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Ashland man loses life in King William County crash Staff Report news@mechlocal.com AYLETT – A 31-year-old Ashland man was killed Tuesday, July 9, in a single-vehicle crash in the 700 block of Globe Road in Aylett.

Sgt. Keeli L. Hill, public information officer for Division 1 of the Virginia State Police, identified the victim as Charles Franklin Hogge.

According to Hill, the VSP responded to the scene around 8:24 p.m.

“Trooper D. Jackson's preliminary investigation reveals that a 2001 Dodge pickup, driven by, Charles F. Hogge, 31, of Ashland, Virginia, was traveling northbound on Globe Road when he lost control entering a curve, ran off road right, partially flipping the vehicle, and struck several trees,” Hill said.

Hogge was ejected from the vehicle.

Hill said that Hogge was not wearing his seat belt.

“Unfortunately, Hogge succumbed to his injuries at the scene. A 10-year-old male juvenile passenger was transported by ambulance to the hospital for treatment of serious injuries. A 14-year-old female passenger was transported by Med Flight for treatment of serious injuries,” the sergeant said. She also noted that the juveniles were not wearing their seat belts.

Speed is being considered a factor in the cause of the crash.

The crash remains under investigation.

County flag finds new home after four decades

By Jim Ridolphi for Ashland-Hanover Local

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H

ANOVER-- It’s never too late to go home.

In 1976, Frank Cooke was working as an architect and was tapped to design a county flag for Hanover County. Upon completion of the production process, he was handed the first two flags completed to keep as reminders of his role in the flag’s see FLAG, pg. 4

R-MC to take part in Private College Week Staff Report news@mechlocal.com ASHLAND – Twentythree colleges, including Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, are inviting prospective students to participate in Virginia Private College Week from Monday t h r o u g h Saturday, July 22-27.

Virginia Private College Week is being hosted by the Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia (CICV).

Colleges will offer a campus tour and information sessions about academic programs, admissions, financial aid, and student life.

College officials also will address some of the common myths about the cost of a private college education.

“Visiting campuses in person is one of the most important steps in the college search process,” Robert Lambeth, president of CICV, said. “I encourage parents to explore which college will be the best fit for their son or daughter, and I want to reassure them that a quality education at a Virginia private college is affordable and within reach.”

Students who visit at least three institutions during the week will receive three application fee waivers. Students may use these waivers to apply to any three participating CICV colleges for free.

In addition, those see R-MC, pg. 4

Supervisors Scott Wyatt, Canova Peterson and Aubrey “Bucky” Stanley are shown with flag designer Frank Cooke who presented Hanover County with two flags he designed in 1976.

Cooke decided to share his creations and display them in the courthouse. Cooke is a retired architect.

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The Rockville 10-Year-Old All-Stars recently defended their 2018 State Championship title and are playing in the Southeast Regional Tournament in Matthews, North Carolina. This is the third year this group of ballplayers has qualified to represent Virginia in the Southeast Region. The second place finish in the regional tournament last summer earned the boys a trip to Jensen Beach, Florida, as the first-ever Rockville baseball team to play in a World Series. The team is looking to repeat this feat this summer and earn a spot in the 2019 World Series to be held in Phenix City, Alabama.

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First Hanover students graduate from Advance College Academy ASHLAND – Hanover County Public Schools (HCPS) has announced the first graduating class of the Advance College Academy (ACA).

Thirty-nine students completed a rigorous program to graduate with an Associate’s Degree in Social Sciences through a partnership with Reynolds Community College while simultaneously completing the requirements for their high school diplomas.

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ACA program in the fall of 2016.

“We are incredibly proud of our students’ accomplishments, and we are thankful for the road they have paved for future students. Whether a student wishes to go directly into the workforce, serve in the military, or build on their degree at another higher education institution, the preparation they have received through the Advance College Academy will undoubtedly serve them well. We are also grateful for our partnership with Reynolds Community College and for all of the teachers, counselors, and administrators at both Reynolds and Hanover County Public Schools who have given tirelessly of themselves to make the ACA such a success,” Dr. Michael Gill, superintendent, said.

Students apply to the ACA in the eighth grade and are selected through a lottery system. They take classes as a group for all four years and complete the required college coursework for the associate’s degree during their junior and senior years.

Students in the ACA pro-

gram also are required to attend a three-week session of college courses during the summer between their sophomore and junior years.

Dr. Miles McCrimmon, director of College Academies, said, “All of us at Reynolds Community College are proud of the work done by these 39 students in the first-ever graduating cohort of the Advance College Academy serving Hanover County. These students carry more than 2,000 transferable college credits with them to universities across the Commonwealth and country. We know they will remember where they got their start, and they will continue to do both Reynolds and HCPS proud. Thanks must go out to the HCPS teachers, principals, school counselors, and Reynolds career coaches who helped these students along the way.”

Elizabeth Roerink, ACA career coach, added, “The ACA Classes of 2019 have been trailblazers since the program began in Hanover County. They have made the program stronger and more dynamic for the cohorts

behind them. They have developed strong skills that I am confident will prepare them for entry into the four-year colleges they are attending in the fall.

It has been inspiring to watch them mature, persevere through challenges, work extremely hard, and develop self-advocacy. Their Reynolds graduation was a culmination of their hard work, perseverance, and grit. I couldn't be any prouder of them, and it has been an honor to work with them since they began the ACA program in September 2016. I look forward to hearing from them next year about their transitions to college and successes ahead.”

The students graduated at the Reynolds Community College commencement on Sunday, May 12, at the Stuart C. Siegel Center at Virginia Commonwealth University.

One-hundred eighty-four students are currently enrolled in the ACA. Information submitted by Chris R. Whitley, Hanover County Public Schools public information officer.

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

Receipt of stolen vehicle was reported in the 9300 block of Kings Dominion Boulevard/Caroline County, Doswell.

Concealment, price altering merchandise, $500, second offense, was reported in the 7400 block of Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville.

Failure to perform construction after advance was reported in the 7400 block of Ridge Way, Mechanicsville.

Grand larceny, $500 or more not from a person, was reported in the 10900 block of Richardson Road, Ashland.

Driver did not report an accident with damages, $500, in the 7400 block of Bell Creek Road, Mechanicsville.

Grand larceny, $500 or more not from a person, was reported in the 9900 block of Berry Pond Lane, Mechanicsville.

Simple assault was reported in the 7300 block of Jackson Avenue, Mechanicsville.

Grand larceny, $500 or more not from a person, was reported in the 16000 block of Theme Park Way, Doswell.

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Credit card fraud, $200 in six months, was reported in the 10000 block of Sliding Hill Road, Ashland.

Sale and distribution of marijuana, ½-ounce to 5 pounds, was reported in the 9300 block of Kings Dominion Boulevard/ Caroline County, Doswell.

Assault and battery of a family member was reported in the 7400 block of Melissa Paige Circle, Mechanicsville.

Unlawful purchase or possession of alcoholic beverage was reported in the 8200 block of Carter Lane/Atlee Road, Mechanicsville.

Grand larceny, $500 or more not from a person,

Lee-Davis Class of 1974 reunion set Oct. 19 STUDLEY – Members of the Lee-Davis High School Class of 1974 are encouraged to “Save the Date� of Saturday, Oct. 19, for their 45th class reunion.

The event will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. at Creamfield Farm at 10572 Summer Hill Rd. in Studley.

