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Volume 59, Number 46 • November 21, 2013
Schools lauded for ‘green thinking’ By Roslyn Ryan Editor
Photo courtesy of Libby Clark Photography.
These Goochland County volunteers recently were honored at a luncheon at the Hermitage Country Club. Shown are, from left, front row, Dr. and Mrs. James Bowles, Frances Ragland, Selma Herweyer and Richard Turner; middle row, Ginny Perrin, Lisa Hobbs, Pam Schwartz, Ann McJunkins, Peter Proffit, Kit Davison and Andy Donnelly; and, back row, Robert McLemore, Dr. Richard Carchman, Dr. Rev. Jeff Haugh, Stewart Doetzer and Duane Hawthorne. Also honored was Marie Flanders.
Giving it their all By Roslyn Ryan Editor
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all them the group that keeps on giving. How else to describe the 18 Goochland residents honored on Nov. 14 by the Goochland County Chamber of Commerce during the 2013 Outstanding Volunteer Luncheon? Represented among them were those who pitch in to help school children, deliver meals to seniors and teach residents about the preservation of rural cul-
ture. Each honoree was selected by a local nonprofit organization for their service and dedication, and each received a plaque and warm introduction to those gathered at the Hermitage Country Club in their honor. This year’s ceremony was sponsored by Davenport & Company, District 3 Supervisor Ned Creasey, Reynolds Community College, and Georgia Rae Roberts with West End Realty. Thsi year’s title sponsor was Goochland Board of Supervisors. The 2013 honorees include:
Residents honored for tireless service to others
Dr. and Mrs. James Bowles, nominated by Senior Connections What they do: The retired physician and his wife, a now-retired nurse, have volunteered for more than 20 years with the Goochland Recreational Center where Senior Connections hosts the Friendship Café.
elementary schools, lectures in high school science classes and is a driving force behind the school system’s K-12 STEM initiative.
Kit Davison, nominated by Goochland Branch of the Pamunkey Regional Library What she does: Davison volunteers weekly at the Goochland Dr. Richard Carchman, nomi- Libary, plans and leads the Mystery nated by Goochland County Public Book Club and serves on the board Schools of the Friends of the Library. What he does: Dr. Carchman mentors the robotics team in our see Volunteers > page 2
Goochland County has been named a certified Green School Division by the Virginia School Boards Association (VSBA), in recognition of the division’s efforts to implement several measures to reduce the carbon emissions of both the division itself and the local community. Chief among these efforts was the school board’s establishment of an Energy Conservation Committee. The division has also created outdoor learning spaces used in part for environmental education at all three elementary schools. A greenhouse is under construction at Goochland Middle School that will offer students direct experiences with agricultural science and horticulture. “I’m thrilled about the progress we’ve made and our partnership with the committee,” said superintendent Dr. James Lane . “We are exploring ways to maximize the resources we have in order to invest our full support into our mission, and to teach students to do the same.” School leaders will accept the award during the VSBA’s annual convention this week in Williamsburg.