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Kim Barto Meeks velopers as part of the city’s pending on the size of the Staff writer enterprise zone, “but the big project. incentive is ‘gap financing.’ A There is no “one size fits The entire city of Mar- developer of a tourism project all” list of incentives because tinsville is now officially a can have difficulty obtaining the ordinance is designed to tourism zone, in a move city that last half a million dollars allow the city to customize leaders hope will attract new in funding through the con- the economic incentive pack- development. ventional financing market. age for each project, Monday At its Oct. 8 meeting, The Virginia Department of said. This could include mea- Martinsville City Council Tourism will underwrite that sures to streamline the pro- approved an ordinance on funding at a significantly cess, waiver of some permits, second reading that estab- lower interest rate, but it has and limited tax incentives. lishes the city as a tourism to be in a locality that’s cre- Martinsville’s ordinance zone as allowed by the code ated a tourism zone before is modelled after those in Paint the Town 5k of Virginia. The designation they will make that funding Staunton, Fredericksburg, allows local governments to available.” and Lynchburg. Monday said offer economic incentives Funding is intended for this funding was “instrumen- and makes it easier for devel- new, tourism-related devel- tal” in developing Staunton’s held to benefit CHILL opers to obtain state funding opments that range from Stonewall Jackson Hotel, a for large-scale building proj- millions to tens of millions of big parking garage, and other Runners and walkers of all tinsville and Henry County that ects, such as new hotels or dollars in cost, Monday said. projects that have taken its ages were showered in color- promotes healthy lifestyle choic- restaurants. These can include lodging, downtown business district ful powder on Saturday, Oct. es, such as saying no to drugs Assistant City Manager restaurants, and retail. Coun- from “dead as a doornail” to 12 during the ValleyStar Paint and alcohol. Participants went Eric Monday explained dur- cilman Jim Woods asked if “very vibrant.” the Town 5k. Th e annual race through four color stations as ing the meeting that many it could be used for cultural Also during the Oct. 8 benefi ts CHILL (Communities they circled Lake Lanier in Mar- of these economic incentives amenities, such as theaters. Helping Improve Local Lives), tinsville and a fi nal color blast at are already available to de- Monday answered yes, de- See Tourism Zone, page 3 a teen leadership group in Mar- the fi nish line on Indian Trail. Students from New Epoch School in Beijing visit area, hosted by Carlisle School

Students from Beijing, China attended a welcome ceremony at Carlisle School. The 10 middle- school students spent two-weeks in Henry County.

Ten middle school students can college or university. braces guests from other cul- from New Epoch School in On their first day at Carl- tures. Our Cultural Exchange Beijing, China, were two- isle School, the visitors from Camps are offered to help week guests at Carlisle School Beijing introduced themselves international students get to experience American cul- at a middle school assembly to know our school and the ture and plan for their fu- and then performed a tradi- greater community.” tures through Carlisle’s Cul- tional Chinese song for their During their stay, they tural Exchange Camp. The peers in celebration of Chi- participated in daily middle students hope to attend an nese National Day. school lessons, experienced American school like Carlisle According to Sandy Bai- special events like Home- in the future to help them bet- ley, Carlisle’s Director of See Culture Exchange, page 5 ter transition into an Ameri- Admissions, “Carlisle em- See Paint the Town for more photos, page 3 Martinsville schools to unveil new website Kim Barto Meeks up the school sites,” she said. Staff writer The site is responsive, meaning it will adapt to fit on the screen if Martinsville City Schools will be viewed on a phone or other mobile ready to roll out a new website as device. The homepage features “hot soon as next Thursday, school board links” with icons of pages used fre- members learned at their Oct. 14 quently by students and parents, meeting. such as access to student grades, im- The school system’s current web- portant announcements and a calen- site is about six years old and lacks dar of events. Each school website some functionality, especially when features a consistent look but is cus- viewed on a mobile device. tomized with the colors and popular Beth Deatherage of Momenta, the links tailored to each school, Death- company building the website, pre- erage said. Magna Vista High School student Kennedy Coleman is pictured with brothers G. sented the new design to the board Sarah Byrd, the division’s Director Rodney Young and Terry Young, whose family sponsored a scholarship for Coleman and described some of the features. of Human Resources, Communica- to attend a three-week American Shakespeare Center theater workshop in Staunton “It’s all been built. Now we’re just this summer. Coleman and the Youngs were recognized by the Henry County School fine-tuning the content and filling See New Website, page 2 Board at their regular Oct. 3 meeting. School board awards contract for elevator project at F-C Middle School

Kim Barto Meeks the school. Without the ties Act (ADA), Hatch- Staff writer elevator, someone who ett said. However, the cannot climb the stairs school system identified The Henry County “would have to go all the the elevator as a need to School Board on Oct. way around to the back make the building more 3 approved awarding a of the building just to accessible to those with $309,000 contract to get upstairs,” said school wheelchairs and limited Frith Construction of division spokesperson mobility. Ridgeway to install an Monica Hatchett. This is “Equity is one of our elevator at Fieldale-Col- a particular problem in focal points, and we linsville Middle School. extreme weather, such as want to make sure every- Frith was one of two rain or cold, she said. one has the same oppor- vendors submitting a Because the school proposal. building was built in See Award, page 5 The elevator is needed 1965, it is “grandfa- The new website for Martinsville City Schools will be ready next week. The to help students and visi- thered in” on certain current website, pictured here, is about six years old and outdated in terms of tors with disabilities ac- requirements of the web technology. cess the second floor of Americans with Disabili- 0 51497 10908 0 Page 2 • Saturday, October 19, 2019 • Henry County Enterprise• www.henrycountyenterprise.com

Local schools among New Website from page 1 grant winners for educational projects

Schools in Henry and Patrick grams from schools across the com- counties are among those in 38 Vir- monwealth,” said Tammy Maxey, ginia localities to receive grants from Virginia AITC senior education Virginia Agriculture in the Class- manager. “These schools and 4-H room. chapters will start gardens, provide The program awarded 62 grants nutrition and culinary experiences, to for the 2019-2020 school year, begin school farms and create agri- including those to Axton Elemen- culture leadership opportunities. We tary School and Career Academy in look forward to visiting these grant Henry County and Blue Ridge El- sites and watching students learn.” ementary School in Patrick County. Agriculture in the Classroom is a na- The funds are allocated to provide tional program that promotes greater 25,000 youth with agriculture expe- understanding of agriculture through riences related to gardening, animal education. Th e Virginia Foundation for agriculture, health and nutrition and Agriculture in the Classroom is a non- leadership development. profi t organization that receives fi nancial “This year we had an outpouring and administrative support from Virginia Student members of Martinsville High School’s new anti-bullying committee address of grant applicants reflecting pre-K Farm Bureau Federation. For more infor- the Martinsville School Board during its Oct. 14 meeting. through 12th grade education pro- mation visit AgInTh eClass.org. tions, and Community school-based programs the chance to pick up Outreach, said the di- against bullying and a “grab and go” break- vision revised its mis- praised the schools for fast from a kiosk in the sion, vision, goals, and their efforts. “We’re not school commons be- logo last year. Materials going to tolerate bully- tween first and second NCI Announces Cyber with the old logo are be- ing in school,” she said. blocks. ing phased out, and the In addition, the Approved the consent redesigned website will school board: agenda, including the feature the new brand- Heard from School minutes from the Sept. Security Speaker Series ing. Nutrition Director 9 school board meet- Also during the meet- Sheilah Williams that ing and financial report ing, the school board three schools have once through Sept. 30. for Inaugural Event heard from students at again received the state Received an up- each school about anti- Fresh Fruit and Vegeta- date on the new Eng- bullying efforts taking ble Grant. Albert Har- NCI announced the Come hear from local fice. lish textbook adoption place throughout Octo- ris Elementary, Patrick fall line-up of speak- businesses, experts, and Dec. 4 (All Day) - process from Assistant ber for National Bully- Henry Elementary, and ers and topics for the government represen- Computer Forensics Superintendent Ang- ing Prevention Month. Clearview Early Child- institution’s inaugural tatives on how to #Be- in Law Enforcement: ilee Downing. Teach- For example, students hood Center will each Cyber Security Speaker CyberSmart at home, Legal and Practical ers have reviewed the at Martinsville Middle receive about $65 per Series. Topics ranging at work, and on the Instruction for Han- available options and School participated in student to purchase ad- from understanding go. Held in partner- dling Digital Evidence selected their preferred a video demonstrating ditional fresh produce the uses and abuses of ship with NCI and Na- in Criminal Investiga- textbooks, which will different types of bul- as a snack three times a social media to com- tional Cyber Security tions and Prosecutions be available for public lying and encouraged week during the 2019- puter forensics will be Alliance. Details to be (Registration restricted review at Central Office their peers to speak up. 20 school year. The covered by state and provided closer to the to Law Enforcement for the next month be- High school guid- program is “intended to national-level experts. event. personnel only). This fore the board votes to ance counselor Kristen create healthier school On Oct. 24, NCI Nov. 6, 6 to 8:30 5-hour training for adopt them at the No- Scott introduced a new environments, to in- will celebrate “Cyberse- p.m. - Privacy and law-enforcement will vember meeting. committee of students crease students’ con- curity Day” in partner- Computer Security Is- touch upon current Approved updates to formed to address bul- sumption of fresh fruits ship with the National sues in Today’s World legal issues surround- the Board Policy Man- lying at their school. and vegetables, and Cyber Security Alli- Want to know more ing digital evidence in ual to comply with rec- Teenagers may not al- connect the classroom ance (NCSA) featuring about current laws af- criminal cases and offer ommendations from the ways speak up about and cafeteria by imple- NCSA Executive Direc- fecting consumer pri- practical tips for secur- Virginia School Boards bullying because they menting farm to school tor, Kelvin Coleman. vacy and those regulat- ing and properly ana- Association. These in- don’t want to look like initiatives,” Williams “Cyber Security is ing businesses in their lyzing digital evidence, cluded updates to six a “snitch,” she said. The said. Along with the everyone’s responsibil- handling of consumers’ including addressing policies and retirement four students told the additional exposure to ity and these programs personal information? the latest trends and of eight others because board they are “all about fresh produce, students are designed to enhance Then this is the NCI issues that frequently they had been com- including people” and and parents receive edu- awareness of some of cyber session you don’t arise. Presentation will bined with other poli- are here to stop harmful cation about nutrition the most pervasive want to miss. Topics be beneficial to all law cies. The VSBA policy gossiping and bullying. and healthy recipe ideas. challenges facing busi- will include database enforcement officers, team publishes updates Part of their focus is en- Learned that the nesses, citizens, and breaches, identity theft, computer forensic ex- and revisions to the couraging bystanders to Second Chance Break- the nation,” said Karen computer fraud, and aminers, and prosecu- policy manual based on take action when they fast program at Mar- Jackson, NCI’s Inter- other current computer tors. Partial in-service actions passed in the see someone being bul- tinsville High School im Executive Direc- scams. This outstand- credit for law enforce- most recent General As- lied to speak up for the has increased student tor. “NCI is pleased to ing session will include ment officers is cur- sembly session or by ac- victim or go to a trusted participation in school bring these impressive tips to avoid falling rently pending through tions passed at the fed- adult. breakfast by 65 per- speakers to Southern victim in these areas, DCJS. Lunch will be eral government level. School Board Chair cent. Williams said the Virginia”. and remedial measure provided. Presented by Changes include such Donna Dillard said she program offers students Current Speaker to take should you or Virginia Office of the items as language edits, and school board mem- who arrive late or who Schedule: your business become Attorney General Com- legal reference updates, ber Dominique Hylton are not hungry first Oct. 24 (All Day) a victim. Consumers puter Crime Section. and cross reference up- attended a webinar on thing in the morning - NCI/NCSA Cyber and businesses of all Programs are free dates. Day Own IT. Secure sizes are encouraged to and open to the pub- IT. Protect IT. To cel- attend. Presented by lic unless otherwise ebrate National Cyber Gene Fishel - Sr. Assis- noted. Registration is Security Awareness tant Atty General and required for all events. Entries sought for annual Month in October, the Chief of the Computer For more information Community is invited Crimes Section, VA At- visit www.NewColleg- to Cybersecurity Day. torney General’s Of- eInstitute.org Memorial Photography Show