Bonnie Bryant, one of the organizers, said, “This is going to be a casual affair with lots of good food and beverages (BYOB) provided by Smokey Bottom BBQ and great entertainment by the band MOZO featuring one of our own classmates, Kenny Blaylock.�

The cost is $45 per person and tickets may be purchased starting on Monday, July 8, at the Mechanicsville Drug Store or mail money to the Mechanicsville Drug Store, Class of 1974 Reunion, P.O. Box 7, Mechanicsville VA 23111. Checks can be made to Lee-Davis Class of 1974.

After Oct. 1, tickets will go up to $50 per person.

Bryant added, “Make your

plans now to come and reconnect with your classmates and make new memories!�

The class has a Facebook page: Lee-Davis Class of 1974 45th Reunion.

was reported in the 16000 block of Theme Park Way, Doswell.

Possession of marijuana, first offense, was reported in the 3000 block of Pole Green Road/ Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville.

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Grand larceny, $500 or more not from a person, was reported in the 16000 block of Theme Park Way, Doswell.

Driving under the influence of alcohol was reported in the 7300 block of Walnut Grove Road/Mary Esther Lane, Mechanicsville.

Possession of marijuana, first offense, was reported in the 9000 block of Pole Green Park Lane, Mechanicsville.

Destruction of property, monument, was reported in the 10900 block of Air Park Road, Ashland.

Destruction of property, monument, was reported in the 7100 block of Autumn Ridge Lane, Mechanicsville.

Petit larceny, $500 not from a person, was reported in the 11100 block of Washington Highway, Glen Allen.

Operating a vehicle after license was revoked,

second or subsequent offense, was reported in the 3700 block of Interstate 295 North, Mechanicsville.

Unauthorized use of vehicle, boat or animal was reported in the 8100 block of Signal Hill Road, Mechanicsville.

Simple assault was reported in the 16000 block of Theme Park Way, Doswell.

Unlawful purchase or possession of alcoholic beverage was reported in the 8000 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike/ Cold Harbor Road, Mechanicsville.

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And the tradition continues . . .

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RICHMOND – Two Hanover County officials are among the members of the Board of Directors of the Greater Richmond Partnership (“GRP”), the lead regional economic development group serving the City of Richmond and counties of Chesterfield, Hanover and Henrico.

Angela KellyWiecek, who represents the Chickahominy District on the Hanover KELLY-WIECEK County Board of Supervisors, and Rhu Harris, county administrator, will serve as a public service representative and alternate representative, respectively.

Leslie T. Haley, chair of the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors, takes the helm as chair of the GRP. Sal Mancuso, senior vice president - Finance and Procurement of Altria Group Inc., was named vice chair.

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creation.

Last month, Cooke transferred those two flags to a place he felt would be more appropriate for such an important piece of Hanover County history: the county courthouse.

The retired architect presented the flags to the Hanover County Board of Supervisors at last month’s meeting, and told the story of their origin and historical significance as the county prepares for its 300th anniversary.

Cooke began working for the county when plans were submitted for the two new courthouse buildings and an addition

location and recruits new companies to the area by targeting specific industry clusters.

The Board is a mixture of local elected officials and representatives of the GRP’s 120 corporate investors.

Lara L. Fritts, incoming president and CEO of the GRP, will become an officer on the Board upon her start date on Aug. 12, replacing HARRIS Jennifer Wakefield.

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to the Wickham Building.

He revised those plans and supplied renderings for the buildings, and noticed there was a space between the buildings that featured three flagpoles.

“There were three flagpoles; one for the federal, one for the state, and one for the county,” Cooke said. “However, there was no flag ever designed for the county.”

Cooke took on the task of supplying a remedy.

“I went back to the drawing board and came up with a plan for this flag,” he told the supervisors as he displayed a neatly wrapped flag.

His design was readily accepted and the project moved forward.

“I showed it to the board and they approved it,” Cooke said. “I sent it to the

manufacturer. That was 43 years ago.”

When the production was complete, Cooke was presented with a token of appreciation for his work on the design.

“They gave me two flags,” Cooke said.

“They gave me the first and second flags because I designed it.”

The flags remained in his home for more than four decades.

“I had them hanging in my closet. I realized that was the wrong place for a beautiful flag like this,” Cooke said. “I’m giving it back to the county.”

“This flag will be part of our upcoming celebration and we also want to celebrate you for bringing it to us,” board chairman Canova Peterson, Mechanicsville District, said. “Thank you for this gift to the county.

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And where were you on July 20, 1969?

By Melody Kinser Managing Editor

N

o matter our age, there will always be dates that stand out for their significance either personally or on a national scale of importance and historic relevance. One of those dates is July 20, 1969.

Before I proceed on this path, I’ll go ahead and put it out there: I’m one of those skeptics about the whole moon landing brouhaha.

A few weeks ago, I had mentioned that my parents insisted I watch the major event in space travel and what a coup it was for the United States to be the first to reach the moon.

I was five days shy of my 13th birthday, so an American walking on the moon wasn’t high on my list of how to use my time. But, my parents did

not concede. My sister had already left for Virginia Tech to start her freshman year, so the daughter who had zero interest in NASA and space was forced to “sit down and watch -- history is being made.”

When asked about dates that stand out in my lifetime, I usually remember Nov. 22, 1963, when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. I was 7 years old and a second grade student. The school custodian came running down the wide hallway in tears very vocally exclaiming that “The President has been assassinated.” A hush fell over the class as our teacher proceeded to explain that word assassination.

OK, fast forward six years to a July night when Neil Armstrong exited Apollo 11 to take a step and speak these words: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”

Sadly, JFK did not live to see his dream of space travel become reality. His a goal was to land a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s.

How many of you know someone who is skeptical about the moon landing? I have a friend who will debate to his last breath that it was staged in Burbank, California. I’ve got to admit -- there were times he made me think twice.

What I do know is that a pre-teen witnessed an event that changed how we view the night sky and wonder about what is out there.

Fifty years later, I can recall that grainy black and white image coming across the TV. Mom, Dad and I were gathered in the living room -- joining everybody in the country -- in seeing history being made live.

Here’s to Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, the second man to make that walk.

Detective fought to the very end for 9/11 responders

By Jim Ridolphi Contributing Columnist What would you do if a horrific tragedy was staring you down?

None of us knows, but I’m convinced there are heroes walking among us. While most of us would follow the natural path of human nature and seek shelter or get as far away as possible from the event, there

are others who run toward danger without regard for their personal safety or well being.

We are reminded of this daily as we watch public safety professionals across the nation facing insurmountable odds with unbridled courage and commitment.

Police and fire workers routinely charge toward situations that would cause many of us to seek cover and the

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safety that only distance can provide.

On September 11, 2001, thousands of these unsung heroes charged toward the World Trade Center after planes were used as bombs to attack our nation. For many it was their last assignment, and the rescue/fire/police community suffered unimaginable losses as the towers collapsed.

To the man and woman, these individuals charged toward a danger-

ous situation, dismissing any concern for personal safety or well-being, and sacrificed their lives trying to save others. We quickly and correctly labeled these first responders as heroes, a title richly earned and deserved.

