High winds fan wildfire

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Serving Middlesex County and adjacent areas of the Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck since 1896
Urbanna, Virginia 23175 • March 12, 2009
Vol. 114, No. 49
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YMCA open
house is Friday
The Middlesex Family YMCA
at Hartfield will host a day-long
open house to celebrate five
years of serving the Middlesex
community on Friday, March 13.
All YMCA and community residents are welcome to come and
enjoy light refreshments and see
how the Y has grown.
A brief but special presentation by the YMCA Board of
Management will be held at 4
p.m. in the main building.
Sentinel reporter
on ‘Woman’s World’
Southside Sentinel photojournalist Tom Chillemi will
be the featured guest next week
on “Woman’s World,” a talk
show that airs on Middlesex
and
Lancaster
Metrocast
Cable Channel 24. Woman’s
World airs Monday through
Friday at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Chillemi will be on from
Monday, March 16, through
Friday, March 20.
In the show, host Betty Welch
interviews Chillemi, who delves
into a wide variety of subjects as
he reflects on his 21 years as a
Sentinel reporter in Middlesex
County, and shares some personal stories.
Also appearing will be Chillemi’s dog “Baboo.”
Blood drive in
Deltaville Tuesday
The American Red Cross
will have a blood drive at the
Deltaville Rescue Squad building on Tuesday, March 17, from
1 to 7 p.m. All are invited to give
the gift of life.
Stimulus
funds may
help schools
by Larry S. Chowning
Federal stimulus education funds
totaling $283,500 may save several
staff positions in the Middlesex County
School System—at least in the upcoming 2009-10 (FY10) year.
School superintendent Rusty Fairheart announced at a school board
meeting Monday night that the stimulus funds may be coming to Middlesex
through the State of Virginia, provided
Governor Kaine gives his blessing.
Even with the stimulus funds, however, a $151,000 loss in state funds over
the current year (FY09) will have to be
absorbed. This shortfall can be made
up through cuts that do not involve
personnel, said Fairheart.
The school board will vote at 4:30
p.m. on Wednesday, March 18, to send
the proposed FY10 school budget to
the board of supervisors for its consideration. The school board meeting will
be held at the Cooks Corner Office
Complex.
Until Governor Kaine approves the
stimulus package, the school board
must act on the previously proposed
$14,016,719 budget for FY10, which
includes a $287,769 shortfall.
“None of the stimulus funds are cast
in stone,” said Fairheart. “Until we
know for sure what we are going to
receive, we shouldn’t add these funds
into our budget.”
The school system also may receive
as much as $100,000 in federal funds
for its Title I program, and additional
special education funds also are
expected.
Fairheart emphasized that the stimulus money is only a “one-year fix,” and
the school system may be looking at
staff and personnel cuts in the 2010-11
(FY11) school budget.
Fairheart also noted the state composite index for Middlesex and other
jurisdictions will be refigured next year,
and this could have an adverse effect
on state funding. In part, the composite index, which is based on real estate
values, determines the amount of state
education funds a locality receives.
(See School, page A2)
Forester technician Alan Sutherlin uses a bulldozer to cut a fire line around Monday’s wildfire near Hartfield.
Burning before 4 p.m. is prohibited in Virginia until May 1.
(Photo by Tom Chillemi)
High winds fan wildfire
by Tom Chillemi
A wildfire burned about four acres off Stamper’s Bay
Road on Monday near Hartfield, said Virginia State Forester Ken Sterner.
The fire started in a land clearing debris ash pile that
had been part of a controlled burn after the snow of
March 1. The landowner, Joey C. Jones General Contractor, assumed the fire was out, said Sterner. However, hot
coals at the bottom of the pile were fanned by high winds
and the fire re-ignited on Monday about 3:30 p.m.
The fire spread into a neighbor’s woods. Although
it burned the underbrush and leaves, there was no
State Police
to investigate
State Police arson investigators
are looking into a suspicious fire
that destroyed a mobile home in the
300 block of Silver Ridge Road in
Locust Hill on Thursday, Feb. 26,
Student art on display
Middlesex High freshman Hannah Therrien shows her mom Cynthia a
floral painting (far right) she displayed at the Middlesex Fine Arts Festival at MHS Tuesday. Her style is inspired by water colorist Georgia
O’Keeffe and also borrows on the technique of Pointillism. See festival
slideshow at SSentinel.com.
(Photo by Mike Kucera)
was called in by Blake after the homeowner told him he suspected foul play.
The River Counties Chapter of the
Red Cross gave immediate support
and financial assistance to two adults
and two children who were displaced
by the fire.
To offer assistance to the family, call
the Red Cross at 435-7669 or Hands
Across Middlesex at 758-3027.
Pinetop District supervisor Fred
Crittenden has questioned how much
longer the issue of whether to build a
proposed sewage treatment plant in
Saluda will continue without a definite solution.
During disbursement discussions
at the supervisors’ March 5 meeting, Crittenden noted the county is
paying a great deal of money for
engineering on the proposed sewage
plant—which may never be built.
“We have a solution now that the
health department has finally said we
can pump and haul [sewage] indefinitely at a whole lot less cost than
building a new plant,” Crittenden
said.
The county has been planning for
the construction of a sewage treatment plant to serve the courthouse
and Saluda area ever since the courthouse septic tank/drainfield system
The cost of the new
sewage treatment
plant is estimated at
about $4.5 million. The
annual cost to pump
and haul the sewage
is about $25,000.
was discontinued in 2001. A parking
lot for the new courthouse was built
on top of the drainfield, making it
unusable.
The underground septic holding tank remains, however, and the
county has been pumping and hauling sewage from the new courthouse,
old courthouse, Extension building,
Woodward Building (county offices)
(See Sewage, page A3)
MCVRS to build ‘Station 2’ in Hartfield
by Tom Chillemi
Middlesex County’s population is
growing and so is the need for emergency medical services. About 65
percent of the calls for the Middlesex
County Volunteer Rescue Squad
(MCVRS) of Deltaville are in the
Hartfield area, or to assist the Central
Middlesex Volunteer Rescue Squad of
Urbanna.
To speed response time, MCVRS
will construct a building in
Hartfield to house two ambulances,
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said Alan Blake, chief of the Hartfield
Volunteer Fire Department.
Fire was coming out of the windows
when firefighters arrived shortly after
10 p.m. on Feb. 26, Blake said.
The residents were not home when
the fire started, and called 911 when
they arrived home at 10 p.m. and discovered the fire, said Blake.
The State Police arson investigator
by Larry S. Chowning
County revokes
demolition
permit for piers
In side
(See Burning, page A2)
Supervisor touts pump
and haul sewage option
American Legion Auxiliary
Unit 82 will host a spaghetti
dinner on March 14 from 5 to 7
p.m. The all-you-can-eat event
will feature spaghetti, salad,
bread and homemade desserts.
The cost is $8 for adults, and
$4 for children under 12.
The dinner will be at the post
home on Watson Landing Road
in Saluda. All proceeds benefit
local veterans, their families
and the American Legion Auxiliary.
(See Piers, page A8)
major damage, said Sterner.
To keep the fire from spreading, forest technician Alan
Sutherlin used a bulldozer to cut a fire line around the fire,
and to push downed trees and brush away from the fire.
Jones also used his bulldozer and loader to help contain
the fire and get it under control.
Members of the Hartfield and Deltaville fire departments
responded. “They did an excellent job,” said Sterner. “We
appreciate the volunteer firefighters’ help.”
At a dormant fire site, many times the smoke and heat are
not noticed, but then the humidity drops and the wind stirs the
Fire destroys Locust Hill home
Legion auxiliary
to host dinner
Middlesex County Building Official David Selph has
revoked a demolition and construction permit issued earlier to
Ray Watson of Potomac Timber
Investment to demolish old boathouses and piers and build new
piers at Urbanna Marina.
Selph had issued Watson the
permit in September 2008.
Selph revoked the permit after
receiving a letter from town
administrator Lewis Filling on
March 4 that stated, “Since the
town has jurisdiction within the
boundaries (of the creek), zoning
permits and/or building permits
require approval of the Urbanna
Zoning Administrator.
“As zoning administrator, I am
requesting that no building permits within the corporate limits
of Urbanna be issued without
my approval,” continued Filling.
He noted that the boundaries of
the town extend into Urbanna
Creek.
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Sixty-five percent
of the squad’s calls
are from Hartfield
and Urbanna areas.
said rescue squad president Walter
Revere.
In the last 6 months of 2008, the
MCVRS had 348 calls, and 225 of
them were in the Hartfield or Urbanna
areas, Revere said. The Deltaville
squad had a total of 726 calls last
year.
Wayne Evans, captain of the
MCVRS, said 67 percent of Deltaville
squad members will be able to access
the new Hartfield building quicker,
which will shave valuable minutes off
response time. Deltaville is about 6
miles from Hartfield.
Evans noted that “Station 2” in
Hartfield will be part of the MCVRS,
commonly known as the Deltaville
Rescue Squad. All training, business
meetings and fund-raising events will
be at “Station 1,” the squad headquarters in Deltaville.
“Station 2 will be designed to serve
the community and, more particularly,
our service area more efficiently,” said
Evans.
For the past 6 years, the Deltaville
Rescue Squad has housed an ambulance at the Hartfield Volunteer Fire
Department (HVFD), said Revere.
This has cut response times significantly.
