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January 26, 2022

Powhatan schools transition to optional masks By Laura McFarland Managing Editor

POWHATAN – While many school districts around the state are grappling with how to respond to Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s order regarding masks in schools now being optional, Powhatan County Public Schools had its course set weeks in advance. On Day 1 in office, Youngkin signed nine executive orders, including one empowering Virginia parents in their children’s education and upbringing by allowing parents to make decisions on whether their child wears a mask in school. This was one of Youngkin’s campaign promises – one the Powhatan County School Board decided to be proactive about instead of waiting to react to it if and when it happened. Dr. James Taylor, interim District 4 school board member, suggested in November 2021 that, given the governor elect’s stated intentions, the board go ahead and decide in December whether

it would comply with making masks optional if he followed through on the campaign promise. At the Dec. 7 school board meeting, the members proactively voted unanimously to approve making masks voluntary inside school buildings once the Virginia Health Commissioner’s Order was lifted. This gave the school division the ability to make plans immediately without having to wait for another school board meeting vote. So a day after Youngkin’s Executive Order was announced, Dr. Eric Jones, superintendent, sent an email to PCPS families that the school division would begin complying when the it became effective, on Monday, Jan. 24. Two exceptions to masks being optional would be on school buses and for students and staff in the Head Start program, both still falling under a federal mandate making masks required. Masks are also required for five days after returning from a positive case or quarantine and/or isolation. PCPS will continue to supply masks

PHOTO BY LAURA McFARLAND

Monday was the first day Powhatan students and staff had the option of whether they wanted to wear masks in school buildings. Powhatan Middle School saw a mix of decisions, as shown above in Phillip Nusbaum’s eighth-grade math classes.

to students who wish to wear them and make N95 masks available to all staff

who want to wear them. see MASKS, pg. 8

County promotes outdoor recreation

PHOTO BY LAURA McFARLAND

LEFT PHOTO BY LAURA McFARLAND/ RIGHT ILLUSTRATION COURTESY OF POWHATAN COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

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Local retailer Mulberry Layne is one of several businesses that agreed to display a QR code sticker promoting the county’s Outdoor Recreation Story Map. The sticker is displayed on the door. Shown are store owner Beth McDaniel, right, and sales associate Debbie Holt.

By Laura McFarland Managing Editor

POWHATAN – The Powhatan Economic Development Department is working to help people discover – or rediscover – the county’s outdoor recreation potential. The department has launched the new Outdoor Recreation Story Map to provide an interactive digital gateway to the different opportunities Powhatan has in outdoor recreation, whether it is hiking, boating, zip lining, golfing or horseback riding.

And to help get the word out in its first stage, the department has been partnering with local businesses to bring attention to the map, said Roxanne Salerno, economic development manager. “I think one thing it brings is awareness of what the county has to offer. There are a lot of people who just don’t know some of the things Powhatan is great for,” she said. “Outdoor recreation in a rural county like this is pretty easy and it is huge. Also at the same time the cross collaboration of businesses

to these outdoor recreation opportunities is one of the other best things about it. It is being able to cross promote everybody and get collaborative efforts on it.” Currently, the best access to the map is via a QR code found on a sticker that businesses are displaying around the county. Businesses are displaying them in a variety of ways, such as on their doors or near their cash registers. If someone sees the code, they can hold their

Powhatan’s youth services librarian Anne Blankman is also an author with four published books. Her latest book, ‘The Blackbird Girls,’ has won numerous awards in the United States and recently earned a prestigious literary award in Italy.

Librarian enjoys success of fourth children’s book By Laura McFarland Managing Editor

POWHATAN – Author Anne Blankman wanted to write “The Blackbird Girls” for more than 20 years. On her first day of high school, she met a new classmate originally from Ukraine who had recently emigrated to her small hometown in upper New York. The two became fast friends – a friendship that lasts see BLANKMAN, pg. 6

see RECREATION, pg. 5

SNOW DAYS ... AGAIN CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

While the snowfall that landed in Powhatan on Jan. 16 wasn’t as heavy as the Jan. 3 snowstorm, it offered enough for local families to enjoy. Shown here, Makenna Carter, 4, and brother Mitchell, 1, enjoyed sledding at their home in eastern Powhatan. See more snow day photos on Page 8A.

Nellis to retire from emergency management By Laura McFarland Managing Editor

POWHATAN – Curt Nellis spent his entire career getting ready for things he hoped never happened. From his start in 1976 as a firefighter to his later transition into the realm of emergency management, Nellis’s public safety-centered career saw him constantly faced with the task of preparing for the worst and hoping for the best. If the worst did come, he could only hope that the plans, procedures, training and exercises actually come see NELLIS, pg. 4

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O B I T UA R I E S FRANK AMOS AMOS, Frank John "Butch," of Powhatan, Va., died January 18, 2022, at the age of 72 after a short illness. Butch grew up in Fluvanna County, Va. and graduated from Fluvanna County High School, where he met his high school sweetheart, who would become his wife. He raised his family in Chester, Va., before moving to Powhatan 20 years ago. He had a AMOS long career in the insurance industry in Richmond. Butch enjoyed hunting, camping, traveling to new places, history and reading. He could often be found in the woods repairing tree stands and building bridges over creeks with his hunting club friends. Butch was an avid history buff who was always learning new things. He was the guy you called when you had a question such as, "What was the name of Jeb Stuart's horse?" or "Why is there a Bluefield, Virginia and a Bluefield, West Virginia?" He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Kay Gentry Amos; his father, Harry E. Amos of Palmyra; son, Paul Amos (Debbie) of Chesterfield; daughter, Aimee Amos Rice

(Todd) of Powhatan; grandsons, Carter Amos and Griffin Amos; brother, James Amos of Smithfield; sister, Juanita Herndon of Lake Monticello; and sister, Christine Amos of Winchester. He also leaves behind special extended family members, Connie Fraze of Kentucky, Mark Napier of Washington and Jerry Napier of Tennessee. Butch was predeceased by his mother, Christine Amos. A celebration of Butch's life will be held in the spring. Contributions in his honor may be made to The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation: www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/ give/other-ways-giving/honormemory/?Code=BWOH01&from=navgive, or mail to The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 101 Visitor Center Drive, Williamsburg, Va. 23185.

TIMOTHY FLINN FLINN, Timothy Wayne "Timmy," 42, of Jetersville, Va., passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2022. He was the owner and operator of Xpect Electric Company, an avid foxhunter, was a generous person and was loved by all his family and friends. Timmy enjoyed laughter, joking with everyone around him. He is survived by his wife, Priscilla Hathaway Flinn; and their furbaby, Pebbles; his parents, George "Buck" and

Debbie Flinn of Powhatan; sister, Kathy Flinn of Midlothian; and brother, Jimmy Flinn of Amelia. Timmy is also survived by his father and mother-in-law, James and Barbara Hathaway of Midlothian; maternal grandparents, William T. and Donna Waller of Powhatan; many aunts and uncles; nieces, FLINN Libby, Brittany, Tiffany, Casey, Mikayla, Aubrey and Emmy; and nephews, Luke, Jaxson, Conor and Trevor; sisters-inlaw, Pam Winter and Paula Hathaway; and a brotherin-law, James Hathaway Jr. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Joyce Waller; and his paternal grandparents, Alvin and Lottie Flinn. The family received friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at the Love Covenant Fellowship, 17897 Pridesville Rd., Amelia Courthouse, Va. 23002. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 19, in Love Covenant Fellowship, with burial following in Rennie Memorial Church Cemetery. Arrangements are by the Joseph McMillian Funeral Home of Blackstone. mcmillianfuneralhome.com

COMMUNITY CALENDAR Wednesday, Jan. 26

Powhatan County Public Library is open for in-person services. The library is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays, and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. Library bathrooms and meeting rooms are now open again and rooms may be reserved. Books to Go and Curbside Print services will continue to be available. Books to Go is a convenient contactless pick-up option for those who prefer to quickly obtain library materials in traditional formats. With Books to Go, patrons may reserve print materials, DVDs, and audiobooks online or by phone. Patrons have two options: place items on hold online through the catalog at www.powhatanlibrary.net or call the library at 804-5985670 to request items. Online hold placement is available 24/7. Depending on their account settings, patrons will be notified that their Books to Go order is ready for pickup either by phone or email. Items are packaged in a new paper bag labeled with the patron’s last name. The bag is then placed on a table in the atrium. PCPL’s Books to Go pickup is available during open hours. Items are held for three business days. The limit of 20 holds per cardholder per day and the 50 item checkout limit per card will remain in effect. Curbside print/copy service will continue to be offered. Patrons may submit one printing/copying request per day for up to 10 pages of black and white printing at no charge. Requests may be submitted via email to print@ powhatanlibrary.net. Staff will notify the patron via email when the print request is ready for pickup on the table in the library atrium. The library book drop continues to be open 24/7 for patron convenience; however, patrons are asked to return mobile hotspots in the bin below the Books to Go table in the atrium during business hours. The library is once again accepting donations and the Friends of the Library bookstore is open during library business hours. Visit www.powhatanlibrary.net for more details and like the library’s Facebook page for all the latest, up-to-date library news and information. People may also call 804-598-5670.

Registration for new patients is Monday from 5 to 8 p.m. by appointment and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesdays by walk-in. Administration hours are from 2 to 8 p.m. on Mondays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesday, and Thursdays, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Fridays. Medical appointments are from 2 to 8 p.m. on Mondays and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursdays. Dental appointments are from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Mondays, noon to 8 p.m. on Thursdays, and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Fridays. Behavior health appointment hours are from 2 to 8 p.m. on Mondays, 2 to 5 p.m. on Wednesdays, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursdays. Contact 804-598-5637.

The original Powhatan AA meets from 7 to 8 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.

Powhatan County Public Library’s Teen Anime Club will meet from 4 to 6 p.m. on the following Thursdays: Jan. 27, Feb. 10, March 10 and 24, April 7 and 21, and May 5 and 19. Come watch anime with the Teen Anime Club! Bring manga, notebooks, cosplays, or other projects to work on. We will watch a different anime each meeting. For local teens aged 13-18 (grades 6-12). Application required to join. Pick up one at the library front desk. Pick up an application at the library and turn it into the front desk. Contact Brooke at pcplteens@powhatanlibrary. net.

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

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.

Mill Quarter Republican Woman's Club (MQRWC) will meet at Italian Delight restaurant, 1795 South Creek One, Powhatan. Fellowship begins at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting starts at 7 p.m. The organization meets the fourth Thursday of every month unless otherwise advertised in the Community Calendar

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

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

Make a difference at Powhatan County Public Library with the Teen Advisory Board. Help plan and run teen programs, create library displays, suggest YA books and materials, and get volunteer hours. For local teens aged 13-18 (grades 6-12). Application required to join. Pick one up at the library front desk. The board meets from 4 to 6 p.m. on the following Tuesdays: Feb. 1, March 1, 15, and 29, April 12 and 26, and May 10 and 24. The Heart of Virginia Beekeepers will meet at 7 p.m. at the Prince Edward County Extension Office next to Lowe’s in Farmville (100 Dominion Drive, Farmville, Va 23901). Keith White of Honey and the Hive Beekeeping Supplies will present a program on Swarm Traps. Anyone who has bees or is interested in bees is welcome. For more information, call Mary Jane Morgan at 434-315-1433 or visit Facebook or our website: heartofvirginiabeekeepers.org.

