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Vol. XXXIV No. o. 31
February 3, 2021
Supervisors start looking at 10-year CIP draft By Laura McFarland Editor
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OWHATAN – The Powhatan County Board of Supervisors last week took its first steps into a planning process that will help guide how the county government intends to expand and improve its resources for the next decade. During the board’s meeting on Monday, Jan. 25, county administrator Ned Smither began to deliver on one of the key reasons he was hired by showing the board members the first draft of a possible 10-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). The 10-year plan will be designed to give a more realistic outlook of the county’s capital project spending plans for the next decade, including identifying how
the county intends to pay for various projects, which year they might occur, and how they impact the county’s debt capacity. This process is a contrast from the usual five-year CIP process of recent years, which often put the focus on the immediate upcoming years and categorized projects that are on the horizon but not a high priority under the catchall of “future years.” The first draft that Smither presented on Jan. 25 listed 58 projects that, when added together, would cost $69.1 million over the next 10 years. Some projects are specific to a certain fiscal year (FY), while others are spread out over multiple or even all 10 years. Smither stressed that this was the first presentation of projects identified by staff as priorities for the next 10 years, but it
will likely go through many changes in the coming months as they hear from the public and as the board evaluates the value of the different projects, how they will serve the county and its citizens, and their fiscal impact. The presentation also did not delve into specifics about the revenues needed to fund the projects, which will come in a future meeting. Smither took comments from the supervisors throughout the presentation to gauge how they feel about the different projects. In some cases, there was already pushback from the supervisors over the need or demand for certain projects or questioning the cost. Bill Cox, who represents District 4, pointed out that although $69.1 million is a huge number for the next 10 years, taking a hard look at the county’s needs and doing long-term planning on how to meet
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those needs is an effort to be conservative about spending in the long run. “I am anxious about the size of the numbers but really excited about the process because I think it gives us a better idea of how to properly plan for the county and really, quite frankly, to get much more involvement from the citizens, should they desire,” Cox said, adding the information is to invite citizen comment, not exclude it. David Williams, District 1, who has been a huge proponent of the 10-year CIP, praised the initial draft and staff’s work on it. He agreed $69.1 million is a huge figure, but pointed out that previous CIPs were just as large if you included the nebulous future years projects. “I am very comfortable with what we are doing tonight. I am excited about it.
Board discusses filling vacant District 2 seat By Laura McFarland Editor
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Amy Tucker, instructional assistant, brought some levity to the students and staff at Pocahontas Elementary School last week. She created a bulletin board in the gym after hours to give everyone a laugh. Taking an opportunity to ride the wave of Bernie Sanders and his oversized mittens, Tucker was hopeful the kids wouldn’t have another snow drought this winter. They got their wish when snow on Sunday led PCPS to cancel classes Monday. See snow photos page 3A.
Capital Small Business Development Center relaunches to fill a void By Laura McFarland Editor
POWHATAN – The Capital Region Small Business Development Center was recently formed to fill a void left vacant in the last few years and give area Ryann Lofchie Leah Fremouw businesses, including those in Powhatan County, a place to turn to for advice and resources. Launched on Nov. 30, 2020, the new small business development center (SBDC) is aimed at acting as an asset available to entrepreneurs, startups, and established small businesses. The main goal of the SBDC moving forward will be to act as somewhere small businesses can turn to for resources, whether it be guidance with marketing and financing, employee issues, or business planning, said Ryann Lofchie, director of the new orgasee BUSINESS, pg. 8
see CIP, pg. 4
POWHATAN – The Powhatan County Board of Supervisors is seeking District 2 residents who would be interested in applying to fill the supervisor seat left vacant by the resignation of Larry Nordvig effective Jan. 31. The remaining four board members discussed their steps forward at their meeting on Monday, Jan. 25 and made a few decisions surrounding the filling of his seat. Nordvig did not attend the meeting. The board voted unanimously to file a petition with the circuit court to hold a special election to fill the District 2 seat on Nov. 2 during the General Election. They did this instead of trying to hold a separate special election earlier in the year. The winning candidate will serve the remainder of Nordvig’s four-year term. The board arrived at this decision after director of elections Karen Alexander explained their options. Since the special election could not be combined with a primary election in June, they could have a special election as early as April 13. But the supervisors agreed that does not give interested candidates much time to get their paperwork together and gather their signatures since they would have to qualify by Feb. 12. After the primary, the
board could ask for a special election for any time, but Alexander said the next logical date would be the General Election and the board agreed. For that election, candidates need to qualify by Aug. 13, Alexander said. In the meantime, the supervisors decided to appoint an interim board member from District 2 who can fill the seat until the special election is held. Per state code, the board has until March 17 (45 days after Nordvig’s effective resignation date) to appoint an interim. If the supervisors cannot decide on an interim supervisor within that 45-day period, a Powhatan County Circuit Court judge has the right to appoint one. Because of the tight window in which to make a decision, the board decided that any interested applicants wanting to be considered for the appointment should submit the requested information to the board of supervisors in a written response by 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 12. The board is requesting some or all of the following information: name and address (applicant must live in District 2); qualifications to be considered for appointment (resume, cover letter, etc.); civic involvement, and indication of their preference to serve on an interim basis only until special election or their interest in see VACANT, pg. 5
Sandra Kemp writes book celebrating local black history By Laura McFarland Editor
POWHATAN – Sandra Rose Morris Kemp’s first book, “The Journey for Justice,” is at once an incredibly personal story and one of wider cultural significance. In her nonfiction book, the Powhatan native expands on the knowledge of African American history, especially
Powhatan history, while also delving into the story of her own family members. The book is a labor of love for Kemp, 74, who said she started collecting information about 50 years ago on African Americans in and from Powhatan County. “I wanted to share that. I didn’t want to just have this research and have it in my little see KEMP, pg. 8
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Powhatan native Sandra Rose Morris Kemp released ‘The Journey for Justice’ in 2020. The book highlights her family history against the backdrop of the wider African-American experience in Powhatan County and in the United States.
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Health department challenged by limited doses of COVID-19 vaccines By Barbara Brown Special to the Powhatan Today
What a difference a week makes! Two weeks ago, health departments recruited alternative sites such as pharmacies, clinics, and private physician offices to provide vaccinations to the public. Now the Virginia Department of Health has shelved that plan. The driving force behind the action is a limited COVID vaccine supply. While many community partners submitted orders for vaccines, in the end there were too few doses delivered to fulfill those orders. All vaccines will now be given through health department
units. According to communication from the Chesterfield Health Department, the Commonwealth’s allotment is 100,000 doses per week to be divided among 35 health departments. Chesterfield/Powhatan’s department is expected to receive about 4,600 doses per week going forward. The majority of the allotment will be used for large health department vaccination clinics with a small portion direct-shipped mostly to hospitals. As the vaccine supply is limited, it is offered in phases to different groups of residents. People who are more likely to have severe COVID-19 illness and frontline
terfield Health Department at 804-318-8207 to get on the list for a vaccine when it is available. The afterhours number is 877-275-8343. As of Jan. 27, 6% (525,000) of Virginians have received at least one dose of the vaccine. There are community partners, such as the Free Clinic of Powhatan, ready to step in and help vaccinate residents when there are enough vaccines to share. While all involved would like to see an increase in supply, there is no hiding from reality. There are only two manufacturers in the world that supply COVID vaccines approved for use here and it takes two injections to confer
workers are able to get the vaccine first. Like other states, Virginia is focused on vaccinating individuals who comprise Phase 1a and 1b of the state’s distribution plan. That includes all healthcare personnel, residents of long-term care facilities, teachers, and other county staff and those over 65 years of age. People younger than 65 can be vaccinated if they have an underlying medical condition that puts them at risk for surviving COVID-19. People living in correctional facilities, homeless shelters, and migrant labor camps are also eligible to receive the vaccine. If you meet the criteria for Phase 1a or 1b, you can call the Ches-
O B I T UA R I E S LAWANNA LINK Lawanna Gene Link, age 84, of Powhatan, Va., departed this life on Thursday, January 28, 2021. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Martin J. Link; daughter, Phyllis Link (Tom); grandchildren, April LINK Richardson, Mark Rice (Andrea), Taryn Barlow (Jason), Jennafer Smith (Justin), Erica Roninson (Adam); and many great-grandchildren. Lawanna had many joys in her lifetime, including breeding and showing Tennessee Walkers and Dalmatians. Later in life, she loved riding shotgun with Martin on their Honda Goldwing Trike. A private Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR Wednesday, Feb. 3
Instead of dinner and dancing for the eighth annual Valentine Gala committee, organizers have planned a two-week celebration for the fundraiser, which benefits both the Free Clinic of Powhatan and Habitat for Humanity-Powhatan. A video about the expanded efforts of both nonprofits can be watched through Feb. 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 (see below). For more information, visit www.valentinegala.org. Powhatan County Public Library has decided due to COVID-19-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 804-598-5670 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. Feeding Powhatan is a nonprofit food pantry that exists to feed people who are struggling financially in the Powhatan community. The pantry will be open from 5 to 7 p.m. on Feb. 3 and 17 and March 3 at 2408 New Dorset Circle (next to Community Life Church). The food pantry will also be open from 10 a.m. to noon on March 13. Visit us on Facebook to check for updates and changes at Feeding Powhatan or call 804-303-6431.
promoting beekeeping in our communities and supporting each other in our beekeeping activities. The group meets from 7 to 9 p.m. in the auditorium of the Powhatan Village Building, 3910 Old Buckingham Road, Powhatan. Visit https:// huguenotbeekeepers.org.
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.
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Thursday, Feb. 4
The Powhatan Food Pantry is open from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursdays, Saturdays and Tuesdays and 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursdays at 2500 Batterson Road. Contact the pantry at 804-372-9526 or powhatanvafoodpantry@ gmail.com. The Huguenot Beekeepers Association is a group of experienced and beginner beekeepers that are dedicated to
Awaken to Hope Al-Anon meets at 7:30 p.m. every Thursday at St. John Neumann Catholic Church.
Saturday, Feb. 6
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. The Powhatan Lion’s Club will meet at 6 p.m. at the County Seat Restaurant. Contact Mike Jones at 804794-1440.
and from 4 to 7 p.m. on the Tuesday that follows. During this pandemic, anyone coming into the store must wear a facemask. The office is located in the Habitat Store and the office number is 804-594-7009. Call and volunteer! Donate! Help us build!!
The eighth annual Valentine Gala has changed focus in 2021 to a two-week celebration that includes three Powhatan small businesses helping 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 preorder 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. Habitat store shoppers can round up their purchase bill that day, and those donations will go toward the fundraiser. The same day, 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. 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.
Powhatan AA meets at 8 p.m. every Saturday at Manakin Episcopal Church on Huguenot Trail.
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. 9
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.
Upcoming
Feeding Powhatan is a nonprofit food pantry that exists to feed people who are struggling financially in the Powhatan community. The pantry will be open from 5 to 7 p.m. on Feb. 3 and 17 and March 3 at 2408 New Dorset Circle (next to Community Life Church). The food pantry will also be open from 10 a.m. to noon on March 13. Visit us on Facebook to check for updates and changes at Feeding Powhatan or call 804-303-6431.
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. No one deserves to be abused. Find safety, options and support.
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 804556-4936.
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 804-8019851.
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.
Ongoing
Powhatan United Methodist Church will hold a Free Community Breakfast from 9 to 11 a.m. at the church, 2253 Rosson Road, Powhatan. Join us for food and fellowship. Families welcome. Children’s activities provided. Habitat For Humanity Powhatan depends on volunteers and donors. Habitat is blessed with the community’s helpful, kind and generous participation. The Habitat Store at 1922 Urbine Road will be open on the first and third Saturdays of the month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Women’s support group based in Powhatan but open to all women impacted by domestic violence. The group is free, confidential and childcare is available. Contact 804-5985630 ext. 2422 or 2420.
Powhatan County Public Schools has identified locations to park school
Tax-Aide canceled for 2021 due to pandemic 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. Or-
ganizers 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=RDRCT-FNDTX_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.
buses that will give Wi-Fi access to students who need it. The Wi-Fi enabled school buses are part of the school district’s plan to help families with poor connection to the internet. 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.
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 twoweek period. Students and see CALENDAR, pg. 5
Fax submissions to calendar to 804-344-8746 email to news@powhatan.com, or mail to 8460 Times Dispatch Blvd., Mechanicsville, Va 23116. Deadline is 3 p.m. Wednesday for the following week’s issue. Calendar announcements cannot be taken by phone. We reserve the right to edit all items submitted.
