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Division administration questions feasibility of full in-person return for secondary students By Laura McFarland Editor
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OWHATAN – Powhatan County Public Schools administrators made it clear last week that a full return to in-person learning for secondary students is not in the best interest of the school division during the current school year. During the school board meeting held on Tuesday, Feb. 23, Dr. Tracie Omohundro, assistant superintendent for instruction, presented the findings of a committee that was recently formed to investigate the feasibility of allowing a four-day, in-person week for students currently on the hybrid model at Powhatan High School and Powhatan Middle School. The work group was formed after Governor Ralph Northam sent a letter to school divisions on Feb. 5 saying that every school division in Virginia needed to make in-person learning options avail-
able to their students by March 15. The governor and the Centers for Disease Control also released additional guidance about face-to-face learning. Powhatan County has been providing in-person instruction since the beginning of the school year with an average of 80% of students choosing to attend classes in person rather than virtual only. But while the elementary school students have been attending classes five days a week since the fall, middle and high school students on hybrid are generally only in class two days a week. Dr. Eric Jones, superintendent, said he had the committee form to look at the question of what PCPS would have to do to accomplish bringing back the secondary students for four in-person days of instruction, with Wednesdays still kept as student support days. He asked for the information in case the school board wanted or the state mandated a full return before the end of the school year. While the presentation gave over-
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Dr. Tracie Omohundro gives a presentation to the Powhatan School Board about the challenges of returning secondary students to full-time, in-person instruction.
whelming reasons why a full return for middle and high school students wouldn’t be in the best interest of the school division, Jones said that the rea-
son the committee was formed was his hope that the opposite was true. He said he gave Omohundro clear instructions to work with the committee members to find a way that it could be possible and, if barriers arose, present ways to overcome them. “I felt like this is something that we needed to do. We have talked about this and we really want to do this,” Jones told the board. But while the committee was able to find potential solutions for multiple problems that would surface if a full-return was decided upon or mandated, it would be cost-prohibitive, time consuming for staff, present increased health concerns, and severely disrupt the schedules and routines of teachers and students, Jones said, casting serious doubt about whether it was actually achievable. If, despite the recommendation see SCHOOL, pg. 5
Supervisors approve new solar facility By Laura McFarland Editor
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A mural created by Powhatan High School students and Richmond artist Hamilton Glass now hangs in the school hallway. The painting couldn’t have an official unveiling due to COVID-19.
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School murals bring pop of color By Laura McFarland Editor
POWHATAN – The murals are extra splashes of color in a gray cinderblock landscape. Walking down the main hall of Powhatan High school, just past the cafeteria, a glance to the right takes the viewer by surprise. A mural celebrating colorfully rendered students set against a rural background hangs alone, without explanation, on the cinderblock wall. At Powhatan Middle School, an explosion of energy and movement in paint can be found on the second floor hallway, overlooking the glass windows providing a view down in to the library – and now up to the painting. The mural includes seemingly disjointed images – a basketball, a paint brush,
a beaker, a violin – but the gray ribbon that runs through it ties them all together as being offerings at the school that are special to students. The murals went up in late 2020 without any fanfare or explanation, another side effect of restrictions caused by COVID-19. But those involved in creating them hope the students and staff who see them – right now visitors to the schools are restricted – find joy in them and maybe even a little of themselves. Just about a year ago, these murals were still taking shape as middle and high school students ranging from sixth to 12th grades collaborated with Richmond artist Hamilton Glass to create something wonderful for each of their respective buildings. see MURALS, pg. 8
POWHATAN – The Powhatan County Board of Supervisors recently voted to unanimously approve a conditional use permit for a new 20-megawatt solar farm, but discussion surrounding the project showed the supervisors might be rethinking where these kinds of projects really fit into the county moving forward. During the board’s meeting on Monday, Feb. 22, the supervisors voted 4-0 in favor of granting the conditional use permit (CUP) to North Ridge Powhatan Solar LLC. When built, the project could generate enough electricity for approximately 3,500 to 4,000 homes each year. The project will be located on the north side of Anderson Highway (Route 60) northwest of its intersection with Rocky Oak Road near Flat Rock Lake Shawne is to the north and east of the project. Few issues were raised related to this particular project, which the supervisors seemed to agree had one of the more com-
prehensive presentations and plans that had been presented to them. There were also no comments from residents during the public hearing. But one board member, District 4’s Bill Cox, took issue with the location of the project in an area that is designated as Rural Preservation on the county’s 2019 Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map. Rather than the misnomer of “solar farm,” Cox characterized this project and others like it that the board of supervisors in the past have approved as an industrial-grade electrical generation, electrical transmission, electrical storage facility, which is not mentioned as an appropriate use in the Rural Preservation description in the comprehensive plan. Cox said his purpose in raising the issue was not to denigrate the North Ridge project but to point out the disconnect between what the board is saying it wants for the future of the county and what it actually has in the comprehensive plan, which is supposed to be a guide for the future of the see SOLAR, pg. 3
Valentine Gala surpasses goal with online fundraiser By Laura McFarland Editor
POWHATAN – The eighth annual Valentine Gala looked and felt extremely different this year, but even without getting to dress up for the ball, two Powhatan nonprofits got their Cinderella moments with the results of the annual fundraiser. The gala, which benefits the Free Clinic of Powhatan and Habitat for Humanity – Powhatan, is usually a black tie dinner, dance, and auction held at the Mill at Fine Creek. But because of COVID-19 restrictions,
organizers switched gears to hold an online campaign in February 2021 to raise money and awareness for the two nonprofits. The effort was successful, with the fundraiser raising a few thousand dollars in excess of its $70,000 goal, with proceeds to be split evenly between the two, said Terry Sanders, who is president of the Habitat board and co-chair of the gala committee with Connie Moslow. Everyone involved was elated with the results, Sanders said, but from what they have heard see GALA, pg. 8
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Terry Sanders, left, and Connie Moslow draw prize winners in relation to the Valentine Gala fundraiser.
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O B I T UA R I E S JAMES HAWKINS James Raymond Hawkins, 91, of Powhatan, Va., died on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. Born in Amelia County, Va., he was preceded in death by his loving wife of 55 years, Doris W. Hawkins; parents, James E. and Irene Hawkins; brother, Charles Elmer (Bone) Hawkins; sister, Evelyn Frazier; and grandparents, Sid and Maude Golden. He is survived by HAWKINS his son, Steve Hawkins; and wife, Cindy; grandsons, James and Jackson Hawkins; and dear and special friend, Frances Williams. Raymond was a lifelong member of Skinquarter Baptist Church where he served as a teacher, Sunday school superintendent, deacon and trustee. He served in the Korean War, the U.S. Air Force and Virginia Air National Guard. Raymond graduated from Manchester High School; and after his marriage to and with support from Doris, he earned a B.S. degree in Business Management from the University of Richmond. He coached Little League baseball, was president of Clover Hill Ruritan Club, lieutenant governor Appomattox National District Ruritan Club. Raymond also served as vice chairman of the Chesterfield Industrial Authority, assistant parts manager for Universal Tractor and Equipment Company. His first business was Hawkins Sanitation and Drainage Company. He was vice president of Sta-
mie Lyttle Company, vice president Hawkins & Dettor Inc., president of Hawkins & Dettor Sales Corp., vice president Bradshaw Farm Equipment, president Hawkins Tractor and Equipment Company, vice president Cal-Ray Super Market with Calvin Tuck and owned a Ford/Mercury Honda dealership with Hugh Hawthorne. Raymond and wife, Doris, developed Valley Springs Subdivision in Powhatan County and built many homes there and in surrounding counties of Chesterfield and Nottoway. He and Mike Barr developed other subdivisions as well. One of the main pleasures in Raymond’s life was enjoying morning coffee with his good friends at Luckys on Route 711 in Powhatan; there is no way of knowing how many world problems were resolved at those gatherings. The family received friends on Monday, March 1, 2021, in the Bennett & Barden Funeral Home, 3215 Anderson Hwy., Powhatan, 6 to 8 p.m., where services were held Tuesday, 2 p.m. Graveside service will be announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Skinquarter Baptist Church Cemetery Fund. Condolences can be made at bennettbardenfh.com.
JOHN MEYERHOEFFER John Ray Meyerhoeffer, 77, of Powhatan, Va., passed away suddenly on Sunday, February 14, 2021. He was a kind and caring husband, father and “Pop-Pop.” John is survived by his wife of 56 years, Linda Meyerhoeffer; children, Mark Meyerhoeffer (Dan Davis) and Marla
Aste (George IV); and grandson, George Aste V. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army and later, the Army National Guard. John’s career as a barber spanned 55 years and began in 1966 in his basement barber shop in Laurel Hill. He continued to cut hair for 31 years at Flat Rock Barber Shop MEYERHOEFFER in Powhatan until his death. He treasured his career as a barber and was honored to serve five generations of the same family. His service to his community was a part of his faith; he exercised this faith by traveling to customers who became homebound to provide a haircut free of charge. He served as a deacon at Mt. Hermon Baptist Church, where he also taught Sunday school and served on numerous teams within the church. His faith was the source of his strength. He was a friend to many and he never met anyone he considered a stranger. His most enjoyable times were those spent with family and friends on yearly vacations. His grandson, George, “GJ,” was his pride and joy. A graveside ceremony will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 6, 2021, at Oaklawn Mausoleums and Memory Gardens, 1921 Shutterlee Mill Rd., Staunton, Va. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date at Mt. Hermon Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Mt. Hermon Baptist Church or Powhatan Volunteer Rescue Squad Inc.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR Wednesday, March 3
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 804598-5670 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.
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.
Wanted – Invasive Insects, Weeds, and Ornamentals. Join the Powhatan Cooperative Extension for a series on how to identify and manage invasive species on your land. Each session is from 6 to 7 p.m. The March 4 session is on Invasive Plants in the Landscape. The March 11 session is Don't Plant That: Invasive Ornamentals. The March 18 session is Invasive Insects. There is no cost to the sessions. All sessions held via Zoom. Pre-register by calling 804598-5640.
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 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.
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.
Extension specialists and industry experts share timely topics for farmers in the Virginia Cooperative Extension Ag Today, held virtually at 9 a.m. every Thursday. These updates are relevant and brief and are recorded for folks who can't join on that day and time. Podcasts (audio only) are posted on Westmoreland VCE webpage and YouTube video recordings can be found at https://www.youtube. com/ playlist?list=PL7_2QU VzrPXDpYsV2HY11CH8KB rluifyO. Contact Stephanie Romelczyk (sromelcz@ vt.edu) for information on joining the meeting live. Watched or listened to VCE AG Today? Let us know how we are doing! Find our survey here: https://vce. az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/ SV_6fiYBb914AYRdn7.
The original Powhatan AA meets from 8 to 9 p.m. every Thursday in the Powhatan Village Building.
The Powhatan Rotary Club meets at 7:30 a.m. every Thursday at the County Seat Restaurant.
Awaken to Hope Al-Anon meets at 7:30 p.m. every Thursday at St. John Neumann Catholic Church.
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Powhatan Cruizer’s car club, which is open to any vehicle or motorcycle owner, meets at 6 p.m. on the first Friday of the month at the Powhatan County Fairgrounds. Meetings are open to anyone. Contact Charlie Williams at 804-898-0876.
Join local girls for their second annual Girl Scout Drive Thru cookie sale at Virginia Family Dentistry, 2625 Anderson Highway, Powhatan. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. each Sunday through March 21. Help girls reach their goals, manage money, and gain customer service skills by coming out and buying some cookies.
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. 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 804594-7009. Call and volunteer! Donate! Help us build!!
Powhatan AA meets at 8 p.m. every Saturday at Manakin Episcopal Church on Huguenot Trail.
The Free Clinic of Powhatan has relocated to its new location at 2320 Skaggs Road. Patient appointments will begin at the new clinic on March 8. Services at the Free Clinic include medical, dental, dietary, counseling, women’s health. Patient appointments are by appointment only. Registration for new patients is Monday from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Lab services are Thursday from 9 a.m. to– noon. Patient appointments are from 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 Tuesdays, Wednesday, and Fridays. The phone number remains the same: 804-598-5637. 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, March 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
AA meets at 8 p.m. every Tuesday at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on Huguenot Trail.
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Powhatan County Public Library 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.
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
The Powhatan Lion’s Club will meet at 6 p.m. at the County Seat Restaurant. Contact Mike Jones at 804794-1440.