Awaken to Hope Al-Anon meets at 8 p.m. every Tuesday at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church.

The Women in Ag Network meets virtually at 7:30 p.m. The organization’s mission is to foster female farmers. The Women in Agriculture Network will hold monthly Zoom sessions highlighting women farmers, offering opportunities for women to network, and educational opportunities. Register at https://docs.google.com/ forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdZN-I3g Wp0zjOAAzwFhvrTWNTK 4BBesTRg6UoSH1b3l62 o_A/viewform or call 804598-5640. Pre-registration required. Recorded sessions and more information: https://www.facebook.com/ vawomeninagnetwork.

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

The new Bridge of Reason AA meeting is held at 7 p.m. every Tuesday at Powhatan Mennonite Church, 3549 Old Buckingham Road, Powhatan. It is an open, decision and literature meeting for Powhatan, Goochland, and Cumberland counties.

AA meets at 8 p.m. every Tuesday at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on

CORRECTION The Powhatan County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to elect Mike Byerly as chairman at its Jan. 10 meeting. The vote was incorrect in a story on Page 1A Jan. 19. Byerly’s name was also spelled wrong in the headline of the story.

Tuesday, Feb. 1

The Powhatan Food Pantry is open from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursdays, Saturdays and Tuesdays at 2500 Batterson Road. Contact the pantry at 804-372-9526 or powhatanvafoodpantry@gmail. com.

Upcoming

Monday, Jan. 31

April 25 at Powhatan County Public Library, 2270 Mann Road.

Huguenot Trail.

Saturday, Jan. 29

Thursday, Jan. 27

Powhatan County Public Library will hold a weekly Story Time at 10:30 a.m. Participants will read stories, sing songs, learn finger plays and more! Weather permitting, the program will be held outdoors; in inclement or cold weather, the program will be held indoors at the fireplace. Business Network International (BNI) Powhatan chapter meets virtually from 8 to 9:30 a.m. every Wednesday. Visit Www. BNIVA.com for information. To attend a meeting as a guest contact Chapter President Sandy Duncan at sandy6284@ msn.com.

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

or MQRWC’s Facebook page. MQWRC is an active group and interested in expanding. Visitors are always welcome.

Powhatan County Public Library is inviting young adventurers to come take part in a new quest throughout the month of January. Save the Fairy Riddle Adventure is a new program that will run through Jan. 31 and offer young readers the chance to have fun in the library stacks. The program is free and open to anyone but is geared to be accessible to children in kindergarten through third grade. To participate, patrons can visit the library’s front desk, where they will receive information about the adventure ahead. The answers to riddles found around the library will provide the spell the adventurers need to release a missing fairy. No preregistration required. Midlothian Friends Meeting in Midlothian is sponsoring the Coalition of Powhatan Churches and The Free Clinic of Powhatan during the month of January. Proceeds of sales in their store, The Thrifty Quaker, will be divided between these two organizations. The local groups are grateful for this outreach, which will provide much needed funds to help Powhatan citizens. They accept donations that someone might sell at a yard sale, such as clothing, kitchenware, houseware, electronics, toys, and small furniture. They have already had a very successful year with over $67,000 in grants awarded to various charities in 2021. They are located at 13567 Midlothian Turnpike in the Midlothian Station Shopping Center. More information can be found at their website, www. thriftyquaker.com. Let Powhatan Anti-Litter Council and Yard Works help you “Go Green” this holiday season! Yard Works and Powhatan Anti-Litter Council will partner again this holiday season to offer live Christmas tree collection and recycling free of charge to local residents. This service has been offered to the Powhatan community at no cost for many years. Trees may be brought to the Yard Works in Powhatan, located at 1990 Anderson Highway, between Jan. 3 and 31. Hours for tree drop-offs are Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Trees will be ground into mulch. Make sure trees are free of all lights, tinsel and ornaments. No artificial trees will be accepted. For more information, call Yard Works at 804-639-0311 or the Powhatan Extension Office at 804-598-5640. The American Red Cross needs volunteers to help on the ground and blood and platelet donors to roll up a sleeve to maintain a stable blood supply in the face of emergencies. Eligible donors can help overcome the critical need for blood and ensure blood is readily available by making an appointment to give by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800733-2767) or enabling the Blood Donor Skill on any Alexa Echo device. Upcoming local blood drives currently scheduled for the area are: from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2 at Passion Community Church, 4480 Anderson Highway; from 1 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10 at Powhatan Moose Lodge, 4140 Old Buckingham Road, and from 1 to 6 p.m. on Monday,

Powhatan Economic Development Department and Powhatan Economic Development Authority are hosting a Construction Industry Job Fair from 3 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 3 at Powhatan High School, 1800 Judes Ferry Road. The job fair is open to anyone looking for employment in the various construction sectors in Powhatan. Powhatan businesses in the construction trades are able to signup for a table for free. For more information, contact Roxanne Salerno at rsalerno@ powhatanva.gov. Elementary school-aged children are invited to participate in Craft Time!, a new arts and crafts program at the Powhatan County Public Library. Craft Time! will be held at 10:30 a.m. on the second Saturday of the month. Upcoming programs are: Feb. 12, Sparkly pop-up valentines; March 12, Make your own coaster; April 9, Make a library quilt, and May 14, Mother's Day craft. All supplies are provided. Masks for participants who are over the age of 5 and are not completely vaccinated are required. Register through the library calendar link found at http://powhatanva.gov/247/ Powhatan-County-PublicLibrary.

Powhatan Volunteer Fire Department Company 1 Life Members (aka our OLD TIMERS) are sponsoring a Brunswick Stew Sale (contactless drive-thru) on Saturday, Feb 12 at the station, 3971 Old Buckingham Road. Cost is $8 per quart. The stew will be ready at noon. Pre-order by contacting 804-657-8331, Company 1’s Facebook page, or Fundraising@pvfd1.org.

On the second and fourth Monday of the month Powhatan County Public Library will host the Brick Slayerz, a LEGO club for 6- to 12-year-olds, from 4 to 6 p.m. Bricks and bases will be provided to attendees. A parent or guardian is required to stay with their child during the program. Upcoming programs will be held on Feb. 14 and 28, March 14 and 28, April 11 and 25, and May 9 and 23.

Library for All is Powhatan County Public Library’s club for adults with disabilities and their caregivers. There will be crafts, stories, movies or even a guest speaker. Caregivers are required to stay with attendees during the program. The upcoming programs are from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the following Tuesdays: Feb. 15, March 22, April 19 and May 17. Local teens aged 13-18 (grades 6-12) are invited to Powhatan County Public Library’s Anti-Valentine's Day Party. Make crafts, play games, and poke fun at romance. The event will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Contact Brooke at pcplteens@ powhatanlibrary.net. Powhatan County Public Library is offering monthly Gentle Beginners Yoga classes with instructor Joanna Bartles. Attendees of this class will learn breathing techniques, postures, and movements to relieve tension and tightness in muscles and joints. Bring a yoga mat, towel and block or extra towel. The library will provide water and snacks. Gentle

Yoga will be held 10:30 a.m. on the following Saturdays: Feb. 26, March 5, April 23 and May 21. Registration required due to space limitations. Register through the library calendar link found at http://powhatanva.gov/247/ Powhatan-County-PublicLibrary.

Have you seen the viral glass painting trend on TikTok? Local teens aged 13-18 (grades 6-12) are invited to join Powhatan County Public Library to learn how to create anime glass paintings! The event will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 14. Contact Brooke at pcplteens@ powhatanlibrary.net.

Ongoing

No one deserves to be abused. Find safety, options and support. Women’s support group based in Powhatan but open to all women impacted by domestic violence. The group is free, confidential and childcare is available. Contact 804-598-5630 ext. 2422 or 2420.

Young people in the 4-H community learn leadership, citizenship, and a vast array of life skills that benefit them for the rest of their lives. Through school-based, after-school, and community clubs as well as camp settings, 4-H members pledge to build a better community, country, and world. The new 4-H year starts Oct. 1 and runs through Sept. 30, 2022, so this is a great time to join a 4-H club! In Powhatan County, 4-H SPIN and project clubs include the following designed for youth ages 9-18: Livestock, Archery, Equine, Dairy Judging, and Shooting Education (waiting list). For our younger youth, ages 5-8 years old, we’re seeking new club leaders interested in starting a second Cloverbud 4-H Club in Powhatan. 4-H School Enrichment programs are also available for homeschool groups. Reach out to Cathy Howland, Powhatan 4-H Extension Agent, at 804-5985640 or chowland@vt.edu for details about the 4-H opportunities listed, and/or information on starting new 4-H clubs or programs.

Lonesome Dove Equestrian Center needs someone who is familiar with horse tack to help with the nonprofit’s used Tack Shop. This involves taking the donations, making sure items are clean, and selling the items in the tack shop, which has many saddles, bridles, blankets, and just about anything for the horse. The group is willing to pay someone to manage this. Call Karen at 804-318-6485.

Powhatan Food Pantry is currently seeking volunteer drivers who can pick up food from the local Food Lions on different days between 8:30 and 10 a.m. and transport them to the nonprofit at 2500 Batterson Road. Contact the pantry at 804-372-9526 or powhatanvafoodpantry@gmail. com.

Volunteer mental health professionals are needed to staff the expanded behavioral health programs offered by the Free Clinic of Powhatan. Psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners and counselors are needed for adult patients at the Clinic at 2320 Skaggs Road as well as with students on-site at Powhatan Middle and High schools. Times are flexible and can change based on provider availability. Contact Betsy Blandford, volunteer see CALENDAR, pg. 3

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National Guard helps cleanup efforts

U.S. NATIONAL GUARD PHOTO BY COTTON PURYEAR

Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Powhatan-based 180th Engineer Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group clear trees along a power line route to help with electricity restoration efforts Jan. 8 in Louisa County. After confirmation the power lines on the route were not active, soldiers used chainsaws to clear trees so Rappahannock Electric Cooperative crews could rehang the lines to help restore power in the area.

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‘Valentines for Vets’ program returns Contributed Report U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger recently announced the launch of her third annual “Valentines for Vets” program to collect and distribute Valentine’s Day cards to Seventh District veterans. Virginians are encouraged to participate in “Valentines for Vets” by dropping off or mailing cards to Spanberger’s Henrico County district office. A contactless bin is located outside of the Glen Allen location for those choosing to physically deliver them to her office. The deadline for submission is Thursday, Feb. 10. Ahead of Valentine’s Day,

Spanberger’s office will deliver the submitted cards to area veterans and caregivers. “Virginia is home to hundreds of thousands of veterans — and my office’s Valentines for Vets program has been an annual, small way for us to show our appreciation for those who have protected our nation,” said Spanberger. “Next month, I look forward to many Virginia veterans, their caregivers, and their families reading handwritten cards with messages of gratitude from our community members. These Virginians have earned our recognition, they have earned our respect, and they de-

serve to know that we recognize their sacrifices. I hope many of our neighbors here in Virginia will choose to participate once again in 2022.” Spanberger’s Henrico County district office is located at 4201 Dominion Blvd, Suite 110, Glen Allen, VA 23060. In previous years, Virginia community members, service organizations, and K-12 students have crafted thousands of handwritten messages for local veterans and sent them to Valentines for Vets. In the year 2020 alone, residents submitted more than 1,900 valentines.

