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Hanover County Sheriff ’s Office seeing an increase in auto larcenies One community reported 17 incidents, 16 of those vehicles were unlocked By Melody Kinser Managing Editor HANOVER – Don’t leave valuables inside your vehicle and don’t leave the doors unlocked. That’s the straightforward advice being offered by Col. David R. Hines of the Hanover County Sheriff’s Office. “In 2016, we had 160 larcenies from autos reported,” Sgt. James R. Cooper, public information officer for the HCSO said. “So far this year, we’ve had 85 larcenies from autos. Of those 85, 14 of those vehicles had their windows smashed. The rest were unlocked.” He called the act “a crime of opportunity.” Cooper encourages residents to remove their valuables from their vehicles and lock the vehicles “even when they’re at your house.” A deterrent to would-be thieves is the installation of motion sensors or motionactivated lights. “If you park your vehicle in your garage, lock your garage door and lock your vehicle in your garage,” Cooper added. He said the sen-
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Among the areas that have been targeted by thieves are Castlewood and Kingswood Court. Valuables are being taken from unlocked vehicles. A window was broken in one vehicle to obtain valuables. The Hanover County Sheriff’s Office is urging residents to remove their valuables and lock the doors on their vehicles.
sors and lights are “especially important over the garage and where you park your vehicle.” “The Sheriff’s Office is very thankful for our community partners,” Hines said. “We continue to ask that citizens call us about suspicious activity. We also remind citizens to remove all valuables and lock their vehicles. Simply doing this can greatly reduce your chances of becoming a victim to this crime of opportunity.” On Friday, July 14, Cooper said day shift officers responded to a neighborhood in the central part of the county for a report of 17 vehicles that were entered. Sixteen of them were unlocked and the other had a
window broken to gain access. “From that same neighborhood, a vehicle was stolen that was left unlocked and had a valet key in the console,” the sergeant said. He said a valet key is an extra key for the vehicle with limited functions; it can turn the vehicle on and off and it can be used for locking and unlocking the driver’s door. Cooper urges residents to heed the sheriff’s advice by removing valuables and locking their vehicles. “It’s a crime of opportunity and it seems the criminals have been stealing electronics and even loose change,” he said.
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Vision becomes a reality with mural By Jim Ridolphi for The Hanover Local ASHLAND -- A year and a half after he left this earth, Art McKinney’s vision for a once vacant wall in downtown Ashland is coming to fruition. For years, the legendary Ashland resident worked in his McKinney and Company headquarters above the Iron Horse on Railroad Avenue. The company gained international acclaim and undertook engineering projects around the globe, but McKinney was most at home listening to a train pass through the town he truly loved. The trains and the locomotives that pulled them became sort of a part -time hobby for McKinney, and one stuck in his mind. Days before his death in 2016, McKinney expressed his desire to see a mural depicting the famous train on the side of his Railroad Avenue offices. Thanks to a group of friends and supporters, the dream didn’t die with the visionary, and, earlier this month, the final touches were completed and the huge mural is attracting a fair share of admirers. McKinney purchased many of the town’s downtown buildings at a time when the district’s future was uncertain. “When everybody was giving up on Ashland, he was buying in,” said Hank Lowry, a good friend of Art’s and Ashland Street Parties organizer. “Art was the prime driver behind this block. He was the genesis of the rebirth.” Lowry recalled one of his last conversations with his friend as they strolled down the sidewalk in front of his building. “When we saw each other on the street we’d always have a nice conversation,” Lowry said. “The last conversation we had was where he described his vision for the mural. That was the last thing he wanted to get done here.” Art teamed with ASP partner Dan
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Some longtime Ashland residents say the engineer in the recently completed train mural is familiar. It’s a lasting tribute to the visionary behind the mural and much of Ashland’s downtown area.
Decandilo to organize Friends of Art, a group formed to raise money to make McKinney’s dream a reality. Donations poured in from the public, and, last year, artist Ken Trask began the project. “Oddly enough, Dan had the same conversation about the mural two days earlier, so he talked to both of us about the project,” Lowry said. One of McKinney’s favorite locomotives is the dominant feature on the block-long scene. In tow are a variety of boxcars with names of contributors subtly inscribed on the painting. “This is the train that he picked, and he had a picture of it, and Ed Trask did all the research to get that exact train,” Lowry said. The last components of the mural were completed last month, and Lowry said the colorful painting has become a sort of land-
mark in the area. “People come and just stand in the parking lot and admire. Some take pictures of the engine or the engineer,” Lowry said. Those who were actually friends of Art instantly recognize the engineer of the train, a figure that has a striking resemblance to Art McKinney. “Many old-time Ashlanders recognize the engineer,” Lowry said. The fundraising efforts were filtered through the ASP, and the $30,000 cost of the project was raised primarily through community donations. Lowry said the response was overwhelming, and people who didn’t know Art freely contributed to the effort. “We had contributions from a wide variety of donors from corporate to private donations,” said Lowry. The Town of Ashland also contributed to the project. “What really moved my heart was the way that people gravitated to this project. People that previously had no connection to the town are now part of something that will last forever,” Lowry said. The group is still collecting funds so future maintenance of the project will be funded by private donations and will not require public funds. “Our goal is to have a $5,000 reserve fund,” Lowry said. “Then we can come back and touch it up when it needs it. I didn’t think we should give something to the Town of Ashland and then somebody else would have to pay for it later on.” At the end of the train sits a plaque listing the names of many of the contributors to the project. Others remain anonymous. As Lowry leaned against that scroll, he stood and admired the mural at last completed and a lasting tribute to Art. “I’m glad it’s finally finished, and I think it well represents the spirit of a great man and his vision.”