CORRECTION The Jan. 27 edition of the Powhatan Today incorrectly labeled the honor roll list that ran on 5B as the Powhatan Elementary School honor roll. This honor was actually the Flat Rock Elementary School Honor Roll.
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Powhatan enjoys frosty fun in the snow CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS
Powhatan County experienced i d severall iinches h off snow on JJan. 31 and d local residents were happy to get outside and enjoy the frosty fun.
School board approves benefit consulting services By Laura McFarland Editor
POWHATAN – The Powhatan County School Board recently voted in a split 3-2 vote to approve Bankers Insurance as its benefit consulting services for 2021. During the board’s meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 12, the members were split on choosing Bankers Insurance as a go between to negotiate rates with Anthem Local Choice, the current insurance provider for the county and school system. Rick Cole, who represents District 1, Valarie Ayers, District 3, and Joe Walters, District 4, voted to choose Bankers Insurance. Chairwoman Kim Hymel, District 5, and Susan Smith, District 2, voted against the decision. Their dissent stems from a problem that occurred in early 2020 during the fiscal year (FY 2021) operating budget process with David Rowe, the health insurance consultant from Bankers Insurance who worked for the county. Rowe performed underwriting analysis of county premiums and claims and projectd rate increases. He also assisted with claims issues. At Rowe’s recommendation, the school board started building its budget in February 2020 with a 5% health care rate increase as a placeholder. However, later that month, staff learned the increase would likely be 12.9%, representing a $314,090 budget shortfall that had to be covered. It was later shown that Rowe knew about the potential increase and was trying to negotiate it down but didn’t inform the school division so it could also be planning. This caused frustration and anger when the number unexpectedly
came back so much higher and they were taken by surprise. Discussions began then about evaluating whether the county should look at hiring a new benefit consulting service. But during the search done by the county and the school division, an evaluation committee once again picked Bankers Insurance as the company that would best meet the needs of employees. It was one of eight candidates and was named one of two finalists along with One Digital. Larry Johns, assistant superintendent for finance and business operations, explained that the committee scored the two companies closely but chose to recommend Bankers Insurance partly because of its experience with Local Choice clients and its proven record to respond to and personally help Powhatan employees experiencing problems with handling claims and coverage issues. This item was presented to the school board on Dec. 10, 2020, and the board vote was split at 2-2 because Walters was absent. Hymel and Smith, who have both been pushing since 2020 to look at a new consultant as well as evaluating whether Anthem Local Choice is still the best option for the county, argued stridently against Bankers Insurance. The board talked at length on Jan. 12 about the committee process and its decision. In particular, a few members said they would have wished to see the scoring method used for making this decision. Hymel initially made a motion for the school division to go with One Digital, which was seconded by Smith but failed
C R I M E R E P O RT Arrests • One male was charged on Jan. 19 with contempt of court. • One male was charged on Jan. 19 with grand larceny (Felony). • One male was charged on Jan. 20 with possession of marijuana (Civil), con-
cealed weapon violation (Misdemeanor), and speeding limit violation. • One male was charged on Jan. 21 with endanger a child (F). • One male was charged on Jan. 21 with driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated (M), concealed
weapon violation (M), and reckless driving – excessive speed (M). • One male was charged on Jan. 23 with possession of controlled substances (F), traffic: expired/rejection sticker, offense relating to registration, and traffic lane violation.
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County seeking input on comprehensive plan Contributed Report In late 2020, the Powhatan County Planning Commission (at the direction of the board of the supervisors) began reviewing the 2019 Long-Range Comprehensive Plan and updating its content, including the Future Land Use Map. This map designates areas where growth should be directed and specifies what uses may be appropriate in different parts of Powhatan County. Recommended land uses shown on this map are considered when evaluating development proposals, such as rezoning requests.
A draft of the Future Land Use Map and associated text have been posted online for public comment. To review the draft documents and provide comments regarding the 2021 Comprehensive Plan Update, visit http://powhatanva.gov/268/CommunityDevelopment. County staff is asking members of the public to review the document and submit feedback by Monday, Feb. 15 that can be shared with the planning commission. The deadline allows staff to compile the comments, analyze them, and transmit them to the planning commission prior to its meeting in March (so
that they can discuss by members then). There will be future opportunities for feedback, as both the planning commission and board of supervisors will have to hold public hearings. An online comment form can be found at http:// powhatanva.gov/FormCenter/Community-Development-11/Public-Input-2021-ComprehensivePlan-Upd-76. An interactive copy of the Future Land Use Map may be found at https:// powhatancounty.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=53 079920516b4c28a77fbf55 11def312.
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This is a first in the county and something we are going to build on,� Williams said. In his presentation, Smither broke up projects by department, gave brief explanations about their costs, and the projected year(s) in which they would take place. A full breakdown of projects in the first draft of the proposed FY 2022 10year CIP can be found on the county’s website at https://www.powhatanva. com/424/Budget-CIP.
School board By far the largest total of the different departments, the school board CIP that Smither discussed includes five projects that combined to a total of almost $27.1 million. The largest placeholder deals with Powhatan High School ($13,989,000) and includes enhancements and additions such as a se-
curity vestibule, a camera alert system, mechanical rooftop units, and a twostory addition that will hold 300 students. These would be in four separate fiscal years. The projects also come with an addition of $677,575 in operations costs by the end of the decade. Annual school bus purchases over the next 10 years accounted for $8.4 million and are part of a plan to get away from bus leases, Smither said. Paying cash for buses and leasing them both have their upsides, but the primary value in cash sales is in lowering the county’s debt service, he said. The other projects include purchasing land for a new elementary school ($2.5 million in FY2027); school division support vehicle fleet purchases ($1.92 million over 10 years), and asphalt maintenance at the different facilities ($212,000 over 10 years).
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Parks and recreation
Easily the second largest category on the CIP includes 10 public safety projects that add up to almost $18.3 million. More than half of that amount, $10.64 million, is earmarked for the purchase of fire and rescue apparatus across all 10 years. Purchasing sheriff’s vehicles, which are generally replaced on a schedule of five a year, adds up to almost $2.3 million over 10 years, Smither said. A possible addition onto Company 1 is budgeted at $2.9 million in FY 2022-23 with an additional $30,000 annually in operating costs. The $1.17 million earmarked for the new land mobile radio system’s portable radios has already been funded but was still included, Smither said. The board previously discussed a regional fire and rescue training center, which many would like to see located on the land that once held Beaumont Juvenile Correctional Center. However, even if that location falls through, fire and rescue chief Phil Warner said he is in discussions with Goochland County to help make this regional project a reality. The price tag is $630,000 in FY 2022 with an additional $25,000 in operating costs for the county. Other projects under public safety include a metal carport shelter for mobile command, $20,000 (FY 2022); upgrading the next generation 911 call handling equipment software and hardware, $271,000 (FY 2022); purchasing a portable backup generator for the emergency operations center, $75,000 (FY 2022); a location for a possible sixth fire station, $250,000 (FY 2023), and five portable radar signs that could be moved around the county to help curb speeding, $20,000 (FY 2022).
Parks and recreation was a combination of 15 larger and smaller projects that add up to $11.16 million in total. More than half of the funds, $6.9 million, are budgeted for the Fighting Creek Park Expansion Phase 3, which includes the construction of additional ball fields with a central concessions building and press box. Also included are athletic field lighting, fencing, paved parking, and an extension of Mann Road. It would also come with an additional $62,000 annually in operating costs. Athletic field ADA improvements and furniture, fixture, and equipment improvements are both budgeted at $630,000 across a 10-year period. Trail Master Plan construction is budgeted at $655,000 in FY 2022-23, but staff hopes $250,000 would come from a grant that has been identified. Also on the higher dollar list are athletic field improvements to the lighting worth $500,000 (FY 2022); Pocahontas Landmark Center parking improvements, $400,000 (FY 2022 and FY 2025); and a softball complex concession facility, $315,000 (FY 2022). Eight of the entries on the list were considered smaller projects: athletic fields irrigation/seeding improvements, $134,000 (all 10 years); Fighting Creek Park land expansion, $192,000 (FY 2024); Fighting Creek Park additional bathrooms, $300,000 (FY 2023); Turner Sports Complex parking expansion, $200,000 (FY 2023); Village Complex restroom improvements/expansion, $263,000 (FY 2023); trail renovations and improvements, $50,000 (FY 2022); a dog park, $50,000 (FY 2022), and batting cages, $30,000 (FY 2022). Several of the parks and recreation projects
drew discussion among board members. Cox pointed out how much of a priority having additional trails was on a Needs Assessment Survey among citizens and how little that priority wasn’t represented enough on the CIP. This led to a discussion on the park needing more land to further expand trails and other resources. Cox also took issue with the idea of spending $315,000 on a softball complex concession facility. Williams wanted more justification for the need for the batting cages and dog park. Mike Byerly, District 3, had questions about the parking and lighting improvements at Pocahontas Landmark Center.
Public utilities Public utilities has seven projects, five of which would be in FY 2022, that combine for a total of $1.43 million. In FY 2022, the CIP proposes a Smart Water Technology upgrade of current county-owned water meters ($400,000); Fighting Creek Waste Water Treatment Plant drainage and site improvements ($100,000); water distribution monitoring and control ($95,000); Scada (software/hardware) for four sewer pump stations and the Village water tower ($65,000), and a water line extension near the high school ($40,000). The water line extension garnered the most excitement. Ramona Carter, director of public works, explained that the 275foot extension of a water line near Powhatan High School that will create a loop to better address the flushing that occurs where the line terminates to ensure water quality. Other projects in the public utilities category are Fighting Creek Waste Water Treatment Plant upgrades in FY 2025 ($700,000) and building a storage building for the wastewater treatment
CHURCH DIRECTORY St. Luke’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 “Building a Bridge of Hope� 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 Christ’s Disciples Within Our Hearts and Beyond Our Doors 2253 Rosson Rd.
Just off Rt. 13 in the Village
598-4438
Worship: 8:30 & 11 a.m. Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.
www.powhatanumc.us Weekday Preschool (ages 2-5)
598-6090
Mount Calvary Baptist Church 2020 Red Lane Road
Powhatan, VA 23139 1801 Huguenot Trail Sunday School 9am Pastor, Larry B. Collins Sunday Worship 10am Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 6:45pm Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study Bryan M. Holt, Pastor 7:30 p.m. 378-3607 www.EmmausChristianChurch.org Office 804-598-2398
Community Church Dr. Cavell W. Phillips, Pastor Where there is Unity, there is always Victory. A church “Where you are welcome� Wednesday: Bible Study Join Us For Sunday Worship 6:30 – 7:30pm ( 60 Minute 11:00AM – 12:30PM Warm Up To Sunday ) Powhatan Village Building 3910 Old Buckingham Road ucc4me.org Powhatan, VA 804-256-4411
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Public works The nine projects listed under public works add up to a total of $3,647,000. The three biggest projects on this list are: HVAC replacements at various facilities through the years, $1,032,000; $800,000 in FY 2026-27 to extend Mann Road about 2,000 feet from its current terminus to Plantation Road, and $715,000 for roof replacements at different facilities spread throughout the 10-year period. The three FY 2022 projects are to convert the library’s HVAC controller to a new model, $40,000; courthouse and Village lighting and street signs, $30,000 plus an annual operating expense of $5,000, and Village building generator and electrical upgrades, $250,000 plus $1,000 in annual operating expenses. Also on the list for public works are facility and grounds capital maintenance for all 10 years, $415,000; the conversion from fluorescent to LED lights across all 10 years, $165,000, and asphalt paving of about half a mile of Old Plantation Road, which leads to several county facilities, $200,000.
Administration For the first time on the CIP, the county is budgeting in a placeholder of $2 million for broadband solutions spread out from FY 2022 to FY 2025. There is no set strategy tied to these funds but it makes sure some funds are earmarked, Smither said. The draft CIP also included $1,245,000 for admin vehicles across all 10 years.
Information technology The information techsee CIP, pg. 5
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Powhatan Christian Fellowship Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.
Worship Service 11:00 am Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:00 am Wednesday Night 7:30 p.m. Located 1950 Ridge Road (Rt. 627) 2/10th of a mile north of Rt. 13
plant in ($30,000).
