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Urbanna, Virginia 23175 • June 21, 2012
Vol. 118, No. 12
Two Sections • 75¢
Board seeks
$150,000
to buy land
by Larry S. Chowning
The Middlesex County Board
of Supervisors tabled action Tuesday on a request from the county
school board to purchase seven
acres of land that stretch from the
edge of the current football field at
Middlesex High School to Business Route 33/17 in Saluda.
School superintendent Dr. James
Lane told supervisors the purchase
price of the land is $225,000 and
that the Friends of Middlesex
County Public Schools has voted
to donate $75,000 toward the cost
to show community support for the
endeavor.
Dr. Lane said the school board is
requesting $150,000 plus closing
costs from the board of supervisors.
The superintendent said the primary purpose for acquiring the
land is to relieve parking concerns
that have occurred since the west
wing was built at the high school.
He said the secondary purposes
were to provide space for a full
football practice field, and additional space to expand the drain
field at MHS.
Supervisor Carlton Revere asked
interim county administrator William Whitley whether funds could
be found in the budget to meet the
$150,000 request.
Whitley said the funds could
be transfered from the “comprehensive services” line item in the
county budget.
Comprehensive
services
involves the cost to send local
school children, who are unable
to function in a regular classroom
setting, to special schools out of
the county. “It is one of those line
items where we don’t know from
year to year what it will cost,” said
Whitley. Fortunately, this year the
line item is considerably under
budget, he added.
(See Land, page A2)
Middlesex High School commencement exercises in the John S. Clements Memorial Gym on Saturday attracted a capacity
audience.
(Photo by Tom Chillemi)
‘Service swells our hearts with joy’
by Tom Chillemi
The 89 members of the
Middlesex High Class of 2012
graduated Saturday, June 16,
during the school’s 63rd commencement.
Graduation speaker D. Bowen
Richwine Jr. reflected on some of
the tragic things he experienced
serving in the Middle East with
the United States Marine Corps,
from which he retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. He used these
references to emphasize the point
that “life is not fair. It’s important
to remember, and it doesn’t get
more fair with age.”
One important lesson he
learned as a Marine was to “take
responsibility for your actions . .
. nobody can make you do something or force you to do something. You get to choose how you
act, or respond, or reply. Own that
action.”
Lt. Col. Richwine encouraged
the class to give of their time to
community and country. “Serve
your church. Serve your community,” he said. “Volunteer at
a local shelter. Join the Peace
Corps. Join the Military. Run for
public office.”
He said a poem by Rudyard
Kipling states: “The strength
of the pack is the wolf; and the
strength of the wolf is the pack.”
Lt. Col. Richwine said that as a
Marine he often thought about the
“pack” and how he could serve the
institution and community. “This
world and your lives would be
better if you spent just a moment
every day thinking, ‘What kind of
service can I provide? What kind
of positive difference can I make
in the lives of others?’ I have
never been happier than when I
was serving” both in the Marine
Corps and as a civilian.
“Service brings out the best of
us,” he continued. “It swells our
hearts with joy, and pride, and it
brings about greatness of the soul.
Once you realize you are serving
a cause greater than yourself, you
will become stronger for it.
“Parents, don’t ask your children what they want to do when
they grow up,” said Lt. Col. Richwine. “Instead, ask them whom
or what ideals they want to serve.
Imbue them with a sense of service. I feel fortunate that my
parents did this for me through
(See MHS, page A3)
No stranger to the Supreme Court
by Larry S. Chowning
Saluda attorney Roger Hopper in the Historic Middlesex County
Circuit Courtroom.
(Photo by Larry Chowning)
state owns the bottom unless it
was conveyed by a special grant.
“Special grant was where I was
coming from because I equated it
as the King’s grant,” said Hopper.
He traced the law back and
found that the original language
stated the bottom could be individually owned if it was granted
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Saluda attorney Roger Hopper
has argued 11 cases before the Virginia Supreme Court—an unusual
feat itself—and what’s even more
remarkable is that he recently won
his eighth of these cases.
“Most attorneys in the state
never go before the Supreme
Court,” said Hopper this week.
“There are attorneys employed by
Dominion Virginia Power or the
phone companies who often go
before the court, but most country
attorneys never try a case in Virginia’s highest court.”
Part of Hopper’s success in the
Supreme Court goes back to his
first case in 1967, which laid the
foundation for several other riparian rights cases. In his first case
Hopper represented an elderly
lady, Edith D. Hancock, and the
then predominantly Richmondbased membership of Fishing Bay
Yacht Club in Deltaville.
In 1967 the club decided to
expand its Fishing Bay pier by
enlarging the ‘T’ at the end of the
pier to accommodate an increasing number of cruising yachts and
additional sailing activities. After
the pier construction had been
completed, Mrs. Hancock filed a
lawsuit to force the club to remove
the new section of the pier, which
she said encroached upon her
oyster grounds. Furthermore, she
would not agree to a settlement
with the club that would permit
the pier to remain intact.
Hopper argued that the state had
properly laid off Mrs. Hancock’s
statutory riparian half-acre, while
the yacht club’s attorneys argued
otherwise.
Hopper first represented Mrs.
Hancock in Middlesex Circuit
Court where Judge John DeHardit
said, “This case sort of reminds me
of the words used in a burial ser-
vice (Book of Common Prayer),
‘The Lord giveth and the Lord
taketh away. In this particular case
the State giveth and only the State
can taketh away.’ ”
The Supreme Court justices
agreed with Judge DeHardit and
on April 24, 1967 Hopper won
his first case in the state’s highest
court.
“I can remember the day well
that they were scheduled to cut off
the pier and pump up the pilings,”
he said. “Mrs. Hancock and I sat
on her front porch and watched,
while she served gimlets” (a gin
and lime juice drink).
Magna Carta
Hopper’s most famous case was
his third case, Commonwealth v.
Morgan, in 1983. Early English
land grants were gifted from the
King of England and these grants
included the land and bottoms of
creeks and streams in front of the
grantee’s property.
Attorneys for the State of Virginia argued that the King of
England did not have authority
after 1215, the year the Magna
Carta was adopted, to grant bottoms of creeks and streams. The
Magna Carta limited certain
rights of the King, and state
attorneys contended only Virginia had the authority to grant
creek bottoms.
The case involved Carters Cove
on Carters Creek in Lancaster
County and 13 landowners who
had deeds that included the land
under the water. This was a landmark case that further established
that the King’s grants did legally
include private ownership of the
bottom under a body of water.
“Can you imagine me standing up there in 1983 arguing the
Magna Carta in Richmond, Virginia,” said Hopper with a laugh.
Hopper also argued a statue in
Virginia State Code that says the
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by the former government. “So, I
read the old language to the court
and said, ‘If it pleases the court,
that (former government) doesn’t
mean the Powhatan Indian Tribe.’
“They laughed out loud and
that’s the only time I ever heard
Supreme Court justices laugh,”
said Hopper.
“That case was a walk through
Virginia history. The grant was to
King Carter’s father in 1642,” said
Hopper.
The Supreme Court unanimously upheld that the King had
the right to grant the bottom under
the water and the 13 landowners
owned the bottom of the creek.
In his most recent case, Hopper
said he did get a snicker out of
the Supreme Court justices when
commenting on the lack of convincing evidence from the opposing side. “Where’s the beef?”
Hopper asked the justices.
Local cases
While serving as Middlesex
Commonwealth’s Attorney from
1973-79, Hopper tried some
memorable cases in the county.
One case he remembers well
involved a black man charged
with a crime and Hopper called
several black witnesses. “When I
asked this one black witness if he
had seen the black defendant at
the scene of the crime that night,
he said, ‘I’m not sure. You know
we all look alike.’ ”
Hopper laughed and said,
“Touche . . . no more questions.”
He also was the attorney in the
famous Middlesex “gold case”
between the Bank of Middlesex
and Willard Beazley of Saluda.
Beazley thought the Federal
Reserve Act was void and that the
only legal tender permitted by the
Constitution was silver and gold.
He refused to repay loans to the
Bank of Middlesex because he
had not received gold or silver
for his loan from the bank. Beazley filed a hand-written lawsuit to
the effect, which he lost. Hopper
represented the bank.
Beazley eventually filed five
more lawsuits against the bank,
two circuit court judges and all
(See Hopper, page A2)
Honor
Graduates
Swing, Jump,
Jazz, Blues
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Above, Urbanna and Water View firemen work to put out a fire in a garage at
Water View. The fire caused an estimated $35,000 in damage.
(Photo by Larry Chowning)
Tractor ignites garage fire
by Larry S. Chowning
An 8-N 1949 Ford tractor valued at $4,000 caught
fire on Wednesday, June
13, around 3 p.m. inside a
garage in Water View. The
fire destroyed the garage
building and all its contents.
Garage owner Clint
Greene of Water View said
he went to start his tractor
when it caught fire. Greene
was able to get out of the
building before there were
two explosions. He was
unsure of what exploded,
but it was not the gas tank
on the tractor.
Greene estimated the fire
caused $35,000 in damage.
The Upper Middlesex
County Volunteer Fire
Department of Water View
and the Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department of
Urbanna responded to the
scene and extinguished the
fire.
Linda Douglas retires
after 31-years of teaching
After 31 years of teaching, with more than 20
of them in the Middlesex
County Public Schools,
Linda Douglas will retire
this June.
Linda was the former
coordinator of gifted education, and a math teacher
at Middlesex High School.
Since 2006, she also has
taught math at Mathews
High School.
Linda was born in Wisconsin and raised in Northern Virginia. She graduated
as valedictorian in her high
school class of 600.
Early on, Linda had an
affinity for music and a natural gift for singing and playing the violin and piano.
She is a graduate of the
College of William & Mary
with a BS in education,
(major in math), and has an
MA from St. John’s College
in Santa Fe, N.M., in classical studies and the Great
Books Program.
