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Frazier gets highest honor from co-op
Cedar Lane neighbors: VFW Post firing weapons at issue By Jim Ridolphi for Ashland-Hanover Local
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ILLIAMSBURG -- William C. “Bill” Frazier, a longtime businessman, supervisor and community leader in Hanover County, is the recipient of the 2019 Electric Cooperative Leadership Award from the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives (VMDAEC). Frazier received the association’s highest award July 29 as part of the VMDAEC 75th Annual Meeting in Williamsburg. A resident of Montpelier, Frazier has served on the board of Rappahannock Electric Cooperative since 1981, including the role of chairman, and has played an integral role in numerous co-op initiatives. He also served for six years as a member of the Old Dominion Electric Cooperative Board of Directors. Frazier was a member of the Hanover
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William C. “Bill” Frazier, left, accepts the Electric Cooperative Leadership Award from the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives with Kent Farmer, president and CEO of Rappahannock Electric Cooperative. Frazier serves on the REC board.
County Board of Supervisors for 16 years and has held numerous positions of responsibility in civic affairs and his church. In presenting the award, Richard G. Johnstone Jr., president and CEO of the VMD see FRAZIER, pg. 4
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The Home Building Association of Richmond hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, Aug, 1, for Richmond Homearama 2020 at Hickory Hill in Ashland. Next year’s event will be the show’s debut in Hanover County. Among those participating were, from left, Todd Rogers, Hometown Realty & RC-I Builders; Jeff Tunstall, PerrinCrest Custom Homes; Patrick Ashley, RC-I Builders; Kevin McNulty, LifeStyle Home Builders; Josh Goldschmidt, Eagle Construction; Rob Carter, Southern Traditions; Ryan Sedwick, Vertical Builders; E. Lindwood Thomas, Hanover County Economic Development; Wayne Hazzard, South Anna District, Hanover County Board of Supervisors; Mike Chenault, Hometown Realty; Canova Peterson, Mechanicsville District, Hanover County Board of Supervisors; and Danna Markland, Home Building Association of Richmond.
HANOVER — The Hanover County Board of Supervisors will decide whether a local VFW Post can continue to hold semi-annual events that some neighbors say are dangerous. Members of Post 10657 of Glen Allen are seeking a Conditional Use Permit allowing them to construct a building to house a collection of antique military vehicles and equipment at their Cedar Lane location. There was little objection to the new building, but the activities associated with the site were scrutinized when Planning Commissioners considered the request last month. The Post was seeking to amend its sketch plan to accommodate the new building on its 7-acreplus site off Cedar Lane. The property is currently zoned agricultural. Assistant county planner Lee Garman said the county’s department of Public Works requires a certified study to determine if the new plans infringe on surrounding wetlands. He also noted a second entrance used for the
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VFW Post 10657 in Glen Allen is seeking permission from the Hanover County Board of Supervisors to continue holding semi-annual events that are being called dangerous by neighbors on Cedar Lane.
Jeep trails that run throughout the property was developed in violation of the current CUP. In addition to the Jeep trails, foxholes and other simulated fortifications have been erected in or near the wetlands area that must be restored to its original condition. Post representative Scott Courtney of Resource see WEAPONS, pg. 4
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ASHLAND – New officers of the Clay Spring Garden Club for 2019-2020 were installed during the annual meeting, which was held on Tuesday, June 11, at St. James Episcopal Church in Ashland. They are: Barbara Boor, president; Elizabeth Moorhouse, first vice president; Janice Miller, second vice president; Mary Wiblin, Treasurer; and Jean Clark, secretary. Past President Karen Fritter handed the gavel over to Boor. Wiblin received the Beth Hemmingway Trophy for the most points in horticulture and Dale Cannon received the Slash Cottage Trophy for the most points in designs. Clay Spring Garden Club's first meeting for the new year will get underway at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 12, at the First Baptist Church in Ashland.
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New officers of the Clay Spring Garden Club recently were installed during a meeting at St. James Episcopal Church in Ashland. They are, from left, Barbara Boor, president; Elizabeth Moorhouse, first vice president; Janice Miller, second vice president; Jean Clark, secretary; and Mary Wiblin, treasurer. Left: Karen Fritter, past president, is shown with and Barbara Boor, incoming president of the Clay Spring Garden Club.
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The Doswell Ruritan Club held an evening to recognize veterans in the community for their unselfish service to our country and their willingness to pay the price to protect us on Tuesday, July 16. The Hanover Harmony, a local men’s chorus, provided music. Certificates and patriotic pins depicting their branch of service in the military were presented to the veterans. Shown are Hanover Harmony, Flag Cakes made by members of the Doswell Club, and Deborah Taylor, club president.