(See Squad, page A8)
Honored
by County
Youth
Thrillers
Quite
a Find
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opinion
one woman’s opinion
while bald eagles stared down at us with no
La La Land, Part 2
Urbanna, Va.— The “Double Sunshine” is interest while perched on the tops of dead trees
a pontoon ferry boat with an upper and lower on the undeveloped islands. There are some
deck that can seat about 75 people. It leaves its 10,000 undeveloped islands set aside for FlorNaples Island dock at the foot of Tin City for a ida wildlife from Naples to Key West.
We passed Aquitaine and Royal Harbor,
trip to the Gulf every day at 10 a.m., 4 p.m., and
a special sunset cruise at 5:30 p.m. The sunset world-renowned neighborhoods for their palacruise is the best—a half sky of red and pink over tial mansions, developed in the 1950s when
a sea of reflection; almost magnificent enough an original land tract of 1,000 acres purchased
to take one’s mind off the unpleasant fact that for $50,000 was divided into lots that sold for
over the last year millions of Americans have $15,000. At that time a beautiful home could
lost almost a third value in their homes and life still be built for about the same price, or so
savings. On top of that, this nation could soon the captain told us, and that today the same lot
find the return of double-digit inflation, which would cost over $1 million and the house would
be another $5 or $6 million.
will devalue the value of cash.
What the captain did not tell us is that land in
For years I have ignored “Double Sunshine”
southwest Florida today is sufmoored at the Gordon River
fering an extreme slump in real
Bridge as I have walked across
estate sales. No one could sell a
the river on my way to 5th
house today in La La Land at a
Avenue and the water beyond.
price it went for yesterday.
Perhaps the reason I decided
As we steamed along, I
to take a tour of Naples Bay on
saw all the luxury homes
the ferry this year was because
of yesteryear, some now on
La La Land was unusually cold.
the market but not selling, I
“Double Sunshine” sounded
wondered how local governgood.
ment would get the revenues
The trick, of course, is to go
it needed to meet expenses
on a blue sky day with a light
when depressed real estate
breeze and a comfortable temvalues would demand much
perature . . . not too hot, which
lower tax assessments.
can so easily happen in La La
I wondered whether the
Land, and not too cold, which
small businesses that supalso can easily happen in La La
ported such estates—such as
Land.
by Mary
contractors, plumbers, paintAcross from “Double SunWakefield Buxton
ers, roofers, tilers, pool, lawn
shine” is “Naples Princess,”
and cleaning services—could
which offered lunch and dinner
cruises to the Gulf along with “Sweet Liberty,” survive the latest downturn. I wondered if the
a 50-foot catamaran that took sailing trips. One massive new plan to create government jobs in
also can sign up for a deep-sea fishing trip or the latest Congressional stimulus bill would
simply rent a small motor boat ($120 for two be great enough to replace all the jobs lost to
small business.
hours) or kayak ($15 per hour).
“Double Sunshine” did not offer a particuThree toots and we were off on “Double
Sunshine” for the Gulf. Kelly’s Fish House larly happy venture, at least not in my thoughts.
and Pinchers restaurants are on either side, Those that reflect on the current economy are not
both known for their fresh seafood. We passed necessarily elated. But it did afford a glimpse at
Naples Sail and Yacht Club and two other svelte how things used to be in south Florida. It also
yacht clubs on our way to the Gulf. The captain reminded me of the two ingredients of change:
said the fanciest club required a $40,000 fee up- Change is inevitable and . . . change is always
front and the waiting period was 5 years. In this painful.
Many changes are coming. But the bank morteconomy, however, I doubted this was still the
gage catastrophe, in which Congress played
case.
The water was brownish in the bay from the a role in creating, has caused real financial
red mangrove trees that grew along the shore, trauma to most everyone. Let us hope Congress
but as we neared the sea the water turned that finds answers to the problem that do not worsen
gorgeous drop-dead aqua. Soon we were joined the situation. (Continued next week.) ©2009.
by porpoises that glided by us as if in escort, www.marywakefieldbuxton.com
School stimulus funds . . .
According to the composite
index, Middlesex is the 13th
wealthiest county in the state.
The wealthier the county, the
less state funds it receives for
education.
Fairheart warned that a poor
state economy, combined with
a higher composite index for
Middlesex, could create a major
budget shortfall for county
schools in FY11.
In other matters, the board:
s 6OTED TO ACCEPT A RECOMmendation by Fairheart not to
make up two recent snow days
because the school system
already has enough instructional hours built into its school
calendar. There was only one
official snow day on the calendar, but when Fairheart studied
the matter further he found there
were enough instructional hours
to take care of the second snow
day as well.
Burning law in effect . . .
smoldering remains, which erupt
into flames, Sterner explained.
A factor, said Sterner, was
the recent low humidity (about
20%), which tends to dry out
leaves and pine needles.
Sterner said on Tuesday the
current higher humidity should
extinguish embers. Rain is forecast for Friday and the weekend.
Spring burning ban
Sterner said that spring is
the busy season for wildfires in
(Continued from page A1)
“I would suggest having two
snow days always built into the
school year,” said board chairman Beth Hurd. “We seldom
miss just one day of school
when it snows.”
s6OTEDTOHIRE6ICTORIA0ERRIgan, a senior at William & Mary,
to teach middle school math
next year.
s6OTEDTOACCEPTTHERESIGNAtion of MHS JV soccer coach
Leroy Holt.
Virginia. A combination of dry
conditions, large amounts of
dry grass, and windy conditions
make burning risky. “About
95 percent of all wildfires are
caused by humans,” he noted.
Until May 1, no burning is
permitted until after 4 p.m. if
the fire is within 300 feet of
woodland brush or fields that
contain dry grass or flammable
material, Sterner said. No new
fires can be set, nor can fuel be
added after midnight.
Fires cannot be left unattended if they are within 150
feet of woodlands or dry grass.
Included in the restrictions are
camp fires, warming fires and
trash fires.
Anyone who is burning debris
should notify the Middlesex
Sheriff’s Office at 758-2779
so authorities know it is a controlled fire and not an emergency, said Sterner.
Clarification on Irene Morgan story
Last week’s article on the
NAACP’s 100th anniversary
should have stated that civil
rights pioneer Irene Morgan
was already sitting in the “colored” section of the bus when
the bus driver told her to move
further back. Morgan refused,
was arrested and was found
guilty in Saluda.
Under Virginia law in 1944,
bus drivers, railroad conductors and motormen on electric railways were considered
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Pluck, Perseverance and Progress
“special policemen” and had
powers of a “conservator of the
peace,” wrote State Justice Herbert B. Gregory of the Virginia
Supreme Court of Appeals on
June 6, 1945. The law at that
time required the driver to move
African Americans further to
the back of the bus if additional
white people had to be seated.
The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the state ruling in 1946,
and struck down segregation on
interstate public transportation,
which crosses state lines.
Morgan’s legal and moral victory occurred 11 years before
Rosa Parks refused to give up
her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Parks’ case eventually struck down segregation
on “intrastate” public transportation, which is within state
lines. See story and audio slideshow at SSentinel.com
in court
According to the office of
Middlesex Commonwealth’s
Attorney Michael Hurd, Joshua
Evan Luckett was charged with
grand larceny and pleaded
guilty to the misdemeanor of
petit larceny, and received 6
months with all but 4 days suspended on the conditions of
good behavior for 3 years. He
also is required to perform 10
hours of community service
work to be completed within
90 days, and pay a $50 fine and
all court costs.
letters to the editor
Restoration of
Let our better
final resting places angels prevail
To the Editor:
Do you really know the families that pioneered the area
where you live now?
Guess what? I know one way
to find out. Visit the final resting place of your ancestors. But
don’t be shocked when you see
the condition of some of them.
If the cemetery is near a
church, it probably has perpetual care. But what about family
plots in the woods, or even large
ones that were started hundreds
of years ago?
Yes that’s right. I just saw a
grave for a soldier of the Confederate Navy. It’s a beautiful
site, or could be if just a little
care was given to keep it up.
It actually is on waterfront
property. Wouldn’t some developer love to get his hands on
it? And that’s my problem.
These historic places get lost
for years, and they disappear
altogether.
This is my proposal. Why
don’t the families of these great
pioneers start a restoration and
perpetual care fund, preferably county-wide, where only
the interest from the donated
money can be used for this care
and repair?
Have it administered through
a church, which probably
already has a similar fund for
their own church. By doing
this these sacred and historic
places could be saved and promoted. This is our history, isn’t
it? Don’t you think it is worth
preserving?
I don’t know a lot about
how this has to be done, but
why not let the ancestors and
family friends put up $25 or
any reasonable amount just for
a couple of years until we get
enough money to let the fund
stand alone and pay for itself.
Really, all we have to do
is get the grass cut and a few
other odds and ends.
Now I know one particular
lady has been keeping one of
them up for years by herself,
with just a little monetary help
from others. This particular one
is on Route 33.
But now it’s time for the community to do their part. And to
start it off, we have a pillar of
the community, who incidentally put the bug in my ear about
this originally, that has pledged
$1,000 per year for two years
toward this project, provided
it gets off the ground. He has
even gone as far as to say that
maybe a third-year donation is
possible.
What do you think folks? Is
this a worthwhile community
project?
After the snow clears up, I
am going to make a list of the
names of those resting in this
beautiful waterfront place on
Route 33 so the names can be
made public.
Fred Dant
Wake
[email protected]
MCVS dinner
supporters
thanked
To the Editor:
The Middlesex County Volunteer Rescue Squad Ladies
Auxiliary thanks the people
who made our recent fried
chicken and barbecue dinner
a success. We also thank the
people who baked cakes, and
those who helped serve the
food and clean up. We thank all
those who helped with parking
the cars. To all of you who supported us by buying tickets and
coming out in the bad weather,
we thank you. Without everyone’s help, the dinner would
not have been successful.
