Powhatan Today – 07/29/2020

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Vol. XXXIV No. o. 4

July 29, 2020

PHS holds five graduations for Class of 2020 By Laura McFarland Editor

POWHATAN – Five times on Saturday a group of about 50 Powhatan High School graduating seniors filed into the auditorium to the sound of “Pomp and Circumstance” and the click of their loved ones’ cameras. Five times students and families listened to the accomplishments of the Class of 2020 and the well-chosen words of their valedictorian and salutatorian. And five times the students were called up onto the stage to receive the diploma they had been working toward for 13 years. Thanks to months of planning and plenty of hard work by staff members, the high school successfully pulled off five back-to-back graduations on July

CHERL JESSIE 42 YEARS OF SERVICE

25, honoring 235 out of the 317 graduating seniors who decided to participate in the in-person ceremonies. The day included plenty of concessions to COVID-19 precautions. Each student was allowed only four guests, who were seated in specially spaced spots around the auditorium. When students arrived before the start of their graduation, they went to a back hallway, where they sat spaced out as they waited for the ceremony to start. Staff left about a 30-minute window between each ceremony to allow time for cleaning and resetting everything. Each ceremony was relatively short – clocking in at an average of 45 minutes – but still packed in the essentials of a formal ceremony. see GRADUATIONS, pg. 6

ANNE REYNOLDS 31 YEARS OF SERVICE

PENNY REAMS 25 YEARS OF SERVICE

PHOTO BY LAURA McFARLAND

Powhatan High School graduating seniors move their tassels over duing one of five ceremonies the school held for the Class of 2020 on July 25.

NORMAN “CHUBBY” BOATWRIGHT JR. 21 YEARS OF SERVICE

Employees give a total of 120 years By Laura McFarland Editor

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POWHATAN – Powhatan County local government is saying goodbye this summer to four retiring employees whose service to the county totals about 120 years. The county already said farewell on July 1 to Norman “Chubby” Boatwright Jr., who served almost 21 years with the custodial department. On

Aug. 1, the county will also lose the services of Cherl Jessie, who worked for 42 years in the commissioner of revenue’s office; Anne Reynolds, who served more than 31 years in the sheriff’s office, and Penny Reams, who worked for 25 years for the fire department. All four retirees are residents of Powhatan who will continue to live in the county they have served so long. see RETIREMENT, pg. 4

State Fair 2020 canceled because of pandemic

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Contributed Report DOSWELL – The Virginia Farm Bureau board of directors announced on July 23 the decision to cancel the 2020 State Fair of Virginia, and instead hold a modified State Fair 4-H Livestock Show. The traditional fair that was scheduled for Sept. 25 through Oct. 4 will not take place due to complications associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. “This was a difficult decision, but safety is our No. 1 priority,” said Marlene Jolliffe, the fair’s

executive director. “We’ve spent months developing plans and scenarios that would allow us to still host the fair this year, but with the ever-changing, unpredictable COVID-19 situation, we just couldn’t make it work.” The State Fair of Virginia is an annual event that nurtures, preserves and celebrates the best of Virginia’s past, present, and future through scholarship initiatives, creative programming, and a focus on the commonwealth’s see STATE FAIR, pg. 3

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Dot Kelly, Miss Virginia 2019-2020, meets Powhatan native Luna the Great Dane at the second annual Barks, Bourbon, and Bronze fundraiser on July 23.

Reveling in the dog days of summer By Laura McFarland Editor

POWHATAN – Canines and cocktails combined last week to create a fun night out that also benefited Powhatan Animal Control. Island Glow and Three Crosses Distilling Co. joined forces again to put on the second annual Barks, Bourbon, and Bronze fundraiser on Thursday, July 23 in the Village. The event saw dogs and their owners coming together for an entertaining night out at the distillery. The event raised more than $1,500 through a

combination of T-shirt sales, raffle prizes, purchases of vendor services/ retail, and cash donations, as well as bringing in a sizeable amount of dog and cat food donations, said Michelle Walters, cocoordinator of the event and owner of Island Glow. This year’s event surpassed the fundraiser held in 2019, she added. The 2020 event had a food truck, vendors, music, and a visit by special guest Dot Kelly, Miss Virginia 2019-2020. Owners could also bring their dogs on a leash and there were special treats for sale. “This was about awaresee BARKS, pg. 3

Demonstration garden keeps feeding people By Laura McFarland Editor

POWHATAN – On a hot July day, three members of the Goochland-Powhatan Master Gardener Association were hard at work in the Powhatan demonstration garden. Claudia Muelhaupt carried scissors and cut herbs from the herb beds. Kneeling on a pad, Martha Nichols pulled weeds from the beds where the tomatoes and peppers were growing nicely. Meansee GARDEN, pg. 5

PHOTO BY LAURA McFARLAND

Martha Nichols, a member of the Goochland-Powhatan Master Gardeners, weeds the Powhatan demonstration garden.


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O B I T UA R I E S LEE BRUSH Lee Douglas Brush, 65, of Powhatan, passed away on Tuesday, July 21, 2020. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Ann Brush; four children, Charlotte Smith, Robin C. Jackson, Carolyn D. Samborski (Adam), Leeann Gravley (Stephen); brother, Will Brush (Deb); sisters, Cindy Oyler (Sam), Ruth Reinard (Lester); many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday, July 27 at 12 noon in the BRUSH Virginia Veterans Cemetery, Amelia. Online condolences may be made at bennettbardenfh. com.

VERNON ROBERTSON Vernon Braxton Robertson, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2020. He was preceded in death by his wife, Janette Robertson; and grandson, Scott Robertson. He is survived by his two sons, Michael Robertson (Kay) and Roger Robertson (Donna); three granddaughters, Candace Bashaw (Jon), Kelly Prucnal (Simon) and Jennifer Thayer (Scott); four greatgrandsons, Braxton Bashaw, Luke Prucnal, Jack Prucnal and Reagan Thayer; and three great-granddaugh- ROBERTSON ters, Carter Bashaw, Emma Bashaw

and Ryan Thayer. Vernon was born and raised in Buckingham, Virginia. He attended the University of Richmond for two years before entering the Air Force, where he served his country as a mechanic achieving the level of Staff Sergeant. During his service years, he was stationed in Texas, Washington, Alaska and Guam. Following his tour of duty, he relocated back to Virginia and began a career in inventory control with Reynolds Metals retiring in 1988. Vernon was a loving husband and father and devoted much of his free time to serving his community. Among other entities, he served as Deacon of May Memorial Baptist Church, Powhatan County Board of Supervisors, Powhatan School Board, Junior Chamber of Commerce, Ruritan, Little League Baseball Coach, Deacon of Antioch Baptist Church and Historic Buckingham Board of Directors. He was an accomplished carpenter, woodworker and builder. In later years, Vernon relocated to Concord, N.C., to live out his final years near his immediate family. A private graveside service for the family will be held in Powhatan Community Cemetery. Arrangements are being coordinated by Hartsell Funeral Homes in Concord, N.C. and Bennett & Barden Funeral Home in Powhatan, Va. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association (alz.org) or Historic Buckingham, Inc. (historicbuckingham.org). The family will be eternally grateful to the staff at Taylor Glen for the love and tenderhearted care they extended to Vernon during his years of residence there. Online condolences may be made at bennettbardenfh. com.

DORSEY WOLFE Dorsey Ray Wolfe, 70, of Powhatan, Virginia passed away in his home on Wednesday, July 22, 2020, after a long battle with cancer. Dorsey was born November 11, 1949, in Fairfax, Va. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Cathy Wolfe. He is survived by his three children, Cindy Winn and her husband, Andy Winn, of Louisa, Va., Kevin Wolfe and his wife, Tammy Wolfe, of Powhatan, Va. and Raynelle Wolfe and her husband, Palmer Gross, of Chesterfield, Va.; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Dorsey can be remembered for the number of years he was the best of the best in residential drywall construction, in and around the Richmond, Va. area. After many years of being very successful in drywall he started building custom homes and continued his meticulous attention to detail to make sure that every client was completely satisfied with the homes and businesses that he built. Dorsey took so much pride in his abilities over the years and had a tremendous impact on so many lives within his community as he built these homes and businesses. After health issues caused him to leave his passion, he began working with the Powhatan County Public Schools in 2001 as a maintenance worker, where he retired in 2013. The family would like to invite friends and family to a Celebration of Life, which will be held on August 1, 2020, between the hours of 2 to 6 p.m. at 2467 W. Deerpath Dr., Powhatan, Va. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Dorsey's favorite charity; St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in his honor.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR Wednesday, July 29

Powhatan County Public Library has reopened to the public, but due to COVID-19related safety measures, it will be open for limited hours and occupancy, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday. The library will start offering Saturday hours, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., on Aug. 1. 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 804-598-5670 or library@powhatanlibrary.net.