Luis Alvarez was a New York Police Department detective who headed to Ground Zero as soon as he heard the call. see DETECTIVE, pg. 7

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Black Caucus chair: No place for KKK in Hanover County As chairman of the Black Caucus of the Hanover County Democratic Committee, I am concerned about the Hanover County Board of Supervisors’ very anemic response to the Ku Klux Klan's appearance and protest in Hanover.

With the exception of Supervisor Faye Prichard, those of you who responded didn't seem too concerned that Hanover was the place the Klan picked to demonstrate and asked for membership support and those with no response, well "the silence was deafening".

Bigotry and disdain for any human being is like a cancer and it eats at the core of our inalienable and God-given rights as our Constitution's 9th Amendment so states the concept of "inalienable rights".

The Ku Klux Klan ideas represent a deadly poisonous venom spewed on black and people of color and there is no place in Hanover County or America for this deep-rooted hatred because of the color of anyone's skin.

Our nation thrived on diversification and will continue to do so.

We fought that war and "WON" -- it ended May 9, 1865; this is 2019.

We, as Americans have too many issues to deal with these immoral and hateful acts and we will continue to stand and fight against theses vile forms of oppression.

We support the Hanover NAACP's call on the Hanover County Board of Supervisors to speak out against racism and inequality and replace it's cavalier message with one of dignity, moral character and support for all of the people they serve, all people of Hanover County.

Sandra R. Howard Chairman Black Caucus, HDC see LETTERS pg. 15

CALENDAR | News, Updates & Listings Thursday, July 18 Ashland Economic Development Authority will meet at 6:30 p.m. at Ashland Town Hall at 101 Thompson St. in Ashland.

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The Hanover Chamber of Commerce will present Business After Hours from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Lakeview at Luck Farm at 13181 Luck Brothers Dr. in Ashland (on Route 54 just outside and west of Ashland).

The event is being sponsored by Hometown Realty Services, which invites members and non-members to the Dusty Boots Tour of its newest home in Lakeview at Luck Farm.

There will be food, beverages and networking.

Registration is $20 for member early registration, $30 late registration, and $35 for nonmembers. Payments may be made online via PayPal or with checks/cash on-site. For more information, email info@hanoverchamberva. com or call 804-442-2093.

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Tuesday, July 23 The Hanover County Department of Social Services Board will meet at 3:30 p.m. in the Conference Room of Hanover County Social Services at 12304 Washington Hwy. in Ashland. The meeting is open to the public.

Wednesday, July 24 The Hanover County Board of Supervisors will meet at 3 p.m. in the Supervisors Meeting Room in the Administration Building at the Courthouse Complex in Hanover.

The Hanover Chamber of Commerce’s New Suite Luncheon will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Creative at 11798 N. Lakeridge Pkwy. in Ashland. “Lessons from Small Business Owners” will be the program. The cost is $20 early registration or $30 late registration for members and $35 for non-members.

Wednesday, Aug. 14 The Ashland Planning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. at Ashland Town Hall at 101 Thompson St. in Ashland.

Saturdays Trinity Lutheran Church, Ashland Campus, located at 11515 Ashcake Road in Ashland two miles west of U.S. 1, holds it church service at 5 p.m. with Pastor Nycholas

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Sundays Outside the Walls, a new Narcotics Anonymous group, has been organized and will meet from 6 to 7 p.m. in the lobby of the Pamunkey Regional Jail at 7240 Courtland Farm Rd. in Hanover. For more information, contact John Shinholser, McShin president, at 804-2491845. The website is http://www.mcshin.org.

Tuesdays A Commanders Coffee is held from 10 a.m. to about 11 a.m. at the Beaverdam Post at 17662 Beaver Dam Rd. in Beaverdam. Members discuss issues of interest/befits of the American Legion. There also will be donuts. Eugene Truitt is the Post commander. He can be contacted at 804-746-4734.

Melon growers optimistic about plenty of cantaloupes, watermelons Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com MECHANICSVILLE — Virginia melon growers are optimistic that there will be plenty of refreshing local cantaloupes and watermelons for the hot summer days ahead.

Hanover County’s Kirby Farms grows more than 10 acres of cantaloupes and watermelons that are sold to a local distributor, Produce Source, and to retail fruit stands. “It looks like above average yield and quality for our melons this year,” said owner Kevin Kirby.

“It got warm sooner this year, so we started harvesting about two weeks earlier than usual, in late June. The hot, dry weather has been kind of hard on the vines but makes the melons sweeter.”

Kirby said the farm always makes a “good push” to get watermelons on the stands by the Fourth of July, and this year they made it.

Watermelons are grown on 773 acres on 338 Virginia farms, while cantaloupes are grown on 481 acres on 239 farms, according to the 2017 U.S. Census of Agriculture.

“Melons are ideal for summer picnics and other meals,”

The Hanover Concert Band rehearses from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. every Tuesday, mid-January through mid December, 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 Continued from pg. 6 are welcome with parents’ permission. For more He spent the following information, visit www.hanoverconcertband.org weeks and months atop the or call 804-789-0536. massive pile of rubble that once was the WTC, assured by pubThursdays lic officials the thick dusty air The Rotary Club of Ashland meets at noon he was breathing was not toxic for lunch at the Henry Clay Inn at 114 N. and did not present a threat Railroad Ave. in Ashland. For more information, to his health. He was joined contact Jennifer Fox at 804-314-2834 or jfox@ by thousands of workers who barnesfamilylaw.com. performed the difficult work of sifting through the rubble searching for human remains.

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remarked Tony Banks, a commodity marketing specialist for Virginia Farm Bureau Federation. “Melons come in a wide variety of types, sizes and flavors. They offer a sweet refreshment to help combat heat and provide a low-calorie, nutritional dessert or snack.”

Jay Reese of Reese Farms in Halifax County brought cantaloupes to market by the beginning of July, but his watermelon crop wasn’t quite ready. “We started the season with too much rain, and then it turned dry. Overall, melons like hot, humid weather, so they have fared well,” noted Reese, who is a member of the VFBF Specialty Crop Advisory became ill with serious health conditions, diseases that for all the world seemed related to their work at Ground Zero.

Alvarez fought a gallant battle with cancer for the last years of his life, coupled with what he called a war against those who would not concede the connection or those who refused to assist those workers.

Both battles culminated in the past few weeks. Last month, Alvarez accompanied Jon Stewart to a congressional hearing on extending the 9-11 fund for victims, and provided emotional testimony that

Cantaloupes, left, and watermelons, above, should be plentiful -- and refreshing -- as the summer heat kicks in.

Hanover County’s crops look to be above average.

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Reese Farms grows nearly 50 acres of watermelons and cantaloupes. In addition to supplying produce farm stands and area wholesalers, Reese provides cantaloupes for the annual Virginia Cantaloupe Festival, which will be held July 26.

Reese reported that his melon crops this year have been excellent in terms of juiciness and sweetness, and he expects production to continue throughout the summer.

“We planted early crops and late melon crops as well, so we expect to produce melons into September.” surely moved the bar on this important issue.

“You all said you would never forget,” Alvarez told members of the Committee.

“Well, I’m here to make sure that you don’t.” Sadly, Alvarez, 53, lost his battle with cancer a few days later.

Hopefully, this public servant passed with the knowledge that many normal Americans consider him a courageous warrior who displayed uncommon valor in the face of adversity. And to this everyday man, that makes him a true American hero.

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Hanover Youth Service Council to hold annual school supply drive In the middle of their summer vacation, the Hanover Youth Service Council (HYSC) is coordinating a countywide school supply drive.