Linda is a National
Endowment for the Humanities Fellow, and a member
of Kappa Alpha Theta
and Delta Kappa Gamma,
which are educational honorary organizations for key
women educators “who
exhibit excellence in our
profession.”
During her time as gifted
coordinator in Middlesex,
Linda worked with some of
Linda Douglas
the best and brightest young
minds to come through the
school system. Many of
these students have gone
on to earn scholarships, and
earn college undergraduate and graduate degrees.
They still keep in touch with
Linda through her Facebook
page, or through her e-mail
account at ldouglas_gifted@
yahoo.com.
Perhaps one of her proudest accomplishments while
teaching math at Middlesex
High School was being
chosen by her peers and
students as “Teacher of the
Year.”
“I am dedicated to helping students,” she said. “I
believe that everyone can
learn; we just have different ways of doing it. What
Middlesex NAACP to discuss
voter laws; hear candidate
A representative from the
Civic Engagement Committee for the Virginia State
Conference NAACP will
speak on Tuesday, June 26,
at the Middlesex County
NAACP general meeting
that will start at 7 p.m.
Topics will be voter registration and the new voter
law that will take effect July
1, 2012. It is important that
all citizens of the Commonwealth make themselves
aware of the new laws that
will affect them when they
go to the polls this fall.
The meeting will be held
at Bethlehem Star Masonic
Lodge at 1689 General
(See NAACP, page A3)
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I do is to never give up on a
student. If it takes five hours
of extra help for a student to
pass, then I’m willing to be
there and do what it takes.”
Linda was hired by the late
Middlesex School Superintendent James Moon, and
has maintained her connection with his widow, Grace
Moon, by renting her a Victorian home in the town of
Monterey.
Linda worked with students in the Great Computer
Challenge, the Odyssey of
the Mind, and in other competitions where her teams
brought home awards.
While teaching, Linda
gave up her free periods
to work with the Strings
Program, and as sponsor
of the Key Club. Also, for
many years she was secretary for the Kiwanis Club of
Middlesex.
In 1980, Linda married
William Wade Douglas,
who came to Middlesex in
1971 as head of the English
Department at Christchurch
School. Bill was a school
teacher for 22 years until he
retired from the College of
William & Mary, the faculty at VIMS, as a Bay Team
Teacher.
In addition to teaching,
the Douglases jointly ran
Sangraal By-The-Sea, a
non-denominational Christian Conference Center at
Wake, and hosted retreats
for Girl Scouts and Boy
Scouts, youth hostelers, and
church and college groups.
“We provided lodging
and food, but the groups
brought their own program,”
said Linda. “Few people
stayed as busy as we did.
We taught five days a week,
then we fed sometimes 60 or
more people six meals and
cleaned up after them on
weekends. If I count right,
that means most of the time
we were working seven days
a week.”
The Douglases have
two children, Laurie, born
in 1981, and John-David,
born in 1982. Both children
have their masters degrees.
Laurie graduated from Mary
Baldwin University and the
University of Virginia, and
John-David graduated from
Auburn University, and the
University of Brussels, Belgium.
In addition to having
played with the Fairfax
Symphony and the Northern Neck Orchestra, Linda
enjoys playing violin with
her chamber group, “Strings
& Things,” and performing
at weddings and churches.
Although the Douglases
have homes in Highland
and Middlesex counties
they recently moved to their
retirement home in Morattico in Lancaster County.
In retirement, Linda will
help manage their familyowned business, WWD
Trust Properties and Rivah
Rental, which owns and
manages more than 20 rental
properties.
To the Editor:
Democrats can be distinguished from Republicans
by their greater interest in
the community. Republicans, in contrast, glorify the
entrepreneur.
Many jobs in our community
are
absolutely
vital—nurse, teacher, garbage collector, farmer, clerk,
plumber, handyman, and
yes, entrepreneur. These jobs
have to be done—these, and
dozens more.
The success of the entrepreneur depends on the success of the community. The
community is his habitat;
it is his environment. He
cannot sell if the community
cannot buy.
Democrats promote the
success of the community
and have used taxes to that
end with considerable success—the most outstanding example being Social
Security. It strengthened our
great community, the USA,
by improving life for everybody, and by enlarging our
economy.
Can you imagine what
would happen to our economy if the money that goes
into Social Security—and
which buys groceries and
pays rent—were instead
given to the wealthy to
gamble in the stock market?
Republicans neglect the
community so that entrepreneurs can have more money.
But helping the entrepreneurs by reducing taxes hurts
the community; it eliminates
road builders and teachers
and police and administrators
who, first of all, do important
work, and second, buy what
the entrepreneur has to sell.
This is why the Clintonera tax increases actually
boosted the economy from
bottom to top, while the Bush
II tax cuts, mostly for the
rich, only helped the rich.
That is why another
Republican tax plan is something the community cannot
afford.
Earl Simpson
Wake
A misplaced
priority?
To the Editor:
I see where the school
board is seeking permission
and funding to purchase a
parcel of land adjacent to
the high school property.
As described in last week’s
article it is for the purpose
of providing an additional
practice field, potential for a
new drain field, and once a
year parking for graduation.
It seems to me, after cutting significant funding out
of the 2012-13 budget due to
lack of funds, finding funding for additional property
may be a misplaced priority in these times of budget
deficits and struggles. Perhaps this is another project
that the board of supervisors
and school board feel we
can take on by borrowing
more money since the “rates
are so low.” After all, look
at the money we are saving
the taxpayers by borrowing
“low”!
Once again, we hear
that the Syd Thrift Sports
Complex Committee “has
expressed an interest in funding one-third of the cost of
the land.” That only leaves
the taxpayers with funding
the other two-thirds.
I think it is time the
school board and the board
of supervisors get together
(no consultants please) and
develop a meaningful 3-to5-year plan which can be
widely distributed to taxpayers with plenty of time
to respond back to their
individual supervisors. The
charade of holding public
hearings when decisions
have, for all intents and purposes, already been made
only insults the intelligence
of our citizens and damages
the credibility of both governing bodies.
What have we heard since
the sports complex project
has been approved? Mrs.
Hurd (supervisor Beth Hurd)
notifies the board the cost
of supporting the regional
jail is projected to go up
dramatically. The county
administrator informs the
board there isn’t enough
money in the proposed
budget to meet next year’s
requirements for the sports
complex and more is added.
Funding to pay the retirement costs of employees
in the county and schools
are rising dramatically. The
school board proposes to cut
out a maintenance position
in their budget among other
items after learning they are
several hundred thousand
dollars short. Who do they
propose will be promoting
and maintaining all those
new and expensive athletic
fields? Their custodial staff?
Well, maybe not since they
now are outsourcing those
positions.
How much is required to
the purchase the property,
where are the funds coming
from, and if the money is
borrowed how much interest
will be paid over the length
of the loan?
It will be interesting to see
how our elected representatives respond to this request.
Maybe another public hearing?
Joe Grebb
Hartfield
Obama shreds
the Constitution
To the Editor:
Well, he’s done it again.
President Obama circumvented the United States
Congress by issuing another
Executive Order that gave
“amnesty” to approximately
800,000
illegal
aliens
between the ages of 16 and
30. Because he assumes
they were physically forced
by their parents to enter the
U.S. illegally, he feels they
should not be deported. My
question is: “If the Immigration Department knew these
young people and their parents were in this country
illegally, why weren’t they
already deported?”
I am deeply concerned
that the President has broken
the law. He has exempted a
large group of people from
following federal law. He
has usurped powers that are
not his. His action is unconstitutional. The Executive
Branch of the government
exists for the sole purpose
of executing the law—not
making the law.
It is the duty and responsibility of the Legislative
Branch to make the law.
Any changes to our immigration laws must be done
by Congress. It is perhaps
reasonable to provide some
sort of policy regarding
children who were brought
here illegally, but that is to
be considered by the U.S.
Congress, not the President.
I wonder how many more
of these presidential oversteps the present Congress
will tolerate. Are we a
republic or a “want-to-be”
dictatorship? It is expedient that every U.S. citizen
contact their representatives
and senators to voice their
anger at the shredding of the
Constitution, the law of our
land.
Patricia Paul
Hardyville
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Adding insult
to injury
To the Editor:
Even
while
many
Middlesex residents and
taxpayers are still angered
that the Middlesex Board
of Supervisors approved a
$3 million sports stadium
without allowing us a referendum vote on an obligation
that will place us all in debt
for many years to come, and
while many are still irate that
our property tax rate subsequently was raised, and
despite Middlesex being a
somewhat aged community
with many retirees on fixed
incomes, the Middlesex
School Board (according to
last week’s Sentinel) is seeking yet more funding—now
to purchase land adjacent to
the football field to “alleviate parking congestion due
to new construction” (did
anyone ever think that perhaps in the center of Saluda
was not the best place to build
a high school which would
require parking, sports fields,
etc.?) and might be used as
“an additional practice field
. . . and new drain field for
the new athletic complex . .
. and provide space for parking during graduation.”
If such an acquisition is
needed, now would be a
wonderful time for all those
who tout public support
for the school and new athletic complex to “put their
money where their mouth
is” and not ask for yet more
tax money, but rather raise
the money from their supporters, purchase the land,
and then donate it outright
to the school. Since there is
supposedly such great public
support, perhaps they might
further “put their money
where their mouth is” and
raise funds for paving, lighting, etc., since we all know
that based on this latest
request, such requests can’t
be too far down the road.
When it comes to feeding
from the trough of taxpayer
funds, it seems our School
Board and Board of Supervisors are suffering from an
attack of gluttony; and, may
I remind them, gluttony is
considered in the Bible to
be a sin. Once again I find
myself compelled to remind
the voters of Middlesex that
fiscal irresponsibility and
apparent disregard for the
taxpayer doesn’t exist only
in far-off Washington, D.C.,
but is seemingly flourishing right here in our local
government. Come our next
election, perhaps we need to
vote them all out!