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.

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 804-598-5670 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. Staff will contact patrons by phone when items are available for pick up. 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 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.

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Powhatan County Public Library is now 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. 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.

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

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

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

The Powhatan Village Farmers Market is held from 4 to 6:30 p.m. every Thursday on the grounds of Bienvenue, an event center located at 3841 Old Buckingham Road. Come support local farmers and producers. The farmers market is scheduled to run through the end of September with the possibility of follow-up pop-up markets in the weeks after, depending on weather. Visit https://rvagriculture.org/. 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.

9755. The office is located in the Habitat Store and the office number is 804-5947009. Call and volunteer! Donate! Help us build!!

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). The food pantry will begin its fall hours starting Aug. 12, which will be from 5 to 7 p.m. every Wednesday. Income guidelines apply. Visit us on Facebook at Feeding Powhatan or call 804303-6431.

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 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 804-318-6485. Visit www.ldequestrian.com.

The Heart of Virginia Beekeepers meeting scheduled for Aug. 4 at 7 p.m. at the Prince Edward County Extension Office is canceled. For more information, call Mary Jane Morgan at 434-315-1433.

PowHER Hour+ Monthly Luncheon is held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month at different locations throughout the county. Visit https:// www.powhatanchamber.org/ events/powher-hour-monthlyluncheon/.

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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Habitat For Humanity Powhatan depends on volunteers and donors. Habitat is blessed with the community’s helpful, kind and generous participation. The Habitat Store at 1922 Urbine Road will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. During this pandemic, anyone coming into the store must wear a facemask. The volunteer hotline number is 804-372-

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

Tuesday, Aug. 4

Friday, July 31

Thursday, July 30

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.

Ongoing

The Coalition of Powhatan Churches has available resources to help people who would like assistance in learning to manage their finances. If you know of anyone who needs or would like to have this service, or to get more information, call Robin Cupka at l-804-8019851.

Ride Assist Services seeks new volunteer drivers Contributed Report

Ride Assist Services is in need of more volunteer drivers. The service has resumed accepting ride requests for medical appointments while in Phase 3 from registered seniors unable to drive themselves. Since developing other ways to reach the senior population during COVID-19, many more seniors have registered as a rider with RAS. Transportation is a great need as seniors age 60+ represent a large and rapidly growing portion of Powhat-

an County’s population. Jayne Lloyd, transportation coordinator, is looking for applicants to help with this effort. Volunteers are free to accept the ride requests that work with their schedule, so this is a convenient way to make a big difference in our community. Mileage reimbursement, sanitizing products, masks and gloves are also provided to drivers. Call Jayne Lloyd, Ride Assist Services, at 804-698-0438 or email RAServices.PVA@gmail.com for information.


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Library to begin Saturday hours Aug. 1 Contributed Report Powhatan County Public Library is excited to offer the return of Saturday hours in August. Due to COVID-19-related safety measures, the library will be open for limited hours and occupancy, Monday – Thursday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Beginning Friday, July 31, the library will close to the public on Friday in order to offer Saturday business hours. Saturday business hours will begin on Aug. 1. The library will offer weekend service in response to the needs of patrons who may be unable to visit during the work week. With the exception of Sunday and Friday, library staff are available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. via phone or online chat to provide service and support to patrons. Books to Go and Curbside Print services will continue to be available. The pickup station for Books to Go (our contactless service option) remains available in the library atrium during business hours. Library Wi-Fi, book return, and e-branch resources will continue to be available 24/7. 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

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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 members are 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 Aug. 31. The Friends of the Library Bookstore and Coffee Station will remain closed. The library remains unable to accept donations at this time. Library staff welcomes patrons to visit www.powhatanlibrary.net for more details and like its Facebook page for the latest, upto-date library news and information. Contact the library at 804-598-5670.

agriculture and natural resources industries. In 2019, nearly 245,000 people attended the state fair. The complexity of the event requires thousands of hours of planning by staff, partners and vendors; planning typically begins many months before the fair’s opening day. “In a normal year, preparing for this annual event is a huge undertaking. In the midst of a global pandemic, it just wasn’t feasible,” Jolliffe noted. Agriculture and youth are the foundation of the fair’s mission, “so our first priority was to find a way to honor our youth and allow them to be recognized for their dedication and hard work,” noted VFBF president Wayne F. Pryor. “While a modified State Fair 4-H Livestock Show is not ideal, we believe it will allow our youth to showcase the yearlong effort they’ve put into raising their animals, and enable them to earn scholarship money as well.” Pryor said every precaution will be taken to keep participants safe during the event. State fair staff are working with Virginia Co-

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Dozens of people came out on July 23 for the second annual Barks, Bourbon, and Bronze fundraiser held at Three Crosses Distilling Co. The canine-friendly event raised more than $1,500 for Powhatan Animal Control, which will likely use the funds for veterinarian bills for animals they rescue.

operative Extension employees to finalize plans for the livestock show, and those details will be announced at a later date. The state fair has been held each fall since 2009 at its permanent home at the 330-acre Meadow Event Park in Caroline County. The event was established in 1854, and was not held in 1918 due to the Spanish influenza pandemic. “While our hearts are heavy, we believe this is the right thing to do,” Jolliffe said. “It is important that we are good stewards of our operation and consider the health and welfare of our communities. “We are thankful for the thousands who make this magical event come to life each September. To our dedicated fairgoers, staff, sponsors, exhibitors, 4-H & FFA members, vendors, volunteers and entertainers—we look forward to seeing you at next year’s fair, Sept. 24 through Oct. 3. We will be back bigger, better and stronger.” For more information on the State Fair 4-H Livestock Show and updated FAQ resources, visit statefairva.org. Other activities and events at The Meadow will continue to be held following governmental guidelines and allowed capacities.

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ness for the animal shelter because of the expense that goes into the care of these animals – to feed them and their medical expenses,” Walters said. Powhatan Animal Shelter has a solid reputation for working to save every animal it can by promoting adoptions and working with other agencies and animal rescue groups, said Michelle Davenport, event co-coordinator and co-owner of Three Crosses. They designated the funds to be used mostly for veterinarian expenses so an animal wouldn’t have to be euthanized just because it needs a procedure, she said. The biggest challenge in planning the fundraiser in 2020 was COVID-19 and the uncertainty it brought, Davenport said. They worked to make it as safe as possible while still having fun, she said. “It has been a game of pivoting whenever needed,” she said. With all of the unknowns – especially COVID-19 and an impending storm on the night of the fundraiser – both women said they were pleased with the outcome of the 2020 fundraiser and are looking forward to planning next year’s event. Cpl. Ashley Gatewood said Barks, Bourbon, and Bronze was another great example of how the community supports Powhatan Animal Control’s efforts. “Powhatan is a great county and I appreciate the community. They support us and they are constantly donating,” she

said. The funds raised in the 2019 event were used partially to spruce up the meet and greet room to improve the adoption experience, and the rest went to help with medical procedures. Gatewood anticipates this year’s proceeds will be used mostly for medical procedures. The event also raises awareness of the shelter. As far as the impact of COVID-19 on the shelter, Gatewood said that when the pandemic gained speed, the shelter saw fewer strays and an increase in adoptions because more people were home to take care of the animals. “It has slowed down some because people are unaware of their futures. So we are trying to pick that back up and bring more people in,” Gatewood said, although she added the shelter is not currently at full capacity. Walters first suggested the fundraiser to Davenport about a year ago. The community has been supportive of the Powhatan Animal Shelter in the past, and she hoped they would come out again. “I had adopted a dog from there a year prior, and that was such a great experience,” Walters said, smiling as she talked about her German shorthaired pointer, Sayge, in July 2018. In addition to the actual event, Island Glow donated a portion of all of its spray tanning profits last week to the fundraiser in a promotion Walters called Sprays for Strays. Similarly, Three Crosses donated a portion of all its sales on July 23 to the effort.