All supplies benefit Hanover’s elementary, middle, and high school students in need.

This signature service project has been conducted by HYSC for the past 20 years.

Between July 17 and Aug. 5, you can donate generic backpacks, composition books, supply boxes, 2-pocket folders, glue sticks, erasers, dividers, durable binders, supply boxes, pencil pouches, notebooks, hilighters, crayons, pencils, markers, colored pencils, loose leaf paper, scissors, sanitizing wipes, dry erase markers, hand sanitizer, tissues, index cards, and any other school supplies for all grade levels.

Items can be dropped off for donation

Chamber Golf Tournament to be held Sept. 30 Staff Report news@mechlocal.com ASHLAND – The Hanover Chamber of Commerce will present its 2019 Golf Tournament on Monday, Sept. 30, at the Hanover Golf Club at 14314 Country Club Drive in Ashland.

Chamber Executive Director Melissa Miller encourages those interested in taking part to “Save the Date.”

Registration opens at 11:30 a.m.

At the same time, a putting and range contest will get underway.

Lunch will be served at noon.

A Shotgun Start Captains Choice begins at 1 p.m., with the Awards Dinner scheduled t start 6 p.m.

Team registrations and sponsorship opportunities opened on Wednesday, July 10.

at the following locations: Ashland Ashland Library –201 S. Railroad Ave. Community Resources – 12310 Washington Hwy. Edward Jones – 210 Railroad Ave. Mechanicsville Mechanicsville Library – 7461 Sherwood Crossing Place.

Atlee Library –9161 Atlee Rd. Covenant Woods- 7090 Covenant Woods Drive.

Hanover Hanover County Administration Building – 7516 County Complex Rd. Hanover County Chenault-Weems Building – 7507 Library Drive.

Emergency Communications Building – 7501 Library Drive.

Hanover Library –7527 Library Drive.

Montpelier

Montpelier Library- 17205 Sycamore Tavern Lane Rockville Rockville Library– 16600 Pouncey Tract Rd. Local churches and businesses interested in supporting the school supply drive and would like to host a collection box are asked to please contact the Department of Community Resources at 804-365-4300 or email volunteer@hanovercounty.gov Families needing school supplies for the coming school year should contact their school’s guidance counselor.

HYSC is comprised of 36 middle and high school students from throughout Hanover who plan and lead various service projects to address local needs.

For more information about the HYSC, contact Hanover County Dept. of Community Resources at 804-365-4300 or email volunteer@hanovercounty.gov.

Information submitted by Tom Harris, Hanover County public information officer

Pets of the Week Photos submitted by Andrew Hodnett

The Hanover County Pound, located at 12471 Taylor Complex Lane in Ashland, has wonderful pets available to a good home. Rocco, # 546840, is a 2-year-old neutered male pitbull. He has had his first set of vaccines and is Heartworm test negative. Rocco is a sweet boy that has been in the shelter for a few months now. He has tons of love to give to everyone. Rocco loves to run and play. Leash walks are his favorite. Rocco enjoys being active, so he might be best compatible with an owner who is also active. Sushi, # 555433, is a 3-year-old male domestic medium haired feline. He has had his first set of vaccines and is FELV/FIV test negative. Sushi is a super friendly cat. He wants nothing more than to be around you. Sushi was a stray cat but he is well adapted to domestic life. He is well litter-trained and keeps his cage very clean. Sushi also likes to talk. He will meow at you when he wants your attention. Sushi should do well as both an indoor or outdoor cat. For more information on these great pets, as well as the many more still in need of homes at the Hanover County Pound Facility, call 804-3656485 during the day. The hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday. The facility is closed on Sunday and county holidays. You also can visit the website to see other animals available for adoption at http://hanovercounty.gov/Animals/Adopt-a-Pet/.

Registration underway for Hanover Humane’s Loving Critter Camp Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com

During camp, children will encounter all sorts of creatures, large and small, ASHLAND – Later this and will handle a wide varimonth, Hanover Humane ety of friendly pets. They will once again offer its will examine animals, both “Loving Critter Camp” for domestic and exotic, and animal-loving children (rislearn what it takes to care ing second through fifth for these animals as pets. graders) during summer The children will have vacation. the opportunity to meet “Loving Critter Camp” is individuals in the field such a five-day program, offered as animal trainers, animal from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. handlers, etc., and will Monday through Friday, learn what it takes to work July 22- 26, at Hanover with these Humane’s amazing facility in creatures Ashland, as pets. located four Nestled miles north on five of Virginia Center “Loving Critter Camp” acres, Hanover Commons is a five-day program, Humane’s Mall. offered from 9 a.m. to facility has a Hanover 2 p.m. Monday through full-service Humane Friday, July 22- 26.

Boarding has dedicated this and educational Grooming program for children in Kennel with a play yard honor of Diana Lynn and wooded walking trails.

Loving, one of Hanover Presentations and camp Humane’s patrons. Through activities will be conducted eyes of the children enrolled both indoors and outdoors, in “Loving Critter Camp,” weather permitting.

Loving’s respect, love, and To better meet the needs appreciation for animals will of campers, course materilive on. als and activities have been “Loving Critter Camp” is the place where campers arranged for rising second will learn about the animals through fifth graders. There that share our world from a are a limited number of slots knowledgeable and enthustill available, and these slots siastic staff. Rising second will be filled on a first come/ through fifth graders will first paid basis. participate in age-approFor more information priate lessons, crafts, and on Hanover Humane’s hands-on animal encounters Loving Critter Camp July that teach them respect and 2019 Session, and to obtain compassion for animal, and registration materials, email they also will learn how to provide a lifetime of care for the coordinator at info@ animals. hanoverhumanesociety.org.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

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Legion baseball: Post 201 vs. Post 175 at Hanover H.S. 7:00 p.m.

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Legion baseball: Post 361 vs. Post 175 at Hanover H.S. 7:00 p.m.

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Post 175 claws way back into win column

By Dave Lawrence Sports Editor MECHANICSVILLE – Mechanicsville Post 175 has typically been a juggernaut of American Legion baseball success, but the 2019 season began has brought a mass of disappointment.

After winning just one game the first week of the season, Post 175 lost a number of games – many in which it had led early. That streak changed July 9 when pitcher Gabe Lassiter gave the team a strong start and reliever Landon Smith held on for a 5-2 win over visiting Colonial Heights Post 284.

Then came the Legion All-Star break, in which Mechanicsville’s Trey Karnes won the home run derby Friday night and the North of the River All Stars defeated the South team 11-9 Saturday in a game that ended when another Post 175 player, Hunter Beck, got a groundout with the tying run at the plate.

Finally, on Sunday, Mechanicsville faced a test against South Richmond Post 137. After blowing a 7-2 lead to let South Richmond tie the game in the top of the seventh inning, Post 175’s Orion Debres reached on an infield single, moved to second on a called balk, advanced to third on Noah Smith’s infield single, and scored on a passed ball to give the team

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Karnes wins home run derby

By Zach Joachim Richmond Times-Dispatch

Dave Lawrence/The Local

Mechanicsville Post 175’s Joey Turner beats the pickoff throw to South Richmond Post 137 first baseman Bailey Burcume in Post 175’s 8-7 win over Post 137 at Hanover High School on Sunday. It was Mechanicsville’s second win in a week.

its second win in a row.

