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Ashland Town Council approves development of urgent care facility

By Meredith Rigsby News Editor

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SHLAND — Ashland Town Council, at its July 7 meeting, unanimously approved rezoning application REZ150513, conditional use permit application CUP15-0513 and right-of-way vacation ordinance ORD2015-04, all in connection with the construction of a 4,500square-foot urgent care facility.

The urgent care facility will be located on a piece of property west of Route 1 and bracketed by Caroline Street to

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the south and Randolph Circle to the north. In addition, Tompkins Jewelers is located to the south of the property and Martin’s is located to the east.

Mayor George Spagna was not present at the council meeting.

On June 10, the Ashland Planning Commission held a public hearing and unanimously voted to recommend approval of the rezoning of 1.75 acres from RO-1, residential office, with proffers to B-4, neighborhood commercial, and the conditional use permit for operation of an office see FACILITY, pg. 4

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Construction site at the intersection of N. Washington Highway and Caroline Street.

Police chief: update town’s hotel codes to combat crime

By Meredith Rigsby News Editor ASHLAND – Police Chief Doug Goodman addressed the Town of Ashland’s hotel/motel codes and their impact on crime to Ashland Town Council during the July 7 regular meeting.

The number of police calls between 2013 and 2014 in Ashland increased over 15 percent compared to an average increase of about 6 to 7 percent between 2008 and 2013, Goodman said.

He added that the influx of calls for service

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is indicative of what he believes is an increase in long-term residency at motels.

In spring 2009, Goodman and his staff worked with Nora Amos, director of planning and community development for Ashland, and zoning

staff and collaborated on a joint case where the town charged the owner of a local motel with a zoning violation.

The motel was being occupied by a number of long-term residents and the charge stated that the see HOTEL, pg. 11

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The cost of the ongoing project is approximately $10 million and is expected to wrap up by November.

As of June 11, VDOT had completed approximately three-fourths of the bridge structure and about half of the grading operations, Doug Kisamore, VDOT consee PROGRESS, pg. 5

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Main Street group briefs community on initiatives

By Meredith Rigsby mrigsby@mechlocal.com

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SHLAND — The first of what the Main Street Association hopes will become a semi-annual meeting was held Tuesday, June 23, with a goal of briefing local business and property owners on downtown initiatives.

Hugh Joyce, president of the association, welcomed attendees, providing an overview of the Main Street program, sharing current projects within the downtown area, giving an update of the theater renovation project and sharing the Main Street Association’s vision for the town.

The Ashland Main Street Association is made up of four committees: promotions, economic development, organization and design and publishes a monthly newsletter, “Get Centered,” which highlights events taking place in the town and features businesses, artists, nonprofits and Randolph-Macon College.

Over the past 12 to 14 months, the Main Street Association has been working with the town and has completed phase II of its Streetscaping project, Joyce said.

Ashland has been awarded a $10,000 marketing and branding grant by Virginia Main Street (VMS), as well as a $25,000 Financial Feasibility Study grant by VMS for the Ashland Theater.

Because the town was granted the $25,000 fund, it is now qualified for an additional $500,000 grant, which it has already been approved for by the state, to renovate and repurpose the theater, Joyce said.

The Ashland Theatre has

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Hugh Joyce, president of the Ashland Main Street Association, presented town updates to local property and business owners during a June 23 meeting.

been open as a “pop-up” venue while plans for the restoration develop, and the town has been able to host 49 events there since Nov. 21, 2014.

Joyce recognized new businesses, including a new restaurant and a new beauty salon.

He also brought attention to the local bike garden initiative led by Nancy Crozet, announcing that the town plans to publish a bike garden “art” scavenger hunt for town visitors.

Train Day will be held Nov. 7 and the festival will feature music, games, model trains, children’s train rides, food and railroad related vendors.

During the meeting, Nora Amos, director of planning and community development, introduced Joe Topham, Ashland’s new business retention and expansion manager, and provided some town updates.

Amos addressed façade grants, which are run through

the town administration and funded annually by town council for small business projects aimed at improving the outside of a business’s building.

Ashland has been conducting two rounds of façade grant funding each year, but Amos requested local business feedback about the idea of creating a revolving project funding program due to a lack of grant applications it receives.

Only about two to three applications for façade grant funding are submitted each round, Amos said.

Applications for façade grants should be turned into Topham by July 15.

Amos reminded business owners about the Economic Development Authority’s (EDA’s) Revitalization Loan, which is a forgivable loan program geared toward improving and bringing historic buildings up to code for use by new businesses.

In collaboration with Market Ashland Partnership, the town also has an ongoing gift certificate program.

About 40 businesses throughout Ashland currently accept the gift certificates that can be purchased at town hall. Amos said about 600 certificates have been sold.

In addition, applications for the Ashland Citizen Leadership Academy are due July 31.

The Ashland Citizen Leadership Academy is a series of monthly seminars designed to provide locals with an in-depth view into how the town works, a chance to discuss local issues with town leaders and prepare to serve on town boards, commissions, committees and neighborhoods, according to the town website.

Amos also noted that the town Instagram account is available for any local resident, including business owners, to take over for a week and curate photos about what they love about Ashland.

The Town of Ashland website also features a “Notify Me” section where residents can keep track of events and meetings via email notifications.

“Everything we do at the Main Street organization really is about economic development and trying to bring new people in to town to work with the businesses that are here,” Joyce said. “We want to be a resource for business leaders, property owners and town staff to serve as a conduit to create good things, good new businesses.”

The Virginia Main Street program was developed by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and started in 1985. Ashland was named a Virginia sanctioned downtown main street association in 2014.

Expanded Internet service OK’d for Doswell, Poor Farm

By Jim Ridolphi for The Hanover Local For years, residents of western and other portions of Hanover County have lamented over the lack of dependable Internet services in the area.

Numerous community meetings and endless negotiations with cable services have not produced results — at least up until now.

The county held its last informational meeting in February, and it appears all those efforts are

bearing fruit.

LastMile Broadband, a startup Internet provider, is planning to provide basic Internet service beginning in as little as 90 days by utilizing space on two of the county’s communication towers located at Poor Farm and Doswell.

Whitt Whittaker of LastMile said the company recognized the need for the service and began recruiting potential customers right away.

“We have reached the 100 minimum number of custom-

ers in those areas we mentioned tonight,” said Whittaker. “We are looking at other areas and recruiting new customers for those areas, but we feel there is definitely a need in Hanover and we want to fill that need.”

Deputy county administrator John Budesky asked supervisors to provide space on the towers at a reduced rate to incentivize the new company’s efforts.

LastMile will pay only 50 percent of the normal rate, and half of that fee will be forgiven during the first year.

“These are leases that in response to what our residents have told us for a number of years — the needs and demands for additional Internet service provision in Hanover County,” Budesky said.

Budesky said LastMile is the first of several potential providers anxious to fill that identified gap in the county.

“LastMile has expressed interest in expanding into Hanover County and addressing some of our service gaps,” Budesky.

“Their intent is to establish ser-

vices in those areas (Poor Farm and Doswell).