Due to COVID pandemic limitations on gathering, and out of an abundance of caution, the Knights of Columbus will not host the Lenten fish dinners this year. The Knights so enjoy bringing together Powhatan citizens of all faiths in fellowship. Later in the year, when it is safer to gather and socialize, the Knights plan to host themed dinners, with dates and times to be announced in the Powhatan Today. The Knights ask everyone to remember, the pandemic has led to hardships for some of our neighbors. The need for charity never ceases. If you can, continue to support the local food pantries, the Free Clinic, and other outreach programs to help ease their burdens. There are two Powhatan County 4-H clubs with a focus on equine projects now enrolling new members. Both are small but looking to grow! The emphasis of Virginia's 4-H Horse and Pony program is on equine selection, nutrition, management, riding, recreation, fun, and horsemanship. The 4-H Clubs are open to all boys and girls ages 9 – 18. For more information on these and other 4-H opportunities, contact Cathy Howland, 4-H Extension Agent, chowland@ vt.edu, or contact the Powhatan Extension Office at 598-5640. Powhatan Cooperative Extension will host an upcoming program called Cooking with STEAM, an integration of cooking infused with cool science activities. Virtual sessions will be held at 2 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each of each month from March through May. Register for one or all sessions. The cost is $15 per child, but scholarships are available upon request. Register at https://forms.gle/ TcQqZZEdx3qefjeYA. Contact Jane Henderson johns59@ vt.edu with questions. Powhatan County Public Library is excited to partner with the Goochland Powhatan Master Gardener Association to offer a virtual workshop series on a variety of unique gardening topics. Workshops will be held online at 10 a.m. on the following Saturdays: March 27 and April 24. “Ornamental Pollinator Garden Is Not an Oxymoron: How to Use 7 Easy, Native Plants to Produce 6 Full Months of Garden Blooms, Bee Food, and Bouquets” is the March 27 workshop. Master Gardener Cathy McCarthy will demonstrate how native plants are not just for ‘wild’ gardens. Ornamental garden design principles and pollinator support principles will be explored to show how an ornamental garden can also be a functioning, sustainable pollinator garden. To register for this session, visit https://tinyurl.com/ Ornamental-Pollinators21. For more details or registration assistance, contact Powhatan County
Powhatan County Public Library is excited to partner with the Goochland Powhatan Master Gardener Association to offer a virtual workshop series on a variety of unique gardening topics. Workshops will be held online at 10 a.m. on the following Saturdays: March 27 and April 24. On April 24, Master Gardener Pat Lust will show how to “Include Native Plants in Your Garden.” Native plants bring beauty to gardens, they are good for the soil, and they are major environmental contributors. Are they in your garden? In this session we will explore 50 good native plants to include in Central Virginia Gardens. To register for this session, visit https://tinyurl. com/NativePlants21. For more details or registration assistance, contact Powhatan County Public Library at 804-598-5670 or library@powhatanlibrary.net.
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Registration is now open for the Home Food Preservation Virtual Program. The registration deadline is Oct. 15. The fee is $15. More people than ever are growing their own food at home. This self-paced virtual course will teach you how to safely preserve your fresh foods for year-round enjoyment using techniques such as canning, freezing, dehydration and fermentation. You'll learn the science behind these techniques and receive step by step guidance on how to do them at home. After registering, you can complete the course at your own pace until Dec. 31. The cost for the course is $15. For more info and to register, go to: tinyurl.com/VCEHomeFoodPreservation.
The Virginia Department of Forestry has announced that a 4 p.m. Burning Law is in effect now through April 30. Residents are not allowed to burn materials until after 4 p.m. if they are within 300 feet of woodland or grass brushland leading into woodlands. A fire must be attended at all times if within 150 feet of woodland or grass or brushland leading into woodland. No fuel may be added or fire rekindled after midnight. The law applies to camp fires, warming fires, brush piles, household trash, stumps, fields of broomstraw and brush, or anything capable of spreading fire. Contact the Virginia Department of Forestry.
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 COVID-19 . Contact Renee Van Natter at valerie.vannatter@dss. virginia.gov or via cell at 804 814-5332.
Powhatan County Public Schools has identified locations to park school buses that will give Wi-Fi access to students who need it. The Wi-Fi enabled school buses 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 see CALENDAR, pg. 7
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Governor Northam lifts some restrictions on social gatherings Contributed Report Governor Ralph Northam announced on Feb. 24 that as COVID-19 hospitalizations and infection rates continue to decline and vaccinations rise in Virginia, certain outdoor sports and entertainment venues could begin to operate at increased capacity starting Monday, March 1. Northam amended Executive Order Seventy-Two with the next steps of the “Forward Virginia” plan to safely and gradually ease public health restrictions while mitigating the spread of the virus. “Thanks to the hard work and sacrifice of all Virginians, hospitalization and positivity rates across the Commonwealth are the lowest they have been in nearly three months,” Northam said. “As key health metrics show encouraging trends and we continue to ramp up our vaccination efforts, we can begin to gradually resume certain recreational activities and further reopen sectors of our economy. Even as we take steps to safely ease public health guidelines, we must all remain vigilant so we can maintain our progress—the more we stay home, mask up, and practice social dis-
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county. “This particular project, the components of it, are probably one of the better ones that we have actually seen – I don’t think there is any question about that,” Cox said. “The comprehensive plan is an important thing for the county and an important for me personally. I like the project; I don’t like how it fits with our comprehensive plan.” While the board didn’t set any definitive steps forward on addressing the issue, discussion prompted by Cox’s points seemed to show there was interest in addressing the role and guidelines of solar projects in Powhatan. The CUP requested by North Ridge Powhatan Solar and approved by the board deals with a project that will sit on a 315.84acre property. However, the solar project will be limited to 197 acres within that property and the solar panels will be further limited to a maximum area of 84 acres, said Ken Niemann, president of North Ridge Resources, the applicant for the CUP. Of that, 163 acres will be fenced. The plan currently calls for about 65,000 solar panels on a single-axis tracking system and includes a provision for a battery energy storage system on 1.5 acres, he said. The solar project will connect to the existing Dominion Virginia Power distribution system, although it does not yet have a purchaser, Niemann said. However, he pointed out that all project permits and agreements run with the land, so regardless of which company owns the solar farm, it
tancing, the more lives we will save from this dangerous virus.” The Commonwealth will maintain a Safer at Home strategy with continued strict health and safety protocols including physical distancing, mask-wearing requirements, gathering limits, and business capacity restrictions. The current modified Stay at Home order was set to expire on Feb. 28. Northam is beginning to ease public health restrictions by taking steps to increase capacity limits in outdoor settings, where evidence shows the risk of airborne transmission of COVID-19 is lower. The key changes in the Third Amended Executive Order Seventy-Two include: Social gatherings: The maximum number of individuals permitted in a social gathering will increase from 10 to 25 people for outdoor settings, while remaining at 10 persons for indoor settings. Entertainment venues: Outdoor entertainment and public amusement venues will be able to operate with up to 1,000 individuals or at 30% capacity, whichever is lower. If current trends continue, these venues may be able to operate at 30% capacity with no cap on the
still has to adhere to the conditions. Niemann said the site was chosen as a possible site for a solar project for a variety of reasons. It was recently timbered and is not prime agricultural land, it contains no listed Virginia cultural resources, and it is already well screened by topography and existing woods so it is not visible from the road or the Lake Shawnee community. The project will have a 200-foot setback from the property lines and a 250foot buffer from residential dwellings, Niemann said. There is also a minimum 200-foot riparian buffer along wetlands and streams. Niemann provided an estimated total cost for the project at $30 to $35 million. During construction, the project will generate about 70-full-time-equivalent jobs for six months, representing $3 million of labor-related income and $9 million of total economic output, he said. Between roll-back taxes, real estate taxes, and machinery and tools taxes, the project would represent a net increase in tax revenues for Powhatan County of $131,000 in the first year and $2.35 million over the life of the 35year project, he said. Upon board approval of the CUP, Niemann said the company will continue its Virginia Department of Environmental Quality permit by rule process. He estimated construction could start in early 2022 and the project be in service by mid-to-late 2022. The one area of the project where board members did raise concerns was with the decommissioning plan at the end of the project. Cox noted that the plan was prepared by North Ridge, including the decommis-
number of people permitted to attend starting in April. Indoor entertainment and public amusement venues must continue to operate at 30% capacity with a cap of 250 people. All entertainment venues were previously limited to a maximum of 250 individuals. Dining establishments: The on-site sale, consumption, and possession of alcohol will be permitted until midnight, extended from 10 p.m. All restaurants, dining establishments, food courts, breweries, microbreweries, distilleries, wineries, and tasting rooms still must be closed between midnight and 5 a.m. Overnight summer camps: As of May 1, overnight summer camps will be able to open with strict mitigation measures in place. Registration can begin now. The new guidelines will be effective for at least one month and mitigation measures may be eased further if key health metrics continue to improve. Current guidelines for retail businesses, fitness and exercise, large amusement venues, and personal grooming services will remain in place. Individuals are strongly encouraged to continue teleworking if possible.
sioning cost figures. After a little discussion, the board agreed to approve the project but add the condition that the decommissioning plan has to be prepared by a third party. The decommissioning figures will be updated every five years, and that too must be prepared by a third party, the board decided. Before this project, the board of supervisors had reviewed seven solar projects in the county dating back to 2015. Of those seven, two have been completed, two have an approved CUP, and one has a site plan approved, according to Andrew Pompei, planning director. A 2018 project was withdrawn at the board of supervisors meeting level and a 2020 project was denied by the board. After Cox laid out his problem with solar farms in the comprehensive plan, chairwoman Karin Carmack, District 5, raised the issue of the previous solar projects that have been approved, to which Cox simply said, “they shouldn’t have been approved.” David Williams, who represents District 1, acknowledged Cox’s point and said the board should have paid more attention to the solar project section of the comprehensive plan, but it didn’t. “That is something we can fix and we can revisit and we should. But again, that is on us,” he said. “I am not on the point tonight where I am going to deny a conditional use permit because we didn’t do maybe what we needed to do maybe to make it clear not only to ourselves but to the public as to what we actually wanted in our comprehensive plan.” Williams pointed out
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• One male was charged on Feb. 17 with cursing/abuse (Misdemeanor). • One male was charged on Feb. 18 with driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated (Felony). • One female was charged on Feb. 18 with assault and battery of a family
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member (M). • One male was charged on Feb. 18 with profane swearing/public intoxication (M). • One female was charged on Feb. 20 with reckless driving – excessive speed.
The Powhatan County Department of Social Services is requesting donations to help outfit Hope House, the county’s new transitional housing program. The program, which is overseen by Community Action, will act as a shortterm transition house serving domestic violence victims, families that have been evicted from their homes, and individuals temporarily displaced from their homes because of emergencies or while critical repairs are being done. The department shared a list of the current needs to help fully outfit the house: trash cans for the kitchen and bathrooms and trash bags; toilet paper and paper towels; twin size sheets, pillow cases and blankets; king size sheets and pillow cases; two pillows for the twin size bunk beds; two welcome mats; liquid hand soap for the bathrooms; nonperish-
that he had no complaints from Lake Shawnee residents, he didn’t have concerns about the applicant trying to do a piecemeal project to get around size restrictions, and he appreciated the buffer and runoff mitigation plans already in place. After a little more discussion, the board approved the project with the new conditions. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@powhatantoday. com.
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able food, and bottles of water. For details on how to donate items, contact Renée Van Natter, Community Action coordinator, at 804-598-5630 or valerie.vannatter@dss.virginia.gov. The county is also accepting monetary donations to assist with the program. These will assist will monthly bills such as electric, trash, landline phone, and to replenish items as needed. Monetary donations can be made to Powhatan DSS c/o Hope House, 3908 Old Buckingham Rd Suite 2, Powhatan, VA 23139.
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STUDENT NEWS Four UR students awarded scholarships to study abroad A local University of Richmond student has been offered a Gilman scholarship to support her study abroad experience in 2021. The latest Gilman recipients include Hannah Hald, a sophomore from Powhatan. Hald intends to complete the award in China. She and three other chosen students will complete their experiences based on travel conditions and program adjustments in line with the global pandemic. “Even in the face of global travel restrictions, UR students and our Office of International Education are finding innovative ways to make study abroad possible. The Gilman’s recognition of these Richmond students
is a testament to their dedication to becoming global citizens,” said Dana Kuchem, director of the Office of Scholars and Fellowships. More than 65 percent of University of Richmond students complete a study abroad experience before graduating. University of Richmond has had 47 Gilman Scholars since the program started in 2001.
Katlyn Mayo named to Fall 2020 Dean’s List at Virginia Tech Katlyn Mayo is a 2018 Powhatan High School graduate attending Virginia Tech pursuing a nutritionist degree in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences department. Mayo is finishing up her junior year at Tech and earned the distinguished honor of making the Dean’s
Judy, Oreo and Tiger Hello Everyone, We are newbies to this facility, and we are a little nervous because we are in a strange place. We are around 12 weeks old, and we are negative on all of our test. When we were brought in we had to go to the vet because we had really nasty eyes, We are on the mend now, and still receiving medication. When we are held, we prefer to be wrapped in a comfy blanket, It makes us feel safer. I know once in a home environment we will become normal kittens, who love to play and chase things. If you would like to give us a chance, and show us love, and attention, Please contact 804-598-5672 and schedule an appointment to meet us.
If you would like to help the animals in our care, you can do so by donating to our medical fund at Claws and Paws, 4313 Anderson Hwy., Powhatan, VA 23139 Powhatan Sheriff’s Office | Division Of Animal Control Phone: 804-598-5672 | Fax: 804-598-5109
List with a 3.4 or higher GPA during her Fall 2020 semester. While working toward this academic acachievement, she also worked a part-time job.
James Madison University honors fall honors graduates James Madison University is pleased to announce the list of students who graduated during the Dec. 19, 2020, commencement exercises. The following students graduated with honors: Cozmel Fisher of Moseley graduated Cum Laude with a degree in interdisciplinary liberal studies. Eve Moran of Powhatan graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in nursing. The following students graduated in fall 2020: Berkeley Mathews of Moseley graduated with a degree in hospitality management. Alyse Powell of Moseley graduated with a degree in social work. Brockton McNerney of Powhatan graduated with a degree in computer science. Karen Wilson of Powhatan graduated with a degree in education. Sherrah Knight of Powhatan graduated with a degree in education. Brennan O’Neil of Powhatan graduated with
a degree in health services administration. Established in 1908, James Madison University is a community of 22,000 students and 4,000 faculty and staff, nestled in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley. JMU offers 124 degree programs at the bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral levels.