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Cherl Jessie When Cherl Jessie began working as a clerk in the commissioner of revenue’s office on April 3, 1978, computers weren’t even on the horizon yet. She recalled printing out the list of Powhatan vehicles registered with the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicle and the work of figuring out their total property tax. When the information gathering was done, the office had a huge typewriter that was used to create three copies of the personal property book. “It was a lot of work and a lot of clerical, but we could eventually catch up. Actually we could do all of our work and unless someone called, we could have a few weeks where things were light. We never get caught up now,� Jessie said with a laugh. As the current longest full-time employee, Jessie said she has great memories of working with fellow employees through the years. She especially remembers the early days, when the staff was much smaller and she witnessed first-hand how all of the different departments functioned and served the county. “They were such conscientious people. They hardly ever wanted to take time off. They were so nice to people. That left its mark on me. It was a privilege to be able to work with people,� she said. She has seen the county grow exponentially and watched as the staff had to expand as well to meet the needs of residents. She misses the days when one person could do any job in the office but recognizes that growth has led to more specialization. She also misses the interaction with people since more functions are going online,

Hey Everyone, Our names are Rico, and Winnie. We are around 8 weeks old and just a little nervous when we first meet you, but we warm up quick. We are super playful, and love our toys. We were both found in the engine compartment of a car while it was being worked on. We are so lucky nothing happened to us while it was being driven, but we are very thankful that we were saved, and now being well taken care of, but we both really wish we had a home. If you would like to fulfill our wish please call 804-598-5672 and schedule a meet and greet.

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

but she has still loved her job. For the longest time, despite her years of service, retirement wasn’t even a consideration for Jessie. “I thought I would die at my desk. I told everybody that,� she said. She changed her mind sometime around January and let Jamie Timberlake, commissioner of the revenue, know she would be retiring this summer. “I have had no regrets, which has been strange. Once it was decided, that was it,� she said. Timberlake called Jessie the cornerstone of his office and said that in addition to losing her as an employee, it will be hard to see 42 years of institutional knowledge walking out the door. The other staff members will have their hands full keeping up, he said. “But one thing Cherl has done since the day I first met her was to pass her knowledge on to others,� Timberlake said. “Sometimes she had a funny way of delivering it, but you always learned something from the experience. Her sarcasm and quick wit will be missed just as much as her knowledge. Let her dedication to the people of Powhatan, fairness and equity to all be a lesson to those who follow.� In retirement, Jessie said she will be spending more time with her husband, Ronnie, and their dogs and cats and reading. Anne Reynolds Anne Reynolds was going through a hard time when she started working as a secretary in the sheriff’s office on Dec. 1, 1988. She was a secretary at Powhatan Elementary School at the time but sought the new position because she was going through a divorce and needed to make more money. What she found with then sheriff Shirley Reynolds and his 11 deputies was a safe haven for her and her children, she said. “I had 12 brothers right off the bat. It was great. There was no male/female thing. They were all my brothers immediately,� she said. In the beginning, because it was a smaller office, Anne Reynolds’s job description covered a wide spectrum – payroll, criminal investigation secretarial work, civil process returns, and even riding along on transports when there were female prisoners. She also searched female confidential informants before or after an operation. “Every day was something different. It was exciting. We actually had more crime then,� she said, adding that a large portion of the calls the sheriff’s office handles now include drugs, domestic situations, and alcohol-related offenses. As more staff was added, the different duties were spread between more people and Reynolds stayed focused on the secretarial work for the criminal investigations. Currently, her job title is crime analyst. The job was exciting, but it could also be heartbreaking. Both from her time in the community and the years working in the school system, she said seeing victims or suspects she had met while she worked at the elementary school was one of the hardest parts of the job. “I knew them. Their children played with and went to school with my children. We were a very small community then,� she said. While the staff has grown through the years, Reynolds said she still sees them all as family, which made the decision to retire this summer difficult. “I hate computers and my husband needs a playmate,� she gave as the ultimate reason for her decision to step back from a job she still adores. Sheriff Brad Nunnally has known Reynolds since he

was hired 23 years ago and said that although she is incredibly professional, the deputies see her as a kind of den mother. She plays a role in training the new deputies and helping them “understand their commitment not only to law enforcement but the county.� There are many things deputies do that are correct and by the book, but if Reynolds wasn’t pleased, “you didn’t do your job right,� Nunnally said. “She is one of the best people in the county. I can count on one hand the people who have the compassion, sense of fairness, and just realistic attitude that Anne has. There are very few people like her,� he said. Moving forward, Reynolds said she plans to spend more time with her family, start volunteering, and do a little traveling. Moving forward, Reynolds said she plans to spend more time with her family, start volunteering, and do a little traveling. Penny Reams Penny Reams began working as the fire secretary on Feb. 6, 1995, and has worked under six different fire chiefs through her years of service. Although she is a county employee, Reams said she has always really felt like she was working for the volunteers and then the paid firefighters/EMTs when they were added. In many ways, the fire and rescue department feels like a big family, with her joking she often feels like someone’s wife or mom, depending on their level of communication. “What I think I will probably miss the most is being important to someone – being there for them and doing for them. I am going to miss my relationship with the people that I work with,� she said. Reams said she has enjoyed feeling needed by the men and women she worked with through the years. She hopes she made their lives easier, even it was only with simple actions she could do for them. She said she doesn’t overplay her position in the department, but she had a role “in a lot of people’s lives, and that feels good.� Phil Warner, fire and rescue chief, said he met Reams when he was first hired by the county in 1995. Through the years, he has found her to be a true advocate for the volunteers in the fire and rescue department. “Many of our members relied on her not only as a professional, but she built so many personal relationships that have lasted the test of time. Penny will be truly missed by all of the fire and rescue membership, especially fire administration,� he said. Although she had been considering retirement, Reams said she only recently decided to make the change because of health issues and she felt it was time. “I have had a great pleasure in working with a lot of citizens helping with various things, and it has been great. I have had a great work life,� she said. Reams said she will be spending more time with her family, including four children, nine grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. She added that she wasn’t surprised to be in such great company with the other three employees retiring and how many years of service they gave. “The four of us, it is because we love Powhatan and the county just has benefited in that reward by having us for so many years,� she said. Chubby Boatwright When Norman “Chubby� Boatwright Jr. began worksee RETIREMENT, pg. 8

CHURCH DIRECTORY

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

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)

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

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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

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

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County seeks applicants for CARES Act grants Staff Report Powhatan County is still seeking applicants for grants designed to help local nonprofits and businesses who have been negatively impacted by COVID-19. Earlier this summer, Powhatan learned it had received almost $2.6 million in CARES Act funds that may be used as part of Powhatan’s response to the COVID-19 crisis. According to the Virginia Department

of Health website, as of July 26, Powhatan has seen 111 cases of people testing positive for COVID-19 with eight hospitalizations and three deaths. Among that total amount of CARES Act funds, of special note were citizen support sub-grants and economic development sub-grants, both totaling $517,404. The citizen support sub-grants 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 sub-grants would be available to licensed Powhatan businesses with a maximum $25,000 per proposal. For more information on subgrant guidelines, contact Roxanne Salerno, economic development program manager,

at 804-598-5605 or rsalerno@powhatanva. gov. Curt Nellis, emergency management coordinator, gave a presentation to the Powhatan County Board of Supervisors on June 22 outlining a plan on how CARES Act 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 to pay expenses directly related to the coronavirus crisis or returned.

