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Urbanna, Virginia 23175 • October 17, 2013
Vol. 119, No. 29
Two Sections • 75¢
Crash claims life
of Hartfield woman
by Audrey Thomasson
In honor of John Taylor Wood
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County does not abandon
road to Fairfield Landing
Mitchell Map:
‘An investment’ for Urbanna
by Tom Chillemi
On Monday, October 21, the
Urbanna Town Council will consider
a resolution to do a “full” restoration
of the historic Mitchell Map, which
the town owns. The map is more than
200 years old and is a first edition that
was printed in the 1783. A copy of the
Mitchell Map was used to settle treaties.
The map is undergoing restoration,
and the total cost for a full restoration is estimated to be $21,000, which
would be paid from the town’s historic
trust fund.
In addition, the map would need
a proper case or frame, said council
member Barbara Hartley, who heads
the Old Tobacco Warehouse Committee and is coordinating the map restoration.
There are two alternatives for
cases, Hartley said. One would have
an air-conditioned case made just for
the map. The other cheaper display
method would be to seal the map’s
frame and control the humidity of the
room in which it will be displayed at
the Old Tobacco Warehouse.
Council member Joe Heyman noted
humidity is hard to control in the Old
Tobacco Warehouse because the basement walls weep water.
Heyman said he favors restoring
and displaying the map correctly. “It’s
a huge asset,” he said. “It should be
part of our tourism draw.”
The map has been appraised at more
than $500,000, based on a complete
restoration. The town paid $7,500 for
the map in 1979.
Security has been recently upgraded
at the Old Tobacco Warehouse, which
is a visitor’s center and museum, said
interim town administrator Holly
Gailey.
Hartley said the Virginia State
Library offered to reproduce the map
and give Urbanna a copy, allowing the
state library to display the original.
That offer has been declined.
Hartley said the map could be a
way to attract visitors and gener-
ate sales in the town visitor’s center.
“That’s going to be an investment for
us,” she said.
Tennis Courts
Council was informed of an estimate for $83,000 to build two new
tennis courts in Taber Park, reported
council member Joanie Ward at the
October 11 work session.
A few years ago, the town removed
the old tennis courts that had deteriorated.
The new courts could be built on
the remaining base, said Ward. The
estimate includes fencing.
Ward said that new storm-water
regulations that go into effect in July
2014 would add cost to the project
because drawings would need to be
done by an engineer.
Council took no action on the
tennis courts.
Tennis courts, with lights, are
under construction at Middlesex High
School as part of the Syd Thrift Ath-
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The new Syd Thrift Athletic Complex will be a modern structure to
promote a strong athletic program at
Middlesex High School.
“We are talking about a first-class
facility,” said Johnny Fleet, the project liaison between the Middlesex
County Board of Supervisors and the
county school board. “This project
was well thought out and we’ve spent
a lot of time trying to plan it to make
it all practical. The main thing is we
are going to make it durable to last the
long haul. It will be made out of materials and specifications that will last.”
The architectural renderings show
that the baseball and softball fields
will have home and visitor dugouts
made of brickwork about two thirds
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The Middlesex County Board of
Supervisors killed a proposal by
county supervisor Carlton Revere to
consider closing colonial Fairfield
Landing in Hartfield and abandoning
the road leading to the landing.
Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) highway resident engineer Sean Trapani informed the board
that VDOT officials estimated it will
cost $100,000 to fix the road, which
runs along the Piankatank River and
has been closed for over a year because
of erosion underneath it.
Trapani said VDOT has put off
fixing the road until county supervisors come to an agreement as to what
to do with the public landing, which
is near the mouth of Scoggins Creek.
Harmony Village district supervisor Jack Miller said that he does not
think that the county should ever give
up any of its waterfront property. “We
may not be using that property now
but one day it may be of some value to
us,” he said. “We always need to keep
in mind that everyone can’t afford
waterfront property. As good stewards
of our county, we need to protect the
waterfront access we have so everyone
has a way to enjoy the water.”
When Revere requested a motion
to consider or to deny the proposal to
abandon the road, no one on the board
responded, which meant the matter
died for lack of a motion and a second.
“Well, I guess you are going to be
fixing a road,” Revere told Trapani.
Francis Hall is festival’s
Honorary Grand Marshal
by Larry Chowning
‘Making it durable to last the long haul’
up the front, sides and back. There
will be a slanted roof with a portion
of the dugout enclosed with a door to
access a storage area.
A hipped-roof scorer building will
be located behind the backstop and
will be bricked about a quarter of the
way up and raised so the scorer can
see the entire field. The area around
the scorer stand will be gated so spectators cannot access it.
Home and visitor bleachers will
be provided and situated between the
dugouts and scorer’s stand to provide
excellent visibility while the game is
under way. The backstop fencing will
extend past the openings in the dugouts to prevent foul balls from going
inside the dugout.
The concession building toward the
front will be bricked about halfway
by Larry Chowning
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by Larry Chowning
A Hartfield resident died Saturday and three others were seriously
injured, including a 3-year-old child,
when their vehicle went off the road
and struck a tree in Lancaster County,
said state police.
Virginia State Trooper Sgt. Thomas
J. Molnar said the single-car crash
occurred around 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 12. A 2004 Cadillac
DeVille was traveling northbound
on Pinckardsville Road (Route 605)
about a half mile from Mary Ball
Road (Route 3), north of Kilmarnock,
when it struck the tree.
Passenger Neshanda J. Lee, 20, of
Hartfield was fatally injured, reported
Molnar.
Upper Lancaster Volunteer Fire
Department (ULVFD) chief Danny
Akers said it took over an hour for
volunteer firemen using the “jaws
of life” to cut the top off the car and
extract Lee from the wreckage. She
was transported to Rappahannock
General Hospital where she died of
her injuries.
Two 15-year-old boys and Lee’s
3-year-old child suffered serious nonlife-threatening injuries and were
transported to a Richmond hospital,
said Akers.
Rescue squads from Kilmarnock
and the county Advanced Life Support provider responded to the accident. The ULVFD was assisted by
members of the Kilmarnock and
White Stone volunteer fire departments.
The investigation is ongoing.
up the sides. The rear of the building will be for bathrooms and will be
bricked entirely. The ticket gate will
be entirely bricked and will have two
ticket stations for people entering the
games.
There will be a brick media booth
built behind the home side of the
football field. The bricked backside
will say: “Chargers—Middlesex High
School, Syd Thrift Athletic Complex.”
“The final renderings should look
pretty much like what will be there
when it’s finished,” said Fleet.
School superintendent Dr. Thomas
Taylor announced at the Middlesex
School Board meeting Monday that
the recent rainy weather has slowed
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Francis Hall, 93, of Urbanna has
been named Honorary Grand Marshal
of the 2013 Urbanna Oyster Festival.
Hall was born in 1920 and grew up
near Ordinary in Gloucester County.
He graduated from Achilles High
School, and a short time later he
entered the Newport News Apprentice School for Shipbuilding.
World War II interfered with his
shipbuilding career and Hall enlisted
in the U.S. Navy where he was
involved in the Pacific Theater against
the Japanese.
After the war, he re-entered the
apprentice school but due to job instability at the shipyard at that time, he
left and went to work with his brother,
J. Ellis Hall, in the insurance business.
Hall worked for 13 years with
Union Life Insurance Co. of Richmond as a regional manager covering
Williamsburg and York, Gloucester,
Middlesex and Mathews counties.
While living in Gloucester, he was a
member of the Gloucester Board of
Supervisors for six years.
Meanwhile, his brother Ellis had
left the insurance business to work
for the Pyrofax Bottled Gas business.
It was through his brother that Hall
met the CEO of Texaco. That contact
would later pay off. When Wilbur
Revere passed away around 1960,
Hall was able to acquire the Texaco
business in Urbanna. He ran Hall’s
Texaco from 1960 until he retired in
1985.
Hall’s Texaco was on Urbanna
Creek, and the dock was a primary
spot for oystermen to raft their boats
during the oyster season. “I really
enjoyed the host of oystermen who
tied their boats up at our dock,” said
Hall. “I guess there were 30 to 35
boats there every year during the
season.
“There was one guy who tied up
there every year who would leave a
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bucket of oysters almost every day,”
he said. “I’d take them home and have
Ada Marie (his wife) cook them up.
It was a delicious meal and plenty of
them.
“We did favors for them too,” he
said. “There were a goodly number of
watermen from Guinea and Sadler’s
Neck in Gloucester County who I had
known all my life. We enjoyed their
goings and comings and our association with them.”
Another oyster boat that tied up to
the dock was the big “Muriel Eileen,”
a 65-foot oyster buyboat. Hall said
he enjoyed his time visiting with the
boat’s captain, Lee McNamara, and
its mate, Charlie Sayre. “Charlie told
the story that he and Captain Lee had
come up to the dock in Baltimore and
he was tying the Muriel Eileen off
when a gal from across the way yelled
over to him, ‘How old are you?’
(See Hall, page A8)
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opinion
one woman’s opinion
Please, Mr. President
You started your political career in Chicago.
Urbanna, Va.— I don’t suppose anyone in It could very well be politics isn’t as wellWashington is interested in what One Woman’s mannered in the Windy City as it is in Virginia.