CROSSWORD PUZZLE Th e Reynolds Homestead will host larger than 32” x 50” with frame. Th e the 2nd annual Nancy Susan Reynolds only exception is panoramic photographs Memorial Photography Show beginning which may be up to 36” horizontally and Nov. 7 through Dec. 20. All photogra- 16”vertically (or vice versa), including phers in Patrick, Henry, Stokes, Surry, matting and framing. Franklin, Floyd and Carroll counties are Entry fees are $10 per entry for a maxi- encouraged to bring their entries to the mum of 3 entries for adults, and $5 per Reynolds Homestead on the following entry for a maximum of 3 entries for dates: youth. Sunday, Oct. 20, 1 to 4 p.m.; Th e theme for the 2019 Nancy Susan Monday, Oct. 21, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Reynolds Photography Show is “Transi- Tuesday, Oct. 22, noon to 7 p.m.; tions.” Categories for the adult division Wednesday, Oct. 23, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. are Architecture, People, Nature, Events Youth ages 12-17 and adult photog- and Special (travel, tourism, pets, other). raphers are eligible. Work entered may Th e youth division is not divided into be of any photographic style – black and categories. white, HDR, infrared, drone, or pan- Entry forms can be picked up at the oramic. All entries must be original and Patrick County Chamber of Commerce the photographer’s own work. and the Reynolds Homestead. Th ey are All work, including that of youth, also available on the website www.reyn- must be framed and mounted and prop- oldshomestead.vt.edu. Questions may be erly wired for hanging. Work can be no directed to (276) 694-7181. Registration Open for Fall CLUES ACROSS 31. Basics CLUES DOWN 27. Source of the Nile 1. Computer key 32. Transcending 1. Type of bomb River 4. Periodical (abbr.) national boundaries 2. Smooth 28. Not safe, but … 7. Hot beverage 39. Natives of Kashmir 3. Clothing pattern 29. Helps little fi rms SignUpNow Workshops 8. Capital of Ghana 41. Returned material 4. Defunct phone 31. Comedienne Gasteyer 10. Shrek is one authorization (abbr.) company 32. Conceptualize 12. Behemoth 42. Cigar wrapper 5. Something to take 33. Root mean square SignUpNow is on the and pregnant women (the want to apply for or renew 13. Good friend 43. Brew 6. Type of piano (abbr.) road. FAMIS programs) health insurance through 14. Form of “to be” 44. Popular video game 8. Consumed 34. Integrated circuit Th e program teaches Low Income Families 16. Where travelers rest series 9. “Pitch Perfect” 35. Evergreen trees and Medicaid/FAMIS. 17. European country 45. Abba __, Israeli actress Kendrick shrubs genus the “ins and outs” of the with Children (LIFC) Even if you’ve attended 19. Everyone has one politician 11. Ray-fi nned fi sh 36. Apprehended eligibility requirements, program a SignUpNow training in 20. Pop 46. Jewelled headdress 14. Heat storage stove 37. Suitable for growing application procedures, Medicaid for Former the past, this fall’s train- 21. Feelings of anxiety 48. French cleric 15. Shrink back crops and post-enrollment in- Foster Care Youth (FFC) ing contains new informa- 25. Small amount 49. Bizarre 18. Yukon Territory 38. Isolated 26. Moved quickly 50. Unit of measurement 19. Connects words 39. Footwear company formation for Virginia’s Plan First (family plan- tion. Th ose interested are 27. Common name for a 51. Foul-mouthed Hol- 20. Sound unit 40. Electronic intelligence Medicaid and FAMIS ning) encouraged to ‘sign up’ type of frog lywood bear 22. Furniture with open gathering programs: SignUpNow partici- again. 29. Free from psychologi- 52. “Partridge Family” shelves 44. Political action com- New Medicaid health pants will be able to edu- Check www.vhcf.org/ cal disorder actress 23. Cool! mittee insurance for adults 30. 8th month (abbr.) 24. 007’s creator 47. Free of cate and provide hands-on workshops/ to fi nd a train- Programs for children assistance to those who ing workshop near you. www.henrycountyenterprise.com Saturday, October 19, 2019 • Henry County Enterprise• Page 3

Paint the Town from page 1 Tourism Zone from page 1 meeting, council held a opment for really excel- public hearing to pre- lent community devel- pare for resubmission opment projects,” she of a federal grant ap- said. plication to revitalize CDBG-funded proj- the Pine Hall Road area ects have to meet one of of the city. The city of three major objectives: Martinsville applied to benefit low to moder- for Community Devel- ate income people, elim- opment Block Grant inate slums and blights, funding in March 2019 or to meet urgent com- to address blight, help munity development homeowners to make needs. improvements to their In preparation for the properties, and engage Pine Hall application, local residents in the Jonas worked with the improvement of their city to conduct a hous- neighborhood. ing assessment on 14 However, said City properties. She said they Manager Leon Towar- will need to speak to the nicki, the application homeowners again to was rejected on a tech- update their informa- nicality due to an issue tion before the applica- with how one of the re- tion can be resubmitted, quired public hearings because income infor- was advertised. The city mation cannot be more plans to resubmit the than a year old. How- application in March ever, the homeowners 2020 if not before. will not have to do a full Towarnicki said there reapplication. is a chance that another Homeowners in the round of applications neighborhood who did may open before the end not participate the first of 2019 due to a low time are welcome to do number of applications so now, she said. received in March, but There are some burial this is not certain. In an grounds around some of effort to be proactive, the properties, but those the city council voted will not be affected by at its Sept. 24 meeting the project, she said. to set the public hear- Councilman Danny ing for Oct. 8 “out of an Turner questioned how abundance of caution,” the money was spent on he said. Even if an ear- Northside project, esti- lier round of applica- mating the cost at $1.2 tions does not open up million. “There’s no way before the regular dead- you can spend a million line of March 2020, this dollars over there. ... It hearing satisfies part of looked like we didn’t the requirements for the get very much bang for application. Public hear- a million dollars over ings must be held within there,” he said. a year of the grant appli- Jonas said the money cation submission, he was “well-spent.” While said. she said she did not If awarded, the Pine have the exact numbers Hall project will start in handy, she recalled that April 2021. they substantially recon- No one from the structed five homes and community spoke at the rehabbed three or four public hearing, although others. “Substantial re- Towarnicki shared that construction projects one nearby resident had run about $100,000 contacted him to express each,” and one home support. Janet Jonas of cost much more than Summit Engineering, that, she said. Also, which has worked with street improvements and the city on this appli- stormwater drainage cation and past CDBG were “a significant por- efforts, gave a presen- tion of what was done.” tation to the council Mayor Kathy Lawson about the project. added that there was Jonas gave an over- some demolition work view of several past done as part of the proj- successes with CDBG ect, and “the Dillard and funding in Martinsville, Franklin Street improve- including Northside, ments were huge.” Cherry Street, Moss- Vice Mayor Chad Barton, RP Thomas Martin told Jonas, “Be- and Academy Place, the ing a community or- Henry Hotel. New Col- ganizer, I want to take lege expansion, and revi- my hat off to you going talization of the uptown door to door like that.” business district. He suggested using high “Martinsville is re- school juniors and se- ally well-known by the niors who need service Department of Housing hours for graduation to and Community Devel- help with future efforts.

