INSIDE County dedicates grove of trees to former Deputy Administrator Don Charles > page 9
Volume 60, Number 45 • November 25, 2015
Queens of the court Goochland High School’s volleyball team defeats Marion to capture 2A State Title. See page 12
Habitat completes newest home 21st house and turned the keys over to the Cooke family. Friends and family, members of the board, and several other Habitat Partner Families came to celebrate the newest addition to their ranks. George Price, president of Habitat, led the ceremonies. Contributed report Price was followed by an invocaOn Sunday, Oct. 25, Goochland tion by Rev. Sandra Taylor-Smith, the Habitat for Humanity held a celebra- board member in charge of church tion and dedication ceremony for its relations.
HFH program offers families a way to help build, own a home
Knight Bowles provided some history about how the Goochland Chapter was founded through St Matthews Church 18 years ago with the help of Bert Henley. Bowles said the Cooke family had put in the requisite number of hours of sweat equity to obtain a house and were generously helped by their next door neighbors, the Scott-Prosser see Habitat > 3
County Christmas Tree ceremony set for Dec. 4 Contributed report
Goochland’s annual Christmas Tree Lighting and Holiday Celebration will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m on Friday, Dec. 4, at the Goochland Sports Complex. Residents are invited to welcome the spirit of the season with friends, family and neighbors. This collaboration between Goochland’s Parks, Recreation & Facilities and the Goochland see Tree > 2