Proposal would remove most waterfront properties from Urbanna

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Urbanna, Virginia 23175 • December 4, 2014
Vol. 120, No. 36
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Middlesex presses fight to
preserve Potomac Aquifer
by Larry Chowning
At the November 4 Middlesex
County Board of Supervisors meeting, Saluda district supervisor Pete
Mansfield continued his quest to preserve the Potomac Aquifer and save
the loss of potable drinking water in
eastern Virginia.
Mansfield reported that the Department of Environmental Quality
(DEQ) has issued a new withdrawal
schedule to 14 of the largest users
of the Potomac Aquifer. One of the
users heavily reduced will be RockTenn Company, the paper mill in West
Point.
Board chair Jack Miller, who retired
from the paper mill, said, “I hate to see
the paper mill affected by this. Unless
they can find other ways to find water,
it will mean loss of some jobs for our
people.”
The West Point paper mill provides
about 500 local jobs and is one of the
largest employers in the region. It generates 900,000 tons of paper annually.
Mansfield also noted that an econ-
omist, Dr. Kurt Stephenson, was
hired by DEQ to conduct an economic impact study on the decline
of the water in the aquifer. Mansfield
recently reviewed the study.
Mansfield stated that Dr. Stephenson had several suggested actions to
maintain long-term availability and
productivity, but the suggestions do
not include constructive actions and
do not address the possible use of
re-use water as an option for industrial and agriculture application. Nor
does it include recommendations on
how to recharge the aquifer.
Mansfield is a strong supporter of
water re-use, and he previously owned
a home in Florida where most of the
water used in that community was
recycled water. “I know it will work
because it’s being done successfully
in Florida and other places,” he said.
Pinetop District supervisor Beth
Hurd suggested that Mansfield draft
a response to this newest information
and include a list of recommendations
(See Aquifer, page A2)
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Jim Ellis, Shawn Ward, Sgt. Eric Epperly, and Shaun Sawyer. Chief bailiff Paige Bishop was also present.
(Photo by Tom Chillemi)
Urbanna man dies following
two-vehicle crash on Route 17
Community rallies to support injured
local police and rescue squad officer
On Saturday, November 29, at
approximately 11:30 a.m., the Virginia State Police was called to investigate a two-vehicle accident that
occurred on southbound Route 17
at the intersection of Route 615 in
Middlesex County, about a mile north
of the Saluda exit.
A 1996 GMC pick-up truck driven
by Elliott Randolph “Randy” Redmon
of Urbanna was attempting to turn
onto southbound Route 17 from the
crossover when he struck a 2001
Jeep Grand Cherokee traveling in the
by Tom Chillemi
The evening of October 18, 2014,
marks a low point for police officer
Dan Brooks of Urbanna. Brooks was
on duty with the Kilmarnock Police
Department and was exiting his patrol
car to check on an incident when he
was struck by a car.
The impact broke his left leg and
ankle, broke his right arm, tore the
muscles of his left shoulder, lacerated
his kidneys, and bruised his lungs.
He spent five weeks hospitalized at
VCU Medical Center in Richmond,
where he underwent three surgeries
for his leg and one for his arm. He
was in critical condition for almost
two weeks.
Brooks came home on November 20, transported by an ambulance
to his parents’ home just outside of
Urbanna.
Brooks is a part-time dispatcher
with the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office,
and some Middlesex deputies
escorted him home as a show of fellowship. “He’s one of us,” said Lieutenant Jim Ellis.
Brooks is looking at a long recovery. He’s confined to a wheelchair and
wears a special boot to keep his ankle
aligned. He watches history documentaries and listens to lectures. He also
enjoys visits and texts from friends,
which help keep him from going stir
crazy sitting around the house.
Asked what he wanted to do most
when he gets better, Brooks quickly
replied. “I want to work. I’m ready to
go back to the ambulance [with the
Central Middlesex Volunteer Rescue
Squad of Urbanna] and police department.”
Brooks has been a member of the
Central Middlesex Volunteer Rescue
Squad (CMVRS) for 11 years, and
is currently the training lieutenant
through December.
Brooks said he’s grateful for the
support he’s received. “I appreciate
everything everybody has been doing.
It’s helping out a lot.”
Brooks was working part-time
as a dispatcher and part-time as a
Kilmarnock police officer so he did
not have benefits, he said.
A fundraiser featuring a spaghetti
dinner and vendor show (see related
story, page A10) to help with Brooks’
medical expenses will be held from
5-7 p.m. on Saturday, December 6, at
Waterfront construction would not be subject to architectural restrictions, if the above waterfront parcels
are removed from Urbanna’s Historic District.
(Photo by Tom Chillemi)
Christmas Friends
needs donations
All Christmas Friends workers
are volunteers and supplies such as
boxes, wrapping paper and delivery bags are all donated. Volunteers
supply storage space, vans and fuel
to assist with the big delivery job.
Christmas Friends is a 501(c)(3)
organization that is in its 29th year.
Tax-deductible donations may be
made payable to Christmas Friends
Inc., P.O. Box 549, Urbanna, VA
23175. Contributors will be recognized as Christmas Friends and
their donations will be listed in the
Sentinel. Contributors who wish to
remain anonymous should request
that their donations be listed as
such. Memorial contributions also
will be acknowledged.
Drivers needed
Delivery vans and drivers are
needed. Gifts will be delivered on
Saturday, December 20. If you have
a van and are willing to remove its
(See Donations, page A10)
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This holiday season, gifts from
Christmas Friends Inc. will be
the only Christmas that some
people have. Now is a good time
to remember the less fortunate of
Middlesex County.
All funds donated to Christmas
Friends go directly to help needy
children, elderly and disabled
adults of Middlesex. All workers
are volunteers and there are no
administrative fees.
Monetary donations are needed
to keep Christmas Friends Inc.
moving toward its mission to
help the needy. This year’s goal is
$26,000 and about 300 people will
receive gifts through the community’s generosity. As of Tuesday,
just $8,580 had been donated. In
2013, the community donated
$27,079.85.
Last year, Christmas Friends
spent $25,920 on gifts for 210
children and 90 elderly or disabled
adults.
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the CMVRS building at 391-A Hilliard Street in Urbanna. The donation
is $10 for adults and $5 for ages 10
and under.
“Every little bit helps,” Brooks
said. “It shows you that we live in a
good community.”
southbound lanes, according to Sergeant M. Anaya of the Virginia State
Police.
Mr. Redmon, 52, suffered severe
injuries and was taken to Riverside
Regional Hospital where he later died
of his injuries. Mr. Redmon was not
wearing his safety belt, said Sergeant
Anaya.
The driver of the Jeep Cherokee,
Joseph Jenkins of Saluda, suffered
non-life threatening injuries.
Mr. Redmon’s obituary appears on
Page B5 inside.
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Proposal would remove
most waterfront properties
from Urbanna Historic District
by Tom Chillemi
Not so very long ago, a developer
proposed building three-story condos
on Urbanna Creek near the bridge.
Only one citizen spoke at the Urbanna
Town Council public hearing on that
special use permit in 2006.
That same night, council approved
the permit with a 4-3 vote. Many town
citizens were shocked. They came to
future meetings in force to denounce
the tall structures at the “gateway” to
their town.
Delete waterfront
A proposal is now before the
council to remove that same parcel,
Urbanna Yachting Center, and other
waterfront properties from the
Urbanna Historic District.
The somewhat vague proposal
appeared before the Urbanna Plan-
ning Commission on November 20.
No document, other than a map, was
submitted to the planners with the proposal that was started by the Urbanna
Historic Architectural Review Board
(HARB). HARB chair Chris Riddick
said the overall focus is to preserve
Urbanna’s architectural integrity and
historic “gateway” entrances.
However, the proposed Historic
District map would delete the very
property on which the condos were
to be built, along with all shoreline
waterfront property from Urbanna
bridge to the north end of The Residence at Oyster Harbor condominiums (former Compass Quay hotel),
at the foot of Virginia Street.
Following the November 20 public
hearing, the planning commission
recommended changing the Historic
District boundaries. Town council
will have the final say and will hold a
public hearing on Monday, December
15, at 7 p.m. on changing the Historic
District boundaries.
Two sides
The proposal would preserve historic buildings, while not impeding
business, said Urbanna zoning staff
member John Gill. “The grounds
may be historic, but the buildings are
not really historic. Some structures
did not rate being in the Historic District overlay.”
As an example, Gill referred to the
large metal boat repair buildings at
Dozier’s Port Urbanna Marina.
The vacant lot that Payne’s Crab
House once occupied was kept in the
Historic District, Gill noted.
HARB member Barbara Hart-
(See Historic, page A10)
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opinion
one woman’s opinion
Who Invited You?
ity,” as if a church is only for select, pre-approved
Urbanna, Va.— Not so long ago a friend told people to attend. Cliques form within exclusive
me she had been invited to drop by a gathering groups, similar to what life was like in the 7th
of women in the church who met regularly at a grade. We forget why the church is there and our
restaurant for dinner. As she sat down to enjoy humble Christian origins.
friendly gaggle of feminine conversation, a lady
Who invited you? A simply put question that is
turned to her and asked . . . “Who invited you?” perhaps heard at least once in everyone’s lifetime
Stunned, she found herself stammering the by every human being on earth. The mentality
name of the woman who had invited her. There is a problem in all religions and in all other segwas no further conversation, but she wondered if ments of society. So, who invited you, anyway?
she should have gone to the party and left as soon
Christians should know better than to ask such
as was possible.
questions of their fellow man.
Her experience, a microJesus did not require special
cosm of a universal problem
invitations to follow God. All
in the world, is all too common
were welcome at His table.
in society. You show up and
This was a rare man, indeed,
someone asks who invited
many millions think him the
you, why you are there, or
literal Son of God, and one
worse, possibly even suggest
thing is certain; Jesus had a
you leave.
