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Vol. 1 No. 19 | Richmond Suburban News | November 11, 2015

Peterson retains, Prichard wins BOS seat

By Melody Kinser Managing Editor

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ANOVER – In a hardfought battle for the Mechanicsville District seat on the Hanover County Board of Supervisors, incumbent W. Canova Peterson, a Republican, defeated Democrat Glenn T. Millican Jr. by 223 votes in the Nov. 3 General Election. Peterson garnered 1,519 votes to Millican’s 1,296. There were 12

write-in votes in that race.

Faye O. Prichard, a former mayor and current member of Ashland Town Council, captured the Ashland District seat being vacated by G. Ed Via III, who chose not to seek reelection.

Prichard, a Democrat, received 1,845 votes to Republican W.W. “Web” Stokes’ 1,052. There were 17 write-in votes.

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Prichard and Scott A. Wyatt are newcomers to the board. Wyatt will fill the seat left open by Elton Wade, who also chose to seek reelection.

Wyatt got 2,407 votes. There were 56 write-in votes.

The other seats on the board of supervisors were unopposed.

Those results are: Beaverdam District – Republican Aubrey M. “Bucky” Stanley, 2,739; write-ins, 89.

Chickahominy District – Republican Angela C. Kelly-Wiecek, 2,847; write-ins, 340.

Henry District – Republican Sean M. Davis, 2,714; write-ins, 128.

South Anna District – Wayne T. Hazzard, 2,559; write-ins, 121.

All results are unofficial.

Last Wednesday morning, Teresa “Teri” Smith, Hanover County voter registrar, said, “With the support of 186 citizens serving as Officers of Elections see BOS, pg. 3

First quarter revenues for town look good, sales tax doing well

2015 Train Day

By Meredith Rigsby News Editor

Jim Ridolphi for The Hanover Local

Eddie Delano and his son James enjoy the magic of the Christmas train at the Hanover Center for Arts and Activities on Saturday, Nov. 7, during Train Day 2015 sponsored by the Main Street Ashland Association in the photo at left. At right, Wayne and Brenda Clarke portrayed Ashland’s founding father RF&P president Edwin Robinson and his wife. For more on Train Day, turn to page 4.

ASHLAND –Joshua Farrar, deputy finance manager and finance director, presented revenue and expenditure projections and actuals for the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2016 during last Wednesday’s regular meeting of Ashland Town Council According to Farrar, revenues for the first quarter look good, sales tax is doing well and there have been some changes to the percentage of school-age population in town that has positively impacted what the town collects.

First quarter meals tax numbers also are good; however, he said, “I do temper that slightly with we’ve have had some pretty good delinquent collections in the first quarter as well, which would fluff those numbers up a little bit.”

“Revenues — all-in-all at this point — look really good,” Farrar added. “For the ones that we get on a monthly basis, we’re either up or flat or right on where we budgeted.” see REVENUES, pg. 4

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Joshua Farrar presented the budget to Ashland Town Council last Wednesday.

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(Editor’s note: The following was posted on the Town of Ashland website, www.town. ashland.va.us.)

ASHLAND – The Ashland Police Department, in cooperation with Hanover County Sheriff ’s Office and Hanover County Public Works, will be conducting a Prescription Drug TakeBack Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Ashland Police Department at 601 England St. in Ashland and the Mechanicsville Solid Waste Center at 7427 Verdi Lane in Mechanicsville.

This is a free service to Town of Ashland and Hanover County citizens.

Citizens can safely surren-

ASHLAND — The Ashland Garden Club has had an extremely busy October.

On Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, club members participated in the Garden Club of Virginia Rose Show in Danville. The category was “Italian Renaissance,” and the club arrange-

Mayor George Spagna, left, was joined by Faye O. Prichard, member of Ashland Town Council, and town manager Charles Hartgrove in accepting the “Green Government” honor from the Virginia Municipal League.

took this year ranged from high-impact stormwater management projects and an ongoing partnership with Tree City USA spanning more than two decades to encouraging employees to walk or bike to work and reducing vehicle idle

times.

Mayor George Spagna, council member Faye O. Prichard and town manager Charles Hartgrove accepted the award on behalf of the town at the VML Awards Luncheon held Oct. 6 in Richmond.

Drug Take-Back to be held Saturday

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SHLAND -- The Green Government Challenge is a friendly competition between Virginia municipalities designed to encourage implementation of specific environmental policies and practical actions that reduce the carbon emissions generated by both the local government and the broader community.

Cities, towns and counties that take significant stewardship actions in a given year are certified as “Green Governments” by the Virginia Municipal League (VML).

The Town of Ashland was recognized at the 2015 VML Conference as a certified green government for the fourth consecutive year.

Eligible actions the town

Garden club blossoms

der their expired, unwanted or unused pharmaceuticals and medications -- no questions asked, no identification required.