Opinion thinks? Especially our ultra-partisan Maybe hurling daily insults at others is the
president? No? Maybe?
modus operandi in Chicago? If so, city slickers
Oh well, “Here’s goes nothing,” as Father ought to learn it’s not nice to make disparaging
always said before taking a leap off the top remarks to fellow Americans.
deck of our boat into frigid Georgia Bay water
The real problem is your constant partisan
on family vacations while we three daughters attacks on the minority party has spread down
watched in amazement and learned with every from the White House and infected the rest of
passing day what a marvel of a man he was.
the nation. It brings out the worst in people. I’ve
I’ll speak my mind anyway. Thank goodness never seen such polarization. Do you realize
we Americans can still express opinions. I am when you speak you are only speaking to half
ever grateful for Page 2 of the Sentinel where of the population? Is this wise?
we come together sharing our
Most people realize there
thoughts and ideas each week.
are at least two sides to every
Has anyone else noticed
issue, so let’s listen to all conour President is not an especerns and come to a comprocially good leader? I have a
mise. What we want is less
suggestion as to how he might
partisanship and more genial
improve his weak leadership
cooperation from government
skills.
leaders. Cut out the insults.
Stop insulting RepubliStart acting like ladies and
cans, Mr. President. For five
gentlemen and work together
years, ever since you were
to do the job.
first elected to lead the nation,
If Republicans think they
you’ve been hurling insults
are off the hook in blame—
at the opposition. The daily
think again. Republicans are
barrage of snide remarks has
just as obnoxious when they
created (to no one’s great surare wound up on the prick of
prise,) a deadly, polarized,
partisanship.
partisan atmosphere in WashThen Governor George
ington, D.C.
Allen once commented he
by Mary
Not that I know much
would stuff legislation down
about leadership. True, I
the throats of “whiney DemoWakefield
Buxton
have recently helped start
crats.” Such tasteless remarks
“Dog Friends” in Middlesex
are unsuited to the office of
County, but that’s not much leadership experi- any person elected as head of a state or a nation.
ence in light of your many years of experience
So, Mr. President, stop insulting fellow Amerin community organization. But one thing I do icans. Instead, give us some words of inspiraknow about leadership—leaders don’t insult the tion and encouragement. Bring us together on
other team.
one team, just like we do with Dog Friends in
Leaders work with the other team, say nice Middlesex County (we work to improve the
things to them, build them up, make them feel quality of life for homeless dogs). We wouldn’t
good, and seek compromise solutions to prob- think of insulting cat lovers in the county; rather
lems. Mr. President, can’t you see your constant we are happy to work with them.
attacks on the minority party only make matters
Here’s an idea. Say nice things to the oppoworse?
sition. Tell the hard workers in this nation that
Of course, it’s possible that dogs are easier pay so many taxes and keep this nation afloat
to work with than Republicans? That could be that you greatly appreciate their efforts. Tell
true, Mr. President. I haven’t met a dog yet I small businesses you are grateful they provide
haven’t liked, and I can’t say that about Republi- so many jobs to fellow Americans. Tell the relicans. But, Mr. President, your behavior doesn’t gious right you admire their conservative values
make Democrats look so hot either.
and strong faith that built the nation. Build
The way I see it, you’re the President and the minority up, make Americans feel good,
when someone is elected to the highest office encourage them to work even harder, pay more
in the land he ought to cut out the petty par- taxes, and have an even stronger faith.
tisan attacks and roll up his sleeves and make
Be a statesman, Mr. President. Rise above
nice to the other party. We’ve seen many presi- your party and special interest groups and . . .
dents who have done this in the past, and those be a president to everyone.
leaders who moved beyond party politics and
I’ll sign off for now, Mr. President, but please
became a president to all the people are those remember advice from a small town writer—a
who became the really great presidents.
little honey beats vinegar every time. ©2013
letters to editor
Do not abandon
Fairfield Road
To the Editor:
The Middlesex Board of
Supervisors was about to abandon a portion of Route 630
(Fairfield Road). The reason
stated was that it is too expensive to maintain the portion
where a historic steamboat landing now sits in disrepair and in
need of some shoreline work.
People ask me, “Why is
Middlesex hiding or eliminating public water access?” Other
counties are improving and publicizing these areas to promote
tourism and improve this recreation activity for its citizens. Did
we not just invest in salary, benefits and supplies to hire an economic development coordinator.
Her main function should be to
promote what we have (rivers,
creeks, bay access, historic sites,
rural character) and to bring
in business to bring jobs. The
Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission (MPPDC) is
supposed to be providing access
for grants and ideas to promote
“water way access” through
their Comprehensive Economic
Development Strategy (CEDS)
program. Do we not have 6 citizens and 2 board members on
this committee?
Piers are built to reach out
into the river for the depth
NAACP to meet
The Middlesex NAACP
will hold a general meeting on
Tuesday, October 22, at 7 p.m.
at the Cooks Corner Office
Complex at 2911 General
Puller Highway, two miles east
of Saluda.
John R. Perez, senior vice
commander and service officer, will be available to answer
questions for veterans. A
manual titled “Federal Benefits
for Veterans, Dependents and
Survivor’s Guide 2013 Edition” will be available along
with other information.
Perez is with Disabled
American Veterans Chapter
#58 in Gloucester.
needed to access by canoe and
kayak, which has become a
booming business here. Our
guests are bringing them here.
This spot (Fairfield Landing)
on the Piankatank River is perfect to launch for a trip up to the
Dragon Run.
Who loses if we abandon
roads and water access? We the
people—all of us. It has become
easy to abandon a road. Who
benefits from our loss of a roadside right-of-way, which could
provide a place to sit or park?
We also will lose possible waterfront property. All avenues need
to be looked at.
We all will benefit by rebuilding the small bridge path there
and reinforce the shoreline.
Show this area to our new economic coordinator and get the
MPPDC involved. We, the
citizens, who look forward to
walking along the road thank
the board members who spoke
up regarding this issue and are
thankful that no action was
taken on this matter.
Myself and a visiting lady
and gentleman went around the
signs and barrels at Fairfield
Landing today, and we enjoyed
the walk. These people saw the
old place and river. Someone
has written that there is not two
feet of water there. That’s what
piers are for.
Dan Downs
Hartfield
Rabies clinic
due Oct. 26
A
rabies
clinic
for
Middlesex and Mathews
counties will be held on Saturday, October 26, from 8-11
a.m. at the new courthouse
in Mathews, 10622 Buckley
Hall Road, Mathews Court
House.
Rabies shots are $6 per dog.
Cat rabies shots are $13 each.
Shots for hunting dogs will
be given from 8-9 a.m. and
early registration is required.
Volunteers are needed.
Call 804-384-7315 for
information.
letters to the editor
Many wealthy
people share
their success
To the Editor:
This letter is in response
to the Letter to the Editor on
“trickledown economics” that
appeared in last week’s Sentinel.
This is what we call iridescence
without illumination. The letter
writer starts well enough when
he says, “Most Americans agree
that bold, energetic people with
beneficial enterprises should be
encouraged by the possibility of
great rewards,” but then, drives
his train off the track, when he
uses a broad brush to paint the
hard-working individual or
entrepreneur who becomes successful, as a self-serving rich
person, who cares nothing for
his workers in particular, or for
the poor in general.
Does he really believe that
Mark Warner, our illustrious
former Governor and current
Democratic Senator, who by
all accounts made millions and
built a media empire, espouses
such nonsense? Of course not!
Recently, Warner and his wife
gave over a million dollars to
the Nature Conservancy to purchase and place conservation
easements on the Homestead
Preserve in Bath County.
Take for example the article
by Ann M. Efimetz on David
Everett in the October 2013
Williamsburg Magazine. Everett is owner and chef at The Trellis, Blue Talon Bistro and the
Duke of Gloucester Street Pub
in Williamsburg. Everett is one
of those rare self-made individuals who started with nothing,
and by working grueling hours,
serving the public and having an
unparalleled product, became
wealthy. The article quotes him
as saying, “I have more than
200 employees who are making
a living and their livelihood . . .
they are buying houses and cars
and having families from something that I’ve put together. And
that is pretty cool. . . .”
The fact is, many wealthy
people want to share their success. They set up foundations,
like Bill and Melinda Gates,
founders of Microsoft, and give
millions to the impoverished,
the sick and the needy.
Just remember, it was the
policies of the Democrats that
destroyed Detroit and that added
$6 trillion to the national debt in
the last five years. The real thing
that will “trickle down” is the
burden of that debt to all American people, be they rich or be
they poor, and this will happen
A Saluda man is facing mul- for years and years to come.
tiple charges after an alleged
William Douglas
altercation that occurred when
Morattico
his daughter came home two
hours past her curfew, said
Major M.E. Sampson of the A worthy
Middlesex Sheriff’s Office.
successor
According to the sheriff’s
office investigation, the 16-year
To the Editor:
old daughter of Carlton Lee
I am so glad to vote in an
Walker Jr. was brought home election where I can vote for
from a social event just before someone. Too often it seems
1 a.m. on Saturday, October 5, that I am confronted with candiby people who Walker did not dates where the choice is for the
know.
least objectionable or the vote is
The first 911 caller, who is against a candidate rather than
related to Walker, told the dis- for a candidate. My choice for
patcher Walker had a shotgun the Hartfield supervisor posiand would not let the car leave tion on the board is Bob LeBhis property.
oeuf. I have known Bob since
While deputies were en becoming involved in Great
route to Deer Lane, one of the Decisions 10 years ago.
car’s occupants called 911 and
Like so many who have
reported that a male had come expressed themselves in these
from the house and fired a shot- pages, I have found him to be
gun at the car. In the car at the an amiable person and capable
time were an adult teen male leader with considerable inteland a juvenile female. Shotgun lect and energy. I am a retired
pellets struck the rear bumper. owner and operator of a small
No one was injured.
business and management
A Middlesex investiga- consultant to international cortor arrived on the scene and porations. I recognize in Bob,
obtained statements from those the business skills necessary to
involved and charged Walker make good decisions on behalf
with four felonies, includ- of the residents of the Hartfield
ing two counts of abduction, District and of the county in
shooting at an occupied vehi- general. In conversations with
cle, and using a firearm in the him, he has demonstrated the
commission of a felony. He is analytical skills to acquire
also charged with two counts information on an issue in a
of brandishing a firearm, which dispassionate way and to weigh
is a misdemeanor.
options and make a decision. He
Walker, 39, was released on understands practical, as well
bond. His preliminary hearing as theoretical economics. He
is December 2 in Middlesex knows how cash flow works
General District Court.
and how investments must be
tempered by the resources and
source of funding.
