Powhatan Middle School students engage in Health Labs

Health and P.E. teacher Libby Acampora’s students have been engaging in Health Labs. So far they’ve learned about the respiratory system with a balloon lung model. In the last two weeks, students continued to learn about nutrition in a fat food lab (using food samples and comparing translucency on paper) as well as a sugar buzz lab which

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 through Overdrive 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 804598-5670 for more details, and like the library’s Facebook page for all the latest, up-to-date library news, information and program schedules.

Powhatan County Public Library will hold a weekly stor y Time on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. Participants will read stories, sing songs, learn finger plays and more! story Time generally meets in front of the fireplace, and occasionally in our outdoor space.

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 804-690-9220 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. 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 Powhatan Lion’s Club will meet at 6 p.m. at the County seat restaurant. Contact Mike Jones at 804-794-1440 for more information.

THURSDAY, JAN. 26

Just Kids, an affordable clothing shop selling gently used children’s clothes, sizes newborn to 8 plus, and warm coats, is open. The store is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and saturdays. The shop is located in the Memorial Baptist Church youth House, 3926 Old Buckingham road. Just Kids is a ministry of May Memorial Baptist Church. Clothes cost $2 per bag.

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.

Graceland Baptist Church, 975 dorset road, holds a c ommunity meal called at the Table at 5:30 p.m. on the fourth

Thursday of each month. Come enjoy a homecooked meal, a brief Jesus story, fellowship, and music. all are welcome. extension specialists and industry experts share timely topics for farmers in the Virginia Cooperative extension ag Today, held virtually at 9 a.m. every Thursday. These updates are relevant and brief and are recorded for folks who can’t join on that day and time. Podcasts (audio only) are posted on Westmoreland VC e webpage and youTube video recordings can be found at https://www.youtube.com/ playlist?list=PL7_2QuVzrPXdpysV2Hy11CH8KBrluifyO. Contact stephanie romelc zyk (sromelcz@vt.edu) for information on joining the meeting live. Watched or listened to VC e aG Today? Let us know how we are doing! Find our survey here: https://vce.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/ sV_6fiyBb914ayrdn7

Mill Quarter republican Woman’s Club (MQrWC) will meet on the fourth Thursday of the month at Italian delight restaurant, 1795 south Creek One, Powhatan. Fellowship begins at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting starts at 7 p.m. The organization meets the fourth Thursday of every month unless otherwise advertised in the Community Calendar or MQrWC’s Facebook page. MQWrC is an active group and interested in expanding. Visitors are always welcome.

The original Powhatan aa meets from 7 to 8 p.m. every Thursday in the Powhatan Village Building.

The Powhatan rotar y Club meets at 7:30 a.m. every Thursday at the County seat restaurant.

FRIDAY, JAN. 27

Powhatan County Public Library is starting a Book Club. For the first meeting at 10 a.m. on Jan. 27, participants will discuss “Before We Were yours” by Lisa Wingate. If you cannot get your hands on a copy of the book, library staff ay have uncatalogued copies available.

SATURDAY, JAN. 28 a Pokemon Card Painting event will be held at noon on Jan. 28. Participants will each paint over a Pokemon card. Wear clothes that are OK to get paint on them as the paint needed for the cards is nOT washable. For ages 7 to 12. registration required.

Habitat For Humanity — Powhatan depends on volunteers and donors. Habitat is blessed with the community’s helpful and generous participation. The Habitat restore at 1922 urbine road will be open every saturday, come november 2022, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The office is located upstairs at the Habitat restore and the office number is 804-594-7009, ext. 2. Call and volunteer. Help us at the restore, perform critical repairs and/or with our upcoming builds.

Powhatan aa meets at 8 p.m. every saturday at Manakin episcopal Church on Huguenot Trail.

MONDAY, JAN. 30 a Powhatan Hope n arcotics a nonymous ( na ) meeting will be held from

7:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Monday at PCC Church, 4480 anderson Highway, Powhatan, room 102. It is an open discussion meeting. Wheelchair accessible.

TUESDAY, JAN. 31

Beekeeping for Beginners s chool is designed for those who intend to start a honeybee colony. registration consists of four Tuesday night classes: Jan. 31, Feb. 14, 21 and 28 from 7-9 p.m. at the Prince edward County extension Office (100 dominion dr., Farmville, Va 23901) near Lowe’s. a Field day is planned for a date and location to be announced since it is weather-dependent. Cost of $50 per person or Family unit (Family unit category subject to approval) includes all four classes, the Field day and one book and pre-registration is required. Presented by Heart of Virginia Beekeepers. For more information or to register, text Tommy nelson at 434-547-4225 or email tommyanelson@gmail.com.

Powhatan a nti-Litter Council ( a LC) and yard Works will offer real Christmas tree recycling free of charge to Powhatan County residents in January. “real Christmas trees are a renewable resource that clean our air and water. recycled trees are most often shredded into mulch to use in landscaping, which eventually breaks down into soil. In Powhatan, yard Works has collected more than 200 trees on average to as few as 63 trees during a season. aLC is asking residents to give your real trees a life after the holidays by recycling them free at yard Works. This tree recycling service has been offered to the Powhatan community at no cost for more than 18 years. Trees may be brought to the yard Works in Powhatan, located at 1990 anderson Highway, between Jan. 3 and 31, 2023. Hours for tree drop-offs are Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Trees will be ground into mulch. according to robbie urbine of yard Works, “Please make sure trees are free of all lights, tinsel and ornaments.” no artificial trees will be accepted. For more information, call yard Works at (804) 639-0311.