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Lonesome Dove shares 2022 schedule Contributed Report Lonesome Dove Equestrian Center has set its schedule for therapeutic horse rides offered in 2022. Lonesome Dove, which is located at 6137 Old Buckingham Road, provides year-round therapeutic horseback riding exclusively for veterans with special needs and disabilities. Focusing on veterans in Central Virginia, the goal of this program is to improve the

quality of life for the participants through activities that are positive to their cognitive, physical, emotional and social well-being. As of Jan. 1, 2021, the program is also welcoming first responders to come ride with the program. For January through March 2022, volunteers are asked to arrive at 10 a.m. and the riding sessions begin at 11 a.m. Those dates are Jan. 26; Feb. 1, 15 and 23, and

March 1, 15 and 23. From April through October, volunteers are asked to arrive at 9 a.m. and the riding sessions begin at 10 a.m. Upcoming dates are: April 5, 19 and 27; May 3, 17 and 25; June 7, 14 and 22; July 12, 19 and 27; August 2, 16 and 24; Sept. 13, 20 and 28, and Oct. 4, 18 and 26. In November, volunteers are asked to arrive at 10 a.m. and the riding sessions begin at 11 a.m. Upcoming dates are Nov.

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1, 15 and 30. There are no sessions in December. LDEC is able to provide a variety of services to the veterans because of dedicated volunteers. Those who would like to help and have fun at the same time are asked to consider becoming a member of one of these teams. For more information about Lonesome Dove, visit http://ldequestrian. com/ or contact 804-3186485.

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coordinator, at bblandford@ freeclinicofpowhatan.org or 804-380-1270.

Powhatan Parks and Recreation is pleased to be offering the following at the Pocahontas Landmark Center Gym (4290 Anderson Highway, Powhatan). Keep in mind when county offices are closed for holidays, inclement weather, etc., activities will not be held unless specifically noted: The African American Cultural Arts Museum is still displaying their Veteran’s Exhibit; New Fun DIY Holiday Gift Making Workshop for Ages 9-13, Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 20 and 21 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., $40 per child, register through Powhatan Cooperative Extension at 804598-5640 or chowland@vt.edu; New Open Walking Club,

Wednesdays, 9-11 a.m.; Open Gym Pickleball, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9-11:30 a.m.; Open Adult Special Needs Basketball, every Monday, 10 a.m.-noon; Paid Momentum Volleyball, Tuesdays and Thursdays, December through April as well as paid Volleyball Clinics on Dec. 27 and 28. Contact Cindy Bryant by email at momentumvolleyballclub@ gmail.com; Paid Pulse Basketball, Mondays and Wednesdays through March 2022. Contact Brian Griffen by email at vicepresident@ powhatanpulse.com. Follow all COVID guidelines such as social distancing and wear a mask as you enter the building. Everyone will also need to sign a facility use waiver that we will keep on file for one year, and there is a $10 non-resident fee for activities. Remember we ask everyone to wear rubber soled

shoes (no heels) on the gym floor and only allow water in the gym. We are still working on other activities and hope to offer more soon and plan on bringing back Open Gym Basketball in March. Contact the Recreation Office at 804598-5275 with any questions or send an email to mshelton@ powhatanva.gov or mwoodel@ powhatanva.gov.

The Free Clinic of Powhatan serves patients at its location at 2320 Skaggs Road. Services at the Free Clinic include medical, dental, dietary, counseling, and women’s health. Patient appointments are by appointment only. Registration for new patients is Monday from 5 to 8 p.m. by appointment and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesdays by walk-in. Administration hours are from see CALENDAR, pg. 8

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Adult Continuing Education Classes in Powhatan Adult Education classes to prepare individuals in need of a GED or basic math and reading skills, workforce activities training, employability skills training, computer literacy training. Open enrollment through May 2022

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Tax-Aide returns for tax season

Local museum seeks materials

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Contributed Report The Powhatan African American Cultural Arts Museum will offer an exhibit featuring “The History of Pocahontas School.” Organizers are asking for items such as class photos, graduation photos, yearbooks or even old textbooks from that time period. This history of Pocahontas School includes information about the neighborhood black schools – the local black neighborhood schools such as Antioch, Shiloh, Fine Creek, etc. Also, museum leaders want to highlight all black educators past and present of Powhatan County Schools. If any person would like to highlight a particular African American educator, the museum is taking nominations. Collect and submit to Danielle Lipscomb or Gail Hairston by Jan. 28. Contact Danielle Lipscomb at 804-402-0941 or Lipscombdanielle@gmail.com or Gail Hairston at gail.hairston@comcast.net.

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together. “I guess that really kind of wraps up what emergency management is – it’s spending a whole lot of time getting ready for something you hope never happens,” Nellis said. Now Nellis is wrapping up that portion of his life again with his second retirement from emergency management. Nellis will retire on Thursday, Jan. 27 as the Powhatan County Emergency Management Coordinator. Nellis has filled that position since Floyd Greene Jr. retired as emergency management coordinator in 2016 after decades in the role, and asked Nellis to bring his previous experience and come out of his own retirement and apply. Nellis had already been retired from Chesterfield County for five years but agreed he had a few more years in him. When asked last week about his time helping get and keep Powhatan County as ready as possible, Nellis said the most challenging task he faced in the parttime role was spearheading a county-led COVID-19 vaccination effort in early 2021. Although he had help, Nellis was the one in charge of planning and helping execute vaccination clinics that put more than 6,000 first and second COVID-19 vaccine shots in people’s arms in a threemonth period. “It is the one that took the most energy and creativity to work through and it

Beginning Feb. 1, volunteers from AARP Tax-Aide will be returning to the Powhatan Library to provide free tax preparation services, but the processes will look a little different this year due to new COVID-19 protocols. The biggest difference this year is that AARP Tax-Aide is not offering same-day tax preparation services. Instead, volunteers will offer drop-off services, which will require two separate short appointments to complete a client’s tax return. The taxpayer will make one appointment with Tax-Aide to complete all the required paperwork and leave all tax documents with them. Once volunteers have all the information they need, the taxpayer will have a quick interview with a tax counselor and be given a second appointment at a later date to return to pick up and sign their completed tax return. Be assured that clients’ tax documents will be secured the entire time

was something different that I had never experienced before,” Nellis said. “Working a disaster like a tornado or hurricane or flood, it comes, you deal with the damage, and then it goes away. This one you couldn’t really put your hands on.” Fire and rescue chief Phil Warner agreed that Nellis’ contribution during the pandemic was vital to Powhatan. Even beyond the amazing work he did organizing the vaccination clinics, Nellis did a great job of acquiring the personal protective equipment (PPE) and hand sanitizer the county used and distributed to area organizations and churches. He also helped prioritize the COVID-19 relief funds that the county received. “It has been a pleasure to work with him for the past couple of years, and it is going to be extremely difficult to fill his shoes. The amount of knowledge and experience he brings to Powhatan will be difficult to replace,” Warner said. In anything he did in the county, Nellis always saw his role as a “facilitator of information and a coordinator of activities.” “It was like being a conductor of an orchestra,” he said. “You don’t play all the instruments but you get everybody together and you get them to sound good together. That is what I saw my role as – the facilitator and the person who gets all the good people together. The county is blessed with some amazing staff that I have thoroughly enjoyed working with. Everyone has such a can-do attitude.” Outside of COVID-19, Nellis said he

they are in Tax-Aide’s possession between the first and second appointment. Tax-Aide will be open for appointments on Tuesday, Feb. 1 and then every Wednesday and Friday as usual. People will still be able to schedule their first appointment online on the library website beginning mid-January. In order to better manage the appointments, Tax-Aide will only be posting a few appointment days at a time. Additional appointment times will be added as earlier times are filled. Clients should make an appointment only once they have received all their tax documents. Tax-Aide can also prepare tax returns for multiple years. If someone was not able to get their tax return done for 2019 or 2020 due to Tax-Aide’s early closure, volunteers can complete those returns in addition to the current year. When clients come to their appointment, they are asked to bring the following items:

feels fortunate that in his time as emergency management coordinator Powhatan didn’t face too many challenges that drew on his expertise. It’s not that he didn’t want to do his job, he just acknowledged that if he was really busy, it meant people were having a bad day. “We didn’t have a whole lot of stuff going on. We had the potential of things happening – storms that might be coming our way or weather events – but actual disasters where people are in a bad way, we really didn’t have that,” Nellis said. “I was very fortunate and very lucky during my watch that we didn’t have a whole lot of activity going on, but that didn’t mean we weren’t ready for it.” Some of the groundwork he helped lay included updating and publishing the new emergency operations plan; enhancing the county’s emergency operations center; working hard to provide key information to the county’s decision makers, and starting a new ham radio group that could be called on to help with communications if more modern communications stopped working or becomes overwhelmed. “Of all of the accomplishments that I did during those years, that probably is the one that I am the most proud of because we had nothing in Powhatan at all as far as ham radio perspective,” he said. Nellis still plans to stay involved in the ham radio group, including helping with the Amateur Radio Field Day, which will be held June 24 to 27 in

Prior year tax return Social security cards for everyone on the tax return and driver’s license or photo ID’s to confirm their identity All their tax documents Copy of a voided check for direct deposit of a tax refund VERY IMPORTANT – know the amount of stimulus payments received during 2021 (and 2020 if volunteers will be preparing clients’ 2020 tax return). Clients can find this amount from their bank statements or they can create an online account on the IRS website at www.irs.gov to access that information. Tax-Aide volunteers are not able to complete a tax return without this information. VERY IMPORTANT – Clients should also know the amount of any advance child tax credit payments they may have received in 2021 (starting in July). 1) If possible, bring copies of tax see TAX-AIDE, pg. 8

Fighting Creek Park. Much of the work he did for the county was building upon what Greene had already started, Nellis said, praising his predecessor. But in a way, Nellis did have an impact on Powhatan’s emergency management efforts years before he starting working for the county. Warner said he was hired as a part-time emergency manager to fill in when Greene was deployed with the U.S. Coast Guard. As a firefighter coming into such a new role, Warner was grateful that Nellis, who was working in Chesterfield at the time, mentored him in the role. Warner pointed out that firefighting is reactionary – a fire breaks out and firefighters try to subdue it. With emergency management, “the planning never goes away because you are always getting ready for the next emergency.” “He really just helped me focus on what absolutely needed to be done in Floyd’s absence, like making sure Powhatan’s emergency plan was up to date, the importance of going to regional meetings to network and be able to build the relationships that we need when Powhatan has an emergency that affects the population like a hurricane,” Warner said. Nellis said he feels good about his career and the people he positively impacted with the work he did, but now he is ready to spend more time relaxing at his home in Powhatan and spending time with family, especially his wife Debbie and granddaughter.