Godly sense of inclusiveness;
On reflection, the “Who
for God bars nothing from this
invited you” syndrome may
universe and all species are
very well be the number
invited to life (yet, a species
one problem of all humanmust learn how to be strong
ity. It was a major theme for
enough to survive), and the
James Joyce’s famous novel
variety of species that evolved
“Ulysses,” which became the
over the billions of years is
most important book of the
astonishing.
last century. It’s the tale of a
Jesus inspires . . . even with
Jew, Leopold Bloom, trying to
our innate human need to be
live in Dublin, Ireland, in 1904
exclusive, to be special, to join
by Mary
under constant anti-Semitic
the club, and then slam the
harassment.
door on all the rest (the devil
Wakefield Buxton
Joyce’s challenge to the
makes us do it). Christians
world through this novel was how mankind could must struggle lifelong to open doors for others . .
create a world where Mr. Bloom could enjoy a . not just once, but time and time again.
peaceful existence anywhere he lived. Almost
We can shed our need to be only with our kind
a century after the novel was published, we still of people. We can lose our innate fear of stranghaven’t found an answer.
ers who may criticize us, have different ideas, or
In my view, Christians must do their part in bring about change. The idea of God can inspire
creating such a world. We must follow Jesus’ us to rise above usual human behavior.
invitation to drop barriers, accept strangers, and
Christianity is changing; becoming more tolgive up our provincial need to be only with our erant of behaviors and lifestyles and allowing
own kind.
its members freedom of individual definitions
Yet, I am constantly surprised at how intoler- beyond church dogma. I especially note Pope
ant society is of anyone who is in the least bit dif- Francis’ courageous attempts to modernize the
ferent. Women are especially intolerant of other Catholic Church and become more inclusive.
women, and this trait may be biologically linked
We once burned people at the stake for thinkto our gender’s need to hold the male to protect ing differently, excommunicated scientists for
offspring in the survival scheme.
discoveries, banned and burned books of great
Thus, women demand conformity to their peer writers. The church even put a Baptist minister in
group almost from the moment they put on their jail right here in Urbanna during Colonial times
first dress for the ball, the iron bars clank shut . for preaching without a license.
. . you must be like all other girls in your social
It’s one gigantic leap for mankind to shift from
group, you must think and dress and act like all “Who invited you?” to “I’m so glad you came.”
others, you must march to the same tune, and When this happens . . . that’s good news for the
don’t dare be different.
world. ©2014
How sad conformity is demanded for so many
Mary Wakefield Buxton will sign Christmas
women in spite of our so-called enlightened copies of her new book, “The Private War of Wilage. Even sadder, some women have taken their liam Styron.” Mail a check for $15 plus $5 for
needs for conformity into the church where one tax and postage to P.O. Box 488, Urbanna, VA
can actually experience “country club mental- 23175.
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Farm Bill update
set for Tuesday
On Tuesday, December 9,
at 10 a.m. the Farm Service
Agency (FSA) will present an
update on the programs and
policies outlined in the recent
Farm Bill. The session will be
at Nick’s Restaurant on Route
33 in Shacklefords.
Jeff Davis of FSA will present the overview. Producers
and landowners are encouraged to attend.
Also, as part of the program,
Chris Simms of Colonial Farm
Credit will present a brief session titled “Leasing as a Financial Solution.”
Middlesex Extension Agent
David Moore will discuss
recent on-farm research plot
results.
The meeting is sponsored by
FSA, Colonial Farm Credit and
Virginia Cooperative Extension. Please call Middlesex
Extension at 758-4120 to preregister. Lunch will be served
at the end of the program.
If you are a person with a
disability and require assistive
services in order to attend, call
758-4120 prior to the event.
middlesex county court news
The following cases were
heard in Middlesex County
Circuit Court and reported by
Middlesex Commonwealth’s
Attorney Michael T. Hurd.
On October 1, 2014, with
Judge Designate Randolph
West
presiding,
Michael
Andrew Yarka,
37,
of
Gloucester County pled not
guilty to all charges pending
against him and was tried by
the court. The court dismissed
a charge of misdemeanor
petit larceny and found Yarka
guilty of breaking and entering a house in Urbanna, guilty
of breaking and entering a
garage in Urbanna, and guilty
of grand larceny of tools from
the garage. Yarka was found not
guilty of breaking and entering
a storage unit in Saluda, and not
guilty of grand larceny of items
alleged to have been taken from
the storage unit. Sentencing on
the three felony convictions
is scheduled for January 26,
2015, at 9:30 a.m.
Alan Stephen Brooks, 24, of
Saluda, and Christopher Lee
Brown, 33, of Saluda, both
pled guilty and both were found
guilty of grand larceny. Both
Brooks and Brown were sentenced to 5 years, with all suspended on conditions of being
of good behavior for 10 years,
being on indefinite supervised
probation, paying restitution
and court costs, and having no
contact with the victim nor go
upon his property.
Christine L. Norton, 52,
of Hardyville, entered a plea
agreement whereby a felony
charge of making a false affidavit was amended to a misdemeanor obstruction of justice
charge, and Norton stipulated
that the facts were sufficient
for a finding of guilt. The court
deferred making a finding and
took the matter under advisement, whereby if Norton stays
on good behavior for one year,
completes 24 hours of community service work and complies
with local probation, the charge
will be dismissed.
Theresa Ann McClanahan
Steinberg, 52, of Deltaville,
was before the court on a felony
charge of unauthorized use of
an automobile. After hearing
evidence, the court ordered
Steinberg to be evaluated for
competency to stand trial and
moved for a hearing to determine whether Steinberg should
be hospitalized for psychiatric
treatment.
On October 15, 2014, with
Judge Designate Louis R.
Lerner presiding, William
Sherman Loxley, 25, address
unknown, was found to have
been in violation of the conditions of his probation, which
had been imposed when he was
convicted of credit card larceny
and credit card fraud on July
20, 2011. On October 15, 2014,
the court revoked 5 years of
the previously suspended sentence and re-suspended 3 years
and 6 months for an indefinite
period of time provided Loxley
be on good behavior, and pay
court costs within 1 year of
his release from incarceration.
Loxley has 1 year and 6 months
to serve.
David E. Brinkley, 47, of
Hardyville was found to have
been in violation of the conditions of his probation, which
had been imposed when he
was convicted of two counts of
felony assault and battery of a
law enforcement officer and
sentenced on May 18, 2011. He
was originally sentenced in
2011 to 5 years on each count,
with four years and 6 months
suspended on each, which
means the active time imposed
in 2011 was 12 months. On
October 15, 2014, after finding
Brinkley to be in violation of
the conditions of probation, the
court revoked the entire 4 years
and 6 months on each count,
and on the first charge resuspended 4 years, and on the
second charge re-suspended all
of the time. Brinkley is to be on
good behavior, must complete
all programs recommended by
his probation officer, must pay
his court costs within 1 year of
his release from incarceration,
and the other terms and conditions of the original sentencing
order will remain in effect. He
has 6 months to serve, and will
receive credit for time served
awaiting trial.
On November 5, 2014, visiting Judge Randolph T. West
ruled in the following cases:
Raymond Allen Hall Jr., 37,
of Shacklefords, was tried by
the court and the court dismissed the charges of burglary,
grand larceny, and grand larceny with the intent to sell or
distribute.
Allen Lee Schwartz, 37,
formerly of Hartfield and
Gloucester
County,
was
before the court for violating
the conditions of probation
imposed for two convictions
for failing to register as a
sex offender. For one charge,
the court revoked the 4 years
which had previously been
suspended, and re-suspended 3
years, and extended the conditions of supervised probation
and extended the period of
good behavior for 5 years. For
the second charge, the court
revoked and re-suspended the
1 year and 4 months remaining on his sentence. The court
also extended the conditions of
good behavior for 5 years.
Reginald Marvella Smith,
32, of Lancaster, was before
the court for sentencing for
two counts of selling or distributing cocaine. Smith was
sentenced on each charge to
10 years, with the court suspending all but 1 year and 7
months on each, to serve concurrently. The time suspended
is on conditions of being on
good behavior for 20 years,
being on indefinite supervised
probation, not having alcohol
or illegal drugs, and attending all programs designated by
his probation officer. On each
charge, his operator’s license
was revoked for 6 months.
Frank Kellar Evans, 41, of
Laneview, was before the court
on a charge of felony construction fraud. The charge was
amended to misdemeanor construction fraud, and Evans pled
guilty and was found guilty and
sentenced to 12 months, with 11
months and 22 days suspended
on conditions of being on good
behavior and not violating any
laws for 3 years, being supervised by local probation for 1
year or until released by local
probation, whichever later
occurs, not using, possessing,
or consuming alcohol, illegal
drugs, or prescription drugs not
prescribed to him, performing
40 hours of community service
work, and testing for drugs and
alcohol was authorized.
The court found that Ronald
Allen Ward, 42, of Deltaville,
has complied with the terms
imposed on him on November
6, 2013, and thereby amended
the charge of grand larceny to
petit larceny and sentenced him
to 12 months, all suspended on
conditions of being on good
behavior for 3 years and paying
a fine of $100 and court costs.
On November 19, 2014,
Eugene Woodson, 52, of
Locust Hill, pled guilty to and
was found guilty of felony
assault and battery of a law
enforcement officer and sentenced to 5 years, with 4 years
suspended on conditions of
being on good behavior for
10 years, and being on indefinite supervised probation upon
release. Woodson withdrew his
appeal of a conviction of misdemeanor domestic assault and
battery and thus was sentenced
to the same punishment as in
the lower court, which was a
$200 fine, 12 months incarceration, with 10 months suspended
for three years, on conditions
of being on good behavior for
3 years, being with local probation for 1 year after release,
completing anger management,
and having no contact with the
victim.
Milton Harley Lassiter, 29,
of King and Queen County, was
before the court for sentencing
for burglary and grand larceny,
both offenses having occurred
at the same location in Topping. For each charge, Lassiter
was sentenced to 5 years, with
all suspended except 9 months
on each charge, with the time
suspended being on conditions
of being on good behavior for 5
years, upon release from incarceration being committed to
the Department of Corrections
to successfully complete the
Detention and Diversion Programs, and upon completion be
on indefinite supervised probation and paying court costs. The
active sentence of incarceration
is 18 months, followed by being
placed in the Detention and
Diversion facilities for approximately 6 months each.
