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Dig explores earthquake fault line

By Laura McFarland News Editor

Vol. 6, No. 11 Members of a geological team work in a trench on the Little Fork Church Fault, which is located in part on a private property in Cumberland County.

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ARTERSVILLE – When Henry Breschel first learned that an ancient earthquake fault line was running through his property in the Cartersville area and a team of geologists wanted to study it, he said see DIG > 4

Christmas Mother ready for new season of giving

By Laura McFarland News Editor

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UMBERLAND – With about two months to go before Christmas, the Cumberland Christmas Mother program is basically breaking even, but that only lasts as long as applications don’t increase.

The program has not been receiving to date the usual number of applications it normally does since it has consistently increased in previous years, said Barry Vassar, who has donned the red and white hat for a third year as Cumberland’s Christmas Mother.

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The lower number of applications could be a positive turn both because it speaks to fewer people in need as well as fundraising for this year’s season having been “hit and miss,” Vassar said. There have been donations that have come in, but he reiterated that the program is “pretty much operCONTRIBUTED PHOTO ating right now at just a little Cumberland Christmas above break even.”

Mother Barry Vassar shows In 2015, the Cumberland some of the items donated by Christmas Mother program the community. served 437 children in 168 The deadline for applica- families, Vassar said.

In addition to monetary tions is Tuesday, Nov. 8, with an extension to Tuesday, Nov. 15 on a case-by-case see CHRISTMAS > 5 basis.

HONOR ROLL: Cumberland High School Honor Roll students. P2 COMMUNITY: Tax-Aide district coordinator chosen. P5

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Missing girl found safe

By Laura McFarland News Editor

CUMBERLAND – A 6-year-old Cumberland County girl who had been missing almost 24 hours has been located and is happy and safe with friends and family, law enforcement officials say.

Yarah Atiya Thomas, 6, of Cumberland was found by law enforcement around 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 26, almost a full day since she went missing from her bus stop on Mahan Road at about 4:05 p.m. on Oct. 25, according to Cumberland Yarah Thomas County Sheriff Darrell Hodges. At the time the little girl went missing, the sheriff’s office only knew that Yarah’s

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HONOR ROLL

Honoring veterans a must

By Laura McFarland News Editor

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hen sitting down to write this column every month, it is a challenge sometimes to settle on the right tone.

It is never my intention to come across as preachy or acting like I know everything, because I absolutely do not believe that. If writing a column has done nothing else, it has helped flush out what I know and believe, as well as areas where there is still much more to learn.

Instead, the goal is to highlight aspects of the community in a way that share my own observations and voice on a topic, something I endeavor to avoid at all costs in news stories.

So it is with absolute humility that I share one area where I do believe I have gotten it right: Veterans Day. If she were pressed, my mom, who is awesome but neither sainted nor infallible, would likely admit there were times she didn’t “practice what she preached.”

But one thing she both says and demonstrates even to this day is the importance of honoring veterans and law enforcement. It didn’t matter if we were in the airport, a parking lot, or a restaurant, she would walk over, offer a smile, and say, “Thank you for your service.”

Believe it or not, Nov. 11 is actually one of my guaranteed busiest days every year. Between covering the different events in Cumberland and Powhatan counties, I am literally going from morning to night – from a special breakfast here in Cumberland to a candlelight service in Powhatan and everything in between. And I truly consider attending each one my privilege.

While several of these events are well attended, I usually leave feeling like it wasn’t enough. It’s not that the organizers don’t do an amazing job, because they do. Each year is familiar yet different at the same time as the various organizers plan their events to engage

the people who attend. Kudos to those organizers.

But what about the people who are not there? A huge percentage of county residents commute to work out of Cumberland every weekday and are unable to attend the activities planned. That is understandable.

I would challenge those people to not let that be an excuse for not celebrating Veterans Day and the men and women it honors in some way besides putting a patriotic meme on Facebook.

If you work out of the county, look at the area around your workplace and see if that community is holding any events. If your workplace does not mark the day in any way, ask if you can start. From the day this newspaper comes out, you have nine days until Veterans Day. That is plenty of time to organize something small but meaningful.

Do you work, live, worship or play with a veteran?

Whether they are in the cubicle next to you or across the country, consider leaning over or calling and thanking them for what they did while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.

Is your neighbor a veteran? Take him or her baked goods, write a thank you note, or offer to mow their lawn. If you see someone in military uniform or wearing some kind of memorabilia related to the Armed Forces and it is clear they are a veteran, just say “Thank you.” If you are not sure, ask and thank them if they say they did serve.

If possible, on the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month, take a moment to think about Veterans Day and what it means, say a prayer or send some positive thoughts/energy out into the universe. And, most of all, hope that our nation will someday find that true and lasting peace that they so hoped for on Armistice Day (the foundation of Veterans Day) on Nov. 11, 1918, the day that marked the end of World War I, which was supposed to be the “war to end all wars.”

Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@ powhatantoday.com.

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Cumberland High School’s first quarter honor roll of the 2016-2017 school year has been released. Those with Principal’s HR beside their name are the students who made all A’s.