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OPINION It’s me, your casual acquaintance

Hey, fancy running into said she was the luckiest man sapient lizard-people. You metronome at Juilliard. you here! It’s me, your casual on the face of the Earth. can imagine how hard it was Let me tell you, it’s acquaintance. Looks like you Daddy, he ain’t doing for grampa to make friends. tough all over. I went to the got a big cart of groceries so good either. He caught a He managed to get back to carnival and paid the fortune there. Don’t worry, I’ll walk bad case of Total Body Fail- this dimension, but now he teller a buck to tell my future. with you to your car. I have ure. Yeah, one day his whole eats his meat raw and spends She said I was going to die in all the time in the world, and body just up and fell off. most of the day sunning him- a grain elevator explosion. Th e I assume you do too. Couldn’t afford a replace- self on a flat rock in the back joke’s on her, though; I’ve sur- How are you? Fine, ment body, so we put his head yard. It’s real rough. Same vived three of them since then, you say? Well, things haven’t on the body of one of those thing happened to his daddy, and I’m no worse for wear, ex- been going so great for me. old Teddy Ruxpin dolls. You so I guess it runs in the fam- cept for the constant ringing I’m glad I ran into you, be- know daddy, though; he al- ily. sound in my ears and the fact cause since I bumped into ways loves to tell a story. Still Ben R. Williams Of course, the fam- that I can’t fall asleep unless you at the DMV two years does, you just gotta put a cas- ily’s doing pretty good com- someone’s holding my hand. ago, a lot more terrible things sette in his back first. pared to me. Boy, I tell you, Hey, are you getting in have happened to me and my Now granny, she’s Werther’s Originals in the it’s rough. I went to the doc- your car? I don’t blame you for family, and I’m sure you’ll been having a real tough knothole. You should hear tor the other day, and he wanting to sit down. My feet want to hear every detail, no time. She wrecked her Harley her carrying on. told me my skeleton’s made are pretty sore, too. Th e doc- matter how personal or dis- a few months back, went over Hey, looks like your of glass and my feet are on tor said I have Mathlete’s Foot. gusting. the handlebars and sailed into ice cream’s starting to melt. I backwards. Don’t know if It’s like Athlete’s Foot, except Well, mama ain’t do- the woods. Took the EMTs hate when that happens. I’m coming or going half the it multiplies really quickly. It’s ing so good. She’s got that forever to find her; turns out, Now grampa, he’s a time. super contagious. Here, let me Lou Gehrig disease. No, not she hit a big knot hole travel- real mess. About a year ago, I always told people pull my shoe off and I’ll show that one. She’s got this dis- ing about 100 miles per hour he was trying to fix his clock I got a big heart, but the you— ease where she thinks she’s and now she’s stuck in a tree. radio and he got sucked into doctor says it’s way too big. Whoops! I think Lou Gehrig. You ask her a Doctor said it would be pret- some kinda parallel dimen- Said my heart weighs about your foot slipped on the gas question, she starts talking ty expensive to get her out of sion. Yeah, turns out it’s this fifty pounds. I go to the gym because you just ran me over about her .340 batting av- there, and you know granny’s dimension where the meteor and it sounds like someone while backing out of your erage. It’s powerful tragic, just as tight as old Dick’s hat- never struck the Earth and pounding the drum on one parking spot. That’s OK, I but she seems to be taking it band, so now I gotta go down the dinosaurs never died out, of those Viking ships. It’s real keep the hospital on speed pretty well, I guess. When the into the woods a couple of so instead they conquered the distracting, but I’m trying to dial. I’ll tell you all about it doctor gave her the news, she times a day and stick some mammals and evolved into get me a part-time job as a next time I see you. COMMUNITY CALENDAR Sunday and Old Virginia Red. Also story and lead songs, crafts Tai Chi: Every Tuesday, “Healthy Eating and at the HJDB Event Center off ering local freshly baked and then play time with 11:15 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Staying Active for Seniors”: cafeteria (3289 Riverside October 20 breads and gourmet spreads friends. An age-appropriate Martinsville Public Library, 11 a.m. at the Martinsville Drive, Bassett), Admis- to complete your tasting. story will be read, drawing Free event open to the public Public Library, partnership sion is a $2 donation to Fall Festival at the Barn: Wine tastings are a perfect out questions and answers with the Virginia Coop- the HJDB Senior Game- 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the afternoon activity for couples, that involve the children Power of the Plant: 5:30 erative Extension Offi ce of on Program. Available for Mountain Valley Artisan best friends, girl’s days or just and promote early reading P.M. Martinsville Public Li- Henry County and Martins- purchase 8:30 a.m. Break- Barn, Spend a perfect fall because. Admission $9. skills, along with a simple brary. Join Bob Tuggle as he ville, Free event open to the fast-$5, 12p.m. Lunch-$6. weekend shopping one-of-a- craft activity. After story time, discusses the folklore, medici- public. For more informa- For more info call 276- kind pieces of art and hand- Mountain Bike Ride: 2 children are welcome to go nal uses, and magical aspects tion call the Library at 403- 629-1369 made crafts while enjoying p.m., the Henry County Bike into the Children’s Library of plants. Open to the pub- 5430 rocking music, delicious food Club will ride at the Moun- for playtime and interaction lic. For more information or Line Dancing Class: and picturesque views. New tain Laurel Trails in Ridgeway with each other. Toys, puz- to sign-up call the Library at “Essential Elements for Every Friday at 10 a.m., for 2019 ~ A Car Show. Ev- every Sunday. Occasionally zles, and the ‘housekeeping’ 403-5430. Successful Sales”: 10 a.m. Martinsville Public Li- eryone is welcome. the Mountain Bike Ride may center promote socialization to 12 p.m., Southern Vir- brary, Free event open to be held at Cedar Ridge Trails. skills in playing with other ginia Higher Education the public. History of Colonial Fire- In those instances, the Henry children. Children of all ages Center (820 Bruce Street, fi ghting: 3 p.m. at the His- County Bike Club will post are welcome. Wednesday South Boston, VA), Join us Ride ‘N Dine: Each toric Henry County Court- an update on the website as October 23 for a seminar presented by week fellow cyclists meet house, Hear about how our well as the Facebook page. Tuesday October Dr. Vincent P. Magnini on at the Liberty Street access ancestors managed unwanted For more information on the Henry County Bike Club boosting your successful sales point of the Dick & Willie fi res as Bob Vogler presents weekly Mountain Bike Ride, 22 Evening Ride: Evening ride through both verbal and Trail to put in some miles this walk through the his- call Bob Norris at 276-340- along the many gorgeous nonverbal communications and to refuel with a deli- tory of colonial fi refi ghting. 9144 or Tommy at 276-618- Trivia Night at Papa’s trails of the Smith River Trail developed through research, cious lunch at a local eatery. Free event open to the public, 0343. Free event open to the Pizza: Every other Tuesday System. Mountain bikes Free event, Pre-registration is A diff erent lunch locality is Refreshments provided. Con- public. night. Each event consists of are recommended but road required. chosen each week so that tact us by email at mhchistor- varying subjects and has ro- bikes can be used as well. Th e your Friday afternoon is [email protected] or by Monday tating Hosts. Wednesday evening ride of- always unique and interest- phone at (276) 403-5361. fers bikers the opportunity Thursday October ing, For more information October 21 Artspiration Senior Stu- to ride road, trail or both. on Ride ‘N Dine, contact Wine Tasting at Hamlet dio: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Se- Ride times will range from 24 Marti at (276) 358-1312. Vineyards: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Story Time at Spencer- niors are invited to paint to- 30 minutes to an hour, and Rides are year-round but at Hamlet Vineyards in Bas- Penn: 10:30 a.m. at the Hyl- gether in the Piedmont Arts locations will vary. A light Martial Arts Class: 6 p.m. are canceled if it’s raining sett. Every Sunday you can ton Library, the Centre will classroom. Sessions are self- is needed to participate in to 7 p.m. at Spencer-Penn. or if the temperature is enjoy a wine tasting of eight hold a preschool story time guided and provide a space this ride. Check the Henry Cost for the entire month is below 50 degrees. Check wines. Wines include: Pinot and playdate program. Car- for seniors to socialize while County Bike Club Facebook $40 for members of the Cen- Facebook for the most up- Gris, Viognier, Petit Verdot ole Anne Penn will read a creating artwork. Bring your page, or contact Tommy at tre or $65 for non-members. to-date information. own supplies. Free event for (276) 618-0343 for ride lo- All ages, fi tness and experi- members /Non-members cations and times. ence levels are welcome. Call Saturday pay $5 at the door. the Centre at (276) 957- Happy Healthy Hour: 5757 to sign up. October 26 Lobsterfest 2019: 5:30 Every Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the New p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Blue Creative Corral: 6 p.m. at Fab Lab Craft Days: the Mountain Valley Artisan henrycountyenterprise.com College Institute, Menu:1- Ridge Regional Library on 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., PHCC 1/2 lb. lobster or whole rotis- Church Street. A natural Barn. Each week we will cre- Th omas P. Dalton IDEA Weekly Publication serie chicken, baked potato, health and wellness meeting ate a diff erent project which Center, Join us for a fun, cole slaw, roll and dessert, covering topics such as re- will be announced on our hands-on activity for the Published Each Saturday tea, water, beer or wine. Th is versing degenerative diseases, Facebook page. Come out entire family in the Fab Michael Showell, Publisher is our biggest fundraising weight loss, increasing energy to the barn and get creative! Lab. Want to make more event of the year. Tickets are and focus, building vitality, All ages welcome, Musicians time for creativity? Cre- Debbie Hall, Editor $35 and available from any restoring health, and more. are welcome to bring their ate real, tangible objects? instruments and play. [email protected] Rotarian in the Martinsville For more information, call Meet other craft-minded Evening Club or at the Mar- Rhonda at (276) 336-1525 people? Th en join us for (276) 694-3101 tinsville Visitors Center. Th ey or Sandra at (276) 632-6124. Friday a fun afternoon of creat- WendiRandy Thompson,Craig, Advertising Advertising Manager Manager will not be sold at the door. Line Dancing Class: Ev- ing on trend crafts using Email rotaryclubofmartins- ery Wednesday at 10 a.m., October 25 the laser cutter! Making [email protected]@gmail.com [email protected] for addi- Martinsville Public Library, felt fl ower mason jar bou- ()(276)(540)230-1129 340-2445 tional information or to pur- Free event open to the public. 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[email protected] Virginia Attorney General Sparks Up Conversation Give us your view: The Henry County Enterprise on Legalizing Recreational Marijuana encourages letters from our readers on topics of general interest to the Jeff Raines Th e 2017 question was worded dif- Herring, a candidate in the 2021 community and responses to our articles Capital News Service ferently, asking if marijuana should gubernatorial elections, has long and columns. Letters must be signed and be legalized in general, for personal or voiced his support for decriminaliza- have a telephone number where you can Attorney General Mark Herring medical use, or remain illegal. A plural- tion of marijuana. tweeted his support for the legalization ity said medical marijuana should be Micheal Kelly, director of com- be reached to be considered for of recreational marijuana in Virginia legal and the rest (17%) were opposed munications for Herring, said in an publication. All letters will be verified Tuesday night. to legalization. email the attorney general believes before publication. The Henry County “Virginians know we can do better. Recreational use of marijuana is be- “Virginia needs to decriminalize pos- Enterprise reserves the right to deny It’s time to move toward legal, regulated coming an increasingly popular issue session of small amounts of marijua- adult use,” Herring said in his retweet for Virginia politicians as they go into na, take action to address past con- publication of any letter and edit letters for of a study that revealed more than half the November State Senate elections victions, and a move towards legal length, content and style. of Virginians agree with him. and the upcoming 2021 gubernatorial and regulated adult use in Virginia.” Th e study, published by the Univer- elections. Almost all marijuana-related ar- If you have news about or an upcoming sity of Mary Washington last month, Stephen Farnsworth, a UMW po- rests last year (90%) were for posses- event for your organization, company or showed that 61% of Virginians support litical science professor, said he believes sion alone, and arrests for marijuana church, email [email protected] legalization of recreational marijuana, legalization is several years away, but the possession have increased 115% while 34% oppose legalization. Th e timeline could change if a Democratic from 2003 to 2017, according to a and/or call (276) 694-3101 remaining respondents said they were majority is elected in November. Eighty press release from the attorney gener- uncertain. percent of the Commonwealth’s youth al’s offi ce. First time marijuana con- Th is is a noticeable uptick from a (25 and under) are in favor of recre- victions in Virginia have risen 53% Visit Us Online at UMW study conducted in 2017 that ational marijuana, Farnsworth said. from 2008 to 2017, with enforce- www.henrycountyenterprise.com showed 39% of Virginians supported “Winning the support of younger vot- ment costs estimated to be nearly legalizing marijuana for personal use. ers can be key.” $81 million a year. www.henrycountyenterprise.com Saturday, October 19, 2019 • Henry County Enterprise• Page 5