Thank you all for always being
there for us.
Ladies Auxiliary
Middlesex County
Volunteer Rescue Squad
Deltaville
Three cheers
for VDOT
To the Editor:
I want to praise the good job
VDOT did clearing our roads
and keeping them clear during
the recent snowstorm. They
were out all night as far as I
could tell, doing an awesome
job with the sand, chemicals
and plowing. Even though the
snow fall decreased during the
day Tuesday, blowing snow
continued to drift across cleared
spots requiring diligence and a
continued effort. Thanks for a
job well done.
Barbara Gill
Remlik
To the Editor:
I want to thank Rev. Paul
Andersen for reminding us
of our better angels in his
Letter to the Editor last week
titled “Who’s to Blame for the
Crisis.”
Surely there is plenty of
blame to go around for the
troubles our nation faces. But
just as surely it is going to
require the effort of all of us to
get us out of this mess, and it
will just as surely take a long
time. If we do not pull together,
without recrimination, it will
be that much more difficult and
take longer if, in fact, it can be
accomplished at all.
Debate over the best means
of addressing our problems is
healthy, but at this point in time
hurling insults is a waste of the
energy that we need to fix the
problems. We must look forward, not backward, and think
as positively as we can.
To call for “failure” would
mean pain and suffering for
millions and is simply unconscionable. Let us hope that our
better angels will prevail and
that we can join forces with a
sense of unity in meeting the
challenges that, to a greater or
lesser degree, face us all.
Mary Elizabeth Hoinkes
Hartfield
Focus on hunger
relief efforts
To the Editor:
In an age when the $2.19 I
spend for an iced coffee could
jeopardize the lives of eight
children in underdeveloped
countries, I am forced to ask:
How many $2.19-plus purchases can I easily forego?
Statistics provided by the U.N.
World Food Program indicates
that one child dies of hunger
every five seconds—25,000
every day—9,725,000 each
year. Twenty-five cents can
provide porridge, rice or beans
to one malnourished child.
My challenge to myself—
calculate the amount I could
redirect this month and not be
inconvenienced. As the Easter
season approaches, the term
“inconvenienced” takes on a
crushingly significant weight.
How can I even contemplate
an inconvenience to me when
Christ willingly gave so much
for me?
As the economic downturn in our own country takes
an increasingly tragic toll
among our neighbors, isn’t
it time for each of us to redirect every $2.19 we can to
local and worldwide hunger
relief efforts? Hands Across
Middlesex continues to meet
as many needs of all kinds as
we can, but current circumstances are rapidly depleting
our resources. We urge you to
Is the glow
continue to care and provide as
generously as you can through
coming off
local and worldwide efforts.
Hands Across Middlesex is
Obama’s plan?
one avenue among many. We
To the Editor:
deeply appreciate your help.
Experts are now suggesting
Penny Lawson, President
Obama’s recovery plan, which
Hands Across Middlesex
has so far ignored the banking
crisis, is running out of steam.
Treasury Secretary Timothy Expect rebuttal
Geithner is having trouble hiring
staff as several prime candidates
To the Editor:
have not answered his request
Referring to my letter of Feb.
to join his team. Some had sug- 26, the sole purpose of writing
gested Obama has no idea how the “silly” letter was to inform
to revive the economy. His mis- Mrs. Buxton that if she uses her
guided stimulus plan doesn’t column to write a “silly,” partioffer much in economic assis- san, myopic, political diatribe,
tance until late 2010!
she can expect rebuttal.
What has Obama been doing
One letter writer accuses me
you ask? Directing his staff to of blaming all our problems on
mount a unique coordinated Republicans; then he blames
multi-media attack on Rush Lim- all our problems on Democrats,
baugh for starters. This, despite a Clinton, Obama, and poor
promise of government transpar- people. Republicans controlled
ency and non-partisan politics.
the House and the Senate from
His attempt to “fix health 1994-2006, except 2001-2002
care” in the name of an eco- when Democrats controlled
nomic crisis is totally misguided the Senate. Are Republicans
even irresponsible. The last time not responsible for the legisthe government insisted on influ- lation they passed when they
encing the private sector, Clinton controlled Congress? This
forced banks to lend money to letter writer would have us
those “overlooked by the eco- believe the Republicans were
nomic boom,” which caused this as incompetent at advancing
crisis in the first place.
their legislative agenda as they
What Obama is promising is were at running a functional
non-defense spending increas- government.
ing as a percentage of GNP as
In reference to another letter,
a dizzying rate while defense I suggest we use the official
spending plummets. Is it any government definition of receswonder China is surrounding sion—two consecutive quarters
our ships and Korea announced of negative GDP. Apparently,
today it will “declare war” if President Obama gets credit
anyone interferes with its missile for the recession of 2009. Our
launch!
country was officially in recesWith each Obama “we’re in a sion March 2001 to November
crisis” speech, the Dow contin- 2001 and December 2007 to
ues to drop. His over $3 trillion December 2008—21% of the
budget calls for optimistic tax 8 years Bush is given credit
revenues, even as the economy for. GDP average was 4.8%,
plummets as a result of these unemployment rose from 4%
very same speeches. There is no to 5.6%, and median income
way he can pay for these state- declined from $50,532 to
sponsored programs with the $50,233. During the Clinton
intent of wealth redistribution.
years, GDP was 5.6%, unemOn the subject of wealth redis- ployment declined from 7.5%
tribution, this administration to 4.0%, and median income
casually mentions taxing the top rose from $44,143 to $50,692.
2% of the population and that it’s
In reference to the letter
supposed to make us all think: writer who referred to my busi“Well, that’s not us.” There are ness, he does not know me and
many many tax increases of all for him to speculate on my
types being discussed. These business is reckless and vitricavalier limo cruisers feel drop- olic. I am 52, have run my own
ping charitable deductions for the business for 26 years, married
rich will have “minimal effect.” 29 years, raised three children
Raising corporate tax rates while who support themselves and
reducing “loopholes” has to be a are raising our five beautiful
good thing, right? Raising cor- grandchildren. I have worked
porate tax rates sounds cool, just hard and provided a good
like voting for Obama was to life for my family. In 2005
many. Stifling corporate invest- I was elected by 435 of my
ment during a recession is not fellow contractors and busiand could prove to be disastrous. ness owners to the office of
Greg Groome, Topping president of the Mid-Atlantic
Region of the trade association representing our industry.
Our hearty thanks You do not become President
of this organization by being a
To the Editor:
“failed” contractor. If my busiThe Middlesex Volunteer ness ended tomorrow, I would
Fire Department thanks every- not be a failed anything.
one who supported its best-ever
I listened to “Joe the
Oyster Roast last Saturday. The Plumber” and after 5 minutes
turnout was great, as was the I knew he did not know what
food.
he was talking about. Instead,
Our hearty thanks to all of I listen to my fellow real-life
the sponsors, ladies auxiliary, licensed contractors, many of
fire department members, and whom are friends and share
men from the work release my concern about illegal, unliprogram who put in long hours censed, unethical, and uneduand worked very hard to make cated contractors we have to
the fundraiser a success.
compete with.
Keith Townsend
David Ross
President, Middlesex VFD
Saluda
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arrive. The suspect in the incident, a juvenile, was questioned
as well as an 18-year-old man
who was driving the vehicle in
which the juvenile was riding. A
petit larceny charge is pending
against the juvenile offender for
taking the tip jar from the counter of the restaurant, which the
offender dropped while being
chased by the employee. The
driver of the car, a Gloucester
resident, was charged with petit
larceny and contributing to the
delinquency of a minor.
Hartfield and Deltaville fire
departments were dispatched to
a mobile home fire in the 300
block of Silver Ridge Road in
Locust Hill on Feb. 26, 2009.
One of the occupants of the
trailer stated that when she
arrived home just before 10
p.m., she saw smoke coming
from the trailer and called 911.
Due to the nature of the fire,
a Virginia State Police arson
investigator was called to conduct an investigation at the fire
scene. (See related story on
page A1.)
The owner of a stolen utility trailer identified his property while it was being used to
load household belongings at a
residence in Deltaville on Feb.
14. After some information
was received from a citizen’s
tip, several items stolen from
Middlesex County between
2007 and 2008 have been recovered in Powhatan County. A
multi-agency effort led to the
execution of search warrants
on several parcels of land in
Powhatan and Amelia counties
in the week that followed. To
date, a zero-turn lawn mower,
two four-wheeler ATVs and a
boat trailer, all reported stolen
from Middlesex County, have
been recovered in Powhatan.
The operation involving the
Dogs for Adoption: Cory – year old
male Beagle; Drake – year old tan/
white male Pointer; John Deere- five
year old male Hound and more than
thirty others await new homes.
In the Cat Room: Cats who have
been at the shelter since 2008 are:
Rusty – buff, five years old; Vera –
black, one year old; BeBe – brown
tabby, two years; Cuddle Bug – gray
tabby, one year and Nicholas – black
and white, one year old feline. Please
stop by the shelter and meet these
great kitties.
Damon
This very handsome two year old
black and tan Coonhound is good
with other dogs, housetrained,
and has been neutered. He is shy
and a little apprehensive in new
surroundings, but would love a
home where he can feel special and
form a lasting bond.
Shelter Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday,
Saturday–11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday 1p.m.
to 4 p.m. (for adoption only)
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recovery of several thousands of
dollars worth of stolen goods is
being headed by the Department
of Game and Inland Fisheries.
Captain R.C. Green expects
that criminal charges relating to
the theft of the vehicles will be
brought against individuals in
the near future.