Paul J. Andersen
Hartfield
Hopper . . .
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Land . . .
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The county’s 2011-12
(FY12) fiscal year ends June
30, 2012 and, if approved,
funds for the land would
come out of the FY12
budget, it was indicated.
The matter was tabled by
supervisors, but later in the
meeting Revere noted the
school board had attempted
to purchase this land in the
past and at a much higher
cost. “This type of opportunity doesn’t come along
often,” he said. “I’m in support of purchasing this land.”
‘Dive In Drive
In’ is Saturday
at Urbanna Pool
The Urbanna Pool will
be the scene for a “Dive
In Drive In” this Saturday,
June 23. The pool will open
at 7:30 p.m. with a movie to
begin at 8 p.m. Hot dogs,
chips and drinks will be
available for purchase.
Pool admission is $5
per person to benefit the
playground fund. For more
information, call 8325071. “Bring your friends
and join the fun!” said an
event spokesperson.
seven Virginia Supreme
Court justices.
“All this was finally ended
when a federal district court
judge entered an injunction
against his own clerk prohibiting him from filing any
more papers from Beazley,”
Hopper said.
Hopper was born and
raised in Culpeper and got
the itch to go into law after
being appointed to the mock
Supreme Court at Virginia
Boys State when he was in
high school.
He married a Middlesex
girl,
Helen
Hill,
of
Deltaville, graduated from
T.C. Williams Law School
at the University of Richmond, and started his law
career in Callao.
Hopper said in 1964 attorneys John and William T.
Bareford encouraged him to
come to Middlesex because
there was a need for another
attorney in the county.
Hopper was Middlesex
County Commonwealth’s
Attorney for seven years.
He won elections for the
post in 1972 and 1975, but
opted not to run in the 1979
election.
He still practices law
from his office in Saluda
and thinks he will probably
have two more Supreme
Court cases over the next
two years.
June 21, 2012 • Southside Sentinel • Urbanna, Va.• A3
MHS . . .
(Continued from page A1)
Arnetta Kidd honored
Arnetta Kidd, the longtime bookkeeper/secretary at St.
Clare Walker Middle School, was honored June 14 at a
reception for her 47 years of service to the Middlesex
County Public School System.
(Photo by Larry Chowning)
Condo SUP revoked
by Tom Chillemi
Following a public hearing on June 18, the Urbanna
Town Council revoked a
Special Use Permit (SUP)
issued to Potomac Timber
Investments #227 LLC in
November 2006.
By revoking the permit,
plans for construction of 14
condominiums on Urbanna
Creek appear doomed.
Council’s revocation will
automatically be appealed
to the Urbanna Board of
Zoning Appeals (BZA), said
town council attorney Andy
Bury.
No representative of
Potomac Timber was at
Monday’s public hearing.
Potomac Timber could argue
against the revocation to the
BZA, and later appeal the
decision to the Middlesex
Circuit Court.
However, in July 2011,
Potomac Timber withdrew
its $4.5 million lawsuit
against town council and has
not re-filed it.
The SUP was revoked by
an “ordinance” that states
Potomac Timber “has not
complied with terms and
conditions” of the SUP, and
has “failed to submit a site
plan to date that complies
with the provisions of Chapter 17 of the Urbanna Town
Code.”
The ordinance to revoke
the SUP also notes that
Potomac Timber did not pay
Urbanna real estate taxes for
2010 and 2011, and did not
pay Middlesex County real
estate taxes for the second
half of 2009, and the full
years of 2010 and 2011.
Potomac Timber also has not
paid personal property taxes
to the town or county for the
years 2009, 2010 and 2011.
Further, the ordinance
states Potomac Timber “has
not properly maintained the
marina facilities and (not)
made the necessary repairs
after Hurricane Irene in order
to ensure the health, safety
and welfare of the residents,
slip holders, guests, invitees,
employees and others visiting the marina facilities and
surrounding area.”
Sunken barge
In addition, Potomac
Timber “has failed, refused
or neglected to address the
dangerous situation created
by a submerged barge that
was previously docked at its
marina facilities on the property creating a safety issue for
watercraft and individuals.”
The only member of the
public to speak during the
public hearing was Owen
Youlef, who is managing
the marina property owned
by Potomac Timber Investments. He told council that
Potomac Timber does not
own the barge, and that it is
owned by Urbanna Yachting
Sales and Service, which is
owned by Ray Watson.
Bury told council that
during past legal proceedings, Watson and Ken Fleischman were identified as
members of Potomac Timber
“Management” #227 LLC,
which managed the marina
property that is owned by
Potomac Timber “Investments.”
Youlef said the sunken
barge issue has been turned
over to the Virginia Marine
Police for enforcement
action.
their actions, not just their
words.”
Lt. Col. Richwine also
told the class that he and
his wife live by the credo
“someone always has it
worse than you” as a way of
bolstering confidence when
life is tough. It’s a fact they
learned through his military deployments and life
experiences.
Lt. Col. Richwine also
had one more practical suggestion: “Wear sunscreen.”
MHS Class of 2012 president Iesha Lee told her
classmates, “Even though
we are leaving this place we
will never forget the memories we have made together
for the last 13 years.
“We will leave this place
to create our own new path
in the world. No matter
which path we take we will
always have a special connection,” said Lee.
MHS principal Dr. Stephen Castle told the Class
of 2012, “Rely upon the
knowledge you have gained,
and trust your own judgment as you face trials and
challenges in life.
“Live with much heart
and much compassion but,
most of all, remember to
be humble as you remember those who made your
success possible,” said Dr.
Castle.
Rachel Mantell, who
was chosen by the senior
class to speak, told her
classmates to “follow your
dream . . . please don’t
settle for anything less than
the only thing you can be
happy doing.”
Mantell reminded her
fellow graduates that their
lives had been influenced
by the people who have
been part of their lives.
“Find those people and let
them know what they have
done for you.”
Citizenship awards were
presented to Joe Nelson
and Iesha Lee. The Honor
Awards went to Elizabeth
Scales and Grayson Johnson.
An award of recognition
was presented to the family
of the late Sharon Angel
Johnson and accepted by
her sister, Elisha Johnson.
Scholarship
recipients
will be listed in the June 28
Southside Sentinel.
MHS Summa Cum Laude honor graduates
The 2012 Middlesex High School Summa Cum Laude honor graduates, who had
a GPA of 4.0 or above, include, from left, G. Iesha Lee, Missy Hall, Joe Nelson,
Elizabeth Scales, Grayson Johnson, Hannah Therrien and Josephine Stinchcomb.
(Photo by Tom Chillemi)
MHS Magna Cum Laude honor graduates
The 2012 Middlesex High School Magna Cum Laude honor graduates, who had
a GPA between 3.6 and 3.99, include, front from left, Scarlett Combs, Rikki Lynn
Fletcher, Heather Blankenship, Alexandra Gillespie, Bridgette Self, Felicia Marsh,
Beth Guill and Rachel Mantell; back row, Aaron Mahmod, Dillon Carlton, Justin
Smith, Shane Bristow, Lee Roberts IV and Tyler Seay.
(Photo by Tom Chillemi)
MHS Cum Laude honor graduates
The 2012 Middlesex High School Cum Laude honor graduates, who had a GPA
between 3.0 and 3.59, include, front from left, Giovanna Wingfield, Amanda
Huggins, Jessica Dixon, Skye O’Sullivan, Amy Thurston, Brooke Spiker and Mary
Stevens; middle row, Angella Robertson, Megan Payne, Lara Lucas, Chelsi Blake,
(Continued from page A2) Misha Beverley and Meagan French; back row, John Shaw, Chris Sheppard, Phillip
Hart, Brandon Jessup and Nathan Wood.
(Photo by Tom Chillemi)
Puller Highway, Saluda.
Adam Cook, who is currently running for the 1st
Congressional
District
seat, will be at the meeting as per a spokesperson
from his campaign office.
A spokesperson for Congressman Wittman stated
The Urbanna Boat Parade
that the Congressman will on Urbanna Creek will be
not be able to come to this held at 6:30 p.m. on Friday,
meeting, but will come to July 6, at the town marina.
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Mon. – Sat. 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
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■ Patrons Gala Art Show June 1–24. Original
works of art donated by Rappahannock Art League
member artists will be on display for this annual
fundraiser. Rappahannock Art League Studio Gallery, 19 N. Main Street, Kilmarnock. 436-9309
■ Twigg Bridge Work The bridge will remain
open during the two-year project. Temporary traffic signals will be installed to keep one lane open
during construction.
■ The Pearl will operate through Labor Day weekend (Monday, September 3).
crafts, handmade clothing and more. Billz Bistro
opens with coffee and egg sandwiches to order.
Free creek cruises and lots of restored workboats.
776-7200
UÊ>̅iÜÃÊ
œÕ˜ÌÞÊ>À“iÀýÊ>ÀŽiÌ 9 a.m.
to 1 p.m. on the Court Green. The market offers a
variety of products including produce, eggs, meats,
baked goods and prepared foods. 725-3318
UÊ ,i“i“LiÀÊ Ì…iÊ iÀœiÃÊ *œŽiÀÊ ,՘ sponsored by the American Legion Post 82 Riders. The
poker run will start at the Historic Middlesex Courthouse in Saluda. Registration starts at 9 a.m. and
the first bikes depart at 10 a.m. 512-8023
UÊÀœœÛˆ˜½Êˆ˜Ê̅iÊ*>ÀŽ presents Roger Carroll
and Chez Roue. Groovin’ is a “bring-your-own lawn
chair and picnic” series sponsored by the Deltaville
Maritime Museum and Holly Point Nature Park from
6 to 8 p.m. at 287 Jackson Creek Road. In case of
rain, concerts are held under the John’s Events
Pavilion. 776-7200
Audubon bird walk planned at Belle Isle
As part of the Northern
Neck Audubon Society’s
continuing outreach for
school children and working
adults, the society will conduct a bird walk at Belle Isle
State Park in Lancaster on
Saturday, June 23. This walk
will be led by Frank Schaff.
