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THE SMITHFIELD TIMES
SERVING ISLE OF WIGHT AND SURRY COUNTIES SINCE 1920
Volume 94 Number 47
Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013
HORSES
Smithfield, Va. 23431
SPORTS
A rare and endangered
breed of horse is finding sanctuary in Isle of
Wight.
“
Coach England led Smithfield
High to gridiron wins and to
school unity.
— See page 6
50 cents
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
You have to be honest with yourself about where you are and then
come up with a plan to manage it.
— See page 11
”
— County Administrator Anne Seward
On Isle of Wight debt, p. 1
Ballfields mired in mud?
By Abby Proch
Staff writer
Wetlands and a few million
dollars may come between
Smithfield and its hopes of a
brand new sports complex.
Smithfield Mayor Carter Williams revealed last Thursday
mor ning at the “State of the
County” breakfast that an engineering survey showed that mitigating impact to the site’s wetlands could push the $1.6 million
price tag to about $4 million.
Wetlands mitigation may cost millions extra
The sports complex is slated
for construction on a 20-acre
piece of land off Great Spring
Road.
Details of that survey, which
according to Williams was paid
for by Smithfield Foods, were not
available by press time.
“We’re going to get there,
hopefully,” said Williams.
In a later interview, Williams
said an engineering survey conducted by Kimley-Horn found
that the complex would need serious amendments to sustain current plans — including BMP
ponds to control stormwater runoff and a bridge to connect parts
of the complex.
Amenities might have to be
eliminated or the number of
fields reduced for the time being.
They could revisit those in the
future when more funding is
available, he said.
Right now, $1.4 million has
been earmarked for the complex,
including $200,000 from the town
of Smithfield; $200,000, 20 acres,
and realigned boundary lines
from Isle of Wight County; and a
$1 million donation from
Smithfield Foods.
Smithfield Recreation Association will manage the park and,
according to Williams, it is currently undertaking a fundraising
effort. Proceeds from the sale of
• See WETLANDS, p. 8
Is the bust finally over?
IW bldg.
permits up
sharply
By Diana McFarland
News editor
Staff Photo by Diana McFarland
Single-family housing construction in Isle of Wight County
may be emerging from the hole
that developed during the Great
Recession.
By August of this year, the
number of building permits had
already outpaced last year’s numbers.
There were 91 building permits issued by August of this
year. That’s as many as there
were for the entire 12-month period in 2012.
The busiest areas are
Graystone at Eagle Harbor and
Founder’s Pointe in Carrollton,
said Arthur Berkeley, director of
inspections for Isle of Wight
The pace of single-family construction has been brisk in the Graystone community of Eagle Harbor as Isle of Wight
appears to be digging out of the housing bust.
• See BUILDING, p. 8
IW short of funds as another budget nears
By Diana McFarland
News editor
Isle of Wight County officials
are heading into the next fiscal
year budget season about $400,000
short on cash.
The county’s financial advisors also suggested the Board of
Supervisors start working towards paying for capital projects
with cash rather than issuing
new debt.
The cash flow shortage is the
result of unrealized savings on
bond refinancing. The county
had expected to net $1.2 million,
but it was closer to $800,000, said
Davenport’s David Rose at a recent Board of Supervisors work
session.
The Board is also grappling
with a rising annual debt payment — estimated at $9.4 million
for this fiscal year and going up
to $10.6 million next year.
Carrsville Supervisor Rex
Alphin said the Board had to
raise taxes by 8 cents and impose
a $72 stormwater fee to balance
the current fiscal year’s budget.
“How deep is this hole?” he
asked.
The Board has struggled the
past two years to balance the budget in the wake of the closing of
Inter national Paper in 2010.
Since then, the mill was
repurposed, albeit on a much
smaller scale, and Green Mountain Coffee opened in the
intermodal park, easing the budget gap from an initial loss of $5
million to about $3 million. Other
fixes, such as trying to sell county
property to raise revenue, have so
far been unsuccessful.
Rose did commend the Board
for maintaining its strong credit
Smfd. Foods will provide
frozen product to COP
By Diana McFarland
News editor
Smithfield Foods plans
to pay for new walk-in
freezers, and then provide
a steady supply of meat for
Christian Outreach’s food
distribution program.
The freezers, and related construction costs,
are estimated to cost
$80,000. The meat, which
will include bacon, hot
dogs and other packaged
meats, are products that
are too close to the expiration date to go through the
typical distribution system, but still safe to eat,
said Smithfield Foods
President and CEO C.
Larry Pope.
Breaking ground for the freezers to be installed
at the new Christian Outreach facility on Grace
Street in Smithfield are, from left, COP Board of
Directors Chairman Wayne Farmer, COP President
Charlie Setiz, COP Building Team member Carter
Williams and Smithfield Foods President and CEO
C. Larry Pope. The freezers and necessary building
additions are being paid for by Smithfield Foods.
ratings with Standard and Poor’s,
Moody’s and Fitch.
Rose also advised the Board to
create a capital improvement
plan that is tied to affordability
and not a 10-year “wish list.”
The CIP needs to be a realistic
estimate of what needs to be financed over the next five years
and the county needs to work towards cash financing, he said.
Currently, the CIP extends out
10 years, with the highest priority projects scheduled in the initial five years. The capital budget
is for projects being financed in
Although Foods was recently sold to Hong Kongbased Shuanghui, the new
owners want the company
to continue contributing to
the community as it has in
the past, Pope said.
“The town of Smithfield
has nothing to worry
about,” said Pope. Prior to
the closing of the sale in
September, many town
residents were concerned
that Foods would stop being a major contributor to
the town, but Pope has repeatedly said that support
would continue.
The meat donated to
Christian Outreach will either be distributed within
three to four days or frozen
for up to two weeks, said
• See COP, p. 9
the current fiscal year.
“I don’t think we’ve been
truthful in what we could fund,”
said Isle of Wight County Administrator Anne Seward, who has
also served as budget and finance
officer for Isle of Wight and the
city of Suffolk.
“It needs to be a realistic
plan,” Seward said, adding that
there’s no reason to put an item
in the CIP if there is not money
available to fund it.
That manages the expecta• See FUNDS, p. 8
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Account for every
dollar collected
Isle of Wight residents, and in particular, Isle
of Wight businesses, are about to get another environmental “sticker shock.” The state-mandated stormwater management program, designed to reduce non-point pollution of the
Chesapeake Bay, will move into a higher level of
regulation next year, and locally, Isle of Wight
will begin collecting fees from all property owners to pay for the program.
Isle of Wight set the stormwater management
fee at roughly 3.5 cents per square foot of impermeable coverage on all property in the county,
but then took an “average” residential coverage
of 2,050 square feet and set the countywide fee
per residence at $75.
The residential fee established by the county
is weighted to the financial benefit of the owners of large homes and against the owners of
small homes. Thus, in many instances, the
county’s wealthier residents will pay less than
their fair share and the county’s poor will pay
more.
For example, a family that owners a 1,000
square foot house with a tiny driveway will be
paying for square footage they don’t have. Meanwhile, the owner of a 4,000 square foot ranch
house and a long, paved driveway will be receiving significant benefit from the “average” approach to the fees.
Commercial properties are treated more equitably, at least in terms of the potential for pollution. They are calculated based on the actual
number of square feet covered by roofs, parking
lots or other impermeable surface, multiplied by
3.5 cents. Thus, a business property on which a
building and driveway cover 10,000 square feet
will be charged $350.
Equitable or not, those fees will prove onerous to many of the county’s businesses, and all
of them will have to try to offset the stormwater
fees by passing the costs on to their customers.
That means, of course, that the cost to county
residents will be greater than the stormwater fee
they are charged for their homes. Every time
they go into a restaurant, a grocery store or auto
repair garage, they will have to pay a little bit
extra in order so the business owners can try to
offset the fee they are paying the county.
The fees, we are told, aren’t aimed at directly
abating bay pollution. They’re to be used, at least
initially, to hire county employees who in turn
will enforce non-point pollution regulations on
businesses and property owners. Thus, having
paid the stormwater fee to the county, property
owners will find that they have basically just paid
for regulators who will, in turn, require them to
undertake pollution abatement projects whenever they build something.
The fees the county collects may go toward
some actual pollution abatement projects at some
point, but that isn’t yet clear.
Taxpayers don’t trust government, and the
stormwater fee will become another reason to
mistrust local government, even though it was
imposed in order to meet requirements mandated by the state.
We strongly suggest that, in order to build
trust among county residents who are paying the
bills, that the county be completely transparent
to a fault with respect to stormwater management. Every dollar paid in stormwater fees beginning next year should be clearly shown in the
annual budget, and a report to taxpayers — beyond the budget — should show precisely how
every one of those dollars has been spent.
County residents will then be reassured that
the hard-ear ned dollars they have paid in
stormwater fees, at least, are going precisely
where the county says they are to go. Nothing
short of that kind of transparency should be acceptable to county property owners.
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Berry Hill hog kill
On-the-farm hog killing had pretty well died out by the 1970s as commercial hog operations
replaced small farm herds. It was still going strong when this photograph was taken at Berry
Hill in the 1960s north of Smithfield. The scalding pot in the foreground was a modern, welded
affair, which had replaced the farm’s old cast iron pot. (Photo compliments of Jerry Dashiell)
Reader Forum
Charitable
need is great
Editor, Smithfield Times
In July, the Isle of
Wight Board of Supervisors reduced local emergency assistance (rent,
power, prescriptions, etc.)
from $40,000 to zero. In
November, food stamps for
a typical family of six will
be reduced by $50 a
month. For Isle of Wight’s
poor families, these are
catastrophic changes.
Already, many only have
$600 to $800 income per
month. Most own no home
and more than half have
no vehicle. The employed
among them have reduced
work hours because of the
economy, so no benefits
are being made available
to them.
They suffer from
family breakdown and
medical problems as well
as lack of food. In a 24hour period, a local food
pantry had calls from
someone living in a tent,
someone living in car, an
amputee, a dialysis
patient, one on chemo and
a liver transplant candidate.
We see that our food
pantries have problems
keeping up with the
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demand and, many times,
the shelves are empty.
This fall, when we are
warm and comfortable,
remember those who will
have no heat and wonder
if you could do as well
with what little they have.
Please increase your help
for local charitable
organizations.
Michael Post
Smithfield
ACA go into effect, so it is
a virtual certainty that a
significant portion of the
act will be delayed and
rewritten.
My big problem with
the Republicans in this
fight (most notably Texas’
junior senator) is that
they are not proposing
any alternative. It was
interesting that the head
of one of the major health
care providers on
Bloomberg said that the
single payer system (as
evidenced by Medicare,
VA and the military’s
Editor, Smithfield Times TriCare) actually work
This is in response to
pretty well since they
my sister in Texas who
leave the health care
had sent me one of the
system in the private
“end of the world”
sector and just address
scenarios on Obamacare.
the insurance side of the
The only good thing
equation.
about this is the DemoTo me, a viable system
crats have come to the
would be the single payer
realization that their
with a tiered deductible,
positions are at risk if the which would be $0 for low
most punitive aspects of
income folks with a
Looking for
an alternative
graduated deductible that
increased based on
income. I’ve long felt that
one of the real problems
with our current health
care system is no one has
any skin in the game.
Some sort of reimbursement system where you
had to stroke a check for
the treatment and then get
reimbursed would force
everyone to be a more
efficient user of medical
services rather than not
having any idea of what
something costs.
Edward R. Hipp III
Smithfield
The Wonder
Beagle
Editor, Smithfield Times
About 16 years ago
Paul, Suzy and Brandon
realized their dream of
moving to the country
when they bought an old
farmhouse on a few acres
in Ivor. Surrounded by
swamp, there were only
two neighbors. One across
the street was a beautiful
church called Mill Swamp
Baptist. The others were a
young couple down the
road, Steve and Michelle
• See LETTERS, p. 3
A dedicated newspaper person
Small busiN
nesses are often a
N HE
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lot like families,
and nowhere is
that truer than at
community
newspapers.
This week, we
lost a member of
By John
The Smithfield
Times family and the occasion
shouldn’t pass without making
note of it here.
Lona Ellis went to work for the
newspaper in 1971, only weeks after she graduated from Smithfield
High School, and she remained
I T
T
here until health
issues prevented
her from working
three years ago.
I always thought
it was her only job
since high school,
but I was wrong.
Her brother Robert
Edwards
said this week that
when she graduated, she worked for
two weeks for a grocery story, hated
the work, and quit.
Almost immediately, Tom and
Betty Phillips, who then owned the
Times, hired Lona to work as a typesetter and receptionist. From then
SHORT
SHORT
ROWS
until 2010, she was in the Times
building hard at work nearly every weekday of her life.
Lona never had more than a
high school education, but she
had an IQ that was through the
roof and a work ethic that would
be the envy of employers all
across this country today.
More than that, she loved The
Smithfield Times in a way that
only longtime staff can love a
newspaper. It was, in a very real
sense, her newspaper — and she
treated it as such.
• See ROWS, p. 3
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The Smithfield Times - Wed., Nov. 20, 2013 - Page 3
A ‘Commonwealth of Opportunity’
By Gov. Bob McDonnell
In 2011, the Jones family was
forced out of their apartment
after the building was condemned. Suddenly the family,
with their savings stretched,
was faced with the previously
unthinkable: homelessness. Today, they are renting a good
apartment and looking to buy
their first house.
In another part of Virginia,
Tamio took the vocational skills
he learned in prison and opened
his own successful business; he
now retur ns to the facility
where he was once imprisoned
to teach inmates the same work
skills that tur ned his life
around.