(See Court, page A3)
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Support for
our library
To the Editor:
Having read the article on
public library funding in the
November 13 edition of the
Southside Sentinel, I want
to express my support for as
much local funding as possible
to a great asset to our community. Although not a full-time
resident, I have always been
impressed with the Urbanna
Branch of the Middlesex
Public Library. Libraries are
an important cultural asset to
a community and Urbanna can
be justly proud to claim such
a superior facility. The collection of books and periodicals is
outstanding, remarkable for a
community of Urbanna’s size,
and we should do everything
possible to meet the requirements that allow the library to
continue to operate at such a
high level.
We do not want to risk losing
state funding, so I urge the
responsible parties to work
out a mutually satisfactory
agreement that will allow the
Urbanna community to continue to benefit from being the
home of an outstanding public
library that ably serves the
varied needs of its public.
Lyndon H. Hart
Urbanna
What if?
To the Editor:
What if Congress calls an
Article V convention to amend
our U.S. Constitution?
Since it is within Congress’
authority to decide how the
delegates are chosen, what if
it selects themselves, like John
Boehner or Nancy Pelosi, or as
the Assembly of States advocates, a bipartisan group.
What if Congress lets the
states choose the delegates, the
number to be determined by
the Electoral College system,
giving California 55 delegates to Virginia’s 13. And,
who would be chosen from
Virginia—Speaker Howell or
Governor McAuliffe and whom
they appoint, legislators who
are just as guilty of overreach as
those at the federal level?
What if the convention meets
and delegates don’t like a proposal? Then the chair says, all in
favor say “Aye,” opposed “No,”
the Ayes have it. Next.
What if the convention
changes the rules for ratification, and makes the number of
states needed to ratify only half,
or none?
What if the convention gives
us a Constitution that gives us
rights instead of protecting our
God-given inherent rights? Any
government that gives rights
can take them away.
What if there is a good result
from the convention? Will legislators who fail to honor their
oath of office mysteriously
overnight choose to do so?
What if the convention
becomes a runaway, where anything could result? What then?
Sue Long
Mathews
Ferguson, Mo.
To the Editor:
The recent events in Ferguson, Missouri, are a tragedy
that extends far beyond the
lives lost and those ruined
by the events. The material
damage can be restored, not
so the emotional. Those of us
on the sidelines can be outraged by the killing of a young
man by police, or by the looting and burning rampage after
the grand jury’s decision. The
malady goes beyond the topical reflections and positions
we may take. The disease is,
yes, racial prejudice, and on
both sides.
The end of the Civil War,
which was over slavery—
regardless of those sanctimonious voices who declare that
it was not over slavery, but
over state’s rights—left a devastated South. The murder of
President Lincoln precluded
a reasonable reconstruction
of the South and some logical
approach to the integration of
a large poverty-stricken and
illiterate black population.
Add to this the ruin of infrastructure and bankruptcy of
planters; you can see the psychological disorientation of
everyone involved. Dump on
this the invasion of impudent
carpetbaggers and Yankees
who presumed to “reconstruct” the South according to their prejudice against
the defeated and humiliated
Southerners, and you see the
seedbed of hatred.
And hatred there was, witness the Ku Klux Klan, lynching and burning of blacks,
segregation of everything, laws
against miscegenation, but primarily the complete ignorance
and incompetence of leaders whose narcissism and self
interests kept them from comprehending and appreciating
the complexity of the problem
of integrating a transplanted
people into this alien country.
And on it goes. . . .
A useful book to help one
understand the disillusionment, prejudice as well as
the feeling of victimhood of
blacks is “Soul On Ice” written
by Eldridge Cleaver in 1968.
Cleaver was a black serial
rapist, but also was a thinking
man who gave good insight
into the emotional disposition
of a black in a white society.
“When will we ever learn?”
Black rabble-rousers and a
liberal headline-hungry press
are not helping. Blacks are
hurting. They need understanding. The rampage in Ferguson has only hurt them in
eyes of the watchers, but consider that it was the most convenient stone they could get
their hands on to throw toward
the perceived enemy.
Maybe “it is us. . . .” The
infection is old and deep. Can
it be exorcised?
Don Loop
Urbanna
Aquifer . . .
(Continued from page A1)
to be considered by the board
of supervisors.
“Pete, I think that the word
is getting out, however slow, on
the concerns the communities
have regarding the depletion
of the Potomac Aquifer,” said
Hurd.
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Hands Across Middlesex volunteers prepare Thanksgiving dinners for Middlesex
County residents in need.
hands across middlesex
A Hands Thanksgiving
Just after sunrise on
Thanksgiving
morning,
Carol Palmer arrived at
Urbanna United Methodist Church, as she has for
many Thanksgivings. Slowly
others started arriving, many
carrying hot pans of turkey,
yams, beans and all of the
other “fixings” for a traditional Thanksgiving meal.
By 9 a.m. one group of volunteers, representing almost
two dozen churches and
individuals from throughout
Middlesex County, was gathered around the kitchen table
preparing take-out containers for well over 100 meals.
Meanwhile, another contingent of volunteers had
gathered in the parish hall.
Some were assembling the
take-out containers, and adding
a pack of fresh-baked rolls and
a dessert box to a bag containing the hot meal. Another larger
group was filing past a table to
pick up their deliver slips and
the appropriate number of
meals now bagged and ready
to go. By 10 a.m. these volunteers were pulling out of the
parking lot heading to all parts
of Middlesex to deliver a hot
Thanksgiving meal to so many
of our neighbors who may not
be able to prepare such a meal
for themselves.
By 11 a.m. Carol was closing down the kitchen as the
volunteers completed their
rounds and returned to their
own homes for their Thanks-
giving—giving thanks and
prayers for a county and its
residents who share the true
meaning of the holiday with
others.
In less than a month this
process will repeat itself
once again on Christmas
morning—dozens of your
neighbors and friends giving
of themselves on a holiday
to help others. This program,
just one of many at Hands
Across Middlesex, has continued since the early 1990s.
If you would like more information on how you can help
Hands, please stop by The
Cryer Center on Route 33 at
Locust Hill or call 758-2044.
To all of Middlesex, our
heartfelt wishes for a happy
holiday season and thank you
for all you do to help our mission and our neighbors.
The Middlesex County Public School System earned third place in Virginia for “green initiatives” as measured by the Virginia School Boards Association Green Schools Challenge.
Above, from left, Middlesex School Board members Richard Shores, Garland Harrow,
Claudia Soucek and Jim Goforth accept the award from VSBA president Kerri Wilson.
Middlesex schools win
‘green initiatives’ award
by Larry Chowning
The Middlesex County
Public School System earned
third place in Virginia for
green initiatives as measured
by the Virginia School Boards
Association (VSBA) Green
Schools Challenge.
The Middlesex Public
Schools have initiated and
sustained energy efficiencies
that have reduced costs and
the school division’s carbon
footprint, the award stated.
“This is a terrific accomplishment for our school division,” said Middlesex School
Superintendent Dr. Thomas
canned good to be donated to a Taylor. “Through our energy
local food bank.
Lights are available for
HVFD’s annual community celebration of the “Tree of Lights.”
One may purchase a light in
memory or honor of a loved
Bethlehem Star Lodge Operone or friend for a $10 dona- ation Thanksgiving thanks the
tion. Purchase your light at the following for their support
HVFD Thrift Store on Wednes- during the recently-completed
day or Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 2014 program that provided
Lights can also be purchased food for 250 Middlesex
using form on page A9 inside. County families:
White lights are “in memory
Big John’s, Colonial Pizza,
of,” and blue lights are “in Urbanna Market, Middle
honor of ” a loved one or friend. Peninsula Regional SecuNames of those remembered or rity Center, Revere Gas, Joe
honored will be printed in the Heyman, Folliard & Hall
Sentinel in December.
Inc., Angel Brown, EVB
Call Bonnie Rosser at 776- Bank, Angel and Christopher
9779 for more information.
Brown, C&F Bank, Harrow’s
Breakfast with Santa is Saturday at HVFD
On Saturday, December 6, a
buffet breakfast with Santa will
be held at the Hartfield Volunteer Fire Department (HVFD)
pavilion from 9-11 a.m.
The cost of the breakfast is
$7 for adults and $3 for chil-
dren age 10 and under; babies
are admitted free.
Free pictures will be available
and emailed to parents. A silent
auction will also be held during
the breakfast. The HVFD is
suggesting each family bring a
30% off all in-stock
Court news . . .
(Continued from page A2)
Christopher Derek Bristow,
30, of Urbanna, was before the
court for violating the terms
of his probation imposed in
2009 for the felony of grand
larceny of an animal. The court
found Bristow in violation
and revoked and re-suspended
5 years, to be suspended for
8 years, during which time
Bristow is to be on good behavior, be on indefinite supervised
probation, complete programs
promulgated by Probation and
Parole, be subject to random
drug and alcohol testing, not
consume alcohol or illegal
drugs or prescription drugs not
prescribed to him, and complete 50 hours of community
service work, 30 of which must
be for a non-profit during a festival or event.
On November 24, 2014, with
retired Judge William H. Shaw
III presiding, numerous misdemeanor charges which had
been appealed from General
District Court and Juvenile and
Domestic Relations District
Court were tried; and the grand
jury met for its November session and certified 41 indictments as true bills, meaning
that the charges presented will
go forward.
Additionally, Kenneth Cornelius Jackson, 34, of Saluda,
was found in violation of the
conditions of his probation and
the court resuspended all but
5 months on each of his two
felony convictions of distributing controlled substances, for a
total time to serve on the probation violation being 10 months.
He will be given credit for time
already served.
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hard to identify areas of
improvement in energysaving techniques and green
adaptations to further our
success.
“Through numerous energy
conservation measures our
schools have become more
efficient and environmentally
friendly, thereby also assisting us in saving much-needed
funds. These savings prove
our commitment to preserving taxpayer dollars and will
be utilized to further enhance
our facilities,” said Harrow.