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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nology department had 10 projects totaling $4,266,000 with most of them spread out over several years. The proposed projects are: firewall replacement, $40,000 FY 2025 and FY 2028; VOIP system upgrade, $120,000; upgrade desk phones, $140,000; data storage, $305,000; network appliance upgrade, $419,000; upgrade virtual host environment and mirroring, $490,000; sheriff/fire/rescue laptop replacement program, $636,000; PC replacement program, $706,000, and cybersecurity program, $710,000. The 10th project, a fiber network extension costing $700,000, would involve working with the school board and agreeing to run service to all five schools, Smither said. This would save $180,000 a year as well as providing connection opportunities for some residents. Smither pointed out the school board may have some concerns, so it would involve the two boards working together. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@ powhatantoday.com.
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the interim appointment and becoming a candidate for the position in the fall election. Applications may be submitted via email to administration@powhatanva.gov or hand delivered to the Administration Building at 3834 Old Buckingham Road. The process of vetting potential candidates for the empty seat involved a good deal of discussion and drew some criticism from District 2 residents who spoke during the public comment period, after the discussion on the election was held. After deciding they wanted to appoint an in-
SECOND ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH
State Parks Youth Conservation Corps is recruiting Contributed Report
YCC crew members will gain valuable experience in trade skills and resource management. Ideal applicants for crew member positions are young adults, ages 1417, have a demonstrated interest in environmental protection, the physical ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions and the desire to make a difference in the communities they serve. Crew members who successfully complete a threeweek service program will receive 120 service learning hours and a $500 stipend. Applicants for crew member positions are being accepted through March 15. YCC crew leaders will supervise a group of 10 Youth Conservation Corps members and work directly with park
Virginia State Parks is seeking qualified candidates to fill Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) summer residential service opportunities across the state. Two three-week programs will be offered this summer. YCC crews will assist Virginia State Parks staff with a range of operational projects including, but not limited to, trail maintenance, habitat improvement, and campground construction and restoration. Room and board is provided to all YCC crew serving at Virginia State Parks. Applications for both crew leaders and crew members are being accepted for the following sessions: Session 1, June 20 – July 10, or Session 2, July 18 – Aug. 7.
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terim, the board had to arrive on the process of doing so. Mike Byerly, who represents District 3, suggested having candidates submit letters of interest and holding any interviews with candidates in the public eye, since the District 2 seat is typically an elected position. Byerly was the only one in favor of open interviews. The others argued it would be less pressure on the candidates to do closed interviews, which is ultimately the route they decided to go. Bill Cox, District 4, preferred having candidates’ submit resumes that show their education, work experience, community involvement, and something that
staff to complete a variety of projects that will enhance visitor experience. Upon completion of a three-week program, crew leaders will receive a $1,800 stipend and $350 travel voucher. All crew leaders are required to attend training at Twin Lakes State Park on June 14-17.
come, first-served basis. If you need to cancel a reservation, contact Kelsey Brice at 804-598-5700.
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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-
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YCC crew members hard at work fortifying trail at New River Trail State Park.
Habitat For Humanity Powhatan needs appliance and furniture donations for the Habitat Store. Email hfh.
shares why they want to be the District 2 supervisor. David Williams, District 1, leaned more toward being looser with the terms of how candidates have to communicate their information. He pointed out that no candidate who files his or her candidacy has to include a resume in their paperwork. The board didn’t nail down a consensus but left it up to chairwoman Karin Carmack, District 5, and county administrator Ned Smither to hammer out the final language.
Public comments Five District 2 residents spoke during the public comment period, and some were upset the board
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
hadn’t allowed any of their input in the public comment period before deciding how the seat of their representative would be filled. Sharon Younce praised Nordvig for being a “passionate advocate for his constituents and a knowledgeable and involved member of the board.” She said Nordvig fought for Powhatan citizens and often was dismissed by other board members for his ideas. She asked the board to encourage Nordvig to continue as a board member and give him respect. Jamie Timberlake, who is also the commissioner of the revenue, also thanked Nordvig for his service. Visibly upset, he talked about his disap-
Sunday School 9:45-10:45 Sunday Morning Worship will begin at 11:00 a.m.
Holly Hills Baptist Church
5680 Cartersville Road Powhatan, Virginia 23139
(Independent Bible Believing)
Pastor Gregory L. Beechaum Sr. “The church where Jesus is Alive”
www.HollyHillsBaptist.org
Randy Blackwell, Pastor Sunday School - 10:00 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m. Youth Ministry 6:00 p.m. Adult Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7:30 PM
379-8930 1659 Anderson Highway 3½ miles east of Flat Rock
9:00 a.m. ---- Sunday School 9:45 a.m.----- Prayer & Praise 10:00 a.m.--- Sunday Morning Worship 5th Sunday at 11 a.m. Hour of Power 7:30 p.m. ---- Tuesday Night Worship & Bible Study
Baptist Church “A Church Where Love Never Fails!” Pastor Otis B. Lockhart, Jr.
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Muddy Creek BAPTIST CHURCH Baptist Church
Rev. Bryan Stevens, Pastor 11 a.m. – Worship Service 9 a.m. – Church School Wednesday Bible Study 10 a.m. & 7 p.m.
Sunday School - 9:45 am Worship - 11 am Wednesday Bible Study & Prayer Service - 7:00 pm Pastor Jeff Beard, MA, MBA 3470 Trenholm Road www.muddycreekbaptist.org
375-9212
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804-375-9404
Hollywood
2591 Ridge Road Powhatan, Virginia 23139 804-598-2051
Ride Assist Services needs more drivers! Join a team of volunteer drivers providing transportation when their schedule permits - for Powhatan see CALENDAR, pg. 7
an elected office and her opinion and those of other residents matter. “That whole discussion about how y’all are going to elect my representative didn’t make me feel good,” she said. Kitty Osborne asked the board to listen to citizens about good ways to deal with issues. She praised Nordvig for the job he did and expressed disappointment that the board couldn’t come together better in trying to keep Nordvig as a supervisor. At the end of the meeting, Carmack apologized to the residents of District 2, taking full responsibility for the order of the agenda and putting the election discussion before the public comment period.
Graceland Baptist Church
Contemporary – 8:30 a.m. Sunday School – 9:45 a.m. Worship – 11 a.m. Children’s Worship – 11 a.m. Prayer/Bible Study – Wed. 6:30 p.m. 2095 Red Lane Road Children’s Worship (all ages) – 1/2 mile off Rt. 60 on Red Lane Road Wed. 6:30 p.m. 804-598-2455 New Generation Praise & Worship – www.redlanebaptist.org Sunday 6 p.m. Worship Service 9:00 a.m. Lighthouse Youth – Wed. 5:30 p.m. Small Groups 10:30 a.m. Miracles of God Sp. Needs Service: 2 p.m. the 2nd Sat. of each month Wednesday Night Classes for all ages at 6:15 598-3481 • 975 Dorset Road Dr. James Taylor, Pastor www.gracelandbc.org
Praise and Worship Service
Sunday School: 10:00-10:45 a.m. Worship Service: 11:00 a.m. 4731 Bell Road, Powhatan, VA 23139 804-598-5491
pointment in the supervisors’ discussion regarding filling the seat and bluntly told them he didn’t trust them to make the appointment. “I would much rather have the judge put somebody in charge of me for the next 11 months than the four of you in the way that I have seen things happen up there so far, in my opinion. But the fact that this conversation didn’t happen before the last one almost shows me where the power sits,” Timberlake said. Sarah Morris talked about how Nordvig helped with a property issue she had previously and thanked him for that. She agreed with Timberlake, saying the District 2 seat is
appointments.
Dr. Ronald Wyatt, Jr., Pastor
Reverend Mark A. Divens, Sr. Pastor
“God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things. We walk by faith and not by sight” – Pastor Darnell Carruthers
ambulatory seniors age 60+ can call 804-6980438 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
CHURCH DIRECTORY
1059 Dorset Road Powhatan, VA 23139
GREENBRIER BAPTIST CHURCH
visit https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/ youth-conservationcorps to learn more and apply. Due to COVID-19, Virginia State Parks reserves the right to make changes to YCC programs to follow Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.
For continuity of the service programs, crew leaders are encouraged to apply for both threeweek sessions. Eligible crew leaders will be entering their junior year of college or equivalent. Applications for crew leaders are being accepted until filled. Those interested can
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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Cumberland County Christmas Mother reports 2020 season a success By Laura McFarland Editor
CUMBERLAND – The generosity of residents, business, churches, and organizations meant the Cumberland Christmas Mother Program was well able to meet the needs of those it served in the 2020 season. Christmas Mother Barry Vassar, who has held the position since 2014, praised his committee and the community for how they came together to make Christmas 2020 a little brighter for 259 infants, toddlers and children; 69 teenagers, and 200 seniors. One of the big worries for organizers this year going into the holiday season was that donations would be lower and there would be more requests than usual, Vassar said. Between the pandemic, people losing their jobs, and the general financial crunch, it would have been understandable, he added. Despite the tough times, the Cumberland community came through and the program actually had a great year, he said. Instead of the usual Angel Tree, the nonprofit made general requests to different churches and organizations, and almost all of those were fulfilled. “If I had to encapsulate it, being able to say that in spite of COVID, in spite of weather, in spite of what some peo-
ple were going through with the economy, the Cumberland County residents who contributed definitely helped meet the needs of the Cumberland County recipients,” he said. “The bottom line is I want to thank everybody. I am sure it wasn’t easy to do what they did, and yet they still did it.” In addition to the regular community donors, they had some great donations. Just a few of them included the Bear Creek Lake State Park’s annual Lights at the Lake; a donation of books from the Virginia Children’s Book Festival, and Piedmont Regional Jail staff holding a toy drive for the program. The process wasn’t perfect. Despite running smoothly throughout the fall and into December, this year missed some of the personal touch, Vassar admitted. The biggest difference was felt in the pick-up process on Dec. 15. A normally two-day event was narrowed down to one, with people driving up and having their presents loaded at the Christmas Mother Headquarters without even having to get out of the vehicle usually, which was great because it was a rainy day, he added. But part of the fun of the Cumberland nonprofit is to have clients come in and “shop” for a few extra items among the donated goods, which usually gives them a good chance to interact with the
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Cumberland Christmas Mother Barry Vassar, left, accepts a clothes donation from Vicky Norman and Hartleigh, representing Fitzgerald Baptist Church. Shown right, Libby Blanton brings book donations from the Virginia Children’s Book Festival.
committee and laugh and enjoy the season. They would often pick up a few items that weren’t on their list, such as a few books or a winter coat. “Stuff like that didn’t get to take place. It was basically like you placed your order for curbside pickup and when you showed up, here is your or-
der,” Vassar said. Despite the 2020 season lacking a little of the personal touch, Vassar said he is extremely proud of the way the Christmas Mother Committee adjusted, operated efficiently, and continued to find joy in making Christmas bright for Cumberland residents in need.
Library continues to offer wealth of patron resources Contributed Report Despite the pandemic, the Cumberland County Public Library remains open to the public for various services and opportunities. Masks are greatly encouraged by visitors, but are only required for one-on-one assistance with a computer. Although the number of people who may be in the building at any one time is reduced, residents may come in to get copies made, faxes sent and use the library’s computers for a variety of tasks including printing. Individuals who wish to use their own devices may do so from the parking lots or the back patio using the library’s wireless internet, which doesn’t currently require a password. The library has also partnered with Cumberland County Public Schools to provide Internet access at locations throughout the community. Three routers have been provided to the school system and placed in service for use by families and others who do not have reliable Internet at home. The library continues to receive books, audiobooks and movies each month. New items received since July 2020 can be viewed under “What’s New” on the library’s website. Patrons who utilize the hand sanitizer stations at each entry or at the circulation desk may browse the shelves to select their own materials for checkout. For those who don’t wish to come inside, curbside service is available and materials may be requested through the library’s website, using email or by telephone. In addition, only the most current copy of each magazine received is being kept with all older copies going in a free magazine box located in the back entry. Our book sale room is open each day during business hours and features a wide selection of books, audiobooks, and DVDs. Unfortunately, group meetings are not able to be held at the current time nor are in-person classes or activities being offered. Children in the community have been receiving monthly Take & Make Bags
that will continue through the month of April. Registered children and/or those on the waiting list have been enjoying the activities, craft and snack included each month. For adults, a series of virtual classes on Financial Management has been scheduled for the month of March. The classes will be offered by Zoom and registration is required for sending the class link as well as any materials needed for the class. Information on these classes and previous virtual classes will be available on the website by Feb. 5. Other popular activities have also been affected by the pandemic. The library’s Sweets in the Stacks fundraiser has been moved to Saturday, May 1. This annual event features a variety of gift baskets and gift cards donated by local organizations, businesses and individuals that are raffled off in support of the library’s programs and offerings. More information on Sweets will be available at a later date. This year’s Summer Reading Program “Tales and Tails” will also have some revisions. One main change is that participants will be primarily logging reading using Beanstack (a reading tracker app for mobile devices or computers) rather than submitting paper forms. In addition, a link will be provided each week to a program that will be highlighting different animals as well as featuring health tips, book reviews, crafts and other segments. Additional fun activities are also being planned for the summer. With the current restrictions, the library is now open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. When normal hours are reinstated, the library will be open on Monday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, check the library’s website at www. cumberlandcountypubliclibrary.org, visit its Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ ccplva, or call the library at 804-492-5807.