Michael was matched with a
loving, adoptive family at age 17
after being in the foster care
system since he was eight
months old.
John is battling an
untreatable illness but, with his
civil rights recently restored,
voted this November for the
first time.
As we approach the conclusion of our administration, the
Letters
• Continued from p. 2
Justice.
Steve and Shell had
rescued a German
Shepherd, and Big Shep
liked the fact that Suzy
and Brandon were home
all day, so Big Shep shared
families, making sure he
was there to meet whoever was coming home.
Early one June morning in 1997, Shep brought
home a tiny Beagle, so
tiny his eyes were still
blue. Susy’s first thought
was “Oh, No!” They
moved here with a dog,
Sugar, and semi-adopted
Shep. One more seemed
too many. Paul agreed, but
9-year-old Brandon took
one look at the puppy and
said, “Cool! What’s his
Rows
Lona quickly showed an
aptitude for graphic design
and within a couple years
of coming to work here she
began selling ads, the meat
and potatoes of newspaper
publishing.
She earned a reputation
around Smithfield for impeccable business ethics.
Lona was determined that
this newspaper was going
to do the best it possibly
could for its clients — her
clients — and the product
that came off the press
each week had to be the
best she could make it.
She was a dynamo. I
have never, in 40 years, seen
anyone who could sell as
much advertising, both on
the phone and in person,
then make up the ads herself, in a week’s time. And,
until her health failed her,
she rarely seemed stressed
by the work she turned out.
Lona was a big woman
Jones family, Tamio, Michael
and John — some names have
been changed to protect privacy
— are just some of the faces of
the “Commonwealth of Opportunity” we have tried so hard to
build over the past four years.
Most Virginians are familiar
with the state’s successes. The
unemployment rate is the lowest in the Southeast; we have
been named the “Best State in
America” for business; thousands more slots are available
for in-state students at our universities; budget surpluses are
the norm; and we passed the
state’s first long-term transportation funding plan in 30 years.
But it’s in other, less-visible
areas, like homelessness prevention, prisoner re-entry, restoration of civil rights and the
promotion of adoption, that we
find what I believe to be some
of the most enduring progress.
When we took office, we set
a
goal
of
reducing
homelessness by 15 percent. We
maintained funding for shelters, while also investing in
rapid re-housing, permanent
housing, preventative strategies and greater access to mental health treatment.
By the beginning of 2013,
homelessness was down by 16
percent, and the homeless rate
for families with children was
down by 17 percent. Today
more Virginians, like the Jones
family, have their own places to
call home.
One of our priorities in public safety has been prisoner reentry. As a former prosecutor, I
believe individuals who commit crimes must serve their
time and take responsibility.
But we are also a nation of second chances and redemption.
Recognizing that the vast
majority of offenders will return to their communities, effective prisoner re-entry programs reduce victimization,
prison costs and crime. We are
working with offenders to address issues such as substance
abuse, aggressive behavior,
mental health, family integration and work skills.
Today, Virginia has the
nation’s second lowest recidi-
Max and Lily keep the
rounds down to Paul and
Suzy’s and Brandon and
Brittani’s houses.
And now to the important part. There are many
people to thank: Neighbors, church goers and
friends who allowed Duke
to wander safely, The
Oaks for the cure for the
rat poison that should
have killed him years ago,
but most of all thanks to
the fool who threw away a
perfectly good Beagle. He
was well loved.
Suzanne Norman
Ivor
name?”
Turned out his name
was Duke.
Shep took Duke on his
daily rounds from the
Justices to Pop Goodrich’s
and on to the grainery
with a church stop on the
way back. This continued
until Shep died. Duke took
over the big dog spot and
did the rounds for years
by himself. His boy
Brandon grew up, married Brittani, and bought
the house between Paul
and Suzy and Steve and
Shell.
Duke continued his
rounds, but as he aged,
the rounds narrowed. He
only went as far as the
church — until last week.
We buried Duke with
Shep and Sugar. Shadow,
I have been complaining for years about Stop
sign runners. Sit down to
a meal at The Grille
behind Farmers Bank
some day and watch nuts
run the Stop sign at the
end of that road over and
over. Americans everywhere I go consistently
run Stop signs. Running
Stop signs kills people!
Wake up, America.
These nuts give no
thought to the law, let
alone the moral obligations they have towards
others on the road with
which they share. I have
nearly run into nuts
running the Stop sign at
Sugar Hill Road over the
years I have lived in this
county and some have
Editor, Smithfield Times given me the “finger”
and, tragically, overweight
for much of her life. And
that weight eventually was
her undoing. Back trouble,
then hip troubles and a hip
replacement that didn’t go
well led to a downward spiral for Lona. She spent
much of the last three
years of her life in a nursing home bed, crippled and
with no hope of physical
improvement.
But Lona’s big size was
outmatched only by her big
heart. She loved children
and taught pre-school at
her church for many years.
All three of Anne’s and my
children were blessed to
know Lona and all three,
when they were small, sat
in her lap at her desk and
doodled on scrap paper or
watched her work.
She was still working
when the first of our grandchildren came along and
became another generation
to get hugs from Lona.
Community newspapers, to a large degree, take
on the personalities of
their staff members, and
The Smithfield Times was
shaped in important ways
during the past four decades by the integrity and
care that Lona Ellis
brought to the office.
As recently as a couple
of weeks ago, we had an
incident involving an advertisement and my first
thought was, “If Lona had
been here, that never would
have gotten into the paper.”
Our current ad and production employees are
wonderful people who do
their best to be professional
in all ways, but people with
Lona’s attention to detail
and love for the paper come
along only rarely.
She has been missed in
this office for three years,
and the finality of her
death is deeply saddening
for all of us who knew her.
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vism rate and is a national
leader in innovative re-entry
efforts.
We all know one of the keys
to a successful life is a strong
and loving home. Research
shows that when children age
out of the foster care system at
18, they face an uncertain and
often troubling future.
Within two years, two out of
four of these children are incarcerated, and one out of four is
homeless. That’s heartbreaking. We can do more to find good
homes for every Virginia child.
That’s why we started the
“Virginia Adopts: Campaign for
1,000” to find loving families for
1,000 children waiting in our
foster system. As of today, this
successful effort has matched
almost 900 children with permanent families. At this pace,
within a few years we will have
more families waiting for children than children waiting for
families. When children find
the loving “forever” families
they need, our entire commonwealth benefits.
Similarly, our entire com-
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monwealth benefits when we
help our fellow Virginians to
fully rejoin society and participate again in the life of our democracy. Once someone has
done their time and paid their
financial penalties, they should
automatically regain their constitutional right to vote.
That is why we created
Virginia’s first-ever automatic
restoration of civil rights process for nonviolent felons. To
date, almost 7,000 rights have
been restored, the most by any
governor. Democracy is stronger when more participate.
Working across party lines,
we’ve accomplished much for
Virginia. Both parties and
branches of government share
credit.
But statistics and percentages can tell only so much. The
Jones family has a home again.
Tamio has his own business.
Michael has a family. And John
has a vote. They are the faces of
this “Commonwealth of Opportunity,” and they are the stories
I will remember well beyond my
time as governor.
when I blew my horn at
them for their wrongdoing. It makes no sense to
me. In today’s society, no
one takes responsibility
for what they do wrong. It
is always the victim’s
fault. I say take their
driver’s license away for
good: drunk drivers,
habitual speeders, Stop
sign runners, and anyone
who cannot pay attention
to his job at the wheel!
Driving with today’s high
speed limits, which insure
death when accidents
occur, it is your job to pay
attention and abide to all
laws and rules of the
road. This recent death
makes my blood boil.
Enough is enough of
these pests on our highways who think they have
the right to run Stop
signs. My heart goes out
to this family who lost a
loved.
Linda Gould Steffey
Smithfield
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As the fall time progresses, we are reaching the
peaks of color, and yet our gardens are starting to look
a little sad. The leaves are piling up and it’s time for
my exercise. I’ll bag them to be used later for compost
and mulch. Walking around the garden today, I have
started making notes of closing up the beds for the
winter time.
This time of year there are clearance sales. Hopefully you have purchased shrubs and trees and prepared them for a long winter sleep. Read any instructions carefully for a successful venture.
Next are your bulbs in various types and colors.
Since it is getting cooler, it is time to plant them. Add
a little compost and Osmocote to promote a good root
system for the winter months. I like the “whiz bang”
effect that occurs when you plant in huge clusters as
well as lots and lots of bulbs in a small space. When it
comes to spring bulbs have you ever thought of a carpet of flowering miniature bulbs that do not grow very
tall. Picture this thought: Tiny bulbs turning your
lawn into a flowering carpet of riotous colors that will
bloom all through spring.
Now that you have finished with your bulbs, cut
back your perennials and cover them with mulch for
their long winter nap.
Most important are your tools — mowers, edgers,
spades etc. Get them all nicely cleaned and oiled ready
for spring.
Now I have given you food for thought, always have
fun in the garden and I must close now as I hear the
kettle boiling for my nice cup of English tea. Happy
Gardening.
Anita Marie Runkel Garcia
Master Gardener
The Smithfield Times - Wed., Nov. 20, 2013
St. Luke’s Director retiring;
successor has been named
By Diana McFarland
News editor
Professional fundraiser
Rachael Buchanan was appointed as new executive
director by the Historic St.
Luke’s Board of Directors.
Buchanan will be taking
over the directorship of
Saint Luke’s Church following the retirement of
current Executive Director
Charlotte Klamer within
the next several weeks.
The Portsmouth native
has long admired St. Luke’s
for its history and beauty.
The circa-1632 church is
the oldest existing church
of English origin in
America.
“I’m humbly awed at the
chance to run it,”
Buchanan said.
Buchanan brings a
Edwards,
Sutton
engaged
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel W.
Edwards III of Surry are
Virginia Master Gardeners are volunteer educators who pleased to announce the
work within their communities to encourage and promote engagement of their
environmentally sound horticulture practices through sus- daughter, Stephanie Ann,
tainable landscape management education and training. to Thomas R. Sutton Jr. He
The program is administered by Virginia Cooperative is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Extension.
Thomas R. Sutton Sr. of
Washington, N.J.
Stephanie is a graduate
of Tidewater Academy and
James Madison University
with a bachelor of science
in health services administration. She is employed at
Spotsylvania Regional
Medical
Center
in
Fredericksburg.
Tom is a graduate of
Warren Hills Regional
By Dr. Robert Wallace
High School and Kean UniCreators syndicate
versity where he graduated
magna cum laude with a
Dr. Wallace,
bachelor of arts degree.
My father smokes over a pack of cigarettes daily.
He is totally addicted to tobacco. I love my father
dearly and I don’t want him to die early because of
his addiction. My mom says that some tobacco
smokers are switching to something called e-cigarettes because they are physically less dangerous.
If this is true, we will try to get dad to switch. Can
you enlighten us? How do they work?
These bits of local his— Nameless, Brunswick, Ga.
tory were compiled and
offered to The Smithfield
Nameless,
Times by local historian
Electronic cigarettes are powered by batteries
and frequent docent at
that convert liquid nicotine into vapor that the user
local
sites
Kathy
inhales, according to howstuff-works.com.
Mountjoy and Isle of
Since e-cigarettes contain no tobacco, the manuWight Historic Resources
facturers say their products offer advantages over
Manager J.L. Williams
those who smoke tobacco cigarettes. However, the
England.
Centers for Disease Control said e-cigarettes may
be addictive and dangerous. Many health experts
Two events changed
are asking questions about the possible side effects
life in Smithfield from a
of inhaling nicotine vapor as well as other health
river port to the town we
risks they might pose to both the user and to the
know today. The first
public. Since the use of e-cigarettes is a debatable
was a disastrous fire in
alternative to smoking tobacco cigarettes, I suggest
1921 that destroyed the
your family continue encouraging dad to stop
peanut warehouses on
smoking tobacco cigarettes, and not to start subthe wharf and the secstituting with e-cigarettes. It’s not easy to eliminate
ond was construction of
the smoking habit, but it can be accomplished.
the James River Bridge
Don’t give up!
in 1928.
Tween 12 & 20
marketing, public relations
and philanthropic growth
and support. Buchanan
most recently was the
owner and CEO of Valkyrie
Consulting and has worked
with the American Red
Cross, Planned Parenthood
of Southeastern Virginia
and numerous non-profit
agencies.
Buchanan has a bachelor of science in business
and marketing from
Strayer University.
“Charlotte Klamer has
done an exceptional job
leading Historic St. Luke’s
Rachael Buchanan
for the past nine years.
Working with her, the
wealth of experience as a board has been able to comprofessional fundraiser plete long-needed restoraand manager as well as a tion work on the church,
successful history with spe- has dramatically broadcial events management, ened its outreach to community groups and has
taken its crucial annual
fundraising
to
new
heights,” said Historic
Saint Luke’s Board of Directors President John
Edwards
“The Restoration board
wishes Mrs. Klamer the
very best in her retirement
and we welcome Mrs.
Buchanan to the challeng-
Birth announced
Haley and Neil Hanlon
of Newport News anTom is employed by nounce the birth of their
Stafford County Public third child, Bryson James,
Schools as a middle school on Aug. 21 at Riverside Regional Medical Center in
teacher.
The July 2014 wedding Newport News. Bryson
will
be
held
in weighed 8 pounds, 7
ounces. He joins brother
Williamsburg.
Mr. Sutton, Miss Edwards
ing job of succeeding Mrs.
Klamer. Mrs. Buchanan
comes to us with a background in fundraising that
will be critical to the future
health of this beloved national landmark. We are
excited about her energy,
enthusiasm and passion for
this historic attraction and
look forward to a new chapter of growth and stewardship for the Church and
those who love it.”
