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July 13, 2022

Large crowds gather for July 4 celebrations By Laura McFarland Editor

OWHATAN – Powhatan County marked July 4th weekend with great fanfare as two local events drew thousands out to celebrate Independence Day. Organizers of both the Freedom Fest hosted by 5 Stone Church on Friday, July 1 and the third annual Powhatan Freedom Festival offered by the Powhatan Dental Outreach Foundation for Children on Sunday, July 3 say they saw an estimated 1,300 people come out to celebrate at their respective events. Jeff Lambert, lead pastor of 5 Stone Church, described the Friday night event as incredibly positive with a joyous atmo-

LEFT PHOTO BY LAURA McFARLAND / RIGHT PHOTO COURTESY OF RUTH WOODFIN

Shown left, Anna and John Curd and their children Hannah, 2, and LJ, 4, had a great night out July 3 at the Powhatan Freedom Festival. (See more photos Page 8A.) Shown right, spectators at the 5 Stone Church’s Freedom Fest watch the fireworks display at the end of the July 1 celebration. (See more photos Page 6A.)

sphere. Children played games, got their faces painted and vis-

ited with the firefighters; the food vendors sold out; visitors

appreciated the car show and family atmosphere, and the fire-

works going off to patriotic see JULY 4, pg. 6

Summer reading program thrives

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Powhatan residents David Amburn and Tricia Frohman were in a motor vehicle accident July 4 in which he lost his leg. He is recovering well.

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Representatives with AWARE Wildlife show animals to families attending a Powhatan Summer Reading program event held July 7 at Flat Rock Elementary School.

By Laura McFarland Managing Editor

POWHATAN – Having more than 500 people attend Powhatan’s Summer Reading Program Kickoff Party gave organizers a big clue that the 2022 series was likely to be well attended, but even they didn’t foresee the overwhelming response that the program has experienced. With the summer reading program put on by Powhatan County Public Library and Powhatan County Public Schools now about halfway through, organizers are thrilled with the huge turnouts they are seeing across the board, said Anne Blankman, youth services librarian. “This has been the first real summer reading program in two years, since the start of COVID, and it has been tremendously exciting to see the turnout that we’ve had this year. It has

been an incredibly successful and well-received summer reading program – one of our best ever,” she said. As of July 6, the library had 575 children, 60 teens and 100 adults register for their respective summer reading programs, which are amazing numbers for the program, she said. The best part is, people are signing up but they are also getting involved. In addition to the huge turnout at the kickoff party, the program saw a combined more than 400 people for the two shows Jonathan the Juggler put on June 30, and AWARE Wildlife’s show last Thursday at Flat Rock Elementary School had 73 adults and 183 children. The remaining performance, Mad Science, will appear twice at Flat Rock Elementary School on Thursday, July 14, first at 12:45 p.m. and later at 2 p.m. The program wraps up on Thursday, July 28 at 6 p.m. at the library. see READING, pg. 3

Army veteran survives July 4 crash, loses leg By Laura McFarland Managing Editor

POWHATAN – A Powhatan army veteran whose quick thinking after a July 4 motorcycle crash meant he lost his leg but not his life is recovering well and already dreaming of the day when he will be riding again. Speaking from his hospital room at VCU Medical Center by phone on Sunday, David Amburn, 37, was in good spirits as he shared that he was healing nicely and expecting to go home by next week. He said he had been taken off of all of the machines he had been on and had even walked the day before – the first time since his crash. “It was with a walker, but I walked. I know I am going to make it through this. I’ve got to. I have no choice but to stay positive about it,” Amburn said. Amburn was severely injured in a crash that occurred at about 9:22 p.m. on July 4 in the 3500 block of Maidens Road in Powsee VETERAN, pg. 5

Ride Assist Services receives grant to help seniors By Laura McFarland Managing Editor

POWHATAN – Powhatan’s volunteer transportation program, Ride Assist Services, will continue to help seniors stay independent thanks to it being awarded grant funding for fiscal year (FY) 2023 through the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT). Ride Assist Services coordinator Jayne Lloyd recently announced the program had received its second Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 5310 grant, which will carry the program through the end of 2023. Ride Assist Services offers local residents 60 and older free rides so they can reach doctor’s appointments, pick up prescriptions and complete other important errands they could not do on their own. It is a need-based program, not income-based, helping people who find see RIDE ASSIST, pg. 4

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Ride Assist Services volunteer Tony Hackenberg is shown with client Geneva Henderson.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Wednesday, July 13

Powhatan County Public Library is proud to partner with Powhatan County Public Schools for the children’s summer reading program. The 2022 theme is “Oceans of Possibilities!” Participants are encouraged to attend summer reading events and check out books at the library. All programs at all locations are free and opento the public. Children’s story times will be held on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. at the library on July 13, 20 and 27. Enjoy stories, songs and rhymes! Contact Powhatan County Public Library at 804-598-5670. Community Matters is a resource for all 55 and forward interested in learning, staying active and engaging with peers. Challenge and socialization are powerful combined and crucial at any age! Program is free; requires independent participation. Weekly sessions with a wide range of topics and activities are held on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Rescue Squad Building, 3920 Marion Harland Lane. Information on various offerings, activities and topics presented can be found on Facebook: Powhatan County Reach for Active Services and also by calling the Powhatan Library 804-598-5670 and selecting option 3 to hear an updated recording. Call program coordinator Jayne Lloyd at 804-698-0438 for more information. Powhatan County Public Library is open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays, and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. Meeting rooms are available by reservation; study rooms are available first come, first served. The library offers e-books and materials to borrow in person or by using Books to Go. With Books to Go, patrons may reserve print materials, DVDs, and audiobooks 24/7 online at www.powhatanlibrary or by phone during open hours at 804-598-5670; once the patron is notified that their order is ready, they have three days to pick it up at the to-go shelf. The outdoor library book drop is open 24/7 for returning library items; however, patrons must return mobile hotspots to the circulation desk inside the library. The library accepts donations and the Friends of the Library bookstore is open during library business hours. Visit www.powhatanlibrary.net or call the library at 804-598-5670 for more details, and like the library’s Facebook page for all the latest, up-to-date library news, information and program schedules. Business Network International (BNI) Powhatan chapter meets virtually from 8 to 9:30 a.m. every Wednesday. Visit Www.BNIVA.com for information. To register, visit https://tinyurl.com/BNIOnFire or contact executive director Dawne Gulla at dawne@bniva.com or 804690-9220 for more information. The Free Clinic of Powhatan serves residents from Powhatan, Amelia and Cumberland Counties as well as select Chesterfield areas. Services include medical, dental, counseling and women’s healthcare by appointment. Note: Walk-in medical services for current registered patients now available on the first and third Mondays of May and June. Eligibility requirements on website www.freeclinicofpowhatan. org/patients. Registration for new patients by appointment Mondays 5-8 p.m. or walk-in Tuesdays from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. For more information or to make an appointment, call (804) 598-5637.

The Teen Summer Reading Program at Powhatan County Public Library is going strong. The final Game Tournament of the summer will be held from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the library on July 14. Participants will be playing Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Mario Kart Wii, and Jackbox Party Packs, with snacks and drinks available. If you have questions, contact Powhatan County Public Library at (804) 598-5670 or email PCPLTEENS@powhatanlibrary.net. Powhatan County Public Library is proud to partner with Powhatan County Public Schools for the children’s summer reading program. The 2022 theme is “Oceans of Possibilities!” Participants are encouraged to attend summer reading events and check out books at the library. All programs at all locations are free and open to the public. The popular performers, Mad Science, will appear twice at Flat Rock Elementary School on July 14, first at 12:45 p.m. and later at 2 p.m. Join these mad scientists for a

Correction Because of errors in the fourth nine weeks honor rolls of Powhatan and Pocahontas Elementary schools in the July 6 edition, both honor rolls are being reprinted in the July 13 edition.

Fine Creek Brewery is hosting a Benefit Night for the Free Clinic of Powhatan from 3 to 8 p.m. on July 14. The brewery will donate a percentage of proceeds for the evening including beer, wine, food and merchandise to the nonprofit. The Mill is located at 2434 Robert E. Lee Road in Powhatan. More information can be found at www. themillatfinecreek.com. The Powhatan Village Farmers Market is open from 4 to 6:30 p.m. every Thursdays through September on the grounds of Bienvenue, 3841 Old Buckingham Road, Powhatan. The market offers families a great way to unwind with live music and food truck fare while catching up with neighbors. The Powhatan market meets all your local farm produce and pastured meat needs, as well as those specialty goods you’re looking for like honey, soap, baked treats, unique artisan crafts and more. Lots of SNAP and Double SNAP options! We’re excited to welcome you to the Powhatan Village farmers market! For more information, contact 302-893-0068 or visit https://rvagriculture.org/.

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.

Powhatan Stars Cancer Support Group, formerly known as Powhatan Supporting the Alliance and Respecting Survivors (STARS), meets at 6 p.m. at The County Seat Restaurant in the back room. The group is for survivors, caregivers and family members to listen and support each other. For more information, contact Sue Bird at 804-212-8651 or Patty Hicks at 804-375-3499.

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.

The Powhatan Republican Committee’s monthly meeting will be held at Rosa’s Italian Restaurant. Social time is at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting starts at 7 p.m.

