 1 with filing a false police report after she confessed to fabricating the assault, Searfoss said. This matter remains under further investigation and no further comment will be made at this time, he added. In the hours after the incident was reported on June 30, an incendiary Facebook post began to circulate about the alleged assault offering a $1,000 reward for the offenders’ capture. The post, which was shared hundreds of times, garnered a great deal of attention and anger in the community and elsewhere.
Meet Peanut! This little guy is between eight and nine weeks old and is ready to find his forever family! Peanut was a stray and came to us injured and in need of medical attention. It appeared as though he had been attacked by something and had some serious injuries to his back end which resulted in his tail needing to be removed. But he doesn’t mind one bit! He is a wild, happy, playful little kitten. Despite a rough start, Peanut is a wonderfully up beat little guy. He loves being up in the office running around and playing with everything he can get his paws on and loves play time with the other kittens we have here. If you are interested in meeting Peanut give us a call at 804-598-5672 to set up an appointment!
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
be available to deliver on Thursdays. They are in immediate need of a driver to deliver to Cumberland County. The group also needs help breaking down boxes for recycling. This job should be done weekly, preferably on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and/or Thursdays after packing days. These are great jobs for students looking for community hours. Contact Brenda Fulcher at 804-598-2723.
A box was provided by the National Association of Counties (NACo) to provide citizens a place to bring flags that need to be retired properly. It is located at the County Administration Building in the vestibule area by the front doors. County Administration is working with local groups that hold flag disposal ceremonies and will be routinely transporting the flags collected to these ceremonies. For questions, call 804-598-5612.
Hope Project provides free transportation for Powhatan County residents to court, rehab, job interviews, doctor's appointments, and probation meetings for the those who have lost their driver's licenses due to drug-related charges. Contact the Hope Project coordinator at 804-301-3324. Minimum 24 hours notice.
Backpacks of Love, nonprofit committed to eliminating hunger in school-age children by providing nourishing food for their weekend, needs help. BPOL is looking for delivery drivers that would
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voted unanimously to approve the plan. According to the Virginia Department of Health website, as of July 5, Powhatan has seen 84 cases of people testing positive for COVID-19 with six hospitalizations and two deaths. The proposal was a cooperative effort between the county’s finance and emergency management departments to manage the CARES Act funds in accordance with federal guidelines. About $1.03 million of the funds would go toward force account labor, which is straight and overtime hours (including benefits) for any county or school division employee engaged in COVID-related tasks or work activities. Of special note were citizen support sub-grants and economic de-
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Purchase Barks, Bourbon and Bronze apparel, which includes dog bandanas, baseball caps, and T-shirts. Special guest appearance by Miss Virginia 2019-20, Dot Kelly. There will also be several vendors selling food and products. People can also donate dog and cat food; leashes, collars for dogs and cats; dog/cat toys; quality dog/cat treats; kitty litter, and cash/check donations for Claws ‘n Paws (medical/surgical fund).
The Powhatan Chamber of Commerce Village Vibe 2020 Concert Series’ will have the Aug. 14 concert featuring En’Novation. The concert will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. in the Village Meadow, 3920 Marion Harland Lane, Powhatan. Admission is free, donations are appreciated and be certain to buy lots of raffle tickets for the many great prizes offered by sponsors. Gates open at 6 p.m. Bring your lawn chair and friends! Food and drink will be available for sale. No outside food or drink, pets, or tents are allowed. Visit www. powhatanchamber.org. Sponsorship opportunities are still available. Contact angie@powhatanchamber.org.
The second annual Barks, Bourbon and Bronze fundraiser will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 23 at Three Crosses Distilling Company, 3835 Old Buckingham Road, Suite A, Powhatan. Island Glow and Three Crosses Distilling are hosting the event, which is a fundraiser to support the Powhatan Animal Control. Be sure to come on out with your family and pets and enjoy cocktails, dinner from a local food truck, music, shopping, pet portraits, photos with Miss Virginia, raffle prizes, and much more to raise money for a great cause!
Steel Warriors Veterans Motorcycle Club presents the seventh annual Horses for Heroes Ride to benefit Lonesome Dove Equestrian Center in Powhatan on Saturday, Sept. 5. Lonesome Dove helps veterans overcome their physical and mental impairments through horseback activities and achievement. Registration begins at 9 a.m. with kickstands up at 11 a.m. Departure is from the West Creek Athletic Sport Complex, 12575 West Creek Parkway, Henrico, VA 23238. Cost is $20 per rider/$10 per passenger and includes lunch, live music, vendors, and door prizes. There will also be a silent auction and 50/50 raffle. Ride is rain or shine. For vendors or information, call Sam, 301-807-9305. Visit the Facebook page of Steel Warriors MC-Battlefield Chapter or www.steelwarriorsmc.org.
velopment sub-grants, both totaling $517,404. The citizen support subgrants would be available to any Powhatan nonprofit whose primary mission is to provide support and services to Powhatan citizens. The maximum grant per proposal is $25,000 and they would have to be aimed at supporting citizens impacted by COVID-19. For the citizen support grant, contact Curt Nellis at 804-598-5677 or cnellis@ powhatanva.gov. The economic development subgrants would be available to licensed Powhatan businesses with a maximum $25,000 per proposal. For more information on economic development sub-grant guidelines, contact Roxanne Salerno, economic development program manager, at 804-598-5605 or rsalerno@powhatanva.gov. Other uses of the grant money would include: materials and supplies specific to COVID-19,
$258,702; personal protective equipment for county and school employees, $129,351; facility improvements made to provide additional protection from the spread of COVID-19, $77,610; professional services by outside contractors, $25,870; hours, supplies/materials, and equipment necessary to administrator and manage the application of the CARES Act, $12,935, and miscellaneous expenses tied to COVID-19, $12,935. Nellis said he doesn’t think Powhatan will have difficulty spending the CARES Act money “We already have expenses that we’ve incurred that this federal grant will be able to cover, those that occurred during the months of March, April, May, and even into June. Those funds can be used for those expenses,� he said. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@powhatantoday.com.
Lonesome Dove Equestrian Center needs volunteers to help in 2020 with sessions with veterans participating in equine therapy. Helpers are needed starting at 9 a.m. on July 15 and 21; Aug. 4 and 12; Sept. 1, 9, and 15, and Oct. 6, 14, and 20. The start time goes back to 10 a.m. for sessions on Nov. 3, 11, and 17. No sessions in December 2020. Both volunteers and veterans will be asked to wear a mask (volunteers are asked to bring their own personal protective equipment). To volunteer, call 804-3186485. Visit www.ldequestrian.com.
The Powhatan Chamber of Commerce luncheon will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on July 16 at County Seat Restaurant. The speaker will be Anne Simmons. Visit https://www. powhatanchamber.org/events/monthlychamber-meeting/.
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St. Luke’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
Genito Church Presbyterian “Building a Bridge of Hope� Isaiah 58:12 Church 2910 Genito Rd. Powhatan, VA
598-2086 Worship with us this Sunday Church service @ 9:30 AM Sunday school @ 10:30 AM
Sundays: Morning Worship 10:00 AM Wednesday: Family Life Night 7:00 PM 2480 Academy Road 598-7159 Pastor: Johnathan M. Whichard
Providence Presbyterian Church
EVERGREEN COMMUNITY CHURCH (PCA) Proclaiming & Practicing the Gospel of Jesus Christ
Worship service at 9:30 AM Meeting at Flat Rock Elementary School
598-4970
598-8844
Located 1950 Ridge Road (Rt. 627) 2/10th of a mile north of Rt. 13
Rev. Robert Barnes
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Powhatan Christian Fellowship Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.
Worship Service 11:00 am Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:00 am Wednesday Night 7:30 p.m.
www.EvergreenPowhatan.com
Powhatan United Methodist Church Living As Christ’s Disciples Within Our Hearts and Beyond Our Doors 2253 Rosson Rd.
Just off Rt. 13 in the Village
598-4438
Worship: 8:30 & 11 a.m. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.
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
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
Community Church Dr. Cavell W. Phillips, Pastor Where there is Unity, there is always Victory. A church “Where you are welcome� Wednesday: Bible Study Join Us For Sunday Worship 6:30 – 7:30pm ( 60 Minute 11:00AM – 12:30PM Warm Up To Sunday ) Powhatan Village Building 3910 Old Buckingham Road ucc4me.org Powhatan, VA 804-256-4411
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when three plans – Plan A supported by Williams, Cox, and Carmack; Plan B presented by Byerly, and Plan C championed by Nordvig – were laid out and discussed one at a time before the vote on Plan A finalized the decision. Most of the discussion by the board members for the evening came during the discussion of the budget, as it influenced so many other topics. While discussing the budget, the supervisors discussed projected tax collection rates, school funding levels, and the creation of a revenue stabilization fund for the county. After the 3-2 vote on the budget, the supervisors voted on several other resolutions in quick succession. They voted 3-1-1 (Nordvig abstained) to amend the FY 2021 School Operating Budget. The supervisors approved 90 percent of the county portion of the school board budget on May 14 with the understanding they would work with the school board to determine how to handle the other 10 percent, or about $2.33 million. The June 29 resolution budgeted all but $188,000 of the county transfer. The earlier 3-2 split was back for three related votes: setting the FY 2021 tax rate at 85 cents; passing a resolution to temporarily suspend the school board capital reserve fund policy to allow more than $980,000 the schools saved last fiscal year to be used for a county revenue stabilization fund, and appropriating the first quarter of the FY 2021 budget. The meeting also had two robust public comment periods, with 15 citizens speaking at the beginning of the meeting and eight at the end on a range of topics, including: funding the schools fully; lowering taxes; Powhatan’s high tax rate in comparison to other localities; the projected tax collection rate; asking if the board would refund taxpayers if collection rates are higher than expected; the burden on people living on a fixed income, and county employees arguing for the county to cover their insurance increase cost as promised previously.