The October 24
Therefore, I am glad to add
my voice to others who wholeSentinel will be
heartedly support Bob as a
the final issue that
worthy successor to Carlton
election related letters Revere. He will help the county
(including meals tax) as it continues to grow in prowill be published prior fessionalism of government.
Jim Barker
to the Nov. 5 election.
Hartfield
Man faces
felonies
involving
a firearm
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Leadership
and courage
To the Editor:
I am writing to endorse
Trudy Feigum for the Hartfield
District seat on the Middlesex
County Board of Supervisors.
No, she didn’t graduate from
an Ivy League college; instead,
she graduated from her state
university where she gained the
skills to very successfully enter
the business world, eventually
owning a small business with
her husband for over 20 years.
I won’t recite the litany of
public meetings where she has
testified on behalf of the county’s best interests since several
letters in preceding issues have
already noted this testimony;
however, I do wish to stress
her honesty and her ability
to cut through the political
double-talk armed with solid
research and the skill to weigh
the issues. She will say “No”
when she feels that action is
warranted.
When she says she will
work to lower taxes and control spending, she will do just
that no matter if her vote goes
against the prevailing political
wisdom. That takes leadership
and courage. She has demonstrated both.
To those of you in the
Hartfield District, I urge you
to consider voting for Trudy
Feigum for the Middlesex
Board of Supervisors.
Gerry Waring
Saluda
Jackson is a true
conservative
To the Editor:
About four years ago I was
privileged to hear E.W. Jackson
speak at a meeting in Lancaster
County. Afterwards, I knew this
man was very different from
others running for office. I had
finally met someone who is a
true man of God, and someone
who is honest and strong in his
political beliefs.
In the years following that
first encounter, I have seen
that he continues his efforts to
uphold those beliefs. He is a
true statesman, not just a political opportunist who wants to
make it a career.
Jackson believes that for Virginia to stay free, its leaders
must govern with respect for
the U.S. Constitution and the
Constitution of Virginia. He
strongly believes in the Second
Amendment and in the importance of property rights. Every
day we see examples of local
governments working to trample on those rights. Jackson
wants to work to defend our
liberties.
Jackson is a black man
whose great-grandfather was
a slave in Orange County.
While my grandparents were
from Germany and Ireland, as
Americans, we both have great
respect for one another. Jackson served in the Marine Corps
during the Vietnam era, went
to Harvard Law School, and
practiced law in Boston for 18
years. He currently is pastor of
a church in Chesapeake.
A true conservative, a true
American and a tireless worker
for freedom, Jackson is a man
who will always do as he says.
It’s all about liberty. Please
join me in supporting Jackson
for Lieutenant Governor on
November 5.
Rev. Ace Oestreich
White Stone
Extensive
experience with
creating budgets
To the Editor:
We will be electing a new
supervisor for the Hartfield
District on November 5. Carlton Revere has done an excellent job representing Hartfield,
and now we need someone
equally capable to succeed
him. That is why I am supporting Bob LeBoeuf.
Bob is thoughtful and critical but, more importantly, he
is involved in the community.
He has participated in many of
the important organizations in
our county and beyond, including the Middlesex Industrial
Development Authority; the
Deltaville Maritime Museum
and Holly Point Nature Park,
where he currently is president
and treasurer; the GloucesterMathews Humane Society,
where he currently is treasurer;
the Rappahannock Sail and
Power Squadron, where he was
commander and treasurer; and
the Great Decisions Discussion Group, which he chaired,
among other activities. Bob
has great common sense and
a record of leading and being
able to solve problems.
Bob also is a good explainer.
I found his book, “A Voter’s Guide to the US Economy—2012” a really good
place to learn about our economy. In his typical can-do fashion, Bob perceived that voters
simply didn’t understand many
of the economic issues in the
run-up to the last presidential
election, so he wrote a book to
help address the problem!
I’ve known Bob and his wife
for 12 years, and I know he
strongly supports our schools,
our quality of life in Middlesex,
and the need for government to
be flexible and efficient. His
background in economics and
his creative mind will help
the Board of Supervisors find
solutions to many of the challenges we will face in coming
years. His extensive experience in formulating complex
budgets (many larger than the
Middlesex budget) qualifies
him actually to build an efficient and effective budget, not
just say he favors one.
It’s important that we all vote
on November 5, and I hope
other Hartfield District voters
will join me in supporting Bob
on that day.
Elizabeth L. Young
Hartfield
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Two seek Hartfield District supervisor seat in Nov. 5 election
The only contested county
race in the November 5 election is for the Hartfield Distrcit
seat on the Middlesex Board of
Supervisors.
Trudy V. Feigum and Robert
L. LeBoeuf are the candidates.
The seat is currently held by
Carlton Revere, who is not
seeking another term.
The Sentinel recently asked
the two candidates to answer
four questions. The candidates’
written responses along with a
short bio follows.
Trudy V. Feigum
A life-long conservative,
Trudy Feigum grew up in a
rural area in Colorado. Graduating from a class of 10, she
then studied political science,
history, and business administration at Colorado State
University, and journalism at
Michigan State University. She
was secretary to the director
of retired pay for the U.S. Air
Force Accounting and Finance
Center in Denver where she
was on the front-line working
with the retired military community.
In 1978 Feigum became
executive director of the South
Dakota Dental Association
(SDDA), retiring in 1998. She
was the SDDA’s registered
lobbyist in the South Dakota
Legislature for 20 years.
Feigum earned her Certified
Association Executive designation from the American
Society of Association Executives in 1994. She is an Honorary Fellow of the International
College of Dentists.
Feigum and her husband
Tom owned and operated a
small business in Pierre, South
Dakota, for over 20 years.
In addition to serving as
president of the Community
Arts Council and regent of
her Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) chapter, Feigum served on boards
and committees in her church,
community theater, hospice
care, and the American Legion
Auxiliary. She also was president of the Pierre Area Chamber of Commerce where she
worked closely with businesses
and community projects. Her
service continues in Middlesex
where she has been an officer
of her homeowners association, the Wilton Creek Cruising Club, and she is actively
involved in her church. She
has become familiar with
Middlesex County issues and
its government over the last 12
years.
Feigum and her husband Tom
arrived in Middlesex County in
2001, and made Hartfield their
home. They have been married
for 47 years and have two sons
and three grandchildren.
Robert L. LeBoeuf
Robert (Bob) LeBoeuf holds
a bachelor’s degree in economics from Brown University and
an MA in economics from The
American University in Washington, D.C. He served as an
economic analyst and project
management engineer for the
Central Intelligence Agency
(CIA) for 27 years. He concurrently served 20 years as an
intelligence officer in the U.S.
Air Force, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1986.
After his retirement from
the CIA in 1994, LeBoeuf
worked in private industry until
2001 when he retired from his
position as vice president for
System Operations at ClubCorp.
He and his wife Christi
moved to Hartfield in 2001.
Since moving here, he has
served as commander and
treasurer of the Rappahannock
Sail and Power Squadron;
treasurer of the Middlesex
County Industrial Development Authority; chairman of
the Great Decisions Discussion
Group; an examiner for the
U.S. Coast Guard sanctioned
Vessel Safety Check program;
and a safe boating instructor
for the Virginia Department of
Game and Inland Fisheries.
A former Eagle scout, LeBoeuf currently is president
and treasurer of the Deltaville
Maritime Museum and Holly
Point Nature Park, president of
his neighborhood homeowners’ association, and treasurer
of the Gloucester-Mathews
Humane Society.
In 2012, he wrote and published “A Voter’s Guide to the
US Economy-2012”, an explanation of selected economic
concepts and data that impact
voters in their daily lives.
1. What do you see as the
two most important issues
facing Middlesex County
now and in the immediate
future? Give reasons for your
answer and state your position on the issues.
Feigum: First, fiscal planning that reflects sound business practices is sorely needed
in Middlesex County. The
county is in debt, roughly
$22 million, while annually
receiving revenues of $18 to
$19 million. My background
in business tells me this is
not a responsible way to serve
the citizens I will represent. I
believe the board needs to diligently pay down the debt without raising taxes.
The new county courthouse,
built at a horrendous cost
(latest figure $7 million-plus)
to approximately 11,000 citi-
Urbanna tennis courts . . .
letic Complex. The Middlesex
School Board has indicated
the courts could be open to the
public.
Town Pool
Gailey said the town has
ordered a new pool cover. The
$5,300 cover will save pool
start-up costs in the spring.
Pool expenses were $26,000
this past year, said Gailey. Of
that figure, $8,000 to $10,000
was to get the pool ready for
the season. It was noted that
$6,000 was for concrete work.