9th Grade Sultan Abbasi, Blake Barker, Montiara Booker, Ka’Tyra Brown, LaTasha ClarkYates, Tanner Cochran, Hannah Collier, Jason Cooke, Jordan Cooke, Jenice Crump, Graceyn Cubbage, Tydria Easter, Adam Finch, Blessin Franklin, Raheema Fulani (Principal’s HR), Sydney Gilbert, Jack Giles, Sade Gregory, Terrell Harris, Nikki Hurt, Tony Ingram, Alexis James, Conner Jensen, Ikia Johnson, Tykierra Kidd (Principal’s HR), Jason Long, Edwin Mateo, Caitlin Mayo, Amir McClinton, Natalie McConkey, Samantha McMillion, Elizabeth Newman, Jordan Newman, William Pada, Valeriya Petrechkiv, Diamonasia Rose, Caroline Seal (Principal’s HR), Brian Simpson, Cal Smith, Jordan Smith (Principal’s HR), Matthew Smith, Ryan Stimpson, Danielle Suchomelly, Carly Thompson, Alondra Tovar, Alexis Trent, Faith Tucker, Maximus Van Cleave, Kevin Williams, Annabelle Williamson, Grace Witt, Tyauna Woodson.

10th Grade Angle Parrish, Owen Baldwin, Maria Bonilla-Olmos (Principal’s HR), Arthur Booker, Tayanna Bradley, Teyanna Braxton, Keandra Chambers, Ricky Clark, Kajaun Copeland, Kirsten Daniel, Nadia Elasha (Principal’s HR), Cole Fillmam (Principal’s HR), Jalen Foster, Munirah Fulani (Principal’s HR), Cassandra

Garrett (Principal’s HR), Braden Gilman, William Godoy, Alivia Hanvey, Abigail Heath (Principal’s HR), Autumn Holman (Principal’s HR), Makiera Hubbard, Cailey Hurley (Principal’s HR), Christian Jackson, Rickeysha James, Garrett Jenson, Caleb Johnson, Soren Johnson, Tyler Kingsley, Ella Kinney, Zoe Leonard, Mason Ludgate, Ashlee McHenry, Veronica Nelson (Principal’s HR), Nicholas Overton, Destiny Pace, Caterra Randolph, Samantha Riner, Daijon Robertson, Laura Shuart (Principal’s HR), Leighann Sims, Ayana Speas, Justin Stimpson, Tristan Stinson, Calista Stockner, Mary Thompson, Gloria Tuttle, Justin Weeks, Brandon White, Kore Whiting, Michaela Woodson (Principal’s HR), Hallye Workman, JaShyra Wortham, Nickolas Yoder (Principal’s HR).

11th Grade Nicholas Abbott, Christian Allen, Allison Amos, Rachel Armstrong, Markel Blakey, Jasmine Blanton, Hermeica Boatwright, Jacey Burley, Brandon Caban, Dustin Clark, Brandon Cottrell, Najeeah Dibble, Sonny Dominick, Crystal Dowdy, Kearsten Duncan, Alexis Ellis, Kavon Foster, Maria Gamez, McKinley Giles (Principal’s HR), Gavin Goedderz, Matthew Hazlegrove, Isaiah Johnson, Jamie Jones, Canaan Keesee, Darius Kyle, Juan Lagos, Elizabeth Ledford, Jacob Martin, Kayla Ousey (Principal’s HR) Elizabeth Rhoten, Darron Ridley, Dimonique Robinson, Caylor Scales, Dominique Scott, Olivia Sims, Destiny Smith, Raelynn Stone, Elana Sustaita, Michael Sutton (Principal’s HR), Hannah see HONOR > 5

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OBITUARIES

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The World War II Round Table holds meetings beginning at 7 p.m. at the Father Val Hall of St. John Neumann Catholic Church located 2480 Batterson Road in Powhatan.

Mary Dennis Companion, 82, of Farmville, passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2016. She was born in Amelia to the late James C. and Addie Brown Dennis on March 19, 1934. She was a member of Cumberland Presbyterian Church and worked at Cradock Terry Shoe Corp for over 35 years. She was married to the late Joseph J. Companion and raised four children. She was known as the “neighborhood Mom” and found good in everyone. She always had only good things to say about people and taught her family “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.” She loved babysitting her grandchildren, working puzzles and tending to her garden. She had a great love for animals and the birds didn’t fly south for the winter because she fed them here. Everyone who knew her said she had the “best smile in the world” and her children said “Mom lived at the foot of the Cross.” She was a loving friend and neighbor and will be missed by many. She is survived by her children, Deborah C. Baker (Larry) of Farmville, Donald C. Companion of Cumberland, Joseph J. Companion Jr. (Sue Morris) of Pamplin; two brothers, Franklin Dennis, Joseph Dennis (Barbara); a sister, Virley D. Andrews (Kenneth); 10 grandchildren, Ronald “Puggy” Mahan, Jeremy Mahan (Kelly), Bradley Companion (Laurel), April C. Shelton (Stacey), Amanda Companion, Stacy Ann Companion, Megan Companion, Ricky Lee Companion Jr., Robert Baker (Natalie) and Jennifer B. Asal (Stephen); 17 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; a loving friend and neighbor, June Bailey; many special nieces, nephews, Joan Roberson, Lisa Moses and Susan Companion. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a son, Ricky Lee Companion Sr.; a brother, Leroy Dennis, and a sister, Addie D. Brown. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 530 E. Main St, Suite 200, Richmond, VA 23219. A funeral service was held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, October 12, in the chapel of Puckett Funeral Home with interment following in the Westview Cemetery. Family received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, October 11 at Puckett Funeral Home.

Cumberland County Public Library will hold Mother Goose on the Loose, a new story time option for all children from birth to age 3.

It meets at 10 a.m. Wednesdays. The story hour will Incorporate songs, nursery rhymes, lap-sit activities, movement and music and integrate the latest early literacy techniques into the library program.