Farmers Market at Tavern 19 is open from 9 a.m. to noon every Saturdays through October on the grounds of Independence Golf Course, 600 Founders Bridge Blvd, Midlothian, VA 23113. The new Farmers Market at Tavern 19 is a grower’s market, featuring farm fresh seasonal produce, grass fed meats, fruits and berries, honey, baked goods, value added products and select artisan crafts. Independence Golf Course is the ideal setting for a farmers market – it’s a park-like setting with plenty of parking and grass covered by large shade trees. The market has free Wi-Fi, a stage, electricity, food provided by Tavern 19, picnic tables, live music, kid’s activities and more! Come grab some dinner and stock up for the week on fresh local products! For more information, visit https://rvagriculture.org/. Habitat For Humanity - Powhatan depends on volunteers and donors. Habitat is blessed with the community’s helpful, kind and generous participation. The Habitat Store at 1922 Urbine Road will be open on the first and third Saturdays of the month from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. During this pandemic, anyone coming into the store must wear a facemask. The office is located in the Habitat Store and the office number is 804-594-7009. Call and volunteer! Donate! Help us build!!

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

The Christian Motorcyclists Association Powhatan chapter Living Wheels will meet at 6 p.m. at Company 4 Fire station at the intersection of Route 711 and Judes Ferry Road. Find out what they have been doing, and where their next ride or event will be. For more information call Tom Barnes at 804-690-4884 or Mark Lewis at 804432-1831.

Sunday, July 17

The Pocahontas High School

Fine Creek Baptist Church will hold Vacation Bible School July 18 to 22 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The church will have classes for ages 3 to kindergarten, grades 1-3 and grades 4-6. There will not be a nursery. Register through the church’s website or Facebook page.

The Free Clinic of Powhatan is offering walk-in medical appointments for active current patients from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on the first and third Mondays of the month at the clinic at 2320 Skaggs Road. No appointment necessary. For more information, contact 804598-5637.

Saturday, July 16

Hobson’s Chapel United Methodist Church will hold Homecoming services at 11 a.m. at the church, located at 6483 Old Buckingham Road. Special music will be provided by Tarnished Brass and Deana Boyles. Services will be led by Pastor Jerry Drinkard with special guest speaker DS Jay Carey from Farmville. Lunch will be provided following the service. All are invited to join the congregation in fellowship.

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 804-318-6485.

Have you ever wondered what tree you were walking by in Powhatan State Park? This walk may be just what you're looking for. Led by a local master naturalist volunteer, the walk is an introduction to the basics of native tree identification. The walk will take approximately 1.5 hours on an easily travelled trail that passes many of the native trees found in central Virginia. Be sure to wear closed toe shoes and bring plenty of water. All ages are welcome. The walk begins promptly at 10 a.m. every Tuesday at the Playground Shelter through the end of August. Call the Park Office at 804-598-7148 for more information.

The Beef Cattle Production 360 Discussion Group meets at 6 p.m. on the third Tuesday of the month. New members are always welcome to join if you are a seasoned beef cattle producer or just getting started. Prior to the pandemic the group typically started with a pot luck meal. Meetings have currently either been held virtually or on farm socially distanced with masks. For more information, contact Rachel Henley at 804-598-5640 or rachelhenley@vt.edu.

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

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

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

Monday, July 18

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_2QUVzrPXD pYsV2HY11CH8KBrluifyO. 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.

Thursday, July 14

Reunion Committee has established the Pocahontas High School Legacy Scholarship, which honors and pays homage to former faculty members who taught at Pocahontas High School. An award ceremony will be held at the Pocahontas Landmark Center in the Powhatan African American Cultural Arts Museum, 4290 Anderson Highway Powhatan, Virginia 23139, on July 17 at 3 p. m.

mind-boggling series of experiments in their new show: Spin, Pop, Boom! Contact Powhatan County Public Library at 804-598-5670.

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Lonesome Dove Equestrian Center, which is located at 6137 Old Buckingham Road, provides yearround 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. 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: July 19 and 27; August 2, 16 and 24; Sept. 13, 20 and 28; 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. 1,

Community Matters sets busy summer schedule Contributed Report

Powhatan Bullnanza will be held on Saturday, July 23 at Rocky Oak Farm, 2693 Rocky Oak Road in Powhatan. Gates open at 5 p.m. and showtime is 7:30 p.m. The events include bull riding, cowgirl barrel racing, a mechanical bull, kids mutton bustin’, and team roping. Concessions available. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for ages 6 to 14 and free for ages 5 and younger. Contact Scott Morton at 434-2923113 or 434-294-1393 or go to www.longbranchrodeo.com.

The Teen Summer Reading Program at Powhatan County Public Library is coming to a close. The library will have a closing party on Monday, July 25 from 5 to 7 p.m. Participants will be drawing the grand prize winner and raffling off any other prizes left over. If you have questions, contact Powhatan County Public Library at (804) 598-5670 or email PCPLTEENS@powhatanlibrary.net.

Lonesome Dove Equestrian Center, which is located at 6137 Old Buckingham Road, provides yearround 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. 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: July 27; August 2, 16 and 24; Sept. 13, 20 and 28; 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. 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 see CALENDAR, pg. 7

see COMMUNITY, pg. 3

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.

Baking Out of the Box is a new 4-H summer program designed for all youth ages 9-13. Young people with an interest in baking and “all things hands-on in the kitchen” are invited to join the fun in this 4-H class! Learn how to create a variety of different baked goods simply using a boxed cake mix, discover healthy options, kitchen equipment, food safety and much more! This short-term 4-H project will be offered Tuesday/ Wednesday, July 19 and 20, from 9 a.m. to noon. Fee per participant is $15. Space is limited so register today. Contact Powhatan Extension Office at chowland@vt.edu or call (804) 598-5640 for online registration or answer questions.

The Teen Summer Reading Program at Powhatan County Public Library is going strong. A Live-Action Five Night’s at Freddy’s™ event will be held at the library on Friday, July 22. Fend off five animatronics as a security guard. Survive your shift to win! Pizza will be provided. Preregistration is required. Younger ages may be allowed to participate; contact the library for details. If you have questions, contact Powhatan County Public Library at (804) 598-5670 or email PCPLTEENS@ powhatanlibrary.net.

WISEMAN, Shirley "E" Anne, the last of the Osterbind sisters, passed on July 3, 2022, in Merritt Island, Florida where she was living with her beautiful and sweet granddaughter, April. She left her heart in Virginia to find love and companionship with April, William and her greatgranddaughters. Seeking peace and solace after the death of her much beloved husband, Fred, in 2014, Shirley found the tranquility she needed in the arms of her family where death took her naturally in her sleep. A long-time Virginia State employee, Shirley received many accolades and awards for her duty performance and she carried that can-do attitude into retirement becoming an avid traveler and cruise ship enthusiast. Shirley will be missed by her travel mates, old friends at Lake Shawnee and members of Powhatan United Methodist Church in Powhatan, Virginia, as well as The Red Hat Society ladies and Avon representatives. She was preceded in death by stepdaughters, Fosta Ann and Semona; daughters, Deborah, Elaine and Jeannie; and her siblings, William and Ronald Osterbind, Lorraine (Church) and Alberta (Papoy); and her parents, Antonne Osterbind and Lora Osterbind (Wright). She is survived by grandsons, Nick and Luke; and stepgrandsons, Wallace and Kenneth (Munford); granddaughter, April; and great-granddaughters, Faith and Alissa; and nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at the Veterans Cemetery in Amelia, Virginia at a time and date yet to be determined. Please consider a donation to the Wounded Warrior Project in memory of those we love.

Community Matters is a resource for all 55 and forward interested in learning, staying active and engaging with peers. Challenge and socialization are powerful combined and crucial at any age! Programs are free and requires independent participation. Weekly sessions with a wide range of topics and activities are held on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Rescue Squad Building, 3920 Marion Harland Lane. With limited space and time, the nonprofit shared its calendar for dates that have been coordinated this summer. Topics can be subject to change when unavoidable but feel free to call or message Reach for Active Services program coordinator if you’d like to confirm before attending! Wednesday, July 13 – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Game Day! Choose from games available – Dominos, Apples to Apples, Jigsaw Puzzle and Spades. Don’t like a game listed? Bring your own favorite game and a friend! Wednesday, July 20 – 10 a.m., Humble Bee project. Participants will be discussing a new opportunity – making no sew fleece blankets to send to a pediatric cancer treatment center. The group’s own sort of “quilting bee” without the sewing! Join us to participate in something to benefit others and enjoy time with peers while doing good. Noon, Laurie Hart of Love4Syria will teach about her work in Syria, which evolved into her organization becoming a nonprofit and supporting 60 Syrian women through the craft of knitting.

Tuesday, July 19

The Teen Summer Reading Program at Powhatan County Public Library is going strong. The final Movie Night of the summer for teens will be held from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the library on Thursday, July 21. Enjoy popcorn, drinks and a themed craft. If you have questions, contact Powhatan County Public Library at (804) 598-5670 or email PCPLTEENS@ powhatanlibrary.net.

SHIRLEY WISEMAN

Powhatan Today, July 13, 2022

Powhatan woman dies in Hopewell double homicide Contributed Report A Powhatan woman has been identified as one of the victims in a double homicide that occurred on June 28 in Hopewell. At about 2:20 a.m. Tuesday, June 28, officers were called to the area of S.13th Ave. and Buren St. in Hopewell for a report of shots fired, according to a release from the Hopewell Police Department. Upon arrival officers located a male and female subject inside of a crashed vehicle suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. Both victims were pronounced deceased by Hopewell Fire and EMS. The victims have since been identi-

fied as Jerrell Lynwood, 33, of Hopewell and Amanda Horner, 35, of Powhatan. The Hopewell Police Department Criminal Investigations Unit along with Field Services personnel continue to actively investigate the incident. The Hopewell Police Department is requesting that any person(s) who may have any information to provide, to contact the Hopewell Criminal Investigations Unit at (804) 541-2284. Persons with information on this crime and who wish to remain anonymous may contact the Hopewell Prince George Crime solvers hotline in Hopewell at (804) 541-2202 or provide their tip using the P3tips mobile app.