Middlesex County
Board of Supervisors
Hartfield District
“I bring a record of leadership and governance with more than a half dozen organizations in our community. My background
includes conservative financial management, strategic planning, program management and budgeting. I believe government
should be efficient, effective and responsible. I want to help make Middlesex County
even better with good, fiscally sound decisions.”
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zens, could not be occupied for
three years due to poor planning and oversight. Lack of
planning for an office for our
Commonwealth’s
Attorney,
now being added, is increasing the cost of this courthouse
by $250,000. The security
system has been determined
to be inadequate and is being
upgraded. We must plan better!
The most recent borrowing
of $3.5 million with a variable
rate note to build the Syd Thrift
Athletic Complex demands
that closer oversight of projects undertaken and how they
are financed be a high priority.
Raising real estate taxes to pay
for this new athletic complex
when the county and nation’s
economy is struggling and taxpayers are fighting to keep their
heads above water does not
equate to solid fiscal planning.
At the same time no action
whatsoever was taken on the
east wing of the high school,
which has been left wanting for
15 years after money was budgeted for its demolition.
Second, making water and
sewer available to areas of the
county is in early stages of discussion. We cannot afford to go
into this headlong without full
disclosure of costs and how
those costs will be met—comprehensive fiscal planning is a
necessity!
businesses. It has an Economic
Development Authority, a Planning Commission, and now an
Economic Development Officer. It also has a long-range
development plan and a capital spending plan. We appear
to have enough planning and
plans, but we need to be sure
those plans consistently and
effectively guide our day-today decisions. To quote Paul
Campbell, “If you don’t know
where you’re going, you’ll
probably end up somewhere
else.” It appears we have a map,
or several maps, to where we’re
going, but don’t always use it or
them effectively.
Infrastructure (roads, water
supply, sewer system, and
broadband access) is closely
related to economic development in a chicken and egg
way. Without infrastructure,
you won’t have development;
without development, you can’t
afford to pay for infrastructure
improvements.
From a development point of
view, water and sewer service
are the most important. Technology appears to be working
in our favor, with new, modular approaches that offer costeffective solutions to Middlesex
water and sewer needs. The
county took a big step forward
recently by designating water
and sewer “districts” as candidates for modular solutions.
The key to this approach is to
build to meet demand in an
affordable way, and not build
county-wide systems that force
everyone to participate (and
pay) whether they need the service or not.
LeBoeuf: The two most
important
issues
facing
Middlesex County now and in
the foreseeable future are economic development and infrastructure improvements.
Economic development arguably is the most important issue
because it affects everyone’s
quality of life. It determines
what jobs are available locally
and how large the tax base is. It
therefore determines to a large
degree how much we can spend
on schools, public safety, and
other services, such as public
transportation. Middlesex must
find a way to make itself more
attractive and hospitable to
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Gailey said the cover will
pay for itself in reduced maintenance. “We are not going to
replace the pool anytime soon,”
she told council.
In an unrelated matter, a final
water study report is due soon,
said Gailey. Preliminary indications are that no significant
leaks were found, she added.
The study found that the
wastewater treatment plant that
serves the town did not have
a meter for potable water. The
town used to own the plant, but
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it has been owned and operated
by the Hampton Roads Sanitation District for several years.
A meter was installed recently
after the omission was discovered, said Gailey.
Tougher state regulations
will require the town to account
for every gallon of water that
goes through its system, Gailey
told the town council at its September meeting. The new regulations go into effect in January
2014.
In an unrelated matter,
Heyman, in a brief financial
update, said the town is “looking better financially.”
Heyman said he is still working on a format to give council
monthly budget updates.
Council member Boyd
Wiley said the planning commission is working on updating the town zoning ordinance,
including definitions.
Gailey said the entire town
code needs to be updated, a
process that could take two
years.
2. What are the greatest
strengths and weaknesses of
Middlesex County?
Complex . . .
LeBoeuf: Middlesex County’s greatest strengths are its
natural endowments and its
people.
Its natural endowments
include rich farmlands, extensive woodlands, and miles of
coastline. It truly is a beautiful place in which to live. My
wife and I chose to live here
rather than virtually anywhere
else because it is an attractive
locale, near enough to population centers and their amenities for occasional forays, but
still isolated enough that we
are not part of some sprawling
megalopolis. Whatever we do
for and to Middlesex County,
please let’s not change its basic
rural character.
The people of Middlesex
County are its heart and soul.
They are hard-working, care
about educating our children,
and care about each other.
We have a long and rich history, and on a daily basis we
demonstrate our humanity
and our compassion. Witness
the Cryer Center, the YMCA,
local churches, volunteer fire
and rescue squads, various
service organizations, and my
favorite, the Deltaville Maritime Museum and Holly Point
Nature Park. All are the products of caring, involved people
working to make Middlesex
County a better place for all its
residents.
Middlesex County’s greatest weakness is its inability to
foster economic development,
in spite of our best efforts to
date.
Feigum: I’m a small-town
girl who has worked since I was
in junior high. My husband and
I owned and operated a small,
successful business for over 20
years. Self-governance, personal responsibility, and individual liberty are what I believe
in.
While executive director of
the South Dakota Dental Association, I founded the South
Dakota Dental Foundation to
help children and low-income
adults gain access to dental
care. This effort continues
today across South Dakota,
including Indian reservations,
via fully-equipped dental
“office” vans that travel where
care is needed. It is all done by
volunteers without any government support whatsoever.
I believe I am uniquely
qualified to serve the citizens of Hartfield District and
Middlesex County as supervisor. I’m fully aware of and
engaged in the issues. I will
bring business, nonprofit association, and legislative experience to the table. I promise to
serve responsibly, honestly, and
ethically.
4. What other message
would you like to tell the
voters of Middlesex?
LeBoeuf: Voters want good
schools, a safe and clean environment, and economic opportunity, especially for our young
people, all of which generally
involve some level of county
government
participation.
Voters for the most part also
want lower taxes. The problem,
of course, is that often the two
desires are mutually exclusive.
If you want better schools, you
may have to spend more money
on facilities and teachers. If you
want lower taxes, you may have
less to spend. Generally speaking, calls to increase spending
or reduce taxes may be emotionally satisfying, but they may not
make county government more
effective. My message to voters
is that I will work to reconcile
their desire to have good service and maintain low taxes to
the greatest degree possible by
prioritizing all county-funded
activities and looking hard at all
expenditures to ensure that they
are necessary and as cost-effective as they possibly can be.
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for littering will be replaced
by larger permanent signs. For
more details, email [email protected].
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This will result in better prioritizing county projects and reining in spending.
LeBoeuf: My number one
priority as a supervisor will
be to make good decisions:
not necessarily the fastest, and
probably not always the most
popular, but always the best
ones considering all the relevant factors. Issues will come
and go, but the need for a rigorous, effective decision-making
process is perpetual. We must
make cost-effective decisions
on short-term issues, but in the
context of our long-term goals.
The county staff is a wonderful resource for the supervisors
and supports their decisionmaking well. It will be up to me
to weigh all this input and make
the best decision possible every
time.
Feigum: Middlesex County’s
strength is the rural lifestyle
it offers with boating, fishing,
hunting and agriculture. Our
3. As a supervisor, what
friendly community is full of would be your number one
capable, honest people who priority?
enjoy the rivah life. It’s possible
Feigum: My number one
priority as supervisor would
be to push for substantial fiscal
planning.
If elected to this office, it
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construction work at the com- citizens who find in me a canplex. However, he added that didate who represents a voice
work is still on schedule. “We for them on the board. I believe
were ahead of schedule before we want to see solid, short
this weather hit,” he said.
and long-term fiscal planning
Dr. Taylor also announced by our board, differentiating
there have been some discover- between “needs” and “wants.”
ies concerning the drain-field
that have changed the complexity of the job. Old drainfield drawings reflected two
pipes entering the drain-field
behind the gym, but it turns
out that there are three pipes.
School officials were unaware
On Saturday, November
of a pipe coming from the 16, as part of the first “Clean
school kitchen. This may make Middlesex Day,” groups and
this portion of the job more individuals from across the
costly, he told the school board. county will be encouraged to
adopt a roadside near them for
cleanup. The Keep Middlesex
Visit
Beautiful (KMB) Committee
provide logistical support,
SSentinel.com will
but the organization of the
I invite your questions and ideas:
“Let’s make Middlesex even better.”
to come here and be left alone.
Many volunteer their support
in community activities. Others
want change to make it more
like where they came from.
Our future depends on striking
a balance that works for all.
Business leaders tell me they
need employees who comprehend what they read, can
write legibly, and can do math
without errors. They also want
employees who are punctual,
drug free, work while they are
on the job, and are courteous
to their customers and fellow
employees. Citizens must have
the preparation and training to
be good employees, or developing jobs and attracting more
tourists to this county will go
nowhere.
The future of medical care
availability is uncertain. Lack
of easily obtainable care for
this county’s aging citizens is
a weakness we don’t want to
experience in Middlesex.
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Congratulations Diane Yarbrough on your appointment
as “President” Hands Accross Middlesex!
“Your vote for Trudy is a vote to represent you
with integrity. You can trust Trudy.”
We love you, Delon, Jewel, and Jynnah
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Garden Club meets Monday
CSB director to speak at NAMI meeting
The John Mitchell Garden
Club will meet on Monday,
October 21, at 1 p.m. at the
Middlesex Woman’s Club
building in Urbanna.
