Couples married 50+ years share their love stories for Valentine’s Day
LAURA MCFARLAND Managing EditorPOWHATAN –Theirlove has lasted through distance, hardship, loss, illness, and, most importantly, the test of time.
They have worked, raised children, doted on grandchildren, made good friends, seen other relationships come and go, traveled, dreamed of travels,
POWHATAN – The Powhatan County School Board took its first deep dive into the fiscal year (FY) 2024 operating budget last week.
The board started the week with a Feb. 6 workshop that gave them an updated overview of the budget from Debbie Halloway, assistant superintendent of finance, who provided updated figures. However, as with the first presentation, she stressed again the numbers are still likely to change as more information comes in about expected revenues from the county and the state.
The board also spent the bulk of Wednesday, Feb. 8 going deeper into line items currently included in the budget as well as requests that have not yet been added.
On Monday, Halloway presented what she said was a more realistic initial budget for the school division for FY 2024 with a projected budget of $60,089,010. This is an increase from the initial budget presentation on Jan. 10, when the projection was $59.03 million.
The new figure brings the projected budget up more than $4.8 million over the FY2023 adopted budget. This means a projected 8% increase instead of the 6% offered in January.
Superintendent Beth Teigen reminded the board and the community that the budget is a fluid process, especially
this early in the process as the school board is only starting its in-depth analysis, the division is waiting for the General Assembly and the school board still needs to discuss the budget with the Powhatan County Board of Supervisors. The school division was also waiting on an updated calculation tool from the Virginia Department of Education.
“While there are some updates from the last time, I don’t anticipate this being the last updates we will see,” Teigen said.
The increased figures project the local county transfer at $2.08 million more than the FY2023 adopted; a state increase of $1.1 million; and $372,649 more in federal dollars, among other resources, Halloway said.
During the presentation, Halloway offered several pie charts that break down the general categories of where expected expenditures are for FY2024. For instance, in a more than $60 million budget, the expenditures by appropriation would be: instruction (69.72%), transportation (8.86%), operations and maintenance (8.04%), technology (4.36%), food service (3.61%), administration (2.89%), attendance and health (2.14%) and facilities (0.39%).
The purpose of the charts, she said, was to show the board and the community where the majority of the school division’s money is spent and that “there is not a lot of flexibility,” she said.
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worshiped together, served their country and had plenty of fun along the way.
They’ve been together in the best of times and the worst of times, and even after more than five decades together, they simply dream of more time sharing the lives they have built side by side.
As people celebrate Valentine’s Day this week, three more Powhatan couples – each with 50 or more years of marriage under their belts – agreed to talk about their lives together and why their unions have stood the test of time.
Their stories aren’t big flashy romances – although they have shared plenty of romantic moments – but accounts of walking through life with someone they could depend on and love. Rather than claiming
to know The Secret to making a marriage last, they simply shared their stories, for better or worse. This is the second installment of a two-part series to celebrate Valentine’s Day.
Fran and Bub Carleton
Married since: Dec. 21, 1968
Together since: December 1967
First impressions: Fran and Bub met on a blind date set up by friends who knew they both wanted to meet someone who didn’t drink, smoke or do drugs. She was a 19-year-old sophomore in college and Bub was 23 and getting ready to join the army. The two couples went on a
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The 10th annual Valentine Gala was a huge success, selling out the event on Feb. 10 at the Mill at Fine Creek and raising thousands of dollars that will be split between Habitat for Humanity – Powhatan and the Free Clinic of Powhatan. During the live auction portion of the evening, entertainer Chris Michael had the crowd laughing and cheering as volunteers joined his act for a chair trick. See more photos Page A8.
LAURA MCFARLAND
Managing Editor
POWHATAN – Becky Boswell
is a connector.
The coordinator of the Powhatan County Public Schools’ Parent Resource Center doesn’t claim to know all the answers, but when she gets a request for assistance, she said she will do her best to help those in need find the answer.
“I feel like my role is to listen to the needs of individuals, whether it be students or family members, and try to find resources that are beneficial. I don’t pretend to have all the answers but I will research and try to find a helpful resource,” Boswell said.
When Boswell took over the
role part-time in September
2022 – only a few months after retiring from the school division’s finance team – her vision was to make her services as readily available and the resources open to parents as visible as possible.
The Parent Resource Center offers assistance to families and educators by encouraging effective partnerships between home and school. Its goal is to equip parents and teachers with tools and resources that promote learning, as well as to support partnerships among families, students, school staff and the community.
But how will people utilize those resources if they don’t
know about them, Boswell pointed. She has been working with others since last fall to improve the visibility of the resource center and its offerings. She is currently working on a the biggest effort to date –a Family Resource Fair Open House from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 16 at Powhatan High School, 1800 Judes Ferry Road. It is free and open to all.
“When I came on, I spoke with lots of folks. What would be most beneficial? Workshops have not been highly attended in the past. How can I get the most bang for the effort,” she said. “That for me was organizing a Family Resource Fair and inviting vendors that serve the citizens of Powha-
tan County to come to one loca-
tion where families in an open house environment could visit and speak with representatives of organizations or businesses that would be beneficial to their student and/or their family.”
The free community event will bring organizations that offer a wide spectrum of resources, including school and county departments, tutoring resources, a coding group, the Goochland Powhatan Community Services Board, Autism Society of Central Virginia, Virginia Down Syndrome Association, VCU Autism Center, the Powhatan County Extension Office, the Free Clinic
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MORRIS, Anna Jane, 84, of Powhatan, Virginia, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, February 7, 2023, where she was surrounded by her family. she was preceded in death by her parents, Herman and Cumile Trantham; great-grandson, James schollaert. she is survived by her loving husband of 65 years, Joseph L. Morris Jr.; daughter, Patricia Martin (Claude); sons, Jimmy Morris and John Morris (Theresa); grandchildren, Matthew davenport (Melissa), Patrick davenport (nicole), emily Camerino (eugene), Joshua Morris (Kerri), Jessica schollaert (Jacob), brittany ridgeway (drew), Tatyana Martin, Katia Martin; great-grandchildren, McKenna, Macey and Megan davenport, Joseph and Hadley davenport, Madison Martin, elaina, elliott and emerson Camerino, Jeremiah and Jonathan schollaert. she was a wonderful and caring wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, who made sure you never went away hungry and always felt loved. The family requests that donations be made to st. Jude Children’s research Hospital. The family received friends Friday, February 10, 2023, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the bennett & barden Funeral Home, where a service was held saturday, at 11 a.m. Interment Powhatan Community Cemetery. Online condolences may be made at bennettbardenfh.com.
WORSHAM, Janice S., 83, of Powhatan, passed away peacefully February 5, 2023. she was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, e arl d. Worsham; parents, James r s hort and Louise W. short; brother, James W. short. she is survived by her son, Jeff Worsham; grandson, bryce Worsham; sister, Jackie Meeks; niece, becky Wallace (buddy); nephew, Mike Meeks (Christy); great-niece, abbie Wallace; great-nephews, ryan and austin Meeks. Janice worked for the Powhatan Commonwealth’s attorney for over 25 years. she was a very active member of May Memorial baptist Church, along with volunteering at the Powhatan Free Clinic and the Junior Women’s Club. she was elected the Christmas Mother in “1995,” as well as active in many other organizations within the community. a special thanks to her caretakers Tiffany, diane and brad. The family received friends sunday, February 12, 2023, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the bennett & barden Funeral Home. services were held Monday, February 13, 2023, at 11 a.m. in the May Memorial baptist Church, Powhatan. Interment Powhatan Community Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please consider making donations to May Memorial baptist Church or to the Powhatan Free Clinic. Online condolences may be made at bennettbardenfh.com.
Community Matters is a resource for all 55 and forward interested in learning, staying active and engaging with peers. Challenge and socialization are powerful benefits and crucial at any age! Multiple weekly sessions with a wide range of topics and activities are held at 10 a.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at the Pocahontas Landmark Center, 4290 anderson Hwy, in the training room of Powhatan Parks and recreation. Information on various offerings, activities and topics presented can be found on Facebook: Powhatan County reach for active services. upcoming programs are: Feb. 15, sing along –enjoy singing along with talented pianist!; Feb. 21, Medicare 101 — navigating the Complexities – as we approach Medicare, or help family members with decisions, Medicare can be Very confusing.
Come learn from a skilled instructor — for yourself and for those you love; Feb. 22: Humblebee Project — this ongoing project is featured monthly. no-sew anti-pill fleece blankets are created and tagged which offers opportunity to socialize while doing good for others.
Completed blankets are taken to Children’s Hospital of richmond at VCu and given to pediatric inpatients adjusting to the demands of their medical care and treatments.
Program is free; requires independent participation. Call program coordinator Jayne Lloyd at 804698-0438 for more information.
The Powhatan Chamber of Commerce’s Food for Thought luncheon will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at County seat restaurant and Gathering Place. The featured speaker will be Teresa Mcbean, enneagram practitioner. The enneagram is a definitive tool that gives us deeply personal (and eerily accurate) insight into who we’re wired to be and why we behave the way we do. register at powhatanchamber.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.