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SHERIFF’S REPORTS | Crime, Accidents, Fire & Rescue
Threats of death or bodily injury by letter or electronic means were reported at 10000 New Britton Road, Mechanicsville. Petit larceny shoplifting was reported in the 7000 block of Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville. Credit card fraud, $200 in six months, was reported in the 6000 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville. Destruction of property, monument, was reported in the 11000 block of Old Telegraph Road, Ashland. Concealment, price altering merchandise, $200, was reported in the 7000 block of Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville.
Petit larceny from auto was reported in the 15000 block of Washington Highway, Ashland.
Personal trespassing by computer was reported in the 8000 block of Brittewood Circle, Mechanicsville.
Unlawful purchase or possession of an alcoholic beverage was reported
Destruction of property, monument, was reported in the 8000 block of Lee Davis Road, Mechanicsville. Possession of Schedule I and II controlled substance was reported in the 16000 block of Pouncey Tract Road, Rockville. Violating a preliminary protective order was reported in the 6000 block of Fishermans Way, Mechanicsville.
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Credit card fraud, $200 in six months, was reported in the 7000 block of Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville.
Forging coin and bank notes was reported in the 7000 block of Rotherham Drive, Mechanicsville.
Grand larceny, $200 or more not from a person, was reported in the 7000 block of Trumpetvine Lane, Mechanicsville. Simple assault was reported in the 16000 block of Theme Park Way, Doswell.
Grand larceny, $200 or more not from a person, was reported in the 16000 block of Theme Park Way, Doswell.
Driver did not report an accident with damages, $250, in the 9000 block of Shannon Road, Mechanicsville.
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Petit larceny shoplifting was reported in the 7000 block of Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville. Driver did not report an accident with damages, $250, in the 8000 block of Atlee Road, Mechanicsville. Grand larceny, $200 or more not from a person was reported in the 16000 block of Theme Park Way, Doswell.
Driver did not report an accident with damages, $1,000, in the 11000 block of Lakeridge Parkway, Ashland. A habitual offender was operating a motor vehicle, second subsequent offense, was reported in the 8000 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville. Possession of marijuana, first offense, was reported in the 8000 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike/Henrico County, Mechanicsville. Violating a preliminary protective order was reported in the 8000 block of Atlee Road, Mechanicsville.
Possession of marijuana, first offense, was reported in the 9500 block of Windsor Shade Drive, Ashland.
Petit larceny, $200 not from a person, was reported in the 7400 block of Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville.
Possession of marijuana, first offense, was reported in the 7300 block of Harvest Lane, Mechanicsville.
Concealment, price altering merchandise, $200, was reported in the 7400 block of Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville.
Grand larceny from auto was reported in the 9200 block of Castle Tower Place, Mechanicsville.
Destruction of property, monument, was reported in the 16200 block of Pouncey Tract Road, Rockville.
Concealment, price altering, $200, third offense, was reported in the 7200 block of Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville.
Failure to notify police of a hit and run with injury or death was reported in the 8400 block of Atlee Road/Landsdowne Road, Mechanicsville.
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Annoying phone calls were reported in the 7000 block of Cactus Road,
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Grand larceny auto theft was reported in the 10200 block of Finlandia Lane, Mechanicsville. Simple assault was reported in the 13200 block of Mountain Road, Glen Allen.
Grand larceny, $200 or more not from a person, was reported in the 11000 block of Richardson Road, Ashland.
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Woman faces first-degree murder charge in Ashland Walmart shooting By Sean Gorman Richmond Times-Dispatch HANOVER -A Mechanicsville woman is once again facing a first-degree murder charge in a fatal shooting at an Ashland Walmart parking lot this year. A Hanover County grand jury on June 20 indicted Brittany Lashea Wiggins on a murder charge in connection with the killing of Ashley Fricke, 25, of Caroline County. A Nov. 13 jury trial has been set. In May, General District Court Judge Hugh S. Campbell dismissed the original murder
charge against Wiggins, finding during the Feb. 18 incident. Joe Morrissey, Wiggins’ there wasn’t probable cause to attorney, has said his client fired support it. the weapon after After that rulgetting into a vering, prosecutors bal altercation with decided to seek a two boys who were first-degree murder in a pickup truck indictment directly parked next to a from a grand jury, vehicle Fricke was said R.E. “Trip” sitting in. Chalkley III, the The defense Hanover commonWIGGINS attorney has said wealth’s attorney. Wiggins, 25, also faces three his client fired out of fear, not other charges: maliciously anger, and that she discharged shooting at a vehicle, using a the round as a warning shot firearm while committing a to scare off the boys, but it hit felony, and firing from a vehicle Fricke.
“The defense will continue to argue that it was an accidental killing with absolutely no deliberation, premeditation or malice,” Morrissey said last week. Prosecutors have dismissed the notion that Wiggins was scared, saying instead that she was upset after the confrontation. Mackenzie Babichenko, a Hanover assistant commonwealth’s attorney, said at the May court hearing that on her way out of the parking lot, Wiggins stopped her car and fired in the direction of the boys before speeding away.
Public workshops start tomorrow on comp plan HANOVER -- Hanover County is working on the Five-Year Update of the Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan is an analysis of past growth and land development trends and sets forth a statement of goals and objectives with a 20-year horizon for land use, transportation and community facilities. Public workshops have been scheduled to solicit citizen input; comments from the meetings will be summarized and forwarded to the Planning Commission for consideration when formulating recommendations to update the Comprehensive Plan. The scheduled workshops will consist of the same subject matter and held at various
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Bell Creek Road in Mechanicsville. “We’ll have lots of nonprofit groups there with games, free food, a Medevac helicopter, and Sheriff ’s Office child safety seat inspections and child fingerprint ID. Hanover Fire-EMS will have a smokehouse,” Cooper said. A smokehouse is a mobile unit to help in teaching about fire safety. Fires are simulated to show what to do in the event of an incident in a residence.
