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August 2008
Fast Times on the Rivers
T
he Truth will set you Free is a phrase we’ve all heard over
and over again. Honesty is the best policy, we say. We all like
to think we tell the truth all the time. But, we don’t. Often
we tell little white lies, “because I don’t want to hurt someone else’s
feelings.” Or it’s easier than saying, “It’s none of your business.”
We train our children to lie at an early age. One of mine would
bring home the school papers marked with an A or B. Imagine our
shock when the report card came in with a D or F. We set expectations
impossibly high, as we race along this treadmill of life. Busyness is
the word of the day. Many of us don’t cut ourselves any slack, much
less our children. If the child cannot meet our expectations, s/he will
resort to telling us what we want to hear. It’s called a lie, an untruth.
I used to marvel at my child’s ability to read people, or to
be so perceptive! Little did I realize that I was the teacher!
The child learned to tell me exactly what I wanted to hear, at
a very early age. And I was upset because of the lying.
I had an acquaintance who would often preface his statements with,
“I’m going to tell you the truth…” Other folks begin their sentences
with, “I’m going to be perfectly honest,” or “To tell the truth.”
Every single time someone says this I want to interrupt them
and ask, “Don’t you always tell the truth?” or “Have you lied to me
in the past?” Sometimes when a person is telling a story about an
event, s/he will say, “Hand to Bible” or “It’s the honest truth.”
It’s not always easy to tell someone the truth, especially if we
think it will hurt their feelings. One of the best lessons I learned,
many years ago, upon becoming single after decades of marriage,
was to tell the truth about how I felt or feel, to give an honest
answer—then let the chips fall where they may. Even though
the truth may hurt, at least with honest information one can
make choices and decisions based on accurate information.
This is not to say one must be unkind when giving a truthful response.
There are times when opportunity presents itself and the truth can
be told, in a kind and honest way. Too often we get caught up in our
emotions, feelings of hurt or anger and blurt out the truth in an unkind
way. We may catch someone off guard and blindside him or her. Words
spoken in anger, even truthful words, cannot be rewound or taken back.
The next time you are tempted to say, “To be perfectly honest,” stop
and think about. If you’re being honest, then why raise the question?
Before Page 28
On page 5, perhaps you, or someone you know can tell me what
kind of butterfly is this? Please note the red spot on it. If you know,
please email to [email protected]. Photo by Diana Wise.
On page 26, the photo of an osprey parent and two fledglings
was taken on July 4, at the Rappahannock River, by Diana Wise.
After Page 28
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About the cover
Spike Knuth, a native of
Wisconsin, a self-taught artist–
naturalist has been painting
and studying wildlife since he
was six. Many of his outdoor
experiences were in the marshes
and on the lakes of east central
Wisconsin. He came to Virginia
in 1974 and retired from the
Virginia Department of Game
and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) in
June 2003 after nearly 30 years.
He has had more than 80
published covers, hundreds of
articles and inside illustrations
for a variety of magazines. He
writes and illustrates articles for
Virginia Wildlife, Cooperative
Living, as well as art and
articles for the Outdoor Report
and Calendar for VDGIF, in
addition to Chesapeake Style.
The moorhen illustration
was done with opaque water
color. Spike’s art may be seen
at the Jager Gallery in the Hub
Shopping Center on Lakeside
Avenue (near Ginter Botanical
Gardens) in Richmond, the Turner
Gallery in Onley, the Windemere
Gallery in Mechanicsville,
and Hollowell’s in Walters.
August 2008
Richmond County Fair going to dogs, Disc Dogs
show where
young people
from the
crowd actually
get out on
the field and
throw to one
of the dogs.
The
show the
audience will
experience
will not soon
be forgotten.
Most people
only get
to watch a
spectacle
like this on
G
Hi Flying Dogs!
reat American
Disc Dogs was
founded by Jeff
Stanaway of
Jamaica, Virginia
in 2004. Jeff and his impressive
team of Australian Shepherd’s
achieved World and National
Champion status winning the
Hyperflite®-Skyhoundz® World
Championship in 2003 and the
Flying Disc Dog Open National
Championship in 2005 and 2006.
The Great American Disc
Dogs wishes to share the sport of
canine disc with the public, and
present an in-depth experience
into the world of Disc-Dog
sports. Each 20-25 minute show
is filled with high flying dogs
displaying gravity defying tricks.
Shows highlight training and
nutrition that can be practiced
with most breeds of dogs. Also
featuring a hands-on portion of the
Chiffon Cake Contest & Auction
This year, the Virginia Egg
Council is sponsoring a chiffon
cake baking contest. Last year’s
pound cake contest drew an
entry of 25 cakes! We hope this
year will be just as competitive.
Cakes are judged immediately
after the opening ceremony in
the N.N. Technical Center and
entries must be in place by 7 p.m.
on Wednesday night, August 20.
First prize cake wins a gift basket
and the top three can be entered
at the State Fair of Virginia and
vie for cash prizes! After being
judged, the cakes will be auctioned
off on Thursday evening at 7 p.m.
on the fairgrounds for the benefit
of the Richmond County Fair
Scholarship Fund. For contest
details and rules, see our website
at www.richmondcountyfair.com
Scholarship Fund Rewards Youth
The Points Award System or
PAS program is a unique program
offered by the Richmond County
Fair Association to reward
youth for participation in the
fair. Projects are completed by
the youth and entered in one of
the many contests, activities or
competition categories in our
competition guide available on
television. After each
show the audience will
get the opportunity
to be up close and
personal with our
trainers and K-9’s for
pictures and questions.
Photos by Angela
Stanaway. For more
photos see this
issue online, more
after page 28.
line at www.richmondcountyfair.
com. Youth earn points for those
entries which are judged on their
own merit, using the Danish
System of evaluation. Once the
fair is over, the points are tallied.
Cash prizes are awarded to every
youth participant in the fair based
on the number of points they
earned. Top point winners earn
scholarships that can be used
only for educational endeavors
such as college or trade school
tuition. The prize money is derived
from individual contributions,
sponsorship and corporate
donations and proceeds from
the fair. To date, the Richmond
County Fair has given away nearly
$35,000 through this program.
We have also recently
established an endowment fund
to help support this valuable
program on an ongoing basis
through investments. If you would
like to make a contribution to
either of these funds, your tax
deductible gift can be sent to the
Richmond County Fair at P.O. Box
152, Warsaw, Va. 22572. Please
mark it with your intentions
The Richmond County Fair,
in Warsaw, begins August
19 and ends August 23.
August 2008
Butterflies are Free!
B
By Bud Disney
utterflies,
butterflies,
everywhere,
butterflies. At
least in my yard,
located here on the Northern Neck
in Northumberland County.
I do not remember so many
butterflies in the area. From a
distance it appears that the top of
some of the flowers are animated,
filled with flashes of color and
in motion. This congregation
of butterflies has been here for
more than several weeks.
Butterflies are a curiosity to all;
they are wondrous creatures of
nature both beautiful and silent.
With this show of movement
and color, my curiosity rises,
prompts me to research. This
would hopefully
satisfy that curiosity
and give me insight
regarding butterflies.
Butterflies are
nested with the
evolution tree of
moths. Their origins
may date back to
the Cretaceous
Period, ending
65 million years
ago. Unfortunately
the fossil record
is very limited.
Butterflies have been around
for a very long time. They are
throughout the world, except
for very cold or arid regions.
There are five families of true
butterflies; there are an estimated
17,500 species of butterflies in
this family alone. The family tree
is very large and complicated
and would fill many pages
with information. Moths have
150, 000 to 250,000 species.
They are related to moths—
both are a group of insects
called Lepidoptera. Moths and
butterflies have four wings that
are almost always covered by
colored scales. Lepidoptera is
derived from the Latin “lepido”
= scale + “ptera” = wing. There
are a few exceptions in moths.
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To keep things simple, I used
the true basic form of “learning
the real scoop,” following the old
adage “from the mouth of babes”.
I went to The Children’s
Butterfly Site. A gold mine
of information, the site has
pictures, drawings and statistics
related to butterflies.
In the U.S. there are butterflies
on the endangered list, due to
loss of habitat. Several states list
and protect declining butterflies
and moths in their state. If you
are interested, you can contact
your local wildlife or conservation
office to find out what you can do
to conserve butterflies and moths.
The information available
is unlimited and much in the
form of answers to questions
that children have sent in.
My question where do
butterflies sleep? The answer is
that they do not sleep. They are
active during the daylight hours
and at nightfall they hide and rest,
like sleeping. The hiding is keeping
them out of danger from predators.
The tales of butterflies and why
they are so wondrous they are
beautifully colored, and harmless,
their movement in flight certainly
gets your attention. The coloring
is like camouflage to keep them
safe while they fly about or rest.
Numerous poems have been
written such as the one below.
A Butterfly hovers closely
A butterfly hovers closely
And then quickly moves away,
Swiftly going wheresoever
Her heart may freely say.
A butterfly lowers and rises
With the winds gusty breath.
Author unknown
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August 2008
Over the Fence with Style
By Aunt Mildred and Cousin
Matilda (Millie & Tillie)
eaders have been
sharing hints
like crazy and
we’ll be running
as many as we
can! Keep them coming!
But first. We consider all good
ideas within the realm of doing it
faster, better or more easily. That
includes food. With berries and
other fruits abounding, it seems
a good time to share an easy pie
crust recipe that has been used
in Tillie’s family for ages. Easy
to remember, too—3, 2, 1 and
one-half are the measures.
(“I was thrilled to convince
Tillie to share her mother’s secret
“easy-as-pie” crust recipe.—Millie.)
(“That’s a bit overdramatic - I don’t
know how “secret” it is. Mother
gave it to everyone who asked,
except maybe that nasty Mrs.
Drew down the street who…well,
never mind all that.”—Tillie.)
Mrs. K’s Easy Pie Crust
3 cups flour
2 tsp salt
1 cup shortening
(usually Crisco)
1/2 cup ice-cold water,
added gradually (or 1/2 cup
milk for fluffy crust)
Mix flour with salt. Cut the
shortening into the flour and then
add the water a bit at a time until
it reaches the desired consistency.
R
Roll out on a floured board. Recipe
can be halved, but this is so easy
to remember, unlike so many
other things as we find ourselves
graying. Keeping pie crust cool
as you work is one secret to flaky
crust, which is why so many pastry
chefs use chilly slabs of marble
for rolling dough. So, handle the
dough as little as possible unless
you are blessed with the cold
hands/warm heart combination!
Diana, of Washington and
Lancaster, suggests cleaning
your copper pans with soy sauce.
Dipping old pennies in soy
sauce will almost miraculously
clean them like new and amaze
the grandchildren, too.
Some copper may take on a
salmon tint if cleaned with soy
sauce, so test first, although
Brasso® is reported to remove that
tint. Also, if you are dicing onions
put a piece of bread in your mouth
and you won’t cry, she notes.
Here’s one just starting the
e-mail routes. Look at the ends
panels on your aluminum foil
box. Written there, it says, “Press
here to lock end.” Right there on
the end of the box is a tab to lock
the roll in place! How long have
these little locking tabs been there?
The same is true for Saran Wrap.
(“Well, I declare, I had no
idea and I must have opened
hundreds of those boxes in my
life! I got right up and looked
and it’s true!”—Millie.)
Speaking of aluminum foil,
Virginia, a visitor from North
Carolina writes, “Store your
opened chunks of cheese in
aluminum foil. It will stay fresh
much longer and not mold!”
Also, “Peel a banana from the
bottom and you won’t have to pick
the little “stringy things” off of it.
That’s how the primates do it. And
take your bananas apart when you
get home from the store. If you
leave them connected at the stem,
they ripen faster.” Virginia also says
that peppers with three bumps
on the bottom are sweeter and
better for eating, while peppers
with four bumps on the bottom
are firmer and better for cooking.
(“How do people know all these
things? I looked up that bananapeeling trick on the Internet
and it is true! I just never paid
attention to how the monkeys
peeled them before!”—Tillie.)