Buchanan is the second
executive director appointed by the Board after
the retirement of long-time
curator Dick Austin.
Buchanan said she is
most intrigued by the notion that St. Luke’s “potential for its future is as long
as its past.”
First on her list is expanding the gift shop to include the work of local artisans and making the
church more visible from
Benn’s Church Boulevard.
Many people think the
administration building is
the church, Buchanan said.
Quick fixes include
landscaping and painting
the iron gates, she said.
Austin and sister Berkley.
Maternal grandparents are
Floyd E. Jr. and Linda Martin
Hendricks
of
Williamsburg. Pater nal
grandparents are Betty
Everett Entsminger and
William F. Hanlon of
Smithfield.
What Are E-Cigarettes?
Little known
— or just
forgotten
Dr. Wallace,
I’m the parent of a 15-year-old daughter. My husband and I are from the “old school” of raising a
daughter. We set rules for her and they are strictly
enforced. She understands why we’re raising her
this way. It’s because we love her dearly and want
her to respect authority and become a model citizen.
Some time back, a 15-year-old wrote to you saying she’d like to date, but her parents won’t allow it
until she turns 16. Then sarcastically, she asked you
if she was going to see a “white light” and turn into
a responsible teen on the stroke of midnight on the
eve of her 16th birthday. I was so upset at this girl
that I forgot to remember your answer. Let me tell
you how I would have responded to her if I were
her mother:
“Young lady, you cannot legally consume an alcoholic beverage one second before you turn 21; you
cannot vote one second before you turn 18; you cannot get a license to drive a motor vehicle one second before you turn 16 and you are not going to start
dating one second before you turn 16 — period. So
quit trying to get Dr. Wallace to take your side.”
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311 Main St.
Witness testimony leads to no prosecution
By Abby Proch
Staff writer
soon after, but his killer has
not been found.
The alleged robber was
Palmer, who was charged
in July with accessory to a
robbery and conspiracy to
commit robbery.
Police moved forward
with the charges based on
witness statements, said
Meier.
When it came time for
trial, both witnesses
balked, said Meier.
One witness, who had
previously told police that
Palmer warned of the robbery before it happened
and confirmed his involvement after it happened,
didn’t give the same details
on the witness stand, said
Meier.
The other, a jail informant, had reportedly told
police Palmer admitted to
him he committed the robbery.
On the stand, he claimed
he had never met Palmer.
Palmer had been in jail
on the robbery charges, as
Two men awaiting trial
in Jersey Park shooting
By Abby Proch
Staff writer
Two Smithfield men are
awaiting trial for their alleged involvement in a
shooting at Jersey Park
Apartments earlier this
year.
Anthony
Lamont
Haywood, of Smithfield,
was charged with attempted malicious wounding, use of a firearm in the
commission of a felony,
possession of gun by a
felon and maliciously
shooting into an occupied
dwelling.
He was arrested July 13
in Albany, NY.
Haywood is scheduled to
appear in Isle of Wight Circuit Court on Nov. 27 for
arraignment for the first
three charges and appointment of counsel for the
fourth charge.
Quandrell Williams, 28,
of Courtland, is being
charged with attempted
malicious wounding, use
of a firearm in the commission of a felony, felony possession of a gun and maliciously shooting into an
occupied dwelling.
He was arrested shortly
after the incident in March.
Both remain in jail.
Police have physical evidence suggesting there was
a third gunman — casings
were from .40, .45 and .380
caliber firearms— but have
no substantial leads or wit-
ness statements to lead
them to a suspect.
Haywood, Williams and
a third gunman allegedly
fired at a man after a party
just after 4 a.m. on Feb. 28.
The man, who did not
sustain any injuries, alleged he was shot at as he
was leaving the party.
One bullet entered a
nearby apartment’s living
room where two children
were sleeping. They were
not harmed.
Gun sale led to shooting
By Abby Proch
Staff writer
SURRY — Sentencing
was continued last week for
22-year-old Jaquan Cypress
of Newport News for the
attempted first-degree murder of a Surry man.
Cypress is rescheduled
for sentencing on Nov. 26 in
Surry County Circuit
Court.
An attempted murder
charge carries between five
and 40 years in the state
penitentiary.
Cypress was found
guilty Aug. 7 of attempted
murder as well as the use
of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
Cypress was convicted
of shooting Terry Moore
Sr., 53, twice in the abdomen with a 40mm handgun
after a disagreement at
Moore’s Lebanon Road
home around 8:30 p.m. on
Dec. 17, 2012.
Moore contended Cypress shot him after the two
argued and had a short
tussle after Cypress refused to buy a gun from
him.
Moore said he was work-
ing as a middleman for a
seller in Richmond.
When Cypress’ driver
attempted to pull away, Cypress jumped in the at the
last minute. Immediately
after, Moore then saw two
flashes coming from Cypress’ chest area, though he
did not see a gun, he said.
Passenger
Frankie
Davis testified that he did
hear gunshots within a
five- to 10-foot radius but
never saw Cypress holding
a gun.
After the car took off,
Davis testified that the
driver stopped the vehicle
and he and Cypress got out
and walked into the woods
along Reynolds Drive near
a cemetery. Davis didn’t
know why they walked into
the woods.
Police later retrieved a
40mm handgun from the
same wooded area.
Cypress never took the
stand in the one-day trial.
At the end of the trial,
Judge Nathan Lee likened
solving the crime to piecing together a puzzle, but
found enough evidence to
convict Cypress.
well as for a probation violation out of Hampton, said
Meier.
Though upset that the
witness testimony fell
through, Meier said the investigation continues.
“We just continue to try
to get leads and get some
evidence,” he said.
Anyone with information is asked to call
Smithfield Police at 3573427 or the Crime Line at 1888-LOCK-U-UP. Callers to
the Crime Line remain
anonymous and can earn a
reward up to $1,000.
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Police are still hunting
for the killer of Travis
Newby and evidence
against one suspect fell
apart.
Charges against Isaih
Maliek Palmer of Newport
News for his alleged involvement in the robbery
of Travis Newby are not
being prosecuted at this
time.
The prosecution decided
to “nolle prosequi” — or
not prosecute — for lack of
evidence after two witnesses failed to provide
supporting testimony, said
Smithfield Police Sgt.
Christopher Meier.
The charges were not
dismissed and can be revived if evidence resurfaces, said Meier.
Palmer was charged in
connection with the robbery of Newby at his Jersey Park apartment on the
evening of Dec. 19, 2012.
Newby was shot to death
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By Diana McFarland
News editor
One of New Mexico’s
historic Baca horses — one
of just 60 in the country —
has found a new home in
Smithfield.
El Rosio now lives at
Mill Swamp Indian Horses,
where horseman Steve
Edwards already cares for
members of the nearly extinct Corolla wild horse
herd, as well as wild mustangs from the wester n
United States.
The 15-year-old stallion
was formerly cared for by
Joty Baca of Belin, New
Mexico — keeper of an historic herd of horses that
descended from the earliest
horses brought by Spanish
conquistadors to the New
World, but are now in danger of extinction.
Baca’s herd was always
known for its intelligence,
ease of training and extraordinary endurance.
Like the Baca horses,
Spanish explorers brought
the Corolla herd to the
coast of North Carolina in
the 1500s, and they, too, are
also in danger of extinction.
Baca was awarded a lifetime achievement award by
the Horse of the Americas’
Registry for his dream of
raising awareness of the
plight of horses that helped
build this country.
Unfortunately, Baca
died in September and the
Center for America’s First
Horse quickly set to work
El Rosio is a member of the historic herd formerly cared for by Joty Baca
and now lives at Mill Swamp Indian Horses. The historic breed is known for
its narrow body frame and little body fat.
placing his 12 horses in
new homes — with the
hope of preserving the historic herd.
In
addition
to
Smithfield, six Baca horses
are at the Center for
America’s First Horse in
Ver mont, and since El
Rosio is not related to those
mares, he can travel there
in the spring to breed.
El Rosio arrived in
Smithfield at the end of
September. Edwards began
training El Rosio by getting
him to accept a blanket on
his back and then a saddle
with little resistance. Kelly
Crockett, a Mill Swamp Indian Horses volunteer, has
spent many hours gentling
him, rubbing him and
working to be a calming influence as he adjusted to
his new settings.
Edwards plans to fully
train the little stallion.
“He will become part of
our riding program. I have
no doubt that he will eventually be gentle enough to
be ridden by novices and
little children,” Edwards
said.
“As we work to preserve
the nearly extinct Corolla
horses here, Joty Baca has
always been one of my heroes. It means a lot to know
that even after his death his
program will go on and that
we will be a part of it. His
life’s work was saving these
horses, not to make money
off of them. There is no
money to be made from preserving historic horses. He
worked not for what he
could get.
“He worked for what he
could give. He knew that
his horses were super
horses and his only interest
was in giving future generations the chance to see,
maybe ride, and perhaps
even own a Baca horse,” he
said.
“Being able to be a part
of Joty Baca’s dream
means a lot to all of us
here.”
Surry Baptist Thanksgiving service
Revelations, Wednesday
evenings at 6:45 p.m. Join
Little Zion, Main Street,
and First Gravel Hill Baptist Church for a Thanksgiving Service Wednesday,
Nov. 27, 7 p.m. at Little Zion.
Info: 357-4830.
Carrollton Church of God
Obituaries are posted as received, complete with
The Carrollton Church
visitation and funeral dates/times at:
of God third annual chili
www.smithfieldtimes.com
cook-off is Saturday, Nov. 23
from noon – 3 p.m. First
and second place receive
gift baskets. Call 620-3343 to
register. Bring a non-perSURRY — F. Mitchell
ishable donation for the
Barrett IV, 54, passed away
church’s food pantry. The
on Nov. 14, 2013 after a short
Touch of Love Mobile
illness. He was the son of
Kitchen will be at
Fred Barrett and the late
Carrollton Church of God,
Mary Ann King Barrett,
Monday, Nov 25. Meals are
and the grandson of the
free, limited to one per perlate F.M. and Nancy Cowlson and will be served from
ing Barrett.
2:30 - 4 p.m. Look for the
Mitchell is survived by
pink trailer. Call: 620-1212.
his father, Fred Barrett of
Mt. Sinai Baptist
Smithfield;
brothers,
Deacon James Clarke Jr.
Sidney Barrett and Kurt
will
preach his initial serBarrett of Poquoson; sister
mon
Saturday, Nov. 30, 4
Beth Ouellette (Jim) of Key
p.m. at Mt. Sinai Baptist
Largo, Fla.; and a nephew,
Church.
Lee Ouellette of AnchorSolomon’s Temple
age, Alaska.
Solomon’s Temple fall
care of Colonial Funeral
Burial will be private.
harvest revival is Sunday,
Arrangements in the Home, Smithfield.
Nov. 24 through Tuesday,
Nov. 26. Guest speaker
Bishop Darren Gay, Higher
Way Full Gospel Ministry,
Nannette
Patricia
Petersburg, Sunday, 3 p.m.;
Boush-Myers, 68, entered
Pastor Charles Pittman,
eter nal life peacefully
First Baptist Church,
Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013.
Franklin, Monday, 7 p.m.;
Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., she
and Pastor James Jones,
was daughter of the late
Galilee Baptist Church,
Stanley and Eva Gust MarNewport News, Tuesday at
tin. Nannette had been a
7 p.m. The public is invited
resident of Smithfield
to the annual community
since 2011, and was a memThanksgiving Day service,
ber of the Church of the
Thursday, Nov. 28, 9 a.m. at
Good Shepherd Catholic
Sandy Mt. Baptist Church.
Church.
Ferguson Grove Baptist
A beloved wife, mother,
The Ferguson Grove
grandmother and sister,
Community Outreach/
Nannette is survived by her freely and without expecta- CDC will sponsor a
husband of 11 years, Bruce tion. We will miss her
H. Myers; two sons, deeply.
Michael A. Boush, and
A service celebrating
wife, Susan, of Chicago, Nannette’s life will be held
Thomas “Baby Ray”
Ill.; and Donald W. Boush of Saturday, Nov. 16, 10 a.m. at
Smithfield; two grandsons, Colonial Funeral Home Hill, 76, died Monday, Nov.
Alexander Boush and with Chaplain Katherine 18, 2013 at Norfolk General
Timothy Boush; her sister, Gray officiating. The fam- Hospital.
Thomas served in the
Marlene Barton, of New- ily will receive friends folark, Del.; and her brother, lowing the service. Burial United States Air Force and
Ar my Reserve for four
Mickey Martin, of Butler, will be private.
Pa.; and a host of nieces,
The family suggests me- years. He was employed at
nephews and extended fam- morial contributions to Smithfield Packing. He reily.
Voices Against Brain tired from the Inter naNannette was an excep- Cancer.org or VABC, 1375 tional Longshoreman Assotional mother, mentor and Broadway, 3rd floor, New ciation.
He was predeceased by
friend to so many people. York, NY 10018.
Filled with warmth, cheer
Service arrangements his father, Thomas Isaac
and respect for all, she gave are in the care of Colonial Hill; mother, Lillie B. Hill;
her love and kindness Funeral Home, Smithfield. sister, Gladys Hill; sister,
Little Zion
Surry Baptist
Little Zion Baptist
Surry Baptist Church
Thanksgiving service is Church is having an inWednesday, Nov. 27, 7 p.m. depth study of the book of
OBITUARIES
F. Mitchell Barrett IV
Nannette Boush-Myers
fundraiser Saturday Nov.
23, 4 p.m. The program is
titled “Whose Birthday is it
Anyway?”