CHURCH DIRECTORY

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

SUNDAYS 8:00 AM in person service in the church 10:30 AM in person service in the church (livestreamed) www.stlukespowhatan.org All are Welcome For more information visit www.stlukespowhatan.org Route 711 at Three Bridge Road 794-6953

EVERGREEN COMMUNITY CHURCH (PCA) Proclaiming & Practicing the Gospel of Jesus Christ

Worship Service at 10:00 AM Meeting at 2375 Skaggs Road, Powhatan. ECCPCA.ORG

598-8844

Genito Presbyterian Church 2910 Genito Rd. Powhatan, VA

372-9074

Worship with us this Sunday Church service @ 9:30 AM Sunday school @ 10:30 AM

Providence Presbyterian Church

“Worshiping and Witnessing in Western Powhatan since 1825”

Powhatan Christian Fellowship Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Wednesday Night 7:30 p.m. Worship Service 11:00 am All Are Welcome! 3308 Pleasants Road, 598-4970 1/4 mile off of Route 711 Located 1950 Ridge Road Russ Cress, Pastor (Rt. 627) 598-0733

St. John Neumann Catholic Church Sunday School 10 AM Worship Service 11 AM Pastor John Engle 603-933-0141 3540 Old Buckingham Rd. www.pmchurch.net

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

1801 Huguenot Trail Sunday School 9am Sunday Worship 10am Wednesday Bible Study 6:45pm Bryan M. Holt, Pastor 378-3607

www.EmmausChristianChurch.org

Rev. Walter G. Lewis, Pastor 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 & 10:30am

www.powhatanumc.us Weekday Preschool (ages 2-5)

Mount Calvary Baptist Church 2020 Red Lane Road Powhatan, VA 23139

Pastor, Larry B. Collins Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:30 p.m. Office 804-598-2398

Advertise in

598-6090

Saturday - 5 p.m. Sunday - 8:30 a.m. & 11 a.m. 598-3754 www.sjnpowhatan.org Located behind Flat Rock Village Shopping Center

Church Directory.

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

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Library display highlights nature Monacan offers environmental PHOTO COURTESY OF POWHATAN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY

Are you interested in learning more about the natural world around you? Then stop by the Powhatan County Public Library. The James River Master Naturalists have created a revolving display situated at the circulation desk. The display includes information on aquatic life, library books on the relevant topic and coloring sheets for children to enjoy. Every month, the display will be updated to highlight a different aspect of aquatic life. Stop by the library to learn more. The Powhatan County Public Library staff is delighted to work with the James River Master Naturalists, a corps of volunteers providing education, outreach and service dedicated to the beneficial management of natural resources and natural areas within the community. The library welcomes collaborations from community organizations.

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smartphone’s camera up to it and click on the link that pops up. The link takes people to two maps. One is an overall county map with numbers you can pick to learn more about those different sites. Some of the nine locations featured include Powhatan State Park, Canopy Adventure Park, Powhatan Wildlife Management Area, Belmead Equestrian Club and local golf courses. The other main feature is an interactive guide to Fighting Creek Park in the Village and all it has to offer. Salerno said the map feature is a fun tool that can be created using the county’s GIS system to highlight different aspects of interest. Someone asked her about a similar system Chesterfield County uses for its parks and she explored the idea and thought it had potential for Powhatan. The Outdoor Recreation Story Map is the first map they have created like this for tourism, but she thinks it has greater possibilities. “It is something we could also apply to other tours in the county. Say if we wanted to do a story map tour of historical

SECOND ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH 1059 Dorset Road Powhatan, VA 23139 Reverend Mark A. Divens, Sr. Pastor

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

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

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

sites, we could do that. It is very easy to use,” she said. After the map launched in late 2021, the county started by having the QR codes along sites in Fighting Creek Park, but then they started expanding it to some of the other places people might visit in the county and be curious about recreation opportunities. Some of the sites she said are currently displaying the sticker are Powhatan State Park, Independence Golf Club, Mabel’s, Vintage Antique Shack, Fine Creek Brewing Co., County Seat Restaurant and Gathering Place, and Three Crosses Distilling Co. “All of the businesses that we have asked to put a sticker up have been super happy to put one up and very helpful to us in posting and sharing information about it,” Salerno said. She added the relatively new map has already been viewed more than 800 times. Beth McDaniel, owner of Mulberry Layne, put the sticker on her front door a few months ago after she was asked to display it. “Nowadays everybody is looking to get out and do more so I see potential with it,” she

Are you a high school senior or college freshman interested in a college degree in natural resource conservation and/or environmental protection? Are you seeking financial support for this degree? Have you participated in the Envirothon contest sponsored by your local soil and water conservation district? Monacan Soil and Water Conservation District is promoting four scholarship opportunities for those of you who answered yes. Four $1,000 scholarships are awarded statewide each year through the Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation District’s (VASWCD) Educational Foundation. The purpose of these scholarships is to give financial support to students majoring in or showing a strong desire to major in a course curriculum related to natu-

ral resource conservation and/or environmental studies. Individual applicants must be full-time students enrolled in or who have applied to a college freshman level curriculum. Applicants must also document a class ranking in the top 20% of his or her graduating class or a minimum 3.0 GPA. Participation in the Envirothon contest will be greatly considered in the ranking process. Call the District office for additional details! Monacan District’s education committee can select one application to forward to the VASWCD for consideration of one of these scholarships. Applicants must be a resident of Goochland or Powhatan counties to be eligible for Monacan consideration. Completed applications must be returned to the Monacan office by see MONACAN, pg. 8

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Art Chadwick said he posted the Outdoor Recreation Story Map on the front door of Chadwick and Son Orchids and has had many visitors try the QR code.

rangements with other businesses in Powhatan because my customers mostly aren’t in Powhatan; they are from Richmond or far away,” he said. “They are coming to Powhatan to see me, so what else can they do while they are here?” Chadwick said he was already in the habit of recommending other Powhatan businesses to his customers, and they have done the same. If customers recognize they have an attractive variety of things to do and see, they are more likely to come back and spend time and,

potentially, money here, he said. So promoting the outdoor recreation map by displaying the QR code was just one more way to let his customers know what the county has to offer and embrace the local tourism opportunities, he said. “These are city people who are like ‘where am I, what have I gotten myself into?’ This gives them a plan to follow,” he said. For more information about the Outdoor Recreation Story Map or participating in future maps, contact econdev@powhatanva.gov.

CHURCH DIRECTORY

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

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

Pastor Roger Epperson 2390 Emmanuel Church Road 804-372-9254 www.newwalkbible.org Sunday Worship 10:00 AM Sunday School 9:00 AM Bible Study Wed. 7:00 PM

Holly Hills Baptist Church www.HollyHillsBaptist.org

(Independent Bible Believing)

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

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

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

804-375-9404

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

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said. “People, when it is pretty, they are always looking for something to do. They will ask ‘what is around here?’ Lots of times people just come into the area to shop they want to know what else there is to do in Powhatan.” At Vintage Antique Shack, the sticker is displayed near the cash register. Manager Rakell Houston said she hasn’t seen much interest in it yet but she is all for it promoting the local community. She hopes the county will develop the idea more to have maps highlighting local businesses and promoting staying in the county. Art Chadwick, owner of Chadwick and Son Orchids, said he usually relates more to paper brochures, but he has come to recognize the great popularity of QR codes as a pathway to sharing information. When the county asked him about displaying the sticker, he was happy to put it on his front door. Chadwick said people visit his greenhouse now from all over, which has represented a shift in his business from them going only to his shops in Richmond. “For years and years I have been pushing cooperative ar-

Hollywood

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scholarship opportunities

Muddy Creek Baptist Church

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

Sunday School - 9:45 a.m. Worship - 11 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study & Prayer Service - 7:00 p.m.

Rev. Bryan Stevens, Pastor

Pastor Jeff Beard, MA, MBA

10 a.m. – Worship Service 8:30 a.m. – Church School

3470 Trenholm Road www.muddycreekbaptist.org

375-9212

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

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 Vern Gilmer, Pastor

2202 Old Church Road www.powhatanbaptist.org

“Your Community Church” 2901 Judes Ferry Road Powhatan, Va 23139 804-379-8223

Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. Morning Service at 11:00 a.m. Bible Study Every Wednesday Night at 6:30 p.m. 3964 Old Buckingham Road

Sundays 10:00 a.m. Wednesday 6:30 p.m. 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

FIRST ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH

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

3920 MAIDENS RD., POWHATAN

804-598-2301

Evening Bible Study 7:00 p.m.

Service times are 8:30 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. Worship online at 10:15 a.m.

Family Worship Center

598-2763

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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Elementary students explore artistic skills in ceramics class

School board sees first budget presentation By Laura McFarland Managing Editor

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Recently, students from Powhatan and Flat Rock Elementary completed an after-school ceramics class held at the Powhatan War Memorial Cultural Arts Center. Students learned clay hand building techniques, slab construction and the pottery wheel, completing and glazing four finished projects. The session concluded with a reception celebrating their fine work. The classes were led by Mary Webster, Powhatan Elementary School’s art teacher. Fourth through eighth graders interested in ceramics can inquire about classes by sending an email to mary.webster@powhatan.k12.va.us (subject line CERAMICS). Shown above, left to right: Chase Willis, Albert Shin, Sydney Conlon, Raylynn Watson, Hailey Conlon, Jack Scioscia, Alaina Bass, Isla Kimsey, Jack Arnett, Hadley Wagner and Jackson Shupp. (Not pictured Logan Elliott, Mason Henley, Finn Douglas, Kemper Christian.) Shown below are Albert Shin, left, and Alaina Bass.

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to this day. When Blankman was still in ninth grade, she hosted a sleepover to which her friend, Victoria, was invited. That night, her friend told her a secret – when Victoria was 6 years old, she was sent thousands of miles away to live with distant relatives in Uzbekistan because that was the only way her parents could keep her safe from radioactive fallout. Victoria was a Chernobyl survivor. “When Victoria told me back in ninth grade she was a Chernobyl survivor, a chill went down my spine. I immediately knew what that meant. To today’s children it might be like hearing the words 9/11. I knew it had been the worst nuclear disaster in history. I also knew the government tried to cover it up,” said Blankman, speaking last week at the Powhatan County Public Library, where she is the youth services librarian. A few years ago, Blankman, who had already published three young adult books, finally felt she was ready to write a story about friendship inspired by her friend’s experiences. She interviewed Victoria as well as her friend’s grandparents and did research of her own. The result was “The Blackbird Girls,” Blankman’s first middle grade book (aimed at grades four to eight), which was released in 2020. “The Blackbird Girls” is a historical novel about two girls who are bitter enemies, but during the tumultuous evacuation from Chernobyl they are forced to live together. They find what they have always wanted, which is a best friend. “The story is both a coming of age story and an adventure. But more than anything it is a story celebrating friendships between young children,” she said. “The story also delves into how even during the worst of times we still have the capacity to love and be kind to one another.” Her most successful book to date, “The Blackbird Girls” has won numerous awards since it was published. Some of the honors it has garnered include the National Jewish Book Award for Middle Grade Literature; New York Public Library Best Children’s Book of the Year; the Sydney Taylor Honor (from the Association of Jewish Libraries) and a Kirkus Best Children’s Book of 2020. It was also named an ALA Notable Book (from the American Library Association); a Junior Library Guild Selection,

and a Charlotte Huck Recommended Title (from the National Council of Teachers of English). While all of these awards are great honors for her, Blankman said having her book receive a National Jewish Book Award was extra special. Valentina, one of the main characters in the book, is Jewish and she explores her Jewish identity throughout the story. “I started to cry because it meant so much. I myself am Jewish and this award was incredibly meaningful. The National Jewish Book award is a tremendous honor. It is bestowed every year by the Jewish Book Council. It is the oldest literary foundation in the United States that supports Jewish themed literature,” Blankman said. It was especially poignant because, as Blankman was writing the book, she was exploring her own Jewish identity and relying on her religion to get her through a difficult time. “While I was drafting ‘The Blackbird Girls’ my husband was diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer, and many of the emotions the characters experienced, such as grief and determination, are what I was feeling at the time. At the time we did not know what was going to happen,” she said, but smiled as she confirmed he is now cancer free. What has been incredibly humbling is that almost two years after the book was released – in March 2020, the same week the country began shutting down because of COVID-19 – the awards are still coming. The book was translated into Italian and released in Italy in 2021. Several weeks ago, the book, which has been distributed in nine different countries besides the United States, was named the winner of the Amo Questo Libro Book Award in Italy. The annual award is selected by more than 600 booksellers in Italy who vote on their favorite book of the year, regardless of age category. “There is only one award and I won it. It was unusual that a children’s book won. I heard that from my Italian editor. It felt amazing. It is a dream just to get published and then to know your work is resonating with readers is an incredible feeling,” she said The book is also a current nominee for Children’s Book of the Year in Maine, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Kansas, Kentucky, Utah, Oklahoma and Missouri. “Knowing that young readers, teach-