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locations and dates to provide options for attending. All four workshops will begin at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 27, at Elmont Elementary School, 12007 Cedar Lane, Ashland. Monday, July 31, at Chickahominy Middle School, 9450 Atlee Station Rd., Mechanicsville. Wednesday, Aug. 9, at Patrick Henry High School, 12449 West Patrick Henry Rd., Ashland. Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017 at Lee-Davis High School, 7052 Mechanicsville Tpk., Mechanicsville. Copies of the current Comprehensive Plan Cooper said the Target kickoff, which will wrap up at 2 p.m., always boasts a great turnout. “Community Night Out normally begins at 5 p.m. and ends no later than 9 p.m.,” the sergeant added. “We have such a connected community and that’s what keeps our crime rate low,” he said. “I believe we have such a great turnout in Hanover because we have such a connected community,”
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and information on the 2017 Comprehensive Plan update are available to review in the Hanover County Planning Office, Hanover County Government Building at Hanover Courthouse, Hanover, and the Hanover County website at www.hanovercounty. gov/199/Comprehensive-Plan For more information, contact the Planning Office between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The number is 804-365-6171. All interested parties are invited to attend. Information submitted by Tom Harris, Hanover County public information officer.
Cooper said. Communities are so invested in National Night Out that Hanover County ranked 14th in the nation for communities of a similar size. When Cooper first announced National Night Out was approaching, he described it as “an annual event designed to strengthen our communities by encouraging neighborhoods to engage in stronger relationships with each
CALENDAR | News, Updates & Listings Wednesday, July 26 In order to collect citizen input about the proposed Ashland Town Hall project, public input meetings will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. at Town Hall at 101 Thompson St. in Ashland. There will not be a scheduled presentation. Instead, those who attend will have the opportunity to ask town staff and representatives from PMA Architecture questions about the recently completed study of Town Hall and its future. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided.
Saturday, July 29 C.J.’s Thumbs Up Foundation will host a fundraiser, CJ The DJ’s Boogaloo, from noon to 10 p.m. at The Center Of The Universe Brewing Co. at 11293 Air Park Rd. in Ashland. Fun, music and beverages will be included in the event. Several bands will perform live music throughout the afternoon and evening. This charitable event will benefit CJ’s Thumbs Up Foundation whose mission is to provide assistance to families of children with chronic and life-threatening illnesses. Food trucks will be on-site. There will be a 50/50 raffle. The suggested admission is a $20 donation (kids will
other and with their local law enforcement partners.” “The goal is to heighten crimeprevention awareness, build support and participation in local anti-crime programs, and, most importantly, send a message that our neighborhoods are organized and fighting back. It’s also the perfect opportunity to get to know your neighbors even better,” he said. Col. Hines will be joined by deputies in visiting numerous neighborhoods throughout the county. He will start his day with the kickoff at Target.
be admitted free of charge). For more information, and to learn about the Foundation’s programs and organization, see www.CJSTUF.org.
Thursday, Aug. 10 Rising seniors at Patrick Henry High School are reminded to sign up for the Boot Camp, which will be held from 9 a.m. to noon. The event provides an opportunity to learn more about the college application process. Topics include paying for college, scholarships, essay writing, ordering transcripts, and Common App. RSVP is required to attend. To register, go to https://goo.gl/forms/ OpmENQJNoIa4DSUi2
Saturday, Aug. 11 The John Marshall High School Class of 1957 will hold its 60th Reunion from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Virginia Historical Society’s Bluford Room at 428 N. Blvd. in Richmond. Those interested in attending are encouraged to call Steven Pugh at 804240-3443 or Judy Morris at 804-740-3030.
Monday, Aug. 14 Shiloh Baptist Church and its Scholarship Ministry will present a “Paint and Praise” event, featuring paper, brushes and paint, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Southern Soul Café at 105 Junction Drive in Ashland. The cost is $25 and there is limited space available. Food will be provided. You may purchase your ticket at Givlify. (You would need to look for Shiloh Baptist Church, then proceed to Scholarship subcategory) or RSVP by August 9 at ecyoung1207@gmail.com. All proceeds go for scholarships for students of Shiloh Baptist Church.