Participants should meet at
the horse trailer parking lot
at 8 a.m.
Belle Isle State Park
in Lancaster County features seven miles of
Rappahannock riverfront
as well as diverse tidal and
non-tidal wetlands, lowland marshes, tidal coves
and upland forests. Among
possible sightings are double-crested
cormorants,
pied-billed grebes, bald
eagles, osprey, great blue
herons, belted king fishers, Eastern bluebirds, redwinged blackbirds, herring
and ring-billed gulls, Forster’s terns, song sparrows,
swamp sparrows and warblers.
To reach the park from
Kilmarnock, take Rt. 3
west to Lively and turn left
on Rt. 201 (White Chapel
Road). Go to the end of
Rt. 201 and turn right onto
Rt. 354 (River Road). Go
3.1 miles and turn left on
Rt. 683 (Belle Isle Road).
Continue .7 mile to the
park entrance. Go through
the 4-way intersection and
the horse trailer parking lot
will be on the right in about
200 yards.
There will be several
pairs of loaner binoculars
available. For additional
information, call Schaff at
462-0084.
UÊ6ˆÀ}ˆ˜ˆ>ʜ̜ÀÊ-«ii`Ü>Þ\ VA Army National
Guard Dirt Series Weekly Racing. Late Model,
Sportsman, Modified, Limited Stock Car. 6:30 – 11
p.m. Jamaica. 758-1867
■ Middlesex Master Gardeners Horticulture Help Desk is available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. UÊÀiiʏÕi}À>ÃÃÊ-…œÜ at Free Shade CommuMonday through Friday. Call the Virginia Cooperative Extension Office at 758-4120.
nity Center features the Honeywind Bluegrass Boys
and Highway 17. Show starts at 7 p.m.
■ Middlesex County Museum & Histori- UÊ iÌ>ۈiÊ iÌ>ÃÊ ÛÃ°Ê 9œÀŽÊ >˜˜œ˜Ã 7:30
cal Society is open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday p.m. at Deltaville Ballpark.
through Saturday. Puller Park is open sun up to sun
down 7 days a week.
Sunday, June 24
■ Hands Across Middlesex at The Cryer Center UÊiÌ>ۈiÊiÌ>ÃÊÛðÊ9œÀŽÊ
>˜˜œ˜Ã 4 p.m.
on Rt. 33 is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday
through Friday. The Clothing Closet is open every
Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for qualifying clients.
The yard sale is the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each
month.
■ GED Classes sponsored by Middle Peninsula
RACE are being held at Middlesex High School.
769-1151
Thursday, June 21
UÊ >˜`L>}Ê Õ˜`À>ˆÃiÀ sponsored by the
Rappahannock General Hospital Volunteer Auxiliary features handbags, luggage, wallets and more.
The sale is from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the hospital in
Kilmarnock. 435-8546
Friday, June 22
UÊ ˜Ê ̅iÊ œœ`Ê "`Ê -Փ“iÀ̈“i] a musical
presented by the Lancaster Players at The Playhouse in White Stone. The plot, action, music and
dialogue are all family friendly. The theater opens
at 7 p.m. for a social hour followed by an 8 p.m.
curtain both nights. 435-3776
Saturday, June 23
UÊ iÌ>ۈiÊ >À“iÀÃ½Ê >ÀŽiÌ 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
over 50 vendors will line the arbors of Holly Point
Nature Park with fresh produce, dairy products,
Weekly Events
Thursdays
UÊiÌ>ۈiÊ>ÀˆÌˆ“iÊÕÃiՓÊ>˜`ʜÞÊ*œˆ˜ÌÊ
Nature Park 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. every Thursday.
Park open dawn to dusk. 776-7200.
Uʏâ…iˆ“iÀ½ÃÊÃÜVˆ>̈œ˜Ê
>Ài}ˆÛiÀÊ-Õ««œÀÌÊ
Group 1:30 p.m. the fourth Thursday of the
month at Port Town Village Apartments, 111 Port
Town Lane, Urbanna. 758-2386
UÊ
>˜ViÀÊ
i˜ÌiÀÊ-Õ««œÀÌÊÀœÕ« 3–4 p.m. the
second and fourth Thursdays of the month in the
Oncology Conference Room, Rappahannock
General Hospital. 435-8593
Uʏâ…iˆ“iÀ½ÃÊÃÜVˆ>̈œ˜Ê
>Ài}ˆÛiÀÊ-Õ««œÀÌÊ
Group 6 p.m. the third Thursday of the month
at Alzheimer’s Association office, 7335 Lewis
Avenue, Gloucester. 695-9382
UÊ /œÜ˜Ê >Ê iï˜} 7 p.m. the third Thursday of the month at the Cooks Corner Meeting
Room, Saluda.
UÊ ˆ``iÃiÝÊ œÕ˜ÌÞÊ …>“LiÀÊ œvÊ œ““iÀVi
7 p.m. the first Thursday of the month in the
Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission
conference room, 125 Bowden St., Saluda.
UÊ “iÀˆV>˜Ê i}ˆœ˜Ê *œÃÌÊ nÓ]Ê ->Õ`> 7:30
p.m. the second Thursday of the month March
through December. 347-7323
UÊ >˜œ˜ 8 p.m. every Thursday at St. Francis
Catholic Church, 151 East Church Street,
Kilmarnock.
at Charles E. Brown Park.
Tuesday, June 26
UÊ/…iÊiÃÌÊ6>V>̈œ˜Ê-ˆ`iÊ-…œÜÊÛiÀ a cutting edge program hosted by the Deltaville Branch
of the Middlesex County Public Library at 7 p.m.
The library is asking the community to dig into their
cellars and garages and pull out those trays and
carousels of slides that you used to entertain family
and friends. Old slides converted into a digital form
are welcome. 776-7362
June 26–28
UÊ >ÃÌiÀV>ÃÃÊ ˆ˜Ê 7>ÌiÀ“i`ˆ>Ê ÜˆÌ…Ê >ÀœÊ
Barnes Subtitled “Making Your Paintings Stronger
and Personal,” this workshop explores one’s personal sense of color, line, shape and texture. Class
participants may work in any water-based medium.
The workshop will be from 10 a.m.–3 p.m. at Dream
Fields in Kilmarnock. 436-9309
Wednesday, June 27
UÊ-ʜœÌL>ÊœœÃÌiÀÃÊ
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1 p.m. at the Piankatank River Golf Club in Hartfield.
Proceeds from the event will benefit the Charger
football team. 4-man captain’s choice. 776-6516
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Monday at the United Methodist Church,
Urbanna. 758-2020.
UÊ ˆ˜}œ 7 p.m. every Monday at Middlesex
County Volunteer Rescue Squad, Deltaville.
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Tuesdays
UÊ ,œÌ>ÀÞÊ ÕLÊ 7:30 a.m. every Tuesday for
breakfast at the Pilot House Restaurant, Topping.
694-6416
Uʏâ…iˆ“iÀ½ÃÊÃÜVˆ>̈œ˜Ê
>Ài}ˆÛiÀÊ-Õ««œÀÌÊ
Group 10 a.m. the third Tuesday of the month
at Central United Methodist Church, 121 Church
Street, Mathews. 725-2832
UÊ
œÌ…ˆ˜}Ê
œÃiÌÊ10 a.m. – 3 p.m. every Tuesday at Hands Across Middlesex, Locust Hill, for
qualifying clients. 758-2044
UÊiÌ>ۈiÊ>ÀˆÌˆ“iÊÕÃiՓÊ>˜`ʜÞÊ*œˆ˜ÌÊ
Nature Park 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. every Tuesday.
Park open dawn to dusk. 776-7200.
UÊ «…>È>Ê ÀœÕ« 11 a.m. – noon every Tuesday at RGH Outpatient Rehab, 43 Harris Road,
Kilmarnock. 435-8501
Uʏâ…iˆ“iÀ½ÃÊ-Õ««œÀÌ 3–4 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month at Bridges Outpatient Services,
113 DMV Drive, Kilmarnock. 435-9237
UÊ
…iÃÃÊ4 p.m. every Tuesday at the Middlesex
County Public Library, Deltaville. 776-7362
UÊ,ʈ>LiÌiÃÊ-Õ««œÀÌÊÀœÕ« 5 p.m. the first
Tuesday of the month at the RGH Rehabilitation
and Sports Medicine Center in Kilmarnock. 4358305
UÊ
…iÃÃÊ
ÕL 5–7:30 p.m. every Tuesday at the
Gloucester Library. 776-7632
UÊ
ÕLÊ-VœÕÌÊ*>VŽÊÎäÇ 6 p.m. every Tuesday at
UʘˆÌ̈˜}ÊÀœÕ« 10 a.m. every Friday at Cross at Harmony Grove Baptist Church in Harmony
Village. 347-7323
Street Coffee, Urbanna.
UÊiÌ>ۈiÊ>ÀˆÌˆ“iÊÕÃiՓÊ>˜`ʜÞÊ*œˆ˜ÌÊ UÊ ˆœ˜ÃÊ ÕL 7 p.m. the second and fourth
Nature Park 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. every Friday. Park Tuesdays of the month at the Beacon, Topping.
776-7508
open dawn to dusk. 776-7200
UÊ >˜œ˜ noon every Friday at Bay Center, 31 UÊ"ÛiÀi>ÌiÀÃʘœ˜Þ“œÕà 7 p.m. every Tuesday
Noblett St., Kilmarnock.
at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 435 Church
Street, Kilmarnock.
Uʈ``iÃiÝÊ
œÕ˜ÌÞÊ *Ê7 p.m. the fourth
Tuesday of the month at Bethlehem Star Lodge,
UÊ 9>À`Ê ->iÊ qÊ >˜`ÃÊ VÀœÃÃÊ ˆ``iÃiÝÊ >˜`Ê Saluda.