“They already have lists going in several areas to potentially expand beyond the two towers you have before you have in front of you this evening,” he recently told the Hanover County Board of Supervisors.

Budesky said the reduced rate would allow the company to seek new customers and expand while the reduced rate is in effect.

“Primarily this will be a support to get customer bases and expansion throughout the coun-

ty,” he said.

The deal hinges on LastMile being able to obtain fiber from a third party for the project.

Whittaker said that wouldn’t be a problem.

“We’ll start on that tomorrow.”

Budesky said the new interest is a “good first step” in addressing longstanding Internet access issues in the county.

“The board’s initiative has been that support business expansion from the private secsee INTERNET, pg. 4

Collision at intersection claims life of 19-year-old Glen Allen woman on July 8 HANOVER — A Glen Allen women died Wednesday, July 8, from injuries received in an accident that took place Tuesday, July 7, in the area of West Patrick Henry Road (Route 54) and Scotchtown Town.

Sgt. Terry L. Sullivan of the Hanover

County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as Brenda Garnica Arellano, 19.

On July 7, she was taken by MedFlight to VCU Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.

According to Sullivan, the crash took place around 10:18 a.m.

Arellano was driving a 2002 Volkswagen Jetta heading north on Scotchtown Road when a 2008 Jeep Cherokee traveling west on West Patrick Henry Road entered the intersection at the same time, resulting in a collision.

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Cherokee were transported to Memorial Regional Medical Center with non-lifethreatening injuries.

“Investigators are still collecting information in order to determine the circumstances that led to this tragic accident,” Sullivan said.

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Ashland begins preparations for Train Day

By Meredith Rigsby mrigsby@mechlocal.com ASHLAND -- Bill Gatewood, Train Day chair; Tom Wulf, executive director of the Ashland Main Street Association; and Jen Chambers, chair of the Ashland Main Street Association; hosted the kickoff meeting for Ashland’s annual Train Day event -- scheduled from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 7 – on Thursday at the Ashland Theater.

Gatewood offered words of introduction before showing a photo compilation video, made

by Wulf, from Train Day 2014, complete with

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that is larger than 2,500 square feet with the conditions recommended by staff and the addition of a fence to the landscape buffer to residential.

The urgent care facility application was deemed in line with listed conditions, including being compatible with existing uses on the surrounding properties, according to the commission.

wide-eyed children gawking at train sets, trolley rides and train-themed events.

Local business owners and residents were asked to share any ideas they thought would help improve the quality of the festival. Attendees were eager to share their enthusiasm and suggestions, and many new ideas were discussed.

Train Day is made possible by a number of supporters, including the event’s signature sponsor, CSX, which has already committed $5,000, as well as local businesses and volunteers.

Train Day 2014 was facilitated by well over 70 volunteers, Wulf said.

This year’s Train will take place along the

The property is owned by Bramel Construction and, in 1999, town council approved a conditional rezoning of the area from R-2 to RO-1.

In a recent zoning ordinance update, RO-1 was removed as a zoning district because of its similarity to B-4.

Under the B-4 zoning and conditional use permit, the BetterMed urgent care facility has a maximum height of 35 feet, with requirements for a 25 foot setback in the front, a 20-foot

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train tracks in downtown Ashland. The event will be free as it has been in years past.

Cinder and Tinder, the Train Day bears, will be on-site again this year, taking photos with festival-goers, and the Ashland Main Street Association plans to organize another punch card event, where participants can get a ticket punched by the conductor at up to eight different designated locations.

Those who get their ticket punched by all venues will receive a prize.

Parking for Train Day is limited and there will be satellite parking located in the AshlandJunction (Roses) Shopping Center, Henry Clay

Elementary School and St. Anne’s Church.

An event map and schedule will be available in the near future.

Refreshments were provided for the approximate 25 people in attendance, including train shaped sugar cookies provided by Sugar Fix Bakery.

For more information, questions or to submit an idea for Train Day, call the Train Day hotline number at 804-412-7288 or email AshlandTrainDay@yahoo.com. You also can visit the Ashland Train Day Facebook account at https://www.facebook.com/pages/AshlandTrain-Day/118344418218602?sk=timeline

setback to the sides and a 25-foot setback to the rear.

For landscaping, one street tree is required per 50 foot of street frontage as well as a 10 percent tree canopy, 5 percent of the parking area landscaped and 5 feet of peripheral parking landscaping.

The ordinance also calls for a continuous visual screen, with the height at planting being at least 6 feet.

During its review of the application, the planning commission recommended that a 6-foot fence be put in place in addition to the already required vegetative buffer.

The purpose is to provide an area of retail shopping and personal services to serve the residential area surrounding it and buffer between the highway commercial and residential areas while maintaining a residential character.

During the public comment

period, Claiborne Winborne, the Ashland District representative on the Hanover County Planning Commission, spoke on behalf of her neighborhood, which resides in the surrounding areas where the urgent care facility will be located.

Winborne said the residents were concerned about an influx of traffic into their neighborhood because of the ability for people to turn left onto Randolph Circle when exiting the property.

Council members agreed with Winborne and, before final approval of the CUP, added a condition that a concrete diverter and appropriate signage be installed and maintained by the applicant to prevent a left turn movement onto Randolph Circle when exiting the property.

Council member Faye Prichard said she also would like the CUP to restrict operating hours of the facility to prevent a future tenant from keeping the

building open late, causing an adverse effect on the community.

Council again agreed and added a fifth condition to the CUP stating that the hours of operation for the facility be 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

During the meeting, town council also approved ORD201504, an ordinance to vacate an area of 1,595 square feet of existing right-of-way along the boundary of State Route 1/North Washington Highway and to transfer this property to BSAT1 LLC, the original owner of the property.

In 1999, the town incorrectly asked for 20 feet of right-of- way from one property owner’s side of the road instead of 10 feet. It is common practice for the town to request equal parts from adjacent property owners.

The town planning commission recommended transfer of the property without payment

because the purchase of the property was in error. To correct that error, the property simply needs to be transferred back to the original property owner, Nora Amos, director of planning and community development for Ashland said.

The town does not have any future use for the property and council approved the transfer of the right-of-way back to Brad Harmon/Bramel Construction.

The approved BetterMed urgent care facility will provide prompt medical care with average wait times in and out at about 45 minutes, Brown said.

The facility will be run by trauma care physicians, will be open seven days a week, and will have cross access from the side from Randolph Circle and Caroline Street.

“I’m super excited about this business, I just want to make sure we do it really well,” Prichard said.

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said there are more possibilities on the horizon.

“We are currently in negotiation with another company who is expressing interest in to expansion into the county,” he said.

The LastMile coverage will expand six miles out from each tower and overlap in some areas.

Wayne Hazzard, chairman of the board of supervisors, endorsed

the lease arrangements.

“This gives the people in the western part of the county an opportunity to have the Internet service they said they wanted. I hope they take advantage of this,” Hazzard said.

Beaverdam District supervisor Aubrey “Bucky” Stanley said the new service is an answer to concerns raised by citizens

regarding service and expressed at several community meetings, the last held in February.

“This is another option for folks up there,” Stanley said.