A Middlesex County Public
School bus was found vandalized on March 1. The bus
had been parked at the driver’s
residence in the 1100 block of
Syringa Road in Topping when
one of the convex mirrors on
the front of the bus was found
damaged.
A 24-year-old Beaverdam man
was arrested for domestic assault
on March 5 as the result of a
physical altercation in a home on
Mill Creek Rd. at Wake.
A 22-year-old Deltaville
man was arrested March 6 on
Middlesex warrants issued for
destruction of property and
domestic assault. Deputy Ben
Langford said the man turned
himself in at the sheriff’s office
on the charges for an alleged
altercation that occurred at
a residence in Deltaville on
March 2. The victim reported to
Langford on March 3 that she
was battered and some household items were damaged as
the result of the incident. An
emergency protective order was
served on the accused as well at
the time of his arrest.
Deputies were dispatched to
be on the lookout for an intoxicated driver who had just left
Green Branch Loop near Topping just after 11:30 p.m. on
March 5. Deputy R.D. Cable
came upon a vehicle on Route
33 near the intersection of
Grey’s Point Road that matched
the description given by witnesses. Cable reported that
after the vehicle made the turn
onto Route 3, heading toward
the Norris Bridge, the vehicle’s
speed was nearing 100 miles
per hour. As the vehicle’s driver
was not showing any sign of
yielding to the emergency lights
and sirens of the two pursuing
units, the Lancaster Sheriff’s
Office was notified that Deputy
Cable and Captain R.C. Green
were in pursuit of the vehicle
on the Norris Bridge, and that it
was passing cars on the bridge
in an effort to elude police. The
car traveled through the town of
White Stone, turned right onto
Route 645 and then made a left
into a driveway where the driver
bailed out of the car. Green and
Cable took the driver of the
vehicle into custody after an
approximate 200-yard pursuit
on foot. Lancaster County dispatched a medic unit to check
the passenger of the car for a
head injury sustained prior to
the chase. The driver, 31-yearold Roy Rogers Dabney Jr. of
Gloucester, was taken into custody without further incident.
Dabney is charged with driving
after being declared a habitual
offender, improper registration,
obstruction of justice, reckless driving and eluding police
resulting in serious injury. The
passenger in the vehicle, a
28-year-old Hartfield man, was
charged with public intoxication after he was discharged
from Rappahannock General
Hospital later that morning.
A 28-year-old Wake man was
arrested March 7 and charged
with public intoxication and
reckless handling of a firearm.
The man’s arrest was the result
of an alleged domestic altercation called in on 911. The
man was accused of having
discharged a firearm during a
domestic altercation.
Deputy A. Moon and K-9
“Syrus” were called by the
military police at Ft. Eustis to
conduct a barracks search for
weapons and drugs in relation
to an alleged attempted murder.
The dog found marijuana. The
suspect in the case had fled and
later died in a gun battle with
park police in the Shenandoah
Valley.
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The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors recognized two county public servants at its
March 5 meeting. In left photo, James M. Barnhardt III (left) is presented a plaque by board
chairman Robert Crump for his tireless work in starting the annual Wings & Wheels festival, and for his efforts in the continued promotion of the event and aviation in Middlesex
County. In right photo, Crump (left) presents Carey Latimore with a plaque for his long
service to the county as a magistrate. Latimore served from 1974 through his retirement
in February 2009. Latimore said it was an honor for him to serve Middlesex County and
thanked the board for its support.
(Photos by Larry Chowning)
Sewage treatment plant . . .
and sheriff’s office since 2003.
Up until last month, county
officials apparently thought the
county was required to eventually cease its current pumpand-haul system and build a
new sewage treatment plant in
Saluda. However, the Virginia
Department of Health (VDH)
states in a February letter to
county administrator Charles
Culley that Middlesex can
remain on its permanent pumpand-haul system indefinitely.
At the March 5 supervisors’
meeting, Culley noted that the
most recent disbursements for
the proposed sewage plant were
for engineering costs over several months and include trips to
the county by engineering personnel to attend a public hearing
in Middlesex. The hearing was
held by the Virginia State Water
Control Board (VSWCB).
“Every time an engineer has
to come to a meeting, it costs
us,” said Culley. “You can’t go
to a public meeting on the sewer
and not have your engineer. It’s
like going into a courtroom
without your lawyer.”
To date, Middlesex County
has spent over $400,000 on
land acquisition, planning and
engineering costs for the proposed sewage treatment plant,
according to county records.
A sewage treatment plant in
Saluda would give the county
the option of extending sewage
lines to Saluda-area businesses
and subdivisions.
Culley said he expects a final
decision on a permit for the proposed sewage treatment plant
from the VSWCB in April. “We
will know then whether we can
go ahead with this [sewage
plant],” he said. “If we can get
the permit in the March-April
time frame, we will be online
by the August-September time
frame of next year.”
Crittenden said, “There are
so many other things we need
to have money for. One of these
days, there’s going to be a pipeline to pipe our sewage somewhere else.”
Crump indicated it would
be 30 years before a pipeline
would become a reality.
Culley said the long-range
plan for Urbanna is to pipe its
sewage down Town Bridge
Road, down Route 17 to Route
33, and then to West Point
where a new sewage treatment
plant will be built. “That’s a
very long range plan,” he said.
The VSWCB will hold a
hearing and possibly make
a decision on the proposed
Saluda sewage plant discharge
permit on April 27.
If the VSWCB approves
the plant permit, the board of
supervisors then will have to
decide whether to proceed with
the $4.5 million project or continue to pump and haul.
As planned, the proposed
sewage plant would discharge
its treated effluent in Urbanna
Creek and, because of this,
many county residents oppose
the plant.
Many opponents favor a land
application system of effluent
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Middlesex Sheriff Guy L.
Abbott reported that 523 calls
for service were documented by
the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office
between Feb. 23 and March 8,
2009. The following are some
of the incidents reported and
investigated, as well as some of
the arrests made in that reporting period.
The property owner of a
house in the 3000 block of
Old Virginia Street outside of
Urbanna reported a burglary on
Feb. 23. The unoccupied home
was entered without force and
several items including a floor
model console television and a
kerosene heater were stolen.
Deputy R.D. Cable served
170 summonses issued by
Gloucester County General
District Court on one Wakearea resident on Feb. 24 for failure to pay tolls at the Coleman
Bridge. Each summons listed
the name of one vehicle owner
that allegedly entered the toll
facility 170 times between mid2007 into 2009, failing to pay
the $2 toll each time. All of the
offense summonses and related
costs totaled well over $85,000,
which is due to the toll collection facility in civil fees, administrative fees and $340 for the
initial unpaid tolls.
On Feb. 25 just after 6 p.m.,
an off-duty corrections officer from the Middle Peninsula
Regional Security Center, who
is also a part-time deputy for
the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office,
was notified by Dollar General employees that a female
employee of the China Spring
Restaurant in Saluda was seen
chasing after a man who she
said had robbed the restaurant.
Major Ernest Robinson took
the accused man into investigative detention until on-duty
Middlesex deputies could
discharge. Other plant opponents favor waiting for a sewage
pipeline to be built.
In other matters, supervisors:
s6OTEDTOSEEKBIDSTORESEAL
the runway and replace runway
markings at county-owned
Hummel Field in Topping.
Airport committee member
Jim Snider told supervisors
the cracks in the runway need
repairs before they get worse
and cost even more to fix.
s 6OTED TO RENEW A MAINTEnance contract with Otis Elevator to continue servicing the
elevators at Middlesex High
School and the new court-
house.
s 7ERE THANKED FOR A donation to the Gloucester
Mathews Humane Society in
the name of Scott Kauffman.
A longtime Middlesex Airport
Committee member, Kauffman recently resigned from
the committee and asked that
he not be given a plaque, but
rather a donation be given to the
Humane Society.
The airport committee also
donated $100 to the Humane
Society, and a commemorative
brick for the new animal shelter will be purchased in Kauffman’s name.
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Great Decisions to discuss ‘What’s Next For Cuba?’
Cuba’s economy has been in
difficulties since losing billions
in aid from the Soviet Union
when it collapsed in the early
1990s. Fidel Castro has controlled Cuba for 50 years and for
47 of those years, since the failed
Bay of Pigs invasion, U.S. policy
has prohibited trade with, investment in and travel to Cuba by
U.S. citizens. How will the relationship between the two countries be affected by the election
of a new U.S. President and the
replacement of the ailing Fidel
Castro by his brother Raul?
This and other questions will
be the subject of a talk, “Cuba
After the Castros,” by Shirley Allan at Great Decisions
this Friday, March 13, at the
Deltaville Community Center.
Discussion will follow.
Allan, a New Jersey native,
holds a BA in English literature
from the College of Wooster in
Wooster, Ohio, and taught English in Rochester, N.Y. She and
her husband Phil have lived in
California, Portugal, Austria and
Italy as well as New York, and
have traveled widely throughout
Europe and the Aegean region.
The national Foreign Policy
Association each year selects
eight topics of global importance
for discussion by groups of local
citizens around the country. Great
Decisions is the name of the program and “Great Decisions” is the
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name of the briefing book published annually to provide background on each year’s subjects.
The goal of the association is to
raise the level of understanding
by Americans of the challenges
facing this country and the world.
Anyone interested is welcome to
attend without charge and to participate in the discussion.
Great Decisions is part of a
national program sponsored by
the Foreign Policy Association
and is open to anyone with an
interest in learning more about
global issues. The local group
has been meeting in Deltaville
since the early 1990s to discuss
the eight topics chosen annually by the association.