Legacy scholarship honors former faculty The Pocahontas High School Reunion Committee has established the Pocahontas High School Legacy Scholarship, which honors and pays homage to former faculty members who taught at Pocahontas High School. An award ceremony will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 17 at the Pocahontas Landmark Center in the Powhatan African American Cultural Arts Museum, 4290 Anderson Highway Powhatan, Virginia 23139.

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C R I M E R E P O RT Arrests One male was charged on June 28 with contempt of court. One female was charged on June 29 with assault and battery of a family member (Misdemeanor). One female was charged on June 29 with petty larceny (M). One male was charged on June 29

Incident report for June 27 to July 3 - Incident type & total calls Abandoned vehicle Advice Animal calls Assault Assist Attempt to locate BOL Civil CPR Damaged property Death investigation Disabled vehicle Disorder/disturbance Domestic

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Drugs Fireworks Follow-up Found property Fraud Hit and run Investigation Larceny Lockout Lost property MVAs Parking violation Pd alarm Phone threat

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Wednesday, July 27 – 10 a.m., Powhatan State Park presents on Autumn programs. Noon, Art Class – project description to be announced. Wednesday, August 3 – 10 a.m., Thomas, an incredible 8-year-old historian, will present on “How luck, bravery and strategy played into winning the Battle of the Bulge in World War II!” Noon, Southside Electric Cooperative representative Joy Stump will speak about energy efficiency in the home with some hands on and Q&A. Wednesday, Aug. 10 – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Game Day! Choose from various game tables provided or bring a favorite of your own to share. Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza (don’t judge until

you play this fun addition to our collection!), spades, jigsaw puzzle, dominoes. Wednesday, Aug. 17 – 10 a.m., Members of the Huguenot Beekeepers’ Association will teach about all things bees. Noon, methods and tips on Swedish Death Cleaning, a mindset that considers those we will leave behind one day. The event will include clips from the author of the popular book. It’s something we ALL should consider; not just for those close to death. Information on various offerings, activities and topics presented can be found on Facebook: Powhatan County Reach for Active Services and also by calling the Powhatan Library 804-5985670 and selecting option 3 to hear an updated recording. Call program coordinator Jayne Lloyd at 804-698-0438 for more information.

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Psychiatric Reckless driver Road rage Shoplifting Suspicious Traffic hazard Traffic stop Transfer Transport Unknown emergency Warrant service Welfare check

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PCPS gives update after band director arrested Contributed Report

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with assault and battery of a family member (M). One male was charged on July 2 with assault and battery of a family member (M). One male was charged on July 3 with driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated (M).

Powhatan County Public Schools’ new superintendent, Dr. Beth Teigen, released a statement on July 5 on the investigation by the Powhatan County Sheriff’s Office into Andrew C. Snead, director of bands for Powhatan High School and classroom teacher at Powhatan High School and Powhatan Middle School. The school division was notified of the active investigation into Snead and has placed him on unpaid suspension, according to the statement. All school sponsored band and color guard activities have been suspended through the month of July. The division will update band students and families when staff members have additional information about resuming band activities. Throughout the investigation, PCPS has been fully cooperating with the Powhatan Sheriff’s Office, the Powhatan Department of Social Services, and the Powhatan Commonwealth Attor-

ney, according to Teigen. As the school division has received additional information, staff has reported it to all appropriate agencies and encourages anyone who has additional information to contact the Powhatan Sheriff’s Office at 804-598-5656. “We understand that this has caused concern and many questions for families, staff, and students. While we are unable to address some of these at this point, we are committed to supporting our community during this difficult time,” Teigen wrote. The school division’s crisis team has been activated and continues to provide resources and supports as identified. Throughout the summer, student services supports are available by contacting building principals. Local community mental health resources can be accessed through the Goochland-Powhatan Community Services Board at 804-598-2200.

LEFT PHOTO COURTESY OF POWHATAN LIBRARY/ TOP RIGHT AND BOTTOM PHOTOS BY LAURA McFARLAND

Above, Powhatan Summer Reading program participants watch a show put on by Jonathan the Juggler on June 30, first at the library (right) and then at Flat Rock Elementary. Below right, AWARE Wildlife’s show last Thursday at Flat Rock Elementary School had 73 adults and 183 children.

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Celebrate the end of summer reading with a free pizza dinner provided by PCPS elementary school PTOs. One aspect of the summer reading program English instructional specialist Tracey Ingle has been excited about is that elementary children participating in summer school have gotten to attend the events when they came to Flat Rock Elementary. Grades two to five attended the AWARE Wildlife show last week, and prekindergarten through first grade attended Jonathan the Juggler. Both will attend the Mad Science show. “I am just super excited about how well the program has been going this year and excited about the continued partnership with the public library. Between the schools and the library working together, we are making some really great things happen for the kids in Powhatan,” Ingle said. Including hundreds of adults and children attending the big feature performances, weekly events are packed as well, showing how ready Powhatan families were to see a full summer reading program this year, Blankman said. Children and adults alike have been excited by the weekly craft activities at Maker Mondays, which are held at 3 p.m. on Mondays at the libraries, with the remaining programs on July 18 and 25. The programs offer a variety of crafts for different age groups and abilities that celebrate the summer reading theme, Ocean of Possibilities. Blankman said the programs have been averaging more than 80 people each week. “Our old numbers, pre-COVID, we would have usually 30 people come to a craft program, so I think that people are really excited and eager to have these communal experiences again at the library,” she said. The library’s regular Wednesday story time is also doing well, with about 70 people showing up for the

weekly program at 10:30 a.m., she said. Blankman added that the reception for the teen and summer reading programs has been wonderful. Library staff makes goodie bags for people who register for the program based on demand, and that has kept them hopping this summer to accommodate the numbers. “We are constantly in the back room making up goodie bags because you can’t always predict how much interest you are going to get,” she said, adding they have had to push to keep up with demand. But rather than being a problem, Blankman said it is exciting because some localities don’t even have an adult summer reading program. “Reading for pleasure should not end when you are a child. It should be one of the great pleasures of your whole life,” she said. Ingle said the children and adults have loved all as- which she hopes continues to build a love of reading pects of the programs, whether that has been the shows, moving forward. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@ activities or free books the children received. She gave powhatantoday.com. kudos to the Friends of Powhatan Library and the elementary school PTOs for their roles in making much of the program possible. “We probably gave out half of the books we ordered for the whole program at the first event,” she pointed out. Parent Jamie Beran of Powhatan has been thrilled to try out the program for the first time this summer. The mother of three said Jacob, 7, Gracie, 3 and Kyle, 1, have had a great time, whether it was making oceanwww.allstarpavingva.com themed crafts at Maker Mondays or attending the last two big shows. They tried to attend the first Jonathan the Juggler performance at the library but the room was full, so she brought them later that afternoon to Flat Rock to “All Work Personally Supervised by Owner, Richard Stanley” enjoy the show. Locally Owned & Operated The socialization for her children with others at the program has been incredibly positive, she said. She also Proudly serving Powhatan and the surrounding counties since 1985 Fully Licensed & Insured • Class A Contractor • Free Estimates has noticed a huge change in the last month with Jacob being willing to listen to a story from beginning to end,

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Powhatan Elementary fourth nine weeks honor roll First Grade All A: Aiden Albert, Adalynn Arnett, Alyssa Brice, Raelynn Campbell, Cooper Cosgrove, Claire Dillon, Christian Donathan, Ella Eakin, Benjamin Eggleston, Ivy Ellinghausen, George Evans, Gavin Helton, Addison Hudson, Avery Lanpher, Maybrie Lloyd, Easton Martin, Robert Martin III, George May, Maylynn Muuse, Sadie Oulette, Brooke Pennington, Hadley Taylor, Alexander Upson, Liam Vargas, Kade Ware, Olivia Wyatt.

First Grade All A/B: Adley Grace Ailor, Berklee Atkins, Kyle Brammer, Xavier Campbell, Phineas Chowanski, Konstantine Chowanski, Dawson Cornell, Ellie Dickerson, Case Fortin, Easton Garner, Henley Goree, Addison

Hall, Jase Kellam, Brantley Martin, Patrick McCormack, Isaiah Nichols, Chase Powell, Riley Rhodes, Val Roberts, Rilynn Sadler, Jaxson Saur, Finley Shenk, Bryson Trevillian, Adalynn Turley.

Second Grade All A: Addison Ballou, Beau Barnes, Nolan Batten, Ben Brammer, Logan Campbell, Riley Chamreun, Andress Chinnis, Eiley Crist, Welsh Easton, Emersyn Garner, Alice Geary, Thomas Golden, Grace Harper, Madisyn Haynie, Addison Hess, Natalia Infante, Lucy Kennedy, Claire Kerns, Kellan Lewis, Emmett Llewellyn, Cruz Lopez, Cole McQuiddy, Cooper Merchant, Lorelai Nice, Schaefer Nice, Ally Nichols, Landon Painter, Landon Porter, Rachel Reynolds, Noah Robertson, Everlee Sauerbrey, Anna Walker, Harper Webb, Easton Welsh, Allie

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themselves in tough spots, she said. “Somebody that is facing monumental medical issues or a broken leg or whatever example you want to put in there and they can’t drive, it helps because it is a free service and they can get to appointments,” Lloyd said. Volunteer drivers complete the rides based on their availability, which is why it is important to keep a good pool of active volunteer drivers to increase the chances of a request being fulfilled, she said. The program began in February 2020 and almost immediately had to take a break because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since it restarted in September 2020, it has continued to grow, now having 42 active clients and 16 active providers. Since the inception of the program, 8,562 total volunteer miles have been driven, Lloyd said. In 2020, 60 unlinked passenger trips were provided. In the last six months, 112 unlinked passenger trips have been provided. “Awareness has grown a lot. There is a lot more word of mouth among riders to friends that might need it and coverage through the paper has helped to gain that community awareness. Our number has grown too just from

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Abigail Ascencio, Aiden Black, Weston Campbell, Blake Costello, Gage Crist, Liam Douglas, Reed Fillman, Chesney Florence, Mason Garner, Charlotte Gregory, Reed Griffin, Landry Hamilton, Piper Herring, Lanie Jastram, Walker Kronmeister, Brantley Lynch, Coleman Marshall, Landon McPherson, Caleb Ortiz, Alejandro Ovalle Becerra, Joshua Pendleton, Trace Pennington, Adrian Pereyra Garcia, Mason Roberts, Lillian Roszel, Chase Sanders, Jackson Saunders, Charlotte Sheets, Clara Shirkey, Natalie Simmons, Eleanor Striker, Zaiden Wall, Ethan Webb, Bella Worsham, Kayleigh Young.

