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Solid foundations, more taxation; Council gives boaters the slip free At the Colonial Beach public hearings on tax increases and utility hikes, the Town Council got an ear full. Residents spoke out on raising real estate taxes, marina and boat owners spoke out against reinstating the boat tax, and a few brave citizens spoke in support of raising taxes and fees, getting some negative reactions by the majority of the crowd.

On the table was a proposed real estate tax increase of $0.23 per $100 of value, reinstating the town’s boat tax by increasing it from $0.01 to $1.39 per $100 in value, raising sewer usage rates by $25 per quarter and raising water connection fees by $1,000.

After the public hearings and some back and forth negotiations by

members, the council played it safe, voting to raise real estate taxes by $0.04 and sewer usage fees $25 per quarter for residents whose homes sit on solid foundations. The council decided to forgo the idea of raising boat taxes for those who can pull anchor and sail away, as well as avoiding a raise in water connection fees for new construction.

Council vote projects the image that The Town has little to offer, other than tax incentives. However, appointed Councilman Pete Bone feels the town needs, and is worth, promoting to tourists. Bone took a considerable amount of time trying to convince the council to work in the future to promote the town to raise revenues, rather than raising citizens’ taxes.

Bone said, “This previous council has done nothing to promote the town. Taking a tax increase is the easy way; to market the town, to build the revenue of the town, takes work.”

Real Estate The majority of the speakers opposed a real estate tax increase at all. Some were in favor of a few pennies, and Marion Miller was willing to take the increase and even asked others to come forward in support of the increase.

Miller said, “I am proud to be a resident of Colonial Beach; I am here because I chose to be here.” Miller said she supports whatever tax increase is necessary to fund both the town and the school system. Miller

urged the council to be tough, “I urge you, my representatives, to be tough, to be like a tough parent and do what is necessary.” Miller said she would make the sacrifices needed to pay the taxes, and she urged others to come forward in favor of the increase, as well.

Ed Blunt felt that $0.23 is a huge increase, probably one that couldn’t be absorbed by most people in this town. However, he said that there has to be some increase. Blunt said the town needs to improve its infrastructure and predicts there will be more police, EMS and fire calls.

Blunt recommended breaking the increase into smaller manageable See outcome, page 3

The May 21 public hearing on proposed tax increases was packed to capacity

Memorial Day brings memories of Beard’s missing brother

Veterans and their families gather at the Westmoreland Courthouse Monday to observe Memorial Day

Westmoreland County Veterans Commemorate Memorial Day in Montross More than a hundred military veterans and their families gathered on the lawn of the Westmoreland County Courthouse Saturday to observe Memorial Day and pay tribute to those who have given their lives in the service of our country.

“We honor those who have gone before us and those who are still serving,” said U.S. Navy veteran Leigh Doptis. Doptis and about a dozen other speakers, including State Del. Margaret Ransone, spoke to the crowd.

And, the Air Force and Navy hymns were played softly while the names of the 47 Westmoreland

County military men and women who have died in combat since World War I were read aloud.

“I thought the reading of the fallen was the most important part of the ceremony,” said Kathy Craig, a former Navy corpsman and the president of the Montross Tea Party, who helped organize the event.

“I am proud to have been in the service of my country,” said Margaret Greene, a Montross CPA and a former Air Force sergeant. “I think about all of those who came home, draped in the flag of the country that sent them into battle. It is important for the country to never forget.”

In addition to the presentation of the colors, the Pledge of Allegiance and the playing of the Star Spangled Banner, the crowd visited and exchanged memories and stories and enjoyed hot dogs and drinks.

“I was happy with the turn out and all the speakers,” said Craig.

“I found myself with goosebumps several times. I think Montross American Legion Member Larry Wheaton reading the names of Westmoreland servicemen that gave their lives was very moving and the right thing for this observance, — Richard Leggitt

Americans honored the country’s fallen on Memorial Day with a variety of events, from flag observances at cemeteries, to reading lists of the fallen, to parades and picnics.

Among those honoring our nation’s heroes on this day was Mickey Beard of Colonial Beach, who lost her brother in the Philippines during World War II. “I will never be able to do enough for my brother,” said Beard. “I was very young when he was gone. I miss him every day.”

On December 10, 2010, officers from Army Casualty came to Beard’s home to inform her that her brother, SSgt George L. Winkler, had been identified – 66 years after his B-25 bomber crashed in the Philippines.

Winkler was buried with honors at Arlington National Cemetery in 2011.

Winkler, who was nine years older than Beard, was called “Rip” by his family and friends. He was killed in action in the Philippines after his plane crashed in a muddy swamp after being shot down on April 3, 1945. He was 23 years old and the father to an eight-month-old son.

Winkler and five other members of the crew of the B-25 from the 13th Air Force were flying close support for ground troops who were landing on the island of Cebu when their plane was hit by Japanese fire. One of the airmen survived for a day after being found by Filipino natives.

He was identified was Lt. Willis Ehrhardt.