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UÊ-«>}iÌÌÊiÀ hosted by American Legion Auxiliary Unit 82 from 5 to 7 p.m. $8 for adults, $4 for children
under 12. The dinner will be at the post home on Watson
Landing Road in Saluda. Proceeds benefit local veterans,
their families and the American Legion Auxiliary.
$16900
March 15
UÊ`ìÃiÝÊ>Ê7iv>ÀiÊi>}Õi needs volunteers to help with various issues regarding the county’s
abandoned animals. Email [email protected] for more information.
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at The Rappahannock Art League Studio Gallery in
Kilmarnock March 2–20. Call Chesapeake Academy at
438-5575 for more information.
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Visitor Center at 6509 Main Street in Gloucester through
March 31.
UÊ6À}>½ÃÊ{Ê«°°ÊÕÀ}Ê>Ü The law prohibits
burning before 4 p.m. each day (through April 30) if the
fire is in or within 300 feet of woodland, brushland or
fields containing dry grass or other flammable materials. Contact the Virginia Department of Forestry or visit
www.dof.virginia.gov and click “Can I burn…?” for more
information.
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and putting the exhibit together for the museum opening and for Deltaville Heritage Day. Call Bob Walker at
March 12
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iVÌÕÀiÃÊ -iÀiÃ Laurie Fox from Virginia Tech’s
Hampton Roads Agriculture and Research Center will
speak on how to develop “A Buffer Zone in Your Backyard.” at 7 p.m. at Kingston Parish House in downtown
Mathews. Call the Mathews Extension Office at 7257196 for more information.
March 13
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at Hartfield to celebrate five years of serving the
Middlesex community. All YMCA and community residents are welcome to come and enjoy light refreshments and see how the YMCA has grown. A brief
presentation by the YMCA Board of Management will
be held at 4 p.m.
March 14
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through the middle of April. Call 776-8846.
UÊ ÈÌÊ Õ>Ê ,ÕÀ>Ê 6À}>Ê 1Ìi`Ê >ÌÊ
,°°°°9° (Resilient Adults Leading Local Youth) sponsored by Prevention Services of the Middle PeninsulaNorthern Neck Community Services Board from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. at Gloucester High. Call 758-9398.
UÊ ««iÊ -ii`Ã] a Mac User Group, meets at 10:30
a.m. at Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury, in
Irvington. Meetings are informal and anyone who is a
Continuing Events
Thursdays
UÊ>«ÃÌÊ-ÌÀÞÊ/i for ages 18 months through 3
years at 10:30 a.m. every Thursday at the Middlesex
County Public Library in Urbanna. Call 758-5717 for
more information.
UÊ-]Ê/À«ÊÎ{£ meets at 7 p.m. every Thursday
at Christ Church Parish Hall in Saluda. Call Alice
Nelson, Scoutmaster, at 776-7445 after 6 p.m. for
more information.
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View. Call Antonio Bagby at 758-3058 for more information.
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DJ, karaoke and local talent featured. Call 776-8822
for more information.
Fridays
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at 8 a.m. at the YMCA. Call Buzz Lambert at 7768846 for more information.
UÊ/iÊ7iLiÃ den of Cub Scout Pack 370 meet every
Friday after school at the home of Den Leader Keith
Billings. Call Keith at 758-2606 for more information.
UÊÀ`>ÞÊ }ÌÃÊÊ1ÀL>> All local musicians and
poets are invited to perform or recite every Friday
night from 5 to 9 p.m. at Cross Street Coffee, 51 Cross
St., Urbanna.
Saturdays
UÊVVÃÊÞÕÃÊopen 12-and-12 meeting,
5:30 p.m. at Zoar Baptist Church. Call 776-7629 for
more information.
Mondays
UÊ-ÌÀÞÊÕÀ for 4–6 year olds at 10:30 a.m. every
Monday at the Middlesex County Public Library in
Urbanna. Call 758-5717 for more information.
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UÊ >`ÃÊ VÀÃÃÊ `ìÃiÝ The public is invited
to the monthly meeting for Hands Across Middlesex at
3:30 p.m. at Clarksbury United Methodist Church on Rt.
33 in Hardyville.
Promotion Ends
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at Indian Creek Country Club in Kilmarnock. Contact
any local Republican Committee member for tickets, or
call 435-6464 or visit www.northernneckrepublicans.org
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March 16
UÊ >Ì>Ê >ViÊ Ê iÌ>Ê iÃÃ (NAMI),
Mid-Tidewater Chapter, meets at 7 p.m. in the Urbanna
Baptist Church. Call 435-7509 for more information.
March 16 – 20
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Woman’s World, a talk show that airs on Middlesex and
Lancaster Metrocast Cable Channel 24. Woman’s World
airs Mondays through Fridays at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Chillemi will be on from Monday, March 16, through
Friday, March 20.
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March 17
UÊ vviVÌÛiÊ i>Þ] a short course on e-commerce,
offered by the Virginia Electronic Commerce Technology Center (VECTEC), in cooperation with Verizon,
from 9 a.m.-noon at RCC, Warsaw Campus, The Annex,
Room 202. Cost is $10, payable the day of the class.
Call 333-1900, ext. 27 or visit atwww.vectec.org/northernneck/ to register and for more information.
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ÀÃÃÊ`ÊÀÛi 1-7 p.m. at the
Deltaville Rescue Squad.
March 19
UÊ`ìÃiÝÊ-V>Ê-iÀÛViÃ monthly board meeting at 9 a.m. in the Social Services Boardroom at Cooks
Corner Office Complex. Public is invited.
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p.m. in Warsaw at RCC in the Board Room. If RCC is
closed due to inclement weather the group will not
meet. Visit www.chesapeakebaywriters.org.
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the first and third Thursday of the month in building D,
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Library, Cyndy’s Bynn, River Birch Gifts, The Medicine
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by Lillian Svetahor
Deltaville Branch Manager
That groundhog was right! Winter was back
last week with our first measurable snowfall of
the season and frigid temperatures. It was beautiful to look at, but not for driving. As a result,
both branches of the library were closed March
2 and March 3. No books were due those
two days and no fines were charged
for those days. As I write this
column, it is in the 70s and
feels like summer. Something
tells me not to pack away
those sweaters and coats yet.
The winter reading program, Snuggle with a Book,
will be winding up soon with
the pajama party finale to be held at
both branches Tuesday, March 24, from 7 to
7:30 p.m. Parents can bring in their participating children ages 5 and under in their pajamas.
Light refreshments will be served, stories read,
and certificates awarded. Please sign up at the
branch where you will attend by Tuesday March
17. Call Deltaville at 776-7362 or Urbanna at
758-5717.
The March art exhibit in the Deltaville meeting room is a gorgeous display of acrylic water
scenes. Peter Keen, an Englishman, has traveled
extensively and his paintings reflect his myriad
visits to beautiful places throughout the world.
In addition to his paintings, there are note cards
available for purchase. Peter has done a number
of commissions and will talk with prospective clients about future works. Stop by the
Deltaville branch and be taken away to Peter’s
travel destinations.
Tickets are on sale at both branches for the
Jeff Little concert on March 21. There is still
time to become a sponsor for this concert and
another in June. For more information about
becoming a concert sponsor, call the Urbanna
Branch at 758-5717. More details about the Jeff
Little concert can be found in an article on page
A6.
The “new book” shelves at both branches
contain many treasures waiting to be discovered. With each arrival of new books, the
staff gets as excited as children on
Christmas morning. Among the
new adult fiction are Barbara
Vine’s “Birthday Present,”
Clive Cussler’s “Corsair,” an
Oregon Files novel, and Jodie
Picoult’s “Handle with Care.”
The new Lemony Snicket
novel, “Composer is Dead,” has
arrived for our younger readers.
There are numerous new picture books and
beginning readers to be enjoyed by parents and
children alike. Come in and get caught up in all
the excitement too!
Both branches are preparing for the summer
reading program. The Deltaville Branch needs
your help! We are collecting empty, rinsed bleach
bottles for crafts this summer. Please drop them
off during business hours. Ask what the project
is during your visit and plan to sign up in the
near future for another free, fun summer reading program at your library.
Instead of using Google, try www.goodsearch.com when you are searching the web.
The library benefits each time you use it and
designate the Middlesex County Public Library
as the non-profit of your choice. If you have
questions concerning “good search,” call either
branch.
See you at the library.
Happy reading!
Advertise in the Southside Sentinel! Call (804) 758-2328
Garden Club
meets Monday
The John Mitchell Garden
Club will meet on Monday,
March 16, at 2 p.m. in the
Urbanna United Methodist
Church fellowship hall. The
church is on the corner of
Marston Ave. and Cross St. in
Urbanna.
Those planning to display
a horticulture exhibit, please
have them there no later than 1
p.m. The horticulture exhibits
this month are bulbs, biennials/
perennials, flowering shrubs,
herbs, and an unclassified area.
The program, back by popular
request, is using pressed flowers to make cards.
State forest
is March 19
program topic
Rich Steensma, Northumberland and Lancaster County
Forester, and Mike Aherron,
Northumberland and Lancaster
County Forest Technician,
will present an illustrated talk,
“Chilton Woods: Past, Present
and Future,” to the Northern
Neck Chapter of the Virginia
Native Plant Society at noon on
Thursday, March 19.