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Cox laid out the proposal he supported along with Williams and Carmack, which is built on an 85-cent tax rate and a projected 92-percent collection rate. Staff has said in previous meetings that Powhatan typically has a 97.8 percent collection rate, but in the worst it has been in recent years, the Great Recession in 2008, the collection rate dropped to 94 percent. Anticipating that collection rate has been one of the biggest unknowns of this budget cycle as it dictates the county’s revenue for the coming year. The supervisors recently have been saying they are more worried about the huge unknown of the November collection rate and what it will mean for the county’s budget halfway through the fiscal year. Cox’s presentation went into how the collection rate affects the county’s revenue and showed figures the board has been looking at for weeks of projections of real estate revenue at different collections and tax rates. He talked about the decision to use a 92 percent collection rate to build the Plan A budget being based on the grim picture being painted right now of the nation’s current and future economy. He also talked about the huge unknown that the schools represent since Powhatan does not currently know what the start of the 2020-2021 school year will look like, much less how much money it will take to fund whatever COVID-19 precaution measures have to be implemented. More information will be known about both the county and the schools in the fall, when the board can determine if the situation has become better or worse and decide if changes should be made. “We will revisit this budget in December. What can we do? We can do virtually anything you can get three votes for. You can restore some cuts such as hiring freezes, you could tap the revenue stabilization fund, or you could finalize the school budget, or you could advertise a different tax rate for June,” Cox said. “So what we are trying to create is a plan to get us to a point where we have some definitive information on which we can make some real decisions.” With Plan A, a revenue stabilization fund would be created
using the school savings for FY 2020 (more than $980,000) and 2020 revenue from fund balance in excess of 15 percent. This fund, which would begin with an estimated $2 million, would be restricted with guidelines on when and how it could be used to fund all county needs to spread the revenue problem over several years instead of just one. One change that occurred in the plan over the weekend was the decision to fund the county employee share of health insurance increases at a cost of $59,000. Employees were told that cost would be borne by the county when they signed up for their plans a month earlier, but an email sent on June 25 to the county’s leadership team said employees would be responsible for the increase. The news was met with a big pushback as constitutional officers and department heads responded with how this would essentially be a salary cut for their employees since there would be no salary increases. Although the board adopted an overall budget, not line items, on June 29, Cox promised staff their health insurance increase would be covered. Nordvig and Byerly asked where the $59,000 would come from and Cox pointed to the county’s contingency fund. Other key points of Plan A included: the plan represents a $750,000 decrease in revenue from the FY 2020 budget; the county funding will be reduced 1.7 percent and the schools will be reduced 0.8 percent; no new position requests are being funded and there will be a six-month hiring freeze on vacant positions (savings of more than $300,000), and travel and mileage were reduced by 50 percent (savings of $57,000).
Plan B In his proposal for a budget, Byerly said he tried to be fair to everyone, but his chief concerns were public safety, public service, fire and rescue, the sheriff’s office, and the schools. Byerly proposed building the budget based on an 82-cent tax rate and a 94-percent tax collection rate. He pointed to the extreme conditions surrounding 2008 staff cuts and reductions and said he doesn’t think the
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county is there yet, which is reflected in a more optimistic tax collection rate. “Powhatan County will be fine. It will be OK. We will have a bump in the road, a curve in the road, but we are going to be alright,” he said. A good portion of Plan B centers around the schools. Byerly said he feels maintaining a good relationship with the school board partly hinges on the schools being allowed to keep any savings from its fiscal year and put it in the school board capital reserve fund. He was against suspending that policy temporarily and for the schools being allowed to keep the more than $980,000 the schools saved last fiscal year instead of using it for a county revenue stabilization fund. His budget only has $150,000 for the revenue stabilization fund. The trade off with that would be decreasing the transfer to the schools’ operating budget by $653,709, which is a 2.8 percent cut, he said. This means the schools would still realize $326,291 or better if their savings for FY 2020 increase. Byerly compared this to Plan A, which takes $980,000 in savings from the schools as well as cutting $188,000 from the county transfer, a total loss of $1.17 million, he said. During questions afterward, Carmack pointed out that the $326,291 would be one-time use funds, not operating funds. She said when she spoke with some school staff, they were concerned with the idea of starting the next budget season having seen $653,709 cut from the operating budget. Other changes Byerly highlighted in his proposal included: $122,505 for fire and rescue parttime wages; $33,400 to deal with sheriff’s office compression; $93,343 for sheriff’s office deputies or school resource officers; filling an executive assistant position ($35,261); $318,473 in savings for hiring freezes; a 5 percent reduction in the board of supervisors’ pay ($3,391); and $70,000 for fire and rescue training seminars and auto parts and repairs; $44,500 in recycling fees; cutting funding for the law library ($5,600), and $59,000 to fund the employee share of a 10.7-percent
Sunday School 9:45-10:45 Sunday Morning Worship will begin at 11:00 a.m.
Holly Hills Baptist Church
5680 Cartersville Road Powhatan, Virginia 23139
(Independent Bible Believing)
Pastor Gregory L. Beechaum Sr. “The church where Jesus is Alive”
www.HollyHillsBaptist.org
Randy Blackwell, Pastor Sunday School - 10:00 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m. Youth Ministry 6:00 p.m. Adult Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7:30 PM
379-8930 1659 Anderson Highway 3½ miles east of Flat Rock
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
Baptist Church “A Church Where Love Never Fails!” Pastor Otis B. Lockhart, Jr.
SUNDAYS AT 10AM 1348 ANDERSON HWY POWHATAN VA 23139 RISENCHURCH.US
MOUNT ZION
Muddy Creek BAPTIST CHURCH Baptist Church
Rev. Bryan Stevens, Pastor 11 a.m. – Worship Service 9 a.m. – Church School Wednesday Bible Study 10 a.m. & 7 p.m.
Sunday School - 9:45 am Worship - 11 am Wednesday Bible Study & Prayer Service - 7:00 pm Pastor Jeff Beard, MA, MBA 3470 Trenholm Road www.muddycreekbaptist.org
375-9212
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804-375-9404
Hollywood
2591 Ridge Road Powhatan, Virginia 23139 804-598-2051
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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
Praise and Worship Service
Sunday School: 10:00-10:45 a.m. Worship Service: 11:00 a.m. 4731 Bell Road, Powhatan, VA 23139 804-598-5491
Nordvig’s budget was built around an 80-cent revenue neutral tax rate, which means people generally wouldn’t see an increase on their tax bill, based on a 94-percent tax collection rate, he said. He stressed multiple times that it would not represent a tax hike. The early part of the presentation showed how much his research had found median real estate taxes increased in the last 10 years (40 percent) and pointed out the impact that has on the average citizen, especially those living on a fixed income or in poverty. He called putting additional burden on taxpayers the “lazy way” and pointed out how disingenuous it is to talk about how hard hit residents have been by COVID-19 and then hit them with a tax hike. Nordvig mentioned the schools but didn’t go in depth into his funding plan, which he said involves total school revenue at requested level funding. His plan calls for a $571,188, or 2.5 percent, reduction in the county transfer to the schools. The level funding he spoke about would be possible because the school district is expecting $571,188 in combined increases in state, federal, and other local sources. How the school board chose to make cuts based on a reduced county transfer, up to and including cutting positions, would be a school board decision, he said. Opposed to the county taking the entire $980,000 in schools savings back, Nordvig instead suggested the funds be split evenly between the county and the schools so each could set up a revenue stabilization fund to be used only in a state of emergency. While some of the savings were from school closings, some were from good management, and that should be rewarded, he said. Carmack later objected to the school division having its own revenue stabilization fund, saying the schools are not a revenuegenerating body. In talking about the revenue stabilization fund, Nordvig
Dr. Ronald Wyatt, Jr., Pastor
Reverend Mark A. Divens, Sr. Pastor
“God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things. We walk by faith and not by sight” – Pastor Darnell Carruthers
Plan C
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1059 Dorset Road Powhatan, VA 23139
GREENBRIER BAPTIST CHURCH
health insurance increase.
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
2202 Old Church Road www.powhatanbaptist.org
“Your Community Church”
598-2763 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
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Sunday 10am, 11am & 6pm Wednesday 7pm
3920 MAIDENS RD., POWHATAN
804-598-2301
Evening Bible Study 7:00 p.m.
Worship on the Lawn Service Times 8:30AM and 10:15AM OPBCKids during 10:15AM service
Family Worship Center 2901 Judes Ferry Road Powhatan, Va 23139 804-379-8223
Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday Morning Service 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Mid Day Bible Study 11:30 a.m.