C R I M E R E P O RT Arrests • One male was charged on July 14 with brandishing a firearm (Misdemeanor), obstructing justice (M), and assault and battery-simple. • One male was charged on July 15 with possession of Schedule I and II controlled substance (Felony) and con-

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while, Virginia McCown was going after an overgrown tree with a pair of gardening shears. The women, all maintaining a safe distance and wearing masks, worked apart but together on the garden, which has become a key teaching tool in the last few years for the Powhatan Cooperative Extension Office. Spring and summer 2020 have seen plenty of missed opportunities for the demonstration garden, which hosts fun activities such as the Groove in the Garden series and is a useful instructional tool with local youth. But thanks to offices beginning to open up again, the garden was still able to serve one of its key functions this summer as it recently provided 33 pounds of vegetables to the Feeding Powhatan site and Senior Ride Assistance’s weekly boxes, said Cathy Howland, 4-H extension agent. “This included several varieties of tomatoes, green peppers, onions and black-eyed peas. Isn’t it amazing what a small garden site can produce,” she said. The Master Gardeners took over the demonstration garden in 2017 and have added to it every year, Muelhaupt said. This summer they are busy growing a variety of fruits and vegetables, including Portuguese kale, heirloom tomatoes, various kinds of peppers, strawberries, cantaloupes, and a full herb garden. They also grow native Virginia flowers

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cealed weapon violation. • One male was charged on July 15 with assault and battery of a family member (M). • On male was charged on July 16 with possession of marijuana. • On male was charged on July 16 with contempt of court (M).

in the garden. They started tending the garden at the end of April and come out every week to water, weed and cultivate it. The group also tends a historical garden behind the Powhatan Historical Society’s building and another garden at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College in Goochland that has been closed to them. “This garden, to me, is to educate people, especially kids. … Kids are very interested in growing things,” Muelhaupt said. “It is more for educational purposes, just to tell people what they can do with a garden.” The purpose of the garden seemed a little up in the air this year with most of their regular recipients – the Free Clinic of Powhatan, the Powhatan Department of Social Services, and the Clothes Closet – being closed, McCown said. “We were kind of hedging that things might open up again,” she said. In 2019, the garden produced more than 100 pounds of food that was either donated or used in demonstrations put on by the Master Gardeners, Howland said. One of the garden’s chief purposes is to show people how accessible gardening can be, and with more people sheltering at home because of COVID-19, that is an important message to still pass on, she said. “I think through the pandemic, more people are out in their gardens and outside. They have more time to do this kind of activity,” she said. Although the garden can’t be used for in-person activities this summer, How-

• On male was charged on July 17 with possession of marijuana (M). • One male was charged on July 17 with pointing/brandishing a firearm (M). • One male was charged on July 17 with driving with a suspended or revoked license (M).

PHOTO BY LAURA McFARLAND

Virginia McCown, above, and Claudia Muelhaupt, members of the Goochland-Powhatan Master Gardeners, work in the Powhatan demonstration garden.

land said the local extension office will be doing a Groove in the Garden video series that will be published on the Virginia Cooperative Extension-Powhatan Facebook page (@VCEPowhatan ) with recipes and garden tips. “These Master Gardeners are awesome. They are energetic, positive, and they just get out here and turn a not-sobeautiful space into an educational space for residents. Hopefully it encourages others to get out and garden. It’s not too late; they can still transplant and do some cool weather vegetables for the fall,” Howland said. The group is also maintaining the Master Gardener Help Desk, which can be contacted for questions about plants, pests, identifications, growing problems,

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

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

Holly Hills Baptist Church

5680 Cartersville Road Powhatan, Virginia 23139

(Independent Bible Believing)

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

www.HollyHillsBaptist.org

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

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

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

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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

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

Reverend Mark A. Divens, Sr. Pastor

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

and more. Contact gpmastergardener@ gmail.com or 804-598-5640.

CHURCH DIRECTORY

1059 Dorset Road Powhatan, VA 23139

GREENBRIER BAPTIST CHURCH

• One male was charged on July 19 with abuse and neglect of children reckless disregard (F). • One male was charged on July 20 with damaging phone line to prevent summoning law enforcement (M), abduction/kidnapping (F), and assault and battery of a family member (M).

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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Congratulations Powhatan High School Class of 2020 Photos by Laura McFarland

Whil P While Powhatan h t Hi High hS School h l did nott hold its official graduation as scheduled in June, staff put together five back-to-back ceremonies to honor students on July 25.

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Dr. Mike Massa, principal, didn’t fo-

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goal through adverse circumstances. Instead he talked about what the students had accomplished in their time at PHS, including: 44 seniors with a GPA of 4.0 or higher; 116 honor graduates with a GPA of 3.5 or higher; 172 students receiving CTE seals (they had a B average in at least two career and technical education courses or a career and technical education credential); 44 students who have received Board of Education Seals for graduating with at least a 4.0, and 102 students who have received a Governor’s Seal, which indicated they have completed an advanced studies diploma with a 3.0. “Moving forward after graduation, 80 percent of our students are already career and technical education completers, and 74 percent of our students are college bound, 21 percent of our students plan to enter the workforce and 3 percent of our students will be joining the armed forces to serve our country,” Massa said. He also pointed out that, in total, the Class of 2020 has been offered $2,933,440 in scholarships and awards and has served the community by providing 3,589.5 hours of community service. Powhatan’s five school board members took turns addressing the students at the different ceremonies. Valedictorian Rachel Stegner, salutatorian Talmadge Wheat Fralin, and class president Riley Little spent the day at the school and spoke to all five groups of graduating seniors. Stegner talked about being grateful the school did what it needed to do to provide seniors with the closure of their graduation ceremony. But even before that, Powhatan High School provided its students with their basic needs to help

them achieve their goals in life, she said. The school provided students with the fulfillment of their physiological needs, their safety, and a sense of belonging and love, which are arguably the most important, she said. “This need recognizes the significance of relationships in allowing one to feel connected to the environment around them. Over these past four years, the people I have connected with have made me feel a sense of belonging at PHS,” Stegner said. “Even if we never met or met briefly, our shared experiences have connected us, and I am truly grateful to be graduating with each of you.” Fralin acknowledged that their senior year was less than ideal but added the Class of 2020 made the best of it and he is “sure everyone has at least one fond memory from their senior year at Powhatan High School.” “A new journey is just beginning. As we enter the adult world, either through pursuing college, attending trade school, enlisting in the military, or entering straight into the workforce, a new chapter of our lives begins,” he said. “The wonderful memories of PHS will stay with us, except of course, senioritis – that was not fun. These last four years went by so quickly. Even so, they left defining impacts on us, whether it be lifelong friends, inspiring a career path, and, of course, instilling a love of anything black and orange.” And after the speeches were done and the official charge to graduates was complete, the students lined up to walk across the stage to pick up their diplomas and become official Powhatan High School graduates. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@powhatantoday.com.


Where do you stand on the role of Confederate images, names, and statues on display today? E-mail answers to editor@powhatantoday.com or share them on the Powhatan Today’s Facebook page.

July 29, 2020

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Flag’s only role in schools is educational By Laura McFarland Editor

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am uncomfortable seeing the Confederate flag. When I was a teenager, several members of my family drove to Louisiana from Houston for a special ceremony honoring one of my grandmother’s ancestors who fought for the Confederacy and was being reinterred in a cemetery near where he was born. In all honesty, when I think back, only three details jump out in my memory about the ceremony: listening to one of the worst bagpipers I have ever heard, a few re-enactors in gray uniforms that looked way too hot for Louisiana heat, and feeling uncomfortable with there being entirely too many Confederate flags on display. Growing up in Texas, I wasn’t a stranger to the flag. Aside from learning about it in history class, you can’t live in a Southern state and not get used to seeing it in different places – as stickers on vehicles, waving in front yards, or adorning the shirts of men, women, and children. Then there were the representations in popular culture ranging from Civil War movies to television shows to modern-day examinations and debates about the flag in both fiction and nonfiction. The Confederate flag was an inescapable part of life in the South, although not in my household. I don’t remember any big discussions about it growing up, but my Mom saw it as a symbol of division and said it wasn’t welcome in our home. When I moved to North Carolina for my first job working for a professional newspaper, the Civil War became much

more of an interactive topic. I was assigned to cover battle re-enactments and living history events that would see me interacting with a great many history enthusiasts, many of them wearing gray or navy uniforms. Of course, my experience in North Carolina was only a warm-up for what I would experience as a reporter in Winchester, Virginia, which is estimated to have changed hands upwards of 70 times during the war. Compounding that, I lived there smack-dab in the middle of the war’s sesquicentennial, so everything that could be remembered in a re-enactment, lecture, documentary, tour, or book release seemed to be something I was sent to cover. When I came to Powhatan, I began covering the Memorial Day and Veterans Day ceremonies held at the Huguenot Springs Cemetery, which I have found for the most part to be events focused on honoring the fallen soldiers buried there and in other places around the nation. Throughout it all, the Confederate flag has been there. It’s not something I chose, but it is not something I actively fought against either. Until now. In my opinion, the Confederate flag does not belong in Powhatan County Public Schools in any capacity except a history classroom, where, hopefully, the Civil War is being taught with great depth and understanding of presentday correlations. At the end of June, the Diverse Hands at Work student group sent a well-argued letter to Dr. Eric Jones, superintendent, asking that the Confederate flag be banned from being worn or displayed on school property. They ar-