“Whether it works for them or not, I do not know.”

The company will offer service beginning at $49.95 a month and should be up and running in a month or so.

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tor and not entering the realm of Internet service provision ourselves,” Budesky said.

The lowered lease rates, public/private partnerships and leveraging the county’s infrastructure are methods of achieving that expansion, and Budesky

‘Magical Universe’ comes to the Ashland Theater

Ashland Street Parties host CIU 2015 kickoff Cyclists begin week along the tracks

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struction manager, said in an email.

VDOT was working on the substructure on the final segment of the bridge in early June and has completed both abutments (bridge ends) and one of the wing walls. Wing walls are used to hold up the dirt to the edge of the bridge.

The next big traffic impact as a result of the project will occur in the weeks following the Fourth of July holiday.

During that time, VDOT plans to set structural steel beams and detour I-95 traffic from off the ramp to allow them to set the beams without traffic running under where they are working, Kisamore said in the email.

This portion of the construction will be conducted during the nighttime hours in an effort to minimize impact on traffic.

There also will be periodic

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“Magical Universe” will be showing on Friday, July 24 at 7 p.m.

pany will be held with the showing of “Singin’ in the Rain.”

For more information, visit the newly updted website, www.AshlandTheaterVA. org. lane closures as construction continues into November to help keep travelers safe while VDOT completes the structure.

For the duration of the project, the speed limit on I-95 in both directions has been reduced from 70 mph to 65 mph from mile marker 90 to mile marker 93.

Route 54 has been reduced to one 12-foot lane in each direction between Hill Carter Parkway and Mount Vernon Road.

In addition, a temporary traffic signal has been placed at the interchange of I-95 north and Route 54 west to ease existing interstate traffic congestion. For the entirety of the project, the speed limit in this area will be reduced to 35 mph, according to the VDOT website.

Once construction is complete, a wider structure will exist in the same footprint as the two small structures that were there previously.

The new bridge also will be about 3 feet higher to allow trucks to pass under without causing impact to the bridge.

ASHLAND — When more than 1,000 cyclists from around the globe gather in Richmond this fall for the CIU Road Race Championships, the first stop on their itinerary could be the Center of the Universe.

Ashland’s final street party of the season has been tapped as the kickoff event for CIU2015, a bike race that is garnering international attention.

Ron Moody and The Centaurs will provide the entertainment as athletes, fans and locals party along the tracks at an event that has become a Central Virginia tradition.

The parties had humble beginnings in 2003 when a group of citizens envisioned a downtown space next to the library as a gathering place.

“We also wanted to honor three of our recently deceased citizens, Nina Peace, Dick Gillis and Jay Pace,” said Ashland Street Parties organizer Hank Lowry.

“We wanted to construct and maintain a park next to the library strictly with private funds, and that’s how the event began,” Lowry said.

Throughout the years, the

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Hank Lowry, one of Ashland Street Parties’ organizers, poses with local musicians Steve Bassett and Robbin Thompson, who return to Ashland each year to perform at the party by the tracks.

“What could be better than being in the center of the universe?”

Bassett said after a performance earlier this year. The Street Parties final event of the season on Sept.r 19 is the kickoff party for the CIU Road Race Championships coming to Richmond this fall. Ron Moody and the Centaurs will provide the music.

event has become a favorite venue for local favorites like Steve Bassett, Robbin Thompson, King Edward and the B.D.s and others.

Iconic local disc jockey Bill Bevins has been on board since day one, and local community groups like the Kiwanis Club and Women’s Club donate their time and efforts to make each event a success.

Lowry said the town is looking forward to taking center stage when the big race comes to town at the end of summer.

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ASHLAND – Jeremy Workman, director of the award-winning documentary, “Magical Universe,” will visit Ashland on Friday, July 17.

He will show the documentary at 7 p.m. at the Ashland Theater at 205 England St. and discuss the making of the family-friendly film.

Karen Altman, an Ashland resident, was musical composer for the documentary.

She also will attend.

Doors open at 6 p.m.

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and we are ready to welcome them,” Lowry said last week.

“We worked with race organizers and we all agreed this was the perfect spot to celebrate the first night of the race.”

Dan DiCandilo and Edward Jones is the kickoff event’s main sponsor, but the Street Parties’ regular sponsors also will be featured.

That’s in addition to a large number of volunteers who donate time and effort to each of the group’s three annual parties.

The Ashland Kiwanis Club, the Market Ashland Partnership and the local Women’s Club also play a see PARTIES, pg. 8

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OPINION | The Local Views | Guest Commentary

From the editor

On the road again . . . experiencing our county

By Melody Kinser Managing Editor

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s we start on this journey together, we will get to know one another better every week. Fortunately, this writer is no stranger to the western part of our county. I’m a fan of road trips – even those that may not be of any significant mileage.

So, a few years ago, a Saturday was selected to learn about the rest of Hanover County. Having arrived in 2008 from Winchester to accept the editor’s position at The Mechanicsville Local, I’ve always enjoyed taking to the road to gain a better understanding of an area and, most of all, its people.

It’s an experience worth taking and absorbing what makes every community unique. We have encountered delightful, gracious, pleasant (you get the idea) residents in our travels.

And, we have had the occasional interview in your part of Hanover County. You can definitely expect that to increase through this publication.

These days, however, we are a permanent fixture – and happy to be part of your weekly routine.

It is with gratitude that yours truly has been invited into homes to recognize the Christmas Mother, get to know recipients of the Outstanding Women Awards, and, sometimes, simply to meet a new friend for lunch or a cup of coffee.

Having coming from a small town (where everybody knows everybody), I find what I call the “welcome mat” attitude of our residents here similar. There are no strangers and you’ll be greeted with a smile and a kind “Hello.”

Your reception has been incredible and we are determined not to disappoint. That being said, we encourage you to call us, send an email, come by our office. We operate with an open door policy. If you take the time to come see us, we’re going to make the time to see you.

And always know that your ideas and tips are what make what we do successful. We are at your doorstep every Wednesday for a reason. And, most of all, we’re in this together.

Your news is the news we want to cover and share.

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Future of Ashland Theater questioned

By Ragan Phillips for The Hanover Local

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ast year, the Town of Ashland was gifted, by Mr. and Mrs. A.D. Whittaker, the wonderful, historic 1940s Ashland Theater.

The town has received a $500,000 grant from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development and will be required to match that amount with town funds. This funding will provide $1 million for the renovation of the theater.

The town, working with the Ashland Main Street Association, commissioned a $25,000 Feasibility Study with Waukeshaw Development Company.

Town officials reported this study was completed and submitted to the Town on June 2, 2015.

The study covers a specific-purpose future utilization of the theater and details on plans for the $1 million renovation to accommodate this specific use.

This feasibility study did not include, within the written document, a market assessment or a discussion of other possible uses of the Theater.

We recently had the opportunity to meet with town officials and to ask a number of questions.

The town is working very diligently to develop an agreement with Waukeshaw Development that will, hopefully, result in The Ashland Theater becoming the sparkling centerpiece in Downtown Ashland.

It is of concern that residents of Ashland have, to date, received no information about the Feasibility Study nor plans for the future of the Ashland Theater.