Brad Russell, Pastor 598-4241
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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Dental assisting school celebrates 2020 graduates By Laura McFarland Editor
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OWHATAN –The Powhatan School of Dental Assisting recently held a graduation for nine students who earned their certificates of completion as well as five students who also earned their certification through the American Medical Certification Association. This was the fifth graduating class for the local dental assisting school, which was started by Melinda Hitt of Powhatan. She scheduled the graduation to be held on June 27 during a free dental clinic sponsored by the Powhatan Dental Outreach Foundation at the Powhatan County Fairgrounds. Hitt said she was incredibly proud of the students, who worked to complete the end of their one-year course during the pandemic, which saw them attending classes virtually instead of in person. “I was so proud. I told them at graduation, if I had to go through COVID with any class, it would be this one. They did not get to have two months of hands-on instruction. They learned by virtual classroom. … All of these things and not one time did any of them complain. They just kind of rolled with it,”
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Powhatan School of Dental Assisting recently recognized seven of the nine students who graduated in June with a small ceremony.
she said. Students who successfully complete the school’s course earn a certificate of completion, and they generally go on to work in a dental office for two years and then sit for the certification test, Hitt said. This was the school’s first year of-
fering the track where the students are eligible to sit for the certification test. For five of them to pass out of nine after missing so much of the hand-on experience was understandable, and Hitt said many students only fell a few points short. She is hoping they will keep study-
ing and sit for the certification test again soon. Some of the skills the students learned over the past year included taking upper and lower alginate impressions, prophy cleanings and using oral hygiene aids, pouring up impressions with plaster, making bleaching trays using the BioStar, bonding and isolation techniques, and OSHA training. Many of them were also X-ray certified through VCU. Hitt said she started the program for single moms who wanted to have a career with benefits and hours that fit with having a family and to offer a career path for local high school students who wanted to take a dental assisting course. “I was a single mom for two years after my husband died and knew how hard it was raising two 7-year-olds, working full-time, and having to take a college class to continue my teaching license,” Hitt said. “After I married Corey, I told him I would love to start something for single moms that want to move up in their career goals and provide health insurance and dental benefits for themselves and their children.” Tuition for the school goes toward supporting the Dental Clinic in Honduras and the Free Dental Care for Children in Powhatan.
The easy-to-grow zinnia is always welcome By Virginia McCown Goochland-Powhatan Master Gardener
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s the season warms, the pansy fades. What to do? Welcome the zinnia to your garden party! The colorful and hardy zinnia is no shrinking violet. It’s the belle of the ball. A summer flower garden requires plants with three basic elements: ease of propagation, heat and drought tolerance, and dazzling color. The zinnia fits the bill. Zinnias love heat. Planting when the nighttime temperatures are still below 60 degrees does not please the zinnia. It’s best to postpone sowing seeds until the soil has consistently warmed. In Central Virginia, zinnia seeds can be planted in late May, late June, and even late July. The zinnia is one of the easiest and most satisfying flowers to grow. It’s considered an annual, meaning that it goes from seed to flower to seed quickly or in one growing season. Annuals grow from seed or reseed themselves every year. Unlike perennials, the zinnia doesn’t need several seasons to establish itself. The seedlings can pop up within days and zinnia flowers bloom quickly and keep blooming until frost. Beware, however, zinnias require well-drained soil and lots of sun. Don’t select boggy or shady sites.
Brilliant colors and varieties Except for blue, zinnias come in nearly every bright and pastel hue. Cultivar names include, Candy Cane, Persian Car-
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stressed that if it is a rainy day fund, “it is pouring down now.” The monies should be available to be used immediately during a declaration of emergency for operational use by the county and schools, he said. Having the revenue stabilization funds available immediately would be especially important to Nordvig’s plan because the budget he presented for the county is $427,657 in the red, which Cox pointed out after the presentation. He questioned using one-time funds for operational costs. Nordvig reiterated that the rainy day fund should be in use now and said that while using one-time funds to cover operating costs isn’t ideal, next year they likely wouldn’t be looking at a 94-percent tax collection rate. Nordvig’s plan also called for putting $30,000 toward the employee health insurance increase with the intention of revisiting the issue in 90 days to see if more could be done to help employees.
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pet, and Pop Art. There are varieties called daisies, dahlias spiders, and quill-leaf cactus. The flowers can be "singles," with petals lined up in a row around an open center, semi-doubles, or doubles. Zinnia elegans, reaching the height of 12 to 14 inches, remains the classic selection for rear borders. Shorter versions called Thumbelina grow a mere 6 to 8 inches tall. There is even a creeping variety, a Mexican native, called Zinnia angustifolia which does well as a ground cover or in containers.
Powdery mildew: arch enemy of zinnias Zinnias are native to Mexico and southern North America, so they prefer hot and dry weather. A word of caution: a wet summer can prove difficult for the zinnia. Too much moisture causes powdery mildew and leaf spot. All zinnias are susceptible to mildew.
If and when mildew occurs, try to strip foliage and destroy it to eliminate spores that can further spread mildew. Consider planting mildew resistant varieties. Introduced in 2009, Zahara zinnias top out between 8 and 12 inches. Zahara is one of the first varieties to be truly disease resistant. The Starlight Rose won a 2010 AAS (All-America Selections) award. Like Zaharas, the Profusion Series (hybrids between Z. elegans and Z. angustifolia) are resistant to the scourge of powdery mildew. Most of the time, zinnias are low maintenance. They don't require much in the way of fertilizing, and they don't need mulching. Since they're fast-growing, they shade out weeds. Although not a native plant, zinnias attract butterflies, pollinators and hummingbirds.
Zinnias as cut flowers Their long strong stems make them the perfect selection for bouquets and floral arrangements. Tall varieties best for cutting include State Fair and Benary’s Giant. Cut the stem at an angle just above a bud joint. Remove most of the leaves before placing them in water. Deadheading will encourage more flowers on your zinnias. Deadheading is the practice of cutting off flowers after they’ve reached their peak. Regular deadheading stimulates the zinnia to produce more flowers rather than form seeds. Virginia McCown is a master gardener living in Central Virginia along with her garden and assorted creatures both great and small.
CRIME R E P O RT Arrests • One male was charged on June 15 with using profane/indecent language on the telephone (Misdemeanor). • One female was charged on June 15 with assault and battery of a family member (M). • One female was charged on June 16 with petty larceny (M). • One female was charged on June 16 with petty larceny (M). • One male was charged on June 17 with possession of marijuana (M) and speeding in 55/65 mph speed zone. • One female was charged on June 17 with no fence law. • One male was charged on June 19 with contempt of court (M). • One male was charged on June 24 with assault and battery of a family member (M). • One male was charged on June 25 with possession of a controlled substance (Felony). • One male was charged on June 26 with driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated (M). The same man was charged on June 28 with driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated (M), DWI driving restricted and blood alcohol .02%+ (M), and DWI refusal of test, first offense.
Library reopens with limited hours Contributed Report Powhatan County Public Library reopened to the public on June 29, but due to COVID19-related safety measures, it will be open for limited hours and occupancy, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday. Books to Go and Curbside Print services will also continue to be available; however, once the building reopens, the pickup stations will move to the library atrium. Library staff will continue to be available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday to provide service and support to patrons. Library programs will remain online at this time. Patrons who visit will notice some of the changes that have been implemented to ensure safety during the pandemic. Floor markings are in place to assist with traffic flow and provide guidance for safe distancing while waiting for assistance at the Circulation Service Desk. Face coverings are required inside the library. Staff will wear masks at all times. While Powhatan County remains under a local state of emergency, the library restrooms will remain closed to protect public health and safety. The library meeting rooms are also unavailable until further notice. The library book drop is open 24/7 for patron convenience; however, patrons are asked to return mobile hotspots and backpacks in the bin below the Books to Go table in the atrium during business hours. Library staff is unable to accept hand-delivered items from patrons. All returned items will be placed in quarantine for 72 hours after return before they are returned to circulation. Fines are waived
through July 31. The Friends of the Library Bookstore and Coffee Station will remain closed. The library remains unable to accept donations at this time. The library team is excited to continue to offer its Books to Go and Curbside Print services. Books to Go is a convenient contactless pick-up option for those who prefer to quickly obtain library materials in traditional formats. With Books to Go, patrons may reserve print materials, DVDs, and audiobooks online or by phone. To take advantage of this service, patrons have two options: place items on hold online through the catalog at www.powhatanlibrary. net or call the library at 804-598-5670 to request items. Online hold placement is available 24/7. Phone service is available Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Holds placed after 4 p.m. (online or via phone) will be available on the next business day. Whether the hold is placed online or via phone, library staff will contact patrons by phone when their items are available for pick up at the library. With Books to Go, items will be packaged in a new paper bag labeled with the patron’s last name. The bag will be placed on a table at the main entrance of the library. When patrons are notified that their items are available for pickup, the order must be picked up by 4 p.m. that day. Due to limited stock and high demand, items not picked up will be placed back into circulation. If items are not picked up by the deadline, patrons are welcome to place another hold for pickup on another day. PCPL’s Books to Go pickup is available Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The existing limit of 10 holds per
cardholder per day and the 50 item checkout limit per card will remain in effect. Curbside print/copy service is another new service that will continue to be offered. Patrons may submit one printing/copying request per day for up to 10 pages of black and white printing at no charge. Requests may be submitted via email to print@powhatanlibrary.net. Staff will notify the patron via email when the print request is ready for pickup on the table in the library atrium. During the pandemic, Powhatan County Public Library has continued to provide reliable online service while adhering to COVID-19 guidelines set forth by the Commonwealth. Library Wi-Fi and e-branch resources will continue to be available 24/7. The library encourages Powhatan community members to apply online for a library card. The Powhatan County Public Library card allows you to take advantage of the Books to Go Service and provides access to a professionally curated collection of e-books, e-audiobooks, and digital magazines. To apply online, visit https://tinyurl.com/online-card-registration. If you don’t see the item you’re looking for in the catalog, submit a suggestion online at: https://tinyurl.com/recommend-title to recommend a title. The library welcomes suggestions for materials in a variety of formats: print, audio, DVD, and e-book/e-audio. Visit www.powhatanlibrary.net for more details and like the library’s Facebook for all the latest, up-to-date library news and information. To reach the library by phone, contact 804-5985670.