New Jones Grove Baptist
Family and friends day
will be observed Sunday,
Nov. 24, 2:30 p.m. Guest
church Rising Star Baptist
with Pastor James Rich.
Info: 356-9402
New Bethany U.C.C.
The usher ministry will
celebrate their anniversary
Sunday, Nov. 24 at 2:30 p.m.
Guest speaker Minister
Jewell Batten.
Main Street Baptist
The men’s fellowship of
Main Street Baptist Church
musical program “Sing
When the Spirit Says Sing,”
is Nov. 23, 5 p.m. Featured
in the program will be Dr.
Eldridge Lucas III of
Emmanuel Baptist Church,
the Rev. Gilbert Harper Sr.
of Brown’s A.M.E Church,
the Rev. Bobby Bowser of
Mt. Lebanon Baptist
Church, Dr. James Jones of
Gailee Baptist Church, the
Rev. James D. Rich of Rising Star Baptist Church,
Elder Kerry White of Mt.
Zion Word and Faith Ministries, and Dr. K. D. Shivers of Solomon’s Temple.
Pastor Charles Cypress of
Wakefield Christian Outreach Center will be the
worship leader.
Sweet Haven
Sweet Haven Holy
Church of God presents
gospel anointed dreams talent show Saturday, Nov. 23,
6:30 p.m. All gospel singers,
praise dancers and gospel
stompers are invited to participate. First, second and
third place will be awarded
cash prizes or studio time.
Info: 553-4075 or brother
[email protected]
Thomas ‘Baby Ray’ Hill
Rose Lee Bailey; brother,
John Howard Hill Sr.; sister, Helen Irene Davis; and
brother, Herbert “Buck”
Andrew Hill Sr.
He is survived by his
wife, Jacqueline M. Hill;
four sons, Andre T. Hill
(Gwen), Alphonso S. Hill Sr.
(Stephanie), Raynelle T.
Hill Sr. (Frances), Pierre D.
Hill Sr. (Shawnita), one
daughter, Sheronda D. Hill,
all of Smithfield; eight
grandchildren, 13 nieces
and 12 nephews.
These Local Churches welcome you and
your family to weekly services.
Central Hill Baptist Church
10270 Central Hill Rd, Windsor 357-2225
Rev. Roger Johnson, Pastor
Parsonage 757-539-7759
Sun School 10am, Sun Worship 11am
Wed Bible Study & Prayer Meeting 7pm
12/13
Good Shepherd Catholic Church
300 Smithfield Blvd., P.O. Box 840, Smithfield
Mass 9am Sun, Weekday Mass:
Tues & Thu at noon, Wed at 6:30pm
Fri at 9am, Sat 5pm
Phone: 365-0579 Fax: 757-365-4749
Pastor: Fr. Oscar P. Paraiso
www.goodshepherd-smithfield.org 12/13
Healing Waters Worship Center Hope Presbyterian Church
12172 Smith’s Neck Rd, Carrollton, VA
356-1515; hwwcnow.org
Pastor William M. McCarty, Senior Pastor
Sunday am Worship 9 & 11am w kid’s church
Wednesday worship 7pm & Bible study
with Girls Club & Royal Rangers
255 James Street
Meeting at Smithfield Luter YMCA
Worship: 9:30 am
Sunday School” 11:00 am
www.hopepca.com
Pastor George Boomer, 771-2243
Mill Swamp Baptist Church
Riverview United Methodist
12/13
6329 Mill Swamp Rd, Ivor, VA; 357-2575
“A church That is Alive is Worth the Drive!”
Sunday: Sun. Sch. 9:30am, Worship 10:45am, AWANA
5:30pm, Teens WOL, Adult Prayer Time 5:45pm.
Wed:. Adult Prayer Time 6:15pm, Children & Teen
Rec. Programs 6:15pm, Adult Bible Study 6:45pm
Rev. James “Jim” Jones, Pastor
12/13
6/13
10696 Smiths Neck Rd Rescue
Tuesday
covered dish dinner/bible study 6:30pm
Worship & Childrens Church 11am
Leon Basham, Minister 357-0738
email: c.basham@charter,net
12/13
Saints of Runneymede Holiness Church Sandy Mount Baptist Church
7711 White Marsh Rd, Elberon, VA
Intercessory Prayer Sunday: 8:30 - 9:30 am
Sun. School 10am;
Morning Worship 11:30am
Wed Noon Day PrayerPrayer & Bible Study 7pm
Andrew L. Cypress - Pastor
12/13
Smithfield Baptist Church
100 Wainwright Dr., Smithfield, 357-2536
Sun.Sch.9:40am/Worship 8:30am & 11am
Wed, 5:15 Cherub Choir, 5:30 Dinner,
6:30 Bible Studies & Missions,
7:30 Adult Choir, 7:30 Children’s Choir
Dr. Donald R. Rhoton, Pastor
[email protected]
12/13
16091 Scott’s Factory Rd, Smithfield
Church School - 9:00-9:45am
Worship Service - 10am
Bible Study - 1st & 3rd Wednesday
2nd & 4th Tuesday @ 7pm
Rev. Dr. Bobby L. Taylor, Pastor
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Smithfield • 357-2826
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1800 South Church Street, Smithfield 357-5539
Sunday Sch. 9:45am
Worship Service 11:00am
Wednesday Evening (including
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Windsor offers relief for leaking pipes
By Diana McFarland
News editor
Windsor Christmas
to include 460 tree
By Diana McFarland
News editor
WINDSOR — Motorists
passing through Windsor,
and residents too, will be
able to enjoy the town
Christmas tree along Route
460.
The Windsor Town
Council decided to move
the existing 14-foot artificial town Christmas tree
from its usual location by
the library to a spot in front
of the Windsor Police Station.
The council discussed
purchasing another 14-foot
tree for $4,000 to put along
Route 460, but decided
against it this year due to
lack of funds.
Instead, after the current town tree is moved to
Route 460, the town will
purchase a tree at a local
retailer and put it in the
gazebo near the library.
Windsor Mayor Rita
Richardson said many
people don’t see the tree
when it’s at the library.
The town will still have
its annual tree lighting at
the library after the parade.
The town’s second annual Christmas parade is
Saturday, Dec. 7, at 4 p.m.
The day begins at 8 a.m.
with breakfast with Santa
at the Windsor Library.
Breakfast is $3 per person
and includes pancakes,
sausage, juice, milk and
coffee.
Guests receive a book
and complimentary photo
with Santa. The Windsor
Police Department is hosting an open house and hot
dog eating contest from 11
a.m. to 2 p.m. at the new
police station at 8 E.
Windsor Blvd.
amount of water flows
through the pipes gets paid
for.
He also thought Isle of
Wight should pay the entire
$28,000 bill.
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ball at the county and
didn’t check,” Garris said.
Richardson said the
town has already asked the
Isle of Wight Board of Supervisors for $100,000 to
renovate the Windsor
Middle School gym, and
money is very tight in the
county right now.
The town also wants Isle
of Wight to continue purchasing water — and it
doesn’t have to, Richardson
said.
“It’s incredibly important that we try to help
them out,” she said.
Part of the new policy
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Council member Macon
Edwards took issue with
that part of the new policy.
“It’s like taxes. You don’t
go back … you can’t go back
far enough,” he said.
If the town enacts a
policy, have it start now,
Edwards said, and asked
the town attorney if giving
people money back retroactively was legal.
“You can give money all
you want. That’s a political
question,” said attorney
Wallace Brittle.
“We need to have something to help people out and
this is fair,” Richardson
said.
Council members also
raised concerns about the
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residents with large bills
due to a water leak can now
get some relief from the
town.
Residents can receive up
to a $500 credit and commercial property up to a 50
percent credit.
The new written policy
was approved Nov. 12 with
a 4-2 vote.
It replaces a former unwritten policy that required residents to pay the
entire bill regardless of
whether there was a leak
involved.
The new policy was
sparked, in part, by a recent water bill that Isle of
Wight County received for
the intermodal park. The
county currently buys water from Windsor to supply
the park.
The bill was in excess of
$28,000 for one month. The
average water bill for the
intermodal park is $4,500.
The high bill was due to
a cracked valve, said Town
Manager
Michael
Stallings.
Mayor Rita Richardson
was eager to adopt the new
policy as a way to help out
the county. The issue initially arose in April after a
resident came to the town
council with a bill of more
than $1,000 — also the result of a leak. However, at
the time, the council decided against adopting a
water leak credit policy.
Richardson wanted the
new policy to be retroactive
so that resident could be
included in the credit.
Council member Wesley
Garris remained adamant
the town keeps its unwritten policy that whatever
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County.
That mirrors a national
trend of slowly increasing
housing permits where permits were up 11 percent
from August of last year,
according to the U.S. Census.
The value of those permitted homes in Isle of
Wight County also doubled
from last year — from $11
million to $22 million for
the period of January to
August.
These numbers mean
the increased permits that
were issued reflect $11 million more in value when
compared to the same period last year — and is not
related to the assessment
of current home values,
said Isle of Wight Commissioner of the Revenue
Gerald Gwaltney. However,
it will translate into additional revenue from real
estate taxes, which also
took a hit during the recession as housing values fell,
Gwaltney said.
In fiscal 2008, and less
than a year before the housing collapse, Isle of Wight
County expected to receive
Wetlands
the Beale Park property is
also reportedly going toward the complex’s construction, as well.
Williams said the snag
has not been discussed
with Town Council members but is slated for discussion in the coming weeks.
Williams said the council will decide how to proceed and relay that decision to the public.
Matt Wicks, an environmental scientist in the
regulatory department of
the Army Corps of Engineers, is in the midst of finishing a jurisdictional determination for the property, which would make
recommendations for ways
to reduce environmental
impacts, if needed.
Wicks said he visited the
site on Sept. 5 with KimleyHor n’s consultant and
found the firm’s work to be
accurate.
Wick said he last talked
to the Kimley-Horn con-
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tions of residents and volunteers, she said.
“You have to be honest
with yourself about where
you are and then come up
with a plan to manage it,”
Seward said.
In the past, the Board
has on many occasions deferred projects that were in
the five-year portion of the
CIP — often to the frustration of school officials, volunteers and others.
The amount of debt car-
$36.6 million in real estate
tax revenues. By this fiscal
year, that dropped to $29.9
million — an 18 percent decrease.
Revenue is also dependent upon real estate tax
rates, which was 52 cents in
2008 and jumped to 73 cents
this year in response to revenue shortfalls.
Single-family home
building per mits in the
county peaked at 534 in 2005
during the housing boom,
and then, in a steady decline, fell to a low of 91 in
2012.
It also changed the
county’s stance on development, which prior to 2005
was geared toward control.
By 2010, and in the midst of
the recession, as well as the
closing of International
Paper, Isle of Wight officials approved an economic
incentive program to spur
on development it previously tried to control in the
larger and already approved developments in the
northern end of the county.
However, since then, the
only significant development there has been an additional apartment building at Eagle Harbor.
Several new homes are going up in the Graystone area of Eagle Harbor. Graystone, as well as Founders
Pointe, are the busiest areas of construction.
The other developments
targeted — St. Luke’s,
Benn’s Grant, The Crossing
and Bridgeport Commons,
remain dormant.
Recently, the Isle of
Wight Board of Supervisors agreed to cut the proffers in half for the Benn’s
Grant landowners as another way to promote building in the mixed-use development. The proffer cut
was also seen as a way to
get started on intersection
improvements at Benn’s
Church and Brewer’s Neck
boulevards — as construction there is dependent
upon funding from the developer of Benn’s Grant.
VDOT has long deemed the
intersection to be failing,
and its improvement is considered a key component to
future development there.
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sultant on Oct. 30 and is
waiting for the consultant
to submit final wetlands
acreage and stream and
creek linear feet before finalizing his report.
After he receives that information, Wick will likely
handle the town’s permit
application.
During that process, he
will make sure they have
“avoided and minimized
impacts to aquatic resources to the maximum
extent practicable.”
If the town satisfies its
application, he will grant
the permit.
If it does not, he can suggest techniques to reduce
impact, such as finding an
alternative location, redesigning the placement of
the fields or referring them
to the purchase of wetlands
mitigation credits.
Wetlands mitigation
credits are banked when
property owners in the
same watershed restore or
create new wetlands.
The Isle of Wight Board
of Supervisors voted 3-2 to
support the proposed
Smithfield sports complex
off Great Spring Road, with
Chairman JoAnn Hall and
Carrsville Supervisor Rex
Alphin dissenting.
Both pointed to the
county’s lack of funds.
Smithfield town officials and Smithfield Recreation Association championed the new fields because
the SRA is outgrowing the
small and sub-par fields at
Beale Park.
The park has poor lighting and serious drainage
issues, which were estimated by Smithfield Recreation Association President Chris Kennedy to cost
as much as $400,000 to remedy.
The Board received
some pushback from
Windsor town officials who
wanted a piece of the pie
for their area of the county.
The Board ultimately
decided to contribute
$25,000 each year for four
years to improve the
Windsor Middle School
gym, which Windsor officials plan to turn into a
community center.