New concert series kicks off ‘Behind the Curtain’ of operations is located in Piano Works Studios at 401B England St. in the Ashland SHLAND -- A Town Center (formerly Henry new concert Clay Shopping Center). Fourth series kicked off Fridays and Summer Breeze in Ashland in late concert events take place in spring and has been going the breezeway of the shopping strong Sunday afternoons and plaza, which gave Brill the idea every fourth Friday in the evefor the title of the Sunday pernings. formances. Organized by “Behind Brill described the conthe Curtain” Studio, the free cert series as neighborhood concert series is composed block parties of two ongoing – like Ashland events -- “Summer Street Parties. The Breeze” and “Fourth Summer Breeze Fridays” -- taking performances create place all summer in a community-orithe town. ented atmosphere Arthur Brill, who for folks to spend lives in the Center Sunday afternoons, of the Universe and while the Fourth owns the visual and Friday events offer performing arts stuBRILL an opportunity to dio responsible for wind down at the the concerts’ proend of the month. duction, said that Behind the “It was important to me Curtain is the town’s first desthat these events be free and ignated “artist studio.” to make sure everyone knew Brill is the owner of that they were welcome, and Experiential Designs LLC, then I had to figure out how to which offers services in prod- pay for it – so the idea was to uct design, processes, events go and find business sponsors and the environment with . . . and I got a lot of positive a focus placed on the qual- response,” Brill said. ity of the user-experience and “The next step was bookculturally relevant solutions, ing bands – I decided on a according to its website. mix of [music styles] to draw Experiential Designs in a younger crowd; my kids recently started offering pro- are 27 and 30, so I was just duction services under the thinking about what kinds of “doing business as” name music they listened to when “Behind the Curtain.” they were growing up.” To learn more about The main types of music Experiential Design and the performed during the concert types of services available, visit series are ’90s alternative rock, www.experientialdesigns.net. jazz, funk and Motown. In addition to Fourth “I wanted it to be a diverse Fridays and Summer Breeze, crowd so I thought Motown it also is the production com- would be something different,” pany for the “Ashland Haunted he said. The Motown genre History Tour,” the “Slash Coffin is a style of soul music with a Factory: Haunted Séance” and distinct pop influence. Brill said the idea to have “Visits with Father Christmas,” according to the company’s a community event in town on the fourth Friday of every Facebook Page. Behind The Curtain’s base month was a conversation that
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Arthur Bill and his Behind the Curtain visual and performing arts studio are presenting “Summer Breeze” and “Fourth Fridays” in the breezeway of the Ashland Town Center.
Once it expired, the money was not set to be included in the next year’s budget. After Brill’s inquiry, the town issued a request for proposals to be submitted for the grant, which was designated solely for the funding of special events. His proposal “included a stage, a trailer to store the stage in and a tent. I wound up getting the funding for that and was able to buy a trailer, which made setting up the live events a whole lot easier. I have the tent, and I’ve got to finish setting up the stage.” Brill said the equipment “isn’t just for my event, it’s for anyone in town who wants to do an event and needs sort of a smaller stage and an easier tent to set up.” He said the hardware that came with the stage makes it very user-friendly in terms of setting up and taking it down. Brill said he was motivated to do something “that would bring the community together.” Summer Breeze and Fourth Fridays in Ashland are the first music-related events he has organized. “I just like watching the neighbors walking by; it’s just a very diverse mix of people.” “I’ve actually been thinking for quite awhile how the
arts can be used in Ashland to bring people together, bring the community together, and so this just seemed like the perfect opportunity to do that,” he said. Summer Breeze gets underway at 2 p.m. on Sundays and Fourth Fridays
begin at 5 p.m. For more information on the Summer Breeze and Fourth Fridays summer concert series in Ashland, go to the Behind the Curtain Facebook Page at behindthecurtainstudio or www.behindthecurtainstudio.com.
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started about three years ago. “There were a number of businesses that were interested in doing a town-wide event [each month],” Brill said. He said he met with business leaders; Nora Amos, Ashland’s planning and community development director; and Ashland Police Chief Douglas Goodman. “So I suggested doing some sort of fourth Friday type of event – there was a lot of interest in that,” he said, explaining how everyone then cooperated in coordinating the logistics necessary to plan a town-wide event. Brill also received a small grant from the Town of Ashland to help him facilitate small events in the community, most of which funds the stage, tent and trailer that are needed to operate successfully. “Basically, I was in need of a stage for the events, and I have part of a stage built in my studio,” Brill said. Instead of having to build extra stage pieces to his studio’s stage, he “noticed that there was some money in the town’s special events policy, and I inquired about how to apply for it. It turns out that money was getting ready to expire at the end of June.”
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Did the skirt or dress hem touch the floor? By Melody Kinser Managing Editor
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s the old saying goes, “I don’t have a dog in that fight.” The fight here being the new dress code implemented by Hanover County Public Schools. I don’t have children or grandchildren in the school system, so the attire mandated by school officials didn’t catch my attention other than including the article from the public information office about the change with the upcoming new school year. Parents and students addressed the Hanover County School Board at a recent meeting to express their opinions about the dress issue and they were adamantly against it. So, let’s go back a few decades. Believe it or not,
when I started junior high school (back in the old days before middle school — we had grades 7 to 9), girls could not wear slacks until my freshman year. The only acceptable slacks then were pants suits (think Hillary Clinton’s campaign preference). Jeans were out of the question. Anyway, the school counselor — who wasn’t a particularly pleasant woman, but her husband held a high position in the school division’s central office, which is code for she had job security — would periodically call girls into her office to check the length of their skirts or dresses. To satisfy her, the hem of the skirt or dress had to touch the floor to pass her test. I remember getting my turn when I was in the 8th grade. At 13, I hardly thought a skirt at the knee would be scandalous. Surprisingly, I passed and she never checked my attire again.
By the time I got to high school, the dress code was history. If memory serves me correctly, jeans, jerseys and leftovers from the hippie movement were popular. Bell bottom hip-huggers with macrame belts and body suits were popular. That seems so funny now as the looks of the 1960s and ’70s have returned. But, what about the clothing young women choose to wear in school today? Too low at the top and too high at the bottom could be issues, but I’ve seen enough young men’s underwear to last a lifetime with pants hanging too far from the waist. Making a statement is fine. Be yourself — but sometimes, especially in the confines of academia, discretion can be a powerful tool. And, the school board plans to revisit the dress code. So, stay tuned . . .
Fake wedding was highlight of summer social at Cutshaw Place By Jim Ridolphi for The Hanover Local It didn’t seem funny at the time, but looking back on the part of our childhood we can still remember gains a new brand of humor as the years pass. For example, I didn’t think it unusual at all when my sister at about age 8 was involved in the first neighborhood fake wedding. Now, in those days, fake weddings were a regular occurrence as the days of summer became increasingly difficult to fill and the popsicle truck only came once a day.