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Final budget plans lacked transparency By Laura McFarland Editor
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ransparency failed last week. Only a week ago, I wrote another column urging our readers to pay more attention to Powhatan County’s budget process. It has been a really long few months covering the budget meetings and workshops and coming to understand what a momentous task it is for staff members and the board of supervisors to create a viable budget in such uncertain times. No matter what similarities there may be to other times of crisis in the United States, I can’t see any point in history that had such a unique convergence of events. In so many ways, it feels like we are stumbling in the dark as we struggle to find the way out on the other side. That said, I still believe in the process and that our citizens should play a role in helping decide how local government – the place where I have always argued they had the most influence – is run. To be on the safe side, Powhatan advertised an $88 million budget net of transfers in June because the
county can adopt a lower amount but can’t go above that figure. Then we get to the June 22 meeting of the board of supervisors. One week before the budget was scheduled to be adopted and we had literally not heard a single board member put forward a plan or general direction they would like to see the county go in moving forward. Would it be $88 million, something slightly lower, or would we be seeing more significant cuts? We had no idea. A week before the June 22 meeting, supervisor Larry Nordvig suggested they all come ready to discuss their plans. I thought that was a great idea. Yes, it was cutting it close to June 29, the date they had always said they would adopt the budget so they could have time to gather as much information as possible before they were legally required to pass the budget, per state code. But having that discussion on June 22 still left a full week in which citizens could consider any proposals made and hopefully reach out to their supervisors and share their opinions. But while the June 22 meeting did feature a public hearing on the budget, chairman David Williams steamrolled through the board comment section of the budget
discussion and nobody called him on it. In the week that followed, the county put out a board packet for the June 29 meeting that included a budget proposal – basically the 85-cent proposal that would eventually pass – and then amended the packet several times to add more proposals. And we did get our discussion – a robust, mostly civil discourse that laid out three different plans for how the county could move forward with its budget in what each supervisor supporting it argued was the most fiscally responsible way. In my opinion, it was a fair and balanced discussion that laid out three varied budget options for the county, and I think many would agree that each plan had some good points. Added to that, each was presented by a supervisor that passionately supported it. The problem is that the plans still came a week late. Taking your time to gather information and propose a responsible, balanced budget is admirable. But if you really want to have an educated citizenry and give them a real voice in the matter, you can’t lay out all of your plans at the 11th hour, without allowing any public comment on the specific plans once they have been presented, and call it transparent.
L E T T E R S TO T H E E D I TO R Fly a banner that unites us, not divides Dear Editor: I would like to thank Ken Morrison for his response to my letter asking for the Confederate flag on the courthouse lawn to be removed. I also want to thank the SCV for removing it. I did not question the sacrifice or valor of the 162 soldiers with Powhatan roots who fought in the Civil War in my letter. Nor did I suggest the monument to them be removed. Love and respect for our ancestors is important. But shouldn’t we allow African Americans to also love and respect their ancestors without reminding them daily that those ancestors were enslaved? As Mr. Morrison stated, the Confederate Battle flag no longer stands for only love and respect. It means much more from haters who want to discriminate against people of color. And because it does it has no place on the courthouse lawn. Even the state of Mississippi has decided the flag has no place in public spaces that are used by all Americans. As Mississippi governor Tate Reeve stated when he signed the bill, “This is not a political mo-
ment to me, but a solemn occasion to lead our Mississippi family to come together to be reconciled and to move on. Mississippians deserve a banner that unites us rather than divides us.” I would agree. Powhatan should display symbols that unite us and not divide us. Terry Paquette Powhatan County
More than one way to honor ancestors Dear Editor: I am writing this letter to all who consider the Confederate flag a symbol of “history, not hate.” I grew up in postWorld War II Germany, where we grappled with how to honor those who gave their lives in an unjust and immoral war. We elected to have monuments with their names and service, void of the symbols and flags of the Hitler regime, which ironically lasted about as long as the Confederacy did. Displaying these symbols of hate is, to this day, illegal in Germany.
I give this example to say that you can honor your ancestors without displaying the Confederate flag, which is, to many in this community, a symbol of hate. It is, moreover, a reminder to our black fellow citizens of the centuries of pain, torture, fear, discrimination, segregation, inequality, and inequity that they and their ancestors have had to endure after being brought to these shores against their will. Seeing this flag is a daily reminder of pain and hate. Can you, Mr. Morrison and your compatriots, not honor your ancestors in a way that does NOT inflict trauma and pain on some of your neighbors? I sure hope you can. Speaking of flags – it has been 40 years since I served in the U.S. Army, but I clearly remember being taught etiquette on how to use and not use the American flag. I clearly remember being taught that the flag is not to be worn as clothing, not to be flown on the back of a car, not to be printed on napkins, tablecloths and such, and not to be displayed for decoration. Please know that you dishonor the flag when you do that. For more, you can search www.aflag.com. Claudia Rankins Powhatan County
The world is ready to move beyond flag Dear Editor: I am responding to Mr. Morrison’s letter about the Confederate flag he placed at the courthouse monument. This is not the first time I have addressed this issue, and yours is the standard response; it is about “love and respect for our ancestors.” Your assertion that love and the Confederate Battle flag can coexist serves to highlight a disregard for the pain and trauma that such displays, I contend, are intended to inflict. I appreciate that you have taken the leap to engage in conversations with others who may not be of like minds. As you grapple with discovering ways to demonstrate respect for other points of view, consider the value of healing vs. history. How much will be lost by reconsidering the place of the Confederate flag in the 21st century? But you will be relieved to know that this is the last time I will address this issue. It is long past its expiration date and I will choose to move on to achieving healing and reconciliation. The world is ready to be better, and I ask that you join us. Geri Venable Powhatan County
Will we ever really return to the normal life we knew? By Jim Ridolphi Contributing Columnist
As I drove by the Amtrak Station on Staples Mill Road, the massive parking lot remains empty as a nation struggles to return to some semblance of normalcy as we navigate uncertain times. I wondered how or when we will return to that normal if train stations are empty, many large office buildings sitting close to vacant remain idle, and shopping malls struggle to survive as economic conditions worsen for many retailers. The reality is there is no guarantee for the way things used to be, and a national pandemic inevitably will change and alter policy and procedures, but what exactly should we expect when Phase III has worked its magic and we are on a path of return. I’m not sure anyone will again punch an elevator button without thinking of the thousands of others who preceded with an identical action, each one of them a possible link to the transmission of a virus. Or, who but the bravest, would overfill a plate at that local buffet after the food had been exposed to hundreds of customers as it waited for you to partake? A return to
those forms of normal seem remote. Experts predict the pandemic could be the catalyst for an acceleration in technological updates that might seem different. For example, touchless light switches or voice-activated entrances and exits seem like inevitable advances to decrease human contact and diminish the spread of a highly infectious virus. All of these latest solutions represent existing technology enhanced by a national pandemic that requires flexibility and the ability to advance those innovations with speed and efficiency. Many of those adjustments seem insignificant and certainly couldn’t be considered lifestyle overhauls. It may be difficult for some portions of our society, especially those in my generation, to accept any change, or envision a world where masks may well be our future must not forget accessory. It’s also unfair to allege that the new normal won’t be different, and, to some, overburdened and awkward. Consider how officials are envisioning the opening of national theme parks like Universal Studios and Disney World. Included on that list of things you won’t see at amusement or theme parks are some changes
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Public weighs in on budget, tax rate By Laura McFarland Editor
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OWHATAN – A meeting of the Powhatan County Board of Supervisors that saw the board laying out three viable budget plans for fiscal year (FY) 2021 also saw a robust showing of public input, especially for a budget meeting. The board’s meeting on Monday, June 29 started with a public comment period that saw 15 members of the public speaking either in person at the meeting or online via the live broadcast. They covered a variety of topics dealing with the budget, which had its public hearing a week before. At both the June 22 and 29 meetings, members of the public spoke without seeing a full presentation on the board members’ budget proposals. Eight people also spoke at the end of the meeting. Don Silberbauer talked about the board using the language of “school money” and “county money” but cautioned it is all actually taxpayer money. Only knowing a little about two of the three budget proposals the board would later present,
he supported a plan based on an 82-cent tax rate, saying it would only represent a slight tax increase for already-burdened homeowners whose reassessments had increased significantly. Jim Carver questioned whether there could have been more transparency in the budget process this year; said it seemed ironic that the board would raise taxes on people it said were already financially strapped; and talked about the board planning its budget based on anticipating a lower collection rate. He asked them to commit to returning excess funds over that anticipated amount to citizens, saying if the county “over collects because you forecast a low collection rate, and you have over collected, I would not categorize that as a positive windfall. I would categorize it as an erroneous collection of excess taxes from the citizens.” Brooks Bradbury Smith, who has worked for Powhatan County Public Schools for 27 years, talked about her paycheck barely making it back to the level it was before a salary cut the schools experienced in 2008. She pointed out the issue the schools expe-
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Brooks Bradbury Smith, from left, Andrew C. Snead, and Jim Carver speak about the county budget during the June 29 board of supervisors meeting.