Chasing Your ‘Tale’ Culture Exchange from page 1

Fran Snead that point Dad was just Bassett Historical Center as excited and interested as I had been. With the new season, We both followed Mrs. many changes occur such Bassett downstairs to the as cooler temperatures, basement to the “Geneal- football games, fire pits, ogy Department” which and foliage. As Mother consisted of one dark Nature works her magic poorly lit room lined all around us, bringing with two walls of books out the beauty in her and notebooks which trees, it is also a good covered several shelves time of year to concen- and a four-drawer filing trate on another impor- cabinet. After our first tant kind of tree. In 2001, visit we were well on our Congress passed a bill way to tracing our family brought forth by Senator tree. This led to meeting Orrin Hatch declaring Archie Ross, who lived the month of October to in Fieldale, and visiting be recognized as National the Ross-Harbour Ceme- Family History Month in tery in Elamsville, where the United States. Sena- we took pictures of the tor Hatch stated, “By re- tombstones as well as searching for our roots, made several tombstone we come close together rubbings. Both Dad and as a human family.” This I were hooked as we were may be a great time of able to trace the Ross year to think about your line back to when three family tree. brothers came over from Whether you are an Scotland on a ship - one experienced researcher who began the Ross line with an already elaborate of which my family is a New Epoch School students from Beijing participated in a field trip to the University of Virginia during their well-researched, docu- part; or so we thought! two-week visit to Carlisle School in Axton. mented family tree still This is where one has trying to connect those to be extremely care- coming, attended school athletic is most effective. Dydyn ex- government decisions.” last pesky branches, or ful when working in events, and enjoyed spending plained that for the project, “the Students were able to share you are just beginning genealogy. Lots of fam- time with their host families. meaning of ‘effective’ was up to much knowledge. Jack Lingle, a to investigate your fam- ily histories are passed They toured UVA and Wake For- them [the students].” Carlisle 7th-grade student from ily, the Bassett Historical down by word of mouth est University to explore college The class began by building Danville, explained that his new Center provides a great stories through genera- options and also visited Monti- tables of pros and cons for each friends from Beijing taught him opportunity for you to tions, with information cello while in the Charlottesville form of government. Dydyn said, to play a Chinese strategy game discover your ancestors, that may not have been area. “With our visitors from China sit- called Go. He also said, “they not just this month but documented. It seems The students, accompanied ting in on the class, the students taught us paper crafts, the tradi- every month. And if you that most family histories by their Head of School and two were exposed to very different tional Chinese art of paper cut- haven’t begun research- tend to begin with three teachers, stayed with host fami- perspectives on governments and ting.” He added, “It was hard, ing, you never know or more brothers coming lies. Amanda Russell of Martins- had some of their preconceptions but they helped us.” what that one spark will to America on a ship. ville hosted several of the students challenged. The conversations Many activities at American be to get you started. According to the book in her home for the camp. She that took place were fascinating schools are different than ones As a child, I remember entitled “The Ross Fam- said, “hosting international stu- to listen to and quite illuminating the guests experience at home. visiting the (then) Bassett ily: Beginning in 1734 dents has been an amazing experi- for both the students and me.” Lingle said that the students Public Library to check in Hanover County, Vir- ence that our children will never Students were able to use tech- from Carlisle taught the guests out books, bags full at ginia,” written by Ross forget.” nology to assist in communicat- how to navigate campus to get to a time, to participate in Chappell and published The visit provided abundant ing some of the more complex classes on time and helped them the summer reading pro- in 2005, my family (the educational opportunities for ideas and questions. Google to learn procedures for lunch and gram. I enjoyed standing Ross side that is) descends Carlisle’s students, as well. In Mr. translate served as an effective other daily events. He said they on the two-step wooden from John Ross who was Damian Dydyn’s 7th grade class, bridge when the language hurdles also collaborated on a project in stool which was located part of a Jacobite move- students have been studying gov- occasionally slowed down discus- drama class. in the front of the cir- ment in Scotland in the ernment and writing a paper on sions. “The students from New Ep- culation desk so that I early 1700s. To make a the three basic forms: Democracy, Dydyn said, “Some of the och School adapted academically could carefully sign each long story short, he was Authoritarian, and Monarchy. things that sparked the most dis- and socially during their visit, card with Mrs. Shirley one of many who was Their assignment was to build cussion were ideas like freedom and we would welcome their Bassett on the other side imprisoned in a church and support a thesis statement of speech, social programs, and enrollment at Carlisle in the fu- smiling and waiting pa- and then transported about which type of government having more voices present in ture,” Bailey said. tiently while I did so. to Maryland aboard a One of my most mem- ship. Well, there is the orable trips to the library “ship” that I learned Award from page 1 came in 1981 when I about. was in the fourth grade John Ross was then tunities,” Hatchett said. Along A graph of overall pass rates the Henry County Education at Campbell Court El- sold as an indentured ser- those lines, she added, “We in- in different subjects in Henry Association about addressing ementary School. Every vant to a man who died stalled handicapped ramps at County Schools showed English, school employee salaries. fourth-grade student before he was listed in the front of building this summer so math, and science have mostly Approved the consent agenda, in Henry County was inventory of the man’s that anyone can enter the front held steady from 2016-17 to which included the minutes of given a booklet entitled estate. Because of the doors of the school instead of go- 2018-19. However, pass rates the Sept. 5 school board meet- “A Proud Look Back,” documentation found, ing around the side.” in social studies have declined ing; bills for payment from Sept. published in 1975 by the John Ross was more than It will be summer 2020 before from the mid-80s to the mid-70s 13 and 30; overnight and out-of- First National Bank of likely released from servi- the elevator is operational. during that time and are several state field trip requests; and set- Bassett. The booklet con- tude rather than having Facilities and Maintenance percentage points below the state ting of the support group audit tained articles written by run away. He married Director Keith Scott told the average. In response to a board fees. local historians like Lela a woman by the name board that “elevator companies member’s question about the Approved an estimated Adams and Doug Belcher of Sarah whose maiden have about a 20-week lead time,” figures, Minter said, “We’ve had $26,000 from fiscal year 2020 that were first published name is uncertain, and which is standard for the indus- a lot of teacher turnover in that local instructional funds for the in local newspapers to il- they lived in Hanover try. He also noted that the proj- area over the past five years.” The annual purchase of student plan- lustrate the importance County, Virginia. ect is “well below budget.” school system is working on pro- ners. Henry County Schools an- of the role that Henry When people come Also at the regular Oct. 3 fessional development and other nually provides a student plan- County played in the de- in the Center and begin meeting, the school board heard strategies with the teachers to ner for students in grades K-12 velopment of our nation. their family research, a report on school accreditation improve the scores. to assist students with organiza- After my fourth-grade they never know what from Michael Minter, Director In addition, the school board tion skills in addition to provid- teacher, Mrs. Charlotte they are going to find of Assessment and Accountabil- recognized student Kennedy ing supplemental instructional Bishop, distributed a or who they are going ity. Minter said all 14 schools in Coleman, who received the resources. The planners will be booklet to each student to end up being related Henry County are accredited and Young Family Scholarship to at- purchased for the 2020-2021 in our class, she allowed to. More times than not, experienced growth in student tend a three-week theater work- school year. Vendors are Global us a few minutes to in- a patron will leave the scores. This is even though the shop with the American Shake- Datebooks and Premier – School vestigate while she ex- Center after learning Virginia Department of Educa- speare Center in Staunton this Specialty. plained to us what ex- they are related to anoth- tion made changes to the accred- summer. Kennedy, a sophomore Approved employee computer actly we were viewing. As er patron that is visiting itation standards that schools at Magna Vista High School, purchases through payroll deduc- I began looking through at the same time, or even must meet in 2017-18. thanked the Young family for the tions. The school division allows the booklet, I discov- one of the staff members. In order to be accredited, scholarship. employees to purchase iPads, lap- ered a partial list of the Things also may be un- schools at all grade levels must “This experience has helped top computers, and Apple watch- names of soldiers from covered about relatives show overall proficiency in Eng- me become a more confident ac- es at the negotiated rates from Henry County and sur- that may be quite hard to lish, math, and science. Achieve- tor and a more outgoing person,” vendors currently under contract rounding counties that believe. For instance, you ment gaps between different she said. “A lot of the exercises with the school division. Em- participated in the Revo- may discover that you are groups of students in English and skills that I gained from this ployees who choose to partici- lutionary War. My eyes related to a President, a and math, and rates of chronic camp I’m able to use today in my pate will have monthly payments quickly focused on the Founding Father, a mili- absenteeism are also taken into drama classes.” Kennedy said that deducted from their paychecks name Daniel Ross, Lt. in tary hero, or a convicted account. Elementary and middle while she does not plan to pursue for six months, beginning Janu- the Militia. Immediately, felon. schools must show growth in stu- acting as a career, the workshop ary 2020. The same program is my curiosity had the best Along with monthly dent proficiency rates in reading/ helped her become more confi- also being offered to city and of me and I wanted to programs, the Center writing and math. High schools dent interacting with people and city school employees. There is know if this man, whoev- offers genealogy classes are graded on their on-time grad- making eye contact. no financial impact to the school er he was, was related to that are held twice each uation, completion, and dropout Also during the Oct. 3 meet- division other than staff time to me. Until that moment, year. The series of four rates. New for the class of 2022, ing, the school board: process the payments. family, for me, consisted classes are held in Febru- 85 percent of graduates must Recognized October as is Bul- Heard reports from the su- of only the people who ary and again in Septem- show “college, career and civic lying Prevention Month and perintendent, including a slide- I lived with or saw on ber. If you are interested readiness.” Disability Awareness Month. show of instructional highlights; holidays or dined with in starting or continuing Minter noted that Henry Schools will have related activi- the monthly financial statement around the Sunday table. your research and are County’s on-time graduation ties to raise awareness through- from Aug. 31; the energy and That night at the din- interested in taking the rates have risen from 87 percent out the month, Hatchett said. facilities report; the discipline ner table, I asked Dad classes, please give us a in 2016-17 to 90 percent last During the public comment summary report; membership to tell me about Daniel call to put your name on year (in 2018-19), slightly below period, heard from Dorothy report; and fundraisers approved Ross. He had a puzzled the list. Keep in mind, state average of 91 percent. Carter, who spoke on behalf of by the superintendent. look on his face so I ea- there is a limited space gerly showed him the for the classes. booklet that I was given And remember, as you at school. I turned to the watch the squirrels mill- page in the booklet that ing around gathering Submit your community had Daniel’s name. Mom, their nuts for the winter who had started working season, consider all of the part time at the library, “nuts” you may have and quickly told us where we find on your tree as well! news and photos to could find out and who It may be fun chasing we should see. Dad and I your own ‘tale!’ went to visit Mrs. Bassett (Snead is the director [email protected] at the library that follow- of the Bassett Historical ing Saturday because at Center.) Page 6 • Saturday, October 19, 2019 • Henry County Enterprise• www.henrycountyenterprise.com Northam signs Executive Directive to Ensure Access to Aff ordable, Quality Health Care Coverage for All Virginians

