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The Central Virginian Since 1912 www.thecentralvirginian.com Opinion Obituaries Business Classifieds/Legals Law&Order Religion/Socials 4 5 6 7&8 10 11 INSIDE The Central Virginian 75¢ Since1912 ServingLouisaCountyandLakeAnna THURSDAY JULY16,2020 VOL.108, NO. 29 INDEX CONNECT Follow The CV on Facebook and Twitter WEEKENDWEATHER Friday Saturday Sunday 90º/69º 93º/69º 95º/70º LOCAL OBITUARIES Page 5 A-6 SusanA.Adams PaulineVirginiaEagney JohnathanEvans PiersonScottMorrillSr. DonaldGriffithPerkins RoderickSchmidt Jr. INSIDE THISWEEK See Show onpage 9 Wave of solarworries farm, forest advocates COUPONS Louisa,Mineral budgets approved INSIDE See Churches onpage 3 Getyournominations in for the2020Readers’Choice Page12 The showmustgoon The church is not the building Creativeways toworship safely ByTobyCox When thepandemic started, churches faced the challengeofdefiningwhat itmeans toworship togetherwhile apart. Now, even asVirginia slips intophase threeof reopening, churches continue tofind creativeways to reconcile their congrega- tions’need tobe spiritually fedwith the lingering threatofCOVID-19. Undernormal circumstances, placesof worship such as churches offer refuge for those seeking comfort, peace, structure and community.But thepandemic closed the doorsof churches throughout the country. “Oneof the things that certainly cameout of thatwas just a senseofdetermination,” saidReverendRichardSandberg, senior pas- torofLouisaBaptistChurch. “Wewerego- ing to continue tofindways to support each other, to support our community, andwegot real creative onwayswe coulddo that.” TomFursman, adeacon atSt. Jude’sCath- olicChurch, said the churchoffered online serviceswhen thepandemicfirst started. “Itwas an incredible service to the parish- ioners and a real spiritualhelp to them, being able towatch themass livestream from their own parish, seeing theirownparishpriest and deacons,”Fursman said. “Theywere able to maintain that identitywith the parish,which was awonderful thing for them and for us.” Many churches are still livestreaming ser- vices,while some have started to reopen and hold services asusual, encouraging church- ReverendDamaroRobinsonofBrightHopeBaptist Churchwearsamaskdesigned to spread love,not COVID-19. St.Jude’sCatholicChurchuses tape to letpeopleknowwhere to standwhenwaiting to receive communion,and sectionsoff pews to encourage socialdistancing. People atLouisaBaptistChurch sit outsideon chairsor in their cars for Sundayworship services. ByDavidHoltzman As solarprojects becomemorevisible inLouisa County, they are causingdebate aboutwhat the land- scape in rural areas should look like. Solar hasbecome popular for itspotential tomitigate the impactsof climate change and reduceVirginia’s dependenceon fossil fuels.Bututility-scale solar devel- opment has another, less attractive impact: It takes the place of farm and forest land. Several residents onTisdaleRoad are up in arms that the large cornfield in front of their houses is about to be converted to a seaof solarpanels.While their concerns weighed heavily on theLouisaCountyPlanningCom- mission during its July 9meeting, somememberswere also concerned about the impact for area farmers. The commission approved a zoning code amendment thatwould require solarbuilders to includepollinator- Pollinators, trees seen aspartialoffsets Louisa4-H livestock members rise to the challenge The coronavirushaswreakedhavoc on somuchofwhat4-Hparticipants love about summer. 4-HCampwas canceled, aswas theLouisaCounty AgricultureFair andwith it the annual 4-HLivestockShow andSale. Instead of an in-person event,Louisa 4-Hwill have a virtual livestock show. of the T h e C e n t r a l V i r g i n i a n R e a d e r s h i p V o t i n g 4 2020 Readers’ Choice See Solar onpage 9 Landownerwins court battlewith county TheownerofPleasantsLandinghas wonhisbattlewith county government officials tohost outdoormusic concerts withouthaving toobtain a conditional usepermit. Page 10 Pouring refreshments for loyalcustomers Ifyou’re looking for ahomemadeway to stay cool as summer temperatures rise, apairofbrothers in theReedyCreek subdivisionhaveyou covered. Page 2 AllisonAllenandhergoatwill takepart in thevirtual livestock show. TheCentralVirginian 2020 LURE OF New adventures in living, dining and imbibing at the lake EAT •DRINK •PLAY Lake Anna These spots cater to fans of all sorts of water sports Covering Louisa & Lake Anna 540-967-0368 have had sales over $1 million, and sev- eral were within $100,000 of each other at $1.5 million,” she recalled. Where is Lake Anna real estate headed in the near future? Sandridge thinks we are in for a nice ride up the appreciation graph, with higher end homes drawing competitive bids in many cases and land sales begin- ning to catch up. LAKE ANNA CONNECTIONS | FALL |WINTER 2020 81