rience with turnover because of not having competitive salaries and asked the board to fund the schools at the level where they retain employees. Andrew C. Snead, another PCPS educator, talked about his passion for educating youth in Powhatan and the impact the school system has on young people as they develop. He asked the board to fully fund the schools. Jamie Timberlake, commissioner of revenue, expressed disappointment in what he believed was the board’s plan not to fund the employee share of the health insurance increase, which was promised to them a month earlier. He criticized the board balancing
its budget “on the backs of the employees.” This was based on an email the employee leadership team had received a week earlier saying the increase would not be covered by the county. The plan the board adopted 3-2 that night did see the county covering the increase at a cost of $59,000. Mary Sheehy supported the budget plan based on an 85-cent tax rate because she wanted to fully fund the schools. Great schools attract business and people interested in moving to Powhatan, she said. Numerous other people spoke on similar or additional topics. Some of their points included: funding the schools fully; pointing out how much
about the schools’ needs for the new school year are un-known; lowering taxes to help people already hard hit by the pandemic; Powhatan’s high tax rate in comparison to other localities; the projected tax collection rate; letting the schools keep their savings; asking for a revenue neutral tax rate; saying some people aren’t being properly taxed, representing a loss of revenue for the county; believing the economy will bounce back faster than some board members anticipate, the burden on people living on a fixed income if taxes are raised, and thanking the board members and staff members for their hard work.
maneuverability – we didn’t have to do much of that. But you didn’t want to get swept up in anything, so you just need to be aware of where you are. It’s powerful stuff out there.” Even with a small but dedicated crew, Daniel said the Lady’s Slipper group made responsible decisions every day that kept safety at the forefront, especially because of the high water. For instance, the Lady’s Slipper crew decided not to launch with the other boats near Lynchburg but instead joined the others on June 22, launching from James River State Park. But when the Lady’s Slipper did launch, Daniel said it felt
wonderful – “it was freedom.” Nelson agreed, saying even if it wasn’t official, the event was a time to come together with other people who love the river and celebrate it. In the end, the unofficial festival finished its run without any significant problems and the organizers are thinking of making the 2021 festival the official 35th year, he said. “The people who put all their time, money, and energy into building and maintaining the boats got to take the boats down the river and enjoy time with their friends and family and enjoy the scenes of the river. I would say that is a success,” he said.
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Although the James River Batteau Festival was officially canceled, 13 boats floated the river in June, including Powhatan-based boats the Lady’s Slipper and the Fine Creek Mill. The 120-mile journey was covered by most boats in seven days instead of eight as high waters caused a delayed start.
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crowds that show up to see the sight of the flat-bottomed boats floating down the river, said festival chairman Andrew Shaw. “We wanted to cancel the public face of the event and encourage people not to come down to see us in the towns we stop, where traditionally we have large crowds. We are just trying to comply with whatever the governor’s orders were on the number of people meeting, so we felt like it was best to cancel the public face of the event,” he said. “But we knew there was still strong interest among the batteau community to float down the river, so we wanted to honor that and felt like we could do that in a safe manner.” Concerns about the spread of COVID-19 were significant enough to keep many crews away and severely deplete others. Joy Daniel of Powhatan, a member of the Lady’s Slipper
batteau, said her crew sent out an email in May to start gauging early interest in participating, and many members did not feel comfortable doing so. The boat ended up still going with a smaller crew, which meant certain people needed to be on the river every day instead of rotating off, but she said they bonded even more and worked well together to make it a beautiful week on the water. “It meant everything because that week is the rejuvenation of my soul,” she said. While the festival was already canceled, there was a chance the unofficial event wasn’t going to happen either because of extremely high waters, Shaw said. The week before it began, heavy rain in the areas around the upper James River caused massive flooding. None of the boats began on the first day on June 20 out of Lynchburg, choosing to be patient and watch the water levels. Most of the boats felt confident
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plished, but, make no mistake, it’s the little things we’ll miss the most. The handshakes, the hugs and that gentle nudge from a best friend may be the
enough the next day to start, and the water was so deep and swift-moving that they were able to cover the mileage of the first two days of the festival in one day. “We encouraged canoeists and kayakers to stay off of the water. We just didn’t feel like that was a responsible thing to encourage people to come out as flooded as it was. There is a lot of risk inherent in a flooded river,” Shaw said. The first day on the river was a challenge because of the high, swift water, which made stopping especially challenging, said Ned Nelson of Powhatan, captain and owner of the Fine Creek Mill. But the task was doable, especially as the different batteau crews are so willing to help each other. “The only issue was stopping and everybody out here is skilled and it wasn’t a big deal. Everybody nailed the stopping,” Nelson said. “There were different challenges as far as
long-lasting casualties of COVID-19. I’m not naive to believe I won’t miss that whisper in my ear, or the many strangers I’ve met while standing in line waiting for a variety of things. Whatever lies ahead, I approach it
with a fair amount of confidence that things will work out, and the lessons learned during a challenging period will result in positive and long overdue changes, to our technologies . . . and our lives.
If compassion and understanding are the result of a few months of inconvenience and great national sacrifice, I can certainly live with digitally enhanced purchases or the death of the credit card chip reader.
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Senior spotlight Hazel Saunders talks journey with Powhatan girls lacrosse Staff Reports
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azel Saunders first started playing lacrosse when she was 14 years old. She was starting at a new school, and she wanted to try something new. From there, the Class of 2020 defender went on to play on Powhatan High School’s girls lacrosse team throughout the rest of her varsity career. She got to be part of the team progressing to the point of achieving its winningest season (9-6 in 2019) and its first regional playoff victory. She also played indoor lacrosse with many of her teammates, along with a few other girls from different schools. This past spring would’ve marked Saunders’ fourth season playing with the team. But the COVID-19 pandemic led to the cancellation of the 2020 Virginia see SAUNDERS, pg. 2B
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Powhatan’s Kayli Shenk (left), seen high-fiving her Collegiate teammate and doubles partner Nora Willet, made First Team All-LIS, Second Team All-State and competed in the VISAA state semifinals in her junior season, which was also her first season on the Collegiate girls tennis team.
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uring tryouts for the tennis team, Powhatan’s Kayli Shenk was thinking about what the lineup would be. It was her first year attending Collegiate in Richmond after she went to Pow-
hatan High School (PHS) her freshman and sophomore years – and played at No. 1 on the girls tennis team those first two seasons – but, seeing how skilled everyone around her was, Shenk thought for sure that she was going to be at the bottom. So when Collegiate coach Allyson Brand told her she’d be playing on the Cougars’ No. 1 line her
first match, she was in shock. “It was nerve-wracking,” she said. “But it also really fired me up when people were there watching and cheering us on.” Shenk would go on to help the Cougars take second overall in the League of Independent Schools (LIS) tennis see SHENK, pg. 3B
Post 201 releases game schedule Staff Reports
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Powhatan’s Hazel Saunders surveys the field in a 2020 home scrimmage.
POWHATAN - American Legion Post 201 baseball has released a schedule of games for its Seniors team this summer. Play is set to begin Tuesday, July 7 versus the team sponsored by Post 125
at Powhatan High School at 7 p.m. The five other teams that Post 201 will play include teams sponsored by American Legion’s Posts 361 (playing at Glen Allen High School), 284 (Shepherd Stadium in Colonial Heights), 137 (L.C. Bird High School), 125 (Douglas Freeman High
School) and 39 (playing on the road). All games through Aug. 4 will be held at 7 p.m. The full schedule of games for the six teams is as follows: Tuesday, July 7 125 at 201 (Powhatan High School) see SCHEDULE, pg. 2B
Kurtz named BSH Male Athlete of the Year By Nick Vandeloecht Sports Editor
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Robbie Kurtz has been named Blessed Sacrament Huguenot’s 2019-20 Male Athlete of the Year.
asketball has been a part of Robbie Kurtz’ life since he was very young. He started playing when he was in Kindergarten and has stayed with it since. Growing up, he played in the Upward church league and worked his way through the Bon Air league, until finally he was on coach James Poore’s middle school basketball team at Blessed Sacrament Huguenot. He would shine as a standout on the basketball court. But it wasn’t the only place where his athleticism led to team success. Kurtz first got into baseball around fourth grade as he had friends who were playing, and he was looking to play something different other than soccer. He started out in Little League, and he stayed with baseball through the years as well. It was when he started hitting home runs around fifth grade in the Huguenot Little League – and when he and his teammates won see KURTZ, pg. 2B
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Robbie Kurtz goes for the layup in a 2019-20 season basketball game.