Ryan Mabry gave Post 175 a strong start in that game, scattering seven hits and striking out three in six innings of work.

For both Lassiter and Mabry, it was their first start of the season.

“It’s obvious I don’t know much as a coach because I started Lassiter for the first

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time and he pitched great and I started Mabry for the first time and he pitched great,” joked Mechanicsville manager Ken Schrad. “When you give a kid the ball, you expect them to do the job, and both did.”

Lassiter said the team worked on its attitude after a disastrous outing the week before.

“We were talking about how we needed to buy into the process and keep doing things and how it would eventually work out and we’d put all the pieces together,” Lassiter said. “We had some games where we wouldn’t have pitching, but we would have hitting; or we wouldn’t have hitting, but we’d have some pitching. We finally just put all

the pieces together.”

In Sunday’s game against Post 137, Mechanicsville had all the pieces together, but it seemed to unravel in the top of the seventh after South Richmond tied the game at 7-7.

Noah Smith was called in relief that inning with the bases see WIN, pg. 12

HENRICO – With music blaring from loudspeakers and the ping of metal bats echoing across Ken Moore Field at Douglas Freeman High School, Richmond-area American Legion posts held their inaugural Home Run Derby Friday night.

Post 175’s Trey Karnes and 137’s David Coppedge met in the final, with the top-seeded Karnes taking home the title. Karnes, now a rising sophomore at Hampden-Sydney, attended Lee-Davis, and Coppedge – who is committed to play at UVA – goes to Clover Hill.

Karnes said this was his first time competing in a home run derby.

“I’ve never been in a see DERBY, pg. 12

Rockville seniors have fun in final home meet Rockville/Dolphin Club teammates Matilde Quilici and Janey Ferry raced to the finish line in the 11-12 girls 50 breaststroke, Quilici prevailing by just .09 at 43.66 to Ferry’s 43.75.

The race was emblematic of the final push for swimmers to qualify for Champs, which begins July 27 at the Collegiate School Aquatic Center in Richmond.

By Rob Witham and Dave Lawrence Ashland-Hanover Local ROCKVILLE – It’s not every night where you look up during a Greater Richmond Aquatic League event and only find two young men, their legs wrapped in red tape, on the starting blocks.

But, with the attention of every swimmer, every attendee at Rockville’s pool Wednesday night suddenly fixated on lanes three and four, Rockville/ Dolphin Club head coach Aidan Fraser and teammate John Haney were ready for their senior tribute, as they readied for one more race in a pool they called home most of their lives.

The record shows both swimmers were disqualified, but that didn’t matter. For Fraser, it was a fitting end to a year which saw him ask to serve as head coach for the Racers, who endured a difficult season in 2018, and joined forces with The Dolphin Club, whose home is at the Weinstein Community Center, to help rejunvenate the program.

“John brought the red tape out of nowhere,” Fraser said of Haney, who brought the prop that even stood out more on “Superheroes Night” than any Caped Crusader or Wonder Woman. “It isn’t actually that hard to swim (with the tape), it feels really weird. My legs were too close together, too close for comfort.”

There was plenty of comfort on the evening’s scoreboard, as Rockville/Dolphin Club pulled away early for an 1,127.5 to 760.5 win over Pebble Creek.

Though it was a step back for the Piranhas after a victory last week over The Dominion Club, there was plenty of positive in the team’s performance per head coach Jordan Witherow.

“We’ve been making a lot

Joel Klein for The Local

Rockville 7-year-old Nels Quelland enters the pool in the 7-8 boys 25-yard backstroke and earns a personal best and winning time of 23.47 seconds in Rockville/The Dolphin Club’s GRAL swim meet with visiting Bell Creek Wednesday night.

of improvements on the little things, which fundamentals are the big things with summer league kids,” Witherow explained. “You also want to have a lot of fun, but you also need them to learn and improve, and try to grow a love of the sport.”

The Piranhas were led by quadruple winners Kenzie Cooper, Cooper Early, Mason Hill and Tyler Hill. Tyler’s 26.47 time in winning the 13-14 boys 50-yard butterfly improved his best time by more than half a second.

Earlier, a 29.69 personal best in the 50-yard backstroke helped him break the 30-sec-

ond barrier for the first time and qualify for the seasonending GRAL Champs event at the tournament’s highest level: senior varsity. He finished the evening making another senior varsity cut in the 50 freestyle, clocking in at 25.25.

Jordan DeBruhl, Christopher Gilley, Tessa Santelli, Dillon Strohhacker, Kenzie Strohhacker and Reagan Strohhacker each were triple winners for Pebble Creek.

Rockville/Dolphin Club had six quadruple winners: Kaylee Costello, George Estill, James Ferry, Aiden Hawthorne, Katie Johnson and Victoria Sessa. Ferry set a new personal

best in the 8-and-under boys 25-yard butterfly with a time of 21.69. Johnson shaved more than two seconds from her best time in the 13-14 girls 50 backstroke with a 36.65 finish, just .04 away from advanced level.

Triple winners for Rockville/Dolphin Club were Avery Carlson, Elise Costello, Greyson Fisher, Addison Hinson, Sean Larkin, Sara Maksimovic, Avery Owens, Ty Owens, Nels Quelland, Colston Worthington and Carter Zubris.

For Fraser, who leaves next month for the University of Delaware to study chemical engineering, the night was a

fitting conclusion at a special place, and a chance to savor his role in helping the Racer program build and prepare for the future.

“The partnership with Dolphin Club was proposed at the end of last season,” Fraser explained. “We were fine with it. Whatever we can do to help out, and it’s going good so far.

Kids are making lots of new friends, and that’s my favorite thing, seeing my young kids having a great time with their new friends.”

Sometimes, friends make the best competitors. In a photo finish in, perhaps, the best race of the evening,

Burkwood focuses on improvement MECHANICSVILLE – Burkwood’s Buccaneers outnumbered Wyndham in the two team’s meet at Burkwood Wednesday night, and the numerical advantage showed in the final scores.

But the Buccaneers, with just one meet to go before Champs, were focused more on individual progress. And the individual results showed the fruits of that focus.

“We had a lot of time drops,” said Burkwood head coach Karen Seeber.

Quite a few Burkwood swimmers have qualified for Champs. Others are close to making the cut, and Burkwood assistant coach Brendan Farrar explained what they do to help their swimmers close that gap.

“We’ve really been pushing it in practice and getting more individualized work on what they need,” he said. “We’ll pull them out. Other coaches will work with them to help them feel more confident in the meet.

Hopefully we’ll take what we learn tonight until Tuesday, which is our last meet, and have some more qualifiers.”

Burkwood was led by quad winners Braden Amiss, Bret Bednarczyk, Charlotte Early, Russell Odor, Chandler Rose and Lilly Zyglocke. Triple winners were Kelsey Carroll, Sam see FUN, pg. 12

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DERBY Continued from pg. 10

home run derby, this was a great experience, I was looking forward to it all week,” Karnes said. “I grew up watching it as a kid and it’s just something you’ve always wanted to do, it’s fun.”

Coppedge said he’d participated in a couple of prior home run derbies, and won one at the 11-and-under age level.

“This is definitely the most fun one I’ve been a part of,” Coppedge said.

Kids in the 10 to 14 age group shagged fly balls in the outfield, and ate ice cream while relaying the score to coaches on the field and in the press box.