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 s aturdays. 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.
a Called to Care Meeting will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on the first and third Thursdays of each month at Powhatan united Methodist Church. This organization offers both support to persons who have health issues and those who are caring for persons with health issues. The meetings may include guest speakers on a myriad of topics related to aging and good health. Guest speakers have included a nurse practitioner, neurologist, nutritionist, physical therapist and many more. all are welcome to attend. This group is facilitated by Judy Cain-Oliver, licensed clinical psychologist. 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_2QuVzrPXdpysV2Hy11CH8KbrluifyO. 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
with Joanna bartles. Learn breathing techniques, postures and movements to relieve tension and tightness in muscles and joints. bring a yoga mat or beach towel, and if able a firm pillow, block or towel for support. For details, contact Powhatan County Public Library at 804-598-5670 or library@powhatanlibrary.net. s aturday u nder the s tar s at Powhatan state Park will be hosted by the richmond astronomical society throughout 2023. events are open to the public and held at the equestrian / Trailhead parking area. Visitors are welcome to bring their telescopes and test them out under a dark sky with assistance from our astronomers. This is a great opportunity to try out a new telescope that might have been a holiday gift. no telescope is required, though. you can always check out the views through ours or just bring a comfortable chair. event times are listed below, but volunteer astronomers will be on site before the event to provide telescope assistance. note that the $5 park fee applies at all times; park fees are waived for volunteer astronomers who are sharing their expertise or equipment for the event and volunteer astronomers are welcome to continue to observe through the night after the public hours. astronomers that can help with any of these events, send a message to president@richastro.org. upcoming dates are:
september to May. The nonprofit volunteer organization is open to women over the age of 18. The club promotes friendship, community service and leadership. For information about the club, meeting locations or becoming a member, call Joy Matkowsky at 804-492-3038. aa meets at 8 p.m. every Tuesday at st. Luke’s episcopal Church on Huguenot Trail.
6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 18; 7 to 9 p.m. april 22; 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. July 22; 8 to 10 p.m. sept. 16; and 5 to 7 p.m. dec. 9.
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.
“We thought it was important to show where our priorities are, which is our staff and instruction,” she said.
The chart shows “instruction is our largest expenditure, which it should be,” she said.
praised the school district for having a much better per pupil cost as compared to the state and some other divisions. While he is looking where cuts need to be made, he wants to “make sure that each teacher and each department has everything they need to make sure that we continue to have a high level of education and we’re operating at the optimal level.”
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 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 and can choose to pick up their books inside on the books to Go shelf or outside in the books to Go lockers. books to Go orders are held for three days after notification. 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 through the Friends of the Library. The Friends of the Library bookstore is open during library business hours. Visit www.powhatanlibrary. net or call the library at 804-5985670 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.
Halloway said after the meeting that the conservative budget presented in January didn’t account for initiatives they knew would be up for consideration as well as inflation issues.
As Halloway, who was hired last fall, started going deeper into the budget, she realized the number also didn’t fully capture existing expenses, such as summer school.
The new number is “really a number to help us get where we needed to be to cover what we already have. That doesn’t cover any new initiatives,” she said.
As of the Jan. 6 meeting, Halloway pointed out the budget as it stood currently had $382,487 in unallocated funds but the school board would be receiving requests from department heads totaling $953, 123. She added that Teigen and administrative staff had prioritized the list, which includes requests for positions, programs, materials, stipends, and more, and “we will have to cut a lot of this.”
During the Feb. 8 workshop, the school board started the meeting with the four board members present stating their priorities. Valarie Ayers, who represents District 3, was not present.
Vicki Hurt, District 1, voiced her support for focusing on learning loss, continued small class sizes, more detailed dyslexia screening, filling bus driver openings and evaluating increased legal costs with a look at possibly hiring a staff attorney.
James Taylor, District 4,
Kim Hymel, District 5, said her usual requests are for raises for teachers and employees and instructional assistants for kindergarten teachers. She said she was looking forward to hearing the requests from the schools to see how they can accommodate them.
Before the deep dive started, Teigen said the budget objectives include: attracting and retaining highly qualified staff by offering them a competitive compensation package; providing adequate funding and resources for schools to meet the individual needs of students; maintaining small class sizes; and ensuring PCPS schools and offices are healthy and safe places to learn and work.
She added she looks forward to working with interim county administrator Bret Schardein “to continue to find ways to unify the county and the schools.”
From A1 BRIEF
“We are all part of one family and we all work collectively to make Powhatan County the best community to live, work and play in,” she said.
The board spent the day on Feb. 8 meeting with staff to discuss the elementary, middle and high school budgets and line items; division level instruction and instructional technology budgets and line items; and technology budgets and line items.
The next in-depth budget workshop is scheduled for 9 a.m. today, Feb. 15 at the Pocahontas Landmark Center.
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 Woman’s Club of Powhatan meets at 10 a.m. every third Wednesday of the month, at May Memorial baptist Church, 3922 Old buckingham road, Powhatan, from september to May. There are no meetings in June, July and august To attend a meeting, call membership chairman Kay Watson at 804240-4896 to let her know you will be coming or just simply drop in; the welcome mat is always out. Visit the Facebook page for Woman’s Club of Powhatan.
The Free Clinic of Powhatan serves residents from Powhatan, a melia 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.
Mark your calendars for the next Powhatan Civil War roundtable meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the County seat restaurant. The speaker will be William s. Connery and he will be speaking on the subject of “Mosby’s raids in Civil War northern Virginia.” dinner will be included with a fee of $20 for members and $24 for non-members. To reserve space, contact Pat Whitmer at 240-298-0141 or patwhitmer77@gmail.com. Visit www. powhatancwrt.com.
The Powhatan chapter of the naaCP meets at 7 p .m. on the third Thursday of each month in the training room of the Powhatan african american Cultural arts Museum, 4290 anderson Highway (inside the gym of the Pocahontas Landmark Center). all are welcome. For more information, contact Gail Hairston at 804-598-3435 or powhatannaacp@gmail.com.
The original Powhatan aa meets from 7 to 8 p.m. every Thursday in the Powhatan Village building.
The Powhatan r o tary Club meets at 7:30 a.m. every Thursday at the County seat restaurant. The Powhatan ruritan Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. at rosa’s Pizza and Italian eatery in Flat rock dinner will be served followed by a program and a brief meeting. They are a community service organization dedicated to our county. all are welcome. For more information call Jake berman at 804-651-4503.
SATURDAY, FEB. 18
Powhatan County Public schools will hold a 2023 Career Fair from 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 18 at Flat rock elementary school, 2210 batterson road. There will be in-person and virtual interviews with school administrators. register at www. powhatan.k12.va.us.
Powhatan County Public Library has a wonderful line up of adult programs to get you out of your house on those wintery days. On saturday, Feb. 18, join other participants for Gentle beginner’s yoga
Virginia’s 4 PM Burning Law now in effect
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Virginia’s 4 PM Burning Law is in effect from Feb. 15 through April 30 each year. It is important to note that some localities may have even more restrictive regulations on outdoor burning than the state’s 4 p.m. Burning Law. All burners are encouraged to check with their locality before starting any outdoor burning.
The 4 PM Burning Law bans open-air burning prior to 4 p.m. if the fire is within
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 804-432-1831.
MONDAY, FEB. 20
The Coalition of Powhatan Churches meets at 5:30 p.m. on the third Monday of the month at May Memorial baptist Church. The Coalition lends hands and hearts to people in need in the Powhatan community. all are welcome to the meetings. For more information, call 804-598-2454.
a Powhatan Hope n arcotics anonymous (na) meeting will be held from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Monday at PCC Church, 4480 anderson Highway, Powhatan, room 102. It is an open discussion meeting. Wheelchair accessible.
TUESDAY, FEB. 21
Powhatan County Public Library’s Teen advisor y board will meet at 4 p.m. Help plan and run teen programs, create library displays, suggest ya books and materials and get volunteer hours. For local teens aged 13 to 18 (grades six to 12). application required. Pick one up at the library front desk.
The beef Cattle Production 360 discussion Group typically 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. The group typically starts with a pot luck meal and are held mostly in-person on farms or at the Goochland or Powhatan extension Offices. For more information, contact rachel Henley at 804-598-5640 or rachelhenley@vt.edu.
The new bridge of reason aa meeting is held at 7 p.m. every Tuesday at Powhatan Mennonite Church, 3549 Old b uckingham road, Powhatan. It is an open, decision and literature meeting for Powhatan, Goochland, and Cumberland counties.
The Powhatan Junior Woman’s Club meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of every month from
300 feet of the woods or dry grass which could carry fire to the woods. Burning is allowed between 4 p.m. and midnight as long as the burner takes proper precautions and attends the fire at all times.
It is critical that burners take precautions before using fire, as there may be legal and financial implications. Even if a person takes all proper precautions and obtains any locally required permits, whoever started the fire is responsible for suppressions costs should the fire escape. Violation of the 4 PM Burning Law is a Class 3 misdemeanor with a fine of not more than $500.