gued it is a symbol of “racism, discrimination, divisiveness, and hate” and said they do not feel safe in school when it is being displayed or worn there. The school board was scheduled to discuss this issue at its July 28 meeting and possibly make a decision about it in August. When they do make that decision, I also believe the school board should ban the Confederate flag in schools in any capacity except legitimate educational uses. I am a staunch believer in the 1st Amendment and the need to protect freedom of speech, even when people are saying things or displaying symbols that I do not agree with and wish would fade into history. But I also believe that schools have the right and the duty to create a learning environment where students can learn and thrive without feeling intimidated or threatened. I am not talking about “coddling” students or failing to prepare them for the real world, where they are likely to see plenty of things that offend them. A board member’s suggestion that they might consider banning clothing with images or wording of any kind to try to completely avoid offending people is overkill and not what this is about. Throughout my life, I distinctly remember times when different groups argued to ban the Smurfs, Rainbow Brite, rainbows, unicorns, Power Rangers, and Harry Potter, usually arguing it offended them on religious grounds. This is not that argument. I said at the beginning of this column that I am uncomfortable seeing the Confederate flag, and that is true. What also is true is that I have never

had to be afraid of it. But then, looking at the color of my skin, I have never had to be afraid of it. For the purpose of this column already being really long, I am not going to go into the arguments about the reasons for the Civil War or the debate of states’ rights versus slavery. Because the use of the Confederate battle flag, as this particular flag would more accurately be described, did not cease when the Civil War ended in 1865. It also was used by different generations in the last 155 years in many different ways – and at least part of that involved being used in efforts related to white supremacy and racial oppression. In particular, the flag was taken up in the 1930s and 1940s as an important segregationist symbol and was used widely by the Ku Klux Klan, which worked for decades to intimidate and terrorize African Americans in the South. Today, the Confederate flag persists in being used as a popular symbol by members of the Ku Klux Klan, white supremacists groups, and neoNazis. Powhatan County Public Schools has been entrusted by Powhatan citizens to educate its students, and I would argue that also should include the history of the Confederate flag, both during the war and in the time since. But beyond education, the schools also are charged with protecting and empowering students, and part of that is accomplished by working to create an environment where they are not continually confronted with an image that makes some of them feel unsafe. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@powhatantoday.com.

How much of a man’s life will determine his legacy? By Jim Ridolphi Contributing Columnist

As I watched the statue of Stonewall Jackson unceremoniously removed as a crowd cheered, I wondered just how deep is Richmond’s relationship with the Lost Cause, and how engrained that legacy of defeat is woven in our heritage. How many streets, buildings, parks, plaques and other landmarks in the city are associated with the Confederacy? I realized how close to home that legacy can hit when I discovered that the street where I was raised, lived for decades, and where the home of my children is located was named for a Confederate hero. I could have gone a lifetime, and almost did, not knowing that Cutshaw Avenue was indeed a tribute to one of Richmond’s Confederates, Wilfred Emory Cutshaw. Cutshaw was an artillery officer and lost a leg in the Battle of Saylor’s Creek shortly before Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox. That ended a fouryear military career where Cutshaw fought with Stonewall Jackson in the Valley, and thwarted George B. McClellan on the Peninsula. He returned to Richmond after the war and was named city engineer in 1873, tasked with rebuilding a demolished and financially challenged city. He landed the position after his former colleague, Lee, sent a letter of recommendation to city leaders urging them to hire the CSA veteran. Cutshaw is responsible for the cityscape we now so closely associate with Richmond, including tree-lined streets with large urban parks. He is responsible for planting more than 50,000 trees throughout the city,

designing the Pump House that receives high architectural marks today, and building a City Hall that still highlights a block on Broad Street in downtown Richmond. Numerous parks also were designed by Cutshaw. For decades, Cutshaw transformed Richmond and established its European-influenced style cityscape complete with wide boulevards, statues and open space. A marker stands in Byrd Park, another of his creations, and recognized his years of service to the city. And it all might have ended there with Cutshaw’s reputation intact and his four years of service for the South just a blip on a resume that most considered impressive. But two years after officials began plans to construct a Confederate Sailors and Soldiers Monument in Libby Hill Park, the project was turned over to, you guessed it, Cutshaw. He oversaw the completion of the project and even suggested Pompey’s Pillar in Alexandria, Egypt, be used as a model for the new statue. Raising funds for the project required Cutshaw’s full attention, and, in 1894, the lone soldier atop the pillar was unveiled and has watched over downtown Richmond for more than a century. My better judgment tells me that Cutshaw Avenue was not named for a military hero, but rather a talented engineer whose creative efforts produced results still enjoyed today as we ride along the Boulevard, or marvel at a Pump House that provided running water throughout the city. It reminds me that context is important, and even our heroes should not be judged by their weakest or most insincere moments, but remembered for the en-

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tirety of their contributions. And understanding that some associations are unforgivable and cannot be erased, I suspect many Confederate leaders whose image we now find uncomfortable accomplished much more than military prowess. That doesn't excuse their choices or their dedication to an abhorrent cause that enslaved and devalued many Americans, but it does remind us that four years does not a lifetime make. I also understand my perspective is quite different from others, and some would argue that years of good deeds can never compensate for the damage done in those four short years, or the hopeless and inhumane cause they supported. And no one should confuse their military expertise or leadership abilities with the reasoning that resulted in the construction of numerous Confederate monuments in the city. Their construction was motivated by hate and a desire to leave a permanent message that the cause was noble, its leaders deserving of respect and memorialization and a continuing warning of non-inclusion. Like many older Richmonders, I marveled at the beauty of Monument Avenue, and, yes, its monuments, as I drove past. And, maybe that’s part of the problem — the failure to recognize that symbols we considered appropriate were not, and for some who rode past those same monuments on that beautiful avenue, pride was not an emotion even in the mix. The statues were more of a reminder of past injustices than memorials to respected leaders. Today’s generation will determine monuments of the future, or perhaps they will option for no such designations after witnessing the events of the past months.

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Powhatan residents celebrated Independence Day in a variety of ways and shared some of their special July 4 moments.

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ing as a custodian for Powhatan County on Sept. 7, 1999, he was the only in-house custodian. He was responsible for keeping all of the county buildings clean as well as the facilities in Fighting Creek Park, either by cleaning himself or overseeing contractors hired by the county. “It’s been a journey through the years. I have seen the growth of the county and the kids. I loved being around the kids,” he said, referring to his fellow employees. Working in all of the buildings, Boatwright interacted with all county staff and got to know their different personalities and preferences through the years. He said he enjoyed getting to know so many of them. “It makes me feel good to work with good people who treated me well. I don’t have any regrets,” he said. In addition to working for the county as head custodian, Boatwright co-owns Boatwright Concrete. For the

last six years, he has also been dealing with kidney failure, so in addition to the two jobs, he was doing dialysis three nights a week, all of which took a toll. He was grateful the county was flexible about his hours so he could balance it all for so long, but it did mean working six days a week most of the time and sometimes seven days. Finally, with the added stress of being higher risk for COVID-19, Boatwright listened to his doctor’s advice about cutting back on his obligations. “The doctor said because of COVID he didn’t want me to be around a lot of people,” he said. “If it weren’t for that, I would still be working.” Mark Piper, facilities and grounds manager, said he had the privilege of working with Boatwright for 16 years and found him to be always “upbeat, positive, and a joy to be around.” That sentiment is felt by many other employees Boatwright interacted with through the years, Piper said. He applauded Boatwright’s dedication, saying he

worked evenings Monday to Friday and every Saturday morning. When parks and recreation scheduled tournaments, he also worked 10 to 15 Sundays a year. “So, him maintaining his daytime business and his custodial job at night for all these years made him a real Iron Man. Chubby has definitely earned his retirement, and we here at the public works department wish him the very best,” Piper said. In the month since he retired from the county and went part-time at the concrete business, Boatwright couldn’t really travel much, which is one of his goals, because of COVID-19. But he said he has been feeling much more rested and healthy. “I feel wonderful. Best decision I ever made because of my health. I didn’t know that I would feel this good when I retired because of working two jobs and doing dialysis for eight hours a night. Now I am working one job and doing dialysis,” he said. Still, Boatwright said he misses all of his co-workers and appreciated getting to work with them.