Some good tips from Willie
in Mollusk arrived also. “I buy
platters, bowls or all sizes and
shapes and sometimes serving
utensils at yard sales and flea
markets—my maximum price to
pay is $3. I use them, instead of
using my own dishes or buying
aluminum pans when I take
food to a party or church.
“I don’t take them home with
me; rather I leave them for the
hostess to the same or leave them
at the church for their future
functions. If they don’t want
them, they can get rid of them.”
(“Now, that is an idea I’ll
start using. I have a hard
time remembering to take
my pocketbook home from
a social, much less dishes
and platters!”—Millie.)
Willie also notes you should
put moth balls under woodpiles
and in crawl spaces. It keeps mice
away and thus snakes away. She
uses mothballs in the attic to keep
squirrels from setting up shop.
(“Now, this may seem like an
old wives’ tale, but the youngster
who installed wiring under my
house said he had never seen
mouse droppings or a snakeskin
under houses that used mothballs
to keep mice away! And he
said he crawled under houses
nearly every day!”—Tillie.)
We’ll have more from Virginia
and Willie in the months
ahead. Send us a few of your
tips. We love to share! Just email them to chestyle@hughes.
net. We will publish your name
unless you tell us you prefer
to remain anonymous.
Wouldn’t it be Wonderful…
W
ouldn’t it be
Wonderful if
all the quiz
and game
shows did
one week each month with only
military families as contestants?
☑ Wouldn’t it be wonderful
if child-proof and theft-proof
containers weren’t also “everyone
open it-proof?” I think everyone
should make the check-out clerk
open the CD or DVD container
before they take it home.
☑ Wouldn’t it be wonderful
if manufacturers had to make it
obvious when items are made in
CHINA?
☑ Wouldn’t it be wonderful
if the Kilmarnock playground
fence went all the way around the
playground for the safety of the
children and the peace of mind of
the parents?
☑ And a Port-a-Potty could be
installed and faced on the exterior
with a bulletin board of local
activities on top and a board for
children to draw on at the bottom?
☑ Wouldn’t it be wonderful if,
instead of new buildings we could
retrofit and re-use the existing
empty ones?
☑ Wouldn’t it be wonderful if
power outages never happened?
☑ Wouldn’t it be wonderful if
people stopped throwing trash out
their car windows?
☑ Wouldn’t it be wonderful if all
websites offered options for people
who still have to use dial-up so we
wouldn’t have to wait 30 minutes
for very elaborate graphics to load?
☑ Wouldn’t it be wonderful if
the Internet providers would hurry
up and provide high-speed service
throughout the Northern Neck at a
reasonable price?
August 2008
Let it begin with me
A
By Shafiya Eve
s an Energy Healer,
I frequently watch
my clients enter
with pain and
anguish etched in
their facial expressions. Usually
this is the result of disruptions
or imbalances in their energy or
body’s electrical system. These
disruptions can be caused by a
myriad of things, such as the IRS,
difficult relationships (past and
present), physical conditions, grief,
life transitions, childhood traumas,
life’s everyday stressors, even the
weather.
At the end of their healing
sessions they emerge transformed,
embodying profound peace
and relaxation. Many of their
issues no longer are painful and
burdensome. “Can you imagine
feeling this way all the time?” I ask.
“Wouldn’t it be wonderful!” is the
response. It is more possible than
you may think.
Actually, medical science has
been using instruments to measure
the electrical impulses (energy)
of the body for years. Examples
are the electroencephalograph
(EEG) which records the electrical
activity of the brain and the
electrocardiograph (EKG) which
records the electrical activity of the
heart.
Einstein also told us long
ago that everything is a form
of energy. Quantum physics
states that energy and matter are
interchangeable, and the String
Theory suggests that differences
in physical matter are simply
variations in energy vibrations.
Indeed, our electrical (energy)
systems are vital to our emotional
as well as our physical health.
Ancient practitioners of Chinese
medicine taught that energy flows
along meridian lines in the body.
These meridian points act as a
governing force in healing and
growth. When the energy points
are blocked or unbalanced, the
person experiences emotional
disturbance or dis-ease. If not
corrected but compounded,
it could be the cause of many
diseases.
Dr. Roger Callahan, a cognitive
psychologist, found that by directly
treating the blockage in the
energy flow along the meridians
created by a disturbing thought
pattern, the disturbance or upset
disappears. It virtually eliminates
any negative feeling previously
associated with a thought. It makes
me think of when a computer
program locks up and rebooting
the computer resets everything
back to normal.
Alternative Health Practitioners
have found ways to use this vital
energy system to help physical
and emotional healing. Among
practitioners working with this
energy system are Acupuncturists,
Massage Therapists, Chiropractors
and Energy Healers.
On my personal path of
healing and as an energyhealing practitioner I have found
a multi-directional approach
most affective and have received
great benefit from the traditional
medical profession, chiropractic,
acupuncture, nutritionists,
massage therapy, prayer and
gratitude, as well as being the
recipient of the energy-healing
methods used in my practice.
I rejoice in the benefits of
profound peace and the healings
that occur on many levels for
myself and others. The first step
toward world peace is personal
inner peace. As the song goes, “Let
there be peace on earth, and let it
begin with me.”
“All negative emotions are
caused by an imbalance in the
body’s energy system.” Gary
Craig, founder of EFT (Emotional
Freedom Technique).
“Someday the medical
profession will wake up and realize
that unresolved emotional issues
are the main cause of 85% of all
illnesses.” Eric Robins, MD.
Shafiya Eve is an energy-healing
practitioner in the Northern Neck
and can be reached at Healing
Energetics (804) 580-0702 or email:
[email protected]
What is Lyme disease?
Lyme disease is caused by
bacteria transmitted by the
deer tick. This disease often
may cause symptoms affecting
the skin, nervous system, heart
and/or joints of an individual.
Undetected, it can cause side
effects that can lead to serious
conditions and even death. Over
50,000 cases have been reported to
the Virginia State Department of
Health since Lyme disease became
reportable in 1986. It can affect
people of any age. People who
spend time in grassy and wooded
environments, as most of us do
here in the Northern Neck, are at
an increased risk of exposure.
In Virginia, young deer ticks
are active from May to August,
and are about the size of poppy
seeds. Adult ticks, which are
approximately the size of
sesame seeds, are most active
from March to May, and from
August to November. All sizes
can transmit Lyme disease.
In 60-80 percent of cases, a
rash resembling a bull’s eye or
solid patch, about two inches in
diameter, appears and expands
around or near the site of the bite.
Sometimes, multiple rash sites
appear. Early symptoms usually
appear within three to 30 days
after the bite of an infected tick.
The early stage of Lyme
disease is usually marked by
one or more of the following:
☑ Rash at bite site and/or other
sites. ☑ Muscle twitching of
the face or other areas. ☑ Joint
and/or muscle pain or swelling.
☑ Unexplained fevers, sweats,
chills. ☑ Headache, fatigue,
and/or swollen glands. ☑ Eyes/
vision: loss of vision, double,
blurry. ☑ Sore throat, shortness of
breath, cough. ☑ Dizziness, poor
balance. ☑ Tremors, difficulty
with speech. ☑ Disturbed sleep
and/or confusion. ☑ Upset
stomach. ☑ Chest pain, rib
soreness, or palpitations. ☑ Mood
swings, irritability, depression.
If you have symptoms or think
you have Lyme disease, ask your
doctor for a blood test. Testing
isn’t definitive, but it can help
you and your doctor to arrive at a
diagnosis. Early treatment of Lyme
disease is the key and involves
antibiotics, possible steroids
for the rash, and almost always
results in a full cure. However,
the chances of a complete
cure decrease if treatment is
delayed. Check yourself daily!
Originally written for St. Mary’s
White Chapel church bulletin.
Reprinted with permission.
In the know~A Tick Hunt
A
By Janie Smith
fter my grandson
was bitten by a tick
and contracted
Lyme disease, I
educated myself,
about the dangers of ticks. Some
of our parishioners have also
experienced the concerns of this
disease recently as well, and I
thought you may be interested
in some exact information. I
encourage everyone to be very
careful and make it a regular
habit to check yourself when you
come in from outside. The effects
of Lyme disease are serious, but
thankfully our grandson’s massive
rash and swelling have gone away
and the antibiotics and steroids
have done their job, leaving him
with no serious effects. Here
are some facts taken from the
Virginia Department of Health.
August 2008
Modern Art in the air
W
By Jeremy Peill
hat are we
looking at
here? You
could call it
performance
art and you would be at least half
right. Your chances of identifying
it correctly increase if you or
anyone you know is or has been
connected with aviation.
You see, it comes from a
presentation given at the Pilot
House, Topping, to the Northern
Neck/Middle Peninsula chapter
of the VAHS. “And what might
that be?” you ask. It stands for
the Virginia Aviation Historical
Society, which educates the public
about Virginia’s contribution
to the development of aviation
and aerospace. Since 1977 it
carried on this mission and has
both collected and displayed our
historic aircraft, space vehicles,
hardware and related documents.
events are
posted in the
Rappahannock
Record’s
“Upcoming”
section.
Speaker
topics have
ranged from first
hand accounts
of air crew
participation
in WWII, Korea
and Vietnam
to piloting
the fourth F22 Raptor to
enter service,
F-16XL solution at sideslip
Langley’s
flight
Members of the public are
instrumentation tests in Russia’s
always welcome as guests of
TU144 supersonic airliner and the
regular participants at the chapter
most advanced space exploration
lunch meetings held at the Pilot
vehicles on NASA’s drawing
House on the third Thursday of
boards. If you have an interest
every month starting at noon.
in aviation you are welcome to
These meetings and other chapter
sample the camaraderie of the
Lipscombe Furniture
TV & Appliances
men and women members of
this local group of enthusiasts.
Now for the complete answer
to our beautiful but mysterious
illustration. The speaker who
showed it is Dr. John Lamar, an
ex-NASA consultant, and the
“artist” was a computer run by
Research Professor Steve Karman
of the SimCenter, National Center
for Computational Engineering,
University of Tennessee at
Chattanooga. His work was part
of an international program
to identify the optimum wing
shapes for minimizing take
off noise at our airports. The
color shapes in the illustration
record the computed stream
lines, vortices and turbulence
of a cranked arrow wing on the
program’s unique flight test
vehicle while in a sideslip.
It may be science, but isn’t it
also an exciting work of art?
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August 2008
Thermal Cycling
A
By RuthE Forrest
h, the August heat!
Thank heavens for
air conditioning!
This is a thermal
cycle that we
have become accustomed to
by the dog days of summer.
It is a major contributor to
the laziness we experience
during this time of the year.
Bodyworkers utilize thermal
cycling to affect healing in
damaged body structures. We
know that humans can only
support healthy cells within a
narrow temperature range. If the
temperature is too cold, the brain
sends a signal to increase blood
flow from our nice warm center
to heat up our cells before they
freeze to death. If the temperature
rises too high, our body is
designed to increase perspiration
and respiration too shunt out
excess energy and cool us down
before we die of heat stroke.
In fact, we have pretty good
documentation of exactly how
the body reacts to temperature
extremes. The latest medical
research is utilizing heat therapy
to treat drug-resistant infections.
A healthcare worker will tell
you that the most effective way
to treat an acute muscle injury is
to utilize the RICE method. This
stands for rest, ice, compression,
and elevation. It utilizes thermal
cycling through the use of cold
therapy to prevent tissue damage
from (hot) inflammation. She may
tell you to soothe an old injury
that has become a chronic pain
with heat to relax the pain away.
In the case of a rehabilitating
injury you might be counseled
to apply a cold compress for 15
minutes, wait 15 minutes, and
apply a warm compress for 15
minutes. This process helps
the tissues to pump out their
metabolic wastes, effectively
creating a release that results
in relaxation and healing.