Members of the Middlesex
School Board accepted the
award from VSBA president
Kerri Wilson in November.
Operation Thanksgiving supporters thanked
You’re invited to a
Now through Christmas
performance contract and
other division efforts, we
have been able to improve the
learning environment.
“I am grateful for the work
of our operations director,
Mr. Greg Harrow, and his
team for working to improve
energy efficiencies and student and teacher comfort
in the classroom, all while
reducing costs and saving
local tax dollars. It is genuinely nice to be recognized
for this monumental effort,”
said Dr. Taylor.
Harrow said, “Since our
announcement last year of
honorable mention of this
same award, we have worked
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Donna Erwin, REALTOR/BROKER with Erwin Realty
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Home Center, John M. Moore,
Mason Realty-Saluda, Pitts
Lumber, Marcia and Danny
Howlett, Pilot House Inn, Tall
Chief, Ralph Pollard, and J&W
Seafood.
Also,
Hurd’s Hardware,
A&N Servicenter, Deltaville
Auto,
Chesapeake
Cove
Marina, Michael Marketing,
Billy and Marsha Norton,
River Birch, IDC, Jabez
Marina LLC, T/A Deltaville
Yachting Center, 33 Enterprise, Edwin Robins, Doc
Jones Auto Parts, Andrew
Bury Jr. Esquire, Title Associates Inc., Middlesex Metals,
Lawyers Title-Roger Hopper,
Middlesex Florist, Leasure’s
Wrecker Service, Brenda
Christian, Urbanna Builders’
Supply, IsaBell K. Horsley
Real Estate, Tyler Crittenden-
Merryvale Farm, and Chandler
Automotive.
Also, Thrift Oil Co., Robert
and Karen Wilkins, Marine
Electronics, Mill End Carpet,
Angelo’s Colonial Pizza, Scout
troop leader Millie Hampton,
Troop 370, Leo South, Carnell Bagby, Jamal Reed, Deondra Jessie, Shirley Bristow,
Joseph Wiggins, Sheriff David
Bushey, Middlesex Sheriff ’s
Office, Henry Easton, Percell
Scott, Richard Perkins, Superintendent Timothy Doss-Middle Peninsula Security Center,
Denise C. Blake, Rudolph
Williams, Church View Septic
Service, Middlesex Social
Services and staff, Craig Hall
and Eric Johnson.
“Thank you and God bless,”
said Operation Thanksgiving
director Bill Bagby.
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Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. • Sat. 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Call Diane Stringer 804-832-0414 for more information.
Saturday,
December 6th
(Store hours vary)
A4 • Southside Sentinel • Urbanna, Va. • December 4, 2014
December 4, 2014 • Southside Sentinel • Urbanna, Va.• A5
Celebrate Christmas in Urbanna
Parade, music, food, visits with Santa and more
at Friday’s Urbanna Hometown Christmas Parade
The Middlesex Volunteer
Fire Department (MVFD),
the MVFD Woman’s Auxiliary and the Town of Urbanna
will co-sponsor the Annual
Urbanna Hometown Christmas Parade and holiday activities on Friday, December 5.
The parade is at 7 p.m.
Concessions at the Urbanna
Firehouse will open at 4:30
p.m. On the menu are hamburgers, firehouse hot dogs,
homemade barbecue with cole
slaw, French fries, soft drinks,
coffee and hot chocolate.
Musical entertainment in
front of the firehouse will
be provided by the “Gailey
Family.” Nate Sparks and
his band will play Christmas
music in front of R.S. Bristow
Store.
At 5:30 p.m. town officials
will light the Town Christmas
Tree at Cross and Virginia
streets. Aaron Ward of Wilton
Cottage will have the town
aglow in time for the Christmas parade at 7 p.m.
Don’t forget to “shop late
til eight” with the town merchants for continued shopping,
free gift wrapping and gift certificates.
Santa will visit with children at the firehouse after the
parade and there also will be a
free Santa party.
Gary Thimsen will have his
model trains displayed and
running in the firehouse for
everyone to enjoy while waiting for Santa.
Also, an award presentation
to the winners in the different
Model trains to entertain at firehouse
by Tom Chillemi
Gary Thimsen of Urbanna
has been setting up trains at
the Urbanna Firehouse for
about five years to entertain
children of all ages as they
wait for Santa’s arrival following the Urbanna Christmas Parade.
This year Thimsen has a big
surprise!
Last year Thimsen added
an English-style train engine,
modeled after full-sized
engines that were built in
Britain in the 1930s. “Kids
that had just started talking
pointed and said ‘Emily’ as
soon as they saw her runNate Sparks and his band ning last year,” said Thimsen.
will play Christmas music in
front of R.S. Bristow Store
on Virginia Street.
parade categories will be held
at the firehouse.
Sharon Darnell also will be at
the firehouse beginning at 4:30
p.m. to collect coloring books,
crayons, small unwrapped toys
and cute beanies for the children that have to be at Children’s Hospital of the King’s
Daughters (CHKD) in Norfolk
for Christmas. Those attending the parade activities are
encouraged to donate these
items.
Call parade organizer Lois
Jean Brooks at 758-4717 for
more information.
“Emily” is a long green train
engine from the PBS show
“Thomas and Friends.”
Emily is a long haul, highstepping passenger train
engine, Thimsen explained.
“She doesn’t have as much
power as a freight engine, but
she is faster.”
Emily is modeled after an
engine, will make its Urbanna
debut on Friday, December 5,
starting about 6 p.m. at the
firehouse. In contrast to most
engines that towed a “coal
bunker,” Thomas carries its
own coal and water. Engines
like this were used for short
distances and around the train
yard.
Woman’s Club
open to visitors
on Saturday
The Middlesex County
Woman’s Club on Virginia
Street in Urbanna will be open
for guests from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
on Saturday, December 6,
during the Historic Urbanna
Christmas House Tour. In addition to seeing the historic club
building, visitors are invited to
look over and purchase crafts “Thomas the Tank Engine” will make its Urbanna debut this Friday, December 5, at the
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1870 engine whose 8-foot
tall drive wheel gave it good
speed. The speed record for a
steam-engine passenger train
is about 120 miles per hour.
The excitement that Emily
generated inspired Thimsen
to purchase “Thomas the
Tank Engine,” also from PBS.
Thomas, a light blue
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The Annual Historic Urbanna
Christmas House Tour will
take place Saturday, December 6, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and
includes five homes plus the
James Mills Scottish Factor
Store (Old Tobacco Warehouse). Visitors will be able to
tour Rosegill Plantation, Atherston Hall Bed & Breakfast, the
Montague House, the Old Thrift
House and Ashton on Erium
Hill.
Tickets are $25 and will be
available on the day of the tour
at Urbanna United Methodist
Church on Cross Street.
Shuttle transportation to the
tour stops will be available to
and from the church.
Docents at each tour site will
describe some of the history,
features, funishings and interesting stories to tour-goers.
This year the tour committee is also opening the doors to
Historic Rosegill Plantation on
Friday, December 5, for a preview of the mansion, which will
include a luncheon and fashion
show. Seating is limited for the
preview and everyone interested is encouraged to purchase
tickets early. Preview tickets are
$40 per person and will include
admission to the tour the following day.
The tour is sponsored by the
Town of Urbanna, the Urbanna
Beautification Committee, and
the Urbanna Business Association. For more information on
the tour, call 758-1606.
Rosegill
Rosegill is a 860-acre
waterfront property located
on the south shore of the
Rappahannock River and
The Scottish Factor Store, also called the Old Tobacco Warehouse, is a stop on this Saturday’s Historic Urbanna Christmas House Tour. The historic building serves as the town
museum and visitor’s center.
Urbanna Creek across from
the town of Urbanna. Included
on the estate are two lakes, a
private airstrip, a hangar, barns
and a boathouse. It is widely
regarded as one of the most
beautiful waterfront properties
in Virginia.
The three main houses date
from 1650 when they were built
by Ralph Wormeley, a Colonial
Governor of Virginia. Thus the
houses are about 100 years older
than most of Williamsburg.
Rosegill must have been
established between 1650-1654
and was an elaborate complex in
the lifetime of Mr. Wormeley. In
1686 a French Huguenot immi-
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Bristow’s
“Home of
almost non-existent, tobacco
growers brought their crop
to the factor store where they
could trade it for goods from
Europe. The building, which is
undergoing restoration, is set in
an undisturbed colonial setting
just yards from the Urbanna
waterfront on Urbanna Creek.
The James Mills Scottish
Factor Store and its high profile treasure, the 1755 Mitchell
Map drawn by local physician
John Mitchell, are the historic
treasures of not only the Town
of Urbanna, but the entire Commonwealth of Virginia. The map
was purchased in 1980 as part
of the town’s tri-centennial cel-
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grant, M. Duval, described it
“as at least twenty houses along
the plateau above the river.”
That the library was one of the
finest in all Virginia is evident
from the estate inventory.
Scottish Factor Store
The James Mills Scottish
Factor Store, also known as
the Old Tobacco Warehouse, is
one of only two such remaining structures of its kind in the
United States where history
buffs may learn of the colonial
trade pattern of Virginia grown
tobacco for various items
imported from Europe. During
the 18th century in an era when
paper money and coins were
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ebration and has been recently
restored. It may be viewed at
the Factor Store which is now
being used as the Urbanna Visitor’s Center and Museum. The
Virginia Oyster Trail “Virginia’s Oyster Capital of the East
Coast” is currently on exhibit
with artifacts and history of the
oyster industry.
Ashton on Erium Hill
Ashton on Erium Hill was
built in 1946 by Sidney Muire,
a local contractor, who with his
wife Mary, lived in the home
until her death in the 1960s.
Current owners Jack and Diana
Pitts renovated the home in
1993. The spectacular sloped
waterfront lawn and view of the
Rappahannock River add substantially to this lovely home,
which has opened its doors to
many community events over
the years.