Students of the month honored CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS
Each month during the monthly meeting, the Cumberland School Board recognizes the Students of the Month for each school. The following students were recognized at the December School Board meeting, held on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021: James Birkitt, from left, kindergartener at Cumberland Elementary School, son of Desma and Jeremy Birkitt of Farmville; Francisco Alvarez, eighth-grader at Cumberland Middle School, son of Domiga Alvarez and Francisco Castillo of Cumberland; and Gabriella Baker, 12-grader at Cumberland High School, daughter of Jason and Crystal Baker of Cumberland.
Lights at the Lake donates funds CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
The Friends of Bear Creek Lake State Park presented the Cumberland Christmas Mother program a check for $6,821.18 and 737 toys that were raised from the 2020 Lights at the Lake show at Bear Creek Lake State Park. Thanks go out to the park staff, Friends of Bear Creek Lake, camp hosts, volunteers, businesses, churches, Cumberland School Bus Garage and families that made the Lights at the Lake a complete success this season. Shown, from left, are Barbara Daniels, Cumberland Christmas Mother committee member; Jessica Ownby, director of Cumberland County Social Services; Debbie Kennell, chairman of the Christmas Mother Committee; Ann Liggons, Cumberland Christmas Mother, committee member and treasurer; Tim Kennell, president of the Friends of Bear Creek Lake State Park; Tom Kneipp, Bear Creek Lake State Park Chief Ranger of Visitor Experience; Joey Dayton, Bear Creek Lake State Park manager, and Laura Moss, Bear Creek Lake State Park administrator.
State trooper graduates, assigned locally Contributed Report The 44 men and women of the Virginia State Police 132nd Basic Session graduated in a virtual ceremony on Friday, Jan. 15. Among the graduates was Aaryn J. Kerry, who will be assigned to work in Cumberland County. Due to COVID-19 protocols, a virtual ceremony was the safest means of allowing the graduates and their families to celebrate the culmination of 27 weeks of the trooper-trainees’ hard work, sacrifice and dedication.
The new troopers received more than 1,300 hours of classroom and field instruction in more than 100 different subjects, including de-escalation techniques, strategies to assist people in mental health crisis, ethics and leadership, fair and impartial policing, constitutional law, emergency medical trauma care, and public and community relations. The members of the 132nd Basic Session began their 27 weeks of academic, physical and practical training at the Academy on June 29, 2020.
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Planning projects offer public chance to engage By Laura McFarland Editor
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ow do you want to spend your money? This is a question we constantly have to ask ourselves. First we have to prioritize the basics – a roof over our heads, heat and air, food and water, electricity, taxes, vehicle maintenance, and, whether we like it or not, internet, which, for me, is an essential for work. Hopefully, if you have much left, you get the more interesting questions of what you want to use your disposable income on for entertainment, education, health, personal betterment, or any other variety of categories that may fit you and your family’s lifestyle. Some people may have more money to play with than others, but whether you are talking about a pack of cigarettes, a fancy coffee drink, a big vacation, or a vehicle purchase, it’s all about choices. Some of them involve short-term decisions, and some of them, such as saving up to buy your first house, take long-term planning. Right now, Powhatan County is very much in that long-term planning mode, and it is an excellent time to take note and have your voice heard on how the county will grow. For those residents who want to have a say in how the county develops, now is a critical time to have your voice heard in multiple ways. First, I have mentioned a few times before that the board of supervisors has set out to update the county’s comprehensive plan, which lays out the vision for how they, as representatives of their constituents, want to see the county develop in roughly the next 20 years. It is an important document that is used heavily by developers and businesses eyeing Powhatan as a future location.
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in a 2-3 vote. The board then held the 3-2 vote choosing Bankers Insurance but board members stressed that they would not tolerate a repeat of what happened in 2020. Other business that happened at the meeting included: The board looked at but could not vote on a policy regarding the restraint and seclusion of students. The board was supposed to vote on this issue, which only involved grammatical changes to the policy. However, the issue was advertised as “receive information,” instead of an action item, so they decided to hold the vote over until February. Before the discussion was held, three members of the Campbell family spoke during the public comment period asking the board to change the policy. They asked that restraint only be used as a last resort and that seclusion should be banned. They argued that these methods, when used on a student, cause trauma. During the discussion on the policy, Dr. Eric Jones, superintendent, said that the policy is in line with state code and was created by the school
division’s attorneys to protect staff and students as well as the division from liability. There are temporary seclusion strategies that can be used to keep children from harming themselves that have to be used on occasion by staff for safety, he said. If that does become necessary as a last resort, the policy provides guidance for staff on how to handle a situation and protection for everyone involved. Jones said it is the school division attorney’s strong advice to keep the policy. He added that Powhatan doesn’t have designated seclusion rooms and doesn’t lock children in a separate room like a closet, which is what many people think about when they hear about seclusion. The board had a lengthy discussion about the policy and is scheduled to vote on the issue in February. The board voted unanimously to approve a landscape maintenance contract with Brightview Landscape Services. The company has provided landscape maintenance services for Group I (Powhatan Elementary, Powhatan Middle and Transportation), Group II (Pocahontas Elementary and Pocahontas Landmark Cen-
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A draft document of the comprehensive plan, which the planning commission has been reviewing for the last few months, has been posted online, and the county is looking to receive comments from the public on it through Feb. 15. Readers may find the document at http://powhatanva.gov/268/Community-Development. This Feb. 15 deadline is absolutely not the last time people will have the opportunity to provide feedback on the plan (the draft hasn’t even made it to the board of supervisors yet). However, it will allow county staff to compile the comments, analyze them, and transmit them to the planning commission prior to its meeting in March so that they can discuss the feedback. The comprehensive plan is a document that deals with the growth of the county in a high-level way. If you want to get more into some tangible projects you will actually see and feel the effects of, the board of supervisors just received the initial draft of the county’s first 10-year capital improvement plan (CIP). The document lays out 58 proposed projects that add up to $69.1 million over 10 years (see full story on page 1A). The projects on the list range from mundane (but not cheap) maintenance and upkeep of buildings to big projects such as expanding Fighting Creek Park, purchasing land with an eye toward a future school and a future fire station, road and parking lot improvements, or finally earmarking money in the budget for possible broadband projects. You want to watch how quickly things can add up? A whopping $24.5 million, or 35.4% of the proposed CIP, would fall under the category of vehicle replacement over the next 10 years. This includes school buses, school support vehicles, sheriff’s vehicles, fire and rescue apparatus, and county admin-
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County ambulatory seniors age 60+ for medical 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,
ter), and Group III (Powhatan High and Flat Rock Elementary) since July 2018. Staff recommended continuing the contract with Brightview for the 2021 calendar year for $105,072. This is the third year option of the original contract approved in July 2018. Staff worked with Brightview leadership to identify certain areas in which costs could be re-evaluated, resulting in a decrease of $17,208 from the 2020 contract amount. The board heard three additional comments during the public comment period. One person spoke representing the band boosters and asking the school board to keep the arts in mind as they begin their budget cycle. This includes not only band but theater, all music, dance, and visual arts. He also mentioned sports and the career and technical education (CTE) programs. Two other parents spoke about virtual learning and the struggles their students are having with lack of class time and teaching themselves material that they do not understand. They asked for changes in virtual learning, which they said is stressful on students.
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 804598-5637 for an appointment or more information on qualification guidelines.
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istration vehicles, all of which have to be kept up-tofate. During the first discussion on Jan. 25, there was an interchange between the board and county staff about trails in Fighting Creek Park. Supervisor Bill Cox talked about citizens identifying the trail system as a high priority with regard to funding priorities and questioned why that wasn’t better represented in the projects. Chairwoman Karin Carmack pointed out that a good trail system takes land and the park only has a limited amount. This led to a short but interesting discussion about making sure the CIP projects match what residents say they want and what you have to do to achieve that. To be fair, some of these items are either necessary maintenance items or highly recommended steps forward in technology and security that are probably going to happen regardless. Maintenance is a regrettable and expensive part of owning things. But there are projects on the CIP where it might legitimately take citizen input to either advocate for them or speak against them for their futures to be decided in a way that best represents what citizens want. The first draft of the 10-year CIP can be found on the county’s website at https://www.powhatanva. com/424/Budget-CIP. There will be workshops and meetings in the months ahead where not only the projects themselves but how to fund them– general fund, grants, or loans – also will play a key factor in the building of a solid 10-year plan. So I ask again, where do you want to spend your money? 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 Move to Powhatan opens couple up to a world of rural experiences Dear Editor, My wife and I are soon moving to our new-home (new to us) in Powhatan. I confess I feel a little like Eddie Albert of Green Acres fame, sans coat, starched white shirt and tie. After eating my ham-and-jackcheese slider on the back deck after a morning of heavy roller painting inside, I decided to switch-up my to-do list and work outside. Two beautiful does stood like statues - still while they eyeballed me manufacturing my dirt holes. I’m naming them Betty and Reginia. I followed their example and pretended not to notice them. They were probably having a girl chit-chat that went something like this. “Betty, look over there at that man in the red jacket pawing through the oak leaves. Does he think he’s a squirrel?” said Reginia. “He’s planting something,” said Betty without moving her lips. Deer are very stealthy. “Ooooo, I hope its hostas. I love hostas. Especially elephant hostas. Tomato plants, too.” “Looks from here like strawberries, blackberry shoots and fig seedlings,” guessed Betty. “I can’t get their scent. The plants are too young.” “Ooooo, I love strawberries, blackberries and figs. Especially
fat juicy figs when they turn purple and are dripping with sugar.” Reginia rolled her big brown eyes back in her head in ecstasy. “Now, don’t get too excited, Gina,” said Betty. “We’ll hafta wait until spring to know for sure. But in the meantime, I’ll make a note of the location in my brain box and we’ll do a thorough recon in late March or early April to see what’s what.” “I can hardly wait,” gushed Reginia under her breath standing like she was in full rigor. “Patience, girl. Patience. We’ll saunter by regularly in the meantime and keep on checking. Maybe do a midnight patrol and get closer when red-jacket’s not around.” “Well I can hardly wait. I’m sick and tired of acorns. They’re giving me diarrhea. Making me look skinny. The bucks don’t like skinny.” “Toughen up buttercup,” Betty admonished. “We’re still in the middle of winter. Time to go.” I know they were ogling my fresh plantings. I’ve heard stories about deer and their insatiable appetites. Mental note to self: get to Lowes and get a roll of wire fencing and some 6-foot metal stakes. Yes, friends, we are two pilgrims about to enter the Promised Land and live the life in Powhatan. I hope the local deer will give us a break. Joe Ondishko Powhatan County