The program will be
“Designing with Fruits and
Flowers” presented by Amel-
Charles
Walsh,
executive director of the Middle
Peninsula Northern Neck
Community Services Board
(MPNNCSB), will be the guest
speaker at the Monday, October 21, National Alliance on
Mental Illness (NAMI) Mid-
ita Thomas and Kitti Martin.
“Both of these talented ladies
are members of the Walter Reed
Garden Club in Gloucester,”
said a club spokesperson.
“This should be a very interesting and enjoyable program.
Guests are always welcome.”
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Saturday, October 19
• Household Chemical Collection and Electronics Recycling Event at Star Fields LLC at 2905 Buckley Hall Road in Cobbs Creek from 8 a.m.-noon. (800)
683-0922
Tidewater meeting at 7 p.m. at
Urbanna Baptist Church.
Walsh will discuss the effect
of the current financial climate
and government shutdown on
the services provided by the
MPNNCSB to persons with
mental illness.
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The Richard Henry Lee Chapter of the Sons of the American
Revolution (SAR) will hold its
monthly meeting on Monday,
October 21, at Rappahannock
Westminster-Canterbury
in
Irvington at 11:30 a.m.
The featured speaker, Robert
Teagle, will discuss the role of
women in Christ Church Parish
during the colonial period.
Enslaved or free, native or immigrant, young or old, women
took on many roles in the Vir-
ginia colonial period, including owning property, appearing
in court, managing plantation
households, raising children
and cultivating fields, despite a
public sphere increasingly dominated by men. The speaker will
show how women influenced
life, work, the home and the
community in early Virginia.
Teagle is the Education
Director and Curator of the
Foundation for Historic Christ
Church.
• Mathews Farmers’ Market 9 a.m.–1 p.m. every
Saturday through October on the Court Green in downtown Mathews. All the vendors either make, bake or
grow their products.
Q Crab Bisque The Middlesex County Woman’s Club
in Urbanna is accepting orders for quarts of its famous
crab bisque. To place an order or for more information,
call Jean at 758-8417.
Q Operation Thanksgiving food drive is under way.
The program is sponsored by Bethlehem Star Lodge in
Saluda, and cash and food contributions are now being
accepted. Boxes for food donations have been placed
at local stores. Donations may be mailed to: Operation
Thanksgiving, 2729 Wares Bridge Rd., Church View, VA
23032, or call Bill Bagby at 824-8921.
• Knights of Columbus Oktoberfest at the Church
of St. Francis de Sales in Mathews from 4:30-7 p.m. The
event will feature authentic German food. 725-5093
• Community Oyster Roast 5-9 p.m. on the Rowe
Campus of Chesapeake Academy. Must be 21 to attend.
Enjoy dancing from 5–9 p.m. to the music of the “Phun
Doctors.” 438-5575
• The Broadway Tenors at 7:30 p.m. in the Lancaster
Middle School Theater, opens the Rappahannock Foundation for the Arts’ On Stage 2013-14 season. 435-0292
Monday, October 21
Q Deltaville Maritime Museum and Holly Point
Nature Park 10 a.m.–4 p.m., Tuesday – Sunday. 776- • Chesapeake Chorale Rehearsals Begin for
7200.
Q Middlesex County Museum 10 a.m.–3 p.m.,
Wednesday – Saturday, in Saluda. 758-3663
Q Hands Across Middlesex at The Cryer Center
is open 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Tuesday – Friday. The Clothing
Closet is open Tuesdays 10 a.m.–3 p.m. The yard sale is
the 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month.
Q GED Classes sponsored by Middle Peninsula
RACE are being held at Middlesex High School. 7691151
Thursday, October 17
• Rappatomac Writers Critique Group meets from
1-3 p.m. at Roma Ristorante Italiano in Tappahannock.
Friday, October 18
• Connection Support Group for adults with mental
illness meets at 12 noon at the Gloucester Library on
Main Street. Meetings are sponsored by the National
Alliance on Mental Illness. 577-7604
October 19 & 20
• Battle of the Hook re-enactment on the
grounds of the Inn at Warner Hall in Gloucester. The
battle and military scenes are only part of the two days
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ology dig and displays of actual artifacts from the Battle
of the Hook. Period music will be performed by civilian and military performers. There will be 18th-century
farm settings with live animals, a colonial tavern, demonstrations of camp life by the British, American and
French forces, and period merchants and craftsmen
demonstrating their skills and selling their wares. www.
battleofthehook.org.
Christmas Concerts at 7 p.m. at Harmony Grove Baptist
Church. Rehearsals will continue on Monday nights at
Harmony Grove.
Tuesday, October 22
• Garden Club of the Northern Neck Fall
Fundraiser 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Indian Creek Yacht
and Country Club near Kilmarnock. The theme will
be “Inspiring New Trends in Floral Design,” according to event chair Kate Muller. Cindy Naylor, owner of
The Wild Bunch in Kilmarnock, will present “Inspiring
New Trends in Floral Design” and demonstrate several
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• Look Good, Feel Better session for ladies
currently in active treatment for cancer. The session includes a free kit with makeup and skincare
products valued at $250. Jennifer Bishop of Merle
Norman in Kilmarnock is the trained volunteer facilitator that will host the session. The event will be held
at 4:30 p.m. in the RGH Cancer Center and there is
no cost to participate. Pre-registration is required by
calling 435-8593 or sign up at the front desk of the
RGH Cancer Center. The event is sponsored by the
American Cancer Society.
Friday, October 25
• Halloween party and Zumbathon from 7-9 p.m.
at the Middlesex YMCA. Anyone age 13 and over
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Strong Community Campaign that enables participants
to attend the YMCA and its programs, regardless of the
ability to pay.
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Weekly Events
Thursdays
• Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support
Group 1:30 p.m. the fourth Thursday of the month at
Port Town Village Apartments, 111 Port Town Lane,
Urbanna. 758-2386
• Cancer Center Support Group 3–4 p.m. the second
and fourth Thursday of the month at Rappahannock
General Hospital. 435-8593
• Diabetic Support Group meets the fourth Thursday
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Group 6 p.m. the third Thursday of the month at
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Gloucester. 695-9382
• Good Deeds for Special Needs Group 6 p.m.
the third Thursday of the month at the Pilot House
Restaurant. If needed, bring your child. 694-6016
• Deltaville Community Association 7 p.m. the
third Thursday of the month at the Deltaville Community Association building.
Fridays
• Knitting Group 10 a.m. every Friday at Cross Street
Coffee, Urbanna.
Saturdays
• Alcoholics Anonymous Open 12-and-12 meeting,
5:30 p.m. every Saturday at Zoar Baptist Church. 7767629
Sundays
• Cub Scout Pack 314 2 p.m. every Sunday at
Hermitage Baptist Church in Church View. 347-7323
• Al-Anon/Adult Children of Alcoholics meets at 8
p.m. every Monday at Kilmarnock United Methodist
Church. 480-4292
Tuesdays
• Rotary Club 7:30 a.m. every Tuesday for breakfast
at the Pilot House Restaurant, Topping. 694-6416
• Quilting Class 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Tuesday at
the Lewis Puller Center at Cooks Corner. 241-4860
• Aphasia Group 11 a.m. – noon every Tuesday at
RGH Outpatient Rehab, Kilmarnock. 435-8501
• Friends of the Middlesex Animal Shelter meet at
noon the second Tuesday of the month over lunch at
the Virginia Street Café in Urbanna. 758-3287
• Alzheimer’s Support Îq{«°“°Ì…iwÀÃÌ/ÕiÃ`>ޜv
the month at Bridges Outpatient Services, 113 DMV
Drive, Kilmarnock. 435-9237
• Chess 4 p.m. every Tuesday at the Middlesex
County Public Library, Deltaville. 776-7362
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Sports Medicine Center, Kilmarnock. 435-8305
• Cub Scout Pack 307 6 p.m. every Tuesday at
Harmony Grove Baptist Church, Harmony Village.
347-7323
• Lions Club 7 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of
the month at the Beacon, Topping. 776-7508
• Overeaters Anonymous 7 p.m. every Tuesday at
St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 435 Church Street,
Kilmarnock.
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• Story Hour 9:30 a.m. every Wednesday beginning
September 18 at the Middlesex YMCA. 776-8846
• Knitters Group 10 a.m. every Wednesday at
• Veterans Café 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. every Monday all Urbanna United Methodist Church.
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Gloucester ‘Adult Day Break
Your choice
Center’ announces open house
makes a
What is an Adult Day Break family needs.”
difference.
Center? Bay Aging manages
The open house is an excelan adult-day care center where lent time for caregivers, busiKeeping your
18 years and over attend ness owners and others in
shopping dollars people
during the day—Monday the community to visit the
LOCAL supports through Friday. In addition to center. The event will take
Alzheimer’s disease and other place on Friday, October 18,
you LOCAL
forms of dementia, participants from 1-4 p.m. The center is
show high levels of chronic at 5873 Fiddlers Green Road
community.
conditions and diseases such
as hypertension, physical disability, cardiovascular disease,
diabetes, Parkinson’s, cerebral
palsy, epilepsy, and intellectual
and developmental disabilities.
The center is licensed by
the Department of Medical
Assistance Services, Virginia
Department of Social Services
and Veterans Administration.
“The center is a lifesaver for
people who provide 24-hour care
of a loved one,” said a Bay Aging
spokesperson. “Many caregivers
work outside the home. Having
their loved one in a safe, caring
environment during the day is
very helpful. Other caregivers desperately need a break
from providing 24-hour care to
rejuvenate, manage their own
health care and take care of other
in Gloucester—just beyond
Daffodil Gardens. Visitors
will enjoy refreshments and
door prizes, tour the center
and mingle with community
resource representatives such
as the Gloucester Sheriff’s
Office (Project Lifesaver),
Alzheimer’s Association (support and education services)
and Rite Aid, which will provide immunizations, blood
pressure checks and medication counseling. Immunizations can include flu shots,
shingles shots and others, and
is open to all. Bring insurance
card or cash to pay for the
shots.