Girl scout Troop 3029 is helping the Huguenot Volunteer Fire department 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 804-467-4313 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-toface appointments. Tax preparation appointments can be made online 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. Powhatan County Public Library has a wonderful line up of adult programs to get you out of your house on those wintery days. every second and fourth Monday throughout the winter at 11 a.m., the library will hold retro Movie Mondays. Come in and enjoy some popcorn, watch a classic movie and reminisce. Check out the library’s flyers, call us, or visit the Facebook page for movie title information. For details, contact Powhatan County Public Library at 804-598-5670 or library@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 January through March, volunteers are asked to arrive at 10 a.m. and the riding sessions begin at 11 a.m. upcoming dates are: Feb. 22; March 7, 14 and 22. From april through september, volunteers are asked to arrive at 9 a.m. and the riding sessions begin at 10 a.m. upcoming dates are: april 4, 18 and 26; May 2, 16 and 24; June 6, 20 and 28; July 11, 18 and 26; aug. 1, 15 and 23; sept. 12, 19 and 27. From October through november, volunteers are asked to arrive at 10 a.m. and the riding sessions begin at 11 a.m. upcoming dates are: Oct. 3, 17 and 25; nov. 7, 14 and 29. 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 804-356-6327.
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First grade all A’s Rayland Ambrose, Audrey Amorese, Mila Andrus, Jarvis Ashman, Ava Baake, Elijah Blakeney, Isaac Chapman, Harrison Chewning, Tyler Chim, Cole Compton, Greyson Cooke, Callie Crockett, McKenna Dillard, Brooklynn Draper, Legend Elder, Cataleya Erazo, Summit Fischer, Douglass Peyton Fisher, Mason Freeland, Nora French, Ziibi Guilford, Dakota Hall, Maura Harris, Paisley Hicks, Isaiah Hoosock, Julianna Horne, Delaney Hughes, Kaiden Humme, Sophia Jackson, Dylan Jameson, Stella Johnson, Jackson LaRue, Freya Lindsay, Libby Long, Gracie Loveday, Leah McMillian, Reese Meyers, Elliott Moore, Alex Moore, Roslyn Moore, Henley Moore, Declan Murray, Charles Norton, Kyle Papelino, Charlotte Perkins, Penelope Purvis, Zion Richardson, Fallon Rock, Kaylen Rupard, Levi Ryan, Phillip Selz, Lyle Sharp, Braelyn Smellie, Mitt Smith, Colt Sowers, Sullivan
Stiall, Charly Towler, Kenley Wall, Autumn Walle, Melissa White, Jay White, Iris Williams, Harrison Zornow.
First grade all A/B’s Rayland Ambrose, Kai Crisostomo, Ava Davis, Brooklynn Draper, Legend Elder, Summit Fischer, Noel Fonseca, Thomas Goode, Joon Harbeson, Kaiden Hummel, Dylan Jameson, Stella Johnson, Austin Martin, Roslyn Moore, Declan Murray, Jaxon Owen, Wyatt Richmond, Colton Rodriguez, Kaylen Rupard, Jackson Skeens, Mason Stables, Sullivan Stigall, Iris Williams.
Second grade all A’s Murphy Andrus, Allison Betton, Harrison Bedard, Ella Bronson, Jaxon Brooks, Cailtyn Carson, Madison Daughenbaugh, Braxton Elliott, Quinn Ellis, Finley Emerson, Mason Estes, Harper Friend, Nolan Gall, Wyatt Goodman, Merris Gregory, Mari Jackson, Savannah Jensen, Psalm
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Second grade all A/B’s
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Fran’s first impression of Bub was she “liked his build. I thought he was cute – big broad shoulders, football player.”
Bub agreed he had a good first impression of Fran – so good that it didn’t take him long to decide she was for him.
The One: In fact, by the third date he told her he wanted to marry her.
“On that third date, when he told me that, I went home and told my mother, ‘why do I get all the nuts,’” Fran said with a smile. “He said, ‘I know that is frightening or scary and may put you on guard,’ but he said ‘give me a chance.’ I said ‘OK.’”
For Fran, it took a little longer, probably until they had been dating about four months. She knew for sure at the end of one of their dates that saw them talking four hours about what was important in life – faith, work and children. But they even went deeper, talking about heavy topics such as physical abuse – with Fran making it clear “if you ever hit me that would be it. There would be no turning back from that. Of course he said, ‘I would never hit you.’”
“We shut the restaurant down,” Fran said.
Bub enlisted in February 1968 and went to basic training and advanced individual training (AIT) in first Georgia and then Maryland. He wrote Fran letters and would call once or twice a week, lining up in the hall with other soldiers to wait his turn to make a call. Bub served in the army for three years, being discharged in February 1971.
Parenthood vs. being a couple: The Carletons were married in December 1968 and had their first child in 1971. Fran remembers Bub telling her it was a scary idea that he would have the responsibility of feeding, clothing and putting a roof over the head of a child.
“He was always an attentive father. He did not like changing diapers but he would,” she said. “As we had more children, he said, ‘I can’t wait until they are 2,’ because usually they were almost to potty training and he could put them in the truck and take them places and do things.”
One of the neat things that the couple did was have a Lamaze birth for two of their four children, Bub said.
“I got to learn exactly what was going on in a mother, not
just my wife, as things were coming along. It was just such a neat experience and I could talk two hours on Lamaze. I would recommend it to any father because you realize what your wife goes through to have a baby,” he said.
Fran said Bub was great about leaving her notes and bringing flowers. But he also showed a little romance by bringing her newspapers from the places he traveled. “He would bring me newspapers like people bring flowers because we couldn’t afford subscription.”
“I think we made time for each other. That is what we did. As the children were older, we would have a date night and go out just the two of us. Go out to dinner mostly and movies—not just McDonalds, a nice dinner,” she said.
Building traditions: In 1984, the Carletons traveled to Nags Head for a week’s vacation, a tradition they kept up for years. They still like to take an annual vacation, now with their children and grandchildren.
“We think so much of family and how much family means. The support when you are in trouble,” Bub said.
“Your children grow up, but no matter how old they get they are still your children,” Fran agreed.
Facing problems: The Carletons say their faith in Christ helped them the most when facing problems. They trusted God to get them through whatever they were going through, praying for wisdom and how to handle situations. She said they have done that through their whole marriage but as “you have children there are more issues and we relied on Christ more.”
That was never more true than when their oldest child, Buzzy, died in June 1976 of leukemia at age 4 ½.
“At the time I think there was a 90% divorce rate and we were aware of that. I dealt with his death differently than Bub did and sometimes I would say, ‘I am just so upset that you are not upset like me.’ He would say, ‘he was God’s child, he has always been God’s child and God took him home,’” Fran said. “It took me awhile to work through that death but I came out on the other side. It is ok if you get mad at God, he still loves you.”
That was an incredible added pressure but it worked for the good for their relationship, Fran continued.
“We openly spoke and would tell our feelings. And I have always said, and I believe this, it made us better parents. Children are so precious. So we would spend more time with our children. I felt like we would spend more time playing games with them, interacting with them, attending all of their sporting events,” she said.
Bub said the couple had a little time to mourn their loss and then another gift was given to them – their son Blake was born a few months later in November.
Showing their love: Fran handles the couple’s money, and Bub appreciates that because he doesn’t like to do it. He also appreciates the type of mother she was to their children both when they were growing up and now.
“I was a traveling salesman and therefore she had to be dad, too, and she did it. She took care of the house financially and physically for most of our lives, up until 2003 when I retired as a traveling salesman,” he said.
Fran appreciates that Bub is a good listener and that now, as they age in place together, he is helpful. After he retired, Bub stepped up more to divide the chores of cleaning, cooking and laundry.
“I don’t have to say do you mind helping? He just does it. It is more of a partnership than it was when we were first married in terms of running the house,” she said.
Being a good spouse: What it means to be a good spouse has changed with time because now it is just the two of them and they are more attentive to each other, Fran said. They ask how each other is feeling, how they slept, do they need their feet rubbed or check in when a solo errand takes longer than expected.
“Not that we didn’t care for each other before but work and children and sometimes life get in the way of being more caring.
I think now we are attentive,” she said.
“I would agree. I think with age we have to be more attentive to each other,” Bub said.
The future: “I feel pretty blessed that we have come this far,” Fran said when asked what they still wanted to achieve as a couple. “I guess for me it is to continue our wonderful relationship with our children and family. That nothing upsets that apple cart.”
“We have been blessed,” Bub agreed simply.
Best advice for married couples: Bub’s advice is not to go to bed angry and “don’t be really mad at each other at the same time. Basically, let A get through first, wait a little while then B gets to come back. Cool off a little bit.”
“I have very seldom gone to bed mad. I have gone to bed thinking about things to say the next day. We can talk. We have learned even if we get mad we can talk it out,” he said.
For Fran, the best advice she could give is to find a church and worship together.
“Having Christ in your life is just an added bonus. It helps you through those times of disagreement or tragedy, whatever life brings,” she said.
Kay and Tommy Mann
Married since: Jan. 22, 1966
Together since: 1964
First impressions: Tommy is a Powhatan boy born and bred but Kay’s family hailed from West Virginia. Her father, a former miner, moved the family to Powhatan when the mines shut down in 1964. Tommy was 22 and had already graduated from Powhatan High School but he liked going to the football games. It was at one of these games that he spotted Kay, who was a senior and a cheerleader.
“I said, ‘wow, I would like to meet that girl,’” Tommy recalled.
He didn’t… not yet. The future couple actually met a few months later when Kay stayed with a friend and attended choir practice with the girl at Red Lane Baptist Church, where Tommy was choir director and was playing piano.