The six-field baseball
complex plans include areas for pavilions, bleachers,
trails, batting cages and
more on the a piece of land
off Great Spring Road also
shared by the future Isle of
Wight Rescue Squad building and Hope Presbyterian
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As of this year, Isle of
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By Diana McFarland
News editor
IWA Class of 1973
The Isle of Wight Academy Class of 1973, the third class to graduate
from the school, celebrated its 40th reunion Oct. 18-19. Classmates
met at Isle of Wight Academy for the homecoming football game and
gathered at the Smithfield Station for dinner. Twenty-two of the 31
living class members attended the events. Pictured, left to right, are
the ’73 graduates: Benny Stagg, Linda Dooley Hutson, Bobby Everett,
Talbot Jones, Patty Barlow Donaldson, Sharon Nelms Jones, Michael
Hooper, Susan Chapman Anderson, Frances Hall Hollomon, Bruce
Thompson, Lynn Eley Spencer, Gwen Godwin Peters, Mac Gale, Susie
Love, Michael King, Willie Edwards, Linda Whitley Wangerin and Pat
Jones Manix. Attending, but not pictured, are Janet Barlow Huber,
Tommy Hyatt, Debbie Holland Byrum and Diane Luter Wells. Also in
attendance were former teachers Benjamin Vaughan, Jack Reynolds
and Pam Edwards.
COP
COP President Charlie
Seitz.
The freezers will be installed on the rear of the
new COP building, now located in the former Isle of
Wight Health Department
building on Grace Street.
Christian Outreach is in
the midst of a $600,000
building campaign, and
has so far raised $425,000.
Part of the funding has
come from grants from
Obici Health Foundation
and the Hampton Roads
Foundation, as well as the
town of Smithfield and
community donations.
The money is being used
to add a new hip roof,
which was recently installed, as well as to fix the
heating and air-conditioning system and other building modifications. The donation from Smithfield
Foods is included in the
current total.
Christian Outreach is
currently located in an unheated, un-air conditioned
building in the county’s industrial park off Route 10.
The new location at 402
Grace St. is expected to
boost volunteerism and
make it easier to access for
those in need, organizers
said.
Last year, Christian Outreach provided food for 400
to 600 families a month in
Isle of Wight County. The
families are selected
through Isle of Wight Social Services, Seitz said.
Christian Outreach began in 1991 when a group of
churches got together to
raise money for those needing help with winter fuel
costs. The first fundraiser
was Souper Saturday,
which continues today and
raises more than $10,000
towards fuel assistance
each year.
COP also manages nine
other programs, including
the Angel Tree, dental assistance, donated cars, prescription assistance, student assistance, emergency
assistance, the food pantry,
medical transportation,
home repair handicap
ramps and helps with the
Isle of Wight Count Appointed Special Advocate
Program which assists
abused and neglected children in the court system.
Those wanting to donate
or learn more about Christian Outreach can visit the
website at www.iowcop.org.
Donations can be made
online or by mail to Christian Outreach Program, PO
Box 253, Smithfield, VA
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All donations are tax
deductible and those who
donate will receive a receipt. For more information call 238-9506.
School resource officers,
mental health, the use of
drones and drug crimes
were some of the main topics of discussion by local
law enforcement officials
during a public safety forum held early this fall.
The forum, hosted by
Del. Rick Morris (R-64th)
included Isle of Wight
County Sheriff Mark
Marshall, Lt. Patrick
Valdez of the Smithfield
Police Department, Chief
A.V. “Vic” Reynolds of the
Windsor Police Department, as well as officials
from Suffolk and Prince
George and Southampton
counties.
Marshall and Valdez, as
well as Major Stephanie
Burch from the Suffolk Police Department, wanted
the state to consider increasing funding for school
resource officers and preferably one in each school.
The officers pointed out
that the SRO’s provide
more than physical protection, but also act as role
models, counselors and
confidantes for students.
They also work with teachers and staff.
Morris brought up the
Virginia moratorium on
drone use. Morris said he
has concerns about privacy
and that there should not
be unrestricted use by law
enforcement. John Jones
with the Sheriff ’s Association said there are no restrictions on manned aircraft and said it should be
extended to unmanned
craft.
Morris asked Jones to
draft a bill for probable
cause in the case of drug
use.
The group discussed the
practice of putting mentally ill people into jail custody — and that it’s not ef-
fective and costly to the locality.
Burch said every time
funding is cut for mental
health services it becomes
the responsibility of police
to house and take care of
them — and that takes officers off the street.
Morris suggested setting up a mental health
treatment working group
and set up a temporary facility to accommodate mental health transfers.
The working group
members named were
Bunch, Marshall and Suffolk Commonwealth’s At-
torney Phil Ferguson.
Ferguson also said that
drug crimes need more serious ramifications and
specifications, such as
stiffer penalties for distribution.
It was the general consensus of the group that
penalties for drug crimes
are too lenient.
Other issues discussed
included salaries for deputies
and
assistant
commonwealth’s attorneys, emergency services
on Route 460 and boat inspections.
Gwaltney honored
Gerald H. Gwaltney, left, commissioner of the
revenue for Isle of Wight County, was honored
by his fellow commissioners as he received
the Sam T. Barfield Award of Excellence at
the 94th Annual Conference of the
Commissioners of the Revenue Association
of Virginia. The lifetime achievement award
is the highest honor given annually to one of
133 commissioners in Virginia. Gwaltney was
first elected Isle of Wight commissioner of
the revenue in November 1979. He was
appointed deputy tax commissioner of the
Commonwealth of Virginia by Gov. Mark
Warner in 2002. He was subsequently reelected Isle of Wight commissioner of the
revenue in 2006. He is pictured with Terry
Frye, commissioner of the revenue for the
city of Bristol.
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KIDS ART CLASS— Students
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Class is 3:30 – 5 p.m. at the
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FORT HUGER TOUR—Celebrate
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about the general’s service during
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War.
Saturday, Nov. 23
WALKING TOUR—A free, hour-long
walking tour of Fort Huger led by
local historian Albert Burckard is
Nov. 23, 10 a.m. Reservations not
required. Wear comfortable walking
shoes. Fort Huger is located off
Route 10 at 15080 Talcott Terrace,
Smithfield. Info: 357-0115.
STEW SALE—The women of Trinity
United Methodist Church will sell
Brunswick stew at the Smithfield
Farmers Market, Saturday, Nov. 23.
DÉCOR CLASS—Learn to make fall
centerpieces using natural, fresh
or faux materials. Instructor Ann
Coke. Saturday, Nov. 23, 1 – 3
p.m. at the Arts Center @ 319.
$25 members/ $45 non-members.
Bring a decorative container and a
selection of materials such as
gourds, nuts, pinecones, foliage
and flowers. Register at the arts
center or call 357-7707 before
Nov. 15 to ensure space.
CHILI COOK-OFF—The Carrollton
Church of God third annual chili
cook-off is Saturday, Nov. 23, noon
– 3 p.m. First and second place
receive gift baskets. Call 620-3343
to register. Please bring a nonperishable donation for the
church’s food pantry.
OPEN HOUSE—The DELTA
Debutante holiday open house is
Nov. 23, 3 – 7 p.m. featuring
Thirty-one, Pampered Chef, Willow
House and many more. First Gravel
Hill Baptist Church multi-purpose
room, 5230 Old Stage Hwy.
VFW BREAKFAST—VFW Post 8545
will serve breakfast featuring
salted fried herring fish, Nov. 23, 7
– 10 a.m. at 233 Washington St.
across from the Smithfield Library.
Breakfast includes scrambled
eggs, bacon, sausage gravy, grits,
biscuits, mixed fruit, cornbread,
omelets, coffee and juice for an $8
donation. Proceeds benefit local
veterans and the community.
STEW SALE—The Smithfield
Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post 8545 is
sponsoring a homemade beef stew
fundraiser. Order from any Auxiliary
member or 238-3247/357-3055.
Pick up Nov. 23 from 9 a.m. – 2
p.m. at 233 Washington St. across
from the library. $8 a quart.
BOOK SIGNING—Author Jane
March will hold a book signing at
the Zuni Ruritan clubhouse Nov.
23, 1 – 4 p.m. March will sign her
latest book on Zuni history, “ZooNye Revisited,” continuing the
story of the village. Her first book,
“Zoo-Nye: A Story of the Village,”
will also be available.
Sunday, Nov. 24
KIDS PAINT—Children will learn
about color theory and how to
express themselves visually while
creating their own painting.
Sunday, Nov. 24, 1 - 3 p.m. at the
Arts Center @ 319. $35 members/
$55 non-members. Price includes
everything. Info: 357-7707.
Monday, Nov. 25
MOBILE KITCHEN—The Touch of
Love Mobile Kitchen will be at
Carrollton Church of God from 2:30
- 4 p.m., Nov. 25. Meals are free
and limited to one per person.
Look for the pink trailer. Call: 6201212.
Thursday, Nov. 28
5K RACE—The second annual Ian
Burgett’s Thanksgiving Day 5K and
• See CALENDAR p. 12
Staff Photo by Abby Proch
Charles “Red” England led the Smithfield Packers to a 39-13-3 record — the winningest yet. England, who lives in Zuni, still
attends an occassional Packer football game.
His winningest seasons
By Abby Proch
Staff writer
I
t was 1969 and Charles
“Red” England was in his
fourth year of coaching at
Smithfield High School.
The school year began like
most others, except that this year,
black students would attend
Smithfield High School for the
first time.
As the school and community
embarked into unknown social
territory, England tackled integration and touted a 10-0 season
on his way to reaching the best
record as a Smithfield Packers
football coach.
A self-proclaimed “mountain
boy” from eastern Tennessee
took a chance when he traveled
some 500 miles east to become the
school’s assistant principal and
head football coach.
That chance was well worth it,
Scenes from the SHS
yearbooks, “The Ham.”
Larry Pleasants, who played wide
receiver for England. “I think he
had the right personality to deal
with the situation.”
“I tried to teach the game,
working together, sportsmanship
— regardless of where you came
from,” England said.
Though England was known
for his calm demeanor, Blount
did recall getting into “double
trouble” because England serving as assistant principal and
coach “made it a little bit tougher
than normal.”
Issues of Smithfield High’s
yearbook, “The Ham,” during
those times describe England as
being regarded by students and
staff for his commitment to
“boost school spirit” and “sportsCoach “Red” England and Assistant Coach Jimmy Duell in
manship.”
He had a friendliness that “en- 1968.
deared him to everyone.”
During the Packers’ unde-
“I tried to teach the game, working together,
sportsmanship — regardless of where you came
from.”
— Former SHS football coach
Charles “Red” England
as England posted a 39-13-3
record from 1966-1971 and became the school’s winningest
football coach to date.
His hallmark year came four
years into his tenure when cohesiveness on the gridiron proved
instrumental in uniting black
and white students, as well as
fans.
“Football had a lot to do with
it. It was the first thing at the beginning of the year,” said England about the sport’s ability to
not just bring students, but the
community, together. “They all
had something in common.”
Miles Blount, Smithfield’s current athletic director, former
Packers coach and former player
under England, agreed.
“Everybody was focused on
the football team. We were extremely good. And we were winning. And everybody just kind of
rallied behind the team because
we were having so much success,” Blount said.
And it helped that the school
had an outstanding band too, said
England.
“Everyone had something to
come out there and yell and
scream about,” England said.
While fans may have shouted
their lungs out, England didn’t.
Known for his genial nature,
England coached on an even keel.
“I didn’t yell and scream all
that much, but I wanted them to
get the job done and they did,” he
said. “I wasn’t a pushover by any
means.”
And that’s exactly how players
remember him.
“He was easy to learn from
and easy to respond to,” said
feated, 10-win season, “the student body could almost feel the
air of anticipation and tension
during the season as the Packers
played and won game after game
and realized that this year would
be the Championship Year,” said
“The Ham.”
That year, quarterback Leroy
Denson had the highest touchdown pass record at Smithfield.
Under England’s early leadership, running back Jack Mingin
also reached — and still holds —
the school’s single-game scoring
record for the Oct. 20, 1967 game
against Barry-Robinson. He
scored 50 points and is tied with
two others for the state record.
In a later season, Mingin
scored 207 points in 10 games, securing another state record at the time.
England knew he did well, but
it wasn’t until this year he realized he held the school’s record.
“I just happened to get some
good players, I guess,” said England, pointing to the talents of
Mingin, Denson and Blount, as
well as defensive back and receiver Tommy Jones, receiver
Leslie Carter and running back
Edwin Taylor.
England recalls a handful of
opponents as rivals — his players
pointed to Suffolk and John Yeats
high schools — but remembers
Suffolk High School always had
it out for the Packers.
“They played us hard and
tried to beat us” — but they
didn’t, he said.
England is credited widely for
the team’s on-field success, but
his ability to bring a community
together in a time of uncertainty
is immeasurable.
Forty years later, England, right, still wears the same letter
jacket.
Coach England also served as assistant principal, and later,
as principal.
And it almost didn’t happen.
England, a baseball and football player growing up in Tennessee, moved to Smithfield with the
urging of then-principal Dick
Saunders.
At first, he said no.
“I’m a mountain boy. I don’t
know if I like that flat land or
not,” he recalled telling
Saunders.
Saunders allowed him to come
for a year to “see if you like it.”
He arrived in 1967 to serve as
assistant principal and head varsity football coach, but later
found himself becoming principal of the school umpiring baseball, coaching girls basketball,
making friends and a family, and
finding a home in Zuni — “and I
stayed here ever since.”
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KNITTING—Ongoing
knitting and crocheting
group, Knit at Night, meets
the second Monday and
fourth Wednesday each
month at 7 p.m.
STORY TIME—Ages 2-3 on
Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.;
ages 4-5 on Thursdays,
10:30 a.m.
Send us your ideas for stories, items for
the community calendar, letters to the
editor,... tell us about people, places and
events that impact the lives of residents
in Isle of Wight and Surry counties.
PAJAMA RAMA—The
Smithfield Library’s annual
Christmas Pajama Rama is
Friday, Dec. 6, 6:30 – 7:30
p.m. Wear your pajamas
and enjoy stories, songs, a
craft, refreshments and
Santa and Mrs. Claus.