First 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. HCPS began offering the 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 program 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
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blazers 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.
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Patriot Camp set for Aug. 20 for Patrick Henry freshmen Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com ASHLAND -- Patrick Henry PHreshmen are reminded not to miss out on this year’s Patriot Camp, which gets underway at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 20. Those attending will have an opportunity to meet Patrick Henry seniors, learn more about Patrick Henry, play games, win prizes, and have fun. To make a reservation, RSVP to https:// forms.gle/tkEodtLqtqVgejdp9. Seniors are invited to guide the incoming freshmen in the right direction before school starts. Those who take part will accrue some volunteer hours.
Sign up to be a Senior Volunteer for this year's Patrick Henry Patriot Camp. They will need to attend a mandatory training session at 10 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 19, and 8 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, Aug. 20. Sign up at https:// forms.gle/HkquBwcjgVUDvB8n9. Rising seniors who may have questions about the college application process can participate in a program filled with fun and information in taking that next step. The Patrick Henry Counseling Center will host the event for a few hours on Tuesday, Aug. 13. The goal is for students to learn how to navigate the ever-changing world of college admissions. RSVP today at: https://forms. gle/2c5ns9fo5oHTntEm9.
Youth Basketball camp to begin Aug. 19 Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com ASHLAND – The 2019 Patrick Henry Boys and Girls Youth Basketball Camp will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, Aug. 19-21, at Patrick Henry High School at 12449 W. Patrick Henry Rd. in Ashland. Early dropoff starts at 8 a.m. Students ranging in age from 6 to 14 years are invited to participate. The cost is $80. Parents/guardians are asked to make checks payable to PHHS.
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Association, said Frazier is known for “always bringing his insightful questions, business acumen and common sense to bear on every issue, and always serving as a champion for ‘the member at the end of the line.’ ” Accompanied by his daughter Gail, Frazier said he was taken aback when the award was announced. He noted he has served on many
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Registration forms and payment are still being accepted. Registration may be mailed to Patrick Henry or may be paid on the first day of camp. Shirt orders for pre-registered campers will be placed the first week of August. Accommodations for a t-shirt will try to be made for those campers who register after that week. For more information, contact: Coach Randy Anderson at randerson@hcps.us or Coach Phillip Cobb at cobbp@ymcarichmond.org.
boards, “but none of them have ever been as exciting or as interesting as being on the electric co-op board. … I’ve just been very proud to be a part of it.” Frazier’s relatives and colleagues were in attendance as he accepted the award. “Bill was always prepared when he came into the board meetings. It was obvious that he’d done his homework,” said Kent Farmer, president and CEO of Rappahannock Electric Cooperative. “He is a
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selfless community advocate and dedicated to promoting the cooperative business model.” Headquartered in Glen Allen, the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives provides safety and training, communications and legislative services to 15 electric cooperatives serving the three-state Mid-Atlantic region. For more information, visit www.vmdaec.com or www.co-opliving.com.
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International said restoring those wetlands might only require the removal of logs that outline the trail and allowing the area to reforest. A community meeting was held last November where neighbors cited concerns regarding the use of Cedar Lane for vintage military vehicles and the firing of military weapons that disturb neighboring livestock and other animals. Garman said the application would require a survey of the property conducted by a certified engineer to delineate the location of the wetlands submitted before a site plan could be approved. Planners also recommended that the firing of military weapons or the use of military vehicles for demonstrations not be allowed as part of the CUP. Courtney asked that those activities be permitted on Memorial Day and Veterans Day when the Post invites families to celebrate the holidays at the location. “This is one of the educational activities that the VFW does,” Courtney said. “The wetlands area is somewhat a replica of Vietnam, and the firing of blanks is one of the things that give the attendees a feel for what it was like. They use these events as a fundraiser.” Courtney told the commissioners that certified surveys had been completed and submitted as requested and the trails are no longer being used by the Post. Courtney also requested that the second entrance be allowed to remain open during construction of the new building. He asked the commission to revise the planning staff’s recommendations and allow the demonstrations and firing of weapons on two specific days during the year, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Courtney said neighbors would be notified to allow ample time to remove or prepare animals for the firings. “We are opposed to this because of the impact that it has on the livestock,” said neighbor Mike Adams. “It’s hard to move them for just a day with these events. With five hours of gunfire, the animals just can’t take it. The VFW said they had a right to do it and they were going to continue to do it.” Adams said during those live fire demonstrations combatants fired blanks at each other “at point blank range with kids standing up in the Jeeps.” He said the Post also allowed young children to fire M-16 weapons without hearing or eye protection. “Basic gun safety rules were not adhered to,” Adams said. Adams, whose father founded the Post, said the organization has been “taken over” by members of a vintage military vehicle association. Warren Newsome said he attends those special celebrations and supports the continuation of the events including the live fire and vehicle rides.
