Ashland-Hanover Local – 03/01/17

SAFETY

OPINION

Survivor Day event helps prepare for disasters

Remembering Assistant Chief Henri G. Moore Jr., one of finest in Fire-EMS

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Vehicle fee for Hanover drivers? Not this year

By Jim Ridolphi for The Hanover Local

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ANOVER — By all indications, Hanover County auto owners will not be receiving vehicle fee levies — at least not for this year.

In a unanimously approved motion, the Hanover Community Development Committee voted not to recommend initiating a vehicle tax fee for this year, opting instead for a focused and intense public relations and legislative effort to pester state legislators to restore depleted transportation funds in next year’s budget.

Hanover and other localities are addressing a serious cutback in state road funding that equates to a 90 percent reduction in state funds for local road projects.

“When you cut a program by 90 percent, that’s not a reduction. That’s an elimination,” said Committee chair Sean Davis, who represents the Henry District on

the Hanover County Board of Supervisors, as the panel studied options to fund important road projects in the county.

Davis began the meeting by offering two choices to address the pressing road funding issue. Either supervisors could provide a local funding mechanism for road construction, or county officials should start eliminating projects on Hanover’s road construction priority list.

South Anna supervisor Wayne Hazzard also serves on the Development Committee, and said he was hesitant to install a vehicle fee without first exhausting all efforts to obtain funding from other sources. He suggested an increased, comprehensive effort to educate state legislators on the plight of localities affected by recent changes at the state level.

While the new Smart Scale state system of prioritizing and funding road projects seems to be working well see VEHICLE, pg. 8

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Community Development Committee chair Sean Davis, Henry District, center, studies an outline of road improvement funding needs provided by Director of Public Works Mike Flagg, right, as South Anna District supervisor and committee member Wayne Hazzard looks on. Canova Peterson, Mechanicsville District, also is a member of the three-member committee.

Fire-EMS chief and budget director submit departments needs to board of supervisors

By Logan Barry for The Hanover Local HANOVER – Fire-EMS and budget division requests were presented last Wednesday as the Hanover County Board of Supervisors continues to receive proposals from the various offices and departments.

Chief Jethro Piland and Budget Director Shelley Wright appeared before the supervisors.

Cecil R. “Rhu” Harris Jr., county administrator, brought before the supervisors on Feb. 15 a budget proposal of $440.3 million.

Piland said, “As you know, Hanover Fire-EMS, we operate a high-performance system, and our goal is not only to meet the current needs of Hanover County as it

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pertains to emergency response, but also the future. Our mission is to serve people, protect lives and property, and we do this 24 hours a day.”

His department serves as the first

responders to a number of emergencies, including fire protection, EMS response, and emergency management.

Piland outlined what he said his agency calls “All Hazards Incident Management,” which includes fire extinguishment and investigation, response to motor vehicle crashes, EMS response to large-scale events and mass casualty incidents, as well as their management of emergencies that include disaster preparedness, natural or manmade disasters, or even incidents involving hazardous materials.

Piland told the board how his department conducted research in 2016 and found that a large majority of their volume by incident type required EMS, finding that it was 67% of all incident volume dur-

Sheriff: Partnerships remain constant in office’s successes

By Melody Kinser Managing Editor MECHANICSVILLE – Col. David R. Hines, sheriff of Hanover County, always grins with pride when he uses two of his favorite words: partnership and success. To him, they go together to make the Hanover County Sheriff ’s Office one that he believes is among the best anywhere.

A week after presenting his 2018 budget proposal to the Hanover County Board of Supervisors, Hines reviewed those remarks and talked about why he is so proud of his office and the people who serve with him.

His budget is up by 4.8%, see SHERIFF, pg. 4

see BUDGET, pg. 12

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Survivor Day event to be held March 11 HANOVER — In recent years, Hanover County has been hit by tornadoes and earthquakes that came with no warning. Were you and your family prepared? Are you prepared for any disasters, natural or man-made, that could lie in our future?

On Saturday, March 11, the Central Virginia Emergency Management Alliance (CVEMA) will host its 8th Disaster Survivor Day, inviting residents to learn how to prepare for disasters.

Hanover County’s event will be held in the Board Room of the Hanover County Administration Building. Check-in will begin at 8 a.m. and the class will begin at 9 a.m., concluding by noon.

Seating is limited, so sign up today. You can register online at www.SurvivorDay.

com. Registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis. This presentation is not suitable for small children. The recommended lower age limit for attendees is 12 years.

One member from each household

Free tour of Historic Hanover Courthouse Tuesday March 14 Pick up a FREE copy at the Following Locations

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For more information, call Hanover Parks & Recreation at 804-365-7150.

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‘The Power of Youth’ Service projects sought

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HANOVER -- Agencies and departments can tap into the power of youth by providing young people with opportunities to volunteer on Global Youth Service Day and throughout the year.

Local organizations are key to providing youth with opportunities to share their talents, energy and creativity to address community needs.

Hanover County Community Resources and Randolph-Macon College are teaming up this April to mobilize thousands of youth to shower our community with volunteer activities on Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) and Macon a Difference Day (MADD).

The goal of GYSD and MADD is to engage youth, ages 5 to 25, in helping nonprofits and community groups to forward their missions and make Hanover an even better place to live.

Projects that occur over GYSD weekend (April 21-23) and on MADD (from 9 a.m.

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The Hanover Historical Society offers free “open house” tours of the historic Hanover Courthouse on the second Tuesday of each month between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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to noon April 29) are welcomed.

The organizations invite youth in that age range to participate in these days of service by registering a service project that can be completed by youth. Help will be provided with design concepts as well as to promote and recruit volunteers for your project.

A service fair will be held from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. on March 18 at the Patrick Henry YMCA. This provides an opportunity for project hosts to share information about the project, meet prospective volunteers, and educate the community about their work.

Submit your project information at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2017_ GlobalYouthServiceDay by Friday, March 3.

Need assistance? Contact David Duck, youth services specialist, at djduck@ hanovercounty.gov or call 804-365-4180.

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completing the training will receive a free survival kit bag loaded with valuable tools.

The Hanover County Administration Building is located at 7516 County Complex Road in Hanover.

“Survivor Day” is presented by CVEMA with funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. CVEMA is a collaboration of local emergency managers and partner organizations from 25 localities in central Virginia who voluntarily partnered together after federal funding of the Central Virginia Urban Area Security Initiative ended. Planning and basic staffing services for CVEMA are provided by the Richmond Regional Planning District Commission.