Gov. Ralph Northam recently “It’s more important than ever that ners, providers, health plans, and fi ciencies in coverage and improve options. Th is negatively impacts issued Executive Directive Five, di- we identify and implement policies policy makers to implement poli- health outcomes, with a special access to care and health outcomes, recting actions to increase the num- at the state level that control costs cies and processes that will result in focus on particularly vulnerable particularly for people in vulner- ber of Virginians enrolled in qual- and ensure that Virginians can af- measurable and sustained improve- populations, including but not lim- able populations. ity, aff ordable health care coverage. ford to buy health insurance that ment in access to aff ordable health ited to: pregnant women, justice- “Virginia hospitals have Th is year, Medicaid expansion covers their health care needs.” care coverage. involved populations, non-English undertaken eff orts to reduce is providing access to health cov- Executive Directive Five requires “Health care is about wellness speaking populations, individuals health care costs through val- erage for more than 325,000 eli- Virginia explore strategies to reduce and well-being, but it is also an with disabilities, and youth in fos- ue-based improvements in care gible Virginians who have enrolled, health insurance premiums state- economic issue for many Virgin- ter care. Th e Secretary will also look delivery and have partnered positively impacting their health. wide, and protect Virginians from ians,” said Secretary of Health and for solutions to improve aff ordabil- with the Commonwealth on But meaningful health coverage federal uncertainty. Th e Secretary Human Resources Daniel Carey, ity through state innovations. initiatives to enhance access to remains unaff ordable for too many of Health and Human Resources, M.D. “We know that quality, af- Offi cials at the Virginia Hospi- care, such as the commitment Virginians, due in large part to fed- in collaboration with the Secretar- fordable health care coverage allows tal & Healthcare Association wrote hospitals made in 2018 to fund eral policies that have increased cost ies of Finance and Public Safety families to maintain employment, in a statement that their members the state’s share of Medicaid and decreased the quality of avail- and Homeland Security, will re- pursue educational opportunities, “appreciate Governor Northam’s expansion costs. In that con- able coverage. view policies and programs and and have more money for other continued focus on identifying tinued spirit of cooperation, “Health coverage should be both take actions to promote greater important personal investments consensus-driven reforms to in- we pledge our ongoing support meaningful and aff ordable, but un- access and enrollment in quality, and we need to protect and build crease the number of Virginians to Governor Northam, Secre- fortunately, policies from Washing- aff ordable health insurance cover- on the gains we have made.” enrolled in quality, aff ordable cov- tary Carey, and other partners ton threaten to increase the num- age. Th e Secretary of Health and Th e Secretary of Health and erage and to reduce health insur- as we work to make Virginia ber of families who are uninsured Human Resources will work with Human Resources will develop ance costs. Even now, many Vir- the healthiest state in the na- or underinsured,” Northam said. state agencies, community part- data-driven strategies to create ef- ginians lack aff ordable health care tion.” Uptick in Student Absentee Ballots Might Indicate Higher Turnout

Imani Thaniel for reelection in the Gen- popularity. Last year, vot- Piper said. with the Newport News voted. Capital News Service eral Assembly, according ers submitted 287,763 Traditionally, voter turn- registrar’s offi ce. Erin Burke Brown, the to Christopher Piper, com- absentee ballots, the high- out is highest during presi- Perhaps this election is voter registration and turn- In addition to hitting the missioner of the depart- est number of votes in the dential elections and drops predicted to spur higher out chair for VCU Votes, books this fall, more Vir- ment. state during a non-presi- during state elections. For voter turnout in part be- which promotes voter ginia college students may Residents (including dential election based on instance, 72% of registered cause it includes over 30 engagement at Virginia hit the polls next month, students) have requested data available since 1976. voters participated in the competitive races. Further, Commonwealth Univer- according to the Virginia 66,219 applications for ab- Th e 2008 presidential elec- 2016 presidential election, redistricting maps gave an sity, said it remains to be Department of Elections. sentee voting, according to tion had the highest rate of but turnout for the 2017 advantage to some House seen whether young voters Virginia Department state election data. Records absentee voting recorded in gubernatorial election fell Democrats, who hope to will show up to the polls. of Elections data show show that 62,605 absentee Virginia, with 506,672 ab- to 48%. Th at same year, wrest back the slim major- “It depends on whether that 10,923 students in ballots were fi led four years sentee votes submitted. the second highest number ity Republicans hold -- in young people are fi red up Virginia have applied for ago. As of today, the state “Using absentee voting of absentee votes, 496,452, both chambers. As of Sept. to want things to change absentee ballots this year. has fi led 24,766 absentee is a good indicator of po- were fi led. 30, Virginia had 5,612,769 and have their voices Th at’s more than double ballots; it remains to be tential turnout, and if you “We could potentially registered voters. In the heard,” Brown said. the number of absentee seen how many more are look at previous elections have a higher turnout due 2015 election, nearly 5.2 Applications for absen- ballot applications (4,878) returned. and compare it to today to the opposition within million residents registered tee ballots can be found received in 2015, the last Piper said absentee there has been an increase the 93rd and 94th House to vote and a little over 1.5 online or by visiting the lo- year all 140 seats were up ballots have increased in in this election and overall,” districts,” said Vicki Lewis, million, or 29%, actually cal registrar’s offi ce.