Emory & Henry names students to Fall 2020 Dean's List Emory & Henry College congratulates students named to Fall 2020 Dean's list. To be named to the Dean's list students must be a full time student and receive a 3.6 GPA for the semester. The following students have been named to the Emory & Henry College Dean's list: Sarah Dutton of Powhatan and Ethan Taylor of Powhatan. Located in the Highlands of Virginia, Emory & Henry College has devoted itself since 1836 to the belief that education can have a transformative effect on an individual, a place and ultimately the wider world. Emory & Henry College is consistently ranked among the nation's best private liberal arts institutions.
Myers named to Dean's List at Bob Jones University Bethany Myers, a ju-
nior elementary education major from Powhatan, was among approximately 900 Bob Jones University students named to the Fall 2020 Dean's List. The Dean's List recognizes students who earn a 3.00-3.74 grade point average during the semester. Located in Greenville, South Carolina, Bob Jones University provides an outstanding regionally accredited Christian liberal arts education purposely designed to inspire a lifelong pursuit of learning, loving and leading. BJU offers over 100 undergraduate and graduate programs in religion, education, fine arts and communication, arts and science, health professions, and business.
Emma Walker makes Shenandoah's Fall 2020 Dean's List Emma Walker is one of 1,017 students at Shenandoah University to earn a spot on the Fall 2020 Dean's List. The Dean's List is one of the oldest and most widely recognized academic honors for students. At Shenandoah University, undergraduate students pursuing baccalaureate degree programs in any school or division are eligible to be named to the Dean's List. To be considered, students must, for that semester, complete at least 12 se-
SUNDAYS Live Stream Worship!
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Contributed Report Virginia 4-H has created a family learning kit - Water Science Kits for Kids! These experiential learning kits include four different waterrelated STEM activities that build upon one another for use with K-12 students at home and correlate with Virginia’s SOLs. Supplies are included to complete each of the following topic
areas within each kit: Modeling Pollution in a Watershed; How Do We Clean our Drinking Water?; Create Your Own Center Pivot Irrigator; How to be Water Wise. This project was developed as a partnership between Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia 4-H and
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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
The Bridge
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
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598-4970 Located 1950 Ridge Road (Rt. 627) 2/10th of a mile north of Rt. 13
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 598-6090
Mount Calvary Baptist Church 2020 Red Lane Road
Community Church Dr. Cavell W. Phillips, Pastor Where there is Unity, there is always Victory. A church “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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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.
Weekday Preschool (ages 2-5)
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
Megan Johnson, a Lasell University student from Powhatan, presented at the University's Fall Career Readiness Symposium in December. Johnson participated in a mock trial exercise as part of a course on legal studies. Johnson served as a witness for the defense team's case. The December 2020 event showcased the work of Johnson and more than 150 other students in a dynamic digital format, a triumph for flexible teaching and learning amid COVID-19. The December 2020 event was reimagined to celebrate and showcase the ties between career preparedness and Connected Learning,
Virginia Tech’s College of Biological Systems Engineering, and the Departments of Geosciences and Geography. Limited kits are available. Powhatan families interested in ordering a kit may contact Cathy Howland, 4-H Powhatan Extension Agent, at chowland@vt.edu, or call the Powhatan Extension office at 804-5985640.
Genito Church Presbyterian “Building a Bridge of Hope” Isaiah 58:12 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
Johnson presents at Lasell University Symposium
Free 4-H water science kits for kids
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mester hours and earn a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher. The local student who achieved that honor is Walker of Moseley. Shenandoah University was established in 1875 and is headquartered in Winchester with additional educational sites in Clarke, Fairfax and Loudoun counties. Shenandoah is a private, nationally recognized university that blends professional career experiences with liberal education.
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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Free Clinic advises that children will get a future COVID-19 vaccine By Barbara Brown
Special to the Powhatan Today
If there is a silver lining to the coronavirus pandemic, it is that it largely avoided children. For that reason, vaccine development focus was on adults. With several vaccines approved and more on the way, scientists are starting to research COVID vaccines for children. This includes answering questions about why the infection acts differently in children. The interaction between children’s’ immune systems and COVID-19 is not well understood. The first theory was that
previous infections with common coronaviruses protected them from a severe COVID-19 infection. By age 5, most people are exposed to seasonal corona viruses. As a result about one in five people carries antibodies that recognize the new coronavirus. Scientists reasoned these folks had the ability to ward off the virus. For all its appeal, the theory did not hold up. Current thought is that the spike protein on the coronavirus molecule is less able to invade children’s cells because children have fewer ACE2 receptors in their nasal passages. It is the entry of the spike protein into adults’ cells that al-
lows the virus to take root. In other words, children’s immune systems ward off the virus better than adults. When they do get the virus they have the same symptoms, but they are less severe. Even if older groups get vaccinated, the virus won’t disappear—it will stay in the broader population by finding a home in younger people. As long as the virus is circulating in the population, there’s the risk of disease, deaths, and mutations even for those vaccinated with the current vaccines. To stop the infection cycle everyone needs to be immunized.
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against it, the school board wanted to pursue the full return option, Jones said he would need a decision by their next regular meeting in March. A change like this would take three to four weeks to plan, with some staff likely asked to work through Spring Break, and the earliest it could be implemented would be after students returned from the weeklong holiday. The timeline raised the question of the return on investment the schools would get for making this change. Since students are on a block schedule, they generally attend each class in person once a week, Omohundro pointed out. If the students started attending in-person two more days a week starting after Spring Break, they would only gain 14 additional days total in a classroom and seven additional faceto-face meetings with each course for the remainder of the school year. One solution to this issue would be to switch from a block schedule to having a seven-period instruction day, which would mean shorter classes but seeing teachers at least once a day. However, at the time of the meeting, Jones said he had discussed this with Omohundro earlier that day but hadn’t presented the idea to the principals yet. Omohundro raised several points during her presentation about why a secondary full return was ill-advised.
Health and safety protocols Adding additional students by combining Hybrid A and B schedules so they are all in school at the same time would present significant challenges to social distancing guidelines. In the event of someone testing positive for COVID-19 or potential exposure, it would mean increased contact tracing and quarantining with students seated closer to 3 feet apart. This would mean a potential to quarantine twice as many students in those classrooms for every case, she said.
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The Powhatan School Board listens to a presentation about the challenges of returning secondary students to full-time, in-person instruction and asks questions of school division administrators.
The cafeterias at the middle and high schools are already at capacity of 6 feet without masks. The high school currently seats 160 students and would need 224 additional seats to accommodate the combined student numbers. Three out of four students go through the food services line for some reason, so the school would have to organize a delivery pickup system for students. The middle school allows some eating in some classrooms to maintain social distancing. To accommodate all of the students, the schools would have to amend their procedures and routines for movement in hallways, bathrooms, and classrooms. Bus transportation is already near capacity on the hybrid schedules, so a third to a fourth of buses would exceed capacity immediately, Omohundro said. If the two groups were combined, the school division would likely have to initiate an application based on need to be allowed to use the bus. If that process were necessary, it would increase the number of students being dropped off or picked up. Omohundro added that there are concerns about a spike in the number of cases that will occur after Spring Break.
Instructional impact
Because of the way schools were scheduled to accommodate virtual and hybrid students, bringing all of the secondary hybrid students back together would likely mean many student schedules would change, Omohundro said. Some classes, with all the students back, would have a class size of more than 30, so they would have to be split up with some put in other classes. “That is because when we built these schedules, we built them under the guise of a hybrid process, so we managed those individualizations of those schedules for that reason,” she said. Hybrid students who have to quarantine transition to temporary virtual status, which can impact existing virtual students, she said. Currently, certain courses are able to hold labs or have hands-on activities, she added. More students would mean teachers have to develop a rotation between hands-on work and seat work.
Master scheduling and staffing Omohundro pointed out that the middle school has a current face-to-face enrollment of 775 students (80.2% of the
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”
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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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Twenty out of 84 classrooms at the high school (87 sections) currently have rosters (over 25) that would not allow for 4 feet of distancing, Omohundro said. The middle school has an adequate amount of furniture, but the school would need to put barriers in places where students would be closer than 3 feet, such as the science lab tables or classroom tables, Omohundro said. However, the high school does not have enough student desks and would need to order 375 more desks and chairs to accommodate the numbers. The lack of seats is down to how they were allocated in the fall. Some of the desks were taken to the elementary schools to replace group desks and another large group are in the cafeteria to socially distance students while they eat. The high school would also be unable to maintain the 10 feet distancing that is recommended for band in the commons area and chorus in the band room, she said. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@powhatantoday.com.
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
Facilities and operations
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
student population) and the high school has 1,120 students (80.8%). These numbers were referenced a few times, especially in relation to the challenge they present. Jones pointed out that many schools are looking at a return of roughly 50% of their students, which is a much easier number to plan social distancing logistics around than 80%. As any schedule changes occurred, they would appear in PowerSchool and Schoology, which would be confusing for students, parents, and staff. Schedule changes would impact face-to-face and virtual students. To accomplish the kind of work this transition would take, staff would have to interrupt work being done to schedule the 2021-2022 school year, which means it would carry over to summer.
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1059 Dorset Road Powhatan, VA 23139
GREENBRIER BAPTIST CHURCH
With this in mind, developing vaccines for children has begun. Oxford University announced on Feb. 12 that it had started a trial for children ages 6 to 17 years. Pfizer, Moderna and Janseen have announced plans to start trials for younger children this spring. The development will take time. COVID vaccines for children will likely not be available until 2022. A vaccine suitable for children is necessary to stop the virus. We won’t defeat COVID-19 until there are vaccinations everywhere, for everyone. Barbara Brown is on the board of directors for the Free Clinic of Powhatan.
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
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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 Green Ridge announces funding for three parks Contributed Report Green Ridge Recycling and Disposal Facility, LLC (Green Ridge), announced on Feb. 23 it will be donating $250,000 to Cumberland County to be used to develop new parks in the county. One new park will be located in the northern end of the county, one in the southern end of the county and one in the central part of the county that will include athletic fields. The parks may include amenities such a playground, walking trails and exercise stations. The design and specific components of each park will be determined by the county. “We remain committed to supporting the community and believe that providing additional green spaces and recreational facilities for residents to enjoy the outdoors will make Cumberland an even better place to live and raise a family,” said Jerry Cifor, manager of Green Ridge. The announcement regarding the donation to help build three parks is the latest in a series of donations that Green Ridge has made to the county. In 2019, Green Ridge donated more than $4,000 to buy new band uniforms for the high school. That same year, Green Ridge paid $400,000 to the county as an advance on host fees from the proposed landfill to help
the county close a funding gap in its budget. In December 2020, the company announced its donation of $60,000 for scholarships to help Cumberland County High School seniors continue their education beyond high school. Once the Green Ridge project opens, it plans to continue to make donations to the scholarship fund. “We are grateful for this latest contribution from Green Ridge and excited about what this means for our county,” said Eurika Tyree, vice-chair of the Cumberland County Board of Supervisors. “This will allow county residents to have dedicated spaces to relax and enjoy the outdoors.” “The COVID situation has caused difficult times for Cumberland County. Self-imposed quarantine and limited school hours have had a negative impact on our citizens, adults and children alike. Most of the county lacks recreational facilities for people to venture outside and safely get some exercise. This generous donation from Green Ridge will make it possible for us to construct walking tracks, exercise circuits, playgrounds, and soccer fields across our county. This commitment will provide all Cumberland citizens the access to facilities to enjoy and to foster a healthier lifestyle,” said Brian Stanley, chairman of the board of
supervisors. Green Ridge is expected to generate $74 million in host fees for the county over the 30-year life of the project. In addition to the host fees, the company has also committed $25,000 every year for recreational programs and $25,000 every year for an environmental science program at the high school. These annual contributions are guaranteed throughout the anticipated 30-year life of the project. “This is exactly the shot in the arm that the County Recreation Department needed,” said Travis Gilliam, recreation director for the Cumberland County Recreation Department. “We strive to provide county residents opportunities to enjoy the outdoors through our programs and facilities. The addition of three parks will allow for more outdoor activities for residents.” The Green Ridge project has been approved by the Cumberland County Board of Supervisors and is now awaiting permitting approval from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). Residents wishing to voice their support for the Green Ridge project are encouraged to email DEQ at GreenRidgeLandfill@DEQ.Virginia.gov. To learn more about the Green Ridge Recycling and Disposal Facility, visit GreenRidgeVA.com.
Library continues to offer Students of the month honored wealth of patron resources Contributed Report The Cumberland County Public Library returned to regular hours beginning Monday, March 1. The library will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Mondays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. Many of the library’s volunteers will be returning as well on a limitedhours basis. Patrons are invited to drop by to see new items that have come in and check out the new youth area. While the number of individuals who may be in the library at any one time is still restricted, effective March 1, the library is allowing individuals to come inside to use their own laptops or tablets for no more than a one hour time period. There will be five stations with only one person allowed at each station. Reservations may be accepted in advance, if space is available. All other policies and restrictions are still in place. A Financial Management 101 class will be held in March. The dates of the “Let’s Talk about Your Money” sessions are March 8, 15, 22 and 29. The class will last from 6 to 7 p.m. each night using the Zoom interface. Registrations are required for the class and may be made by calling the library at 804-492-5807. Information needed includes your email address in order to receive the Zoom link and any handouts that may be needed for each
night. One participant will win a free copy of Dave Ramsey’s book Financial Peace Revisited at the end of the course. After the course is complete, the information will also be made available on USB drives to check out for those individuals who do not have access to the Internet. The staff at the library continues to look for ways to serve the public. Unfortunately, because of state and local restrictions, the AARP Tax Aide volunteers are not coming to the library to provide free tax preparation services this year. However, individuals who need items notarized can now drop by the library between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. each day during the week to have it done for free. Also, in partnership with the school system, two wireless Internet access points have been placed in the community along with a mobile unit that travels to two additional locations in Cumberland County each week. Information on the location of these units as well as other free wireless access locations can be found on the library’s website at https://www.cumberlandcountypubliclibrary.org/. The Cumberland County Public Library is located at 1539 Anderson Highway in Cumberland. More information on these activities and upcoming events can be found on the library website or on their Facebook page at https:// www.facebook.com/ccplva.