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

Donations needed for Atlee Friends Spring Book Sale MECHANICSVILLE — The dates of the Atlee Friends Spring Book Sale had to be changed due to schedule conflicts with the rooms at the library used for the sale.

The previous dates were March 30, 31, and April 1.

The news dates are March 23, 24, and 25, 2017.

Donations of gently used books, DVDs, CDs, audio books, and VHS tapes are still needed for the Spring Book Sale.

However, Friends of the Atlee Library needs to have the books in bags or boxes.

If you have more than two bags or boxes, call the library at 804-559-0654 to make an appointment to drop off your books.

The organization needs to be assured that members can take care of moving all the books.

Those who donate may receive a receipt to acknowledge contributions for tax purposes from the staff.

The biggest need for the sale is for hardback and paperback fiction.

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SHERIFF’S REPORTS | Crime, Accidents, Fire & Rescue

Assault and battery of a family member was reported in the 7300 block of Stuart Drive, Mechanicsville.

Simple assault was reported in the 13400 block of Liberty School Road, Ashland.

Petit larceny building was reported in the 7200 block of Battle Hill Drive, Mechanicsville.

Fraudulent removal of leased property, $200, was reported in the 10200 block of Lakeridge Parkway/ Sliding Hill Road, Ashland.

Abuse and neglect of incapacitated adult, first offense, was reported in the 8400 block of Lucord Lane, Mechanicsville.

Threat to extort money was reported in the 8000 block of Flannigan Mill Road, Mechanicsville.

Possession of marijuana, first offense, was reported in the 7300 block of Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville.

Identity theft financial loss, $200, was reported in the 5100 block of Keitts Corner Road, Mechanicsville.

Grand larceny, $5 or more from a person, was reported in the 10400 block of Arapaho Lane, Glen Allen.

Destruction of property, monument value, $1,000, was reported in the 14200 block of Blunts Bridge Road, Ashland.

Threat to extort money was reported in the 9100 block of Newcastle Drive, Mechanicsville.

Simple assault was reported in the 9100 block of Dickey Drive, Mechanicsville.

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Petit larceny, $200 not from a person, was reported in the 6300 block of Sledds Lake Road, Mechanicsville.

Possession of marijuana, first offense, was reported in the 7500 block of Mechanicsville Byway/Elm Drive, Mechanicsville.

Destruction of property, monument, was reported in the 10200 block of Washington Highway, Glen Allen.

Firearms, regardless of value, not from a person, was reported in the 7200 block of Walnut Grove Court, Mechanicsville.

Credit card fraud, $200 in six months, was reported in the 7200 block of Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville.

Possession of marijuana, first offense, was reported in the 8100 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike/ Henrico County.

Annoying phone calls was reported in the 8200 block of Redberry Lane, Mechanicsville.

Driver did not report accident, damages, $500, in the 15200 block of Teman Mill Road, Beaverdam.

Simple assault was reported in 8000 block of Lee-Davis Road, Mechanicsville.

Driver did not report accident, damages, $250, in the 6300 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville.

Possession of marijuana, first offense, was reported in the 7400 block of Bell Creek road, Mechanicsville.

Firearms, regardless of value, not from a person, was reported in the 11200 block of Rosemont Drive, Rockville.

Entering property with intent to damage was reported in the 19400 block of Teman road, Beaverdam.

Concealment, price altering merchandise, $200, was reported in the 7400 block of Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville.

Profane and threatening language over a public airway was reported in the 11200 block of Tyson Trail, Asland.

Stalking, type not clear from record, was reported in the 7200 block of Ellerson Mill Circle, Mechanicsville.

Destruction of property, monument, was reported in the 7200 blovk of Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville.

Possession of marijuana, first offense, was reported in the 13200 block of Mountain Road, Glen Allen.

ID theft ID to defraud, $200, was reported in the 7000 block of Tall Cedars Lane, Mechanicsville.

Concealment, price altering merchandise, $200, was

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Threat to extort money was reported in the 9000 block of Salient Lane, Mechanicsville.

Destruction of property, monument, was reported in the 8000 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville.

Petit larceny, $200, not from a person, was reported in the 10000 block of Whitesel Road, Ashland.

Unlawful use or injury to telephone lines was reported in the 8300 block of Wonderland Lane, Mechanicsville.

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Threat to extort money was reported in the 8000 block of Perrincrest Place, Mechanicsville.

Concealment, price altering merchandise, $200, was reported in the 10100 block of Lewistown Road, Ashland.

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Possession of marijuana, first offense, was reported in the 7200 block of Ellerson Mill Circle, Mechanicsville.

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Petit larceny, $200 not from a person, was reported in the 7400 block of Oak Bower Lane, Mechanicsville.

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‘Untold Stories’ panelists recall Ashland life in the 1960s

By Mollie Hargrove for The Hanover Local

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SHLAND – Preserving the history of the Town of Ashland was brought to the public in “Untold Stories” on Sunday, with the ongoing theme of “Growing Up Black and White in Ashland/Hanover County” continuing for the fourth year.

Community members shared their stories about growing up in Ashland in the 1960s at the Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church.

Carolyn Hemphill recalled signs posted on the doors of the Ashland train station labeled “white” and “colored,” as well as remembering playing on Ashland’s “colored” field in Ashland.

She said she did not realize the segregation she was growing up around until she began high school. She said there were things she and her peers were expected to do and not do -- not realizing skin color was the dividing factor.

John Newell had a similar issue to Hemphill. Growing up in Ashland, he said was not aware of the racial separation until later in life.

Newell spoke fondly of Dr. Howard Davis, a political science professor at Randolph-Macon College that inspired him to pursue issues of Civil Rights further. He said Davis asked him a question that changed his life: “Does it make any sense to categorize people based on race?” Newell said he realized that did not make sense, and, because of this, he has been a pioneer in Civil Rights and preservation in the Ashland community.

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which includes new equipment and six new positions for law enforcement.

Hines said a great deal of planning and preparation goes into his budget. He and key leaders in his department “work very hard” with County Administrator Cecil R. “Rhu” Harris Jr.’s staff.

“I told the board that I thought it was a budget that we could all be proud of because times have changed for law enforcement. There’s news on a national narrative that talks about law enforcement in the most negative fashion, and most of that has come from the national media sources,” Hines said. “We’re so different because we have such a relationship with our local media that truly takes the time to get

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the stories out of success, community involvement. And they get the story out there of the professionalism that’s being displayed. But, most importantly, they get the story out of how the community and the Sheriff ’s Office act as one in trying to keep an entire community safe, and that’s been important.