Meet at the Wicomico Parish
Church (Episcopal) Hall in
Wicomico Church. Bring a
brown bag lunch; tea/coffee and
light refreshments will be available. Visitors are welcome.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Riggs Crane
Crane-Henry vows given
Karen
Hoovler
Henry,
daughter of Charles and Wilma
Hoovler of The Plains, was married Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008 to
Michael Riggs Crane of Delray
Beach, Fla., and Urbanna. He
is the son of William Carey
Crane Jr. and Magalen Ohrstrom Bryant of Middleburg.
The candlelight ceremony
was performed on the terrace
of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in
Manalapan, Fla., by officiant
Eddie Rodriguez.
The bride’s daughter, Wesley
Livingston Hall, served as
maid of honor, and Philip S.
Lawrence was best man.
Also in attendance were the
groom’s mother; his daughter,
Natalie Willard Crane; and
Ambassador Timothy Towell,
Jill Lawrence, John Rupp, and
Roger and Francis Dodson.
The bride’s gown, white with
black lace bodice, was designed
by Cesar of Miami, as were
the gowns of their daughters,
reverse black with white.
After the ceremony, the
party gathered on the porch for
refreshments. They were then
joined by Karen and Michael
for dinner in the Oval Room,
followed by toasts and dancing.
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Wayne Kellie Taylor and
Pesticide
Amelia Christian Garnett
applicator Garnett-Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Nathan
of Water View and Mr.
session set Garnett
and Mrs. Ronald Milton Taylor
There will be a training session for those wishing to obtain
a Virginia Certified Private
Pesticide Applicator permit
on Tuesday, March 17, at the
Middlesex Extension Office
beginning at 6 p.m.
The training session will
last approximately one hour,
and the 50-question, multiplechoice exam will be administered following the session.
For more information or to
pre-register for the session, call
David Moore at 758-4120 or
e-mail [email protected].
Jr. of Center Cross are pleased
to announce the engagement of
their children, Amelia Christian Garnett and Wayne Kellie
Taylor.
Miss Garnett is a graduate of
Middlesex High School and is
currently enrolled at Dominion School of Hair Design,
pursuing a degree in cosmetology. Mr. Taylor is a graduate
of Essex High School and is
employed by Bell BCI in Norfolk.
Their wedding is planned for
Sept. 26, 2009.
PUBLIC NOTICE: JUDICIAL
SELECTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Drop by with the entire family
to the Mollusks Discovery Lab
at VIMS on Tuesday, March 17,
between 6 and 8 p.m. and learn
about the amazing adaptations
that mollusks have to survive.
There is no charge. Register
online at www.vims.edu/events
or call 684-7878.
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the 9th Judicial District Circuit Court serving local counties, including Gloucester, Mathews, and
Middlesex, has announced his retirement effective
May 1, 2009. The Honorable R. Bruce Long, currently the sitting judge in General District Court
in this area, has been elected by the General Assembly to succeed Judge Shaw. There are four announced candidates for the vacancy created by this
change: Thomas C. Bowen III, Richard M. Foard,
Robert D. Hicks, and Jeffery W. Shaw.
In keeping with a pledge I made when Republicans assumed the majority in the House of Delegates to elect judges in the “sun light,” I have
appointed a nine person Judicial Selection Advisory Committee to interview the candidates and
report its recommendations to me. The committee’s evaluation along with the recommendation
of the local bar associations will be considered
by the General Assembly during the Reconvened
Session on April 8.
The Judicial Selection Advisory Committee will
meet on Friday, March 27th at 3:30 p.m. in the Colonial Courthouse, Gloucester. Citizens are invited to
attend and make comments as appropriate. If unable
to attend, written comments may be mailed to Delegate Harvey Morgan, P.O. Box 949, Gloucester,
Va. 23061.
AUTHORIZED BY DELEGATE HARVEY MORGAN
arts & leisure
On Stage to present
Williams duo Saturday
The Rappahannock Foundation for the Arts will present
“Robin and Linda Williams and
Their Fine Group” on Saturday,
March 14. The “On Stage” concert, sponsored by Wachovia
Securities, will begin at 8 p.m.
at the Lancaster Middle School
Theater in Kilmarnock.
Season sponsors of the
“On Stage” series are Bank of
Lancaster and Bay Trust. For
ticket information call 435-0292.
Robin and Linda Williams
will be joined in concert by Jim
Watson, a founding member of
the “Red Clay Ramblers,” on
bass and harmony vocals and by
Jimmy Gaudreau on mandolin
and mandola.
For more than a quarter of
a century the Williams have
delighted audiences large and
small with a blend of bluegrass,
folk, old-time and acoustic country that truly merits the title of
“American music.”
Just released on Red House
Robin and Linda Williams
Records and produced by Tim
O’Brien, Robin and Linda’s new
CD, “Buena Vista,” is an exploration of life’s hard times and unexpected joys featuring the duo’s
high lonesome harmonies and
their fiery guitar and banjo picking.
Jeff Little’s ‘Blue Ridge tradition’
coming to Middlesex March 21
Jeff Little, “The Piano Man,”
and his band will perform at St.
Clare Walker Middle School on
Saturday, March 21, at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are still available at
the Urbanna Library, Deltaville
Library, Cyndy’s Bynn, River
Birch Gifts, The Medicine
Shoppe, Nauti Nell’s, Coffman’s,
Twice Told Tales, and Something
Different Country Store and Deli.
Proceeds from the concert will
benefit the Middlesex County
Public Library.
Jeff Little is steeped in the tradition of his native Blue Ridge,
yet also a virtuosic and eclectic
innovator. Little’s virtuosity stems
from having started playing at
the age of 5 and having played
professionally since the age of
14. His lead solos are influenced
by the flat-pick guitar tradition,
are breathtaking in their speed,
precision and clarity. “He is also
an astounding performer, with
a mouth-rack harmonica and
vocals,” said a concert spokesperson.
From fiddle tunes to rockabilly, Little has taken these traditional roots to tour around the
world, including performances
in Sri Lanka, Oman, France, and
Tanzania. Other performances
include The Smithsonian Institution, National Public Radio, Folk
Masters, and The National Council for Traditional Arts “American Piano Masters.”
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Fine furniture-making to be
featured in upcoming classes
The latest class offerings resulting from the partnership between
Rappahannock Community College and the Rappahannock Art
League will focus on the creation
of fine furniture under the instruction of skilled artisan Andrew
Pitts. These sessions are geared
both to beginners and to furniture
makers of some experience.
Pitts will teach a two-day
course, “Starting Your Own
Studio Furniture Workshop,” on
Monday and Tuesday, March
23–24, at his workshop at 667
Courthouse Road, Heathsville.
Participants will learn all aspects
of setting up a furniture shop,
from space and equipment to
maintenance and safety.
Two more courses will follow:
“Designing and Constructing
Heirloom Furniture” on April
20–21, and “Veneering, Laminating, Carving, and Finishing
Furniture” on May 18-19.
Information on these and
other RCC/RAL classes can
be obtained from RCC’s Workforce Development Office; call
333-6794 (Warsaw Campus) or
758-6750 (Glenns Campus).
Information needed for Deltaville’s
Centennial Celebration on July 4th
Many plans were hatched at
the last Deltaville Centennial
meeting on Feb. 22. Interesting people and events from
Deltaville’s past are in good
supply, but folks are needed to
gather stories, photos, and personal remembrances to put on
display.
Paul Green has volunteered
to come July 4th and talk about
his boatbuilding career. He
will bring a selection of the
many models he has built since
retiring from building the fullscale versions. Joyce, his wife,
will bring old photos and news
clippings for the backdrop.
“If you are a boat builder
or come from a boatbuilding
family, please come in with
information for this exhibit,”
said an event spokesperson.
The Wright family has provided a preliminary genealogy of its family. A dream of
the museum is to have records
of all the boatbuilders and
watermen keyed to their boats.
“Won’t you help with this?”
asked the spokesperson.
Local families such as the
‘Poetry with a
Virginia Laureate’
set for March 20
The Rappahannock Institute
for Lifelong Learning (RILL)
is offering a poetry course with
Virginia’s former poet laureate, Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda of
Hardyville.
“Poetry with a Virginia Laureate” will be on Friday, March
20, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the
community room of the Bank of
Lancaster at 432 North Main in
Kilmarnock.
Dr. Kreiter-Foronda earned a
PhD from George Mason University, is the author of five books
of poetry and co-author of two
poetry anthologies. An awardwinning poet, she describes the
RILL course as “an art and word
lover’s feast.”
In a relaxed, interactive class,
Kreiter-Foronda will use art
reproductions to inspire poetic
expression and to explore various
poetic forms such as the dramatic
monologue.
To register for “Poetry with
a Virginia Laureate,” contact
Sharon Drotleff at the RCC/EFI
office at 804-333-6707 or toll free
at 877-722-3679. The cost for the
workshop is $35. Refreshments
will be provided.
Ailsworths, Bristows, Crittendens, Deagles, Diggs, Doziers,
Games, Hacketts, Harrows,
Hurds, Jacksons, Kellys,
Moores, Nortons, Prices,
Ruarks, Wards and Whites are
asked to share their stories.
“Tell us about your family.
Rumor has it that a Jackson
held the first English land grant
for the area that later became
Deltaville. Truth or fiction?”
said the spokesperson.
The entire floor of the DCA
community center will be
devoted to the celebration of
Deltaville’s history. Many oldtimers will be in attendance
to tell their stories to visitors.
Don’t let your family be overlooked in the exhibit.
The next Deltaville Centennial meeting will be Sunday,
March 22, at the DCA community center at 2 p.m.
Every Sunday after March
22, the committee will be gathering information on Sundays
at the Deltaville Maritime
Museum from 1 to 4 p.m. Call
Raynell Smith at 815-3102
with questions or to volunteer.
