IP sues county over taxes

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Volume 96 Number 1
Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015
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They just don’t want that at all.
On reaction to IW growth plan, p. 1
IP sues county over taxes
Company contends
tools levy is too high
By Diana McFarland
News editor
International Paper is suing
Isle of Wight over alleged erroneous machinery and tools tax
assessments from 2012-14. If the
suit prevails, could cost the county nearly $3 million.
International Paper alleged
that Isle of Wight, by taxing machinery and tools at 100 percent
of its original cost and not by
fair market value, is violating the
Virginia Constitution.
The suit was filed Dec. 29 in Isle
of Wight County Circuit Court.
IP has been working with
the county since it re-opened in
2012 to resolve its tax concerns
but without resolution, said IP
Smithfield Times file photo spokesperson Jenny Railey.
A file photo of International Paper’s mill shows the plant a decade ago when it was
Filing the legal action was the
only way to bring matters to a
still in full operation. In those days, it was by far the county’s largest taxpayer.
conclusion, Railey said, adding
that the current tax assessment
doesn’t take into consideration
decades of depreciation.
Isle of Wight charges machinery and tools at 100 percent of its
original value at 70 cents per $100
in value. Tangible business personal property, such as furniture,
fixtures and other equipment, is
assessed at 40 percent of its original cost at a rate of $4.50 per $100
of assessed value.
Isle of Wight has charged 100
percent of the original value for
machinery and tools for decades,
said Isle of Wight County Commissioner of Revenue Gerald
Gwaltney.
The section of the Virginia
Constitution cited in the lawsuit
• See IP, p. 7
Water discharge test: the shrimp died
By Abby Proch
However, the town is considering an alternative that would difThe minnows survived, but the fuse the discharge before dumpshrimp did not.
ing it into the creek so that it does
Scientists who conducted labo- not harm aquatic life.
ratory tests with the organisms on
Last year, the town ordered
the town’s reverse osmosis plant the tests of the plant’s discharge
discharge found that dumping it — which has high levels of flustraight into Cypress Creek would orides, chlorides and sodium
be too toxic for aquatic life.
— to determine whether it could
Staff writer
discharge the concentrate into
the creek rather than sending
it to Hampton Roads Sanitation
District.
The town’s reverse osmosis
plant pumps raw water from
underground, which contains
fluorides, chlorides and sodium
in levels that “you wouldn’t want
people to consume on a daily
basis,” said Kimley Horn Project
Manager Jamie Weist.
The plant runs that water
through a porous membrane that
retains those negatively charged
ions and discharges them through
HRSD.
The switch in disposal methods could save the town as much
as $250,000 a year, according to
town reports on the issue.
The idea is that the town will
pay for the testing and discharge
efforts up front and recoup its
expenses by paying fewer fees to
HRSD.
“In order to discharge that into
a stream, you have to show certain
• See WATER, p. 7
Civic group to air ISLE2040 proposal
By Diana McFarland
Isle of Wight County Administrator Anne Seward was invited to
The plan to bring thousands speak on ISLE2040. Seward sees
of people and more commercial more houses and businesses in
development to the northern end the Carrollton and Eagle Harbor
of Isle of Wight County is the top- areas as the solution to the high
ic of discussion next week at the cost of the Norfolk water deal.
Isle of Wight Citizens Association
The meeting is Monday, Jan.
meeting.
12, 7 p.m. in the conference room
News editor
of Sentara St. Luke’s, just off
Brewers Neck Boulevard.
The response from residents
has been mostly negative since
the plan was hatched last fall, said
Isle of Wight Citizens Association
President Grace Keen.
“They just don’t want that at
all,” Keen said of the plan that
would spur development along
Nike Park Road and increase the
size of the Newport Development
Service District.
In all, officials said the county
needs at least 24,000 new water
customers to cover the expense
of the 40-year Norfolk water deal,
which costs the county an average
of $4 million a year although nary
a drop has been used.
County staff also wants to use
the plan to focus growth in the
northern area of the county, and
provide a unified “gateway” when
crossing over the James River
• See ISLE, p. 7
Foundation goal is
$1 million for Castle park
By Abby Proch
Staff writer
The Windsor Castle Park
Foundation Board is already well into a New Year’s
resolution — to collect 2,015
donations.
The campaign started
Nov. 1 and ends — 2015
hours later — on Jan. 23.
The foundation hopes to
raise $500,000, according to
signs advertising the fundraising effort.
The Board, the non-profit responsible for the park’s
fundraising, introduced the
Play and Preserve campaign
to raise money to build the
park’s first playground, add
parking spaces and build
permanent restrooms.
Its Historic Fund, a separate $500, will help maintain
and protect the historic elements, including the homestead and outbuildings of
Smithfield founder, Arthur
Smith IV.
First on the g roup’s
agenda is to collect money for the children’s playground, which they call a
“natural playscape.”
This park won’t have the
traditional crayon-colored
metal jungle gyms and foam
mats.
Instead, the play area
will meld into the park’s
natural landscape and include features like an inground slide, climbing wall,
tunnels, sand play areas and
more.
There will be two parts
to it — one for toddlers and
another for older kids.
Board members Gina
Ippolito and Sue Ivy showed
their presentation to the
Smithfield Town Council
recently; it is the same slideshow used when soliciting
donors.
So far, the group has had
one sizeable donor.
The Smithfield Woman’s
Club plans to donate $5,000,
said Ippolito.
Ippolito added that donors who give more than
$1,000 have the opportunity
to see their names added to
signs listing the park’sbenefactors. Benefactors with
deep pockets can even name
specific areas of the park,
like benches, playgrounds
and bathrooms, according
to Ippolito.
The Board is also hosting
its first fundraising event
May 1 at The Smithfield
Center.
The “Give Big & Get
Away” event is a casual
event where attendees have
the chance to win dinners,
trips and even “suitcase
trips,” meaning the winners
leave right from the venue.
This also marks the
park’s five-year anniversary.
In addition to the fundraising event, there are
other get-togethers marking
the occasion, including the
Optimist 5K run on May 2,
Dog Jog & PawFest on May
9 and Park User Clean-Up
& Donation Day on May 16.
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Our Forum
Morris bills seek
less government
Delegate Rick Morris is repeatedly taking
the side of individuals who feel they are being
oppressed by a governmental body or agency. In
doing so, he is beginning to carve out a reputation,
at least within the district he represents, of being
a champion of less government, and certainly, of
less bureaucracy.
His success rate in trying to legislate smaller
government has been mixed. It’s not unusual for a
Morris bill to be defeated or left in committee. But
not always. In fact, last year, he had a couple of
successes — one dealing with agriculture and the
other with battles between individuals and local
government.
On the agricultural front, he won an amendment
to the Virginia Right to Farm Act that prohibits localities from requiring a special use permit for any
agricultural production activity within an agricultural zone. It was a direct and successful challenge
to the propensity of modern local government to
require permits for everything.
Another successful Morris bill last year provides
that, if local government denies a permit or other
zoning approval for unconstitutional reasons, the
applicant is eligible to recover attorney’s fees.
This year, Morris has taken up Isle of Wight
resident Joe Ferguson’s cause. Ferguson is the
landowner who was letting a friend stay in a travel
trailer on his property during hunting season. An
anonymous complaint about the camping led county zoning officials to charge Ferguson with violating
the county’s campground ordinance. That led, as
government overreach often does, to a debate over
whether or not Boy Scouts camping out on county
farms violates the county ordinance.
Morris’ bill would exempt from local campground regulations instances in which a landowner
allows guests to camp.
Another bill and a proposed amendment to the
Virginia Constitution being introduced by Morris
have the same instinct. They are in response to
constituents who want to sell milk without state inspection or interference. The constitutional amendment would give Virginians the right to purchase
farm-produced products for their own use directly
from farmers. And the proposed legislation would
exempt milk from inspection so long as no more
than three cows are being milked and the milk is
labeled as uninspected.
Both the amendment and the bill will undoubtedly come under close scrutiny in legislative committee — and they should. The safety of agricultural
products has generally been unassailable, and while
the back-to-nature movement is strong, Virginia
should move very carefully if it plans to relax food
inspection.
A bill mentioned here a few weeks ago has the
same underlying motivation — a check on government. It would require Virginia Department of
Game and Inland Fisheries and Virginia Marine
Resources Commission officers to have probable
cause of a law violation before stopping a pleasure
boat. Today, boaters can be stopped on a simple suspicion that something might be found that is illegal.
Both VMRC and VDGIF are expected to vigorously
oppose the bill.
Morris’ last batch of personal freedom bills involves college students. House Bills 1321, 1322 and
1323 all are aimed at protecting students and student
organizations from arbitrarily being punished by
the institutions of higher learning in which they
are enrolled. The three provide either the right to
legal counsel for students accused of infractions
for which they can receive lengthy suspensions or
appeal to a Circuit Court of findings that lead to
suspension.
Virginia’s state-supported colleges and universities are guaranteed not to like any of the three,
and the combined clout of Virginia’s most influential universities will be formidable. Still, good for
Delegate Morris.
Delegate Morris’ instinct in all these instances
is for more personal freedom. He may win a few,
but almost certainly not all. Win or lose, though,
what better place to debate the lofty principle of
personal freedom than in the home of the Western
Hemisphere’s oldest deliberative body — the Virginia General Assembly.
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Editor,Smithfield Times
As the gavel passes into
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year, I grasp it with a
realization of the gravity
such a position entails.
Being aware of my own
shortcomings in numerous
arenas, it is with a certain
trepidation that I assume
this post. Nevertheless, it
is my desire to serve you
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To the citizens of this
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By integrity I mean adhering to principle rather
than politics, whereby we
make decisions that do not
violate our conscience but
rather seek what is good
and just and fair amongst
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determining to make
decisions based on that
which we know is right,
regardless of the possible
negative consequences,
whether outnumbered,
outdebated or outvoted. It
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truth when necessary. In
essence, we shall endeavor
to struggle well.
Now, the year awaits
us. We have providentially
been granted a splendid
county, a dynamic diverse
citizenry and an exceptionally competent team.
Let’s get to work.
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Editor, Smithfield Times
I am so blessed to live
in such a Giving Community! The Smithfield Cares
Holiday Program, with
support from local businesses, churches, schools,
organizations and families
was able to provide Christmas to 320 children in Isle
of Wight County during
the 2014 holiday season. I
cannot express how appreciative these parents are
when we deliver items to
• See LETTERS, p. 3
Live or in a stew pot, the possum drops
Contrary to
n
some news ren he
he
ports, Clay Logan has not capitulated. T he
Brasstown, N.C.
Possum Drop will
be held next New
Year’s Eve, as it
By John
has most years
for the past several decades.
And just as sure as Mr. Logan
is determined to hold another
Possum Drop, you can be almost as
certain that Norfolk-based People
for the Ethical Treatment of Ani-
I T
T
mals (PETA) will
file another suit
to try to stop him.
If you’re completely confused
at this point, a
little background
might help.
Decades ago,
Edwards
Mr. Logan decided that Brasstown, located in the mountains of
North Carolina, just north of the
Georgia state line, could use some
holiday entertainment. He caught
an opossum, put it in a cage and,
as midnight approached, gently
SHORT
ROWS
lowered it from the roof of his gas
station/country store, a spoof on
a much more expensive ball being
lowered at the same time into
Times Square.
In time, the Possum Drop became a Brasstown tradition and
as many as 300 people would show
up to eat bear stew, drink free hot
chocolate and coffee (no liquor
allowed), listen to bluegrass music
and watch the ppossum descend.
(The opossum is always released,
unhurt, after the festivities.)
That was pretty much the way
• See ROWS, p. 3
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The Smithfield Times – Wed., Jan. 7, 2015 – Page 3
First Amendment in leading role in 2014
By Gene Policinski
Who knew the 45 words of
the First Amendment came
with buttered popcorn?
Entering 2014, it’s safe to
say that none of us could have
envisioned that one of the
year’s biggest global collisions
between freedom of expression
and tyrannical suppression of
speech would revolve around a
lightweight movie comedy, “The
Interview.”