During his budget presentation before the supervisors, Hines said he talked about several of the successes they have had throughout the year “and to really stress the success that we’ve had as an agency, but also as individual officers recognized by the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police for their lifesaving efforts.” That honor referred to an incident in which deputies “encountered a man with a gun holding hostages.” They were, the sheriff said, “able to

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Carolyn Hemphill talks about life in the 60s in Ashland. She spoke about segragation in public places, such as the movie theater and busses.

Katherine Tinker, also known as Sister Smith or Hell on Wheels, shared humorous memories about growing up in Ashland in the 1940s to 1960s. She said did not think about segregation, because it was the norm of the time. peacefully defuse that situation and free the hostages.”

He also said his department has been recognized on an international level “for our community policing efforts and our SHIELD Program,” which placed second globally.

For more on SHIELD, go to http://www.hanoversheriff. com/362/HCSO-SHIELDProgram.

Hines is humble about the successes of the Sheriff ’s Office, pointing out that “what really makes us successful is the support we get from the community.”

While some towns and cities across the country have fallen victim to shootings involving law enforcement agencies, Hines said the support his office has experienced has been overwhelming.

“I can’t tell you how many people actually came by the

office, some just to say thank you for the service we’re providing” after the June 2015 incident in Dallas, Texas, in which a man unleashed a hail of bullets and planted explosives outside police headquarters.

Often, Hines said, citizens will bring baked goods by the office. “But they were there to let us know they care about us as individuals, as well as an agency, and they recognize that we’re professionals and the job that we’re in.”

Last year, Hines said there were 307,000 citizen contacts, one founded complaint, and 831 letters of commendation for excellent police service.

“There are not many organizations of any type that can post those types of statistics, and it’s all because of the people we have. It starts with our hiring process,” the sheriff said.

“I tell people every day

Tinker said she would ride her roller skates and bicycles around Ashland and never felt unsafe. She said she saw Elvis Presley at The Mosque (now the Altria Theater in Richmond), and how she felt going into Lightfoot’s bakery, asking the African American owner if she was allowed to be there. She said he just laughed, and gave her the best donut she’s ever eaten.

Tinker said the first time she noticed that African Americans and white people were treated differently was when she asked a young African American boy if he could teach her some rollerskating skills. He told her she would have to find a skating rink where both of them would be admitted.

James B. Henry was anecdotal in talking about growing up in Ashland. Henry, who served R-MC for most of his life, recounted a fascinating story of when Muhammad Ali came to the school in April of 1969.

“Muhammad approached me, said ‘Hey, brother!’ and shook my hand. African Americans were not allowed to eat in the cafeteria, but Ali was. He invited me to sit next to him and eat lunch and I ate in the cafeteria every day after that!”

Henry also shared memories of the March on Washington, D.C., with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He said everyone was kind, and it was a “peaceful, beautiful sight”.

The Rev. Dr. E. Richard Swan of the Jerusalem Baptist Church in Doswell closed the program, talking about the importance of reflecting on the past and how fortunate he and the speakers are to see Civil Rights issues moving forward.

“We’ve come a long, long way and we can be thankful that today is better than yesterday”, he said. what we look for and what I look for in an individual and I tell my recruit class this –that they can look around a room and each one of them comes from a different walk of life, different experiences, raised different, different levels of education, but they all have the same character because that’s what we hire for.”

“We can teach them through our academy how to be a police officer. I can’t teach them character at that point in their life,” he said.

“As we talk about our budget process, we have to talk about taking care of our employees and that becomes really complicated, particularly hiring when the national rhetoric can vilify a profession,” Hines said.

“That has not been done here specifically to our agency but you can turn a TV on and see it any day. So we need to pay our people appropriately. We need

to give appropriate raises.”

He said the struggle his office faces is taking care of the employees monetarily. “We are purchasing some officer safety equipment this year to help keep our officers safer.”

This year’s budget presentation emphasized the successes they have had, as well as the vision the Sheriff ’s Office has to continue.

“It really stressed our partnerships not only with our local peers but also with our state and federal peers, and it really stressed that we’re partners with agencies like the New York City Police Department.

We started with them within the last 18 months. We got involved with the New York City Police Department and got involved in a program called SHIELD and SHIELD is a national network. We’ve been so successful with it the New see SHERIFF, pg. 5

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York City Police Department has asked us to act as a founding member of the National SHIELD Network.

“This year we’ve been contacted by the Detroit Police Department, Baltimore Police Department, Clay County (Florida) Sheriff ’s Office – they sent representatives up here several days to learn about the SHIELD Network, police networking and processes.”

Hines said his department “just finished conversations with the London Police Department in Great Britain. And this is your Hanover County Sheriff’s Office that’s doing this.”

The sheriff said the crime rate is “up a little bit above last year. This year we were at 998.5, which is for every 100,000 citizens; 998.5 would be a victim. Another way we calculate is by 1,000 citizens, 9.9 citizens out of a thousand would be a victim. I’m very proud of that low crime rate and we will continue to work hard to keep it low.”

“Our clearance rate this year was up to 69.3% percent of all crime in Hanover was cleared.”

While addressing the board of supervisors, Hines talked about the professionalism of the officers, the training, “and even our investigative processes that lead to having a low crime rate and a high clearance rate.” He is especially pleased to point out “how close the community works with us. People want to be involved.” He said

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residents will call if they see something suspicious.

The sheriff said that he had heard Commonwealth’s Attorney R.E. “Trip” Chalkley III say “that it’s nice that people are willing to come to court and be witnesses. Sometimes we take for granted that every place is like Hanover, not every place is like Hanover.”

Over the last year, the Sheriff ’s Office saw an increase of one in homicides. Hines said “All of them are solved.”

“There was a 7% increase in calls for service this year,” he said, “which also included an increase in our responses. Most of our communication talks about crime but we do so many other things. Last year we responded to 1,544 traffic accidents.”

Crime prevention is another topic the sheriff discussed.

“Project Lifesaver and all those things are hard to figure into your staffing because the important thing for us, and I think any community, is to provide crime prevention. You want to prevent crime, and at the same time you want to continue needed services — not always enforcement related.”

“So when we put our staffing model together, I met with county administration and I asked for six this year. But the reason I was able to ask for six is our need was much greater. By working with county administration we’ve been able to align our five-year personnel plan with the county’s which, in all honesty, it’s the first time I can remember the county’s five-year plan and the Sheriff’s

Office five-year plan aligned.

For this year and the next four we’ll be asking for five positions.”

The sheriff said they had a 31-second reduction in their Priority 1 responses, a first in five years. “We’ve been trending up over the last five years and this is the first reduction we’ve had. We’ve been able to deploy our personnel differently, realigned our beats, deployed our people through a new staffing model, and we think that aligning our fiveyear plans with the county is certainly going to help us con-

in Central America and Africa.

