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January 27, 2021

Carmack, Byerly to lead supervisors in 2021 By Laura McFarland Editor

OWHATAN – The Powhatan County Board of Supervisors was split last week when it chose Karin Carmack to serve as board chairwoman in 2021. Carmack, who represents District 5, was elected in a 3-2 vote at the board’s organizational meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 19. Outgoing chairman David Williams, District 1, and Bill Cox, District 4, voted to elect Carmack to the position. Larry Nordvig, District 2, and Mike Byerly, District 3, voted against. It was at this point in the meeting that Nordvig, who was participating electronically, became disconnected and did not participate in the rest of the meeting. He announced his resignation as a supervisor via email the next morning (see story page 1A). In the vote that followed for vice chairman, Cox was nominated but didn’t get a second. Byerly was

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also nominated and was chosen in a 4-0 vote. Carmack, who previously served on the planning commission for almost 13 years, is in her second year as a supervisor. In 2020, she was elected as the vice chairwoman.

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Nordvig resigns as supervisor, Barton to retire as treasurer

County offices move into Skaggs Road building POWHATAN – Powhatan County recently completed work on renovating its half of the former school board office and has begun to shift operations of some departments into the building. The L-shaped building on Skaggs Road was divided into two spaces, with the county’s side reaching substantial completion and getting its certificate of occupancy on Jan. 5, said Ramona Carter, director of public works. The other

Despite the split vote, Carmack said she was grateful and humbled that her colleagues would elect her to chair the board this upcoming year. She also praised Williams “for gracefully guiding us through a challenging and tumultuous year.” Moving forward, Carmack said she will work on having continued collaborative meetings with measurable outcomes. Several priority issues she said she would like the board to focus on include long-term fiscal planning, making Powhatan an attractive destination for new businesses, and improving the county’s 92% residential/8% commercial tax base ratio. “Additionally, I would like to continue our pursuit of serving as many of our citizens as possible with high-speed internet,” she said. Carmack said she will seek a collegial working relationship with the Powhatan County School Board to ensure the county’s children continue to enjoy the

POWHATAN – Powhatan County supervisor Larry Nordvig and treasurer Faye Barton both announced last week that they would be stepping down from their separate PHOTO BY LAURA McFARLAND elected offices before the end of their terms in three Mark Piper, facilities and grounds manager, shows one of the newly renyears. ovated offices in the Skaggs Road building that changed hands from the Nordvig, who has been school board to the county. Public works has already relocated there. a supervisor since Februhalf of the building will includes utilities, facili- eventually be located in ary 2015, emailed a letter be used by the Free Clin- ties and grounds, began the former gym of the of resignation on Wednesic of Powhatan and is a moving into and operat- Pocahontas Landmark day, Jan. 20 to his fellow completely separate proj- ing their portion of the Center, which is currentsupervisors, key county county’s new space about ly being used for COVect. staff, and the Powhatan Carter and other a week later. Parks and ID-19 vaccinations. The Today. He made his resigmembers of the public recreation, which is also IT department, which nation effective Sunday, works department, which part of public works, will see MOVE, pg. 5 Jan. 31. Barton, who has been treasurer since 2000 but worked for the county for 29 years, emailed a letter stating her intention to retire to the supervisors, her fellow constitutional offithe young people spoke. We are just cers, and key county staff By Laura McFarland so happy that we gave them a voice on Saturday, Jan. 23. She Editor said she will be retiring efthis year,” she said. When the decision was made in fective July 1, 2021. POWHATAN – Celebrating students and their achievements was at 2020 to cancel the in-person event the heart of the 2021 MLK Youth for 2021, the focus instead became Larry Nordvig Day Scholarship Awards Ceremo- to make the 10th event special by In Nordvig’s email, he raising the funds to offer 10 young ny. said it had been his priviHeld on Monday, Jan. 18 via people scholarships. lege to represent the citiBefore the event, Gray said that video chat, the 10th year for the anzens of Powhatan for six nual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. fundraising and sales from a special years. During that time, he Day event was a much smaller and 10-year edition journal booklet said he tried to be a “voice more focused affair than previous were enough to offer eight students of the people and to forceyears. But it also highlighted stu- a $1,200 scholarship, one student a fully articulate the general dents in a way that hadn’t happened $500 scholarship, and one PHS opinion of those in Disbefore, giving voice to the scholar- graduate a $1,000 scholarship. trict 2 and across our However, during the ceremony, ship winners who were honored county.” during the ceremony, said co-chair the Rev. Dr. Carole Selby, who is “These are troubled the scholarship committee chairApril Gray. times in our nation. Patri“This was the first year that we man, announced that funds were so otic citizens need to anhave given scholarships that we had generous this year that eight high swer the call to restore our the young people speak, and the school students would receive rights as Americans. I love comments I got back were over- $1,600 scholarships instead. my county, but I also love whelmingly positive as to how well see MLK, pg. 6

2021 MLK Youth Day Scholarship Ceremony focuses on education

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my commonwealth and my country. I cannot sit idly by and watch the decline of the Republic to which I have pledged allegiance and to which I swore an oath to support and defend. It is a time for each of us (to) set priorities. Therefore, in (the) future, I will devote my political time and energy to national and state issues,” he wrote. “I pray for the health and happiness of everyone in Powhatan County. I will continue to be available for fellowship for all who wish it. Blessings to all of you and thank you for six years of meaningful service.” Nordvig has been elected as a supervisor three times – in a special election held in February 2015 and then in General Elections in November 2015 and 2019. In the last election, he ran unopposed. Nordvig did not attend the board’s Jan. 19 meeting in person, participating virtually instead. However, after Karin Carmack was elected chairsee ELECTED OFFICIALS, pg. 6

Health department faces challenges with vaccine rollout By Laura McFarland Editor

POWHATAN – The Virginia Department of Health’s Chesterfield Health District says it is administering COVID-19 vaccinations to its residents as quickly as possible, including those in Powhatan County, but the demand is still greatly outpacing the supply.

Health districts across the state are being faced with the issue of working through the standard federal prioritization list on who gets the vaccine, but they are doing so with an extremely limited supply, said Brookie Crawford, central region public information officer with the Virginia Department of Health (VDH). “This vaccination cam-

paign is unprecedented in size, scope and complexity, so we are really pleased with how far we have come so far, but we do acknowledge that there is a long way to go. It is a complex plan so there are lots of moving parts,” she said. “We expect that implementation will be quicker in the weeks to come. But some of the things we are facing are

changes in supply, variances in staffing, supplies and equipment and change, and their availability. That can greatly impact our ability to get the people vaccinated.” As of Jan. 24, the VDH website reported that 1,279 doses of the vaccine had been administered to Powhatan see VACCINE, pg. 4

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Wednesday, Jan. 27

Powhatan County Public Library has decided due to COVID19-related safety measures to pause in-person library service until further notice. Books to Go and Curbside Print services continue to be available with pickup in the library atrium during library business hours, which are currently Monday – Thursday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All planned holiday virtual library events will go on as scheduled. With Books to Go, patrons may reserve print materials, DVDs, and audiobooks online or by phone. To take advantage of this service, patrons have two options: place items on hold online through the catalog at www.powhatanlibrary. net or call the library at 804-5985670 to request items. Online hold placement is available 24/7. Phone service is available during library business hours. Holds placed after 4 p.m. (online or via phone) will be available on the next business day. To utilize curbside print/ copy service 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 at the library’s main entrance. To utilize curbside print/copy service 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 at the library’s main entrance. All returned items continue to be placed in quarantine after return before they are returned to circulation. Fines are waived through Jan. 30, 2021. The library remains unable to accept donations at this time. Contact Powhatan County Public Library at 804-598-5670 or library@powhatanlibrary.net. Powhatan County Public Library will hold Facebook Storytime at 10:30 a.m. on the library’s Facebook page, www.facebook. com/pg/powhatanlibrary Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. Family Storytime is on Tuesdays and Music and Movement is on Wednesdays. 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 Free Clinic of Powhatan has resumed in-person appointments. Located at 3908 Old Buckingham Road, the clinic offers free health services for uninsured and low income residents of Powhatan, Cumberland and Amelia counties. Services include medical, dental, dietary, counseling, women’s health. Call 804-598-5637 to schedule or request more information. Patient visits are by appointment only. Registration for new patients is 4 to 7:30 p.m. Mondays. Lab services are provided from 9 a.m. to noon Thursdays. Patient appointments are 4 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays. Administration hours are from

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.

Thursday, Jan. 28 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.

Graceland Baptist Church, 975 Dorset Road, holds a community meal called At the Table at 5:30 p.m. Come enjoy a homecooked meal, a brief Jesus story, fellowship, and music. All are welcome.

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.

Saturday, Jan. 30

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

Monday, Feb. 1

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

Tuesday, Feb. 2

Register now for "2021 Virtual Beginner Beekeeping Class" to be held Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021 and presented by Heart of Virginia Beekeepers. For details, the time of the class, and to receive the link to the class, email: tommyanelson@gmail.com.

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.

Ongoing

The Heart of Virginia Beekeepers meeting originally scheduled for Feb. 2 at 7 pm at the Prince Edward County Extension Office is canceled. For more information about the club or its on-line beekeeping classes, call Mary Jane Morgan at 434-315-1433.

No one deserves to be abused. Find safety, options and support. Women’s support group based in Powhatan but open to all women impacted by domestic violence. The group is free, confidential and childcare is available. Contact

are part of the school district’s plan to help families with poor connection to the internet. The locations of the school buses are: Little Zion Baptist Church, 5680 Cartersville Road; Muddy Creek Baptist Church, 3470 Trenholm Road; Mount Zion Baptist Church, 2591 Ridge Road; Providence Presbyterian Church, 1950 Ridge Road; Powhatan Volunteer Rescue Squad Sub Station, 5901 Old Buckingham Road, and Macon District Volunteer Fire Department (Company 3), 6377 Old Buckingham Road. Families may also access Wi-Fi at Powhatan County Public Library, 2270 Mann Road; Powhatan Administration Building, 3834 Old Buckingham Road; Village Building, 3910 Old Buckingham Road; Powhatan Courthouse, 3880 Old Buckingham Road, and Genito Presbyterian Church, 2910 Genito Road. For passwords, hours, and specific locations, visit http://www.powhatan.k12.va.us/ groups/80385/return_to_learning/ wifi_hotspots.

804-598-5630 ext. 2422 or 2420.

The Powhatan Lion’s Club will meet at 6 p.m. at the County Seat Restaurant. Contact Mike Jones at 804-794-1440 for more information.

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Volunteer dentists and hygienists are needed to staff the expanded dental services that will be available when the Free Clinic of Powhatan moves into its new location after the New Year. Providers can volunteer as little as once a month or more frequently. Coverage initially needed one morning or one late afternoon/ early evening. However times are flexible and can change based on provider availability. Consider joining the dedicated group of volunteers who help keep Powhatan residents healthy in mind, body and spirit. Contact Connie Moslow at 804-379-6484. The Monacan Soil and Water Conservation District has approved approximately $260,000 dollars of funding to area farmers and landowners. The funding is from the Virginia Agricultural Cost Share Program (VACS). The purpose of this funding is to cover a portion of the cost for farmers to install conservation practices to reduce erosion and nutrient runoff to improve water quality. This funding will implement approximately 144 separate conservation practices in Goochland and Powhatan counties. These practices included converting erosive cropland to permanent grassland, installing fencing and excluding livestock access and waste from streams, continuous no-till cultivation of crops, and several new practices to more efficiently use and prevent runoff in the application of nitrogen and phosphorous from cropland. The grant of funds from the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation for this program is the largest amount of funding the Monacan District has received in the last ten years. There are still funds available to assist other farmers and landowners with installing additional practices. For information, contact the Monacan Soil and Water Conservation District at 804-556-4936.