There have been, during Ashland Town Council meetings, unofficial indications of plans for some kind of public meeting. But, as of this writing (July 7, 2015), no date has been established.

There are, in my opinion, a number of important questions that need to be addressed in a public forum.

What is planned for the future of the theater?

What types of events would be held? Town residents should have a voice in the matter of future use and renovation.

How will the $1 million be spent? Will the planned see THEATER, pg. 7

LETTERS | Reader Views

Praising actions of deputies There seems to be new incidents to compliment and praise the actions of Hanover County law enforcement on a regular basis!

The following three recently happened and I want to acknowledge the officers involved for exceptional service.

On Memorial Day I was stopped on U.S. 360 by Deputy Seth Mahler to address an issue with my vehicle.

He was pleasant, engaging and eased my tension over the infraction, but when he walked away he said, “God Bless” — I was overcome with emotion at those two words that mean so much but we are afraid to utter on a regular basis, especially to strangers.

The officer’s demeanor and kind words have stayed with me and I have repeated my traffic stop experience many times.

On July 5, I was returning from church when I encountered a Walker Hound nervously crisscrossing Rural Point Road. I stopped and tried to urge her out of the road and soon other drivers were braking, swerving and slowing down to avoid her.

A dad and his two daughters pulled over with me and all four of us tried in vain to get close enough to read her collar.

As the rain and darkness intensified, I called the Hanover County Sheriff ‘s Office for assistance and see LETTERS pg. 7

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renovations provide for a wide variety of events at the theater? There are a multitude of renovation options that would use the $1 million. How will the determination be made as to which renovation path will be undertaken?

Is there a schedule for the renovation of the theater?

If renovation focuses on one specific genre of entertainment, and were that genre fail to be successful, would the town be left with “white elephant?” vShould a significant portion of the $1 million be used for a new restaurant adjacent to the theater?

Will operation and management of the theater be turned over Waukeshaw? Will other options be considered, for example, a 501(c)3 nonprofit?

Will the $1 million renovation work be bid out competitively, allowing Ashland and Hanover County contractors the opportunity to perform the work?

Will the theater be available for events sponsored by community organizations? A for-profit operator would, no doubt, charge rent and the amount of said rent would dictate community use.

Who will be financially responsible for future repair, maintenance and capital expenditures (for example, a new heating system) of this 70-year-old

building? Will a reserve fund be established to cover these costs?

Will the town’s $500,000 “investment” result in a satisfactory “yield” to the town? That is, will the town receive lease payments, or some form of revenue, from the Theater operator?

Residents and business owners would have many more questions to ask of town officials. Some of these questions are, of course, not easy to answer.

But town residents and business owners deserve the opportunity to hear about plans from town officials. They should be given the opportunity to question and comment on the future of the Ashland Theater.

The Ashland Theater should become the “crown jewel” of Downtown Ashland.

The theater should serve as a community center where organizations can sponsor community-building events.

The theater was given to the town and its residents.

The Ashland Theater can be successful provided it has the support of the Ashland community.

But, without community support, the theater is destined to be unsuccessful.

It is time . . . it is past time in fact . . . for a public forum on the future of this grand old dame of Downtown Ashland.

Ragan Phillips, an Ashland resident, may be contacted at rtphil504@gmail.com.

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Animal Control was dispatched, along with two deputies to assist as the situation was not going to end well for the dog or traffic.

Deputy Janay Osborne arrived first and she worked with us to protect the dog and traffic.

Deputy Osborne turned on the blue lights of her vehicle to alert traffic of a situation and we kept the dog out of the road until Deputy Seth Mahler and Officer Miles from animal control arrived.

All of us, along with a local property owner, continued to coax the dog to us and safety and amazingly Deputy Mahler succeeded by very slowly and gently approaching her and finally taking hold of her collar, and the owner’s name was quickly determined.

Animal Control is quite familiar

with the owner and has had many calls from him about other dogs he owns that have been lost.

I hope that he takes steps to keep his dogs safe and appreciates the efforts of all involved in bringing his dog home.

Road and weather conditions were hazardous and the dog was so close to harm or worse.

Thank you, Deputies Osborne, Mahler and Officer Miles of Animal Control.

It was a difficult and unpleasant task and took over an hour to safely secure the dog and prevent an accident.

I also want to thank the officer that was at the Beaverdam Fourth event on Saturday — he was friendly and engaging with the community there and especially with the children.

Thank you.

God bless.

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OBITUARIES | Death Notices & Funerals JOSEPHINE GOODMAN Josephine Goodman, 82, of Montpelier, passed away July 2, 2015. She was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, William Goodman Sr. Mrs. Goodman is survived by her children, William T. Goodman Jr. “Pappy” (Frances), Robert M. Goodman, John E. Goodman (Gina), Mamie L. Metzger (Bill), Rebecca D. Payne (Douglas), Linda S. Slayton, Emma Goodman-Marks (Robert) and Melissa G. Byers (Chris); three sisters and two brothers; 21 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m.

Thursday, July 9, 2015, at Nelsen Funeral Home-Reid Chapel, 412 South Washington Highway in Ashland. Interment followed in Trinity Episcopal Church in Beaverdam.

KENNETH LLOYD Kenneth Davis Lloyd, 70, of Montpelier, died peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family on Monday, July 6, 2015, after a courageous battle with cancer. Kenneth is survived by his wife of 50 years, Monica; daughter, Michelle (Denny) Walsh; and grandchildren, Daniel, Allen, Scott and Susan; son, Wayne (Maria) Lloyd; and grandchildren, Carter, Bennett and Edward; sisters, Janet Colgin and Ruth (Pete) Massengill; mother-in-law, Mae Callaham; and many loving nieces, nephews and extended family. He was preceded in death by his father, Walter Ray Lloyd; mother, Mildred C. Lloyd; and grandson, Evan Garratt Walsh. Kenneth was born on January 22, 1945, in Louisa, and grew up on the family farm, helping to raise the tobacco

and eggs that helped his family pay the bills.

Kenneth graduated from Louisa High School in 1963, and, after marrying Monica in 1965, moved for a short time to Richmond. There, Kenneth sold automobiles before starting his career with RF&P (CSX) Railroad, where he was to work for 37 years until retirement.

Shortly after joining the railroad, Kenneth and Monica moved their new family to a 1910 farmhouse located not far from his childhood home. The home was and continues to be a place always filled with the love and company of friends, neighbors and family. After retirement, Kenneth truly loved working his “Peaceful View” homestead. He planted his flowers, worked on his tractor, kept his huge yard neatly mowed and trimmed and, of course, nurtured his famous watermelon patch. Ever a fan and collector of antiques, Kenneth enjoyed attending auctions, whether to buy inventory for his wife’s antique shop, to find unique treasures to research and resell online, or to add to his personal collections of tobacco tins, pocket knives and antique marbles. Kenneth was always there to help his many friends, and he loved going to his daily coffee/breakfast to swap stories and share a laugh or two with them. Kenneth was a loving father, husband, grandfather and friend to all. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 11, 2015, at Lacy Funeral Home at 6273 Cross County Road in Mineral. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, memorial donations be made to the any of the following, Holly Grove Volunteer Fire Department-Youth Fire Education Program,

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WILLIAM MILLER Major “Billy” Miller Jr. went home to be with the Lord July 3, 2015. He was a devoted member of rhw Abner Baptist Church. Left to cherish his memory are his daughter, Carla; his son, William; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; two brothers, Robert and Herbert; along with a host of other relatives and friends. Homecoming services were held at noon Thursday, July 9, 2015, at the Abner Baptist Church in Glen Allen. Pastor Jamal Hayes officiated. Interment followed in Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery in Ashland.