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me being out in the community and talking about it and sharing about it,” she said. This is Ride Assist Services’ fourth grant through the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation, which Lloyd said has been great to work with even as they were called to work with so many other programs, many of them much larger than the one in Powhatan. There are a wide range of programs that apply for and receive funding in Virginia. Some transportation programs are housed at area agencies on aging and community services boards, while others are operated by local governments and nonprofits. In the Richmond area, Powhatan is one of several recipients in recent years, according to Brittany Voll, transit programs manager. The intent of the FTA 5310 Program is to improve mobility for older adults and people with disabilities by removing barriers to transportation and expanding the available transportation options, she said. “This could mean creating a transportation program for the eligible populations where no other transportation service exists, providing travel training on public transit or creating a voucher program with a human services transportation provider, as a few examples,” Voll said. “Every program is different, and it depends on the needs of the community and the organization applying for funding to determine what solution will work best.” Of the almost $7.6 million in grant funds allocated for Virginia, more than $2.26 million was apportioned to rural areas, Voll said. Virginia does provide match dollars for some Section 5310 programs. Powhatan was awarded $25,000, including $16,335 federal funding, $6,932 state funding, and $1,733 local funding. “We had some additional funds left over from COVID relief bills that were available at 100% federal with no match requirement, so we were able to offset the local match requirement a bit,” Voll said. In general, DRPT has set four priorities for this program, one of which is to continue support for operating programs where there exists a continuing demand for transportation service for seniors and individuals with disabilities, a need for government subsidy and a commitment of local financial and administrative support.

“Powhatan does not have a public transit service, so its residents need either their own personal transportation or a way to secure transportation through a friend, family member or other transportation provider,” Voll said. “Ride Assist Services sought to fill a gap in the community by providing free transportation to older adults and people with disabilities who have no other option for transportation, and has continued to demonstrate the need for this service in the community.” Voll added that the Section 5310 program is a complex funding program with a 143-page circular regulating the administration and usage of the funds. “It can be challenging to start a new transportation program in general, and particularly one that is subject to myriad federal rules and regulations, but Powhatan has navigated these and developed a transportation program that has been successful in meeting the needs of the people it services,” she said. Pat Overton is a Powhatan resident who started volunteering as a driver along with her husband, Richard, as a way to give back after they retired. She said they liked that they could volunteer on their own schedule, taking the rides they could help with without being locked into anything. But beyond the flexibility, Overton said she appreciates the gratitude shown by the people they are helping. “Everybody I have driven has been very grateful for the service and everybody has been pleasant. I have met a lot of people in the county this way,” she said. “People are so genuinely thrilled to have this opportunity to get to these doctors’ appointments that they ordinarily wouldn’t have.” Charlene Stultz, 87, of Powhatan said she uses Ride Assist because with vision and reflex problems she is no longer able to drive. She used to have a few friends about the same age that would help her get to places, but with time, they weren’t available any longer, which left her with no other options. “The Ride Assist Services program gave me some of my independence back to be able to get to necessary appointments,” she said. “I’ve had very good experiences; I’ve never had a ride request declined and all drivers have been kind, gracious and helpful people.”

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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

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Genito Presbyterian Church

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

372-9074

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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

2020 Red Lane Road Powhatan, VA 23139

1801 Huguenot Trail Sunday Worship 10am Bryan M. Holt, Pastor 804-378-3607

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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

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Worship: 8:30 & 10:30am

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Mount Calvary Baptist Church 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

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

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State Fair competitions offer blue-ribbon bragging rights Contributed Report If you want to win blue-ribbon bragging rights, then it’s time to start working on entries for this year’s State Fair of Virginia competitions. Competition guides with entry deadlines and category descriptions for culinary and creative arts and horticulture entries are now online at StateFairVa.org. Each year, hundreds of Virginians enter the competitions, and their entries are displayed during the fair. Some categories offer winners small cash prizes in addition to bragging-right ribbons. But it’s the blue ribbons that many competitors care about the most.

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hatan County. He said he and his girlfriend, Tricia Frohman, were traveling with a group of friends on motorcycles on Maidens Road heading to Goochland when he began to cross the yellow dividing line and thinks his handlebar clipped an oncoming vehicle’s side mirror. He and Frohman were thrown from the bike, which also hit another vehicle and caught fire. Frohman received nonlife-threatening injuries, but part of Amburn’s left leg was amputated during the crash. The minutes that followed surprised everyone who came across the scene and later shared what they saw. Amburn was the first to become aware of his condition when he looked down and saw that part of his leg was missing and, since his femoral artery was severed, he was bleeding out. Years of military training kicked in and Amburn, who served in the U.S. Army from 2008 to 2013 and did a tour of duty in Afghanistan, said he took off his belt and applied it as a makeshift tourniquet about 4 inches above the wound to help stop the flow of blood. “If I hadn’t put the belt on first I would have bled out before the first true tourniquet got put on me. The tourniquets are what saved my life,” he said. “The belt tourniquet slowed it down enough to where I wasn’t profusely bleeding out of my femoral artery. Once that starts bleeding, you don’t have long. You have two to three minutes from the time it is cut until the time you die. And they only put one unit of blood in me when I got here.” A friend who had been riding with him had returned after the crash and had an actual tourniquet on his motorcycle that he had gotten a few weeks earlier. Amburn then talked the friend and Kirsten Gonce, a 17-year-old junior Powhatan Rescue Squad member who was in the second vehicle Amburn’s bike hit, through how to apply the tourniquet. Gonce, who graduated in May and

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Ten-time ribbon winner Traci Garland said she likes to work “I’m a State Fair blue-ribbon winner” into conversations. “It’s pretty awesome” to say those words, admitted Garland, who used to admire the winning entries at the fair but didn’t think she could participate because she lives in Richmond. “One year, it dawned on me that I could,” shared Garland, who has competed since 2016. At the time, her daughter was 4 years old and enjoyed helping in their backyard garden and the kitchen. “I thought it might be fun to try canning with her.”

has been on the rescue squad since August 2021, said she was on her way home from a trip to the beach when the crash happened. Despite being shaken up from the crash, the teenager immediately went to help and was unbelievably relieved to see Amburn alive and talking, although grievously wounded. “That was a relievable moment after I got out because I just knew he was alive. I would have been traumatized if I got out of the car and he was not,” said Gonce, who will begin studying nursing this fall at Radford University. Amburn praised his friend, whose name he didn’t have permission to release, and Gonce for following his directions to apply the tourniquet, which wasn’t a style they had used before but Amburn knew all too well. He gave full credit to the army training on the importance of tourniquets - drilling it into him and his fellow soldiers relentlessly. Amburn said he served in Afghanistan from June 2010 to May 2011 and, being in the infantry, he had to know how to take care of himself and his fellow soldiers. “We are very adamant on making sure the blood goes round and round and the air goes in and out. That was something that was drilled into us and ground into us,” he said. “There were many days working on just medical stuff – how to deal with different types of wounds and amputations.” In the minutes that followed the crash, help came in many different ways. In addition to his friends and Gonce, a nurse who was passing by also stopped to help. Gonce said she went to watch the woman’s children while the nurse helped the crash victims. Trooper Kyle DeHart said he and fellow trooper Jason Walker were nearby when they heard the call about a motor vehicle accident with a motorcycle fully engulfed in flames. When they arrived on the scene, they shut down traffic both ways, grabbed their fire extinguishers and put out the fire. Once the flames were out, DeHart

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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

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

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

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9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m.

Dr. James Taylor, Pastor

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

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

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DeHart did not have details on the crash itself since he was not the investigating officer. Amburn said humor is ingrained in his personality, and he was even laughing and joking with people as he was loaded onto the helicopter about how he couldn’t see the view out the window. He said he was scared, but he wasn’t going to let fear overtake him because he wasn’t ready to die. “I was in good spirits. You have to be in good spirits. You can’t not be in good spirits. Something horrible happened to me. I lost three quarters of my leg, but I can’t take it out on everybody around me and I can’t take it out on myself so you have to be a good sport about it,” he said. “Life happens; things happen to you. At the end of the day, you’ve got to accept the things that have happened to you. … You’ve got to make the best of every situation.” Amburn was taken to VCU Medical Center in the helicopter and Frohman was transported by ambulance. After the crash, Amburn needed two additional surgeries, which ended up shortening his remaining leg further. He has to heal before he can get fitted for a prosthetic, but he was told he is eligible for one. Though he is taking his new situation day by day for now, he said he is remaining positive and making plans. One of those plans, although it may be a few years down the road, is to get back on some kind of motorcycle. He said riding motorcycles helped him deal with PTSD after his military service, and loves the feeling too much to give up hope of riding again. One of Amburn’s big concerns right now is living expenses since he was between jobs when the crash occurred. He was overwhelmed when he learned friends were taking donations for him and one had even set up a GoFundMe page, which can be found at https://gofund.me/f8759c35. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@powhatantoday.com.