CROSSWORD ANSWERS Claudville man held without bond in connection with alleged incident

Larry Dale Puckett, 57, wounding in connection Another man, Justin of Pedigo Ridge Road, with an incident Sunday, Sinclair Hawks, 29, of Th e Claudville, was charged according to Patrick Coun- Hollow Road, Ararat, was with aggravated malicious ty Sheriff Dan Smith. transported early Monday morning to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C., and is being treated for life threatening injuries after he was allegedly stabbed late Sunday, Smith said in a release. Puckett and Hawks You Can Find The Henry County Enterprise had been involved in an ongoing dispute, accord- At The Following Businesses: ing to the sheriff . Puckett was found in his residence a short time later and was arrested by Patrick County Deputy Noah Wolfe. Woody’s Supermarket Martinsville – Henry County He is being held in the 644 Morehead Ave. Chamber of Commerce Patrick County Jail with no bond, Smith said. Ridgeway 115 Broad St. Th e investigation is Martinsville continuing. Anyone with Rising Sun Breads information is urged to Old Country Store contact Investigator Tyler 1049 Brookdale St. Wilson at (276) 692-5123. Larry Dale Puckett Suite D 18241 AL Philpott Hwy. Martinsville Ridgeway

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PUBLISHER'S NOTICE All real estate advertised in this newspaper is subject to the on D.C. sniper’s life sentences Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968, which makes it illegal to advertise "any preference, limitations or discrimination based on race, color, sex or national origin," or an intention to make any Horus Alas ing Mathena, told the justices that Ginsburg asked Heytens whether a such preferences, limitation or discrimination. Our readers are the 2012 court decision only pro- Virginia defendant had ever had a informed that all dwellings advertised in this paper are available Capital News Service on an equal opportunity basis. hibited “mandatory” life sentences sentence lessened from life in pris- This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for Th e Supreme Court heard oral without parole for minors. Th ere- on without parole to life in prison real estate or employment which is in violation of the law. arguments Wednesday over wheth- fore, Heytens said, that ruling with parole. Heytens said that to er “D.C. sniper” Lee Boyd Malvo’s “does not cover Malvo’s case.” Th e his knowledge, no defendant had CALL (276) 694-3101 or email us at juvenile life sentences without Virginia courts had already diff er- secured such a change. Justice parole in Virginia violated the entiated between “mandatory” and Samuel Alito pressed Spinelli on [email protected] constitutional prohibition against “discretionary” sentencing struc- the ultimate goal of Malvo’s resen- TO PLACE YOUR CLASSIFIED AD cruel and unusual punishment and ture for youths, Heytens said. He tencing. “If he can demonstrate, thus should not stand. added that “Malvo’s victims were as a result of good behavior in Malvo and his partner, John already required to endure one full prison, for example, that he has SERVICES Allen Muhammad, killed 10 and trial,” and should not have to go been rehabilitated, then he must wounded three others during a 22- through another. Liberal members be released?” he asked. “No, ab- day spree of sniper attacks in Wash- of the court did not appear to be solutely not.” Spinelli responded. HANDYMAN ington, Maryland and Virginia readily convinced by Virginia’s She said Malvo’s youth amount- Triple A Your Handyman that began Oct. 2, 2002. Th en-17- arguments. Justice Ruth Bader ed to just one factor in the case, Harold Rogers year-old Malvo was convicted on Ginsburg questioned whether and “the sentencer then can de- Service for 27 yrs. two capital murder charges before Malvo’s sentences were not man- cide what the sentence is going to Call or text (276) 618-4046 Maintenance/ Repairs pleading guilty to fi ve separate datory. She said Virginia courts at be.” Spinelli also pointed to cases I am the honey do fi nisher. charges in Virginia. He was given the time only allowed him to be where juvenile off enders were re- Doors, fl oors, windows, four life sentences without pa- sentenced to death or life in prison sentenced to life in prison without painting, gutters, fences, role there in 2004. But in 2012, without parole. And Justice Elena parole. Th e appearance of Malvo’s dryer vents, lawn care, the Supreme Court ruled that life Kagan doubted whether a discre- case in the high court followed a clean up debris, haul away sentences without parole for mi- tionary sentencing structure af- years-long saga of petitions and scrap metal, haul fi re wood. nors violated their Eighth Amend- forded minors due protections. “A appeals on multiple fronts. In Vir- Free estimate, reasonable ment protections against cruel judge could say, ‘You know what? ginia, Malvo’s requests for resen- rates and unusual punishment, unless I just don’t feel like thinking about tencing worked their way up to the Licence Number 301294 BAG their crimes indicated “permanent a defendant’s youth,’” she said. Virginia Supreme Court and were incorrigibility.”A federal court in She summed up the court’s 2012 ultimately denied. 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Even if justices decide Malvo reasonable! mond also sided with Malvo, Ma- entiated “immature” from “incor- should be granted resentencing in Pet/house-sitting available CLASSIFIEDS! thena appealed to the Supreme rigible” when assigning him life Virginia, his life sentences without too. Court. Danielle Spinelli, an at- sentences without parole. Kava- parole in Maryland stand until ap- Serving Roanoke, Martinsville, Danville areas. Call torney representing Malvo, argued naugh then questioned Spinelli on pealed successfully. Malvo is being that her client deserved new sen- why it couldn’t be inferred from a held at Red Onion State Prison - a Call Rhonda @ 276-336- To276-694-3101 place your ad, 1525 for a helping hand tencing because courts could not discretionary sentencing structure super-maximum security facility - today. Tocall Place 389-9355 Your Ad have duly considered his youth that a judge had in fact considered near Pound, Virginia. 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Harrison Hamlet touchdowns. Contributing writer “Our lack of execution and discipline in the second half was (DRY FORK, Va.) – Bassett’s frustrating,” Johnson said. “We football team started fast on Fri- went up 27-6 and recovered an day night at Tunstall, then held onside kick and had a chance to on late, riding a 21-point fi rst be the team we want to be and half to a 27-20 road victory, suff ered penalty after penalty spoiling homecoming for the and lacked discipline… Every Trojans. big penalty led to a touchdown Th e Bengals exploded out for them. If you give up a big of the gate, scoring on their play or penalty, it is probably opening drive. Demetrius Gill going to bite you and it bit us capped the nine-play, 75-yard tonight. I felt like we lost focus.” drive with a 12-yard rushing One group that remained touchdown and Bassett was off focused through the fi nal whis- to the races. tle for Bassett was the defensive Simeon Walker-Muse front seven. Th e Bengals front scored on a four-yard rush and tallied six sacks on the night and Elijah Stokes scored on a 24- drew multiple holding penalties yard reception from Jaricous on the Trojans’ off ensive line. Hairston to give the Bengals Th e key play for the pass- a 21-6 halftime lead and the rushers came with under three game looked to be an easy win minutes to play, when Austin if they continued to execute at a McDaniel got to Tunstall quar- high level, with Stokes’ 134 total terback Dylan Burnett for a sack Bassett running back Elijah Stokes (28) jukes a Tunstall defender during the Bengals’ 27-20 win in yards powering the Bassett of- that stalled the Trojans’ last- Dry Fork on Friday night. fense. ditch attempt to tie the game. Walker-Muse and Stokes, “We call our defensive line both sophomores who started ‘the hot boys’ because we get off the season playing JV football the ball fast and are going to do before getting the call up to var- whatever it takes to get pressure sity in Week Four, continue to on the quarterback,” McDaniel impress with their play. said. “We’re a back against the “Th ey’re players, they’re wall defense and if you put us young but they’re players,” Bas- under pressure, diamonds are sett head coach Brandon John- formed under pressure.” son said of the sophomore duo. Johnson credited his pass- “Th ey’ve been a huge asset to us. rushers with playing at a high Th ey gained a lot of confi dence level late in the game. playing at the JV level the fi rst “Th ey’re relentless, they’re half of the season, and now they always going to be relentless. It’s have picked it right up. I have always a green light for them,” enjoyed seeing their growth.” Johnson said. “At the end of the According Johnson, how- game, they came up big with ever, the fi nal 18 minutes of play some sacks just by pinning their were not up to a high standard. ears back and just not stopping.” “For a lot of years, these Now, after surviving a trip kids aren’t used to coming into to Tunstall and escaping with a halftime and having a big lead. 27-20 win, Bassett (4-3) must We’re trying to teach them how travel into Martinsville to play to handle that,” Johnson said. their oldest rival, the Bulldogs “We lost a lot of focus at half- (0-7). time, and once you lose that it is Despite Martinsville’s Bassett running back Simeon Walker-Muse (middle) looks for space during the Bengals’ 27-20 win in hard to get it back.” struggles in the win-loss column, Dry Fork on Friday night. Bassett forced a turnover on Johnson said he knows his Ben- downs to open the second half, gals are in for a fi ght on Friday then scored immediately on a night. When asked if two poor Keshaun Valentine jet sweep to quarters in Dry Fork would help take a 27-6 lead. Johnson forced re-focus his team ahead of the the issue, opting for an onside rivalry game, Johnson said “if it kick, which the Bengals recov- doesn’t (refocus the team) we’re ered. From that moment on, the not the team I thought we were.” game turned in Tunstall’s favor. “Martinsville is very athletic, Th e Trojans held the Ben- young, hungry for a win and I gals after the onside recovery, told my guys we have to come then scored 14 unanswered and out and be ready to play,” John- had the ball late in the game in son continued. “Any given night position to tie, largely thanks to when you’re playing a sport, the outstanding play of speed- anybody can beat anybody - es- ster receiver William Blackwell, pecially in the Piedmont District who burned Bassett’s secondary and especially if you’re not ready for 148 receiving yards and three to play.”