What lessons does “The Interview” have for all of us?
Well, as if we didn’t know
before, it’s pretty clear that
North Korea leader Kim Jong
Un has NO sense of humor.
More importantly, the rest of
the world learned how much
Americans value free speech,
and that free speech – whether
from unknown bloggers or Hollywood stars or the President of
the United States – can have real
and immediate impact.
Consider the progression:
North Korean hackers (so says
the FBI) bully Sony Pictures
into delaying or cancelling release of the movie. Americans
speak out, outraged at this
cowardly attempt by a despotic
nation to limit free expression.
Sony Pictures, imbued with the
glow of public support, gives
the movie wider distribution
than planned.
The entire incident would
be a laughing matter – except
that it’s not. Not when terrorist
attacks are threatened, criminals hack into the private files
of a major company and the
personal data and e-mails of
studio chiefs and working folks
are strewn about the Internet
for all to see – with threats of
more to come.
This ultimate reality show
joined other extraordinary
challenges this year to our core
freedoms.
Just last August the Middle
Eastern thugs who call themselves ISIS burst into global
politics via uploaded Web videos showing journalists James
Foley and Steven Sotloff, and
captured aid workers, being beheaded. The worldwide outcry
focused even more attention on
the always dangerous mission
of bringing news from wartorn zones such as Syria, the
Ukraine, the Middle East, and
anywhere an unfettered news
media is an enemy to tyrants,
gangsters and terrorists.
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no other gifts.
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Wight Social Services and
the many organizations
that support this program
every year.
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under The Smithfield
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with Isle of Wight Social
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Bless.
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‘Thank you’
to supporters
Editor, Smithfield Times
loudest voice. From Ferguson,
Mo., to New York City to most
major cities in the U.S., protesters using their rights of free
speech, assembly and petition
challenged authorities – and
public attitudes on race – as a
result of the deaths of black
youths at the hands of police.
Yes, some demonstrations
turned violent – and in New
York City, a mentally disturbed
man used those deaths as an
excuse to ambush two NYPD
officers, a classic and tragic example of Gandhi’s admonition
that “an eye for an eye will leave
everyone blind.”
But the focus on racial issues
has revived a national conversation not heard as loudly in
nearly 50 years.
We’ll enter the New Year
without a leading voice for free
expression, American author
and poet Maya Angelou, who
died on June 19. But we can
keep in mind her thought about
what’s ahead: “History, despite
its wrenching pain, cannot be
unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.”
As a nation, we may disagree
over the nature and purpose of
the continued street protests –
but compare that history with
the shutdown of the so-called
“Umbrella Revolution” in Hong
Kong, where after 75 days of
marches and protests, police
crackdowns and hundreds of
arrests have blunted the movement – at least for now.
At the core of the global
discord over what we call First
Amendment freedoms is a basic
clash of values: On one side,
rigid regime control of words
and images in the name of
safety and security, combined
with a fear that any deviation
is a threat. On the other, the
ideal that controversy, dissent
and discord are the best method
and means of sifting through
alternatives and selecting the
best course for the future.
We will have much to talk
about in 2015 when it comes to
First Amendment issues. But at
least we’ll be able to talk about
it freely – and occasionally even
buy a movie ticket in support.
Gene Policinski is chief operating officer of the Newseum Institute and senior vice president of
the Institute’s First Amendment
Center. Contact him at gpolicinski@newseum.org.
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• Continued from p. 2
Russian authorities continued to extinguish independent
news media that once flourished in the aftermath of the
Soviet Union, while President
Vladimir Putin deployed a
sophisticated system of misinformation and propaganda in
trying to rebuild his nation as
a world power reminiscent of
the Cold War.
At home, Congress failed
to enact two major legislative
initiatives, one upgrading the
Freedom of Information Act
and a second that would have
created a limited federal “shield
law” allowing journalists in
many cases to protect the identity of confidential sources.
In the U.S. Supreme Court,
the justices finished their term
by ruling in favor of First
Amendment principles in the
majority of the 10 First Amendment-related cases it considered
— and continued a trend of narrow holdings and exceptions for
national security, and decisions
supporting certain free-speech
rights for corporations.
Once again, it was in the
court of public opinion where
First Amendment freedoms
found their greatest use and
The Isle of Wight County Christian Outreach
Program thanks all who
gave of their time, talent
and treasure to generously
support the 2014 Senior
Angel Tree! This community event is greatly
appreciated by those who
receive the food and gifts
during the holidays.
It takes many people
of goodwill to make this
miracle happen year after
year. A special thanks
to Smithfield’s RingO’s
Donuts, Smithfield’s
Luter Family YMCA,
Carrollton’s Bojangles and
Windsor’s New Branch
Community Church for
hosting the Angel Trees.
Special appreciation to
all who fulfilled angel
tree wishes and donated
food, and all the Christian
Outreach volunteers who
sorted, bagged, delivered
gifts and food and helped
in a variety of ways. Many
blessings to you and yours
in this New Year!
Joan Nagy
C.O.P. Senior Angel Tree
Committee
it was until 10 years ago,
when someone at PETA
learned about the Possum
Drop. The organization
threatened suit and took
the story of Mr. Logan’s
alleged ill-treatment of
opossums nationwide. He
was frightening opossums,
PETA opined.
We wrote about the Possum Drop back then, thinking PETA had won and bemoaning the loss of a pretty
innocent country event.
Then, this week, there
was another national news
story reporting the demise
of the Possum Drop. What
gives? Didn’t it die a decade
ago?
Well, no. According to
Logan, whom we interviewed by phone, he continued catching opossums
and PETA continued filing
lawsuits every year for the
next decade.
In the meantime, the
North Carolina General
Assembly overwhelmingly
passed not one, but two,
pieces of legislation specifically enabling Mr. Lo-
gan to continue lowering
opossums off his building.
One statute is known as
the Opossum Right to Work
Act and the other is the
Clay County Opossum Exclusion, which allows Mr.
Logan to do pretty much
anything he wants with an
opossum between Christmas Day and Jan. 5.
Despite the new state
laws, PETA filed its annual
suit in December and by
the time Mr. Logan could
get cleared by the court to
apply for his annual state
opossum per mit, it was
too late to have the permit
processed.
Word was that Mr. Logan would have to use road
kill — apparently not difficult to find in and around
Brasstown. But that’s not
what happened. Instead,
Mr. Logan legally killed
an opossum, cooked it and
lowered opossum stew off
the building.
During the interview, Mr.
Logan said he really didn’t
want to fight with PETA and
said that if the organization
had come to him a decade
ago and asked to sit and talk
privately about the Possum
Drop, “I would probably
have worked with them. But
they smeared my name all
over the Internet.” And that
made him mad.
So, he continued to defy
PETA. And the Possum
Drop? In the years since
PETA made it a national
issue, it has grown steadily.
Today, it attracts about 3,000
people, 10 times more than
a decade ago, and by far the
biggest event each year in
Brasstown.
Next year, Mr. Logan
vows to use a live opossum
once again, and my bet is
that the opossum, frightened or not, will be happier
coming off the service station roof in a cage than in
a stew pot.
Virginia population
growth is rapid
RICHMOND (AP) — The latest estimates from
the U.S. Census Bureau show Virginia’s population
growth in 2014 was the 10th-largest in the country.
According to the numbers released this week, Virginia gained 55,944 residents between July 2013 and
July 2014. The state’s total population is estimated at
more than 8.32 million.
California remained the nation’s most populous
state in 2014 with 38.8 million residents, followed by
Texas at 27 million. The U.S. population increased by
2.4 million to 318.9 million.
North Dakota was the fastest-growing state with
a 2.2 percent increase. The state remains one of the
least-populated but has seen a boom in the oil and
gas industry.
Six states lost population. Those were Illinois,
West Virginia, Connecticut, New Mexico, Alaska
and Vermont.
Time to focus on Growing the Economy
By Lee H. Hamilton
Recent economic news has
been broadly reassuring. Retail
sales are strong, November saw
the best job gains in three years,
the federal deficit is shrinking,
the stock market is robust, and
the Fed is expressing enough
faith in the economy that an
interest rate bump next year is
considered a certainty.
Yet the public remains
unconvinced. This is partly
because perceptions haven’t
caught up to reality. For many
middle- and lower-class families, economic circumstances
have not changed very much.
Average wages, adjusted for
inflation, have not risen in
keeping with the good economic
news. The median net worth
of households is actually a bit
less than it was in 2010, just
after the official end of the recession — and the gap between
the wealthy and the rest of us is
wider than ever.
Strong numbers do, however,
offer one unambiguous piece
of good news: The pressure on
policymakers to focus on nearterm or immediate problems
has eased, which means they
can now focus on the fundamental question of economic
growth. That’s where their
attention should turn.
A strong economy that is
growing for everyone, not just
the people at the top, offers
many benefits. The quality of
people’s lives improves. Political problems become more
manageable. More people have
greater economic opportunity.
There’s more social mobility
and more tolerance of diversity.
Because the economy is
always at or near the top of
voters’ concerns, the temptation for the policymaker is
to support another tax cut or
the next move to stimulate the
economy in the short term. Now
is the time for policymakers to
resist this and try to understand
the large forces – technology,
automation, globalization – that
drive our economy. As Princeton economist Alan Blinder,
political strategist Al From and
others have pointed out, the key
is to concentrate on creating
the environment in the country
for sustained, non-inflationary
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economic growth.
To begin with, we have a
chance to get our fiscal house
in order and pursue long-term
deficit reduction. This is a crucial early step for government
to take in creating a sound environment for economic growth.
This means modernizing entitlement spending and shaping
a tax-reform package that focuses on investments to boost productivity and help the economy
to grow for everyone, through
research and development, job
training, upgrading skills as
well as technology, and reducing outsourcing.
At the same time, it means
eliminating public subsidies
to individual enterprises. That
money can be spent on boosting
the economic skills of ordinary
Americans through education
and training. Policies aimed at
strengthening our education
system from pre-kindergarten
to graduate school, and at promoting lifelong learning and a
workforce capable of upgrading its skills to meet changing
needs, will have a far more
salutary effect on our economy
than singling out politically
connected enterprises for tax
and other benefits.
There are other steps government policymakers can take
to improve broad economic
growth. We need to expand
trade through open markets
and simplify the regulatory
structure so that it protects
Americans without burdening
companies beyond reason. And
we must address our nation’s
deferred infrastructure needs,
which hinder the smooth functioning of every business that
relies on transporting its goods.
The same applies to reforming government itself. A government that does not work
well — that wastes money, fails
its regulatory responsibilities,
and cannot make timely decisions — undermines economic
growth.
You can see this, for instance,
in our current inability to pass
comprehensive immigration
reform: We cannot increase
economic growth without the
people our labor force needs,
from mathematicians and engineers to migrant farm workers.
Finally, policymakers need
to remember that economic
growth means providing a
ladder out of poverty for the
truly needy.
Providing opportunity for
low-income Americans through
the Earned Income Tax Credit
and programs to upgrade their
skills is vital. No one who works
full time should be poor in this
country.
Free, competitive markets
are the best way to deliver goods
and services to Americans.
Government must not get in the
way of that system. Nor should
it stand idle.
The right response by government to our economic challenges is not to focus on the
immediate economic problems
of the day, but to invest in economic growth for all.
Lee Hamilton is Director of the
Center on Congress at Indiana
University. He was a member of
the U.S. House of Representatives for 34 years. His columns
are part of the educational mission of the Center on Congress
at Indiana University.
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The Smithfield Times – Wed., Jan. 7, 2015
Western Tidewater
master Gardener
With the arrival of the New Year, I’m committed to
turning over a new leaf. My best-laid plans will surely
germinate in the plant world. Perhaps the calling will be
to grow flowers from heritage seed or try out a different
propagation technique or perhaps volunteer in a start-up
community garden. I predict 2015 will be full of green
adventures.
Horticulture is one of those hobbies you just can’t exhaust. The more you experiment in the dirt, the more you
want to explore. Efforts pay off with an improved garden
appearance and a sense of community when sharing extra
plants with interested neighbors.