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Powhatan, Virginia

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VHSL sports will not be held this fall Fall seasons moved to spring, 2020-21 winter sports’ first play date to be December 14 By Eric Kolenich Richmond Times-Dispatch The executive committee of the Virginia High School League made official Monday morning what had been suspected for weeks, that there will be no public high school sports in Virginia this fall. The league voted 34-1 to play all sports between December and June, canceling the fall football season and

altering the schedules of every sport. In the past two months, new cases of the coronavirus have climbed in the state, from 658 on June 13 to 1,127 on Friday. Despite the current plan to start this winter, VHSL executive director Billy Haun cautioned that high-risk sports such as football and basketball, can’t be played until Gov. Ralph Northam’s Phase Three restrictions are loosened. The current plan is contingent on the hope that more athletic activity is allowed this winter. “As long as we’re in Phase Three and we have the guidelines we have, we’re not going to be able to play the high-risk sports as they are,” Haun said. “Virginia

will have to move out of Phase Three, or Phase Three guidelines will have to be revised to allow sports to begin.” Under the current restrictions, lower-risk and moderate-risk sports, including golf, cross country and baseball, can be played. There was discussion of going ahead with golf and cross country, but conducting inperson sports while many school district conduct instruction online would present a challenge. The VHSL’s plan calls for winter sports (basketball, gymnastics, indoor track, swimming and diving and wrestling) to begin Dec. 14, with the first competitions on Dec. 28. The season

would wrap up Feb. 20. Fall sports (football, cheerleading, cross country, field hockey, golf and volleyball) would commence Feb. 15, play its first contest March 1 and cease May 1. Spring sports (baseball, softball, lacrosse, soccer, tennis and track and field) would start April 12, play its first contest April 26 and finalize its season on June 26. Dates could still change, and whether playoffs will be conducted is still to be determined. It seems clear that there won’t be state championships as usual, but the league has discussed playing a see FALL SPORTS, pg. 2B

Senior spotlight

Winning two golds

In return to softball, Mya Manson held leading role with Blessed Sacrament

Greenhow first in 100m, 200m events at Virginia Commonwealth Games

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Powhatan High School rising senior Anthony Greenhow continued his standout showings in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes, winning both events today in the Virginia Commonwealth Games held at Liberty University. “It definitely felt good to come out and compete against people for the first time this outdoor season,” Greenhow said. “Going into the meet I felt a little nervous because I haven’t competed all year. “But after winning the 100, my confidence went up and it helped me win the 200.” Greenhow was happy with his times as well. He ran a 10.68 in the 100 and a 21.44 in the 200. “Liberty did a great job with keeping everyone safe and organized with the social distancing,” Greenhow said, “and it just felt good to compete.”

rowing up, Mya Manson was constantly playing sports. She switched around a lot because she loved trying new things, and she decided to play softball in the fourth grade. She competed for the Chesterfield Youth Softball Association up until sixth grade, but she wouldn’t play softball again until her junior year of high school, when she switched schools to Blessed Sacrament Huguenot. At the time, lacrosse was her main sport. “But as soon as I stepped back on to the field,” she said, “I quickly remembered why I loved softball so much.” Manson, whose roles on the team included starting pitcher, helped lead the young varsity Knights through their first year back on the field since 2016. She was the Knights’ sole senior this 2020 season and played two games as a leader on her team. But the Knights’ second game of the year would be their last, as the COVID-19 pandemic led to see MANSON, pg. 2B

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Blessed Sacrament Huguenot Class of 2020 graduate Mya Manson receives a throw while in the pitcher’s circle in a 2020 game.

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Post 201’s Colby Cheatham (center) is congratulated by his teammates after he hit a grand slam in the first inning versus Post 137 last Tuesday.

Striking early to win Cheatham lands grand slam in weather-shortened game By Nick Vandeloecht Sports Editor POWHATAN - In his previous game against Post 137, Powhatan High School alum Colby Cheatham said he felt good about his pitching, but he wanted to see some hits come off his bat. He hit a grand slam off of the same team one week later. It was enough to help Post 201 win 6-3 over 137 in a weather-shortened contest. “I think he’s been looking for that at-bat since he’s gotten back and started playing,” Post 201 head coach Eric Mead said of Cheatham after the game last Tuesday. “I thought he settled in good tonight and swung it good.” After Post 137 delivered a 5-4-3 double play in the bottom of the fifth inning, a barrage of lightning and thunder prompted officials to call the game shortly before a torrential downpour swept the fields and parking lots at Powhatan High School. Post 201 put together its best opening inning in the first five games of the summer, holding the other team scoreless in the first frame and piling on six

An all-star weekend See results from the All-Star Game and Home Run Derby hosted by American Legion Post 201 at Powhatan High School this past weekend on page 3B! runs: one from Christian Chambers running home on a wild pitch, one from Trevor Waters walking in Brandon Eike and four off of Cheatham’s slam. Post 201 in the first inning had four walks and four hits. Eike batted 2 for 3. “Certainly in that first inning, the bats were certainly alive,” Mead said. “That’s where we were kind of struggling in the first four games, is that we didn’t jump early, and a lot of those games, we’ve had to come back from a deficit and fight back, giving up two runs and scoring one and then trying to pick at it the entire game. “We’ve been talking about that a lot, that we need to come out in that first inning and score some runs, which – I thought they did a good job,” Mead said. “We made some good adjustments. We swung at strikes and left balls alone that weren’t in the strike see POST 201, pg. 2B

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Anthony Greenhow won the 100meter and 200-meter dash events in the Virginia Commonwealth Games on Saturday.

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WHO: ALEX BALISTERI W WHAT HE DID: W W his teammates Caleb Kersey With a and Brandon Eike on base and his P Post 201 Seniors trailing Post 284 8 8-7 in the bottom of the extra eighth

inning, the James River High School alum and Walters State Community College baseball player hammered a two-out, walk-off three-run home run over the right field fence to catapult the home team into a 10-8 triumph at Powhatan High School. He batted 2 for 4 with three RBI and three runs scored and added two strikeouts while pitching. In the game before that, Balisteri batted 2 for 4 with three RBI, two runs scored and two doubles versus Post 137.


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Sports Dixie Softball World Series brackets are set play on through clubs Staff Reports

By Eric Kolenich

Richmond Times-Dispatch The coronavirus pandemic has put high school sports across the state on hold, but there are still ways for teenage athletes to play alongside their schoolmates. Pay-to-play club sports persist, even as high schools put the brakes on athletic competition. Some club leagues even offer teens the chance to play on unofficial high school teams. RockIt Sports in western Henrico is hosting an eightteam summer basketball league in which players who paid $100 and signed a waiver were grouped with their classmates from the same school. The teams are coached by volunteers and are named for the schools’ mascots, such as Spartans, Eagles and Jaguars. Richmond Summer League Lacrosse, which has 310 boys playing in its high school league, has a similar setup. So does a separate girls league. Nearly every youth sport is forging ahead. AAU basketball and travel baseball have returned. Swim meets have resumed. A plan was hatched to play 7-on-7 football on Fridays this fall. RockIt tournament director Lisa Woodson acknowledges a risk to playing sports now. But a summer league was something families wanted, she said. “There is absolutely a risk,” she said. “We’re aware of that. We’re not trying to minimize that. We’re trying to do as many procedures and protocols as possible to provide the safest environment possible for these kids to play the game of basketball.” Precautions are taken. Players’ temperatures are recorded, balls and benches are wiped down and spectators aren’t allowed in the gymnasium. Games are broadcast online so parents can watch from home or the parking lot. But when the game begins, the boys play with their usual intensity and act as if there’s no risk of transmitting the virus. They bump into one another, and when they play defense, they don’t allow for much space between their bodies. “The kids don’t think about it when they’re on the court,” said Jill Correll, a mother who watched her son play from RockIt’s upstairs café. Whether organized basketball is allowed under Gov. Ralph Northam’s Phase 3 restrictions is unclear. The rules state that participants in any sport should maintain 10 feet of physical distance where practicable. If close contact is minor and limited in duration, the state’s office of Environmental Health Services said, then the sport may take place. What constitutes minor and limited, it seems, is up for debate. While nearly every sport is being played at the club level, the Virginia High School League has been far less cavalier in allowing school-sponsored sports to continue. It lists basketball as a “high-contact risk” sport, a designation applied by the NCAA and handed down to the high school league. If the basketball season were to start in the fall, the VHSL likely wouldn’t allow the sport to begin. There are many reasons why see CLUB SPORTS, pg. 3B

The brackets are set for the 2020 Dixie Softball World Series, and they will feature two teams from the Powhatan Youth Athletics Association in the Ponytails (12u) and Debs (19u) divisions. Both teams begin play this Saturday at Choccolocco Park in Oxford,

Alabama. Powhatan will play a team from Franklin County, Florida at 1 p.m. on Field 7 in the eightteam Ponytails tournament. The winner advances to the second round on Sunday at 3 p.m. The losing team will begin play in the elimination bracket on Sunday morning. Games in the Ponytails bracket

will continue each day until the championship series, which begins Tuesday at 11 a.m. In the nine-team Debs tournament, Powhatan will play a team from Around the Lake, Florida, on Field 5 at 3 p.m. on Saturday. The winner will play on Sunday at 3 p.m. on Field 5. The losing team will begin elimination bracket play

on Sunday. Games in the Debs bracket will continue each day until the championship series, which begins Wednesday at 10 a.m. For more information, visit PYAA Fastpitch Softball’s Facebook page at https:// www.facebook.com/pyaafastpitch/.