Proceeds from the shoe sales are used to feed, clothe and house their families.

One budding entrepreneur in Haiti even earned enough to send to her son to law school.

“We are excited about our shoe drive,” said Traci Jones, executive director. “We know that most people have extra shoes in their closets

tinue this trend with having reduced response times.”

Another safety aspect for officers is having automated external defibrillators (AEDs).

The cases now include Narcan this summer, which can reverse the effect of an opioid overdose.

“Carrying Narcan is also to protect our officers in case they come in contact with Fetanyl, which can be easily absorbed through the skin. If this were to happen, it is imperative that we get an antidote to is as quickly as possible,” Hines said.

“If we get a call for a subject not breathing, we’re respond-

they would like donate to us and help those less fortunate become self-sufficient. It’s a win-win for everyone.”

By donating shoes to Rise Phoenix Rise Inc., the shoes will be given a second chance and make a difference in people’s lives.

Local organizations interested in learning more about conducting a shoe drive of their own can visit Funds2orgs.com.

ing with a defibrillator. This also is for our own officer’s safety. Fentanyl on the street is easily absorbed through the skin. When you have an overdose of it, it’s imperative that we get an antidote to it as quickly as possible.”

Hines said he wanted to assure the community that “We’re still your Sheriff’s Office.

We have been your Sheriff ’s Office under every president, and we’ll continue to be whoever the president is. That does not affect how we do our business.”

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SHLAND – Rise Phoenix Rise Inc. is conducting a shoe collection drive through April 14 to raise funds for Animal Assisted Wellness Program for Mental Health Peers.

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OPINION

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From the editor

Serving was Moore’s commitment in life

By Melody Kinser Managing Editor

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airmount Christian Church in Mechanicsville was filled Feb. 16 as family, friends, fellow congregants and the brothers and sisters of Assistant Chief Henri G. Moore Jr. said their goodbyes to a man whose life was dedicated to service.

A deacon at the church, he was a humble servant to his Lord and Savior.

With Hanover Fire-EMS, he was a leader, a mentor, a friend, a brother. His death on Feb. 10 left a void in Chief Jethro Piland’s command.

This writer didn’t know Moore, but, since his passing, there have been conversations and emails sharing stories of a loyal member of the Mechanicsville community.

He did not, however, limit his Fire-EMS skills to Hanover County. His talents were utilized by the Virginia Air National Guard and Henrico County Fire and EMS units.

Sadly, Moore lost what had been a brief battle with cancer. As the end of this life was coming to a close, he had the love and support of his family, his community and Fire-EMS. The latter is a family of its own and the brothers and sisters did all they could for Moore and his family.

He was so admired on a regional level that departments from Caroline, Henrico, Goochland, New Kent and Chesterfield counties assisted with the logistics involved in that Thursday morning Celebration of Life. En route to Washington Memorial Park in Sandston, departments organized the procession to, in the words of one of Moore’s friends, “show respect to someone who

served in this community (as well as Henrico and New Kent) for so many years.”

Moore left us too young, as he was only 47.

He is survived by is wife of 16 years, Wendy W. Moore; daughter, Madison Moore; son, Ryan Moore; sister, Tammy (Bill) McCarter; and his parents, Betty and Henri G. Moore Sr. Our condolences to the family and Fire-EMS.

Back in the office . . .

Thanks for all the support from the Richmond Suburban News team and the Hanover County community following a Dec. 9 accident which left me with a broken right ankle. After two casts, yesterday was my first day back in the office.

Today’s technology allowed me not to miss a single day.

Another view

Memories sustain us when friends pass away

By Jim Ridolphi for The Hanover Local Almost 50 years ago, I was embarking on what turned out to be the first in a long series of spring break adventures.

In those days, Daytona Beach was the preferred destination to escape the doldrums of a harsh winter, and celebrate the rites of spring.

Admittedly, we were too young for the mission, but we readily accepted the challenge and four of us headed off in a 1965 Camaro owned by Scott

Elias, headed for the Hawaiian Inn in Daytona Beach, Florida.

The trip didn’t take as long as I anticipated, and Scott did most of the driving, a large amount of it at high speed.

We didn’t worry about numerous radar traps or pesky state troopers because Scott was always older than the rest of us, not in years but in maturity and experience, and we arrived in record time to sunny skies and warm temperatures.

It was a week filled with wild parties, a dog

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named Budz and a realistic preview of what the next few years of our lives could look like, at least the vacation portion of it.

But, the next spring brought higher expectations, and Scott’s older Camaro had been replaced with a shiny new fancier edition of the classic complete with a convertible top.

And this time we set our sights farther south in Fort Lauderdale, the all-time destination of destinations for spring break insanity. see MEMORIES pg. 12

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Constituents speak out on delegate’s policies (Editor’s note: The following letter was addressed to Del. Hyland F. “Buddy” Fowler, R-55.)

Dear Delegate Fowler, The recent election results have motivated many of your constituents to become more engaged with the legislative process.

Three big issues that concern us are gerrymandering, women’s access to healthcare, and voting rights.

You have been actively working to preserve gerrymandering, to limit Virginia women’s access to healthcare, and to attack voting rights, especially of African-Americans.

We are very concerned about your anti-democratic, sexist, and racist policy-making.

But even when you disagree with your constituents on the importance of these issues, we expect you and your staff members to treat us with respect and to welcome our input.

We would think that you would strive to listen to and represent the needs of all your constituents, not just those who agree with you.

After all, an engaged and informed citizenry is necessary for a healthy democracy.

Instead, many of us have been subject to, at best, a lack of responsiveness to our queries, and, at worst, intimidation.

You and members of your staff have been rude and raised their voices to constituents who call or visit your office, have requested that some of us provide party affiliation, and have given out misinformation, such as that redistricting reform “is a federal matter,” “as the Constitution intended,” and “a dead issue” that we shouldn’t bother contacting you about.

You also have stated that only constituents based in the Ashland district care about these issues. That simply isn’t true. see LETTERS pg. 7

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We ask that you and members of your staff be responsive and professional, that you refrain from giving constituents “alternative facts,” and that you strive to represent all of us.

Please remember, we don’t work for you and your staff; you and your staff work for us, the members of the public.

Your consitituents, Claudia Arnold Brookman, Beaverdam; Shawnae Lacy, Mechanicsville; Sarah Miller,

donations can be made to Virginia Wheelin’ Sportsman, 17 Lake Haven Lane, Ruckersville, VA 22968.