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A zoning sign from the Hanover County Planning Commission lists information for those wishing to comment on the semi-annual events that involve fire weapons at VFW Post 10657 on Cedar Lane in Glen Allen.
He said allowing children to ride in the vintage vehicles provides special insight into Army life. “All the vehicles we parade are legal,” Newsome said. He also said the blanks used pose no danger due to the minimal amount of gunpowder used to make them. “A firecracker is louder than these blanks,” he said. Courtney told commissioners that certified surveys had been completed and submitted as requested and the trails are no longer being used by the Post. Richard Crane, quatermaster of the Post, also spoke in favor of allowing the event to continue and said the event teaches safe practices. “We emphasize safe firearms handling. … Under the instruction of veterans,” Crane said. “The most important part of our event is seeing people talking to the veterans. We only want to do this twice a year.” Fay Strong is a member of Post Auxiliary and her father co-founded the current unit, but she expressed concerns regarding the live fire demonstrations. “I’m not opposed to the building,” she said. “I’m opposed to what I just stood here and heard them say the firing of the guns was safe. I’m opposed to the shooting, which has been a problem for quite a long time.” Commissioner Larry Leadbetter represents the district where the Post is located and said he had walked the property, including the trails and the foxholes. “It’s torn up pretty bad with a lot of ruts,” he said, describing the wetlands area where the trails are located. “Based on what I saw and what the neighbors have indicated… I think this activity is very disruptive to this neighborhood.” Leadbetter said he favored recommending approval of the application, including the restrictions outlined by planning staff that included the prohibition of live fire, the restoration of the wetlands, and the closing of the second entrance leading to the Jeep trails. His fellow commissioners agreed and approved the recommendation by a unanimous vote. The board of supervisors will now consider the application at an upcoming meeting.
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he seemed to be resting comfortably, but it was a very unfamiliar -- and worrisome -- role: Mom was ill and spending her fifth night in the local hospital. She has been healthy for most of her almost 89 years -- and that includes beating thyroid cancer in 1978. She is a dynamo who, since joining me here in 2009, has handled grocery shopping, going to her weekly hair appointment, and taking advantage of the retail opportunities in the vicinity of our home. Those who meet her are always surprised and complimentary about her age. She always attributes being active to keeping her stamina and vibrant, youthful appearance. I only left her side twice to come home to get
clothes and toiletry items. And we are blessed to have a neighbor who helps whenever possible. Despite the thyroidectomy, this was probably the sickest and weakest I had ever seen my mother. Throughout the ordeal, I talked often to God and my father. Dad loved Mom so very much, and was truly devoted to her. She and I spent the last week of Dad’s life with him in a hospital room in our hometown. This was eerily similar in some ways, but, if there’s anything I know about Mom, it’s that she is a fighter. She doesn’t give up easily and she didn’t this time either. She was determined to return home -- and did just that last Tuesday. We haven’t reached that point in our lives where it’s a matter of me being her primary caregiver, but, should that day come, I will attempt to provide the same love and care she continues to
give to her grown daughter. Our parents raise us and, as Dad always said, prepare us to follow our own paths in life. When Dad passed away, my sister, brotherin-law and I followed his example in our love for Mom. Our goal was to take care of Mom the way Dad had. I sometimes feel as if he’s smiling about his youngest (me, the responsible, self-absorbed one) finally growing up. Mom and I have made some wonderful memories since deciding to make our home here. The image of her sleeping peacefully provided such a sense of love, and a reminder of what a blessing I have that my mother is still with me at nearly nine decades. Thank you to all who said a prayer or get well wishes to Mom. We appreciate the kindness of a community that has proven it is home.
50 years ago: By the time we got to Woodstock . . . By Jim Ridolphi Contributing Columnist It’s difficult to believe it’s been 50 years since nearly a half million people gathered for three days of peace, love and music in a small village in upstate New York. What we now call Woodstock was first billed as An Aquarian Exposition: Three days of Peace and Music, and was truly the concert that almost didn’t happen. The event was organized by four promoters who faced enormous challenges planning on a concert
they thought would make millions. When it was over, they were close to bankruptcy. At first glance, it all seemed possible and more than 160,000 tickets were sold in advance at $18 a pop. Officials expected no more than 200,000 to show up for the event. Town officials were promised that no more than 50,000 people would attend. Organizers finally rented land from a local dairy farmer, Max Yasgur, for $10,000, and what at first appeared to be a second rate lineup of bands began to expand.