For more information, contact Gloucester Adult Day
Break Center director Lisa
Jones at 695-9008.
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The marriage of Jeanne
Addison Trower, daughter
of Philip and Sally Trower
of Gloucester, to Ryan Kyle
Norris, son of Willard and Beverly Norris of Deltaville, took
place Saturday, September 21,
2013 at 5 p.m. at Olive Branch
United Methodist Church in
Gloucester.
Rev. Rita Staul officiated at
the ceremony. She was assisted
by Jessie Walton of Old Church
United Methodist.
Virginia Trower, the bride’s
sister, served as maid of honor.
Bridesmaids were Meghan
Roe, Lena Busscher and Brittany Burgess.
Willard Norris Jr., the
groom’s father, was best man.
Groomsmen were Brad Norris
and Jonathan Norris, brothers of the groom, and Whit
Walden. Amy Lenderman was
pianist and Toby Calloway was
guitarist.
A reception was held at the
Lower Middlesex Volunteer
Fire Department in Deltaville.
The couple will make their
home in Locust Hill.
China revisited in Alzheimer’s support
RILL course at RCC groups meet monthly
A popular course from
the Spring 2013 offerings of
Rappahannock
Community
College Educational Foundation’s Rappahannock Institute for Lifelong Learning
(RILL)—“A Taste of China”
taught by Professor Liping
Zhu—has been brought back
for Fall 2013. This three-part
lecture series will take place
on October 23 and 30, and
November 6 (Wednesdays),
1-3 p.m., in Room 100 of
RCC’s Kilmarnock Center.
“A Taste of China” provides an overall sense of the
Chinese culture, with the aim
of arousing students’ interest in learning the language
and perhaps visiting China.
The first session offers a brief
overview of Chinese culture,
including traditional festivals and their related foods;
arts and crafts; and major
religions and philosophy.
The second is a short tour of
ethnic minorities in the southwestern province of Yunnan,
with a description of each
group’s traditions and customs. The final session will
contrast ways of thinking,
family values, customs, and
etiquette that differ between
China and the West.
Professor Zhu teaches English and ESL (English as a
Second Language) at Yunnan
Art University in Kunming,
China. She holds a master of
arts from East China Normal
University and a certificate
to teach ESL from Beijing
Language University, and
is a member of the Yunnan
Academic Foreign Language
Association and the Chinese
Language Teachers Association of Virginia. In addition to
publishing a dozen theses on
education, and heading or participating in several research
projects, she acts as an official
interpreter for the province of
Yunnan.
Advance registration, with
a tuition payment of $35, is
required to take this course.
For more information on “A
Taste of China” and other
RILL courses, or to register,
call Sharon Drotleff at RCC’s
Educational Foundation office
(333-6707, or toll-free at 877722-3679), or email her at
[email protected].
The Alzheimer’s Association
Caregiver Support Groups are
designed to provide emotional,
educational and social support
for caregivers through regularly scheduled meetings.
The groups help participants
develop methods and skills to
solve problems. The groups
encourage caregivers to maintain their own personal, physical and emotional health, as
well as optimally care for the
person with dementia.
Middle Peninsula support
groups meet as follows:
• The second Wednesday of
each month at 10:30 a.m. and
the third Thursday of each
month at 6 p.m., Gloucester
Alzheimer’s
Association
office, 7335 Lewis Avenue,
Gloucester. No respite is available. Call 695-9382 for more
information.
• The fourth Thursday of
each month at 1:30 p.m., Port
Town Village Apartments, 111
Port Town Lane, Urbanna. No
respite is available. Call 7582386 for more information.
• The third Tuesday of each
month, 6 p.m., West Point
Family YMCA, 3135 King
William Avenue, West Point.
No respite is available. Call
843-3300 for more information.
Campers help Humane Society
Craig and Jane Beagle hosted
a bake sale at Bush Park Camp
Resort in Deltaville over Labor
Day weekend. Generous campers donated their time and
baking talents to the event. The
camp resort does this annually
and each year a non-profit is
chosen to be the lucky recipient
of the proceeds. This year, the
Gloucester-Mathews Humane
Society (GMHS) and the
Animal Resource Foundation
were chosen as the beneficiaries.
In addition to the bake sale, the
resort also hosted a silent auction and a 50/50 raffle, which
raised $800 for the animals of
the Gloucester-Mathews-Middlesex Animal Shelter.
A6 • Southside Sentinel • Urbanna, Va. • October 17, 2013
arts & leisure
British army artifacts are
on display this weekend
The Deltaville Maritime Museum’s replica of Captain John
Smith’s 1608 shallop, ‘Explorer.’
‘Explorer’ headed to Battle
of the Hook re-enactment
by Bill Powell
Events Director
Maritime Museum
The Deltaville Maritime
Museum’s replica of Captain
John Smith’s 1608 shallop will
travel to the waters off the Inn
at Warner Hall in Gloucester
County on Saturday and
Sunday, October 19-20, to
participate in the reenactment of the historic “Battle of
the Hook.” Part of the Battle
of Yorktown campaign, this
battle on October 19, 1781
represented the last surrender
of British forces in America.
Members of the maritime
park’s “Explorer Society” will
take the shallop south and be
part of the more than 1,500
infantry, cavalry, artillery and
maritime landing re-enactors
who will recreate how the Colonists and their allies engaged
the British Legion and other
Crown forces in the historic
Gloucester battle.
“Francis Smith,” the museum’s large deadrise, will tow
Explorer to the Hook and act
as a support and accommodation boat.
The original shallop was
used by Captain Smith and his
crew to map and explore the
Chesapeake Bay.
Watercolor workshop offered
On October 19-20 from 9
a.m.- 4 p.m., Jane Paul Angelhart will be back at Gloucester
Arts on Main for a two-day
workshop covering Angelhart’s techniques for watercolor portraits, taking great
photos for them, how to paint
from a computer screen, color
theory, and many other techniques that will help create a
great painting.
Angelhart’s commissioned
portraits are featured in “The
Best of Watercolor by American Artists.”
“Painting a portrait in
watercolor is a lot like raising a child. It is a tight rope
act, an incredibly fine balance
between letting the vibrant
transparent colors grow and
bloom in unexpected directions . . . and being a careful
and thoughtful guide, coaxing
and coaching and watching . . .
ever careful not to meddle too
much with a brush and spoil
the beauty,” said Angelhart. To
register or for more information, call 824-9464, visit www.
gloucesterarts.org, or email
reservations@gloucesterarts.
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When the British return to
“The Hook” this weekend,
“Bloody Ban,” also known as
“The Butcher,” will follow suit.
At least, in spirit.
On Saturday and Sunday,
October 19-20, during the
Revolutionary War Battle of the
Hook reenactment at the Inn at
Warner Hall in Gloucester, 28
artifacts from the forces of British Legion’s Lt. Col. Banastre
Tarleton will be on display for
the first time.
The artifacts are a select few
from the thousands recovered by
The Ottery Group during archeological excavations conducted
at Gloucester Point in 2005
prior to the construction of the
College of William and Mary’s
Virginia Institute of Marine Science Seawater Research Laboratory.
The items—bilboes, Spanish coins, uniform buttons,
brass plates, musket side
plates, musket balls, British
Legion metal insignia, gun
flint hammers and bayonets—
reflect Tarleton’s habitation of
“Gloucestertown” during the
1781 Siege of Yorktown.
Banastre Tarleton was an up
and coming British officer who
commanded the British Legion
during the Revolutionary War.
While he was the young and
handsome son of a wealthy
English merchant, resourceful,
daring and a favorite of young
women, he also held the distinction of being the most hated
British officer of the American
Revolution.
Historians call him “Bloody
Ban” and “The Butcher” thanks
to the British Legion’s exploits
in the southern colonies during
the war.
In 1781, the British Army
landed at Yorktown and
Gloucester Point. Tarleton commanded the Gloucester side of
the York River.
Under Tarleton’s command,
the British troops in Gloucester
were able to forage for food and
supplies so successfully that
Tarleton was able to woo young
ladies.
That is, until the Battle of the
Hook.
The historic battle took
place on October 3, 1781 in
Gloucester and choked off the
British supply line to the British troops in Yorktown, helping pave the way for American
Independence.
The reenactment of the Battle
of the Hook this weekend at the
Inn at Warner Hall, one of the
largest recreations of a Revolutionary War battle, will bring
together more than 1,500 infantry, cavalry, artillery and maritime landing reenactors from
across the country.
Labeled a national event,
the reenactment is sponsored
by the Continental Line, British Brigade, and Brigade of the
American Revolution, as well
as regional and statewide businesses and Gloucester County.
Having the Tarleton artifacts
on display for the first time at
the Battle of the Hook reenactment brings actual pieces from
history to the living history
event.
Following their showing at the
Inn at Warner Hall, the artifacts
will go on permanent display at
the Gloucester Museum of History, a display made possible
thanks to financial contributions
by EVB Bank.
“We’re pleased to sponsor
and support this effort to preserve Revolutionary artifacts
and re-enact a pivotal time in
Virginia’s storied past,” said Joe
Shearin, president and CEO of
EVB Bank. “We’re hopeful that
the Gloucester community will
take advantage of this event and
the exhibits; and that we can
continue this legacy and educational opportunity for future
generations to appreciate our
rich history.”