POWHATAN – The Powhatan County School Board recently got its first look at the fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget. During the board’s meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 11, Dr. Eric Jones, superintendent, didn’t delve into line items but gave the board an initial look at the budget highlights as well as pointing out the many unknowns. He said that although the school division has seen the state budget that former Gov. Ralph Northam presented, the district has to wait and see what amendments Gov. Glenn Youngkin might propose now that he is in office as well as what changes might be made by the General Assembly. This is a long budget session this year, so the division will not receive the General Assembly’s adopted budget until early March at the earliest and possibly late March. “There is going to be a lot of reconciling and changes to what we know right now that we will have to take into account as we move forward,” Jones said. In the FY 2022 budget, the state contributed roughly $24.5 million to the PCPS budget, which represented 48.73% of projected revenues, Jones said. Northam’s proposed budget for FY 2023 increases state revenues by $2,156,653, but Jones pointed out that is mostly composed of two items. One is $2,092,515 designated for construction that could be used for items such as school construction, renovations or additions; land acquisition for future schools; classroom and safety equipment, or debt service payments on school projects completed within the last 10 years. Another $698,884 would be a compensation supplement of a proposed 5% increase for staff members. The county would have to cover positions not includ-

ed in the state-funded positions, or Standards of Quality (SOQ) positions. The board had some discussion about salary increases, including the competition caused by other localities proposing significant increases of their own, Jones said. Without considering those two items, PCPS would receive about $700,000 less from state, Jones said. This is mainly because the county’s Composite Index, or the state measurement of a locality’s ability to pay for education, for the FY 2023 and FY 2024 biennium increased from 0.4507 to 0.5146. The formula measures property values, adjusted gross income and taxable retail sales for a locality as compared to those total items for the state. Powhatan’s Composite Index was hit harder because of higher increases in property values, adjusted gross income and taxable sales. This increase shifts $1.9 million of the state share of SOQ funding to the locality, Jones said. He added that the division may get more money from enrollment because current numbers are already higher than what the state is projecting. Regarding expenditures, one of the big unknowns right now will be health insurance premiums, which are determined by claims. Fortunately, the Virginia Retirement System (VRS) will see a small decrease. Decisions about salary adjustments and new positions will also impact expenditures. The school board has three meetings in February, including full-day budget workshops on Feb. 16 and 23, and two meetings in March where the budget will likely be discussed. Jones said he was looking for possible board adoption in April. Other business handled at the meeting see BUDGET, pg. 7

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Powhatan youth services librarian Anne Blankman speaks with 4-yearold Hunter Meaker during a recent visit to the library.

ers and librarians are enjoying my book and even believe that it is worthy of awards is exciting and wonderful. I am very thankful for the attention the book has received,” Blankman said. “This book means the most to me, too. This book is dear to my heart, and I know that it is the best story I have written so far.” Her previous novels were “Prisoner of Night and Fog” and “Conspiracy of Blood and Smoke,” a duology released in 2014 and 2015, respectively, and “Traitor Angels,” released in 2016. Blankman said she wanted to be a writer for as long as she can remember – since she was old enough to hold a pencil. But when she was in college, she began wondering how she could pursue both her passion for literature and a love of working with children to help them become excited about reading. “Librarianship was the obvious answer.” A librarian for the last 15 years, Blankman began working in July 2021 as Powhatan’s part-time youth services librarian. She said it is the best of both worlds – “I get to work with children all day long and then I get to go home and write for children.” Being a librarian during the pandemic has been challenging but rewarding, Blankman said. It has challenged her to be more creative and think about how to turn programs that she had always done in person into virtual events. In that time, she has also seen what an incredibly important role a public library plays both in its community and in the life of a young child. Libraries are needed more than

ever, she said. “One of the biggest challenges facing librarians is how can we deliver meaningful programs and services to our patrons while still maintaining a safe atmosphere,” she said. “For example, in September I began offering a monthly craft program for children. Before I offered the program, I consulted with a doctor of infectious diseases on the best way to set up the room and the craft supplies to minimize risk.” Fran McCreight, administrative assistant and co-manager of the library until a new director is hired, said that Blankman has been doing an amazing job and showing she has a heart to be a youth services librarian. “The way she lights up when she is talking to patrons – the parents and the children – whether helping them find something in the library or interacting during or after story time or at outreach. It is so sweet when she comes back and she relates how well it went. It really is in her heart to do that,” McCreight said. In addition to programming at the library, Blankman has been doing a great deal of outreach, visiting preschools and daycares around Powhatan. She is also thrilled the library has recently begun preparing for this year’s summer reading program, which is being planned with a robust, in-person schedule. “I am excited. It is definitely going to be more than we have done in the last two years. And I think our children and families are hungry for more experiences, and, frankly, more fun,” she said.

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Taking a closer look reveals deeper beauty By Laura McFarland Managing Editor

here is nothing wrong with being a little cliché. As I write this column on Sunday, Jan. 16, it is snowing outside and has been for a few hours. The wind keeps picking up and blowing the find particles all around, putting on a fantastic winter wonderland show to enjoy from the comfort of a chair in my heated living room. The day thus far has been a relatively lazy one. There has been some straightening up, watching penguins get their groove on in the frozen musical adventure “Happy Feet” and batch cooking some food for the next few days to avoid the bad habit of eating on the go when I get busy. Across the room, the unlit Christmas tree – hold on a second – OK now lit Christmas tree taunts me with the knowledge that it is long overdue to be back in the box and put away to await next Christmas. On such a lazy day, it seemed a perfect time to relax and curl up in my living room chair with a book. My chosen reading? What could be more appropriate than “Snow Crystals” by W.A. Bentley and W.J. Humphreys? A brief tangent. I wanted to read this book, which has a whopping 10 pages of text and 202 pages of images, but didn’t think it was something I needed to own. So I put a request in at the library, which accepts suggestions from readers when ordering materials. Now I have had the chance to read it, and other Powhatan residents can check it out as well. There are also two children’s books available, “Snowflake Bentley” by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and “My Brother Loved Snowflakes” by Mary Bahr. I have mentioned quite a few times that I grew up in Texas, so snow was rarely part of my life or my thought process. I wasn’t quite as disbelieving as the King’s children in the 1956 musical “The King and I,” but my main concept of it came from watching movies beyond the occasional ice scare that literally caused everyone to go insane because they didn’t know how to drive in it or have proper attire.

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included: The board had another lengthy discussion about the Retiree Health Care Supplement, which involves the school division paying a portion of retirees’ health insurance costs until they are eligible for Medicare at age 65. Jones did not have much new information to present. At this point it is up to the board members to decide when any changes would take effect and the amount of the supplement. The school division was delayed in getting staff feedback on what the board has discussed so far because of the Jan. 3 snowstorm. Initial feedback the division has heard so far included a staff member asking the board to consider grandfathering in staff who have worked in the county for 25+ years of continuous employment but are not ready for retirement; several staff indicating this will lead to early retirements, and concerns with the amount of supplement compared to current benefit. The board spent a while discussing the possible consequence of losing a large number of experienced staff members to retirement earlier than they would have liked so they don’t lose the benefit. The board did not make any decisions but is expected to address it again in February. The board did make a decision – or at least part of it – on an issue that has been coming back before them for years regarding the future of the portions of the Pocahontas Landmark Center that the school division is currently not using.

I say this because while many people may hear the name Wilson Bentley and automatically think of the “Snowflake Man,” he wasn’t on my radar until a few weeks ago. My favorite podcast, “Stuff You Missed in History Class,” did an episode about the Vermont farmer best known for being the first known person to photograph a snowflake and posit that no two snowflakes are alike. He is an interesting man who was driven by a pure love of snow and the natural world to take a closer look at the frozen water particles I can see swirling around outside my window. There is a whole interesting history of his life and journey that I recommend people explore more, but briefly: As a child Wilson, who was born in February 1865, would painstakingly capture and examine snow crystals under a microscope. Not content to simply draw what he saw through the microscope , which was passed down from his mother, Wilson convinced his parents to buy him an expensive camera that would take photographs through the microscope. It took him more than a year of trial and error, but on Jan. 15, 1885 – 137 years and a day before I am writing this column – he obtained the first photomicrographs ever taken of an ice crystal. (Snowflakebentley.com) IMAGES FROM ‘SNOW CRYSTALS’ But did he crow his achievement to the world? Not yet. Over the next 13 years, he captured 400 micro- These are images of snowflake photographs graphs of snow crystals before he went public with taken by Wilson Bentley during his lifetime. his work. From 1885 until December 1931, when he the light passing through them as to appear less bright died, Wilson Bentley successfully photographed than the adjacent portions of the crystal. This can be more than 5,000 snow crystals. effected by at least four different things, ridges, A few weeks before he died, Bentley’s book, grooves, cavities, and water films, and it is practically “Snow Crystals,” was published and included more certain that all occur in varying degrees and abunthan 2,400 images he photographed under a micro- dance.” scope – which brings me back to the present. I have But this was never intended as a book report or a been sitting here in this chair, alternately watching scientific article. It is just a simple reflection on a the snow swirl outside and looking at black and white snowy day of the beauty all around us. Looking at the images of snowflakes that existed for a few brief mo- intricacies of these long melted snowflakes, I am in ments sometime between 1885 and 1931. awe of their intricacies and so grateful that Wilson I marvel at the intricacies of the different designs. Bentley persevered through countless winter storms According to the book, snowflakes are colorless, so to capture their ephemeral beauty. these designs are not places within the snowflake set Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@ apart by distinct colors, but “places that so disperse powhatantoday.com.