When the brain’s central
processor repeatedly receives a
thermal cycle signal, it can become
Celebrations
Ongoing
Through Aug 30, “The Thunder
of Hooves: Horse Racing in
Richmond County Exhibit. WedSat. 11-3, Richmond County
Museum . Warsaw. 333-3607
Thru Aug 31, Summer Services
at Historic Christ Church.
Sundays- 8 a.m. 438-6855.
Select Saturdays, Skipjack
cruise aboard the Claud W.
Somers. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Reedville
Fishermen’s Museum. 4536529. www.rfmuseum.org $
June 15-Dec. 13, The
Electrification of Richmond
County Exhibit Richmond
Co. Museum Wed-Sat.- 113. Warsaw 333-3607
July
26 Sunset Canoe Trip 7-9 p.m.
Experience day into night. Paddle
along Mulberry Creek. Canoe,
in the
over-stimulated, and cause the
muscles to go limp because they
are so relaxed. Ask anyone who
has ever experienced a great
Hot/cold Stone Therapy massage,
and they will tell you just how
relaxing thermal cycling can be!
This is what happens to us after
a long day in August. Ideally, we
awaken in our air-conditioned
bed, take a warm shower to wake
up, cool down during breakfast,
and step outside into the heat
of the morning. We get in the
car, and after a few minutes the
auto’s AC unit cools us.
At our destination we step back
into the rapidly rising temperature
of the atmosphere and walk into
an air-conditioned environment.
The more often we repeat this
cycle during the day, the more
exhausted we feel that evening.
A wider temperature variation
increases the experience, until
we are just plain lazy after several
weeks of this thermal cycling.
You can experience more energy
at the end of the day by practicing a
few preventative measures. Making
sure you remain well hydrated
during the day is the simplest and
most important thing you can do
to maintain a healthy energy level.
Reducing the temperature
variation can also help. Try setting
your AC at a higher number, and
using the auto air conditioning
less. Reduce the number of times
you go from hot to cold. Stay in the
office for lunch. Maybe spending
an afternoon in the shady gazebo
could be an option to consider?
Above all, practicing energyconservation measures throughout
the day a little at a time can be
the greatest help to a wiped out
summer soul. Take things a bit
slower, give yourself extra time to
accomplish things this month. Why
do you think there are no major
holidays in August? No one has
the energy to do anything but chill
out! Thanks to thermal cycling…
RuthE Forrest NCMT can be
reached for questions or comments
at Spa2U (804) 453 - 5367
Chesapeake Bay Region
paddle, life jacket and experienced
guide included. Reservations req.
$6 pp Belle Isle State Park 4625030 www.virginiastateparks.gov
26 Colonial Beach Farmer’s
Market 9-3 p.m. 224-0021
26 Kilmarnock Farmer’s
Market 9-1. 1st and Main
Street. Kilmarnock. 804435-2850, ext 6031
31-8/9 Kilmarnock Fireman’s
Carnival. Nine nights (except
Sunday) of fun, frolic for the
whole family. Featuring the
Neck’s best hamburgers and
homemade French fries. Waverly
Avenue in Kilmarnock. Nightly
at 7 p.m. 804 436-2002
August
1 First Friday Walk About
Great after hours shopping and
entertainment in Kilmarnock’s
Steptoe’s District. 804-436-9309
1 Campfire Pickin’ 8-10 p.m.
Bring your instruments or sing
around the campfire. Mixture of
bluegrass, folk, contemporary
and historical. Amphitheater.
Free. BISP 462-5030
2 Irvington Farmer’s
Market Crafts, food, vendors.
9-1 p.m. 438-9088
4 Goin’ N Seine 10 a.m. to noon
Catch fish and other small
aquatic animals. We never
know what we will find! $2
per person. BISP 462-5030
Thru 8 Wild About Art, Art
League of Gloucester at Wild
Rabbit Cafe, many types of
art and photography.
9 Downtown Urbanna Farmers
Market. 9-1 758-2000
9 Second Saturday at Historic
Christ Church Family fun with
colonial games. Lemonade
and cookies. 11-2. www.
christchurch1735.org. 438-6855
10 Cruise In Antique car event
at Kilmarnock’s Chesapeake
Commons shopping center.
4-6 p.m. 804-435-6171
15 Wilderness Survival Workshop
4-7 p.m. w/Vickie Shufer. Hands on
intensive workshop. Learn about
survival, tantalize your taste buds,
sample several plants. Participants
will receive a Wilderness Survival
Guide. Limited to the first 25
people. $10 pp BISP 462-5030
16 RHHT Farmers Market
Vendors, food, crafts, games.
9-1. Heathsville. 580-3377
19-23 Richmond County
Fair Warsaw. See Page 3
23 Colonial Beach Farmer’s
Market 9-3. 224-0021
More online pg 29. Send events
to [email protected]
August 2008
10
Style Spotlight~Gloucester’s extraordinary gift shop
A
By Susan Grandpre
few years ago, after devoting
years of time and energy to
her family, LeeAnn Kirkley,
owner of Green Gates Gifts,
in Gloucester, decided
it was time to go back to work.
When LeeAnn’s children were young, she
had owned a gift shop and enjoyed managing
it. Her oldest son remembered her first store
and suggested that she open a new one.
LeeAnn closed the first gift shop because
she needed to stay home and care for
her three young sons. What she did not
know at the time, was that she would
soon be also caring for her husband.
After losing her husband, LeeAnn, who has
lived in the Gloucester area since she was in
6th grade, reconnected with an old friend. This
friend, Beecher Kirkley, became her second
husband. “He helps me with the shop and
with life,” states LeeAnn. Beecher and her sons
have been instrumental in helping with her
latest business endeavor, Green Gates Gifts.
Deciding to open a new store and
reaching the final product took time and
work. Sometimes people need a sign to
know that they are pursuing the right
objective. LeeAnn did not necessarily
need that sign, but she received one.
She found a location she liked on the
point in Gloucester, in a building that had
housed a local dry cleaner. In fact, she had
used their drive-through window to pick up
her own dry cleaning numerous times.
After purchasing the building, LeeAnn began
the arduous task of converting it into a gift shop.
She removed dry cleaning equipment, installed
hardwood floors and drywall and more.
One day while preparing the store,
she moved a table located near the
drive-through window. On the floor,
stuck between the floorboards, lay a
slip of paper resembling a dry cleaning
ticket. It was the only paper anywhere
in the store and it turned out to be an
old dry cleaning ticket with her name
on it. LeeAnn took this to be a sign
that this store was meant to be hers.
She comments that
“from that moment
on, her excitement
increased” and
she poured all her
energy into opening
Green Gates Gifts.
She has received
tremendous help from
her husband, sons and a
dedicated, talented staff since
the store opened in 2006. As it
relates to the store, LeeAnn’s
philosophy is to provide
a shopping experience
that her customers cannot find anywhere
else. She strives to fill the store with unique
items that customers will cherish. LeeAnn
continues to be surprised when customers
call their friends or family from inside the
store to tell them that they love this shop.
At Green Gates Gifts customer service
and satisfaction are paramount. Her shop
provides free gift wrapping, free delivery
within the area and home consultations
for interior design. As she says, “It is not
uncommon for employees of Green Gates
Gifts to select gifts from a customer’s shopping
list, wrap the items and deliver them”.
From unusual display layouts which include
hanging chandeliers from exposed
beams to the various monthly
special events, LeeAnn’s creativity
is evident. The special events held
at the store change each month
and have included themes such as
Spring Fling and Christmas Open
House. An August theme will be the
Staycation Vacation where patrons
can come in and enjoy an RC Cola
and a Moon pie while perusing
the many items in the shop.
When asked where she gets her
ideas, she answers that, “I don’t
really know, but I am constantly writing down
any ideas that come to me”. LeeAnn researches
trends and markets while devouring any
information she can about retail, interior
design and fashion. She will often see items
in magazines that she likes or thinks her
customers will like and works to add them
to her continually changing inventory.
It is easy to tell that despite the hard work
required to own and manage a business,
LeeAnn thoroughly enjoys Green Gates
Gifts. She finds great satisfaction in hearing
her customers gasp upon entering the store
and commenting that, “shopping here is
going to be fun”. LeeAnn never loses sight
of how fortunate she is to have a great
business and a wonderful family, both of
which are extremely important to her.
Green Gates Gifts is located in Gloucester
Point, on Route 17, at the foot of the Coleman
Bridge. LeeAnn’s friendly staff is always
ready to help and can be reached at 804642-5618. Photos by Brittany Keenan.
11
August 2008
Cooking with Style…By Betty B
BBQ Baby Back Pork Ribs
John, our oldest son, is a good
cook. I taught him to cook in the
kitchen and his Dad taught him to
cook in the woods camping with
the Boy Scouts. He cooks Baby
Back Pork Ribs to perfection. His
secret is in the preparation. When
purchasing a rack of ribs, allow two
to four ribs per person. After all
they are small and you’ll find they
are delicious.
Remove the ribs from the
package. Prepare a marinade
of one half cup of oil,
three teaspoons of
worcestershire sauce
and a teaspoon of garlic
powder.
Rub on both sides
of the rack. Place in a
baking pan, add one cup
of water, cover with foil
and
bake
about
three hours in
a very low oven
at 250 degrees.
Remove foil
and cover
both sides of
the rack with
barbeque sauce
of your choice
(hot, tangy, mild). Replace foil and
cook for another hour. Remove
from the oven carefully so you
don’t separate the rack and place
on a hot grill. Grill for about 10 to
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15 minutes on each side, adding
barbeque sauce as needed.
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bones and into your mouth.
Pineapple-Walnut Cake
2 cups of granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 cups of all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon of
vanilla
1 cup of
walnuts
(chopped
coarsely)
1 - 20 oz. Can
of crushed
pineapple
with the
juice
Grease
and flour a 9 x 13 baking pan.
Mix all ingredients until well
blended. Pour into baking pan.
Bake in 325 degree oven for
about 45 minutes. When done,
remove from the oven and let cool.
Icing
One 8 oz package of cream cheese
One half stick of margarine
1 teaspoon of vanilla
2 cups (approximately) of
confectioners sugar
Beat all ingredients together
until well blended. Spread evenly
on baked cake. Put in refrigerator
and chill overnight. Nice and
moist.
Tested and photographed by
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August 2008
12
Style Spotlight~A Family Affair
T
By Mariann Wilcox
he Simpson’s
beautiful Hereford
cattle greet me as
I drive up the long
driveway to the
Simpson’s comfortable country
home. A few Black Baldie steers
(Hereford/Angus hybrids) lift their
heads in the morning sun. The
new spring calves jump around
playfully in the fenced in pasture.
Lexy and Mitchell greet me at the
front door. Lexy is twelve years old.
She is working on showing cattle.
Mitchell is eight years old. He often
helps his dad by driving tractor,
hooking up hay wagons and
planting his own sweet corn patch.
Emily and Jim Simpson and
their four children moved to
the Northern
Neck six years
ago. James
is a talented
carpenter who
contracted his
natural skills
to support his
family while
farming in
Maryland. Over
time, his family
sold parts of
the farm. Large
estate homes
became visible
on either side
of him. Jim
really missed
the simpler life of farming without
such monumental distractions.
“I don’t know any other way
to live,” Jim Simpson says to me.
His grandfather James Mitchell
Simpson, Jr. was a tobacco farmer
in Port Tobacco near La Plata,
Maryland. Jim spent many a day
helping with the crop. He shows
me a framed newspaper clipping
of him at thirteen years old. He
is standing with his grandfather
in the tobacco field. As I listen
to his story, I can clearly sense
the love and pride he has for
his productive childhood.
Emily was supportive of
Jim’s desire to live in a more
rural environment and be selfsufficient. She and her family
often visited the Northern Neck
when she was growing up. Emily
has fond memories of camping
at Mary Young’s Herbs in Hague.
Her parents have recently
retired to the Lewisetta area.
While visiting her parents, Emily
and James decided to explore the
area for themselves. Soon they
came across a piece of property
that once was a tomato farm. The
beautiful private area in Lancaster
County attracted both of them.