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Reader defends supervisors’ role in KKK appearance It is a sad state of incivility when religious organizations becomes befouled by poliltical propaganda. False accusations were made against the Hanover County Board of Supervisors because they chose to ignore a small group of hateful idiots that represents less than 1% of the population. There is plenty of actual sin for these people to confront. Religious freedom is sought to be stymied when the acknowledgement of homosexuality as a sin is claimed to be hateful. Pervasive drug use is falsely characterized as a disease, so don’t sneeze your habits onto others. Accusations of racisms and xenophobia are made when people confront the abusive and thieving acts of illegal immigrants. Real asylum seekers would try to learn English and wouldn’t be sneaking in. A much larger percentage of the population condones a woman’s preferential legal authority to engage in the most cruel and selfish act at the abortion clinic. These facilities deny the right to life and show contempt for one of the Ten Commandments. Many in our society persistently lie about products of commerce (college degrees, medical are), pursuits of life (food, clothing, housing, retirement), legal privileges (voting, public education), and moral endeavors (marriage) being natural rights so they can abuse the powers of governance to obtain their covetous desires. Self-determination applies to educational achievement, economic productivity, and governance. We have reached this level of discord because there is very little substantive or introspective analysis of human behavior. It is easier to feel important by condemning others with edited phrases of The Bible or Constitution taken out of context. Randy Waters Montpelier
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Atlee Little League falls to S.C. in tourney By Rob Witham For the Mechanicsville Local GREENVILLE, N.C. – Atlee Little League’s 9-11 All-Stars may not have walked away with the championship banner, but there is no doubt the kids left it all on a baseball diamond in North Carolina. “We played 17 games over 61 days and only lost three,” said James Layne, head coach of the team. “You can’t ask for much more.” Their journey began on a practice field in Mechanicsville, and ended at Stallings Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina, Wednesday afternoon, as they finished runners-up in the 2019 Tournament of State Champions. The champions from South Carolina avenged an Atlee comeback win in pool play with an 11-3 victory for the title. South Carolina, which brought the bulk of a team who placed second at the 8-10 Tournament of State Champions in 2018, rode the pitching of Tyson Fine, who threw a complete game in the championship, never throwing more than 15 pitches in an inning during a 74-pitch performance that included four strikeouts. After two scoreless innings, South Carolina struck first with a pair in the top of the third. Atlee answered as Bryce Stallard
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Atlee Little League finished as runner up in the 9-11 Tournament of State Champions at Elm Street Park in Greenville, North Carolina, Wednesday. Atlee, the Virginia state champions, fell to South Carolina 11-3 in the championship game.
sent a high pitch to the base of the left field wall for a double. After Grayson Reece reached base on an error at shortstop to advance Stallard to third base, Stallard scored on a sacrifice fly to shallow right field by Barrett Bucholz to cut the lead to 2-1. The fourth inning would belong to South Carolina. It
struck for five runs to extend the lead to 7-1. Brady Elrod took the first pitch of the Atlee half of the fourth over the center field fence for a solo home run. But after an Evan Salapka single, South Carolina turned a 6-4-3 double play to end the Atlee threat. The deficit wasn’t new to
Atlee when it came to South Carolina. After taking easy victories in pool play of 12-2 over Tennessee and 11-0 against Florida over the weekend to clinch a berth in the semifinals, Atlee went to the sixth and final inning against South Carolina in their last game of pool play Monday down 6-2.