Powhatan Food Pantry is in need of volunteers on Saturday mornings for food pickups at both Food Lion stores. Vans for pickup are provided. Contact Theresa Fields at 804-389-9136 or powfields@comcast.net. 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 804-801-9851. Available now Emergency Housing relief funds to assist with rent, mortgage or other housing concerns. Powhatan Community Action Agency has received funding for housing relief for families in Powhatan County who have been affected by COVID19 . Contact Renee Van Natter at valerie.vannatter@dss.virginia. gov or via cell at 804 814-5332. Powhatan County Public Schools has identified locations to park school buses that will give Wi-Fi access to students who need it. The Wi-Fi enabled school buses

PCPS is offering internet hubs for students and families to access the internet for virtual learning. There are daytime and evening options available at Pocahontas Landmark Center (4290 Anderson Highway), Powhatan High School (1800 Judes Ferry Road), and Powhatan Middle School (4135 Old Buckingham Road). The hub at Pocahontas Landmark Center is open from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays. PHS hours are 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. on Wednesdays and 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursdays. Middle school hours are 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays and 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. on Wednesdays. Times may be grade level specific. Any PCPS student is able to sign up for these three-hour sessions, but certain students will require parental supervision. Signups will be available on a two-week basis beginning the Friday prior to the two-week period. Students and parents using the hubs will be expected to follow the Health Plan in the Return to Learning 2020 guide. Space is available on a first-come, first-served basis. If you need to cancel a reservation, contact Kelsey Brice at 804-5985700.

Habitat For Humanity - Powhatan needs appliance and furniture donations for the Habitat Store. Email hfh.powhatan@gmail.com or call 804-594-7009. Habitat does pick-ups for a $20 donation to the Critical Repair program.

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

Ride Assist Services needs more drivers! Join a team of volunteer drivers providing transportation when their schedule permits - for Powhatan County ambulatory seniors age 60+ for medical see CALENDAR, pg. 3

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GAYNELLE LAFOON Gaynelle Moore Lafoon, 82, of Powhatan, formerly of Richmond, passed away on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert LAFOON Lafoon. She is survived by her son, Michael L. Lafoon (Brenda); daughter, Joanne Parm (Roger); eight grandchildren, Chuck, Dylan, Jacob, Nash, Shaina (Chris), Kaitlin, Andrew and Jared; five greatgrandchildren, Tyler, Hannah, Brodie, Brynn and Brooke; caregiver and friend, Delores Nutty. Mrs. Lafoon was retired from the Commonwealth of Virginia. Her family would like to extend a special thanks to James River Hospice and nurses, Angela, Crystal and Alesha. Funeral services were held 10 a.m. Saturday, January 23, 2021, at Bliley’s-Chippenham, 6900 Hull Street Rd. Interment followed in Riverview Cemetery.

CRIME R E P O RT Arrests • One female was charged on Jan. 13 with driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated (Misdemeanor) and speeding in 55/65 zone. • On male was charged on Jan. 13 with attempted capital murder of a police officer (Felony) and reckless handing of a firearm (F). • On male was charged on Jan. 13 with possession of a stolen vehicle (F) and petty larceny (M). • One male was charged on Jan. 15 with assault and battery (M). • One male was charged on Jan. 15 with aggravated malicious wounding (F). • One male was charged on Jan. 16 with assault and battery of a family member (M). • One female was charged on Jan. 18 with profane swearing/ public intoxication (M).

Powhatan resident participates in inauguration ceremony By Colleen Curran Richmond Times-Dispatch

On Wednesday, Jan. 20, Richmond-area UPS driver Anthony Gaskin, 53, appeared on President Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony amidst a sea of celebrities and introduced Jon Bon Jovi. How the Powhatan County resident and Midlothian worker got there is a story about kindness. How a simple act of kindness — a daily “hello” or a quick smile — brought him to Biden’s inauguration ceremony. ****** Patty Friedman moved to the Hallsley neighborhood in Midlothian at the beginning of the pandemic. She was lonely. She didn’t know anyone. It was hard to meet the neighbors given the calls for social distancing. “I was really feeling down. Each time Anthony would come by, it made me feel like a friend stopping by,” said Friedman, 55. “We’d tease about our daily streak of him coming by every day. I was surprised how much comfort he brought during a really difficult time.”

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Honored for his consistency in his delivery neighborhood, UPS driver Anthony Gaskin was in the inaugural spotlight as he introduced Jon Bon Jovi in a televised appearance.

As a recent transplant, she had a lot of packages, while getting settled into her new home. Every time Gaskin dropped off something, he would smile and joke with her. He made her feel less alone. Friedman wanted to do something special to thank him near Christmas. She put out a call on Facebook asking if her neighbors wanted to get in-

volved. The response was immediate. On Dec. 15, more than 200 Hallsley neighbors gathered in their cars for a surprise parade on Gaskin’s route. They carried signs, honked their horns, and gave him cards and ornaments, thanking him for his work and his kindness. A humble man, Gaskin was moved to tears by the show of support. The story about the surprise parade was shared on WTVR Channel 6’s Facebook page and quickly went viral. His story has now been viewed over 200 million times. Suddenly, the story of the Midlothian UPS driver and the neighborhood who loved him was everywhere: on USA Today and ABC’s “World News Tonight” and “Good Morning America,” to name a few. “It was a worldwide sensation,” Friedman said. “I’m not surprised it went viral. The whole beauty about it is that Anthony’s kindness is so innate.” Gaskin has been a UPS driver for 16 years. He graduated from Powhatan High School

and still lives in Powhatan with his wife and family. He has four children: a daughter, 15; a son, 18; and two adult children who no longer live with him. His route in Hallsley and Westchester is a tough one; it is long and his truck is heavy with packages for businesses and families working from home. This past year has been rough, he said. It’s normal to put in nine- to 10-hour days. “It’s been more like Christmas yearround,” he said. But he enjoys the independence of having his own truck. “I love interacting with my customers. They know me and I know them,” Gaskin said. ****** After the rush of the holidays and the media blitz, Gaskin and Friedman thought that was the end of their story. But then Biden’s inaugural committee came calling. “They thought he was an incredible example of a front-line worker moving America forward,” Friedman said. “He represented what most of us feel about our front-line workers: that they’re risking their health and well-being by being out

there. And he elevated it by always doing it with a smile on his face.” For Biden’s “Celebrate America” inauguration special, Gaskin was chosen to represent America’s essential workers. He returned to a street in Hallsley “where it all started,” he said, to film the “Celebrate America” segment in advance in secret. “Nobody knew anything about it. I didn’t even tell my family until the last minute. No one was supposed to know about it,” Gaskin said. The 90-minute special aired across several networks the night of Jan. 20 and brought together a mix of stars like Justin Timberlake, John Legend and Demi Lovato, as well as average Americans, including teachers, nurses and delivery drivers like Gaskin, on the front line of the COVID-19 crisis. A video clip of Gaskin driving his UPS truck through the Hallsley neighborhood flashed across the screen, while Biden talked about the importance of “the essential workers who carried the rest of us on their shoulsee GASKIN, pg. 8

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Valentine Gala switches to online fundraiser for 2021 Contributed Report

hen the eighth annual Valentine Gala committee began meeting last summer, the proverbial pandemic pivot was made for the Free Clinic of Powhatan and Habitat for Humanity-Powhatan fundraiser. Instead of dinner and dancing at The Mill at Fine Creek, planning began for a two-week celebration. With the Free Clinic moving into a new building to increase medical and mental health services and add on-site dental care, and Habitat performing double the number of critical home repairs from last year, this February fundraiser is more critical than ever. “We have come from a need. On to an idea. To seeing a vision. And now to our home,” said Connie Moslow, the Free Clinic’s executive director. While the ninth annual gala will return to the Mill at Fine Creek next year, this year all people need is their laptop or smartphone on Monday, Feb. 1, for a video premiere about the expanded efforts of both nonprofits. Viewers can watch the video Feb. 1 to 14 on www.valentinegala.org, www.habitatpowhatan. org, www.freeclinicofpowhatan.org and on the Facebook pages of both nonprofits. Plus, on Saturday, Feb. 6, three Powhatan small businesses will help with this collaborative fundraiser.

On Feb. 6, the Habitat Store at 1922 Urbine Road will be open for business from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and feature Hobby Hill Farm from 9 to 10 a.m. Residents can pre-order four-packs of their famous cinnamon buns for

pick-up at the Habitat Store, and a portion of net proceeds will go to the Free Clinic and Habitat. Also Habitat store shoppers can round-up their purchase bill that day, and those donations will go toward the fundraiser. Also on Feb. 6, Mulberry Layne at 2656 Anderson Highway will host “Shop-Your-Heart-Day” at their store for the Free Clinic and Habitat, offering two prizes baskets. Those who contribute to the effort there will be entered into the basket drawings and also will receive a special Valentine designed for the day and a special heart-shaped lapel sticker. On Feb. 6 at Three Crosses Distilling. Co, 3835a Old Buckingham Road, bartender Justin Adams will serve a signature cocktail that patrons can order, with a percentage of the proceeds supporting both nonprofits. On Feb. 13 and 14, Crazy Rooster Brewing Co., 1560 Oakbridge Drive, will offer a percentage of sales from their special Chocolate Stout and Cherry Wheat beers to both nonprofits! “Extending the fundraising over a two-week period is enabling us to involve more community businesses and, hopefully, amplify the message about what both nonprofits offer residents in need,” said Habitat board president Terry Sanders. “We are grateful for the partnership.” Presenting business sponsors of the two-week effort include Envestnet MoneyGuide and C&F Bank. For more information, visit www.valentinegala.org.

PCPS eyes rising COVID numbers with concern By Laura McFarland Editor

POWHATAN – Powhatan County Public Schools superintendent Eric Jones recently informed PCPS families that while increasing COVID numbers in the community are causing staff concern, the plan is to continue on the current models of instruction. Jones sent out an email to all PCPS families on Thursday, Jan. 21 detailing both the concerns and the plan to move forward with caution. Over the last couple of weeks, staff members have seen increases in COVID-19 cases in both the community and in the schools, Jones wrote. PCPS uses a four-tiered approach to determine if it is safe to remain open for face-to-face instruction. The division has been following this model of decision making for the last few months. It closely follows a new approach recently issued by the Virginia Department of Education and Virginia Department of Health. The current models include a mix of full in-person five-day week (elementary), hybrid, and virtual students, depending on their age and instruction choices. However, Jones cautioned families to be aware that returning to all virtual is a real consideration and that the “situation remains fluid and could change tomorrow.” “It is definitely to the point where we have actively started planning and considering it. It has been really the last week that it has become a concern in terms of the number of staff that are out on quarantine and the number of students out on quarantine and an uptick that we are seeing in cases, particularly at two schools, Flat Rock and Pocahontas elementaries,” Jones said on Jan. 21. “We sent out the communication because it is something we are monitoring very closely and could happen in the near future if the numbers continue to climb and they don’t start reversing.” Jones explained that the division has been considering four metrics in its daily decisions about the health and safety of the