These items include: Prescription medications and over-the-counter solid dosage medications (e.g., tablets, capsules, pills, etc.

Liquid products, such as prescription cough syrups (please keep sealed in original container) The following are examples of items that will not be accepted: Intra-venous solutions, injectables and needles.

Illicit substances such as marijuana or methamphetamine.

This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue.

Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse and abuse.

Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs.

Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet.

In addition, Americans are now advised that their see DRUG, pg. 5

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This floral arrangement created by the Ashland Garden Club recently won a red ribbon in a state show in Danville.

ment, featuring roses, lilies and more, won a red-ribbon.

On Oct. 13, the club welcomed everyone to a “Fall Fantasy” luncheon and fundraiser. Held for the first time in Birdsong Hall at Randolph-Macon College, the event included a silent auction, flower arrangers boutique, floral demonstration and more.

Monies raised from the charity event will be used to help fund the Garden Club of Virginia see GARDEN, pg. 3

Peace, Fowler defeat opponents to keep House of Delegates seats

By Melody Kinser Managing Editor HANOVER – Delegates Christopher K. Peace, R97, and Hyland F. “Buddy�

Fowler Jr., R-55, handily bested their opponents in the Nov. 3 General Election to return to the Virginia General Assembly.

Peace defeated Erica M. Lawler, an Independent, 8,329 to 2,041. There were 38 writein votes.

Fowler held on to his seat with a 7,423 to 4,444 win over Democrat Toni L. Radler.

There were 27 write-in votes.

In Senate races: Ryan T. McDougle, R-4, ran unopposed and received 13,875 votes. There were 497 write-in votes.

A. Donald McEachin, D9, ran unopposed and received 1,521 votes. There were 151 write-in votes.

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Suspect damaged victim’s property on Atlee Road.

Suspect passed counterfeit money on Mechanicsville Turnpike.

PEACE

Republican, defeated Democrat Deborah M. Repp and Independent Robert “Scott�

Johnson for the District 12 seat vacated by Walter A. Stosch.

Dunnavant garnered 2,264 votes; Repp, 991; Johnson, 157; and write-ins, 8.

In constitutional offices, which were all unopposed, the results were: Clerk of Court – Frank D. Hargrove Jr., 19,186; writeins, 280.

Commonwealth’s

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Attorney – R.E. “Trip� Chalkley III, 18,823; write-ins, 305.

Sheriff – David R. Hines, 19,361; write-ins, 284.

Commissioner of Revenue, T. Scott Harris, 18,868; write-ins, 201.

Treasurer – M. Scott Miller, 18,890; write-ins, 184.

Soil and Water Conservation Director of Hanover-Caroline District (two seats) – W. Bruce Cauthorn, 13,185; Donald L. Wells, 11,761; write-ins, 256.

property on Railway Lane.

Nov. 1

Suspect was in possession of controlled substance on International Road.

Suspect broke into listed location on Shady Grove Road.

Suspect stole items on Laurel Grove Road.

Suspect stole items on Quaker Church Road.

Suspect was in possession of controlled substance on Bell Creek Road.

Suspect trespassed at listed location on Gordon’s Lane/Dude Rance Road.

Suspect was in possession of controlled substance on Mechanicsville Turnpike/ Old Hickory Drive.

Suspect damaged victim’s property on Washington Highway.

Suspect was in possession of alcohol and under 21 on Caraway Lane/ Meadowgate.

Oct. 30

Suspect used victim’s information without permission on Bell Creek Road.

Suspect stole items on Atlee Road.

Suspect stole items on Bell Creek Road.

Oct. 31

Suspect damaged victim’s

Nov. 2

Suspect was in possession of controlled substance on Lakeridge Parkway.

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for Hanover County we had an uneventful Election Day. That is always a good thing!�

She noted that reporting results “was slower than usual because of the number of write-ins and the length of the ballot.�

The Hanover County Electoral Board was scheduled to canvass the election results

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Lily Show hosted by The Ashland Garden Club in 2019 and 2020. This state-

last week. “We are already preparing for the Dual Presidential Primary to be held on March 1, 2016,� Smithson added. “Absentee ballots for that election will be available on Jan. 14, 2016. We will need many more citizens to serve as an Officers of Election.�

Around 3 p.m. on Election Day, she said there weren’t “any glitches, setbacks or irregularities at this point in time.� “It’s been great. Voter turn-

out has been, well, we anticipated reasonably light, so our electoral board members have been out and checking out the polling places,� she continued said. “The electoral board member reported back that he believed – Mr. [Louis] Szari, vice chair of the electoral board, said he was anticipating – based on what he saw this morning – about a 30 to 35 percent turnout in the Mechanicsville area.

It’s been pretty quiet.�

wide flower show will be held in Hanover County.

Ashland residents and station visitors can expect to see more planting at the Ashland Train Station.