The rest of the crew were killed on impact, including Rip Winkler, who served as a gunner on the plane,

usually operating twin .50 caliber Browning machine guns from the top turret. The plane’s wreckage and the bodies were strewn over a large area, and because of the war and the remoteness of the location, they were not recovered at the time of the crash.

The Winkler family was notified later by Western Union telegram that Rip Winkler was missing in action.

It was the beginning of a years-long, long, agonizing wait for Mickey, her mother, Elizabeth, and brother, Buddy, and for Rip’s wife, Iris, and his son, Lance. A wait that did not end until six decades later, when Rip’s remains were identified.

“Since that time, I have continued to try to help others who still wait,” Beard said.

“Because I know from my own painful and sad experience of trying to find my brother and bring him home, I have become involved with WWII Families for the Return of the Missing.”

“They have recently started “Adopt a WWII MIA” and connected with a company that will make dog tags for a missing person. For my dog tags, I have my brother’s best friend who was killed one month later and never recovered,” Beard said. And, she has also become involved with Honor and Remember, which was formed when a father lost his son in Iraq and wanted to help others.

“They have designed a beautiful flag that can be requested for a fallen loved one.

In December, there was a ‘Gold Star Families’ banquet in Virginia Beach, and I was invited to attend to

SSgt George L. Winkler receive a flag for Rip. Unfortunately, an ice storm prevented me from being there.”

Instead, Rip’s flag was presented to her at an American Legion banquet held in connection with the Run for the Fallen, a four-day, 236-mile run from Ft. Story to Arlington National Cemetery to honor fallen war heroes.

This year’s run was held May 1-4, and mile 142 (near Dahlgren) was dedicated to Staff Sergeant George Winkler.

“The flag had his name embroidered at the bottom. I cried; it was so emotional,” said Beard. Her search for her missing brother has ended, but she now has a new mission to help others locate their missing heroes and bring them home.

Colonial Beach Pastor to retire June 1

Parks Swings

Leonard Banks

During a non-conference game, junior softball catcher and multi-sport athlete, Emily Parks, prepares to take a swing at Caroline pitching.

Dr. Johnny Almond, an internationally known pastor and the author of a popular book of devotionals, will retire June 1 as the pastor of the Colonial Beach Baptist Church after 14 years in the pulpit.

“After several months of prayer and thought, I have decided it is time for me to retire from fulltime pastoring,” Almond told his congregation. “I have been preaching since age 16, and I will always want to preach as often as I can, wherever I can.”

The church will honor Dr. Almond Sunday with a combined service that begins at 10:45 a.m., and a covered dish luncheon that will be held at noon.

Almond is the author of Gentle Whispers from Eternity, a series of 366 devotionals inspired by key verses from throughout the Bible. “This book is not about me, it is God’s word through me.

I hope it will change people’s lives and hearts,” Almond said.

An Air Force chaplain for 20 years, including service at the Air Force Academy and Arlington National Cemetery, Almond has been at Colonial Beach Baptist Church since 2000. A native of Arkansas, he preached in Illinois, Oklahoma and Arkansas before

Dr. Johnny Almond, pastor for Colonial Beach Baptist Church. joining the military.

As an Air Force chaplain, Almond had seven postings including Okinawa and England. He retired from the military because he wanted to pastor to a community church and was hired a short time later by Colonial Beach Baptist.

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Playing Chicken with the State Budget This is the scenario. The Government has shut down. The two houses of the legislative branch are at odds with one another and the lower house, the most partisan of the two, has all but come to blows with the executive. Sound familiar?

It David S. Kerr should. That’s what happened to the federal government in October 2013. It was a disaster. However, showing that we rarely learn from our mistakes Virginia, following this very chain of events, is getting ready to do the same thing.

When the chatter about a state government shutdown began in January it was hard to take seriously. I offered a few words in this column, said I hoped we weren’t exporting Washington D.C. politics to Rich-

Letters to the Editor Dear Editor Re: June 10 Republican Primary I encourage all Virginia First Congressional District voters to take the time and make the effort to show your support to Rob Wittman on Tuesday June 10.

Rob Wittman has served the interests of the First District and our nation with honesty, integrity and genuine compassion for almost eight years. He is a strong supporter of our military and he has tirelessly strived to improve the services of the Veterans Administration.

Rob considers the issues before Congress taking into account both long term and short term consequences and makes his decision based upon what he feels is right, regardless of political considerations.

His approach to increasing revenue by stimulating the economy rather than raising taxes and increasing governmental efficiency promotes the most effectual expenditures of taxpayer dollars.

We are fortunate to have such a dedicated public servant representing us in the US Congress.

I will be casting my vote for Rob Wittman in the Republican Primary on June 10 and ask that you do the same.

Vic Mason King George Dear Editor: Joe Schlatter’s frequent attacks on Delegate Margaret Ransone are slanderous and uncalled for. Del. Ransone probably holds different political beliefs than Mr. Schlatter, but to say that my delegate sends “misleading letters to constituents” and “repeats..untruths” is an outrage. I know Margaret and I also have been following Medicaid Expansion for some time. Margaret doesn’t “mislead” and Medicaid Expansion is an abomination. You can “rename” Medicaid Expansion and call it Marketplace Virginia, but as our sitting president once said: “You can put lipstick on a pig..it’s still a pig.”