schools: Virginia Department of Health (VDH ) School Metrics - There are five indicators on this dashboard (This is embedded on the front page of the PCPS website under COVID-19 dashboard). Powhatan County recently reached red in the first two core indicators (1. the total number of new cases per 100,000; 2. percentage of PCR tests that are positive) over the winter holiday. Last week those indicators were trending positively, particularly “percentage of PCR tests that are positive,” which was back down to 9.8% on Jan. 24 (less than 10% moves the indicator to yellow). Ability to implement key mitigation strategies – This includes consistent mask usage, regular hand washing, practicing social distancing, cleaning and disinfecting, and having the ability to contact trace with the local health department. The division’s ability to contact trace has become a strain with increased cases but is still manageable. Cases in PCPS – The division’s weekly dashboard posted on its website shows a substantial increase in student and staff cases over the last three weeks. Those numbers continued to trend higher last week. Staff project to have as many student cases in the last three weeks as the division had the entire first semester, making it their biggest area of concern currently. Staff and student attendance – The number of staff and students having to quarantine has increased. On Jan. 21, the division had 25 schoolbased and six transportation staff out on quarantine. Student quarantine data is tabulated daily. On Jan. 21, student quarantine accounted for 183 of the total 341 student absences. Pocahontas Elementary had the highest student quarantine numbers at 69 students, followed by 47 at Flat Rock Elementary. At the other schools, Powhatan High School had 20 student quarantine absences, Powhatan Middle School had 35, and Powhatan Elementary had 12. As the division’s met-

rics continue to deteriorate, staff members have seen classrooms temporarily closed and the staff/students in those classrooms moved to virtual learning. When Jones gave an update to the school board on Jan. 12, only one preschool class at Pocahontas Elementary had been closed down temporarily. But since then, the division has closed three additional classrooms – two at Pocahontas Elementary and one at Flat Rock Elementary. While this is an important mitigation strategy to prevent further spread of the virus within the school it is also disruptive to students, staff, and the entire school community, Jones wrote. Staff members have spent a great deal of time last week reviewing the metrics and considering whether to move along the instructional continuum to less face-to-face instruction. “At this time, our plan is to continue to monitor our metrics and hope that the community metrics continue to improve and that cases in PCPS and staff and student attendance improve along with them,” Jones wrote. The division is developing contingency plans in the event that it needs to change instructional modalities at one or more schools, he wrote. Guiding staff in this planning is the continued goal of maximizing face-to-face instruction as much as is safely possible. Thus, any changes will be: Temporary – Any move away from face-toface will be short-term and extended past two weeks only after reviewing PCPS metrics. Targeted – Changes may not affect all schools. Staffing concerns or the number of student cases at one school may require a move away from faceto-face instruction. If other schools are not experiencing those issues they will maintain their current instructional model. Communicated – with as much lead time as possible for staff and families to prepare for those changes. This may require a school(s) to be closed for teacher work days in order to prepare for a new instructional model. Right now, Pocahontas

and Flat Rock have been the most affected by worsening metrics. Division staff is seriously considering the pros/cons of temporarily moving one or both of those schools to hybrid or virtual instruction with a couple of teacher workdays to prepare for that change. Powhatan Elementary, Powhatan Middle School, and Powhatan High School would remain open in their current instructional model. Jones reiterated that the plan now is to continue in the current models, but if a move to less faceto-face instruction is necessary for the safety and welfare of students and staff, the division will make an informed decision and communicate it to everyone as soon as possible. Jones also added the school division fully intended to follow through on its promise to allow virtual students who wanted to return to in-person instruction on Monday, Jan. 25 to do so. Because of careful planning on how to add back the 191 students across all five schools, doing so is doable and safe in regard to both classroom sizes and transportation, Jones said.

Tax-Aide canceled for 2021 tax season Contributed Report Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, AARP Tax-Aide in both Powhatan and Cumberland will be unable to provide their normally scheduled tax preparation services at the Powhatan and Cumberland libraries, respectively. The service typically begins on Feb. 1. Organizers will continue to monitor the situation and will resume operations should circumstances change. People may log onto the AARP website and check the status of open tax sites beginning the end of January. The link is https://secure. aarp.org/applications/VMISLocator/ searchTaxAideLocations.action?cmp=RDRCTFNDTX_DEC23_010. The availability of the AARP tax assistance program in the entire Richmond area will be very limited this year due to COVID restrictions and volunteer and facility availability. While AARP Tax-Aide will make every attempt to reopen in Powhatan and Cumberland, organizers strongly encourage taxpayers to pursue alternative means of tax preparation this year due to the uncertainty of their status at this time.

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appointments. Call Transportation Coordinator at 804-698-0438 or email RAServices.PVA@gmail.com to sign up or to learn more about the program.

The Free Clinic of Powhatan is working in conjunction with local schools to help children and teens cope with the COVID crisis. Their counselor is currently seeing students at Powhatan High School and is accepting

referrals for Powhatan Middle School. If your child is struggling with depression, academic or social anxiety, anger management, substance abuse or ADHD, the Free Clinic may be able to help. Income qualifications have been expanded to help more people obtain counseling and mental health services at no charge. School counselors can provide an immediate referral. Call 804-598-5637 see CALENDAR, pg. 4

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for an appointment or more information on qualification guidelines.

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residents and 159 people were fully vaccinated. Numbers are reported based on where a person lives and not where the vaccine shot was received. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Each health district can put in an order and we receive a certain amount each week. Then we allocate that based on the orders, ensuring equality and efficiency. One of the factors is that we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always know what day it will be delivered,â&#x20AC;? Craw-

the work we do at Habitat, we depend on volunteers and on donors. We operate the Habitat Store and the income from the store helps pay for repairs on homes. Volunteers can call 804594-7009 to volunteer with helping with construction, repairs, store staffing and other needs. For those wishing to make donations of acceptable items to the Habitat Store, call 804-5947009. For those wishing to make cash donations, donations can be mailed to P.O. Box 416, Powhatan, VA 23139. Check out our

ford said. The Chesterfield Health District, which is comprised of Powhatan, Colonial Heights and Chesterfield, received its first doses of the Moderna vaccine on Dec. 23, 2020, to begin vaccinating Phase 1a non-hospital healthcare workers in the community, according to the departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website. On Jan. 18, 2021, the health district began vaccinating select groups in phase 1b, including fire, police, hazmat, corrections and homeless shelter workers,

Hello Everyone. Sorry for the picture, I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feeling well at the time. I am on the mend now, and hopefully will have a more cheerful picture soon. I am around 3 to 4 years old. A kind gentleman called animal control after he found me in quite the predicament, and they came out and took me in. I am safe and warm, and have plenty of food and love. I really want a Zapper loving home, a place to call my own, a pillow or lap to lay my head on. That would make me so happy. If you would like to meet me please call 804-598-5672 and the staff will be happy to assist you in scheduling an appointment. Be safe everyone, and I hope to meet some of you soon.

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 Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office | Division Of Animal Control Phone: 804-598-5672 | Fax: 804-598-5109

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The Riverside Center for Excellence in Aging and Lifelong Health is offering â&#x20AC;&#x153;Caring for You: Mind, Body and Soul,â&#x20AC;? an educational course at no cost for caregivers of individuals with memory loss, including Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease. This new program consists of 10 short and informative lessons. Participants will benefit from: learning new skills and tools to increase

childcare workers and K-12 teachers and staff. At the local level, the inability to pinpoint ontime delivery of the vaccines is causing disappointment and confusion. The first sizeable vaccination clinic held in Powhatan was run by the health department on Dec. 29, 2020, and vaccinated 32 people. Then Curt Nellis, Powhatanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s emergency management coordinator, organized two clinics on Jan. 11 and 16 in Powhatan to dispense the first dose to 282 first responders, including firefighters, sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deputies, and EMTs. Nellis is currently scheduling clinics aimed at local first responders and county employees; they are not open to the general public. The general public is urged to sign up through the Virginia Department of Health. Nellis said he had to cancel a clinic scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 19 in which 240 people who signed up were supposed to receive the vaccine when the health department announced that it did not have the doses to fill the order. Then a subsequent clinic scheduled for Jan. 26 that was supposed to serve 240 people â&#x20AC;&#x201C; including the 32 people needing the second dose of the vaccine â&#x20AC;&#x201C; will instead only receive 100 doses of the first vaccine. He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how those who were supposed to receive their second dose will be impacted.

self-care and confidence as a caregiver; a fully online course with lessons accessible at anytime from anywhere without scheduling or leaving home, and microlearning, allowing caregivers to learn information in brief bursts (five to 10 minutes) that they can apply quickly to their demanding lives. Lessons include: Caring for Your Mind: Guilt and Fear, Frustration, Loss and Grief; Caring for Your Body: Body Mechanics, Sleep; Caring for Your Soul: Spirituality, Being in

Nellis has been organizing the clinics as a way to speed up the vaccination process for Powhatanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first responders and county employees since he recognized how overworked the health department is currently. And he pointed out that if he gets 100 doses, that is â&#x20AC;&#x153;100 more people that are somewhat protected.â&#x20AC;? But that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mitigate the issues of not getting doses that were promised, not being able to reach or hear back from health department officials, and having to cancel clinics or pick and choose who among those already signed up will get the reduced number of vaccines, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hear the governor saying our goal is to do this and they flash up all of these statistics and numbers on the screen about available vaccines and how many we have done so far. But when you go to try to order it, it is not available or they take it away from you,â&#x20AC;? Nellis said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Frustrated is not the word I could use to describe it. I am disappointed, frustrated, and angry that we have an efficient clinic ready to put shots in arms and they are not available.â&#x20AC;? The lack of notice of when they might get doses also makes it difficult to plan, Nellis said. Vaccines are supposed to be administered within 72 hours of them receiving it, but he is trying to get shots in arms even faster so they are not

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sitting on a shelf. Nellis said he understands that Powhatan is right alongside localities across the country waiting in line for their allocations, but at this pace, he has no idea how long a significant rollout of the vaccine to the general public will take.

Vaccine sign ups VDH has not announced any public locations for people who have not fallen within a priority cohort as deemed by VDH. However, that may change as more people become vaccinated, according to its website. The department is supposed to update communication platforms (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, NextDoor, main website) as more information becomes forth coming. Most frontline medical and essential government workers will be directly contacted to receive the vaccine, according to the health districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website. If residents believe they are eligible for a vaccine and have not been contacted, they can call the VDH Chesterfield Health District at 804-318-8207 or via email at Chesterfield_ Covid@vdh.gov. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just ask people to be patient when they call the numbers. All of our phone lines are overwhelmed and we are doing our best to get through to everybody and get everybody scheduled,â&#x20AC;? Crawford said.

CHURCH DIRECTORY St. Lukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church

SUNDAYS Live Stream Worship!

www.stlukespowhatan.org All are Welcome For more information visit www.stlukespowhatan.org Route 711 at Three Bridge Road 794-6953

The Bridge

Genito Church Presbyterian â&#x20AC;&#x153;Building a Bridge of Hopeâ&#x20AC;? Isaiah 58:12 Church 2910 Genito Rd. Powhatan, VA

372-9074 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 Indoor Worship Service at 10:00 AM Meeting at the Powhatan War Memorial Building at 2375 Skaggs Rd, Powhatan, VA 23139

ECCPCA.ORG

598-8844

Rev. Robert Barnes

Worship Service 10 AM Meeting in the gym

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

598-4970

Powhatan United Methodist Church Living As Christâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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

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

see CALENDAR, pg. 8

People can also visit https://vdh.jebbit.com/ amkwk6m1?L=Owned+ Web&JC=Vaccine, which is a step-by-step survey that establishes whether people are eligible and has them sign up to be notified when a vaccine has become available. According to Ginell Ampley, health educator with Chesterfield Health District, the department will reach out by phone initially when someone who has signed up is eligible for a vaccine. If they have trouble connecting by phone, they might use the email people provide. People can also check with area pharmacies, medical systems, and primary physicians for available vaccination slots. Remember there have been no walk-in public vaccination events formally announced in Powhatan or Chesterfield counties. The vaccine will be offered to everyone at no cost so residents will not have any out-of-pocket costs, Crawford said. Any fees will be covered either by insurance companies or by the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration Provider Relief Fund. To see the most updated vaccination phase information for Chesterfield County, visit the VDH Chesterfield Health District website, https://www.vdh. virginia.gov/chesterfield/. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@powhatantoday. com.