Members of the Ashland Garden Club Conservation

and Beautification Committee have determined the need for additional plant materials to continue their award-winning efforts on improving and maintaining the new gardens at the Ashland Train Station and Visitor Center.

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Farrar also said the town’s expenditures are on track and in line with previous years.

Mike Davis, public works director, presented a resolution to staff requesting additional Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Revenue Sharing funding for a proposed turn lane and traffic signal project on U.S. 1 at Vitamin Shoppe Way. The project was approved by council in 2014.

Should the additional funding be granted, the money would be available July 1, 2016.

The project was originally initiated by the Virginia Truck Center development and proffers associated with rezoning that occurred in 2000, Davis said.

To fulfill its proffer agreement obligations, on Aug. 20, 2013, Virginia Truck Center presented a check to the town in the amount of $325,000 to be used for transportation improvements on U.S. 1 at Vitamin Shoppe Way. The town then provided an additional $25,000 for the transportation improvements project, which includes a southbound left turn lane and a traffic signal.

At the time, the town’s engineering staff estimated the cost of construction at $700,000.

Now that the town is in the final stages of development, has set construction plans and will soon be advertising the project for bids for construction, the design and construction cost estimate has been increased to $762,311.

Additional costs also have been added, including a 15 percent construction contingency.

The total estimated cost for the project, including the contingency, bid phase and construction services and inspection and materials testing, now sits at $950,000.

VDOT’s Revenue Sharing Program Guidelines “provides additional funding for use by a county, city, or town to construct, reconstruct, improve or maintain the highway systems within such county, city or town and for eligible

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rural additions in certain counties of the commonwealth. Locality funds are matched, dollar for dollar, with state funds.”

“So that’s what I’m asking for, that we can provide the local share to apply for revenue sharing funds in addition to our current project,” Davis said. “And that addition of local shares would be $125,000 and so that total project is listed at $950,000. Of course, the goal is the spend as little, if any, of the contingency fund and to manage this within our own engineering staff as much as possible to keep this as close to the original number as possible.”

Town council unanimously approved Davis’ request for additional revenue sharing funding.

In other business, conditional use permit 15-0617, requesting to operate a car and tire repair shop at 10281 E. Patrick Henry Rd. that was deferred at the Oct. 29 meeting to the Nov. 4 meeting, and was originally on the agenda, was withdrawn by the property owner.

The consent agenda was approved at the town council meeting, including a request for authorization for construction improvements to the sidewalk on the west side of South Center Street from Myrtle Street to Early Street and improvements to drainage on the 100 block of Stebbins Street.

Talley & Armstrong is the contractor for the project, which includes the installation of storm water inlets and pipes from 105 Stebbins St. and connection to the storm water drainage system on Center Street.

The project will replace the existing sidewalk and curb on South Center Street and a curb and gutter will be added to South Center Street to improve drainage.

The estimated cost of the project is about $402,000.

Council approved the reappointment of Keith Cartwright as a member of the Ashland Parks and Recreation Committee.

The next Ashland Town Council meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Nov. 17 at Town Hall at 101 Thompson St.

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History told through tracks of a town

By Jim Ridolphi for The Hanover Local ASHLAND — When Ashland began celebrating Train Day, the celebration was a small gathering of enthusiasts who met at the library to recognize the town’s long association and history with the railroad.

On Saturday, Nov. 7, Train Day 2015 featured exhibits at nine locations, as well as movies and live music.

The 13th annual event also allowed visitors a chance to visit Ashland’s railroad history up close and personal as living history interpreters walked the streets and told the story of the town’s longstanding relationship with the rails that dissect its main street.

Wayne and Brenda Clarke strolled the dampened sidewalks portraying Edwin Robinson and his wife.

Robinson is credited with founding Ashland as a resort town for railroad executives.

Clarke explained the story in character and in first person.

“I am president of the RF&P,” he said. “I am the developer of Slash Cottage.”

While the railroad’s Board of Directors supported Robinson’s resort project, they weren’t enthusiastic about his plans to build a race course near the town.

“I wanted to develop a race course, and, for some reason, the Board of Directors did not support my idea of having a horse track here,” Clarke said.

There were rumors regarding the mixing of railroad and racetrack funds, but Robinson’s character issued a fervent denial.

“None of those rumors are true and are totally false.”

Out of character, the Glen Allen couple enjoyed their role in the annual event.

“I think there’s a lot of people out here, considering the weather,” Wayne Clarke said.

“There’s been a lot of interest, and a lot of people are coming up and asking questions,” Brenda added.

Another interpreter told the story

of Capt. Thomas Blakey, who served as conductor on the Richmond to Ashland accommodation train in the early 20th century. The commuter train whisked riders from Ashland to work or shop in Richmond and then back home that evening.

Blakey, a 40-year railroad veteran, was known for his non-traditional

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Chris Turner, left, and Mark Wilcox took on roles as the first African American teacher of freed slaves in Ashland and a famous conductor on the Richmond to Ashland Accommodation train.

schedule, often stopping the train to let people on and off along the route.