The best teacher is Mother Nature, if we observe
and pattern after her successes. This is especially true
with native plants. Indigenous plants have traits that
are well-adapted to Tidewater conditions (soils, climate,
moisture levels and insects, to name a few). Native trees,
shrubs, vines and perennials hold the key to sustaining a
low maintenance garden and attracting birds to our back
and front yards.
Frosty mornings showcase the simplicity of white in
the landscape. Ice crystals are hard to come by in the heat
of summer, yet by using the right plants you can achieve
a cooling sensation. Let’s take a peek at a few stunning
examples of native plants with white blooms that might
round out your design. Virginia Cooperative Extension
publication 426-223 spotlights native plants that are remarkably ornamental.
The fringe tree (Chionanthus virginicus or snow flower)
is just as happy serving as a specimen tree as it is grouped
as understory in a woodland border. Come spring, this
flowering tree is cloaked in lacy tassels of creamy white,
fragrant blossoms. At the end of summer, bluish drupes
(on females) attract many species of birds including the
ever-helpful garden bird, the bluebird. Glossy leaves may
turn a bright, clear yellow in fall.
Tolerating most growing conditions, Virginia
sweetspire (Itea virginica) is the cat’s meow of a shrub.
The dwarf cultivar ‘Little Henry’ provides colorful contrast when grouped near a landscape boulder. Cylindrical
clusters of tiny white flowers blanket this shrub in spring,
noticeable even from a distance. Hues of colorful fall foliage range from red to purple. Prune unwanted suckers at
the rootstock to maintain a compact spread. Shoots that
touch the soil and form root hairs are easily transplanted
elsewhere.
With a common name like Traveller’s Joy (Clematis
virginiana), you know this twining vine is worth adding
to a trellis or fence post. Easily-recognized when blooming, it often drapes in underbrush along creek banks. The
vine rapidly trails with twisted stems. Be mindful not to
overwhelm tree branches if allowing it to run free. Left
unsupported, this vine will travel along the ground, making for an attractive cover for a tree stump better obscured
than seen. Interesting plume-like seed heads follow masses
of white blossoms in late summer.
Goat’s Beard (Aruncus dioicus) adds perfect background light to dappled shade. This perennial is a good
alternative to astilbe where extra height is needed most.
Spikes of feathery cream flowers appear in June just in
time for wedding bouquets (hence aka bride’s feathers).
Select a location with plenty of moisture to prevent scorch
to lovely fern-like leaves.
Few resolutions are as refreshing as those involving
plant works. “Going native” in the garden will be one
resolution worth keeping for years to come.
Kristi Hendricks
Master Gardener
Tween 12 & 20
Teens are most unsafe drivers
Dr. Wallace,
I’m 19, a high school graduate and have completed
our high school driver’s training class with an A. I’m a
good safe driver and do my best to obey all traffic laws.
My complaint is that my auto insurance is outrageous! I have a full-time job roofing houses and I earn
decent money, but I have to work one whole month just
to pay for the insurance. Teens have good coordination
and most of us passed driver’s training in high school.
Why are we getting ripped off ?
-- Clark, Anaheim, Calif.
Clark,
Young drivers are capable, like you, of being good
safe drivers, but as a group, they rank as the most
unsafe drivers. Insurance companies set their rates to
compensate for the percentage of accidents a group has.
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration reported that drivers between the ages of
16 and 24 (the youngest age group) had the highest percentage of accidents and were involved in 16.7 percent
of fatal alcohol-related collisions in 2013. This was also
the highest percentage of any age group.
Three major factors that plague younger drivers
are the lack of driver experience, thinking they are
invincible and youthful exuberance. Many insurance
companies refuse to insure young drivers regardless
of their excellent driving record. Consider yourself
fortunate your insurance company is not one of them!
Dr. Wallace,
Is it true that boys don’t like to sit next to their
girlfriends and would rather sit across from them? If
so, what’s the reason? My boyfriend rarely sits next to
me unless he has no choice, like at a movie or a football
game. When it comes to restaurants, he sits across from
me. He says that he wants to look into my “beautiful
brown eyes.” I doubt that’s the reason because he is not
the romantic type.
—Sherry, Lake Charles, La.
Sherry,
Dr. Morton Goldman, a psychologist, says females
traditionally enjoy having close friends sit beside them
while males would rather sit across from their friends.
Goldman came to this conclusion after conducting a
study on this subject. He got the results, but he didn’t
determine why this difference occurs.
Email Dr. Robert Wallace at rwallace@galesburg.net.
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Town rejects ‘Center’ discounts
By Abby Proch
Musick said Little Zion
Church had requested, for
The Smithfield Center the second year in a row,
isn’t providing more dis- that the town reschedule
counts when renting to local its Board of Historic and
organizations.
Architectural Review and
On Dec. 22, the Smith- Board of Zoning Appeals
field Town Council’s Parks
and Recreation Committee
turned down a proposal to
grant local civic groups a 75
percent discount on rentals.
The Isle of Wight County
Committee members, School Board is looking for
though wanting to help the someone to fill its Hardy
community, were skeptical District seat.
of the potential revenue
The School Board is acloss.
cepting letters of intent for
The Center still gives the position until Jan. 14 at
its customary discount to 4:30 p.m.
non-profit groups, which
Submissions should be
still apply to most civic mailed to Tracey Reutt,
groups, though the discount
isn’t as generous as the one
proposed.
Smithfield Center Director Amy Musick proposed
the discount to offer local
civic groups the chance to
increase their event profits.
The Smithfield Woman’s
Club holds a flea market
each year.
This year, the g roup
wanted to move the event
to The Smithfield Center
where there is more space
and have staff set up the
tables, said Musick.
But, they also wanted the
venue for a discounted price
so they could raise more
money, she said.
Musick presented the
committee with the proposal to lower the rates by
75 percent for civic groups.
That would have meant
a $1,400 12-hour weekend
rental and a $600 12-hour
weekday rental would have
cost $350 and $150, respectively.
Musick said that offering a lower fee would be
compatible with the Center’s mission of serving the
community.
Town Attorney Bill Riddick wondered what counted as a civic group and
where the town would draw
the line.
Committee member
Randy Pack argued that
providing a deep discount
is equivalent to the town
giving a donation to a civic
group and that allowing
them to secure space on a
weekend at such a low rate
would also prevent the town
from collecting more revenue from a private group.
The committee chose not
to authorize a discount.
It also recommended
that town meetings continue to take precedence over
all other events when it
comes the Centers’ schedule.
Staff writer
meetings to accommodate
the church’s March 16-17
pastors conference.
The Committee declined
the change, saying that
yielding to one group would
open a floodgate of requests.
The priority for event
scheduling will continue to
be given to town meetings,
followed by annual events
and then new bookings,
according to the Center’s
policy.
Hill replacement sought
School Board Clerk, 820
West Main St., Smithfield,
VA 23430.
Former Hardy District
representative Tina Hill
vacated her seat at the beginning of 2015.
Hill left the position after
just one year.
She turned in her res-
ignation in October and
said she’ll be relocating to
Atlanta to join her husband,
for mer Smithfield High
School band director Aaron
Hill, and family. Aaron Hill
resigned as Smithfield High
School band director last
summer to accept a music
director’s job in Atlanta.
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Morris introduces campground bill
By Diana McFarland
News editor
Del. Rick Morris (R-64th)
introduced a bill in the General Assembly that excludes
from the definition of a
campground any property
owner who wants to allow
guests to camp on his or
her land.
HB 1462 would also allow
a property owner to allow
a guest to camp without
being burdened by any restrictions from providing
sanitary facilities within
his property boundaries.
Multiple efforts to reach
Morris to comment on the
proposed legislation were
unsuccessful.
The bill appears to address a situation that arose
in Isle of Wight two years
ago and led to a lawsuit being filed by the Rutherford
Institute on behalf of the
property owner.
Joe Ferguson, who owns
an 86-acre farm in rural
Isle of Wight, was allowing a friend to stay in a
small camper for occasional
weekend hunting trips. The
camper had utilities that
were installed when the
Fergusons lived in a mobile
home on the property before
building their permanent
home.
Isle of Wight County
received an anonymous
complaint about the arrangement and in late 2011,
cited Ferguson with several
violations, including operating an “unauthorized
campground.” County officials also deemed that
the “recreational vehicle”
was being used as a residence, and that was only
allowed on property zoned
as a campground.
After failing to convince
the Board of Supervisors
to change its ordinance,
Ferguson tur ned to the
Charlottesville-based civil
liberties organization, the
Rutherford Institute, and
filed suit last year against
the county.
The case was dismissed
in September after a judge
decided Ferguson hadn’t
exhausted all of the administrative appeals available
with the county before taking the case to court.
Ferguson did attend several meetings of the Isle of
Wight Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors about his situation and
changing the ordinance, to
no avail.
T h e c o u n t y ’s c a m p g round ordinance falls
under a commercial use
section, although it does
not specify the number
of campsites necessary to
constitute a “commercial”
campground.
The Code of Virginia
states that a campground
contains three or more
campsites.
Farm subsidies shifting to insuring crops
By Diana McFarland
of production — meaning
he or she could be paid even
Cotton prices will have a if the crop wasn’t planted
bigger impact on farmers’ that year.
planting intentions due to
The 2014 Far m bill
changes coming from the
changed that system for
2014 Farm Bill, according
cotton, instead compento one federal agent.
sating farmers for falling
Cotton is no longer concommodity prices and crop
sidered a covered commoddisasters through insurity under the 2014 Farm
ance-based programs.
Bill and will not be eligible
for payments. In the past,
“The days of the disubsidies were determined rect subsidy for cotton are
by a farmer’s historic rate gone,” said Jimmy Dunn
News editor
with the USDA Farm Service Agency.
Isle of Wight County was
the third largest recipient
of direct cotton subsidies
in 2012 in Virginia, at $306,
499, following Southampton
County and the city of Suffolk, according to the Environmental Working Group.
Surry County ranked sixth,
at $114,940.
The switch to a more
risk-based system may have
some impact on a farmer’s
bottom line, and there’s a
good deal of uneasiness due
to the lack of direct payments among local farmers,
Dunn said.
“No one in business likes
uncertainty,” he said.
But it will likely be cotton prices, rather than the
2014 Farm Bill, that will
affect how many acres of
cotton are planted next year,
he said.
Under the new Far m
Bill, when cotton prices fall
Hopkins’ death shocks town
By Abby Proch
Staff writer
The town of Smithfield’s
long-time Director of Planning, Engineering and Public Works, William “Bill” T.
Hopkins III, died on Sunday.
On Monday, town staff
remained in a state of
“shock” after hearing of
Hopkins’ sudden death,
said Town Manager Peter
Stephenson.
Hopkins, 54, died of an
apparent heart attack.
“He was a vital part of
the town’s energy and success. First and foremost, he
was a true gentleman and a
genuine people person. He
was the consummate team
player and I have counted
on Bill for just about any-
in the organization,” said
Stephenson in an email
Monday afternoon.
Mayor Carter Williams
heard the news from Stephenson Sunday night.
“I heard what he was saying, but my mind wouldn’t
accept it,” said Williams.
Williams said Hopkins
was an “excellent” man,
a family man, who had
recently been helping to
care for his own father and
father-in-law.
He leaves behind his
wife, Lou Anne, and daughter, Rachael.
“We lost a very good, imBill Hopkins
portant part of our family,”
thing and everything over Williams said.
Hopkins began working
the years and his untimely
death has left a huge void for the town on June 19, 1995
as town planner.
Stephenson began work
less than a year later and
has worked alongside him
for the past 19 years.
Hopkins became planning and zoning administrator, then director of
planning, zoning and development, and then assumed
his latest role.
“I often referred to Bill
as my ‘Director of Everything,’ as my right hand
man and de facto Assistant
Town Manager,” said Stephenson.