But after bringing two runs in, down to its final out, Elrod stroked a single to left to bring home two more to tie the game at 6-6, then Chase Mottley hugged the left field line with a single to bring home two more runs. South Carolina loaded the bases in the bottom of the sixth, but couldn’t convert, as Salapka
entered in relief to get the final two outs for the win. Atlee scored in four consecutive innings in Tuesday’s semifinal against West Virginia, riding a complete game on the hill from Jordan Lucy, who had seven strikeouts in a 9-1 victory that set up the rematch. Layne noted the difference between Monday’s result and the championship when it came to his team. “We put up a lot of crooked numbers this week. We didn’t put up any crooked numbers on the scoreboard today. They got two of them, and that hurts,” Layne explained. “We left chances out there, and they maximized their opportunity. The plays that got us here, over 16 games, they just weren’t there today.” This Atlee team in many ways exhibited nine lives despite just two losses prior to the TOSC title game. Forced to the elimination bracket by Tuckahoe American in a 3-2 loss in the District V tournament on July 2, the team rallied to eliminate Tuckahoe National, then defeat Tuckahoe American twice, 5-2 and 4-2, to win the district title and earn a trip to Bluefield for the Little League Virginia state tournament. Atlee again faced elimination at the state level, climbing through the elimination bracket see ATLEE, pg. 9
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Hydration not enough to prevent heat illness By Dave Lawrence Sports Editor MECHANICSVILLE – Have changes in training regimens reduced the risk of athlete deaths from heat-related illnesses? Maybe yes, maybe no. The data needed to clearly back either argument remain elusive. A 2018 article in Environmental Research Letters by researchers Scott C. Sheridan and Michael J. Allen reviewed more than 70 studies conducted over the previous 15 years of heat-related death and illness and found that collectively they suffer from one major flaw: lack of a standard definition of what constitutes a heat-related event. The review found that populations overall are less vulnerable to heat-related illnesses – likely because of improved adaptations to heat, such as in increase in the use of air conditioning. But it noted that adequate information on the impacts to specific groups such as outdoor workers or athletes is lacking. Still, the data that exists are worrying. A 2010 analysis by a research team led by Andrew J. Grundstein of the University of Georgia that was published in the International Journal of Biometeorology found that the number of heat-related illnesses among football players increased from 1980 to 2010. This increase occurred despite improved understanding of heat illness in the athletic training community. There are a number of reasons why athletes (and others) continue to die, no matter how much they hydrate. For one, The Grundstein study of football players found that more heat-related deaths occurred in the Southeast where the climate tends to be warmer and more humid than the rest of the
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Left, Lee-Davis athletic trainer Sara Salvato measures the temperature and relative humidity during an afternoon practice at Lee-Davis Friday. The two numbers can be used to calculate the apparent temperature — or heat index — that can be used to fine tune practices to the outside conditions so as to minimize the risk of heat-related injury to players. Above, LeeDavis linemen prepare for football season with drills.
Guidelines in place to reduce risk By Rob Witham in the safety in the heat of all For the Mechanicsville Local involved? The National Federation of Area high schools came High Schools’ latest statement alive this week as fall sports on minimizing risk for exertryouts attract thousands of tional heat illness, released last student-athletes. Faced with year, focuses on several areas, the dog days of summer, what including continually moniguidelines are provided to toring one’s weight and subtrainers and coaches to assist sequent weight loss, to deter-
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United States. When the weather is hot and humid, there is only so much that our built-in cooling system can accomplish. Sweating cools the body not by the movement of water from the inside of the body to the surface of the skin, but by the evaporation of the sweat from the skin. For anyone who vaguely remembers hearing the term “latent heat of vaporization” in a school science class, this is where the scientific gobbledygook gets very relevant to one’s life. It takes a lot of energy to
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convert water from the liquid state to the vapor state: When you sweat and it evaporates, a lot of that energy comes out of you, and that loss of energy in turn reduces your body’s temperature. But there has to be room in the surrounding air for that water in your sweat to go. When the relative humidity is high, there is little evaporation and all that happens is water moves from inside the body to outside. You get dehydrated, but not any cooler. This is one reason why weather forecasters report the sensible temperature – a measure of how hot it feels to the
mine risk. “A loss of three percent of body weight during vigorous exercise can also significantly increase the risk for exertional heat-related illness,” the NFHS statement says. Those in charge of practicsee GUIDELINES, pg. 9
body. In the warm part of the year, the number reported is the heat index, which can be higher than the outside temperature. For example, as of the time this article is being written, the outside temperature is 87 degrees. But, because of the 56 percent relative humidity, it feels like 91 degrees. According to a National Weather Service heat index chart, if the relative humidity was more than 85 percent, the temperature would feel like more than 110 degrees. Jeff Orrock, meteorologistin-charge at the NWS office in Wakefield, the heat index is easy to understand, but it is not perfect. For example, the
temperature is measured in the shade and in a way that the temperature sensor is shielded from the wind. Wind would increase evaporation and reduce the heat index, while being in direct sunlight would raise the actual temperature and, in turn, the heat index. He said the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends using a measure called the global wet-bulb temperature, which takes into account air temperature, relative humidity, wind and direct sunlight (or shade). Virginia High School League guidelines recommend use of the heat index. When the heat index is 105 degrees or greater, no outside activity is permitted. From 95 to 104 degrees, no equipment (like helmets or pads) should be worn. From 90 to 94 degrees, equipment should be removed as often as possible, such as during rest breaks. Below 89 degrees, unrestricted access to water should be provided along with frequent rest breaks. Neither measure, however, takes into account an athlete’s ability to move heat from the muscles, where it is being generated, to the skin, where it can be released. When that ability is
diminished, the heat builds up internally and, in severe cases, the athlete essentially cooks from inside as organs fail from the built-up heat. A vigorous circulatory system is required to transport that heat and improve the ability to cool. This is especially important in sports like football, where players – particularly linemen – are much bigger now than they used to be, say, in the 1970s. But this is where the system, despite all the progress and continued good intentions, breaks down, says Mike Craven of Mike’s Olympic Gym in Mechanicsville. Development of the circulatory system is most effective when an athlete’s capacity for intensive effort is individually assessed. In far too many cases, such assessment is not taking place. Part of the problem is that death is relatively uncommon – though Craven said that three high school athletes have died since June 11 during conditioning. “Because it’s rare, we keep making the same mistake,” Craven said. “Some kids can’t keep up with what the coach is asking of them.” Dave Lawrence can be reached at dlawrence@mechlocal.com.