Cumberland County Public Library will hold Reading with Ellie Mae at 11 a.m. on Wednesdays. Ellie Mae the Reading Dog visits the library to lend a friendly paw and ear for Preschool Story Time.

Pre-school age children and their caregivers are invited to an hour of stories, nursery rhymes, songs and crafts.

THURSDAYS The Cartersville Volunteer Rescue Squad holds a Bingo game on the third Saturday of each month. Doors open at 4:45 p.m. and games start at 6 p.m. Jackpot depends

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The Cumberland chapter of the NAACP meets at 7 p.m. the first Monday of the month at Cumberland Public Library.

Contact 804-909-0049.

Rotary Club of Farmville meets at noon at Charley’s at 201 B-Mill St. in Farmville.

A free health screening is offered from 4 to 7 p.m. on the first Monday of each month at 2294 Cartersville Road in Cartersville (the old Cartersville Medical Building). The screening includes checks for blood pressure, BMI, weight, glucose, height, and cholesterol. No appointment is necessary. Contact 804-375-9850.

SATURDAYS The Farmville Area Community Emergency Services (F.A.C.E.S.) Cumberland branch food pantry is open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturdays except the fifth Saturday on Fleming Road.

Donations of food or money accepted to help support the program. The first time they come, new participants should bring proof of residency in Cumberland County, a photo ID and proof of income. For more information, call 804-492-4115.

Cumberland Clothes Closet is open from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month.

The CCC is located in the Community Center Building C-7 (Old Cumberland School building) and has gently used clothing, glassware, shoes and small appliances for sale.

The Loaves of Love Food Pantry will be open from 5 to 7 p.m. the first Monday and from 3 to 5 p.m. the third Sunday of each month at 2294 Cartersville Road in Cartersville. Contact 804-512-7547 or go to www. loaves-of-love.com.

“Christian Motorcyclists Association Powhatan” chapter Living Wheels meets at 6 p.m. on the third Saturday of each month. Members of the public are invited to join the members at Company 1 Fire Station at Old Buckingham Road and Mann Road. For more information, call 804598-1834 or 804-357-6730 or 804-512-8835.

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Ladies Group that meets at 7 p.m. every third Tuesday of the month in the Fellowship Hall at Cartersville Baptist Church. All women are invited to join. Bingo starts at 7 p.m. every Tuesday at the Powhatan Moose Lodge. Call 804-598-2809.

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TUESDAYS The Powhatan Moose Lodge will host smoke-free Bingo with doors opening at 6 p.m. and games starting at 7 p.m. every Tuesday and every third Friday. For more information, call 804-598-2809.

Backpacks of Love, a nonprofit committed to eliminating hunger in school-age children by providing nourishing food for their weekend, needs help. In addition to the constant need for donated individual-sized food items, adults or students are needed to double bag the plastic bags the group packs in, which will help expedite the packing process. (This job can be done at home if people pick up bags at the pantry office.) The group also

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Annie May Parker, 81, of Columbia entered into eternal life on Saturday, October 15, 2016. She is now walking hand in hand with her beloved husband, Jack. She was born March 31, 1935 in Buckingham County, a daughter of the late John Luther and Fannie Pyle Lightfoot. She will be dearly missed by her children, Michael Parker and his wife, Lisa, Danny Lightfoot and his wife, Kim, Luci Meinhard and her husband, Troy and Dennis Parker and his wife, Christal; two sisters, Betty Smelcer and Joyce Martin; seven grandchildren, Tiffany Clarke and her husband, David, Emilee Meinhard, Amber Lightfoot, John Meinhard, Anna Parker, Justin Parker and Jack Parker and her precious dog, Rose. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hester “Jack” Parker; five sisters, Beulah Durham, Mary Carwile, Nellie Jamerson, Blanche Bryant and Ann Shipp and two brothers, Julian Lightfoot and Jimmy Lightfoot. A graveside funeral service was held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, October 20, at the Cartersville Community Cemetery.

The family received friends from 6 until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, October 19m at the Dunkum Funeral Home, Dillwyn. Memorial contributions may be made to the Cartersville Volunteer Fire Dept., P O Box 38, Cartersville, VA 23027 or the Cartersville Volunteer Rescue Squad, P O Box 15, Cartersville, VA 23027.

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Dig Continued from page 1 his heart broke.

Breschel, who lives in Powhatan County, said his mind immediately conjured up the worst about the property in Cumberland County that has been in his family for three generations.

But he still consented to let the geological dig take place on his property, and in the end, he said he was glad did.

Between some discussion at the site with the geologists and the promise of a full report on the dig in 2017, Breschel said he has been learning things about his family land that he never knew.

For instance, the spot where one of two trenches was dug in mid October shows clear evidence that what is now known as the James River used to flow there. The modern river meanwhile is about a half mile away and 200 feet lower.

“It is pretty incredible that the river once went through where we are standing,” he said.

The study that took place on the property was funded by the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program and was a collaborative effort between several agencies and universities. Those participating came from the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, the U.S. Geological Survey, the College of William and Mary and Lehigh University.

The team worked from Oct. 17 to Nov. 1 in two trenches dug on the Cumberland property to better understand ancient fault lines and if they have been reactivated at any time in the recent past, said Anne Witt, geologist for the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy.

“By recent I am talking the geologic past, so the past 10,000 years, and how big those earthquakes have been,” she said.

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The project came about after the 2011 earthquake in Mineral that had a magnitude of 5.8, which is relatively moderate but is still the largest recorded earthquake in Virginia, said Matt Heller, geologist manager for the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy.