Eight batters divided into seeds and competing in headto-head matchups were awardBy Zach Joachim ed points for hitting distance Richmond Times-Dispatch markers in the outfield. Home runs were worth four points.

HENRICO – After a tense Trevor Scott Queensbery, game of rock-paper-scissors, one of the children in the outJessie Robinson Jr. emerged field, said he’d always wanted with the MVP trophy, so to to see what it was like shagspeak, of Saturday night’s ging fly balls for a home run American Legion All-Star derby. Unlike most of the fieldGame at Douglas Freeman’s ers, though, he’s not a fan of Ken Moore Field. ice cream, and stayed in the Robinson — who went outfield the whole time.

2-for-4 with a pair of dou“It was pretty cool, I’ve bles and pitched a scoreless always watched the MLB home sixth inning — was awarded run derby and wanted to be a Fortnite-themed water gun one of the kids shagging balls,” after the showdown with Queensbery said. “I got to get a his co-MVP and North of taste of what that’s like tonight.” the River teammate, Noah Coppedge’s dog, Morra, Berringer. tried to help the kids shag fly Berringer, a recent Mills balls. But a line drive down the Godwin graduate, finished left field line came a little too 2-for-3 with a double and close for comfort, and she laid three RBIs as his North team down for the remainder of the beat their South of the River contest. opposition 11-9.

Ethan Williams and Drew The game featured playCamp, the four and five seeds, ers from Richmond’s six respectively, ended their firstAmerican Legion posts, as round matchup tied at 13 well as a handful of players points. A swing-off ensued, from Chesapeake. and Williams advanced in the evening’s tightest contest.

Coppedge had the evening’s James River’s Alex Balisteri. highest score with 20 points But Karnes bested him in in his semifinal matchup with the final, finding a groove after

Mark Gormus/Times-Dispatch

Left, Trey Karnes from Post 175 was the winner of the American Legion All-Stars home run derby at Douglas Freeman Friday.

Above, American Legion All-Stars players and coaches follow the flight of the ball during the home run derby.

weekend, was designed to bolZach Joachim can be reached ster community engagement at zjoachim@timesdispatch. with local legion teams. com.

North All-Stars hold off South

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Davis Hewett, a coach at Post 125 and Benedictine, helped organize the All-Star weekend, which included an inaugural home run derby Friday night.

Hewett called the weekend a “revival” for the All-Star game, which hasn’t happened in years. He said it allows local players from different schools and travel teams an unusual opportunity to cross paths.

“You’ve got guys from all over the map in Richmond.

And they’ve built a bit of a rapport through this,” he said.

“They come out, they’re highfiving each other and enjoying the game of baseball. Which is really what it comes down to.”

Berringer and Robinson said they’d never played with most of their teammates.

Aside from breaking his bat on a groundout, Robinson said the game was a good opportunity to compete with and against some of Richmond’s best young talent. Robinson is home-schooled and commit-

ted to play at VCU. “It was just fun having the best kids around the Richmond area get to play together,” he said. “We had some jokes, it was a good time.”

The North grabbed an early lead with a six-run first inning, jump-started by Robinson’s first double. Ty Krantz of Great Bridge and J.R. Tucker graduate Colin Haywood singled in a pair of runs apiece later in the frame.

The South never regained the lead, but chipped away with runs in all but the third and sixth innings. David Coppedge’s two-run double in the fourth cut the North’s lead to 7-4. Coppedge is a rising senior at Clover Hill who has committed to play at UVA. Eventually, the South brought the tying run to the plate with two outs in the top of the seventh. But North pitcher and Lee-Davis graduate Hunter Beck induced a groundout to end it.

WIN Continued from pg. 10

loaded. Like the previous Post 175 pitcher, Landon Smith, he struggled with control, but – with the bases loaded – struck out Connor Kannon to end the threat.

In the bottom of the seventh, Debres singled to third base and just beat the throw to first, then benefitted from the called balk to move to second base. Noah Smith then hit a dribbler toward third Kannon, then pitching for Post 137, made a sliding stop on – but he couldn’t get up in time to attempt a throw.

Noah Smith wasn’t taking any chances, however.

“At the time, I wasn’t worried about flashing out of the

FUN Continued from pg. 11

Castle, William Conlan, Bobby Culley, Taylor Downes, Colin Eliason, Allison Everhart, Claire Ligday, Mary Jane Ligday, Kate McCormack, Andrew Mudd, requesting Foreigner’s “Juke Post 125 coach Davis Daniel Mudd, Jacob Rose and Box Hero” be played on the Hewett said the evening, part of Lennon Zyglocke. loudspeakers. the American Legion All-Star Wyndham was led by quad

box and looking to see where the ball went,” he said. “All I was worried about was getting down the line, just getting to first base.”

Debres was able to get to third on the play. Schrad gave him the green light to go if the ball got past the South Richmond catcher.

“He said, ‘If it’s a passed ball and you get there, you get there,’” Debres said of Schrad’s advice. “I waited until I was sure the ball wasn’t going to stay right under [the catcher]. You commit too early and the ball stays right there, I’m out.”

Debres need not have worried. He left Post 137 no chance to make a play.

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

winners Craig Bohlman and Gregory Panos, and triple winners Grace Belden, Gabriela Carvalho, Stephen Edwards, Ben Ehrensberger, Abby Jessup, Alli Lovell, Nicholas Rapp, Lizzie Weir and Alice Zhang.

Rob Witham can be reached at sports@mechlocal.com.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Hanover County Board of Supervisors has set Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at 7:00 P.M., in the Board Room of the Hanover County Government Building at Hanover Courthouse, Hanover, Virginia, as the day, date, time, and place for a public hearing to consider the following cases, at which public comments will be accepted: REZONINGS C-56-05(c), AM. 1-19, STONY RUN PARTNERS, L.L.C. Request(s) an amendment to the conceptual plan and elevations approved with rezoning request C-56-05(c), Am. 1-12, Raymond E. Sawyer, et al., on GPIN 7787-37-9178, consisting of approximately 15.6 acres, zoned R-5(c), Multiple-Family Residential District with conditions. The property is located on the west line of Lakeridge Parkway (State Route 782) approximately 1,000 feet north of its intersection with Sliding Hill Road (State Route 656). The subject property is designated on the General Land Use Plan Map as Multi-Family. The proposed amendment would permit the construction of one additional building containing 11 additional dwelling units for an increase in gross density from 10.26 units per acres to 10.96 units per acre.

