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Vol. 1 No. 27 | Richmond Suburban News | January 6, 2016
Ted Cruz visits Mechanicsville By Joshua Lewis for The Hanover Local MECHANICSVILLE – The race to the White House recently made its way to Mechanicsville when Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, a U.S. senator from Texas, brought his campaign to Life Church on Atlee Road. On Friday, Dec. 18, Cruz included the local visit on his 12-city “Cruz Country Christmas Tour,” speaking to a standing room only crowd of nearly 1,000 supporters. In addition to the hundreds of community supporters, U.S. Rep.
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Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, a U.S. senator from Texas, recently visited Life Church on Atlee Road, where he addressed about 1,000 supporters. He is shown with Buddy Thompson, senior pastor of see CRUZ pg. 2 the Mechanicsville church.
CosPlay with Taylor as your host Circles MECHANICSVILLE — Taylor, the Hanover County Parks and Recreation mascot, has his CosPlay costume picked out, do you? Children are invited to join Taylor for some CosPlay fun from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, at the Richmond Times-Dispatch plant meeting room, located at 8460 Times-Dispatch Blvd. in Mechanicsville. Unfamiliar with what CosPlay is? Cosplay (Costume Play) is the performance art of dressing up as a character from a movie, book or specific video game. This event will feature special guests to include: superhero trivia with prizes from Stories Comics, Bricks-4-Kidz play zone, comic book design and games with Smart Solutions, caricature drawing by All-AboutFaces, superhero action figure displays and lots more. And, if you don’t have
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CosPlay (Costume Play) with Taylor, Hanover County Parks & Rec’s mascot, will be held Jan. 23 at the Richmond TimesDispatch plant at 8460 Times-Dispatch Blvd. in Mechanicsville.
a costume left over from Halloween or don’t have time to put something together, that’s okay. Come check out the cosplay experience anyway, and enjoy the fun. This unique event is for youth ages 5 to 13 and is only $15 per child; adults accompanying their child are free. To register online, go to: www.hanoverparksrec. com or enroll in person at the Taylor Park Recreation
Complex located at 13017 Taylor Complex Lane in Ashland. For more information, visit Hanover County Parks & Recreation at www.hanovercounty.gov, call 804-3657150 or email parksandrec@ hanovercounty.gov. Information submitted by Nikodemas M. Reikalas, recreation coordinator, Hanover County Parks and Recreation.
Nominations now being accepted for ‘Spirit of Volunteerism’ Awards HANOVER — Nominations are now being accepted for Hanover’s 2016 Spirit of Volunteerism Awards. March 7 is the deadline to submit nominations recognizing outstanding volunteer service throughout our county. These awards allow the community to acknowledge the work for those whose efforts change the lives of many. Anyone may nominate inspiring individuals or groups of any age. Self-nominations also are welcomed. Awards are granted in the following categories:
Spirit of One (honoring an individual over 18); Spirit of Youth (honoring youth or youth group up to age 18 or still in high school); Spirit of Dedication (honoring an individual 60 and over); Spirit of Team (honoring two or more adult volunteers working toward a common cause); Spirit of Family (honoring two or more family members working together toward a common purpose); Spirit of Inspiration (honoring an individual who has volunteered 20 years or more for a specific organization); and Commitment to Community (recognizing a Hanover business that has
demonstrated a sustained commitment to supporting the community). Award recipients will be selected from each category. All will receive an engraved plaque and a financial donation of up to $250 made in their honor to the tax-exempt organization designated on the honoree’s nomination form. The county also will nominate the award recipient for the statewide Governor’s Community Service and Volunteerism Awards. All nominees will be recognized and award see SPIRIT, pg. 3
ASHLAND — Circles Ashland is a new organization working with people living in poverty in the Ashland area, helping them move up to a sustainable income. The organization will be recruiting its first class of Circle Leaders (who are seeking a way out of poverty) and Allies (who provide encouragement and emotional support) this spring. Volunteers will commit to four to five hours per month. People with a strong commitment and an ability to work together with others on a team are needed. Specific needs include: Serving on the Advisory Team Coordinating fund development Recruiting Circle Leaders and Allies Supporting other resource team needs Members of the public are invited to a gathering to learn more about helping. The session will begin with an overview of the Circles Ashland program, then a discussion of the roles and responsibilities of these tasks. The meeting will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7, at the Ashland Branch Library at 201 S. Railroad St. in Ashland. For more information, contact circlesashland@gmail.com or 804496-1212.