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Redeemer. He was a member of the YMCA Indian Guides with his son and an avid runner, fisherman and hiker with the “Boys of Summer” hiking group. Jim was preceded in death by his mother, Margaret. He is survived by his loving wife of 14 years, Elizabeth “Liz”; his son, Daniel; two sisters, Mrs. Doris Evans (John) of Levittown, New York, and Nancy Triolo (Leo) of Commack, New York; his brother, Edward Whitehead (Marnie) of Bradenton, Florida; and his father, James E. Whitehead of Rockville Centre, New York; and many beloved nieces and nephews. A Funeral Mass was held at 10 a.m.

Wednesday, July 8, 2015, at St. Ann’s Catholic Church. Interment followed in Woodland Cemetery in Ashland. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial donations in Jim’s name be made to ACES, 507 B Caroline Street in Ashland. Nelsen Funeral Home, Reid Chapel, 412 South Washington Highway, Ashland, was in charge of arrangements.

JAMES WHITEHEAD James F. “Jim” Whitehead of Mechanicsville, died suddenly Friday, July 3, 2015. Jim was a Mortgage Broker with Dominion Capital Mortgage Company, a member of St. Ann’s Catholic Church and was a former member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Oceanside, New York. A graduate of Wake Forest University, he was a member of the track team and Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, Gamma Pi Chapter. Jim also served on the Board of Shalom House and was a member of the Befriender Ministry at Church of the

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vital role in the events, providing food and doing “whatever is asked of them,” according to Lowry.

In the meantime, there’s one party scheduled before the international crowd arrives, a mid-summer’s date featuring King Edward, another long-time performer in the Street Parties lineup.

“King Edward and the B.D.s have been with us since the beginning and they draw people from all over Central Virginia,” Lowry said.

The mid-summer’s edition is scheduled for Aug. 15, and CIU kickoff begins at 6 p.m.

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The Saturday night party draws fans of all ages, and the event has achieved a reputation as a family-friendly event where children take to the dance floor alongside their older counterparts.

“It’s a great atmosphere. Everyone enjoys this event and it’s grown in popularity each year since we started it,” Lowry said. “It’s friends seeing friends. It’s a social occasion where people who don’t see each other that often can meet up for a good time.”

Once fans and athletes visit Ashland on the first day of the championships, Lowry said he believes they’ll be back.

“After they visit Ashland and see what we have here, they’ll come back during the week they are here,” Lowry said.

EDUCATION | School News, Graduations, Honors & Diplomas NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – Kailey Miller of Rockville achieved the Dean’s List at Belmont University for the Spring 2015 semester. Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality grade point average of 3.5 with no grade below a C. BURLINGTON, VERMONT — Molly L Hakopian of Beaverdam, a sophomore psychology major, was named to the Dean’s List at the University of Vermont. Students must have a grade-point average of 3.0 or better and rank in the top 20 percent of their class in their respective college or school.

HARRISONBURG – Several Hanover County residents were named to the spring 2015 semester Dean’s List at James Madison University.

They are: Emily Agliano of Montpelier, a junior majoring in Public Policy & Administration, B.S.; Bethany Ames of Glen Allen, a senior majoring in Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies, B.S. Andrew Beckner of Glen Allen, a junior majoring in Computer Information Systems, B.B.A.; Erika Bogin of Glen Allen, a junior majoring in Media Arts and Design, B.A. Melissa Bostic of Montpelier, a junior majoring in Nursing, B.S.N.; Matthew Brubaker of Glen Allen, a junior majoring in Nursing, B.S.N. Alexandra Capps of Glen Allen, a junior majoring in Nursing, B.S.N.; Alexa Connelly of Glen Allen, a sophomore majoring in Psychology, B.A. Jonathan Crockett of Glen Allen, a senior majoring in Finance, BBA; Ashley Darling of Glen Allen, a sophomore majoring in Health Services Administration, B.S. Molly Dietrick of Glen Allen, a senior majoring

in Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies, B.S.; Danielle Dolecki of Glen Allen, a junior majoring in Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies, B.S. Jessica Dymon of Glen Allen, a sophomore majoring in Anthropology, B.S.; Emily Faraone of Glen Allen, a junior majoring in Media Arts and Design, B.S.; Ying Gao of Glen Allen, a sophomore majoring in Accounting, B.B.A. Alissa Good of Glen Allen, a senior majoring in Integrated Science & Technology, B.S.; Lauren Greenberg of Glen Allen, a junior majoring in Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies, B.S. Travis Henley of Glen Allen, a senior majoring in Political Science, B.A.; Malik Holmes of Glen Allen, a sophomore majoring in International Affairs, B.A. Lauren Johnson of Glen Allen, a senior majoring in Health Sciences, B.S.; Curtis Kapsak of Glen Allen, a senior majoring in Biology, B.S.; Mary Kathryn Kelleher of Glen Allen, a sophomore majoring in Marketing, B.B.A. Katherine Kennedy of

Glen Allen, a junior majoring in Accounting, B.B.A.; Jeffrey Kopsick of Glen Allen, a senior majoring in Math, B.S.; John Levy of Glen Allen, a senior majoring in Intelligence Analysis, B.S. Erin Livingston of Glen Allen, a senior majoring in Communication Sciences & Disorders, B.S.; Kerry Maier of Glen Allen, a senior majoring in Health Services Administration, B.S. Rebecca McCallister of Beaverdam, a senior majoring in Psychology, B.S.; Heather Merriman of Glen Allen, a senior majoring in Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies, B.S.; Nicolette Moss of Glen Allen, a sophomore majoring in Music, B.M. Chase Murray of Glen Allen, a senior majoring in Computer Information Systems, B.B.A.; Sarah Puckett of Montpelier, a junior majoring in Marketing, B.B.A.; Mary Ramsey of Glen Allen, a sophomore majoring in Health Sciences, B.S. Samantha Reed of Montpelier, a senior majoring in Music, B.M.; Jonathan Richardson of Glen Allen, a see SCHOOL, pg. 15

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Virginia ABC Store now in Montpelier

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ONTPELIER – Until recently, customers in the western part of Hanover County wanting to make spirits purchases had to drive to Ashland, Goochland, Short Pump or Glen Allen.

That changed on June 18 when the newest store in the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) network opened in Montpelier.

The Montpelier location is the fifth Virginia ABC store to open since the start of the current fiscal year on July 1, 2014. It is located in the Montpelier Shoppes shopping center at 16605 Mountain Road.