>LˆÌ>ÌÊvœÀÊՓ>˜ˆÌÞ 8 a.m.–noon the second UÊ >˜œ˜ 8 p.m. every Tuesday at United
and fourth Saturdays of the month at the Cryer Methodist Church, 84 E Church St., Kilmarnock.
Center. 758-2044
UÊiÌ>ۈiÊ>ÀˆÌˆ“iÊÕÃiՓÊ>˜`ʜÞÊ*œˆ˜ÌÊ
Nature Park 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. every Saturday.
Park open dawn to dusk. 776-7200
UÊ-̜ÀÞʜÕÀ 9:30 a.m. every Wednesday at the
UÊ Vœ…œˆVÃÊ ˜œ˜Þ“œÕÃÊ open 12-and-12 Middlesex Family YMCA. 776-7362
meeting, 5:30 p.m. every Saturday at Zoar UʘˆÌÌiÀÃÊÀœÕ«Ê10 a.m. every Wednesday at
Baptist Church. 776-7629
Urbanna United Methodist Church.
UÊiÌ>ۈiÊ>ÀˆÌˆ“iÊÕÃiՓÊ>˜`ʜÞÊ*œˆ˜ÌÊ
Nature Park 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. every Wednesday.
Park open dawn to dusk. 776-7200.
UÊiÌ>ۈiÊ>ÀˆÌˆ“iÊÕÃiՓÊ>˜`ʜÞÊ*œˆ˜ÌÊ Uʏâ…iˆ“iÀ½ÃÊÃÜVˆ>̈œ˜Ê
>Ài}ˆÛiÀÊ-Õ««œÀÌÊ
Nature Park 1–4 p.m. every Sunday. Park open Group 10:30 a.m. the second Wednesday of
dawn to dusk. 776-7200
the month at the Alzheimer’s Association office,
UÊ
ÕLÊ-VœÕÌÊ*>VŽÊΣ{ 2 p.m. every Sunday at 7335 Lewis Avenue, Gloucester. 695-9382
Hermitage Baptist Church, Rt. 17, Church View. UÊ -̜ÀÞÊ œÕÀÊ 10:45 a.m. every Wednesday at
347-7323
Middlesex County Public Library in Urbanna.
756-5717
Uʏ>˜œ˜ noon every Wednesday at St. Francis
Church, 151 East Church Street, Kilmarnock.
UÊ i“i˜Ìˆ>Ê -Õ««œÀÌÊ ÀœÕ« 10:30 a.m. the UÊ -̜ÀÞÊ œÕÀ 3 p.m. every Wednesday at
first Monday of the month at the Alzheimer’s Urbanna Methodist Church. 756-5717
Association office, 7335 Lewis Ave., Gloucester. UÊ ˆ˜}œ 5:30 p.m. every Wednesday at the
695-9382
Booster Club in Hartfield. 758-2910
UÊ œÞÊ -VœÕÌÊ /Àœœ«Ê ÎÇä 6 p.m. every
Monday at the American Legion Hall in “>ˆÊޜÕÀÊiÛi˜ÌÊ̜Êi`ˆÌœÀJÃÃi˜Ìˆ˜i°Vœ“ÊLÞÊ
Saluda. 347-7323
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June 21, 2012 • Southside Sentinel • Urbanna, Va.• A5
at the library
by Ralph Oppenheim
Executive Director
Lotteries have played a significant role in
the history of Virginia. In 1754 the Commonwealth introduced a lottery to raise
money to defend against French incursions.
George Washington was an avid
lottery player. A 1777 lottery
helped financed HampdenSydney Academy (now
Hampden-Sydney
College). In 1782 a lottery was
held to raise funds for the
construction of a bridge over
Richmond’s Shockoe Creek,
and in 1789 a lottery made it
possible to pave the main streets of Alexandria.
On Heritage Day in Deltaville on June
30, the Middlesex County Public Library
will make history by kicking off its firstever lottery to raise money to continue
operations. You will shortly be able to go
to the library’s website (www.yourmiddlesexlibrary.org) and find a list of locations
where lottery tickets will be sold. Tickets
will be $25 apiece or five for $100. The
winning ticket will be pulled September 1
at the Groovin’ at the Park concert at the
Deltaville Maritime Museum.
You might find it interesting that the short
story, “The Lottery,” by Shirley Jackson,
was on the receiving end of a great deal of
criticism when it was first published in the
“New Yorker” back on June 26, 1948. Perceiving the story as a parable about hypocrisy and human evil, readers cancelled their
subscriptions. The story was banned in
South Africa. Today it is considered a classic and is frequently taught in schools.
On Tuesday, June 26, at 7 p.m. we’re
planning to have a program at the Deltaville
Branch that won’t take 64 years before it’s
considered a classic. We’re calling it “The
Best Vacation Slide Show Yet!” We’re going
to have an old-fashioned slide show—the
kind that used to make kids squirm and
often bored your friends.
But it won’t be the kind of show Fred
Rutherford inflicted on Ward and June
Cleaver. We’re sure that the slides
you bring will be much, much
more entertaining. Forty
years later it won’t be just
a slide show—it’ll be part
archaeology, part sociology, and pure entertainment.
So please let us know
whether you’re coming with
slides by calling the Deltaville Branch.
If we don’t get enough people responding
we’ll scrub this launch. Come on, folks,
The Beaver would want you to participate.
At the Deltaville Branch there is an
exhibit of works by Michael Martin, an
artist who lives in King and Queen County.
He has written and illustrated a book for
young adults. Art pieces from this book are
on our walls. Many of the watercolors and
pencil drawings are great. They are worth
going out of your way to view.
Starting this week you’ll be able to access
digital books by connecting from our website
to that of SOVALUE, our eBook/eAudiobook consortium’s digital collection. Fans of
clumsy acronyms have probably already figured out what SOVALUE stands for: Southeast Virginia Libraries United Electronically.
Of course, why didn’t I think of that? What
is means is that you’ll be able to download
digital books. Even though it’s a pretty
simple process and there is a tutorial on the
SOVALUE website that takes you step-bystep, we’re still planning to have short training sessions on how to go about getting the
book you want onto your device.
Training for
foster parents
due June 28
The Northern Neck Foster
Parent Program in collaboration with the Middle
Peninsula Northern Neck
Community Services Board
will be providing in-service
training for foster parents on
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
The training will be held
Jonathan Nisbet
on Thursday, June 28, at the
and Audra Lucas
Northumberland
Depart25 Years
ment of Social Services
Dick and Linda Simon of from 6 to 9 p.m. This trainUrbanna celebrated their ing is for adults only—
Larry and Kathy Lucas
25th wedding anniversary please do not bring children.
For more information or to of Hartfield are pleased to
on June 20, 2012.
RSVP, call Georgia Sprague announce the engagement
at 804-580-3477.
of their daughter, Audra,
to Jonathan Nisbet, son of
Edward and Carmen Nisbet
of Hampton.
Miss Lucas graduated from
Middlesex High School in
2006 and from Virginia Tech
The Annual Meeting and Volunteer Recognition of the
in 2010.
River Counties Chapter, American Red Cross will be held
Mr. Nisbet graduated
on Tuesday, June 26th, 2012, at Indian Creek Yacht and from Phoebus High School
Country Club, 362 Club Drive, Kilmarnock, Va. 22482.
in 2004 and attended James
The public is invited and encouraged to attend for a short Madison University and St.
business meeting followed by a chance to meet the
Leo University.
current Board of Directors. The meeting will take place
An August wedding is
at 5:00 p.m. Please R.S.V.P. by June 22nd by phone
planned.
Lucas-Nisbet
804-435-7669 or by email [email protected].
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Flotilla 62
offers boater
safety class
Saturday
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 62 of Deltaville,
is offering an “About Boating Safety Class” at the
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
Training Center, 83 Ball
Park Rd., Deltaville, on Saturday, June 23, from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
“Come on out and let auxiliary members share their
knowledge and experiences,
ask questions, and learn
about the water and safety
requirements for boaters
and PWC operators,” said
a flotilla spokesperson.
“Make this a family event
and have everyone onboard
with safety!“
The changes in Virginia
law requirements include
the next phase-in of the Education Compliance Requirement for all Virginia boaters.
Beginning July 1, 2012, all
PWC operators and motorboat operators ages 30 and
younger need to take a boating safety course.
The class is free of charge,
and one may purchase a
textbook for $20. There will
be a break for lunch, “which
is on your own,” said the
spokesperson.
Please call 301-741-3513
or email etfc62@hotmail.
com to reserve a seat. Walkins also will be welcomed.
Urbanna, VA
The Middlesex County
Public Library is excited
about
presenting
the
Summer Reading Program
starting on Tuesday, June
26. The program is titled
“Dream Big Read” and is
for children 2½ through
rising 5th-graders.
There will be storytime at
both branches of the library,
Urbanna and Deltaville. A
schedule of events is available at the library or call
Urbanna at 758-5717 or
Deltaville at 776-7362. “It
helps with planning if you
pre-register but you can join
the program at any time,”
said a program spokesperson.
The summer reading program is designed to keep
children engaged in reading
and listening throughout the
summer. Studies show that
children who engage in recreational reading can keep
up their skill levels over the
summer.
The goal for children 2½
through 4 is to have at least
25 books read to them. The
goal for children in rising
kindergarteners to rising
1st-graders is to read 25
grade-appropriate books if
they can read, or have 25
grade-appropriate
books
read to them.
The goal of rising 2nd
through 5th graders is
to read at least 25 hours,
broken down into 30-minute
periods.
The library is excited
this year to have Bethpage
Miniature Golf and Ice
Creamery participate in the
program. It has donated
prizes for the top readers in
each age group. The firstplace winner will receive a
round of golf and a scoop of
ice cream. The second-place
winner will receive a round
of golf, and the third place
winner will receive a scoop
of ice cream. All participants that reach their goal
will receive a book.