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to face Vienna American, taking the title game by another 4-2 count to clinch their trip to North Carolina. But nine South Carolina runs over the fourth and fifth innings were too much for Atlee to overcome in the season’s final game. “We only had a goal of winning Game One,” Layne noted, asked to recall the beginning of his team’s journey during practice before District V Tournament play began in late June. “One of us has got to win, that was always our motto.” And with both Atlee and South Carolina finishing with 4-1 records, each giving the other their only defeat at the TOSC, Layne waxed poetic about the budding rivalry. “I bet you if we play them 10 times, they win five and we win five, but they got the one that mattered most this year,” he said.
Lee-Davis obtained a grant from teh Jordan McNair Foundation to purchase this recovery tub to provide rapid cooling of an athlete who is striken by heat illness.
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William Haynie works in relief for the Atlee All-Stars in the fourth inning of their 11-3 loss to South Carolina in the Tournament of State Champions final Wednesday in Greenville, North Carolina.
Other Atlee team members include Cooper Molloy, Owen Goble, Chase Blumberg, William Haynie, Thomas Layne and Max Baedke. With the bulk of this roster at the age 11 level, Atlee fans begin to wonder what might be come 2020. Rob Witham can be reached at sports@mechlocal.com.
es are requested to follow a heat index chart from the National Weather Service to make practice modifications, such as time changes or duration change, or cancellation. Many school divisions make this practice mandatory. The NFHS offers hydration guidelines, saying a person should drink 16 ounces of fluid two hours before, and eight to 16 additional ounces 15 minutes before activity. Four to eight ounces should be consumed three to four times hourly, with 16 to 20 ounces suggested “for every pound lost during physical activity” once activity ceases. Every public school studentathlete must have a current Virginia High School League (VHSL) physical examination form completed and on file at the school prior to being allowed to try out for any sport. On the form, one question
specifically asks if a student, “when exercising in heat, do you have severe muscle cramps or become ill?” The goal of the guidelines is to help ensure coaches, trainers and other adults in charge of high school athletic programs learn and follow them in order to keep players safe. An Albemarle County parent believes her son almost died two years ago after an offseason soccer conditioning practice due to a case of exertional heat illness that she believes was totally preventable. According to the Charlottesville Daily Progress, Patrick Clancy sued the student
activities director and the head boys soccer coach of Monticello High School, claiming his heat stroke occurred in part from a failure to follow heat index guidelines. The team, on a synthetic turf field, worked out in heat index values ranging from 107 to as much as 139 degrees over two hours. There was no trainer present, no water provided – students were told to bring two liters of water themselves – and no place to store said water other than in the hot sun. Litigation is pending. The case of Clancy, who quit perspiring and had to be rushed to a hospital to save his life, is
a stark reminder of what can happen to any student-athlete. One nearby district has added a new system to its high schools should an emergency occur. One “Polar Life Pod” was purchased for each Spotsylvania County high school, according to NBC4 in Washington. Its maker, Polar Products, describes it as a “portable, collapsible immersion system to facilitate” cooling when someone shows exertional heat illness symptoms. Several high schools in the Richmond metropolitan area have similar systems for rapid cooling. The pod holds a body, which can be immersed in ice and or cold water at the field while trainers check vital signs and await emergency assistance. In the battle to keep studentathletes safe on the field this time of year, the most important weapons for all are knowledge and understanding – and a willingness to follow the advice of experts. Rob Witham can be reached at sports@mechlocal.com.