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Pocahontas Elementary School second nine weeks honor roll First Grade All A: Kalynn Bareford, Ethan Barley, Connor Brooks, Matilda Brooks, Megan Brooks, Rory Buchholz, Raelynn Cardwell, Brooklyn Carmichael, Colin Castillo, Cheyenne Clarke, Silas Corey, Abigail Cox, Selene Cummings, Vincent DeBois, Ellie Dinch, Noah Flowers, Robert Fobes, Justin Franklin, Kayleigh Freeman, Cory Fridley, Dylan Graham, Teagan Greenway, Lindsee Harold, Dominic House, Carter Huff, Jocelyn Hunter, Kensington Ickes, Carter Jastram, Emma Jenkins, Jesse Justus, Abigail Knight, Amanda Knight, Emma Elizabeth Lane, Wyatt Leonard, Walker Losch, Kinsley Maher, Whitley Maher, Madelyn Maier, Santiago Manzanilla Leon, Lily Martin, Elaina McMillion, Colby Melton, Ellie Nebel, Declan O'Reilly, Miranda Ortiz, Paisley Parker, Hensley Patterson, Emory Paulin, Noelle Peterson, Katherine Pierson, Kensley Pigg, Xander Raymond, Rylan Rezek, Brooks Riddle, Molly Schwend, Archer Shiver, Kate Weaver, Virginia Weiss, Elizabeth Williams. First Grade All A/B: Jase Allard, Joshua Alston, Anaiyah Bailey, Charleigh Burgess, Addilyn Church, Piper Clark, Kian Cosgriff, Keegan Crawley, Amelia Cumbea, Ryleigh Daniel, Kennedy Gibson, Jillian Gills, Brody Gravely, Austin Green, Kali Green, Harrison Hailey, Heitz Aubree, Corby Henderson, Damian House, Langston Kantzler, Andrea Lascurain Flores, Faith Legette, Weston Lourinia, Connor Murray, Thaddeus Pierce Jr, Tannar Pine, Cameron Putnam, Trey Redmond, Khloe Smith, Kendyl Southers, Taylor Stauffer, James Taylor, Zayne Trotman, Harper Westby, Claire Whitlock, Bryce Williams, Aiden Yanez, Vincent Yates. Second Grade All A: Avery Alexander, Maggie Altizer, Arianna Amos, David Arencibia, Nathan Austin, Georgia Aycock, Savannah Berry, Aubree Bondurant, Janiya Brown, Aubrie Bryant, Harper Burton, Hailey Campbell, Lillian Chassereau, Brantley Coley, George Cox, Wesley Cox, Liam Crawford, Katherine Davis, Tatiana Dawkins, Austin DeKeyser, Charlotte Dern, Willow Eagan, Chesney Elder, Zakary Elton, Alexander Erie, Alexander Fife, Owen Flowers, Sophie Fontenot, Evan Ford, Austin Frasier, Bryce Gee, Lillian Gildea, Zane Gilliam, David Gordon, Maryah Greenstreet, Bryson Gregory, Olivia Griffin, Kylie Grubbs, Madelyn Hancock, Jack Henry Hendrick, Carson Hessick, Raelynn Hodges, Callum Hoyt, Lanie Jastram, Dylan Kaloski, Liam Lavender, Reaghan Lawson, Layla Leandro, Tyler Ledford, Jaxon Lilly, Jordynn Lilly, Dylan Marshall, Ava Martin, Landen Mauck, Sydney Maxwell, Landen McPherson, Clayton Miller, Jalyah Monroe, Skylar Montgomery, Trevor Moseley, Jiovanni Moses, Vanessa Newman, Lillyana Outman, Kayden Pizzeck,
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nization. She sees it almost like the wide top of a funnel that can provide business expertise but also refer businesses to resources, programs, and networking opportunities that meet their specific needs. “If Powhatan businesses aren’t necessarily tapped into a lot of what is happening in the City of Richmond with all of the entrepreneurial stuff, we could be a really nice conduit to make sure they know all the other resources that are available to them,” Lofchie said. Since all of the services offered by the SBDC are free, they can be an excellent starting point for businesses trying to figure out their future direction, she added. Whether it is a one-onone consultation with an SBDC employee, using the center’s online resources, or attending one of the workshops she intends to hold, it doesn’t cost them any-
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archives. I wanted it to be out there before the public,” she said. Kemp’s journey started with a personal story. One of her grandmothers, Bettie Frances Simms, shared a story about Kemp’s great-grandfather, Ike Hazel, a white union soldier (Kemp later learned he was actually a confederate soldier) who married her great-grandmother, Martha Wood, a woman of color, after the war. Interracial marriage was illegal under Virginia’s miscegenation laws and it appears Hazel might have appeared in court several times on the matter, although nothing appears to have happened beyond a fine. “I guess I was in elementary school, and I found that so interesting. I said to myself, when I get older and I am able to, I am
Emmett Pritt, George Richter, Levi Richter, Sophia Rodriguez, Cassidy Roy, Zayden Ryan, Madelyn Sanford, Clay Shock, Theodore Shultz, Kathleen Skeens, Thomas Smith IV, Brooklyn Smith, Charlotte Smith, Caylee Snellings, Blake Stewart, Jackson Stinnett, Noah Stovall-Mcgarry, Lucian Strader, Lillian Stroud, Katelyn Tackett, Ivy Tanaka, Abigail Trevillian, Emily Wadford, Anastasia Wilder, Howard Wilkinson, Avery Williams, Ashton Wood, Selena Wright, Milena Yancey, Jazzlyn Young. Second Grade All A/B: KayLynn Belles, Conner Cridlin, Claire Fairchild, Clementine Fiorello, Colin Fulmer, Dani Gentry, Cheyanna Hart, Alexandra Hicks, Haven Moore, Jaxon Newton, Landon Rogers, Whitney Shelton, Isabella Shiflett, Jason Stroud, Jesse Townsend, Margaret Wadford, Richard Walton, Bethany Willis. Third Grade All A: Coleson Bakes, Noah Bates, Liam Bean, Savannah Benkovitz, Jahlik Brown, Riley Clark, Harlan Coleman, Leah Coley, Degan Cornell, Canyon Crain, Shannon Crews, Madilynn Crompton, Macey Davenport, Phoenix Edwards, Amelia Etheridge, Jackson Fife, Janae' Frye, Tanner Gills, Connor Guy, Hunter Hall, Aubree Hill, Cole James, Stuart Jeffress, Bryson Kantzler, Levi Kitchen, Joseph Lazo Ota, Fallon Ligatti, Noah Lunde, Chase Melton, Connor Merkel, Aubrey Miller, Travis Oliver, Emma Palmore, Natalei Pine, Avery Quinones, Tavyn Rama, Sydney Raymond, Caleb Reinke, Sydney Richardson, Zachary Seibel, Jolee Shepperson, Charlotte Snider, William Stotler, Da'vyon Taite, Natalie Whitlock, Harper Yandle. Third Grade All A/B: David Bell, Trevor Blowe, Allison Bohn, Lillian Brandenberger, Kinleigh Brooks, Brooklyn Bryan, Lillian Campbell, Brooke Carter, Kelsey Coon, Genevieve Cosgrove, Emori Daniel, Dorian Dawkins, Markus Dickerson, Cheyanne Dunivan, Emily Durrbeck, Carson Franklin, Alesis Green, Benjamin Griffen, Alexander Halvorsen, Madison Harding, Evelyn Hawkins, Benjamin Haynes, Marissa Hughes, Jude Kelly, Jacob Kerley, Antonio Lazo, Emmarose Lewis, Aiden Marcum, Lydia Martin, Ryleigh Martin, Levi McGee, Trevor Melton, Keller Neumann, Scarlett Ortiz, Knox Pannill, Emory Rama, Avery Reed, Olivia Reinke, Michael Rose, Nicholas Rucci, JaLinn Rush, Skylar Ryan, Kaitlin Shelton, Haileyanne Skinger, Aislyn Smolka, Ethan Stepko, Morgan Talamantes, Brayden Taylor, Thomas Timberlake, Sofi Wheless, Mason Whitehead, Alyssa Williams. Fourth Grade All A: Riley Aeschlimann, Beauly Amos, Anabella Castil-
lo, Aidan Cosgriff, Parker Daniels, Hailey Fishburne, Reed Golden, Haylee Hill, Isaac Lane, Addison Leary, Camden Lilly, Connor Murphy, Jacob Nicholson, Morgan Persaud, Noah Rowe, Alondra Rutherford, Ethan Swan, Madison Williams, Tyler Wilson, Madalyn Winall. Fourth Grade All A/B: Alexis Babb, Brooke Bellamy, Brayden Blankenship, Rachel Bohn, Adalie Burkhart, Jakson Castlebury, Dakota Cheely, Mason Connelly, Harlynne Crain, Corbin Cridlin, Ryan Dalton, Natalie Danburg, Clayton Davis, Isabella Desmet, Jonathan Ellis, Abigail Fairchild, Hunter Freeman, James Gibson, Kylee Gordon, Sophia Graham, Liam Greenway, Aeverie Hardy, William Harris, Lillian Hendrick, Jackson House, Emma Huff, Joshua Hughes, Madeline Hutchinson, Riley James, Sage James, Chloe Johnson, Ryleigh Kaloski, Hunter Kantzler, Jocelynne Lahham, Avery Lessner, Campbell Moore, Shakira Morris, Natalie Palmore, Preston Parker, Elena Paulin, Jasper Peterson, William Plunkett, Christian Ramirez, Owens Reynolds, Sparsh Rudra, Hunter Smith, Kainoa Tanaka, Ella Terry, Lana Wagner, Hayleigh Walton, Everett White, Haley Whitlock, Annabel Williams, Michael Williams, Devin Willis, Julian Yancey, Steven Yellis. Fifth Grade All A: Kaitlyn Berry, Sean Bjerregaard, Matthew Brandenburg, Annabelle Brevard, Cailin Britt, Dustin Church, Avabel Cote, Julia Crompton, Carly Davidson, Tyler DeGroat, Nicholas DeKeyser, Christopher DeShazo, Dakotah Dunn, Landon Flora, Luke Forkey, Macie Greene, Victoria Howell, Seth Hull, Alexander Johnson, Aidan Kaleta, Zebadiah Koelzer, Eli Kupesky, Peyton Ledford, Conner Mabe, Madison Machotka, Francis Maher, Tyler McCracken, Shawn Murphy, Madalyn Myers, Paulett Ortiz-Anguiano, Lorelei Pope, Keymon Pretty, Parker Russell, Harrison Yarbrough. Fifth Grade All A/B: Blake Blish, Lily Bowers, Ashton Brooks-Cooke, Chase Brownson, Ethan Burchett, Sahlomen Burton, Madison Carmack, Emma Crews, Hudson Day, Madison Gareau, William Gobble, William Hendel, Danica Hirsch, Jackson Holland, Ashmeet Kaur, Jacob Lane, Richard McGee Jr, Summer Mitchell, Hayden Murphy, Mckayla Nuckols, Cassidy O'Neil, Kadence Oliver, Emiliano Palacios, De'Aricka Parham, Oktobyr Pritchett, Connor Proffitt, Kayden Quinones, Hunter Reimondo, Michael Richter, Ryder Rodriguez, Kenya Rose, Kalia Ross, Elijah Savage, Eric Smith, Garrett Smith, Makenna Talamantes, Matthew Taylor, Conner Thomas, Stella Tucker, Ariana Tyszka, Megan Walker, Ty Walters, River Williamson, Natalie Woodard, Simon Woodard.
thing. The last small business development center serving the Richmond region closed in 2018. Its absence was never more starkly felt than at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, said Leah Fremouw, director of community innovation at Virginia Community Capital, the hosting organization for the center. “That gap in the region was really felt in the spring, when other centers across the state were helping small businesses with (Payroll Protection Program) lending, (Economic Injury Disaster Loan) funding, helping folks pivot from in-person work environments or retail businesses to online,” Fremouw said. “Those are the kinds of things SBDCs across the state were providing, and Richmond didn’t have a local resource.” The region includes the City of Richmond, the Town of Ashland, and Chesterfield, Henrico, Hanover, Goochland, Powhatan, and New Kent counties, who all
came together with hopes of getting the center going once again with Virginia Community Capital as the host for the next three years. The Powhatan Economic Development Authority board voted to support the commitment for the next three years with EDA funding and support those valued Powhatan businesses in need of assistance, said Roxanne Salerno, economic development program manager. “This opportunity gives small businesses a resource to expand and grow their businesses with expert assistance for free, which in the economic crisis of 2020 is welcomed and crucial,” she said. The last few months have been about relaunching the center, which had access to some older resources but in some ways is starting from scratch, Lofchie said. In addition to getting things in places, she has started meeting with businesses virtually in the past two months,
including some in Powhatan. She plans to have office hours for each locality the center serves, virtually at first and then in-person at set locations when the pandemic is more under control, Lofchie said. The Powhatan Chamber of Commerce offered free office space for the specific days that the SBDC staff would be coming to Powhatan to meet with businesses once those in-person meetings begin, Salerno said. In the first several months of the job, Lofchie admits a big portion of her job will involve getting to know more about the various localities and how to best serve their businesses. While businesses in Powhatan may face challenges different than those in areas like Chesterfield or Richmond, all of the businesses can benefit from the SBDC’s expertise in business operations. Since opening, she has helped businesses with digital marketing, social media, business planning, and identifying
possible sources of capital. She pointed out that the center’s services are aimed at both existing businesses and new businesses that are starting up. “Most of these business owners I know are not in a financial position to be able to hire a consultant or pay a CPA for a bunch of hours to work on this sort of thing. They can come to us and we can do a lot of that foundational work in partnership with them to make them feel more equipped for unpredictable events like (the pandemic),” Lofchie said. “We obviously know that this kind of thing is going to happen again. It might not look like a pandemic but it will look like something else that will impact our economy, and we just want our business owners to be much more prepared for it.” For more information or to register for a free consultation with the Capital Region Small Business Development Center, visit https:// capitalregionvasbdc.com.
going to an archive or library somewhere and find out if this information is correct,” Kemp said. Kemp followed through on that promise, but she didn’t limit herself to that one ancestor. She had oral histories passed down by her grandparents and others, and she started to expand her knowledge, researching at the Library of Virginia, the Virginia Historical Society, and other sources. She remembers the hours of sitting in various rooms pouring over documents to find pertinent information. “I would just sit there evening after evening and go through those pieces,” she said. About two years ago, Kemp decided to finally pull that information together into a book, which was published in 2020.