Info: 357-2264.
Send the who, what, when, where, why and
contact information by
fax: 357-0404
email: [email protected]
telephone: 357-3288,
mail: P.O. Box 366, Smithfield, VA 23430
or visit the office located at 228 Main Street in
the heart of downtown Smithfield
CRAFTERNOON—Make a
Christmas ornament, hear
a story, play games, and
enjoy refreshments.
Wednesday Dec.18, 3 – 4
p.m., Grades PK-5. Info:
357-2264.
The Smithfield Times offers the Community Calendar to promote events of community interest by
nonprofit or community organizations within this
area. The deadline for submitting items for the current week is noon Monday.
GINGERBREAD
CONTEST—Gingerbread
house construction
contest, Saturday, Dec.14,
11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. All
materials provided. Ages
12 and under, registration
required. Call or inquire at
the front desk.
CALENDAR
one mile fun run is
Thanksgiving morning.
Register online at
www.runreg.com, search
Iansrun, by Nov. 20. Late
registration is Sunday, Nov.
24, 2 - 6 p.m. and
Wednesday, Nov. 27, 3 - 7
p.m. at the Gatling Pointe
Yacht Club. Day of event
registration opens at 7:30
a.m., race begins at 9:15
a.m. Event benefits the Ian
Burgett Memorial Fund.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED—
Food donations and raffle
items for the Ian Burgett’s
Thanksgiving Day 5K and 1
Mile Fun Run are needed.
Volunteers and sponsors are
also needed to help with this
event. Contact:
[email protected] or 3444215.
WINDSOR PARADE—The
Windsor Christmas parade is
Saturday, Dec. 7, 4 p.m. and
ends with the tree lighting at
the Windsor Library.
CAR SHOW—The 13th
annual community Christmas
party at Charlie Daniels
Racing will be held Dec. 7,
11 a.m. – 5 p.m., 20128
IWIP Road. Event will feature
car show, SHS Band,
Heather Edwards Band, Foot
Note Dancers, vendors,
children’s activities, food and
fun. Car show registration is
$20 and starts at 9 a.m.
Goody bags and dash
plaques to the first 100
cars. Santa will arrive by
Nightingale Helicopter
around noon. Info:
[email protected]
or 880-7191.
CHRISTMAS BAZSAR—
Whitehead’s Grove Baptist
Church Christmas bazaar will
be Saturday Dec. 7, 9 a.m. –
1 p.m. Bazaar includes yard
Wednesday, Dec. 4 sale, Brunswick stew, ham
biscuits, chili and bake sale.
ACRYLICS CLASS—Students Vendors spaces $20. Call
practice textures, effects
255-4227.
and preparation of the
Sunday, Dec. 8
painting surface. Class is
from 1 – 4 p.m. Instructor
JEWELRY CLASS—Jewelry
Priscilla Barbour. Bring you
own photos. $55 members/ Stringing 1: Necklaces &
$75 non-members. Materials Earrings, Sunday, Dec. 8, 1 fee: $35 new students/ $10 3 p.m. Rawls Museum.
returning students. Info 357- Instructor Sandy Lupton.
Teens and adults. $25 RMA
7707 or visit
members, $30 nonwww.SmithfieldArts.org
members. Tools and
supplies included. Call 653Thursday, Dec. 5
0754.
KIDS ART CLASS—Make
Monday, Dec. 9
Christmas special with this
decorated miniature tree
STORY TIME—Children ages
from nature. Larger
ornaments will be made too. 3–5 and their families are
Ages 6 – 10. RMA members invited to the Isle of Wight
County Museum for Tell Me a
$10, non-members $15.
Class is 3:30 – 5 p.m. at the Story, Monday, Dec. 9, 10 –
Education Outreach Building 10:30 a.m. Victorian
Christmas. Info: 356-1223
at the Rawls Museum. Info:
or
653-0754 or
www.historicisleofwight.com.
www.rawlsarts.com.
Friday, Dec. 6
Upcoming
TREE LIGHTING—Smithfield
Christmas tree lighting will
be Friday, Dec. 6 at 5:30
p.m. at The Smithfield
Center. Music by the
Smithfield High School Band.
Soup and chili will be
available after the ceremony.
Contact: Judy Mason 3445839.
CHRISTMAS SHOW—The
Smithfield Little Theatre
presents “A Christmas
Carol” by Charles Dickens
and directed by Julian
Bouchard. Dec. 12-15 and
Dec. 19-21. Tickets available
at the Isle of Wight Visitor’s
Center or the box office 3577338. $10 adults / $5
children 13 and under.
Saturday, Dec. 7
SILVER CLAY CLASS—
Precious Metal Clay: Silver.
Saturday, Dec. 7, 9 a.m. - 4
p.m. Rawls Museum. Work is
fired and finished in one day.
Instructor Cynthia A.
Quesenberry. Ages: 14-adult.
$60 RMA members, $65
non-members. Tools and
supplies included. Maximum
8 students. Call 653-0754.
CLASS REUNION—The 1971
class of L.P. Jackson High
School will have a class
reunion meeting and
breakfast on Saturday, Dec.
7, 9 – 11 a.m. at The
Colonial Farmhouse in Surry
The class of 1972 is
welcome to join. Please
RSVP by Dec. 1 to Pearline
Parker Jones, Lucy L. Grain
or Herbert Stringfield.
TOYS FOR TOTS—Isle of
Wight and Surry Toys for Tots
are now accepting donations
and requests for toys at
toysfortots.org. Local
businesses accepting toys
include Farmers Bank, State
Farm, Allstate Insurance,
Smithfield Skate, SHS, Knox
Auto, AJ Gators, Barlow’s
Store, Surry Equipment, Foot
Notes and Ultimate Tan.
Volunteers needed. Contact:
[email protected].
SCHOLARSHIP—
Applications are now being
accepted for the Ian Burgett
Memorial Scholarship. This
$2,000 scholarship will be
awarded to a local
graduating senior.
Applications are due March
15 and are available at
www.IanBurgett.org.
Carrollton
SILVER YOGA—Jeannine
Carroll from the Smithfield
YMCA hosts a chair yoga
class geared toward the
50-plus crowd. Classes are
Fridays Nov. 22, Dec. 6,
and Dec. 20 from 10-11
a.m. Registration not
required. First come, first
served.
KNITTING—Knitting for
beginners is every
library
Carrollton Public Library
14362 New Towne Haven
Phone: 238-2641
Claremont Public Library
Phone: 866-8627
Smithfield Public Library
255 James Street
Phone: 357-2264, 357-4856
Surry Public Library
11640 Rolfe Highway
Phone: 294-3949
Windsor Public Library
18 Duke Street
Phone: 242-3046
On the Internet:
www.blackwaterlib.org
Wednesday, 6–8 p.m.
Registration required. Info:
238-2641.
TUTORING—One-hour
computer tutoring offered
the first and third Tuesday
or Wednesday afternoons
by appointment. Info: 2382641.
STORY TIME—Story time
will break from Dec. 23 Jan. 30. Story time
resumes with the winter
reading program on
Monday, Feb. 3. Ages 2-3,
Mondays, 10 a.m.; ages 35, Thursdays, 10 a.m.
Call for information.
Windsor
STORY TIME—Ages 2-5,
Tuesdays, 10:45 a.m.
FRIENDS—Friends of the
Library meet the second
Monday of each month at
6 p.m.
BOOK CLUB—Meets third
Tuesdays at 7 p.m. For
November, “Proof of
Heaven” by Eben
Alexander.
BUSINESS BRIEFS
•When it comes to the
rate of work-related injuries and illnesses, along
with days missed from
work, Smithfield Foods
beat the national averages
for all industries, not just
the meat industry and animal production segment,
according to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health
Administration’s (OSHA)
final statistics for 2012.
As an organization,
Smithfield Foods finished
2012 with a work-related
injury and illness frequency rate of 3.42 per 100
employees, about 8 percent
lower than the 3.7 national
average for all industries.
Smithfield’s 2012 injury/ill-
ness rate was also below
the 6.3 national average for
both the meat industry and
the animal production segment, according to OSHA’s
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
•Browder’s
Fresh
Pickins donated 60 ornamental cabbage plants to
help landscape Isle of
Wight County Schools for
the winter. The locally
owned and operated business, known for fresh produce, also grows landscaping plants. In addition to
this recent donation,
Browder’s have often
partnered with Director of
Food Services Pearl Taylor
to provide fresh produce to
IWCS school cafeterias.
Riverside award
Riverside Convalescent Center in Smithfield
received second place in the D. A. “Woody”
Brown Community Involvement Award for their
year-round program. It was presented by the
Virginia Health Care Association and Virginia
Center for Assisted Living. Pictured are:
Director Donald Lundin, Activity Director Mary
Chappell and Steve Marrisette. Not pictured is
Associate Coordinator Tammie Rollings.
Governmental meetings
•Isle of Wight Board of
Supervisors, 5 p.m.,
Thursday, Nov. 21, 2nd
floor, county courthouse,
17100 Monument Circle,
357-3191.
•Isle of Wight Planning
Commission, 6 p.m.,
Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2nd floor,
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Classified ads, obituaries,
community calender
and so much more!
county courthouse, 17100
Monument Circle, 357-3191
•Windsor Planning Commission, 7 p.m., Wednesday,
Nov. 27, Windsor Municipal
Building, 8 E. Windsor
Blvd., 242-6218
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR,
YARD SALE, BRUNSWICK
STEW, HAM BISCUITS,
CHILI, AND BAKE SALE
WHITEHEAD’S GROVE
BAPTIST CHURCH
18366 BENNS CHURCH BLVD.
SMITHFIELD, VA
SATURDAY, DEC 7TH 9:00 to 1:00pm
VENDOR’S WELCOME, CALL 757-255-4227
TO RESERVE YOUR SPACE, $20.00
SPORTS
IW men’s softball champs
Isle of Wight County Parks and Recreation men’s fall softball league season and
tournament winners.
After HRS Limo took first place for the season and in the championship
tournament. Team members include: Coach Tim Minor, Jimmy Auvil, Joe
Baldwin, Brandon Chaney, Ryan Chaney, Steve Parker, Brad Cofer, Beni
Davis, Dusty Gaskins, John Lamont, Michael Opauski, Anthony Stiles, Justin
Hundley, Mike Yeary, Ryan Scott, Joe Salay and Mike Nelson.
Here We Go took second place for the season and in the championship
tournament. Team members include: Coach Scott Holland, Jonathan Payne,
Daniel Parcetich, C.J. Caton Jr., Alex Holland, Ryan Everett, Nick Parker,
Seth Clark, Tabb Griffey, Dustin Hornsby, J.D. Portlock, Jack Mani, Collin
Jeffers, A.J. Elledge, Steve Fanning and Keith Muth.
Named to Tri-Rivers All-District team
The following Surry
and Windsor High School
football players were
named to the Tri-Rivers
All-District team:
Tight end: Jared
Barry, Surry
Wide out: Timothy
Marsh, Surry; Caleb
Dundlow, Windsor
Down linemen: Earnest
McCalister, Surry; Tyler
Ryan, Windsor
Defensive back: Timothy Marsh, Surry
Linebacker:
Steve
Smallwood, Surry; Zach
Silva, Windsor
The Cougars finished
the season with 7-3 overall and 5-2 in the district.
The Dukes ended their
season 1-9 overall and 0-7
in the district.
To Sell or Buy, look to the Classifieds
Call 357-3288
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SHS fall athletic awards
Smithfield High School
honored fall athletes last
week with an awards ceremony. The honorees are:
•Golf
Player of the Year: Tyler
Bourne
Most Improved: Jacob
Smith
Hardest
Working:
Joshua Bartlett
•JV Volleyball
Coaches
Award:
Breeana Kelley
MVP: Reagan Ernst
Most Improved: Jessica
Gardner
•Varsity Volleyball
Most Improved: Ashley
Newman
Best Offensive: Mariah
Sharon
Best Defensive: Casey Mixon
•Varsity Sailing
Most Valuable Sailor:
Meghan Grunbling
Most Improved Sailor:
Alex Shinn
Outstanding
Crew:
Ramani Perera
•Girls Cross Country
Most Improved: Dymon
Humphrey
Coach K Award: Jamilla
Jordan
Team MVP: Kelly
Stronach
•Boys Cross Country
MostImproved:NoahMorris
Coach K Award: Ryan
Balentine
Team MVP: Chris Ivy
•JV Football
Leadership
Award:
Grayson Rowland
Toughness
Award:
Christian Smith
Coaches Award: Marcus
Gundy
•Varsity Football
Best Offensive Lineman:
JaQuan Spratley
Best Offensive Back:
Donald King
Best Defensive Lineman: Nicholas Kennedy
Best Defensive Back:
Bruce Cypress
Coaches Award: Collin
Todd
•JV Cheerleading
Most Spirited: Brianna
Cornett
Sportsmanship Award:
Ivee Harrison
MVP: Haley Gank
•Varsity Cheerleading
MVP: Kurstin Hendrick
Spirit Award: Angela
Miller
Coaches Award: Sydnee
Mitchell and Quimara
Bedminster
•JV Field Hockey
Team
Leadership
Award: Ashley Newberry
MVP: Hunter Wilson
Most Improved: Libby
Darden
•Varsity Field Hockey
Goal Keeper Excellence:
Elizabeth R. Zengel
Superior
Defense
Award:
Brittany
T.
