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Powhatan, Virginia B1 Post 201 falls late in postseason battles
Vol. XXXVI No. o. 04
July 27, 2022
Relay for Life South of the James surpasses 2022 fundraising goal By Laura McFarland Managing Editor
POWHATAN – Powhatan and Chesterfield counties came together in the fight against cancer to help the Relay for Life South of the James combined teams not only reach goal but surpass it for the 2022 season. Relay for Life South of the James, which held its annual event on June 11 at Midlothian High School, had raised $120,568 as of Friday, well over this year’s goal for the two counties of $100,000. Looking back on what the teams accomplished for this year, event lead Pat Johnson said she was incredibly proud of the participation and the funds raised that will go to the fight against cancer and the support of those battling the disease. “My thought was how many lives have we saved going forward with this money that can be used for research? How many people have we helped with rides or the Hope Lodge? It just amazed me that so
PHOTO BY LAURA McFARLAND
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Relay for Life South of the James, which had its official event on June 11, shown here, ended its 2022 season well over its fundraising goal.
Powhatan County Public Library’s Teen Summer Reading Program drew teens throughout the summer to programs such as the interactive Five Nights at Freddy’s event held July 22. Teen Advisory Board members ran the frightening event.
Library sees strong turnout for teen Chadwick presents namesake summer reading many people reached into their pockets, whether it was a $500 or a $5,000 donation, and gave to a cause
see RELAY, pg. 5
orchid to First Lady Jill Biden
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Art Chadwick, owner of Chadwick and Son Orchid Inc., presents First Lady Jill Biden with her namesake orchid (shown inset) in a ceremony at the White House on July 19.
By Laura McFarland Managing Editor
POWHATAN – The moment was nine years in the making but Art Chadwick finally had the opportunity last week to present First Lady Jill Biden with an orchid he grew and named in her honor. Chadwick, owner of Chadwick and Son Orchid Inc. in Powhatan, presented two specimens of Brassolaeliocattleya Jill Biden to Dr. Biden on Tuesday, July 19 in a private ceremony at the White House. The event took place in the Vermeil room of the East Wing, where Chadwick said he spent about 25 minutes chatting with Biden and White House Chief Floral Designer Hedieh Ghaffar-
By Laura McFarland Managing Editor
POWHATAN – When teen services coordinator Brooke Rabas began brainstorming ideas for Powhatan County Public Library’s teen summer reading program, she was
aware of the challenges she faced. Planning a summer reading program meant to attract young people anywhere from 13 to 18 years old with a wide range of interests and activities see TEEN, pg. 3
Local youth shares passion for history By Laura McFarland Managing Editor
ian, who uses orchids regularly throughout the executive mansion. Chadwick said he couldn’t have anticipated the First Lady giving him so much of her time, but she is a flower lover and Ghaffarian also has so much experience using orchids in floral arrangements in the White House, so the conversation flowed naturally. “That was great because then we were all talking the same language. So the conversation went on,” Chadwick said. He added he got an even bigger surprise when the first lady said she would put one of the flowers he brought her on her desk and the other on her husband’s desk in the Oval Office.
POWHATAN – At the ripe old age of 8, Thomas Golden is well on his way to being a dedicated historian. While the rising third grader at Powhatan Elementary School is fascinated by history in general and the 20th Century in particular, there is one topic he would probably be happy to chat about all day long – World War II. Thomas devours books and documentaries on battle strategies, aircraft and machinery from that era with a voracious appetite. When he finished all of the books in the children’s section of the local library on World War II, his parents, Heidi and Jeff Golden of Powhatan, let him THOMAS GOLDEN move to the adult section to keep exploring and learning about the topic that has fascinated him since he was 6 years old. Thomas even studies maps showing troop movements during historical battles and redraws them to help him
see ORCHID, pg. 6
see HISTORY, pg. 8
Powhatan County
Nicole McNutt, rising sophomore at Powhatan High School, takes a photo of ice frozen with food coloring in the water during Powhatan County Public Schools’ final summer camp, Light Painting and Photography. See more photos on Page 8A. PHOTO COURTESY OF STEPHANIE WIRT