The Mineral earthquake caused almost $90 million in local damages and at least $300 million in the areas farther away that experienced structural damage to buildings, according to the Division of Geology and Mineral Resources’ website.

“We don’t think this area is at all is connected to the 2011 earthquake in the sense of the fault that moved there is certainly not down in this area,” Heller said of the Cumberland earthquake. “But we are sort of in the heart of what we call the Central Virginia Seismic Zone. That is an area where every five or 10 years we will have a small earthquake that is felt by people.”

The Central Virginia Seismic Zone is known for low levels of seismicity, which is the occurrence or frequency of earthquakes in a region, Witt said. Instead of large damaging earthquakes like those caused by the more well-known San Andreas Fault, the zone sees constant, low-level earthquakes and aftershocks that don’t cause surface deformation and are rarely felt by people.

“We had aftershocks of the Mineral earthquake since it happened, and we are still having aftershocks now,” Witt said.

Heller stressed that the team does not think the fault that runs down the length of Breschel’s property is active or a hazard in any way. But that doesn’t mean it never could be.

“If you have broken your arm before, that place where you broke it is always going to be a little bit weaker,” he said.

“So if you do have motion and movement to the earth, that might be a place where you see that more clearly shaken.”

Breschel said that he and his

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wife, Stephanie, hope to retire to the Cumberland property some day. If they build, they will “just have to make sure it is earthquake safe,” he said.

An ancient fault line The purpose of the study in Cumberland was to look at the ancient fault line known as the Little Fork Church Fault and determine if there has been any movement, Witt said. Studies about historic seismicity have helped delineate where in Central Virginia there has been elevated seismic activity.

When paired with cultural and infrastructure data, this information can aid emergency management and planning agencies with identifying and mitigating hazards from future earthquakes. For instance, the Mineral earthquake demonstrated that structures in the area need to be able to withstand up to 6.0 magnitude earthquakes.

“That means making sure that bridges, emergency water treatment (systems), the nuclear power plants, they all have to be designed to withstand that level of shaking,” she said.

“I think what most people are interested in is do we have earthquakes larger than that magnitude because there is no reason to over design something if you don’t have to. But the nuclear power plant survived the 2011 earthquake just fine because it was designed for that level of shaking.”

While the project was mainly to look for evidence of prehistoric earthquakes, a neat side benefit of it was learning a lot about how the James River has moved through time and how it has cut down into the earth, Heller said.

“We are going to actually be determining how old some of these deposits are. The neat thing about that is we can then track how the river has cut down over time,” he said. “That helps with the understanding

of the earthquakes but it also is just interesting in terms of understanding the history of this area.”

The spot the team chose has sediment at the surface, so where the fault meets the sediment, the river chair is right here, Witt said.

“There are not a lot of places where we get these large bodies of sediment like that crossing these geologic features, so this seemed like a really good place to do the trenching into that sediment to see what we find,” she said.

She pointed out that the second trenching site is closer to the river and has a very different kind of sediment.

Another trench was going to be dug in Goochland County.

To help choose the right site, U.S. Geological Survey provided ground penetrating radar, Heller said. The team looked at a number of potential sites before deciding on the three they chose as the most promising.

The sites were not chosen “willy nilly,” Witt said, adding that the team let science guide the choice of dig locations.

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Members of a geological team work in a trench on the Little Fork Church Fault, which is located in part on a private property in Cumberland County.

Exploring the site At the beginning of the dig, the team had an excavator carve out a long trench deep enough where the team could see several layers, Witt said. However, by the nature of the tool, the excavator makes it difficult to see the details of the layers in the wall.

So after the trench was dug, the team had to go back and clean the walls of the trenches so that it brings out the details of the different layers of sand, silt and clay, she said.

Early in the dig, Witt said the team members hadn’t seen anything that pointed to something big happening, but Mark Carter, research geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, pointed out that the lack of evidence even tells them

something.

“If we get into these trenches and we don’t find anything, that is telling us that in this part of the Central Virginia Seismic Zone, these faults have not been active to produce any type of surface deformation,” he said.

“It doesn’t mean they haven’t had any earthquakes on them.

They just haven’t had earthquakes large enough to produce surface deformation or produce any type of feature that we could recognize as being related to earthquake activity.”

One of the tests the geologists are running is to estimate the cosmogenic ages of the

rocks, which is how long they has it been since these sediments have been exposed to the sun and to solar radiation.

Another test is for optically stimulated luminescence, which involves dating quartz grains to tell you how long they have been in the dark, he said.

Those materials have to be removed from the trench using methods that don’t expose them to light or risk contaminating the samples, he added.

Both tests will take about six months to complete.

Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@powhatantoday.com.

Tax-Aide district coordinator chosen Contributed Report

Paul Zimmerman has been appointed district coordinator for the Richmond Tax-Aide program (Virginia District #18), which includes Cumberland. Tax-Aide is the nation’s largest free, volunteer-run tax assistance service.

Zimmerman’s major duties will include goal setting, planning and coordination with the Local Coordinators of each Tax-Aide site, other members of the District’s management team, and Virginia Tax-Aide program management.

Zimmerman is a retired CPA with more than 30 years in college and university administration, the last 26 years as controller of Lafayette College in Easton, Pa. He has been active in Tax-Aide for three years. After retiring in 2014, Zimmerman volunteered as a counselor at Easton-area Tax-Aide sites. Since moving to the Richmond area that summer, he has served as a counselor at both the Deep Run and Goodwill-Mechanicsville sites and has also served as both a shift coordinator and an assistant with new volunteer training.