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Hollywood

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

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dropped the fire extinguisher and ran toward the crash victims. He said he noticed the first tourniquet on Amburn’s leg, while working properly, wasn’t enough due to the extent of his injury. He ran back to his car to get a tourniquet out of his medical bag, which he applied above the first tourniquet. DeHart recalled warning Amburn as he was about to tighten the tourniquet that it was going to hurt even more than the pain he was already experiencing. Amburn told him he was in pain but knew it needed to be done. “In the 10 years of doing this, for someone who was in the condition he was, it was probably one of the wildest experiences I have had and most calm and collected experiences. I will tell you more than likely 100% of the way he acted demeanor-wise came from the military background that he has,” the trooper said. “Your average individual that is involved in a traumatic experience to that point would probably lose their cool. Most of them would be just absolutely out of it. He was completely alert talking to me.” Fortunately, the second tourniquet worked to stem the remaining flow of blood. The first fire and EMS units on the scene arrived at 9:31 p.m. Less than two minutes later, after learning about Amburn’s leg, EMS coordinator Don Houtsma said he and Carroll Smith with Company 1 called for a Medflight, which could land in a nearby field and transport him to VCU Medical Center. Houtsma helped prep Amburn for the Medflight transport and said he was conscious the entire time. Medflight landed at 9:57 p.m. to transport Amburn, and DeHart said he continued to be amazed at how the man was handling the situation, even smoking a cigarette while he waited. Amburn laughed as he recalled how a medic tried to get him to put out the cigarette a friend gave him to help stay calm so he could give Amburn oxygen. He declined twice, saying “Negative ghost rider, I’m going to finish this.”

1059 Dorset Road Powhatan, VA 23139 Reverend Mark A. Divens, Sr. Pastor

The duo made a green tomato and apple chutney that Garland entered in the open preserved foods category. She won a blue ribbon for it and has been “hooked ever since.” When Garland’s daughter was older, she entered the State Fair youth baking competition and won a red ribbon for her carrot cake. State Fair arts and crafts, culinary and horticulture competitions are for anyone—artists, bakers, crafters, gardeners, plant experts, row crop farmers and more. There are categories for both adults and youth. “Some people think you have to win at a county fair

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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

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

2202 Old Church Road www.powhatanbaptist.org

“Your Community Church”

598-2763 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.

Brad Russell, Pastor 598-4241

Family Worship Center 2901 Judes Ferry Road Powhatan, Va 23139 804-379-8223

Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday Morning Service 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Mid Day Bible Study 11:30 a.m.

Contemporary – 9:00 a.m. Sunday School – 9:45 a.m. Worship – 11 a.m. Children’s Worship – 11 a.m. Praise & Worship – 6 p.m. Lighthouse Youth – Wed. 5:30 p.m. Bible Study – Wed. 6:30 p.m. Children’s Worship (all ages) – Wed. 6:30 p.m. Miracles of God Sp. Needs Service: 2 p.m. the 2nd Sat. of each month 598-3481 • 975 Dorset Road www.gracelandbc.org

Travis L. Keith- Pastor Church Office: 794.7054 1530 Cook Road (Rt. 636)

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Just Across from South Creek Shopping Center!

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5 Stone Church holds Freedom Fest

PHOTOS BY LAURA MCFARLAND

T new Freedom Fest, The hosted by 5 Stone Church, h was held July 1. The event w iincluded games, food, a car sshow, first responders and a fireworks finale set to patriotic music. p

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music was amazing, he said. “Everybody seemed to be enjoying themselves. I didn’t hear any complaints about anything and everybody seemed to be smiling and having a great time. I don’t know what the perfect word is to encapsulate all that but it was a great event,” he said. Melinda Hitt, organizer of the Powhatan Freedom Festival, also said the Sunday event went fan-

tastic, with families gathering for hours at the Powhatan County Fairgrounds to enjoy the community event, share a meal, listen to music from Bad Biscuits and enjoy an amazing fireworks display. “I love the fourth of July. I love fireworks. I love hearing the crowd when they really start to shoot the fireworks off. I like hearing the kids get excited about the fireworks. At the very end everybody is clapping and hollering and you know it

was a good show,” she said. Many of the guests at both events sang their praises after the event. Stephanie Musick of Powhatan attended the Powhatan Freedom Festival with her husband, Jason, 4-year-old daughter Charlotte, and their neighbors, the Baake family. The Musick family had a great time at the event in 2021 and decided to come back in 2022 because they love the great sense of community and patriotism of the event. They

got there early so the children could play games in the grass and wait for the star of the show – the fireworks display. “Our neighbors’ kids and our daughter thought it was phenomenal. It was the best we have ever seen. The grand finale was spectacular,” she said. “We were right up front, so they were essentially going off over our heads. We have never been that close to fireworks before. Our daughter was in awe.” Jason Musick added that his family loves “living in Powhatan because of its small town feel and

tight-knit community.” Powhatan residents Kristin Harley, her husband Brandon and their two young children were invited by friends to the event at the fairgrounds. They walked around to check out the vendors, grabbed food from Big B’s Hot Box, listened to the music and found a shaded spot to get out of the sun and wait for the fireworks to start. “Our kids loved the fireworks, the finale was really cool. I thought the event overall was great and we will most likely come back again next

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Hello Everyone, Let me introduce myself, My name is Duke and I am around 2 years old. So just a little about myself, I was on the “LIST” at another facility as my hold time was up. The wonderful people here took me in without a second thought, They have been amazing, and I am loving the yards to play in, the toys, and the attention is absolutely amazing. I am a very lovable boy, I am up to date on shots, and neutered. Also I am microchipped. I am currently seeking application on a new home. I was diagnosed with Heartworm and will be receiving treatment soon, which will be paid for. I will need a quiet home to rest, and recover. If someone could just give me a chance, I would greatly appreciate it. I would like to thank Brittany Rose Petography for the beautiful pictures she took of me. Please call 804-598-5672 If you are interested in adopting me.

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

year,” she said. “I thought it was really nice, one of the ladies from the dental foundation came up to us and gave us a Tooth Fairy book for my kids. Everyone was very nice and welcoming to the event.” Jennifer Forstner attended the church event with her husband, Billy, and children, Luke, 6, Ben, 4, and Michael, 7 months. Luke and Ben had been attending summer camp at Hi5 within Stone Church so they were super excited to attend the Freedom Fest at their “school.” She pointed out it also was a convenient way for the family to see fireworks without totally messing up their sleeping schedule and waiting until July 4. “We really enjoyed it there was plenty for the kids to do and engage in. They enjoyed the games and winning candy, loved the face painting, and had a blast on the bounce houses. It truly was a great event for anyone with younger kids to burn off their energy,” Forstner said, adding that as parents, she and her husband appreciated having a safe environment where their children could have fun without them hovering. Ashley McIntosh and her husband Alex and children Aubrey, 6, and Carson, 3, also attended the church event because it was close to home, free and something fun to start off the holiday weekend. They got there early, staked out spots for their blankets to watch the fireworks and then went to see JULY 4, pg. 8

What did you do to celebrate the Fourth of July? E-mail answers to editor@powhatantoday.com or share them on the Powhatan Today’s Facebook page.

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Tiny living would represent big change By Laura McFarland Managing Editor

y family and friends laughed at the suggestion of me “going tiny.” It started with a Youtube video. You know how you watch or read one thing online (or even speak some key phrase within earshot of your phone) and suddenly you are being inundated with stories and videos about that particular topic? Well apparently, watching a video about a cute tiny house begets more videos about cute tiny houses, not to mention videos about organization tips, do-ityourself builds, the pitfalls and wonders of living in a small space, and even more topics than you can imagine for spaces so small. Next thing you know, you have been fully entranced and you are sending a video to friends and family saying, “Do you think there is a possibility that I could live in this kind of home?” “No!” came the unanimous reply. “Your craft supplies OR books alone could fill a tiny home to the brim!” “Fair point,” I reply as I sit at my desk surrounded on two sides by overflowing bookcases, “but wouldn’t it be nice to try?” Sure, because the idea of living in a home that runs between 100 and 400 square feet is oh so roman-

tic. Just ask the millions of families around the world doing it out of necessity, not choice, with way more people. Although … throw in a mortgage you wouldn’t be paying off in a year sounding like it’s from a science fiction novel and, yes, it does sound appealing. Speaking as someone saving to buy her first house and looking at the current housing market, I’m not even joking. But aside from the appeal of a reasonable mortgage and lower bills, the strange excitement of seeing what kind of storage tricks someone employs to shoehorn in more stuff or actually, for the first time, being interested in the type of toilet someone has – did you know composting versus incinerating toilets were a thing – what had the greatest appeal is the attitude of prioritizing what is most important in your life and saying goodbye to the rest to achieve the goal of making a better life for yourself. I have seen firsthand how stuff can start to “own” you. It may start with the sentimental items – you can’t get rid of this antique, it belonged to a grandmother you never met – or with items that represent some other emotion but not true pleasure about having it in your home. Maybe what started as a simple collection of items somehow blossomed into the realm of overkill as well-meaning people saw a new piece for the collection and “just had to pick it up for you.” But while small spaces do have some leeway, they

Fourth of July memories can’t erase today’s reality By Jim Ridolphi Contributing Columnist

