Evans takes to the air for her 18th birthday
Tue. May 1, 2007

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Heather Evans received a balloon ride for her 18th birthday. Her boyfriend, Daniel Morrison accompanied her during the flight. The hot air balloon company, “2 Guys in a Balloon” took them up for the ride. The banner on the balloon is due to Henrico Firefighter Alec Oughton’s daughter, Grace, being diagnosed with a rapidly progressing cancer called Neuroblastoma. The banner on the balloon is to heighten awareness of childhood cancer.

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Upward Soccer honors Virginia Tech community
Tue. May 1, 2007

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More than 500 Upward Soccer players, parents and grand parents signed large condolence cards to VA Tech students in front of a recently installed VA Tech memorial garden on April 21. The cards included messages of sympathy, love and encouragement from the local Christian community. The cards were carried back to VA Tech by the eight returning students that are members of New Hanover Church.
The permanent memorial is located at the entrance to the fields just behind new Hanover Presbyterian Church at 10058 Chamberlayne Road in Mechanicsville. The community is invited to stop by anytime to see the memorial and pray for the families and friends of to the 32 Hokies killed on April 16. Visitors are encouraged to bring offerings of water for the flowers.

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Hanover Show Biz Kids sweeps competition
Tue. May 1, 2007

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The Hanover Show Biz Kids performed well in Reston at the West Coast Dance Explosion Competition (WCDE) recently. They swept the Senior Lyrical category by receiving a first place Gold in Duo/Trio, Group and Line. In addition, they received Senior Overall High Score Awards for Lyrical Duo/Trio, Group and Line. They were also awarded first place Gold in Sr. Tap Group, first place Gold in Sr. Open Group and second place Gold in Sr. Jazz Group. The teens also took first place Gold in Jass Duo/Trio and first Gold in Lyrical Group. After recent workshops, several of the kids were chosen as finalists to audition for conventions scholarships. Those chosen were Anna Jane Glascock, Emily Smith, Amanda Evans, Matt Foley, Abigail Glascock, Courtney Nelson and Carol Taylor.
Single Convention Scholarships were awarded to Anna Glascock (Junior), Emily Smith (Teen) and Amanda Evans (Senior). Abigail Glascock was chosen Miss Senior wcdelite Dancer and Matt Foley was chosen Mr. Senior wcdelite Dancer.

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The Local scuba dives in the Bahamas
Tue. Apr 24, 2007

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In April, Hugh, Laura and Ben Aaron of Old Millstone Drive in Mechanicsville visited the Abacos Islands in the Bahamas for a week of boating and scuba diving. While on a dive at Fowl Cay, Ben, an 8th grader at Stonewall Jackson Middle School, took time out to catch up on the news back home.

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Mechanicsville Troop 553 promotes brotherly love
Tue. Apr 24, 2007

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Rob Bailey, General Manager/Residential Services, Woodfin Oil, greets Mechanicsville’s Boy Scout Troop 553 with a generous donation to launch the Troop’s spring fundraiser, “Brotherly Love.” The fundraiser is the sale of “ready to go & ready to give” barbeque dinners. The fundraiser’s theme, “Brotherly Love” was chosen by the scouts in honor of their oath “to help people.” The dinners will be packaged “to go & to give” so that purchasers can easily give dinners to others in “brotherly love.”
The fundraiser dinner features one pound of “My Daddy’s Barbeque,” accompanied by a side of beans, rolls and dessert packaged together in a bag. Each “ready to go & ready to give” dinner will sell for $15 and is designed as a meal for four people.
Woodfin Oil was the first local business with a monetary donation in the recent fundraising campaign. Mike Banton donates his expertise and time in cooking the barbeque. Scouts will be pre-selling the dinners during April and dinners will be delivered May 5 – 7.
Scouts are fundraising to offset costs of Scout Summer Camps. Scouts will be earning merit badges during summer camps. For further details or to make a donation, call Troop 553 volunteers, Keith at 640-0334, Patti at 804/357-7593 or Jesse at 730-9636.

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