They decided they would settle
here and raise their children in
a more creative environment.
The house on the property
however, had deteriorated.
James and Emily decided to
build a modest 1500 sq. foot
country home. The neighbors
often tell them that it reminds
them of the original home
that once stood there.
Today, Jim raises grassfed, grain-finished beef on
his farm, along with lamb,
turkeys and fresh eggs. He
and Emily are always researching
better farming methods. They
hope to do more with pasture
rotation and possibly add freerange chickens in the future.
Fresh sweet corn and other farm
vegetables will be available on
their farm stand in August. Maybe
even Fall pumpkins in October!
Emily and Jim home school
their four children. They believe
that besides learning the basics,
each child needs to learn to
think for himself. “Mitchell can
handle hooking up a tractor
or carrying out a direction
better then any adult I know”
James says emphatically.
Lexy (top left) shows me her
new Simmental/Hereford Angus
steer named Sundance. He gives
her a little bit of a fight while being
taken out of the clover pasture.
Once she has him outside the
fence, Lexy’s strong determined
hold lets him know he has to
behave, at least for the picture.
“Growing
crops and
raising
animals
teaches my
children the
joy of being
productive,”
says Emily
(left) as she
holds one
of the new
born chicks
on the farm.
Luke,
who is six
years old, enthusiastically shows
me his flock of turkeys that he
is raising for Thanksgiving. We
notice two strutting around like
pompous Tom turkeys at only
two weeks old. “They always do
that when I feed them,” Luke
(above) proudly explains.
Mitchell
(right) leads
me over to
the cornfield.
“I planted
this corn with
my Super-A
tractor,” he
says proudly.
Maddie
is eleven
years old.
She enjoys
helping mom
return phone
calls and
scheduling
events. She
jumps up
quickly
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August 2008
participate in 4-H. The children
enjoy competing in the various
categories with their farm projects.
You will see the Simpson Farm
Stand set up every month at the
Heathsville Farmers Market.
Emily enjoys explaining to the
public the various methods to
cook their quality meat. She often
has barbeque packs for sale that
include recipes and product
enough for a back yard feast.
You can order specialty cuts or
you can share a side of beef with
Grandma and Grandpa and get
all your steaks, roasts, and prime
cuts for one fair price per pound.
If you want to stock that freezer
now call Emily and Jim at 804-5806466, or E-mail simpson122436@
copper.net The Simpson Farm,
372 Beanes Rd., Heathsville
Photos by Mariann Wilcox.
to answer a phone call from a
meat customer while I talk to
her mom. She will be showing
one of the family’s sheep for
4-H. She also enjoys caring
for their new beagle puppy.
Emily and the children
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14
Books in Style~Heart of the Savannah
I
By Jean C. Keating
fell in love with Heart of
the Savannah in early
2006, long before I began
doing book reviews in
either my own voice or in
the voice of my chief muse, Puff the
Papillon (Sherlock Bones). By the
time Puff and I started expressing
our literary opinions, the book
was out of print, and I was sorry
that I could not share my reactions
to this hauntingly beautiful story
with Chesapeake Style readers.
When I learned that it was being
reprinted, I knew that I had to
try and define just why Veronica
Anne Starbuck’s book held such
fascinating memories for me.
It is a story of two cultures,
two continents, and two vastly
different societies—a simple
native village in Zaire and the
windswept dunes of Cape Hatteras,
North Carolina. And it is a story
told by a remarkable little dog
who lives and loves in both.
The use of an animal as the voice
of a story can be very powerful and
memorable. In 1877, Anne Sewell
wrote a protest novel about the
inhumane use of checkreins on the
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horses of her day in the voice of a
horse that experienced the pain
and suffering such contraptions
caused to him and his friends.
Today, checkreins are still used
to prevent the horse lowering his
head to entangle his harnesses, but
do not force horses to hold their
heads up unnaturally high simply
for vanity sake. Reins
do not interfere with
the horse’s normal
body motion in
thrusting shoulders
and head forward
to facilitate pulling.
The main reason
for Sewell’s protest
has long passed.
Her novel endures
as one of the most
beloved of children’s
books. It still teaches
concern for animals’
welfare. We know
the book and the beloved central
character as Black Beauty.
Starbuck’s lilting prose and
rapid sketching of locale brings
alive the sights and smells of the
African savannah, the harsh land
into which a little Basenji pup is
born. She’s named Hilali for the
moon-shaped marking on her
head. As she grows and explores,
she shares her inside views of life
in a native village, not as outsiders
would see it, but in the criteria by
which her world and her culture
would. Dogs and humans are
expected to hunt and only eat
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when they are successful. Lean,
rib-revealing bodies and ticks are
usual and therefore not of concern.
Starbuck’s prose breathes
vivid life into the feelings of this
little dog as she enjoys the sunwarmed sands, the smell of a
new day at sunrise, the sound
of happy villagers at the filled
cooking pots that
follow a successful
hunt, one achieved
by cooperation
between dogs and
humans. A village hut
with a floor of mud
is not diminished by
comparison to a home
with electric lights or
running water. It is
simply and supremely
a place where love
and respect for one’s
contributions are
shared. Reading
Hilali’s story of life on the
African savannah brought back
memories of mornings rich with
the sounds of birds and animals
engaged in the hunt for food and
water and natural pastimes.
In real life, a few American
breeders of Basenji went back
to Africa in the early 80’s to
acquire native bred dogs with
which to infuse the limited gene
pool of Basenjis in America. The
American Basenjis were plagued
by numerous health issues that
American breeders hoped to erase
with the introduction of pure,
healthy stock from Africa. This
event in Heart of the Savannah
brings Hilali to America and to
a new home on the windswept
dunes of the Outer Banks of
North Carolina. The view of Cape
Hatteras through her eyes brings a
fresh and interesting perspective
to those of us who visit that area
frequently. Starbuck’s descriptions
of ‘shorebirds hovering on warm
updrafts and pelicans skimming
the surface of waves’ from the
Atlantic, looking for fish near the
Hatteras lighthouse, the looks
of the lighthouse before it was
restored are a nostalgic trip down
memory lane for those of us in the
region who visit there frequently.
Her new family finds her African
name harsh on the tongue so they
rename her Savannah. She grieves
for the family and friends she left
behind, but comes to love her new
family and life. The refrigerator
holds untold wonders for the little
dog. Food is so abundant that one
gets to choose what they wish
to eat rather than being grateful
that the day’s hunt was successful
and there is meat of any kind in
the pot. An interesting view point
that we can all take to heart!
This amazing and lyrical
look at life in two different
cultures through the eyes of one
delightful little dog is available
only from the publishers,
but well worth the efforts to
acquire and read. Available
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Animals in Style~One of life’s moments
H
By Gwen Keane
er name is
Samantha. She
is an 18-yearold cat. No, she
is not available
for adoption.
I had a friend who believed
“No cat should live without
the company of another cat.
Eighteen years ago, my friend
challenged me to find her a
kitten uglier than her “Hugo,” a
survivor of Hurricane Hugo. His
lost sight in one eye caused him
to look like a “drunken sailor.”
I met my friends’ challenge
when I gave her a very ugly sixweek old kitten. We both agreed
Samantha’s coloring and markings
were unusual, including her long
straight orange colored nose that
resembled a skunk. Hugo did not
welcome Samantha who ignored
his protests of “I don’t need
another cat in this house.” The two
cats learned to quietly live together
but two years later Hugo died.
After my friend passed away
in 2001, Samantha still had her
“Mr.,” my friend’s husband.
And, she shared her home
with Mr.’s pet cat “Rascal”
until he died in September.
During the last seven years,
Samantha’s Mr. had many
caregivers. During the last three
months of his life more new faces
came and went causing Samantha
to hide. On February 29, 2008,
Samantha’s
Mr. died.
Several people
asked me, “What
will happen to
Samantha?” My
husband and I
had always agreed
Samantha would
never be homeless.
During the
next two weeks I
visited daily and
Samantha hid.
Her situation of
having had so
many strangers
in her home
had traumatized
her. Finally, I was able to get her
to respond with a soft “meow”
when I called her name. After I
located her under a bed, she gave
a strong purr and sat there looking
at me as I spoke. A few days later
she came out from under the
bed and allowed me to pet her
while she purred and drooled.
I prepared her new home-----a
$2700 garden shed with windows,
a nice area rug on the floor, a cat
condo, a rocking chair, a cat bed
and blanket. I had a pet door and
fenced in area installed, with
wiring attached to the top of the
closure, keeping out an Eagle or
Fox, who may have chosen her as
a meal. I turned on a radio and
gave her music twenty-four seven.
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day. I petted her,
fed her, changed
the litter, rocker
her and talked
to her. But
Samantha was
unhappy. Again
my husband
and I discussed
Samantha’s fate.
We agreed we
could not put her
up for adoption,
as we did not
want someone
to adopt an
elderly cat, whom
might become
ill and require
special care.
Plan B. I went to the guest
bedroom and placed a blanket
over my Great-grandmother’s
hand crocheted bedspread that
covered my antique tester bed.
I arranged my stuffed animals
around it. I moved a cat condo
into the room, a feeder, and a litter
box. I raised the blind so the sun
could shine through the French
doors over looking the upper
deck and the creek. I relocated
Samantha. She walked around
the room. Then she came over
to me and purred as she rubbed
against my leg. In response, I lay
down on the floor next to her
and petted her as she continued
to purr and drool. Samantha
seemed content now as a full time
occupant of our guestroom.
I established the routine of
visiting Samantha several times
a day and holding her like a doll,
I walked around with her. She
seemed relaxed and accepted
my reassurances that she was
safe. She met our curious female
cat “Tuesday” but there was no
interaction between them.
Still I felt guilty about isolating
Samantha. I knew she could not
freely roam about our house
without being frightened at
the sight of three strange cats,
Isadora (my Maltese) and our
one hundred and nine-pound
Northern Neck black dog.
When it was time to garden,
I went to Samantha’s room and
showed her the flexible screen
covered doggie tote I had brought.
“Samantha, you’re going to
garden with me” I told her. She
made no objections as I put her
inside, carried the tote outside
and placed it in my yellow garden
wagon. Samantha meowed a little.
I weeded and talked to her. Then
I noticed she was watching me.
Occasionally I stood up, placed my
hand inside the tote and petted
her. She purred. Two and one half
hours later I returned Samantha to
her room. On that day Samantha
and I had applied a new approach
to cat care. I am now reconciled
to having a geriatric cat but in
the words of my Grandmother,
“I take one day at a time.”
August 2008
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Teen
Rappahannock High School
Student photos by Morgan Jones
Imitation “Godfather Death”
A
By Michelle Conley
poor woman had
a child just a few
weeks ago and
cannot take care
for the both of
them. The woman sits at home
and decides to go out and look for
a godfather for her son. The next
day comes and she leaves for her
town. She decides to talk to the
first person that she comes to.
A man that was dressed in fine
clothes and no doubt that he was
a lawyer of some kind. The woman
looks at him and he starts to come
over. He walks over to her and
asks, “What are you looking for.”
The woman looked at him
and said, “I am looking for
a godfather for my son.”
The man looked at her, “I will
be the boy’s godfather and make
him the finest lawyer known.”
The woman frowns and said,
“You will not be godfather.
You let down the ones you
are trying to prove not guilty
when they aren’t guilty.”
The woman went on with her
search and did not see anyone
for some time. She looked and
looked for a man that would be
godfather for her beloved son.
Then she saw a tall man and went
to him. She could tell that he was
businessman. The man came up to
her and said, “I will be godfather.”
The woman asked,
“Who are you?”
The man smiled and answered,
“I am the wealthiest business man
and will make your son like me.”
The woman said, “No, you
will not be godfather. You are
stuck up and only care for
yourself and no one else.”
The woman went on with
her search to find a godfather.
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The woman saw a pink figure,
but did not know what it was.
