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Ashland Train Day 2020 canceled due to COVID-19
Downtown Ashland Association looks ahead to Ashland Train Day 2021 Staff Report news@mechlocal.com
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ASHLAND – As the nation continues to battle the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Town of Ashland recently announced that the deadly illness has forced organizers to cancel Ashland Train Day.
Director Maggie Beal Longest said the Downtown Ashland Association “sadly reports that Ashland Train Day 2020 is canceled. This was a difficult decision for the Board of Directors, but one we feel is a necessary precaution in the face of COVID-19.”
The change in plans has not dampened the excitement of the board, as well as town residents and train enthusiasts from all directions.
“We look forward to hosting a stellar Ashland Train
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Also, stormwater fees may be paid, instead of building stormwater facilities, for subdivisions of 5 lots or less and disturbing less than 1 acre.
The ordinances in their entirety are:
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For Small Projects 1. Property owners: • Constructing new single
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What would Train Day be without a train? CSX rolled through the town during the 2019 Ashland Train Day as the town celebrated the annual event. This year’s Train Day has been canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Day event on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021,” Longest said.
She also encouraged train fans to “Mark your calendar!” “Meanwhile, we will be publishing virtual highlights from Downtown Ashland for rail fans of all ages. Please stay tuned to our website, ashlandviginia.com, and social family homes (not part of a larger subdivision or plan of development), • Constructing accessory buildings or facilities, or • Subdividing 5 lots or less, and disturbing less than 1 acre of land shall pay a fee for the administration and implementation of requirements pertaining to stormwater management regulations. 2. Fees collected under this section shall be exclusively dedicated to fund water quality projects to enable the Town to meet requirements established media channels (Facebook and Instagram) for updates.” Speaking on behalf of the board, Longest said, “Thank you to our Ashland community for making the past 17 years of Ashland Train Day so much fun. We look forward to our 18th event in 2021!” in the Virginia MS4 Program, including the requirements of Chesapeake Bay TMDL, and related state and federal environmental requirements. 3. As an alternative to paying the fee, a property owner may choose to construct a stormwater management facility on site in accordance with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality's requirements, enter into a long-term maintenance agreement for the stormwater management facilities and post a performance bond.
Hanover County announces ‘Spirit of Volunteerism’ week
HANOVER -- Hanover The presentation schedule Sunday, Sept. 20 – Grand County will be celebratwill be: Finale- Community Impact ing its annual volunteerism Monday, Sept. 14 – Spirit of A digital SOV Nominee event as a virtual recognition Youth and Youth Team Awards Album will be posted on week … Hanover’s Spirit of Tuesday, Sept. 15 – Spirit of the website, highlighting the Volunteerism (SOV) Week. Dedication (Senior) Award inspiring stories of each nomi
The Department of Wednesday, Sept. 16 – nated volunteer. Community Resources will This year’s Award Sponsors host a week of daily nominee are Rappahannock Electric announcements and award Cooperative; Virginia presentations. Credit Union; Copy Cat, Inc.;
Video links will be posted Covenant Woods; Ashland at 9 a.m. each day, Sept. 14-20 Walmart; Grace Community at www.HanoverVolunteers. Presbyterian Church; and org. Hanover Chamber of
This year’s emcee will be Commerce. Roger Reynolds, radio show Spirit of Team Award For more information, host on 102.9 “The Mater” and Thursday, Sept. 17 – Spirit contact the Hanover County Co-founder of CJ’s Thumbs of Family Award Department of Community Up Foundation, an organizaFriday, Sept. 18 – Spirit of Resources at 804-365-4300. tion that provides assistance One Awards to families of children with Saturday, Sept. 19 – Information submitted by chronic and life threatening illCommitment to Community Tom Harris, Hanover County nesses. Award (Business) public information officer. Storytime @ Home returns Tuesday, Sept. 8
HANOVER – Storytime @ Home will get underway on Tuesday, Sept. 8, and continue through Saturday, Dec. 5.