“He was known in the town to make unscheduled stops,” said living history interpreter Mark Wilcox.

A steady rain couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm as children marveled at the magic of the train as several made regular trips through the heart of Ashland during the celebration.

There were plenty of indoor activities to provide respite from the rain, including model trains and other activities.

Bill Gatewood of Train Day sponsor Main Street Ashland Association was camped out near the library, guiding kids in tothe seats of a railroad repair cart.

He explained the event’s humble

beginnings. “I started out right here in the library with activities for the kids,” Gatewood said. “Being a railroad town, the event became more popular each year.”

This year featured five locations with model trains, and Gatewood said there’s a natural relationship between Ashland and the railroad that provides the impetus for loyal supporters.

“People are attracted to the railroad heritage, and we know that kids love trains and I think that’s why they come and remember this event each year,” Gatewood said.

“The event got so big we just couldn’t staff it,” Gatewood said. “The Ashland Kiwanis Club stepped up and provides 95 percent of our support staff.” The club provides about 100 volunteers.

CSX is a major sponsor of the event and provided train related goodies for the kids as well as safety tips for everyone. The company also deployed a number of railroad police to keep visitors safe during the many train passings as the event unfolded.

Further down the tracks, The Hanover Arts and Activities Center was abuzz with activity as children viewed dozens of model train exhibits and even had a chance to pick a model engine and race it down the track.

One of the exhibitors, modeler Danny Robertson, said it’s his second year at the event, but his dedication to trains and the models that accompany them, is much older.

“I like the scenery,” he said. “I’ve been doing this for 65 years.”

Hugh Joyce of Ashland Main Street said the rain decreased the number of visitors at this year’s event, but not the interest.

“It’s a testament to the popularity of the event that we have a couple of thousand people here on a rainy day.

When it’s sunny, we’d have 10,000,” Joyce said.

He said the event is the result of the collaborated efforts of Main Street, the Kiwanis Club and many other agencies who support the event.

“This is a day when we celebrate one of our community’s biggest assets — the train tracks,” Joyce said.

Election Day 2015 in Hanover County

Canova Peterson, who was victorious in his re-election bid for the Mechanicsville District seat on the Hanover County Board of Supervisors, helps residents of Covenant Woods who were coming to vote at the Mechanicsville Library on Nov. 3 in the photo at left. At right, Peterson is joined by some of his supporters who worked the library precinct on his behalf. Signs for candidates were found around the polling places and election workers stayed busy helping Hanover County voters. There also were supporters of various candidates campaigning at the polls.

2016 Historic Hanover Calendar available The 2016 Historic Hanover calendar, published by the Pamunkey Woman’s Club, is now available at Mechanicsville Drug, Colonial Pharmacy and Windemere Art Gallery, all in Mechanicsville; Glass Works in the Hanover Air Park; the Henry Clay Melody Kinser/The Hanover Local Inn in Ashland; and Montpelier Drug in Montpelier. They also can be purchased from any member of the club or by calling 804-746-3181.

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OPINION | The Local Views From the editor

Election ’15 almost got lost in presidential bids

By Melody Kinser Managing Editor

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e had an election in Hanover County last week and, thanks to the participation of candidates in these pages, you were informed about their platforms, political philosophies, etc.

That being said, we’ve already been overwhelmed with the presidential election of 2016.

As Donald Trump soared in early polling in the Republican Party, here’s one voter who was totally dumbfounded by the rally of support for him.

These days, however, Dr. Ben Carson has jumped ahead, while some of the many GOP candidates who threw their hats into the ring early have chosen not to seek the nation’s top office.

And then there’s Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. Not even going to talk about them at this point.

Millions of dollars will be spent in the coming months, which is unsettling when we live in a country that has residents who are in need. It’s obscene at the monies spent to win elected office.

Years ago, a political hack (and that’s what he was) in my home county actually talked about delivering Kroger grocery bags filled with cash to a candidate for a state office. Sadly, it came as no surprise.

I’ve seen far too many offices bought, with little if any thought for the people they are elected to serve. Power is intoxicating, but what price must we pay for others’ egos?

So, go ahead and mark your calendars for the Democratic and Republican primaries that will be held on March 1.

Halloween just isn’t the same Even though my home is located in a nice neighborhood, no trick-ortreaters arrived on Halloween in their costumes and carrying a bucket or bag to fill with treats. We were prepared, but, alas, there were no characters from “Frozen” (or whatever the costume of 2015 was) or ghosts or goblins roaming the streets and ringing doorbells. I get it though — Halloween isn’t what it was when I was a kid. And that’s too bad — it was a good time “back in the day.”

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Daylight Saving: turning back time

By Jim Ridolphi for The Hanover Local We go through the same motions each year as we spring forward and fall back with our clocks, and, to many, the ritual has become routine and performed without much thought.