Advertise in Church Directory.

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

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

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

Call 804-746-1235 ext. 2 for details.

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was one of the original departments slated to occupy the renovated Skaggs Road space, does not have a timeline to be moved yet. With public works’ move into the building, all county departments are now operating out of county-owned buildings, Carter said. Public works was formerly using rented space in the Village. “This building and space works a lot better for the public works department and the work we do,” Carter said, pointing out they are all on one floor now with a shared entrance. The final budget for renovating the county’s portion of the Skaggs Road building is likely to cost between $640,000 and $650,000 when all of the final details are completed, said Mark Piper, facilities and grounds manager. The schools transferred control of the Skaggs Road building to the county on Dec. 10, 2019, he said. Originally, the renovation of the county’s half was expected to be about $390,000, but when bids came back in May 2020, they were substantially higher than expected. The county transferred $222,000 from the project budget for a future East Convenience Center after the architects’ bids were received.

By the end of the project, another $50,000 is expected to be taken from the renovation of the Pocahontas Landmark Center for the school division’s use, Piper said. That project came in at

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quality education that has defined its school system. “In today’s current environment, it is critical that we work collectively and expeditiously towards solving these problems for the betterment of our citizens. I look forward to working with my colleagues, the school board, and citizens to successfully face and re-

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least $100,000 under budget. Carter credited Piper with a good deal of that savings since he managed the Pocahontas Landmark Center project in-house instead of having a gener-

solve these issues head-on,” she said. Byerly is also entering his second year on the board and taking on his first leadership role. He said he was comforted by the confidence of his fellow board members but recognizes they have a great deal of work to do in the year ahead. He also praised Williams for the job he did as chairman in a year full of challenges. Getting through the COV-

and wood framing; masonry and brick repair, and insulation work. The building exterior was painted, taking it from a traditional brick to gray with black shutters and white trim. While the cost was more significant than expected, Piper said staff is very pleased with the bright, open, and modern end result and the work done by Quinn Evans, the architects on the project, and the general contractor, Brooks and Co. The county now has an updated end product in the building with plenty of usable space, including 10 offices, a kitchen/breakroom, a conference room, a mail room, two file and storage rooms, and a reception area. “I don’t think you could have replaced this building new for the cost that was spent to renovate it,” he said. “Renovating this building as opposed to building PHOTOS BY LAURA MCFARLAND new saved the Above, the exterior of the Skaggs Road building has county a lot of been painted as part its renovation to be used by the money.” county. Left, Christian McIntosh discusses fiber conThe newly renonections with Marty Cornell, who works for Computer vated public works Cabling and Telephone Services. Right, Shirley Goins department is open works in her new office in the renovated building. to the public by appointment only al contractor. She pointed cluded having to com- from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. out the work needed to be pletely gut and redo all on weekdays at 2322 done to that building was electrical connections and Skaggs Road. To make an much less than the Skaggs HVAC units; asbestos appointment, contact 804abatement; a septic sys- 598-5764. Road project. Some of the issues that tem that had to be redeLaura McFarland may drove up the cost at the signed and replaced; fix- be reached at LmcfarSkaggs Road building in- ing some termite damage land@powhatantoday.com.

ID-19 pandemic is its own category of challenge, and there is a long way to go with that endeavor, Byerly said. Another huge issue facing the county is broadband access, which did see some steps forward in 2020. “We still have a long way to go, but we are focused on that. I think collectively if we keep working together we will get through that,” he said. The updating of the comprehensive plan needs to involve

as much citizen engagement as possible, which the county should pursue, Byerly said. He is in favor of forming a committee with citizen members to offer more input, because the board thrives best with feedback from the community. “If you want to get the citizens involved, you’ve got to promote it. … We’ve got to be more aggressive,” he said. “Our target is to get people involved – to get people to come

CHURCH DIRECTORY

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

Reverend Mark A. Divens, Sr. Pastor

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

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

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 www.HollyHillsBaptist.org

(Independent Bible Believing)

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

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

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

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

MOUNT ZION

Muddy Creek BAPTIST CHURCH Baptist Church

Rev. Bryan Stevens, Pastor 11 a.m. – Worship Service 9 a.m. – Church School Wednesday Bible Study 10 a.m. & 7 p.m.

Sunday School - 9:45 am Worship - 11 am Wednesday Bible Study & Prayer Service - 7:00 pm Pastor Jeff Beard, MA, MBA 3470 Trenholm Road www.muddycreekbaptist.org

375-9212

Advertise in Powhatan Today’s Church Directory. Call 804-746-1235 ext. 2 for details.

804-375-9404

Hollywood

2591 Ridge Road Powhatan, Virginia 23139 804-598-2051

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

1059 Dorset Road Powhatan, VA 23139

GREENBRIER BAPTIST CHURCH

up during public comment period and talk and let us know what they want.” Local government has been short on staff, which needs to be addressed to help the different departments carry out their duties in a timely manner, Byerly said. He also talked about the need for good communication at all levels. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@powhatantoday.com.

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

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

FIRST ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH

Sunday 10am, 11am & 6pm Wednesday 7pm

3920 MAIDENS RD., POWHATAN

804-598-2301

Evening Bible Study 7:00 p.m.

Service times are 8:30AM and 10:15AM Worship online at 10:15AM

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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woman of the board in a 3-2 vote that saw him voting against, his connection with the meeting was lost and he did not return. When asked at the end of the meeting by a board member if there was a connection problem on the county side in Nordvig’s participation in the meeting, IT director John Wood said that, to the best of his knowledge, “there are no issues preventing Mr. Nordvig from attending the meeting.” It was not known at press time if Nordvig would attend the board’s regular meeting on Jan. 25.

Faye Barton In her letter, Barton points to personal reasons for her decision to retire before she has served her complete four-year term. “I had hoped to fulfill the entire term of my election, but my family must

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All 10 scholarship winners participated in the ceremony by telling a little about themselves, but some added a special message for viewers. Alexandria Conway, a Powhatan High School senior, talked about her determination to continue her education and become a worker that helps people every day. Quoting King, she ALEXANDRIA CONWAY said she will continue to do “small things in a great way” to help those around her, as the scholarship committee did for her. “I thank the committee for your kindness and endeavors to help students succeed in their life goals by providing this

come first and I have earnestly put forth the best I can give Powhatan County,” she wrote. Barton said that she has met so many wonderful people over the last 29 years and enjoyed working in her positions and building relationships with them. She began working in the treasurer’s office part-time in 1992 and full-time in 1994. She served as chief deputy clerk in the four years before being elected. During her time there, she has worked with two prior treasurers, seven county administrators, and seven finance directors. “Everyone has their way of doing things but it’s been important we all work together for the good of Powhatan County. Powhatan is a wonderful county, and I know I will miss my job as I enjoyed working with my staff and associates within the county. But, it is time to move on to the next chapter of my life,” she wrote. Before making the final decision to retire, Barton said she explored ways to avoid the expense of the county holding a special election. She stated her inten-

scholarship. And I thank you for the spirit of keeping greatness, as MLK once wished, alive,” Conway said. Janay Beechaum, a member of the Little Zion Baptist Church in Powhatan, said she has been honored to participate in various capacities of the MLK Youth Day event for the past 10 JANAY years. She BEECHAUM pointed out how difficult this year has been for students and thanked God for helping her through it and the scholarship committee for investing in the students. Malik Robinson, a Longwood University senior, thanked the scholarship committee and organizers of the event for still holding it, saying

tion to notify the circuit court that she will appoint her chief deputy, Rebecca “Becky” Nunnally, to serve as interim until the next election in November 2021. Barton intends to work with Nunnally closely “during the next few months to prevail with a smooth transition.” Barton also thanked her fellow elected officials and county staff “for the years of hard work, dedication and admiration for this county and the willingness to work together and with me during these hard times in my life. I wish each of you only the very best in all of your accomplishments and striving as you move forward.”

Special election Nordvig’s resignation means that a special election may be held to fill the vacancy of the District 2 seat. The next scheduled election is the 2021 primary election for governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general, but the date is still to be determined based on redistricting implementation.

According to state law, the board of supervisors has 45 days from the vacancy (Jan. 31) to make an interim appointment or the court “may” do so. If an interim is appointed, it lasts until the special election in November 2021. If no interim appointment is made by the supervisors, a special election would be held in November 2021 unless they tell the court they want a different date for the special election. State law also allows the board to petition the court for a specific date other than November. Nordvig would have until Jan. 31 to withdraw his resignation if he wanted to. When asked about the cost of a special election, director of elections Karen Alexander offered figures from the 2015 special election, in which Nordvig was originally elected and in which Richard “Dickie” Cox was elected as commonwealth’s attorney. That special election cost the county $14,069. The Jan. 25 board of supervisors meeting, in which decisions about a possible special election are likely to be held, occurred after press time.

what, just don’t stop,” he said, crediting his church and his family with helping him keep going when times were hard. Robinson also shared with the students that there would be times when they think something is unfair and need to change, and they should be a part of that change. “The biggest advice they gave me was to understand that you are not always going to fight for the equality that you necessarily deserve; you are going to fight for those that come after you,” he said. The ceremony included recorded musical performances by the PHS Jazz Ensemble and a solo performance by Isabella Cerullo. Other speakers included Dr. Lynn Clayton-Prince, who acted as emcee, the Rev. Dr. Gregory Beechaum, and the Rev. Bryan Stevens. Dr. Eric Jones, superintendent, gave the initial welcome for the ceremony and offered his appreciation to the organiz-

the community event is something he can brag about at school. The ceremony is an opportunity to appreciate King’s dedication to peace, equality, and happiMALIK ness, but ROBINSON also to reflect on how those present can implement those qualities in their own lives. He aimed many of his comments to his fellow scholarship recipients, who are high school seniors. Having once been in their shoes, he offered them a little advice. “It makes me really excited to see and hear all the things that you guys are going to be doing in the future. All I have to say is to continue to grow, continue to flourish, and, no matter

ing committee for arranging the special event and for their commitment to education. If there was any year that Powhatan needed this event it would be this one with all the community and the country have been through, including the pandemic and the health and social and emotional toll that that has taken, social unrest over the summer and spring, and then a contentious election, he said. “This is important for our community to come together and to remember the words and actions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who did so much to bring us together and to work toward the causes of peace and justice,” Jones said. Extra copies of the special 10-year edition journal booklet are being sold for $20. Contact Little Zion Baptist Church at 804-375-9404. A recording of the virtual ceremony can be found at https://www.wevideo.com/ view/2013317482.