According to Librarian Carolyn Garner of the Pamunkey Regional Library, a daily online Storytime will be posted to the system’s webSec 4.1-10.2 Water Quality
Fee Calculations
The fees are as follows: 1. Single-family home (not part of larger subdivision or plan of development) and new accessory buildings/facilities 1. Payment of $1,000 for up to 1,000 square feet of impervious area, plus $1 per additional square foot of impervious area. Impervious areas are areas covered by water-resistant materials such as buildings (house, garage, accessory building, etc.), decks, patios, pools, driveways, and walkways. site at https://tinyurl.com/prlstorytime at 10 a.m. Monday through Saturday MondaySaturday and on the Facebook page (https://www.facebook. com/PamunkeyLibrary/) at 11 a.m.
Each Storytime features stories, songs, and fun, age2. Payment is due to the Town prior to issuance of any permits, including but not limited to, land-disturbing permits, "Agreement in Lieu", building permits, and right-ofway permits. 3. Fees may be reduced if individual lot stormwater management devices are implemented and a maintenance agreement and performance bond are in place. The fee reduction will be proportional to the quantity and quality of runoff mitigated by the device as determined by established appropriate learning activities.
Check the calendar at https://pamunkeylibrary.libcal. com/ to see more virtual programs for all ages this fall.
For more information, call your local branch library or email ask@pamunkeylibrary.
org. Virginia standards. 2. Subdivision of 5 lots or less, the owner shall pay $5,000 per lot prior to subdivision approval or implement alternative discussed in Sec 4.1- 10.2(c).
To learn more information, check out the Aug. 4 council meeting – go to https:// ashland-va.granicus.com/ GeneratedAgendaViewer. php?view_id=1&clip_id=921 – Meeting Agenda – and click the Public Hearing link to watch the hearing and presentation.
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RICHMOND -- The Virginia War Memorial in Richmond is seeking entries for the Virginia War Memorial 2020 Veterans Day Student Essay Contest.
The contest is open to all Virginia middle and high school age public, private and homeschooled students.
One winner will be selected from among all middle school entries (grades 6-8) and one from high school (grades 9-12) entries.
The topic for the 2020 contest is “An American Who Served in The Military During World War II Who Inspires Me.”
Students can consider a member of their family, of their community, or a famous man or woman who served in any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces as their subject. Essays should be 500 to 750 words in length and utilize interviews and primary sources whenever possible.
The two students who write the winning essays will each receive a $200 gift card and each of their teachers will earn receive a $100 gift card to purchase classroom supplies.
The student winners also will be invited to come to Richmond to read aloud their essays and participate in the Commonwealth’s Veterans Day Ceremony at the Virginia War Memorial on Wednesday, Nov. 11.
The deadline for entries for the Virginia War Memorial 2020 Veterans Day Student Essay Contest is 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11.
Complete information regarding the essay theme, rules, guidelines and how to enter is available online at https://vawarmemorial.org/ learn/contests-scholarships/ essay/ or by calling Virginia War Memorial assistant education director Morgan Guyer at 804-786-2060.
About the Virginia War Memorial
The mission of the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond is to Honor Veterans, Preserve History, Educate Youth and Inspire Patriotism in All. Dedicated in 1956, the Memorial includes the names of the nearly 12,000 Virginia heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice during World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, and the Global War on Terrorism. Located at 621 S. Belvidere St. in Richmond, the Virginia War Memorial is a division of the Virginia Department of Veterans Services and serves as an integral part of its mission in support of all Virginians who have served in our military. For more details, visit www. virginiawarmemorial.org or www.dvs.virginia.gov.
About the Virginia Department of Veterans Services
The Virginia Department of Veterans Services (DVS) is a state government agency with more than 40 locations across the Commonwealth of Virginia. DVS traces its history to 1928 and the establishment of the Virginia War Service Bureau to assist Virginia’s World War I veterans. Today, DVS assists veterans and their families in filing claims for federal veterans benefits; provides veterans and family members with linkages to services including behavioral healthcare, housing, employment, education and other programs. The agency operates two longterm care facilities offering in-patient skilled nursing care, Alzheimer’s/memory care, and short-term rehabilitation for veterans; provides an honored final resting place for veterans and their families at three state veterans’ cemeteries. It operates the Virginia War Memorial, the Commonwealth’s tribute to Virginia’s men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice from World War II to the present. For more information, visit www.dvs.virginia.gov.