FRANCIS BRUCE Francis Eugene Bruce, 89, of Doswell, departed this life on February 20, 2017. He was preceded in death by his parents, Homer Hegg and Laura Carter; brothers, Aubrey, General (John), Frank, Leonard, Elwood Bruce and Wesley Bruce; and sisters, Betty Shook, Shirley Bailes, Rosa Mae Brown and Ethel BRUCE Grace Shook. He is survived by his devoted wife of 61 years, Helen Lamb of Baltimore, Maryland; son, Jeffrey Scott Bruce (Tabitha) of Beaverdam; daughter, Melanie Ann Bruce Wheeler (Paul) of Mechanicsville; three grandchildren, Madeline Grace Wheeler, Mariel Annette Wheeler and Marlo Arden Wheeler; one brother, Robert L. Bruce Sr.; sisters, Virginia Breedlove, Evelyn Barlow and Dorothy Jarrell; and many nephews, nieces and friends. Francis was a lifelong farmer, taking pride in growing his watermelons, cantaloupes and tomatoes. He sold his produce at markets in Fredericksburg, Dale City, Route 3, and locally. He would always say selling Christmas trees was a blessing to celebrate Christmas and if you had a good family, you had a pot of gold. Bruce loved his church family and served as Usher for many years. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m.

Friday, February 24, 2017, at the Carmel Baptist Church. Burial followedin the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions

Mechanicsville; Jeanne DuLaney, Atlee; Anna Quarles, Ashland.

Anne North Magee, Elmont; Britt Stanton Quigley, Atlee; Rick Lux, Mechanicsville; Claire Hylton Sheppard, Ashland; Deb Finehout Ham, Ashland.

Taren Meekins, Atlee; Rebecca Wren, Atlee; Nancy Sink Cross, Old Church; Beth Givens, Atlee; Heather Crone Ross, Mechanicsville; Wanda Durant, Mechanicsville.

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Dash, Atlee; Sandra Howard, South Anna District, Hanover; Becky Wagner, Caroline.

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Christiane Riederer, Ashland; Kristin Herman, Mechanicsville; Kendra Grimes, Ashland.

Lawrence and Faten Brooks, Elmont; Teresa Parr, Atlee; Jennifer Young, Ashland; and Beth Marie Gray, Ashland.

may be made to Carmel Baptist Church, 24320 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Ruther Glen, VA 22546.

Nelsen Funeral Home, Reid Chapel, at 412 South Washington Highway in Ashland was in charge of arrangements.

FLOYD NICHOLAS Floyd Milton Nicholas, 65, of Bumpass, left us to be the lord on Sunday, February 19, 2017. He was preceded in death by his mother, Dorothy; his father, Floyd (Cake) Nicholas; and his brother, Warren Noel. He was a hardworking and devoted loving husband, father and grandfather. He is survived by, his wife of 45 years, Sue W. Nicholas; three sons, Kenny, Kevin (Lesley) and Brian (Chrissy); four grandchildren, Kourtney, Emily, Kailey and Grayson Nicholas; two brothers, Billy (Madeline) and Raymond (Virginia); and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Thursday, February 23, 2017, at the Hopeful Baptist Church at 14340 Hopeful Church Road in Montpelier.

Burial followed in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the American Kidney Fund. Visit www.lacyfh. com for online guestbook. Lacy Funeral Home at 6241 Cross County Road in Mineral was in charge of arrangements.

ARNIE TAYLOR Arnie Lee Taylor, age 83, of Ashland, passed peacefully and went to be with the Lord Monday, February 20, 2017. Arnie served his country in the U.S. Army. He was a Security Supervisor for the Federal Reserve, retiring after 35 years of

service. He is survived by his wife, Carol Taylor; four daughters, Sharon Lee Taylor, Vickie Harris, Rebekah Taylor Morgan (Al) and Denise Cage (Andrew); six grandchildren, eight sisters, many nieces and nephews. Arnie was preceded in death by his parents and one sister. Graveside services with military honors were held at TAYLOR noon Friday, February 24, 2017, at Greenwood Memorial Gardens at 12609 Patterson Avenue in Richmond. Online condolences may be made at www.woodyfuneralhome.com. Woody Funeral Home - Atlee Chapel at 9271 Shady Grove Road in Mechanicsville was in charge of arrangements.

CHRISTINE THOMAS Christine Elliott, 83, of Doswell, died Saturday, February 18, 2017, at Memorial Regional Medical Center. She is survived by her husband, Buster; daughter, Carolyn Wilson (Kenneth) of Ruther Glen; a sister, Evelyn Key of Bowling Green; three grandchildren, Brian, Kelly and Kim; and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Alvin and Cora Elliott; and a brother, Alvin Elliott Jr.; and a grandson. A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. Thursday, February 23, 2017, at Greenlawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, 1 Billy Graham Parkway, Charlotte, NC 28201. Sign register book online at www.storkefuneralhome.com.

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DONALD BEAZLEY Donald Wallace Beazley, 85, passed away Saturday, February 18, 2017, at his home, Clazemont, in Montpelier. Don was born October 29, 1931, to Edmonia Byrd and Cuthbert Reynolds Beazley and was raised in Beaverdam. He was preceded in death by his son, Russell L. Beazley; and grandson, Christopher Michael Beazley.

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| News, Updates & Listings Thursday, March 2 The Ashland Beekeepers Association meets at 7 p.m. the first Thursdays at The Family Life Baptist Church at 206 S. Washington Hwy. in Ashland. Anyone interested in honeybees and beekeeping is welcome to attend. For more information, email to mail@ashlandvabeekeepers.org .

Wednesday, March 8 At Home In Ashland Educational Series will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Richard S. Gillis Jr./Ashland Branch Library at 201 S. Railroad Ave. in Ashland. The program includes: Ashland “Village” Meeting with Beth Harrison, chair, At Home in Ashland. Cara Jennings, M.D., Bon Secours Palliative Medicine, will be the keynote speaker. She will discuss “Acupuncture.” Doors open at 1:30 p.m. and refreshments will be served.

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Monday, March 13 Liberty Middle School and Patrick Henry High School will host the next workshop in the Connecting Families-Helping Parents Connect with their Children’s Digital Lives series for parents and guardians of students attending Hanover County Public Schools from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the LMS library. The goal of the series is to support families in raising kids who think critically, participate responsibly, and behave ethically in their digital lives. The program materials were developed by Common Sense Education and are endorsed by the National PTA. This workshop focuses on Digital Drama – how kids experience social drama online; and different forms of digital drama, including fake pages, impersonation, and subtweeting.