But, explaining how Daylight Savings Time works is a much more challenging task when you are speaking to children. The thought that time can be turned back and extended just doesn’t register with them, and the process seems much more complicated than simply adjusting a few clocks.

That’s the question that kept creeping up at my house the weekend the time changed, the hows and whys behind Daylight Savings Time (DST) and its return to normal time schedules we perform each fall.

Like many traditions and practices, DST is a European invention, and there is evidence that ancient civilizations practiced some form of the sun-saving measure centuries ago.

Benjamin Franklin hinted at its inception in 1784 when he penned an essay in France entitled An Economist Project for Diminishing the Cost of Light. He suggested

Parisians rise earlier to preserve the precious light of the day.

Parliament considered a law that would install DST several weeks a year in 1908 but it didn’t pass.

But, the real impetus for enacting DST was prompted

by World War I when a shortage of material and supplies forced officials to consider conservation and energy-savings measures.

Germany was the first to officially endorse the program and clocks were moved forward on April 30, 1916.

It was long before President Woodrow Wilson followed suit and “fast time” as Americans knew it became the law of the land.

Robert Garland, an American who is credited with championing the cause of the new time system, is known in some circles as the father of Daylight Saving.

The efforts ramped up during World War II and yearround DST, or War Time, became the norm for Americans for years during the conflict. A practice called Double War Time was instituted in Britain where clocks were set ahead by two hours in the summer to prolong daylight hours.

After the war, it was up to broadcast leaders and other see TIME, pg. 7

LETTERS | Reader Views

Questioning fundraisers for county fire departments I received a letter a week or so back from “EMS Direct Mail Marketing and Fundraising,” Aston, Pennsylvania, asking for money for the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department Inc. (Note: MVFD is incorporated) does that mean they are not associated with Hanover County?)

Do you realize that up to 70 percent of the money collected can go to these fundraising companies? Seems a bit much to ask the citizens of Hanover to send money to help volunteers and then give up to 70 percent of the money to some entrepreneur using an American soft spot to support a business.

I was thinking Hanover County took over Fire-EMS and with a budget in excess of $15 million. Why are we doing fundraisers?

The brochure from the fundraising company says money collected in the past was used to refurbish rescue #7.

If we need a truck refurbished, why don’t we have the Hanover County Board of Supervisors find another overpaid employee (like the past Hanover County Schools-

sponsored traffic engineer) and give that wasted money to the volunteers?

I actually think it is a rip-off to take money from Hanover County citizens like this. Some of these givers don’t have enough money to support themselves and yet see LETTERS, pg. 7

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officials to determine if DST would be used and there was confusion from one state to the next. So, in 1965, Congress decided to make DST uniform for the nation, beginning on the last Sunday in April and ending the last day in October.

The period was extended during the 1973 oil embargo, and some experts said it saved 10,000 barrels of oil a day.

Parents argued the dark mornings were a hazard to their children who walked to bus stops without the morn-

ing sun provided by the normal schedule.

The importance of leisure time and quality periods with family won the day, and Americans accepted DST as a social mandate aimed at making their lives better. At least, more of it could be spent in daylight.

So, it all seems simple enough.

Clocks are set one hour forward when DST begins and set back one hour when it ends.

But, the minds of pre-teens don’t work exactly that way, and, try as I did, I couldn’t make them understand how time moves forward and reverses.

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they donate because: #1, they may believe this is actually the county collecting the money, or, #2, they may believe they will not get rescued if they don’t contribute.

Taxpayers should remember they are already contributing with taxes to purchase buildings, equipment, pay salaries, benefits and retirement for these services.

The disgrace is this: up to 70 percent of a person’s hard-earned donated money can go to the fundraiser.

Think about it, you send $20 to Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department Inc. and up to $14 of the $20 can go to the fundraising company, leaving $6 for MVFD. Here’s a better way for you to donate. If Hanover County wants to use an outside fundraiser and you want to donate say $20, don’t use the fundraising envelope, use your own envelope and send $6 instead of $20. Exactly the same money getting to MVFD but you keep the $14 instead of giving it to someone probably driving a Mercedes and belonging to the country club.

Another thing not making sense -- seems everyone is into having “Trunk or Treat” supposedly to keep kids safer by keeping them off the street at Halloween. How does this work when most trunk or treats are done the week before Halloween?

Ted Mentz Old Church

Resident: Dilemma unfolding at HHS There is a tragedy brewing in the Hanover County Public Schools system. The public is uninformed of the very serious nature of this dire situation. And, apparently, no one on the Hanover County School Board or in the school administration is willing to challenge this unfolding dilemma.

The exodus and suspensions of high school teachers at Hanover High School has remained hidden from public view.

The classroom events that led to these suspensions were, according to multiple sources, considered unacceptable to only two students and their parents. Their complaints resulted in the teachers being kicked out of the classroom.