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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 February School Board meeting, held on Feb. 4: Chaunston Gray Jr., top left, pre-kindergartener at Cumberland Elementary School, son of Chauston Gray Sr., and Dr. Erica Gray of Farmville; Bri-era Franklin-Harris, top right, seventh-grader at Cumberland Middle School, daughter of Chiquita Franklin of Columbia; and Christian Trent, right, 12th-grader at Cumberland High School, son of Kianna Johnson and Jamal Stanton of Cumberland. Because the meeting was virtual, the Students of the Month received their plaques at school or the plaques were delivered to their homes after the meeting. Dr. Chip Jones, superintendent, is shown in all the photos and Michael Camden, CMS principal, is shown in the photo with Bri-era.
Girl Scouts promote diversity through reading with library project Staff Report Local Girl Scouts Peyton Turner and Claire Tucker were recently recognized for their efforts to bring more culturally diverse children’s books to Cumberland County Public Library. The girls received the Girl Scouts of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Girl Scout Bronze Award in September 2020. The award was to recognize them for their Diversity in Children’s Literature Partnership, which was designed to give young readCONTRIBUTED PHOTOS ers greater access to books Local Girl Scouts Claire Tucker and Peyton by authors who are people of color or highlighting difTurner are shown with Cumberland ferent cultural traditions. Library director Lisa Davis along with Peyton and Claire, who books purchased inspired by the are both in Girl Scout girls’ Diversity in Children’s Literature Troop 5201, created a list Partnership.
of books using input from an online survey they did among community members. Then the pair worked with Cumberland Library director Lisa Davis to see which books were at the library or could be added to its collection. “It is really important that when kids look at a book they see characters that look like them, so we are trying to feature different cultures,“ Davis said. Some of the books on the list were already on the shelves but there was still plenty of room to grow the collection. An initial round of books was purchased using library funds. Then Davis applied for and received a $1,000 grant from Beanstack, a reading log
Local Girl Scouts Peyton Turner and Claire Tucker present their Girl Scout Bronze Award to Cumberland Library director Lisa Davis to be displayed at the library.
app the library is already using for reading challenges and plans to use for the summer reading program. In total more than 75 new books were added to the library’s collection. All of the books are now featured in a special display
at the library along with a plaque honoring the efforts made by Peyton and Claire to increase diversity and awareness in their community. Peyton is a sixth-grader at Cumberland Middle School and Claire is a sixthgrade homeschooler.
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Drawing inspiration from a beautiful day By Laura McFarland Editor
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alking down my driveway in Powhatan on this gorgeous sunny day today, I found myself having a Titanic moment – the movie not the ship. It’s Wednesday, Feb. 24, as I write this, and it hasn’t been long since I finished a walk with my sister, who lives in Texas and joins me on the phone occasionally as we both get some exercise. It was the first outside walk in a while without being totally bundled up and lamenting at my fingers feeling like frozen popsicles. Even after being away from Texas for more than 13 years, I am still not a fan of cold weather. So for the past several months when we had these talks, I often walked in the house and sometimes she did, too, depending on Houston’s weather. Anyway, I was coming back from the walk and ending the call with my sister because her husband was calling her. And as I walked down the driveway (there is a slope) into the bright afternoon sun, the wind picked up. Without thinking, I found myself closing my eyes, lifting my face and arms to the Heavens, and releasing a huge sigh of relief. If this was my Titanic moment, it felt like one in reverse, with the iceberg hopefully well and truly behind us. If, as you read this, you got outside at all last week, you know how refreshingly glorious it started to get midweek. So, today, as I write this, I decided to go for a walk outside, eat lunch outside, and even write this column outside to the sounds of rustling leaves and all kinds of birds making a delightful racket. Seriously, nature is so loud. Walking and talking with my sister is always an interesting experience. I am still relatively new to my
neighborhood in Powhatan and don’t know many of the neighbors yet. On the flip side of that, my sister, who walks three to four times a day, knows not only the adults but their children and even some of their pets. I have frequently heard stories about the infant fraternal twins who live down the street from her and are growing so fast or updates on an older gentleman who recently lost his wife. While I am content to simply nod, wave, smile, or a combination of those actions as I pass by someone who also happens to be out and about, she almost always feels the need to chat. Case in point, on today’s walk, we were having a perfectly normal conversation and all of the sudden she starts cooing and baby talking. It took me about five seconds to realize that on her walk she had come across two Yorkshire Terriers that she was greeting. She had barely squeezed out a furtive “hold on a minute” to me before she proceeded to break into conversation with the dogs’ owner. The talk, since they hadn’t seen each other in the past few days, was about how each had fared in the recent weather that devastated Texas by causing widespread power outages, property damage, and 32 deaths, according to a news article I read the other day. I feel so fortunate that, while they definitely experienced some problems, my immediate family came out of the recent cold snap much better off than so many. My parents escaped relatively unscathed while my sisters alternated between not having heat, electricity, and water for several days. I watched their saga unfold in real time because we have a group text message where we all kept one another updated on our situations. I know some people can’t stand to have a phone conversation where the person on the other end of the line has divided attention, and I definitely find myself get-
ting annoyed at that on some calls if it persists too long. But I don’t mind these unplanned side conversations my sister tends to have on our walks. First, life does not stop because we have decided to do a little cardio. Second, I feel like these interactions with other people give me a little more insight into my sister. I have noticed that people often have different tones and lifts to their voices depending on the person with whom they are conversing. I won’t call it fake; it’s just another side of their personality coming out. And if we have serious matters to discuss but she gets a few seconds of carefree conversation with someone who is a stranger to me, I still feel uplifted at getting to hear her lighthearted laughter. I needed today, as I am sure many other people did as well. I needed the sun on my forearms and on my face without them being bundled behind a coat or a mask; the yapping of the neighbor dogs excited about someone daring to come within 30 feet of their domain; and the children who live next door playing gleefully in their front yard. I don’t know what the weather has in store for us in the next several weeks as we wait with baited breath for the firm arrival of spring. Nor do I know what is in store for life in general. In a minute, when I finish this, I will go back to reading the latest update on COVID-19 restrictions being slightly lifted because of decreasing cases and increasing vaccines. But sitting here, watching the sun glisten off a nearby pond and listening to the pressure washer that just roared to life to get some of the nasty salt off a neighbor’s truck, I am content to simply enjoy the moment as it is – a beautiful sunny afternoon in Powhatan County. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@ powhatantoday.com.
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Ride Assist Services is now accepting ride requests. Powhatan county ambulatory seniors age 60+ can call 804-698-0438 or email RAServices. PVA@gmail.com to be registered as a rider in the program. They will then be able to request transportation by volunteer drivers for medical appointments.
Ride Assist Services needs more drivers! Join a team of volunteer drivers providing transportation when their schedule permits - for Powhatan County ambulatory seniors age 60+ for medical appointments. Call Transportation Coordinator at 804698-0438 or email RAServices.PVA@gmail. com to sign up or to learn more about the program.
The Free Clinic of Powhatan is working in conjunction with local schools to help children and teens cope with the COVID crisis. Their counselor is currently seeing students at Powhatan High School and is accepting referrals for Powhatan Middle School. If your child is struggling with depression, academic or social anxiety, anger management, substance abuse or ADHD, the Free Clinic may be able to help. Income qualifications have been expanded to help more people obtain counseling and mental health services at no charge. School counselors can provide an immediate referral. Call 804-598-5637 for an appointment or more information on qualification guidelines.
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Landfill fight vital to rural character Dear Editor, After reviewing the cover letters of the applicants for the vacant District 2 board of supervisors (BoS) position it is apparent that the common theme among them was maintaining Powhatan’s rural character. But....none of the applicants gave even a hint on how they would maintain our rural character. Namely, how do they plan to attract desirable commercial ratables, plug the annual $2,000,000 Utility Department deficit, ensure that affordable housing is available in Powhatan for our seniors who wish to remain in our community, and ensure that Powhatan’s residents have clean drinking water? Even though it is hardly in keeping with our rural character, none of the applicants mentioned the 5,000-tonper-day Green Ridge Landfill that could be rising above our border with Cumberland County. Shame on them. This proposed gigantic trash heap represents the biggest potential threat to the drinking water of the residents of Western Powhatan and everyone seems to be pretending that there is no Green Ridge Landfill looming in the future. The recent ice storms have taught us firsthand about not having clean drinking water and it’s time that everyone wakes up to the fact that the Green Ridge Landfill has a good chance of becoming a reality. Fighting the landfill through the conventional environmental legal system has a good chance of not being successful because our legal system clearly favors the trash industry. But there is hope. There is nothing stopping the Powhatan BoS from passing
an ordinance asserting the rights of our underground drinking water aquifers to remain clean and free of manmade contaminants. This type of novel ordinance is not new and has been successfully implemented elsewhere. Just remember that humans can only exist for 3 days without water. Keith Buch Powhatan County
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Landfill issue may be exaggerated Dear Editor, Powhatan is an interesting community. The county is known as a Republican stronghold, at least by election results. I have always wondered why the county usually has a group that always pops up to oppose anything. Mention large scale apartments and you would think it was going to be open pit mining. The rock quarry was opposed, noise, traffic, damage to wells, but probably half the people who turn into Walmart don’t realize what is behind it. Luck had a very attractive sign on the corner, but progress took care of that. Issac Walton league mentioned moving there years back, but nobody wanted skeet, archery, and all that noise year round. If 2-acre subdivision lots are rural character, I’m glad I moved to Cumberland. Maybe the Green Ridge Landfill will be a success, and maybe it won’t. The main deal is EVERYBODY can’t ship their trash to SOMEBODY else. Amelia has survived, and prospered in the years since that landfill was opened, with a railway siding to boot. Same railroad travels through Powhatan, but what industry or business does it stop at in Powhatan? Time will tell if the landfill makes it or not, but maybe the issue of the landfill isn’t as bad as some make it out to be. William M. Frame Cumberland County
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A mural created by Powhatan Middle School students and Richmond artist Hamilton Glass now hangs in the school hallway. Students came up with the design for the mural and Glass made it a reality. The students chose to highlight many of the electives that cater to the wide variety of student interests.
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The project came about due to the efforts of many people, but the vision for it started with Dr. Lynn Clayton-Prince, who was inspired by Glass’s Community Makers project sponsored by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, said Amy McManus, PHS art teacher and department chair. Clayton-Prince, director of special education, had a vision for a project that would allow students to work with Glass to create something meaningful for the Powhatan community. National Art Honor Society and Diverse Hands at Work, along with a selection of Powhatan Middle students, met with Glass for three planning sessions where they brainstormed and talked through the history of Powhatan, what Powhatan looks like today, and the possibilities and hope for the county’s future. “They worked together to create imagery, and combined their ideas to bring together a final work of art. Their ideas were truly their own, and the experience of watching all of this come together was something they will never forget,” McManus said. One of Glass’ missions in working with the students on the murals was not to add to their designs but to let the ideas come from them. He said that most of the work in this project wasn’t painting; it was talking about what they wanted to represent and how to put together the composition of what they wanted. “It literally came all from them. They thought deep and hard – not just on the surface level but on the aesthetic level. They talked about every symbol, every element in the mural to make it really represent their school and what they wanted it to be,” he said. The high school mural includes images of Powhatan’s history. The architecture of Belmead is silhouetted on rolling farmland, while the landscape is dotted with plants, flowers and animals to show the county’s proud history of agriculture and
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from other nonprofits, it wasn’t a total surprise. “I think something else to consider is how helpless we have all felt during this pandemic. It is not like we are research scientists or physicians or nurses that were able
farming, McManus said. A figure putting the final touches on building a barn represents respect for the hard working people of the community. The youthful faces – painted in hues of orange and purple – represent PHS students, looking toward a bright and healthy future. While students prepared to start painting the murals, an oncoming pandemic that would shut down much of the country was only days away. A portion of the 15 students participating in the project were able to meet for a painting session in March 2020 to watch their ideas start to come to life in color, but the final color and detail work would be finished in the coming months by Glass during quarantine. Kailin Little, 19, Class of 2020, was among the few students who got to participate in the final painting session. The final session was fun but also had an air of uncertainty about it because this was literally the very beginning of many Americans’ awareness about COVID-19 and they weren’t sure what to do, she said. “We didn’t know anything about COVID or how to act. So, we kind of kept our distance from one another as much as we could and worked around each other,” she said, adding they spread out to work on the panels, on which Glass had already drawn the outline. Because she graduated last year and visitors are not allowed at the schools, Little still hasn’t seen the finished PHS mural in person, only photographs of it, which she finds disappointing. But even the photo of the high school mural was enough to astound her. “Thinking about this, that panel is going to be up there for many years and I am glad I am able to say I contributed to it. I am very happy I was able to do it,” she said. Little added that working on this project inspired her so much that she created her own mural at her church for her Girl Scout Gold Award project. Part of that was down to Glass, who was amazing and down to earth while working with the students and made her thoroughly
to help the sick and develop a vaccine to help the future,” she said. “By giving to any fundraiser – but I will say this fundraiser – you were making an effort to reach out and help those in need.” More specific than just a general feeling of good will, the Free Clinic
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enjoy the mural process, Little said. Lisa Reid-Miller, sixth grade art teacher at the middle school, agreed that Glass was wonderful to work with for both staff and students. She had many conversations with him throughout the project and said he was very open in answering questions about art and his business. “Not only did the kids learn from him, the teachers did, too. He was awesome,” she said. Reid-Miller described the mural at the middle school as a striking presence in the hallway, which doesn’t have a great deal of color. The students who participated in the project chose to focus on the school’s electives and academics, so there are images like a trumpet, a lacrosse stick, a doughnut for family and consumer sciences, a globe, and a baseball and bat. “There is a ribbon that runs throughout the project that shows unity to tie things together to show there is a common purpose,” she said. “It ties together the electives and, to me, it shows the common purpose that these are the opportunities provided that kids can take a hold of to, hopefully, create their futures and give them these opportunities in their future. You never know where it is going to lead.” When she originally envisioned the project, Clayton-Prince planned to organize an unveiling of the paintings to allow people to see them and talk to Glass and the student artists. That hasn’t been possible so far because of social distancing restrictions, but she hasn’t totally given up on the idea. She still hopes she can pull something together later this year. “Right now, with the murals put up, there hasn’t been any story or explanation for the students that are at the school as well as the staff members. They don’t know the meaning behind the murals. That piece we are definitely looking forward to still having that opportunity and having a small celebration for the students,” she said. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@powhatantoday.com.