Is there anything more satisfying than sitting on an old front porch and rocking away in a chair that’s seen it’s hundredth coat of park green paint? It’s a summer ritual often overlooked by today’s generation, but an important rite of seasonal passage for many of us who remember those unencumbered nights where only the sound of worn wooden rockers hitting a worn collection of old boards can be heard. Those summers on the porch somehow provide a timeline of my life and represent different periods – some of great change – in my life. My first memories are of my Mother swinging my sister and I on what was called a glider. Few homes in Montgomery, Alabama lacked one of metal swings that usually arrived in a set of one large swing and a chair to match. On those hot nights when not a breath of air moved, she’s gently rock us to sleep on that glider. I remember it as a calming quietness that marked nights in the deep south, the stillness only interrupted by the unpredictable outburst of cicadas hiding in the old trees that overlapped the street. When we moved north, the venue changed, but gatherings on the porch became a summer tradition at my grandmother’s house in Maryland. Her porch was more designed for relaxation sporting a line of old rockers where the details in the small carvings that decorated the legs and arms were no longer distinguishable, long ago covered by the umpteenth coat of paint. The best seats were reserved for family members boasting the most seniority, and one did not dare occupy a seat reserved for an-

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other. It didn’t matter, the steps handled the overflow on the busiest of nights like the Fourth of July, when everyone gathered on Miss Lilly’s porch to see the fireworks from the Ag Center just across the tracks. Those peaceful memories of past Independence Days stand in stark contrast to the latest images of the holiday on display after a gunman opened fire on innocent parade bystanders as they prepared to celebrate the nation’s birthday. There was something distinctively sad as I browsed through a collection of still images from the attack and its aftermath. Many caught my attention, but one stood out in its statement of the devastation of human lives coupled with the disruption of a national holiday that seemed to exemplify a growing feeling of doom in our country. The image depicted an abandoned street decorated with American flags and other patriotic symbols strewn with rapidly abandoned lawn chairs, backpacks and other personal items. The street, the celebration, the confidence of a community were eerily deserted as a single car sat abandoned with a crumpled American flag. Our nation is again forced to deal with enormous tragedy, its impact heightened by the timing of the attack, and many are left to ponder the future of a nation that some think has lost its way. It leaves me treasuring those lost moments on the various porches in my life, longing for that sense of security and peace that I, like most Americans took for granted . . . . and looking forward to the day when the madness ends and families in the future can gather on their porches or attend parades to celebrate without fear and trepidation. 8460 Times Dispatch Blvd., Mechanicsville, Va 23116 Phone: 804-746-1235 Toll Free: 877-888-0449 Fax: 804-344-8746

can force you to make tough decisions. Pick your poison – Marie Kondo the items to see if they spark joy or think about loved ones one day having to go through your items and consider Swedish death cleaning. (On a side note, Community Matters will be having a free talk about Swedish death cleaning at noon on Wednesday, Aug. 17 for local residents 55 and forward looking to make a change.) We started to see some of this introspection at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Maybe people weren’t going through stuff with the eventual goal of moving into a tiny home, but faced with more time at home than a usual schedule allowed, many people took the opportunity to clean house and the donations to charities and thrift stores benefited. I even contributed to some of that, but, as my loved ones said, the books and craft supplies still abound. Jokes aside, the possibility of a tiny home somewhere down the line isn’t completely out of the realm of possibility but, as with any major life decision, it would take a great deal of consideration. In the meantime, watching the videos and finding the inspiration to think about my possessions with greater consideration and start to make a few changes, while a slow process, makes everything feel a little bit lighter as I evaluate what I own and what feels like it owns me.

Village sidewalks can make for good trails Dear Editor, Powhatan County has 0.9th mile of village sidewalks along Old Buckingham Road and a 2.25-mile loop trail called Fighting Creek Park Trail running around the Village Courthouse. Powhatan could build a 5-mile loop trail around the Village Courthouse. The 5- mile trail could start at the County Administration building and run along the Village sidewalks for 0.9th of a mile to the intersection of Mann Road and Old Buckingham Road. Powhatan and VDOT could then extend the Powhatan Village sidewalks by 1.8 miles along Old Buckingham Road to the intersection of Old Buckingham Road and Old Plantation Road. The trail would then run down Old Plantation Road or the pipeline easement for a mile to the Fighting Creek Loop Trail behind the Animal Shelter. For us pedestrian extremists there could be the Mill Quarter Palmore Loop Trail System. The Mill Quarter Palmore Loop Trail would be a 7.4-mile loop trail that would link up the Mill Quarter Road and Palmore Road neighborhoods into the Powhatan Courthouse Sidewalk System. The Mill Quarter Trail System would start by extending the Village sidewalks by 1.6 miles from the Powhatan County Administration building to the intersection of Rocky Ford Road and Old Buckingham Road. A new sidewalk would run for 3.6 miles along Rocky Ford Road and Palmore Road to the intersection of Palmore Road and Palmore Circuit Road. The sidewalk would change into a trail that would cross the Randolph Lake Dam to Mill Quarter Road.

The loop trail would follow Mill Quarter Road as a new sidewalk for 2.8 miles before meeting the Village sidewalks. This would create a 7.4-mile trail. Powhatan County’s 38.8 mile Beltway Trail: This trail would start by extending the Village sidewalks for 1.4 miles down Old Buckingham Road and Emanuel Church road to Route 522 and Route 60 from the intersection of Mann Road and Old Buckingham Road. It would then follow US Route 522 as a trail for 4.8 miles to the intersection of Huguenot Trail Road and Route 522. The trail would follow Huguenot Trail for 14.2 miles to the intersection of Winterfield Road and Huguenot Trail. It would then follow Winterfield Road as a sidewalk for 4 miles to the intersection of US Route 60 and Winterfield Road. At Route 60 it would follow Route 60 and Old Buckingham Road for 15 miles back to the County Administration building. Thank you, Carl Schwendeman Powhatan County

Having a senior center would help Powhatan Dear Editor, I moved to Powhatan to be with my son and his family. After settling in I began looking for senior activities and new friends. I was disappointed to learn there isn’t a Senior Center where one could go for centralized activities. I have been introduced to some activities by a few very caring seniors but activities are at different locations. I believe it would greatly benefit residents to have available resources in one location, a Senior Center. Thank You, Eleanor Delaney Powhatan County

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Caregivers are welcome and encouraged to stay with your loved ones. Registration at the door or, starting the first week of July, register online at gracelandbc. org.

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one of these teams. For more information about Lonesome Dove, visit http://ldequestrian.com/ or contact 804-318-6485.

A Vacation Bible School for members of the special needs community will be held from July 25 to 29 at Graceland Baptist Church, 975 Dorset Road. The VBS will be held from 9 a.m. to noon each day for participants from elementary school age to adults.

The Powhatan County Democratic Committee will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the large conference room of the Powhatan County Library on the following dates: July 26. see CALENDAR, pg. 8

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Powhatan Freedom Festival offers patriotic night out

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The third annual Powhatan Freedom Festival drew an estimated 1,300 people to the Powhatan County Fairgrounds July 3. The event included live music, a variety of vendors and fireworks at dusk.

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before you can compete at the state fair, but that’s a misnomer,” said Sarah Jane Thomsen, the fair’s manager of agriculture education and strategic programming partnerships. “Anyone can enter the arts and crafts, culinary and horticulture

competitions if they meet the criteria.” And participants in the competitions contribute to the fair’s mission of educating the public about agriculture and drawing connections to where fairgoers’ food is grown. “A lot of people aren’t exposed

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coordinating with other volunteers to insure smooth daily operations, and other projects as needed. If this opportunity appeals to you, contact Betsy Blandford, Volunteer Coordinator, Free Clinic of Powhatan (804)-380-1270 or visit the freeclinicofpowhatan.org and click on the About Us button and follow to Volunteers. There you will find the online volunteer registration forms and further information about the Free Clinic.

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The Gregory family of Powhatan – parents Gray and Kelly and daughters Madison and Charlotte – recently headed south to Corolla, North Carolina for vacation and took a copy of the Powhatan Today with them. Charlotte, 9, was happy to snap a photo with her local newspaper while having fun on the beach.

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Do you enjoy talking with people? The Free Clinic of Powhatan is looking for volunteers to work at the Front Desk. Duties include greeting & checking in patients, scheduling new appointments, answering the phone,

Backpacks of Love, a nonprofit committed to eliminating hunger in school-age children by providing nourishing food for their weekend, needs help. BPOL is looking for delivery drivers that would be available to deliver on Thursdays. They are in immediate need of a driver to deliver to Cumberland County and or Amelia County. These are great jobs for students looking for community hours. Always accepting food donations of single serve raviolis, spaghettios, apple sauce, cereal, cookies, crackers and more. Contact Kevin Hardy at 804-350-1127 for more information.

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Fourth Grade All A: Jordyn Batchelor, Graham Bilthuis, Allison Burkhart, Amelia Chavez, Hailey Conlon, Matthew Dickerson, Colin Dillon, Elise Fitch, Michael Gibbs, Kirsten Hayton, Cutler Johnson, Parker Kellam, Isla Kimsey, Mason Lloyd, Colton Madures, Stetson Nice, Charlie Saur, Brendan Staffieri, Hannah Taylor, Julia Wilson.

Dylan Allen, Madison Baldwin, Abby Boland, Savannah Campbell, Luke Cheatham, Sydney Conlon, Tyler Dickerson, Lily Frame, Clarke Gibson, Christian Hayden, Russell Heinike, Landin Henke, Mason Henley, Mason Kerns, Haden McQuiddy, Berkeley Nice, Mason Riley, Wyatt Saur, Stella Sheets, Gavin Slang, Rylan Snovell, Caroline Striker, Nathaniel Upson, Bristol Vaughan, Hadley Wagner, Gavin Welsh, Chase Willis.