Old Thrift House
The Old Thrift House was
constructed in the late 1930s by
Joseph Tyler Thrift and his wife
Clara. The house was originally
built as a garage used to store
oil delivery trucks for the family
business. Clara Thrift was well
known for the outdoor Christmas decorations she created in
memory of her son, Tyler. Visitors from miles around used
to drive to Urbanna to see the
Thrift home at Christmas as
the decorations had become so
popular.
In 1998 the home was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Ken
Moore and subsequently went
through a total renovation. Mr.
Moore died in 2011 but Mrs.
Moore (JoAnn) maintains the
beautiful home and gardens her
husband loved, and she is continuing to preserve the story and
history of the residence.
Atherston Hall
Bed & Breakfast
Atherston Hall was originally
built in 1880 for a local schooner captain, Captain James H.
Bohannon, commander of the
“Legonia,” an ocean schooner.
That same year, Captain Bohannon married “the girl next door,”
Virginia Parrish. In the heart of
Historic Urbanna, Atherston
Hall is tucked one block away
from the waterfront and the
docks and beaches of Urbanna
Creek. Amid the charming
Colonial and Victorian homes
on Prince George Street in
the village, the Inn has been a
favorite destination for many
guests over the years. Owners
and hosts, Bill and Judith Dickinson, have maintained the 19th
century charm and decor of the
home that includes five guest
rooms, four bathrooms and
exquisite gardens.
Mattingly-Montague
Parsonage
The Parsonage was built in
1929 for the Chappells, who
owned the town’s Coca-Cola
bottling plant. The house, built
in the Colonial Revival style,
blends well with colonial buildings nearby. In 1950 it was sold
to the Rappahannock District of
the Methodist Church, which
used it as a parsonage for the
district superintendents until
2003, when Linda and Dick
Mattingly and their daughter
and son-in-law, Patricia and
Latane Montague, purchased it.
Merry Christmas!
Thank you for your support!
Sydney H. Speight
Attorney at Law
Phone: (804) 758-0400
837 Gloucester Road • Saluda, VA
email: s.speight.law@gmail.com
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Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year!
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Closed Sun. & Mon.
Tues. - Thurs. 11 – 9
Fri. & Sat. 11 – 10
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4-H Junior Camp Information
Orientation set for Tuesday
Are you a parent who is
thinking about sending your
child to 4-H Camp, but you
aren’t sure what it’s all about?
Do you have children who
are thinking they may want
to come to camp, but may be
hesitant about leaving home
for the first time?
Come to the Middlesex
County 4-H Junior Camp Information Orientation on Tuesday,
December 9, at 6:30 p.m. at the
Cooks Corner Office Complex.
Extension and 4-H officials
will discuss “the ins and outs”
of 4-H camp such as the daily
schedule, theme, supervision,
transportation, lodging and any
other topics that anyone has
questions about.
Registration forms will be
provided in case anyone wants
to sign up. Light refreshments
will be provided and prizes
will be given away.
For more information, contact Karlee Steffey at the
Middlesex Extension Office at
758-4120 or skarlee6@vt.edu.
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December 5-7
Debutantes include, top row from left, Kate McGinley Nelson, Connor Blaire Haislip,
Kathryn Barclay Mapes, Katherine Louise Crowther, Emily Ryan Wilmore, and Quinlan
McHugh Moore; middle row, Katrina Lynn Gauntt, Hannah Elias Rennolds, Laura Peyton
Ellis, Emily Virginia Szyperski and Lauren Page James; botton row, Cameron Elizabeth
Brent, Elizabeth Paige Augst, Hannah Elizabeth Rogers, Laura Emily Smith, Katherine
Leanne Keyser and Hannah Ellery Kellum.
Sixteen to make debut at 119th Holly Ball
The Holly Ball committee
recently announced the names
of the 16 young ladies who will
be presented at the 119th Holly
Ball, beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday, December 27, at Indian
Creek Yacht and Country Club.
The annual Holly Ball, the
fundraising charitable arm
supporting The Tidewater
Foundation, made a variety of
contributions in 2014 and to
many worthy entities in and
around the Northern Neck and
Tidewater areas, reported publicity committee member Amy
Humphreys.
The committee delights in
observing these young ladies
embrace a time-honored tradition and mission of preserving a philanthropic legacy of
giving back, said Humphreys.
The events hosted by the debutantes during the festive holiday
season unite these women and
foster a spirit of altruistic advocacy.
Miss Hannah Elizabeth
Rogers of Reedville will reign
as Queen of the Holly Realm.
A student at Randolph Macon
College, she is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Ray
Rogers III of Reedville.
Debutantes to be presented
are Miss Elizabeth Paige Augst,
a student at James Madison Uni-
versity, the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Mark Augst of Burgess;
Miss Cameron Elizabeth Brent,
a student at Virginia Commonwealth University, the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dennis
Brent of Weems; Miss Katherine Louise Crowther, a student
at James Madison University,
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
William Alvin Crowther of Burgess; and Miss Laura Peyton
Ellis, a student at Randolph
Macon College, the daughter
of Mrs. Keren Slack Ellis of
Tappahannock and Mr. and
Mrs. Benjamin Baird Ellis Jr. of
Champlain.
Also, Miss Katrina Lynn
Gauntt, a student at George
Mason University, the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Robert
Gauntt of Mechanicsville; Miss
Connor Blaire Haislip, a student at Lynchburg College, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David
Wayne Haislip of Lottsburg;
Miss Lauren Page James, a
student at Christopher Newport University, the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Theodore James IV of White Stone;
Miss Hannah Ellery Kellum, a
student at Christopher Newport
University, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Gray Barrack
Jr. of Farnham and Mr. Thomas
Ellery Kellum of Weems.
Also, Miss Katherine Leanne
Keyser, a student at Virginia
Commonwealth University, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William
Mark Keyser of Kilmarnock;
Miss Kathryn Barclay Mapes,
a student at Mount Saint Joseph
University, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Scott Kimes Mapes of
Cincinnati, Ohio; Miss Quinlan
McHugh Moore, a student at
Lafayette College, the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Steven Bennett Moore of Deltaville; and
Miss Kate McGinley Nelson, a
student at James Madison University, the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Arthur Nelson of
Weems.
Also, Miss Hannah Elias
Rennolds, a student at The
College of William and Mary,
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Benjamin Sthreshley Rennolds
of Tappahannock; Miss Laura
Emily Smith, a student at Virginia Tech, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Roger Dale Smith of
Kilmarnock; Miss Emily Virginia Szyperski, a student at
Elon University, the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Michael
Szyperski of Irvington; and
Miss Emily Ryan Wilmore, a
student at Christopher Newport
University, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Darren Simms Wilmore of Tappahannock.
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library news
Mark
your
calendars,
sports fans. The first National
Readathon Day is coming
Saturday, January 24, 2015.
The event is sponsored by the
National Book Foundation,
GoodReads, Mashable, and
Penguin Random House. Participating readers are asked to
read a book for four straight
hours between noon and 4
p.m to raise funds to support
the National Book Foundation, which brings books to
needy communities. According to the press release, "40%
of American adults are either
at or below basic reading proficiency, and 14% are fully
illiterate, and every year millions of others lose touch with
the power and importance of
reading books."
That's all very well, but
I think the sponsors of this
event made a horrible mistake
in scheduling. That Saturday
happens to be Belly Laugh
Day, which is a "day to celebrate the great gift of laughter," according to Chase's
Calendar of Events. Just in
case you've forgotten how to
belly laugh, the website www.
bellylaughday.com provides a
tutorial: "Smile, throw your
arms in the air and laugh out
loud." We're advised to "Join
the Belly Laugh Bounce
Around the World, as people
from Antarctica to Hawaii in
kitchens, schools, hospitals,
offices, plants and stores stop
at 1:24 p.m. (local time) to
bounce a smile and a laugh
around the world."
Maybe that's what was
missing in Ernest Shackleton's expedition to Antarctica.
While they were slogging
towards the South Pole in
minus-54-degree
freezing
winds, Ernie and the guys
should have stopped at 1:24
p.m. and had a good belly
laugh. They should also have
remembered to take along
some sled dogs instead of
ponies. They probably had
NAACP annual
meeting Tuesday
lots of belly laughs about that
in years to come. Come on,
Ernie, Sergeant Preston of the
Yukon called out, "On King!
On you huskies!" not "On
Black Beauty, on Seabiscuit!"
So, interrupt your fourhour read to have a belly
laugh. John Belushi would
approve—January 24 was his
birthday. And Edith Wharton, famous for her corsetpopping belly laughs, also
celebrated her birthday on
January 24. The Readathon
press release doesn't provide suggestions for training
for the event. The current
wisdom holds that you should
be doing more standing up
than sitting down, so practice
reading standing up.
I can't endorse the Readathon. Why should reading be
an endurance event? Are you
allowed bathroom breaks?
Incidentally, Chase's Calendar also notes that on January 24, 1935, canned beer
went on sale for the first time
in Richmond. The American
Can Company and the Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company collaborated to package
2,000 cans of Krueger's
Finest Beer and Krueger's
Cream Ale. It was an immediate success, and by the end of
1935, most major breweries
had begun using cans. More
than 200 million cans were
sold that first year.
What books look interesting this week? Let's start
with "Pin Action: SmallTime Gangsters, High-Stakes
Gambling, and the Teenage
Hustler Who Became a Bowling Champion" by Gianmarco
Tappahannock Art Guild invites
community to festive afternoon
Santa’s elves have nothing on
the artists of the Tappahannock
Art Guild (TAG). TAG artists
think that even Santa himself
will be envious of the gifts
they have prepared to offer for
sale at the Gallery on Saturday,
December 13, immediately
following Tappahannock’s traditional Santa Parade.
The gallery will be overflowing with gifts for sale—photographs, watercolors, oils,
driftwood creations, greeting
cards, and jewelry. TAG’S
traditional refreshment table
will be laden with cookies and
punch in hopes that all ages
will want to be there. Santa has
been invited to attend before he
leaves town.
TAG asks everyone to join in
the singing of carols. At 5 p.m.
carolers will walk along Prince
Street, and then visit Essex
Inn, where the hospitable inn
keepers will offer light refreshments inside.