inflamed and abscessed twice its size and there is no place they can go,” she said. “When the socalled average person has pain, they can’t wait. Every minute they wait to talk to a doctor or get into a doctor’s office is a long time. You just can’t imagine what it is like when you don’t have the money and you have to live with things like this.” Moslow is appreciative of every dollar that comes into the clinic, which is scheduled to open for business in its new home on Skaggs Road this week. She pointed out that the new expanded space means many new resources for the community, but they also come with a heftier price tag. And with the pandemic playing havoc on people’s finances and mental health, those services are extra important as individuals struggle with loss of jobs, substance abuse, domestic violence, child abuse, and more, Moslow said. “This wonderful event with that wonderful amount of money is very much needed and is going to be used. So it is fabulous,” Moslow said. While Habitat for Humanity is known for its homebuilding projects, Powhatan has placed a huge emphasis in recent years on its critical repair program, executive director Susan Winiecki
thanks to a three-year grant from the Davis Educational Foundation. All Symposium presentations focused on four of the National Association of Colleges and Employers' (NACE) careerreadiness competencies: Global and Intercultural Fluency, Professional and Work Ethic, Leadership, and Career Management. "The Fall Career Readiness Symposium showcased student work and experiences, especially ways in which students have applied Connected Learning to develop their careers through internships," said Provost Eric Turner. "The event highlighted competencies in leadership and global/intercultural fluency with an emphasis on ways our students lead and serve by example."
Dintino named to President's List at Coastal Carolina University Coastal Carolina University named 930 undergraduate students to the President’s List for the Fall 2020 semester. That's 10% of the student body with a 4.0 GPA for the fall semester, including Gabriella Dintino, an early childhood education major from Powhatan. Coastal Carolina University is a dynamic, public comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway, just minutes from the resort area of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Coastal Carolina University offers baccalaureate degrees in 94 major fields of study. Among CCU's graduate-level programs are 27 master's degrees, two educational specialist degrees, and the doctorates in education and in marine science: coastal and marine systems science. The most popular undergraduate majors are marine science, management, exercise and sport science, communication and psychology. CCU boasts a growing array of internship, research and international opportunities for students.
said. At an average of $1,400 for each repair, the results of the fundraiser will mean about 25 additional critical repairs. “That is 25 more we can get done, especially for seniors, who are feeling especially isolated during this time,” she said. In preparation of the campaign, the two nonprofits worked together and hired a company to create a video that paid homage to the gala’s origins – with Del. Lee Ware and his wife Kathy appearing in black tie apparel – while also highlighting the heart of what the nonprofits are about using interviews with their leadership and some of the people they have helped. The majority of the funds the video gala project brought in were through 90 individual and company sponsorships, which was a phenomenal showing, Sanders said. The feedback about the campaign was overwhelmingly supportive. “They have all been supportive. They have all understood that this is a different time. I am sure they have heard from other organizations that this year there are a lot of virtual appeals going on. The need is still there and maybe manifests even greater because of this pandemic,” Sanders said. Depending on their
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level of giving, sponsors received a certain amount of tickets to try to win raffle prizes. The original prize drawing on Feb. 14 was postponed because of weather but went great when it was held on Feb. 21, she said. Among the funds raised, $1,250 came from events held with four local businesses during the campaign, Winiecki said. She praised Mulberry Layne, Hobby Hill Farm, Three Crosses Distilling Co., and Crazy Rooster Brewing Co. for holding or participating in fundraisers that benefited the gala. “It was also a real joy to invite more people to know about our work and then have them join in the three weeks with many events,” she said. “It was wonderful to be in so many places around the county spreading the word about the work, so we thank them.” Organizers have already set the date for the Feb. 11, 2022, Valentine Gala and hope the situation will have improved enough to hold an in-person event, Winiecki said. But because of the success of the online campaign, she anticipates they will incorporate some of what they learned this year into the next event. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@powhatantoday.com.
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By Nick Vandeloecht
Knights shut out Raiders
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MINERAL -- After opening its season at Louisa County High School with one of 2021’s coldest meets thus far, Powhatan returned to the home of the Lions on a welcome reprieve of a relatively warm day for the Class 4, Region B meet. At the end of last Tuesday’s events, two of Powhatan’s athletes – one senior, one freshman – had punched their tickets to Monday’s Class 4 state meet at Liberty University. University of South Carolina signee and Class of 2021 standout Anthony Greenhow pulled away from his competitors to win the Region 4B title in the boys 300-meter dash in 35.24. The senior will look to improve upon his best VHSL state finish to date: a second-place run of 34.2 in last year’s Class 4 state boys 300.
The mixed precipitation that fell Friday and persisted into Saturday made for muddy field conditions across the region. Blessed Sacrament Huguenot’s gridiron on game day was among the fields affected.
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Greenhow wins regional championship in 300m
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Powhatan’s football players celebrate a goal-line rushing touchdown by Wyatt Lowe (58, right) in Powhatan’s 2020-21 season-opener at L.C. Bird.
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Preparation is clear in muddy victory Powhatan FB shuts out L.C. Bird 16-0 in opener By Nick Vandeloecht Sports Editor CHESTERFIELD – The rain never stopped. The chilly evening temperatures contrasted the warm stretch of weather earlier in the week. The gridiron became a quagmire, and Powhat-
an High School’s white away uniforms turned mostly brown, with the jersey numbers both on the front and back becoming almost completely indiscernible. These were the conditions in which Powhatan, L.C. Bird and other area high school teams ended their 15-month wait to return to the football field. Powhatan weathered the conditions. see OPENER, pg. 2B
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Blessed Sacrament Huguenot’s Josh Decker reacts after scoring his second of three touchdowns on Saturday.
Previewing Powhatan volleyball By Nick Vandeloecht Sports Editor
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Powhatan senior Anthony Greenhow leads in the final heat of the boys 300-meter dash during regionals.
In addition to getting to finally return to the court after a 15-and-a-half-month wait, Powhatan’s varsity girls volleyball team has a lot to be excited about going into the delayed 2020-21 season. The Indians return several players who contributed to an incredibly deep and talented
2019 team that went 19-6 overall and reached the regional semifinals. They welcome a new varsity assistant coach in Doug Gagnon, who played for George Mason and was also an assistant coach there. They also expect to have depth of skill in every position of the court. Powhatan head volleyball coach Cindy Bryant praised this FILE/POWHATAN TODAY year’s team’s passion and com- Kendal McMullin (9) and Kenzie Urbine are among see VOLLEYBALL, pg. 4B
Powhatan’s returners for the 2020-21 season.
Powhatan OL Lindhjem signs to UNC Pembroke By Nick Vandeloecht Sports Editor When Bradey Lindhjem was visiting with the football coaches at UNC Pembroke, it felt like another home for him. “It seemed a lot like Powhatan,” said Lindhjem, a senior at Powhatan High School. “Going to college, you’re looking for another family…and I really saw that in their program.” Lindhjem has now signed to the Division II school in Pembroke, North Carolina, where he will attend classes and continue his football career. “It’s something, as a little kid, I always wanted to play college football,” ANJIE KAYPOWHATAN TODAY Lindhjem said. “It was just really exPowhatan High School senior and offensive lineman Bradey Lindhjem (76) will citing and like a dream come true.” Lindhjem, who will play for the take his academic and football careers to UNC Pembroke.
UNC Pembroke Braves as an offensive lineman, described how the coaches there impressed upon him that they really wanted him – “that I was going to matter to come there.” And when it comes to the next four years of his life, he added of UNC Pembroke: “I can see myself spending every day down there.” Academically, he’s currently looking to pursue a career path in the athletic training/physical therapy field. Lindhjem started playing football in third grade, and he’s been competing on the gridiron ever since. He played youth football with the Powhatan Tribe, competed on the JV team for one season and is a three-year varsity player. Lindhjem has always enjoyed footsee LINDHJEM, pg. 2B
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WHO: LINWOOD HILL WHAT HE DID: The senior not only bounced back from a loss in the 170-pound regional semifinal to qualify for the Class 4 state tournament, but he led his Powhatan varsity wrestling team with a state finals appearance and a
state placement of second. After he took a second-period pin against Eastern View’s Griffin Smythers in the regional semifinals, Hill defeated Oscar Cunningham and Mason Christopher in consolations to earn the opportunity to wrestle for a true second, with only the top two in each weight class of regionals this year reaching states. Hill won it over Taylor Jenkins.
In states, Hill pinned Riley Fesser in under 15 seconds and took down Parker Hoden in overtime to qualify for the final. That’s where he re-matched Smythers, and Hill, despite finishing runner-up, wrestled to the end of regulation with Smythers winning it in a 5-2 decision. Hill’s runner-up placement was his first state podium finish.
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Maggie Walker’s May takes 2nd at states Staff Reports Maggie Walker Governor’s School junior R.J. May, from Powhatan, closed out the 2020-21 season by earning state runner-up honors in the Class 3 state championships. Wrestling at 182 pounds, May reached the state final for the second time in his three years on the varsity mat by pinning Yorktown’s Joshua Cummings in 3:33 and William Byrd’s Jerze Webb in 1:34. The state championship match was a classic. May and his New Kent opponent Dom Baker tied each other at 1 point apiece and battled their way into overtime. But Baker, credited with an escape and a takedown, prevailed in the tie-breaker scenario to edge past May 4-1 and win the 182-pound title. New Kent went on to win the team state championship, its third straight, over Skyline. May advanced to states through winning the 182-pound Class 3, Region B championship held at Brentsville District High School in Nokesville. He reached the regional final by pinning Ryan Mickelwait in 32 sec-
onds and David Fox in 1:35. Facing Skyline’s Dustin Gue in the regional title match, May took the lead on a pin attempt, securing two points for the near-fall with 10 seconds to go in the second period. He added an insurance escape in the third and shutout Gue 3-0 for both the match and the 3B title. May is now a three-time top-four state placer. In addition to his runnerup finish at 182, May won the 138-pound state championship his freshman year when Maggie Walker was in Class 2, then took fourth as a sophomore while wrestling at 160 pounds in his school’s first year moving up to Class 3. He is a three-time regional champion across the 138, 160 and 182 weight classes. FILE/POWHATAN TODAY
Maggie Walker’s R.J. May, seen wrestling in the 2020 Arrowhead Invitational at Powhatan High School, earned his third straight topfour state finish by taking second in the 182-pound class of the Class 3 state wrestling championships.
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Bradey Lindhjem (76) competes in a 2019 home game versus James River.
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“This team is built for this,” said Powhatan head football coach Mike Henderson. “Our guys welcome this.” After all of the time they spent in the weight room, in preparing through the long offseason, and after having practiced in similar conditions, the Indians won what was a season-opening mud bowl by shutting out the Skyhawks 16-0. “Tremendous game; we came together. We’ve been practicing for so long. We’ve been waiting for this first game,” said Powhatan junior Wyatt Lowe, who recovered both a fumble and a blocked punt, forced a turnover on downs with a sack, and scored a goal-line rushing touchdown. “We came out here and executed like we knew we should and I’m proud of everybody.” “We’re a year older…we’ve got so many people back on both sides of the ball, and we’re just bigger and stronger,” Henderson said. “We love the weight room.” The Indians’ relentless defensive efforts led to three fumble recoveries by Wyatt Lowe, Zach Karanian and offensive lineman Bradey Lindhjem. Lowe also forced a change of possession with a sack. “It was all three phases of the game tonight, it really was,” Henderson said. “The defense kept putting us in good field position. Special teams kept that going.” Tanner Palmore and Karanian combined for two blocked punts that were recovered by Lowe and Mitch Bolt, respectively. Both blocked punts set up drives that ended in touchdowns. The first saw junior quarterback Hans Rehme zip a six-yard pass in the rain to tight end Micah Holt in the end zone to put the Indians on the scoreboard near the top of the second quarter. Holt followed up that touchdown with a PAT kick for a 7-0 lead. The second blocked kick, which came in the fourth quarter, set up Powhatan on Bird’s 5-yard line. The Indians turned to their linebackers on offense; Chase Gayness shoved the ball four yards up near the goal-line, and
ball. He grew up playing the sport with his dad, who also played in college. “It’s really just a family thing,” he said, “and just getting out there and playing with my friends…the kids I play with here, I’ve always played with.” The 6-foot-3, 270-pound lineman currently plays right tackle for Powhatan, which brings back a ton of experience both up front and throughout the team going into the 2020-21 season. In addition to putting in the physical work to prepare himself for football, Lindhjem watches a lot of film. He spoke to viewing many of his team’s games to try and pick up on little things. Earlier this September, Lindhjem noted he had talked with offen-
sive line coach Paul Williams about trying to watch some film with him on high school teams that were playing football in different states at that time. “I think I understand the game of football very well, so I think that’s part of something I can bring to the team down there” at UNC Pembroke, Lindhjem said, “and then just being a team player and trying to win games and doing my part…just whatever they need me to do, I’m willing to do.” He praised his coaches at Powhatan High School, Williams and head coach Mike Henderson, for helping him get ready for the next step. “I don’t think I would be committing to UNC Pembroke without them,” Lindhjem said. “Henderson and Williams, I’ve learned so much just football from them, too, and then Henderson did a lot to get me recruited, to get my name out there.”