“The Journey for Justice” is anchored in Kemp’s family history, but it is not a singular linear history that only follows one family’s journey through time. Instead it puts both the past of Kemp’s ancestors and other Powhatan natives into the larger context of what was happening in Virginia and the nation. Issues such as Virginia slave laws, Reconstruction, public education before and after desegregation, and the Civil Rights Movement are all given a Powhatan perspective that goes beyond facts and figures. “Some historians write about slavery from a collection of what they have read about other people. I am telling the story from an actual family’s perspective who existed during slavery – we can name them – during Reconstruction, and during segregation we
have stories, oral and written information, and then integration and onward,” Kemp said. Because of its importance to the history of Powhatan, especially the African American history, Belmead on the James features prominently in the book, including the Cocke family that originally owned the plantation. Another of Kemp’s greatgrandfathers, James Morris, was born a slave around 1820 but died a free man in 1902. He worked on the Belmead property for 66 years as a carpenter and miller. One chapter talks about the history of the Mohemenco community in western Powhatan, talking about its settlement by Europeans in the 1700s, plantations that were built there, and the settling there of many former slaves who bought land
from their former slave masters. More than just important dates, the book talks about everyday life, such as the culture, medical needs, churches, and schools. Yet another chapter details some of Kemp’s own history, including integration, being the first African American graduate of Powhatan High School (Class of 1965) and then being the first African American to graduate from VCU’s fashion design program in 1971. But she also talks about life in Powhatan and other places she has lived, both the good and bad, culminating in writing her book. Kemp described writing it as a monumental task, but the joy of seeing it “come to fruition is a miracle.” “The Journey for Justice” is for sale on Amazon and other major bookselling websites.
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Powhatan fends off Cavaliers Indians add second consecutive victory versus Cosby, 51-46 By Nick Vandeloecht Sports Editor POWHATAN -- Passing well early and totaling 11 team three-pointers, Powhatan boys basketball fended off Clover Hill (69-62) for its second win of the season and a regular-season sweep of the
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Powhatan’s Hayden Fitzsimmons works to pin his Riverbend opponent in his team’s 2020-21 season-opener. see POWHATAN, pg. 2B
From the first days Fitzsimmons’ journey from one of original wrestlers at Blackhawk to leader on the mat By Nick Vandeloecht Sports Editor
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Powhatan senior L.J. Alston attempts a jumper in last Monday’s home game versus Clover Hill.
he match took place nearly a year ago, but Hayden Fitzsimmons recalled it like it had happened yesterday. The Powhatan High School wrestler, then a junior, was facing King George County’s Mettres Murrill in the consolation quarterfinals of last year’s Class 4, Region B tournament. Murrill, a defending regional champion, put Fitzsimmons to his back in the second period. see GBB, pg. 2B
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Blackhawk Powhatan youth wrestling club co-founders Mike Walter (left) and Richard Fitzsimmons (right) stand with Blackhawk wrestlers Austin Walter (center, left) and Hayden Fitzsimmons (center, right).
Powhatan’s boys swimmers win 1st meet in 5 years Staff Reports MIDLOTHIAN -- Powhatan’s boys swimmers made their last meet before the postseason a meet to remember. Taking on Goochland in its 2020-
21 regular season finale, the unit came away with its first team triumph since the team was established in 2016. The boys defeated Goochland 73-62, and Powhatan’s girls also emerged victorious in thrilling fashion, edging past the
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Powhatan swimmer Brandon Vallent swims the 100-yard butterfly in Saturday’s regular-season finale at the SwimQuest Aquatic Center.
Bulldogs 71-67. While Powhatan has competed against Goochland in the previous years, it had never been victorious against the Bulldogs on the boys’ side. The Indians in addition set three new team records, as Wyatt Malkerson fended off a strong challenge from Goochland’s Tyler Davis to win the boys 100-yard breaststroke in 1:18.78, and the boys relay team of Wyatt and Cole Malkerson, Brandon Vallent and Nathan Orban swept both the 200 medley relay in 1:58.59 and the 200 freestyle relay in 1:45.54. Cole also defeated Goochland’s Lucas Edwards in the boys 200 free with a swim of 1:59.09, and he added a first-place time of 1:01.57 in the 100 backstroke.
Wyatt brought home another firstplace finish in the boys 200 individual medley with a time of 2:33.02. His teammate Nathan Orban swam the IM in a second-place time of 2:51.62, and Orban added a third-place swim in the boys 100 back in 1:13.03. Vallent was the sole swimmer in the 100 butterfly, and he completed his first-place swim in 1:12.34. He added a narrow runner-up finish in the boys 50 free, swimming a 25.63 right behind event winner Brandon Avram’s 25.46. The first heat of the girls 100 free finished in a nailbiter, as Brea Baldwin, who took third in the event overall, touched the wall a mere 0.11 of a second ahead of Goochland’s Baysee SWIMMERS, pg. 5B
C&F BANK’S ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Cerullo, a freshman, scored 11 points in a narrow 41-39 win over L.C. Bird on the WHO: KATHERINE CERULLO (LEFT) road, double-doubled with 17 points and 12 rebounds in a 65-51 win over AND FAITH HENDERSON Clover Hill at home, double-doubled with 15 points and 11 rebounds in a WHAT THEY DID: Both players helped Powhatan’s young varsity 58-50 win over Manchester at home and double-doubled with 12 points and girls basketball team go on a four-game 10 rebounds in a 43-31 win on the road winning streak to improve to 4-4 prior to at Clover Hill. Thursday’s game versus Monacan.
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Henderson, a junior, led the team in scoring in all four games with 14 points versus Bird, 23 points versus Clover Hill, 25 points versus Manchester and 19 points versus Clover Hill again. Henderson also had eight rebounds in each game against Clover Hill and six assists in each home game versus Clover Hill and Manchester.
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Powhatan High School senior Hayden Fitzsimmons wrestles his Clover Hill opponent in a quad meet at Cosby High School last Tuesday.
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Fitzsimmons fought off the threepoint pin attempt for what he said was like a minute before he got out of the jam. He stayed on top of Murrill through the majority of the third and final period of regulation, but he was still behind in points, trailing Murrill 3-1. Nine seconds remained. But Fitzsimmons remembered how, the week before, his dad – Powhatan assistant coach and Blackhawk Powhatan youth wrestling club co-founder Richard Fitzsimmons – was showing him a last-desperation turn move, an all-or-nothing-type move that could either put your opponent on their back, or leave yourself in a position to get pinned. Hayden landed the move. He turned Murrill to his back. Two seconds before the final buzzer could sound, the referee awarded him two points for the near-fall, tying the match at 3-3 and forcing overtime. With 36 seconds to go in the extra period, Hayden brought Murrill down to the mat for the winning takedown. The thrilling triumph propelled Hayden into the regional consolation semifinals, where he won again to advance to the state tournament. From there, Fitzsimmons wrestled his way to the Class 4 state podium, placing fourth in his 182-pound weight class. “That was really one of the most emotional and breakthrough matches I feel like I’ve ever had to prove myself,” Hayden said of that match with Murrill, “especially that I had that potential to get on that podium.” As he came off the mat, all of the memories he had made throughout more than a decade of wrestling came rushing through his head. He was brought back to his youth days at Blackhawk, and to Blackhawk co-founder and Virginia Special Agent Mike Walter – to Coach Mike – pushing him and his peers to be tougher, to go harder. It was through Blackhawk that Hayden began his journey to become the wrestler he is today.
Where his career began It wasn’t just that Hayden’s wrestling career began with Blackhawk. It was with wrestlers like Hayden and Austin Walter that the nonprofit Powhatan Youth Wrestling and Community Development Corporation began – and has since firmly established itself as a revered and beloved youth wrestling program in the Powhatan community. Hayden was around 4 years old when Day 1 of Blackhawk commenced. “It just amazes me to look back, even from – I remember the days we were rolling out one mat in the armory building near the village, just getting our workouts in there and then moving over to the Blackhawk building eventually and just transforming that building throughout the years and seeing the program grow,” Hayden said. “It’s been really amazing to see.” Way back when he was “the smallest kid in the room,” Hayden looked up to “all these other big guys” and remembered being amazed by them. “You feel like they’re your heroes. You look up to them in everything they do, especially with wrestling,” Hayden said, “and just to see how that felt like yesterday, and that time just flies by, and now you’re those little kids’ role models. You’re their people to look up to, and you’ve got to set the example for them and show them the standard of what this program has been and will continue to be.” That standard’s always been the same, whether you were an older wrestler or the 4-year-olds like Hayden who were starting out.
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Hayden Fitzsimmons in his early days wrestling for the Blackhawk Powhatan youth wrestling club.
And Coach Mike set that foundation. “You were coming in there to work, and if you weren’t, then you would leave, and he was going to work you into the ground, or you were going to come out of that room stronger, and that’s always been the standard,” Hayden said. “It’s really meant a lot to the program.” Hayden had always been very close to Coach Mike and also to his son Austin growing up, as Hayden and Austin were once the two youngest in the room. “He was always just really, really tough love,” Hayden said of Mike. “He was going to put you through it and be tough with you, but at the end of the day…he would do anything for any one of us in there, and it was all out of love, because he wanted the best for us. “One thing I liked he would always say: Skipping out on reps or slacking off, you’re not cheating them, you’re not cheating out the coaches; you’re cheating out yourself. This is all for you. This training’s for you. It’s not for us.” Across his entire life, Hayden has picked up valuable life lessons through wrestling – through Blackhawk. “It’s always been: you get whatever you earn,” Hayden said. “Nothing’s going to be handed to you. You’ve got to go make your own opportunities, and you’re going to work for it…work for what you want and go out and get it.” Those lessons helped Hayden become one of Powhatan High School’s leading wrestlers.