It came closer and she stood
tall and showed no fear. The
thing appeared to her.
“I will be godfather it said.”
“Who are you?” the
woman asked.
“I am the Greek god Eros.
I will make your son the
famous love matcher.”
“You will be godfather, because
you are the god of true love.”
The woman gave Eros her
son and she left in tears. She did
not want to give away her son to
anyone, but she could not afford
to care for two. The years went
on and Eros gave the boy a name
and it was Paul. Paul became the
best love matcher of all time, but
Eros had his own way of doing it.
Eros told Paul, “If Eros put
his hand onto both people’s
heart then they would be lovers
forever, but if he didn’t then they
would not be lovers, and if they
disagreed then Paul would give
them a special drink to insure
that they are true lovers, but if he
crossed him then he would die a
lonely life and would not love.”
Paul agreed to the
circumstances that Eros told him.
Paul made over a million matches
and did not use the special drink
more then one thousand times.
Then one day a couple in their
twenties came in for help to see
if they were meant to be. Eros
stood and put no hand on their
hearts, but Paul could see that
they were meant to be and that
Eros would forgive him because
he is his godfather and he couldn’t
say no to him. Paul took out two
golden cups and the special
drink, which was a special wine.
He poured the cups and told the
two lovers to
drink this and
they would be
lovers forever.
They drank
all the wine
and felt like
they belonged
together.
They thanked
him and left. Eros stood in front
of Paul and said, “You have
disobeyed me my child, but I
will forgive you this time, but it
better not happen another time.”
Paul said, “Godfather I am
sorry and I won’t do it again.”
Eros nodded his head and left
and Paul finished his work for the
day. The days went on and Paul
did as he was told and did not
disobey him until one of his true
friends came in and asked for his
help. Eros did not put his hand on
their hearts and Paul knew that
they were not lovers to Eros, but
what could he tell them. Paul knew
what Eros told him, but he knew
that he would forgive him a second
time, since he is his godfather.
Paul once again took out the
golden cups and wine. He filled
them up and told them both to
drink from the cups. They drank
all of the wine; they thanked
him, and went on with their
lives. Eros was furious that Paul
had disobeyed him once again
and would not forgive a second
time like Paul had thought.
Paul stood up and looked at
Eros. “I am sorry Godfather, but
I could not tell my best friend
that the one she loved was not
her loved one so I had to join
them. Please godfather forgive
me.” Eros looked at him and said,
“I will not forgive you and, like
I said, you will live a lonely life.
Your love has just left and she is
with another guy you matched
and bound together and now you
can never love again. I did not do
this, so you did this to yourself.
The Appointment
in Maryland
T
By Breana Sumiel
he Enemy speaks:
There was a mother
in Warsaw, Virginia
who sent her
daughter to the store
to buy groceries and in a little
while the girl came back, mad
and furious, and said, “Mama just
now when I was at the store I was
jostled by my worst enemy. She
looked at
me and
I looked
back, then
she made a
threatening
gesture
and ran
out of the
store. Now,
Mama can
we move to
Maryland
so I don’t ever have to see that
enemy again?” So, the mother and
her daughter moved to Maryland,
but before they left, the mother
came down to the store and saw
me standing on the corner. She
came to me and said, “why did
you make a threatening gesture to
my daughter when you saw her?”
I said “that was not a
threatening gesture; it was just
the start of her miserable life. I
was surprised to see her still in
Warsaw, because I thought she was
moving to Maryland, just like me.”
Moral: You can’t avoid
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August 2008
Tidewater & Timber~Fish in August, get ready to hunt
A
By Chelly Scala
ugust is the premier
month for boating
and fishing and
with several species
available in the
Chesapeake Bay Region, the
hook and line action is there for
all to enjoy. Spanish mackerel,
bluefish, flounder, seatrout,
spot and croaker are among
the favorite species to pursue.
Maryland and tidal Potomac
River waters offer striped bass,
which continues its reign as the
most popular game fish in the
Bay’s watershed. These weeks in
August are the last opportunity for
the youngsters to enjoy time on
the water before school resumes,
providing them opportunity to
fish and boat are great choices.
There are other outdoor
activity options soon to be on
the fall horizon that may distract
some of us from our waterborne
activities. Those who hunt deer
with crossbows or compound bow
archery tackle will be checking
their tree stands to make sure
they are still safe, sound and
provide clear fields of fire.
Before you know it, bucks in
velvet will shed that antler coating,
begin to lose their bachelor
behavior and start staking out
their territory. By mid-September,
depending on how hot it is, some
Maryland archers may have
already started their annual sport.
Firearms hunters interested in
the early muzzle loader seasons
will need to confirm their
marksmanship and take care
of their favorite “smokepole”.
Virginia, Hunters for the Hungry
(HFH) is working towards another
successful 2008-09 deer hunting
season, coordinating donation,
processing and distribution of
venison. Their annual fund raiser
raffle is getting underway. For a
$10 ticket you can purchase the
chance to win a 2008 Arctic Cat 4wheeler ATV and Holmes Trailer to
help support the efforts of Hunters
for the Hungry. The winner of this
vehicle and trailer will be fitted out
with front and rear hydraulic disc
brakes, high intensity headlights,
heavy duty aluminum wheels, a
two inch receiver hitch, and digital
instrumentation, push button
select for 4X4 operation, full width
floorboards and textured rear
fenders. To get an order form to
purchase tickets, call 800-3524868 or visit the HFH website at,
www.h4hungry.org The drawing
will be held on August 10, 2008.
The National Rifle Association
(NRA) has much to offer hunters
and others on local and national
level. They provide a wide variety
of programs including their well
known emphasis on the right
to gun ownership and firearms
safety. On Saturday, August 23, The
Northern Neck Friends of the NRA
has scheduled their 2008 banquet
and fund raising event. Proceeds
gained from the August 23 NRA
event will benefit Virginia’s Youth
Shooting Safety, Marksmanship
and Education Programs.
These include the 4-H, Boy
Scouts, JROTC, Women on Target
and Youth Family Shooting Sports
Programs. The event will be held
at the Festival Halle in Reedville.
Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. with
dinner at 7:30 p.m. A wide range
of valuable items to bid on will be
displayed in the Halle for a Silent
Auction. The Silent Auction will
take place following dinner.
Also included at this
NRA event will be door
prizes, a wall of guns,
the Gun of the year, the
NRA Print of the Year,
the Knife of the Year,
and a “Ladies Table”. The
Weatherby Gun of the
year is the Orion D’Italia
12 gauge, the Print of the
Year is the Cold Plunge.
The Sandbar Stag Knife
Set will be available
and hundreds of other
prizes to buy or win. For
information about ticket prices,
call Larry and Mary Jenkins at 5297518 or Doug Walker at 453-3098.
Support Hunters for the Hungry
and have the opportunity to win
one of five hunting trips. Raffle
tickets to win one of these are $10
or 3 for $20. The first place winner
gets a Texas Whitetail deer hunt
for two valued at $5,500; second
prize is a bear hunt for one in
Maine worth $1,350; third prize
is a guided duck and goose hunt
with Call of the Wilds Outfitters.
It provides a hunting locale in
the Northern Neck and Middle
Peninsula for two and has a
value of $1,000. The fourth prize
includes a “Cast & Blast” trout
fishing, an upland guided bird
hunt for two persons and one
and one half days in Bath County
Virginia for a $500 value. The
fifth place drawing winner will
enjoy a guided fall turkey hunt
for two which includes meals
and transportation to the hunting
property for a value of $400. Call
HFH at 800-352-4868 to get order
forms to purchase these raffle
tickets or visit their website at,
www.h4hungry.org . The drawings
will be held on August 31, 2008.
Travis and Steve Scala enjoy
the August fishing season with
Tidewater & Timber writer,
Chelly Scala. Scala photo.
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Style Spotlight~Lights, Sound, Action!
H
By Ron Jones
idden away
in the new
Technology Park
in Kilmarnock,
in 2001—it was
the only business having a home
there—is Entertainment Systems
Corporation (ESC) owned and
operated by William J. Cronheim
(Bill). He is a man doing what
he loves and he learned the
basics for doing it as a teen in his
native northwest New Jersey.
Born in 1950, he received an
invitation to help rush a new
theater into operation. He and his
brother were hired to climb to the
area above the stage to hang pipes
for holding lights and curtains.
Then they strung the wiring,
installed the lights and wired
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them, all with no experience.
The Barn Theatre, a
community theatre, opened
on time! Bill had been bitten
by the theater bug. The year
was 1965. He continued
working there and in 1968,
he was awarded the Arthur, a
theatre award like the Oscar.
Bill attended Ohio Wesleyan
and he returned to his home
and began work in the New
York theatre district “shaping
up” a term in theatre meaning
that he made himself available
for back stage work and was
called in when he was needed. He
worked on productions starring
the well known actresses Phyllis
Newman and Bernadette Peters.
He became a member of the
union International Alliance
of Theatrical Stage Employees
(IATSE). By 1971 he was selling
industrial lighting employed
by Philips Corporation. Then
he worked for Times Square
Stage Lighting as a designer/
consultant. He left the company
and started Entertainment Systems
Consultants and began touring
with groups traveling across the
country. The first tour was with the
national tour of the Broadway hit
Hair. Though he was young, he had
a broad range of responsibilities
and he quickly learned to manage
people and solve problems.
By 1972, Bill had changed
the name of his company
to Entertainment Systems
Corporation, the name under
which he still operates. Over the
next twenty years he worked with
a large number of entertainment
groups and individuals. Among
them were Blue Oyster Cult,
Billy Joel, Barry Manilow,
Harry Chapin, Gloria Gaynor,
Bob Hope, Marcel Marceau.
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performances. During these
years Bill became involved in the
installation of lighting, sound and
curtain systems for
schools, churches,
and corporate
venues. He was a
general contractor
for lighting systems
for Studio 54 and
Enchanted Gardens.
The reason for
beginning to do
much of this work
was that at age 40 he
had tired of life on the
road and he wanted
to settle down. In
2001, he decided to
move his family to
Kilmarnock to a home
his family had on the
Corrotoman River.
Bill and his wife,
Evelyn, built their
present building and
began serving the
lighting, audio and
video needs of the
homes and businesses of this area.
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selling systems and equipment.
The new YMCA, White Stone
Baptist Church, White Stone
Church of the Nazarene, Galilee
United Methodist Church, and St.
Stephen’s Anglican Church are
among some of his local clients.
He is also very proud of his
work he has done at the National
Geographic Society headquarters
in Washington, DC. The business
now amounts to about ninety
percent sales and ten percent
production. The entire staff
numbers just five individuals.
Many new innovative lighting
products are on the market. He
demonstrated an LED system that
is capable of illuminating a large
area for unbelievably low costs. He
showed me a catalog displaying a
Mayan Temple in Central America
that was being externally lighted
for just 250 watts of power. Bill
obviously enjoys his work and the
technology that allows him to do
wonderful things for his customers.
He would enjoy meeting you
and discussing your project at
his office at 160 Technology
Drive in Kilmarnock. Call
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August 2008
River Viewpoints~Do You Have A Secret?
A
By Florence Muse
bout thirty years
ago my husband
and I were invited
to one of those
campground resorts
with lakes and plush landscaping,
as well as a golf course and pool.
Of course, however, they wanted
us to see the place and get lots
of prizes to lure us into buying
a camper weekend home or a
place to put our own camper.
Upon arrival we waited in the
visitors’ area along with several
dozen people. We had not been
there long when a handsome
young man called us to follow him
to a shiny new car for a tour of the
place. After getting into the car and
starting the ride, I said to the young
gentleman, “I’m an intelligent
person and I know that you did
not just pick us out of the group
of people who had been waiting
much, much longer than us.”
“You are indeed intelligent,
ma’am”, he said to me and he
pulled from his wallet a small card.
He said, “You see this little card?