Simmons
MVP:
Bobbie
Dee
Kennedy
Captain of the Defense
Award: Dana M. Crocker
Coaches Award: Kelly
Degnon
•Service Award
Fall MVP – Female:
Elizabeth R. Zengel
Fall MVP – Male: Tyler
Bourne
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Saturday, November 23rd • 9am-1pm
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131 Main Street Smithfield Va
Join us for a fun day of Christmas shopping while
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Vendors Include:
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Cue cards for downtown businesses
By Diana McFarland
News editor
Photo by Elly Condit
Thunderous
Will Bauman of Blue Thunder, left, gets a foot
on the ball against Caelen Kucha of Purple
Thunder recently at Nike Park. Blue Thunder
won the game 7-2.
Downtown Hamtown
merchants recently received a “cue card” to help
with questions about the
sale of Smithfield Foods to
a Chinese company.
Several Main Street
Smithfield merchants said
they are regularly fielding
questions from tourists
and visitors about Foods’
sale to Shuanghui.
Many are asked what
the local reaction is to the
sale, said Rick Bodson with
Smithfield 2020.
In turn, the merchants
have looked to Smithfield
and Isle of Wight Tourism
on how to respond, Bodson
said in a press release.
To help merchants,
Smithfield 2020 developed a
“talking points card” that
summarizes the key facts
about the sale.
Hong
Kong-based
Shuanghui closed the sale
with Foods in September
with a 96 percent vote of
confidence from shareholders. The sale is valued at
$7.1 billion, including debt,
and cleared federal regula-
tory approval.
It is considered the largest takeover of an American corporation by a Chinese company and turned
the previously publiclytraded company into a private corporation.
Key points highlighted
are Smithfield’s significant
gain in export revenue, the
commitment to keep the
company’s management in
place and the plan to keep
the company structure in-
tact. Other potential buyers
had explicitly communicated plans to break up
Smithfield into three independent entities.
Shuanghui, in return,
gains an understanding of
Smithfield’s mastery of the
pork industry supply chain
and acquires the resources
to expand its provisioning
of the world’s largest market for pork products. The
talking points also specifically address that there are
no plans to import food
products from China as a
result of this business
transaction.
Smithfield 2020 is a
project team that identifies
and champions initiatives
that contribute to the economic and cultural vitality
of the Historic District. Its
most recent projects include the public art porcine
parade and the development of the “Genuine
Smithfield” branding effort.
40-year-old rape case suspect arrested
The Isle of Wight man
indicted for an alleged rape
that occurred 40 years ago
turned himself in to authorities.
Danny S. Edwards, 63,
was indicted on two counts
of rape based on events
that allegedly occurred in
1973 when the victim was
13-years-old.
The victim came forward, and after an investigation by the Isle of Wight
Sheriff ’s Office, Edwards
was indicted with the assis-
Blazing
The Smithfield Soccer Club Blazers U12 VSLI
team finished their fall season undefeated.
They won their final game against the NN FC
Galaxy 7-2. Pictured from left to right, front
row, Mathis Kremer, Chase Umphlett, Tyler
Hayslett, Matthew Johnson and Brendan Cox.
Back row: Coach Rob Cobb, Ryan Caterbone,
Harrison Cobb, Bodhi Leenders, Aiden Poehls,
Tyler Natterer and assistant coach Joey
Caterbone.
tance of DNA testing.
Edwards tur ned himself in to the Isle of Wight
County Sheriff ’s Office Friday, Nov. 15. He is being
held without bond at the
Tidewater Regional Jail.
The case is considered
one of the oldest to be prosecuted in Isle of Wight
County.
In order to protect the
identity of the victim,
there are no further details
being released about this
case.
Because the alleged rape
occured in 1973, the suspect
will be tried as the law was
on the books at the time.
Edwards
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SHS Packers named to All-district chorus
Six members of the
Smithfield High School
chorus were named to
the All-District Chorus.
Selected for Mixed AllDistrict Chorus were
Rachel Barham, Lauren
Peters and William
McCarty Jr. Selected
for Treble All-District
Chorus were Dymon
Humphrey, Hailey
Landford and Kaylee
Fortney.
Thirty-five distinguished dealers featuring furniture and
decorative accessories from the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries
including silver, antique jewelry, fine glass, ceramics, hooked rugs,
oriental carpets, antique quilts, clocks, paintings & prints.
BUILDING
or
REMODELING?
WE CAN HELP!
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•Windows & Doors
•High Grade Lumber
•Architectural Features
•Engineered Floors
•Custom Millwork
•Quality Prehung Doors
Replacement Specialist
In-House Design
Colonial Reproductions
Treated & Decking
Columns - Mantels - Mouldings
Any Size or Style
CUSTOM BUILDER
SUPPLY
COMPANY
Exclusively for the Quality Conscious
OFFICE • 757-229-5150
Williamsburg
www.custombuildersupply.com
218 Main Street
Smithfield, VA
757-357-0045
www.smithfieldgourmetbakery.com
Open for
Thanksgiving
Dinner
Turkey & Ham with
all your favorite
trimmings.
$21.99 per person
Kids Menu
Available
Please call for
Reservations
Thursday, November 28, 11-4pm
Appraisal Clinic by Gordon Converse,
Gordon F. Converse & Co. Auctions
www.auctionsatconverse.com
Saturday & Sunday of the show, appointment available
Appraisal fees donated to charitable origanizations
Friday Nov. 29 6pm-9pm, Saturday Nov. 30 10am-5pm
Sunday Dec. 01 11am-4pm
(757) 220-1299 www.holidayantiqueshow.com
50 Kingsmill Road The President’s Ballroom
Doubletree by Hilton Williamsburg, Virginia
Admission: $7, With this ad: $6
“Make This An Antique Christmas”
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Two (2) Bedroom
Apartments in
historic Downtown
Smithfield
CEDAR STREET APARTMENTS
545 Cedar Street, Smithfield, VA
757-356-0717 TDD #711
[email protected]
Rents range from $658 to $851 a month
Rental Assistance may be available
Dishwasher, stove, refrigerator, and wall-to-wall carpeting included;
on-site laundry facilities and playground area.
We pay water, sewer, and trash pick-up.
Tenant pays own electric.
One-year lease and security deposit required.
Contact the Site Manager for more information.
This institution is a Equal Housing Opportunity Provider and Employer
The Smithfield Times-Wed., Nov. 20, 2013 - Page 15
Recycling
report
RICHMOND — The Department of Environmental Quality has issued its
annual report on recycling
by Virginia localities, and
it shows that the Commonwealth recycled 41.5 percent of its municipal and
other solid wastes in 2012.
This is similar to the
2011 recycling rate of 43.5
percent. Information for
the report comes from recycling rates submitted by
Virginia’s 71 solid waste
planning units (either a local gover nment or a regional authority).
This is the third consecutive year in which the
statewide recycling rate
has exceeded 40 percent.
Local gover nments reported to DEQ that there
are several programs under way to encourage recycling by making it easier
for residents and by providing more opportunities for
recycling. Among the advantages of maintaining a
strong recycling rate is that
it leads to lower costs to localities for disposing of
solid waste. In addition, recycling helps conserve
landfill space by reducing
the amount of waste disposal.
Each planning unit is
required to achieve a minimum 25 percent recycling
rate – unless its population
density is less than 100
people per square mile, or
its unemployment rate is 50
percent or more above the
statewide unemployment
average. Localities meeting
these criteria are required
to achieve a minimum 15
percent recycling rate.
The report is available
on the DEQ website at
www.deq.virginia.gov.
It provides an overview
of the materials recycled
and a listing of the recycling rates reported by
solid waste planning units
for 2012.
Veterans Day programs
The Smithfield Packers JROTC participated in
several Veterans Day events recently. The
JROTC presented the colors at Windsor High
School, as well as the VFW and American
Legion-sponsored ceremony at the Isle of Wight
War Memorial in Smithfield. The JROTC also
held a “flags for vets” fundraiser outside of
True Value in Smithfield and Yo Mix in
Carrollton. The flags support the purchase of
American flags to place on fallen soldiers
graves. Pictured are Cadets John Fitzgerald,
Justin Kiersch and Geramy Clarke collecting
donations for “flags for vets.”
When buying or selling, try...
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MARKET
Saturday, Nov. 23rd
9 am - 1 pm
More than 65 vendors with produce,
meats, baked goods, eggs and more for
your Thanksgiving Dinner!
New crafters with handcrafted items for
your Christmas gift giving!
Live music by Reg Lanning!
Happy Thanksgiving
The Grille
201 Battery Park Road Smithfield, Virginia
(757)279-0850 • Sun.-Thurs. 11am-10pm • Fri-Sat 11am-11pm
Don’t miss these upcoming
specialty markets:
December 7th & 21st
Christmas Craft & Food Markets
9 am - 1 pm
Evening Christmas Market
6 pm - 10 pm Along Main Street
Nearly 100 Vendors, live music, Santa, carolers,
wine, beer garden and more!
OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS
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Surry Veterans Day
First graders at Surry Elementary School
tied a commemorative ribbon on the tree in
front of the school to celebrate Veterans
Day, and the names of local veterans were
read. Other ceremonies included singing the
national anthem and veterans speeches at
L.P. Jackson Middle School and the annual
Veterans Day program at Surry High School.
Yellow jackets vs. honey bees
Honeybees in Isle of Wight County are
desperately looking for food because the
temperatures are often well above 50 degrees
and honeybees are doing what they can to
preserve and add to their winter stores. Unlike
most insects, honeybees do not hibernate.
Local beekeeper and member of the
Nansemond Beekeepers Association at
nansemondbeekeepers.org, Bob Schwartz did a
bit of community feeding for his honeybees
with a hand-out of nearly a gallon of high
fructose corn syrup. Also responding to the
corn syrup were two yellow jackets — one
pictured on the little finger and one at the
bottom of the hand. Yellow jackets are a
brighter black and yellow and have wider bands.
While local beekepers will rescue a swarm of
bees, they ask that residents learn the
difference between honey bees and yellow
jackets. Exterminators take care of removing
yellow jackets, Schwartz said.
REGISTRATION FOR
SPRING 2014
IS UNDERWAY!
CLASSES BEGIN
JANUARY 6TH, 2014
Photo of the week
Carolyn Keen of Smithfield captured this tree
frog resting on some mums in September. The
photograph was taken with a Nikon D7000,
ISO/800 with a focal length of 450mm.
Amateur photographers are invited to submit
photos of Isle of Wight County places and
people to the weekly photo contest with The
Smithfield Times. Photos are judged by Times
staff and one photo per person a week. Photos
must have been taken within the last year. To
enter, send your JPEG digital image by 4 p.m.
Friday to [email protected].
at Smithfield Baptist Church
Basketball + Cheer
SIGNUPS
Kindergarden through Grade 6!
$70/Player
1 hour practice, Once a week
1 game a week.
Evaluation day is mandatory for all
basketball players (cheerleaders can come
anytime that day, to size uniforms if needed)
Evaluations: 12/7/13 (EUMC FLC)
K-1 & 2-3 (10am–12pm) 4-6 (12:30–2pm)
You only need to come for a 15-20 minute
drill session anytime during your
designated grade time slot.
Practice starts 1/4/14
Season ends 3/15/14
Register online at: www.smithfieldbaptist.org
or call: 357-2536
The Smithfield High School Choral Boosters
presents
The 2014 Entertainment® Membership Book
for a great price!
25/piece
$
A Great
Holiday Gift!
EVERYONE WINS WITH ENTERTAINMENT®
YOU save money, OUR GROUP raises
the money needed to fund our chorus
WE ALL support local business!
CONTACT
SHELLEY SYKES AT THE SMITHFIELD TIMES
(757) 357-3288
OR PAM SHOLAR AT
[email protected]
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Page 17
Loving Thoughts
Laura H. Stanley
Our Precious and Loving
Mother and Grandmother
12/16/1914 – 11/23/2012
It doesn’t seem that a year has
passed since you were called away.
For those of us you left behind it
seems like yesterday.
Some days it takes
more effort just to get us through
the loneliness and heartache that comes from missing you.
Your beautiful smile, holding your hand, the hugs and
laughter shared,
the love we always felt from you, the ways you showed
you cared.
These are the precious memories that you have left
behind;
they are a priceless treasure of an everlasting kind.
And so we’ll hold them very close and thank the Lord
above
for one of our greatest blessings which was having you to
love.
We love and still miss you so much,
Your Family
THANK YOU
Happy Birthday Mom
If tears could build
a stairway and
memories a lane,
I’d walk right up to
Heaven and bring
you home again.
The family of the late Sheldon “Dee”
Cypress wishes to express sincere
gratitude for the many acts of
kindness, prayers, visits, calls, and
love shown during his illness and
passing. A special thank you to the
Cancer Treatment Center of America
in Philadelphia, Oncology Associates
in Norfolk, Sentara Leigh Hospital in
Norfolk, Sentara Princess Anne
Hospital in Virginia Beach, and a
very special thank you to the staff of
Shivers Funeral Chapel.
May God Bless You,
Wife - Ivy; Mother - Shelia
Minniefield, and Family.
Ruby Lee Guy
Love,
Your Children
&
Grandchildren
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farm at 16220 Griffin
Lane within minutes
of town- Very private- $900.00 + deposit- Available Dec.
1st @ 757-357-5325
Oct9/tfc/2152
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SURRY Co. County
Cabin. Fu r nished
Efficiency, Utilities
Included. $650/month.
Call 757-897- 0564
Nov20/1tc/2224
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Looking
to
Rent
RETIRED
CHRISTIAN
wo m a n on S o c i a l
Secu r it y needs a
small house or apt.
to rent. 757-238-3222
Nov6/3tp/14785
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Ya r d /
Estate Sale
M OV I N G S A L E :
6 2 3 We s t m i n s t e r
Reach (Smithf ield)
in Wellington Estates
neighborhood.