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Friday and Saturday, Sept. 11-12
St. Paul Lutheran Church will sponsor its “Everything for $1 Two-Day Yard Sale from 8 a.m. to noon at 8100 Shady Grove Rd. in Mechanicsville. The inside/outside and rain or shine event will include linens, kitchen, home décor, clothes (children and adult), books, toys, lawn and garden, furniture and much more. Masks and social distancing are required. For more information, call 804-779-3370.
L-DHS Class of ’80 Rescheduled
The Reunion Committee for the LeeDavis High School Class of 1980 has decided to postpone the reunion from June 20 to sometime in September due to the COVID-19 situation. More details will be released by the committee as soon as they have been finalized.
Saturday, May 15, 2021 Rescheduled
The Highland Springs High School Class of 1970 has had to postpone its 50th reunion again. The new date is Saturday, May 15, 2021. All other previous information is correct, including the location at the Hill Building at Sandston Pool at 501 Beulah Rd. in Sandston. Music will be presented by DJ Dalton Beagle. Dinner, drinks and dessert will be provided by Champagne Taste Catering. Bring your own mixers and alcohol. Small coolers are welcome. The doors will open at 4 p.m.; cocktails at 5 p.m.; dinner at 6 p.m.; and cleanup will be at 10 p.m. The cost is $45 per person. Those who may have recently paid $50 after March 1 have been refunded $5. No tickets will be sold at the door. For invitations or more information, contact Bill Brooks at 1970HSHS@ gmail.com.
Ongoing
Families Anonymous Support Group meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. every Monday at the Episcopal Church of the Creator at 7159 Mechanicsville Turnpike in Mechanicsville. The group is a self-help fellowship for the friends and family members of addicts who are in need of understanding and healing themselves. For details, call Sandy at 804-730-4812 or email sandy.leigh@verizon.net.
Overcomers Outreach and Women’s Codependency, a Christ-centered anonymous support program offering hope and healing for recovering alcoholics, addicts and their families meet every Monday at 7 p.m. at the Mechanicsville Christian Center at 8061 Shady Grove Road in Mechanicsville. For more information, call 804-366-9645 or email kjfaith1@gmail. com.
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 Roy Minnix, senior pastor, and Nycholas Greig, associate pastor. For more information, visit www.trinityrichmond.net or call 804-270-9626.
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.hanoverconcertF ax submissions to calendar to 344-8746, email to mkinser@mechlocal.com, or mail to 8460 Times-Dispatch Blvd., Mechanicsville VA 23116. Deadline is 1 p.m. Thursday for the following week’s issue. Calendar announcements cannot be taken by phone. We reserve the right to edit all items submitted to The Ashland-Hanover Local.
band.org or call 804-789-0536.
Thursdays
The Rotary Club of Ashland meets at noon for lunch at the Iron Horse Restaurant at 100 S. Railroad Ave. in in Ashland. For more information, contact Steve Dunham at 804-496-6093 or sandrdunham@yahoo.com.
Third Mondays
The Hanover County Community Services Board meets at 6:30 p.m. at 12300 Washington Hwy. in Ashland.
Second Tuesdays
Hanover Family Support Group, a support group for family members of a loved one with 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 located 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 at 804-675-4230.
The Hanover County Historical Society will be conducting free tours of the Old Hanover Courthouse on the Historic Courthouse Green 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. Barbara Boor is the president. Doors are open to anyone who would like to attend.
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Tavern to host Tea to Celebrate Victory of Votes for Women
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HANOVER – A Tea to Celebrate the Victory of Votes for Women (1920-2020) will be hosted by the Hanover Tavern on Sunday, Sept. 13, in the E.J. Wade Coach House at 13181 Hanover Courthouse Rd. in Hanover.
The event, which begins at 2 p.m., costs $35 per person. Tickets are available online at www.hanovertavern.org and https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ votes-for-women-tea-tickets-115125076202.
According to an announcement from the Tavern organizers, “It took blood and sweat and tears to get it done! Come honor the courageous women who marched and demonstrated to gain suffrage rights for women.
A three-course tea will celebrate an event that changed the face of American politics forever!”
In accordance with CDC guidelines, all tables will be spaced more than 6 feet apart for attendees’ health and safety. Each table will only accompany the amount of people in the
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party.
Hanover Tavern will not allow other guests that are not in the party to sit at the table.
When purchasing a ticket, notify Hanover Tavern if you wish to sit with other guests.
For more information, call Kendrick Gibbs at 804-537- 5050, extension 21.