As I remember, my sister wore moccasins, shorts and a halter, topped off with an old veiled hat that belonged to my mother. The bride held a doll in her arms, the implications of the symbolism oblivious to her at the time. Her husband to be, Bobby Tinder, wore cowboy boots and khaki shorts, but opted for a shirtless Tarzan type look that seemed to work with the onlookers. I didn’t know that much about my fantasy future brother-in-law except the tidbits of information I’d heard from my friends in the neighborhood.
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Since Bobby was older and had actually hit kids, we spoke in whispers when referencing his name. But, the word was out. He had a nasty reputation for eating Milk Bone dog biscuits, not on a dare but as a regular treat. Seems he had a taste for the hard-as-a-rock doggy treats. Now, just the name Bobby Tinder makes me laugh but not as much as the mention of another neighbor of ours. His name was Jinx Melhorn. I never could figure out why parents would name their kid Jinx and maybe his didn’t, but that’s the way they introduced him to me and see WEDDING pg. 7
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Thanks given to delegate for flags Shortly before July 4th, Del. Chris Peace installed American flags throughout our neighborhood. These little bundles of red, white and blue planted beside our mailboxes adorned street after street. This wonderful display of national pride brightened more than a single day of celebration. It is a reminder to all of us that we are indeed Americans; that we enjoy rights, privileges, and obligations of freedom. It is too a reminder that celebration is a whole lot better than lament. Thank you, Del. Peace, for bringing a moment of joy, beauty and remembrance. David Fuller Mechanicsville
High standards should be met in our schools I read with interest the article about parents and students speaking before the Hanover County School Board Tuesday night (July 11, 2017). Seems that parents and daughters are upset because female students have to wear a “cover over” when wearing yoga pants, leggings or tights. Asking students to dress “in good taste” is certainly reasonable. How a student appears on the outside says a lot as how he or she appears on the inside. Students are in a very critical learning stage and asking them to begin developing a high opinion of themselves is very vital. Our schools teach far more than just academia. Schools try to instill a desire to respect other, develop character, and prepare for the “unknown” in the future. The Hanover County Public Schools system has always been the standard that other school systems seek to emulate. Yes, keep the bar high and our students, parents and citizens will thank you for it. Dan Johnson Montpelier
OBITUARIES | Death Notices & Funerals LESTER HAYMES JR. Lester Herman Haymes Jr., 64, passed away on July 16, 2017, at the Community Hospice House in Bon Air. Lester was born on May 7, 1953, in Richmond. He was preceded in death by his father, Lester Herman Haymes Sr. Lester was a 1971 graduate of Hermitage High School and was a founding partner of PSL Inc. until his retirement in 2014. Lester is survived by his devoted wife of 27 years, Mary Henley HAYMES Haymes; mother, Frances H. Dickerson; his siblings, Maxine Coats, Max Foore (Mary) and Ron Foore (Donna), all of Richmond, and Katherine McGee of Milton, North Carolina, as well as many beloved nieces and nephews. An informal reception celebrating Lester’s life was held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, 2017, at Nelsen Funeral Home & Crematory-Reid Chapel at 412 South Washington Highway in Ashland. The family wants to express its sincere thanks for the outstanding and compassionate care provided by the Bon Secours Hospice over the last 18 months. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Lester’s name be made to your local SPCA or a charity of your choice.
DORIS HENDRICKSON Doris Lillian Chappell Hendrickson, born on September 24, 1928, was called to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 20, 2017. She was the daughter of James B. Chappell and Forrest B. and Elsie Hall. Doris was raised in Marion, North Carolina, and Richmond. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1946. She married Vernon Hendrickson in 1949 and had a happy 54-year marriage until his death in 2004. She is survived by her son, Gary Stuart Hendrickson of Rockville; three sisters, Wilma Bowman of Richmond, Nancy Tyler of John’s Island, South Carolina, and Peggy Robinson of Morristown, Tennessee; and several nieces and nephews. Doris was a career federal government employee working
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other kids in the neighborhood. No doubt, Jinx was different and regularly appeared for outdoor activ-
in several federal agencies, including the IRS and Farmers Home Administration. She was a member of the Grove Avenue Baptist Church and the Windsordale Garden Club. She volunteered as a teacher’s aide with Henrico County Public School System and worked as an Officer of Elections with Henrico County. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Monday, July 24, 2017, in the West Chapel of the Bennett Funeral Home at 11020 W. Broad Street in Glen Allen. Interment followed at Westhampton Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in her memory to Grove Avenue Baptist Church or your preferred charity.
EDYTHE MILLAR Edythe Millar, 92, of Caroline County, passed away July 17, 2017. She was born February 26, 1925, at her home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. Edythe was employed by the National Weather Service as a meteorologist. While working in Toledo, Ohio, she met her husband and fellow meteorologist, Glenn Frederick Millar. They marMILLAR ried on June 12, 1950, at Bethel Presbyterian Church in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. They made their home in Woodbridge, where they owned and managed Potomac View Motor Court and Mobile Home Park. They were founders and charter members of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Woodbridge, where Edythe remains a member. After moving to Lake Caroline in Ladysmith, they attended the Ashland Presbyterian Church in Ashland. She was a member of the First Virginia Good Sam Camping Club and Mid Atlantic Germanic Society. She was predeceased by her husband, Glenn F. Millar Sr.; son, G. Frederick Millar Jr.; parents, Elmer and Olive Hoff; brothers, Elmer Hoff Jr. and Donald Hoff. Survivors include her daughter, Elizabeth (Betty) Millar;
ities in socks and sandals. Now other kids wore socks with sandals only at their parents’ precise direction, but Jinx wore them proudly and never lamented that he never owned a pair of tennis shoes. I couldn’t figure out what was
grandchildren, Jessica and David Millar; sister, Jeanne Dingel; five nieces and one nephew. A funeral service celebrating her life was held at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 23, 2017, at Nelsen Funeral Home in Ashland. Interment was on Tuesday, July 25, 2017, at Bethel Cemetery in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.