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Election results don’t stop need for engagement By Laura McFarland Editor

am a Christian. I am a human being. I am a woman. I am an American. I am a daughter, sister, and aunt. I am a friend. I am a journalist. Those are my major identifiers pretty much in order of importance. You will notice there is no political identifier, because I have none. I have yet to meet a person on this planet who agrees with me on every issue, much less an entire political party made up of millions of people. That means I cast my vote in every election based on the merits of the candidates and what I believe they can accomplish in office. And that means that I consider myself answerable to only one being when I cast my vote: God the Almighty. I felt I needed to lead with that understanding because I don’t know that I have ever come out and said it in print, although I have been frank enough about it in conversation. I am sitting at my desk a few hours after the inauguration of the 46th president of the United States knowing full well that there are people all over this country with big smiles basically chanting, “We won!” That means there also are people with angry and sad expressions chanting, “We lost!” That there are winners and losers in an election is the nature of a democracy, which carries with it both the best and worst parts of our cho-

sen form of government. I have family and friends across the political spectrum, and, just like four years ago, more than a few of them today feel like they are out in the cold for the next four years. They have given up, washed their hands of it all, and think that shutting off the “talking heads” on the news and just trying to survive is their only option. I know – I have talked to some of them in the last few hours. Forgive me, but that is defeatism, and I reject that sentiment, regardless of who is in office. I felt the same way four years ago, when many of the same people who are rejoicing today felt only anger and sadness. While I applaud and agree with President Joe Biden’s call for unity in his inauguration speech, I also recognize, as he did, that it is a big ask of a country still hurting so much in so many ways. It feels, in many ways, like the country had major surgery at the end of 2020, and, although the stitches are holding the raw edges of the wound together, it is still vulnerable and healing. Unfortunately, even if it does heal, it will probably leave a scar. So, yes, part of me wants to talk about the need for unity. But I will instead say let’s do the work and make sure our elected officials are, too. At every level of government, our elected officials have taken oaths of office to represent us and do the business of the people. That means all people, not just the ones who voted for them. As a rule, I really don’t think we hold them to a high

enough standard in that respect. I don’t know everything that is going to happen in Washington, D.C., or even in Richmond this year, but it’s a given that there are going to be some hot button issues that Powhatan residents care about deeply. Regardless of whether you agree or disagree with your representatives at the local, state, and federal levels, make your voice heard. I’ll go a step further and get on a soapbox I stand on quite regularly. While I admit to having doubts as to the influence a few people can have at the state and federal levels, I do still believe in the power your voice can have at the local level, which includes the board of supervisors and school board. Every single meeting they hold has at least one public comment period where residents can come and speak, and I definitely feel this is an underutilized resource. Just a few of the big topics that will likely be issues this year for the board of supervisors include the update of the comprehensive plan (which sets out the vision for the growth of the county for the next 20 or more years), increasing broadband coverage, conservative budgeting, building out a 10-year capital improvement plan, redistricting, Powhatan’s possible participation in COVID-19 vaccinations, and so much more. Our responsibility to the health and well-being of our county, state, and country doesn’t stop at the ballot box. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@ powhatantoday.com.

L E T T E R S TO T H E E D I TO R Board of supervisors needs to prioritize landfill fight Dear Editor, I am familiar with the current Powhatan Board of Supervisors (BoS) and know that they are responsible, good public servants who I would welcome as neighbors. Buttttt.....I am sorry to report that they have no plan to either fight the proposed Green Ridge Landfill or to ensure that it will be built as a state of the art facility. Moreover, they appear to collectively accept that the 1,200-acre 5,000-ton-per-day trash behemoth will eventually be built directly across our border with Cumberland County. None of this is good news for the citizens who live in Western Powhatan who stand to be held hostage to the well contamination, odors, noise, and the army of disease carrying vectors that will likely be associated with this unwanted neighbor in Cumberland County. Our BoS must make the Green Ridge Landfill a priority. Keith C. Buch Powhatan County

Mom was promoting being green before green was cool Dear Editor, My mother could have written a book on Recycle, Reduce and Reuse. Chapter 1 could include such beatitudes as: “Turn the light off. Do no you think we own a power company”; “Close the door. We aren’t going to heat the outdoors”; “No, I’m not driving you to school. You have two good feet, don’t you”; “We aren’t buying a power mower when we have two strong boys to use the push mower”; “Tie up those newspapers and put them out for the Boy Scout drive”; “Pick up those bottles and cans on the road and take them to the store for the deposit,” and “Mom, I’m cold.” “Put another sweater on.” Chapter 2, “Do You Think Money Grows on Trees,” was even better. Chapter 3, “A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned” prepared us for life. You’ve got the picture. Being Green is the rage today when a little common sense is the cheapest and fastest way to cut down on pollution, reduce emissions, and reduce our destruction of the environment. Let’s face it – 7 ½ billion (that’s billion) people live on this planet. Electric cars are not the end all to our problems. Electricity has to be generated somehow and cutting down carbon absorbing trees to build solar farms made with solar panels made in China, the world’s biggest polluter, is not

the answer. If every one of us followed Mom’s sage wisdom with some adaptation for the modern world and used our heads for “something other than a hat rack” we’d all be in a better place. Maybe I’ll write that book or better yet, use my head for something other than a hat rack. Richard F. O’Hare Powhatan County

Opinion piece ignores plenty of evidence of voter fraud Dear Editor, This letter is in response to a contributed article from Jim Ridolphi in the Jan. 20, 2021, issue of Powhatan Today. The issue with respect to the presidential election was, “did all of the irregularities that were seen really happen and did they have an impact on the outcome”? At this point we still don’t know and likely never will. Why? Because none of the 60 cases filed with the courts were ever allowed to be heard. This is not an opinion, it is fact. Mr. Ridolphi’s suggestion that his modest investigation didn’t turn up any evidence of fraud is meaningless and in fact calls out all of the affidavits that were filed by citizens who participated in the election process as lying. It ignores the forensics performed on the ballots themselves or the Dominion voting machines and their history. It also ignores the onscreen, real time votes being seen on CNN where votes were somehow taken from one candidate and the exact same number appeared for the other candidate. Where a truckload of ballots were shipped from Massachusetts to Pennsylvania as described by the driver of the truck that delivered the ballots and so much more. Mr. Ridolphi is certainly entitled to his opinion, but, in my opinion, he should stick to affairs of the heart and local events and leave political issues of national importance to objective analysis. Donald Silberbauer Powhatan County

Not investigating results is the real threat to democracy Dear Editor, Powhatan Today’s contributor, Jim Ridolphi, claims in his January 20, 2021, column that he could find nothing to support allegations of election irregularities in the 2020 Presidential election. He is either incapable of conducting an investigation of what is in the public record or willfully blind.

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The evidence from a single state, Georgia, should have been enough to cause any reasonable person to question the reliability of reported election results in that state and others. The separation between Biden and Trump votes in the statewide returns in Georgia was 11,779 votes. In the Atlanta region alone, there were 3,500 votes cast by individuals who were not registered. A large quantity of Fulton County ballots was taken to a company to be shredded. A poll manager in Fulton County testified that she saw a batch of “pristine” ballots marked exactly the same and that approximately 98% were for Biden. Two others poll managers, one of whom was a Democrat, corroborated that testimony. In Floyd County, Georgia, 2,600 ballots were not counted. Of 144,064 registered voters in three other counties, 79,615 claimed a birthdate of January 1 (55%), which is statistically impossible. A total of 590 voters listed the address of an advocacy center. In a different Georgia county, there was an unexplained swap of thousands of Trump votes to the Biden count. In another county, election officials refused to certify the vote, which favored Trump, because they were “unable to duplicate credible election results.” That is not surprising; a federal judge in Atlanta found just before the 2020 election that the Dominion Voting System used by Georgia election officials statewide could not be audited reliably. Georgia election officials have refused to allow outside examination of the Dominion system. Evidence of election irregularities in other battleground states indicate an impact that had the potential to alter the outcome of the election outcomes in those states. I would be pleased to share that evidence with Mr. Ridolphi. There is too much to describe in this letter. Based on my research, no court has allowed an election challenge to get to the merits. Most have been abruptly dismissed due to lack of standing. The argument that the charges have been considered by more than 60 courts is simply wrong. Those who insisted that questioning the election result was an attack on democracy fail to note that Stacy Abrams lost the Georgia gubernatorial election in 2018 and claimed that the result was rigged. Democrats argued that the 2016 Presidential election had been altered by Russian interference. Now many of those same individuals are demanding that legislators who raised doubts about the integrity of the 2020 election should be censured or removed from office. The gravest threat to our Republic is not questioning the election result. It is instead refusing to investigate the allegations of irregularities thoroughly. Tens of millions of Americans believe that there were massee LETTERS, pg. 8

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Mixed messages, shortages hampering COVID-19 vaccine rollout By Barbara Brown

broad categories and then subgroups in each category. Finding the category in which you fall is easy. Locally, you go to the Chesterfield County website (https://www.chesterfield.gov/coronavirus) and click on the When Can I Get Vaccinated Tool (https://vdh. jebbit.com/amkwk6m1?L=O wned+Web&JC=Vaccine). For vaccination sites and availability, Powhatan is treated as part of Chesterfield. The form will allow you to enter your name, and contact information so you can be notified when community vaccination events are available. Chesterfield is vaccinating group 1b, but of the 1b group, it is only vaccinating fire/police/hazmat employees, corrections and homeless shelter workers, and childcare/K-12 teachers and staff. Those 65 and over are not yet eligible, but are in the 1b category. That is the official word. You

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About this time last year, we learned about a new virus dubbed COVID-19. Six weeks later, the state shut down to “flatten the curve” of COVID-19 spread. Scientists worked overtime to produce COVID-19 vaccines by the end of 2020. But, creating safe vaccines is only the first hurdle. You need to manufacture them, distribute them, and actually get them into people’s arms quickly enough to make it worthwhile. What we’re seeing now, just one month after the first emergency approvals were made, is that this part of the race is longer and more complicated than most anticipated. Vaccine rollouts are hitting snags. The first snag has been mixed messages about who is vaccine eligible. There are

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electronic items. To obtain a library card, visit the library or apply online at www.powhatanlibrary.net.

Narconon Arrowhead is here to help you. Narconon offers free addiction counseling, assessments, and referral services to rehabilitation centers nationwide. Call 1-800468-6933 or log on to www. narcononarrowhead.org.

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ders these many months: the grocery store clerks, the delivery clerks, the drivers, the folks on the assembly line ... too often overlooked, giving their best to their country.” Gaskin’s appearance was

A box was provided by the National Association of Counties (NACo) to provide citizens a place to bring flags that need to be retired properly. It is located at the County Administration Building in the vestibule area by the front doors. County Administration is working with local groups that hold flag disposal ceremonies and will be routinely transporting the flags collected to these ceremonies. For questions, call 804-598-5612. Hope Project provides free

brief, about 30 seconds, but meaningful. He introduced Bon Jovi, who sang “Here Comes the Sun” from Miami. Gaskin watched the ceremony at home in Powhatan with his wife and two teenagers, their phones “blowing up” with texts from their friends. “I’m glad that we [as drivers] had an opportunity to be

may hear of individuals who are able to be vaccinated and are outside the listed groups. Why? States are being directed to vaccinate as many peo-

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ple as possible even if it means abandoning prioritization to use up every vaccine in the refrigerator. Vaccinating all Virginians is a huge undertaking. Recently, nearly 28 million COVID vaccine doses had been

needs help. BPOL is looking for delivery drivers that would be available to deliver on Thursdays. They are in immediate need of a driver to deliver to Cumberland County. The group also needs help breaking down boxes for recycling. This job should be done weekly, preferably on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and/or Thursdays after packing days. These are great jobs for students looking for community hours. Contact Brenda Fulcher at 804-5982723.

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

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recognized for what we’re doing,” Gaskin said. “We do it because we really care. We really do want to keep the country going. To be recognized for that feels really good.” “He was a lifesaver,” Friedman said. “He got me through some really rough days. Together, we became friends. And I was able to meet my

in each state. The new system punishes states for not getting the vaccine out. However, the issues involved with slow rollout are not easily changed. Recognizing that state and local health departments are overwhelmed by the task, CDC now advises states to set up alternative sites — pharmacies, community health centers, and mass vaccination sites like Richmond International Raceway rather than looking to local physicians and health departments to get the job done. As the federal government is picking up the cost of the vaccine, lack of health insurance is not a barrier to being vaccinated at any site. The good news for Powhatan is that the Free Clinic will be administering the vaccines. Like other health care sites, we are waiting to learn when the vaccines are arriving.

distributed to states, but only 9.3 million folks vaccinated. Virginia has vaccinated 2% of its population with the first dose. That puts it in the bottom 25% of the states according to the Washington Post (1/15/2021). Locally, most medical practices have not received any vaccine for their patients. They may have been able to order doses for their patients, but there are no guarantees of when or how much vaccine they will receive. To increase the number of vaccines in arms, the federal government, which controls the supply, is changing how doses are allocated. Originally, state allotments were based on the state's population. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced that state allotment decisions will be based on the pace of administration as reported by states and the size of the 65 and over population

neighbors. It brought us together. Now I know everyone.” “It’s been an experience,” Gaskin added, humbly. “One that I’ll never forget.” Now, he’s a celebrity who’s been on TV screens and seen by millions. But you can still find him weekdays on his UPS route, delivering packages with a smile.