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Saturday, Oct. 26
The Hanover County School Board will meet at 7 p.m. at 200 Berkley St. in Ashland.
Wednesday, Aug. 28
The Frog Level Fire Department will host its Fall Festival and Parade from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Vendors may sign up by calling 804-3388796 or emailing crozell@verizon.net.
Wednesday, Aug. 14 The Ashland Planning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. at Ashland Town Hall at 101 Thompson St. in Ashland.
Thursday, Aug. 15 Ashland Board of Zoning Appeals will meet at 6 p.m. at Ashland Town Hall at 101
The Hanover County Board of Supervisors will meet at 3 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors Meeting Room in the County Administration Building at 7516 County Complex Rd. in Hanover.
Thursday, Sept. 12 Ashland Parks and Recreation Committee will meet at 6 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 Greig. For more information,
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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 804-249-1845. 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. 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 are welcome with parents’ permission. For more information, visit www. hanoverconcertband.org or call 804-789-0536.
Thursdays The Rotary Club of Ashland meets at noon for lunch at the Henry Clay Inn at 114 N. Railroad Ave. in Ashland. For more information, contact Jennifer Fox at 804-314-2834 or jfox@barnesfamilylaw.com.
Second Tuesdays 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. Barbara Boor is the president. Doors are open to anyone who would like to attend.
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MECHANICSVILLE – Winners of The Mechanicsville Local’s drawing for tickets to the 28th Annual Hanover Firefighters Crab Feast 2019 have been announced. They are: Tim Sale, Virginia Morrell, Danny Manuel, Judith Hopkins, Sam Dunn, Cathy Sprouse, Matt Jeter, Penny Cranmner. Pamela Rigsby, Anne Coleman, Jordan Rozell, Ann White, Joyce Longest, Angie Harding, Tommy Mantlo, Clifton Hill, Kim Boehme. Shirley Tipton, Sandra Hudnall, Carol Murray, and Melissa Bayer. Tickets may be picked up at the offices of The Mechanicsville Local at 8460 TimesDispatch Blvd. in Mechanicsville. The Crab Feast will be held on Saturday, Aug. 17, at the Hanover/Cold Harbor Ruritan Park at 8131 Walnut Grove Rd. in Mechanicsville. Gates will open at 1 p.m. and close at 8 p.m. General Admission tickets are $40 (plus $1 online processing fee). All online tickets purchased after Aug. 5 will be available for pick-up at Will Call on the date of the event. Admission tickets will not be sold at the gate, and will only be available through online
sales, and sales at local Hanover vendors. Children 5 years old and under are admitted free with a paying adult. Tent spaces (12x12) must be purchased online. To buy a ticket or tent space online, or see a list of local stores selling tickets, go to https://www.hanoverfirefightersevents.com/ crab-feast-2019 and click on the “Buy Tickets & Tent Space” button. Hot dogs will be sold from 1 to 5 p.m. or until depleted. Beverage service, with identification required, will be available from 1:30 to 7 p.m. Crabs will be served from 2 to 6 p.m. or until depleted. Only 4,000 hot dogs and 225 bushels of crabs will be available. When attending the Crab Feast, keep in mind: The firefighters’ organization is not responsible for damage to personal property. All bags are subject to be searched. No coolers. No glass. No pets. No games. No crabs, food, and/or beverages may leave the premises. For more information, call 804-227-3383 or visit www.hanoverfirefighters.com.