“When I went in it was amazing because the music that he was playing just really drew me in. He was playing absolutely beautiful music. The name of the song was ‘Last Date,’” she said.
“That was before we started the religious music in choir practice. We did not sing that song in the choir,” Tommy added with chuckle. Their first date came still a few months later. Kay was a candidate for the Fireman’s Ball Queen and asked Tommy to be her escort.
Soon after, Tommy went on active duty in the Army National Guard for 6 1/2 months, and they wrote each other the entire time. They picked up dating again when he got back in November 1965 and were married a few months later in January on what Tommy described as a day with the worst possible weather of snow and sleet.
The One: Kay said she knew right away after meeting Tommy that he was the one for her. She liked that he was a Christian, had good musical ability and enjoyed his personality. Plus, he made her laugh.
Tommy said he reckoned it came to him gradually as they dated and got closer that “she was the gal.”
Parenthood vs. being a couple: The couple’s first of two sons, Christopher, was born 364 days after they got married. They consider both of their sons blessings, but call their second son, Michael, their miracle.
In 1969, Kay was driving and was hit head on in a car crash that left her with several broken bones, including her neck. A month after the accident, she found out she was pregnant.
“That was a worrisome thing. With all those X-rays and everything she went through with the wreck we didn’t know if that was going to hurt the baby,” Tommy said. “So he was a miracle. Everything was fine when he was born.”
“That was an answered prayer, I am telling you,” Kay agreed. Still, it wasn’t an easy time. Kay was bedridden for months. Tommy’s parents, who lived on the same land, came and stayed with them. It took about six months before she could get out of bed.
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“The early years of our marriage were a little traumatic,” Tommy said. But it was because of that trauma that the couple felt their children were such a blessing that they tried to incorporate their lives with everything the couple did, Kay said.
They were active with the boys’ extracurricular activities, whether it was band or sports.
“I just figured that being involved with the kids, we were always together,” Tommy said.
“We did everything together. It was always a family,” Kay agreed with a nod.
But Tommy added that his parents, who lived across the road, “found no wrong in our two sons so they were over there with Nana and Granddad all the time. If we wanted to do something as a couple, we had a built-in babysitter.”
Building traditions: The Manns have a few favorite traditions, all of which tie back to coming together as a family. Tommy talked about going out for birthday meals together, even combining some that are close to each other for one celebration. “Families today, so many are so scattered and broken. They don’t speak to one another. I think it is great that families can be close and do this together.”
He also likes a tradition that he grew up with and carried on with Kay of having something different than the norm for Christmas breakfast, even something like blueberry or banana pancakes, just for the fun of it.
Kay absolutely adores taking family vacations to Cancun and the Outer Banks with family members. Cancun in particular is a real favorite. She first went with two friends in the late 1990s and told Tommy he had to experience it, too, so they went together about six months later. They have been returning regularly ever since.
Facing problems: The Manns have definitely faced some ups and downs in their lives together. Kay went back to nursing school when she was 29 and finished two and a half years later. Her work as first an operating room nurse and then doing assisted living work took her away from home a great deal but continues to be a passion.
Even at 77, Kay is a private duty nurse with no intention of retiring – at least not permanently.
“I have come out of retirement three times,” she said with a grin. “I love my nursing. I know one of these days I am going to have to give it up but until I have to, I am not going to.”
The couple also had their share of health problems to help each other through over the years, including those early years of Kay’s recovery from the car crash; Kay beating breast cancer; and Tommy beating
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with a laugh and trailed off.
The two dated exclusively even after Mike went to Blacksburg to continue his studies at Virginia Tech. They couldn’t quite recall when they got engaged, but he said that he didn’t want to get married until he graduated and got a job.
Parenthood vs. being a couple: The Corbetts had a few years alone together before they had their daughter, Heather, in 1979.
“Before Heather, it was almost like we were still dating because we could go out any time. We didn’t have restrictions. We had a lot of friend who were still dating or newly married and we went out with them,” Mike said.
“We still went to parties and took Heather with us,” Sara added.
colon cancer, surviving triple bypass surgery, and having three heart stints put in.
“One thing with us is just the faith in the Lord. When you are a young couple you take so much for granted. Now you realize how much you have been blessed,” Tommy said.
Their faith has gotten them through a great deal of unforeseen problems they had to face together, Kay agreed.
“All marriage is time tested. I really think that when we lean on the Lord to get us through we don’t always fall on our face. Sometimes it is not our burdens to carry alone,” she said.
“When you are young you think you are going to live forever,” Tommy continued. “You are not going to have health issues, you are not going to have cancer or heart problems. I think through all the many times we have been in the hospital and going through things, thank God for being there for you.”
Showing their love: “My favorite word for her is Doll Baby,” said Tommy, cracking both of them up. “We will be out in the store and I will say, ‘hey Doll Baby look at this!’ People will turn around. It is not to put on a show, it comes natural. She calls me Honey Bunny sometimes.”
“I do that out in public too because it is such a habit,” said Kay, now equally giggly.
Being a good spouse: When you are young and first get married, the “world is your oyster and everything is hunky dinky,” Tommy said. Then as you have tragedies or things come into your life and you realize you are vulnerable, it just draws you closer.
“When we first got married, it was love but I think as we grow older you grow together more and you understand things more. She might say something that, oh my gosh, I was thinking that myself. You just get closer and closer as you grow older,” Tommy said.
“Sometimes he does finish my sentences,” Kay said.
The future: The couple love their home, which is a former parsonage for their church, but they are looking forward to making some upgrades “so if the good Lord gives us another five to 10 years we can stay in our
home,” Tommy said.
They also still want to travel. They have their regular trips they do every year, but they want to experience some new adventures, such as a riverboat cruise in Europe or on the Mississippi River.
Best advice for couples:
“Happy wife, happy life,” Tommy exclaims, indicating he might have been waiting for the opportunity to say this, but he still adds, “You just have to have good communication.”
“And patience,” Kay adds.
“And patience, true,” he says, nodding. “I know I irritate her sometimes but that is just part of being a couple.”
Sara and Mike Corbett
Married since: Aug. 26, 1972
Together since: 1969
First impressions: When Sara and Mike met in 1969, she was 17 and attending VCU and he was 19 and attending a Virginia Tech program for engineering using VCU facilities. They met through an ecumenical religious program called the Newman Club. Mike said he already knew one of Sara’s sisters and could see the resemblance.
The two started getting to know each other through group activities with the club before they ever went on their first date, which was to see the film “Alice’s Restaurant.” Still, they knew pretty early in their relationship that there was something there.
The One: Mike said it wasn’t love at first sight but he knew pretty soon after meeting Sara that she was the one for him.
The couple recalled once when she told him he had mail but it was actually just a notice being sent to everyone. He complained that he never got mail and she offered to write him a letter, which she did.
“I still have the letter you sent back,” she said, looking at her husband.
There was also a day when Mike was giving Sara a ride somewhere and asked her if she could pick any car in the parking lot, which would it be? She picked a Morgan and was shocked when he got in and turned the key.
“It was a test. If she had picked the Rambler…” Mike said
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brain. “I guess being who she is. I don’t know if there is any single thing. I guess it is everything combined.”
Being a good spouse: “I don’t think we have changed. We are getting older and we know that. He was fixing the roof on the garage today and any time he goes up there I say, ‘don’t go up unless I am here, don’t do the chainsaw unless I am here,” Sara said.
“The only thing I would think is different is youth and old age. When you are first married, the first 10 years, you are still finding out about each other, but particularly after 40 or 50 you’ve got it pretty figured out,” Mike said. “I know if I would do something she wouldn’t like I wouldn’t do it whereas, when I was younger, I would have to find out she didn’t like it.”
Building traditions: The couple takes an annual trip to the beach with friends, which they have been doing for about 30 years. Since people have scattered through the years, it is a way to bring a bunch of them together at once. When the friends’ children were younger, they had to plan around children and school. Now, most are retired.
One of the best parts is a big group celebration they have during the trip. They pick a theme every year with some of the past ones including come as your favorite piece of art, trailer trash, piñatas, toga, opera, and men in tights and women in lingerie. The guys got a surprise on the last one when all the women bought matching flannel pajamas and came with their hair in rollers with face cream on.
Facing problems: Before Heather was born, Sara had a miscarriage. She remembers the day she found out what had happened.
“I was pretty good until Mike got home and then I lost it. That was really sad,” she said.
“It is kind of strange. Once you have a miscarriage you find out many people have had them,” Mike said, sharing how they learned of other couples experiencing the same thing.
“It is something not a lot of people talk about it,” she said.
“We got stronger,” Mike added.
There were a few years when they seemed to be losing too many close family members too close together, but both of them pause and shake their heads when they contemplate if they have had what they consider really tough times.
“I don’t think we had any problems. If something bothered me, I let him know. We just talk,” Sara said.
“I haven’t noticed really any difference. It depends on how serious the problem is,” Mike added. “We discuss it and work it out. We always have. It is more of a couple thing than one of us dealing with it.”
Showing their love: “He brings me coffee every morning.
I love it,” Sara said.
“She is a good cook,” Mike said and paused, searching his
The future: Being good grandparents sometimes is difficult because the couple, who only raised one daughter, is still adjusting at times to having two grandsons.
“They are all boy,” Sara said with a laugh.