Each week the theme
will change. Stories about
dreams, night owls and
other animals, “night night”
(night skies), night adventures, night shivers, and
wishes will be read. There
will be a craft each week.
Children will decorate
pillowcases, make dreamcatchers, make glow bugs
that really glow and make
glow-in-the-dark
doorhangers. Children also will
learn new songs and play
games.
On Wednesday, August
8, at 11 a.m. there will
be a Grande Finale at the
Deltaville Library. Prizes
will be handed out and
refreshments will be served.
Besides the story hours
each week there will be professional performers. The
library will kick this activity
off with “Ty-Rone’s World”
on Friday, June 29, at 2 p.m.
at the Middlesex Family
YMCA in Hartfield. TyRone is a ventriloquist and
encourages audience participation. Other performers coming to the YMCA
are Fischer Sundae Puppets, Mike Klee Magician,
storyteller Ginger Inabinet,
magician Rob Westcott and
the Barefoot Puppets (see
related article).
So come join the fun
at the Middlesex County
Public Library!
Library plans summer
entertainment for kids
The Middlesex Public Library plans several special
performances for children this summer at the Middlesex
YMCA in Hartfield. They are:
June 29: 2 p.m., Ty-Rones World Show (ventriloquist).
July 6: 3 p.m., Rob Westcott’s Magic Show.
July 13: 2 p.m., Fischer Sundae Puppets.
July 20: 2 p.m., Mike Klee Magician.
July 27: 2 p.m., Ginger Inabinet Storyteller.
August 3: 2 p.m., Barefoot Puppets.
All performances are courtesy of the Middlesex County
Public Library and are for children and parents. This is to
supplement the Summer Reading Program, “Dream Big
Read!” which begins June 26. Registration is under way
at both branches of the library.
Preparations under way for
Deltaville Community Calendar
The Deltaville Community Association (DCA) has
started working on the annual
community calendar project.
The Deltaville Community Calendar is a very
important fundraiser for the
DCA. The funds generated
by the annual calendar sales
will go into the DCA General Operating Fund. The
DCA sponsors the Jackson
Creek Christmas Boat Tour,
4th of July fireworks, community pool, tennis courts,
ball field and playground,
among other things.
The deadline for purchasing the calendars at $8 each
is August 15.
A committed group of
people are working hard on
the 2013 Deltaville Community Calendar but more
help is needed. If you can
help, or have any questions,
please call DCA Calendar
Committee
Chairperson
Gail Butler at 776-0734.
Since 1974 Deltaville has
produced a local calendar
noting many birthdays, anniversaries and local events.
The Deltaville Community
Calendars are pre-sold.
Only a few additional calendars will be available for
purchase so the community
is encouraged to purchase
calendars by August 15.
Volunteers selling calendars
are Lynne McMurtrie (Lynne’s
Embroidery & Tee’s T-Shirts),
Raynell Smith (Nauti Nell’s),
Susan and Debbie (Café’ by
the Bay), Sevilla Pleasants,
Teresa Linn, Thyra Harris,
Jan Meanley, Becky Melton
and Onna Grimm (Deltaville
Yachting Center).
Local merchants generously support the calendar
each year with their paid
advertisements. The calendar
provides a handy reference
of phone numbers for these
businesses and makes it easy
for you to call and keep your
dollars in the local economy.
“The DCA appreciates all
business owners who participate in the Deltaville Community Calendar,” said Butler.
Selling
advertisements
for the calendar are Marcey
Thompson, Thyra Harris
and Teresa Linn.
The 2013 calendar also
will show rescue squad, fire
department, Holly Point,
library, Maritime Museum,
Deltas and DCA event dates.
“Small towns have a spirit
of unity and work together
to create that unity,” added
Butler.
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A6 • Southside Sentinel • Urbanna, Va. • June 21, 2012
arts & leisure
Arts on Main
plans ‘Fun
Workshops’
June “Fun Workshops” at
Gloucester Arts on Main in
Gloucester Court House will
be held at 2 p.m. on the following dates.
s *UNE h2EPTILES AND
Amphibians.” Do you like
all things slimy and slithery? Come have fun making
a snake from a tree branch, a
wiggly snake using felt and
pipe cleaners, blow bubbles
to make another “snake,” and
an origami jumping frog for a
race.
s*UNEh3UMMER#AMPv
Join Arts on Main for some
fun summer camp activities.
Children will make people
using twigs and embroidery floss, design and create
T-shirts from ferns and flowers, make a sun catcher from
card stock, and create a class
mural by throwing water balls
soaked in paint at a piece of
canvas. Please bring a colored T-shirt and prepare to be
messy!
s*UNEh$ONT"UG-Ev
3OMEBUGSAREBEAUTIFULAND
some are scary. All of them
are fascinating. Children will
make their choice of a bug
from wire and beads, a bug
puppet using a paper bag, a
butterfly collage with magazine photos, and a caterpillar
made from grass.
The fee for each workshop
is $20.
For
more
information, email Dick Welton at
[email protected] or call 6936654. Gloucester Arts on
-AINISAT"-AIN3TREET
in Gloucester Court House.
Dick Hogle and Beth Lawton of Ampersand
Museum to present 1860s
music and history program
The Mary Ball Washington Museum (MBWM) in
Lancaster Court House invites
the public to a lively evening
of 1860s music and history on
Friday, June 29.
The museum will host a free
concert and talk from 6:307:30 p.m. by “Ampersand,” a
professional music duo from
Valatie, N.Y., specializing in
19th-century America, particularly the Civil War era.
Ampersand members Beth
Lawton and Dick Hogle will
perform a mixture of music
from the period and explain
the history and cultural contexts of the music.
The museum and gift shop
will also be open from 5:-6:30
Autographed
Lindbergh
books available
Did you reserve a copy
of “Beyond Wind and Tide”
AUTOGRAPHED BY 2EEVE ,INDbergh? The books are now
available at Nauti Nell’s in
information with the personALIZATIONYOUREQUESTED3EVeral copies are also available
with just an autograph.
Personalized copies of
Lindbergh’s book “Homer,
the Library Cat” are also
available for pick-up.
The sale of these books
benefit the Friends of the
Deltaville Library. For further
information, call 776-9811.
RAL announces
upcoming events
5PCOMING 2APPAHANNOCK
!RT ,EAGUE 2!, EXHIBITS
and events include:
s *UNE *ULY h3MALL
7ORKSv EXHIBIT 2!, MEMbers may submit up to three
works or art in any medium.
The size limit is 154 square
inches, including mat and
frame. The show is open to the
PUBLIC DURING REGULAR 3TUDIO
'ALLERYHOURS4UESDAY3ATURday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. All works
are for sale.
s *ULY PM &IRST
&RIDAYRECEPTIONFORTHEh3MALL
Works” show. Public is invited
to enjoy the art and light
refreshments. Free admission.
s3UMMER&UN!RT#AMPS
-ARILYN3PROUSEWILLBETHE
instructor for morning and
afternoon classes during
the weeks of July 9-13 and
July 16-20. These classes
are open to students ages
5 to 16 and will be held at
THE 2!, 3TUDIO 'ALLERY
in Kilmarnock. Morning
classes are from 10-11:30
a.m., and the afternoon
classes from noon-2 p.m.
#ALL THE 3TUDIO 'ALLERY AT
436-9309 or stop by 19 N.
-AIN 3TREET IN +ILMARNOCK
for complete details and to
register a child.
3HAUNA -C#RANIE WILL BE
the instructor for morning
and afternoon classes at the
3TUDIO 'ALLERY *ULY Morning classes will be from
9-10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.12:30 p.m. These classes are
for ages 6-12. The afternoon
class is for ages 10 to 18 and
will be from 1-2:30 p.m. Call
THE 3TUDIO 'ALLERY AT 9309 or stop by for complete
details and to register your
child.
Dixie Doerr will be the
instructor for classes being
held at the Middlesex Family
YMCA, July 16-20. The
morning class will be from
10-11:30 a.m. and is for
grades K-4. The afternoon
class, from noon-2 p.m., is
for grades 4 and above. Please
call or stop by the Middlesex
YMCA, 11487 General Puller
Highway in Hartfield, or call
776-8846 for complete details
and to register a child.
All events, unless noted
otherwise,
take
place
in Kilmarnock at the
2APPAHANNOCK !RT ,EAGUE
3TUDIO 'ALLERY . -AIN
3TREET 0HONE FOR
further details.
p.m. before the event with a
display of artifacts from the
1860s and local books for sale
about the Civil War.
MBWM executive director Karen Hart said, “Ampersand’s performance will
include parlor music played
in typical homes of the 1860s,
songs used by Civil War soldiers to help pass the time in
camp, and traditional songs
from enslaved African-American communities. Lawton
and Hogle also will discuss
the history of the songs, where
and how music fit into everyday life in early America, and
how the tunes and instruments
evolved over time.”
For more information about
the program, contact the
Museum at 804-462-7280 or
www.mbwm.org.
Plein air
art event
offered
Brent and Becky’s Bulbs,
Inn at Warner Hall, Inn at
Tabbs Creek, and the North
2IVER IN CONJUNCTION WITH
THE"AY3CHOOLIN-ATHEWS
are bringing area artists a
plein air painting experience
on June 23.
This unique event will
offer artists access to four
beautiful venues as well as
mentoring from well-known
local artists, all concluding
with a Wet Paint Garden
Party where participants can
sell their work.
2EGISTRATION IS FOR
the day. For more informaTIONCONTACTTHE"AY3CHOOL
at 725-1278 or visit www.
bayschool-arts.com.
Kiwanis marks Founder’s Day
The Kiwanis Club of Middlesex recently celebrated the 34th anniversary of its founding when the first officers (above) were installed in 1978 at the former Virginian
Restaurant in Saluda. From left are Edward Brown, Ashby Cockrell, E.M. Folliard Jr.,
Stanley Lewis and Jim Flewellen. Folliard was the group’s first president and reminisced during the June 4 Kiwanis meeting about the early days of the club, including
the development of the popular oyster roast booth at the Urbanna Oyster Festival.