There is no information that school officials defended or sup-

They approached the matter from a physical point of view and asked about the earth’s rotation and how it could be altered to accommodate DST. I explained that it wasn’t nature being manipulated, but man altering a man-made time-telling system, but they seemed puzzled when the conversation ended.

That became even more apparent when one made an under the breath comment that summed up their confusion regarding DST. “I thought you told us it wasn’t nice to fool Mother Nature?”

We’ll try again in the spring.

Veteran’s Day breakfast slated today at PHHS Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com ASHLAND – A Veteran’s Day breakfast will be held from 8 to 9 a.m. today (Wednesday, Nov. 11) at Patrick Henry High School in Ashland.

Chorus students will provide the music and the café will serve

ported their teachers. On the contrary, it seems these school officials responded to pressure and pushed through the suspensions.

Members of the board of supervisors, namely Sean Davis, Walt Hazzard and Canova Peterson, have shown outrage when viewpoints that were unfavorable to the United States were discussed in the classroom. These powerful BOS members have a right to their opinion. These gentlemen would, it seems, prefer to have our high school students stuffed in a box and then sealed with glue and tape. They would not want students to hear anything that originated outside that box!

But do members of the BOS have the right to shut down and intimidate teachers, disrupt classrooms, and to dictate what literature and art work will be used? Overall, the school system officials have responded by saying “yes.” Most parents, with a

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At 8 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, administration, faculty, staff, students, parents and guardians will join in sprucing up the school. A sign-up sheet is available in the front office.

For more information the cleanup, call 804-365-8000 or go to the school to sign up.

few exceptions, are either oblivious to the facts or do not wish to become involved.

Is Fahrenheit 451 right around the corner? When will To Kill Mockingbird be banned ... for the second time?

Let us as a community have the courage to find the truth.

Failure to deal with this matter will only allow the Hanover County Public Schools system to spiral into disaster.

I challenge the Hanover County School Board to hold a public forum on this matter, to hear the concerns of parents and students, and to then determine the facts behind the resignations and ongoing suspensions of outstanding teachers at Hanover High.

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Patriots fall to Lee-Davis in Tomato Bowl

By Chip Knighton For The Mechanicsville Local

MECHANICSVILLE – The time-honored football strategy of “get the ball to your shiftiest players in space” proved a wise one for Lee-Davis in the 57th Tomato Bowl on Friday night.

A 68-yard second-quarter touchdown pass from Chase Mummau to Miles Johnson – in which the senior receiver did the heavy lifting – helped the Confederates break out of their doldrums in a 29-18 victory over visiting Patrick Henry in the regular-season finale for both teams.

The win gives Lee-Davis a sweep of its Hanover County rivals – Patrick Henry, Atlee and Hanover – for the first time since 2012 and solidifies the Confederates’ playoff position in Region 5A South, where they entered the game as the sixth seed and left as fifth seed.

The Confederates will travel to No. 4 seed Douglas Freeman this Friday in the first round of the region playoffs.

Johnson’s big play came on third-and-3 after a holding call wiped away a Nathan Evans first down. Mummau found Johnson on the right sideline, and he worked his way down the sideline before shaking Patrick Henry cornerback Kwatayvous Blackwell with a PlayStation-level juke to free himself for a 68-yard score that

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Lee-Davis running back Nathan Evans (2) goes flying over Patrick Henry defensive back Kwatayvous Blackwell (1) at the end of a big gain in the Confederates’ 29-18 victory over visiting Patrick Henry in the Tomato Bowl Friday.

put Lee-Davis (8-2) up 7-3.

“It was a kickstart for sure,” Johnson said. “Our offense was coming out slow in the beginning. I told the coaches to get the ball in my hands so I could spark the ignition. I just went and made a play.”

Johnson finished with a team-high 107 yards on five

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catches, including an 18-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.

“He’s dynamic,” Lee-Davis coach Ryan Turnage said. “He’s great in space. With him and Billy [Kemp] both in the slot, those guys are hard to defend.

He does a great job when he catches the football.”

The Patriots (4-6) had moved 45 yards on their first drive, losing a touchdown when a Hunter Hart run was disallowed due to a penalty, to set up a 32-yard field goal from Logan Bulthuis. That would be their only score until Hart hit Jonathan Spaulding for an 8-yard touchdown with 8:19

remaining in the fourth quarter.

“We got behind the sticks with a lot of penalties,” Patrick Henry coach Bryan Davis said.

“You can’t do that. It’s unfortunate, because we just lost all our flow. We had our first touchdown wiped off the board, and I thought that got to us a little bit.

Some of those things you just can’t control.”

The Confederates then came up empty on two redzone opportunities sandwiched around a Brandon Braxton fumble, then gave up the ball when Nick Reisenweaver threw an interception on a fake punt early in the second quarter. But the long score got them going, and Mummau added to the lead himself with a 1-yard sneak in the last minute of the first half on a drive that was aided by a Patriots facemask penalty.

