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As Christmas nears, young and old alike throughout Hanover County can expect to hear the sounds of fire trucks (that’s right, fire trucks) as fire companies make their way into neighborhoods on their Santa Runs.
The departments and schedules are (all schedules are subject to change due to weather and/or fire calls):
BLACK CREEK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12
—Starts at Old Church and Flannigan Mill Road to Babbling Brooke Lane to Ettington Lane to Hopewell Road to Cosby Mill Road and turn around to Westwood Road to Hidden Lake Estates and back to Westwood Road from Westwood Road to Boundary Run to Westwood Road and turn on McClellan Road from McClellan Road to Crown Hill Road to Parsleys Mill Road to Tanglewood Court and back to Parsleys Mill Road to Parsleys Mill Road and McClellan Road and stops.
—Starts at Crown Hill Road and Bennet Field Road to Pine Knoll Subdivision and back to Crown Hill Road to Valley Oaks Subdivision and back to Crown Hill Road to Hallwood Way and back to Crown Hill Road to Tall Cedars Lane and back to Crown Hill Road to Cold Harbor Road to Boatswain Lane and back to Cold Harbor Road to Watt House Road and back to Cold Harbor Road to Hanover Farms Subdivision and stops at Cold Harbor Road.
4:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13
—Starts at Beulah Church Road and Sandy Valley Road to Woody’s Hundred Subdivision to Glenn’s Harbor Subdivision to Old Travellers Lane to Flaherty Drive to Cold Harbor Road to Elder Ridge Lane and back to Cold Harbor Road to Mildale Road and back to Cold Harbor Road to Market Road to Barkers Mill Road and back to Market Road to Hermleigh Road and back to Market Road to Range Road and back to Market Road to Falling View Lane and back to Market Road to Rockhill Road and stops.
—Starts at Rockhill Road and Cold Harbor Road to Confederate Hill Drive and back to Rockhill Road to White Oak Ridge and back to Rockhill Road to McClellan Road to Papa Lane and back to McClellan Road to Black Creek Estates and back to McClellan Road to Peace Road to Quaker Road to Dispatch Road to Fox Hunter Road to McClellan Road and stops at Peace Road.
EASTERN HANOVER VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY #3
5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5
—Studley Road (from Mechanicsville Turnpike) to Summer Hill, including Blakewood Road, Linneys Court, Spring Run Road, Studley Farms, Summer Hill Road to River Road (including Pinto and Cabin Court), River Road to Hanover Town Road, and Hanover Town Road to Studley Road to New Bethesda Road.
5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6
—Old Church Road from Mechanicsville Turnpike to Piping Tree Ferry Road (including Spring Run Road), Piping Tree Ferry Road to Old Church Road (including Old Lafayette Road, Epps, Pamunkey River Farms Drive, Retreat Drive and Pamunkey Crest Drive), and Old Church Road to McClellan Road to Crown Hill Road to Beaties Mill Road to Mechanicsville Turnpike (including Sinclair Manor, Peppertown Road and Pepper Lane).
7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11
—Pole Green Road from Mechanicsville Turnpike to Williamsville Road (including Woodlawn Farm Drive), Williamsville Road to Studley Road (including Winsmith Farms, Prospect Hills and Rainer Estates), and Williamsville Road across Studley to River, including Santa Maria, Summer Plains and Gould Hill.
6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13
—Pole Green Road from Rural Point Road to Walnut Grove Road (including Sherrington, Fieldshire, Pole Green Station, Raven Run and Spice Tree Subdivisions) and Walnut Grove Road to Mechanicsville Turnpike.
6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14
—Battlefield Green Subdivision, West Haven Drive, Hughes Road, Orchard Lane and Gethsemane Court.
6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15
—Pebble Creek Subdivision, Walnut Grove Road from Mechanicsville Turnpike to Creighton Road (including Melissa Page Circle), Colts Neck Road to Sandy Valley Road (including Stonewall Estates and Gardner Estates), Sandy Valley Road from Creighton Road to Beatties Mill Road (including Hobby Horse Lane and Little Florida Road), and from Sandy Valley Road to Mechanicsville Turnpike (including Shall Drive).
Alternate dates are Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 16-17.
HENRY FIRE DEPARTMENT #6
6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2
—Royal Glen, Crown Colony, Laurel Grove, Powhickory, Blue Star, Huntington Woods, Hanover Crossings and McKenzie Drive.
6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4
—Avondale, Kings Grant, Rural Point, Robin Ridge, Swannanoa and Berkley Forest.
6:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5
—Quail Creek, Academy Drive, Sharon Park, Bryanwood, Holly Ridge, Kingsway, Stywalt, Hanover Heights, Twin Oaks, Atlee Lakes and Atlee Springs.
6:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6
—Rain date if needed.
6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9
—Enon Church/Studley Road, Pebblebrook, Pollard Creek, Woodlands, Hartford Oaks, Pine Slash, Greywood, Breckenridge and Shelton Point.
6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11
—Mimosa Hills, Pine Ridge Farms, Patrick Henry Heights, Hanover Small Farms, Wheeling Circle, Lincoln Park Circle, Stumpy Road and Slash Church.
6:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12
—Pearson’s Corner, Henry Clay Heights, Knollwood, Cool Spring Forest and Rutland.
6:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13
—Rain date if needed.
6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16
—Lindsay Meadows, Colonial Forest, Fire Lane, Greenway, Shannondale and Georgetown.