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a happening. Trying to juggle dwindling funds for planning, they opted to build the stage versus erecting a fence around the event. Those with and without tickets poured onto the farm, and organizers quickly declared it was a free concert . . . And the rest is history. The last performer to take the stage was Jimi Hendrix. With the mixture of rain delays and bad organization, it was 8:30 a.m. on Monday when the Voodoo Child belted out his iconic version of the Star Spangled Banner. And those who tell you of the untold number of rapes and deaths that occurred during the festival just don’t have the facts. There were two deaths recorded, two births and a number of minor injuries. And, that’s what we as a generation took away from a festival that grew in popularity once the movie “Woodstock” so beautifully captured the spirit of the festival. Many of us felt like the event confirmed that social harmony was possible and people could gather in an idealistic effort to promote peace and unity. That brings us to an event scheduled this year to promote the 50th anniversary of Woodstock. It seems this event also is enduring its share of preplanning nightmares with several locations in New York opting
out of the process, and rapper Jay-Z recently announcing he won’t be performing at the event. Organizers say they have now acquired a site in Maryland for the event, but, with less than two months remaining, it seems more likely that Woodstock II is more of a dream than a reality. And, that’s OK with me. Let’s face it, most remakes are grossly inferior to the original, and capturing that spirit, confusion and unpredictability that made Woodstock a momentous occasion is impossible. Maybe we should just remember this piece of Americana just the way it was: complete with mud, overflowing toilets and other inconveniences. In 1971, I visited the small town near Yasgur’s farm on a trip to Canada. It was quiet and peaceful, and reminded me of a Saturday Evening Post cover, almost storybook in its idyllic setting. I stopped for gas at a small service station and noticed a man across the street mowing his lawn. As I exited, I stopped my car and waved at the man as he finished up his lawn. “Were you here for Woodstock?” I asked him. “I sure was,” he yelled back. “A kid went to the bathroom (my words, his were more specific) right in my front yard.” I pulled away slowly. I suppose the memories are not as pleasant for some of those who endured the three days of peace and love – and nowhere to go to the bathroom.
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MRMC offering advanced robotic-arm assisted joint replacement procedures Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com RICHMOND –Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center is the second Bon Secours hospital in the Greater Richmond area to offer robotic-assisted joint replacement surgery for patients, including partial knee, total knee and total hip replacements. The demand for joint replacements is expected to rise in the next decade in the United States; total knee replacements are estimated to increase by 673 percent by 2030, while primary total hip replacements are estimated to increase by 174 percent, according to The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. Utilizing a virtual three-dimensional model of the knee or hip, Stryker’s Mako System robot assists surgeons in performing minimally-invasive joint replacement surgery to provide patients with a person-
alized surgical experience. “We are proud to offer the Mako System at Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center,” said Leigh Sewell, president, Memorial Regional Medical Center. “This advanced technology will allow us to offer a quality alternative treatment option for joint replacement SEWELL surgeries and continue to improve the overall experience for our patients.” A total hip procedure is a treatment option for adults who suffer from degenerative joint disease of the hip. During surgery, the surgeon guides the Mako robotic-arm during bone
preparation to prepare the hip socket and position the implant according to the predetermined surgical plan. A partial knee procedure is a treatment option designed to relieve the pain caused by joint degeneration due to osteoarthritis that has not yet progressed to all three compartments of the knee. By selectively targeting only the part of the knee damaged by osteoarthritis, surgeons can use the Mako robotic-arm to resurface the diseased portion of the knee, while helping to spare the healthy bone and ligaments surrounding the knee joint. The Mako Total Knee application is a knee replacement treatment option designed to relieve the pain caused by joint degeneration due to osteoarthritis. The Mako System also enables surgeons to virtually modify the surgical plan intra-operatively and assists the surgeon in executing bone resections.
DivorceCare group offers help for families Contributed Report news@mechlocal.com MECHANICSVILLE-- If you are currently separated, going through divorce, or have experienced divorce, then DivorceCare is for you. DivorceCare is a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences. Come find help, hope, and healing in a group led by those who understand and have experienced what you are going through. DivorceCare features nationally recognized experts on divorce and recovery. The 13-week seminar sessions include topics like “Facing My Anger,” “Facing My Loneliness,” “New Relationships,” “KidCare” and “Forgiveness.” You will learn how to heal from the deep hurt of divorce and discover hope for your future. DivorceCare is a Christ-centered, video-based, Divorce/Separation Recovery
Program. Atlee Church will begin a new 13-week DivorceCare group on Aug. 20. The group meets from 6:30 to 8 p.m. each Tuesday at the church, located at 7171 Verdi Lane in Mechanicsville. A Kickoff Dinner will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 13. There is no charge to attend the dinner and children are invited. You will learn how the program works and meet the group leaders. They know that it's hard to take this first step towards healing but just know that the leaders also have been there. They want to show you that you can get through this and have hope for the future. They'll also be running the DC4K group, which provides children with a safe and neutral place to gain an ageappropriate understanding of separation and divorce and learn how to process and
share their feelings. For 13 weeks, children become involved in a fun, caring group with weekly session topics that help them learn that God's love strengthens them and helps them turn their sadness to hope and their anger to
joy. There are games, crafts, role playing, discussion times, journaling, and activity books to help children process what they are experiencing and move forward in their lives. DC4K is designed for kids 5 to12 years of age. For more information on these programs, to RSVP for the kickoff dinner, or to register for the DivorceCare or DC4K program, call the church office at 804730-3676. Child care is available for children 4 and under.