C&F BANK’S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK BOYS SOCCER ALL-STAR
WHO: JOSEPH BREEN W WHAT HE DID: W H Heroes emerged to help the Powhatan High School varsity boys soccer team defeat hosting S Caroline 4-0 in the 2019 Region 4B quarterfinals. C One of those heroes, PHS Class of 2019 graduate O JJoseph Breen, led the way on two goals, including
one that then-head coach Tim Cristian called “the best goal we’ve seen all year by anyone.” He struck the ball, it hit the crossbar and it went down across the line from about 20 yards out. “It was just an absolute stunning goal,” Cristian said, “and it kind of sealed the game for us at that point.” Breen’s two goals came in the back half to help the Indians pull away after they led 1-0 following the first 40 minutes.
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PYAA teams eye World Series
284 at 137 (L.C. Bird HS)
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39 at 361 (Glen Allen HS) 137 at 284 (Shepherd Stadium)
POWHATAN - The opportunity has arisen for two teams from the Powhatan Youth Athletic Association’s Fastpitch Softball League, which provides a recreational team sport in Powhatan County for girls and young women ages 4 to 19, to play in this year’s Dixie World Series. Both the PYAA Ponytails (12u) and Debs (19u) have the chance to attend and play in the Series in Oxford, Alabama, beginning July 31. An estimated 24 girls, including recent graduates and players from Powhatan High School, will travel and participate. The PYAA is looking to support all 24 girls in their trip to Ala-
Thursday, July 9 361 at 201 (Powhatan HS) 284 at 125 (Douglas Freeman HS) 39 at 137 (L.C. Bird HS)
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the local World Series – that he saw he was pretty good at it. Nearly a decade later, Kurtz’ achievements speak for themselves. Representing the BSH Knights, he became a 1,000 point scorer in high school basketball – and on the same night as did his teammate Raymond Avery – and he earned First Team All-State honors in 2019. He added another accolade this June. Blessed Sacrament Huguenot named Robbie Kurtz its 2020 Male Athlete of the Year. For Kurtz, earning that title is a huge honor and privilege as he leaves his final mark on BSH. “It means a lot considering all the talented, successful and deserving athletes that belong to the senior class,” Kurtz said. “I owe a lot to my teammates and coaches that continually put me in positions to succeed.” His dad has also always been there for him. He would always coach Kurtz on whatever basketball team he played on growing up.
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The PYAA Ponytails and others compete in a cornhole tournament that raised funds for the Ponytails to go to the Dixie World Series.
bama and have set their fundraising goal at $28,000. Funds raised will cover the cost of lodging, food and gasoline. The estimated cost per player is $1,200 for the three-tofive-day experience. PYAA is a non-profit “He was a huge role model for me and was always supporting me and being very helpful in my development as a basketball player,” Kurtz said. “I owe a lot to him.” But Kurtz considered himself “not truly prepared or ready for varsity basketball” until he played under head varsity coach Chris Hamner. “He made me into the player I am today and prepared me for varsity basketball and much more,” Kurtz said of Hamner. “Much of my success on the court is because of his coaching and mentorship.” On the hardwood, Kurtz said much of his success in both his freshman and sophomore years came from shooting. But over the years, his athleticism helped him become strong at rebounding and playing above the rim. He also spoke to getting good at passing and involving his teammates in plays. With baseball, Kurtz excelled at making contact at the plate, rarely striking out and contributing strong defense at shortstop. As a junior, he batted .500 with 29 hits, 30 RBI, 19 runs scored, 14 walks, nine stolen bases, five doubles and three triples and helped
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High School League spring sports seasons, preventing Saunders and her fellow senior teammates from playing one final high school season together on the lacrosse field. Saunders talked about what made her fall in love with lacrosse, what she felt she brought to the team, what it was like playing with her teammates and coaches, her favorite memory, her future plans and the life lessons she’s learned from the game. Powhatan Today: What made you enjoy or fall in love with the game? Hazel Saunders: The reason I fell in love with lacrosse was the complexity of the sport. There is so much going on during games and different elements that you have to learn to put together. PT: What do you feel you brought to the field and to the team that helped you stand out and/or contribute? Saunders: I feel I was a great leader, but I was also very willing to be taught by others. I had really good field knowledge that [helped me] to play defense and communicate with my teammates. PT: What made Powhatan girls LAX unique? Saunders: The Powhatan girls LAX team is like a family: we would butt heads at times, but in the end, we all loved each other and grew together.
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Friday, July 24 361 at 125 (Freeman HS) Tuesday, July 28 201 at 284 (Shepherd) 125 at 137 (L.C. Bird HS) 39 at 361 (Glen Allen HS) Thursday, July 30 361 at 201 (Powhatan HS) 39 at 137 (L.C. Bird HS) Friday, July 31 284 at 125 (Freeman HS) Tuesday, Aug. 4 39 at 201 (Powhatan HS) 137 at 125 (Freeman HS) 361 at 284 (Shepherd) Thursday, Aug. 6 7 p.m. 125 at 201 (Powhatan HS) 6 p.m. 361 at 137 (L.C. Bird HS) 8 p.m. 284 at 39 (L.C. Bird HS)
his BSH team achieve 10 wins in a season for the first time since 2012. In addition to BSH, Kurtz also played as part of the Powhatan Majors team in the 2019 Dixie Baseball Virginia state tournament. In both sports, Kurtz felt he brought quickness, strong hand-eye coordination, leadership and a positive attitude and mindset. Practicing for both sports was always a challenge, he said. “You have to find the right balance,” Kurtz said. “I worked on both sports year round, but most of the practicing came during the offseaFILE/POWHATAN TODAY son, mainly in the sumRobbie Kurtz (left) prepares for the play from mer.” shortstop in a 2019 season game vs. Fuqua. For basketball he did more individual training sport helped with my state season on the field and workouts, as well as hand eye coordination in the spring, Kurtz had open gyms and condi- and just overall athleti- a senior season on the tioning at school. cism as each sport made court to remember this For baseball, his prac- me better in the other.” past winter. In addition ticing often came The teammates Kurtz to helping the Knights’ through playing in sum- had in both sports are boys basketball team put mer leagues, including some of his best friends, together its first winning American Legion and and sports helped him season since 2015, the Dixie Baseball. build and develop those four-year varsity starter “Each sport helped relationships. reached 1,000 career me in the other by keep“Having teammates points alongside Avery, ing me in athletic shape in both sports enhanced his teammate all four and conditioned. Also my trust in them,” he years, in the same game, each sport enhanced my said. “I knew exactly and on back-to-back leadership skills for the what to expect from possessions. other and helped me be- them.” Avery and Kurtz become a better teamFollowing his all- came the second and mate,” he said. “Each
PT: What were your teammates and coaches like? What was it like playing with them? Saunders: My teammates were amazing and I couldn’t have asked for a better team. We all learned and grew together and it really showed during our games. We knew how each person played, which would determine which move we would make. And for the coaches, I love them, too. They were hard on us at times, but we always saw progress as a team. PT: Describe your journey with the varsity team and what it was like seeing the team improve over the years you were on the team: Saunders: My journey as a Powhatan girls lacrosse player was one I will never forget. When I first started playing I wasn’t very good, but I was told that I was “coachable.” After our first win I was motivated to be better and it was amazing to see how we all got better over the years. For me personally, being able to see my teammates get better motivated me to get better because I wanted to do it for them. PT: What are your 1 or 2 favorite memories from games, practices and/ or hanging out with your teammates? Saunders: My favorite memory was getting our first win. We all were kind of let down because we were on a losing streak but we prospered and gave it our all. Our first win was against Clover Hill, which was the school I was going to attend before I moved to Powhatan my freshman year. Beating them
was a turning point for all of us. It made us want to work harder. PT: Going into this season, what were your expectations for how you felt the team would do? Saunders: I was expecting a lot out of this season. We did amazing last year and I was looking forward to continue the winning streak. Powhatan as a whole got put into a new athletic district (the Dominion District) so I was excited to play new teams and I know that our team would have done amazing in the new district. PT: How tough was it for you to find out there would be no spring season due to the coronavirus pandemic? Saunders: It was pretty tough. The day I found out I just sat in my room and cried. I couldn’t stop thinking about all the memories that I wouldn’t be able to make. I was named captain this year after a lot of hard work so I was really looking forward to the season. PT: How has the pandemic motivated you towards your future goals? Saunders: The pandemic has showed me that I can’t take time for granted. If I want something I have to work for it now. I can’t put things off and expect them to go as planned. PT: What are your current plans after graduating from Powhatan? Saunders: I’m planning on majoring in environmental science. I will be attending John Tyler then transferring to CNU (Christopher Newport Universi-
third BSH players to score 1,000 points after Kristian Hargadon, who presented each player with a game ball at halftime. The Knights also won that game, 65-60, over Brunswick Academy. “The ending of my high school basketball career is something that I will never forget. Being able to reach 1,000 points for my career with my favorite teammate and one of my best friends, Raymond Avery, after all the hard work and dedication we put in is something I will cherish forever,” Kurtz said. “With that being said, reaching that goal has motivated me to do more in my basketball career beyond high school and has shown me that hard work really does pay off.” Kurtz will be attending Christopher Newport University this fall. “At the moment I am training and practicing basketball to get ready for the CNU basketball tryouts,” he said. “However, I am not shutting the door on my baseball career and would love to play it at the club level or maybe even at the collegiate level if things work out.”