GERALD MILLER SR. Gerald E. Miller Sr., 81, born May 7, 1936, died July 16, 2017. He was preceded in death by son, Gerald Edward Jr.; and sister, Jackie Thornton. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Janice Rose Miller; children, Greg, Jeff and Cynthia; grandchildren, Samantha, Dennis, Jordan and Logan; and sister, Jean Gwaltney. His memorial service was held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, 2017, at MILLER the First Baptist Church in Ashland. The family wishes to thank the excellent and compassionate care given to our husband and father by Bon Secours Hospice. They helped him die exactly as he wished, having time to say good-bye while at home and comfortable. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be given to Bon Secours Hospice or First Baptist Church in Ashland.
ELWOOD STANLEY JR. Elwood Ernest Stanley Jr., 86, of Chesterfield departed this life Sunday, July 16, 2017. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Effie Stanley; son, Ernie Stanley (Audrey); daughter, Tracey Stanley; and son, David Stanley (Connie). He was preceded in death by his daughter, Donna Faye Stanley. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Thursday, STANLEY July 20, 2017, at the Shiloh Methodist Church at 17420 Shiloh Church Road in Montpelier. Interment followed in
going on at Jinx’s house, and the parents were rarely seen, mostly only when the door slightly cracked and one of them summoned Jinx to come home. My father said they seemed like New Yorkers. At the time, I had no
Nuckols Landmark Cedar Cemetery. Online guestbook may be found at lacyfh.com. Lacy Funeral Home at 6241 Cross County Road in Mineral was in charge of arrangements.
SHARON STANLEY Sharon Crump Stanley, 65, of Ashland, departed this life July 19, 2017. She was preceded in death by her father, Douglas Crump; mother, Dorothy Lumpkin Crump; and brother, Donald Crump. She is survived by her loving husband, Franklin Stanley Jr., of 38 years. She is survived by two daughters, Christie Cassell Maney, her husband, Rusty, her children, Parker, Sydney and Sutton Tripp, his STANLEY children, Elijah and Isabella Maney; and Theresa Stanley, her daughter, Brittany Clay Kitchen and husband, Nate, their children, Athena and Ariel. She also is survived by a sister, Debbie Crump Evans and husband, Dennis. She is survived by multiple nieces and nephews. Sharon was a native of Hanover County, having devoted most of her career to the Professional Picture Framers Association and in recent years as Executive Director of The Montpelier Center for Arts & Education. She was a genuinely loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She touched the lives of many people, including her close friends, in a truly positive way. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, in a Celebration of Life gathering at the Montpelier Center for Arts and Education.
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idea what that meant, and, today, I’m not any clearer on that descriptor . . . but they were what we were referred to as weird. Yes, those lazy days of summer provided us with a lifetime of memories; when we ran wild in the woods
in the boondocks just west of Staples Mill Road where Nick’s Steakhouse and White Tower signified the end of town and the beginning of the country. Years later, it still brings a smile to my face.
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Atlee wins Va. title with help from a friend By Dave Lawrence Sports Editor “Just won” “Omg” The two texts, from Atlee Little League Junior softball coach Chris Mardigian, carried an impressive bit of news: her girls and won the Little League Junior Softball Southeast Regional in Salisbury, North Carolina, Sunday. The group of girls, who have won four Virginia state championships in three age groups over the past five years, had earned their first trip to a Little League World Series with the win, a 7-0 shutout of Moorefield, West Virginia. Atlee now heads to the Little League Junior Softball World
Series, which begins Sunday at Everest Park in Kirkland, Washington. The team will play the Asia-Pacific Champion at 5:45 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The regional championship ends years of frustration for the team, Mardigian said. “They are thrilled. It was a big deal for them,” she said. “We’ve come so close so many times.” One of those times was last year, when they fell in the Southeast Regional title game. Atlee defeated a team from Mooresburg Bean Station, Tennessee, 20-1 Friday, then knocked off a team from Tampa Bay, Bayshore and Keystone, see ATLEE, pg. 9
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The Atlee Little League Junior softball team is bound for the Little League Junior World Series in Kirkland, Washington, after defeating Moorefield, West Virginia, 7-0 in the Southeast Regional title game Sunday. They open against the Asia-Pacific champion on July 30 at 5:45 p.m.
Post 175 falls in District 11 tourney By Dave Lawrence Sports Editor
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Mechanicsville Post 175’s Matthew Holler beats the throw to first in Post 175’s 9-5 loss to Lakeside Post 125 in the losers bracket final of the American Legion District 11 tournament at Shepherd Stadium Thursday. The loss ended Post 175’s season.
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COLONIAL HEIGHTS – Mechanicville Post 175’s bats fizzled when the team most needed them: runners in scoring position in a 9-5 loss to Lakeside Post 125 in an American Legion District 11 losers bracket final at Shepherd Stadium Thursday night. The loss was a disappointing end to a season in which Post 175 had lost to just one district team, South Richmond Post 137
– including a 9-5 loss Tuesday to Post 137 Tuesday that sent Mechanicsville into the loser’s bracket of the double elimination tournament. Post 175 stranded nine runners, five in scoring position. Two of its innings ended in double plays. A third double play strangled a three-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning when Mechanicsville appeared poised for a comeback. “It’s a tough loss, especially with this group of kids,” said Post 175 manager Brandon
Powers. “They’re great. They’re really positive … upbeat. It’s hard to have to end a season like that.” Post 175 closed to within a run, 6-5, of Post 137 in the top of the eighth inning of the winners bracket final at Douglas Freeman High School Tuesday, but it could not keep South Richmond’s batters at bay. Post 137 scored three runs in the bottom of the inning and Post 137 ace Grant Squyars retired the side in the top of the ninth to sweep Post 175 for the season.