Hopkins received his
bachelor of science degree
in environmental sciences
from Ferrum College and
was designated as a Certified Zoning Administrator.
below a certain level, or a
crop loss occurs, the farmer
could be eligible for insurance payments, depending
on the level of coverage,
Dunn said.
Cotton is one of the main
cash crops in southeastern
Virginia, and Isle of Wight
farmers planted 14,067 acres
of cotton in 2014. Under
the new Farm Bill, farmers
won’t receive payment for
that crop until October 2015.
Last year’s cotton crop
was considered good, although it was tempered by
less than optimal prices.
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William T. Hopkins
FRANKLIN—William
Trenholm “Bill” Hopkins
III, 54, passed away Jan.
4, 2015. Born in Franklin,
he was predeceased by his
mother, Phyllis Vaughan
Hopkins. Bill was a graduate of Ferrum College and
a member of High Street
United Methodist Church.
He was the director of planning, engineering and public works for the town of
Smithfield and a member
of the Hunterdale Ruritan
Club and the Board of Directors of Southampton
Academy.
Bill enjoyed his position
as director of planning, engineering and public works
for the town of Smithfield,
was very supportive of the
activities within the community and loved the people
he worked with. He enjoyed
golf and was an avid hunter, a lover of nature and
an incredible cook. Bill
had a compassionate spirit
and was always willing to
assist others. Most of all,
he enjoyed spending time
with his daughter and being
involved in her life.
Survivors include his
wife, Lou Anne Bryant Hopkins; his daughter, Rachael
Vaughan Hopkins; his father, John Clinkscales Hop-
kins (Gretchen); two brothers, John T. Hopkins (Nancy) and Charles Vaughan
Hopkins (Peggy); niece and
nephews, Megan and Matt
(Amanda) Hopkins and
Dana Haake (Emily); and
father and mother-in-law,
W. T. and Mary Elizabeth
Bryant.
A memorial service will
be held 5 p.m. Wednesday,
Jan. 7, at Southampton
Academy. Officiating will
be Scott Wasdin, Bill’s close
friend.
Memorial donations may
be made to Southampton
Academy, 26495 Old Plank
Road, Courtland, VA 23837.
Submit condolences at
www.wrightfuneralhome.
org.
Giuseppa Carollo
Giuseppa (Mamma
Josie) Carollo passed away
peacefully at home on Dec.
31, 2014. Born on Feb. 7,
1938 in Carini, Sicily, she
came to the United States in
1960, settling in Brooklyn,
New York. She worked in
a textile factory, met her
future husband and married in 1967. After the birth
of their son Vincent, they
moved to Virginia in 1974.
For the past 39 years,
she and her husband operated Anna’s Ristorante in
Smithfield. Her pride came
in greeting and serving her
beloved customers. Her
greatest joy in the business
was to make sure no one
left hungry and everyone
received plenty to eat. She
would tell you, “mangia,
mangia” (eat, eat), and ensure you were amply satisfied with your meal. Her
infectious smile and mannerisms with her family
and friends will forever be
sadly missed. Her husband
Natale was one of her reasons for being. Family was
everything to her and came
as a priority in her life.
She completely adored her
son Vincent and wife Josephine. Their union gifted
her a grandson, Natale.
Although she was small in
stature, she evolved as the
matriarch of her family,
which included her nieces
and nephews. Mamma Josie
was a force to be reckoned
with and she was respected
and loved by her nieces and
nephews, who routinely
sought her advice, insight
and wisdom.
She was preceded in
death by her parents, Giuseppe and Anna Russo;
sisters, Nunzia Buzzetta,
Rosaria Buffa and Anna
Liguria; and brother Cristoforo Russo. Mamma Josie
is survived by her loving
husband of 47 years, Natale Carollo; son, Vincent
Carollo and wife Josephine;
grandson, Natale; and numerous nieces and nephews. She is also survived
by a sister-in-law and a
brother-in-law, both here
and in Italy.
A visitation was held
Jan. 4 in Colonial Funeral
Home. A Mass of Resurrection was held Jan. 5 in Good
Shepherd Catholic Church,
300 Smithfield Blvd. Burial
followed in Parklawn Me-
morial Park, 2551 N. Armistead Ave., Hampton.
Memorial contributions
can be made to the American Diabetes Association,
870 Greenbriar Circle, Suite
404, Chesapeake, VA 23320
or to the National Kidney
Foundation, 2021 Cunningham Drive, Suite 102, Hampton, VA 23666.
Arrangements are in the
care of Colonial Funeral
Home, Smithfield. Family
and friends are encouraged
to post condolences and
memories at colonialfuneralhomesmithfield.com.
Joan S. Rudd
ITHACA, N.Y. — Joan
S. Rudd, 84, passed away
peacefully Monday, Jan. 5,
2015, at Longview, Ithaca,
N.Y. surrounded by her
loving family. She was born
in on Nov. 11, 1930 in Bethlehem, Penn., daughter of
the late John and Marion
Maurer Savon. She was
the widow of David Dalton
Rudd Sr., and was also predeceased by her daughter,
Teresa Ann Rudd-Bell.
Joan was a graduate
of Moravian College. She
and her late husband had
previously lived in Manlius,
N.Y., Utica, N.Y., Bridgeport,
Conn., Smithfield, Va. and
Indianapolis, Ind. She enjoyed painting throughout
her life. Joan had been a
member of garden clubs in
many of the locations she
lived in and was a devout
Catholic.
A loving and devoted
wife, mother and grandmother, Joan leaves behind
her loving sons, David D.
Rudd Jr., and his wife, Debra Goldwein of Fayetteville,
N.Y. and John B. Rudd and
his wife, Beverly Chin of
Ithaca; three grandchildren, Alec B. Rudd, Kirstin
T. Rudd and Kylee T. Rudd
and her husband, Benjamin
Singer-Scott. She is also
survived by her brother,
Edith Bell Hundley
Edith Bell Hundley
passed away on Jan. 4, 2015,
peacefully at home surrounded by family after a
lengthy illness. She was
born in Surry County on
Jan. 10, 1927. Edith was
the daughter of Willie and
Gladys Bell. Her brother
was Ownie Bell. She was a
former member of Moore’s
Swamp Baptist Church and
a member of Smithfield
Baptist Church for more
than 65 years.
She was a member of the
Woman’s Club of Smithfield
and a charter member of
the Ladies Auxiliary of the
Smithfield Volunteer Fire
Department.
Edith retired from Contel Telephone Company in
1992 as a service representative. During her 23-year
retirement, she exercised
at the YMCA, gardened,
crocheted hundreds of afghans, cross-stitched, did
ceramics and decoupage,
kept a journal, created dozens of scrapbooks and babysat grandchildren.
She is survived by her
daughter, Selma and her
husband, Glenn Jones;
sons Clarence C. Hundley
Jr. and David G. Hundley;
grandchildren, David and
his wife, Angie, and their
children, Ellen, Rebekah
and Scotty Jones, Chris
and his wife, Shawn, and
their children, Parker and
Reid Jones; Susanne and
her husband, John and
their children, Sammy and
Stephen James, Blaire and
her husband, Bobby, and his
daughter, Brie, and soon-toarrive Baby Portlock; her
Marion Arthur Wise
VIRGINIA BEACH—
Marion Arthur (Jim) Wise
passed away Dec. 31, 2014.
He was a resident of Virginia Beach.
Marion was preceded
in death by his mother and
father, Emma Shoemaker
Wise and Maynard Marion
Wise; wife, Mildred, of 49
years; brother, Larry; and
sister, Bernadine.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Linda; a
son, Gary; daughter-inlaw, Pamela; and granddaughter, Amanda. He is
also survived by a brother, Jan Franklin; a sisterin-law, Patricia; nephews,
Michael, Greg and Brian;
and many great-nieces and
great-nephews. His extended family includes a stepdaughter, Kelly Schuellein,
her husband Paul and their
children, James, Brian and
Heidi; a stepson, Neal Insley, his wife Madelyn and
sons, Ross and Grady.
Marion was born in Fostoria, Ohio and served in
the U.S. Air Force 13 Bomb
Donald Savon and his wife,
Phyllis.
A Mass of Christian
Burial will be celebrated
by Fr. Carsten Martensen
on Saturday, Jan. 10, noon,
at St. Catherine of Siena
Church, 302 St. Catherine
Circle, Ithaca. The family
will receive friends in the
church prior to the mass
beginning at 10 a.m. Burial will be in the Immaculate Conception Cemetery,
Pompey, N.Y. and will be
delayed until spring.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Joan’s name
may be made to the Cayuga
Medical Center Foundation,
101 Dates Drive, Ithaca, NY
14850 or to Hospicare, 172 E.
King Road, Ithaca, NY 14850
or Longview, 1 Bella Vista
Drive, Ithaca, NY 14850.
Squadron as a gunner in the
Korean War. He retired from
NASA Langley Research
Center, Hampton, where he
was involved in the space
program. In later years he
served as a docent at the
Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach and
worked with Habitat for
Humanity in Smithfield.
He was a member of many
organizations, but HAM
Radio was his passion.
A memorial service will
be held on Saturday, Jan.
10, 11 a.m. at the West Neck
Village Hall, 2580 Signature
Drive, Virginia Beach.
A graveside service will
be held at Arlington Memorial Cemetery at a later date.
In lieu of flowers the
family is requesting donations to be given to the
Wounded Warrior Project
at the following website:
woundedwarriorproject.
org.
Online condolences may
be made at www.lovingfuneralhome.com.
your family to weekly services.
Good Shepherd Catholic Church
Central Hill Baptist Church
10270 Central Hill Rd, Windsor 357-2225
Rev. Roger Johnson, Pastor
Parsonage 757-539-7759
Sun School 10am, Sun Worship 11am
Wed Bible Study & Prayer Meeting 7pm
1/16
Sat. Vigil Mass 5pm Sun, Mass 9am
Weekday Mass :
Fri at 9am,
Phone: 365-0579 Fax: 757-365-4749
Pastor: Fr. Oscar P. Paraiso
email: admin@cgsparish.org
www.cgsparish.org
Healing Waters Worship Center Hope Presbyterian Church
12172 Smith’s Neck Rd, Carrollton, VA
356-1515; www.hwwcnow.com
Pastor William M. McCart, Senior Pastor
Sunday am Worship 9 & 11am w kid’s church
Wednesday worship 7pm & Bible study
with Girsl Club & Royal Rangers
Nursery available for all services
12/15
A Reformed PCA Church
259 James Street
Luter YMCA
Worship: 9:30 am
www.hopepca.com
Pastor George Boomer, 771-2243
6329 Mill Swamp Rd, Ivor, VA; 357-2575
10696 Smiths Neck Rd., Rescue
Sunday - 10am - Bible Study
Sunday - 11am - Worship &
Children’s Church
Leon Basham, Minister 532-4078
email: c.basham@charter,net
Mill Swamp Baptist Church
Sunday: Sun. Sch. 9:30am, Worship 10:45am,
5:50-7:30 p.m. AWANA for children and WORD OF
LIFE for teens, bible studies for adults 5:30-7:30.
Wednesday 6:00-7:30 p.m. “THE LOFT” children’s
program, bible studies.
12/15
Riverview United Methodist
12/15
2/15
12/14
Saints of Runneymede Holiness Church Sandy Mount Baptist Church
7711 White Marsh Rd, Elberon, VA
Intercessory Prayer Sunday: 8:30 - 9:30 am
Sun. School 10am;
Morning Worship 11:30am
Wed Noon Day PrayerPrayer & Bible Study 7pm
Andrew L. Cypress - Pastor
12/13
nephew, Denson Bell and
his wife, Jennifer, and their
children Kailyn, Madison,
Tori and Zachary.
A visitation will be held
Jan. 9, 6-8 p.m. at Smithfield
Baptist Church, 100 Wainwright Drive, Smithfield. A
life celebration service will
be Jan. 10, on what would
have been her 88th birthday,
at 11 a.m. in Smithfield Baptist Church. A reception
will follow in the church’s
family life center. Burial
next to her parents will
follow at Moore’s Swamp
Baptist Church, 2300 Runnymeade Road in Elberon.