I can put it in a little machine
and find out all about you. In
other words, I know just what
you are worth financially.” We
enjoyed our tour and I decided
that I would not reveal to anyone
what I had learned because while
many think I am intelligent,
some think I am too eccentric.
So, through the years, I have
just laughed inside when I get a
letter from the bank and other
large businesses telling me
how confidential they keep my
private files and information.
Just a short time ago, I revealed
my “secret” to a bank official
who is a close friend.
There have been other
incidences such as receiving the
mail belonging to the folks I sold
my home to at my present address,
which has changed once since I
left that home, and receiving mail
from mortgage companies in New
Jersey at my new address that are
addressed to an ex-in-law who
has had many money matters.
Many years ago one of my
elderly aunts, whom I love
dearly, would not undress in
front of the television because
she thought they might be able
to see her. Most folks laughed at
her then but I wonder who the
laugh is on now as we marvel at
new technology such as iPods.
Many of you have recently
taken inventory to find out what
you have. I bet you came across
a lot of secrets from yourself. For
example, last year after Christmas
I was quite unwell. Into my life
came a new friend who stayed with
me several weeks to help me out.
Having been a person who has
had different themes at Christmas
for the last forty-two out of fortyseven Christmases, I have bought
and then given away many piles
of Christmas decorations. I have
a large guest room upstairs with
an old-fashioned bureau and
washstand that will hold a lot
of decorations, as well as the
large spaces overtop the large
closest which has doors and
will hold quite a bit of storage.
I asked my new friend if she
would get all of my Christmas
decorations neatly put away for
me since I was unable to do it.
Being the professional she was,
I was quite impressed with how
neatly she had one closet when I
used the decorations from it this
year. When I went up to put away
some new wreaths I had bought
for this year I thought bureau
was empty and a place to store
them. Upon opening the bureau
I found the four drawers filled
with neatly packed decorations. I
discovered that the real secrets we
keep from ourselves, especially if
you are over seventy, are the best
secrets of all. With time for fall
cleaning almost here maybe this
year you will do a thorough job
and discover “You Have a Secret.”
While outside enjoying your walks
around your flower beds and
borders you may discover God has
a few for you too. Worth a look.
A Horse of a Different Color~At RHHT
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By Bud Disney
unique
Fund
Raiser is
coming
to Rice’s
Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern.
A life size Quarter Horse
has arrived and is stabled
in the Carriage House. It is
truly a horse of a different
color. It is constructed of
fiberglass and currently
is white in color.
It will not remain
just plain white; it
certainly will be a horse
of a different color.
There will be a
raffle, by taking
a chance, the lucky winner will choose the color scheme and
a name for this wonderful horse of a different color.
Both color and name shall be
realistic in the equine world.
The horse will remain at the Tavern
and be mobile, moved around the Tavern
site for any particular occasion—a Tavern
logo on wheels. It will be a source for
advertisement, a look–see for the children
and interesting sight for grown up children.
Somewhere on site there will be written
a history of the quarter horse and its origin.
The story about the Quarter Horse’s history
in America indeed is interesting.
Quarter horses exist with many color
variances, with color limitations.
I, as a Tavern member and Ranger, with
Mike Stevenson, Creative Works Art Teacher
at the Northumberland Middle School, will
oversee selected students who will apply the
color(s) that are chosen. The students will
apply the artwork on site. The challenging
project will allow group of young artists to display their talents.
This is a creative group working for a great cause.
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Health
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804-333-4013
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Tidewater Auto Insurance Clinic
Tappahannock
804-443-3800
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August 2008
Posture is Important to the Aging Process
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By Dr. E. Jeems Love
et’s talk about
posture and balance.
As a doctor who is
better known for
treating low back
pain and neck pain, I’d like to help
you understand how these things
are related. I believe bad posture
equals bad health in later years.
As you are probably aware there
is a large population of retirees
and “baby-boomers” in our area.
We have a lot of geriatric care
in our practice and folks who have
retired from a career of sitting and
eating fast food. The computer is
a great device, but it focuses our
attention on a screen and leaves
our posture to do what it may,
which includes round shouldering
with a thoracic kyphosis.
Our younger population gets
no exercise but plenty of TV and
video games They no longer
walk or ride bicycles, but are
driven everywhere. You can see
where the trend has led. Many
folks experience posture and/or
balance problems. Perhaps they
are dizzy or experience vertigo
upon standing up or when they
closing their eyes. Perhaps they
think they have bad posture and
also want to age well. Perhaps
they had bad falls that have led
to disabling fractures. Whatever
the reason, some balance and
posture exercises can help.
During the 18 years I’ve
been practicing here, I have
witnessed this in my practice. I
have seen 80 year old patients
come in the office on handfuls
of medication, with symptoms
and/or disabilities; and I’ve seen
young 80 year olds come in that are
still working on posture, standing
strong and much energized.
Loss of height does equal
loss of years. Poor posture does
shorten ones life span. I quote Dr.
Winegar from Body Zone.com,
“strong posture is the coordinated
workings of the muscles and the
skeletal system to balance the
mass of the body for optimal
performance. Effectively protect
the supporting structures against
injury and premature aging from
excessive mechanical stress. Strong
posture requires strong balance,
alignment and motion.” I believe
that statement says it all.
Clinically I am also seeing
more patients after hip and knee
replacements. For most patients
the surgery has worked out to
their benefit. Some patients
have gotten relief from back
pain they experienced before
surgery. But I have had many
patients whose surgery altered
their gait, creating back pain.
I also see people who have
altered their gate due to an old
injury. They begin by favoring the
injury and over time they do it
so naturally that they don’t think
about it anymore. After years
and years of limping around on
a bad knee, for example, it then
affects the ankle and the hips and
works its way right up the spine
into the neck. It is all connected.
I would love for people reading
this article to look carefully at
themselves in the mirror. See if
the shoulders are level, if hips
are level. Turn sideways and see
if there is a hump back in the
back or an abnormal curve in
the lumbar spine. Some people
might notice they have a lateral
shift in the spine where the rib
cage humps up. These may be
things that can be corrected.
Back to balance…There are
many things that control balance.
It’s a good idea to see your
family doctor and get a good
diagnosis about why there is a
balance problem. There can be
many things that can affect a
person’s balance. Usually I link a
balance problem with the central
nervous system. It can also be
involved with vision and the ear.
Not all balance related things
are curable. Many people don’t
pursue a solution to a balance
problem until there is a fall. There
is an interesting statistic that says
that once a fall occurs, there is a
50% chance of another fall within
six months. I have witnessed this.
Many times after a person falls,
even though they are not hurt by
the fall, they develop a fear pattern
where they are constantly walking
with their head down and with
smaller steps. This limits their
mobility, which actually increases
the chance of another fall. There
are some wonderful programs out
there to improve balance. This
includes physical therapy, some
neat programs at the YMCA and
some of our local churches even
offer Yoga and Thai Chi which I
think are great for helping folks
with better balance training.
Here at Northern Neck
Chiropractic we have plans to start
balance and posture classes in the
future. If you are interested in this,
and you don’t have to be a patient
here, please call 435-3333 and sign
up. These classes will probably
start in the fall. We will be using
Swedish exercise balls, theraciser
bands and other helpful material.
The Northern Neck of Virginia
By James S. Allen
Between the yellow Rappahannock and the broad Potomac blue,
There’s a lovely bit of country down in Old Virginia true.
Just a narrow strip of land, on the map it’s just a speck
But it’s home to everybody in the good Old Northern Neck.
You go sixty miles from nowhere down a winding country road,
Past a picturesque old mill pond and a Patriot’s first abode.
Yes, it’s rather isolated but I know when you reflect
You will surely linger in the good Old Northern Neck.
You’ll find many stately mansions of the true colonial style
Tucked behind old fashioned gardens filled with flowers all the while.
River views, with steamboat landings, everything you could expect
Old Virginia’s rich tradition in the good Old Northern Neck.
The folks have got a charming way of saying “Come right in”
There’s smoke-cured ham and batter bread with potatoes in the bin.
The people still believe in God, and home in not a wreck.
And everybody’s ‘kith and kin’ in the good Old Northern Neck.
Sure, I’ve heard them sing of heaven, guess t’was never meant for me
But sometimes I stop and wonder how the next world’s going to be.
But St. Peter needn’t worry when I’m cashing in my check,
For my soul will stay forever in the good Old Northern Neck.
The poem was penned in 1925 by James S. Allen, a student
minister serving the Cople Parish in Westmoreland County.
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August 2008
Teen
Northumberland High School
Feeding Time~
An Animal Orchestra
By Heather Kirby
It is evening.
The dog is barking at the turkeys,
for they are chasing after me,
watching me with glinting eyes,
and waiting for me to scatter their cracked
corn.
The nearby rabbits hop around their
enclosures,
sniffing the evening breeze as I fill their
feeders.
The chickens cluck, sensing their feed,
Gathering the now paltry number of eggs,
I retreat from the coop. Back at the feed room,
I see my dog whining as my cat streaks across the yard.
Turning back toward the isolation pens,
I hear the cows lowing to be noticed.
Suddenly, I feel the biting chill of the winter evening.
On my way to my horse,
I find the sheep dancing impatiently in their pen.
As my family and I move horses,
with their silky soft and warm winter coats,
they tug at their leads,
pricking their ears at their food and other horses.
The light is fading fiercely fast,
so I hurriedly finish by topping off water buckets,
careful not to touch the flowing stream of water.
Evening becomes night,
surrounding us with a sense of peace.
Standing in the stillness of night,
I listen to the melodious sound of the clucks of chickens,
whinnies of horses, lowing of cows,
synchronized gobbling of turkeys,
and the baa of the sheep.
The animals content,
I withdraw to the house,
only to resume the orchestra tomorrow.
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Spike’s Wildlife Almanac~Common Moorhen
T
By Spike Knuth
he common
moorhen was
once known as the
Florida or common
gallinule, however
in 1983, its official ornithologicalcorrect name was designated as
“common moorhen.” Its closest
relative is the purple gallinule, a
more southerly species, which is
occasionally found in Virginia.
The two are listed as moorhen
and gallinule in the migratory
bird hunting regulations.
Moorhens occur virtually
all over the world, except
Australia. However, they are not
especially abundant anywhere
in these areas and, because
of their secretive habitation
of marshes, they are seldom
observed. Moorhens inhabit
freshwater marshes although
they will be found close to salt
or brackish marshes. They
hold close to thick emergent
vegetation for protection, and
are capable of swimming and
diving when they have to.
Among its other names are
meadow hen, red-billed mud
hen, pond chicken, and “padwalker.” Its scientific names are
gallinula, meaning “little hen” in
Latin, chloropus, meaning“greenfooted” in Greek, and cachinanas,
which is Latin for “ laughing.”
In other words, a “laughing,
green-footed, little hen!”
The moorhen is 12 to 15 inches
long. Its color is dark bluish-
What’s In A Name?
C
By Brenda Daniel
ourthouse Steps. Grandma’s
Fan. Flying Geese. What
are these? They’re names
of quilt designs.
Quilts were given names
gray on its head and breast
fading to brownish gray on it
upper back. It has a red frontal
plate and a chicken-like red bill,
which is tipped with yellow.
It has an inverted V-shaped
white patch on it’s under tail
coverts, and a narrow white line
or streak outlining its flanks.
Its legs and feet are yellowish
and its toes are long and slender,
which distributes the bird’s weight,
enabling it to walk on floating
vegetation, such as lily pads, hence
the nickname “pad-walker.” It also
has a habit of twitching or jerking
its tail, and bobbing its head as it
walks or swims. The moorhen’s
call consists of chicken like clucks,
shrieks, and laugh-like squawks.
In the eastern United States,
common moorhens breed as
far north as New Brunswick.
Nesting begins in late-April
or early May. A platform of
floating aquatic vegetation is
constructed and attached to
the stems of living emergent
vegetation, such as reeds, rushes,
or cattails. On occasion, they
from everyday life
by those who made
and used them.