Cavaliers. “The guys shared the ball tonight really well,” Powhatan head coach Ryan Marable said after Monday’s win. “They continued to move it on offense and that really paid a lot of dividends for us. We were aggressive...they found the open guy and some guys knocked down shots as the game went on.” Senior L.J. Alston knocked down a whopping six 3-pointers and led the team with 23 points. Junior guard Matthew Hempfield landed two 3’s, shot 6 for 7 from the free-throw line and scored 18 points. Senior Brylan Rather crushed three 3’s in the first quarter and ended the night with 16 points. “It was really just their teammates looking for them,” Marable said in regards to their strong night from behind the 3-point arc. He added: “Tonight we really identified who was knocking them down and when they were knocking down, and kept looking for them. It was nice to see.” The Indians had already made five team 3’s when they held a 19-12 lead over the Cavaliers early in the second quarter. The visitors, however, took advantage of turnovers by the home team and worked their way into a 25-24 advantage. Powhatan cut down on turnovers in the second half, but the game stayed close and the lead traded hands until the third quarter. That’s when the Indians hit on a crucial 10-0 stretch to get back ahead and stay ahead. With his team trailing the Cavaliers 37-35, Rather got the ball into the hands of Alston, who knocked down the goahead shot from behind the arc. Rather stayed hot, nabbing a steal on Clover Hill’s next possession and taking it to the house for a one-handed dunk. “Whenever Brylan is super active, he’s really, really good,” Marable said. “When he’s super active and he’s in the passing lanes and all the other guys around him are active, it gives him opportunities to use his length and his athleticism, and he was able to do that.” During that run, Rather also got two rebounds and one assist. Alston’s 3-pointer to follow-up Rather’s dunk led to a timeout, and Hempfield capped Powhatan’s 10-0 run with a putback. Senior Aaron Nash netted six of his eight points in the fourth quarter alone, and he delivered a team-first play in the closing stage of the final stanza. With his team ahead 65-58, he fielded a long pass on the breakaway from senior teammate JaySun Carroll and, instead of going for the easy layup chance with no defenders around him, he waited and moved the ball into a position where he could pass it to Alston, ticking seconds off of the clock in favor of his team. “We haven’t really had the practice time to work on situational things...so that was really all him,” Marable said of Nash. “Hats off to his basketball IQ that he was able to do that and run the clock off...it was good to see him make the right play and L.J. complement him...” Alston got fouled right after receiving the ball from Nash. He proceeded to knock down a free throw, and Nash got the ball again on another long pass at the very end of the game. This time he put-back a layup right before the clock hit zero. Powhatan, led by Carroll, blocked multiple shots in Monday’s game, and also forced new possessions on multiple steals, including one early in the first quarter that saw Hempfield go to the ground to nab a loose ball and then weather the defenders’ pressure to get the ball to Rather, who bookended the pos-
Powhatan 51, Cosby 46 For the first time in Ryan Marable’s nearly two-season-long tenure as head coach of Powhatan’s boys varsity team, the Indians won a second consecutive game, following up Monday’s win over Clover Hill with a 51-46 triumph on the road over Cosby. Wednesday’s win marked an improvement for Powhatan in its second game facing the Titans, who earlier in the season had edged past the Indians 57-55 in Powhatan’s home opener. Seniors Brylan Rather and L.J. Alston led the team with 19 points and 11 points, respectively, and junior Matthew Hempfield chipped in 9 points and seven assists. Alston added five assists, and four rebounds, and Rather hauled in seven rebounds while knocking down five 3-pointers overall. Powhatan as a team had a seasonhigh 22 deflections. Rather had six and senior JaySun Carroll had four. Hempfield and Alston each had three. The Indians started the game well, with Rather scoring 10 of the team’s 16 first-quarter points, but Marable said they “couldn’t get anything going in the second quarter and let our lack of offense affect our defense and toughness.” Powhatan only scored 2 points in the stanza. Before they went into halftime, Marable pulled aside Carroll, whom he said is their leader by example, “and just told him that I needed him to use his voice and get his guys to play as hard and tough as he plays because it was making him guilty by association.” Marable also inserted Luke Buzzard into the second-half lineup. “And he was a spark plug for us,” Marable said of Buzzard, “and we started getting the stops we needed, started finding our teammates and the ball started going in the basket for us.” Powhatan unleashed seven 3’s across the third and fourth quarters - Rather and Alston each had three and Hempfield had one - and out of the 11 total turnovers they had, the Indians only committed three in the second half. “Obviously Brylan and L.J. provided the bulk of the scoring load,” Marable said, “but this was a total team effort in the comeback with Aaron Nash doing a little bit of everything and Matthew Hempfield finding guys and sealing the victory with two big free throws late.” Carroll added 6 points in the second half and contributed three rebounds, and Nash scored his 4 points in the third quarter while also chipping in three offensive rebounds, three deflections and three assists. Facing Monacan on home at Friday, Powhatan stayed close with the Chiefs throughout the game, trailing 55-54 with 6:40 to play and 61-58 with 1:37 remaining. While the Chiefs fended them off 68-61, it was another show of growth for Powhatan’s boys team, which had lost its first meeting this year with Monacan 64-46. In the prior week’s loss to Manchester, Alston netted 13 points for Powhatan, Hempfield had 9, Nash scored 8 and made two 3’s and Rather scored 7. Powhatan was slated to rematch Manchester on Monday, and is scheduled to finish the regular season with Wednesday’s matchup at Midlothian and Friday’s home game versus James River. Both games are slated to begin at 7:15 p.m.
Staying with it Hayden remembered the ups and downs and the rough-patch stretches, especially throughout elementary and middle school, and how he had thought about quitting a couple of times. But his dad Richard and Coach Mike kept pushing him to keep going with it, and Coach Zach Olson, when he was brought on board, really pressed the concept of trusting the process. Hayden also spoke to getting into the weight room a lot over the past couple of years, and to putting on a lot of mass. It’s all paid off. He’s now a defending regional and state placer who went undefeated in the regular season of his senior year. He’s also part of a 2020-21 Powhatan wrestling team that achieved an see FITZSIMMONS, pg. 5B
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From left: Powhatan High School junior Matthew Hempfield (30) hauls in an offensive rebound; Brylan Rather nets a layup; JaySun Carroll looks on.
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From left: Powhatan junior Cade Van Buskirk works to pin Cosby’s Logan Collins in a varsity wrestling quad meet featuring Clover Hill, Cosby, Thomas Dale and Powhatan at Cosby High School last Tuesday; Powhatan senior A.J. Gaskin controls his matchup against Cosby’s Jacob McCurdy.
Powhatan wrestling: Dominion District champs! By Nick Vandeloecht Sports Editor MIDLOTHIAN -- Taking on their final meet of the 2020-21 regular season, Powhatan’s wrestlers ensured their number-one placement in the district by sweeping Clover Hill 72-6, Cosby 5915 and Central District opponent Thomas Dale 57-18 in Tuesday night’s quad meet at Cosby High School. “Goal 1 was: be District Champion,” Powhatan head coach Jonathan Tanaka said after Tuesday’s quad. He added that it’s “the first time we’ve ever been Dominion District champion, so it’s really cool for our guys.” In addition to winning the district title, Powhatan secured an unbeaten 15-0 regular-season. Regionals are up next. “Rolling into the postseason, we’re just trying to keep the momentum going,” Tanaka said. “I think we had a lot of good matches on film tonight.” With Powhatan facing Cosby for its final dual of the night, freshman Talon Harness (120 pounds), junior Cade Van Buskirk (145) and seniors A.J. Gaskin (152) and Linwood Hill (170) all rolled out second-period pins, and Hayden Fitzsimmons (195) racked up three consecutive near-falls before takingdown Cole Giegling to secure the win by tech fall. Gavin Timmons (132), battling back from a 4-1 deficit after the first period, out-reversed his Cosby opponent for a 4-2 run to tighten his opponent’s lead to 6-5. From there, Timmons capitalized on his latest reversal to turn his opponent to his back, lifting Timmons into the lead as he earned a three-point nearfall. Timmons added an insurance reversal to keep him ahead of his opponent’s takedown, and Timmons in the final seconds stayed tough on top to
keep the lead and earn the win. Hans Rehme (182) fought hard in his match, tying his Cosby opponent 2-2 going into the third period, but his opponent got an escape and an insurance takedown to take the win in a 5-2 decision. The dual ended with a familiar meeting as Cosby’s Malik Williams once again faced Powhatan junior Dylan Coward (113), who a year ago defeated Williams to ensure a team victory for Powhatan over Cosby, and who earlier this season got a late burst of points to beat Williams again. Before the match began, Williams offered him a fist bump. Coward smiled and reciprocated. Powhatan senior Linwood Hill works to pin his Clover Hill opponent. It was another close one. Coward stayed tough after earning a first-period early, racking up two first-period take- “had a phenomenal night” and that takedown, then took a second-period es- downs, a reversal and a near-fall for an “Hayden’s been doing what he’s been cape. He heeded his coaches’ advice 8-1 lead that would prove crucial in the doing all year: just wrestling whatever throughout the match, stayed aggressive third. Tatum unleashed an eight-point weight class we need him at.” and bested Williams in a 3-0 decision. burst with the help of a near-fall, but a Natalia Sanchez (106) added a win While it was Powhatan’s second time reversal and penalty point in the same by pin. facing Cosby this season, the dual before period ensured that Cheatham won in Tanner Palmore (heavyweight) went that marked its first meeting of the year an 11-9 decision. toe-to-toe with Class 5 state placer Anwith Class 6 program Thomas Dale. The Hill (170) gave Powhatan its final drew Blanton, and Palmore was able to Knights showcased their strength in the contested win of the dual with a buzzer- build up a 5-2 lead. But Blanton added lightweight divisions as Drew Fink (113) beating pin of Josh Bradley in the sec- a reversal before pinning Palmore in the broke a tie with Coward by notching a ond period. second period. third-period reversal to edge past him in Powhatan added six wins in the dual “Nothing to hang his head about,” a 4-2 decision, and Zack Tirpak (120) by forfeit. All of Thomas Dale’s wres- Tanaka said of Palmore. “Just got to figstrung together an escape and a take- tlers competed at 170 pounds or lighter. ure out a way to get a little bit better, but down in the second period to deny HarIn the meet-opening dual with Clo- I think it was a really good match for ness in a 3-0 decision. ver Hill, Gaskin (152) pinned his oppo- Tanner...I think it’s going to help him in “Talon and Dylan had some really nent in a lightning 18 seconds, and Hill the postseason.” tough matches that they had to battle piled on three second-period near-falls While the possibility that the postthrough that I think will be good for before securing the pin in the third. season will become a reality grows them long-term,” Tanaka said. Gaskin and Hill finished the quad larger and larger as it comes closer and From there, Powhatan let loose. with three pins apiece. closer, Tanaka at the end of Tuesday’s Timmons (132) and Gaskin (152) Fitzsimmons, bumping up to 220, quad noted that he was “just glad we earned back-to-back pins against Jaden parlayed a 2-0 first-period lead into a were able to get one in.” Thomas and Jon Luke Spitzer, respec- pin early in the second. “Every day on the mat’s a win for tively, and Andrew Cheatham (160) Tanaka said both Gaskin and Hill us.” dropped the hammer on Jacob Tatum
Powhatan GBB splits games vs. Clover Hill, Monacan By Nick Vandeloecht Sports Editor Powhatan’s varsity girls basketball team split its two road games this week, defeating Clover Hill 43-31 on Monday before taking a 79-64 setback to Monacan on Thursday. Junior Faith Henderson led her team with 19 points and added eight rebounds and two steals in the win over the Cavaliers, and freshman Katherine Cerullo doubledoubled with 12 points and 10 rebounds and chipped in two steals. “We did a good job of making some stops on defense,” Powhatan head coach Kristy Henderson
said after Thursday’s game versus Monacan. “Rebounding offensively was a plus for us against Clover Hill. We knew that from the first game we played them and we did it again in the second game. We got some second, third shots off them and we did a good job of getting to the foul line.” Despite Thursday’s loss, Powhatan had three players - Faith with 21 points, Cerullo with 13 and junior Kayla Terry with 11 - score in the double-digits, and sophomore Erin Almond chipped in 8 points, including 6 in the first half. Eight different players scored for Powhatan sophomore Logan Anthony, freshman Corynn
Lampman and senior Jillian Ratliff each knocked down a 3-pointer, and Meghan Hodge made a 2-point bucket in the fourth - and the visiting team outscored Monacan 22-20 in a barnburner of a third quarter. Coach Henderson was proud of her Indians’ fight, and her takeaways from her team’s play on Thursday included “growth, energy, effort and toughness.” “Their speed at times we struggled a little bit defending that, but I felt like our fight was in it,” Henderson said. “Tonight I felt like we fought to the very end and gave it all we had and we were in it.” Monacan senior guard, future Division I player and Liberty signee
Jordan Hodges had a huge night as she went off for 33 points in Thursday’s game, and Sydney Clayton, who was a force in the post, double-doubled with 16 points and 11 rebounds. “Jordan Hodges is pretty awesome,” Henderson said. “We know what we’re stepping into with her and trying to compete and battle and shut her down, but we know she’s going to make some really tough shots, and she did tonight. She was good tonight.” Powhatan has a busy week coming up. The team was slated to play at Manchester on Monday and will next host Midlothian on Tuesday, play at
James River on Thursday and head to Cosby on Saturday. The first two games are at 7:15 p.m., while Saturday’s game will be at 5:30 p.m. “We have to be ready
for those four games,” Henderson said on Thursday. “Tonight was just a good test of seeing the growth that we have within the team, and looking forward to the future.”