Bassett High School 27, Tu INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS stall High School 20 BASSETT HIGH SCHOOL BHS – 6 14 7 0 - 27 RUSHING THS – 6 0 7 7 - 20 Elijah Stokes 8 for 86; Simeon SCORING SUMMARY Walker Muse 14 for 68, TD; FIRST QUARTER Kevon Smith 13 for 55; Demetrius Gill 3 for 25, TD; Bassett linebacker Shy Preston (foreground, middle) earns a tackle for loss during the Bengals’ 27-20 7:27 – BHS – Demetrius Gill Ty Cline 1 for 25; Jaricous win in Dry Fork on Friday night. 12 rush (PAT fail) Hairston 3 for 11; Keshaun 3:01 – THS – William Blac Valentine 1 for 7, TD. well 47 pass from Dylan PASSING Burnett (PAT fail) Jaricous Hairston 5 of 14 for SECOND QUARTER 59, TD. 9:21 – BHS – Simeon Walker RECEIVING Muse 4 rush (Freddi Lopez Elijah Stokes 4 for 48, TD; PAT good) Keshaun Valentine 1 for 11. 6:29 – BHS – Elijah Stokes TUNSTALL HIGH 24 pass from Jaricous SCHOOL RUSHING Hairston(Freddi Lopez PAT Donovan Dickerson 9 for good) 49; William Blackwell 2 for THIRD QUARTER 11; Dylan Burnett 7 for 8; 7:31 – BHS – Keshaun Va Jalan Troy 5 for 2, fumble; entine 7 rush (Freddi Lopez Tyler Moss 1 for 1; Jamison PAT good) Graves 1 for -10. 4:03 – THS - William Blac PASSING well 42 pass from Dylan Dylan Burnett 12 of 25 for Burnett (Th omas Barker PAT 208, 3TD, INT; Jamison good) Graves 0 for 1. FOURTH QUARTER RECEIVING William Blackwell 4 for 148, 5:28 – THS – William Blac 3TD; Jamison Graves 2 for 17; well 30 pass from Dylan Damoni Hairston 1 for 17; Burnett (Th omas Barker PAT Ethan Broyles 2 for 16; Jalan good) Troy 1 for 3. PHOTO BY HARRISON HAMLET Bassett defensive end Austin McDaniel (left) performs a textbook swim move during the Bengals’ 27-20 win in Dry Fork on Friday night. Submit your community news and photos to [email protected] www.henrycountyenterprise.com Saturday, October 19, 2019 • Henry County Enterprise• Page 9 Athletic Eagles Too Much For Cougars

Harrison Hamlet things properly to compete It is also the offensive line. tives for Morrison and his ing down at The Hole it is Contributing writer with a team like that. That’s Josh Dalton, Jonathan players, who obviously felt always going to be an excit- what we want to look like,” Pell, Justin Pell, Jess Edwards, disappointment at the loss. ing game and a great crowd. (STUART, Va.) – Some Morrison said. “We have to Jaheim Johnson and tight end “Obviously, anytime you There will be wind and cool things in sports are like get everybody buying into Bryson Fulcher have been take a loss you’re going to be weather, Cougar weather as clockwork. The New Eng- the program and the weight paving the way for a running upset,” Morrison said. “It is we call it. It is going to be land Patriots are disciplined, room… for us to compete game that has kept Patrick good to see in a way that the great to get into that atmo- Virginia Tech plays ‘Beamer- with them we have to do a lot County competitive in losses kids take it to heart. There sphere.” Ball’ on special teams, and it of things 100-percent right. and dominant in victories. was no whining or pout- Like G.W.-Danville, Mag- snows when the Buffalo Bills Not just some things, a lot of “These guys go unno- ing, but we understand that na Vista has become a domi- play at home in January. things. ticed all the time but our of- they’re a standard we’re striv- nant force in the Piedmont Similarly, G.W.-Danville’s “We’ve got a core of guys fensive line did a solid job ing for and we aren’t there District in recent years, lead- football team is known for who have bought into the again on Friday night,” Mor- yet.” ing to an “opportunity” two its abundant athleticism, weight room and the offsea- rison said. “They are making The schedule doesn’t weeks in a row for Morrison and Patrick County head son work but it can’t just be holes and creating holes and get any easier next week for and his Cougars. coach David Morrison made the guys who are starting it movement at the point of at- Patrick County (3-4), as they “We look at it as a great no bones about the fact that has to be everybody on spe- tack. We couldn’t get there will travel to Ridgeway to opportunity. Anytime we 2019 was the same for the vis- cial teams or role players. fast enough or G.W. would face a rested Magna Vista (5- play a great team it is a great iting Eagles on Friday night. When it gets to that point, fill the hole, but the offensive 1) team that is coming off a opportunity to measure our- That athleticism allowed that’s when you’ll see dra- line play was there.” bye week. selves against good foot- G.W.-Danville to jump out to matic turnarounds and us be- Junior quarterback Will “They’re fresh and we’re ball teams. That’s what you a 20-0 lead after one quarter ing highly competitive with Sprowl, and later senior Jay coming off a tough game,” want,” Morrison said. “You’re en route to a 54-14 win over teams like G.W.” Phillips, also impressed, with Morrison said of Magna Vis- going to have to stick their Patrick County in Stuart. Despite the lopsided both leading second-half ta. “They’re going to have to head out there sometimes “They didn’t do any- score, Morrison was able to scoring drives, while Carson practice all week like we are against teams that are more thing we didn’t expect them point to several positives af- Merriman continued his stel- and both teams have to lace talented than you. You have to do, they just out-played ter the loss. lar play on both sides of the them up on Friday night.” to embrace it. You can’t run us,” Morrison said. The play of Dae’Shawn ball. Playing in Ridgeway has away from it. We get to play a Since their arrival in the Penn continues to be a revela- Morrison said Phillips’ become a tough environment really solid team and measure Piedmont District, G.W.- tion for the Cougars, as the play was a theme on Friday, with Joe Favero at the helm ourselves and evaluate who Danville has solidified them- junior tailback accounted for as a number of players exited of the Warriors program, we are as a team right now.” selves as a perennial cham- both Patrick County touch- the game due to injury, in- with fans and students alike pionship contender. For downs on Friday, one on a cluding Sprowl, and he was bringing a raucous feel to big G.W.-Danville High School 54, Morrison and his Cougars, 67-yard reception and a five- pleased with the players who games in ‘The Hole.’ Patrick County High School 14 facing a team loaded with tal- yard rush. stepped into a tough situa- “You would like to think ent and discipline was a les- But it isn’t just Penn that tion and played well. that the Christiansburg game GW-D – 20 14 20 0 – 54 son in what could be. is impressing in the running The scoreboard ulti- prepared us for that environ- PCHS – 0 0 6 8 – 14 “We have to do a lot of game, according to Morrison. mately outweighed the posi- ment,” Morrison said. “Play- Bulldogs Struggle on the Road, Fall to Comets

Harrison Hamlet Martin noted that sev- be difficult to overcome, es- tacking the same stress points just love lining up and going Contributing writer eral times this year, his team pecially after watching the in opposing defenses. to compete. I know we’re go- could have been in position film of the Comets victory “It’s been the same of- ing to get it turned around (SOUTH BOSTON, to close out wins if a bet- over Bassett. fense just a different forma- eventually.” Va.) – The improvements are ter start to the game had set “When I watched them tion. We’ve been running For the coaches, there is there, Martinsville head foot- them up for success. Instead, on film Halifax looked good, the same stuff for four weeks certainly familiarity, as well, ball coach Bobby Martin said the Bulldogs often find them- they looked good against now,” Martin explained. “We with the elder Martin noting on Sunday afternoon, they selves digging out of holes. Bassett and Bassett has some had so many injuries. If we he has known Bassett head just aren’t showing up on the “The starts are encour- men,” Martin said. “I was im- ever got healthy we’d go back coach Brandon Johnson and scoreboard yet. aging, we’re able to match up pressed with that. We saw the to a true spread. We just have Johnson’s family for decades. On Friday night on the early, but if our starts were a same thing on Friday night.” too many injuries up front “I’ve known coach John- road against Halifax County, little bit better we’d be 3-4 The Martinsville touch- and lost too many skill kids son since he was a baby so I the scoreboard was again un- (instead of 0-7),” Martin downs came courtesy of Jahil to injury to run a true spread. am excited for him and the job kind to the Bulldogs as they said. “Three games now we Martin and Tre Wilson on For example, we were miss- he is doing at Bassett. I knew fell 47-14, but Martin sees could have won if we hadn’t explosive plays, one a kick re- ing three running backs on he would do things right,” the improvement in his Mar- spotted teams 21 points. I turn, but there simply weren’t Friday against Halifax. It has Martin said. “I watched him tinsville roster. don’t care how good you are, enough explosive plays in the just been a tough road this grow up. I knew he was go- “We were battling early, that’s a tough situation. We’re bag to keep the Bulldogs in year.” ing to do a good job, so that it just gets away from us up doing some things better ev- the game late. Martinsville (0-7) must doesn’t surprise me one bit. front as the game goes on, we ery week, just not putting it Despite injuries affect- now prepare to face Henry I’m a big supporter of his.” get out-manned up front,” all together right now.” ing the offensive line and skill County rival Bassett (4-3) Martin said. “We’re getting After halftime, the vis- positions, Martin said he has and familiarity for the players better, we’re just trying to iting Martinsville team was stuck roughly to the same of- could play a motivating role Halifax County High School 47, make up for lost time.” unable to mount the same fensive philosophy, allowing for the Bulldogs, Martin said. Martinsville High School 14 Early in the second quar- challenge to Halifax County his players to become more “I hope that seeing those ter, Martinsville was able to that the Bulldogs managed at comfortable now after a fall Bassett guys around town tie the game at six, but the home against Patrick County. camp and seven weeks un- helps motivate the players,” MHS – 0 6 8 0 – 14 Comets exploded from there, This led to a 35-14 deficit der the first-year head coach. Martin said. “For me, to play HCHS – 0 21 14 12 – 47 leading to a 21-6 halftime entering the fourth quarter, The formations have changed another Friday night is some- deficit for the Bulldogs. something Martin felt would slightly, but the plays are at- thing to look forward to. I Odds Favor Another First-time Winner for NASCAR Hall of Fame 200