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zone and took the walks, and I thought that first inning was a very good change for us.” In his rematch with Post 137, starting pitcher Tommy Preston got the win, allowing two hits, two walks and one earned run while striking out five in three innings pitched and making an appearance against two batters in the fourth. “I thought Tommy did a really good job on the mound, came out and threw the ball well for us,” Mead said. Post 201 pitchers Preston, Cheatham and Goochland’s Billy Thackston combined to allow three hits, three earned runs and six walks. “I’m very proud of the way they played tonight,” Mead said, “and I thought defensively they looked really good.” Post 137 loaded the bases in the top of the fifth inning after Jalen Hines’ sacrifice fly and Caleb Cranor’s RBI single tightened the lead. But shortstop Josh Boelt fielded a hard-hit infield grounder and flipped the ball to his Powhatan High School teammate and second baseman Stone Talley, who then rifled the throw to James Nelson who completed the 6-4-3 double play with his catch at first base to end the half-inning. Post 201 catcher and Pow-

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bowl-game format in which each team plays a one-game postseason.

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the cancellation of all high school athletic seasons in the state for the rest of the spring. Manson talked about her journey on the team, her approaches in the pitching circle, what it was like playing with her BSH coaches and teammates, how she reacted to the pandemic and what she plans to do collegiately. Powhatan Today: What made you enjoy or fall in love with the game? Mya Manson: My teammates and coaches made it really easy for me to fall in love with the game. The first coach I had, coach John Gibson, was one of the best coaches I ever had out of every sport I’ve played. He always made playing softball fun, while also making us better players and better people. Having a great coach and teammates made me enjoy playing softball even more. PT: What was your journey on the team like, and what was the work you did and the improvements you made from when you started playing in high school to now? Manson: My journey on the team was definitely a hard but great experience. I had to almost relearn the game after five years of not playing. I was constantly at the field with my coaches or teammates trying to knock the rust off and find my groove again. I feel like I made the most

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American Legion Post 201 baseball’s catcher Trevor Waters (right) comes off of first base and switches with courtesy runner Carter Dawson after Waters took a walk for an RBI.

hatan High School Class of 2019 graduate Trevor Waters, who just accepted an offer from Georgetown College in Kentucky, caught a runner stealing when he zipped the throw from home to his teammate Eike at third, securing the first three-up, three-down opening inning for the Seniors this summer. Rising Powhatan senior Connor Woodel, who joined teammates Nelson, Cheatham and Boelt in batting 1 for 2, added a couple big throws from third base for 5-3 plays. Woodel’s first at-bat also saw

him launch a line drive into the right field gap. “I thought he came out today and made some adjustments in his swing and did a very good job with that pitch in that first inning,” Mead said. Rising Powhatan junior Andrew Cheatham snatched up Hines’ hard hit in right field to hold Post 137 to a sacrifice fly on Hines’ at-bat in the fifth. Nelson from first base ran down a popup in foul territory right next to the fence in the fourth. Post 201’s home game versus Post 39, originally sched-

The Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association, which loosely governs private schools in the state, said last week that it will not sponsor championships this fall. That

doesn’t stop private schools from playing their own seasons without state-wide championships. Life Christian Academy, for example, said it will play its football season.

Football players who will enroll in college early, such as Hopewell’s TreVeyon Henderson, who committed to Ohio State, are effectively denied their senior seasons.

changes from when I was younger through my big switch from a second baseman to a pitcher.

practices and/or hanging out with your teammates? Manson: My favorite memories are when we won the game against Massanutten Military Academy, my teammate Haleigh Davis hitting a home run, the long bus rides together and coach Hedrick bringing sunflower seeds and snacks to every game for us.

go to college still. However, the pandemic also motivated me to take advantage of every moment because you never know when life will completely change or what could happen.

PT: As a pitcher, what are the approaches that have best helped you in the circle? Manson: I would forget about every pitch I had thrown previously in the game and only focus on throwing to my catcher. I imagined every pitch as a new count and it definitely helped me to relax better. PT: What was it like playing with your BSH teammates and coaches, and what made BSH unique as a team? Manson: Playing with my BSH teammates was always so much fun. It was definitely the most uplifting and supportive sports team that I have played on. We constantly cheered each other on and helped each other on and off of the field. My coaches at BSH were also super great and made the season even better. I was super lucky to have another great softball coach while at BSH, Coach (Michael) Hedrick, who gave every ounce of his time, energy and knowledge to the team in efforts to make us better players. My team at Blessed Sacrament was super unique because over half of the girls on my team had never played before. It was awesome seeing my teammates improve throughout the season and love the game the same way that I did. PT: What are a couple favorite memories from games,

PT: Going into this season, what were your expectations? Manson: I had really high expectations for this season and our team. We started training during the winter and I could already see the amount of hard work and improvements my team made. I was super excited for this season. PT: How tough was it for you to find out that the rest of the spring season would be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic? Manson: It was really hard for me to find out that our season would be cancelled because of how high my expectations were for it. I was extremely disappointed because I knew how much time and work my teammates put in over the year. It was a very hard time but I tried to still look at the positives and how lucky we were to get a few games in before the season was cancelled. PT: How has the pandemic motivated you towards your future goals? Manson: In the beginning, the pandemic definitely scared me for my future goals. I was nervous about finishing my senior year online, graduation and if I would even be able to

uled for this past Thursday, was postponed and is slated to be made up this week, with the play date to be announced online via the Powhatan Today website and Facebook page. BOX 137 201

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PT: What are your academic plans? Manson: I will be attending Christopher Newport University in the fall with the plan to major in accounting. I hope to also complete the five-year masters program in financial analysis. PT: Are there life lessons or takeaways that go beyond the field that the game of softball has helped you to see or realize? Manson: From watching my team at BSH, it showed me that anything you put your mind and hard work into can be accomplished. PT: And anything you’d like to add! Manson: I would like to add a thank you to all of my coaches and teammates for all of the great memories and everything they have helped me with along the way. I would also like to thank my family for always supporting me and managing to keep up with my constant sport changes. The best advice I could end with is to urge everyone to never take your moments at school, on the field or with your team for granted because you never know when it will be the last time you’re there. Always have fun and enjoy each moment while it lasts!


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Post 201 players help South All-Stars win 9-6 By Nick Vandeloecht Sports Editor POWHATAN - Once high school ended, Bobby Ayscue didn’t really know what was going to happen. With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, he didn’t really think they were going to play until he probably got to Mary Washington. Not only has he been able to compete with American Legion Post 137 this summer, but on Sunday night, in a nineinning All-Star Game featuring top talent from the Richmond and Williamsburg areas, the Cosby High School alum drilled two big hits early on, including the go-ahead RBI single into left field in the bottom of the fourth inning. Ayscue and his South All-Stars from three American Legion-sponsored teams (Posts 137, 201 and 284) led the rest of the way, beating the North All-Stars (Posts 39, 125 and 361) 9-6 on Baltimore Field at Pow-

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Players and coaches from American Legion Posts 137, 201 and 284 take a team photo after winning Sunday’s All-Star Game.

hatan High School. “I’m glad this was put together because missing out on high school, missing senior season, especially after the way we ended last year, I really wanted to bounce back and have a good year,” Ayscue said. “I didn’t expect it, but I’m really happy it was put together.” His go-ahead hit plated Post 201’s Christian Chambers, who reached

on a pop-up that bounced off the fielder’s glove inside the basepath between first and second, allowing Post 284’s Drew Camp to come sliding home for the tying run. The North All-Stars scored all six of their runs on homers by Post 125’s Scott McDonough and Noah Cornwell and Post 39’s Riley Motley. They led 3-0 before the South struck back with a four-run fourth inning,

and Cornwell’s two out, three-run dinger off the right-field light pole in the top of the ninth was followed by one of two strikeouts from Post 137’s Jake Mort in the inning to secure the win for the South All-Stars. The North All-Stars turned a 6-4-3-5-2 triple play after the South AllStars’ surge in the fourth. It was capped by third baseman McDonough getting the ball to catch-

er and Post 125 player Carter Schmitt, who tagged out the runner coming home. “Never been a part of a triple play,” McDonough said, “but hey, now we are!” Post 201’s Alex Balisteri had a jumping catch in center field and added two hits, including a screaming line drive single into right field in the bottom of the seventh. From there, he stole sec-

ond to set himself up in scoring position, but when the throw to second skipped past him into the outfield, Balisteri took off and slid across third, then got back up and ran home when the throw to third hit the dirt and bounced away. “It was just fun being around good players,” he said, “and it’s an honor to just come out here and compete with the best guys in the league.”