Powhatan County Board of Supervisors District 2 Vacancy The Powhatan County Board of Supervisors has a vacancy representing District 2. Per State of Virginia Code Section 24.2-228, the Board of Supervisors has 45 days (until March 17, 2021) to appoint a District 2 citizen to serve on the Board of Supervisors. The appointed citizen will serve until a special election is held on November 2, 2021. Citizens interested in being considered for appointment as the District 2 representative on the Board of Supervisors should submit some or all of the following information for the Board of Supervisors review: 1) Name and Address (applicant must live in District 2) 2) Qualifications to be considered for appointment (resume, cover letter, etc) 3) Civic involvement 4) Indication of your preference to serve on an interim basis only until special election or your interest in the interim appointment and becoming a candidate for the position in the fall election. All citizens interested in the appointment should provide their written response by 5:00 pm on February 12, 2021 via email to administration@ powhatanva.gov or hand deliver to:
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From left: Katherine Cerullo (24) goes for a layup while Monacan’s Sydney Clayton (10) defends; Faith Henderson (foreground) attempts to drive to the basket while facing pressure from Monacan’s Jordan Hodges; Kayla Terry maneuvers to the basket while Monacan’s Lillian Hoy (20) defends.
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Powhatan Today, February 3, 2021 to get there, and how far off we were, and what we had to do to get there.” Coach Olson also elevated the traveling aspect. Hayden said he and former Powhatan state champion J.D. McMillin have been to the intensive camp with Olson at Cornell, and he and his teammates have been to places like Virginia Tech and the University of North Carolina where he said they’ve seen “the best level of wrestling you’ll find in the country.” Thanks to the traveling they’ve done, the fierce competition they’ve faced, the tough losses they’ve taken, the lessons they’ve learned from said losses and the grueling work they’ve put in from their Blackhawk wrestling days and all the way up through high school, his Powhatan varsity wrestling team, Hayden feels, is “the toughest group of kids I’ve seen come around from top to bottom.” “If you would’ve told me four or NICK VANDELOECHT/POWHATAN TODAY fi ve years ago as an eighth grader or a Powhatan senior Hayden Fitzsimmons (above) works to turn Cosby’s Cole freshman that we were in the position, Giegling into a pinning position in last Tuesday’s quad meet at Cosby. or I was in the position right now I’m having a tremendous season.” in, I wouldn’t believe you for a secFITZSIMMONS Hayden’s always in the room duk- ond,” Hayden said. “It’s really just ing it out with his teammates in his keeping our nose to the grindstone, esContinued from pg. 2B weight range, who include Linwood pecially through all that adversity we unbeaten 15-0 regular-season record. Hill and Hans Rehme and have also in- went through with the passing of It’s a team that’s been four or five years cluded Holt. Growing up, there were Mike.” in the making, a battle-tested unit that always really tough competitors comboth Hayden and his teammate Lin- ing through that Blackhawk wrestling A coach, mentor, wood Hill have called the best team room, like Fitzsimmons’ current teammates and fellow seniors Hill and Sean friend and hero that Powhatan’s ever seen or had. “I definitely found that love for it,” Hall, as well as Zane Cox and Maggie Hayden and his wrestling family Hayden said of wrestling. “I learned Walker’s R.J. May. Fitzsimmons re- have experienced great triumphs tohow to be tough with it, and, looking members not being near their level gether – but they’ve also had to come back, I would’ve heavily regretted giv- when they wrestled early on. together and stay strong together But then, you would get “that one through tragedy. ing up on something like that.” Hayden has not only excelled in his takedown on them,” Hayden said, “and In May 2017, the community was new 195-pound weight class, but he’s it really gives you a boost of confi- devastated by the loss of Coach Mike also earned multiple wins by pin for dence that you kind of would need Walter, who was killed in the line of his team while filling in for the injured throughout the week.” duty as a Virginia State Police special To be the best, the general idea is agent. Micah Holt at 220. “Very fortunate to have a kid like that you have to face the best. In addiThree days after he passed, several that, that’s willing to sacrifice for the tion to the teammates Hayden would hundred people gathered at Blackhawk team, whatever it takes,” Powhatan wrestle with growing up, Coach Mike Gym – many dressed in black and orhead coach Jonathan Tanaka had said used to take Hayden and his Black- ange to show their pride as Powhatan of Hayden following the team’s wins hawk teammates to “these really gru- Indians, many wearing shirts that over L.C. Bird and Midlothian this eling tournaments” like holiday duals showed the thin blue line representing season. “That’s hats off to him. He’s and the Bristol Brawl Border Champi- law enforcement – to share tears, worked really, really hard in the weight onships. laughs and stories about the man who “That really showed you the level had bettered countless lives around room…very, very strong and has very good wrestling strength, functional of competition we thought we would him. want to be at, and then we’d get showed strength. As Hayden’s dad Richard had told “Super happy for him to have this up by them,” Hayden said, “and it’s re- media following the tragedy, Coach senior season,” Tanaka said, “and he’s ally showed the work you had to put in Mike – fondly remembered as loyal,
honorable, a former Marine, a state trooper, a coach, a youth club leader, a mentor and a friend – didn’t just raise wrestlers and athletes. He had created a family. “He really was one of the true heroes,” Hayden said. “He turned around a lot of people’s lives, fixed a lot of people.” To Hayden, seeing all of the people who had come from all over to see his final memories really just showed how much of an impact he had made, and how important he was to Blackhawk – to the County of Powhatan. Through the tragedy of losing Coach Mike, it really showed Hayden to “hold the ones you love closely every day.” “Just go through life loving everyone, being positive,” Hayden said. “As tough as he was on everyone, he really did it through love. He changed everyone. “He made a huge impact,” Hayden said, “and just made the world a better place by the things he did.”
His future Coach Mike, who had served his country as a Marine for five years, is among the role models who have influenced Hayden in his current career path. Growing up in Powhatan and coming up through Blackhawk, Hayden has been surrounded by a community of police officers and military veterans, including Coach Mike, J.D. McMillin’s dad Rob McMillin and Hans Rehme’s dad, Hans Rehme Sr., who have helped bring to light what Hayden wants to do with his life. Hayden plans to go into the United States Coast Guard. Right now, he’s looking into being either a boatswain’s mate or a Maritime Enforcement Officer. “I want to be out and about on the ocean – do some traveling, see the world,” Hayden said. To Hayden, Blackhawk – out of everything – has had the biggest impact on his life. “It’s shaped me into the person I am today,” Hayden said. “That’s a family. That’s my family up there. Those are my brothers and sisters I go to war with every day now. “It’s great to have people like that behind you every day.”
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Powhatan’s Cole Malkerson (left) swims the backstroke in a varsity swim meet featuring Goochland at the SwimQuest Aquatic Center in Midlothian on Saturday, and Powhatan’s Wyatt Malkerson sets a new team record in the boys 100-yard breaststroke.
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leigh Allen to win the heat in 1:06.52. Baldwin, a senior, added a first-place swim of 28.84 in the girls 50 free. Powhatan’s Margaret Compton kicked off the girls’ individual events by taking first in the girls 200 free with a time of 2:40.82. Her teammate, senior Sidney White, took second in the event with a swim of 2:44.92. White also swam second in the girls 100 back in 1:29.95, and Compton took third in that event in 1:30.59. Powhatan’s relay team of Rowan Blashfield, senior Abby Johnson, Breanna Gillespie and Payton George won the girls 200 free relay in 2:11.59, with their teammates Brynna Tester, Reece Smith, Leeanne Wrenn and Katherine Harrison taking third in the event in 2:14.95. In the girls 200 medley relay, Blashfield, Wrenn, Baldwin and Mia Wilson were credit-
Powhatan’s Brea Baldwin (left) and Margaret Compton (below) swim different freestyle events, and Nathan Orban (above) swims the backstroke.
ed with second with a time of 2:24.83, and Compton, Smith, Johnson and senior Kaitlyn Meador took third in 2:42.07. Wrenn and Gillespie finished second (3:06.07) and third (3:17.22), respectively, in the girls 200 IM, and Blashfield and Wrenn took second (1:28:07) and third (1:40.27), respectively, in the girls 100 breaststroke. Powhatan took second
in both the boys and girls 400 freestyle relays to Goochland. Russell and Joshua Holland, Caleb Shust and senior Cooper Schardt swam a 5:00.03 for the boys, and Wilson, Baldwin, George and Meador notched a 5:04.21 for the girls. Russell also swam third in the boys 100 free in 1:10.10, and Russell, Joshua, Schardt and Shust took third together in the boys 200 medley relay in 2:24.71.
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Powhatan earns top-10 finishes at track and field meet Staff Reports
MIDLOTHIAN -Powhatan’s runners and throwers earned five top10 finishes, won two heats and set new personal records in Wednesday’s winter track and field meet at Cosby High School. In the boys shot put, Powhatan junior Asher Timberlake built on his second-place throw of 39-5 in last Wednesday’s meet at Midlothian High School with a third-place throw of 40-0.5 this week. His teammate and fellow junior Jack Altieri had an eighth-place
throw of 33-3, and their Powhatan teammate Jack Dennis threw for a 31-7. Freshman Olivia Goodrich won the second heat of the girls 1,000-meter run and took seventh in the event overall with a time of 3:42.34. Her teammate Kaitlyn Rissmeyer ran third in the second heat and finished ninth overall in 3:44.94. Senior Shaniece Morris sprinted to a 10thplace finish in the girls 300-meter dash in 47.54, and her teammates Mayson Jenkins and Amanda Eacho ran respective times of 49.74 and 56.54.
In the second of three heats in the boys 1,000-meter run, Cole Whiting delivered one of the most thrilling runs of the day when, in the final 200 meters with his opponents all lined up singlefile ahead of him, he found an extra gear, swept around them through the final corner and across the front straightaway to go from sixth to second and take 12th overall in the event in 2:55.24. Thomas Menting won the first heat in the boys 1,000 in 3:00.34, with his teammate River Leynes finishing second in the heat behind him in
PHOTOS BY NICK VANDELOECHT/POWHATAN TODAY
From left: Powhatan runners Eli Timmons, Liam Clancy and Ian Timmons jog to their starting positions for the boys 1-mile run in a Dominion District winter track and field meet hosted by Cosby High School on Wednesday; Powhatan’s Cole Whiting Cole paces himself in the boys 1,000-meter run.
3:03.94. Their teammates Carter Nuckols
From left: Powhatan’s Shaniece Morris sprints in the girls 300-meter dash; Jack Dennis winds up to throw in the boys shot put; Olivia Goodrich (5)and Kaitlyn Rissmeyer (2) move to the front of the pack in the second heat of the girls 1,000-meter run; Carter Nuckols (6) runs in the boys 1,000.
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General Reassessment Information Representatives from Wampler Eanes Appraisal Service are in the process of visiting each parcel of property located in Powhatan County for the purpose of general real estate reassessment effective for tax year 2022. During this process, assessors will be viewing and verifying physical characteristics of all properties and improvements. You may see the Wampler Eanes Appraisal Services vehicles with the County Seal on the door riding through your neighborhood. If they feel they need further review, the property may be identified for a return inspection. As always, the County has requested that all personnel associated with Wampler Eanes wear a picture ID that will be clearly visible. All vehicles will have County Seals displayed on the sides of the vehicle. If you have additional questions about the reassessment process, please call (804) 598-5799 or (804) 598-5616 to speak with the Commissioner of the Revenue Office.
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In the girls 1-mile run, Raquel Iga ran a 6:46.34 and Marissa Lampkin notched a 7:03.64. Nine runners Blevins (-14.16 seconds), Powers (-10.09), Ian Timmons (-13.27), Eli Timmons (-9.72), Goodrich (-6.56), Whiting (-9.20), Menting (-12.15), Leynes (-8.33) and Nuckols (-2.16) - all improved on their seed times in their respective events.
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and Tane Jeffs ran respective times of 3:17.84 and 3:29.34. In the boys 1-mile run, Luca Blevins ran a 5:05.84 and his teammate Rylan Powers finished right behind him in 5:07.34. Ian Timmons and Eli Timmons took second and fifth, respectively, in the second heat of the 1-mile with respective times of 5:12.64 and 5:23.74. Liam Clancy ran a 5:56.74 in the event.
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As deep as Hank Cosby’s roots run in Powhatan, he’s never been one to take his community for granted. His love for the area and its heritage have inspired him to do his best as a real estate professional. For Hank, his family’s deep local roots are a symbol of dedication to the Powhatan community. True to its name, Hank Cosby Real Estate brings the same kind of commitment to helping you achieve your goals. They know buying or selling a home is a big investment, so they commit all their energy and knowledge to helping you make the most of this exciting time. If you’re buying, selling, or renting a home in Powhatan or the surrounding communities, count on Hank Cosby Real Estate. Their time honored approach to real estate helps you see that These Roots Run Deep. Contact Hank Cosby Real Estate today -- you’ll be glad you did.
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