Photos of club activities over the years were presented in a slide show and a printed
program, and Kiwanis Division 4 Lt. Gov. John Morris was present to congratulate
the club on its contributions to the community for so many years.
Freeshade Community Center plans events
Events to raise funds for much-needed roof
painting and other repairs to Freeshade Community Center (FCC) will begin with the 5th
3ATURDAY$*$ANCETOBEHELDON3ATURDAY*UNE
30. The Independence Day themed dance, with
music provided by DJ Harold Carneal, will be
from 7:30-10 p.m.
The admission fee is $5 per person and
includes refreshments provided at no charge
by Freeshade members. “It’s a fun night for
little money,” noted one of the regular participants, “and every dollar helps the center.”
The FCC annual meeting will be held on
July 9 with refreshments at 6:30 p.m. and the
business starting at 7 p.m. Annual membership fees are $25 for singles or $40 per family.
The community is invited to this open meeting
to discuss ways members can help preserve
what used to be the auditorium of the former
3YRINGA %LEMENTARY 3CHOOL SO THAT IT MAY
remain a place for meetings and other gatherings. The building is also considered home to
4HE3TEPPING3TONESSQUAREDANCERS
/N 3ATURDAY *ULY MEMBERS WILL HOST
an indoor/outdoor yard sale from 8 a.m.-noon
with rental of tables for $10 each. Please call
758-2403 to reserve a table.
Tickets will soon be available from Freeshade
MEMBERSFORAN/UTBACK3TEAKHOUSEDINNERTO
BE HELD 4HURSDAY 3EPTEMBER %MPLOYEES
FROM /UTBACK 3TEAKHOUSE IN .EWPORT .EWS
will set up their tents and cook for up to 200
diners—first come, first served. Dinner tickets
will be sold in advance by Freeshade members
at $15 each.
“The community’s support through membership, donations, or participation in any of
our activities is so important for the future of
the center,” said Ann O’Herron, FCC secretary.
For more information on Freeshade activities
call Catherine Ferree at 758-4557 or O’Herron
at 758-4801. For rental of the building, contact
Mary Allen at 804-436-4271.
‘Midnight in
Paris’ to
be shown
4HE-ATHEWS&ILM3OCIETY
will present the movie “Midnight in Paris” on Thursday,
June 21, at 7 p.m. in The Halcyon Building at 40 Court
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open to the public.
In this charming romantic
comedy, legendary director
Woody Allen focuses his lens
on an engaged young couple
whose experiences traveling
together in Paris make them
begin to question the kind of
life they want to live.
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‘Mullins Sisters’ to perform
Saturday at Donk’s Theater
Roger Carroll and Chez Roue
Chez Roue to ‘heat up’
maritime park Saturday
by Bill Powell
Events Director
Maritime Museum
Hot, hot, hot! And no, I’m
not talking about the weather.
This is all about the sizzlin’
SOUNDS OF h2OGER #ARROLL
AND #HEZ 2OUEv ONSTAGE AT
Deltaville Maritime Museum’s Groovin’ in the Park
CONCERT SERIES THIS 3ATURDAY
*UNEFROMPM2OGER
AND #HEZ 2OUE WILL BRING
both the first horn band and
the biggest band ever to play
at the Groovin’ series and do
they come to play!
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2OUE BILLS ITSELF AS A hSWING
jump, jazz, blues, and honkytonk band,” and, having heard
them, I can tell you, it still
doesn’t cover all the band does.
With driving saxophone, they
slide seamlessly from Louis
Armstrong, through Count
Basie, by way of Ella, New
Orleans, and then into full-tilt
eclectic boogie reminding you
OFTHEBESTOFTHEh3QUIRREL.UT
:IPPERSvANDh:OOT3UIT2IOTv
This is a fun band of great
musicians!
Want to give them an
advance listen? Check out
several of their songs at
www.myspace.com/chezroue,
or easily see and hear it all by
'OOGLINGh2OGER#ARROLLAND
#HEZ2OUEv
Advance tickets are available for this concert and all
future Groovin’s concerts at
Nauti Nell’s in Deltaville and
the museum office. Tickets
are, as always, available at the
door. All individual tickets are
$10.
Groovin’ in the Park is the
Deltaville Maritime Museum’s
annual, casual concert series
RUNNING EVERY FOURTH 3ATURDAY THROUGH 3EPTEMBER 4HIS
is an open-air event played on
Holly Point Park’s Waterfront
3TAGE OVERLOOKING BEAUTIFUL
Mill Creek in Deltaville.
Groovin’ is a “bring your
own lawn chair and cooler
and picnic” event. The ticket
counter opens at 5 p.m. so
folks can come early and
ENJOY 3OME FOLDING CHAIRS
are available for those who
NEEDTHEM3OMETABLESAND
chairs are available under
the Gary Waterfront Pavilion
on a first come-first served
basis.
In case of inclement
weather, the concert will be
held under the museum’s
acoustically pristine John’s
Events Pavilion. The John’s
Pavilion accommodates 300.
Deltaville
Maritime
Museum and Holly Point
Nature Park is a non-profit
organization at 287 JackSON #REEK 2OAD AND ON -ILL
#REEK4URNRIGHTOFF2OUTE
ACROSS FROM THE 3HELL 3TATION
to get there.
Holly Point Nature Park, the
Pierwalk and all other outside
exhibits, gardens and facilities are open dawn to dusk
throughout the year, except
during pre-announced private
events.
To find out more, visit www.
deltavillemuseum.com, email
[email protected] or
call 776-7200. The museum
mailing address is P.O. Box
466, Deltaville, VA 23043.
/N 3ATURDAY *UNE Deanna Mullins, vocalist and
keyboard player with Donk’s
HOUSEBANDh3HADESOF#OUNtry,” will appear with her talented sisters, Betty and Mary
Lou, for a much-anticipated
annual concert at Donk’s
Theater in Mathews.
Well known as three of the
most professional entertainers in the area, the “Mullins
3ISTERSv DELIVER A POLISHED
and professional act, complete with the kind of haunting harmonies that are only
found when families sing
together.
This year, Betty’s son
Dustin will be the drummer
for the group and they will be
joined by their teenage children, who also are talented
entertainers.
Deanna Mullins is no
stranger to the stage at Donk’s
as she began performing there
when she was 10 years old,
and Betty (who previously
PLAYEDBASSFORTHE3HADESOF
Country) has made a name
for herself as an excellent
singer and bandmaster. Mary
has used her lovely voice not
only to blend with her sisters,
but is an accomplished soloist
in her own right.
They all are uniquely gifted
musicians—Deanna excelling on keyboards and guitar,
and as an accomplished
singer and song-writer; Betty,
an excellent bass guitarist,
now performs with her own
band which plays throughout
the area; Mary, a mother and
a homemaker,
The show also will include
4HE /PRY 2EGULARS 5NCLE
Jimmy Wickham and the
3HADESOF#OUNTRY
Admission is $12 for adults
AND FOR CHILDREN 3HOW
time is 8 p.m. Doors open
to the public at 7:30 p.m.
For tickets and information,
call 725-7760 or visit www.
donkstheater.com.
Wine festival
tickets available
The
fourth
annual
Kilmarnock Wine Festival
WILL BE 3ATURDAY *UNE sponsored by the Lancaster
by the Bay Chamber of Commerce. Tickets are on sale at
all area banks, the Chamber
office, and online at www.
lancasterva.com/events. Tickets are $10 in advance and
$12 at the gate.
“This is our fourth year
exhibiting at the Wine Festival
and we are looking forward
to returning to Kilmarnock,”
SAID 2AY 0ETRIE OF "ELLE
Mount Vineyards. “Each year
gets better with the number
of people who come and stay
to listen to the music while
enjoying the wines.”
Admission covers wine
tasting from eight vineyards
of the Chesapeake Bay Wine
Trail, a souvenir wine glass
for the first 500 ticket holders,
and live entertainment under
the festival tent. This year’s
entertainment will include
Billy Batte from Virginia
Beach from noon until 2 p.m.
and, back by popular demand,
“Planet Full of Blues” from
3 to 5 p.m. Gates open at 11
a.m.
The participating vineyards are Athena Vineyards
& Winery, Belle Mount,
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Good Luck Cellars, The
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Vineyards, and Vault Field
Vineyards. This year the wine
festival also will have some
great new art, craft and food
vendors.
“This is a great event that
gives people who may not
have had an opportunity to
visit the vineyards on the
Chesapeake Bay Wine Trail
to do so. It is also an opportunity for the community to
gather and relax with friends
and family while enjoying
the sweet sounds of summer,”
said chamber executive director and event chairperson
Edie Jett.
“We are delighted that the
Kilmarnock Wine Festival is
back again to the town lot on
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heart of Kilmarnock. There is
plenty of free parking onsite”
said assistant town manager
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sponsor this event, said presiDENT 4OM 2ICHARDSON h)T IS
a great opportunity for local
businesses, residents and visitors, and the wineries of the
Northern Neck.”
For more information about
the festival please contact the
chamber office at 804-4356092.
Gwynn’s Island Festival
adds several new activities
The 64th annual Gwynn’s
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June 30, will feature many
new attractions as well as
some perennial favorites. The
festival is from 9 a.m.-3:45
p.m.
Live musicians will perform all day. In the expanded
arts and crafts show, newcomers and longtime favorites will present a variety of
folk art, nautical fancy, paint-
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of locally sourced
goods that do not
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transportation,
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jewelry. Festival-goers will be
able to see displays and demonstrations of archeological
artifacts, oyster gardening,
marine life, service organizations, motorcycles and
antique cars, and other.
Culinary treats are in store
for festival-goers too. For the
family there will be children’s
activities and a pet parade.