The couple also has so many good friends they have made through the years, and they just want to continue those relationships. Whether it is local people, those they grew close to through their marriage or connections in the Morgan Club they belong to, they love being around other people.
The couple feels Mike’s mom was a big inspiration for learning how to embrace and keep good friends over time.
“She had more good friends, I mean real friends, than anybody else I know,” Mike said.
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“When Mike did something that upset me I would do something so nice for him it would make him feel guilty. A lot of times I found out he didn’t do anything bad but I did something nice so it wasn’t bad at all,” Sara said.
“I hold my parents up as a role model. Maybe I learned a lot from them how to treat your spouse,” Mike said. “I was a lot like my father. Not domineering in the relationship. Normally whatever my mother wanted or whatever Sara wants, it is fine with me. I am not that opinionated or set so things have to be done a certain way. That’s the way my parents were.”
“When he buys car parts I use an equal amount of money to use plants,” Sara continues.
“You can’t buy that many plants,” her husband replies.
“Yes I can! Or mulch,” she comes back.
After a pause, Mike notes that really hasn’t seemed like 50 years.
“The decades go by so quickly now. It was an easy 50 years. It wasn’t difficult,” he said.
“It was interesting at our 50th anniversary party, people would say, ‘you are the first people I know who have been married 50 years.’ But we had six to 10 couples at our party that had been married 50 years,” she said.
Managing Editor
About two weeks ago, it hit me that Valentine’s Day was almost upon us.
Of course, I had seen the displays of candy, cards and special gifts in stores, but to be fair, as a single person, it wasn’t really registering.
When the holiday caught my attention again, although I don’t always do holiday-specific stories, I thought one this year would be nice. And the thought of what to do with it started, of all places, with obituaries.
Editing obituaries is part of my weekly duties. Through it I have gotten to know a little about many community members I never met and their contributions to Powhatan and beyond.
Of all the accomplishments I have read about through the years, the one that always astonishes me is the long-lasting marriages. I have seen ones where people had up to 72 years together, which is virtually inconceivable to many of us today. But they did it, and I am always struck when I see records of those marriages by the thought– oh the stories they would have had to tell.
So I decided for a Valentine’s feature to stay away from talk of candy, hearts and romance as a concept and focus on the very real act of building a life together and maintaining it for decades – at least five to be exact. A request on the Powhatan Today’s Facebook page for recommendations of couples together 50 years or more yielded
plenty of responses from either couples or family members nominating them. For anyone who reached out, thank you for doing so. Based on the responses I saw, this series could have gone on for several weeks rather than just the issues directly before and after Valentine’s Day. While putting the stories together, they turned out quite lengthy, as you can see from both the Feb. 8 and 15 editions. But the idea of asking people who have been together 50 or more years to boil down that experience to only a few short quotes seemed to defeat the purpose. I wrote out some questions ahead of the interviews, but I told all of them in advance I was letting their stories dictate how everything played out. I didn’t
go into this looking for certain answers; I went into it looking for local stories.
All six interviews were a joy to conduct because it was so interesting to watch the dynamics at play between two people who have chosen to be side by side for 50 years or more. I saw couples finishing each other’s sentences, talking over the other, correcting the other, reminding each other, patting each other’s hands, stealing smiles and glances, remembering shared joys and pains. When Tommy and Kay Mann got the giggles about three quarters of the way through our interview, we were all working hard to keep it together.
I was asking them questions that stretched back 50 years or more and that they take for
JIM RIDOLPHI
Contributing Columnist
Asteady stream of cars line up at the drive thru window of a former fast food restaurant in Richmond’s trendy
Short Pump area. Through the same window that months earlier served burgers and shakes to anxious customers, a single clerk distributes previously ordered medical marijuana to the prescription holders.
Each customer possesses a medical marijuana certificate allowing them to purchase the real thing after clearing protocol to obtain the permit to purchase.
The outlet is one of the three ongoing operations in the Richmond area that dispense medical marijuana to those who qualify. For those selected few, searching for pot through nefarious means has become a thing of the past, and they now order their marijuana in the same way they get their heart medicine.
It may seem the current system is a logical step to Virginians being allowed to buy recreational
marijuana at some point in the near future, but recent discussions in the General Assembly have clouded the issue and left supporters unsure of when or where the program will land.
Under legislation endorsed by former governor Ralph Northam and passed by last year’s General Assembly, Virginians can legally possess small amounts (up to 1 ounce) of marijuana for personal use and can produce up to four plants per household for that same purpose. Even with the somewhat relaxed atmosphere, it’s noteworthy that Virginians are still prohibited from purchasing recreational marijuana for personal use without the certificate.
Northam’s plan envisioned the continuation of a blueprint to make recreational cannabis available through local dispensaries by 2024, but that timeline seems in peril as lawmakers began discussion at this year’s General Assembly.
Adding to the confusion is the introduction of several cannabis related products currently on
the market, including low grade CBD, that are derived from hemp but contain no intoxicating elements. In addition, vape shops are selling what’s called delta-8, another widely available hemp based product that does offer some form of intoxication.
Republicans claim they were left with the mess as democrats hurriedly legalized and then quickly relinquished control of the legislature, leaving with no clear cut plan on how to proceed with the details of recreational sales.
Another factor complicating the discussion is a concern that underserved communities who are often most affected by cannabis related enforcement have a seat at the distribution table when recreational sales begin.
Some supporters of legalization have conceded that established dispensaries should not have the unfair advantage of long-term operation when recreational cannabis is available to everyone. Some plans outline transitional retail sales to begin as early as this year at estab-
lished dispensaries.
Even republican filings include provisions to protect the state’s historically economically-challenged areas, and both sides concede reaching common ground may be difficult. But both sanctions agree there’s a need to remove to remove confusion regarding Virginia’ cannabis program now controlled by the State’s Board of Pharmacy. Some have called for all hemp related products to be overseen by the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority, while other legislators have filed bills that would outlaw delta-8.
The final element in the room may be the governor himself who formed a task force to study hemp related products that recommended a registration system for all businesses that sell the products including hefty fines for violations.
Where legalization lands is anybody’s guess, but it’s an issue that won’t go away, and even if republicans pass a retail sales plan, it’s unclear if the the governor will sign it.
ROSLYN RYAN Richmond Suburban News
So here we are: It’s mid-February in Virginia, that time of year when the weather report should just be the shrug emoji and most of us are beyond ready for the warm embrace of spring. Tax time is looming and inflation is still hanging around. The State of the Union address was basically an episode of the Maury Povich show minus the paternity test reveals (at least that would have made it more interesting) and all of my well-intentioned New Year’s resolutions (“I’m going to keep a food journal!” “I’m going to start opening my mail!”) have completed their slow march to the dustbin.
In short, a feel good story would come in handy right about now.
Fortunately, the time I save by jettisoning New Year’s resolutions is time I am able to spend doing other things,
like Googling what important events happened in history on certain days (a peculiar habit but one that comes in handy when trying to avoid keeping a food journal or discussing the State of the Union address with people who A) didn’t find it embarrassing and B) have never even seen an episode of Maury Povich—bless their hearts).
And that is how, late last week, I came across the story of the 1925 Serum Run to Nome, an incredible tale of heroism featuring some of the world’s bravest men and toughest dogs battling the ferocious Alaskan winter in an attempt to rescue the tiny population of Nome, Alaska from an impending diphtheria epidemic that occurred right around this time.
Apparently this was all the subject of a Disney movie in the mid-90s, which I somehow missed because I was busy writing a ground-breaking research paper on some nuance
of theoretical physics or maybe just watching reruns of “MTV Cribs” in my college dorm room. I’m not sure which, and, in any event, that was a long time ago. If you are wondering why the place was called Nome and not Gnome, I am saddened to say that my research turned up very little, and also that you are completely missing the point of the story. The dedication, passion and courage it took to get the vaccine to the waiting children is the stuff of legend, and reminds us all what people—and animals—are capable of overcoming when lives are at stake. The Wikipedia entry alone forced me to clutch a cup of scalding tea. (I don’t really like tea that much so I just kind of held it, but still—it was that gripping a story!)
Please note: Feb. 15 actually marks the anniversary of quite a few other incredible historic events, including the 1944 as-
sault on Italy’s Monte Cassino during World War II and the publishing of the entire human genome in 2001. I just noted the Nome story because it was neat and, well, I like dogs.
I plan on bringing this whole business of the Serum Run up to my own dog, who at present is lying at my feet hoping that I will drop a bite of my mid-afternoon snack on the floor somewhere close enough to him that he won’t have to get up to get it. Later on, he might brave the mid-40s temperatures to bark at a bird or two, then promptly return to taking up way more than his fair share of my couch.
While I doubt it will motivate him too much, I, for one, do plan on taking a healthy dose of inspiration from the nearly 100-year-old tale of heroism.
As the saying goes, I can do hard things. Just don’t ask me to go outside until May.
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The White bags are $5, the Purple bags are $7.50, and the Gold bags are $12.50. Purchase your luminaria at www.RelayForLife.org/SOJ.
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granted as just part of their stories.
To all six of those couples, thank you for getting real. They talked about some pretty personal stuff, including addiction, the death of family members and the loss of children, and for them to share those and other very personal memories with me – and by extension you – was incredibly generous of them.