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sive irregularities in the 2020 election. Such widespread doubt about the integrity of the elections is certain to undermine our system of self-governance. Patrick M. McSweeney Powhatan County

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Powhatan GBB earns first wins of season By Nick Vandeloecht Sports Editor

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Powhatan High School’s varsity swim team honored its five seniors during Saturday’s meet at Midlothian’s Swim Quest Aquatic Center featuring Louisa. Front row from left: Kaitlyn Meador and Abby Johnson; back row from left: Brea Baldwin, Cooper Schardt and Sidney White.

POWHATAN -- On any given night, if Powhatan girls basketball were to have three players finish a game with 13, 10 and 9 points, that would be considered a great night for the team. On Friday night against Clover Hill, Powhatan players Katherine Cerullo, Faith Henderson and Kayla Terry held those respective totals at halftime. Powhatan’s promise-filled young team is continuing its ascension, earnsee GBB, pg. 2B

Swim team’s seniors honored Staff and Contributed Reports MIDLOTHIAN -- Powhatan’s girls swim team emerged victorious from Saturday’s Senior Night meet at the Swim Quest Aquatic Center, defeating Louisa 96-39. In the combined boys and girls team totals, Powhatan overall outpaced Louisa 152-126. Mia Wilson and Summer Kantanen each won two individual events for Powhatan. Wilson took first place in the girls 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:14.63 and also placed first in the 50 free in 28.03. Including the boys, she was the second fastest swimmer overall behind Cole Malkerson in the 50 free. Kantanen won the all-Powhatan girls 200 individual medley in 2:49.03. Margaret Compton swam runner-up in the IM in 3:03.63, and Leeanne Wrenn

swam third in 3:04.33. Kantanen also took first in the 100 breaststroke in 1:23.00. Senior Brea Baldwin, with a blistering swim in the second heat, topped the competition in the girls 100 free in 1:09.41. She also placed second behind Wilson in the 50 free in 28.25, and she was the third fastest swimmer behind Malkerson and Wilson in the 50 free. Powhatan’s girls also swept the relays. Kantanen, Wilson, Baldwin and Rowan Blashfield won both the 200 medley relay in 2:10.69 and the 200 freestyle relay in 1:57.47. In a race between two Powhatan teams in the meet-ending girls 400 free relay, Taylor Kneessi, Reece Smith, Brynna Tester and senior Kaitlyn Meador finished first in 5:19.21, and

Powhatan senior Brea Baldwin swims in the girls 100-yard freestyle in Saturday’s Senior Night meet.

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As a team, wrestlers still unbeaten By Nick Vandeloecht Sports Editor POWHATAN -- As a team, Powhatan wrestling remains undefeated.

The Indians swept Wednesday’s meet at L.C. Bird High School, defeating the hosting Skyhawks 84-0 and the Midlothian Trojans 43-20 to improve to 12-0.

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Powhatan High School senior Gavin Timmons went 2-0 in his contested matchups with Midlothian and L.C Bird on the road on Wednesday.

As the Skyhawks only had four wrestlers in the varsity weight classes, most of Powhatan’s competitors only had contested matchups with Midlothian. Powhatan never got pinned on Wednesday, but while the team defeated Midlothian in the team results, it also took six individual losses to the Trojans by either decision or majordecision. But Powhatan head coach Jonathan Tanaka saw a lot of good things that they can learn from the matches that they lost. “Midlothian had some pretty tough kids, especially in those middleweights – 152 to 182 – for sure. It was a good challenge,” Tanaka said. “Things didn’t necessarily pan out the way we wanted, but at the same time, I think they were all pretty competitive matches, gave us a lot of good film and a lot of good

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Freshman Katherine Cerullo (above) and Faith Henderson (below) go for layups in Friday’s home game versus Clover Hill.

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C&F BANK’S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Riverbend’s Nathan Gipson in a 12-0 major decision in the 113-pound weight class, then broke a third-period tie WHO: DYLAN COWARD with his Spotsylvania opponent to narrowly win 7-6 while wrestling up at WHAT HE DID: 120 pounds. In Powhatan’s Senior Night After breaking out his sophomore year to qualify for states, the Powhatan High quad meet, he pinned Manchester’s School junior has assembled a dominant Ben Barnett at 120 in 2:40, pinned Monacan’s Cody White in 3:16 at 113 10-0 start to the season, earning all 10 and then bested Cosby’s Malik Williams of those wins in contested matchups. Coward kicked off his season by routing in a 9-5 decision at 113.

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Two weeks ago at 113, he pinned Monacan’s Cody White in 2:38, rallied past his James River opponent for a 3-2 decision, pinned Louisa’s Caitlyn Beasley in 33 seconds, stormed to a win by tech fall over his Prince George opponent, and defeated King George’s Aiden Enzana in an 11-4 decision. Coward was among his teammates to go unbeaten at home this regular season.

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ing its first three wins of the season in a triumphant stretch this week. The Indians (3-4) held off L.C. Bird 41-39 on the road last Tuesday, denied Clover Hill 65-51 at home on Friday and defeated Manchester 58-50 at home on Saturday. “We are growing,” Powhatan head coach Kristy Henderson said after Friday’s game. “We are playing really well as a team. We are making that extra pass. We’re dribbling less, passing more. I think we’re working to our strengths and everyone’s on board.” Facing Bird last Tuesday, the Indians unleashed a big run, and the Skyhawks countered with double teams and strong defensive matchups that limited some of Powhatan’s players who had been scoring early in the game. But six different players found the basket for Powhatan in the second half. Five of them scored in the fourth quarter. Terry, handling the pressure well, and sophomore Erin Almond each knocked down a 3-pointer in the final two stanzas, with Almond adding 2 more points in the fourth. Senior Jillian Ratliff contributed two buckets in the third, and freshman Corynn Lampman added 2 points in the fourth. “That’s a huge win for us; that was really big, and the fact that it came down to the wire,” coach Henderson said of last Tuesday’s triumph. “In special situations we really handled ourselves with confidence.” Faith netted 12 of her team-leading 14 points over the middle two quarters, and Cerullo gave her team a 7-point first-half boost and finished the game with 11 points. Ratliff had 6. “It was just an all-around great team win,” coach Henderson said, “and when they saw that we could win as a team, I think that gives us great confidence moving forward.”

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Powhatan’s Kayla Terry (2) guards Clover Hill’s Kayla Sledge in Friday’s game at Powhatan High School.

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things to work on.” The team dual with Midlothian was a good building block for the team, Tanaka added. “As we always do, we try to challenge our guys and – not necessarily find losses – but if we have to take a loss in the regular season to try to turn it around and get a win in the postseason, that’s always a trade-off we’re willing to make,” he said. “Really proud of our guys for stepping up, wrestling hard as a team…it was a good day overall.” With Powhatan’s 220-pound starter Micah Holt sidelined due to a shoulder injury, Mitchell Johnson and Ricky Huber both got their chance to shine on the mat in the upper-weights on Wednesday. Johnson, who had routed his King George opponent by a major decision the weekend before, stayed sharp in the 195 class to pin Midlothian’s Matthew Notarianni in 37 seconds. “We’re very excited about Mitchell – just a tremendous athlete,” Tanaka said of Johnson, who is a junior and is also preparing for the upcoming football season as a running back for Powhatan. “It was really good to get him on the mat, get him some mat time. Going forward, we’ll see what the future holds for him.” With Johnson stepping in at 195 against Midlothian, Hayden Fitzsimmons bumped up from 195 to 220 pounds once more. Like he did against King George, Fitzsimmons won by fall, pinning Zack Phillips in 2:53. While Fitzsimmons will be back at 195 for the postseason, Tanaka praised his lineup flexibility.

For Powhatan, Tuesday’s game was a huge improvement from its season opener, when it took a 56-35 setback to L.C. Bird at home. “I feel like we’re in better shape, too, than we were after we had come back from break when we were quarantined; that for sure helped, and I think matchups and personnel and adjustments, having the time in practice to make those,” Henderson said, “and we’ve been really practicing well.” In Friday night’s game, Powhatan grabbed a 6-5 lead over the Cavaliers when Terry assisted fellow junior and teammate Faith on a 3-pointer in the first quarter. Faith’s jumper from behind the arc kick-started a 10-0 run for the Indians, and the home team stayed in command from there. Faith shot 11 for 13 from the freethrow line and led Powhatan with 23 points. She also had eight rebounds and six assists. Cerullo honed in on rebounds at both ends of the court, bringing down 12 boards total, and she netted 17 points for the double-double. Cerullo also had three steals. She reached seven points in the first quarter alone when she poked the ball free from the Cavaliers’ possession and ran it back for a driving layup. She worked her way into the lane for another highlight-reel-worthy 2-pointer down low in the second quarter after she scooped up a rolling pass from Faith, who was able to send Cerullo the ball after she had gone to the ground. Terry, in addition to hounding Clover Hill’s ball handlers from the point on defense, knocked down four 3-pointers to end the evening with 12 points. She added three assists and a first-quarter steal to set up a possession that ended in a layup from Cerullo. The six players who scored in Tuesday night’s win did so again on Friday. Ratliff once again knocked down two buckets in the third quarter for 4 points total. Almond added a putback and a free throw to go along with her 5 points against Bird. Lampman knocked down an early 3 and ended Friday’s game with 6 points. In Saturday’s win over Manchester, Faith stayed on fire as she put together her best night of the week in scoring with 25 points. She added six assists and four steals. She shot 7 for 8 from the free-throw line. Cerullo doubledoubled again, coupling 15 points with 11 rebounds and adding two steals. Terry knocked down three 3’s and totaled 13 points on Saturday. Powhatan was slated to rematch Clover Hill on the road on Monday and will play at Monacan at 6 p.m. on Thursday and at Manchester at 7:15 p.m. next Monday. Powhatan will also host Midlothian next Tuesday at 7:15 p.m.

Payton George, Breanna Gillespie and seniors Abby Johnson and Sidney White swam second in 5:24.38. In the boys events, Cole Malkerson won two races, taking first in both the boys 50 free in 24.38 and in the 100 free in 53.82 ahead of teammate and runner-up Nathan Orban (1:09.15). Wyatt Malkerson earned a first place in the boys 100 backstroke in 1:12.26, and he took second in the 200 IM in 2:35.52. Both Cole and Wyatt combined with teammates Orban and Brandon Vallent to win the boys 400-yard free relay in 4:14.75. Additional runner-up finishes for Powhatan went to Orban, Vallent, Cole and Wyatt in the boys 200 medley relay (1:59.20) and to Vallent in the boys 100 butterfly (1:11.08). Additional third-place finishes for Powhatan went to White, Compton, Wrenn and Johnson in the girls 200 medley relay (2:31.09), to Orban in the boys 200 free (2:54.01), to White in the girls 100 free (1:15.62), to Caleb Shust, Joshua and Russell Holland and senior Cooper Schardt in the boys 200 free relay (2:07.20), to Compton, George, Wrenn and Gillespie in the girls 200 free relay (2:14.69), to Smith in the girls 100 backstroke (1:30.51) and to Blashfield in the girls 100 breaststroke (1:33.65). Powhatan’s boys finished runner-up to Louisa in the team final, 87-56. During Saturday’s meet, Powhatan honored its five seniors: Brea Baldwin, Abby Johnson, Kaitlyn Meador, Cooper Schardt and Sidney White. Baldwin is in her first full season competing on Powhatan’s swim team. She praised her team for always looking out for her and for giving her tips for improvement, as well as her parents for always being there for her and for believing in her. After high school, she plans on studying biology to go into pre-medicine at Virginia Tech.