Lowe punched it through for the 1-yard touchdown for a 16-0 advantage. “That goal-line rush, we put it in probably two weeks ago; we hadn’t practiced it much, but we knew we were going to run it,” Lowe said. “He said we were running that wedge, so I came through there, and I knew my guys up front could get it done.” Holt, who was the first Powhatan High School student-athlete to compete in a VHSL contest since the shutdown when he won his season-opening match on the wrestling mat, was also in on Powhatan football’s first 10 points of the season. He built on his team’s 7-0 lead when, in the third quarter, he footed through a 22-yard field goal not long after Rehme connected with senior JaySun Carroll on a 35-yard pass to move the Indians to the Skyhawks’ 5. Rehme threw five completions for PHOTOS BY NICK VANDELOECHT/POWHATAN TODAY 89 yards, one touchdown and one in- Powhatan’s JaySun Carroll (11) gets a 35-yard reception in Friday’s game. terception. He also rushed for 38 yards on eight carries. Steadily moving the chains across the muddy field for Powhatan was junior running back Mitchell Johnson, who carried the ball 20 times for 94 yards. “Our guys just came to play; we told the guys before the game: no excuses,” Henderson said. “We found a way to win tonight.” This wasn’t the first time Henderson had faced the Skyhawks at their place on a night similar to Friday. That was when he was the head coach of Douglas Freeman’s varsity football team. Bird won that game. It was the other way around this time, as Powhatan won for the first Powhatan’s players listen to their coaches after Friday’s 16-0 win over Bird. time against L.C. Bird in at least 22 years. For Henderson and his team to emerge victorious against what he called “a great program steeped in tradition, it means a lot.” “All games that you win are important games, but it means a lot to win against a team like this,” Henderson said. “Coach (Troy) Taylor is an excellent coach, a former college coach... always has his team well-prepared. It means a ton. It means a ton, it really does.” Powhatan (1-0) hosts Manchester in its home opener at Powhatan High School next Friday at 7 p.m. Powhatan’s linemen block for running back Mitchell Johnson (34).
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Greenhow also advanced to states in the boys 55 dash as he finished third at regionals with a time of 6.74, less than 0.2 of a second behind Patrick Henry sophomore Shamar Williams’ winning dash of 6.56. Greenhow also won his heat in the 55. Powhatan freshman Mayson Jenkins, who recently broke out as a top runner in the girls 500, notched a second-place time of 1:30.10 to earn a trip to the state meet. Patrick Henry junior Autumn Just overtook Jenkins late in the dash to win the 500 in 1:29.41. For this year specifically, only the top three placers in each individual event of regionals qualified for states. Powhatan earned 11 top 10 finishes overall. Freshman Kaitlyn Rissmeyer, who, like Jenkins, is among several underclassmen who promise a bright future for Powhatan, placed fourth in the girls 1,000 with a time of 3:42.44. The event was won by Mechanicsville’s Abby Hughes in 3:23.05. Rissmeyer’s teammate sophomore Raquel Iga also finished inside the top 10 of the girls 1,000, placing ninth in 4:06.59. Junior Shaniece Morris notched two top-eight placements and won both of her heats. She ran seventh in the girls 300 in 46.55 and eighth in the girls 55 in 8.03. Hanover senior Khia Holloway won both the 55 and the 300 in 7.57 and 44.07, respectively. Junior Asher Timberlake took ninth in the boys shot put with a distance of 41 feet. Courtland senior Jackson Vollbrecht set the new meet record with a throw of 59-10.5. Freshman River Leynes powered his way to a 10th-place finish in the boys 1,000 with a run of 3:05.29. His teammate Luca Blevins also ran the 1,000, notching a time of 3:12.31. Freshman Eli Timmons finished 11th in the boys 1,600 with a time of 5:19.11. His teammate, freshman Tane Jeffs, ran a 5:59.08 in the event. Louisa junior Nicholas Emmert won the 1,600 in
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From left, clockwise: Powhatan freshman Mayson Jenkins runs in the girls 500-meter dash during last Tuesday’s Class 4, Region B championships at Louisa County High School; Powhatan freshman Kaitlyn Rissmeyer runs in the girls 1,000; Powhatan sophomore Raquel Iga runs in the girls 1,000; Powhatan freshman River Leynes competes in the boys 1,000; Powhatan junior Asher Timberlake competes in the boys shot put.
4:34.12. Sophomore Carter Nuckols ran 12th in the boys 3,200 with a time of 12:24.78. His teammate, sophomore Liam Clancy, notched a 14:05.62. Patrick Henry junior Trevor Mason won the 3,200 in 9:50.04. Both of Powhatan’s boys and girls relay teams took sixth in the 4x800 events,
with the boys (Leynes, Blevins, Ian Timmons and sophomore Cole Whiting) running a 9:15.16 and the girls (Rissmeyer, Iga and seniors Alexis Elzey and Marissa Lampkin) notching a 12:21.49. Patrick Henry swept both relays. Powhatan junior Amanda Eacho also ran the girls 500 in 1:50.46.
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But the mushy conditions still paled in comparison to the preparation that Josh Decker and his BSH teammates have undertaken this offseason. “Our practice fields look 10 times worse than this, every single day, and (head coach Gary) Brock has us Armycrawling through the worst mud he can find. He knows exactly how bad this season can get weather-wise, and he is fully prepared for it,” Decker said. “Weather isn’t going to stop us.” Conditions certainly didn’t stop Josh Decker in his tracks, as the junior led his team in rushing with 178 yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries. It also didn’t stop the defense, as it recovered four fumbles, including one for a touchdown, and caught an interception in the BSH Knights’ 32-0 home-opening shutout of Southampton Academy. “It was a complete team victory, and now they’re enjoying the fruits of their labor a little bit,” Brock said, adding: “We needed something positive, something uplifting, just like every other school…this is a big win for us.” Saturday’s win was a big bounceback effort from a season-opening loss on the road to Kenston Forest (38-13) on Wednesday night. After the Kavaliers controlled the line of scrimmage against BSH, the Knights were the ones to control it against the visiting Southampton Academy Raiders on Saturday. And the defense, Brock as put it, “was all over the place today.” “I can’t say enough about them,” Brock said. “We’ve got a good rush … and (the Raiders) had trouble holding onto the ball a little bit, they helped us out a lot. It’s just one of those days where you just say, ‘Back to the drawing board and let’s go,’ because I know (the Raiders’ coach Dale Marks) really well and I know his team’s always coached well, but he’s in the same boat. He’s got a lot of young kids, and so today…he was directing traffic and we were directing traffic…it just worked out good for us.” BSH senior Zach Miles feasted from the defensive line as he sacked the quarterback three times and recovered two fumbles. He wasn’t alone. David Mann and Harrison Lee were in on seven tackles and one turnover each. Lee, whom Brock said had “been chomping at the bit to have one all year,” finally caught an interception,
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Blessed Sacrament Huguenot senior Michael Timmons (12) talks with teammate Harrison Lee (50) after a successful series for their defense.
Blessed Sacrament Huguenot quarterback Zander Nadeau (11) runs the football as his teammates and head coach Gary Brock look on.
Blessed Sacrament Huguenot’s junior Julian Alcazar (center) deflects a pass intended for Southampton Academy’s Jayden Applewhite.
which halted the Raiders’ drive to the red zone early in the fourth quarter.
Lee put himself in prime position to grab the pick along the right sideline,
Hanover won the girls regional team championship, and Patrick Henry won the boys regional title. Powhatan’s girls placed ninth, and the boys took 10th. The Class 4 state meet was held Monday, March 1, at Liberty University. then returned it to the Knights’ 35-yard line. Mann in the third quarter took off after a fumbled football that skipped away from the quarterback behind the Raiders’ 10-yard line and pounced on the ball in the end zone to secure a defensive touchdown for BSH. Garrett Musselman, one of the Knights’ experienced returners on defense alongside Miles and Mann, contributed to four tackles and one sack and also came away with a fumble recovery. Decker on defense added six tackles to his big day on offense. After BSH held the Raiders to the Knights’ 11 with a turnover on downs in the first quarter, he recovered his own team’s fumble and transformed it into a 35yard gain on the ground. He capped that steady drive in which he helped move the chains with a three-yard touchdown in the first quarter. Decker’s second scoring drive, in which he found the end zone from 6 yards out with 8:05 to play in the third quarter, was kickstarted by Miles’ second fumble recovery. One gametime minute after Decker’s touchdown, a five-yard sack by Miles and a delayof-game penalty backed the Raiders up to their 10. Mann fell on the ensuing fumble to help grow the Knights’ lead to 20-0. Two plays after Lee’s interception early in the fourth, junior quarterback Zander Nadeau found open space on the left side and set sail on a 63-yard romp. Decker added his longest rush of the day in the final quarter when he carried the ball 41 yards to the house for his third and final touchdown of the game. A lot of the yardage that Decker picked up came through the holes created by Miles on the offensive line, Brock pointed out. All three of Decker’s touchdowns came on trap plays, and Miles was the puller on all three. “He did a really good job,” Brock said of Miles, adding: “Musselman did a good job in the middle, helping us out, directing traffic. Between those two (Miles and Musselman), they really opened up some holes” on the offensive line. Nadeau had five carries for 79 yards and a touchdown. Blessed Sacrament Huguenot (1-1) remain at home on Saturday, March 5, to host Halifax Academy from Roanoke Rapids, N.C. at 2 p.m. The Knights’ game that was originally scheduled for Monday, March 1, versus Brunswick Academy has been postponed to Wednesday, March 31.
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After more than a year’s wait, football returns
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he varsity football teams of Powhatan High School and Blessed Sacrament Huguenot returned to the gridiron for games this week for the first time since November 2019, with the Indians and the Knights winning their weekend contests via shutout over L.C. Bird (160) and Southampton Academy (32-0), respectively. Featured are more photos from Powhatan’s season opener and BSH’s home opener.
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Powhatan’s Micah Holt (88) and Hans Rehme set up for a field goal while playing L.C. Bird; Blessed Sacrament Huguenot’s Will Fichter (right) and Gage Smith tackle Southampton Academy’s Jayden Applewhite (12).
From left: Blessed Sacrament Huguenot’s Gage Smith (10) reacts after a successful play; BSH’s Garrett Musselman keeps a Southampton Academy player from getting to a fumble; Powhatan’s players kneel together after their win over L.C. Bird; BSH’s Zach Miles (55) goes for a fumble.
From left: Powhatan’s line goes head-to-head with L.C. Bird’s players towards the end of the game; Blessed Sacrament Huguenot’s David Mann (85) carries a pass from Zander Nadeau for the final play of the first half; Powhatan’s Fisher Hamersley (14) talks with teammate Wyatt Lowe.
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Faith Henderson (left), Natalie Mueller (8), Emilie McDaniels (5) and Julia Nuckols (14) are among Powhatan’s returners for the 2020-21 season.
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petitiveness as a whole. “More of the girls are on board with the foundation of a positive team culture paving the way for team success,” she said. Seniors Natalie Mueller, Julia Nuckols and Kenzie Urbine return, and juniors Nina Marsho, Faith Henderson, Emilie McDaniels and Liberos/defensive specialists Allie Dulio and Kendal McMullin all bring playing experience from last season to the court. Newcomers include sophomores Carly Rehme, Chesed Russell, Hunter King and Sydney Wade. “We have great attacking capability and a tough serving lineup,” Bryant said. “Our junior defenders continue to amaze us with their reading of play and their leadership.” She added that time spent competing and practicing together will always improve “teamness” as the season progresses. “Volleyball is such a sport of rhythm and flow,” Bryant said, “and we know that will improve!” Powhatan’s theme word for this season is “Resilient.” Bryant described how the players have had so much to overcome this past year with all the stress and life changes brought about by the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic. “We are learning together how to leave that stress out of the gym and really bring mental focus to our game,” Bryant said. “We are training how to move through obstacles and come out better on the other side. COVID policies have brought big changes to our game day routines. We are committed to finding
creative ways to overcome these challenges.” When it comes to challenges on the court, neither of Powhatan’s varsity setters returned for this season, so the team has had to start over with training its offensive leadership, which Bryant said is a challenge. “We have a strong, steady sophomore setter who is going to really help us out,” Bryant said, “but it is a challenge we hadn’t planned on.” Powhatan once more looks forward to the high level of play and competition in the Dominion District. “We look forward to showing the Dominion District that Powhatan volleyball is going to be some of their toughest competition again this season,” Bryant said. Nina Marsho (above, 7) and Allie Dulio (below, After all that’s transpired over the past year, with left) are among Powhatan’s returners for the many athletic seasons getting postponed or outright upcoming 2020-21 varsity volleyball season. cancelled, Powhatan volleyball is very grateful to be able to have this upcoming season. “So many people are working so hard to make this season happen,” Bryant said. “We especially appreciate our athletic director, Tim Llewellyn, and all that he is doing in these unprecedented circumstances. The girls need this— we all need this!” Powhatan will hold its first home match on Thursday, March 4 versus L.C. Bird. When asked what would make this season a successful one, Bryant recalled one of her favorite quotes on success, from John Wooden: “Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing that you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.” “That’s what we are committed to doing – we call that being ‘All in,’” Bryant said. “We are expecting great things from this team!”