From left, Dr. Thomas Smith, Roxanne Cherry, Connie
Deagle and Tom Baker celebrate the Chris Desch Foundation’s $10,000 gift to support the RGH Cancer Treatment
and Education Center.
Desch Foundation presents
gift to RGH Cancer Center
The Chris Desch Foundation recently made its first gift
to the Rappahannock General
Hospital Foundation for support of the Cancer Center at the
hospital.
Dr. Desch’s widow, Roxanne Cherry, and fellow Desch
Foundation board member
Dr. Thomas Smith presented
a $10,000 check to Connie
Deagle, RN, OCN, nurse manager of the RGH Cancer Treatment and Education Center, and
RGH Foundation vice president
Tom Baker.
Dr. Desch was one of the
instrumental leaders for the
Cancer Center. His commitment to his patients here and to
rural healthcare issues helped
make the center one of the best
rural facilities of its kind. After
his tragic death in December
2006, friends and family orga-
nized the Chris Desch Foundation last year. It was helped
immensely by a $104,000 gift
from former Gov. and Mrs. A.
Linwood Holton of Weems.
On Friday, May 8, the Chris
Desch Foundation will hold its
second annual golf tournament
at the Country Club of Virginia’s Westhampton Course in
Richmond.
Locally, the RGH Foundation
hopes to enter at least two teams
in the tournament. Those interested in playing should contact
Tom Baker at (804) 435-8638
or visit the Chris Desch Foundation website at www.thechrisdeschfoundation.org.
Please note that if you cannot
play and wish to support the
Desch Foundation, gifts may be
sent to: The Chris Desch Foundation, P.O. Box 8467, Richmond, VA 23226.
Fine arts workshops set
The Rappahannock Art He will cover topics such as
League, in collaboration with copyrights, galleries, photoRappahannock
Community graphing art, and websites.
College, is bringing three VirArt instructor Rachel Sawan
ginia Museum of Fine Arts White will present “Expressing
instructors to the area.
Light; the Subtleties of Color”
The workshops are open to on Saturday, March 21, from
all skill levels. Supplies will be 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Glenns
provided at the workshops.
Campus of RCC.
Jeffrey Allison will presOn Saturday, March 28,
ent “Professional Practices artist Mary Swezey will presfor Artists” on Friday, March ent “Painting on Silk” at the
13, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Warsaw Campus of RCC. To
the Rappahannock Art League register, call 758-6750 or email
The Mathews Maritime Studio Gallery in Kilmarnock. [email protected].
Foundation will meet on Thursday, March 19, at the Mathews
Memorial Library in the John
Warren Cooke Room at 7 p.m.
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Museum. The boat was originally built in 1924 in Seaford.
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church
Roger Collier Lenten services continue
to speak at
at Church of the Visitation
The Church of the Visitation celebrant on Wednesday, March
Lenten lunch announce
the speakers for its 25.
Clarksbury United Methodist Church of Hardyville will
continue its Lenten lunch program on Wednesday, March 18.
Guest ministers will present
the meditations each Wednesday at noon, following a light
lunch at 11:30 a.m. The cost is
$6. The remaining schedule is
as follows:
March 18—Roger Collier,
Harmony Grove Baptist.
March 25—Joe Carson,
district superintendent of the
Rappahannock District.
Proceeds from the lunches
go to Hands Across Middlesex
and the Society of St. Andrews
Potato Project.
The EY Circle will be taking
orders for homemade Easter
eggs. The public is invited to
come-as-you-are.
Escobrook
to celebrate
third and fourth Lenten Soup
and Stations celebrations.
Father Robert Nash, former
chancellor of the Diocese
of West Virginia and church
parishioner, will highlight
the celebration on Wednesday, March 18, and Rev. Erick
Vaudt, pastor of Clarksbury
United Methodist Church in
Deltaville, will be the guest
Services begin at 6 p.m. with
the reading of the Stations of
the Cross, followed by a brief
talk by the guest celebrant. All
then dine on soup and bread
prepared by the parishioners.
The church is located on
Route 33, near Topping, one
quarter mile east of the intersection of Routes 33 and 3. The
public is welcome.
Harmony Grove youth
to have spaghetti dinner
On Saturday, March 21, the
youth of Harmony Grove Baptist Church near Topping will
have a spaghetti dinner beginning at 6 p.m.
The dinner will include spaghetti, tossed salad, dessert and
beverage for $5 if tickets are
purchased before March 21.
The ticket price is $6 at the
Trip planned
to see ‘Behold
the Lamb’
Escobrook Baptist Church in
King and Queen County will
celebrate its Women’s Day on
Sunday, March 15, at 11 a.m.
Evangelist Nancy Tucker, associate minister from Macedonia
Baptist Church, Center Cross,
The public is invited to go on
will be the guest speaker. a trip to the Sight and Sound
Everyone is invited to attend.
Theatre in Lancaster, Pa., on
Saturday, April 4, to see the
breathtaking show “Behold the
Lamb,” just in time for Easter.
“Bring the whole family. You
won’t want to miss it,” said an
event spokesperson. There is
The public is invited to the only one showing this season.
monthly meeting for Hands
Call Minnie Burch at 758Across Middlesex this Sunday, 4352 by Friday, March 13, to
March 15, at 3:30 p.m. at reserve a spot. Seats are selling
Clarksbury United Methodist quickly, so call today for furChurch on Rt. 33 in Hardyville. ther details.
Hands to
meet Sunday
door.
The youth are planning a
mission trip to Gatlinburg,
Tenn., this summer and are
raising funds to pay for their
costs for meals and lodging for
the week.
Following the dinner, beginning at 7 p.m., there will be a
Family Talent Night. Members
and friends of Harmony Grove
will sing, and/or play their
favorite musical instruments
and favorite songs for all to
enjoy.
All are invited.
‘Friendship
Sunday’ due in
King and Queen
United Wesleyan Church will
observe “Friendship Sunday”
at King and Queen Elementary
School on Route 14 at Shanghai this Sunday, March 15, at 10
a.m. “The John Howard Walton
Singers” will be in concert.
Call Pastor Bob Moore
at 804-832-0680 or e-mail
[email protected]
The public is invited.
Recognition
service is
March 22
at Mt. Zion
Electronic filing now available for
individuals and small businesses
In addition to Tax Preparation services, we offer:
• Bookkeeping
• Payroll Service
• Financial statement preparation
• Court accountings and estate and trust tax returns
Service . . . Beyond The Numbers
The Missionary Ministry
of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in
Church View will sponsor “A
Senior Moment” on Sunday,
March 22, during the 11 a.m.
worship service.
The special guest minister will be Rev. Drucilla B.
Tate, former moderator of the
Southside Rappahannock Baptist Association. The Mt. Zion
Mens Chorus, under the direction of Lametha Reed-Guy,
will provide the music.
Dinner will be served to all
worshipers at the conclusion of
the worship service.
The public is invited to attend
and honor senior members who
are at least 65 years of age.
Schelling to
address UUFR
On Sunday, March 15, Cliff
Schelling will present “We’re
Starving! Should We Eat the
Children?” at the Unitarian
Universalist Fellowship of the
Rappahannock (UUFR-VA).
His presentation will provide a guide to ethical decision making and introduce the
“Ethics” workshop (a continuation of “Building Your Own
Theology”), which he will cofacilitate with Barbara Haynes
and Hal White in early April.
The fellowship meets at
10:30 a.m. every Sunday at 366
James Wharf Road in White
Stone.
Refreshments and casual
conversation follow the service.
For more information, visit
www.uufrappahannock.org.
‘Bikers Blessing’
is March 22 at
Lebanon Center
Lebanon Worship Center on
Route 17 near Saluda will celebrate its first Bikers Blessing
Service for 2009 on Sunday,
March 22, at 11 a.m.
The bikers blessing service
is hosted by The Throttle Kings
Bikers Club. The morning message will be delivered by Pastor
Teresa R. Sutherlin.
The public and all bikers are
invited. All bikers are asked to
wear their clubs’ attire.
The church is at 11821 Tidewater Trail, Saluda. The email
address is [email protected], and the phone
number is 758-4300.
obituaries
Obituary listings are updated on SSentinel.com as soon as possible after they are received.
Louise P. Harris
M. Virginia Harris
William R. Mitchem
Louise Powers Harris, 77,
of Wytheville passed away
Tuesday, March 3, 2009. She
lived in Water View for several
years.
She was born October 30,
1931 in Dickenson County,
daughter of the late Kermit and
Una Priody Powers. She was
preceded in death by her husband, James Bennette Harris,
and a son, Carl Harris. She
was a member of the United
Methodist Church.
She is survived by five sons
and daughters-in-law, Tom and
Karen Harris of Wytheville,
Bennette and Susan Harris of
Whitewater, Wisc., James and
Svetlana Harris of Worcester,
Mass., Gary and Carol Bauer
of Perkasie, Pa., and Chris and
Melissa Harris of Richmond;
three daughters and sons-inlaw, Ann and Karl Michaelis
of Carrollton, Donna and Will
White of South Riding, and
Deedra Harris of Florida; and
several other close relatives
and friends.
A memorial service was
held Friday, March 6, at Barnett Funeral Chapel with Rev.
Will White officiating. Interment was held in the National
Cemetery in Quantico.
In lieu of flowers, the family
suggest memorials be made to
the Family Resource Center,
P.O. Box 612, Wytheville, VA
24382.
Mary Virginia Harris, 89, of
Hartfield died Saturday, March
7, 2009.
She was an active member
of Lower United Methodist
Church and
the recipient
of the Distinguished Service
Award
from the Hermitage Guild
of the Virginia
United Methodist Homes
Inc.