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in larger parts of the state like Tidewater and Northern Virginia, the new rating system has resulted in a reduction of funds to counties like Hanover.

Hazzard said it’s important that constituents know their state tax dollars are being used to fund projects in other parts of the state, while funding key projects locally in less populated areas has fallen by the wayside.

The Committee recommended county administrator Cecil R. “Rhu” Harris Jr. and county attorney Sterling Rives contact fellow county officials throughout the state and encourage them to support restoration of state funding for local roads.

Those findings will be presented to the full board of supervisors for further consideration and action.

The motion also included wording that leaves in place a plan to install a vehicle fee as a sort of contingency plan if state legislators do not respond to pleas from localities.

Davis said it is important that the public knows a backup plan that funds road projects with local funds and revenue sharing from the

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Saturday, March 18 Airpark 5K Run will be held at the Center of the University at the Airpark in Ashland. The event will feature music, beer and food trucks.

Friday, May 19 Registration is now open for the Hanover Airpark Business Association’s 3rd annual golf tournament in support of Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN). The tournament will be held at the Hollows. Those who may not wish to golf are invited to sponsor the event or only attend the dinner. The golf package is $400 per team. The day includes: 18 holes of golf; lunch; shotgun start at noon; dinner and prizes presentation at 4:30 p.m.; and a chance to win a golf trip on Par 5 hole – world long drive golf professional will hit 400-yard drive for each group that participates, any group that makes a donation and holds out his shot from the fair-

state is in place and ready to go.

The Virginia General Assembly’s last effort to fix Virginia’s road problem resulted in the 2013 Transportation Bill, an effort that produced revenues that fell far short of expectations and did little to bolster Virginia’s gasoline tax, the second lowest in the nation.

Director of Public Works Mike Flagg presented a detailed list of long-term road improvements and funding currently available through the year 2027.

He estimated that Hanover’s unmet needs for that period and those projects is about $54 million or $5.4 million per year.

The county’s current budget proposal allots about $.5 million for road improvements and projects from the General Fund. That allotment increases to about $1million in future years.

Through the Smart Scale program, $8.5 million worth of project funding was requested, but only $1 million was actually approved.

Future funding from the state seems, at best, perilous, and Flagg noted that one important project in Hanover, the completion of the U.S. 360 project, “rated poorly with no funding allocated.”

In addition, supervisors are also facing a possible cut in TPO (Transportation Planning Organization) funding for the U.S. 360 project, a

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way wins a $5,000 golf trip for two.

Participants are urged to arrive no later than 11 a.m. HABA is seeking hole sponsors, donations and prizes.

Dinner only is $25.

Ongoing Families Anonymous Support Group meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. every Monday at the Episcopal Church of the Creator at 7159 Mechanicsville Turnpike in Mechanicsville. The group is a self-help fellowship for the friends and family members of addicts who are in need of understanding and healing themselves. For details, call Sandy at 804-730-4812 or email sandy.leigh@verizon.net.

Overcomers Outreach and Women’s Codependency, a Christcentered anonymous support program offering hope and healing for

figure that could amount to a $10 million shortfall in that project’s funding.

Even a more reliable form of state funding, revenue sharing, was funded at $100 million, far short of the $212 million requested.

Committee member Canova Peterson, Mechanicsville District, and supervisor Scott Wyatt, Cold Harbor District, voiced a realization that decreased state funding is causing real problems for localities, but agreed with Hazzard that more pressure on legislators is needed before the vehicle fee option is exercised. Both agreed that having that plan in the quill is prudent.

“We need to know we have this as a fallback position if we do not get anything from the state,” Peterson said. “I feel it would be irresponsible for us to jump in here and put this tax on the citizens without having made a concerted effort to get the state to pay for their own roads.”

Letters will be sent to locality officials and the county’s legislative committee will begin the campaign with a meeting with the county’s legislative team in June.

Hazzard emphasized the importance of citizens in the process, and said residents should contact state legislators with funding concerns and a desire for a return to an equi-

recovering alcoholics, addicts and their families meet every Monday at 7 p.m., at the Mechanicsville Christian Center at 8061 Shady Grove Road in Mechanicsville. For more information, call 804-366-9645 or email kjfaith1@gmail.com.

Tuesdays The Hanover Concert Band rehearses from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. every Tuesday, mid-January through midDecember, at the Hanover Arts and Activities Center at 500 S. Railroad Ave. in Ashland, just south of U.S. 54.

Membership is open to anyone who can read music and play a non-string instrument. High school students are welcome with parents’ permission.

For more information, visit www. hanoverconcertband.org or call 804789-0536.

table form of road funding.

Projects on the priority list included the widening of Pole Green and Atlee Roads, improvements that have some potential for funding. But projects like Cool Spring Road, Patrick Henry Road, U.S. 54 and others have no identified source of funding at this time.

Board chair Angela Kelly-Wiecek, Chickahominy District, also attended the meeting last week, and was not optimistic that more pressure would yield more transportation funding from the state.

“I’m concerned with just saying let’s get the citizens involved and petition our legislators,” she said. “It’s not like we can go and petition our legislators for more earmarked funds.

That’s not how this is working.”

Wyatt said supervisors should be able to gauge the state’s response by fall of this year, and options could be reconsidered if the campaign does not yield results.

“We have done our due diligence on the part of the citizenry by preparing a plan for funding should the state not restore it,” Davis said. “We also are going to move forward with substantial vigor and zeal in trying to impress upon the state the need to restore this funding, and work on coalition building with other localities that have been affected.”

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Yellow Jacket women reach ODAC semifinals

By Mark Robertson Lynchburg News & Advance SALEM – Lynchburg College ended RandolphMacon’s women’s basketball season with a gritty 69-60 victory over the Yellow Jackets in a Old Dominion Athletic Conference tournament semifinal Saturday night at the Salem Civic Center.

The victory set up the Hornets’ third straight appearance in the ODAC women’s championship game. They fell to Guilford 59-53 Sunday afternoon.

Things started off rocky for Lynchburg (22-6) in its semifinal. It trailed Randolph-Macon 7-0 just 1:21 into the game, but the Hornets scored 19 of the next 20 points. Junior point guard Olivia DeFrancesco rattled off 10 of the 19 in that six-minute run, trading her normal ball distribution for an impressive outside shooting display.

“Olivia’s fight is something that I’ve admired since freshman year,” said teammate (and Mechanicsville native) Caroline Naumann. “She’s always known when we need her.”

DeFrancesco said it was just her turn to pick the team up.

“I felt we needed a spark, and I was able to do that for us today,” she said. “It could be any of us, really.”