ty). I will also be interning under environmental scientists for an engineering company. PT: Will you look to continue playing lacrosse? Saunders: Unfortunately my formal lacrosse career is over, but I will never put down my stick whether just playing with friends or doing wallball at my house. PT: What are ways in which you’ve been staying conditioned and staying in shape during this time? Saunders: I have been doing workouts at home along with running. I love working out and staying in shape so that’ll be something I carry out doing for a long time. PT: Are there life lessons or takeaways that go beyond the field that the game helped you to see or realize? Saunders: Lacrosse really taught me how to work with other people. It taught me that there’s times when you take over and do the job and that there’s times when you teach others and let them shine. I will never forget what my coaches taught me and I’m extremely grateful that I got the opportunity to learn from them. PT: And anything you’d like to add! Saunders: I want to say thank you to my coaches and my teammates for everything. They made my high school years so much better and I can’t say enough how grateful I am to have been part of such a great team.
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of Independent Schools (LIS) tennis tournament and reach the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association state semifinals with a 6-0 win over Episcopal High School this past fall. When all was said and done, Shenk was recognized as a First Team All-LIS and Second Team All-State player in her first year competing at the VISAA Division I level. “I feel like the whole season was a great achievement for me,” she said. “It’s been a long almost 11 years with this sport, and seeing my progress and hard work paying off is such an amazing feeling. “There have definitely been moments where I’ve felt burnt out and wanted nothing else but a break,” she said. “But sticking with it has brought me so many opportunities and friends, and I wouldn’t change a thing.” Shenk’s tennis journey began at the age of 7. Having always looked up to her older cousin Kendall Cray, who also shined as an on-court standout, Shenk signed up for lessons at ACAC and started competing in 10u when she was 9. Being new to the game, Shenk started off with what she said was “a bit of a losing streak.” But that turned around once she found her swing, and she began winning tournaments – as well as winning outright against her parents during their Sunday practices on the PHS tennis courts. “Winning really gave me the determination to be the best,” she said, “and keep getting all those shiny trophies.” Kayli has always tried to keep a positive attitude, both on the court and in life in general. “Tennis is such a mental game, and one of the best strengths anyone can have is to stay positive and adjust,” she said. “Your biggest opponent will always be yourself, and once you learn how to keep your cool, everything becomes a little easier!” While growing up, Kayli played tennis in the Richmond area as Powhatan didn’t have many opportunities for her sport. That’s how she came to know Nora Willet and Alyssa McDaniel, who practiced and played with Kayli on the same RVA teams. Willet and McDaniel would both go on to play for Collegiate. Kayli also had the opportunity to speak with the coaches of the Collegiate team and one of her personal coaches, Pat Anderson. “They put the bug in my ear about transferring to play on the Collegiate team, which had been No. 1 in the state for a couple of years in a row,” Kayli said. “So, towards the end of sophomore year, the thought just kind of hit me: “Why not apply to a great school where I already know people, and why didn’t I think of this sooner?” She went home that day and filled out her application, and soon enough, she was spending her junior year at what she described as “one of the most beautiful schools in the area.” “I made my own opportunities by applying, and Collegiate has been so wonderful and provided me with so much!” Kayli said. “I had amazing coaches and teammates along with teachers and classmates who I feel like I’ve known forever. I honestly think it was the best decision of my life so far, and I’m so stoked for senior year!” She praised her Collegiate teammates, whom she said welcomed her in with open arms. “We did so many fun things together to build each other up and really be a solid team,” she said. “The team dinners, and our weekend trip to the beach at the end of the season were some of my favorite moments. Our bus rides before each away game hyped us all up, and even when we lost, we were all there for each other.” She feels that coaches Brand and Mike Finsterwald helped push them to be the best players they could be. “They gave us great advice and strategies,” she said, “and never failed to make us smile when we were down.” Kayli went from playing No. 1 her entire PHS career to the same top spot for a good part of the season at Collegiate, and the experiences with the two teams were “quite different experiences” for the rising senior. With PHS, she and her teammates at the
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time were often traveling hours away for road matches because of the way the Jefferson District was set up. “The Albemarle schools were some of my toughest opponents as an Indian and I remember one away match, I was able to fight my way back from 1-6 and ended up winning 10-6!” Kayli said. “That kind of fight was what I saw on the daily playing for Collegiate.” She said that St. Catherine’s, one of Collegiate’s Richmond-area and Division I rivals, “had an amazing top six.” “Our whole lineup had to fight for every single point when we played them,” Kayli said. “Some wins came easier than others, but I really had to stay focused and fight for every single match.” She also remembers that one scorching-hot day when they hosted St. Anne’s-Belfield from Charlottesville. They even had to shorten their matches to eight games to try and keep the players out of the heat as much as they could. Kayli was playing the No. 1 line, and while a typical singles match of that length tends to span one hour, Kayli and her opponent doubled that length. “Everyone had been finished with their matches for ages and the pressure was on with all of my teammates watching,” Kayli said. “I remember sitting in FILE/POWHATAN TODAY the shade during our breaks feeling like Kayli Shenk returns a ball during a match in her 2019 season at Powhatan. I was going to fall over at any second while Coach Mike and Coach Brand Protection your loved ones deserve ... helped me strategize.” That match, she said, drained everything out of her. She still pulled off the 8-5 win. Kayli also enjoyed a strong showing in the 2019 LIS tournament. She played No. 2 in that tournament and earned second place in singles and first place in No. 2 doubles with her partner Elizabeth Mendoza. Overall, the team took runner-up in the tournament. 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Powhatan Today, July 8, 2020
Legion season not ruled out Staff Reports As of April 7, American Legion Post 201 in Powhatan hadn’t given up on the possibility of playing American Legion baseball this summer, even though there will be limited to no postseason tournament play. Concerns regarding the ongoing worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has led to the cancellation of the 2020 American Legion World Series and the eight regional tournaments. According to the Virginia American Legion’s website, as of Sunday, the regular season has not been cancelled,
although Vermont and South Carolina are among the states who will not be playing American Legion Baseball this summer. The following was posted onto Post 201’s Facebook page on April 2: “If there is a way, we intend to play baseball this summer. It all depends on the situation with the restrictions that are on us now. “If the restrictions are lifted as late as June, we have four Legion teams that want to play. However, it depends on a lot of factors such as where we can play...the school fields may be off limits, gathering size limits, etc.”