“I worry as a coach, but the kids came off [the unsuccessful drives] feeling pretty confident that we just missed opportunities,” Turnage said. “We missed a throw here and there. We missed a block. We got it corrected on the sidelines, made the adjustments and from there, I thought we moved the ball pretty efficiently.”

Joseph Hudnall delivered on a 30-yard field goal in the third quarter, and the teams traded touchdowns in the fourth.

Mummau finished with 258 yards passing, while senior tailback Nathan Evans ran 24 times for a game-high 82 yards and a touchdown.

Hart ran for 75 yards and passed for 84 more for Patrick Henry, including fourth-quarter touchdowns to Spaulding and Justin Sikkar.

Chip Knighton can be reached at sports@mechlocal.com.

Local runners advance to Group 5A title races

By Dave Lawrence Sports Editor

EARLYSVILLE – Patrick Henry’s Grant Davis and Atlee’s Connor Moses and Caitlin Donovan led their respective packs for the second straight week as they finished ahead of all local runners in their races in the Region 5A North cross country championships at Panorama Farms Thursday.

Davis led all local runners with a ninth-place finish and Moses was second among local runners with a 13th-place finish in the boys championship race, while Donovan was sixth in the girls championship race on the hilly course laid out on the Virginia Piedmont.

All three qualified for the Virginia High School League Group 5A championships, which will be held at Great Meadows in The Plains Friday afternoon beginning at 1 p.m.

Davis and Moses will be the only representatives of their teams, while Donovan will be joined by the rest of Atlee’s girls team, which qualified to advance by finishing sixth in the region.

For Davis and Moses, the challenge was to meet the goals they had set for themselves.

Grant sought a top-10 finish,

don’t think anybody was really expecting it. We were all expecting it to be cool and possibly raining.”

Moses agreed.

“It made it tough,” he said.

“At the end, I was definitely feeling it. I really wanted to keep pushing myself to get top 15 and finally outsprinted a guy and had to dig really deep.”

Moses and Tuscarora’s John Heberle overtook Stafford’s Philip Lambert with less than 100 feet to go. Heberle finished 15th while Lambert finished 15th.

Donovan, who has been recovering from health problems that plagued her this season, was feeling even better than she was last week at the Conference 16 meet, but she’s not where she wants to be yet.

“I want to be able to get into the 19’s, but I finished just over, in 20-flat,” Donovan said. “I feel a lot happier than I have been, but I still know that there’s room for improvement.”

The Atlee boys were running strong, but their bid to advance as a team ended when two of the Dave Lawrence/The Local Raiders runners left their race Patrick Henry’s Grant Davis comes in for a ninth-place finish in the Region 5A North cross country championships Thursday. due to injuries on the course.

Dave Lawrence can be while Moses wanted to finish weather: while the weather of of 80 degrees and quite a few the 5,000-meter course. in the top 15. The challenge late has been cool, the tempera- runners were feeling the effects “The heat definitely threw reached at dlawrence@mechlowas made all the harder by the ture Thursday rose to just shy of it as they reached the end of us all a curve,” Davis said. “I cal.com.

Steady Raiders win Conference 12 title

By Dave Lawrence Sports Editor

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Atlee’s Alex Field (12) hits through the hands of Patrick Henry’s Coleman Cheeley in the Raiders’ 3-1 victory over the Patriots in a Conference 12 boys volleyball semifinal Wednesday.

PRINCE GEORGE – When Atlee and Patrick Henry were paired on the same side of the bracket in the Conference 12 boys volleyball tournament, there was no chance that both teams would advance to the regional playoffs.

At best, both teams would meet in the conference semifinals and one team would elimi-

nate the other a game short of the regionals.

That is exactly what happened.

No. 1 Atlee met No. 4 Patrick Henry in the conference semis Wednesday at Prince George High School. While the Patriots rode an opening wave on intensity to victory in the first set, the steady Raiders plugged away to win the next three 22-25, 25-18, 25-21, 25-18 and advance to the conference final.

“We’re a team that plays very level-headed,” said Atlee head coach Nick Robinson. “We don’t get too high on emotions and we don’t get too low on emotions. I think, over the course of a match, that’s definitely in our advantage.”

Patrick Henry head coach Michael Townsend said the young Patriots squad made too many errors to keep up the momentum of their opening set win.

“It’s really hard to keep energy when the team’s making errors,” Townsend said. “You kind of start deflating yourself and that’s pretty much exactly what we did.”

Townsend said Atlee’s experience – they reached the Virginia High School League state semifinals last year – gave the Raiders an edge in postseason play this year. see RAIDERS, pg. 14 

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Randolph-Macon edges Marlins for ODAC title

By Dave Lawrence Sports Editor

ASHLAND – Virginia Wesleyan was no pushover.