Tax-Aide offers nine locations in the metro area, including a location at Powhatan Library, 2270 Mann Road, Powhatan, where trained volunteer counselors will prepare and electronically file federal and Virginia tax returns for low- and moderate-income taxpayers, starting in late January/early

Christmas Continued from page 1 donations, the program is in need of general items such as new clothing items for boys and girls, coloring books, board games, and books, Vassar said.

Bigger items such as bicycles are always welcome. Last year, the program received a donation of bicycles that he said might not come in again, and organizers aren’t likely to buy larger items like that because of lack of resources, Vassar said.

The deadline to donate items to the program is Friday, Dec. 9. New items can be donated to the Christmas Mother program at the Cumberland County Department of Social Services at 71 Community Center Dr., Cumberland.

Check donations can be made payable to The Christmas Mother and mailed to Cumberland Department of Social Services at P.O. Box 33, Cumberland, VA 23040. Cash donations can be made in the Christmas Mother jars located at various businesses throughout the Cumberland and Cartersville areas.

Vassar also pointed out how individuals or families could directly impact the life of a child

February. Membership in AARP is not required, and there is no minimum age.

The Tax-Aide program, sponsored by the AARP Foundation and the Internal Revenue Service, began in 1968 in response to the need of senior citizens for free, quality assistance in filing their income tax returns. Nationwide, TaxAide has more than 5,000 locations in neighborhood libraries, malls, banks, community centers and senior centers.

More than 1,200 Tax-Aide volunteers assisted approximately 90,000 Virginians (including 7,000 in the Richmond area) with their 2015 tax returns.

In addition to the Cumberland location, Tax-Aide sites in the Richmond region are located at the Cumberland Library, 1539 Anderson Highway, Cumberland; Deep Run Park, 9910 Ridgefield Parkway, Henrico; Goodwill-Mechanicsville, 7147 Brandy Run Drive, Mechanicsville; Goodwill-Petersburg, 65 Crater Circle, Petersburg; Goodwill-Richmond, 6301 Midlothian Turnpike, Richmond; Harbor Pointe Clubhouse, 5710 Promontory Pointe Road, Midlothian; Senior Connections, 25 East Cary Street, Richmond; and St. Ann’s Catholic Church, 17111 Jeff Davis Highway, South Chesterfield.

For more information on Tax-Aide in the Richmond region or to volunteer, email paul.zimmerman@me.com.

by picking up an Angel with specifics to that child’s Christmas wishes. The Angels are available at Cumberland County Public Library, Wingo’s, C&F Bank in Cartersville and the Department of Social Services.

The distribution days are from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 3 and Friday, Dec. 16 at the Cumberland Social Services office complex.

The Cumberland Christmas Mother program will also once again hold its senior luncheon, which is open to all Cumberland residents age 60 and older. The event will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8 at Payne Memorial United Methodist Church. The event is free but reservations are required to have the appropriate number of Christmas bags for seniors.

In 2015, the luncheon served 91 senior adults, and combined with the lives of the children the program touches, the experience reinforced what the Christmas Mother program is about, Vassar said.

“We have had so many people from the community send a card or response in some way thanking us for what we did for their children. We had a senior point out what he got in his gift bag was all he got for Christmas from anybody,” Vassar said. “When you have that kind of feedback, it actually rejuvenates you and reminds you why you do this.

Honor Continued from page 2 Swain, Brandon Swann, Chyann Taylor, Matthew Thompson, Crystal Tice, Holly Tillett (Principal’s HR) Sadei Trent, Hayes Turner, Bobbie Umberger (Principal’s HR), Christopher Walker, Ruby Yarborough.

12th Grade Infinity Anderson, Matthew Bapties, Karissa Blackwell, Tayziana Booker, Zyaira Booker, Kaleb Boyles, Shakiera Branch, D’Anthony Brooks, Kaia Brown, Ty’Quan Brown, Kiara Cokeley, Shalby Copeland, Matthias Duncan, Jordan Finch, Tonishea Ford, Lorraine Foster, Kasie Fowler (Principal’s HR), Allison Gilbert (Principal’s HR), Chelsea Giles, Riley Giles (Principal’s HR), Jaylen Gilliam, Ciara Gilman, Makayla Hampton (Principal’s HR), Austin Hernandez, Katey Hougland, John Jeffries, Madaline Johnston, Brandon Leabough, De’Shaun Liggins, Haleigh Marion, John Marion, Meghan Moore, Kaylah Paras, Angel Parran, Mary Perry (Principal’s HR), Brittny Price (Principal’s HR), Madison Rhoden, Brandon Roach, Aleya Robert, Yadira Rodriquez, Danielle Rosas (Principal’s HR) Danielle Royall, Zion Salmon, Alexis Smith, Lindsey Spillman, Rebekah Stevens, Dylan Stimpson, Shayna Swanson, Gracie Talbert, Taylor Thomas, Mackenzy Thompson, Trevon Tindall, Deanna Ward, Quentasha Williams, Demory Williamson (Principal’s HR), Makayla Wingo, Kristine Yonce.

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Cumberland County Christmas Mother Barry Vassar shows some of the items donated to hand out to children in need this Christmas.

“For some of these folks, this is their Christmas highlight. To be involved and see that, regardless of how much money or time you have, it makes it all worthwhile.”

For more information about the Cumberland

Christmas Mother program, contact Debbie Kennel, chair of the Christmas Mother Committee, through social services at 804-492-4915.

Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@powhatantoday.com.

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Cumberland Today Sports Grubbs wins Region 1A East title, third in state

By Billy Fellin Sports Editor

It was quite the playoff run for Cumberland senior golfer Chase Grubbs.