As I said in the intro, this wasn’t meant to be a treatise on love with all the answers on how to make a relationship last a lifetime. They are simply Powhatan stories of lasting love I hope help spread a little more love.
Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@powhatantoday. com.
EDITOR
A grizzled long-in-the-tooth (double-stereotype) reporter will tell you there’s nothing new under the sky that hasn’t been originally written about. Only variations on a theme. He or she may, or may not, be right. The latest shocker is – wait for it – we need to eat more bugs! You heard me. Eat bugs or our planet dies.
The eco activists are pushing the general population to consume bugs in our daily diets to help save the planet. Their lists of pluses are as follows: eliminates flatulence from cows therefor helping to curb carbon emissions, is cheaper than raising all farm animals for protein consumption which takes up less land, saves our forests and water, and as a bonus, will put the makers of bug sprays out of business.
The world’s cow population is ecstatic about this particular Greenie push and has started giving money to their bug PACs.
So, what’s on your future dinner menu? I’ll tell you.
Chick-Fil-A’s Famous chicken sandwiches will be made out of pressed grass hoppers with a Madagascar cockroach dip.
Olive Garden fettuccine will be fashioned with defatted cricket flour.
McDonalds Big Macs will be reimagined from ground-up palm weevils and baked cicadas with a special earthworm sauce.
Baskin Robbins Rocky Road ice cream will be created with a blend of termites, caterpillars and sustainably sourced chocolate covered ants.
Crunchy Jif peanut butter will be manufactured with deep fried locust pieces. Yum.
Kellogg’s corn flakes will be machined out of Egyptian beetle paste.
The makers of Wild Turkey were ecstatic after learning that there is no bug substitute for the making of their world famous bourbon.
The drawbacks. No one likes the taste or thought of eating bugs in any form. All of the sugar in the world won’t help them go down. And if you do eat them you’ll get an uncontrollable urge to wildly flap your arms like a mad man, run around naked in your living room bumping into windows while emitting buzzing sounds like a fly.
My taste buds aren’t tantalized.
Almost sincerely yours, Joe Ondishko Powhatan
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The 10th annual Valentine Gala was a huge success, selling out the event on Feb. 10 at the Mill at Fine Creek and raising thousands of dollars that will be split between Habitat for Humanity – Powhatan and the Free Clinic of Powhatan. The evening featured a social hour, dinner and a live auction that drew energetic bidding from the partygoers. Proceeds from this event will go toward the two nonprofits’ missions of helping those in need with health care and good housing.
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Powhatan County Public Library has a book Club. The group will discuss “We are not Like Them” by Christine Pride and Jo Piazza at the Feb. 24 meeting at 10 a.m.
The March book will be “Horse” by Geraldine brooks.
The Powhatan naaCP will sponsor a black History Month program, “Together in unity,” at 3 p.m. on saturday, Feb. 25 at Greenbrier baptist Church, 4731 bell road. The event will feature guest speaker the
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Boswell pointed out that she is still taking vendor registrations until Friday, Feb. 17. For more information, contact Boswell at 804-598-5700 ext. 147 or prc@ powhatan.k12.va.us.
“I am super excited about the variety of organizations, and I think that there will be something there for everyone. I hope the Powhatan community comes out,” she said.
However, as much as Boswell is excited about the event and hopes it is well attended, she doesn’t want people to forget that the same resources are available throughout the year.
The school division has supported the resource center for almost 25 years in a full time and
lin, Hunter Hall, Luke Hudson, Stuart Jeffress, Bryson Kantzler, Levi Kitchen, Emmarose Lewis, Fallon Ligatti, Connor Merkel, AubreyMiller, Kenneth Moorhouse, Emma Palmore, Ryleigh Plummer, Tavyn Rama, Caleb Reinke, Zachary Seibel, Hannah Shaw, Charlotte Snider, McKinley Sullivan, Da’vyon Taite, Morgan Talamantes, Thomas Timberlake,
rev. Terrell Glenn, praise dancers and musical performers. everyone is welcome.
Powhatan County residents are encouraged to “Go Green” with a free recycling event. bring old, discarded tires and appliances for recycling on saturday, Feb. 25, from 8 a.m. to noon. Powhatan anti-Litter Council (aLC) has sponsored this service for more than 15 years. note the change in location for the 2023 event, which will be held at Powhatan County’s Fighting Creek Park, 2505 Mann road in the parking lot of the sports complex. Only standard car and small truck tires will be accepted. They must be off the rims and trash removed
part-time capacity, according to Lynn Clayton-Prince, assistant superintendent for special education/equity and diversity. As a division, PCPS staff members are committed to providing support for families and staff with resources as needed for students to be successful.
“The parent resource center provides information for parents/guardians as it relates to special education as well as other supports that may be available in the community,” she said. “In the past the Parent Resource Center staff member has been able to offer workshops for parents and provide supports for the schools as a liaison.”
A few months after Boswell retired, she saw the posting for the part-time coordinator position and it immediately caught her interest. Well before her four years in the division’s finance office, she worked 12 years in early childhood education as preschool director and a teacher
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prior to drop off. not open to commercial businesses. appliance items such as dishwashers, hot water heaters, stoves, air conditioners, refrigerators, washer/dryers, and freezers will be accepted. Freon will be removed free of charge. Mercury switches will also be recycled. County residency and identification may be required. aLC volunteers reserve the right to turn away residents once the trailers are full. For updates or more information, check out the Powhatan anti-Litter Council Facebook page, or email antiLitter@powhatanva.gov.
Powhatan state Park has planned a series of monthly ranger Led Hikes to explore
and then 13 years working for three different nonprofit organizations in community outreach.
“It is my passion to help individuals and families find resources to support them in whatever their needs might be, whether it be homelessness, food insecurity, special education services, just to help find parent resource community resources,” she said.
This year, staff have focused on rebranding the resource center and getting more relevant, up-to-date information out to parents, Clayton-Prince said.
The coordinator position previously was located in a temporary building behind Pocahontas Elementary School, leading some people to think it was a position specific to that school instead of the entire division. This year the position was relocated to the Pocahontas Landmark Center administrative offices.
Boswell worked with the division’s website administrator
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the park throughout 2023. each month, park visitors can join in a hike on a different trail in the park and learn about local history and wildlife. all hikes begin at 10 a.m. registration is required and limited to nine hikers per trip. email Powhatan@dcr.virginia.gov with the subject line “hiking series” including the desired date/hike to reserve your spot. upcoming events are: Feb. 25: river, Gold dust and Turkey Trail, meet at equestrian Lot; March
25: Cabin Trail/big Woods Trail, meet at the playground area; april 29: Pine Trail, meet at yates Parking area; May 27: Coyote run Trail, meet at equestrian Lot; June
to get a comprehensive list of resources and links that people can access more prominently displayed. Working part time –Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. – she recognized that her schedule wouldn’t be workable for all families.
“But a lot of families have time late at night when their children are sleeping or on a weekend when activities are going on. Having to pick up a phone and call is not always convenient but having a link at their disposal where they can click a link to that resource in a timely manner is more efficient,” she said.
The website includes links to PCPS resources; general resources on substance abuse, bullying, drug and alcohol abuse; local family support organizations; and special education resources.
Staff members also reviewed all printed books and materials and discarded those that are outdated, Clayton-Prince said.
Travis Oliver, Scarlett Ortiz, Natalei Pine, Avery Quinones, Emory Rama, Sydney Raymond, Olivia Reinke, Sydney Richardson, Dominic Rodriguez, Nicholas Rucci, Cayden Senger, Jolee Shepperson, Haileyanne Skinger, Cristofer Smith, Rorie Stephens, William Stotler, Piper Sumpter, Brayden Taylor, Mason Whitehead, Natalie Whitlock.
24: river, Gold dust and Turkey Trail, meet at equestrian Lot; July 29: Cabin Trail/big Woods Trail, meet at the playground area; aug. 26: Pine Trail, meet at yates Parking area; sept. 30: Coyote run Trail, meet at equestrian Lot; Oct. 28: river, Gold dust and Turkey Trail, meet at equestrian Lot; nov. 25: Cabin Trail/big Woods Trail, meet at the playground area; and dec. 30: Pine Trail, meet at yates Parking area. Wear comfortable, closed-toed shoes and bring plenty of water. Children are welcome but be aware that some hikes may exceed 4 miles and require navigating uneven terrain in all weather conditions.
“It is important that we have the most updated information available for parents when they have questions about students with disabilities as well as intervention support as it applies to students (pre-K) through post secondary,” she said.
More updated resources have also been placed in the individual school libraries in parent resource sections, Boswell said. Parents can go to the library link on a website to see what is available; they can talk to their school librarian; they can come view books in the library; and they can check them out under their students’ account now.
PCPS will be applying for a grant to offset the cost of the Parent Resource Center position, which was originally not in the fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget but was funded through savings from another area of the budget, which teachers and staff have appreciated, Clayton-Prince said.
ROBBY FLETCHER
Sports Editor
There was an electricity in the air at Powhatan High School’s gymnasium as the Class 4, Region B wrestling finalists walked on the lone mat surrounded by spectators and fellow wrestlers. A single overhead mat light was all that surrounded the top wrestlers in the region as they looked to solidify their placing in the upcoming Class 4 state tournament rapidly approaching later this month.