Naumann and the Hornets’ aggressive 1-3-1 zone defense did the rest for Lynchburg.

touches,” said Naumann, who marked Williams most of the night. “I figured if she didn’t get [the ball], it was going to be OK.” On the other end, Naumann helped the Hornets stay ahead.

The junior scored 13 points to go with 12 rebounds for her fourth double-double in her past five ODAC tournament games.

“It’s my favorite place,” she said of the Salem Civic Center floor.

Randolph-Macon stormed back in the second period to take the lead, but Caroline Noe lifted the Hornets back ahead.

After air-balling her first 3point attempt, the freshman drained one from the same spot a minute later to tie the game at 28, and she hit two more in the half’s final minute to put Lynchburg ahead five at the break.

“She’s really getting into our system and understanding what her role is and doing that,” said Lynchburg coach Abby Pyzik Smith. “And she didn’t do too much.”

Noe wound up with 13 points, while DeFrancesco scored 15 with four assists.

Four Yellow Jackets scored in Kenny Moore for The Local double figures in the semifinal.

Randolph-Macon’s Jayla Webb (24) tip-toes down the baseline for an outlet pass to a teammate in the Yellow Jackets’ 65-44 win In addition to Williams’ effort, over visiting Hollins in the first round of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference women’s basketball tournament Tuesday.

Amber Lee scored 14 points and Dealing with Randolph-Macon’s hands full. Williams had han- a 22-point, 22-rebound effort. 13 rebounds and just nine field Kareema Conteh and Taylor 6-foot-3 center, Kelly Williams, dled Eastern Mennonite easily Lynchburg held the ODAC’s goal attempts. the Hornets’ interior had its in Friday’s quarterfinal, posting rookie of the year to 14 points, “I tried to just cut down her see ODAC, pg. 10

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Softball opens season with sweep of Frostburg St.

By Dave Lawrence Sports Editor ASHLAND – RandolphMacon’s softball team got its season off with a bang, or maybe a boom (or two or three or four): The Yellow Jackets completed a sweep of visiting Frostburg State before a line of severe thunderstorms swept through the area Saturday afternoon.

Randolph-Macon followed Saturday’s performance with another sweep Sunday of The College of New Jersey to complete the first weekend of their regular season at 4-0.

Randolph-Macon head coach Kevin Proffitt said the sweep of Frostburg State wasn’t a bad way to start the season.

“It wasn’t pretty softball, but it was two wins,” Proffitt said. “They’re a good program. ,,, We’ve been opening up with them for a few years now. It’s a good way to start.”

The Yellow Jackets won both games against the Bobcats by a run: 3-2 in the opener Saturday morning and 5-4 in the afternoon.

Saturday, Randolph-Macon got all the runs it needed in the first game on a 3-run home run over the left field fence by Harley Jones that also drove in

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Intermill added 10 apiece.

While Randolph-Macon, which defeated Hollins 65-44 in the ODAC first round Tuesday and upset Eastern Mennonite 71-58 in the quarterfinals Friday, finished the season earlier than it would have liked, the fact remains that it was later than many preseason pickers expected. Neither Lee – a former standout at Patrick Henry – nor Williams have any com-

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Brandi Mulvena, who singled, and Shelby Hill, who walked.

The Bobcats scored runs in each of the sixth and seventh innings to close the game, but they could not overtake the Yellow Jackets.

Former Patrick Henry pitcher Candace Whittemore struck out eight batters – two of them to get out of a bases-loaded jam in the fifth inning, for her first win of the season.

After spotting Frostburg State a run in the third inning of the second game, the Yellow Jackets responded with two runs in the bottom of the inning and stayed ahead of the Bobcats the rest of the way. Kerstin Roth led Randoph-Macon with two hits, one run and an RBI. Sunday, the Yellow Jackets gave up a three-run home run in the first inning of their opener against The College of New Jersey’s Jess McGuire.

Unfortunately for the Lions, that was it as they went scoreless the rest of the day.

Randolph-Macon won the first game 4-3, then shut out The College of New Jersey 8-0 in five innings in the second game.

In the opener, Jones countered the Lions’ three-run blast with a two-run home run of her own to drive in Hill, who

singled, in the bottom of the first inning.

The pair combined for another run in the third inning.

Hill singled, was sacrificed to second and stole third. Jones sacrificed her in to tie the game.

plaints.

“It’s been a great year,” said Lee, who added that building cohesion has been one of the team’s biggest accomplishments this year. “We started off really strong and then it died down – every team has its troubles – then we came back together.

Now we’re going to keep on building that cohesion.”

For Williams, who had 21 points and eight rebounds against Hollins, it has been a great year on a number of levels.

“It’s been a good first year

here,” she said. “It’s been bet- rebounds for Washington and ter than I expected, all around Lee. – school and basketball.”

MichaelTaylorledRandolphMacon with 19 points. Korey Men’s quarterfinal Turner scored 12.

SALEM – Washington and The Yellow Jackets got ahead Lee 78, Randolph-Macon 67: by 7 points early in the first Clayton Murtha scored 24 points half but trailed by 8 at halftime. and grabbed 10 rebounds to Washington and Lee outscored lead the No. 7-seeded Generals Randolph-Macon 41-38 in the to an upset win over the No. second half.

2-seeded Yellow Jackets in the Mechanicsville Local sports quarterfinals at the Salem Civic editor Dave Lawrence contribCenter. uted to this report.

Andy Kleinlein scored 17 Mark Robertson can be points, Devin Kearns scored 15, reached at mrobertson@newsadand Roy McMillan grabbed 10 vance.com.

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Randolph-Macon pinch runner Casey Abernethy looks up to see the umpire call her safe after she dodged a tag by Frostburg State catcher Rae Harrison in the Yellow Jackets’ 5-4 victory over the visiting Bobcats in the second game of a doubleheader Saturday.

Dave Lawrence can be Sam Scrifes then reached on an less until Randolph-Macon error and scored on a double scored a pair of runs in the reached at dlawrence@mechlocal.com.

by Skylar Toth for the Yellow fourth inning.

Jackets’ go-ahead run.

Whittemore struck out seven in the win.

The second game was score-

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Goucher attacker Nate Wilinski (23) dives toward the net to score the opening goal in a 12-8 loss to host RandolphMacon at Day Field Saturday. The Yellow Jackets were led

by Miles Muncie (four goals) and Colin Disesa (three).

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Bags & BBQ set for March 24 with cornhole tournament MECHANICSVILLE -- Whether you call it bags, cornhole, or bean toss, or if you’ve played the game a hundred times or never before, it doesn’t matter because this game is fun for everyone.