Safferwich remains consistent to win HR derby trophy By Nick Vandeloecht Sports Editor POWHATAN - He was down to one more swing. Bryce Safferwich had tied Jesse Robinson Jr. with three home runs in the final round of Saturday’s home run derby hosted by American Legion Post 201. With one batter still left to go after Safferwich, coach Doug Toombs told him that if he hit four that round, he was going to win. Loading back and hitting as hard as he could, the Mills Godwin alum and James Madison University player smashed his final pitch high, deep and clear of Powhatan High School’s left field fence, taking the lead in the final with four home runs. “I’m just going up there and trying to have

CLUB SPORTS Continued from pg. 2B

club leagues have chosen to take a risk that high schools have not. For one, the level of responsibility shouldered by organizers is different. In school sports, coaches and administrators are liable for their kids, said P.J. Adams, the football coach at Thomas Jefferson. For another, a damaged parent might be more likely to sue a government entity than a private-sector business, one athletics director said. Plus, the business models are different. While club sports require entrants to pay their way in, high school sports are funded in part by high school football games and the attendees who buy tickets. Playing high school football or basketball without allowing the bleachers to fill would present a large financial hurdle. High school coaches and administrators fear that club sports’ ability to play during the pan-

fun, just swinging the bat,” Safferwich said. “I knew it was going; I was like, ‘It’s getting out of here . . . that might win it.’” The final batter of the evening, James Nelson, ran out of steam after three stellar opening rounds, and Safferwich came away with the home run derby winner’s trophy after going toeto-toe with some of the Richmond area’s top players and college commits. “It’s awesome to see other players and I play travel, too – I play in the Piedmont (Collegiate League), too – and it’s just fun seeing all the kids play. It’s nice meeting new kids,” Safferwich said. “I want to thank everybody here for letting us come to Powhatan and hit.” Safferwich, who is playing for Post 125 this

summer, landed five homers in the first round, including three in his final three swings, before launching three in the second and three in the third to earn an automatic bid to the championship round. “The first round I was feeling really good, but the second or third round I was getting tired,” Safferwich said. “Coach NICK VANDELOECHT/POWHATAN TODAY Toombs was saying just The top three in the home run derby, hosted by American Legion Post three or four is going to win, so that’s what I was 201 at Powhatan High School, were winner Bryce Safferwich (from right), runner-up Jesse Robinson Jr. and third-place finisher James Nelson. trying to do.” Robinson (Deep Run and Post 39’s Riley Mot- hatan alum, University Jackson. Each of the High School, Post 361, ley, who had four in the of North Carolina) four rounds in the comVirginia Commonwealth opener. owned the first round petition consisted of 12 University commit) had Third-place finisher with seven homers and swings, with three bata four-homer second Nelson (Trinity Episco- added five in the second, ters getting eliminated round and won his way pal alum, Longwood but faded in the third. from each round. into the final in a tie- University, Post 201) All batters in the derThe home derby’s breaking swing-off to was the best through the competitors also includ- by are part of five of the close out the third when first three rounds, hitting ed Post 125’s Max six American Legionbaseball he skied a long ball over five homers in each one Moore, Post 137’s Bob- sponsored the left-field fence. He and sending several by Ayscue and Evan Mc- teams that have been bested Post 125’s Scott dingers into the trees Claskey, Post 201’s Alex playing together in this McDonough, who had a towering over right field. Balisteri and Post 361’s year’s “Sandlot Legion” Brandon Eike (Pow- Hayes Fallen and Zelgin summer baseball series. five-homer first round,

demic will be yet another win in the ongoing battle for the participation of young athletes. High school sports are threatened by club sports, and there might come a day when many athletes choose to play for their AAU basketball team or their travel baseball team and eschew their school teams. That’s already happened in tennis and boys soccer. Many high-level tennis athletes choose to play tournaments only, and members of the U.S. Soccer Developmental Academy are barred from playing for their school teams. Already, club sports have become the realm in which most players are recruited to college. College coaches are more apt to watch a high-level club tournament with dozens if not hundreds of athletes than attend a single high school sporting event. The problem with club sports, these coaches and administrators say, is that they favor the wealthy. Because high

school sports largely charge no sign-up fees, they are inclusive to kids of all economic backgrounds. Meanwhile, high-level travel leagues can cost a family thousands of dollars a year. Football is the only sport where playing in high school is essential to getting recruited. But club sports are making inroads in football, too, especially with 7-on-7. Former Virginia Tech assistant Zohn Burden, who started a recruiting advisory business called G.A.M.E. Academy, announced plans to host 7-on-7 football games in Virginia Beach on Friday nights this fall. High school sports still have a lot going for them, said Correll, whose son plays basketball for his school team and RockIt. High school games feature friends and girls and pep rallies. But Correll can envision a day when her son quits his high school team and plays club sports exclusively. “It might happen,” she said.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING POWHATAN COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION Notice is hereby given, pursuant to § 15.2-2204 of the Code of Virginia, that the Planning Commission of Powhatan County will conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at 6:00 PM in the Powhatan County Village Building Auditorium, 3910 Old Buckingham Road, to consider the following requests: Case #20-04-CUP: Robert and Josephine Pendergraph (District #1: Subletts/Manakin/Flat Rock) request the renewal of a conditional use permit (CUP) to continue to operate a country inn within the Agricultural-10 (A-10) zoning district per Sec. 83-162 of the Zoning Ordinance of the County of Powhatan. The use is located on Tax Map Parcel #32-4-12D (2815 Huguenot Springs Road), which consists of 12.41 acres. The 2019 Long-Range Comprehensive Plan designates the subject property as Rural Residential and Natural Conservation on the Countywide Future Land Use Map. The originally-approved CUP (Case #18-01-CUP: Approved September 24, 2018) expires in September 2020. Case #20-02-AZ: The County of Powhatan requests the amendment of provisions set forth in several sections of Chapter 68 (Subdivision Ordinance) and Chapter 83 (Zoning Ordinance) to eliminate single cut subdivisions; remove references to single cut subdivisions within Chapter 68 (Subdivision Ordinance) and Chapter 83 (Zoning Ordinance); and to remove language within Chapter 68 (Subdivision Ordinance) and Chapter 83 (Zoning Ordinance) referring to parent tracts as parcels lawfully recorded prior to April 18, 1988. Members of the public may also participate remotely by joining a webinar at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89655087654 or by dialing in by phone at 1-929-205-6099 OR 1-312-626-6799, then typing in the webinar ID 896 5508 7654. During the public comment period, participants may raise their hand using the zoom controls on the computer screen, or (if dialing in) by pressing *9 on a phone. The meeting may be watched live by visiting http://powhatanva. gov/432/Live-Stream-of-Powhatan-County-Meetings. All Planning Commission meetings are open to the public and interested persons are encouraged to attend on the day and time specified above. Copies of the proposed plans, ordinances, and amendments may be reviewed in the Department of Community Development in the Powhatan County Administration Building (3834 Old Buckingham Road) between 8:30 AM and 5:00 PM of each business day. Copies of staff reports are available prior to the Public Hearing upon request and will be available online at least five (5) days prior to the meeting at http://powhatanva.gov/agendacenter. Please call (804) 598-5621 with any questions.

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