After retiring in 1988, she
moved to Hartfield after living
in Winston-Salem, N.C., Richmond and Charlotte, N.C.,
where she worked and was
active in the community.
She is survived by her husband, Bill Harris; one stepdaughter, Denyce Turner of Pa.;
two nieces, Linda G. Hillman
and Beverly G. Games, both of
Richmond; and several greatnieces and great-nephews.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday in Bristow-Faulkner
Funeral Home & Cremation
Services, Saluda. Interment was
in the Lower United Methodist
Church Cemetery, Hartfield.
In lieu of flowers, memorial
gifts may be made to the Organ
Fund of Lower UMC, P.O. Box
98, Hartfield, VA 23071.
William “Buddy” Ralph
Mitchem of Mathews died
Tuesday, March 3, 2009.
He was born May 31, 1917.
Born and raised on Gwynn’s
Island, he resided there all of
his life.
He started fishing nets when
he was a young man. Later
he was employed by Newport
News Shipbuilding in Newport
News. He retired from there
in 1979 after 30 years, and
started fishing again, which
was the life he enjoyed.
He was a member of
Gwynn’s Island Church of the
Nazarene.
He was preceded in death
by his first wife, Virginia; and
daughter, Betty Close.
He is survived by his devoted
wife, Lydia E. Mitchem, who
stayed by him in all of his sickness; four children, Sandra
Robins and her husband John
Arthur of Hartfield, James
Ralph Mitchem and his wife
Elaine of Gwynn, Ronnie
Mitchem and his wife Sue of
Mathews, and William Sidney
Mitchem of Mathews; son-inlaw, Dean Close of Gwynn;
sister, Sarah Bing of Mathews;
nine grandchildren; 12 greatgrandchildren; and one greatgreat-granddaughter.
Immanuel to
honor pastor
On Sunday, March 22, at
the 11 a.m. worship service,
Immanuel Baptist Church of
Saluda will celebrate its Pastor
Calvin Rideau Sr.’s 17th anniversary.
Rev. James Harris, associate minister of First Morning
Star Baptist Church, Bena, will
bring the morning message.
Dinner will be served.
At 3 p.m., Rev. Dr. Marcellus
Harris and First Baptist Church
Morrison of Newport News
will be the guests. All are welcome.
‘Romans’ to
be topic of
Bible study
“Invitation to Romans” is a
new Bible study to be held at
Clarksbury United Methodist Church at Hardyville from
April 19 to June 7. It will be
co-led by Pastor Eric Vault and
his wife Peggy. The scheduled
meeting time is 4 to 5 p.m.
Those interested in joining this study should call the
church office (776-6060) to
register. The deadline to register is March 30 so that participant books can be ordered.
George Ferguson Jr.
A memorial service for
George Dorsey Ferguson Jr.
will be held at 1 p.m. this Saturday, March 14, at the home
of his grandparents, Wilma
and Kenneth Ferguson, at 4984
Gen. Puller Highway in Locust
Hill.
George Dorsey Ferguson Jr.
was born Dec. 12, 2008, and
died Feb. 27.
Gospel concert
due Sunday at
Union Baptist
George Hamilton IV of
Grand Ole Opry fame will
present a gospel concert at 7
p.m. on Sunday, March 15, at
Union Baptist Church at Hayes
in Gloucester County. Admission is free.
“Grace to go forward”
is the topic of this week’s
Christian Science Sentinel Program
Now airing on Sunday at 9:30 a.m.
Tune in Sunday, March 15 on WKWI Bay 101.7 FM
In Remembrance of
John H.Williams
Oct. 5, 1925 – Mar. 12, 2008
Loving Father and Dad and Friend.
We miss your smile and embrace now but we look
forward to a blessed reunion in heaven above.
– The Williams Family –
I would like to thank everyone for all of their
kindness and support since my surgery.
I treasure each and every one of you.
Sincerely, Brenda Hurley
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Genealogy Society to visit
King and Queen Court House
Members of the Middle Peninsula African-American Genealogical and Historical Society
of Virginia (MPAAGHS) will
meet at the King and Queen
County Historic Court House at
11 a.m. on Saturday, March 14.
Following the organization’s
meeting, King and Queen Circuit Court Deputy Clerk Vanessa
Porter will give a talk on “Use
of County Records in Genea-
CPR, first aid
classes offered
logical Research,” and will conduct a tour of the circuit court
record room. After the tour,
persons will be encouraged to
visit the King and Queen Court
House Museum, located in the
courthouse square across from
the old courthouse. Admission
to the museum is $2 per person.
Anyone who is interested in
African-American genealogy
and history is invited to attend.
Those in attendance will have
the opportunity to share recent
genealogical successes and discoveries, as well as roadblocks
that they may have encountered
in their family research.
For further information
about this meeting or about
MPAAGHS, call 758-5163.
Corrections
In the Bay HealthStyles
supplement included with your
February 26 paper, Courthouse
Pediatrics was inadvertently
listed under Endocrinology
practices in the guide to area
health services. The office does
not offer endocrinology services.
There were two omissions
under the Mental Health Counselor listings. Others who
should have been listed are
Andrea T. Latell LPC, 4357355, and Carol-Winter Allen
LPC, 436-0149. Both have
offices at 25 Office Park Drive
in Kilmarnock.
We apologize for these
errors. The listings will be corrected in the online version of
the guide found at RRecord.
com and SSentinel.com.
In honor of Red Cross Month
(March), the fees for CPR and
first aid classes have been
reduced to $55. An Adult Child
Infant CPR class and first aid
class will be held Saturday,
March 21, at the River Counties headquarters in the YMCA
On Monday, March 16, The Chapter, will meet at 7 p.m. at
building at 39 Harris Road in National Alliance on Mental Urbanna Baptist Church. Call
Kilmarnock. Call 435-7669..
Illness (NAMI), Mid-Tidewater 435-7509 for details.
NAMI meets in Urbanna Monday
Beach art
The snowstorm and high winds of March 1-2 created some unusual beach debris at
Grey’s Point in Topping last week. The large piece of driftwood above was pushed
ashore during the storm and four inches of snow and freezing temperatures turned
it into an artistic eye-catcher to passing motorists on the Norris Bridge. The above
photo was taken on March 5, several days after much of the ice and snow had melted
off the tree and its roots.
(Photo by Tom Hardin)
Piers . . .
Potomac Timber Investment
filed a $4.5 million lawsuit
against the Town of Urbanna in
September 2007 claiming the
town violated the company’s
Squad . . .
constitutional right to build
14 condominiums at the foot
However, with the addition
of Watling Street on Urbanna of that ambulance, the HVFD
Creek. The lawsuit is still pend- building is full of vehicles.
ing.
“A new building will allow us
to house two ambulances in
Hartfield,” said Revere, and it
will free space at the Hartfield
Firehouse.
“A new building has been
We can
talked about for years,” said
Revere, who added that the
sell your property
Deltaville Rescue Squad has
in 45 days.
been looking for land in the
Hartfield area for two or three
Call now to find out
years. “We got no positive
response until Dr. Skinner
how we can help!
came forward,” said Revere.
Evans said that Dr. [Steven P.]
Gail Yoss
Skinner of the Hartfield Animal
Hospital “generously provided
Area Sales Specialist
property at a greatly-reduced
(804) 240-0600
cost to the rescue squad. It’s his
www.trfauctions.com
kind of support and the support
of the rest of the community
Specializing in selling
that makes what we do worthwhile,” said Revere.
homes, land and farms.
The 3,600-square-foot building will be built behind the
animal hospital. It will be “a
bare bones building with no
frills” and house two ambulances, said Revere. “Our goal
is to put medic units on the
scene faster.”
NOTICE OF A CALL
Land has been cleared. Courtto the Middlesex County Mass Meeting
house Construction of Gloucester
is scheduled to start construction
in April. The target date for comA Middlesex County Mass Meeting will be held on
pletion is September.
March 24, 2009 at 7 p.m. at the Cook’s Corner Office
Middlesex County taxes
Complex, 2911 General Puller Hwy., Saluda, Virginia.
contribute approximately oneRegistration starts at 7 p.m. The Mass Meeting will elect
third of the Deltaville Rescue
Squad’s budget. This amount
Delegates and Alternate Delegates to the Republican
almost pays for fuel and insurParty of Virginia State Convention to be held in Richance, said Evans.
mond, Virginia on May 29–30, 2009. The purpose of the
Citizen donations and fundraising efforts by the MCVRS
State Convention is to nominate Republican candidates
Ladies Auxiliary provide the
for Governor, Lt. Governor and Attorney General.
remaining two-thirds of the
squad’s annual budget, said
Evans. “Without the donations
There are no pre-file requirements.
and the ladies auxiliary, we
would not be able to provide
There will be no registration fee. To participate in
service for free,” he said.
this Mass Meeting, however, there is a voluntary fee of
Some surrounding counties
now
charge patients on a per
$35.00 for RPV for the convention.
call basis, noted Evans.
Donations can be sent to:
For more information, contact Lee Davis
Middlesex County Volunteer
Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 98,
at (804) 776-8422 or [email protected].
Deltaville, VA 23043.
The MCVRS Ladies AuxilThe complete Call to the Middlesex Mass Meeting
iary also operates a flea market
every Wednesday and Saturday
can be found at www.rpv.org.
on Route 33 next to Bella’s
Pizza in Deltaville, and offers
Authorized and paid for by Middlesex Republican Committee
bingo at 7 p.m. every Monday
at the Deltaville squad house.
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