The school board and board of supervisors have been discussing this issue since before the former Pocahontas Middle School closed with little progress. The board of supervisors acknowledged that the property belongs to the school board and ultimately they have to make a decision regarding its future ownership. The board of supervisors sent a resolution with two options for the school board to consider that declare parcels the schools own surplus and convey their titles to the county. The first option includes the land the gymnasium sits on, all of the fields and some timbered land, and portions of the former school that are currently sitting unused and deteriorating. The second option, which is the one the board adopted in a 4-1 vote with only Valarie Ayers opposed, encompassed the gymnasium and all of the open fields and timbered land. The rest of the buildings are still owned by the school board. The lengthy discussion focused mainly on the vacant sections of the buildings, as the school board continues to wrestle with what is the best course of action regarding their future. If they surplus the buildings, the main concerns continue to focus on what future uses the county might bring into the space. They talked about safety concerns and whether a project would be compatible with an educational environment with a school next store and the division’s preschool program expected to relocate to the Pocahontas Landmark Center eventually. Other discussions included renovations for school use, especially with the possibility of more than $2 million in 8460 Times Dispatch Blvd., Mechanicsville, Va 23116 Phone: 804-746-1235 Toll Free: 877-888-0449 Fax: 804-344-8746

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state funds earmarked for construction; wanting to preserve its possible historic value, and just tearing it down and using the land for another purpose. Jones pointed out that in certain vacant sections, the roof has not held up and there have been issues with standing water after storms. Ayers said she believes the board of supervisors would not choose to pursue projects that would potentially harm children. She said letting the county have the buildings and take on the financial burden of whatever they decide to do with them is the best option financially for the schools. Staff has been tasked with coming back in February with cost estimates on a few options the schools might consider, including demolition and renovation. Regarding discussion around using the possible construction grant, Jones pointed out that the school division has many other items on the capital improvement plan (CIP) that the board has already prioritized. The $2 million could help get those projects done earlier, he said. The board unanimously approved the Capital Improvements Plan for Fiscal Years 2023 to 2032, which includes $31.221 million in projects. Three new projects were added this year: replacement of HVAC classroom units at Powhatan Elementary School; preschool classrooms at Pocahontas Landmark Center, and replacement of the Transportation Radio System. Grants are available for the HVAC and classroom projects and both also have a local match requirement. The local match could be funded with CIP Reserve funds.

Some of the returning items on the list include additional classrooms, roof replacement and new HVAC roof top units at the high school; land purchase for a new elementary school; vehicle purchases and leases, and asphalt maintenance. The board unanimously decided to uphold the superintendent’s recommendation of two school-based committees to retain Tiffany Jackson’s novel “Monday’s Not Coming” in the Powhatan High School Library. The book has been the center of a great deal of controversy for several months as several community members repeatedly raised issue with it and a few other books in the school library that they argued were highly sexualized and not appropriate for that setting. A constituent submitted a Request for Reconsideration form to have the book removed from the school library. A school level committee read the book and unanimously recommended retaining the book in the PHS library. That committee’s decision was appealed, and a division level committee read the book and unanimously recommended retaining the book. The superintendent designee recommended retaining the book, and a constituent appealed the recommendation of the superintendent's designee to the school board. Before they voted to keep the book, all five school board members discussed reading part or all of the book and finding it to be a powerful story that shows a very different way of life than children might experience in Powhatan County. They agreed that while there are a few inapsee BOOK, pg. 8

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While the Jan. 16 snowfall wasn’t as heavy as the Jan. 3 winter storm that hit the region so hard, it did drop enough snow to give Powhatan families and their four-legged friends the opportunity to enjoy some winter fun together and the encouragement for others to stay snuggled up warm inside.

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PCPS moved forward Monday following the new guidance from the Virginia Department of Health and Virginia Department of Education regarding COVID-19 prevention now that masks are optional for students and staff. The guidance was sent out to PCPS families in a Jan. 23 email. New guidance The VDH interim guidance points out that “with freedom comes responsibility.” That was emphasized in Sunday’s guidance from the school division, which stated that implementing prevention strategies to reduce risk associated with COVID-19 is a shared responsibility between parents and families, school officials and staff, and local public health authorities. To help reduce transmission in schools, the new guidance stresses “foundational prevention strategies in schools, such as testing and improving ventilation, combined with commonsense actions of personal responsibility, such as staying home when sick, getting vaccinated, and hand-washing.” Prevention strategies for families to consider were keeping children home when sick and seeking care and testing as appropriate, vaccinating their children and wearing masks. Schools were challenged to provide adequate and appropriate ventilation and physical distancing; encourage anyone who is sick to stay home, test and seek care; educate staff regarding their choices pertaining to masking; offer COVID-19 testing programs; ensure handwashing and respiratory etiquette; clean and maintain healthy facilities; notify students and staff of known cases and/or exposures in combination with isolation and quarantine, and notify public health of outbreaks in a timely manner.

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propriate sentences, the entire book should not be defined by them and ignore all of the other important content it has to offer on subjects like abuse, neglect and poverty. They also argued that parents who don’t want their children to read it shouldn’t let

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documents rather than originals – Tax-Aide will accept original documents but encourages people to leave copies with them instead. 2) Clients should remove all tax documents from their envelopes be-

The school division will continue to contact trace positive COVID-19 cases and isolate or quarantine students according to the latest VDH guidelines. Students and employees who have been determined as a close contact do need to quarantine and/or isolate for five days if they: have not received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine within the last two months; have not received either Pfizer or Moderna primary series vaccines within the last six months; have not had a documented case of COVID-19 within the last three months, or have symptoms indicated on the self-screener. The division’s communication to families about close contacts and quarantining will change with optional masks, Jones said in the email. School staff will continue to communicate directly with parents when their child is a close contact with a positive COVID-19 case. School staff will send notification via School Messenger to the families of those students deemed a close contact. Families will receive a form to determine whether or not their child will quarantine, and it must be completed before their child returns to school. Teachers and staff will still keep seating charts, but will not be responsible for determining if students wear a well-fitting mask regularly. Students and staff who test positive for COVID or are required to quarantine and/or isolate due to a close contact will be able to return to school: five days after a close contact, if asymptomatic without the use of fever reducing medications (return date will be provided by school staff); five days after they test positive if they remain asymptomatic, or five days after the onset of symptoms if their symptoms are getting better with no fever for at least 24 hours (without the use of fever reducing medications). Students and staff returning after five days will wear a well-fitting mask for the

them check it out. The board heard a presentation from Brad King with Sands Anderson on legal representation for the school board but did not make any decisions. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@powhatantoday. com. fore coming to their appointment to save time and confusion. While things will look at little different this year, Tax-Aide volunteers are excited to welcome clients back and ask for their patience as they work through the new processes.

next five days. The new guidance also emphasized that, although masks are a controversial issue for some, the school division expects students and staff to respect choices made by their fellow students and staff. “Each school will explicitly set expectations for respectful behavior on this issue. We will not tolerate any bullying or negative behavior towards any student or staff member because they choose to wear or not wear a mask. We ask that you speak to your child(ren) about this issue and reinforce expectations that they are kind and respectful to everyone,” Jones wrote in the Jan. 23 email. In a separate interview on Jan. 19, Jones said that the school would offer age-appropriate lessons about being kind and respectful of others’ choices and emphasizing the division’s anti-bullying policies. Moving forward Jones said last week that staff was making plans for the new change but also waiting on guidance from the health department, which was released late on Friday and saw staff working over the weekend to make final plans. While preparing for this week, Jones said the division had heard from some in the county who were looking forward to the masks coming off and happy to have that decision back in the parents’ hands and others who were “nervous and afraid, especially while we are seeing our numbers surge in Powhatan.” Since Aug. 23, 2021, PCPS has had 60 employees, 577 students and one contractor test positive for COVID-19, according to school website information posted as of Sunday. Numbers were fairly low from August through December, with only a handful of days seeing 10 or more cases, but they spiked dramatically

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in January. For the nine school days with numbers recorded in January, 17 positive cases was the lowest number of cases reported in a day. Last week saw 98 cases on Jan. 18 followed by 40 and 28 cases reported over the next two days. Jones said he is hoping that, as with a spike the school division saw in January 2021, numbers will calm down by February. While there are school divisions that have had to close schools because of outbreaks, PCPS has thus far been able to cover staff absences, Jones said. Personnel who aren’t assigned to a school regularly are in the schools now so they can be on hand to cover classes, duties or assist in contact tracing efforts. The school board’s recent decision to increase substitute pay has also been helpful in adding to the division’s sub pool, but there are still struggles getting enough sometimes, he said. Jones did warn that if the upward surge in positive cases continues, there is the possibility that going virtual temporarily might become necessary. That decision would be made on a school-byschool basis, but the numbers have been fairly consistent across all five buildings. The school division updated its guidance with the start of the new semester shortening the amount of time people have to quarantine, which has gotten students and staff back in school more quickly, Jones said. Even with the less restrictive guidance, the division still hasn’t seen a great deal of transmission that can be traced to happening within school as a result of the change, he added. “We are seeing that has definitely been a change in the right direction,” he said. The school division’s biggest concern right now is maintaining face-to-face instruction for students, and staff will continue to provide the proven mitigation measures within all schools, he said.

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4:30 p.m. April 5. Applications may be obtained by calling the Monacan SWCD office at 804-5564936. Email inquiries may be directed to betty.mccracken@ vaswcd.org. Completed applications can be mailed to the Monacan SWCD office at PO Box 66, Goochland 23063 or delivered to the office at 2748 Dogtown Road, Goochland. Monacan Soil and Water Conservation District programs are open to all, regardless of race; color; national origin; sex; religion; age; disability; political beliefs; sexual orientation; genetic information; marital, family, or veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.

2 to 8 p.m. on Mondays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesday, and Thursdays, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Fridays. Medical appointments are from 2 to 8 p.m. on Mondays and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursdays. Dental appointments are from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Mondays, noon to 8 p.m. on Thursdays, and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Fridays. Behavior health appointment hours are from 2 to 8 p.m. on Mondays, 2 to 5 p.m. on Wednesdays, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursdays. Contact 804-5985637.

The Friends of Powhatan County Public Library’s Bookshop is open during library hours and accepting donations again. The bookshop accepts books, movies, audiobooks, CDs, and magazines. Materials can be given to a library staff member or placed in the book shop corner (tuck them by the file cabinet in the back), which is at the end of the passageway once you come in the front door. Proceeds from the book sale are used for additional library programming. The Powhatan County Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Help

Desk is here for yet another growing season. Although office hours are reduced because of COVID-19 restrictions, the Help Desk is still ready and available. Email questions and detailed photos of your stricken plants to gpmastergardener@gmail.com and volunteers will try and find a solution for you. You can also directly call the Powhatan County Extension at 804598-5640 and leave a message. The Help Desk will be in touch. If a real-life diagnosis or determination is needed, large plant samples including root, stem and leaves can be dropped off at the Powhatan County Extension’s office after consulting with Master Gardener volunteer. If you have plants/shrubs/trees needing identification in your yard, or are new to the Powhatan or Goochland area, we also offer free one to two-hour site visits.

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.