6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18
—Atlee Manor, Craney Island and Reardon’s Ridge.
HANOVER COURTHOUSE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7
—301 South to Cady’s Mill Road, right on Cady’s Mill Road; right on Peaks Road; right on Stumpy Road to Mount Herman Road, turn around; back down Stumpy Road and left on Peaks Road to 301; go across 301 to Georgetown Road, down Georgetown Road to Barrett Juvenile Facility and turn around, right on Georgetown Road; right on Chestnut Church Road as far as the truck can get and turn around; right on Georgetown Road, right on Foxal Road to end and return; right on Georgetown Road to 301 North, 301 North to Cedarcrest Road; due to very narrow road, must back engine down Spring Hill Farm Lane as far as possible; and back towards 301 North, where the truck will discontinue lighting and let Santa get in the fire engine.
6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8
—54 West past Hickory Hill Road; left on Liberty Oaks; left on Depot Road; right on St. Paul’s Church Road; right onto 301 past Hanover Cafe; right onto Depot Road and left onto Liberty Oaks; left onto 54 going West; left on Goddins Hill Road; right on Jennings Road to end; left on Mt. Hermon Road; left on Goddins Hill Road; right on Mount Eagle Road; right on Eagles Point Lane to end; right on Pheasant Rush Court to end; right on Eagles Point Lane; right on Mount Eagle Road to end; right on Quail Oak Court to end, right on Mount Eagle Road to intersection with Goddins Hill Road, where the truck will discontinue lighting and let Santa get in the fire engine.
6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9
—Left on 301 South to River Road; left on River Road to Broad Neck Road and turn around; back towards 301 North, right on 301 North to right on Courtland farm Road to end and return; right on 301 North to County Complex to end and return; right on 301 North to Firehouse Road to Normans Bridge Road; right on Normans Bridge Road to Hanover Quarter Road; left on Hanover Quarter Road to end and turn around, back to 301, right on 301 North to Caroline Line and turn around, 301 South back to the station where the fire truck will discontinue lighting and let Santa get into the fire engine.
Santa and fire department members will offer candy and youth-oriented fire prevention information to both children and parents along the route. They also will have flyers for the Santa Breakfast from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12. Prices will be $6 for adults and $3 for children under 10 years of age. For more information, contact District Chief Tina Fugman or any member of the Hanover Courthouse Volunteer Fire Department at 365-4905 after 6 p.m. (Due to emergencies, if they do not get to your street on the select night, they will be there the next night.)
HANOVER FIRE STATION #10
6 to 9 p.m.
Dec. 7—Ashcreek.
Dec. 8—Milestone and Honey Meadows.
Dec. 9—Fox Head, Sliding Hill Road, Somerset, Castlewood, Atlee Ridge and Kingswood Court.
Dec. 10—Chickahominy Oaks, Madison Springs, Forest Lake Hills, Green Ridge, Hickory Ridge and Beechwood Farms.
Dec. 14—Lewistown Road, Kosmo Village, Lakeridge Apartments, Ashcake Station, Colonial Estates, Cedarlea Park, Telegraph Road, Elmont Woods, Stony Run Estates and Cedar Lane.
Dec. 15—Totopotomoy, Ivy Banks and Charter Creek Apartments.
Dec. 16—Kings Charter.
Dec. 17—Rain day/makeups.
For more information, call the station at 550-3473.
MECHANICSVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
3 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13
—Autumn Ridge, Barnette Oaks, Battlefield Farms, Beaverdam Bluff, Beaverdam Creek, Beaverdam Park, Berry Pointe, Brandy Hill Apartments, Brooks Farm, Brookshire, Bruces Estates, Burnside Farms, Chickahominy Bluffs, Cold Cove, Cold Harbor Gardens, Cold Harbor Meadows, Covenant Woods, Ellerson Farms, Ellerson Station, Elwin Place, Haden Estates, Harbor Square, Harbour Hill Farms, Highpoint Farms, Hunters Crossing, Hunters Woods, Jackson Avenue Apartments, Jernigan, Mayfield Farms, Meadowbridge, Mechanicsville Farms, Mechanicsville Heights, Mill Trace, Mill Valley, Milton Woods, Oakley, Pond Way, Rose Hill Estates, Sherwood Crossing, Signal Hill, Sledd Run, Summerwalk, Tangle Oaks, Thompson/Carneal, Timberlake Place, Virginia Manor, Wall Grove Court, Windmill Way, Windsor, Windy Hills and York Point.
6 to 9 p.m. Monday, Dec. 14
—Adams Farm Road, Bell Creek, Bell Creek Estates, Brooks Hollow, Cherrydale, Cherrydale West, Chime Court, Cypress Tree, Davis Place, Dogwood Knoll, FoxLair, Hanover Grove, Heatherwood, Laurel Meadows, Legacy Park, Loralea, Meadowgate, Meredith Farms, Seven Springs, Spring Meadows, Strawhorn, Summer Grove and Verdi Lane.
6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15
—Aspen Hills, Brandy Creek, Buff Ridge, Cold Harbor Farms, Fullview Manor, Gainsmill, Green Oaks, Lereve Manor, Liberty Hall Hills, Lincoln Hills, Locust Hills, Old Grove Estates, Ridgeview Estates, Shady Brook, Shady Grove Forrest, Travelers Run and Walnut Grove.
6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16
—Makeup day, if needed.
The department asks residents to keep cul-de-sacs clear of vehicles, basketball goals and any other obstructions. Santa Runs will take place rain or shine.