Memorial contributions
can be made to Smithfield
Volunteer Fire Department,
1804 S. Church St., Smithfield, VA 23430 or to the
Smithfield Baptist Church
Bereavement Committee,
100 Wainwright Drive,
Smithfield, VA 23430.
Arrangements are in the
care of Colonial Funeral
Home, Smithfield. Family
and friends are encouraged
to post condolences and
memories at colonialfuneralhomesmithfield.com.
Service time
changes
New Bethany
Services at New Bethany
U.C.C. haved changed. Sunday school starts at 9 a.m.
Morning worship service
starts at 10 a.m.
Sweet Haven
S w e e t H av e n H o l y
Church of God’s New Year’s
Revival is Jan. 7-8, 7 p.m.
nightly. Wednesday’s speaker is Dr. David Smith of Mt.
Zion Church in Norfolk
with the theme “15’- ‘God
Will Provide’.” On Thursday, Bishop N.C. Johnson of
Sweet Haven’s message will
be “15’ – ‘I’m Still Alive’.”
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Prayer & Praise - 10-10:15 am
Worship Service 10:15 am
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357-3659
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111 S. Church St., Corner Church & Main
18420 Battery Park Rd.
Sunday Sch. 10am Worship 11am
Wed., Study 7:00pm
, Minister
9AM - Contemporary Service
10AM - Christian Education
11AM - Traditional Service
Rev. Derek Pringle, Rector
2/15
6/15
Uzzell United Methodist Church
Sunday Sch. 9:45am
Worship Service 11:00am
Wednesday Evening (including
Children's Services) 7:00pm
Donald E. Watkins, Pastor
12/15
Sunday Worship Service 11:00am
Becky Gwaltney, Pastor 810-9397
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Bethany Presbyterian Church Calvary Baptist Church
5358 Zuni Circle, Zuni, Va. 23898
Worship 10:30am
Rev. Dr. Steven Frazier, Pastor
www.bethanyzuni.org
5/15
Woodland United Methodist Church
20051 Orbit Rd. Windsor, VA 23487
Traditional Worship Service 9:30AM
Sunday School 10:45AM
Rev. Mandy Newman
(757) 357-7499
8/15
Pastor Dan E. Gray Phone: 357-5718
"A Church Home for Your Family"
Sunday: 9:45 am 11 am 6:30 pm
Wednesday Prayer Mtg. & Children's
Bible Clubs @ 7 pm
6/14
Oakland Christian United Church of Christ
(757) 255-4353 Rev. Greg Ryan,M.Div.,M.A.
(pastorryan@oaklanducc.com)
Services: Sunday at 8:45am and 11am
Sunday School (all ages) 10am
www.Oaklanducc.com
8/15
Be At Home Community of Believers Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
15042 Carrollton Blvd , Ste K
Carrollton, Virginia 23314
Sunday Worship Celebration: 10:15 am
Wednesday Word Revelation: 7:00 pm
3rd Friday: Family & Youth Night: 7–9:00 pm
4th Sunday: Family and Friends Day:
Pastor Ricky B. Wamble
757-603-1790 Revvrick1@gmail.com
Sunday Sacrament Service -- 11AM
Sunday School -- 12:15PM
Young Men & Women -- Wednesday 7PM
Bishop Paul Stoecker -- 757-621-8091
9/15
Carrollton Holiness Church
10/15
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organisms can live and reproduce and not be harmed
by those concentrate doses
of those minerals,” said
Weist.
The Smithfield Town
Council ordered the roughly $10,000 bioassay testing
this fall, and in October,
representatives with Kimley-Horn collected three
samples.
To see whether direct
discharge is a viable option,
Weist took three samples,
which he said look like regular tap water, packed them
on ice and shipped them
to an Environmental Protection Agency-approved
laboratory in Maryland.
There, scientists tested
the two aquatic organisms’
reactions to the concentrate.
They tested both in 100
percent, 50 percent, 25 percent, 12.5 percent and 6.25
percent concentrations for
seven days.
According to Weist, the
sheepshead minnow lived
in 100 percent concentrate
with no ill effects.
“They were able to withstand the toxicity levels,
no reproductive harm, or
anything like that.”
But the opossum shrimp,
often called grass shrimp
locally, didn’t fare as well.
According to the results,
at day seven, there was 8
percent and 56 percent survival in 100 percent and 50
percent concentrations, respectively. The 6.25 percent
to 25 percent concentrations
had a minimum of 83 percent survival.
Now, the town will have
to look at ways to reduce the
concentration level before
dumping the discharge into
the creek, said Weist.
Weist said they’d likely
add a diffuser to the drainage pipe, which lets out
something similar to a mist,
or add multiple discharge
points so that the concentrate isn’t full strength
when it enters the creek.
The town’s water treatment plant, located behind
the Smithfield Volunteer
Fire Department on South
Church Street, already has
an 8-inch pipe leading partway to the creek. If the permit is approved, the town
will have to complete the
pipeline to the creek.
The sickly shrimp also
mean that the town can’t
apply for a general permit.
Instead, it will have to seek
an individual, and pricier,
permit to meet their situation, said Weist.
Weist is optimistic about
obtaining the permit and
securing a safe way to dump
the discharge, as it’s been
done by both Newport News
Waterworks and James City
Service Authority.
“We’re not reinventing
the wheel here,” he said.
In addition to ensuring safe concentrate levels,
the town is also charged
with adhering to the Chesapeake Bay Preservation
Act, which says the discharge’s phosphorus levels
must be below 0.1 parts per
million (ppm).
Before he can make any
recommendations on ways
to reduce the phosphorus
levels, Weist will first determine current phosphorus
levels.
If necessary, one of the
most common ways to reduce the levels is through
precipitation, which involves adding a coagulant
that attaches the phosphorus ions, gets heavy and
settles to the bottom while
clean water remains on top.
If the Department of
ISLE
or the Chuckatuck Creek
bridges.
County officials envision
the area to look like Harbour View in Suffolk, City
Center in Newport News
or Peninsula Town Center
in Hampton, while only
increasing growth 5 percent
over the historic rate of
about 18 percent.
County activist Herb DeGroft brought his concerns
with the plan to the Board
of Supervisors last fall.
DeGroft listed several
unknowns, such as transportation and schools.
There’s already a traffic
problem in the northern
end of the county, DeGroft
said.
“Do you think the state
is going to build another
James River Bridge to handle the traffic?” he asked.
More households mean
more children, and after a
certain point, more schools
will have to be built, he said.
As for trading the costs
of the Norfolk water deal
with school bonds, “It’s a
wash. You’re gaining nothing,” he said, adding that
it’s doubtful developers
would be willing to give up
buildable, profit-generating
land in an already low-lying
and flood-prone area to
build schools.
DeGroft asked why the
supervisors hadn’t met with
Norfolk or Suffolk themselves to discuss renegotiating the deal — rather
than rely on attorneys to
discuss it.
The Norfolk water deal,
signed in 2009 between the
city of Norfolk and the
Western Tidewater Water
Authority, was estimated
to cost about $146 million —
and more recently, county
staff have said related costs
drive that up to $251 million.
In return, Isle of Wight
was to eventually receive
3 million gallons of water
a day.
Inter national Paper
states that Isle of Wight also
assessed machinery that
had been retired or should
not have been included, as
well as made supplemental
assessments.
When IP restarted its
fluff pulp operation in 2012,
it combined parts of six existing paper machines into
one unit for the manufacturing process, according
to the suit.
IP is asking the court
to award $2.7 million, plus
interest, in its favor to cover
the alleged erroneous tax
bills.
Isle of Wight County cut
its machinery and tools tax
rate in 2011 as part of its in-
centive package for Keurig
Green Mountain. At the
time, IP was not operating,
having closed in 2010.
Prior to IP closing, Isle
of Wight received about
15 percent of its revenues
from machinery and tools
taxes — with most coming
from the paper mill. Before
the mill began scaling back
and eventually closing, Isle
of Wight received an estimated $5 million in tax
revenue from IP.
In 2010, there was a bill
on the floor of the General
Assembly to reclassify machinery and tools as intangible personal property and
thus exempt it from local
taxation. The bill failed.
IP
deals with real estate and
tangible personal property
being taxed at fair market
value — which is separate
from machinery and tools
in the Code of Virginia. The
suit states that local governments are not allowed to assess any personal property
at more than its fair market
value.
The Constitution also
states the General Assembly can define and classify
taxable subjects that can be
taxed locally.
The Code of Virginia
states that machinery and
tools are segregated from
other classes, such as personal property, and can be
valued by a percentage of
the original total capitalized cost, excluding capitalized interest.
The suit also alleges that
the Code requires commissioners of revenue to consider independent appraisals in valuing machinery
and tools.
IP submitted a copy of
its independent appraisal
in October, but Isle of Wight
Commissioner of the Revenue Gerald Gwaltney has
not adjusted the value of
the company’s machinery
to date, according to the
suit.
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ultimately allows the town
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creek, that would increase
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Some council members
wondered how it would affect wildlife, but Weist says
that permitting standards
should eliminate conditions
were the water would be too
saline.
Weist has also said the
town could split its concentrate discharge between the
creek and HRSD to alleviate
the effects on water salinity.
Back in 2006, the town
found it could not dump
the discharge in the creek
because it would amount to
more than 7,000 pounds of
phosphorus annually, well
beyond the 300-pound limit.
The town built the water
treatment plant in 2012 to
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Wednesday, Jan. 7
DAR—The Colonel William Allen
Chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution luncheon
meeting is Wednesday, Jan. 7, 11
a.m. at Smithfield Station. The guest
speaker is Dr. Anne Pierce on “The
Role of Artists in Early America.”
Thursday, Jan. 8
The Isle of Wight Chamber of
Commerce Richard J. Holland
Pre-Legislative Breakfast Forum is
Thursday, Jan. 8, 8-10 a.m. at The
Smithfield Center. Members are
$17.50, non-members $20. Sponsor
a student for $15.
DRIVE SMART—The AARP Drive
SMART course for drivers over age
50 is Thursday, Jan. 8 and Friday,
Jan. 9, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Lake
Prince Woods retirement community,
100 Anna Goode Way in Suffolk.
Course completion provides eligibility
for an auto insurance discount. The
cost is $20 for non-AARP members
$15 for members. Pre-registration
required. Call 923-5500.
Friday, Jan. 9
QUILTING—Learn to quilt class for
seniors men and women, age 55plus, Mondays and Fridays, Jan. 9,
12, 16, 23, 26 and 30, 1-3 p.m. at
the Luter Family YMCA, 259 James
St. in Smithfield. Maximum class size
is 10 and pre-registration is required.
Instructor provides materials.
CALL FOR ENTRIES—“Love Letters”
art exhibit call for entries at the Arts
Center @319 in Smithfield is open to
all artists and writers. Deliver artwork
to the center Jan. 9-10, 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Written work can be emailed.
Works should depict some aspect of
love, letters or the act of reading or
writing. Exhibition runs through Feb.
27. Reception and poetry reading
Saturday, Feb. 14, 1-4 p.m. Info: 3577707 or email info@smithfieldarts.
org.
Sunday, Jan. 11
SUNDAYS AT 4—Solo Youth Recitalist
Sterling Elliott performs in a Sundays
at Four solo recital Sunday, Jan. 11,
4 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist
Church, 201 Cedar St.
Monday, Jan. 12
CITIZENS—Isle of Wight County
Administrator Anne Seward will be
the guest of the Isle of Wight Citizens
Association Monday, Jan. 12, 7 p.m.
in the conference room of Sentara
St. Lukes just off Benns Church Blvd.
Discussion will include plans for Isle
of Wight County from 2015 to 2040.
Info: 357-5352.
KING CONTEST— The Isle of Wight
Chapter of the NAACP and the
Schoolhouse Museum are hosting
a contest recognizing the legacy of
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for grades
K-12. Cash prizes for coloring, collage
and essay entries, depending on
age. All entries due Jan. 12. For more
information contact valbutler0120@
gmail.com.