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Powhatan wins rematch over Manchester By Robby Fletcher Sports Editor

weet revenge. That’s how Powhatan head coach Kristy Henderson and her team felt when they upended the Manchester Lancers at home in a 63-43 stunner on Tuesday night. During their initial matchup, the Lancers bested the Indians in a 58-56 season opener that felt like a preview of things to come between two extremely talented Dominion District foes. Meeting up for the first time since that fateful matchup on Nov. 30, the Indians (9-3) came in with a chip on their shoulder against the Lancers (8-3). Add to that the fact that Manchester was ranked No. 5 while Powhatan was No. 6 in the recently updated RVA Sports Network Top-10 poll, there was plenty of fuel added to the fire for the motivated Indians. “We all remember how we felt after that first game, so they were prepared and they knew the challenge,” coach Henderson said. Part of the game plan was accounting for Manchester’s star 6-foot-2 center Mia Woolfolk, who scored 18 points in the first meeting. The sophomore star scored 30 points in the second outing, but the

second best scorer had just six points as Powhatan limited Woolfolk’s supporting cast to force her to be the one to beat them. “The game plan was just to work her and try to challenge her,” coach Henderson said. “We weren’t going to shut her down, we were just trying to shut everybody else down.” With Powhatan center Katherine Cerullo doing her best to hold Woolfolk in check, the strategy worked in Powhatan’s favor. Just three players scored a basket besides Woolfolk, with freshman Rayne Wright being held to six points with none of those coming in the second half. By comparison, Wright led the Lancers with 24 points in the first meeting. A lot of the credit goes to senior Faith Henderson, who not only matched Woolfolk with 30 points of her own, but shadowed Wright for most of the game, not allowing her any space to operate in the half court. Powhatan, meanwhile, was as balanced as ever on the offensive end. While they struggled with live ball turnovers earlier in the season, the Indians did well in limiting those mistakes, which led to more shooting opportunities and less fastbreak chances for the

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Above, senior forward Faith Henderson takes the ball and drives toward the hoop in the first quarter of Powhatan’s 63-43 victory over Manchester on Jan. 18. Henderson led the team with 30 points on the night after scoring 29 points in Powhatan’s win against Cosby High School on Jan. 13. Right, senior point guard Kayla Terry looks to break out of Manchester’s zone press defense as she runs the ball up the floor in the first half of Tuesday’s home game. Terry scored nine points for the Indians, who outscored the Manchester Lancers 38-16 in the second half. The Lancers won the first meeting 58-56 in the season opener on Nov. 30.

Lancers. While Woolfolk’s teammates struggled generating buckets, Henderson was aided a great deal by her teammates in that regard, with Cerullo adding 10 points and Corynn Lampman and Kay-

la Terry scoring nine points each. The team did well in adjusting to the zone press and half court zone defense that Manchester threw at them, knocking see REMATCH, pg. 2

Powhatan boys fall to Manchester on the road By Robby Fletcher Sports Editor

Coming off a close six-point loss to Cosby, Powhatan ran into a Manchester team that’s one of the toughest in the Dominion District on Jan. 19. Though the Indians fought hard to keep things close in the first half, they weren’t able to withstand a striking Lancers offense that ran away with the lead to win, 76-46. The Indians (3-6) faced the Lancers (11-2) for the second time this season, with the Lancers winning the first matchup by 46 points on Dec. 1. This time, Powhatan came out much better on the offensive end, scor-

ing 27 points at the half to enter the midway point down just eight points. A 21-point performance from senior guard Jamel McDuffie led the Lancers past the Indians though, while his teammate in the backcourt Zion Richardson-Keys chipped in an additional 11 to push the Indians away in a blow out second half. The Lancers outscored the Indians 41-19 in large part due to McDuffie’s speed to the hoop and clever skillset as a ballhandler. With the Lancers playing to their usual level as a team to beat, the Indians struggled to keep up despite some highlights on the offensive end.

Powhatan will look to get back on the right track in their next game when they take on district rival Huguenot on Jan. 26. The last time these two teams played, the Indians fell just short in a neck and neck 71-66 game on Dec. 10. The Indians jumped out to a 30-11 lead in that matchup with the Falcons, but a full-court press stifled the team and cut down on their big lead. A big story will be how Powhatan reacts to that same press as they try to get revenge on a team they felt they should’ve beaten in the first matchup. Robby Fletcher can be reached at rfletcher@ powhatantoday.com.

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Powhatan junior guard Oscar Whitely surveys the floor as the primary ballhandler in the Indians’ 76-46 loss to the Manchester Lancers on Jan. 19. This was Powhatan’s second meeting with Manchester, who won the first meeting by 46 points on Dec. 1 in Powhatan’s second matchup of the season.

C&F Banks AthleteAthlete of the of Week C&F Bank’s the Week BASKETBALL ALL-STAR WHO: MATTHEW HEMPFIELD WHAT HE DID: As a senior leader and the starting point guard for the Powhatan Indians, Hempfield has been a driving force to some of the team’s biggest performances this season. Entering a matchup at Maggie

Walker with a 2-4 record, Hempfield stepped up in a major way for the Indians, delivering a game-high 15 points and five steals to lead his team to a 39-30 win on Tuesday, Jan. 11. Hempfield had seven of his 15 points come in the second quarter, where he took over with multiple drives to the rim that resulted in a handful of

trips to the free throw line. In the final minutes of a close game, Hempfield’s intensity on the defensive end as well as some turnover-free basketball helped Powhatan drain the clock and pull away with a close victory. It was Powhatan’s first win since Dec. 3 when they beat George Wythe, 64-53.

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Indians wrestling bests Midlothian in home win By Robby Fletcher Sports Editor

Taking on Midlothian at home, the Powhatan Indians wrestling team came out of the gate strong and finished with 18 unanswered points to knock off the Trojans, 48-31. The Trojans have already run into the Indians this season at the Mechanicsville Holiday Classic on Dec. 17, which the Trojans won. On Wednesday, the two well-acquainted teams stood for a moment of silence and a prayer before the match in honor of Powhatan wrestler Kieran Hathaway, who passed away on Jan. 2. After the moment of silence, both teams played the game with a level of respect that’d make Hathaway proud. Starting off the night in the 106-pound event was Midlothian’s Sam Parsons and Powhatan wrestler Natalia Sanchez. The two battled until late in the second period, when Parsons won by a fall in 3:56 to give Trojans the first six points of the night. From there, Powhatan

railed off three straight wins in the 113, 120 and 126-pound classes. In the 113-pound event, freshman Luke Wells won with a second period fall in 3:40 over sophomore Alex Shaw to tie things up 6-6. Wells’ victory was followed by Powhatan star Dylan Coward, who put on a show once again. His pin was the third straight in the second period as he took down junior Grace Bolstad with 42 seconds left in the period. The last win of the 18–0 run was from freshman Gavin Utley, who used his patented arm bar to create an advantage over fellow freshman Lewis Summers in a first period fall in 1:56. The Trojans were able to get back into the battle after two wins, one a fourpoint major decision from 132-pound freshman Callad Gregory and the other a 56-second fall from senior Alex MacFarlane to cut Powhatan’s lead down to 18-16. Powhatan’s Britton Proffitt calmed things down by getting his own pin in less than a minute

for six points in the 145-pound event. After Andrew Cheatham won the 160-pound event with a miraculous 30-second pin, Midlo senior Crew Gregory responded in the 170-pound event with a 46-second fall over Nathan Holt. Gregory, who won the MVP award at the Holiday Classic after winning the 160-pound bracket, was the last Trojan to win on the mat at Powhatan. After Midlothian got a forfeit for six points in the 182-pound event to take a 31-30 lead, that’s when Powhatan took control for good. The Indians got two forfeits for a quick 12 points and then in the final match of the night in the 285-pound event, Powhatan’s Josh Wade earned an impressive six points against senior Will Haemker with a pin in 2:24. Powhatan wrestles again as the host team on Jan. 29 when they wrestle in the Arrowhead Invitational.

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Above, senior Dylan Coward gets close to pinning Midlothian wrestler Grace Holgstad in the second period of the 120-pound event on Jan. 19. Below, freshman Luke Wells works to get a takedown on sophomore Alex Shaw. Wells won the 113-pound event by a fall.

Robby Fletcher can be reached at rfletcher@ powhatantoday.com.

Track and field finishes third at James River meet By Robby Fletcher Sports Editor

On a chilly Wednesday afternoon, the Powhatan Indians track and field team traveled to James River for its fourth meet of the season and finished with two first-place finishes. After competing at the Liberty Premier Invitational on Jan. 8, the Indians competed with James River and Monacan High School. For both the boys and girls events, Powhatan finished third in total points, with the boys scoring 62.5 points and the girls scoring 51. James River’s boys and girls teams both finished first. Leading the charge for Powhatan was Mayson Jenkins and Sean Seibel, who both left the meet with first-place finishes. Jenkins, a sophomore, has been one of Powhatan’s best runners this season, and she proved that once again by winning the

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Sophomore Carter Zaun and freshman Caleb Edling run next to each other in the boys 1000-meter run on Jan. 19.

500-meter dash with a time of 1 minute, 25.14 seconds. Jenkins also finished third in the long jump with 15 feet, 5.50 inches and third in the 55-meter dash with a time of 8.16 seconds. In the 55,

Jenkins’ teammate Aleah Burnett, a freshman, finished close behind in fourth place at 8.33 seconds. Sophomore runner Seibel finished first in the 3200-meter dash by seven

seconds, finishing with a result of 10 minutes, 41.66 seconds, besting James River’s Juan Murias, who finished in second place with a 10:48.46. Seibel outperformed his last time of 10:55.27 that

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While Manchester was down by a point in a 26-25 halftime score, Powhatan was truly dominant from there on out. Powhatan outscored Manchester 38-16 in the second half and an even better 21-6 in the final eight minutes. With two minutes left, Powhatan was holding onto a 5742 lead as they held every ounce of momentum against a drained Lancers team that had no answers against the motivated Indians. It was as big a statement as it gets for the Indians, who showed improvement in nearly every aspect of their game. Powhatan plays again on Jan. 27 in a rematch with Monacan. Monacan won the first meeting by 35 on Dec. 16, making it Powhatan’s worst loss of

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down eight threes and punishing Manchester for giving up the perimeter. “What they showed us in the first game that we struggled with, we had adjusted to with that zone press and zone defense,” coach Henderson said. “We just had a really good game. We had lots of energy, it was fun.” Another thing the team has shown improvement on is their free throw shooting. Once a weakness of this team, the Indians didn’t let a single trip to the line go to waste, as they went a perfect 11-for-11. All these improvements added together to result in a near-perfect performance from Powhatan.

got him 24th place at Liberty two weeks ago. Powhatan had more strong results in the boys 3200 from sophomore River Leynes and Rylan Powers, who finished third and fourth. Leynes

finished strong with a 11:12.11 time while Powers finished at 11:36.30. In the girls 3200, runners Ellen Weimer and Ella Green finished next to each other in second and third place in the competition, with Weimer running a 12:05.01 and Green running a 12:10.11. Another notable finish was senior Asher Timberlake, fresh off a sixthplace finish at Liberty, earning second place in the shot put with a result of 40 feet, 0.3 inches. Lin Wood also earned third in the boys long jump with a 17-10.50 result. In their next meet, the Indians were set to play host in the Powhatan Polar Bear Meet on Jan. 25. James River was scheduled to join Powhatan at the meet along with Clover Hill, Cosby and George Wythe High School. Robby Fletcher can be reached at rfletcher@ powhatantoday.com.