What are the chances Two years later, another Noah Gragson, the 2017 “A conversation Kyle and has one of the coolest tro- Miami Speedway are Brett of a fi rst-time series winner local favorite, Cup star Den- champ in the fall race. I had during the (’13) off - phies with the grandfather Moffi tt (GMS Racing No. emerging when Martinsville ny Hamlin of Chesterfi eld, Not only was the ’15 vic- season,” Wallace said, “he clock, and there’s so much 21 Chevrolet), Stewart Fri- Speedway hosts the NAS- Va., bested the fi eld to earn tory Logano’s lone win in the said, ‘Dude, if you hadn’t history there. esen (Halmar Friesen Racing CAR Hall of Fame 200 for his fi rst victory in the series; series, to date it’s been his won that race you wouldn’t “It’s just a challenging race No. 98 Ford), Austin Hill NASCAR’s Gander Out- Bubba Wallace scored a only start as well. be back here.’ track in general to get around (Hattori Racing Enterprises doors Truck Series on Oct. landmark victory in 2013 “I wanted to win a truck “At the time I was like, by yourself. No. 16 Toyota), Ross Chas- 26? at Martinsville when he race just to say I did all three,” ‘Oh, OK.’ But then I started “With that being said, the tain Niece Motorsports No. Based on previous races, became only the second the Team Penske driver ad- thinking about that and said, way we did it passing Johnny 45 Chevrolet), Matt Craf- about as good as a run on the African-American driver to mitted. “Honestly, since ‘Hell, if I wasn’t there (at Sauter and Matt Crafton, ton, (Th orSport Racing No. track’s famous hot dogs once win a NASCAR national then, the opportunity has KBM) for the ’14 season, I that was really, really cool for 88 Ford) and Tyler Ankrum the gates open. series race, joining NASCAR never really presented itself to wouldn’t be here today in the myself being a rookie. Going (DGR Crosley No. 17 Toy- For those into statistical Hall of Fame driver Wendell run (a truck) again. spot I am. … It’s just kind of up against two (series) cham- ota). lore, consider this: For the Scott. It was Wallace’s initial “I ran for (teammate) crazy how it all works out. pions and really the best guys Will this year’s edition of last fi ve odd-numbered years win in the series. Brad (Keselowski) and he Th at was defi nitely a huge in the series. Being able to the tremendously popular – 2009 through 2017 - there Th e 2015 fall truck race ended up hiring a couple win for me.” pass Crafton on the outside, race see yet another fresh face have been fi ve fi rst-time win- at Martinsville didn’t see a of full-time drivers (for his Gragson has since moved drive away from him and in victory lane? Stay tuned. ners in the series at the leg- new winner – but that had trucks).” on to the NASCAR Xfi nity eventually to take the win In addition to the Hall endary .526-mile speedway. been taken care of months Wallace, Gragson and Series, but hasn’t forgotten was awesome.” of Fame 200, Martinsville In 2009, a young Timo- earlier when current Mon- Hamlin each won at Mar- how special it felt to score Th e NASCAR Hall of Speedway will host the First thy Peters, hailing from just ster Energy NASCAR Cup tinsville while competing for that 2017 Martinsville vic- Fame 200 (FS1, 1:30 p.m. Data 500 Monster Energy down the road in Danville, Series champion Joey Lo- Kyle Busch Motorsports. tory. ET) is race No. 5 of this year’s NASCAR Cup Series race Va., scored his fi rst career vic- gano collected the victory in Wallace, who now com- “It was my fi rst win in playoff s for the Gander Out- on Oct. 27. Th e race, slated tory in the NGOTS when he the March running of the petes for Richard Petty Mo- the series, obviously, but just doors Truck Series. for a 3 p.m. start (NBCSN, captured the a Martinsville NASCAR Gander Outdoors torsports in the Cup Series, all the history that goes with Th ose looking for a Mar- SiriusXM NASCAR Ra- truck series race win while Truck Series race. looks back at his victory as Martinsville – if you can win tinsville victory and a guar- dio), is race No. 7 in this competing for Red Horse Rounding out the run of a catalyst that propelled him there, it‘s really big deal,” the anteed spot in the Champi- year’s 10-race championship Racing; new fi rst-time winners was up the NASCAR ladder. 21-year-old Gragson said. “It onship Four at Homestead chase.

VDOF Prepares for Fall Wildfi re Season, Dry conditions are cause for concern

Th e Virginia Department of According to Phil Manuel, a Virginia’s fall wildfi re season Director of Fire and Emergency be extra careful and follow the Forestry (VDOF) and federal meteorologist with the Blacks- typically runs from October 15 Response John Miller. ”Placing recommendations below: partners within the state are pre- burg National Weather Service, until the end of November or restrictions on burning is not a Don’t burn on windy days; paring for what could be a severe many areas have gone more than early December. It has been sev- task easily taken by the county Keep your burn piles small; fall wildfi re season across Virgin- 25 days without signifi cant rain- eral years since the traditional fall government, but if this prevents Have water and tools nearby; ia. Th e fi re danger is increasing fall. Th at, combined with the wildfi re season has begun facing a single wildfi re from occurring, Never leave your fi re unat- each day the state goes without lower humidity levels that are such dry conditions. it will be worth it. One never tended; a widespread, signifi cant rain. typical this time of year, increase As of Oct. 7, more than 24 knows if that one fi re prevented If you are burning and your Some isolated areas that have the risk of wildfi res. “Th e short localities in Virginia have enacted could have also saved a life.” fi re escapes, call 911 immediately. been getting showers are not as term forecast (6-10 days) indi- a county-wide ban on all out- Th e VDOF asks all citizens, “How this season turns out critical, but most of Virginia has cates a continuation of this dry door burning. Th ese localities are especially those who live in coun- remains to be seen, “said Farrell, not been so fortunate. spell and the long-range through mainly located in southwest Vir- ties with a burn ban in place, “But the potential for a severe “Th is is one of the driest falls the end of October does not look ginia, and this number will likely to obey all local restrictions and fi re season is very real. VDOF we’ve seen in Virginia during the much better,” he added. Th is increase over the next several days postpone any burning until we personnel have ramped up pre- past 20 years,” said State Forester time of the year there is always as the drought continues. “We get a signifi cant rainfall event and paredness and we urge the public Rob Farrell. “Th e potential for the possibility of a tropical storm support each county’s decision to the burn bans are removed. If to do their part to help reduce the an increased number of fi res and to bring rain to Virginia, but so take the proactive step of estab- you live in any area that does not number and severity of fi res this more complex fi res is signifi cant.” far there are none on the horizon. lishing burn bans,” said VDOF have any restrictions on burning, fall.” Page 10 • Saturday, October 19, 2019 • Henry County Enterprise• www.henrycountyenterprise.com

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BUS 457 220 Appalachian Power Public Open House MARTINSVILLE Fieldale-Ridgeway Transmission Line Rebuild Project 220 Appalachian Power has announced plans to strengthen the transmission grid for custom- ers in Henry County. 58 JOSEPH MARTIN HIGHWAY

The Fieldale-Ridgeway Transmission Line 58 Rebuild Project includes rebuilding 15 miles of transmission line in Henry County. Appa- HORSE PASTURE SHEFFIELD lachian Power representatives will file an ap- SUBSTATION

plication with the Virginia State Corporation MAGNA VISTA SCHOOL RD Commission in spring 2020, with approval expected within one year. If approved, con- struction begins in Fall 2021 and concludes OLD MILL RD MAGNA VISTA the end of 2022. HIGH SCHOOL RIDGEWAY SUBSTATION Appalachian Power will host an open house to provide the community and affected RIDGEWAY

landowners with project information. The 87 open house will be held Wednesday, Oc- 220 tober 30, from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. The event will take place at Magna Vista High School

at 701 Magna Vista School Road. Company VIRGINIA representatives will answer questions, share NORTH CAROLINA details about the project and gather public input. FIELDALERIDGEWAY TRANSMISSION LINE REBUILD PROJECT To learn more about Fieldale-Ridgeway Transmission Line Rebuild Project visit: www. EXISTING TRANSMISSION LINE TO BE REBUILT SUBSTATION STUDY SEGMENTS N AppalachianPower.com/Fieldale-Ridgeway.