(PUBLIC HEARING) Magisterial District: South Anna C-16-09(c), AM. 1-19, ELENA SAIANKINA AND DANIEL A. BURNS Request(s) an amendment to the conceptual plan and proffers approved with rezoning request C-16-09(c), Daniel A. Burns, on GPIN 8727-07-7937, consisting of approximately 12.5 acres, zoned AR-6(c), Agricultural Residential District with conditions. The property is located on the west line of Pollard Creek Road (State Route 742), approximately 1,050 feet north of its intersection with Fire Lane (State Route 724). The subject property is designated on the General Land Use Plan Map as Agricultural. The proposed zoning amendment would allow an amendment of the approved conceptual plan and proffers. (PUBLIC HEARING) Magisterial District: Henry C-6-19(c), SANDY VALLEY, L.L.C. Request(s) to rezone from A-1, Agricultural District, to AR-6(c), Agricultural Residential District with conditions on GPIN 8735-80-4181, consisting of approximately 70.26 acres, and located on the north line of Sandy Valley Road (State Route 635) approximately 1,800 feet west of its intersection with Little Florida Road (State Route 650). The subject property is designated on the General Land Use Plan Map as Agricultural. The proposed zoning amendment would permit the creation of eleven (11) building lots for a gross density of one (1) dwelling unit per 6.39 acres. (PUBLIC HEARING) Magisterial District: Cold Harbor CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS CUP-2-19, JEANNE HIGGINBOTHAM Request(s) a Conditional Use Permit in accordance with Section 26-130.4 of the Hanover County Zoning Ordinance to permit used car sales on GPIN 8735-03-0438(part), consisting of approximately 0.2 acres, zoned B-3, General Business District, and located on the east line of Ladiestown Road (private road) at its intersection with Mechanicsville Turnpike (U.S. Route 360). The subject property is designated on the General Land Use Plan Map as Commercial. (PUBLIC HEARING) Magisterial District: Cold Harbor ORDINANCES OF VACATION OV-6-19, GIBSON WRIGHT (NORTHLAKE, SECTION 5, BLOCK B AMENDMENT) Request(s) an Ordinance of Vacation in accordance with Section 15.2-2272, Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, in order to vacate a note stating “Variable width right-of-way dedicated to Hanover County,” on GPIN 7788-29-5157, located on the south line of North Lakeridge Parkway (State Route 782) approximately 675 feet east of its intersection with Washington Highway (U.S. Route 1), as shown on the plat titled, “Northlake, Section 5, Block B Amendment,” prepared by Jennings Stephenson P.C., recorded November 3, 2010, in Plat Book 40, Page 150 in the Office of the Clerk of the Hanover County Circuit Court.

Magisterial District: Ashland OOV2019-00002 (CHICKAHOMINY FALLS – BLOCK F, SECTION 1) Request(s) an Ordinance of Vacation in accordance with Section 15.2-2272, Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, in order to Vacate a 20’ Drainage Easement - Dedicated to Hanover County, containing 3,104 square feet, on the rear lot line of GPINs 7787-06-6668, 7787-06-7625, 7787-06-7672 and 7787-06-8538, located on the south line of Chickahominy Falls Lane (route pending) as shown on the plat titled ““Easement Vacation Plan for GPINs 7787-06-6668, 778706-7625, 7787-06-7672 and 7787-06-8538”,” prepared by The Bay Companies Civil Engineers. The easement to be vacated appears on Lots 3 – 6 on the Corrected Plat of Chickahominy Falls, Section 1, recorded on September 24, 2018, in Subdivision Plat Book 44, Page 191 in the Office of the Clerk of the Hanover County Circuit Court.

Magisterial District: South Anna Copies of the above case may be reviewed in the Planning Office, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

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LETTERS Continued from pg. 6

Supervisor takes issue with what wasn’t in article [Richmond Times-Dispatch reporter] Christopher Rojas reported this morning, July 7, 2019, on a small group of Klan members who gathered at Hanover Courthouse Saturday afternoon [July 6]. I do not know if Mr. Rojas actually went to the site of the gathering or simply called around to get other opinions.

I do know that he contacted me and we had a much longer conversation than what he reported in his article.

What bothers me is not what he wrote; but, what he didn’t write. What he wrote included some of my words but not the context of our conversation.

After asking if I was aware of the gathering, I explained that I was and that our Sheriff ’s Office had been in contact with the participants to insure that everything was peaceful and within the law. At that time, I believe the gathering had already dispersed.

He then asked me “What is Hanover County going to do about it?”

This is where things went a little haywire. I told him that we would do nothing, as to do so would be in violation of the Constitution of the United States of America, which guarantees all of us the right to peacefully assemble and speak our views. This is very important to our very existence as these rights are what keep us free.

These freedoms can only exist if they exist for all. We cannot guarantee them for the righteous and noble and deny them to those we see as less fit.

I made it clear that I condoned none of the Klu Klux Klan’s ideas or principles and that white supremacy is in no way condoned by me or anyone else in Hanover’s leadership.

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a mental illness, meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. the second Tuesday evening of each month at the Ashland office of Hanover Community Services locat-

While I do not care for the messenger, I, you and all of us have a responsibility to insure that peaceful pursuit of lawful assembly and freedom of speech are protected for all.

The KKK has the right to express its message and I have the right to reject it and I do.

W. Canova Peterson Chairman Hanover County Board of Supervisors Mechanicsville

Resident: Law needed to remove urging KKK hotline I was shocked and flabbergasted upon reading the Richmond TimesDispatch on Sunday, July 7, that the Ku Klux Klan held a rally at Hanover Courthouse, especially after the tragedy in Charlottesville.

Since "hate-crime" is now a law requiring additional punishment, we need a law against "encouraging people to call a Ku Klux Klan hotline"; because it is a hate group that "disturbs the peace" in our civilized society.

I bet the charter of the Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan confirms that by those intentions. It is unbelievable this organization has survived into the 21st century. Let's end it now !

Ron Reed Beaverdam

County needs to move forward with united front Once again, we come to a time in the history of Hanover County where we can choose to move forward or continue to live within the impenetrable “legacy” thought process. What is that legacy? ed at 12300 Washington Highway in Ashland. Attendees support one another, share experiences, challenges and resources and to advocate for their loved ones. For more information, contact Kathy Redfearn, LCSW

If you look strictly at one segment of the population it appears that legacy means continually celebrating the history of the losers of the Civil War: the Confederacy.

It appears that they forget that the Confederacy lost the war.

Another aspect of the population wants to move forward with a united Hanover where all are celebrated and where we can celebrate as the Declaration of Independence says, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal . . .” We want to create a NEW Hanover legacy of justice and equality for all.

And yet, we witness a Ku Klux Klan rally staged to gain membership in front of OUR Hanover Courthouse. Why would they feel comfortable enough to come to Hanover to do this? Would it have anything to do with the “rumble in the jungle” of the 97th District of the Republican Party where the man who stood up to help those of lesser means in his district was tossed out of office and replaced with a commander of one of the six local Confederate groups in Hanover?

Were they aware of the tossing off the board of Earl Hunter Jr., an African-American with no reason for his dismissal and said that is our kind of town.

Even more recently, they witnessed the dismissal of Marla Coleman who made one mistake in their estimation -- she voted for a change in the names of the Confederate name schools. After all, she was representing all people.

Perhaps they followed the story of the tossing of Dr. Kevin Washington and his wife from a “town hall” meeting of the NRA and the GOP. They were the only two people of color in attendance as Dr. Washington went to become informed on the NRA stance in his bid for the seat in the 97th District.

Dr. Washington wants to represent all citizens. Would it have to

do with well-qualified candidates of color continually applying for a seat on the Hanover County School Board and not being appointed?

Most recently, one of the Hanover County Board of Supervisors members admitted Rev. Scott Bray had great qualifications as candidate, but how many times, how many years have we heard that?

Nah, we can’t put you here but look, we’ll give you this instead.

Rev. Bray, it was reported, was assured he’d get another appointment soon. Would it have to do with the overwhelming support they see of our board of supervisors as they refuse to do anything to change the names of the two schools in Hanover County that still carry the names of the losing generals of the Civil Wars Lee Davis and Stonewall Jackson?