Road To Oklahoma,
for instance, was
called that by the
women settlers who
made them during
the movement into
the West. Churn
Dash was named for
the butter churns
used in daily farm
life. Kansas Twister
was aptly named
for the twisters,
or tornados, that
occur on the open plains.
One of my favorites has always been Log
Cabin. It was named for a type of house people
lived in. The block is composed of strips of cut
fabric in descending order of length, all the
same width, with half the strips a dark color,
may build in thick shrubby
growths in the marsh, as long as
it’s close to the water’s edge.
The hen lays an average of eight
to 10 eggs, which are buff-colored
and mottled with numerous
darker markings. In their southern
breeding areas, moorhens may
raise two broods. The eggs hatch
in 21 days, resulting in downy
black little chicks. Both parents
assist in the brooding and feeding,
and the young grow fast on the
abundant food sources found in
a freshwater marsh. Moorhens
feed on a variety of aquatic plant
seeds, pond weeds, insect larvae,
aquatic insects, worms, and snails.
Moorhens migrate in
September-October and, although
it is associated with marshland and
coastal areas, they can end up and
set down in some seemingly out of
the way places, including inland
mountain valleys, marshy ponds,
wet meadows, streams, and even
suburban backyards. They will
winter along the Atlantic and Gulf
Coasts from Virginia to Panama.
and the other half light. The center of the
block is a square, usually red, depicting the
chimney that was set in the center of the cabin.
The strips are sewn around the four sides of
the red square, each consecutive strip longer
than the last, until the size block one wants is
reached. The fabrics on one side of the block
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are the dark,
the other the
lighter colors.
When the
blocks are
put together
in the quilt,
the play of
light and dark
fabrics form
a pattern,
depending
on how the
blocks are set.
Another of
my favorites
is Sunbonnet
Sue. Born during the 1930’s and 40’s era, this applique pattern of a little
girl wearing a bonnet is set in the center of a block and the blocks sewn
together into the quilt. The blocks can be the size of choice and may be
sewn together block to block, or latticed with strips of fabric. There is also
the choice of
a little farm
boy applique’
if preferred.
Deciding
on a quilt
pattern is part
of the fun
of making a
quilt. There
are so many
choices!
Knowing
the quilt
names and
their origins
may help
you pick one
that is more personal for you.
Log Cabin, far left, Sunbonnet, left, Fan, above, Flying Geese.
Photos by Brenda Daniel.
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Sunday thru Saturday
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58 Northumberland Hwy,
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Located in the heart of historic Heathsville,
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Well built & maintained two story Brick home privately located on +/- 9 Acres. 4’
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Restored & updated
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$599,000
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Glebe Creek Deep Water
$399,000
Like new 2 BR, 2 bath home
with bonus room. Large deck
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with boat lift. Storage Shed.
Potomac River Cottage $459,000
Well maintained waterfront 3 bedroom cottage,
spectacular waterfront views. Glass enclosed
porch, large master bedroom, fireplace in living
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$459,000 Rustic Sand Beach Cottage with loft
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Ongoing
Through Aug 30, “The Thunder
of Hooves: Horse Racing in
Richmond County Exhibit. WedSat. 11-3, Richmond County
Museum . Warsaw. 333-3607
Thru Aug 31, Summer Services
at Historic Christ Church.
Sundays- 8 a.m. 438-6855.
Select Saturdays, Skipjack
cruise aboard the Claud W.
Somers. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Reedville
Fishermen’s Museum. 4536529. www.rfmuseum.org $
June 15-Dec. 13, The
Electrification of Richmond
County Exhibit Richmond
Co. Museum Wed-Sat.- 113. Warsaw 333-3607
July
26 Sunset Canoe Trip 7-9 p.m.
Experience day into night. Paddle
along Mulberry Creek. Canoe,
in the
Chesapeake Bay Region
paddle, life jacket and experienced
guide included. Reservations req.
$6 pp Belle Isle State Park 4625030 www.virginiastateparks.gov
26 Colonial Beach Farmer’s
Market 9-3 p.m. 224-0021
26 Kilmarnock Farmer’s
Market 9-1. 1st and Main
Street. Kilmarnock. 804435-2850, ext 6031
31-8/9 Kilmarnock Fireman’s
Carnival. Nine nights (except
Sunday) of fun, frolic for the
whole family. Featuring the
Neck’s best hamburgers and
homemade French fries. Waverly
Avenue in Kilmarnock. Nightly
at 7 p.m. 804 436-2002
August
1 First Friday Walk About
Great after hours shopping and
entertainment in Kilmarnock’s
Steptoe’s District. 804-436-9309
1 Campfire Pickin’ 8-10 p.m.
Bring your instruments or sing
around the campfire. Mixture of
bluegrass, folk, contemporary
and historical. Amphitheater.
Free. BISP 462-5030
2 Irvington Farmer’s
Market Crafts, food, vendors.
9-1 p.m. 438-9088
4 Goin’ N Seine 10 a.m. to noon
Catch fish and other small
aquatic animals. We never
know what we will find! $2
per person. BISP 462-5030
Thru 8 Wild About Art, Art
League of Gloucester at Wild
Rabbit Cafe, many types of
art and photography.
9 Downtown Urbanna Farmers
Market. 9-1 758-2000
9 Second Saturday at Historic
Christ Church Family fun with
colonial games. Lemonade
and cookies. 11-2. www.
christchurch1735.org. 438-6855
10 Cruise In Antique car event
at Kilmarnock’s Chesapeake
Commons shopping center.
4-6 p.m. 804-435-6171
15 Wilderness Survival Workshop
4-7 p.m. w/Vickie Shufer. Hands on
intensive workshop. Learn about
survival, tantalize your taste buds,
sample several plants. Participants
will receive a Wilderness Survival
Guide. Limited to the first 25
people. $10 pp BISP 462-5030
16 RHHT Farmers Market
Vendors, food, crafts, games.
9-1. Heathsville. 580-3377
19-23 Richmond County
Fair Warsaw. See Page 3
23 Colonial Beach Farmer’s
Market 9-3. 224-0021
Belle Isle State Park 462-5030~www.virginiastateparks.gov
2-Good Morning Canoe Trip 7-9
a.m. Watch nature come to life on
a paddle on Mulberry Creek and
the Rappahannock River. Canoe,
paddle, life jacket and experienced
guide included. Reservations
required. $6 per person.
6 Goin’ Batty 8-10 p.m. Learn
about bats in a short program,
play a game about bats, and
then go on a short hike with
a ranger to see them. $3 per
person or $8 per family
7 Nature Journaling 10 a.m. to
noon. Hear how others have used
journals to record nature, make
your own journal to take home,
and visit a natural area to record in
your new journal. $2 per person
8 Welcome Campfire 8-9 p.m.
Learn about the park and
its programs, enjoy stories
around the campfire and
roast marshmallows. Free.
9 Kayaking 101 10 a.m. to
noon. Learn how to paddle and
maneuver a kayak and how to
handle emergencies. Kayaking is a
relaxing, eco-friendly way to enjoy
the water. Kayak, paddle, and life
jacket provided. Limited space.
Registration is required. Free.
9 Music by the River TBA 6-8 p.m.
Bring a picnic dinner and a
blanket or lawn chair. This
concert provided through
support from local businesses
and the Friends of Belle Isle.
10 Discovery Table 1-3 p.m.
Learn about nature at the
“touch and tell” table in
the picnic area. Free.
12 Insect Inspect 10 a.m. to noon.
Use nets to find bugs and insects,
identify and learn more about
them, and then release them back
to their homes. $2 per person.
13 Creatures of the Night 8-10 p.m.
Bats and owls and raccoons, oh
my! Learn about these and other
animals of Belle Isle State Park and
how they have adapted to living in
the dark on a walk with a ranger.
$3 per person or $8 per family.
14 Nest in Peace 10 a.m. to
noon. Make a bird house while
learning about the kinds of birds
that will make it their home.
Take a walk afterwards to look
for birds and learn more about
them. $2 per person plus $15
per birdhouse. Reservations.
15 Welcome Campfire 8-9
p.m. Learn about the park and
its programs, enjoy stories
around the campfire and
roast marshmallows. Free.
16 Wilderness Survival Adventures
featuring Vickie Shufer 10 a.m. to
3 p.m. Spend 5 minutes or 5 hours
with one of Virginia’s authorities
on surviving in nature through
the use of native plants for food,
shelter, tools, and medicinal
purposes. You’ll be fascinated by
the many uses of common plants
around you, from the cure for
poison ivy to what will make a
good salad or soup for your lunch.
This program will answer many
of your questions, such as , what
do I do if I’m lost in the woods,
what is an easy way to start a fire
even in the rain, how can I build
shelter for the night in the woods,
and the most important question,
could you survive if forced to
spend a night or two in the woods.
Come see examples of Native
American tools formed from
common things found in nature
and demonstrations of making
rope, shelters, baskets and tools.
This is your opportunity to learn
the many uses of nature from our
past to our present with one of the
premier experts in the field. Free.
16 Music by the River Ottoman
and Jumbo Lump Daddy and the
Back Fin Boys 4:30-8:30 p.m.
It’s a double header with two
bands to close out this popular
series. Ottoman opens with rockn-roll originals from 4:30 to 6,
and then Jumbo Lump Daddy
and the Back Fin Boys bring it
home with a variety of classic
rock, beach music, blues and
“get up and boogie til the fish
bite” tunes. Bring a picnic dinner
and a blanket or lawn chair.
This concert provided through
support from local businesses
and the Friends of Belle Isle.
16 Full-Moon Canoe Trip 8-10
p.m. Paddle under a full moon as
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Celebrations
it reflects on Mulberry Creek and
the Rappahannock River. Hear
how the moon affects the tides,
nature, and people, and how our
senses change at night. Canoe,
paddle, life jacket and experienced
guide included. Reservations
required. $6 per person.
18 Goin’ N Seine 10 a.m. to noon.
Seines are large nets for catching
fish and other small aquatic
animals. We never know what
we will find! $2 per person.
19 Marsh March 10 a.m. to noon
Learn about the plants and
animals that make the marsh their
home, and why it is important to
protect them. Go on a walk with
a ranger to see where they live.
Animals found at Belle Isle include
herons, bald eagles, turkeys,
in the
Chesapeake Bay Region
otters, raccoons, deer, and many
species of birds. $2 per person.
20 Owl Prowl 8-10 p.m. Learn
how owls were seen in different
cultures. Then take a night
time walk to call owls and
hear them respond. $3 per
person or $8 per family
21 Make a Toad Abode 10 a.m.
to noon. Why would you want
toads in your garden? They eat
bugs and add enjoyment. Learn
more about toads and build
a habitat to take home to you
own garden. $5 per person.
22 Welcome Campfire 8-9 p.m.
Learn about the park and
its programs, enjoy stories
around the campfire and
roast marshmallows. Free.
25-Goin’ N Seine 10 a.m. to noon.
Seines are large nets for catching
fish and other small aquatic
animals. We never know what
we will find! $2 per person.
26 Whose Clues? 10 a.m. to noon.
Animals may be hard to find, but
they always leave clues of where
they have been. Learn how to
read prints, scat and other signs
of animals, then go on a hike with
a ranger to test your knowledge.
27 Goin’ Batty 8-10 p.m.
Learn about bats in a short
program, play a game about
bats, and then go on a short
hike with a ranger to see them.
$3 per person or $8 per family
28 Take A Hike Make a Hiking Stick
10 a.m. to noon. Decorate your
own hiking stick with paint, glue,
and decorations provided. Then
try out your new stick on a short
hike in the park. $3 per person.
29 Welcome Campfire 8-9
p.m. Learn about the park and
its programs, enjoy stories
around the campfire and
roast marshmallows. Free.
30 Triple Treat 7-9 p.m.
Three programs for one price!
Canoe along Mulberry Creek
to Brewer’s Point on the
Rappahannock River, where a
hay ride awaits you. Enjoy a ride
through the park and end it all
with S’mores and stories around
a campfire. $10 per person.