RELAY—The Isle of Wight/Surry Relay
For Life meets Monday, Jan. 12,
6:30 p.m. at Benns United Methodist
Church. Doors open at 6 p.m. to
turn in money. Birthdays being
celebrated, dress like your birthday
month. Info: e-mail IOWSRFL@gmail.
com or visit www.relayforlife.org/
IWSVA.
Staff photos by Diana McFarland
A “druid,” left, and “barbarian” wait as rules to a “class” combat game are worked out. Class combats mean that
participants play their persona and practice his or her specific skills during the game.
Medieval combat in Carrollton
By Diana McFarland
News editor
B
arbarians, druids, elves
and more fought to the
“death” Sunday afternoon at Nike Park in Carrollton.
The day’s unusually warm
temperatures formed a perfect
backdrop for local members of
Amtgard to enact a series of medieval-style combat games that
enjoys international appeal.
“It’s the nerd version of Boy
Scouts,” said Timothy Vickery of
Virginia Beach, whose Amtgard
persona is an elf named “Garret
Thornwood.”
Vickery took great pains with
his costume and gear — down to
the latex elf ears that slipped over
his own. “Thornwood” specializes
in archery, but his arrows are
tipped with a thick ball of either
silicon or foam to prevent injury.
Part of the appeal is getting to
do things you don’t normally get
to do, like hit people with foam
swords, Vickery said.
Amtgard attracts a lot of military people for that reason, he
said.
Those that come just to fight
are called “stick jocks,” said Kat
Gilland.
And there are other personas
as well.
Arieo Erbrown is a dual-sword
wielding “assassin,” while Gilland is a “fairy,” and spent the day
hand-sewing costumes.
Developing a persona is a
key element of Amtgard, as well
as building safe medieval-style
weapons, shields and armor for
participation.
N i ke Pa rk i s c o n s i d e re d
“Helmstroms Hollow,” one of five
“parks” established in the region.
The other “parks” are in Chesa-
• See AMTGARD, p. 10
Helmstoms Hollow participants take a break between
combat games to rest and read up on the Amtgard rule book.
Timothy Vickery is an “elf”
who practices archery as his
preferred weapon. Vickery
makes parts of his costume,
such as the leggings.
Timothy Vickery, right, talks with “assassin” Arieo Erbrown
before a “class” combat game.
V icker y uses real arrow
shafts, but removes the
metal tips and replaces them
with foam or soft silicon
to prevent injur y. Other
weapons used include foam
swords and clubs. All are
designed to mimic weaponry
available before 1650, prior
to the use of gunpowder.
Amtgard members can also
belong to smaller battle
companies, which are
distinguished by crests sewn
on their tunics. Patrick Kelley,
right, belongs to the “Dragon
Hill” company.
Tuesday, Jan. 13
FORKLIFT—A forklift, forklift clamp
truck and reach truck operator
certificate course training will be held
Tuesday-Thursday, Jan. 13, 14 and
15, 5 - 9 p.m. at the Paul D. Camp
Community College Hobbs Suffolk
Campus, 271 Kenyon Road, Suffolk.
For more information, contact the
Regional Workforce Development
Center and 569-6050, or visit www.
pdc.edu/workforce-development.
Wednesday, Jan. 14
ACRYLIC PAINTING—Award-winning
painter Cil Barbour offers instruction
in versatile acrylic paints and
mediums Wednesdays, Jan. 14
and 21, 1-4 p.m. Students work
on projects of their choice. $55
for members, $75 non-members.
Members of Amtgard started the session Sunday with a combat game using foam swords and clubs at Nike Park, known
among the group as Helstroms Hollow. The session starts at noon and goes until dark, or until everyone is too tired to
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TELL A STORY—Children ages
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invited to visit the Isle of
Wight County Museum for Tell
Me a Story, a free monthly
program designed to introduce
youngsters to the symbols of
Isle of Wight County through
books, games and crafts.
“Animals in Winter” is the
theme for Thursday, Jan. 15,
10-10:30 a.m.
Friday, Jan. 16
SPECIAL MEETING—The Isle
of Wight County School Board
is having a special meeting,
Friday, Jan. 16, 3 p.m. in
the large conference room
at the school board office,
820 W. Main St., Smithfield.
The meeting is being held to
interview candidates for the
Hardy District board seat as
well as a budget work session.
RETREAT—The Airfield
4-H Conference Center
in Wakefield is hosting a
woman’s retreat, titled,“A
Woman Returning To The
Well,” Jan. 16 – 18 and
sponsored by Beyond The Veil
Ministries. The cost is $140
and includes two days, two
nights, workshop activities,
food, lodging and relaxation.
Check-in is Jan. 16, noon.
Make checks payable to
BTVM. Registration forms
available by calling Barbara
Wiggins at 356-0591; the Rev.
Gloria Mason at 635-0937 or
Minister Joan Annette Hill at
804-661-0484 for registration
forms.
Saturday, Jan. 17
BASEBALL/SOFTBALL—
Spring baseball sign-ups with
Smithfield Recreation onsite at
Smithfield Baptist Church, Jan.
17 and 24, 9 a.m. to noon.
For online registration, visit
smithfieldrec.org.
Upcoming
RUN4BEADS—The Isle of
Wight Chamber of Commerce
is hosting the Mardi Gras
Run4Beads, Saturday, Feb. 7
in Smithfield. The Run4Beads
includes three races through
Windsor Castle Park: the
Geaux for the Gold 10K for
serious runners, the Fat
Tuesday 5K and the Crawfish
Crawl 1K for casual run/
walkers and families with
small children. Participants
receive a T-shirt and welcome
bag, and the top three
finishers in each age group
receive medals. Event also
includes jazz music and food
at the Mardi Gras Festival in
downtown Smithfield. Race
day registration begins at 8
a.m. The Geaux for the Gold
10K Race starts at 10 a.m.,
followed by the Fat Tuesday 5K
at 10:15 a.m. and the Crawfish
Crawl 1K at 11:15 a.m. Info
and registration at www.
race4beads.com or by calling
357-3502.
Smithfield
MEDICARE—Senior
Services’ Medicare benefits
counselors will be holding
information and assistance
events Jan. 8 and 22,
1-3 p.m. at the Smithfield
Library to assist Medicareeligible individuals navigate
Medicare and Medicare
Part D. Assistance will also
be available for those who
are currently enrolled and
may be eligible for the Part
D Low-Income Subsidy
“Extra Help” benefit. Free.
Appointments are not
required, but to do so call
call 449-8706 or 328-4217.
KNIT — Knit at Night meets
the second and fourth
Wednesday of the month at
6:30 p.m.
Carrollton
MEDICARE—Senior
Services’ Medicare benefits
counselors will be holding
information and assistance
events Jan. 13, noon - 2
p.m. at the Carrollton
Library to assist Medicareeligible individuals navigate
Medicare and Medicare
Part D. Assistance will also
be available for those who
are currently enrolled and
may be eligible for the Part
D Low-Income Subsidy
“Extra Help” benefit. Free.
Appointments are not
required, but to do so call
call 449-8706 or 328-4217.
PODESTA—Enjoy scripture,
poetry and philosophy
through caligraphy by artist
Michael Podesta through
Jan. 13.
STORY TIME—Story time is
on Mondays at 10 a.m. for
ages 2 and 3 and Thursdays
for ages 3 through 5. The
group will return Jan. 26.
GED TUTORING—There will
be free GED tutoring on
Tuesdays from 5-7 p.m.
There will be tutoring on
math and writing for adults
preparing for the GED test.
No tutoring until Jan. 12.
Info: 925-5651.
COMPUTERS—Computer
tutoring sessions are one
hour, one-on-one session
for beginners. Sessions are
the first or third Tuesday
or Wednesday afternoons.
Registration required;
appointment only.
KNIT, CROCHET—Knitting
and crocheting class meets
Wednesdays from 6-8
p.m. Beginners welcome.
Bring a pair of needles
(suggested size 8) and yarn.
Registration required.
VOLUNTEERS—The Friends
of the Carrollton Library
meets the first Tuesday of
library
14362 New Towne Haven
Phone: 238-2641
Claremont Public Library
Phone: 866-8627
Smithfield Public Library
255 James Street
Phone: 357-2264
Surry Public Library
11640 Rolfe Highway
Phone: 294-3949
Windsor Public Library
18 Duke Street
Phone: 242-3046
On the Internet:
www.blackwaterlib.org
the month at 6 p.m. Call
238-2641 or email aohka@
blackwaterib.org for more
information. Group needs a
vice president, secretary and
marketing coordinator.
CLOTHING SWAP—Free
clothing swap Monday,
Jan. 5,, noon to 5p.m. and
Tuesday, Jan. 6, noon to 7
p.m. Bring in clean, gently
used clothing and shoes or
take home some great newto-you finds. Anything left
will be donated. Donations
will be accepted.
Windsor
BOOK CLUB—The book club
meets the third Tuesday
of every month at 7 p.m.
Registration not required.
STORY TIME—Story time for
ages 2 through 5 will be
at 10:45 a.m. Tuesdays.
Registration is not required.
COMPUTER INSTRUCTION—
Free one-on-one computer
instruction on Wednesday
mornings. Registration is
required. Call 242-3046 or
email blauver@blackwaterlib.
org.
FRIENDS—Friends of the
Library meets at 5 p.m. the
second Monday of each
month. Everyone is welcome.
Surry
MOVIE NIGHT—Family Movie
Night isWednesday, Jan. 21,
6-8 p.m.
MOVIE MONDAY—Classic
movies the first Monday of
the month, 1 p.m.
KNIT-STITCH—Knit and stitch
every Tuesday, 1-2 p.m.
BOOK CLUB—The book club
meets the first Thursday of
the month, 1-2 p.m.
TEEN MOVIES—Teen movie
night every third Tuesday,
5:45-8 p.m., ages 12-17.
BRL KIDS—BRL Kids after
school program, first
Wednesday, 4-5 p.m., ages
6-11.
IW town hall meetings scheduled
IW employees donate
Isle of Wight County employees donated more
than 50 toys and $300 to be given as Christmas
gifts to children served by the Isle of Wight
County Department of Social Services. In
addition to the holiday contributions, County
employees contributed nearly $6,500 to
United Way South Hampton Roads as part
of its 2015 United Way Giving Campaign,
surpassing last year’s contributions by more
than 40 percent. Pictured, left to right: Mary
Beth Johnson, director of human resources,
county employees Gloria Spratley and Clarence
Hargrave, Sgt. Donnie Brown with the Isle of
Wight County Sheriff’s Office, Anne Seward,
county administrator, Pamela Barton, director
of Isle of Wight Social Services and Social
Services employees Amy Dawson and Ronnie
Darden.
Isle of Wight County is hosting two town hall meetings to provide information on the ISLE2040 plan, as
well as discuss resident’s concerns. The first meeting is
Tuesday, Jan. 13, 6:30 p.m. at the Windsor Community
Building in Windsor.
The second meeting is Wednesday, Jan. 21, 6 p.m. at
the Walters Ruritan Building in Walters.
Pocahantas goes green
SURRY— The Jamestown-Scotland Ferry System’s largest vessel is temporarily out of service for
maintenance work.
The Pocahontas was taken out of service Monday
and sent to the shipyard for
installation of new diesel
generators. The new generators will reduce noise,
increase reliability and
make the Pocahontas more
eco-friendly, using less fuel
and producing less exhaust.
The Williamsburg, Surry and Virginia vessels will
continue to carry motorists across the James River using the normal ferry
schedule.
The Pocahontas is the
largest of the ferry vessels, so while work is being
performed, there will be a
reduction of approximately
20 vehicles an hour for daily
ferry operations. Motorists
may experience minor delays.
Amtgard
peake, Hampton, Virginia
Beach and Richmond.
Amstard was formed in
1983, and includes groups
all over the world, Vickery
said.
The games are governed
by a set of rules, and all new
members are required to get
a copy and read it.
In addition to combat
games and competitions,
Amtgard members also
participate and compete
in medieval clothing con-
struction, wood and metal
craft, camping, cooking and
creative pursuits, such as
poetry, acting, writing and
singing.