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Hub Big East Women’s College Basketball Athletes Unlimited Volleyball College Basketball College Basketball SportsCenter Wheel Jeopardy The Bachelor (N) (In Stereo) Å (DVS) The Good Doctor News Kimmel The Hidden Bias of: Neighbor Bob Price Is Right: Bull (In Stereo) Å News Colbert Big Bang Big Bang 9-1-1 (N) (In Stereo) 9-1-1: Lone Star (N) Fox News at Ten DailyMail Mod Fam ET Inside The Voice “The Blind Auditions, Part 3” Debris (In Stereo) News J. Fallon The Donlon Report NewsNation Prime NewsNation Prime Banfield (Live) Å The Donlon Report Fashion’s Night In Å IT Cosmetics Å International Women’s Day (Live) Å PBS NewsHour (N) Antique Roadshow Secrets-Royal: Independent Lens (In Stereo) Aman Richmond City Council PBS NewsHour (N) E. B. OutFront Anderson Cooper Cuomo Prime Time CNN Tonight CNN Tonight The ReidOut (Live) All In With Rachel Maddow The Last Word The 11th Hour Shepard Smith Shark Tank Å Shark Tank Shark Tank Shark Tank Å FOX Primetime Tucker Carlson Hannity (Live) Å Ingraham Fox News at Night Law & Order: SVU WWE Monday Night RAW (N) (In Stereo Live) Å Straight The Rev Snowpiercer (N) Snowpiercer “Wonder Woman” ››‡ “Captain Marvel” (2019, Action) “Ocean’s 8” (2018) ››› “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” (2016) Felicity Jones. Conan Seinfeld Hoarders Å Hoarders Å Hoarders Å Hoarders Å Hoarders Å ››› “The Italian Job” (2003) Mark Wahlberg. Å “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift” (2006) South Pk South Park Å South Pk South Pk South Pk South Pk South Pk Daily South Pk Street Outlaws: Full Street Outlaws (N) (In Stereo) Å Street Outlaws Å 1000-Lb. Sisters Feet-Killing Me Feet-Killing Me 1000-Lb. Sisters (N) 1000-Lb. Sisters The Last Alaskans Alaska: The Last Frontier- Frozen Edg. To Be Announced To Be Announced ››‡ “Magic Mike XXL” (2015) Channing Tatum. The 700 Club Å ›› “I Feel Pretty” (2018) Å Andy G. Andy G. Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond King King “Red River” (1948) ››› “Calamity Jane” (1953) Doris Day. ››› “I’ll See You in My Dreams” (1951) “Hello, It’s Me” (2015) Kellie Martin. Å “The Story of Us” (2019) Å Golden Golden Rizzoli & Isles Å Rizzoli & Isles Å Rizzoli & Isles Å Rizzoli & Isles Å Rizzoli & Isles Å 100 Day Dream 100 Day Dream Rock the Block (N) Å Flip Flip Flip Spring Baking Spring Baking Spring Baking Easter Basket The Big Bake Å ››‡ “Just Wright” (2010, Romance-Comedy) Queen Latifah. ›‡ “The Perfect Holiday” (2007) Å Futurama Futurama ››› “Salt” (2010, Action) Angelina Jolie. ››‡ “Maleficent” (2014) Angelina Jolie. “The Divergent Series: Insurgent” (2015) ›› “Divergent” (2014, Science Fiction) Shailene Woodley. Å Last Man Last Man Mom Mom Mom Mom Mom Mom Reba Reba American Pickers American Pickers American Pickers “A Record Deal” (N) American Pickers
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College Basketball College Basketball: Xavier at Marquette. College Basketball College Basketball UFC 259: Blachowicz - Prelims College Basketball: Teams TBA. (Live) Wheel Jeopardy Shark Tank American Idol “401 (Auditions)” Å News NCIS HopePet Vet NCIS: New Orleans Bull (In Stereo) Å 48 Hours (In Stereo) News Storm of Big Bang Big Bang 9-1-1 “Jinx” Name That Tune News Paid Prg. I Can See Your 12 News Paid Prg. The Voice Å Debris “Pilot” Å Saturday Night Live News SNL NewsNation Prime NewsNation Prime Banfield Å NewsNation Prime NewsNation Prime Skechers (N) (Live) Susan Graver Style (N) (Live) Å Spring Into Style (N) (Live) Å Lawrence Welk Durrells in Corfu Unseen Alistair: Sun Stud Sun Stud Song of Mountains Beyond a Year: Nature (In Stereo) NOVA (In Stereo) Independent Lens “Unrest” Penny: CNN Newsroom CNN Newsroom Apollo: CNN Special Report Å Stanley Tucci American Voices Week-Johnson Week-Johnson American Voices Week-Johnson Undercover Boss Undercover Boss Undercover Boss Undercover Boss Undercover Boss Life, Liberty Watters’ World Å Justice Judge Greg Gutfeld Watters’ World Å “Ant-Man” (2015) ››‡ “Fast Five” (2011, Action) Vin Diesel. ››‡ “Fast Five” (2011) The Inside Story (N) Å “London Has Fallen” (2016) ››‡ “Fast & Furious 6” (2013, Action) Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Full Go-Big ›››‡ “Crazy Rich Asians” (2018) “Jack Reacher” ›› “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back” (2016, Action) ››‡ “Jack Reacher” (2012) “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” (1984) ›››› “Raiders of the Lost Ark” (1981, Adventure) Grwn › “Grown Ups 2” (2013, Comedy) Adam Sandler. “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues” Homestead Rescue Homestead Rescue Homestead Rescue Homestead Rescue Homestead Rescue My 600-Lb. Life My 600-Lb. Life (N) (In Stereo) 1000-Lb. Sisters (N) My 600-Lb. Life Pit Bulls-Parole Pit Bulls & Parolees: Tia’s Favorites “Tear-Jerker” (In Stereo) Pit Bulls-Parole ›››‡ “Monsters, Inc.” (2001, Children’s) ›››‡ “Ratatouille” (2007) Voices of Patton Oswalt. Å Two Men Two Men Two Men Two and Half Men Two Men Two Men Two Men Two Men Two Men “Face in Crowd” ›››› “Gandhi” (1982, Biography) Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen. Å “A Valentine’s Match” (2020, Romance) “Fit for a Prince” (2021) Natalie Hall. “New Resolution” “Murder Remem” “Circle of Deception” (2021) Å “Tempting Fate” (2019) Alyssa Milano. Chateau Chateau Love It or List It Love It or List It Love It or List It Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners “We Belong Together” (2018) Cassidey Fralin. Å ›‡ “Obsessed” (2009, Suspense) Idris Elba. Å John ››› “The Fifth Element” (1997) Bruce Willis. Å ›› “Colombiana” (2011) Zoe Saldana. “Back to the Future” (1985) ››› “Back to the Future Part II” (1989, Comedy) “Back-Future III” ››› “Twister” (1996, Action) Helen Hunt. Å “The Guardian” ››‡ “The Guardian” (2006) The UnXplained The UnXplained The UnXplained The UnXplained The UnXplained
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Wm. Basketball Mexico Primera Division Soccer NASCAR Cup Series: Penzoil 400. Å E60 G.O.A.T.s (N) G.O.A.T.s (N) G.O.A.T.s (N) SportsCenter (Live) Funny Videos American Idol “404 (Auditions)” (N) Å Who Wants to Be News NCIS 60 Minutes (N) Å Oprah With Meghan-Harry: TBA NCIS: New Orleans News The Cherries Bless Simpson TheBurgers Fam Guy News Paid Prg. The ROH The Voice (In Stereo) Å Ellen’s Game Good Girls (N) News Greta NewsNation Prime NewsNation Prime Banfield Å NewsNation Prime NewsNation Prime Lug - Bags & Acc. Belle by Kim Gravel - Fashion (N) (Live) Fashion Day Finale (N) (Live) Å Finding Your Roots Downton Abbey Returns!: Å Highclere Castle: Austin City Limits Blackbird: Legacy: Across the Pacific Across the Pacific Across the Pacific The Swamp Ghost: CNN Newsroom Stanley Tucci Stanley Tucci Lincoln State-Union American Voices Mehdi Hasan Week-Johnson American Voices Mehdi Hasan Shark Tank Å Shark Tank Å Shark Tank Shark Tank Shark Tank Justice Judge Life, Liberty Revolution Greg Gutfeld Life, Liberty Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU All-Star Sunday 2021 NBA All-Star Game: Team LeBron vs Team Durant. Å The Inside Story All-Star Sunday 2021 NBA All-Star Sunday Night (N) (Live) Å Go-Big Show Å Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Storage Bar Rescue Å Bar Rescue Å Bar Rescue Å Bar Rescue Å Bar Rescue Å Grown 2 ››› “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues” (2013) South Park Å South Pk South Pk Naked-Afraid Naked and Afraid (N) (In Stereo) Å Naked and Afraid “Twinning” (In Stereo) 90 Day Fiancé 90 Day Fiancé (N) (In Stereo) Sister Wives (N) 1000-Lb. Sisters Lone Star Law Lone Star Law Lone Star Law (N) Lone Star Law Lone Star Law ›››‡ “Zootopia” (2016, Children’s) Å ››› “Ralph Breaks the Internet” (2018, Children’s) Two Men Two Men Two Men Two and Half Men Two Men Two Men Two Men Two Men Two Men “Subject-Roses” ››› “The Great Train Robbery” (1978) ››› “Westworld” (1973) Yul Brynner. “Fit for a Prince” (2021) Natalie Hall. Calls the Heart Golden Golden Golden Golden “His Obsession” “Desperate Widows” (2021, Suspense) “In Bed With a Killer” (2019, Suspense) Home Town Å Home Town Å Home Town Å Home Town Å Home Town Å Tournament Tournament of Champions (N) Å Food Truck Race Beat Beat ›› “Bringing Down the House” (2003, Comedy) T. Perry’s The Oval ›‡ “Obsessed” (2009) Å ››› “Salt” (2010, Action) Angelina Jolie. “Maleficent” (2014) ›› “Colombiana” (2011) Zoe Saldana. “Law Abiding” The Walking Dead The Walking Dead Talking Dead Å The Walking Dead Shes All ›› “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days” (2003) Kate Hudson. ›› “How to Be Single” (2016) Built America Built America Built America Modern Marvels (N) Built America
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NASCAR Race Hub NASCAR RaceDay NASCAR Truck Series PokerStars Players 2021 NBA Rising Stars Challenge (Live) SportsCenter Spec. To Be Announced SportsCenter (Live) Wheel Jeopardy Shark Tank (N) 20/20 (In Stereo) Å News Kimmel News Holly MacGyver (N) Å Magnum P.I. Å Blue Bloods (N) News Colbert Big Bang Big Bang WWE Friday Night SmackDown (N) News First Spo DailyMail Mod Fam ET Inside The Blacklist Å Dateline NBC (N) (In Stereo) Å News J. Fallon The Donlon Report NewsNation Prime NewsNation Prime Banfield (Live) Å The Donlon Report Diamonique Silver Jewelry Sale -- Big Bonanza (Live) Silver Jewelry Sale -- Big Bonanza (Live) PBS NewsHour (N) Wash Hoover william: Live/Lincoln Center Amanpour-Co Travels Unwine’d Antique Roadshow Across the Pacific Blackbird: Legacy: PBS NewsHour (N) E. B. OutFront Anderson Cooper Cuomo Prime Time CNN Tonight CNN Tonight The ReidOut (Live) All In With Rachel Maddow The Last Word The 11th Hour Shepard Smith Undercover Boss Undercover Boss Undercover Boss Undercover Boss FOX Primetime Tucker Carlson Hannity (Live) Å Ingraham Fox News at Night Chicago P.D. ››› “Ant-Man” (2015, Action) Paul Rudd. ›‡ “Gone in Sixty Seconds” The Inside Story (N) Å “American Gangster” (2007) ››‡ “Central Intelligence” (2016) Burgers Burgers ››› “Hitch” (2005) Will Smith. ›› “The Wedding Ringer” (2015) The First 48 Å The First 48 Å First 48: Tracking Rescue Rescue Rescue: Rewind “Indiana Jones & the Temple” ›››‡ “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” (1989) Å Office Office Creek Creek Creek Creek Creek Creek Key Key Gold Rush: Pay Dirt Gold Rush “Clear Eyes, Full Pans” (In Stereo) Å Gold Rush (N) Å Gold Virgin Diaries 90 Day Fiancé (N) (In Stereo) 90 Day Sister Wives 90 Day River Monsters Mysteries of the Deep: Predators Rising River Monsters River Monsters Fam Guy Fam Guy Fam Guy Fam Guy Fam Guy Fam Guy Fam Guy Fam Guy The 700 Club Å Andy G. Andy G. Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond King King “Brute Force” Å ›››› “The 39 Steps” (1935) ›››› “Psycho” (1960) Anthony Perkins. NorthNW “Playing Cupid” (2021) Å “Crown for Christmas” (2015, Romance) Golden Golden Rizzoli & Isles Å Little Women Little Women: Atlanta (N) Å Marrying Millions Home Town Å Frozen Frozen HGTV Design Star Dream Dream Dream Dream Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners Diners “Creed” (2015) ›‡ “Addicted” (2014, Drama) Sharon Leal, Boris Kodjoe. Å T. Perry’s The Oval John ››› “John Wick: Chapter 2” (2017) Keanu Reeves. Wynonna Earp Å Resident Alien Å “Police Academy” ›››‡ “Ghostbusters” (1984, Comedy) Bill Murray. ››‡ “Ghostbusters II” (1989) Last Man Last Man Mom Mom Mom Mom Mom Mom Mom Mom The UnXplained The UnXplained The UnXplained (N) Ancient Aliens Å Ancient Aliens
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College Basketball College Basketball College Basketball Sports. NBA Basketball: Nets at Rockets NBA Basketball: Warriors at Trail Blazers Wheel Jeopardy Gold House Conners Call Your The Con (In Stereo) News Kimmel News Holly Tough as Nails (N) SEAL Team (N) S.W.A.T. “Buried” News Colbert Big Bang Big Bang Name That Tune (N) Å (DVS) Fox News at Ten DailyMail Mod Fam ET Inside Chicago Med Chicago Fire Chicago P.D. News J. Fallon The Donlon Report NewsNation Prime NewsNation Prime Banfield (Live) Å The Donlon Report Alegria Footwear In the Kitchen With David - PM Edition Facets of Diamonique Jewelry (N) (Live) PBS NewsHour (N) Nature (In Stereo) NOVA (In Stereo) Beyond a Year: Amanpour-Co Inside Time/By Secrets-Wives: Secrets-Wives: Secrets-Wives: PBS NewsHour (N) E. B. OutFront Anderson Cooper Cuomo Prime Time CNN Tonight CNN Tonight The ReidOut (Live) All In With Rachel Maddow The Last Word The 11th Hour Shepard Smith Shark Tank Shark Tank Shark Tank Å Shark Tank Å FOX Primetime Tucker Carlson Hannity (Live) Å Ingraham Fox News at Night NCIS “The Wall” WWE NXT (N) (In Stereo Live) Å ››‡ “I, Robot” (2004) Will Smith. “The Equalizer” All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite (Live) Å All Elite Wrestling “Kick-Ass 2” (2013) Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Full Conan Full Court Court Court Court Court Court I Sur I Sur Court Court ›››› “Goodfellas” (1990, Crime Drama) Robert De Niro. Å ››› “Scarface” (1983) Al Pacino. Å South Pk South Pk Star Trek South Pk South Pk South Pk South Pk South Pk Daily South Pk Airplane Repo Å Airplane Repo “Airbus International” (N) Airplane Repo Å Airplane Repo Å My 600-Lb. Life My 600-Lb. Life “Shannon’s Journey” Feet-Killing Me Transformed: North Woods Law North Woods Law: Uncuffed (In Stereo) North Woods Law North Woods Law 10 ››› “Cinderella” (2015, Children’s) Cate Blanchett. Good Trouble Å The 700 Club Å Andy G. Andy G. Raymond Love-Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond King King ›››‡ “Murder, My Sweet” (1944) Å ››‡ “Pretty Baby” ››› “Sweet Smell of Success” (1957) “Love Takes Flight” (2019, Romance) “The Irresistible Blueberry Farm” (2016) Golden Golden Married Married Married at First Sight “Face to Face” (N) Marrying Millions Marrying Millions Property Brothers Hunters Hunters Farmhouse Fixer Hunt Intl Hunters Hunters Hunt Intl Guy’s Games Guy’s Games Guy’s Games Guy’s Games Guy’s Games Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Farewell Play: Tyler Perry’s Sistas Wives Bigger Disrupt- Disma. Robin ››‡ “San Andreas” (2015) Dwayne Johnson. Resident Alien Å “Dracula Untold” “Unbroken” (2014) ›››› “Forrest Gump” (1994, Comedy-Drama) Tom Hanks. “Talladega Nights:” Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Reba Reba Reba Reba Forged in Fire Forged in Fire Å Forged in Fire (N) Assembly Required Forged in Fire