Grubbs started by winning his second Conference 42 title.

But, he didn’t stop there.

Grubbs shot an even par 36 on the back nine at London Downs in Lynchburg in the Group 1A East region tournament for a 78 overall and the regional title.

“It was pretty exciting,” he said. “I couldn’t have done it if I didn’t have Monroe (Preston) as a coach. He really helped me over the past couple years. I was hoping to win conference, and winning regional was a bonus.”

Grubbs is the first golf champion in Cumberland’s history.

Grubbs said that Preston has helped him stay calm during tournaments and “stay in the moment.”

On the course during regionals, Grubbs said that he had heard rumblings that he was among the top golfers in the standings.

“I just had to come in on the last couple holes and play well,” he said.

By winning the regional crown, Grubbs advanced to the Group 1A state tournament in Harrisonburg on Oct. 10-11 and he held his own among the best in the state.

Grubbs shot a 76-77 for a 153 overall score, good for third in the state.

He was behind Chris Boothe of George Mason, who shot a 147, and just one stroke behind

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Grubbs qualified for the state tournament three out of his four years as a Duke, so he was used to what the environment was like at that level.

“It was pretty exciting,” he said. “I knew what to expect, so that helped. I’d been there before.”

The senior said that it was the best he’s done in the postseason in his high school career.

“It was one of my better years,” he said. “I didn’t have the best season average. I think my best season average was my sophomore year. It was the best postseason I’ve had though.”

But, Grubbs said that he was happy with how he won backto-back titles.

“It made it pretty nice to end the year,” he said.

Grubbs said that he is now running with the cross country team, which is also making some waves in the postseason.

Matthew Bapties won the Conference 42 title and was named Male Runner of the Year with a time of 16:59, a full 25 seconds ahead of second place Dusten Conti of West Point.

“Bapties is on a tear right now,” cross country coach Kenneth Jasey said. “He was runner of the year in the James River District for the second straight year and won the conference title.”

Jasey said Bapties been running since eighth grade and running is in his family.

“It’s in his blood, in his genes,” he said. “He’s a tough kid, a serious competitor and it’s

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his time. He’s put in the work.”

On the course, the biggest thing that Bapties brings to the Dukes is experience, according to Jasey.

“Along with (Jared) Halvorsen, they’ve been to the state meet since they were freshman,” he said.“They’ve made the state meet every year. They’ve been so tough and that’s why they are the way they are. You couldn’t ask for better kids.”

Halvorsen finished third in the conference with a 17:25 and Hunter Cochran was eighth with a 17:57. Justin Stimpson was 16th with an 18:50, Devon Reed was 17th with a 19:10 and Grubbs was 24th with a 20:03.

As a team on the boys side, the Dukes were conference runner-up with 45 points. West Point won the Conference 42 title with 40 points.

“The team is starting to come together,” cross country coach Kenneth Jasey said. “The team is starting to peak right now. Halvorsen is coming off a six-or-seven month injury, and he’s rounding into form.

We’re looking good going into regionals. Right now, we’re feeling pretty good about ourselves, but we have work still to do.”

“On the girls side, Munirah Fulani was the top finisher for Cumberland with a 22:45, good for sixth.

Tayanna Bradley was 10th with a 23:22, Kaylyn Sparkman was 19th with a 25:14 and Ayana Speas was 25th with a 30:50.

As a team, the Dukes were fourth in conference.

The Cumberland boys team as well as the girls runners, such

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Cumberland golf’s Chase Grubbs poses with coach Monroe Preston (right) and fellow Dukes regional qualifier Dustin Clark, left. Grubbs won the Group 1A East region title.

as Fulani, that advanced to the Group 1A East region meet ran on Nov. 1, which was after the printing of this edition.

Jasey said that he and his team have high hopes for the region meet.

“Everything is up in the air,”

he said. “It’s anybody. I would think that we’re going to be in contention. We’re just going to have to show up and do what we do best.”

The region race will be run at Panorama Farms in Earlysville, Va.

The top six teams in the region as well as the top 10 individuals not on the top six teams will advance to the Group 1A state meet.

Billy Fellin can be reached at wfellin@powhatantoday.com.

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The Cumberland County School Board recognized three Students of the Month at its meeting on Monday, Oct. 10: Christopher Walker (11th grade, son of Kristina Walker and Lorenzo Jones); Mekhi Blakey (seventh grade, son of Tonya and Chris Blakey of Cumberland), and Donald Biggs (third grade, son of Wesley Biggs). Not pictured is Makhi Blakey.

Child Continued from page 1 bus driver saw her willingly get into a black car holding what appeared to be two women.

Hodges confirmed that Yarah, who was being taken care of by her grandmother, was picked up without notice by her mother, Laila Johnson, 33, of Cumberland. At the time, Johnson was being sought for questioning by the Farmville Police Department in connection with a shooting that occurred on Sunday, Oct. 16.

At about 11 a.m. on Oct. 26, the Farmville Police Department received an anonymous phone call reporting a possible sighting of Johnson in Prince Edward PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CUMBERLAND County, said William H. COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE “Bill” Hogan, Farmville’s Laila Johnson was taken into police chief. The Prince custody in connection with a Edward Sheriff’s Office went shooting in Farmville. When questioned, she revealed she had to check the location and picked up her daughter from her took Johnson into custody bus stop in Cumberland County, at 12:15 p.m. leading law enforcement to Hodges said at 12:28 search for the missing 6-year-old. p.m. that Johnson had been arrested but had not revealed if she knew her daughter’s whereabouts. He traveled to the neighboring county and spoke to Johnson along with members of the Farmville Police Department and Prince Edward County Sheriff’s Office.