Fifth Grade All A/B: Fourth Grade All A/B: Grayson Allen, Jackson Arnett, Brantley Barker, Lilly Batchelder, June Boyer, Maelynn Campbell, Andrew Collison, Luke Cottone, Logan Fields, Kaylin Gibson, Sophia Gittin, Jonathan Harris, Austin Kantzler, Taylor Landess, Maddox Nelson, Lucy North, Molly Nusbaum, Tristan O’Neil, Grey Roberts, Kelsie Ryman, Ryleigh Scott, CJ Simons, Summer Spainhour, Jaxon Stringfield, Thomas Walker, Gabe Wilson, Mark Young.

Ben Arrington, Nala Batten, Dylan Borgerding, Kayla Carnahan, Kaylee Carver, Kaleb Chaffins, Michael Corcoran, Finn Douglas, Tiago Erazo, Anna Falconer, Macie Farrow, Catherine Firda, Charlie Fountain, Berkley Garner, Gavin Harvey, Hailey Henry, Nicole Howell, Isabella Jenkins-Fontana, Matthew Jones, Braelyn Jones, Addison Layman, Casey Luna, Bryor Mays, Cody Merchant, Liam Mues, Ali Osborne, Peyten Proper, Addison Raynor, Jack Scioscia, Jackson Shupp, Rylan Tronge, Jackson Wells.

to crops and plants like those displayed in the horticulture tent,” shared Lynwood Broaddus, a Caroline County farmer and frequent horticulture competitor. “But people are really interested in where their food comes from, and if they can see the commodities in person, it helps them make a connection.”

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.

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.

Habitat for Humanity-Powhatan is looking for donations of gently used appliances such as refrigerators, clothes washers and dryers, and stoves; cabinets, and furniture such as dining room and bedroom sets (no mattresses). Call for a pick up at 804594-7009.

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see the activities the church offered. “We first took the kids to see the fire truck and they were allowed to sit inside, and they gave my kids a free fireman hat, which my youngest loved. One of the lady firefighters took time to explain tools and equipment to my daughter, who is very inquisitive,” McIntosh said. The kids also looked at the cars on display, got ice cream, had their faces painted, played games and spent quite a bit of time playing on the inflatables. The fireworks show that capped the night was great, McIntosh said. “We felt very safe and comfortable at this event and hope they do it again next year,” she said. Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@powhatantoday.com.

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Powhatan archer continues to ascend By Robby Fletcher Sports Editor

t’s not uncommon for Madelyn Adams to be asked what makes her such a talent with a bow in her hands. The 15-year-old Powhatan archer has been shooting competitively since she was 11 years old and has competed in the ASA Pro/am circuit for two years. And while she’s consistently gone up against competitors boasting sometimes double the amount of experience, she always seems to find her name among the top of the standings. While Madelyn gets this question often, even she doesn’t have a concrete answer for them. Perhaps it’s the preternatural ability to focus on the target, or maybe it’s the countless hours spent practicing that have given her complete control over the bow in her hands regardless of the shooting angle or unavoidable outside conditions beyond her control. Or maybe it’s simply a combination of all of those factors combined with a love for the sport and a desire to constantly improve. Whatever that “it factor” might be, it’s clear that Madelyn has it. Madelyn may have a resume of accolades that could span a full page of a newspaper, but those aren’t necessarily the things that matter most to her in CONTRIBUTED PHOTO the early stages of her career. Right now, her focus is Madelyn Adams, 15, of Powhatan is a competitive compound archer who is shooting the ASA Pro/ see ARCHERY, pg. 3B

Am 3D circuit in the Youth Open Female division.

Powhatan Darlings wrap up season in state tournament By Robby Fletcher Sports Editor

A week after capturing the District 5 championship, the Powhatan Fastpitch Softball Darlings Division All-Star team traveled to Lunenburg, Virginia for the Dixie Softball Virginia State Tournament from July 8-10. The team opened the tournament with a tough loss to Charlotte County that ended with a 14-2 result, but that loss wouldn’t get Powhatan down. After facing that tough tournament opener, the Powhatan Darlings bounced back with two convincing wins on Saturday, July 9 to eliminate both Lunenburg and Prince George from the tournament. In the win against the hosting Lunenburg, it was all Powhatan the whole game, with the All-Star squad posting an impressive offensive display of 21 runs in the game while holding Lunenburg scoreless. It seemed no matter what Lunenburg threw Powhatan’s way, the girls consistently found a way to crack the bat and get on base. Prince George put up a better fight, but it was once again another strong night at bat for the District 5 champs, who pulled away with a 14-5 victory. On Sunday, Powhatan faced an undefeated Amherst County team in the semifinals where they kept a one-run lead going into the fourth inning, but ultimately took a loss with a score of 9-5, finishing third overall in the state tournament. The team had some standout offensive performances that led to their run to the semifinals, including a perfect tournament performance from Kalynn Bareford, who went 10-for-10 on her trips to the plate along with two home runs. Behind Kalynn in the hitting department were great performances from teammates Lana Basic and Makenzie DeBois, who both finished 9-of-10 at bat for the state tournament. While Powhatan wasn’t able to continue its winning ways down to the state final, which with a win would have sent them to the Dixie League World Series held in Louisiana on July 29, it was a great season for the girls. Last week, the team captured the District 5 title in a six-team tournament with two nail-biting wins against previously undefeated Buckingham to secure the title and a spot in the state tournament. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS The Powhatan Darlings are coached by Jason The Powhatan Fastpitch Softball’s Darlings Division All-Stars finished third in the Dixie Softball Weaver, Justin Jones, Josh Williams and Jessie WhitState Tournament thanks to efforts from players like Kalynn Bareford (10) and Kate Weaver (7). lock.

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WHO: POWHATAN DARLINGS WHAT THEY DID: Powhatan Fastpitch Softball’s Darlings Division All-Star team won the 2022 Dixie League District 5 Championship, advancing to the state tournament held in Lunenburg County, Virginia.

In a six-team, double elimination tournament, the Darlings won the championship against the undefeated host team Buckingham after two high-intensity matches that ended with scores of 9-8 and 10-6. In the top of the final inning, Powhatan drove in seven runs to take the lead and secure the final victory that gave them their title.

If the Darlings win their state tournament, they will advance even further to the Dixie League World Series on July 29. The team is coached by Jason Weaver, Justin Jones, Josh Williams and Jessie Whitlock. Its roster features Addison Ballou, Kaylnn Bareford, Audrey Berger, Lana Basic, Ashby Chester, Ryleigh Daniel, Mackenzie DeBois, Maci Jones, Caroline Kelley, Allie McNamara, Kate Weaver, Avery Williams, Claire Whitlock and Raygan Wood.

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Smith throws no hitter in 8-0 route over Post 361 By Robby Fletcher Sports Editor

When a pitcher is good, it’s hard, though not impossible, to make contact on the ball, but when a pitcher is great, it’ll take nothing short of luck and a fortunate error to find any way to record a hit. When Post 201 pitcher Connor Smith stepped up to the mound in the team’s matchup with Post 361 on Friday, July 8, he was nearly perfect. Post 361 had seemingly no answers for Smith’s arm on Friday, as the Post 201 star tossed a no-hitter in six innings with five strikeouts and just a single base runner allowed en route to an 8-0 victory. It’s been a week to remember for Post 201 in the pitching department, with Smith’s unstoppable performance coming just two days after four Post 201 pitchers combined for 16 strikeouts against Post 125 that ended up being the most strikeouts for the team since pitcher Justin Verlander struck out 19 batters in 2001. Smith wasn’t the only star of the show. Post 201 flexed its muscles on offense as well, recording six hits and four RBIs as a team. Post 201 had two four-run innings to throttle its way forward to the

ning after a ground ball scored in Joe Gordon. Defensively, Post 361 started the game out with three hits, but two were ground outs at second base courtesy of Jacob Barbour and the third was a fly out that was caught down center field by Cheatham. The streak of ground outs became a prevailing theme for Post 361, as the next three at-bats were all ground out plays credited to Smith and the fielders behind him. In total, Post 201 recorded nine ground outs on defense for the game, frustrating the 361 bench that struggled to generate momentum. In the top of the third, Smith recorded his first strikeout of the game, battling back from a 3-1 count to toss a strike to a looking batter. The next inning, he tossed two more strikeouts, including three straight strikes on the first batter of the inning, who swung on each ball tossed over the plate. After another stellar PHOTOS BY ROBBY FLETCHER all-around performance Above, pitcher Connor Smith delivers a strike in the first inning in his no-hitter performance that pushes the team’s against Post 361 on July 8. Bottom left, Andrew Cheatham steals third. Bottom right, Jalen win streak to five, Post Greenidge slides into second and is ruled safe. 201 hopes to close this 8-0 win, with the first Cheatham, who also recorded two RBIs that ing in Cheatham, Reece season out with another scoring run in the second corded an RBI single on a contributed to the shut- Hamilton and Jalen big time outing on the inning and the second in ground ball to center field out. His biggest play of Greenidge thanks to a rubber. in the bottom of the sec- the night came in the fifth catcher’s error. the fifth inning. Robby Fletcher can be Before the three-run inning when he hit a line Leading the way was a ond. It was also a solid day drive ball down center RBI, Hamilton also add- reached at rfletcher@ two-hit, two-run performance from Andrew for Stone Talley, who re- field that ended up scored an RBI that same in- powhatantoday.com.

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Left, Cooper Miller of the Central Chesterfield Bulldogs rounds third and heads for home against Augusta in the Babe Ruth 16-18 Year-Old Baseball State Tournament on July 8. Right, outfielder Tony Jones makes a catch down left field.