Learn more about the Battle
of the Hook at www.battleofthehook.org.
‘Art Speaks On The Bay’
show set at Bay School
The Bay School Community
Arts Center and the Mathews
Art Group is proud to present
Virginia artists in its first collaborative juried art show at the
Art Speaks Gallery at the Bay
School in Mathews.
The show, “Art Speaks On
The Bay,” will run from October 19 through November 2
and will open with a reception and awards presentation
on Saturday, October 19, from
4-7 p.m. The public is invited
to attend. The Bay School is at
279 Main Street in Mathews.
The show will include 100
pieces of two-dimensional and
three-dimensional art, exhibiting the works of 62 artists from
across the state.
James Warwick Jones was
the juror and judge for the
show. He will award cash prizes
to seven artists at the awards
presentation.
Gallery manager of The
Charles H. Taylor Arts Center
in Hampton, Jones is a realist
painter. His work is in public
and private collections, including the Virginia Museum of
Fine Arts, Philip Morris Inc.,
the City of Williamsburg,
Portsmouth Museums, and the
Tidewater Artists Association.
The Bay School houses both
a gallery and a school, offering
100 classes for students of all
ages and experience and an outreach program for underserved
populations in the area. The
Mathews Art Group is an association of art lovers, amateur,
semi-professional and professional artists. This is the first
collaborative event presented
by the two groups.
The show is partially sponsored by Phillips Energy Inc.
and McAllister Towing of VA.
The Bay School is a nonprofit arts organization partially funded by Virginia
Commission for the Arts and
the National Endowment for
the Arts.
For more information about
the show, call 725-1278 or visit
www.bayschool-arts.com/artspeaks.html.
Oyster Roast is Saturday
at Chesapeake Academy
The 12th Annual Fall Festival
Community Oyster Roast, held
on the Rowe Campus of Chesapeake Academy in Irvington, is
this Saturday, October 19, from
5 to 9 p.m.
The oyster roast is based on
the popular roll-up-your-sleeves
southern tradition, which features sacks of fresh, local oysters in the shell roasted over
outdoor grills until juice starts
to bubble out of the shells, then
delivered to the tables where
they need a nudge from an
oyster knife to release the top
shell and seductive aromas.
Attendees are urged to bring a
favorite oyster knife.
The menu includes all of
the roasted local oysters you
can eat, clam chowder, oyster
stew, French fried sweet potatoes, hot dogs and hamburgers
with all the fixings and dessert. Beer, wine and soft drinks
are included. You must be 21
to attend. Tickets purchased in
advance are $45 per person.
Any available tickets remaining will be $50 per person at the
door.
Ticket-holders will also enjoy
dancing from 5-9 p.m. to the
music of the popular band, the
“Phun Doctors,” a premier classic rock and oldies band from
Chesapeake.
Raffle tickets can be purchased for a chance to win: 1st
prize, a $750 gift certificate
to Tri-Star Supermarket; 2nd
prize, an iPad mini; and 3rd
prize, a $100 BP gas card.
Event or raffle tickets can be
purchased at Specials, Chesapeake Boat Basin, Ace Hardware and Burke’s Jewelers in
Kilmarnock, at River Birch
Nursery and Gifts in Locust
Hill, or at Chesapeake Academy. Event tickets only can
be purchased online at www.
chesapeakeacademy.org. Call
438-5575 for more information.
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Happy Birthday!
Love Mom & Dad.
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Family Reunion of
John B. and Lucy Thrift Sibley
Saturday Oct. 19, 2013 • 11:30am – 3pm
Freeshade Community Center
Syringa, VA
Bring a dish. See you there!
Madison speaks
John Douglas Hall (above)
portrayed President James
Madison at the Middlesex
Woman’s Club building in
Urbanna on Sunday. As part of
a Middlesex County Museum
reenactment program, Madison discussed colonial politics with Dr. Arthur Lee who
once lived at Lansdowne in
Urbanna. Over 50 people
attended the event, which
was followed by a reception
at Lansdowne.
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‘Chico & Rita’
to be shown
Stones Throw
Gloucester Wine Festival
to feature three bands
Attendees might come for
the wine at the 4th Annual
Gloucester Wine Festival hosted
by the Gloucester Chamber of
Commerce at Brent and Becky’s
Bulbs on Saturday, October 26,
from 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
But event organizers—who
have secured “The Deloreans,”
the region’s premier 1980s cover
band; “StonesThrow,” a powerhouse acoustic duo; and “Something Different,” which features
a rising vocalist with pipes like
Adele and Nora Jones—hope
everyone will stay for the music.
“This is a community celebration and music pairs oh-sowell with Virginia wine,” said
Gloucester County Chamber of
Commerce Executive Director
Makalia Records. “We’re thrilled
to feature these three bands at the
wine festival, thanks to Chesapeake Bank, which provided
the sponsorship to secure these
amazing musical acts.”
The Gloucester Wine Festival
will feature 10 award-winning
Virginia wineries this year, the
most the festival has ever featured.
The wine festival will feature
wine tastings and wine educational seminars, as well as an
assortment of vendors and fine
food.
Brent and Becky’s Bulbs is
located at 7900 Daffodil Lane in
Gloucester.
Learn more about the 4th
Annual Gloucester Wine Festival and purchase tickets at www.
gloucesterwinefestival.com.
Sponsorship
opportunities
are still available at various
levels, from $100 to $3,500, and
include benefits of event tickets,
private tables, wine glasses and
advertising.
‘Bill Miles Band’ concert due Oct. 26
A concert featuring the “Bill
Miles Band” will be held at
7 p.m. on Saturday, October 26, at Gloucester Arts on
Main, 6508-B Main Street,
Gloucester. The band is well
known for its “rambling Amer-
icana folk” sound.
Advance tickets are $15
($20 at the door). There will
be a cash bar. Call 824-9464 or
email reservations@gloucesterarts for tickets or more
information.
The Mathews Film Society
will show the movie “Chico
& Rita” at 7 p.m. on Thursday,
October 17, on the third floor
of The Halcyon Building at 40
Court Street in Mathews Court
House. The movie is free and
open to the public.
Director Fernando Trueba
and artist Javier Mariscal collaborate on this animated celebration of Cuban music that
features pianist Bebo Valdés
and other jazz greats in an epic
story of romance, ambition and
glamour set in the 1940s.
‘Artists Slapdown’
due this Friday
“Artists Slapdown!” is a live
painting experience that will
be offered at Gloucester Arts
on Main on Friday, October 18,
from 6-9 p.m.
Participating artists compete
with each other to create “under
the gun.” Finished works will be
auctioned. “The public is invited
to come and watch the craziness!” said a program spokesperson.
The artists who have signed
up to participate are Carrie
Kitchell, Jane Dixon, Jeff Helm,
Susan Sills, Sherman McLaughlin and Andrew Moritz.
There is no cover charge. A
cash bar and food will be available for purchase.
Music will be provided by
“Mike & Ed,” whose slogan is,
“Your ticket to the Best Music
from the 60s, 70s, & 80s.”
Call 824-9464 for more information.
Gloucester Arts on Main
is at 6508-B Main Street in
Gloucester.
New three-artist exhibit opens
Friday at Urbanna Harbor Gallery
Urbanna Harbor Gallery is
excited to present a new exhibit
by three artists working in
vivid color, yet entirely unrelated modes. The artists are Jeff
Helm, Anita Hume and Kelly
Gravely Mattox. The exhibit
opens on Friday, October 18.
Helm commutes daily from
James City County to teach art
in Gloucester. Ever striving to
inspire his young students, he
says they have inspired his bold
and colorful art. As a child in a
military family, he spent time
in Hawaii, where he developed
his admiration for sea creatures, which he now recreates
in multidimensional brightlypainted reliefs. Both powerful
and whimsical, these works will
make you smile.
Hume works in raku, a specialized form of pottery originating in Japan. Used in the
creation of tea bowls for the
Japanese tea ceremony, raku
is hand-shaped and fired at
low temperatures. The pieces
are taken from the kiln while
glowing hot and cooled in a
container of combustible material, contributing to a crackled
appearance in the glaze. Hume,
however, bypasses the traditional and uses the technique to
create richly-colored vegetables
and fruits, suitable for hanging
on walls or gracing tables as
decorative centerpieces.
Mattox, who lives in Lynchburg, was featured in Urbanna
Harbor Gallery’s initial grand
opening in the spring of 2011.
She is a successful working
artist who has continued to
study and expand her art well
beyond her BFA from VCU.
An associate member of the Oil
Jeff Helm and Anita Hume
Painters of America, she boldly
paints on large canvases, combining representational art with
more nebulous impressions, to
create a main focal point for
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7ish til Midnight
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Tarot Card reading by
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Rose Nygaard’s award-winning painting, “Alone in the City”
Rose Nygaard wins
RAL Abstract Award
“This dynamic painting is
designed with beautiful, large
dark-light shapes that forcefully move the eye through the
work. Lots of mystery and a
strong mood are created by the
dark figurative shape in front
expressing the title, ‘Alone in
the City’,” said judge Jan Ledbetter, a nationally known Virginia multi-media artist. She
was describing why she chose
Rose Nygaard’s mixed-media
painting as the blue ribbon
winner in the October Abstract
Show at Rappahannock Art
League’s Studio Gallery.