Send events to
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Greetings from Susie’s Gardens
D
ear Family and
Friends;
It’s been awhile
since the last
correspondence.
Both my computer and me were
down. The computer got some
sort of a virus which wouldn’t let
me log on. We took it to son Barry
who cleaned it up (there was
more than just one problem!) and
we’re “back in business.” In the
meantime I had been accessing
my email and doing my writing
through Susie’s computer. This
happened the last weekend of
June. Two weeks before that I had
been getting my Rascal batterypowered scooter back together and
lifted and carried the seat to wash
it off. Bad decision! A few days later
I lifted a couple bales of straw and
moved them, then spent an hour
spreading it—bending down to do
it of course—over the vegetable
garden. Now, in the past I would
be hurting for three or four days
after doing something like this and
it would go away, but this time it
didn’t go away. I couldn’t sleep,
couldn’t walk without great pain,
and was in general, miserable.
turning so Susie would have never
been able to get any sleep. This bed
Well, I know I’m miserable, but
this I was really miserable! I spent
the first four nights trying to sleep
in the recliner. Then I switched to
one of our old beds in the guest
room. I was constantly tossing and
was a bit softer too, which helped.
But the pain around my tail bone,
in my hips, and down the backs of
my legs and knees was painful—a
throbbing pain sometimes with
shock-like shooting pain. But, we
are slowly recovering to the point I
can handle it but still cannot walk
a step without
hurting. I may
have to go get a
check up but I
do not like the
idea of parading
in and out of
doctor’s offices
and hospitals the
rest of my life.
Right now I plan
to just “wait on
the Lord,” and
see how long this
goes on. I now
use the scooter to
get the paper and
the mail, retrieve
the garbage can
(I tow it behind
me), and roam
the garden
with pruners
and scissors (Susie gave me
deadheading duties). I can get on
and off to do some weed-pulling. I
need to find a way to carry my cane
with me and I need to get a cup
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holder for my brandy manhattans.
I renamed the scooter “The Critter,“
because it looks like some kind of
an animal. Its funny how the birds
and the bunnies would pay me no
mind when I walked outside but
now they scurry away when this
weird thing comes quietly over the
grass or gravel.
A whole lot has happened in
the past five weeks since I last
did a “Notes…” The daylilies are
about done and were beautiful, as
usual. We did have a hot spell in
late June, and early July with no
rain, which kind of messed things
up, but the evening temperatures
would go down into the 60s. Once
they stay in the 70s at night, things
get more uncomfortable as the hot
spells progress. Right now it’s the
phlox of many different colors that
are the stars of the show, along
with canas—red, orange, and
yellow—and hibiscus—pink, red,
and the native whites. The native
plants had seeded themselves
and are actually marsh mallows,
or dark-eyed mallows that can be
seen at this time in the marshes
and the edges of swamps. Susie’s
hydrangeas did well this year
too and one new smaller purple
flowering one is especially pretty.
The passion flower vine has
expanded in back and once I
awhile we get to see one of their
intricate-patterned blossoms.
The deep magenta crapes on the
south side of the house and the
white crapes out front are in full
bloom. The roses of Sharon are
also in bloom now, as well as the
butterfly bushes. The gallardia
have expanded and are especially
colorful and the balloon flower
and gaura are still going strong.
The various monarda (red, deep
magenta, and white) are still going,
but on the downhill side. The
knockout, carpet, and one other
rose are also going strong. Most
of the new and old small conifers
are doing well as are the arbor
vitae hedge. The hollies are heavy
with berries, and the magnolia has
gotten huge.
The vegetable garden is doing
well despite being so late. I have
already picked many summer
squash which we have been
infection of bindweed that got into
the garden and foxtail grass in the
asparagus bed. The hummingbirds
showed up in the yard right
enjoying, some yellow cherry and
grape tomatoes, and the bigger
tomatoes are heavy with green
fruit. Unfortunately, the dry period
shut the squash down and some
rotted on the vine. I had some
good lettuce (Salad Bowl), and
the okra are nearing blooming
time. The biggest problem is the
on time—about the fourth of
July, so their nesting duties are
over. We’ve had catbirds, brown
thrashers, and cardinals nesting
and second nesting in various
places, along with the house and
Carolina wrens, and young doves
are everywhere. The robins appear
pretty much done. Soon we will
hit the quiet time when even in
the early morning there will be no
birds singing there “nesting music.”
We had new windows put in,
new front porch railings and
Susie is now getting prices
on redoing the back patio.
It continues to crack and
get kind of ugly. Since we
spend and enjoy so much
time back there we decided
it was worth it. She also
got us a new printer (that
broke down a week before
the computer!). Of course
with new windows and
because she had to pull all
the curtains and blinds down
Susie is going to replace the
worst and worn stuff, so she’s
researching all that. I just
sit around and paint birds!
Every time I turn around
I get a new job. Now it’s
doing five illustrations for
the Virginia Department of
Agriculture and Consumer
Affairs (VDACS). They have a
“Virginia Grown” promotion
for fruit, vegetables, and
crops in the stores, now they
want one for seafood, so I
have to do five illustrations
of shrimp, oysters, clams,
blue crabs, and a fish to be
chosen—possibly hybrid
striped bass. I just finished
one commission and have
three more to finish by
year’s end and the Ducks
Unlimited Dinners start
soon. I already have a
request from the Pentagon
Chapter up in DC. The
chairman up there is a
former marine and originally
from Campbellsport, WI
and his wife from either
Campbellsport or Fond du Lac.
Hope you are all doing well.
Take Care, Be safe, Hang Tuff, and
God Bless You.
Spike
Photos by Spike Knuth
August 2008
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2008 RICHMOND COUNTY FAIR
20th Anniversary~Serving the Northern Neck Region
AUGUST 19 - 23, 2008
SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES~ Schedule as of July 1, 2008
(Times & Events Subject to Change~ www.richmondcountyfair.
com for current information)
MONDAY AUGUST 18
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Accept Competition Entries at Northern
Neck Technical Center
TUESDAY AUGUST 19 Sneak Preview Ride
Special!
9:00 a.m. - Noon
Accept Competition Entries at Northern
Neck Technical Center
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Competition Judging (public not admitted)
6:00 p.m.
Gate Opens, admission free, parking $2
6:00 p.m. -10:00 p.m.
Music provided by DJ Craig Ireland/AMFM Inc.
6:00 p.m. -10:30 p.m.
Sneak Preview Ride Special (Wristband
Special)
6:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Pony Rides for the kids from Pony Rides Ltd.
6:00 p.m. -11:00 p.m.
Food and other vendors open
11:00 p.m.
Gates Close
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 20 Grand Opening: Gospel & Bluegrass
Night!
6:00 p.m.
Gate Opens, admission free, parking $2
6:00 p.m. -11:00 p.m.
Carnival Rides (Wristband Special)
6:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Pony Rides for the kids from Pony Rides Ltd.
6:00 p.m. -11:00 p.m.
Food and other vendors open
6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
TBA
7:00 p.m.
Opening Ceremony inside Northern Neck Technical Center
7:00 p.m.
Great American Disc Dog Show performance Watch these highflying dogs show off their athletic ability!!
7:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.
Cherry Hill Pickers
7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Crafts & Displays Open in Northern Neck Technical Center
7:30 p.m.
Judging of Virginia Egg Council’s
Chiffon Cake Contest Entries
(Entries due at Northern Neck
Technical Center by 7:00 p.m.)
8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
True Spirit Gospel Band
9:00 p.m.
Great American Disc Dog Show
performance ñ Watch these highflying dogs show off their athletic
ability!!
11:00 p.m.
Gates Close
THURSDAY AUGUST 21 Talent
in our Backyard Night
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Farmer for the Day - Youth Experiencing Agriculture
Note: Kids ages 9 to 19 are eligible to participate, but must be
pre-registered in-4-H with the County Extension Office; please
call 333-3420 for details
10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Crafts & Displays Open in Northern Neck Technical Center
6:00 p.m.
Gate Opens, admission free, parking $2
6:00 p.m.
Register for Horseshoe Pitchin’ Competition
6:00 p.m. -11:00 p.m.
Carnival Rides (Wristband Special)
6:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Pony Rides for the kids from Pony Rides Ltd.
6:00 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
TBA
6:15 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Destany Hotard
7:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Chiffon Cake Auction - Entries from the Virginia Egg Council’s
Chiffon Cake Contest will be auctioned off at the stage!
7:00 p.m.
August 2008
Great American Disc Dog Show performance ñ Watch these highflying dogs show off their athletic ability!!
7:00 p.m.
Horseshoe Pitchin’ Competition
7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Bingo
7:30 p.m. 8:15 p.m.
Miranda Townsend
8:15 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
TBA
9:00 p.m.
Great American Disc Dog
Show performance ñ Watch
these high-flying dogs show
off their athletic ability!!
11:00 p.m. -- Gates Close
FRIDAY AUGUST 22
10:00 a.m.
Gates Open, parking is FREE
until 5 p.m.!
10:00 a.m. - Noon
SENIORS MORNING Northern Neck Technical
Center gates open to vehicles;
ride tours of Fairgrounds
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Farmer for the Day - Youth
Experiencing Agriculture
Note: Kids ages 9 to 19 are
eligible to participate, but
must be pre-registered in 4H with the County Extension
Office; please call 333-3420
for details
10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Crafts & Displays Open in
Northern Neck Technical
Center
Knit-out, Crochet, too ñ
Begins at 1:00 p.m.
Craft Demonstrations
throughout the day
6:00 p.m.
Register for Horseshoe Pitchin’ Competition
6:00 p.m. -11:00 p.m.
Carnival Rides Regular Price
6:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Pony Rides for the kids from Pony Rides Ltd.
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Rising Tide - Outstanding classic rock & blues!
7:00 p.m.
Great American Disc Dog Show performance ñ Watch these high-
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flying dogs show off their athletic ability!!
7:00 p.m.
Horseshoe Pitchin’ Competition
7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Bingo
8:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Audio Outlaws - Be sure to catch this kickin country band!
9:00 p.m.
Great American Disc Dog Show performance ñ Watch these highflying dogs show off their athletic ability!!
11:00 p.m.
Gates Close
SATURDAY
AUGUST 23
9:00 a.m.
Gate Opens,
admission free,
parking $2
9:00 a.m.
Hunting Dog
Show
10:00 a.m.
Pet Show
10:00 a.m.
Livestock Judging
of 4-H Entries
10:00 a.m. -- 3:00
p.m.
Crafts & Displays
Open in Northern
Neck Technical
Center
Craft
demonstrations
throughout the
day
4:00 p.m. - 6:00
p.m.
Kids’ Ride Special
- 1 Ticket/1 Ride
5:30 p.m. - 9:30
p.m.
John Byrd - Ventriloquist
John will be our Master of Ceremonies at the Entertainment Stage
this year. He will also be strolling the fairgrounds to entertain you
with his amazing talent!!
6:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Carnival Rides Regular Price
6:00 p.m.
Great American Disc Dog Show performance ñ Watch these highflying dogs show off their athletic ability!!
6:00 p.m. 0 11:00 p.m.
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Pony Rides for the kids from Pony Rides Ltd.
6:00 p.m.
Register for Horseshoe Pitchin’ Competition
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Big G & the Total Control Band - Youíll love this southern soul
sound!
7:00 p.m.
Horseshoe Pitchin’ Competition
7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Bingo
8:00 p.m.
Great American Disc Dog Show performance ñ Watch these highflying dogs show off their athletic ability!!
8:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Wild Country Band - Everyone’s hometown favorite at the Fair!
10:00 p.m.
Great American Disc Dog Show performance ñ Watch these highflying dogs show off their athletic ability!!
11:00 p.m.
Gates Close - Thanks for joining us this year at the 20th Annual
Richmond County Fair!
Photos by Angela Stanaway. Above photo by Peter Bloeme in
Shanghai, China
August 2008