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Sophomores Katherine Cerullo (24) and Corynn Lampman (11) defend guard D’Zhiya Thompson as she goes for a layup in Powhatan’s 63-43 win on Jan. 18. The two frontcourt players combined for 19 points on the night.

the season. While Powhatan got the revenge they desired against Manchester, they’ll need to do it all over again if they want to

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Powhatan swim and dive celebrates senior night By Robby Fletcher Sports Editor

It was a senior night to remember for Powhatan’s swim and dive team, who went up against Lousia County and won the duel with a combined score of 142-126. It’s been just a week separating the last time Powhatan faced Louisa, when the two teams met on Jan. 15 in a meet that Powhatan won in both the girls and boys matchups. This time around, the Lions won in the boys events 71-51, but the Indians’ girls team made up for it with a convincing 91-55 victory to push Powhatan ahead in the combined score. The Indians had five seniors that were celebrated at the meet, with five-year swimmers Mia Wilson and Reese Smith alongside three-year swimmers R. E. Holland, Taylor Kneessi and Payton George all earning a moment of appreciation as they got set to hit the water at the Swim Quest Aquatic Center on Saturday, Jan. 22. “Thank you for your hard work and dedication both in the pool and the classroom,” Powhatan athletic director Tim Llewellyn tweeted. “You all have helped grow the swim program tremendously over the past five years!” Smith and Wilson both had memorable performances on their special day, with Smith winning the girls 200-yard individual medley and Wilson winning both the

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Above, senior Taylor Kneessi swims in the girls 50-yard freestyle event against Louisa County on Jan. 22. Kneessi finished fifth in the event with a time of 35.14 seconds. Right (from left to right), senior swimmers Mia Wilson, Payton George, Taylor Kneessi, Reese Smith and R.E. Holland stand together for a photo as Powhatan celebrated their years with the team on senior night at Swim Quest Aquatic Center.

girls 200-yard freestyle and the 100-yard freestyle events. Smith swam a time of 3:17.19 in the 200 while Wilson won the 200 freestyle at 2:21.33, 16 seconds ahead of the second-place

finisher. Wilson also swam a 1:32.04 time in the 100 freestyle, six seconds ahead of Lousia County senior Lauren Dessent. Starting off the meet, Louisa County won the

first three events over Powhatan, beating the Indians in both the boys and girls 200-yard medley relay as well as the boys 200 freestyle. It was Wilson and Smith who brought Powhatan its first

two wins after that in the 200 freestyle and individual medley, and from there the Indians took control. Powhatan earned six more team points when Brandon Vallent won the

boys 50-yard freestyle with an impressive time of 25.41 seconds. Behind him was teammate Wyatt Malkerson, who finished with a result of 26.89 seconds. Rowan Blashfield followed up the excellent work done by Vallent to win the girls 50 freestyle for six more points, hitting the finish line at 30.52 seconds. In the boys 100 freestyle that took place in the middle of the meet, Powhatan earned 10 quick points at the top thanks to Cole Malkerson and Nathan Orb coming in first and second place. Malkerson finished with a 54.88 time while Orb finished at 1:01.02, exactly what his seed time was coming into the meet. Louisa County made things interesting with two more wins in the boys and girls 200 freestyle relay, their fourth group win of the day, but Powhatan continued to win the individual events down the stretch, with Cole Malkerson putting together a statement win in the 100 backstroke by beating the second place finisher by 26.75 seconds with his 1:04.89 time. To cap off a successful senior night, Powhatan’s boys and girls 400 freestyle relay teams won the final two events. The boys team won the event by 57.16 seconds. Powhatan will compete again on Friday, Jan. 28 when they venture out to the Burkwood Swim and Racquet Club to take on Hanover High School. The meet starts at 6 p.m.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING POWHATAN COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION Notice is hereby given, pursuant to § 15.2-2204 of the Code of Virginia, that the Planning Commission of Powhatan County will conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at 6:00 PM in the Powhatan County Village Building Auditorium, 3910 Old Buckingham Road, to consider the following requests: Case #21-10-REZC: DJM Ventures (District #2: Flat Rock/Holly Hills) requests the rezoning of Tax Map Parcels #41A-1-B-1A and 41-82D from General-Commercial (C) and Agricultural-10 (A-10) to Commerce Center (CC) and amendment of the zoning district map of approximately 2.25 acres of land located on the south side of State Route 60 (Anderson Highway) just east of State Route 676 (Urbine Rd). The applicant is seeking to repurpose the existing building for use as a restaurant. The 2021 Long-Range Comprehensive Plan designates the subject property as Commerce Center (Route 60 Corridor East Special Area Plan) on the Countywide Future Land Use Plan. Case #22-01-REZ: Powhatan County requests the rezoning of the Tax Map Parcels listed at the bottom of this notice from General-Commercial (C) to Commerce Center (CC) and amendment of the zoning district map. General Commercial is a zoning designation that is no longer in line with the goals of the Comprehensive Plan or the Zoning Ordinance and has few allowable commercial uses. The following properties contain existing structures, and to ensure the continued operation of commercial uses in such structures, the County proposes to proactively rezone those properties on behalf of the property owners. Rezoning to CC will allow a much wider range of by right commercial uses going forward and more consistent with the uses these properties historically would have had but are no longer permitted today under the existing General Commercial zoning. The 2021 Long-Range Comprehensive Plan predominantly designates the desired land use of these properties as gateway business. That tax map parcels to be rezoned as a part of this rezoning are as follows. 26-116, 26-117A, 26-117B, 26-117C, 26-117D, 26-117E, 26-117F, 26-122, 26-24, 26-25, 26-68, 26-74, 26-8-1, 26B1-1-1A, 26B1-1-2A, 26B1-1-2B, 26B2-1-30, 26B2-1-38, 26B3-1-22, 26B3-1-6A, 27-12A, 27-17, 32-29, 38-51A, 38-52, 38-52A, 38-53, 38-54, 39-100, 39-108B, 3964A, 39-84, 39-84A, 39-85, 39-87, 39-99, 39C-2-1, 39C-2-4, 41-10, 41-12D, 41-19, 41-24, 41-45, 41-45B, 41-57, 41-61, 41-86E, 41-86M, 41-86N, 41-8A, 41-9, 41A-1-B-1A, 41C-1-1, 41C-1-10, 41C-1-11, 41C-1-14, 41C-1-16, 41C-1-19, 41C-1-20, 41C-1-21, 41C-1-22, 41C-1-2A, 41C-1-3A, 41C-1-4A, 41C-1-5, 41C-1-6, 41C-1-7, 41C-1-7A, 41C-1-8, 41C-2-10, 41C-2-11, 41C-2-12, 41C-2-14, 41C-2-2, 41C-2-4, 41C-2-5, 41C2-7, 41C-2-9, 42-19, 42-19, 42-27, 42-5-2, 42-57B, 42-6-1, 42-68B, 42-72, 42-7-2, 42-7-3, 42-7-4, 42-7-8, 42-9A, 42-9H, 42E-1-1, 42E-1-2, 42E-1-2A, 42E-1-3-1, 42E-1-3-2, 42E-1-4, 42E-1-5, 42E-1-6, 42E-2-10, 43-24, 43-24B, 43-28A, 43-28B, 43-34, 43-C-4-2. Case #21-13-REZC: FD&B Enterprises LLC (District #1: Flat Rock/Subletts) requests the rezoning of Tax Map Parcels 041A-1-A-4B from General-Commercial (C) to Commerce Center (CC) and amendment of the zoning district map of approximately 1.67 acres of land located on the north side of State Route 60 (Anderson Highway). The applicant is seeking to build two commercial buildings. The 2021 Long-Range Comprehensive Plan designates the subject property as Gateway Business (Route 60 Corridor East Special Area Plan) on the Countywide Future Land Use Plan. Case #21-10-CUP: Chadham & Sarah Taylor (District #3: Jefferson/Fine Creek Mills) request a conditional use permit (CUP) to allow a rural event venue within the Agricultural-10 (A-10) zoning district per Sec. 83-162 of the Zoning Ordinance of the County of Powhatan. The use is located at Tax Map Parcel #17-24 and #17-24A (2987 & 2983 Huguenot Trail) in north central Powhatan County. 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NASCAR Race Hub College Basketball College Basketball College Basketball: Duke at Notre Dame. College Basketball SportsCenter Wheel Jeopardy The Bachelor (N) (In Stereo) Å (DVS) Promised Land (N) News Kimmel News Holly Neighbor Bob NCIS (In Stereo) NCIS: Hawai’i News Colbert Big Bang Big Bang 9-1-1: Lone Star (N) The Cleaning Lady Fox News at Ten You Bet DailyMail ET Inside Kenan Kenan That’s My Jam (N) Betty White: News J. Fallon On Balance Dan Abrams Live NewsNation Prime Banfield (N) Å On Balance Fashion’s Night In Å PBS NewsHour (N) Antique Roadshow Legacy List Independent Lens (In Stereo) Aman Articu Articu The Bob Ross: Not Broken: Å Megaweapons PBS NewsHour (N) E. B. OutFront Anderson Cooper CNN Tonight (Live) Don Lemon Tonight Don Lemon Tonight The ReidOut (Live) All In With Rachel Maddow The Last Word The 11th Hour Å Shepard Smith Shark Tank Å Shark Tank Shark Tank Shark Tank Å Jesse Watters Tucker Carlson Hannity (Live) Å Ingraham Gutfeld! (N) Å Chicago P.D. WWE Monday Night RAW (N) (In Stereo Live) Å Astrid & Lilly “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi” (1983) Snowpiercer (N) Snowpiercer “Amer. Assassin” Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang Big Bang American Close American American Secrets of Playboy Secrets of Playboy Secrets of Playboy Adults Adopt Secrets of Playboy ›››› “The Dark Knight” (2008, Action) ››› “Batman Begins” (2005, Action) Christian Bale. Å South Pk South Park Å South Pk South Pk South Pk South Pk South Pk Daily South Pk Street Outlaws: Full Street Outlaws “Salty Tunes” (N) (In Stereo) Å Street Outlaws Darcey & Stacey Darcey & Stacey 90 Days 90 Days 1000-Lb. Sisters (N) Darcey & Stacey Last Frontier Alaska: The Last Frontier- Frozen Edg. Alaska: The Last Frontier (In Stereo) Office Office Office Office Office Office Office Office The 700 Club Å Andy G. Andy G. Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond Raymond King King “Raintree County” “I Found Stella Parish” (1935) ›‡ “For the Defense” (1930) “Guilty Hands” “My Secret” “Love on Harbor Island” (2020) Golden Golden Golden Golden Castle Å Castle “Reckoning” Castle (In Stereo) Castle (In Stereo) Castle (In Stereo) Love It or List It Love It or List It Tough Love Love It or List It Love It or List It Diners, Drive Kids Baking Chopped Å Chopped Å Chopped Å “Karen” (2021, Suspense) Taryn Manning, Cory Hardrict. Å ››‡ “ATL” (2006) Tip Harris. Å ››‡ “Hotel Transylvania 2” (2015) Å Resident Alien ››‡ “Hotel Transylvania” (2012) Å “Lethal Weapon 2” (1989) ›› “Pearl Harbor” ›››‡ “Lethal Weapon” (1987, Action) Mel Gibson. Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Mom Mom Mom Mom Mom Mom Ancient Aliens Ancient Aliens Ancient Aliens Ancient Aliens Ancient Aliens

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