Second place went to Bonnie
Murray’s collagraph, “Quillback
#3,” and third was Jacquie Colligan’s acrylic painting, “Santa
Fe.” Honorable mentions went to
Margaret Alderson, Mary Ellis,
Lella Lee Edwards, Johnny
Hayes, Linda Lavigne-Long,
Mel Neale, Ron Smith, Barbara
Touchette and Ann Vliet.
Ledbetter told show chairman Lella Lee Edwards that
she was “impressed with the
overall quality of the work that
was exhibited at the show. The
pieces that received the awards
represent authentic, original
work, the very best of those
that were submitted.” Her criteria for judging included paintings with meaning, those that
expressed an original concept,
and presentation.
Ledbetter has been honored
as a member of the American
Watercolor Society, National
Watercolor Society, Virginia
Watercolor Society and many
national groups. She travels,
paints and teaches internationally.
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A8 • Southside Sentinel • Urbanna, Va. • October 17, 2013
Sunken barge
trial is Monday
Festival Queen contestant
helps ‘keep Middlesex safe’
A trial involving a sunken
barge in Urbanna Creek is
scheduled for Monday, October 21, at 1 p.m. in Middlesex
General District Court.
Raymond E. Watson of
Mechanicsville is facing a
misdemeanor charge of failing to remove a sunken vessel,
which allegedly was docked
at Urbanna Yachting Center
when it sank in March, 2012.
The charge was filed by the
Virginia Marine Police on June
24, 2013.
Tri-County
Democrats
open office
The Gloucester, Mathews
and Middlesex Democrats
have opened a campaign office
at 7060-B Woodsville Road in
Hayes. They will kick off their
closing surge in the campaign
this Friday, October 18, at 6
p.m. at the office.
The public is welcome to
attend and pick up a yard sign
or bumper sticker, meet other
local Democrats who are interested in helping Democratic
candidates win, and sign up to
volunteer to help get out the
vote or hand out campaign literature at the polls. For more
information, call 684-1711.
Correction
It was erroneously reported
in last week’s Sentinel that Ken
Wilt went over his allotted three
minutes of speaking during the
Middlesex Board of Supervisors public comment period at
the October 1 board meeting.
Assistant county administrator Marcia Jones said that the
timer she uses sounds a “ding”
at 30 seconds remaining, 10
seconds remaining, and at
the end of the three minutes.
She also said that the timer is
changing colors as well, so the
speaker can see how much time
he has left. “Mr. Wilt did finish
his talk at the end of the three
minutes [and not over it as
was reported in the Sentinel],”
Jones said.
Wilt spoke in favor of supervisors resuming the practice of
saying a prayer at the beginning of board meetings.
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Public hearing on proposed
Urbanna restaurant is Monday
The Urbanna Town Council
and Urbanna Planning Commission will hold a joint public
hearing on Monday, October 21, at 7 p.m. to consider
a Special Use Permit (SUP)
for “Chesapeake Bay Oyster
Company,” which is seeking
a permit to open a restaurant
at the former location of Cafe
Mojo on Virginia Street. The
applicants are Doug McMinn
and Irvine Spurlock.
All town restaurants operate
under SUPs, which can only
be granted by the town council.
The public is invited to comment on the proposal. A copy
of the application is available
in the town office, which can
be contacted at 758-2613.
Farmers’ Market, Messano
concert set for October 26
by Bill Powell
Events Director
Maritime Museum
The second Fall Farmers’
Market at Deltaville Maritime Museum and Holly Point
Nature Park will be held Saturday, October 26, from 9 a.m.-1
p.m. Eight-time Grammy nominee and Blues Hall of Famer
Bobby Messano will hold a
CD release concert for his
new “Welcome to Deltaville”
release that same evening with
gates opening at 5 p.m.
Billz Bistro will open at 8
a.m. with breakfast and coffee
and serve the market through
1 p.m. The bistro will re-open
with a limited menu at 5 p.m.
for the CD release concert.
Tickets are $10 in advance
and $15 at the door. Advance
tickets are available at the
museum office or Nauti Nell’s
in Deltaville.
The annual “Scary Halloween in the Park” will be held
on Halloween night, Thursday,
October 31, from 6-8 p.m.
Those wishing to help set up
or participate should call the
museum office (776-7200)
or event coordinator Chuck
McGhinnis at 694-6449.
Deltaville Maritime Museum
and Holly Point Nature Park
is a non-profit organization at
287 Jackson Creek Road and
on Mill Creek. Turn right off
Route 33 across from the Shell
Station to get there.
Visit
www.deltavillemuseum.com, email [email protected]
or
call
776-7200 and ask for David for
more informaton.
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Oliver works at Saluda Food
Lion as a cashier, and has
worked at Bethpage CampResort as a lifeguard for two
summers. She is a senior at
Middlesex High School and
is an active member of multiple clubs. She is an officer
in the Key Club, president of
HOSA, she was a junior class
officer, an FBLA officer, and a
member of the National Honor
Society. Oliver also represented Middlesex High at the
Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership (HOBY) conference.
After graduation, she intends
to go to Virginia Tech or join
the Corps of Cadets and later
join the Air Force as an officer
Entries are now being
accepted for this year’s
Urbanna Hometown Christmas
Parade. Call Lois Jean Brooks
at 758-4717 to enter. If no one
answers, leave a message and
Brooks will return calls.
The parade will be on
Friday, December 6, at 7 p.m.
The parade lineup will be at
6 p.m. More information will
follow in the coming weeks.
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Tickets on sale
for November 2
NAACP Queen
Contest/Banquet
The Middlesex County
NAACP
Freedom
Fund
Committee will present the
“NAACP Queen Contest/Banquet” on Saturday, November
2, at 5 p.m. at The Beacon in
Topping. The advance ticket
cost for adults is $30, and $20
for ages 11 and under. Tickets
at the door will be $35 and
$25, respectively.
The theme will be “Now
Is The Acceptable Time.”
Michael Cromartie, Ed.d,
assistant superintendent of
Middlesex County Public
Schools, will be the speaker.
The honorees will be
Rueben Amy Sr., Monroe
Jarvis, Arnetta Kidd, Thea
Polson and Alice Sheppard,
and in memory of Laural B.
Cooke.
For tickets, contact James
Bagby at 824-8085, Cynthia
Beverley at 776-0238 or any
NAACP member. Proceeds,
which are not tax-deductible,
benefit the Freedom Fund.
in the medical field.
Oliver is the daughter of
Timothy and Sherry Oliver,
and is the granddaughter of
Mary Eagle and Phyllis and
Daniel Oliver.
Cheyenne is the daughter of Curtis Sears, and is the
granddaughter of Tim and Gail
Spencer, and Bobby and Tracy
Sears. She is a first-grader at
Middlesex Elementary School.
In her spare time she takes
gymnastics classes (this is the
second year). She loves going
to the beach, playing with her
brothers, putting on dresses,
and playing with her dolls.
When Cheyenne grows up she
wants to be a mom and a pediatrician.
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“Charlie answered, ‘I’m 31
years old, I think.’
“She answered back, ‘There
ain’t no way in this world a
man could get that ugly in 31
years.’
“The watermen and those in
the oyster business all seem to
have had a wonderful sense of
humor,” said Hall.
Hall and Ada Marie raised
four children, Craig, Lewis,
Frances Marie and Laura. “I
appreciate and I’m very thankful for the experience we’ve
had living here in Urbanna,”
he said. “I’m glad we made the
change and moved here. It has
been a wonderful place to raise
a family and live.”
Hall has been a longtime
deacon at Urbanna Baptist
Church. Aubrey Hall, longtime
choir director and deacon at
the church, described Francis
Hall as “a pillar” of the church.
“He’s just been a go-to guy as
far as the Baptist church is
concerned and a person whose
advice was always sought. At
the deacons’ meeting when he
had something to say, we listened. I can’t imagine anybody
being more important to an
organization than he has to the
Baptist church.”
Walt Hurley, a member of
the Urbanna Oyster Festival
Foundation Board of Directors, said he grew up along
the waterfront in Urbanna
and “Mr. Hall was part of the
fabric that made Urbanna’s
waterfront so unique. There
was a tremendous amount of
commercial traffic on Urbanna
Creek in those days and Mr.
Hall was in the center of it all,”
said Hurley.
Charles Bristow, a longtime
foundation board member,
said, “I don’t know anyone
more deserving of this honor
than Francis, not only for his
contributions to the Oyster
Festival, but to the Town
of Urbanna and Middlesex
County.”
Civil War marker unveiled
Urbanna Oyster Festival
Queen contestant Holly Oliver
and her Little Miss Spat contestant,
Cheyenne
Sears,
teamed up to be one of the first
contestants to do their community service project on safety of
their county. “Keep Middlesex
Safe” was the slogan of the
project. Oliver worked with the
sheriff’s offices in Lancaster
and Northumberland counties
to help train and raise money
for their canine units. Since
Middlesex no longer has a K-9
unit, it calls on Lancaster or
Northumberland when needed.
Cheyenne did not participate
in the dog training because her
loved ones and her queen contestant decided that due to her
young age they did not want to
scare her.
Oliver was able to collect
money, raise awareness, and
assist by setting up booths
at Bethpage Camp-Resort’s
annual carnival. A weekend or
two later there was a demonstration held there to show how
some of the donated money
was going to be used.
Also, Oliver set up donation
bins at Urbanna Market and
Marshall’s Drug Store.
From the three sources—
the carnival, the demonstration and donations from the
county and loved ones—Oliver
and Cheyenne collected nearly
$2,000 in donations, plus dog
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