• ASHLAND – Randolph-Macon College’s men’s basketball program will hold a Shooting Camp in Crenshaw Gymnasium from Friday, July 28, to Sunday, July 30. The camp, for boys aged 10 to 18, gives campers the opportunity to focus on improving their shooting skills. Emphasis is placed on technique, footwork, shooting drills, shooting off the dribble, shooting off the pass, shooting games, free throw shooting and post/perimeter shooting. Overnight and commuter camp options are available. Check in is from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Friday, followed by a session from 3 to 9 p.m. for all campers. Camp sessions are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and 9 to 11 a.m. Sunday. The cost is $250 for see CAMP, pg. 9
Church Run slips past Ashland By Caroline Naumann For the Hanover Local The fourth meet of the 2017 Greater Richmond Aquatic League summer swim season was off to a rainy start for the Ashland Barracudas as they hosted the Church Run Rockets Wednesday evening. Despite the weather, it was a great meet for both teams. They competed with high energy and enthusiasm, racking up high combined team scores. Church Run finished with a total of 1277 points over Ashland’s 975 points, earning the Rockets their first win of the season. “After a short delay and a rainy start, our swimmers had some great best times and strong swims,” said Church Run head coach Amber White.” Pouring
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rain aside, it was a great meet against a great team.” A best time by Church Run’s Eric Lambert led him to break the record for the 9-10 boys’ 50-yard freestyle with a time of 32.06 seconds. For Ashland, Christine Datovech had another record-breaking night for the Barracudas as she her own record in the 11-12 girls 50 freestyle with a time of 30.09 – just one of many records she has broken for her team this season. The quad winners for Ashland included Paul Datovech, Steven Dinger, Samantha Senfield and Ethan Spencer. The Barracudas also finished with ten swimmers earning triple honors including
Kate Balut, Madison Brown, Christine Datovech, Mark Dinger, Alexander Flanagan, Grace Gordon, Andrew Senfield, Thomas Senfield, Jonathan Waller and Ben Williams. For the Rockets, it was Anna Barrett, Seamus Connell, Eric Lambert, Audrey Lewis, Benjamin Li, George Li, Victoria Li, Jacob Moore and Joseph Neely who earned quad honors. Taking home triple honors for Church run were Hayden Barber, Kayla Boughton, Kelsey Boughton, Veronica Burdsall, Julianna Jett, Mason Jett, Alex Kaplan, Justin Kaplan, Nate Pfeffer and Luke Zalewski. Caroline Naumann can be Nick Liberante for The Local reached at sports@mechlocal. Ashland’s Christine Datovech leads the field as she makes the turn in the 11-12 girls 50-yard backstroke in a GRAL meet against Church Run Wednesday. She placed first in 34:78. com.
children to learn basic volleyball skills. Check-in is from 9 to 10 a.m. on July 13, with a morning session from 10 a.m. to noon and afternoon session from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Sessions are from 9 a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 4 p.m. on July 14. The cost of the full camp is $245 ($195 if registered by June 30). A one-day option is available for $120. Late care from 4 to 5 p.m. is also available for an additional $25. For more information, go to: www.rmcvolleyballcamps. com/elementary-camp.cfm
nique of the fundamental skills of volleyball: serving, passing, setting, attacking, blocking and defense. This camp will also emphasize game play and advanced game strategy. Advanced campers are expected to have experience playing high school and club volleyball as much of the camp will be focused on game play, not basic rules and skills. Check-in is from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. on July 14, followed by an afternoon session from 2:30 to 5 p.m. and another session from 6:30 to 9 p.m. for overnight campers. Sessions run from 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 4 p.m. on July 15 and 16, with an additional session from 7 to 9 p.m. on July 15 for overnight campers. The cost of the full camp is $315 for day campers and $455 for overnight campers. There is a one-day day camper option for $110. For more information, go to: www.rmcvolleyballcamps. com/beginner_-intermediatecamp.cfm
and another session from 6:30 to 9 p.m. for overnight campers. Sessions run from 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 4 p.m. on July 13 and 14, with an additional session from 7 to 9 p.m. on July 13 for overnight campers. The cost of the full camp is $305 for day campers and $445 for overnight campers. There is a one-day day camper option for $120. For more information, go to: www.rmcvolleyballcamps. • ASHLAND – The com/beginner_-intermediateRandolph-Macon women’s volcamp.cfm leyball program will hold an • ASHLAND – The advanced camp for middle and Randolph-Macon women’s high school players from July 14 volleyball program will an ele- to 16 at Crenshaw Gymnasium. mentary camp for elementary Both boys and girls are welschool players from July 13- come. Overnight sessions are avail14 at Crenshaw Gymnasium. Both boys and girls are wel- able. The advanced camp is come. No previous experience designed to help students is required. The camp is designed for improve consistency and tech-
• ASHLAND – The Randolph-Macon football program will hold a Friday Night Lights Prospect Camp for rising ninth through 12th graders on July 14. Check-in at RandolphMacon’s Day Field begins at 4:30 p.m. The camp will run from 6:30 to 9 p.m. The cost is $25.00 per camper. Campers will receive individual one-on-one instruction from Coach Pedro Arruza and the entire RandolphMacon football coaching staff. Prospects will go through offensive and defensive drills, 1-on-1’s, and competitive stations. Campers should bring athletic gear, cleats and sneakers. For more information, contact: Chase Phillips at 804-4121428 or chasephillips@rmc.edu • MECHANICSVILLE – Lee-Davis High School will host a youth basketball camp for rising third through eighth
graders from July 17-19. Camp sessions will run from 8 a.m. to noon each day. The cost is $75 per camper. For more information, contact Alvin Puller at apuller@ hcps.us or Lisa Beadles at beadlesla@comcast.net