To celebrate the inaugural store in Montpelier, Virginia ABC hosted a grand opening at the location on Tuesday, June 30. The ceremony included brief remarks from Virginia ABC commissioners, a ribbon cutting, informal store tours and refreshments.

Community members were invited to attend the grand opening celebration. The first 25 customers who made a purchase on June 30 received a free non-alcoholic gift.

“Hanover residents have been telling us for several years that they had to travel too far to get to an ABC store,” said Virginia ABC Chairman Jeffrey Painter. “We listened to their suggestion and looked into putting a location in their area. And they were right — Virginia ABC did need a store in Montpelier.”

The shopping center, located near the intersection of routes 33 and 54, was built in 2006. A previous tenant occupied the retail space before Virginia ABC leased the site. The store was completely remodeled — paint, flooring and shelves — before Virginia ABC moved in to offer an inviting atmosphere for patrons.

The 2,484-square-foot store employs eight people. It carries 1,722 products, including 372 vodka and 291 bourbon items and a selection of Virginia-made wines and spirits.

As shoppers make purchases and express their preferences, the store manager will refine and customize the product mix at the store to accommodate customer favorites.

The location’s operating hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday

Photos submitted by Courtney Edwards

Virginia ABC Chairman Jeff Painter prepares to cut the ribbon at the grand opening of the Montpelier Store June 30.

through Thursday, 10 a.m. ¬to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday.

“For the last decade, Virginia ABC has been opening smaller stores in more areas to reduce travel time for customers, thus enhancing customer service by making patrons have to commute a shorter distance to make their purchases,” said Painter. “The opening of the Montpelier store is a continuation of that retail strategy. We are pleased with this trajectory of retail growth that enables us to meet the needs and fulfill the orders of customers and restaurant licensees in more rural areas of the state.”

Virginia ABC operates 352 stores in the commonwealth.

The agency has opened 80 stores in the last 10 years and has plans to open additional stores based on market research, customer demand and available locations.

Currently, 98 percent of Virginia’s population resides within 10 minutes of an ABC store.

Customers may use Virginia ABC’s newly updated website (www.abc.virginia.gov) to search for ABC stores, determine the availability of products at any of the more than 350 retail locations and order spirits online for delivery to a local store.

For more information, visit the website at www.abc.virginia.gov.

On Facebook and Twitter, go to VirginiaABC.

Science field trip engages middle school students ASHLAND — Over 1,400 Hanover County Public Schools middle school students had a chance to see biology principles in action in the great outdoors of Hanover County.

Students from each of the county’s sixth grade science classes, as well as several special education classes, took part in a Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience at Poor Farm Park in Ashland.

This half-day trip was organized in collaboration with the Hanover-Caroline Water and Soil Conservation District. It took place over four days in late April and this is the fifth year it has been offered.

Students were able to use a dichotomous key to help them identify macro-invertebrates and native

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trees, conduct water quality tests, and compete in a wetland scavenger hunt to identify native plants and animals.

Students also traveled between several stations to learn about different aspects of the ecosystem of the watershed.

The stations included: water quality, aquatic organisms, wetlands and Riparian buffers.

The stations were run by Hanover County science teachers, volunteers from the Virginia Cooperative Extension, Hanover Master Gardeners, Master Naturalists and the Virginia Department of Forestry.

Information submitted by Chris R. Whitley, Hanover County Public Schools public information officer.

Photo submitted by Brian Capaldo

Hanover Master Gardener Nancy Butler teaches Liberty Middle School students about the environment at her wetlands station.

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use of the motel no longer complied with the zoning because the property was being used as more of an apartment than a hotel.

In summer 2009, the case went to court. The district court judge agreed with the evidence presented and that the motel was in violation of its current zoning distinction, but said the town’s code did not properly define transient.

In fall 2010, after 15 months of research, town staff presented a possible solution to the town code and defined transient as someone that stays at a property less than 30 days, with a few exceptions.

However, the discussions stayed there and did not advance further until summer 2014, when the issue began being thoroughly looked at, Goodman said.

To guide their next steps and possible proposals of changes to the town code, Goodman and his staff referenced research that was openly available, including a Bureau of Justice-funded report by the Cops Office out of the U.S. Department of Justice called the “Disorder of Budget Motels.”

The report referred to a set of studies from Chula Vista, California, an area that was experiencing similar problems as Ashland – growing calls of service and public demands of service because of long-term hotel residency.

Two of the main points gathered from the Chula Vista study, Goodman said, were that low room rates are strongly correlated with higher calls for police service and that direct access to motel rooms allow problem guests and visitors to come and go with little detection versus a lobby area.

Goodman said he believes Ashland is seeing some of the same issues at its hotel and motel locations and that the majority of occupants are long-term residents, which in turn, makes

those locations less attractive for travelers looking to stay for just a night or two.

Another issue with long-term residency is that in the commonwealth of Virginia, once a person has stayed at one location for 90 days, they are considered a tenant. At that point, the landlord must follow the tenant act in order to get the resident off the property.

This could take up to two to three months to go through the court system, according to Goodman.

In fall 2014, the police department presented a position paper to town council, and Town Manager Charles Hartgrove directed Goodman and his staff to pursue meetings with various stakeholders, including neighboring businesses, churches, those living in hotels and hotel management.

From Dec. 1, 2014, to May 28, 2015, 13 meetings were conducted with well over 100 unique individuals in attendance.

The three major stakeholders meetings with faith leaders occurred on March 12 hosted by the Ashland Church of God, April 16 hosted by Shiloh Baptist Church and May 28

by St. Anne’s Catholic Church.

Additional presentations were given at the Market Ashland Partnership meeting and Ashland Kiwanis.

Prior to meeting with the churches as a whole in the focus groups, the police department met with several individual churches, and three major issues were revealed from those discussions, Goodman said.

With the current rate of benevolent demand, many of the churches said they couldn’t keep pace in the future; many said their benevolence efforts were being taken advantage of by longterm motel residents that were asking for assistance frequently, or multiple times in one day; and several inquired about a higher degree of coordination to try to track those asking for help, how often they are receiving help and

where they are receiving help, to ensure they were spreading their wealth out equally among the needy, Goodman said.

Goodman and staff also met with businesses, including some that are located next to problem locations.

Concerns voiced by business owners included the upkeep and appearance of the entire corridor, not just one specific hotel location, reviews on social media casting a cloud over the entire area and experiencing direct loss, larceny, that they feel is directly attributed to the current condition of certain hotels, according to Goodman.

Talks with motel residents were facilitated by a reverend of the Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church.

The hotel residents at this meeting are not the ones putting the burden on public service, Goodman said. These are the people that are truly in a tough spot and expressed embarrassment about their current situation.

Many of the motel residents at the meeting said they felt they are stuck in a cycle of poverty and growing debt, while some work off debt to hotel managers by being housekeepers and maintenance workers and some simply don’t have a full understanding of government resources available, Goodman said.

The number one reason for continued residency in hotels is that people can’t save enough money for a security deposit or a first month’s rent and the number two reason is poor credit, according to Goodman.

One positive that came out of the meeting, however, is that many long-term motel residents are aware of the help provided by local faith-based organizations.