The Gallery is at 200 Prince
Street, at the corner of Prince
Street and Water Lane. Regular hours are Thursday through
Sunday, noon-4 p.m., and
Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Those wishing to drop off
a donation to WRAR’S “Toys
for Tots” may place them in the
gallery during these hours.
Top Dog Pet Grooming
High Quality, Caring & Compassionate
Grooming for over 20 years.
Manzione. It's described as a
"hard-boiled and often funny
look at the hustlers, thugs and
characters of the 1960s New
York bowling underworld."
One reviewer called it a
"superb sports memoir."
"Lives in Ruins: Archaeologists and the Seductive Lure
of Human Rubble" by Marilyn
Johnson is an effort to examine and explore the lives of
archaeologists. It's described
by one critic as "an absorbing
and entertaining look at the
lives of contemporary archaeologists as they sweat under
the sun for clues to the puzzle
of our past." Marilyn Johnson
was the author of "This Book
is Overdue! How Librarians
and Cybrarians Can Save Us
All," published in 2010.
"Mermaids in Paradise,"
a satire by Lydia Millet, has
gotten rave reviews.
"Three-Body Problem" by
China's most popular science
fiction author, Liu Cixin, has
been called a "masterpiece of
enormous scope and vision.
Set against the backdrop of
China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project
sends signals into space to
establish contact with aliens.
An alien civilization on the
brink of destruction captures
the signal and plans to invade
Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth,
different camps start forming,
planning to either welcome
the superior beings and help
them take over a world seen
as corrupt, or to fight against
the invasion."
I say, "Welcome, alien overlords."
Remember that on Tuesday, December 16, there'll
be a special program at the
Deltaville Branch. "Using
drones in warfare: Is It Ethical?" is the subject of Sean
Riza's program. At 5:30 p.m.
there will be a complimentary dinner to get you stoked
for Mr. Riza's presentation at
6:30 p.m.
Christmas
play set for
Saturday
On Saturday, December 6,
the Hockley Family Life Inc.
actors will present an original
play written by prolific playwrite Brenda Holmes Thompson and titled “Who Took
Christ out of Christmas.”
The comedy, with a serious
message, is centered around a
town adorned with Christmas
lights, trees, a live nativity
scene, carolers and signs all
pointing to the celebration of
the birth of Jesus. In a flash,
all is changed when someone
takes Christ out of Christmas.
The play will entertain all
ages will at 3 p.m. in the W.T.
Robinson/Sture G. Olsson Fine
Arts Center in West Point.
For ticket information, contact Octavia Williams at 7854004 or Portia Robinson at
804-240-9226.
804-725-4831
804-366-6429
Middlesex County NAACP
#7091 will hold its annual
meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday,
December 9, at Immanuel Baptist Church at 317 Town Bridge
Road near Saluda.
All annual reports from officers and chairpersons are due
at this meeting. Also, all new
officers and board members
will be sworn in.
‘DMV 2 Go’
to visit Saluda
New Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society Executive
“DMV 2 Go” will be in
Director Nichola Redmond strokes Ronny, a cat that was Saluda on Friday, December 5,
brought to the shelter this week.
from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the new
Middlesex Courthouse parking
lot. The mobile office can perform any DMV service, including renewing driver’s licenses;
accepting applications for, or
renewing, ID cards; getting
citizens a copy of their driving records; obtaining vehicle
The Gloucester-Mathews
“Nichola’s wealth of expe- titles, license plates or decals;
Humane Society (GMHS) rience and success in animal changing addresses; selling
announced the appointment welfare uniquely qualify her to fishing and hunting licenses;
of Nichola Redmond as its fill our executive director role. and more. For more details,
executive director effective There isn’t a position at an visit
www.dmvnow.com/
December 1. She succeeds animal shelter that she hasn’t general/#dmv_2go.asp.
Betsy Henderson, who left the worked,” added Crowder.
position in May.
“She’s done everything from
Redmond is coming to cleaning cages and runs to
GMHS from New Jersey being a vet tech on up the
where for the past 13 years management chain, and we are
she has been the executive excited that she will become a
The Rappatomac Writdirector of Mane Stream Inc., part of the GMHS family.”
ers Critique Group will meet
a non-profit organization that
Redmond says she knows Thursday, December 18, from
provides equine assisted activ- how much can be accom- 1-3 p.m. in Tappahannock at
ities, therapy and education plished by an organization Java Jacks Cafe, 504 S. Church
to individuals with physical, with “a well planned strat- Lane, Routes 17/360 (corner
developmental, emotional and egy that employs a variety of Virginia Street). Come early
medical challenges. Prior to of approaches such as best for lunch at noon and to share
that, she served as the execu- practices for animal care and creativity.
tive director for the Animal placement, education, and proThe Rappatomac Writers—
Welfare Association in Voor- viding support by acting as a where the science of writing
hees, N.J., for 6 years. Most resource for both the commu- meets the art of persuasion—
of her working life has been nity and adopters. Being such encourages
and
supports
spent with non-profits and a resource for the community aspiring writers. The meetings
humane organizations.
not only helps animals but also are free and all are invited to
“The GMHS Board of engages the community in the attend.
Directors has undertaken a process of accomplishing the
six-month long evaluation of organization’s mission through
the society’s needs, and a far financial and other support, Essential Oils
reaching search for a new ED, which ultimately sustains the Workshop set
a process which resulted in organization into the future.”
more than 70 applicants from
Redmond will be living in for December 15
as far away as Florida and Cal- Mathews with her three Corgis
ifornia,” said board president and what she refers to as a
Lisa Cusano will present
Dr. Richard Crowder.
“fossil” cat.
a workshop on essential oils
and how they can help in our
daily lives on Monday, December 15, from 1-4 p.m. in the
Middlesex County Woman's
Club (MCWC) building on
Virginia Street in Urbanna.
In this class, Cusano will
The monthly meeting of the to be seated in time for the pro- show how to make soap, deterMiddlesex County Woman’s gram to commence.
gents and other items. "This
Club will be Monday, DecemLight refreshments will be is certainly a unique class and
ber 8, at 1 p.m. at the club provided and the public is one you do not want to miss
building at 210 Virginia Street invited to attend. For additional . . . think Christmas!" said a
in Urbanna.
information, contact Mickie MCWC spokesperson.
The club will present the McCallum at 758-1357.
The cost of the Essential Oils
Christchurch School Cantorion
Workshop is $7 and includes
with director Mark Parsons.
supplies. All are welcome to
The Cantorion is the academic Social club plans attend. For more information,
vocal ensemble of Christchurch
contact Jan Boyd at 776-7001.
School, which consists of stu- Christmas party
dents from Virginia, Michigan,
Nevada, North Carolina, New
The B&S Social Club will
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program
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by ticket only. This event is December 15, at Urbanna Bapsponsored by Bethlehem Star tist Church. Call 804-684-1480
Lodge #249.
for information.
Humane Society
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Writers critique
group to meet
Christchurch School Cantorion
to perform at Woman’s Club
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house on Saturday, December 6, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the
club headquarters on Ballpark Road in Deltaville. Trains in
three gauges, O, HO and G, will be running on the second
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arts & leisure
‘Bergdorf’
documentary
to be shown
The Mathews Film Society
will show the movie “Scatter My
Ashes at Bergdorf’s” at 7 p.m.
Thursday, December 4, on the
third floor of The Halcyon Building at 40 Court Street in Mathews
Court House. Admission is free
and open to the public.
This documentary peels back
the curtain at Bergdorf Goodman, the iconic New York store
that’s been launching design
careers for more than a century.
The Smith family and friends
Work of area artists on display
The Regional Artist Exhibition continues at The Deltaville Maritime Museum. Above,
visitors enjoy the multi-media images of this area and other subjects currently on display at the museum. The works of over 20 artists are spread over two halls in the
striking new museum space. The exhibition continues daily from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
through Sunday, January 4.
(Photo by Mark Callaghan Sr.)
Courthouse Community
Orchestra to present
concert in Gloucester
The Courthouse Community
Orchestra (CCO) will perform
a holiday concert of seasonal
music at 7 p.m. Friday, December 12, at Gloucester Arts on
Main (GAM), 6580 B Main
Street, Gloucester.
Doors open at 6 p.m. and desserts will be served at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $20 for the desserts
and concert, and $12 for the
concert only. GAM members
receive at $2 discount.
Call 804-824-9464 or email
reservations@gloucesterarts.
org for reservations.
CCO plays a wide variety of
contemporary, classical, and
popular music. This concert
will benefit both GAM and the
orchestra. The orchestra was
organized to provide an opportunity for advanced music students and intermediate players
to develop a more extensive
knowledge of orchestral repertoires. The conductor is Kathy
Tucker, band director at Page
Middle School.
CCO has performed in many
local events, including Mathews
Market Days, the honors band
programs for Gloucester and
Mathews middle schools, a
Christmas concert with Bayside
Ballet, and many productions of
the Courthouse Players. Musicians range in age from 12 to 93,
and financial support comes from
donations and member dues.
Call 804-824-9464 for more
information.
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DJ Dance
Donk’s Theater to present
is Friday at Christmas show Saturday
Freeshade The Smith family and open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are
There will be a DJ Dance
from 7:30-10 p.m. on Friday,
December 5, at Freeshade
Community Center in Syringa.
The cost is $5 and all are
invited to attend. Light refreshments will be served. Proceeds
benefit the Stepping Stones
square dance club.
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‘Empty Bowls’ fundraiser
due Dec. 7 at Bay School
The Bay School Community Arts Center will host
the Middle Peninsula’s first
Empty Bowls Fundraising
Event to benefit Hands Across
Mathews. Local artists have
been busy making handcrafted pottery bowls for several months in preparation for
the event.
Each ticketed guest will
receive one of these unique
bowls and a serving of soup,
bread and water, as a reminder
of all the empty bowls in the
world. Empty Bowls is an
international grassroots effort
to fight hunger and was created
by The Imagine Render Group.