Throughout the country there are less than 100 schools that still carry the name of Confederate generals, they are mostly in the Deep South.

Virginia has started moving toward being a state for all people and now has only 13 schools still carrying the names of the Confederate generals.

Yet, Hanover, in its infinite wisdom, has the distinction of having two schools still named after these generals.

The board of supervisors would have you believe they left the decision up to the citizens of Hanover.

They knew the result before the vote because of the reputation Hanover has.

They know the percentage of minorities in Hanover and knew they could depend on the people of Hanover not taking into consideration the feelings of minorities as they decided to stick with their legacy -- a legacy of schools honoring the losers of the Confederate war. WHY? They could dismantle this controversial issue and bring Hanover

together as a place for ALL people with one positive decision. CHANGE THE SCHOOL NAMES. Get us off the news cycle on TV and in the newspapers, where we are reported to continue living in the past. We made not only The Mechanicsville Local, the Roanoke paper, the Richmond Times-Dispatch and the Washington Post.

Hanover wonders why they have a hard time getting teachers/administrators of color in our schools.

It is hard to find a person of color willing to put up with what they know they will face in schools that profess their legacy so blatantly.

When will this board of supervisors decide to do the right thing for ALL people? If they can’t make that decision, it is time for the good people of Hanover to decide we need new blood, a board that sees clearly the future and not the past.

We need to vote to have an elected school board -- a school board that represents all of the people of Hanover County.

I don’t want my grandchildren living in a place where the KKK feels comfortable coming for the recruitment of new members.

My family has been in Hanover County as long as any of the families of the board of supervisors.

Don’t we, the minority citizens, deserve some consideration? After all, we were on the right side of history.

And as we looked for a rebuke of the actions of this group, all we got was a shallow response from the chairman of the board of supervisors. “I 100% support citizens of this community and country being able to express their opinions — as long as they do it peacefully,” said [Canova] Peterson, while noting that he disagrees with those who appeared at the rally on Saturday. “There’s a lot of people who disagree with me, but I’m not going to try and shut them down.”

Pat Jordan Mechanicsville

at 804-675-4230.

from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every second Tuesday through December. The address is 13182 Hanover Courthouse Road in Hanover. For more information, visit http://www.hanoverhistorical.org/index.html.

The Clay Spring Garden Club in Ashland meets at 1 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month (except for the month of July at the First Baptist Church in Ashland off of U.S. 54. Karen Fritter is the president.

The Hanover County Historical Society will be conducting free tours of the Old Hanover Courthouse on the Historic Courthouse Green

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HEF awards scholarships to county’s 2019 graduates Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com

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SHLAND – The Hanover Education Foundation recently awarded scholarships to Class of 2019 graduates.

Scholarships totaling over $139,000 were awarded to 60 seniors in Hanover County Public Schools as they continue to pursue training and educational opportunities beyond high school.

The scholarships and recipients are as follow: AARP Hanover Chapter Scholarship -Addison Raso, Atlee High School.

Alex Moore Memorial Scholarship -- Ellie Hamp, Hanover High School.

Ashland Garden Club Scholarship -Andrew Morris, Patrick Henry High School.

Beth O’Brien Hubbard Memorial Scholarship -- Amber Padilla, Atlee High School; Jamison Taylor, Hanover High School; Judah Hoole, Lee-Davis High School; and Sarah Jackson, Patrick Henry High School.

Bette J. Harmon Memorial Scholarship --

Addison Raso, Atlee High School, and Jessica Laplaga, Lee-Davis High School.

Christie Minton Peace Scholarship -- Sarah Jensen, Lee-Davis High School.

Covenant Woods Community Outreach Scholarship -- Leaticia Kiam, Atlee High School; Courtney Carroll, Hanover High School; Jillian Turner, Lee-Davis High School; and Grace DeArmon, Patrick Henry High School.

Derek Crytser Memorial Scholarship -- Grace Baker, Atlee High School, and Savannah Swan, Hanover High School.

Eleanor J. Sydnor Honor Award -- Adam Gemmill and Olivia Sewell, Patrick Henry High School.

Hanover Foils Scholarship for Engineering -Cameron Boxley, Patrick Henry High School.

Hanover Foils Scholarship for Trade & Technical Careers -- Zack Beatley, Patrick Henry High School.

James Pierce “Punkie” Kegley Jr. Memorial Scholarship -- Lucy Klisz, Patrick Henry High School.

J.K. Samples Scholarship -- Brianna Bui, Sabrina Chin and Jack Palmer, Atlee High School; Madeline Atkinson, William Bowles and Anthony Morales, Hanover High School; Trevor Hockman, Kirsten Lamb and Brendan Farrar, Lee-Davis High School; and Cassie Allen, Mary Jane Holland and Collin Vaughan, Patrick Henry High School.

Kevin Ritz Memorial Scholarship -Jonathan Brooks, Lee-Davis High School.

Lee-Davis 1968 Class Scholarship -Samantha Branch, Lee-Davis High School.

Mario Colon Rivadeneria Memorial Scholarship -- Sara Laliberte, Lee-Davis High School.

Richmond East Moose Lodge Scholarship -- Nathan Dodson, Brendan Farrar, Codie

Heilig, Tori Heller, and Madison Williams, Lee-Davis High School.

Richmond East Moose Lodge Trades & Technical -- Ashley Grace Miller, Lee-Davis High School.

Robert W. and Helen M. Parker Scholarship -- Jackson Brewer, Ben Dibble, Jack Gable, Brianna Macias, Emily Miller, Dallas Nguyen, Cameron Reed, Rebekah Sikkar, Olivia Taylor and Karrington Wilson, Patrick Henry High School.

Rudy Organiz Memorial Scholarship -Maria Brown and Leaticia Kiam, Atlee High School; Anthony Morales, Hanover High School; and Nadia Morou, Lee-Davis High School.

RWM Scholarship -- Brittany Doyle, Patrick Henry High School.

Serve and Learn Scholarship -- Turner Barger, Atlee High School; Ashley Grace Miller, Lee-Davis High School; and Kennedi Wilson, Patrick Henry High School.

The Insurance Doctor -- Olivia Goodman, Patrick Henry High School.

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ranked 1st in Virginia and 11th HANOVER -- The time in the nation of communities has come to start planning for the 36th annual National Night of a similar size.

Sgt. James R. Cooper, speakOut 2019 in Hanover County.

The date for National Night ing on behalf of Col. David R. Hines, sheriff, said it was Out is Tuesday, Aug. 6.

National Night “another excellent examOut is an annual event ple of the partnership designed to strengthen between the Hanover our communities by County Sheriff’s Office encouraging neighborand the community we hoods to engage in serve.”

Communities planstronger relationships ning to have an event to with each other and celebrate National Night with their local law Photo: HCSO Out, or those who wish enforcement partners. to obtain more informaThe goal is to heighten tion about National Night crime prevention awareness, build support and participation Out, may contact Deputy Russ Beltran at 804-365-7116 or by in local anti-crime programs, email at nationalnightout@ and most importantly, send hanovercounty.gov by Friday, a message that our neighborJuly 12, so the Sheriff’s Office hoods are organized and fightcan make plans to stop by and ing back. It’s also the perfect thank the community for their opportunity to get to know support in keeping our comyour neighbors even better.

In 2018, Hanover County munities safe.