The organization sponsors large tournaments and
camping trips, as well as the
smaller weekly gathering at
Nike Park.
For more information on
Amtgard and Helmstroms
Hollow, visit www.facebook.
com/OrderofDisorder.
Governmental meetings
•Surry Board of Supervisors, 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan.
8, General District Court
Room at Surry Government Center, 45 School
Street, 294-5271
•Smithfield Planning
Commission, 7:30 p.m.,
Tuesday, Jan. 13, The
Smithfield Center, 220 N.
Church St., 365-4200
•Windsor Town Council,
7 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 13,
Windsor Municipal Building, 8 E. Windsor Blvd.,
242-6218
•Surry Town Council, 7:30
p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 13, town
hall, 84 Colonial Trail East,
294-3021
•Surry County School
Board, Tuesday, Jan. 13,
L.P. Jackson Middle School,
7 p.m., corner of Hollybush
and New Design Road in
Surry. 294-5229.
Army Basic Training Graduate
Private Logan Webster
Gay completed an
intense 10 week
program and graduated from Army Basic
Military Training at
Fort Leonard Wood,
MO on December 18,
2014. He will continue with his Advanced
Individual Training at
Fort Sam Houston in
San Antonio, TX for
four months. His specialty will be in the medical
field as a “Combat Medic”.
Private Gay is the son of proud parents, Cris and
Mary Gay and sister, Sydney Gay of Carrollton, VA.
He joins the ranks of other family members who
have pursued a military career. Logan is a 2014
graduate of Smithfield High School, Smithfield, VA.
The Smithfield Times-Wed., Jan. 7, 2015 - Page 11
2014 news quiz
The Smithfield Times news staff pulled the following questions
from the headlines and stories that ran in 2014. Test your
knowledge of current events in Isle of Wight and Surry counties and
compare your answers on page 12.
4. What nickname did
Isle of Wight County Administrator Anne Seward
give to Isle of Wight’s con1. When and why did venience centers?
Isle of Wight County staff
install what it called a “dec5. What is Isle of Wight’s
orative partition” around new “branding” tag line?
the podium in the Board of
Supervisors board room?
6. What is the name of
the church that has sued
2. How many nesting Isle of Wight County over
pairs of bald eagles were the stormwater fee?
identified along the James
River in Isle of Wight Coun7. The Smithfield Town
ty this year by The Col- Council saw two challenglege of William and Mary’s ers at its May elections,
Center for Conservation though neither were electBiology?
ed. Who were they?
end of the county to help
pay for the Norfolk water
deal?
3. How many tornados
8. What is the name of
touched down in Isle of the plan to bring more resWight and Surry counties idents and commercial dethis year?
velopment to the northern
12. What award did the
Smithfield High School
band win in New Orleans?
Questions
Snapshot of IW
Isle of Wight has created
what they call a snapshot
of where the county stands
right now.
The County Profile and
Statistical Digest includes
demographic and census
infor mation and school
data, as well as comparisons
with neighboring localities.
Isle of Wight County Administrator Anne Seward
said the county profile is
something new for Isle of
Wight. It’s the first time the
county has created such a
document.
The profile is not a planning document and does not
refer to the county’s plans
for the future. However, it
will help planners discuss
where they want the county
to go, she said.
“ W h e n eve r yo u a r e
looking at the needs of a
community and how you
address those needs, you
need to first look back in
history and kind of understand what the trends are
and where we come from,”
Seward said.
Seward noted that the
document is important for
another reason.
“This is the document
that, if you’re a company
looking to come to Isle of
Wight, the first thing you
want to know is, ‘Tell me
about the community,’” she
said. “They want to learn
a little bit about where
they’re locating. What is the
median household income?
What does the housing market show?
To read the document,
go to www.co.isle-of-wight.
va.us. Type “county profile”
into the search box and find
a link to the full document.
9. The state water control
board recently approved a
permit for what material to
be applied in six counties,
including Surry?
10. What two fire stations
have not yet signed Isle
of Wight’s facilities use
agreement?
11. What two housing
developments in Isle of
Wight County is the town of
Smithfield eyeing to annex?
Answers on page 12
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Packers trounce Poquoson
By Abby Proch
Staff writer
The 6-1 Smithfield Packers boys varsity basketball
team kicked off the new
year with a staggering 81-41
win over Poquoson Monday
night.
Ryan Jones led the Pack
with 20 points, backed by
Kendall Shephard with 13
and Nicholas Wells with 10.
Po q u o s o n h a d l i t t l e
chance for redemption as
Smithfield scored 24 points
to the Islanders’ 2 in the
opening period.
Smithfield’s shooting
was on point the entire
contest, as they made 44
percent of their 72 field goal
attempts and 71 percent of
their free throws.
They also nabbed 46 rebounds, 18 of them on de-
fense, and 26 steals.
Over the Christmas
break, the boys earned one
win in three contests separated by three points or less.
The Packers earned a
one-point win over Manchester in the King’s Fork
High School Christmas
Tournament, also known
as the Bulldog Christmas
Classic, on Dec. 27.
They secured the 5251 win after Manchester
made only one of its two
free throws in the final
seconds of the game. The
win earned them a seventh
place finish.
Chris Pierce led the
Packers with 21 points.
A day prior, Smithfield
succumbed to Princess
Anne, 66-64.
The Packers fell 73-70 to
the King’s Fork Bulldogs in
overtime during the opening round of the tournament on Dec. 23.
King’s Fork forward Keith Stagg sunk a
three-pointer with 40 seconds left on the clock to take
the teams into overtime.
In OT, the Packers took
an early three-point lead
thanks to Pierce.
But King’s Fork fired
back and kept a marginal
lead the rest of OT.
Smithfield got within
one point, down 70-71, but
a foul and two subsequent
successful free throws by
the Bulldogs earned them
the win.
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VDOT composting roadkill
SUFFOLK—Workers in
the Virginia Department
of Transportation’s (VDOT)
Hampton Roads District
remove an average of 20
dead animals every week
from state-maintained highways. District employees
now have a new tool to
dispose of roadkill in an
environmentally friendly
and cost-efficient way.
This deer season, workers at VDOT’s Windsor Area
Headquarters are using
new micro-aeration composting facilities, where
air is pumped out from PVC
pipes at the bottom of a contained compost bin. The air
creates a host environment
where microbes can thrive,
helping to break down animal carcasses into compost
in as little as six weeks.
The compost then finishes
maturing in a curing area.
To get started, workers
cover the bottom of the
bin with sawdust, place
the carcasses inside and
covered with an equal mix
of compost and sawdust.
As the carcasses start to decompose, the resulting liquids, called leachate, drain
into slots at the bottom of
the bin, collecting into an
underground septic tank.
Workers recycle the microbe-rich liquids and spray
it back onto the compost
pile to speed decomposition.
As more carcasses are added, additional layers of the
compost-sawdust mix are
placed on top.
The air, along with the
continuous recycling of the
microbe-rich liquid, helps
temperatures in the compost pile reach up to 160 de-
grees. Higher temperatures
translate into increased
microbial activity, reduced
composting time and fewer
health hazards. When the
process is complete, the
fresh compost is ready to
be recycled.
The Windsor Area Headquarters is one of four pilot
test sites to start composting around Virginia. VDOT
and its research division,
the Virginia Center for
Transportation Innovation
and Research, have studied
the performance of these
facilities for several years
to provide effective carcass-management options
that comply with environmental regulations. Composting also can help reduce
some of the costs associated
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The Smithfield Times-Wed., Jan. 7, 2015 - Page 13
Couple charged with metal thefts
By Abby Proch
Staff writer
A Smithfield couple has
been charged with larceny
and trespassing after allegedly stealing farm equipment and scrap metal from
a Main Street home.
Angela Ayers, 43,and
Mark Wilson, 49, both of
Smithfield, were charged
with two counts each of
larceny and trespassing.
Smithfield police officers
responded to 888 Main St.,
across from Turner’s Small
Engine, on Dec. 16 around
9 a.m.
T here, they lear ned
scrap metal had been stolen, and a large piece of
far ming equipment had
been pulled out from some
overgrowth near one of the
outbuildings.
The home there is abandoned, but the property is
hunted by a family friend,
who called police when he
noticed someone dumped
an old TV on the property,
then noted the stolen items,
said Lt. Patrick Valdez with
the Smithfield Police Department.
The suspects had moved
the equipment to a more
accessible area, but left it
there.
Officers noted tire tracks
from the suspects’ vehicle
and an employee from a
business across the street
described a red pick-up
truck as leaving the property the day prior.
On Dec. 17, the officers
got another call that the
remaining equipment had
been taken.
Investigators headed to
Carrollton Metals, a local
scrapyard, and where a
manager said he had received something matching
that description the day
before.
Investigators obtained
one suspect’s name, address
and vehicle information
from the manager.
On-duty officers
searched for the suspect.
An officer found a man
and woman getting into the
truck at their residence.
Police discreetly followed the vehicle to the
Main Street property where
they then caught the two
attempting to remove more
scrap metal from the property.
Annexation top story for Smfd.
By Abby Proch
Staff writer
Smithfield Town Council
took on a range of issues
this year — from the future
of a beloved town park to
seizing an opportunity for
growth.
The town’s most newsworthy item came at the
very end of the year.
Annexation talks are
now in full swing as the
town’s Planning Commission debates which areas
outside limits may be the
best to add to the town.
The Town Council is
considering expanding its
borders — possibly adding
areas like Gatling Pointe,
Gatling Pointe South and
Battery Park — as it reviews
and revamps its comprehensive plan.
Conversations about taking in county land came
as the county Board of
Supervisors reneged on a
once-amicable boundary
line adjustment that would
have given the town an
area off Battery Park Road
called the Scott farm. That
area is slated for residential
development.
The county decided not
to execute the boundary
line change at the same time
that it dropped plans to give
the town property off Great
Spring Road for a new ball
field complex.
That move was a mutually agreeable one, as the
town had discovered that
the land, covered in wetlands, would require costly
mitigation efforts.
The fallout of the Scott
farm agreement surprised
town of ficials, though,
and illustrates the often
strained relationship between the county and the
town.
Over the summer, the
town was pushed to assume
the costs to keep the Isle
of Wight County Museum
open.
County Administrator
Anne Seward said the museum would have to close at
the beginning of the fiscal
year on July 1 in order to
reduce county budget expenses.
The Smithfield Town
Council stepped in to pay
for the employees’ salaries
and day-to-day operation
in order to keep the facility
open. The county still pays
for maintenance and upkeep of the building.
Smithfield also saw a
major election in May, with
four seats up for grabs. Despite interest from two newcomers, the open spots were
retained by Town Council
members Connie Chapman,
Dr. Milton Cook, Andrew
Gregory and Randy Pack.
One of those challengers,
Doug Jett, mirrored some
residents’ sentiments that
the town lacked a thoughtful plan for the future of
Windsor Castle Park.
Over the last year, the
Town Council has worked to
define a mission statement
for the park and a master plan to project future
growth.
Plans to sell the manor
house to Smithfield Winery LLC, located on North
Church Street, fell through,
but the town has promised
to build new bathrooms,
more parking spaces and
a children’s playground as
funding becomes available.
T he Windsor Castle
Foundation Board is currently soliciting donations.
Also last year, the Town
got tough on enforcing its
delinquent homes ordinance.
Broken windows, missing siding and animal habitation in two Riverview
homes caused town officials
to contact two property
owners regarding their
derelict properties.
Since the letters, the
owners of 211 Washington
St. and 200 Riverview Ave.
have begun revamping the
homes, which are located in
the Historic District.
The Town also escalated
Items stolen
in Carrollton
The Isle of Wight County
Sheriff ’s Office responded
to several calls between Jan.
1-6 in the Meritt Cove and
Country Walk Way areas of
Carrollton concerning reports of items being stolen
from cars. Several unlocked
vehicles were entered and
personal items were stolen. The investigation is
ongoing and new information will be released as it
becomes available.