Johnson then told them the location of the friend’s house where Yarah was staying, and Hodges said he and a member of the Prince Edward Sheriff’s Office went to the location to confirm she was OK.

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UPCOMING The Woman’s Club of Cumberland, GFWC will sell Brunswick stew and a variety of homemade desserts

on Tuesday, November 8, Election Day. The stew will be sold at Payne Memorial Methodist Church and will be ready for purchase at noon. The cost will be $6 a quart and $3 a cup. Those purchasing a cup may eat at the church. Call Juanita Urban at 804-375-3586 to pre-order or for more information.

The Cumberland Ruritan Club will hold its annual Veterans Day Breakfast beginning at 8 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 11 at the Cumberland Volunteer Fire Department building on Route 13.

The event is open to all veterans to celebrate your

“She is safe and sound and looking forward to getting back to school tomorrow with her friends,” he said.

He added that she would be going to stay with a family member in Cumberland that night.

After the Cumberland Sheriff’s Office began posting missing child alerts on its Facebook page on the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 26, a call came into the school system with the caller claiming to be Johnson and to have Yarah with her, Hodges said before the girl was found. He noted at the time that there has been no way to verify that caller was actually Johnson yet.

“I am sure in my heart her mom has her, but I don’t know that and I am going to err on the side of caution before I take a chance and say it is not the mom, somebody has gotten this girl and we didn’t do everything we could to get her back,” he said earlier on Oct. 26.

Hodges noted that Yarah’s bus driver saw the little girl exit the bus, run to the black car and get into the back seat. There is always supposed to be a parent or guarding at or near the bus stop, he added.

“So the bus driver didn’t think anything about it until grandma called the school,” Hodges said.

Johnson had not been seen since Oct. 16. According to a press release from the Farmville Police Department after the shooting, the Farmville Emergency Communication Center received a call at about 4:02 p.m. on Oct. 16 of shots fired in the 1100 block of South Main St. According to witnesses, an altercation occurred between one of four passengers of a Mitsubishi SUV and an unknown female subject.

During the course of the altercation, Johnson allegedly opened fire at the vehicle from behind a nearby residence, according to the Farmville police. One passenger sustained minor injuries as a result of debris caused by the gun fire and was taken to Centra Southside Community Hospital. She has been treated and released.

Farmville Police Department, Longwood University and Virginia State Police responded to the incident.

After she was arrested by the Prince Edward County Sheriff’s Office, Johnson was taken before a magistrate and charged with possession of a firearm by a nonviolent convicted felon and maliciously shooting at an occupied vehicle, both felonies brought by the Farmville Police Department, Hogan said. Johnson was also

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Powhatan County Public Schools (PCPS) is holding a job fair from 9 a.m.to noon and 3 to 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 14 at the Powhatan Library As with many school districts across the state PCPS is experiencing a shortage for substitutes in the areas of food service and transportation. Staff will be available to help with online applications.

On-the-spot interviews will be held for transportation and food service applicants. Last spring the school board voted to increase the substitute pay for bus drivers to $15/hour

and food service workers to $8.50/hour. Applicants with a current CDL are encouraged to apply. On-site CDL/ bus driver training is offered

by PCPS. Candidate must have qualities and personal characteristics for working effectively with students, parents, teachers and administrators. All application fees are being waived for job fair applicants. The Powhatan County School Board is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in the workforce.

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charged with an outstanding misdemeanor of failure to appear in court on behalf of the sheriff’s office.

Johnson was taken to Piedmont Regional Jail without bond.

Yarah had been staying with her grandmother in Cumberland since the incident because her mother had been allegedly evading law enforcement, Hodges said.

He added that the sheriff’s office tried to issue an Amber Alert on Oct. 25 and again on Oct. 26 but was informed by the state police that the case did not meet the criteria.

Laura McFarland may be reached at Lmcfarland@powhatantoday.com.

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Student mentored in science, technology Contributed Report

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Jonathan Langhorne was recognized for participating in the Call Me MISTER program held at Longwood University.

Devon Rivera-Reed, a Cumberland High School student, was recognized by the Cumberland School Board at its meeting on Monday, Oct. 10 for representing the high school and the Commonwealth of Virginia at the Congress of Future Science Technology Leaders in Boston, Massachusetts. The National Academy of Future Scientists and Technologists is a membership organization chartered in 2014 to inspire and support all K-12 and college students who wish to devote their lives to the sciences and technology. The theme of each Congress is “Greatness Awaits,” and it offers students the opportunity to be mentored by several prominent leaders in the fields of science and technology. During the meeting, Rivera-Reid was presented with his framed certificate for attending the highly prestigious Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders.

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Several Cumberland High School students were recognized at the October meeting of the Cumberland County School Board for attending the 16th annual Minority Law and Research Institute (MLARI).

Kaylah Paras, senior, Sadei Trent, junior, and Teyanna Braxton, sophomore, were the students who attended the institute, which is at the Law Center of Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

This institute is designed to encourage under-represented students to consider careers in law, research, and the legal profession. A total of 50 rising ninth-, 10th-, 11th-, and 12th-graders, as well as first-year college students, from Maryland to Louisiana, participated in the summer institute. The institute serves as an effective method for identifying and recruiting future lawyers and others interested in careers in the legal profession. The institute founder and coordinator is Dr. Joseph Hayden, a native of Goochland County.