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is at 9:30 a.m.
The festival kickoff is the
chicken dinner on Friday night
from 4:30-7 p.m. Dinner tickets are available in advance
by calling 804-725-9536.
Newly-designed
festival
T-shirts, 50-50 raffle tickets,
and the souvenir booklet will
be available at all festival
activities.
The
Gwynn’s
Island
Museum will be open Friday
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Independence
Day celebration
Bluegrass
show set
for Saturday
The Upper Middlesex
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circumstances beyond its
control.
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church
obituaries
Two Urbanna churches plan
combined VBS June 25-29
In another combined
effort, Urbanna United
Methodist Church and
Urbanna Baptist Church are
working furiously to bring
together another week of
music, crafts, recreation
and, most importantly, the
message of Christ to the
children of Urbanna and the
surrounding areas.
The Vacation Bible School
(VBS) is titled “Operation
Overboard—Dare to Go
Deep For God!” and will be
at Urbanna United Methodist Church, June 25-29, from
9 a.m.-noon.
“The music is full of
energy where children sing
songs and hear the gospel,
learning to trust the God
whose love is bigger than the
sea. They will love it, presented with all the decorations and the crafts that urge
them to dive deep into trust,
love, faith and walk with our
Lord. Bring your children, 4
years old through rising 6thgraders, to enjoy this wonderful summer adventure in
Operation Overboard!” said
a VBS spokesperson.
For registration information, please call Brenda at
804-919-1335 or Becky at
776-0796.
Make-A-Way plans
all-night prayer session
Make-A-Way and Deliverance Full Gospel Baptist
Church in Remlik, off Route
637 near Urbanna, will hold
an all-night, shut-in prayer
session on Friday, June 22,
starting at 10 p.m.
Participants will be praying for the youth of the
county and all youth everywhere, for unity in the
churches, for the government and for the needs of
individuals.
“We are seeking the face
of God for a great movement
in the lives of his people.
Prayer is open to all who
wants to pray and believe
God for the answer,” said a
church spokesperson.
The theme scripture for
the prayer is James 5:16,
which says: “Confess your
faults one to another, and
pray one for another, that
you may be healed. The
effectual fervent prayer of
the righteous man availeth
much.”
All are welcome to
attend.
Musical duo to perform at UUFR
On Sunday, June 24,
at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the
Rappahannock
(UUFR),
Margaret Lawyer and David
Duhon on viola and cello
will be playing baroque
music and examine the
interplay between music and
church in that period.
The UUFR meets every
Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at 366
James Wharf Road in White
Stone.
Coffee and conversation
will follow the service.
Olivet plans Bible School
All children ages 3
through 6th grade are
invited to attend Vacation
Bible School at Olivet Baptist Church at Shanghai in
King and Queen County
from 12:30-7 p.m. on Saturday, June 23.
“Please join us as we take
off on an exciting adventure
at Amazing Wonders Aviation Vacation Bible School!”
said a program spokesperson. “Along the way kids
will hear Bible stories about
God’s awesome power and
learn how God wants to
give us everything we need
through His power and to
His glory!”
Parents also are invited
to attend a puppet show
performed by “No Strings
Attached” of Urbanna Baptist Church and a cookout
beginning at 5:30 p.m. Contact Melissa Blake at 7580812 for more information.
“God’s power–more than
enough to overcome fear”
is the topic of this week’s
Christian Science Sentinel Program
Now airing on Sunday at 9:30 a.m.
Tune in Sunday, June 24, on WKWI Bay 101.7 FM
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Dorothy H. Carneal
After an announcement of Angel Visit Baptist Church’s upcoming Hattitude celebration, some of the Hattitude committee members pose with the church pastor
and associate minister. All hats worn are from the collection of the late Gladys
Cauthorne White. From left are Bessida Cauthorne White, Rev. Dr. Griselda Amy
Bayton, associate minister Patricia Hawkins Smith, church pastor Rev. Dr. Carla E.
Lightfoot, Josephine Wright, Patricia Holmes and Pauline Jones.
‘Hattitude’ celebration planned at Angel Visit
“Hattitude: A Celebration of Our Crowning Glory” will be held on Sunday, July 1, at
3 p.m. at Angel Visit Baptist Church, 29566
Tidewater Trail, Dunnsville. This program
will be a celebration of the tradition of
women in “church hats” and men dressed in
their most stylish toppers.
Featured artists for Hattitude will be
“The Soul Seekers” of Mechanicsville, who
will present a concert of traditional gospel
music. The Soul Seekers began their music
ministry more than 40 years ago, and have
performed all over the United States. They
have had the privilege of sharing the stage
with gospel greats such as “The Harmonizing Four,” Donnie McClurkin, Luther Barnes
St. Paul plans
MGM Tri-County Gospel
Choir to perform June 23 Men’s Day
The public is invited to
Gloucester Arts on Main
on Saturday, June 23, when
the 40-member MGM TriCounty Gospel Choir presents “Living in the Spirit,” a
program of rousing gospel
and contemporary faith
music.
The choir is led by choir
president George Robinson
and founding director John
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The event is scheduled
from 4-5:30 p.m. in the gallery at 6580B Main Street,
Gloucester. Proceeds will
benefit the choir’s Corarine
Marsh Smith Scholarship
Fund and Gloucester Arts on
Main. Tickets are $10. For
more information, including
how to purchase tickets, call
804-824-9464.
Mt. Zion to
Immanuel
honor family to celebrate
and friends 97th year
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
of Church View will celebrate Family and Friends
Day on Sunday, June 24, at
11 a.m. The guest speaker
will be Rev. Robert Wormley of Richmond, formerly
of Middlesex County.
The musical guest will be
“The Deliverance Voices of
Worship” under the direction of minister of music
Rufus Morris from MakeA-Way and Deliverance Full
Gospel Baptist Church.
An old-fashioned picnic
is planned afterwards so
dress comfortable.
On Sunday, June 24, at
3 p.m., Immanuel Baptist
Church in Saluda will celebrate the 97th anniversary
of their edifice. Rev. Woodland Holmes Jr. and the First
Baptist Church Harmony
Village family of Locust
Hill will be the guests.
Lunch will be served after
the morning service. All are
invited.
celebration
St. Paul Baptist Church
in Jamaica will celebrate its
annual Men’s Day Program
on Sunday, June 24, at 3:30
p.m.
The special guest for the
service will be Rev. James
T. Hill Sr. of Bethlehem
Baptist Church of Bruington, who is the moderator
of Southside Rappahannock
Baptist Association, and
the Bethlehem Choir. The
worship leader will be
Deacon Conrad Hundley
of Shiloh Baptist Church in
Laneview.
All are invited.
Grace McCoy
Grace McCoy (nee Jarvis)
of Locust Hill passed away
on June 11, 2012. She was
the beloved daughter of the
late Allen Jarvis and Nellie
Sutherlin.
She is survived by one
daughter, Lois E. Mitchell;
four grandchildren, seven
great-grandchildren;
five
great-great grandchildren;
and three brothers, Thelmo,
William and Harold Jarvis.
Relatives and friends are
invited to a viewing Saturday, June 23, from noon-1
p.m. followed by her 1 p.m.
funeral service at Calvary
Baptist Church, 3971 General Puller Hwy., Saluda.
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Escobrook
to celebrate
Escobrook Baptist Church
in Mascot will celebrate the
Deacon, Deaconess and
Official Board Anniversary
on Sunday, June 24, at 4
p.m. The special guest will
be the “Hearts Of Joy” from
The Missionary Min- Tappahannock. Everyone is
istry of Angel Visit Bap- invited to attend.
tist Church in Dunnsville
invites the public to join its
church family in an evening
of prayer, praise and worship on Friday, June 22, at 8
p.m. There will be a time for
all who desire to pray.
For further information,
contact Patricia H. Smith,
Missionary Ministry president, at 804-238-4078.
Angel Visit
plans Friday
night program
Lively church
to honor pastor
The Church of Deliverance in Lively will honor its
pastor, Donald O. Conaway,
in celebrating 13 years of
faithful service on Sunday,
June 24.
The morning service will
begin at 11 a.m. Dinner will
immediately follow.
The pastor’s anniversary
celebration will begin at 3
p.m. The guest speaker will
be Rev. Quentin Keatts of
Mt. Olive Baptist Church.
D.D.S.
and Shirley Caesar, to name but a few.
Hattitude will pay homage to the practice
of women adorning their heads for worship—a tradition that is very much a part
of African culture. Hattitude will feature a
parade of hats with gifts given for the most
outstanding hats. There will be a display
of vintage hats, and refreshments will be
served following the program.
The public is cordially invited to attend
Hattitude. Those persons, men as well as
women, who would like to participate in
the hat competition should arrive by 2:45
p.m. to be in place for the hat parade. For
further information, call Patricia Holmes at
804-443-9390.
Dorothy Healy Carneal,
91, of Church View died
Monday, June 18, 2012.
She retired from VDOT
in 1990 with 38 years of
service. She was a member
of
Hermitage
Baptist
Church for 82 years where
she taught Sunday school
for various classes and also
sang in the choir.
She is survived by her
daughter, Ellen F. Carneal;
and her friend, Carroll Lee
Spencer; nieces, Mable
Shanaberger (Frank), and
Jean Marshall (Albert);
nephew, Amos Healy Jr.
(Jane); great-nieces, Lisa
Langford (Tom), Debbie
Oliver (Johnny), Diane
Weisner and Virginia Healy;
great-nephews,
Frank
Shanaberger Jr. (Malinda)
and William Healy; greatgreat-nieces, Kristal Reiner
(Bo) and Autumn Weisner,
great-great-nephews, Tyler
Gyoker and Jamie Weisner;
great-great-great-niece,
Katelin Reiner; several
cousins; and a special companion, Maxx.
Funeral services were
held Wednesday at Hermitage Baptist Church, Church
View. Interment was in the
church cemetery.
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