Saturday, Nov. 23rd,
8am-1pm. Rain or Shine
Nov20/1tp/15033
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YARD SALE- household items, Holiday
decorations incl u d i n g H a l l m a r k
Christmas ornaments. 1603 Colonial
Avenue, Smithfield.
Sat. Nov. 23rd. 7:00
a.m. Until noon.
Nov20/1tp/15036
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YA R D SA LE Nov
30. 8-1. 20366 Hayes
Ln. Smithfield
Near Batter y Park.
A ntique Fu r nit u re,
Toys , G a r a ge a nd
Hou sehold Items.
Nov20/2tp/15060
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Mobile Home
MOBILE HOM E
19 91 C h a m p i o n
(70x14) 2BR – both
w/walk in closets, 2
full baths,LR, Kitchen
– all electric-appliance
convey good condition – clean - /storage shed.HANDICAP
ACCESIBLE Located
in desirable small safe
well run park 5 miles
south of Smithfield.
Must be park approved
– by appointment only
- $15,500 negotiable.
C a l l 757- 620 -3952
Nov6/4tp/14830
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Open House
208 LAUREL Lane
Smithfield (neighborhood is Wrenns Mill
E s t a t e s) Sa t u r d ay,
November 23 from 122 by Lezlie Hardesty
757-279-8744
Nov20/1tp/15044
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Real Estate/
Land
1. 5 AC R E S I N
CARROLLTONNe w C o n s t r u c t io n
3BR/2Bath 1,600 sq.
ft. w/LR and Bonus
Office area $199,900.
757-356-0710
Nov13/4tc/2184
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3.5 ACRES wooded
w it h st r e a m - New
1,864 sq.ft. 3BR, 2 Bath
w/open kitchen and
study! Only $207,775.
757-356-0710
Nov13/4tc/2184
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M A I N ST. Hou se.
Retail, Off ice or
Home. $182,500. Call
757-279-0019 or robertausman.com Olde
Tow ne Realt y I nc. Living Room, Family
Oct2/tfc/301
Room, Kitchen/Dining
Ro om . New Wel l.
Room for Rent New Heating & Air
PLEASANT ROOM Pump. New insulated
i n P r i v a t e H o m e Windows. New 30X30
in
C o n v e n i e n t Seperate Garage.
S m i t h f i e l d A r e a . $975 + Deposit. Call
Facilities Included. Joh n 804 -338-2422
Nov20/1tp/15038
757-356-0281
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Nov6/2tp/14825
MOBILE HOM E
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3BR. 209 West. St.
Lease Or Rent Sm it h f ield . Cr e d it
1BR MOBILE HOME, Check required. $650/
A l l A p p l i a n c e s , month-$350 deposit.
Backg rou nd Check Cal l 757- 483 -9588
Requi red. $500.00 / Nov20/2tp/15041
m o n t h . C a l l 757- ————
5 4 2 - 3 5 3 3 P l e a s e OFFICE/RETAIL/
L e a v e M e s s a g e . Institutional For Rent
in Historic Downtown
Nov20/1tp/15028
Smithfield- Up
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7 Ro om s, 1 Bat h , t o 2 ,70 0 s f a v a i l Garage, Brick home. able br357-3113 or
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SMALL COTTAGE/
Nov20/2tp/15015
Art Studio-in forest/
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garden in Surry on a
APARTMENT
SPACES available in woodsy farm near ferHistoric Downtown ry. 1BA, Kitchenette,
S m i t h f i e l d . i n f o Terrace, Fenced yard
for pets. $500/month.
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Nov13/4tp/14980
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G E T H O L I DAY
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Cash for Junk
Vehicles, Equipment,
Bat ter ies, Alloy
Rims. Free Removal!
Cal l 757-592-2811
Nov6/4tp/14821
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For
Sale
A L L
N E W
MATTRESS SETS!
Twin $89; Full $99;
Queen $129; K ing
$191 H a n d d el ivered, Free layaway! 757-236-3902
Nov13/4tp/14932
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COLLARDS,
Sweet potatoes. For
Sale 757-357- 0251
Oct30/tfc/834
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K I R BY VACU U M
Cleaner, like new unable to use due to arm
injury. Original price
$1400 with all attachments including rug
cleaner. $300. Bow
Hoyt/Easton 45”-60#
draw 30” st. 40” with
arrow and case $100.
Cal l 757-357- 4560
Nov20/2tp/14974
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Help Wanted
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Nov13/4tp/14962
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ESTABLISHED,
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hiring motivated, honest, cleaning professional with reliable
transportation. Must
have residential and/
or commercial cleaning experience. Must
provide references, be
able to pass drug test
and background check.
Above average pay.
Call 757-927-3337 for
immediate interview!
Nov20/1tp/15061
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EVENT
COORDINATOR,
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Email Resume to
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Nov20/3tp/15035
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PCA-IMMEDIATE
Hires. Requirements:
spotless criminal history, clean driving record, own reliable car
& proof of insurance,
working phone, drug
tested. Fill out an application online www.
homesweethomecareinc.com or at Home
Sweet Home Care, 346
Main St.,Smithf ield
or Call Mary 757-3560342. Starting pay is
highly competitive after
a 90 day probationary
period. Opportunities
for merit raises, paid
vacation, educational opportunities.
Nov20/2tc/724
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RN NEEDED, Exp. In
home health visits, PRN.
Apply online www.
homesweethomecarei nc.com or call
Mary at 757-357-0342
Nov20/2tc/724
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WA N T E D F U L L
Time Church Organist.
ASAP Beginning Nov.
25, 2013. Call 757-3572378 or 757-583-5582.
New Bethany U.C.C.
Nov13/4tp/14937
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WA N T E D R E A L
Estate
Agent.
Experienced or will
t rai n. Call Fred at
Olde Tow ne Realt y
I n c . 757-357- 415 6
Nov20/10tc/301
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Pets
PET VISITS in your
home, du r i ng you r
workday, or vacation
time. Affordable rates.
Call for availability. 7
days a week. Insured.
Pet Set 757-357-1777
Nov20/2tp/15043
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Home
Improvement
ROOFING:
A-RUSSELL’S
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t e a r of f s , r e p a i r s ,
metal roofs, painting
& more! Call 757630-4875 Go Green!
www.roofmanrob.com
Nov6/4tc/783
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BUILDI NG
CONTRACTORS:
D AV I D B O Y D
RESIDENTIAL
BUILDER – Lifetime
resident serving
Smithfield area with
q u a l it y r e sid e nt i a l
building needs since
198 4! Sp e cia l i z i ng
in additions, renovations, remodels and
repairs. Class A licensed & insured.
Visa,MC,Discover &
A MEX. Call David
@ 75 7 -3 5 7 -7 110
Feb16/tfc/251
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H A N DY M A N &
REPAIR Work, years
experience with Period
homes! Please call Bob
Lewis at 757-681-1798
Oct30/4tp/14755
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H A N DY
MAN
SE RV IC ES , I n c. Electrical/plumbing
repairs, installations.
D o o r k n o b s , lo c k s ,
fence, gate repairs, roof
leaks, window glass and
screens. Licensed and
Insured. Free estimates.
Call Larry Williams
757-357-7408.
Oct2/13tp/14334
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H O M E R E PA I R S ,
Improvements,
Painting & Lawn care
at Affordable pricing.
We do jobs no one else
will! Also do Tile Work
& House Washing!
C a l l 757- 651-5570
Nov13/4tp/14234
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JC'S
HOME
IMPROVEMENTS.
Don't have time to
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“Honey Do's”? Give
us a call! We do it
all, no job is too big
or to small. 757-8465916 or 757-356-0331
Nov13/3tp/14934
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T.H.G.
CONSTRUCTION
Handyman services,
A f ford able pr ic e s ,
we do it all, 33 years
of service. Give us a
call. 757-897-1637
Oct2/8tp/14337
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CONCRETE
CONCRETE
WOR K, Driveways,
Sidewalk, Slabs. New
or Replacements.
Tr a c t o r & D u m p
Tr u ck S e r v ic e s.
D a n 757-371-32 0 4
Nov20/4tp/15034
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Lawn Care
HARGRAVES
LAWN CARE LLCAll you r law n and
la nd scapi ng ne e d s
handled Commercial/
Residential,
Reasonable pr ices,
Licensed/Insured,
Free estimates!
C a l l 757-289 - 0237
o r 7 5 7 - 2 7 9 - 0 111
Nov13/4tp/14935
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YOU
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var ious law n careAffordable pricing,
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Oct30/4tp/14754
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JJ & L LAWN CARE
SE RV IC E , L L C Lawn mowing, edg-
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i n g , we e d - e a t i n g ,
hedge trimming and
any other yard work.
Commercial and residential. Reasonable
prices. Licensed and
i n s u r e d . Fr e e e s timates. Your lawn
is my lawn!!! Call
James Young 757-3575569 or 757-334-0615.
Aug7/16tp/13521
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SNYDER
EXCAVATION
A N D H AU L I N G Bulkheads, Lot
Clearing & Grading,
Firewood, Demolition,
Pond s, D r iveways,
Tree Removal, Mulch,
t op soi l , Fi l l D i r t ,
Cr ush & r un. Call
B . J. 757- 617-5335
Oct23/12tp/14664
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Cleaning
EXPERIENCED
Hou se Clea ner.
Looking for Work.
Residential and move
outs. Will do windows for seperate fee.
Ambitious, Honest,
Flexible, Reasonable
Pricing. Call Tammy
@ 75 7 - 6 4 7 -3 35 0 .
Nov13/2tp/14931
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WONDERFULLY
MAID Cleaning services. Tailored to your
need s! Rea sonable
rates. Free Estimates!
Cal l 757-284 - 6929
Licensed and Insured.
FALL SPECIAL 10%
off any new service
Sept4/12tp/13907
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Services
GLENN’S
TRENCHING
SERV ICE and water line installation.
No job too small.
757-2 42 - 62 45 o r
757-812-1816 (cell).
Oct2/8tp/14288
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COMPUTER
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357-4900
EMPLOYMENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Town of Smithfield - Smithfield Center
Position Available: Facility Assistant (Part Time)
The Town of Smithfield is looking for a special
individual to join our team at the Smithfield Center as
a part time Facility Assistant. Starting pay equals
$10.07 per hour. Individual must be available Monday
through Sunday for a flexible schedule of early
mornings, averaging 15-20 hours a week. Candidates
for this position preferably have a background in
custodial service.
This position works set changes, which prepares the
building for each event. Set changes involve moving
furniture and performing custodial work in a thorough
and timely manner. Further, all Smithfield Center
employees must be customer care specialists with the
ability to communicate effectively with clients,
vendors, contractors and the general public.
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LARGE REWARD!
The Town of Smithfield employment application is
required and may be obtained at the Smithfield Center,
220 North Church Street or at Town Hall, 310 Institute
Street, or may be downloaded from the town’s website
www.smithfieldva.gov. The Town of Smithfield is an
Equal Opportunity Employer. The position is open
until filled. Questions regarding this employment
opportunity should be directed to Ms. Amy Musick,
Conference Center Director at #757-356-9939.
Posted: November 13, 2013, to remain posted until
filled.
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Legal Notices successive weeks in
Exxon
VIRGINIA: IN THE
CIRCUIT COURT FOR
THE COUNTY OF
ISLE OF WIGHT
In the matter of the
adoption of a child to Be
known as Victoria Jade
Jarrell who is Currently
known as Victoria Jade
Quinn (Birth Certicate
Registration Number
145-02-046039 registered in Virginia on July
10, 2002)
Civil No CA 13-9
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
The object of the abovestyled suit is to permit
Timothy Dean Jarrell
to adopt the child of
Carolyne Quinn Jarrell
(f/k/a Carolyne Ann
Quinn) Victoria Jade
Quinn. And it appearing by affidavit filed
according to law that
the biological father of
the child is unknown, it
is therefore ORDERED
that unknown biological father appear on or
before the 4th day of
December 2013, at 9:00
am in the Clerk's Ofce
of the Court and do what
is necessary to protect
his interests and it is
further ORDERED that
this order be published
once a week for four
our
the Smitheld Times,
a newspaper of general circulation in the
County of Isle of Wight;
that a copy of this order
be posted at the front
door of the Courthouse
wherein this court is
held.
I ask for this:
T i m o t h y V. A n derson,
Esq.
Anderson & Associates,
PC
2492 North Landing Rd., Ste 104
Vi r g i n i a B e a c h ,
VA
2 3 4 5 6
Tel. (757) 301-3636
Fax. (757) 301-3640
VSB
43803
15135 Carrollton Blvd.
Carrollton, VA 23314
(County of Isle of
Wight)
The above establishment is applying to the
VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
CONTROL (ABC) for
a BEER WINE OFF
PREMISES license.
to sell or manufacture
alcoholic beverages.
Bankim Patel President
NOTE: Objections to
the issuance of this
license must be submitted to ABC no later
than 30 days from the
publishing date of the
Entered: 10/28/2013
first of two required
Laura E. Smith, DC
newspaper legal noticSharon N. Jones, Clerk es. Objections should
of Circuit Court
be registered at www.
abc.virginia.gov or
L13-183
800-552-3200.
11-6/4t
L13-189
————
11-20/2t
————
VA ABC
Virginia Department
of Alcoholic Beverage
Control
2901 Hermitage Road/
P.O. Box 27491, Richmond, VA 23261 www.
abc.virginia.gov
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November 29th
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November 30th.
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