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Survey could help state avoid federal water protection mandates Contributed Report The state of Virginia is required to make progress in meeting stream and estuary water quality standards established in the Federal Clean Water Act. How does this affect you as a farmer or forest/landowner? If Virginia does not show sufficient progress in meeting these standards, the federal government has the authority to mandate actions to clean our water resources. Since the late 1980s, Powhatan and Virginia have made incredible progress more progress than many other states - in getting closer to these water quality goals. To date, the government has awarded “credit” towards progress only through participation in government programs. However, many farmers perform conservation practices on their own without government help that have not been documented by the state or federal government. For example, if a farmer has used minimum tillage or no-till practices to plant a
crop or fenced off a spring, creek or pond to prevent livestock from making it a muddy mess and has done these tasks without government financial assistance, then Virginia, to this point, has not gotten “credit” for this conservation work. Many cattle producers rotationally graze pastures to allow pastures to rest. This is often a voluntary practice that is not being captured. Now there is an opportunity for farmers to confidentially report their independent conservation practices so Virginia can get credit for this important contribution to improving water quality. Participating in this survey will help Virginia’s water protection effort remain independent of direct federal mandates. Local farmers are being asked to consider completing the survey if they do this or many other practices. “Agriculture is certainly not the only source of pollution in our rivers and bay. Farmers have had the most direct and personal incentive to keep all the nutrients,
water and soil on their property because it is the fundamental source of their families livelihood. I know this survey will help document how our Powhatan landowners have made a significant contribution to keep these most valuable resource right here on our ground,” said Powhatan Farm Bureau president Max Timberlake. Additionally, if a farmer received government funds for conservation but continued to maintain the practice after the life of the contract (typically 8 - 15 years), Virginia has not been getting credit for the maintenance of these practices. The survey was crafted over many months in a collaborative effort by Virginia Farm Bureau, Virginia Cooperative Extension, state and federal personnel, and farmers. Virginia Cooperative Extension/ Virginia Tech serves as the survey administrator. “Virginia agriculture has done much to improve water quality in our local rivers and streams and the Chesapeake Bay,”
said Martha Moore, vice president of governmental relations at Virginia Farm Bureau Federation. “We have always said that farmers are utilizing more conservation practices than what is reported into the Chesapeake Bay model. This survey will help prove this fact and why it is so important for farmers to fill out this survey.” The survey will respect participant confidentiality. For more information about the survey, frequently asked questions, or to access the survey link online, visit https://vaswcd.org/virginia-farm-voluntary-agricultural-bmp-inventory. Participants are asked to submit their responses by March 12. Alternatively, you can get a printed copy of the survey from the Powhatan Extension Office and staff can enter your information into the online survey. For more information, contact (804)598-5640 or (804)385-5370, or email rachelhenley@vt.edu.
STUDENT NEWS Wheaton College names students to Dean's List The following Wheaton College (Ill.) students were named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2020 semester: Jonathan de Haas of Moseley and Alexis De Haas of Moseley. To earn Dean's List honors at Wheaton, an undergraduate student must carry 12 or more credit hours and achieve a 3.5 grade point average or higher on the 4.0 scale. Wheaton College is a coeducational Christian liberal arts college noted for its rigorous academics, integration of faith and learning, and consistent ranking among the top liberal arts colleges in the country.
Dean's, President's Lists students named for UA A total of 13,128 students enrolled during the Fall 2020 term at The University of Alabama made the Dean's List with academic records of 3.5 or above (on a 4.0 scale), or the President's List with academic records of 4.0 (all A's). The UA Dean's and President's Lists recognize full-time undergraduate students. The lists do not apply to graduate students or undergraduate students who take less than a full course load. Madison Newman of Moseley was named to the Dean’s List. Kelly Simmons of Moseley was named to the President’s List. Benjamin Amonette of Powhatan was named to the Presi-
dent’s List. The University of Alabama, the state's oldest and largest public institution of higher education, is a student-centered research university that draws the best and brightest to an academic community committed to providing a premier undergraduate and graduate education.
James Madison announces Fall 2020 honors lists James Madison University recently announced the list of students who were named to the fall 2020 President’s List and Dean’s List. The following students were named to the President’s List: Tyler Brittain of Powhatan is majoring in biophysical chemistry. Ashley Clements of Moseley is majoring in justice studies. Cozmel Fisher of Moseley is majoring in interdisciplinary liberal studies. Rebecca Kim of Powhatan is majoring in interdisciplinary liberal studies. Jacob Little of Powhatan is majoring in biology. Berkeley Mathews of Moseley is majoring in hospitality management. McKenzie Miller of Moseley is majoring in nursing. Jacqueline Pecoraro of Moseley is majoring in nursing. Alyse Powell of Moseley is majoring in social work. Sabrina Silva of Moseley is majoring in nursing. Samantha Smith of Powhat-
an is majoring in interdisciplinary liberal studies. Ana Velez of Moseley is majoring in elementary education. Jack Williams of Powhatan is majoring in engineering. The following students made the Dean’s List: Fred Badman of Moseley is majoring in accounting. Jacob Beil of Powhatan is majoring in public policy and administration. Kristen Biggers of Moseley is majoring in communication sciences and disorders. Jordan Bradley of Moseley is majoring in communication studies. Madison Burrows of Moseley is majoring in health sciences. Kaitlyn Cline of Powhatan is majoring in social work. Nicholas Dagostino of Moseley is majoring in engineering. Alicia Dern of Powhatan is majoring in health sciences. Reese Elmore of Moseley is majoring in public policy and administration. Kaitlyn English of Moseley is majoring in psychology. Claire Fumai of Moseley is majoring in chemistry. Mairead Gannon of Moseley is majoring in accounting. Sydney Havemann of Moseley is majoring in music. Nicholas Herrarte Smith of Moseley is majoring in biology. Ella Houchens of Moseley is majoring in nursing. Sally Houston of Moseley is majoring in social work.
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Recruitment GENERAL Newspaper Carriers Wanted for the Powhatan area. Good supplemental income. Carriers are independent contractors and must have: dependable vehicle, valid driver’s license, and Virginia insurance. Hours of availability are 1:00 AM – 6:00 AM, seven days a week. For more information, please call Kara Eagle 804-337-7574 or email keagle@timesdispatch.com. Now hiring for full and part-time cleaning positions HES Facilities, LLC is now hiring for full -time and part-time cleaning positions with Powhatan County Public Schools. Starting pay is dependent on responsibilities and prior experience. Please contact Tito Martir at 804-8070349 or tmartir@hesfacilities.com for more information. HES Facilities, LLC is an equal opportunity employer.
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HEALTHCARE Dental Assistant The Free Clinic of Powhatan is seeking a part-time dental assistant to join our compassionate team of health care providers and volunteers to work approximately 12 hours a week. (Mondays and Thursdays availability a must). This is a new position as the Clinic will soon open its onsite dental service this spring. Responsibilities include: Preparing exam rooms, sterilizing instruments, and ensuring necessary equipment is ready for dentists, taking and processing x-rays, processing lab work, updating and maintaining dental records, general administrative and other duties to maintain dental clinic. Qualifications include good interpersonal skills; team player; attention to detail; and ability to handle a variety of tasks. A CDA and at least two years of work experience are required. Contact Connie Moslow at (804) 874-2213 or ccmoslow@aol.com.
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Lauren Howard of Moseley is majoring in writing rhetoric and technical communication. Kristen Hughson of Powhatan is majoring in studio art. Matthew Mathes of Moseley is majoring in intelligence analysis. Megan Neal of Moseley is majoring in biology. Nicole Parnell of Moseley is majoring in psychology. Amy Powell of Moseley is majoring in writing rhetoric and technical communication. Madison Ricks of Moseley is majoring in nursing. Anthony Rini of Powhatan is majoring in computer information systems. Haley Roberts of Moseley is majoring in architectural design. Delaney Rollins of Moseley is majoring in communication studies. Claire Shallow of Moseley is majoring in marketing. Mary Simpson of Moseley is majoring in nursing. John Stephens of Powhatan is majoring in health sciences. Morgan Sutherland of Moseley is majoring in psychology. Amelia Taylor of Moseley is majoring in computer science. Zachary Tillery of Powhatan is majoring in computer information systems. Noah Tressler of Moseley is majoring in math. Established in 1908, James Madison University is a community of 22,000 students and 4,000 faculty and staff, nestled in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley.
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Local resident named to Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Dean’s List Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has announced that Clark Apuy of Powhatan, a member of the Class of 2023 majoring in physics, was named to the university’s Dean’s List for academic excellence for the Fall 2020 semester. A total of 2,078 undergraduate students achieved the criteria required for WPI’s fall 2020 Dean’s List. The criteria for the WPI Dean’s List differs from that of most other universities as WPI does not compute a grade point average (GPA). Instead, WPI defines the Dean’s List by the amount of work completed at the A level in courses and projects. “WPI’s academic programs are rigorous and require a level of independence beyond what is required in traditional courses. WPI students work on open-ended problems for communities around the world. The problems are important and the impact is real,” said dean of undergraduate studies Arthur C. Heinricher. “Some of this nation’s best and brightest students come to WPI to study engineering and science and business and the humanities. Those named to the Dean’s List have excelled in all of their work, and we are exceptionally proud of these outstanding students.”
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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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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 Hank Cosby Real Estate. Their time honored approach to real estate helps you see that These Roots Run Deep. 804-241-3902 Contact Hank Cosby Real Estate today -- you’ll be glad you did. Hank@HankCosby.com
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