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STUDENT NEWS Powhatan residents earn degree from Western Governors
The following local residents have earned their degree from Western Governors University (WGU). The online, nonprofit university has graduated over 167,000 students from across the country since its inception in 1997. Diane Bennett of Powhatan has earned a bachelor of science, business management degree. Regina Wallace of Powhatan has earned a bachelor of science, nursing degree. WGU has recognized 5,617 undergraduate and 4,302 graduate degree recipients, who have completed their degrees since Oct. 2, 2019. Their areas of study include business, K-12 education, information technology, and health professions, including nursing. The average time to graduation for those earning a bachelor’s degree was two years, two months, while the average time to degree for graduate programs was one year, six months. The years; a decrease in the chronic absen- average age for those who graduated is teeism rate for three years; or for schools 38 years old. with a graduating class, an increase in the Graduation and Completion Index Morgan named to Sewanee and a decrease in the dropout rate for Dean's List for fall 2019 term three years. Molly Catherine Morgan of Pow“The criteria for the exemplar performance awards are designed to incen- hatan has been named to the Dean's tivize schools to make the changes in List at the University of the South for instruction, policy, support services and the Fall 2019 term. To earn a place on practice required to make progress to- Sewanee's Dean's List, a student must ward meeting the Board of Education’s earn a minimum grade point average of objective of achieving equity in oppor- 3.625 on a 4.0 scale. Morgan is the tunities and outcomes for all students,” daughter of Kimberly and Michael T. board of education president Daniel A. Morgan. The University of the South, familGecker said. “The increase in the number of awards earned this year is evi- iarly known as Sewanee, is an independence of the progress our schools were dent liberal arts college located on making toward this objective before the 13,000 acres atop Tennessee’s Cumpandemic forced the closure of schools berland Plateau between Nashville and Chattanooga. It has been consistently in March.” “I congratulate the principals, teach- ranked among the top tier of national ers, support professionals and students liberal arts colleges. of all of these schools and divisions for the achievement, innovations and hard Gabbi Bright named to 2019 work recognized by these awards,” said Dean's List at Miami University James Lane, superintendent of public Gabbi Bright was named to the instruction. “I believe the success of Dean's List at Miami University for the these schools and school divisions will 2019 fall semester. inspire learning communities across the Miami University students who are commonwealth as they plan for the reopening of school and prepare to meet ranked in the top 20 percent of underthe instructional and social-emotional graduate students within their division needs of students — especially students for first semester 2019-2020 have been most impacted by the closure this named to the dean's list recognizing academic performance. spring.” Bright of Moseley is majoring in The board of education approved the political science, environmental scicriteria for the exemplar performance ence. awards in April 2018. The recognition program is aligned with the board’s accreditation standards and replaced the Grace Frame makes Dean’s List Virginia Index of Performance recogni- at Shenandoah University tion program. Grace Frame of Powhatan is a mu-
Powhatan and Cumberland schools honored for improvement Contributed Report The Virginia Board of Education recently recognized 447 schools and six school divisions for high student achievement, continuous improvement or innovative practices under the board’s exemplar performance school recognition program. The awards are based on performance and practice during 20182019 and prior years. The recognized schools include 71 schools that earned the Board of Education Highest Achievement Award, 375 schools that earned the Board of Education Continuous Improvement Award, and one school that earned the Board of Education Innovative Practice Award. The board also recognized six school divisions for innovative practices. In 2019, the first year of the exemplar performance program, 235 schools earned awards. Schools in Cumberland and Powhatan counties are among the 375 schools earning the 2020 Board of Education Continuous Improvement Award. The local schools the board of education recognized are Cumberland Elementary School in Cumberland County and Flat Rock Elementary, Powhatan High and Powhatan Middle schools in Powhatan County. Schools recognized for continuous improvement were rated “Accredited” or “Accredited with Conditions” for 2019-2020 and met at least one of the following four criteria based on performance during 2018-2019: a 10-point increase in the combined rate in reading and math, and in the pass rate in science; a 10-point increase in the combined rate in reading and math for two or more student groups across three
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sic education major who earned a GPA of 3.5 or higher at Shenandoah University in the Fall 2019 semester. Frame is one of 893 students that earned Dean's List honors in the Fall 2019 semester. Shenandoah University was established in 1875, and is headquartered in Winchester, Virginia, with additional educational sites in Clarke, Fairfax, and Loudoun counties. Shenandoah is a private, nationally-recognized university that blends professional career experiences with liberal education.
Moseley students receive Clemson University honors Local students were named to the Dean's List at Clemson University and President's List for the fall 2019 semester. Gabrielle E. Ernesto of Moseley, whose major is nursing, was recognized on the Dean’s List. To be named to the Dean's List, a student achieved a grade-point average between 3.50 and 3.99 on a 4.0 scale. Kourtney L. Matthews of Moseley, whose major is nursing, was named to the President’s List. To be named to the President's List, a student must achieve a 4.0 (all As) grade-point average.
Jonathan de Haas named to Wheaton College Dean’s List Wheaton College student Jonathan de Haas of Moseley was named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2019 semester. To earn Dean’s List honors at Wheaton, an undergraduate student must carry 12 or more credit hours and achieve a 3.5 grade point average or higher on the 4.0 scale.
Madelyn Prince makes Coastal Carolina President's List More than 800 Coastal Carolina University students were named to the President's List for the Fall 2019 semester. To be named to the President's List, students must achieve a 4.0 grade point average (GPA) for the semester. CCU has a student body of more than 10,000 and nearly 2,500 students were also named to the Dean's List for the fall semester. This means more than 23 percent of the student body earned recognition on either the Dean's List or the President's List. Among those named to the President's List was Madelyn Prince, a management major from Moseley. Coastal Carolina University is a dynamic, public comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway, just minutes from the resort area of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
LEGALS TRUSTEE SALES
Legal Notices TRUSTEE SALES TRUSTEE’S SALE OF PROPERTY 6020 Brown Town Circle, Powhatan, VA 23139 Tax Map No. 023-11P In execution of a Deed of Trust dated December 18, 2015, in the principal amount of $134,961.07, recorded in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of Powhatan County, Virginia, of record in Deed Book 883, page 904, Woods Rogers PLC, Substitute Trustee, will offer for sale at public auction outside the main entrance of the Powhatan County Circuit Court, 3880 Old Buckingham Road, Powhatan, VA 23139, on July 21, 2020 at 12:00 noon, the property described in said Deed of Trust lying in Powhatan County, Virginia, and more particularly described as follows: All that certain tract, piece or parcel of land, lying, being and situate in the Macon District of Powhatan County, Virginia, containing 2.061 acres, more or less, and shown as Lot #3 on a plat of survey entitled "PLAT OF SURVEY SHOWING A PORTION OF PROPERTY BELONGING TO HERBERT N. BROWN," prepared by Robert W. Timberlake, C.L.S., dated December 14, 2006, a copy of which was recorded in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of Powhatan County, Virginia on April 25, 2007, in Plat Cabinet H, Slide 61; and SUBJECT TO a 30’ easement of right of way running from Virginia Secondary Route 630 over and across the lands of the grantees as shown on the above referenced survey. Pursuant to Section 8.9A-604 of the Virginia Code, a 2016 Schult Manufactured Home, Serial Number ROC730415NCABAC will be sold with the real property. TERMS: Cash - Bidder’s deposit of ten percent (10%) of the sales price by cashier’s or certified check may be required. Balance of purchase price shall be due and payable not later than ten (10) days after sale. WOODS ROGERS PLC, Substitute Trustee For Information Contact: Woods Rogers PLC, P.O. Box 14125, Roanoke, VA 24038-4125, Telephone: 540-983-7729
TRUSTEE’S SALE OF 1161 CLAYTON ROAD, POWHATAN, VA 23139. In execution of a certain deed of trust dated August 13, 2004, in the original principle amount of $65,900.28 recorded in the Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court for Powhatan County, Virginia, in Book 618 at Page 471. The undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction in the front of the Circuit Court building for Powhatan County, Virginia, 3880 Old Buckingham Road, Powhatan, Virginia on August 5, 2020, at 3:00 PM, the property described in said deed of trust, located at the above address, and more particularly described as follows: ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING AND BEING IN MACON DISTRICT, POWHATAN COUNTY, VIRGINIA 10.01 ACRES, ACCORDING TO PLAT OF SURVEY MADE BY RUFFIN P. BUTLER, C.L.S., DATED OCTOBER 27, 1969, A PLAT OF WHICH IS RECORDED IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE, POWHATAN CIRCUIT COURT IN DEED BOOK 96 PAGE 629 AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED THEREON AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE WEST SIDE OF VIRGINIA STATE ROUTE 631 APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET FROM ITS INTERSECTION WITH VIRGINIA STATE ROUTE 13, AND AT THE CORNER OF LAND OF WALTER SAUNDERS, SAID POINT BEING DESIGNATED BY A ROD SET 1.4 FEET FROM SAID CORNER; THENCE PROCEEDING ALONG SAID VIRGINIA STATE ROUTE 631 S. 12 DEGREES 25’ E. 370.71 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE PROCEEDING ALONG THE ARC OF A CIRCLE HAVING A RADIUS OF 682.54 FEET A DISTANCE OF 97.68 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE S. 4 DEGREES 13’ E. 50 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE PROCEEDING ALONG THE ARC OF A CIRCLE HAVING A RADIUS OF 950.27 FEET, A DISTANCE OF 281.61 FEET TO A POINT DESIGNATED BY A ROD; THENCE TURNING AND RUNNING AWAY FROM SAID STATE ROUTE 631 S. 64 DEGREES 22’ W. 739.08 FEET TO A POINT DESIGNATED BY A 15" SWEET GUM AT THE CORNER OF INGLE AND BARDEN; THENCE N. 7 DEGREES 34’ E. ACROSS A BRANCH 847.29FEET TO A POINT DESIGNATED BY A PIPE NEAR A SMALL CHERRY TREE; THENCE TURNING AND RUNNING N. 56 DEGREES 30’ E. 474.45 FEET TO THE POINT AND PLACE OF BEGINNING. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of 10% of the sale price in the form of cash or certified funds payable to the Substitute Trustee must be present at the time of sale. The balance of the purchase price will be due within fifteen (15) days of the sale, otherwise Purchaser’s deposit may be forfeited to the Substitute Trustee. If the sale is set aside by the Substitute Trustee for any reason, the Purchaser shall be entitled to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser may, if provided by the terms of the Trustee’s Memorandum of Foreclosure Sale, be entitled to a $50 cancellation fee from the Substitute Trustee, but shall have no further recourse against the Mortgager, the Mortgagee, the Trustee or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. Additional terms to be announced at the sale. A form copy of the Trustee’s Memorandum of foreclosure sale and contract to purchase real property is available for viewing at the Law Office of Graham T. Jennings, Jr., PC, 3810 Courthouse Tavern Lane, Powhatan, Virginia, 23139. This is a communication from a debt collector and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. The sale is subject to seller confirmation. For more information you may contact the Substitute Trustee: Graham T. Jennings, Jr., P.C., P.O. Box 426, 3810 Courthouse Tavern Lane, Powhatan VA 23139, (804) 5987912, email: powlaw@gjenningspc.com.
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