Cumberland High School junior Jonathan Langhorne was recognized by the members of the School Board at the meeting held on Monday, Oct. 10, for participating in the Call Me MISTER program held at Longwood University.

This free six-day program was led by Dr. Maurice Carter, along with two Cumberland High School graduates, Bryant Winbush and DelMonté Langhorne. These two students served as mentors for the other high school students who attended.

The Call Me MISTER program is a national teacher leadership program that not only prepares young men for a successful career as an elementary or secondary teacher, but also provided them with resources that will place them in a position to effectively impact the lives of children.

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Teyanna Braxton and Sadei Trent were among Cumberland High School students who attended the 16th annual Minority Law and Research Institute. Not pictured is Kaylah Paras.

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Each autumn, the threat of wildfire increases as leaves dry out and fall from trees, grasses turn brown, humidity levels drop and winds increase. These conditions create an abundant source of fuel for wildfires, which can spread rapidly, increasing the chances of injury and property damage.

“Weather conditions – wind, humidity and rainfall – directly influence wildfires,” said John Miller, director of emergency response for the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF).

Although parts of the state received significant precipitation from Hurricane Matthew earlier in the month, the far Southwest remains dry, increasing the opportunity for fires in that area.

With more than 62 percent of Virginia’s land base (15.9 million acres) being forested, there are almost 360,000 homes and more than 1 million Virginians living in areas defined as woodland communities.

“That’s a lot of lives and property at risk due to wildfire,” Miller said.

On average, nearly 1,000 wildfires occur in Virginia each year, burning a total of more than 11,000 acres.

More than 95 percent of these fires result from human activity. Of the nearly 150,000 wildfires fought by VDOF since 1916, most were caused by people burning trash or yard debris.

State Forester Bettina Ring said, “Whenever possible, practicing alternative debris-disposal, like composting or mulching, can help reduce the chances of accidentally starting a wildfire. But if those are not options and burning is necessary, being mindful of weather conditions and taking simple precautions can make all the difference in keeping people and their property safe.”

Precautions include: Clearing the burn spot and surrounding area down to mineral soil, Keeping the burn pile small, Having tools like a shovel or a rake

on hand, Ensuring a charged water hose or other water source is at the ready, Having a working cell phone with you so that you can call 911 immediately if the fire escapes your control, Do not leave the fire unattended and make sure it is totally extinguished before leaving.

“It’s vital that people check the weather conditions in their area before starting to burn,” Ring said. “If it’s been several days since it’s rained, humidity levels are low and the winds are higher than 10 miles per hour, wait until conditions improve; otherwise, it’s quite likely your fire will become a wildfire.”

The Virginia Department of Forestry protects and develops healthy, sustainable forest resources for Virginians. Headquartered in Charlottesville, the Agency has forestry staff members assigned to every county to provide citizen service and public safety protection across the commonwealth, which it’s been doing

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The Cumberland Christmas Parade will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 11. Organizers are still looking for entries

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Al Buczek has brought a lot of ‘love’ to Farmville with the hand-crafted LOVEworks sculpture that sits at the entrance to High Bridge Trail on Main Street.

Now, with his creativity and hard work, the vice presidential nominees took a little piece of Farmville home with them. The town enlisted Buczek to create a one-of-a-kind commemorative gift for the nominees. Crafted from the same heart pine used to construct the LOVE sign, the gift was carved into the shape of Virginia. A spike from the old railroad soldered to the top evokes the iconic shape of the High Bridge girders. The bridge, and the Town of Farmville, was the backdrop to the end of the Civil War and is now High Bridge Trail State Park.

The park is a popular hiking, biking and horseback riding trail that cuts right through the middle of Main Street, where you can find shops ranging from antiques and furniture to handmade gifts, restaurants and art galleries.

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Bear Creek Lake State Park’s third annual Lights at the Lake will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Dec. 9-11 and 16-18 at the

park at 22 Bear Creek Lake Road, Cumberland. Entry is by a toy donation to the Cumberland County Christmas Mother program. The Friends of Bear Creek Lake State Park will have its pancake supper on Sunday, Dec. 11 in Bear Creek Hall. Time to be announced.

Dinner is free but donations will benefit the Friends group.

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The appointment is a continuation of Hogan’s highly successful tenure with the Farmville Police Department. Since joining the force in October of 1998, Hogan has served in the roles of patrolman, Sergeant and Special Operations Lieutenant, respectively. He stepped into the acting Deputy Chief role in July of this year. The announcement came just two days after Police Chief Andy Ellington accepted his new role with the department following a unanimous Town Council vote.

According to Ellington, “[Hogan] was the natural choice. I have worked with Bill ever since he came in as a patrolman. I’ve watched him grow over the years and develop into the leader that he now is. He has excelled at each position he’s held and I have no doubt that he will excel in this new role as well.”

Hogan is a 1992 graduate of Virginia Tech and the Virginia Police Chief’s Foundation’s Professional Executive Leadership School at the University of Richmond. He began his police career with the Lynchburg Police Department. He has distinguished himself as an excellent detective in difficult investigations. Hogan also helped establish the TRIAD program locally, a law enforcement-led initiative to help older adults feel safer in their communities.

“Bill is not only very analytical and thoughtful, but he’s also able to make quick decisions when time is of the essence, which is critical,” Ellington added. In his new role, Hogan will be responsible for handling all citizen and internal concerns and complaints, as well as monitoring the overall daily operations of the department.

“I appreciate the confidence in me that Chief Ellington and the Town administration has shown by this appointment,” said Hogan. “I am truly blessed to work at place with so many great coworkers and I have been helped by so many people at each step during my career progression.”

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