Events vary greatly in size and
character—some are extravagant soirees while others are
relaxed lunch-time gatherings.
friends will present the
annual Christmas Show at
Donk’s Theater, Virginia’s
Li’l Ole Opry in Mathews, on
Saturday, December 6.
The first half of the show
will feature the Opry regulars
and family members singing
some of their favorite Christmas songs. The second half
will feature the Smith family
and friends. The theme of the
show will be “helping Lynda
with her priorities at Christmas” and will include children and adults singing old
and new favorites. There also
will be a presentation of “The
Christmas Story” in scripture
and song with a live nativity
scene.
Enjoy the first half of the
show with the cast performing such favorites as “White
Christmas,” “I’ll Be Home
for Christmas,” “Blue Christmas,” “Jingle Bell Rock”
and more, and the traditional
and contemporary hymns of
Christmas during the second
half.
Show time is 8 p.m. Doors
$12 for adults and $5 for children. For reservations and
information, call 725-7760 or
visit the website at donkstheater.com.
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This event, on Sunday,
December 7, from 11 a.m.-3
p.m., will be informal and
reflect Mathews’ small-town
community. Tickets are $15
and may be purchased at the
Bay School in advance or at
the door. Ticket sales will be
limited to the number of bowls
available, and other artwork
and pottery will be offered
for special sale as well. All
proceeds go directly to Hands
Across Mathews, so please
bring cash or check.
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more about Empty Bowls, call
Pam Doss at the Bay School at
804-725-1278.
The Bay School is at 279
Main Street in Mathews. The
Bay School is a non-profit arts
organization.
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Local shops often
stock a high percentage of locally sourced
goods that do not require long-distance
transportation,
helping to reduce our carbon footprint.
The new Rappahannock Art League facade
RAL Studio Gallery has
new facade on Main Street
Incoming Rappahannock Art
League (RAL) president Sukey
Starkey was frustrated. “Sometimes people who live in the area
don’t know where or what the
RAL Studio Gallery is. Equally
frustrating is seeing shoppers
wander right past the gallery,”
she said.
Starkey had the vision and
drive to change that. She involved
a number of members with color
and graphics experience to redesign the gallery facade with
large, colorful signage. And she,
herself, contributed the piéce de
resistance. She made and contributed a large, colorful mosaic
that has been installed over the
door. And since the mosaic has
bits of mirror in it, on a bright
day and at night it reflects the
light like twinkling lights.
The mosaic piece measures
7 3/4 feet long and almost two
feet tall, and took more than 28
hours to create. The substrate for
the outdoor mosaic is a product called WediBoard, which is
completely weatherproof. The
tesserae (bits and pieces) include
stained glass, mirrors, gold tiles,
glass tiles, fused glass and glass
baubles.
“There is no doubt that the
Studio Gallery on North Main
Street in Kilmarnock is now
an interesting destination to
explore for arts and crafts,” said
Starkey.
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‘Christmas with the Animals
Celebration’ set for Sunday at
Humane Society in Gloucester
refreshments—including hot
dogs and hot chocolate—all
afternoon.
Artist Susan Mitchell is
returning to create portraits
of pets on Christmas ornaments. She works from photos
of pets, and these treasures
are $30 each with all proceeds
going to the shelter animals.
Reservations or pre-orders are
required; call 804-387-2297
for details.
The Pawsitively Purrfect
Christmas Shop is stocked
with gifts for critters and pet
lovers. People who purchase
over $10 worth of gifts receive
a free gift.
All of the shelter animals
will be ready for a cuddle or a
scratch behind the ears. Santa’s
elves are working hard to find
the animals homes for the holidays, and will gladly help you
find your new best friend!
Call 693-5520 or visit www.
gmhumanesociety.org
for
more information.
John Berry
John Berry to return to West Point
for his CHRISTmas in America Tour
Arts Alive Inc. is excited
to bring back John Berry on
Wednesday, December 17,
for his CHRISTmas in America Tour. Berry will perform
his top Christmas hits and a
selection of holiday favorites.
The public will also have
an opportunity to mingle with
Berry in a casual reception that
same day at Tony & George’s
Seafood & Italian Restaurant
in West Point from 5-6 p.m.
Tickets are $10 (includes
appetizers, drink ticket, meal
coupon) and must be bought in
advance. Tickets to his performance are additional. Purchase
tickets by phone at 804-8433475, email at artsaliveinc@
yahoo.com, or online at www.
artsaliveinc.org.
Berry’s
performance
begins at 7 p.m. in the Robinson/Olsson Civic Auditorium in West Point. Tickets
are $25 for adults, $20 for
seniors (65 and over), and
$10 for students, and are
available as mentioned above
or at the door. Group rates
are $15 each for groups of
10 or more. More information is available at www.artsaliveinc.org.
The Visual Arts Committee
of Arts Alive Inc. will have
an opening of the All Media
Community Art Show at the
performance on December
17 at 6:30 p.m. This exhibit
will be on display through
January 6 in the exhibit area
at the Robinson/Olsson auditorium. This show covers
all media—oils, watercolor,
photography, pastels, colored
pencil, graphite, scratchboard, encaustics, and every
other media imaginable.
Arts Alive Inc. gratefully
acknowledges the sponsorship of Eltham Auto Clinic,
which helped make this
performance possible. Arts
Alive also thanks the governments of West Point, King
William County, and New
Kent County, as well as the
Elis Olsson Memorial Foundation and the Robinson
family, for their support. In
addition, Arts Alive Inc. is
partially supported by funding from the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the
National Endowment for the
Arts as well as contributions
from individuals and businesses.
Chorale concerts are this weekend
The annual Chesapeake Chorale Christmas Concerts are this weekend on Friday, December 5, at Northumberland High
School at 8 p.m.; on Saturday, December 6, at Lancaster Middle School at 8 p.m.; and on Sunday, December 7, at St.
Clare Walker Middle School in Locust Hill at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 and will be available at the door. Above, Chesapeake
Chorale accompanist Doug Harris is at the piano and director Dr. Cheryl Davis is at the far left during a previous concert.
Bayside Youth Ballet to present
‘12 Days of Christmas’ on Dec. 21
Bayside Youth Ballet will
present its second annual
production, “The 12 Days
of Christmas,” on Sunday,
December 21, at 3 p.m. in the
Harry M. Ward Auditorium,
Mathews High School.
The celebration will include
performances by the Courthouse Community Orchestra
under the direction of Kathy
Tucker; the Mathews Community Kids with the Central
Trio, led by Patrick Billups;
and David Shuber and Lynda
Smith, who will also emcee
the program.
The 12 Days of Christmas
score was created in 1961 by
Lorraine Y. Eastman, a music
teacher in Richmond and pianist for the Virginia Ballet
Theater and the Virginia Theater Dance Ensemble Society
under the direction of Marjorie Faye Underhill. The ballet
became a yearly tradition in
the Richmond area through
1974.
The ballet then lay dormant until Mrs. Eastman’s
daughter, Nina Eastman
Buzby, a retired Gloucester
County school teacher and
professional musician, digitally printed the hand-written score and then recorded
the music with her sister and
brother-in-law, also professional musicians. Bayside
Youth Ballet was commissioned to bring this charming ballet back to life for the
Members of the Bayside Youth Ballet
Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck area to celebrate
the Christmas season while
involving the abundance of
talent in these communities.
Mrs. Eastman passed away
in March 2014 at the age of
101.
In addition to The 12 Days
of Christmas and other holiday dances, the ballet company will perform “Les
Patineurs,” a one-act ballet
depicting a Victorian skating party that takes place on
Saturday, December 6
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Lower United Methodist Church
Fellowship Hall
Come and pay for a box at the
door, then walk around and pick
out your favorite
cookies to fill your
box.
This is a great way to
get or give homemade
cookies & crafts for Christmas
presents to friends, neighbors,
family, etc.
Sponsored by Lower UMYF
Free coffee!
from Diggs School of Dance.
Community members also
will perform as the Lords and
Ladies.
Tickets for this joyous celebration are $10 for adults
and $5 for children under 10
and are available at The Silver
Box in Gloucester, Mathews
Visitor Center, and Diggs
School of Dance studios in
Gloucester and Mathews, or
by emailing byb@baysideyouthballet.com.
Christmas Tree Farm
Macey’s • Rt. 630 •Hartfield, Va.
Lot Opens Nov. 29 • Closes Dec. 21
Toys For Tots Drive Continues
Middle Peninsula Detachment 1317 of the Marine Corps League is sponsoring the Toys For Tots drive in Middlesex County. Toys can be dropped off at the
following locations: Coffman’s, Hurd’s, Dollar General (all locations), Metrocast, EVB Bank (all locations), LUMC, Christ Church School, Latitudes, Lower
United Methodist Church, Debbies Family Restaurant.
All toys will be donated to Middlesex County Social Services and will be
distributed locally. The drive ends December 16. Contact Steve Larson at 7584393 for more information.
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17th annual
Cookie Walk
a frozen pond on a winter’s
evening.
To conclude the festive
afternoon, the Community
Courthouse Orchestra, Lynda
Smith and David Shuber, the
choral group, and dancers
will lead a sing-along with
audience participation.
The performance includes
dancers from Gloucester,
Mathews, Middlesex and
West Point as well as guest
performances by dancers
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Sunday, December 7, from 1-4
p.m. for its “Christmas with
the Animals Celebration.”
The day will be filled with
fun and food for people of all
ages. Children or four-legged
family members, will want
to meet Santa. He’ll be sitting in his rocking chair ready
for photo opportunities from
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Storyteller, Jay Hutchins,
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Kaleb Wake receives his Eagle medal from his mother Tica,
as his father Neil looks on.
Eagle Court of Honor
held for Kaleb Wake
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Kaleb Iverson Wake, a
freshman in the engineering
school at Virginia Tech and a
graduate of Middlesex High
School and the Chesapeake
Bay Governor’s School, earned
the rank of Eagle Scout on
August 13, 2014. He was recognized during an Eagle Scout
Court of Honor ceremony on
November 29 at Grafton Baptist Church in Hartfield.
Wake is only the 25th Eagle
Scout in the nearly 65 years
the troop has been chartered.