South of the James Ball Club hosts Babe Ruth tournament By Robby Fletcher Sports Editor

Powhatan County played host to the Babe Ruth 16-18 Year-Old Baseball State Tournament last week, which brought in 10 teams from around the state to compete in a three-day tournament schedule at Fighting Creek Park from July 6-8. The South of the James Ball Club, currently in its inaugural season and organized by the Powhatan Big League Organization, was represented by the Central Chesterfield Bulldogs at the tournament after having a stellar season in the SOTJBC against teams like the Powhatan Outlaws and Powhatan Legends. Central Chesterfield had an excellent tournament, scoring 43 runs and allowing just 17 in five games en route to a run to the semifinals, but the team was outmatched in a meeting with Stafford for its first and only loss of the tournament with a 17-7 finish. Augusta ulti-

mately won the Babe Ruth state title, prevailing over Stafford in a nail-biting 2-1 finish. Augusta had just one loss for the entire tournament in a 14-4 loss to Central Chesterfield on the final day of roundrobin games that decided the semifinal seeding, but the team didn’t let that get in the way of its championship aspirations. The Bulldogs, managed by Bobby Curcio, represented the SOTJBC well, playing a balanced game with a bullpen full of capable pitchers, dynamic speed in the outfield and multiple sluggers that could spray the ball all over the field to the dismay of their opponents. After a close 2-1 win over Lynnhaven and an 8-2 win over Rappahannock in the first two days, the Bulldogs began building double digit leads regularly to the point where nearly every game felt like a potential early finish via mercy rule. Taking on Nottoway on Thursday, Central

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Bulldogs pitcher Garrison Smith warms up his arm in a game against Nottoway during the Babe Ruth tournament.

Chesterfield built up a 5-0 lead in the third inning alone, with the team taking advantage of a bases loaded situation to send Wyatt Atwater, Parker Wells, Jack Kirwan, Justin Lawson and Austin Wilkinson home on separate at-bats before an RBI double from Hayden Black punctuated a devastating offensive barrage that hit Nottoway like a ton of bricks. The Bulldogs built that lead up to 9-1 after the fourth inning, with Wells having the hit of

the day in an outing full of highlight cracks of the bat, nailing the ball perfectly and sending it over the fence for a two-run home run. The lead grew to 12-3 after the fifth inning, and though Nottoway was able to keep Central Chesterfield scoreless over the next two innings and even add in three more runs itself, the lead had grown far too much for that admirable effort to make much of a difference. The next day against

eventual champion Augusta was another dynamite offensive outing from Central Chesterfield, who scored 14 runs on the day, but the defense deserves just as much credit. The Bulldogs held the champs to just four runs on the day, and jumped to a 5-0 lead in the third inning largely due to the pitching efforts of Lawson. In the fourth inning, Cooper Miller started things off with a great effort play to steal second

and later round third on an Ethan Jones RBI, and RBIs from Wells and Wilkinson followed soon after to push the lead to 10-1. Augusta cut the lead down to 10-4 in the fifth inning, but a lineup change on the mound allowed Atwater to take command and close the game out with a mercy rule finish in the fifth inning. The stretch of great play finally came to a halt against Stafford in the semifinals, who jumped to a 10-2 lead early that Central Chesterfield was able to cut down to 10-6 in the third, but Stafford’s ability to place the ball in the soft spots of the field proved to be the difference in the 17-7 finish that ended Central Chesterfield’s championship bid. Despite the big deficit, the Bulldogs played hard and finished the game in seven innings despite the threat of a mercy rule finish looming over them. Robby Fletcher can be reached at rfletcher@ powhatantoday.com.

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PLL juniors softball team make it to state final Staff Reports Powhatan Today

Powhatan Little League has another team that finished the season with a strong run in tournament play. The Powhatan Little League Junior Division Girls Softball team earned a trip to the Virginia State Junior Softball Tournament after being crowned the District 5 champs, and though they fell short in the state final, it was an overall stellar season for the group. The team lost two games on July 8 to Western Branch of District 6, who won the first game 15-5 and the second game 20-8 to take the state championship. The Powhatan Little League Junior Division Girls Softball team holds up its District 5 Championship banner.

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Pfab named second team All-State after senior season By Robby Fletcher Sports Editor

Powhatan graduate and tennis star Jacob Pfab ended his final season as an Indian with quite the resume: multiple Class 4, Region B singles titles, a Class 4 state singles runner-up bid and later a Class 4 state title of his own. He can now add an AllMetro Team appearance to that list. Pfab was named to the Richmond TimesDispatch All-Metro Second Team, which was announced on July 1. After his junior season that ended in a region title and a runner-up in states, Pfab was listed as an honorable mention in the 2021 All-Metro list, but his 2022 state title cemented him as an honoree on the second team this time around,

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on getting better, with her improved aiming and ability to adjust the bow on her own being notable development areas over the last few years. “I’ve gotten better at recognizing when I have to step back and go through my whole process again and work on that aspect of it,” Madelyn said. “I feel like I’ve just gotten better at playing the game and recognizing things that I have to work on more.” The efforts to improve have led to better results this year. After finishing in fifth place in the ASA Shooter of the Year standings for the Youth Girls Open class last year, she’s climbed up the standings to place herself within the top-3 this year with one more competition remaining in the ASA Pro/ Am 3D circuit with the Delta McKenzie ASA Classic wrapping up the national competition series from July 28-31. With a first place finish in the Truball/Black Eagle Pro/Am in London, Kentucky on June 2 and a second place finish in the Elite Archery Pro/Am in Russell County, Alabama on March 24 being notable highlights in her run in this year’s 3D circuit, Madelyn is just three points behind second place for ASA Shooter of the Year to cap off her

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Senior Jacob Pfab delivers a serve in a doubles matchup against Goochland High School on March 15. Pfab most recently beat Clover Hill’s Nemo Kim on April 12.

capping off a memorable ry. run as Powhatan’s first Pfab was joined on the boys tennis singles state second team by Collegiate champion in school histo- senior Ty Colina, Douglas

gradual rise up the rankings after her fifth place finish last season. While she’s climbing up the standings in the national competition, she’s already cemented herself as the top of her class in the state, winning the Virginia State ASA 3D title for the second year in a row while also being named the Virginia Shooter of the Year after defending her 3D title from July 9-10 at Appomattox River Archery. Madelyn has experience in target archery and competes in indoor events during the fall and winter, but she says that 3D archery is her true passion, focusing most of her efforts on those competitions in the spring and summer. The more relaxed nature of 3D archery, the more natural blacks and browns of the 3D targets and the ability to compete without focusing so much on her score are the main reasons she finds her preferences facing 3D competition. “With what I was doing before with target, I was so worried about my score, but with 3D it doesn’t really matter what my score is,” she said. “It’s more of a math game and figuring out numbers. You’re not so worried about shooting a certain score and having all these accomplishments. It’s more relaxed.” That more relaxed

style and pace play well into her pre-shooting process, which mostly stays the same with the occasional change-up in her shooting angle or release. It also meshes well with the mental side of the sport that Madelyn has seemingly always had a natural handle over. While from an outsider’s perspective it may seem almost impossible to develop the mental fortitude and focus that consistently sends the arrow to the desired spot, she says her success mostly comes from not placing too much pressure on herself when she sets up to shoot. “I try not to focus on it too much and make it too serious so it doesn’t get boring, because if it gets boring then you’re not going to want to do it,” Madelyn said. “I just try to keep it fun and set goals and that’s how I focus on it mostly.” That mental focus especially comes in handy on the occasional off day, which could bruise the confidence of any shooter competing in a circuit where every score holds the weight of altering the final placement. The ability to look past those performances has been crucial to her not only having success, but being honest with her areas of improvement in the process. “I can’t change anything, so I always want to shoot higher than I do,

Freeman sophomore Daniel Lim, Deep Run senior Siddharth Pande and Benedictine freshman

Matthew Faraci. Pfab’s final postseason run started out with a relatively drama-free regional tournament held at Mechanicsville High School, where Pfab took on Hanover freshman Will Hart in the singles final on June 1. In that final, Pfab played superior tennis in the opening set, winning 6-1 and later winning a more backand-forth second set 6-4 to win his second consecutive region title. The real prize he had an eye for was the illusive state title, which he came close to winning in his junior season. Traveling to Huntington Park in Newport News, Pfab defeated E.C. Glass’ Spencer Knight with sets of 6-1, 6-4 in the semifinal that set up a match against Lightridge’s Sid Dabhade for

the Class 4 state title. Knight was able to earn a couple second set games to make things interesting, but Pfab was in complete control when it came to the state final, losing just one game on the way to a 6-1, 6-0 finish that gave him the well-deserved crown. “To be an athlete on that level, you have to take, sort and then train to the best of your ability and he did that, he definitely did that. I’m very proud,” Powhatan tennis coach Lee Kelley said after Pfab’s title-winning victory. Now an incoming freshman at the University of Mary Washington, Pfab’s still very much in the early stages of his tennis career, which he hopes to expand on at the collegiate level.

the archery community on notice with each impressive result. While Madelyn puts in a lot of work on her own, she also works with Powhatan local and coach Chris Durrbeck, who Madelyn says has a strict teaching style that she prefers as she hones her craft.

Regardless of where she places in the final standings for ASA Shooter of the Year, the focus still remains on the achievement of personal goals and, above all, enjoying every pull of the bow string that brings her closer and closer to the highest levels of competitive archery.

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Above, Madelyn Adams focuses in on her target in an ASA Pro/Am 3D circuit competition in the Youth Open Female division. Madelyn is currently in third place for ASA Shooter of the Year. Right, Madelyn holds up her championship buckles after winning Virginia State Shooter of the Year and the Virginia State Championship on July 10 at Appomattox River Archery.

but I just try to shoot my best and do what I can. I try not to worry about my scores too much and get in my head and worry about it a lot.” Currently a member of Shooter’s Archery JOAD team and sponsored by Vanguard World Optics and Eastern Outfitters, Madelyn continues to put

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