T-shirt and shorts. Water will be provided. In the event of inclement weather, the camp will be held indoors. For more information, contact Atlee head football coach Matt Gray at mjgray@hcps.us or go to http://www.atleefoot• MECHANICSVILLE ballcamps.com/youth-camp. – Atlee High School will hold cfm a non-contact youth football camp for rising first through • ASHLAND – Randolpheighth graders from July 17-21. Macon and Roanoke colleges’ Sessions will run from 9:30 men’s lacrosse programs will a.m. to noon each day. The cost offer a Summer “Futures” is $100. Showcase from July 22-23. The goal of the camp is to The showcase, for boys aged teach the foundation of foot- 13-18, will give lacrosse players ball, focusing on six key ele- a chance to display their talents ments: discipline, team, funda- before college coaches. Check mentals, running, competition in is from 9:30 to 10 a.m. on and fun. the 22nd, and the showcase will Campers will be divided run from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. into different groups and will that day. The showcase will run be taught the fundamental from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the skills relating to every offensive 23rd. and defensive position. They The cost is $350. will compete in flag football For more information, go games each day of camp. to http://www.ussportscamps. Campers should bring com/lacrosse/nike/summercleats, gym shoes, sun screen, futures-showcase/
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Residential development put on hold By Logan Barry for The Hanover Local ASHLAND -- Plans to construct a 148-house residential development on 52 acres of land located at the Town of Ashland’s western “gateway” on U.S. 54 (Thompson Street) were put on hold Tuesday, July 18, by Ashland Town Council. After a lengthy public hearing, council voted to defer action on an application to rezone the property that is being proposed for development by the owner, Yancey Jones, to take more time for a road design to be planned and to examine further details in the efforts of improving the development. The applicant has dubbed the potential residential development’s name as “LauraDell.” On June 14, the Ashland Planning Commission voted 4-1 to recommend approval of
the rezoning application under the condition that certain proffers received at that meeting be met, which deal with improving Thompson Street or West Vaughan Road. The vote in opposition to the recommendation of approval, which was made by Commissioner Charles Selden, had concerns about West Vaughan Road. “The one dissenting vote had some concerns with [this road’s] completion; he wanted to know when the other portion would be completed to finish that connection,” said Planning and Community Development Director Nora Amos during the July 18 council public hearing. While town staff had originally planned to recommended approval of the proposal, the applicant requested that it be deferred. Staff agreed with
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A sign is posted designating a notice of zoning action pending on a proposal development known as “LauraDell.”
that request. “Some items have come up in talking about Vaughan Road being extended and the designs as well as conversations with the Department of Public Utilities about [a] pump station, and so while we feel
the application is pretty much there as far as meeting comprehensive plan requirements, we would like additional time to work those issues out with the applicant and the county,” Amos said. William Shewmake, an
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attorney with the law firm LeClairRyan who was representing Jones in the project, said, “I first want to compliment the staff and all their hard work with us; a lot of time, care and energy has been put into this. The Jones’ love this community, and they loved it so much that they stepped up and bought the property.” He said they are trying to design something that they and the community can be proud. John Berry, an Ashland resident who lives in the Carters Hill neighborhood, outlined his concerns with the proposal. One particular concern was with “Vaughan Road extended, which will cut through Carters Hill, it will sever the neighborhood – and there’s also in the plans – an attempt to extend Carter Forest Drive, which also goes through Carters Hill,” Berry said. Berry talked about how his family moved to the area from Midlothian to escape a very busy subdivision, explaining how Carters Hill served as the perfect area as it was quiet and a place for children to play. “When you cut the roads through, it’s going to completely destroy the safety and the security that people have living in that neighborhood. It almost appears to me that to provide access for this new neighborhood, we’re in effect going to be destroying an existing neighborhood – and that’s a great concern to me,” he said. Another resident who spoke at the hearing was Betsy Dabney, who lives directly across from the proposed zoning area on Chapman Street. She expressed her concern with the density. “I think it is too many
homes for what the traffic can handle. I was looking through previous years of traffic studies … I still question the validity of those studies saying that it’s not going to impact us that much,” Dabney said. “It doesn’t take a traffic study to tell that traffic through Ashland is really bad right now.” Action was referred unanimously for the rezoning proposal, and the public hearing was continued to remain open until the Sept. 5 council session. The July 18 regular meeting was Vice Mayor James Murray’s last on council, as he resigned his term to attend law school in North Carolina. Mayor James Foley explained how this was a “little personal for him.” “I was on council from 2010-2014 – [needing to step back from work,] I heard about this young man who wanted to fill my shoes. James came in and took over my spot and did a great job; we’ve been pleased to have him,” Foley said. Murray said before he joined council he didn’t know if he liked the town that much. “It’s a true story,” Murray said, explaining that, once he started his role with the town, “I quickly realized that it is nearly impossible not to fall in love with Ashland.” “So much of my life has been involved around the ‘Center of The Universe’: I graduated from RandolphMacon College, bought a house, got a dog, and made friends that I expect to stay in touch with for my whole life. Most importantly, I met my wife and got married in Ashland. Even as we prepare to leave, Ashland will always remain a true core of who we are.”