Residents are asked to
be diligent in locking their
vehicles. Do not leave valuables in plain view.
Anyone with information about these crimes in
Carrollton should call the
Isle of Wight County Sheriff ’s Office at 357-2151.
the issue of the dilapidated
1730s “Pierceville” home,
owned by Mary Delk Crocker, to the county’s inspection department.
However, Crocker satisfied town officials when
she put the the 502 Grace
St. home — considered a
landmark in the Smithfield
Historic District — up for
sale.
The town also went after the owners of the old
Smithfield Shoe Repair
building at 17 Main Street,
but that issue was mitigated when the property
obtained the necessary
permits to make the improvements.
An ordinance enacted
in 1979 allows the town to
protect buildings that are
considered essential to the
historic district.
Jody Kerns
Teenage cellist Sterling
Elliot returns to Smithfield for a solo performance this weekend.
Elliot, 15, was a 2012
Sundays at Four Terrific
Teen and will play Jan.
11, 4 p.m. at Trinity United
Methodist Church, 201 Cedar St. in Smithfield.
The recital is a freewill
offering concert.
Elliot took top honors in the 2014 National
Sphinx Competition and
Richmond Symphony Concerto Competition. Sterling enjoyed the honor of
performing for cellist Yo
Yo Ma and also performing
alongside recording artist
Jennifer Hudson. He was
selected among the most
gifted young musicians
Sterling Elliot
in the world to study at the
Itzhak Perlman Music Institute in New York City in
2014. Last month in Virgin-
ia, Sterling won the Bay
Youth Orchestra Concerto
competition with his performance of the Prokofiev
cello concerto.
Elliot will return to
Smithfield in March to
play the Elgar concerto
with the new Hampton
Roads Philharmonic, under the direction of Steven Brindle.
The Smithfield concert
series, Sundays at Four,
focuses on providing a
venue for Virginia musicians, and scouts for
outstanding young musicians to receive unique
playing opportunities on
their programs. For more
information call 675-5777
or visit www.sundaysatfourva.org.
To Sell or Buy, look to the Classifieds
Call 357-3288
A program of
the Isle of Wight Arts League
Smithfield, Virginia
Presents
Solo Youth Recitalist
Sterling Elliott, Cello
BuSineSS BrieFS
BASF concluded its 201415 United Way campaign
on a high note, with an increase in employee contributions of 10 percent over
last year. Sixteen United
Way agencies will receive
a portion of the $23,585
raised by BASF to support
community programs in
Suffolk, Franklin, Smithfield and the counties of
Isle of Wight, Southampton
and Surry.
Teen cellist to perform
Friday, Jan. 9th 9pm
Saturday, Jan. 10th
8pm & 10:30pm
Admission $13
January 11, 2015 – 4:00 pm
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The Smithfield Times – Wed., Jan. 7th, 2015 - Page 15
LEGALS
SUBSTITUTE
TRUSTEE’S SALE OF
UNIMPROVED REAL
PROPERTY LOCATED ON S. CHURCH
STREET
SMITHFIELD, VIRGINIA
Parcel I.D. No. 21A01-511
In execution of a Deed
of Trust dated September 1, 2005, and recorded on September 2,
2005, in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court
of Isle of Wight County,
Virginia (the “Clerk’s
Office”), as Instrument
No. 050006407 (the
“Deed of Trust”), defaults having occurred
under the Deed of Trust
and in the payment of
the debts secured thereby and being instructed
to do so by the holder of
the debts secured thereby, the undersigned
Substitute Trustee will
offer for sale at public
auction on January 15,
2015, at 3:00 p.m., local
time, at the front door of
the Circuit Court of Isle
of Wight County, Virginia which is located
at 17000 Josiah Parker
Circle, Isle of Wight,
Virginia, the property
described in said Deed
of Trust, located at
the above address and
described as:
All that certain lot, piece
or parcel of land situate,
lying and being in the
Town of Smithfield,
Isle of Wight County,
Virginia, designated
as “RESIDUE PARCEL ‘A’” on that certain
plat entitled: “MINOR
SUBDIVISION PLAT
OF PARCEL ‘A’ SUBDIVISION PLAT OF
THE PROPERTY OF
JAMES P. POWELL
& EDNA S. POWELL,
AS RECORDED IN
P.C. 2-123-5, T.P 21A01-511, TOWN OF
SMITHFIELD, VIRGINIA”, dated April
15, 2012, and made
by Parrish Layne Design Group, Engineers,
Surveyors, Planners,
which said plat is duly
recorded in the Clerk’s
Office of the Circuit
Court of Isle of Wight
County, Virginia as No.
2012-87-2, reference is
hereby made for a more
particular description
of the property herein
conveyed.
IT BEING a portion
of the same property
which was conveyed
to Smithfield Development Corporation, a
Virginia corporation,
by Deed of Gift from
Floyd M. Martin and
Anita F. Martin, husband and wife, dated
November 14, 2005,
and recorded November 18, 2005, in the
Clerk’s Office of the
Circuit Court of Isle
of Wight County, Virginia as Instrument No.
050008636.
2005, in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court
of Isle of Wight County,
Virginia, as Instrument
No. 050005436.
Terms of sale: (Cash)
A deposit of $50,000.00
cash or certified or
cashier’s check, will
be required at the time
of sale with settlement
to occur within fifteen
(15) days from the date
of sale. The property
and improvements will
be sold “AS IS” without
representation or warranty of any kind. The
property shall be sold
subject to conditions,
restrictions, rights-ofway, easements, and
reservations, if any, of
record, filed and unfiled mechanics and
materialmen’s liens,
if any, and all other
matters of record taking
priority over the Deed
of Trust; and further
subject to all conditions announced by the
Trustee at sale. THIS
IS AN ATTEMPT TO
COLLECT A DEBT
AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR
THAT PURPOSE. Evans & Bryant, P.L.C.
Substitute Trustee. For
information contact:
Jonathan L. Hauser,
Troutman Sanders LLP,
222 Central Park Ave.,
Suite 2000, Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Phone: 757-687-7768.
jonathan.hauser@
troutmansanders.com.
IT FURTHER BEING
a portion of the same
property which was
conveyed to Floyd M.
Martin and Anita F.
Martin, husband and
wife, by Deed of Gift
from Smithfield Devel- L14-181
opment Corporation, a 12-24/4t
Virginia corporation, ————
dated July 25, 2005,
and recorded August 2,
NOTICE OF OYSTER on Tuesday, January
GROUND APPLICA- 20, 2015 to consider the
TION
following application:
The appliR o d n e y Wi t h r o w, cation of Robert H. &
(2014023) has applied Pamela B. Pembroke
for approximately 47 for authorization to in-+ acres of oyster plant- stall a rip-rap revetment
ing ground in James totaling 115 linear feet
River near James River along Morris Creek/
Bridge situated in Isle Moon Creek, at 104
of Wight City/County Mariners Court, Smithand described as fol- field, in the Smithfield
lows:
Election District. The
revetment will impact
North by: Ballard
a total of approximateF&O PF14922
ly 270 square feet of
East by: Burton, Jr. non-vegetated tidal
PF19059
wetlands.
South by: Hazelwood
Oys. Farms PF15128
A copy of said appliWest by: Mason, Sr. cation and the Isle of
PF19671
Wight County Wetlands
Lat/Long: N36Ordinance are on file in
58.1374 W76-29.8810 the Department of PlanSend comments or con- ning and Zoning, Isle of
cerns to:
Wight Courthouse, Isle
M a r i n e R e s o u r c e s of Wight, Virginia and
Commission, Engi- are available for public
neering/Surveying De- examination.
partment 2600 Wash- Any person desiring
ington Ave., 3rd Floor, to be heard in favor of,
Newport News, VA in opposition to, or to
23607
express his views with
respect to the aforeFor more specific ap- said application may
plication location in- appear before and be
formation call (757) heard by said Wet247-2230
lands Board during the
Public Hearing to be
L14-186
held in the Board of
12-31/4t
Supervisors Room, Isle
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of Wight Courthouse,
Isle of Wight, Virginia,
PUBLIC
N O on Tuesday, January
TICE
20, 2015 beginning at
6:00 P.M.
Notice is hereby given The County of Isle of
pursuant to Section Wight is in compliance
28.2-1302 of the Code with the Americans
of Virginia, as amended, with Disabilities Act
and the Wetlands Zon- of 1990. If you will
ing Ordinance of Isle of require an accommoWight County, that the dation or sign language
Isle of Wight County interpreter to particWetlands Board will ipate in the meeting,
hold a Public Hearing reasonable accommo-
dations can be made
upon request. Please
make requests to the
Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors at least five
(5) days in advance of
the meeting at (757)
365-6204.
changes is to respond
to county and market
conditions which have
evolved significantly since the adoption
of the Comprehensive
Plan.
An ordinance to amend
I S L E O F W I G H T and reenact the followC O U N T Y W E T - ing sections of the Isle
LANDS BOARD
of Wight County Code,
Appendix B, Zoning:
BY: Sandy Article IV, Zoning DisW. Robinson, Secretary tricts and Boundaries;
Article V, SupplementaL15-001
ry Use Regulations; Ar1-7/2t
ticle X, Vehicle Parking
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Facilities; in order to
make revisions based
on the County’s ISLE
PUBLIC NOTICE
2040 Plan.
Notice is hereby given
that the Isle of Wight
County Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday,
January 27, 2015 to
consider for recommendation to the Board
of Supervisors the following applications:
The application of 17
Corner Properties, LLC
(Wayne G. Thomas),
owner, to amend conditional zoning of 4.33
acres of land located at
14214 Carrollton Boulevard in the Newport
Election District. The
purpose of the application is to amend the
permitted uses on the
property.
A resolution to amend
the Comprehensive
Plan of Isle of Wight
C o u n t y, Vi r g i n i a
through changes to the
text and maps in Chapter 4, “Growth Management and Land Use”.
The purpose for these
Copies of said applications, the Isle of Wight
County Zoning Ordinance and the Comprehensive Plan are
on file in the Department of Planning and
Zoning at the Isle of
Wight County Courthouse Complex, Isle
of Wight, Virginia, and
are available for public
examination.
Any person desiring
to be heard in favor of,
in opposition to, or to
express his or her views
with respect to said applications may appear
before and be heard by
said Planning Commission during the Public
Hearing to be held in
the Robert C. Claud,
Sr. Board Room at the
Courthouse Complex,
on Tuesday, January
27, 2015 beginning at
6:00 p.m.
The County of Isle of
Wight is in compliance
with the Americans
with Disabilities Act of
1990. Please make accommodation requests
to the Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors
at least five (5) days in
advance of the meeting
at (757) 365-6204.
ISLE OF WIGHT
COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
By:
Melinda J.
Goodwyn, Secretary
L15-002
1-7/2t
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given
that the Isle of Wight
County Board of Supervisors will hold a Public
Hearing on Thursday,
January 22, 2015 to
consider the following
applications:
The application of Jeffrey A. Seward and
Melanie D. Seward for
a change in zoning classification from Rural
Agricultural Conservation (RAC) to Conditional-Rural Residential (C-RR) of 71.55
acres of land located on
the east and west sides
of Jones Town Drive in
the Carrsville Election
District. The purpose
of the application is to
create a total of three
(3) lots for single family
residential use.
District.
Copies of said applications and the Isle of
Wight County Zoning
Ordinance are on file in
the Department of Planning and Zoning at the
Courthouse Complex,
and are available for
public examination.
Any person desiring
to be heard in favor of,
in opposition to, or to
express his or her views
with respect to said applications may appear
before and be heard by
said Board of Supervisors during the Public
Hearing to be held in
the Robert C. Claud,
Sr. Board Room at the
Courthouse Complex
on Thursday, January
22, 2015. The public
meeting is scheduled to
start at 6:00 p.m.
The County of Isle of
Wight is in compliance
with the Americans
with Disabilities Act of
1990. Please make accommodation requests
to the Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors
at least five (5) days in
advance of the meeting
at (757) 365-6204.
ISLE OF WIGHT
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