“We know we can put him up at 220 and he’ll compete very well there. Very fortunate to have a kid like that that’s willing to sacrifice for the team, whatever it takes,” Tanaka said. “That’s hats off to him. He’s worked really, really hard in the weight room…very, very strong and has very good wrestling strength, functional strength. Super happy for him to have this senior season, and he’s having a tremendous season.” Ricky Huber, a sophomore, stepped in at 220 pounds against L.C. Bird, and he made the most of his debut on the varsity mat, pinning Andrew Bartle in 55 seconds. Huber, whom Tanaka taught last year in Honors Geometry, is among the wrestlers who started at Blackhawk, took some years off and then came back to the program as a ninth grader. Tanaka said that Huber, who also plays football, really took to wrestling last year. “This year, starting to see a little bit more buy-in, which is awesome, and very – for us – kind of fortunate; obviously we’re going to have some weights that, with Micah, Linwood (Hill) and Hayden Fitzsimmons all graduating and kind of vacating a lot of those spots, there’s going to be a lot of opportunities for some of these younger guys to step in,” Tanaka said. “Really, really hopeful for Ricky. He’s a really good kid, a good family, parents are amazing. Just happy for him last night to be able to get his varsity win.” Gavin Timmons (132) overcame an early 2-0 lead seized by Midlothian’s Knox Berry to tie him 4-4 with a reversal and a near-fall in the second, and then build on two reversals in the third to pin Berry with nine seconds left in regulation. Timmons also pinned L.C.

Bird’s Nathan Concepcion in 22 seconds. Tanaka said that Timmons, a senior, is settling into his weight. “I think this year, 132 feels a lot better, just a little more prepared this year,” Tanaka said. “Just an experienced guy that’s showing what happens when you have more experience – wrestled a really, really tough freshman last night, got all he could handle for about four minutes of the match and finally turned it around and was able to pull one out, which was huge.” Against Bird, Natalia Sanchez (106), who was down 2-0 early, rolled out eight points in the second period and picked up a takedown and a nearfall in the third to pull away from Cayla Rivera-Mayen in a 13-7 decision. Against Midlothian, Sanchez took a loss to Sam Parsons in a 7-3 decision. “She’s really, really starting to acclimate herself to 106,” Tanaka said. “She’s been wrestling really well there.” With Sanchez down from 120 to 106, and freshman Talon Harness wrestling at 120, Powhatan’s lineup is now full from top to bottom. “It’s good that we’re very competitive at 106 as well,” Tanaka said, referring to Sanchez. “We’ve got a kid out there that we know we feel comfortable with, that wrestles really hard and puts in the work.” Dylan Coward (113) stayed unbeaten with a win by forfeit over Midlothian and a pin of Bird’s Zachary Riedlinger in 31 seconds. Facing the Trojans, Britton Proffitt (138) fended off Jackson Foldes in a narrow 3-2 decision with a second-period escape and a crucial third-period takedown. Cade Van Buskirk (145) racked up a takedown and two nearfalls in the third period to ensure a 13-0

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Powhatan seniors Abby Johnson (from left), Sidney White and Kaitlyn Meador dive off the block to begin the girls 100-yard freestyle.

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Powhatan senior Cooper Schardt swims the 100-yard backstroke.

Johnson is in her third season on the swim team, and she’s loved every second of it. In addition to swimming, she plays soccer and tennis for her high school, and she’s also involved in multiple clubs and honor societies. After high school, Johnson will be going to Virginia Tech to study business. Meador is competing in her second year on the swim team, and she is also on the varsity cheer team. After high school, Meador plans on attending university to study computer science. Schardt is in his first season with the swim team, and he’s enjoyed every minute of it, including the 5:45 a.m. practice on Wednesdays. He loves that the team has made him feel welcome in a short amount of time. In addition to the swim team, Schardt has been on the high school cross country, track and soccer teams. After high school, he intends to study engineering at a fouryear university. White has been on the high school swim team for three years and is honored to be captain this year. She will attend Southern Virginia University to major in medical sciences. After college, White plans to pursue a degree in optometry. Baldwin and Johnson praised Powhatan’s coaches, Shannon and Rick Malkerson, for pushing them to be the best they can be. Powhatan will hold its final scheduled regular-season swim meet at home versus Goochland on Saturday at Swim Quest Aquatic Center at 4 p.m.

major decision-win over Ronin Foldes. “Cade’s been wrestling really, really well lately. The things that have plagued him in the past, of making some critical mistakes, he’s really been able to avoid this year, which has been awesome,” Tanaka said. “He’s been learning and evolving, so that’s always good to see.” Tanner Palmore (heavyweight) pinned Andrew Perko in 39 seconds. “Tanner is just continuing his progression of just, the more he wrestles, the better he looks,” Tanaka said. Among the wins that Midlothian picked up over Powhatan, Anthony Schwartz (182) grabbed a narrow 5-3 overtime victory over Hans Rehme with a takedown. Despite the loss, Tanaka noted that Rehme has been showing a lot of growth in wrestling really tight matches “and learning what it’s going to take for him to get to the state tournament.” It was a quiet night for two-time state runner-up Sean Hall (126) as he picked up both of his wins on Wednesday by forfeit. Tanaka said they were “really, really happy” that they were able to get the match in, and that nothing happened to prevent it from taking place. “Unfortunately there’s just been a lot of teams who have been kind of decimated...due to the pandemic and had a lot of kids that opted out, and not really fielding full lineups, so it’s been hard to really find the competition that we want to find to be able to…prepare for the regionals and state tournament, so a good night overall.” Powhatan was slated to wrestle Cosby and Clover Hill at Cosby High School on Tuesday at 6 p.m. Powhatan this weekend will head to Liberty High School in Bealeton to face both Benedictine and Liberty on Saturday at 10 a.m.

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Powhatan players, coach praise selfless play By Nick Vandeloecht Sports Editor POWHATAN – To Powhatan High School senior L.J. Alston, their second season meeting with L.C. Bird on Wednesday featured perhaps the best passing he’s seen out of any Powhatan game that he’s attended or played in. And even though Powhatan ultimately lost that game 84-55 to the Skyhawks, Alston praised the team effort. “I just think we had the best effort and we were just passing the ball great and sharing it,” Alston said, “and guys who haven’t really scored a lot in the game were able to come in and contribute, which is always good for their senior year, too.” Oscar Whitely, Paul Bonner, Peter Rusin, Dylan Trevillian, Alex Reeves and seniors Luke Buzzard and Scott Wyman were among Powhatan’s players to take the floor against Bird, who was recently ranked No. 2 in the Richmond Times-Dispatch boys basketball poll. Despite heavily featuring several players who haven’t contributed a majority of minutes through the early portion of the season, Powhatan didn’t let the Skyhawks take firm control of the game through the first three quarters. When Bird grabbed a 34-18 lead, the Indians, with back-to-back 3-pointers from Alston and Bonner, were able to cut that lead back down to 34-24 at the half. “I’m excited that we held our own for the first half against a team like L.C. Bird,” said senior Aaron Nash. “That’s just looking bright for our future games.” “We knew who they were, but we found our identity this game and decided to share the ball, move it around and just hustle and fly around to the ball,” Bonner said. “I think the energy today just made us all so much better as a team,” Buzzard said. “It was a lot more hustle, especially in the half-court on defense, and then on offense we were cutting to the ball, cutting better, getting more open shots. It was more fun to watch

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Powhatan senior Luke Buzzard (5) defends against L.C. Bird’s Yuri Manns in Powhatan’s varsity boys basketball home game last Wednesday.

and more fun to play.” Behind Alston and Nash, who were credited with 21 and 8 points, respectively, Buzzard (7 points), Reeves (5), Wyman (4), Bonner (3), junior Matthew Hempfield (3), Whitely (2) and Trevillian (2) all scored at least one shot from the field in the game. “We talked yesterday about talent and how there’s a million people out there with talent who…sit at home and say, ‘Oh man, I’m better than that guy and I could’ve done this and I could’ve done that,’ but if your heart isn’t in it, and if you don’t do things the right way and you don’t make other people around you better, then, at some point, talent is a waste,” Powhatan head coach Ryan Marable said. “In anything – businesses, families, teams – you’ve got to make people better, and you’ve got to make those guys around you better.” For the players who represented Powhatan on the court Wednesday night, Marable praised their hard work and how they competed against the tal-

Indians take on Midlo meet Staff Report Powhatan’s track and field team continued the winter season with last Wednesday’s Polar Bear meet at Midlothian High School. Similar to their season-opener at Louisa County, the Indians competed in the boys shot put, as well as in the long-distance events. Junior Asher Timberlake earned runner-up honors in the shot put, throwing for a distance of 39-5 behind event winner Jaleel Patterson from L.C. Bird. Patterson threw for a distance of 46-8. Timberlake’s teammate Jack Altieri, a junior, earned a top-10 placement in the event with a throw of 34-6.5. Powhatan junior Jack Dennis threw for a distance of 32-flat. Freshman Olivia Goodrich ran sixth in the girls 3200-meter run in 13:26.90, and her teammate, senior Alexis Elzey, ran a 15:21.70. Out of the nine teams that competed in the boys 4x800-meter relay, Powhatan’s two teams took sixth and eighth, respectively. River Leynes, Thomas Menting, Eli Timmons and Cole Whiting ran a 9:25.97, and Rylan Powers, Luca Blevins, Tane Jeffs and Carter Nuckols notched a 10:07.08. Powhatan’s girls 4x800-meter relay team of freshman Kaitlyn Rissmeyer, sophomore Raquel Iga and seniors Marissa Lampkin and Carly Dolan placed sixth in 12:31.54. In the boys 3200-meter run, sophomore Liam Clancy ran a 13:22.06.

ented Skyhawks. “They made me proud and they made themselves proud,” Marable said, “and I’m sure, if people in Powhatan were watching them, that’s the type of team they would want to represent their county.” For Marable, positives from Powhatan’s performance included the players “not caring who gets the success,” playing for each other and continuously battling. “It’s just fun to coach when they’re battling,” Marable said, adding: “It was a 10-point game (with Bird leading) and we missed four or five layups that sometimes go in, sometimes don’t, so it could’ve been even closer than that, and it wasn’t that Bird was playing bad. We were just battling and making them work for every single thing.” Powhatan was also able to cut Bird’s lead to nine points in the closing moments of the third quarter, but a buzzerbeating 3-pointer gave the Skyhawks a double-digit lead to work with going into the fourth, and Marable noted that,

because they were playing with eight to nine guys, fatigue hurt them; they weren’t able to get on the opposing shooters like they were able to do earlier in the game, and L.C. Bird, Marable added, “made us pay and got away from us.” “That’s something that’s going to happen with the short roster and fatigue coming in,” Marable said, “but I’m extremely proud of those guys, and it was fun to coach and watch them battle.” Sophomore Yuri Manns was credited with a team-leading 21 points for the Skyhawks. As for what the opponents did well, Bonner saw that the Skyhawks got back on defense more than they did and sometimes had better box-outs than Powhatan. “They were just quick; they found that open pass and that extra pass to the shooter,” Bonner said, although he added that the motion offense on Powhatan got his teammate Alston open more. “I think we implement that more, we should get more shots,” Bonner said. “Every team’s going to be bigger than us, so we need to really get more physical,” Buzzard said. In pointing to Bird’s ability to create many opportunities for itself on fast breaks in Wednesday’s game, Buzzard added that, on offense, they need to keep their heads up, push ahead and pass ahead. Nash spoke to the importance of adopting the fighting mentality that Bird showcased Wednesday, and Alston saw how, after he and his teammates put up a fight in the first half, the Skyhawks “were able to go to the drawing board and really come together as a team and keep pushing forward.” “I think we can just adopt that mentality and come together,” Alston said, “and just, whenever it gets hard, just to keep pushing through.” The Indians were slated to host Clover Hill on Monday. Powhatan will next play at Cosby on Wednesday, host Monacan and Manchester on Friday and Monday, respectively, and then play at Midlothian next Wednesday. All games are at 7:15 p.m. Powhatan also faced Manchester this past Friday, taking a 80-45 setback.