High school juniors across southside electric Cooperative’s service area are encouraged to apply for the electric Cooperative youth Tour as the trip heads back to the nation’s capital for a week next June. seC will take several high school juniors on the June 19-23 trip that will include visits to many of Washington, d C.’s iconic sites and museums, a nationals baseball game, a dinner cruise on the Potomac, a night at the theater and a day on Capitol Hill to meet legislators. seC pays all the expenses for its students. The deadline to apply for youth Tour is Jan. 31, 2023. This summer’s youth Tour will be the first trip to d C. since 2019 due to the pandemic. seC’s delegation will join students representing electric cooperatives from other parts of Virginia, Maryland and delaware along with participants from across the nation to experience the sights and sounds of Washington, d C. any high school junior who lives and attends school (or homeschool) in one of seC’s 18 counties is eligible to apply. students’ parents do not have to get electricity from seC students must fill out an application and submit a written essay of no more than 500 words explaining an issue they are interested in that could be discussed with a legislator. The application, complete rules and more information is available at sec.coop/youthTour. students and parents with questions about the trip should contact stump at 434-645-3219 or joy.stump@sec.coop or seC’s other community relations coordinator and chaperone, Mark Thomas, at 434-645- 3276 or mark.thomas@sec.coop.

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.

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Girl scout Troop 3029 is helping the Huguenot Volunteer Fire d epartment achieve a long-held goal of building a memorial to honor the victims of the terrorist attacks of sept. 11, 2001 at the station. The Girl scouts are selling 411 bricks inscribed with the name, rank and company of a firefighter, law enforcement officer or paramedic killed during the attacks. a donation of $23 will cover the cost of one inscribed brick in honor of a first responder. To purchase a brick, visit www.bricksrus.com/donorsite/memorial911. Checks payable to Troop 3029 may also be mailed to Laura Baltz at 1510 Holly Hills road, Powhatan, Va 23139. For more information, contact Baltz at 804467-4313 or Ljbal65@aol.com.

aarP Tax-aide volunteers will be offering free tax return preparation again this year at the Powhatan County Public Library. due to COVId-19 restrictions last year, volunteers were only able to provide drop-off services for most of the season. However, this year, the plan is to return to face-to-face appointments. Tax preparation appointments can be made online beginning Jan. 25, 2023, through a link on the Powhatan Library website. To better manage appointments, volunteers will only be opening a few appointment days at a time. additional appointment times will be added as earlier times are filled. Make an appointment only once you have received all your tax documents. When you come to your appointment, bring the following items: prior year tax return; social security cards for everyone on the tax return and drivers photo Id to confirm your identity; all your tax documents; and copy of a voided check for direct deposit of any tax refund. Free tax return preparation appointments will be in the large conference room of the Powhatan Library between 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. every Wednesday and Friday beginning Wednesday, Feb. 1 through Friday, april 14, 2023.

compares the absorption rate of sugar vs. starches in the bloodstream. In each lab, students collaborate with a group of their choice, understand the lab steps, complete the lab and report results using a Google form (hypothesis, steps, results and conclusion). It’s been so much fun using information students learn in science about labs and using it in Health. Acampora said she has enjoyed using more hands-on learning in Health. In the future, she plans to sign up for the STEM lab to conduct the labs.

BRIDGEWATER, VA –Nearly 550 students at Bridgewater College were named to the Fall 2022 Dean’s List, which was announced by provost and executive vice president Dr. Leona A. Sevick. Students on the Dean’s List have attained a 3.4 or better grade point average out of a possible 4.0.

Students from your area on Bridgewater College’s Fall 2022 Dean’s List include:

Isabelle Bauer of Moseley, a digital media arts major at Bridgewater.

Molly Ecroyd of Moseley, a health and exercise science major at Bridgewater.

Katelyn Seagraves of Moseley, a health and exercise science major at Bridgewater.

Brandon Washburn of Powhatan, a computer science major at Bridgewater.

Jordan Wise of Moseley, a biology major at

Bridgewater. Bridgewater College is a private, four-year liberal arts college located in the Central Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Founded in 1880, it was the state’s first private, coeducational college. Today, Bridgewater College is home to approximately 1,450 students.

Southern New Hampshire announces fall2022 academic list honors

MANCHESTER, NH –

Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) recently recognized several local students on being named to the Fall 2022 Dean’s List and President’s List. The fall terms run from September to December.

Parrish of Powhatan were named to the President’s List.

Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) is a private, nonprofit institution with a 90-year history of educating traditional-aged students and working adults. Now serving more than 170,000 learners worldwide, SNHU offers approximately 200 accredited undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs.

BETHLEHEM, PA –Dean’s List status, which is awarded to students who earned a scholastic average of 3.6 or better while carrying at least 12 hours of regularly graded courses, has been granted to Isabelle Torrijos in the Fall 2022 semester.

For more than 150 years, Lehigh University has combined outstanding academic and learning opportunities with leadership in fostering innovative research. The institution is among the nation’s most selective, highly ranked private research universities.

Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.500 to 3.699 for the reporting term are named to the Dean’s List. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits over each 16-week term or paired 8-week terms grouped in fall, winter/spring, and summer. Christopher Davis of Powhatan was named to the Dean’s List.

Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named to the President’s List. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits over each 16-week term or paired eight-week terms grouped in fall, winter/spring, and summer.

Jacob Stokes of Moseley, Niajhe Ly-Mcdougald of Powhatan and Hannah

Emily Georges named to Belmont University Dean’s List

NASHVILLE, TN – Belmont has announced the list of students recognized on the Dean’s List for the Fall 2022 semester. Of the approximately 52% of Belmont’s 7,100 undergraduate students who qualified for the Fall 2022 Dean’s List, Emily Georges of Moseley was listed.

Dean’s List eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C.

Located 2 miles from downtown Nashville, Tennessee, Belmont University comprises nearly 9,000 students from every state and 33 countries.