It was a tight race until the end that was decided in one of the final matches of a two-day tournament on Feb. 10-11, but the Spotsylvania Knights claimed the region title in a thrilling tournament that saw the Knights and third place Powhatan separated by just 27.5 points.
It wasn’t the result the Indians dreamed of when the season started as they looked to win their third consecutive region title, but it was a promising result nonetheless, with sophomore Luke Wells and senior Britton Proffitt claiming region titles in thrilling fashion. Sophomore Gavin Utley and junior Talon Harness also took home second place finishes to earn state tournament bids, while seniors Chris Davis and Ricky Huber will join the team as state alternates.
“I’m just happy with our performance across the board,
I thought everybody fought hard,” head coach Jonathan Tanaka said. “It’s always bittersweet, you’ve got the highest of highs with kids making the state tournament and the lowest of lows of kids’ seasons ending or a senior’s career ending, so it’s always tough.” Wells won his second regional title in as many seasons with two pins and a comeback performance in the final match to claim his region crown. Both of his pins came within the first pe-
Sam Flippo had no hesitation when she thought about her favorite memory with the Powhatan girls basketball team.
On her senior night alongside Erin Almond, Flippo and the Indians went out on top with a devastating defensive performance that blindsided the Cosby Titans in a way that even caught her off guard. The 49-26 regular season finale was a wire-to-wire beatdown for the Indians, who sent off their two seniors in the best way imaginable.
Seeing the way the team celebrated, the way she played in her final appearance in Powhatan’s home gym and the energy that came from the stands, Flippo had a new favorite moment with the team that was hard to top.
“It is the best feeling, it’s my new favorite memory,” Flippo
said. “We played so well together, it was just a great game to end on.”
It was also an emotional goodbye for Almond, who looks back fondly on her role as a team leader, where she helped instill a work ethic and desire to improve down to the younger players that reflect her own journey with the team, which she joined in the eighth grade.
“It was bittersweet, I’ve been here since the eighth grade, so it’s been a big part of my life,” Almond said.
In a win that gave the team a 9-12 record and some muchneeded revenge after a 63-40 loss to the Titans on Jan. 10, all of Powhatan’s success in the game can be traced back to the team’s high-intensity defense that head coach Steve Washburn has been
For the second year in a row, Cole Malkerson is states-bound.
The senior star of the Powhatan swimming and diving team continues to add to his legacy as one of the best to race in the pool for the Indians after competing alongside his teammates at the VHSL Class 4, Region B Swimming and Diving Regional Championships held at SwimRVA.
riod, with his semifinals victory over Monacan’s Austin Jeffrey ending with just 10 seconds remaining in the opening period.
In the final against Spotsylvania’s Seth Ayo, Wells held off a rapid start from his opponent, who was quick to shoot low and maintain control in the opening period. Despite Ayo remaining on top and denying Wells’ attempts to break out for an escape, he captured just two points, and the
Malkerson, who has excelled in the 100-yard backstroke, was at it again, making it within the top-5 for a second year in a row with a fourth place finish in 56.09 seconds. The result was a new team record. Last year, he finished in 56.88 seconds to become the first Powhatan swimmer to make it to states since 2016.
Malkerson also nearly added a second top-5 performance when he placed sixth in the 200 freestyle event, where he finished with a final time of 1:51.48.
WHO: JACK DEBORD
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Later in the 200 freestyle relay, Malkerson led off and set another school record with his role in the race, recording a time of 23.72 seconds. That relay team consisting of Brandon Vallent, Nathan Orban, Zach Kantanen finished with a time of 1:38.50, which was also a school record for the relay.
That relay record was one of four for the Indians, with Orban, Chris Naoroz, Malkerson and Vallent also setting a top school mark in the 200 medley relay in 1:53.34.
While Malkerson was the only Powhatan swimmer to continue his season, it was still a strong day for multiple Powhatan swimmers at SwimRVA, who helped the team finish ninth in the standings.
Elizabeth Vallent was close to reaching states herself when she finished in sixth place in the 50-yard freestyle. Vallent finished with a personal best time
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calm Powhatan star eventually got to his feet and took momentum in the second period.
“I was down, and I was thinking to myself ‘I can’t lose to this guy,’ so I had to kick it up another gear. I know he came at me fast in the very first blow of the whistle,” Wells said.
Tanaka says the key word when it comes to Wells’ style is “composure,” something that was truly on display as he scored five points on two near falls in the third period to capture the 120-pound title with a 6-3 decision.
“We use that word a lot, especially last year. He’s very savvy, very composed, it never seems like he’s out of sorts,” Tanaka
said. “It’s that slow heartbeat mentality, he’s never too amped up so it’s a skill or personality trait that he uses very well to his advantage.”
While Tanaka points to the composure Wells displayed, the title-winning Indian credits the help of the coaches with directing him through the match as a key to his success.
“It is a little difficult to not get your hopes crushed, but good coaching really helps with that,”
Wells said.
Not long after Wells won his big match, his senior teammate Proffitt continued to add to a winning legacy at Powhatan. The star that has dominated the 144-pound class all season made sure to quiet whatever remaining doubters he had left with another outstanding display on the mat.
It was appropriate that in his last appearance in the Powhatan gym he’s called home for years, he’d leave with another region title.
He started out with a pin in the quarterfinals against Varina’s Jenesis Sobers just as the clock struck two minutes to signal the end of the first period. Then in the semifinals, he made even quicker work of Atlee’s Tyler Bosher with a pin in 47 seconds to set up a final against Hanover’s David Hart. While Hart was able to last all three rounds with Proffitt, he never seemed to threaten the Powhatan wrestler on his home turf, and with three takedowns, Proffitt pulled away with an 8-3 decision win.
Powhatan’s other two wrestlers to make it to the finals were Harness in the 132-pound class and
Utley in the 138-pound class.
Harness opened with a pin in 3:30 in his opening round, then took down Varina’s Jeremiah Adkins with a 10-3 decision to advance to the semifinals, where he battled in one of the wildest matches of the two-day tournament.
Taking on Patrick Henry’s Dillon O’Keefe, Harness had to grind out a win in a match where points were hard to come by and risky maneuvers to gain an advantage were kept at a minimum.
Needing a fourth period to find a victor with a 1-1 score, Harness ultimately got ahead with a game-deciding takedown to advance to the final against Eastern View’s Elijah Smoot.
Smoot proved to be a formidable opponent, not allowing Harness much room to operate
at his usual level. He fought hard in the 6-2 loss and still booked his ticket to the upcoming state tournament.
Utley will be joining him with a motivational chip on his shoulder after a close 4-0 loss in the final against Hanover’s Robert Ownes, though he certainly had moments to look back proudly on, including a first period pin against Varina’s Devin Henderson in the quarterfinals and a 6-1 decision over Atlee’s Brayton Crews, who he has now beaten three times this season.
Powhatan’s states-bound athletes will travel to the Virginia Beach Sports Center for the Class 4 State Championship on Feb. 1718. robby Fletcher can be reached at rfletcher@powhatantoday.com.
focusing on since Day 1.
“I feel as though we’ve finally started to come together to be the team that I thought we would be,” Washburn said. “I thought tonight was a really good time for us to put a collective 32 minutes together. It was really good.”
Everything from their pressure on the perimeter down to their protection at the rim was excellent. With the way the Indians defended the ball, the Titans may as well have had better luck trying to climb Mount Everest in socks than attempt to drive to the rim against Powhatan’s frontcourt.
Flippo says the team’s success boils down to the things they know they can control: their effort, energy and their focus on crashing the glass.
“We know we can control the energy, the vibes, making sure we’re playing hard, rebounding. That’s all controllable,” she said.
Cosby was held under 10 points in all but one quarter
of play and was held to just three points by the end of the first quarter. The Indians had their lowest scoring quarter in the first half
with seven points, but the offense quickly caught up to the defense, with Flippo’s game-high 14 points and 11 more from Corynn
Lampman leading the way. On defense, everywhere you’d look you’d see someone making a
highlight play. From junior Shauna Callahan’s three first half blocks to sophomore Emma Terry’s early
steal-and-score to give her team a first quarter edge, the Indians had plays from all over the court from its players who saw the floor.
One play before the end of the third quarter was a particularly good sample of the special kind of defense Powhatan displayed, as a single possession saw blocks from both Lampman and junior Katherine Cerullo and finally a steal from freshman Emily Gibbs to top it all off.
The fourth quarter saw Powhatan looking to slow down the game and patiently kill clock on offense, but their defense was still as intense as ever, holding Cosby down to five points in the period compared to 10 from Powhatan.
It was an idyllic sendoff for the Indians on their home floor, who managed to put together one of their best all-around performances of the season against a talented district opponent.
robby Fletcher can be reached at rfletcher@ powhatantoday.com.
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Vallent also placed ninth in the 100-yard freestyle, finishing that race with a time of 57.21 seconds to add to a productive day and round out a stellar season.
She was involved in the setting of two relay records as well, combining with Hayden Russell, Summer Kantanen, Jenna Autry to record a time of 1:47.56 in the 200 freestyle relay and later a time of 4:03.32 in the 400 freestyle relay.
Russell was also another swimmer to place within the top-10 of her individual event, managing to do it in two events with a ninth place showing in the 500 freestyle (5:34.81) and a 10th place finish in the 200 freestyle (2:06.18).