Hanover County Parks and Recreation invites you to participate in the Bags & BBQ Doubles Cornhole Tournament from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 25, at Sports Reality in Mechanicsville, Sign up now for your team’s spot in the tournament.

All skill levels encouraged to play with preregistration required, as on-site registrations will not be accepted.

The tournament will be double elimination with games played to 21 points.

Door prizes will be handed out throughout the event and awards will be presented to the top three teams.

Food trucks will be on-hand, so make your plans now to join us.

Bags & BBQ team check-in begins at 11 a.m., with warmups beginning at 11:15 a.m. and tournament play beginning at noon.

Sports Reality is located at 8137 Pine

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ing 2016.

The remaining 33% involved fire incidents and motor vehicle crashes, with 21% of incidents involving fire and 12% involving vehicle accidents.

Piland said the top five busiest fire stations in Hanover County are Mechanicsville, Ashland, Chickahominy, Henry, and Doswell, respectively.

County-wide in 2016, EMS had an average response time of 6.10 minutes and a 79.53% compliance rating.

Confirming that both sides of the agency are achieving their goals, the chief said fire personnel had a 7.49minute response time with a 85.01% compliance rate, also county-wide.

Piland was gracious in boasting that there are 236 Fire-EMS active volunteers, with 151 trained fire volunteers and 85 trained EMTs in the EMS unit.

He then outlined different areas on which his department is strategically focusing. These areas include adequate staffing and capabilities, enhancements for the agency’s information technology, health and safety, and officer develop-

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Sign up for your team’s spot in the Bags & BBQ Doubles Cornhole Tournament.

Ridge Road in Mechanicsville.

Registration is $20 per person and may be done online at www.hanoverparksrec.com and use search word “Bags” or, register in person at 13017 Taylor Complex Lane in Ashland.

For more information, call 804-3657150 or email parksandrec@hanovercounty.gov.

Information submitted by Niko Reikalas, recreation coordinator, Hanover County Parks and Recreation

ment.

Piland said the department gained eight new positions in 2016, with three being firefighter-medic positions in the Rockville area to work a 24/7 engineambulance schedule. He said the positions were cross-staffed to meet the needs of that community.

Allowing them to enhance their staffing with their volunteers, Fire-EMS also added five firefighter/medic positions in the Black Creek area of the county, which also were cross-staffed for engine/ambulance duties.

These positions will be working under “what we call a 16/24 schedule, which is really increasing our presence to 96 hours a week,” Piland explained.

“So what I’m asking for is a $18.7 million budget, which is an increase of 9.3% or $1.6 million. The majority of that is in staffing and personnel. Our personnel line has requested $14.8 million, operating is just under $6 million in capital,” he added.

Of the funds being requested, Piland said $85,000 would go directly to training and education, and for members to obtain their Advanced Life Support (ALS) certification who only have their

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, which is the current requirement the county has in place.

The next budget item on the agenda was a request to set public hearings and authorization to advertise the notices of public hearings on the county administrator’s FY18 proposed budget and related items.

Wright gave an overview of the next steps in the budget process and the requested advertisements for public hearings to the board of supervisors.

She presented a prepared motion for consideration to set public hearings as recommended and authorize the advertisement of the public notices for the county administrator’s FY18 proposed budget, the five-year Capital Improvements Plan, the five-year General Fund Financial Plan, as well as tax rates and related items The supervisors voted unanimously to grant the request, setting the above public hearings to take place at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 5, in the Board Room of the county Administration Building.

The public hearing on the real property tax rate will be held at 7:15 p.m. on the same day.

The Hanover Local March 1, 2017

It was 1969 and the atmosphere was more than electric on the streets of the most times sleepy resort town.

As an army of students from across the country engulfed every motel and hotel in the town, the locals stood and marveled at the bridled debauchery.

Music blasted from motel balconies, and psychedelic lights reflected from over-stuffed rooms filled with over-zealous students.

As high school seniors, we somewhat observed the wildness from a distance. Truth be told, we had our moments, but again left after a week, tired, tanned, and amazed at what we had witnessed.

When high school ends, most friendships become lasting memories with brief interludes of reacquaintance. But the closeness often disappears with years of changing lives.

That didn’t happen with Scott, also well known by now as the Fish for his enormous attraction to anything gambling. From the time I knew him as a freshman in high school, Scott spent time at Triple Triangle, the local pool hall.

In the fall of 1970, Scott and I ended on the campus of Southwood College in Salemburg, North Carolina. It was your typical junior college campus compiled mostly of kids from up north where opportunities were limited for students not able to gain admittance to larger universities. It was a place where you went to college so you get into college later.

And we made the transition or, more aptly put, culture shock, of life in Salemburg compared to our familiar haunts in Richmond quite nicely. We accomplished this by spending much of the week in neighboring Fayetteville, and when Friday arrived, we were on the road to Richmond.

That freshman year of college contained enough good stories to fill a book, or maybe a couple of volumes, and Scott was almost always at the center of our adventures.

I most remember the nights sitting around the dorm and debat-

ing about who could beat who in tennis. More times than not, the dispute ended in a caravan of cars heading to the Roseboro Country Club and the only two lighted tennis courts in the county.

It was usually well after midnight when we arrived, and the club was deserted. Being the decent and trusting individuals they were, the owners of the club didn’t lock the box that controlled the lights on the court. Why would they think that a crowd of mostly Yankees would invade their club in the dark of night and stage tennis matches with gambling involved?

And Scott, not to my surprise, never disappointed. First appearance did not divulge his athletic prowess, but, in reality, Scott was a talented athlete, proficient in most anything he pursued that involved hand-eye coordination.

Once the year was over, Scott and I lost touch with each other, and, over the years, we only passed briefly as he pursued different restaurant and club ventures, moved away, married and had a family and finally returned to Richmond and opened a deli in the far West End. A year ago, I stood outside Boychik’s Deli waiting for a friend to arrive, when the door swung open and Scott walked out. We immediately made eye contact and it was if those many years disappeared, and we were back in that Camaro headed for Spring Break or on that tennis court in Roseboro.

We spent some minutes catching up but he was on his way to the doctor and I was having lunch with a friend, so we exchanged a hug and briefly talked. He shared his latest challenges and diagnosis and I offered my words of encouragement. As it turned out, it was our last meeting — the final episode in a life of shared experiences that spanned five decades, a slew of friends, a few heartbreaks and lots of laughs.

My friend lost his battle with cancer last year, and a powerful, witty, thoughtful and kind man was silenced but will exist and live in the memories and the minds of his beloved family and the friends who are left to mourn … and miss him.