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Powhatan Middle School student-athlete Aidin Muminovic, seen swimming the 200-yard freestyle (left) and the breaststroke, swam to a first-place finish in the 1,000-yard free on Jan. 22, 2021 to become the country’s fastest 11-year-old swimmer this season in the event.

Muminovic adds top age-group time in 1000 freestyle Staff Reports Aidin Muminovic’s incredible season continues. This past Friday, the Powhatan Middle School student-athlete swam the 1,000-yard freestyle during the 2021 VA NOVA January Distance meet. It was his last event as an 11-year-old. It was an exciting end. Swimming in second place until the last 200 yards, Muminovic made his move. By the time he had touched the wall, he was

well in the lead for a first-place finish in the 1,000 free, his first AAAA time in his 11-year-old age group and the country’s fastest 11-year-old time in the event this season. In addition to the 1,000, Muminovic as of Monday morning on Jan. 25 remained the country’s fastest 11-yearold swimmer in the 100-yard individual medley (1:01.33), the 200 butterfly (2:13.97) and the 1,650 freestyle (18:28.06). Muminovic’s top-six times in the

country include a 5:15.41 in the 500 free (third fastest), a 25.35 in the 50 free (fourth), a 1:00.16 in the 100 fly (fourth), a 1:59.01 in the 200 free (fourth), a 2:12.47 in the 200 IM (fourth), a 55.30 in the 100 free (fifth), a 28.93 in the 50 backstroke (fifth), a 1:01.45 in the 100 back (fifth) and a 2:16.38 in the 200 back (sixth). He made the NOVA all-time top 10 list at No. 3 and is the only 11-year-old on the list. Muminovic is also less than 2 seconds shy of NOVA’s team record

for 11-12 boys. He also earned NOVA’s 950 jacket the previous weekend in the 100-yard individual medley, and would have done so again this past Friday. According to Aidin’s mom Rebecca Muminovic, they present the jacket to the swimmers who earn 950 or more power points (USA swimming) for the team. Aidin will turn 12 in February. Up next for him are states from March 1114 and NCSA from March 24-27 in Orlando.

Powhatan Elementary School second nine weeks honor roll First Grade All A:

don Walthall, Pierce Ward, Weston White.

Wyatt Adams, Julianne Ayers, Ella Barrett, Grant Baughman, Gabe Beasley, Annabelle Blaisdell, Layla Blaisdell, Jackson Boggs, Georgia Boggs, Richard Bolton, Zachary Brunelli, Owen Bullock, Greyson Caudle, Ashby Chester, Kaya Clark, Fabio Conigliaro, Savannah Corcoran, Jase Curtis, Owen Davis, TJ Delaney, Jackson Demay, Charlie Dunn, Brynn Emery, Avia Fischer, Evan Fuller, Aubrey Goodrich, Sadie Gould, Levi Hackney, Catherine Hall, Olivia Hixon, Hayden Hoover, Hadley Hurt, Chance Johnson, Patrick Kearns, Landon Kerns, Gates Lawson, Josie Levermore, Scarlet Lewis, Allison Loyall, Graham Lyons, Audrey Mapes, Olivia Matthews, Harper McCormick, Rylee McDaniel, Rylan Mead, Chase Mesco, Chase Meyer, Charlie Miles, Serenity Minugh, Coen Moore, Peyton Mungo, Charlie Murray, Ava Muse, Addison Nelms, Marina Pantelejeva, Lucia Ann Pasi, Tristan Ramsey, Raylen Reese, Ava Reynolds, Erica Ricker, Madeline Ringstaff, Gio Rivera, Haven Schiller, Michael Schwartz, Louis Seivard, Seth Siliman, Rollyson Sletten, Evan Clarie Smith, Sloane Stigall, Declan Taylor, Zion Taylor, Ashleigh Taylor, Sam Thomas, Sonya Tye, Dustin Tyson, Nolan Urban, Charlotte Wilkes, Henry Zornow.

First Grade All A/B: Connor Fessler, Kollin Brunstetter, Isaac Early, Carlos Fosse’, Joey Gajewski, Roland Graham, Maci Jones, Britney Jones, Madison King, Arturo Leon, Aria Lindsay, Joseph Long II, Logan Look, Axel McClendon, Cody Miller, Trey Moss, Ellie Nelson, Declan O’Leary, Wyatt Pallett, Lucas Roudabush, Brooklyn Samuels, Roan Sullivan, Kiera Tinsley.

Second Grade All A: Jackson Baughman, Emma Bronson, McKenzie Campfield, Luke Chester, Rylee Cline, Anson Dann, Sawyer Dunaway, Tessa East, Kenneth Elder, III, Matthew Farnham, Ryan Fletcher, Logan Franklin, Landon Gall, Arya Geiger, Taygen Graham, Aidan Hines, Hank Holloway, Noah Hoppin, Olivia Howard, Leland Jackson, Arabella Johnson, Kyleigh Jordan, Drew Laning, Addy Lecik, Jackson Lightner, Caroline McCrory, Holland Mesco, Harry Moore, Ariana Muminovic, Evan Owen, Thomas Partusch, MacKenzie Perkins, Alyssa Phillips, Abigail Selz, Evan Soderstrom, Brennen Sprouse, Lucas Stopf, Finn Toft, Gabrielle Tunstall, Kellan Walker, Lily Waller, Gran-

Second Grade All A/B: Harvest Ashman, Anthony Bardon, Annabella Bradley, Caroline Chewning, Zoey Columbo-Powell, Faith Dodd, Anson Dunbar, Jacob Emery, Shay Fox, Addison Gaters, Cameron Glidewell, Kingston Goode, Symon Gould, Ollie Gregory, Bentley Hatchett, Harper Hedgepeth, Elijah Johnson, Colin Kirby, Jacob Lai, Joshua Ogo, Zoey Peine, Audrey Perkins, Sabrina Quinn, Adeline Simpson, Tyson Sims, Jude Singh, Alaina Stephenson, Krissa Sweeney, Ryder Weeks, Hayden Wood, Austin Zhang.

Third Grade All A: Landen Allen, Jake Betz, Natalie Blankenship, Evan Brooks, Liam Callaway, Lucas Carpenter, Marley Cintron, Zoe Clark, Harper Clayton, Brezlun Cooke, Isabella Crawford, Kinley Crockett, Cora Duke, Degan Elder, Grace Flippo, Myron Fuller, Michaela Goodman, Easton Green, Samuel Halfon, Rebecca Hall, Reece Harper, Sophie Jenkins, McKenna Jenkins, Morgan Jenkins, Braxton Kerns, Ross Kinley, Corbin Kluis, Berkley Krieger, Kaylee Mawyer, Kaia Lou McClure, Chloe Moser, Amberly Nalder, Ethan Nelson, Mario Ortega, Easton Osborne, Josephina Pasi, Makena Paulin, Sophia Pitman, Keziah Raines, Lola Rinker, Michael Sabatini, Adam Saunders, Abigail Saunders, Wyatt Smith, Sophia Stigall, McKinley Sullivan, Christopher Terry, Erika Traupman, Garrett Underwood, Henry Vukmer, Tommy White, Dunia Zaki.

Third Grade All A/B: Aubrey Allee, Amberleigh Amiss, Ryle Anderson, Catherine Barr, Madilyn Batten, OliviaRae Bowlin, Austin Carroll, Samuel Carter, Aubrey Chase, Halli Chewning, Peyson Collins, Mason Cook, Gracie Cook, Wyatt Davis, Kinzley Dekle, Jaylen Flowers, Abrianna Fox, Collins Harvie, Tristen Hiatt, Alaina Hill, Jaxon Hull, Jacob Huppert, Asher Ingebretsen, Morgan Johnson, Layla Keene, Ethan King, Stuart Latimer, Khloe McDowell, Landon McNamara, Bella Michael, Brynn Morrison, Camryn Perkins, Levi Powers, Phillip Rasmussen, James Riffell, Emma Selz, Jackson Shiflett, Leif Smartschan, Brayden Sprouse, Dylan Strickland, Caden Wheeler, Mason Williams.

Fourth Grade All A:

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Karen Alejo, Charleston Ashman, Daphney Barr, Alaina Bass, Abigail Biggs, Reid Boggs, Connor Bozard, Natalie Bremer, Tristan Brunelli, Hailey Carson, Kaylee Chamberlain, Nevaeh Cheda, Hayden Columbo-Powell, Jessica Elliott, Kara Emery, Grace Fitts, Evangeline Frith, MaryCarter Graham, Nathan Henry, Tucker Jacobs, Charlie Jamerson, Catherine (Kate) Jones, Sadie Jones, Madelyn Lawson, Charles (Chase) Levermore, Lillian Loyall, Aisley Lumpkin, Tucker Lyons, Wyatt Markwith, Kaston Mays, Landon McCall, Kyleigh Michael, Carson Miles, Mattie Monte, Tristen Payne, Kaylie Perritt, Danica Reamer, Colton Rouse, Summer Rowland, Marshall Scholl, Preston Schwartz, Lula Simpson, Jackson Smith, Jaxson Spade, Wyatt Stallworth, Milo Toft, Charles Weimer.

Fifth Grade All A: Sophia Benton, Adelaide Blankenship, Nolan Blisick, Charlotte Campbell, Aryanna Conway, Emilee Duttweiler, Addison East, Dylan Eberts, Evan Eberts, Harper Garland, Casen Geiger, Alex Hall, Maya Hoye, Gabriella Humphrey, Lucas Mapes, Chance Mays, Jessica Oakley, Tyler Paulette, Kara Posey, Matthew Sabatini, William Smith Jr., Nevaeh Stephens, Josie Strickland, Ryan Urban, Autumn Ward.

Fifth Grade All A/B: Ryan Baltz, Chase Blankenship, Ana Blevins, Alexis Boggs, Adelyn Bowles, Mackenzie Brock, Makinley Call, Wyatt Carl, Leah Catlett, Chiara Conigliaro, Peyton Cornell, Dairen Cotton, Shyla Dunbar, Luke Estep, Madison Fletcher, Rylan Fox, Wyatt Gould, Kenton Green, Martha Grace Harrison, Logan Hoppin, Blake Johnson, Madison King, Henry Latimer, Isiah Lombard, Layna Marsh, Alexa Matko-Cook, Mya McNamara, Noah McNamara, Polina Pantelejeva, Madelynn Perkins, Clayton Priest, Miller Redlich, Dylan Reid, Charlotte Rittner, Jack Saunders, Dylan Sims, Yasmine Smith, Brooke Thacker, Tucker Utley, Landen Ward, Andrew Watts, Imani Whitver.

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