When Randolph-Macon’s women’s volleyball team tried to sweep the Marlins in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference championship match, the Marlins pushed back enough to win the third set.

But the Yellow Jackets came back and pushed a bit harder, taking the match 3-1 and the ODAC championship on their home court Saturday.

Randolph-Macon, currently ranked No. 4 in the NCAA Division III South Region rankings, earned the ODAC’s automatic bid in the NCAA South Regional tournament, but details on when, where, and whom they will play were announced Monday after this edition went to press.

The Yellow Jackets (25-7) started out the first two sets in firm control of the pace easily winning the first set, winning 25-11, but some cracks began to show in the second set when the margin of victory was a mere five points, 25-20. Then the Marlins (25-10) outhustled and outplaced Randolph-Macon to claim a 25-17 victory in the third.

Randolph-Macon setter Erin Quinn, and all-tourna-

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“They made it to the state semifinals … with a lot of those kids,” Townsend said. “They’ve been in the playoffs for the last, like, four years. That program has just constantly seen then being successful in the playoffs. …

“I’ve got a sophomore setter that has never been to the play-

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ment selection, said the Yellow Jackets might have been focused on the victory rather than on earning it.

“I guess we started thinking about how close we were. We had our eye on the prize and

didn’t keep thinking one point at a time,” Quinn said. “But then we got ourselves back together for the last game.”

Even in the last game, the Marlins put up a fight. After Randolph-Macon jumped

out to an 11-4 lead, Virginia Wesleyan clawed back to within two points late in the game, the last time being 22-20.

But the Marlins got no closer.

Randolph-Macon middle hitter Katie Rossberg got two kills and

outside hitter Courtney Lowers – the ODAC player of the year – the last one to earn the Yellow Jackets the championship.

“We got into the fourth set and we just regrouped as a team, came together and put the ball

away,” Lowers said.

Head coach Bill Rogers called two time outs during the fourth game to help give the Yellow Jackets a chance to regroup. “[He told us] to just play our game and to relax, not freak out,” Quinn said. “It would go our way if we did that.”

Lowers led RandolphMacon with 27 kills and 17 digs in the final. Rossberg finished with 16 kills and 16 digs. Quinn had 30 assists and nine digs and Riley Martin had 18 assists.

Libero Samantha Sallade finished with 16 digs.

The Marlins were led by Tiffany Barrett with 17 kills and 15 digs. Emily Pierson finished with 17 assists and 13 digs and Kirstin Sessoms finished with 14 assists and 10 digs. Libero Marin Crowder had 12 digs.

Virginia Wesleyan head coach Andrea Hoover said the Marlins, who are ranked sixth in the South Region, played hard.

“Volleyball obviously is a game of errors, and I think we made more than RandolphMacon did,” Hoover said. “I thought we battled. I thought we competed. I thought we did some really good things. But I think we just needed to make a few less errors.”

Dave Lawrence can be reached at dlawrence@mechlocal.com.

offs – because we didn’t make it at all last year – and then I had two freshmen who obviously had never experienced the playoffs either, so the pressure might have gotten to them a little bit.”

Despite the loss to Atlee in the Conference semifinals, Townsend was happy with how hard his team fought.

“I thought the team played better than I have seen them play all year,” Townsend said.

“We basically took two weeks to prepare to play against Atlee because we knew at some point it was going to happen at some point whether it was in the semifinals or the final.

“So basically I just prepped for the last two weeks on how to beat Atlee, especially defensively, anyways. I would say defensively we played absolutely amazing against them. We just didn’t quite have the offense to knock them out.”

Atlee was led in the semifinal by Chui Elliott with eight kills, 13 digs and a block; Alex Field with three aces and six kills; and Jake French with 14 kills and three block.

Patrick Henry was led by Cole Carrano with 14 kills and 13 digs, George Stiles with 25 digs and Adam Lane with 26 assists.

The Raiders (24-2) went on to defeat Matoaca 25-21, 25-19, 20-25, 25-16 in the conference

final Thursday.

Again, the Raiders’ serenity played a big role in their victory.

“They got up on us early in game one playing with a lot of emotion,” Robinson said. “We were able to calm their intensity down by making some good plays and blocks and kind of getting the momentum back on our side. I think the momentum stayed on our side for the most part.

In the final, Atlee was led

by Jacob Rehmer-Stephens with 10 kills, 26 digs and one block; Owen Ward with seven kills, 46 assists and two blocks; and Field with three aces, 10 kills and three blocks.

Both Atlee and Matoaca will advance to the Region 5A South tournament, which began Tuesday.

Dave Lawrence can be reached at dlawrence@mechlocal.com.

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Randolph-Macon’s Courtney Lowers (23) hits a shot past Virginia Wesleyan’s Dare Wright (4) in the Yellow Jackets’ 25-11, 25-20, 17-25, 25-20 victory over the Marlins in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference final in Crenshaw gymnasium Saturday.

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