After gathering information, Goodman and his staff came up with a set of possible regulatory steps that they took from the Chula Vista study and from regulations being utilized by surrounding localities.

Regulatory measures up for discussion during meetings with the faith-based groups include: Requiring all adult guests to present a government issued photo ID. Requiring all guests and visitors to be at least 21 years old, or accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

Requiring all motels to maintain a guest ledger, either in paper or digital form.

Requiring a manager be on property at all times.

Limiting occupancy to no more than 30 days in a 90-day period.

Limiting occupancy to no more than 90 days in a six month period.

Requiring all motels with at least 25 rooms or more to maintain a health permit from the state health department that is applicable to all rooms.

Seeking cost recovery for excessive calls to hotels.

Designating 5 to 10 percent of rooms to long-term guests.

At the first meeting with faith leaders, about 45 people attended and the the proposed regulatory measures were presented on poster board. Attendees were asked to rate the regulations by whether they thought they were a good idea, were maybe a good idea, but use caution, or were not a good idea.

Randolph-Macon College students helped facilitate the discussion about the regulations.

After three meetings, faith leaders narrowed down the regulations the four that they thought were worth pursuing: Requiring all guests to be at least 18 years old to rent a room, unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

Requiring all motels to maintain a guest ledger, either paper or digital, to maintain a record of guests.

Requiring a manager to be on the property at all times.

Requiring that all motels with at least 25 rooms or more maintain a health permit from the state health department that

is applicable to all rooms.

After reviewing the results of the faith-based meetings Goodman and his staff put together their own proposal for town council to use as a springboard for discussion. The regulations that Goodman and his staff proposed include: Requiring all adult guests to present a government issued photo ID. Requiring all guests to be at least 18 years old to rent a room, unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

Requiring all motels to maintain a guest ledger, either paper or digital, to maintain a record of guests.

Requiring that all motels with at least 25 rooms or more maintain a health permit from the state health department that is applicable to all rooms.

Requiring a manager to be on the property at all times.

In terms of the length of time occupancy regulations, Goodman said he and his staff felt the town council should discuss the following three options to decide what they felt was the best route to follow: Limiting occupancy to no more than 30 days in a 90-day period.

Designating 5 to 10 percent of rooms to long-term guests.

There are some hotels that depend on offering free room to those that work there. With this option they would like to pursue an extra layer of protection, an extra layer of regulation for those rooms, such as a license or conditional use permit.

Limiting occupancy to no more than 30 days in a 90 day period, but with an effective date of April 1 2016. This date was chosen due to the typical weather during that time of year not being too severe.

Goodman and his staff also requested that town council consider updating the town code when it comes to nuisance violations and language.

Goodman proposed adopting a “Bawdy Place” nuisance language as allowed by Vrginia Code, section 15.2-908.1. This code would essentially allow the town to take corrective against the owner of a property to evade a bawdy place, Goodman explained.

“Drug Blight” nuisance language also was presented, as allowed by Virginia Code, section 15.2-907. This code allows corrective civil action against the owner of the property to eliminate drug blight.

“I’m not so sure there is a silver bullet to this problem because it is so complex,” Goodman said.

“No one wants to see someone put in a worse situation because of regulation.”

Following Goodman’s presentation and some discussion and questioning by town council, Hartgrove suggested staff schedule a work session to discuss the issues and more accurately clarify how to proceed.

Council agreed and Hartgrove will work with staff to organize that work session.

“I want to make sure anything we end up doing we don’t do it half-heartedly,” council member James Murray said.

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Third annual Summer Moon Festival to be held July 18-19

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SHLAND — For the third straight year, the Center of the Universe Brewing Company will be hosting the Summer Moon Music Festival to celebrate the day that man walked on the moon 46 years ago.

The 3rd annual Summer Moon Music Festival will be held Saturday and Sunday, July 18-19.

This two-day festival features 13 local bands that will be battling it out for their charity of choice.

To accompany the bands, there will be several food trucks on-site along with Anderson Neck Oyster Company hand shucking and selling fresh locally raised oysters.

Three different draft beer stations will be set up and James River Cellars* will be

on hand selling their delicious lineup of Virginia wines.

The day will be dedicated to local music, food, beer, wine, and of course charities.

This event is free to attend.

Organizers said “wellbehaved children and dogs on leashes are welcome to attend the festivities.”

There will be over 4,500 square feet of covered tent space with tables and chairs to allow the music and fun to continue in the event of inclement weather.

The festival will be held from 1 to 10 p.m. Saturday, featuring Curbside Collective, Sean Patrick Kennedy, Buckville Hootenanny, Royal WE, Vexine, Undercover Bandwagon and Blue Rooster.

From 1 until 8 p.m.

Sunday, the lineup includes:

The festival will be held from 1 to 10 p.m. Saturday, July 18 and from 1 until 8 p.m. Sunday, July 19.

Corn Crib, The New Outliers, LT and The Great Scotts, Manakins on Franklin, Cha Cha’s Cadillac and Something Shiny.

The Center of the Universe Brewing Company opened its doors on Nov. 16, 2012, in

Thursday, July 16

Wednesdays

The Ashland Branch Library will host Rhythms ‘Round the World at 11 a.m.

Take a musical tour around the world and play along to a variety of dances and rhythmical styles performed with an array of familiar and exotic musical instruments.

Center of the Universe (COTU) Brewery will be hosting its Beirgarten Series from 6 to 9 p.m. Food trucks will be on-site while live music is performed on the beer garden stage. The venue also will have eight different draft selections available.

Martial Arts Demos for Teens will take place at the Ashland Branch Library from 6 to 7:30 p.m. for kids ages 11 to 18.

Thursdays

Ashland. Brothers Phil and Chris Ray started as home brewers. *Wine is only allowed in the outside ABC banquet licensed areas in order to stay in compliance with ABC regulations.

The Chesterfield Children’s Theatre will perform “Charlotte’s Web” at 2 p.m. at the Ashland Branch Library.

Saturday, July 25 Zumba Kids: A Music & Motion Party will take place from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Ashland Branch Library for those ages 3 to 10. Learn new ways to move to fun music at the Zumba party. Healthy snacks will be provided by the Friends of the Ashland Library.

Relay Food Truck will be located on Duncan Street behind the Town Hall building in the Farmer’s Market Lot between Thompson Street and Hanover Avenue from 3:30 to 7 p.m.

Saturdays The Ashland Farmer’s Market will take place from 9 a.m. to noon at 121 Thompson St. The farmer’s market is a producers-only market, in which all products come from within a 30-mile radius of Town Hall.

Vendors offer an array of vegetables and herbs, fruits and berries, honey from Route 54, fresh-cut flowers and potted plants, baked goods with local and sustainable ingredients, grass-fed and pastured meats and eggs.

Canning classes offered

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ASHLAND — Hanover County will offer vegetable canning classes on July Tuesday, 21 and 28.

Each class will begin at 6 p.m. and costs $20, with all supplies provided.

To register, go to the Hanover Parks & Recreation website, then to Discover Recreation Online under Events and Programs. Use the keyword “cannery” Class size is limited.

