Hanover Senior Travel Commission plans trips Spaces are available for trips with the Hanover Senior Travel Commission. Want to see Amish Country? Well, here’s your chance. Travel to Lancaster, Pa., on Oct. 6-7 and enjoy a stop at the Intercourse Canning Company, a family style dinner at the Hershey Farm Restaurant, accommodations at
the “finest” Amish County hotel the Amish View Inn, The Rainbow Dinner Theater to see “The Busybody!”, the Dutch Market and Valley View Farms Christmas Shop. The highlight will be a matinee performance of “JOSEPH” at Sight and Sound’s Millennium Theatre. Just sit back and experience
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A 113 Year Tradition of Caring
8014 Lee-Davis Road, Mechanicsville • 746-8665 Bennett Funeral Home was established in 1897 to serve the needs of Richmond families. Since then, this locally owned and operated business has continued to serve the community with its unique combination of caring and convenience. This tradition of excellence can be seen in the four beautiful chapels located throughout the Richmond area: centrally located on Cutshaw Avenue in the city, on Broad Street Road past Innsbrook, on Ashbrook Parkway in Chesterfield and serving the Hanover-Mechanicsville area on Lee-Davis Road. All four facilities are under the personal direction of Charles D. Morehead, President. In a time of need, you can turn to Bennett Funeral Home with trust and confidence. It serves families of all faiths with personal service, before, during, and after. There is a long tradition of professionalism and caring. One way in which Bennett cares for families is by offering a convenient and personalized pre-need program. Through this program of pre-need planning, you can spare your loved ones the burden of making decisions at an emotional time. Call Bennett Funeral Home at 746-8665 to schedule a pre-planning consultation.
Charles D. Morehead, President and General Manager, stands next to the portrait of Alphonso Winston Bennett, Founder-President 1897-1933. Now in its second Century, with 113 years of operation, Bennett Funeral Home continues its quality service in a compassionate local atmosphere.
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the Biblical story about dreams and the power of forgiveness. The cost ranges from $339 to $434 and includes many accommodations. Finish off your travel calendar Dec. 6-8 with “A Myrtle Beach Holiday Celebration,” where you will enjoy Myrtle Beach Low Country
Tour, Carolina Opry’s Christmas special. Another wonderful dinner at Thoroughbred’s Chophouse & Seafood Grille is scheduled along with “The South’s Grandest Christmas Show!” at The Alabama Theatre. The trip continues on Dec. 8 with “Christmastime” at the Palace Theatre and more free time
at Broadway at the Beach. The cost ranges from $541 to $625 per person; many accommodations are included. For a detailed itinerary, list of accommodations, or more information, call Rudy Ingroff at746-8654 or Hanover County Parks and Recreation at 365-7150.
Doctor acquitted on prescription charges By Bill McKelway Media General News Service A Hanover County judge on Tuesday, Aug. 3, found a doctor not guilty of seven counts of knowingly prescribing pain medication to patients with unfounded medical conditions. Circuit Judge J. Overton Harris ruled there was insufficient evidence that Richmond-area physician Virat Bakhshi willfully and feloniously engaged in patient assessments and medication prescriptions that he knew would be abused. The judge made the ruling after the prosecution had presented its case. “Dr. Bakhshi didn’t seem to realize at first that he’d been found innocent. It was a very happy, emotional moment for him,” defense lawyer Craig S. Cooley said. Bakhshi faced up to 10 years in prison
on each charge and possible deportation to his native India if convicted of a felony. Bakhshi, 49, agreed in February to a license suspension by the state Board of Medicine, signing an order finding that he had engaged in negligent patient care, mail order prescriptions without patient examinations, and improper prescribing of pain medications. But that civil proceeding carries only a suspension or possible loss of his medical license. Key testimony came from two undercover Virginia State Police officers who said they posed as patients in 2005 and 2006 and recorded doctor visits with Bakhshi at his office on Mountain Road in Hanover County. They both complained of nonexistent aches and pains and asked for painkillers, noting on Aug. 3 that Bakhshi never
physically examined them and asked only superficial questions about their alleged ailments. Nor did he ask for chart histories from other doctors. One officer said he paid $65 for a 13minute session with the doctor. Both officers said they were able to obtain refills on return visits, again with only minimal information about the effects of medications Bakhshi had prescribed earlier. But Cooley argued that both officers signed medical forms that were replete with cautions about the effect of painkillers and warnings that the doctor would not agree to refills that were inconsistent with prescribed dosage levels. Bakhshi rejected requests for extra samples and warned one of the bogus patients that he would not prescribe higher-intensity pain medications because they were dangerous.
Lee-Davis High School wins wireless lab Lee-Davis High School has been named a winner in the eighth annual Win a Wireless Lab sweepstakes, presented by CDW Government LLC (CDW-G), a leading source of Information Technology (IT) solutions to educators and government, and Discovery Education, the leading provider of digital content services to U.S. classrooms. CDW-G and Discovery Education received more than 118,000 unique entries, the most since the contest began in 2003. Entries arrived from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, including nearly
7,000 unique Twitter entries. In addition to Lee-Davis, Wolf Branch Middle School in Swansea, Ill., and WaylandCohocton Central School in Wayland, N.Y., were named winners. “The lab will give our students more opportunities to complete inquiry-based lessons, problem solve and explore relevant topics in the areas that are critical to 21st century skills – science, technology, engineering and mathematics,” Stuart Bernstein, science teacher, LeeDavis High School, said Each of the three grand prize winners will receive a 21st
century classroom valued at approximately $48,000, including: ✓ $5,000 Discovery Education digital media grant. ✓ 20 notebook computers or tablet PCs from HP, Lenovo or Toshiba. ✓ 3 wireless access points from Cisco, D-Link or HP. ✓ 1 mobile cart from Bretford. ✓ 1 interactive whiteboard from PolyVision. ✓ 20 student response devices from Qwizdom. ✓ 1 video projector from Epson or NEC Solutions. ✓ 1 document camera from
AVerMedia. ✓ 1 laser jet or ink jet printer from Epson, HP or Xerox. ✓ 1 video camcorder from Sony. On top of the grand prizes, the 2010 Win a Wireless Lab program awarded equipment to 20 additional schools nationwide. In all, schools received more than $150,000 worth of technology from this year’s program. For a full list of prizes, visit http://cdwg.discoveryeducation.com/wawl/prizes.cfm. The full list of winners is available at http://cdwg.discoveryeducation.com.