There was also a seventh place result from Autry, who swam the 100-yard butterfly in 1:06.44.
The season will continue on for Malkerson in the exact same spot he claimed his states appearance, with the Class 4 State Championships taking place at SwimRVA on Feb. 18.
CONTRIBUTED REPORT
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Black bears in Virginia will den in a variety of places including brush piles, trees (cavities within tree), rock outcroppings, ground nests, debris piles, and occasionally under porches or unsecured crawl spaces. Not all black bears den for the full winter season. Often, black bears that enter a winter den are females who will birth their cubs in the den or females with yearlings. Male black bears may den, but generally do not stay in a den for the entire winter due to the lack of extreme cold weather and snow across much of Virginia. While many of us also slow down for the winter, there are still ample opportunities that take us afield in bear country. Whether enjoying a hike, cutting firewood, clearing brush,
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Tips to avoid a den
Avoid hiking in dense brushy thickets or young cutover timber stands. If you must work in these areas, be mindful of brush piles, gullies with debris piles, or storm damage areas with thickets of limbs/ root balls.
Always maintain your dog on a leash to avoid a dog-bear encounter at a den site.
When burning a brush or debris pile on your property, look around the entire pile for signs of digging (fresh dirt, holes) or entry routes into the pile.
If you notice large, excavated holes or fresh trails into debris or brush piles, listen closely for the sound of cubs from a distance of at least 30 feet away. They often emit a high-pitched cry or “squall.”
To prevent a bear from denning under an occupied dwelling, ensure that crawl spaces, mobile home underpinnings and porches are closed and secured prior to Dec. 1 each year.
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VIRGINIA:INTHECIRCUITCOURTOFTHE COUNTYOFPOWHATAN COUNTYOFPOWHATAN,VIRGINIA, aPoliticalSubdivisionoftheCommonwealth ofVirginia, Complainant, v. JOHNMCARTHURBERRY,ETAL, Respondent(s).
CaseNo.CL22-1044
ORDEROFPUBLICATION
Theobjectofthissuitistoenforcethelienof theComplainant,CountyofPowhatan,Virginia,fordelinquentrealestatetaxesagainstcertainrealpropertylocatedintheCountyof Powhatan,Virginia,describedasfollows:
TaxMapNo.017-9B AccountNo.1339
Allthatcertaintract,pieceorparceloflandlyingandbeinginSpencerDistrict,Powhatan County,Virginia,containing1.0acres,moreor less,accordingtoplatofsurveyofBodie,Mills &Taylor,Inc.,Engineers &Surveyors,dated December1,1972, acopyofwhichwasrecordedApril8,1975inthePowhatanCountyCircuit CourtClerk’sOfficeinDeedBook118atPage 567andisdesignatedasParcel"A".Reference isherebymadetosaidplatofsurveyfora moreparticulardescriptionofthelandhereby conveyed.
AndbeingthesamepropertyconveyedtoJohn McArthurBerryfromtheheirsofGeorgeBerry byDeeddatedMay2,1973andrecordedinthe Clerk’sOfficeofPowhatanCounty,Virginiaon April8,1975inDeedBook118,Page563.
Thisdescriptionismadesubjecttoalleasements,conditions,agreements,restrictions, andreservationsofrecordwhichaffectthe propertyhereindescribed.
ITAPPEARING thatanAffidavithasbeenmade andfiledstatingthatduediligencehasbeen used,withouteffect,toascertaintheidentity andlocationofcertainpartiestobeserved, thatthelastknownaddressesfortheRespondentshereinareasfollows:John McArthurBerry,whoisbelievedtobedeceasedandwhoselastknownaddressisunknown;LaverneBerry,whoisbelievedtobe deceasedandwhoselastknownaddressisunknown;JacquelineD.Berry,whoisbelievedto bedeceasedandwhoselastknownaddressis unknown;NicholasBerry,whoselastknown addressis614HazelhurstAvenue,Richmond, Virginia23222;ShawnishaBerry,whoselast knownaddressis226EnglesideCircle,Apartment1D,Richmond,Virginia23222-1656; RonishaBerry,whoselastknownaddressis 5414CaribeCourt,VirginiaBeach,Virginia 23462;JohnMcArthurBerryJr.,whoisbelieved tobedeceasedandwhoselastknownaddress isunknown;AnnessiaMoore,whoselast knownaddressis805 N.30thStreet,Richmond,Virginia23223;ChiquitaMooreRoss, whoisbelievedtobedeceasedandwhoselast knownaddressisunknown;XavierRoss, whoselastknownaddressis1078German SchoolRoad,Apartment301,Richmond,Virginia23225;JohnishaMoore,whoselast knownaddressis3118GrovelandAvenue, Richmond,Virginia23222;MarshaeMoore, whoselastknownaddressis3118Groveland Avenue,Richmond,Virginia23222;Garrett Berry,whoselastknownaddressis6329BlossomViewLane,Richmond,Virginia23231; NicoleBerryWilliford,whoselastknownaddressis614HazelhurstAvenue,Richmond,Virginia23222;andthatanyofficers,heirs,devisees,andsuccessorsintitleoftheRespondent namedhereinaremadepartiesRespondentto thisactionindividuallyand/orbythegeneral descriptionofPartiesUnknown,itishereby OR DERED thatthepartieshereinandallPartiesUnknownand/orwhoselocationcannot beascertainedappearonorbefore March20, 2023intheClerk’sOfficeoftheCircuitCourtof theCountyofPowhatan,Virginia, anddowhat maybenecessarytoprotecttheirinterestsin thiscause. Enteredonthe8thdayofFebruary,2023. TeresaHashDobbins, Clerk IAskForThis: JohnA.Rife,Esq.(VSBNo.45805) JeffreyA.Scharf,Esq.(VSBNo.30591) MarkK.Ames,Esq.(VSBNo.27409) AndrewM.Neville,Esq.(VSBNo.86372) PaulL.LaBarr,Esq.(VSBNo.91609) GregoryL.Haynes,Esq.(VSBNo.37158) SethR.Konopasek,Esq.(VSBNo.97065) TaxingAuthorityConsultingServices,PC P.O.Box31800 Henrico,Virginia23294-1800 Phone:(804)545-2500 Facsimile:(804)545-2378 TACSNo.:659936
ThePowhatanCountySchoolBoard willholda PublicHearing onthe 2023-2024Budgeton
Tuesday,March7,2023,at7:00pm, atthePocahontasLandmarkCenter, 4290AndersonHighway, Powhatan, VA 23139. (Theschoolboardwillalsoconducttheir regularlyscheduledmeetingwiththe publichearingonthe2023-2024Budget, beginningatapproximately7:15pm)
All realestateadvertisedhereinissubjectto theVirginia FairHousingLaw, whichmakesit illegaltoadvertise“any preference,limitation ordiscrimination based on race,color, religion, nationalorigin,sex,elderliness,familialstatus,orhandicap.”
We willnotknowingly acceptanyadvertising for realestatethatis inviolationofthelaw. Allpersonsarehereby informedthatallthe dwellingsadvertisedare availableonanequal opportunity basis.
Noticeisherebygiventha tthe Po whatanCountyBoardofSupervisorswill conductpublichearingson Monday,Februar y27,2023,at6:30PM inthe PowhatanCountyVillageBuildingAuditorium(3910OldBuckingham Road) regardingthefollowingmatter:
O-2023-01TheCountyof Powhatan requeststheamendmentofthe provisionssetforthinCountyOrdinanceChapter10Animals,ArticleIIAnimal Control,Division 4AnimalsRunningAtLarge,Sections10-116Dogsto amendrunning at largeregulationstobringtheCountycodeintocompliance withupdatedStateCodedefinitionsrelatedtoserviceanimalsandpenalties, aswellasbetter clarifyinterpretationsofexemptions,whenananimalisor isnotconsideredtoberunning at large,provide aprovisionfor acitizento file acomplaintandmakeviolation aclass 4misdemeanorinadditiontothe currentcivilpenalty available.
Membersofthepublicmayalsoparticipateremotelybyjoining awebinar at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83998792911orbydialinginbyphone at 1-929-205-6099OR1-312-626-6799,thentypinginthewebinarID839 98792911.Duringthepubliccommentperiod,participantsmayraisetheir handusingthezoomcontrolsonthecomputerscreen,or(ifdialingin)by pressing*9on aphone.
Themeetingmaybewatchedlivebyvisitinghttp://powhatanva.gov/432/ Live-Stream-of-Powhatan-County-Meetings.
Publiccommentsmayalsobesubmittedto administration@powhatanva. gov orbyleaving avoicemail at (804)598-5612.An ycommentsreceived priorto5:00PMofthedateofthepublichearingwillberecordedinthe meetingminutes.
Allinterestedpersonsareinvitedtoparticipateinthepublichearingsandto presenttheirviewsand/ortosubmitwrittencomments. Personsrequiring specialassistancetovieworparticipateinthosehearingsshouldcontact the Po whatanCountyAdministrator’sOffice at (804)598-5612 at least threedayspriortothemeeting.Fulltextanddocumentsrelatedtothese proposalscanbereviewedbycontactingtheCountyAdministrator’sOffice at administration@powhatanva.govor(804)598-5612.