For more information

about the Hanover Cannery, contact the Cannery Supervisor at 804-365-6484.

Hanover County’s Cannery is located between Ashland and Hanover Courthouse off Route 54 on Taylor Complex Road, between the Parks and Recreation Office and the Animal Shelter. The address is 12491 Taylor Complex Road in Ashland.

Information submitted by Tom Harris, Hanover County public information officer.

Summer Sports camp schedule

| Youth, High School, College, Recreational & Professional

Old Church swimmers beat Federal Club

By Billy Fellin for The Hanover Local MECHANICSVILLE – Under dark skies and the fading sun of a July day in Hanover, Old Church swim team members Bailey Cordle and Dylan Bowman were standing poolside, leaning over and yelling encouragement to their teammates when they came to the surface or made a turn at the wall.

They just weren’t yelling anything, but rather specific encouragement for their teammates, like longtime relay teammates Elizabeth Kramer and Chandler Foster.

“You figure out each other’s patterns,” Foster said.

“You know when other people need cheering and you know how to get yourself and them amped up.”

That kind of experience swimming together, especially on a mixed relay team, pays significant dividends.

“If you do relay with no one you know, there’s no special feelings,” Bowman said. “But, when you’ve been with the same people for 16 to 17 years of your life, it’s different.”

Preparation for these meets also is a key to the swimmers success.

“Carbs and hydration,” Foster said. “You try to just get a chilled-out day. If you do a lot, you’re going to mentally get tired. In your race, it is 90 percent mental and 10 percent physical.”

“I sleep in, eat some food, sometimes healthy, listen to some music and just swim,” The Federal Club’s Virginia Gray said.

The Old Church team of Kramer, Cordle, Foster and Bowman swam a 1:55.41 in the mixed 1518 200-yard medley relay as Old Church defeated The Federal Club 1,110-520 in a Greater Richmond Aquatic League swim meet Wednesday at the Old Church Community Center.

Kramer was a quad winner (50 breast stroke, 50 freestyle, 100 individual medley, 100 backstroke) at the meet while Cordle and Bowman were each triple winners.

Cordle also won the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly,

Photo for The Hanover Local by John Beebe

Whitney Anderson moves through the waters during the recent Old Church Swim Club’s recent meet with The Federal Club. The Old Church team defeated The Federal Club 1,110-520 in a Greater Richmond Aquatic League swim meet last week.

while Bowman also won the 50 breaststroke and 50 freestyle in addition to being part of the winning 200yard medley team.

For The Federal Club, Madison Heaton was one of the triple winners, victorious in her divisions in the 100 individual medley, 100 backstroke and the 50 freestyle.

“I think we’ve done pretty well this meet,” Heaton said. “I think we had good team spirit.”

Heaton and Gray are two swimmers among many that swim for both a club team as well as their school teams Heaton swims for St. Gertrude High School while Gray swims for Douglas Freeman High School.

“Summer swim team is more chill and laid back,” Gray said of the difference between the two. “It’s less

intense.”

In addition to Kramer, Joelle Agee, Max Bidou, Morgan Bowman, Nathan Kelly, Elizabeth Kramer, Liz Laprade, Aidan Rice and Zoey Sargent were quad winners for Old Church. Kyle Anderson, Henry Atkinson, Dylan Bowman, Bailey Cordle, Savannah Kramer, Jack O’Bier, Andrew Peter, Katelyn Vieni, Leah Young and Paul Young were triple winners for the club.

Amanda Barnard, Avery Gates, Alex Gertner, Kieffer Gilman-Strickland and Madison Heaton were triple winners for The Federal Club.

Old Church will head to Antioch for a meet next week while The Federal Club has a bye week.

Billy Fellin can be reached at sports@mechlocal. com.

ASHLAND – RandolphMacon College will hold its Diamond Camp for youth baseball players from July 2024 at Hugh Stephens Field at Estes Park.

The goal of the camps is to help campers improve their skills on the diamond.

There will be two age groups: Diamond Rats (youths aged 5-7) and Traditional Campers (aged 8-14). Sessions will run from 9 a.m. to noon for Diamond Rats and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for Traditional Campers.

Fees are $125 for Diamond Rats and $200 for Traditional Campers.

For more information, go to: www.jacketdiamondcamps. com/summer-camp.cfm or contact Randolph-Macon head baseball coach Ray Hedrick at rhedrick@rmc.edu.

ASHLAND – RandolphMacon College will hold its 804 Lacrosse Summer Showcase on July 23-24.

The showcase offers high school boys the opportunity to compete against elite level players from around the country and to display their talents in front of top NCAA coaches.

The showcase includes practice sessions and games coached by college coaches.

Additional sessions include a recruiting roundtable with the 804 Lacrosse Summer Showcase staff members.

Players and parents will be provided with insights on what college coaches are looking for in prospective student-athletes, along with financial aid and admissions programs.

The cost is $300. A $150 deposit is required.

For more information, go to: https://leagueathletics.com/ Page.asp?n=68741&org=804L ACROSSE.COM

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Bluegrass Boogaloo to benefit foundation Staff Report news@mechlocal.com ASHLAND — Ashland Coffee and Tea and the Hanover Arts & Activities Center are teaming up with CJ Thumbs up Foundation to hold the third annual Bluegrass (mostly) Boogaloo from noon to 11 p.m. Saturday, July 18, at both locations.

The benefit has the following local and regional bands to perform: Josh Grigsby and the Countryline.

Old Dogs New Tricks.

The Taters.

East of Afton.

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All proceeds will go to the CJ Thumbs UP Foundation, an organization that provides services and shelter to families who have siblings with cancer.

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Canning classes offered by Hanover County

APD receives free bicycle lights for safety initiative

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SHLAND — Thanks to what is described as “a gracious donation from Olde Town Bicycles in Ashland,” the Ashland Police Department is providing a limited number of free bicycle lights to increase the visibility and safety of people riding bikes at night.

Beginning this month, night shift police officers will be able to provide a free bike headlight, taillight and batteries to cyclists they observe riding after dark without proper illumination.

Currently, the department has 16 sets of head and taillights that will be distributed only by officers during patrol duties.

“We’re very grateful to Olde Town Bicycles for their generous donation of bike lights to help us increase the

ASHLAND -- Hanover County will offer vegetable canning classes on July Tuesday, 21 and 28.

Each class will begin at 6 p.m. and costs $20, with all supplies provided.

To register, go to the Hanover Parks & Recreation website, then to Discover

Recreation Online under Events and Programs. Use the keyword “cannery” Class size is limited.

For more information about the Hanover Cannery, contact the Cannery Supervisor at 804-365-6484.

Hanover County’s Cannery is located between Ashland

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Information submitted by Tom Harris, Hanover County public information officer.

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safety of our cyclists as well as and red rear reflector (or red Montpelier, (a senior majoring our motorists at night,” said light when on a road with a in Engineering, B.S. 35 mile per hour or higher Chief Doug Goodman.

Kathryn White of Glen Allen, Virginia law requires bicy- speed limit) while operating a senior majoring in Hospitality cles to have a white front light at night.

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