Eagle Scout is the highest
rank in Boy Scouting. The
respect of this rank gives rise
to the phrase “Once an Eagle,
always an Eagle.” The title of
Eagle Scout is held for life.
In order to attain this rank, it
requires dedication and determination. From the time Wake
joined Boy Scouting until he
attained the rank of Eagle, he
passed six boards of review,
earned 13 required merit
badges and 13 elective merit
badges, served in several troop
leadership positions including
Senior Patrol Leader, and is
currently an adult leader with
the troop. Wake attended three
youth leadership courses,
including National Youth
Leader Training, called Buckskin in the Heart of Virginia
Council (the highest council
level youth training offered).
He also had the honor of serving on the Buckskin staff as a
commissioner.
Countless hours were spent
in community service in addition to what was required to
organize and carry out his
Eagle Scout service project. As a Webelo, he earned
the highest award given in
Cub Scouting, the Arrow of
Light. He also was chosen by
his Scoutmaster as the 2013
Troop 341 Scout of the Year.
In addition to the required
merit badges, training and
service to his community,
a Scout has opportunities
to experience many adventures. Countless nights of
camping prepared Wake to
attend summer camp at several Boy Scout camps around
the state. During these weeklong events he earned merit
badges, did a mile swim, and
participated in a week-long
Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience (COPE)
course. COPE focuses on personal and team development.
Wake joined members
of the troop on out-of-state
trips to tour Philadelphia
and slept aboard the aircraft
carrier Yorktown during a
trip to Charleston, S.C. His
most recent trip was a spe-
Community Foundation
grants set record in 2014,
yet still fall short of need
Local shops often
stock a high percentage
of locally sourced goods
that do not require longdistance transportation,
helping to reduce our
carbon footprint.
cial week-long West Virginia
high adventure trip taken as
a final adventure of the Road
Runner Patrol. All but one of
the patrol members aged out
in 2014.
One of the requirements of
the Eagle rank is to organize
and carry out an “Eagle Project.” Wake’s project involved
building benches and installing them and picnic tables at
his home church of Grafton
Baptist Church. He also completely reworked a garden,
removing old shrubs and
adding a cross, lights and
flowers.
During Sunday’s recognition
ceremony, Scoutmaster Rich
Graulich served as master
of ceremonies. Wake led the
Pledge of Allegiance and
welcomed everyone. Troop
Chaplain Alvin Hill gave the
invocation. Assistant Scoutmaster Bill Goettle called
to order the Court of Honor.
Eagle Scout Brett Fochtmann
led the troop in the Law and
Oath while Star Scout Bryan
Graulich lit the candles representing the 12 parts of the
Scout Law and three parts of
the Scout Oath. Star Scouts
T.J. Banks and Jack Graulich
and First Class Scout Jack
Ruark shared a reading titled
“One Hundred Scouts.” Eagle
Scouts Hughes Nelson, John
Williams and Brett Fochtmann
shared the requirements of an
Eagle Scout. Life Scout Will
Fochtmann and Star Scout
Jerry Lindsey served as the
color and honor guard. Eagle
Scout Rich Graulich led Wake
and all Eagles in attendance in
the Eagle Pledge.
Eagle Scout and Virginia
Tech
roommate
Hughes
Nelson introduced Wake, and
after much teasing and joking
described Wake as always being
a good friend, putting others
first “and having his back.”
Wake gave his perspective
of Scouting and how it influenced his life. He noted he
can see the positive influences
that the push of Scouting gave
him.
Wake’s mother Tica pinned
the Eagle Badge on her son’s
uniform during the ceremony.
His father Neil presented
him with his Eagle Certificate. Wake presented his
parents with special parents’
pins. Scoutmaster Graulich
presented Wake with a letter
of congratulations from President and Mrs. Obama. Chaplain Hill presented him with a
Bible and knife.
As is tradition, an Eagle
chooses one or more people
who influenced him in his life
and/or Scouting career. Wake
presented a mentor pin to
committee chair and former
Scoutmaster Alice Nelson. He
described her as pushing him
harder than anyone else other
than his mother.
Father Paul Andersen of
Christ Church Parish concluded the ceremony by
giving the benediction.
River Counties Community
Foundation (RCCF) awarded
$291,000 in grants to 55 hardworking
and
fully-vetted
nonprofits, the largest dollar
amount in its history and three
times the amount awarded in
2013, according to Ron Mihills,
outgoing RCCF chair. Even
with this success, RCCF could
only fund 35% of the amount
requested by local nonprofits.
Much of this increase was
due to the $15 million unrestricted bequest to the Martha
Henna Harris Endowment Fund
of The Community Foundation.
In addition, nine new charitable
funds were established and
added to the RCCF portfolio.
These bring the total managed
by RCCF to over $9 million.
“This has been an incredible
year,” Mihills said. “We are so
grateful that we have been able
to help so many outstanding
nonprofits in our area.”
The RCCF presented its 2014
Report to the Community at its
November meeting and community reception. Highlights
of this meeting included a summary of its philanthropy for
2014, the election of new officers for the coming year, and
a report on the progress of the
Together.Stronger. fundraising
initiative.
The
advisory
board
elected Stuart W. Kramer of
Northumberland County to
the board. Thanks and appreciation were extended to Paul
Sciacchitano for his many
years of service. Dr. Elizabeth
“Sissy” Crowther and Col.
(Ret) Don Phillips, both of
Northumberland, and Susan Pittman of Lancaster were elected
to second terms.
Officers for 2015 will be
chair Susan Pittman, vice chair
William Vose, secretary Mary
Kay Rotert and treasurer John
W. Coyle.
Mihills reported that the
Together.Stronger. fundraising
campaign was a proactive step
taken by RCCF in response to
the recognition that its 2014
grants only responded to 35%
of the requests from local nonprofits..
“So far, the response from
the community has been heartening, and I am proud to say
we have 100% support from
our board,” Mihills said. “The
nonprofits in our region work
tirelessly at their missions. So
much good work is done. We
have to help them meet their
financial needs.”
Copies of the 2014 Report to
the Community can be obtained
at www.RiverCountiesCF.org.
Donations to Together.Stronger. can be made through the
same site or mailed to RCCF,
P.O. Box 222, Kilmarnock, VA
22482. For more information
about RCCF, contact Margaret
Nost at 438-9414.
Donations . . .
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Recent donations to Christmas Friends include:
In memory of Winnie E.
King by Tina L. King, $20.
Anonymous, $2,500.
Jan and Dean Winston,
$100.
In memory of Uncle Tom
and Roberta Major from
Sissy, $25.
In memory of Uncle Walter
Major and Sweetie from
Frosty, $25.
Harvey and Zonie Cox,
$200.
The Saunders Family, Curt
and Genie; Jess, Ashley and
Emma; Vance, Meredith and
Auston; Maria, $250.
Leftwich and Jean Stone,
$100.
Carol and Jay McNamara,
$200.
Phil and Joy Crowder,
$100.
In memory of Ruth Ellen
Hurley by her parents, $500.
In memory of Larry and
Barbara Shores, $200
In memory of James
Harris, $100.
Anonymous, $100.
Anonymous, $30.
In memory of Charlotte
Horton by Sonny Horton,
$100.
In memory of Charles
Healy by Anita Healy, $100.
In memory of “Chuck
Revere” given by Revere
Family, $100.
Hunter and Lisa Walker,
$50.
In memory of all our
grandparents by Don and
Judy Richwine, $100.
Anonymous, $150.
In memory of William H.
and Louise M. Milby and
Arthur Shaver, $100.
In memory of Kym Korneygay and in honor of Allie
Hutcherson by Anne and Bob
Korneygay, $100.
Jerome and Elizabeth
Lester, $100.
Middlesex County Woman’s Club, $100.
Previous total: $2,330.
Total this week: $6,250.
Total to date: $8,580.
Clara Christopher, $100.
Jim and Jean Hill, $50.
In memory of Milton,
Dabney Nevell, Billy and Sid,
$100.
In memory of John D.
Lemons Jr. given by Billy,
Blair and the Curdts Crew,
$100.
Anonymous, $100.
Birdseed’s Electrical Service Inc., $100.
Gregory and Gayle Chambers, $250.
Historic District proposal . . .
ley said her fellow members
are working toward making
HARB more “incentivizing”
rather than “punitive.”
Urbanna Mayor-elect Steve
Hollberg said being in the Historic District could delay some
development, but inclusion
would also give the town some
input into a proposed structure’s architecture. “The problem that I have is, if someone
would propose development
on a large scale, would there
be any kind of trigger that
would engage HARB?”
Hollberg added that if
another development were
proposed for the Urbanna
Yachting Center parcel at the
bridge, he would not want to
see it come under the same
restrictions as the Potomac
Timber proposal.
The Southside Sentinel
asked for a comment from
former Urbanna Town Administrator Ted Daniel, who took
office just after the Historic
District was formed. “The
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biggest protection of a local
zoning overlay district is its
ability to protect landmark
and significant structures
from gaudy and inappropriate adjacent development or
modifications; and prevent the
demolition of certain structures before the local government exercises its right to
purchase the structure,” said
Daniel. “The purpose of the
historic district is to protect
the historic character of the
town for a long time into the
future.”
Urbanna businessman Bill
Hight, commented, “I favor
getting HARB out of the business of regulating what the
waterfront looks like. I don’t
think somebody is going to
pay high prices for waterfront
and put up shacks.”
HARB even regulates signs,
Hight noted.
Councilman-elect
Larry
Chowning commented that
perhaps HARB’s procedures
need to be refined.
Administrative remedy
Building owners in the Historic District should not have
to go before HARB to change
building colors, if the color is
one of the previously approved
colors, said Hartley. “We can’t
really be the taste police,” she
said.
Planning commission member Sarah Lauher replied, “But
that’s what a Historic District
has.”
Mayor Don Richwine, who
also is the interim zoning
administrator, said that most
small changes can be approved
administratively and do not
require approval by HARB.
It was pointed out at the
meeting that any property that
wants to be included in the
Historic District can ask to be
included.
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