Also, the term compromise is being used a lot. Republicans are always unwilling to compromise, in other words, ”they won’t do it our way.”

Governor McAuliff continues to follow Washington, DC tactics and hold the Virginia budget hostage, because we won’t do it his way.

Last year on a bipartisan vote, the House and Senate decided to move the contentious decision of Medicaid Expansion out of the budget so it would not put other vital state functions at risk. At that point the Medicaid Innovation and Reform Committee (MIRC) was formed to enact reforms that will make Medicaid work more like a private healthcare plan, helping cut costs and not expand, but it seems like MIRC has been abandoned?? What happened?

I don’t know about you, but I think fixing Medicaid in Virginia is the answer, not adding another government program or relying on promised federal monies. I’ve heard the promises before. Obamacare is a disaster for the country and all the trickle down programs associated with it will be disasters too!

I thank my delegate for standing strong on this issue!

Dee Meredith Callao

mond and fully expected some compromise would have been crafted by now. But, no such luck.

Governor McAuliffe, who I viewed with considerable skepticism when he was elected, has proven an energetic and competent governor. But, I am a little worried about his political instincts when it comes to facing down the GOP House of Delegates on the Medicaid issue. McAuliffe wants to accept the additional federal government money to expand Medicaid in Virginia. The State Senate has approved it but the House of Delegates refuses. It’s all a part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and that, in all likelihood is the hang up in the House of Delegates. This chamber is very conservative, includes many passionate Obama haters, and almost to a person, is opposed to the ACA. That’s where my concerns about the governor’s political instincts come in.

In politics if you’re going to play chicken with the other side, particularly with a state budget, you either

have to have enough leverage to force your opponents to concede or you have to be willing at some point to parlay and look for a compromise. In this case, it’s not clear the Governor has taken either course. He bet the farm on Medicaid expansion, hoped he could shame the House GOP caucus into supporting him, but they didn’t budge. And when it comes to votes, the House of Delegates, with apologies to my Democratic friends, is the GOP caucus. They have a two thirds majority, most come from safe seats, and no matter what the governor does, they aren’t in danger politically.

Also, for many of these Republicans, if they were to support the expansion, it would almost certainly translate into a Tea Party focused opponent in a primary. That might not be the noblest of reasons to oppose a piece of legislation, but that’s politics.

The question is where does this leave the Democrats and Governor McAuliffe? Unfortunately, the gov-

ernor doesn’t have much room to maneuver. He may be toying with the idea of a government shutdown, but this a dangerous business. The Commonwealth does a lot more than most people realize. A holdup in the state budget could affect our local school funding, highway maintenance, some safety functions, mental health care, public health, and various waterway and environmental projects. The governor should also realize that a shutdown could backfire. Instead of his hoped for outcome, which is a lot of voters who blame the GOP for the shutdown, he may just get angry voters. And such unfocused anger is never good for the party in power. While many Virginians support Medicaid expansion, myself included, most don’t want the drama of a Washington style shutdown. The best thing at this point is to find a face saving compromise, pass a budget and pick up the fight again next year.

Reach David Kerr at kerr@journalpress.com

journal Editorial Linda farneth Many good speakers got up and argued their cases against raising real estate taxes, sewer usage fees and water connection fees.

Marina and boat owners argued against reinstating the boat tax by raising it from $0.01 per $100 of value to $1.39 per $100.

Going back over all the comments made- Councilman Pete Bone’s statements on marketing the beach; the speaker who asked why they are raising taxes on property that is losing value; the boat “dweller” who said there were only 6 ropes holding him from moving away- one would think there is no solution.

Well, if you step back and gather the well-meaning but individual ideas presented at the recent public hearings, you can begin to see how all aspects of life in Colonial Beach are intertwined.

Homeowners can’t untie their house and move away. In order to leave, they must leave behind everything they love, sell it to the highest bidder, pull up stakes and hope to find another place that will give them the necessities but not necessarily the comforts of home they have here. So for Town Council, it’s pretty safe to raise taxes for property owners; at least the repercussions might not hit while they’re still in office.

Yes, a boat owner can pull up anchor and leave, but when Colonial Beach isn’t fun anymore, they will not hesitate to sail away.

Why are so many boats here?

Because Colonial Beach has become a free parking garage for boats; a safe haven from taxes.

Marina owners argue that boat owners spend money in this town, and I am not disputing that; many do. However, there are quite a few boats that sit all year round with rarely an owner showing up—unless the bilge pump fails.

So, what’s the solution? Validate parking! Give boat owners a card and retailers a stamp. When a boat owner’s sales, meals and lodging tax exceeds the boat tax, exempt them from paying.

Boat owners argue that $1.39 per $100 is an outrageous amount to pay for a boat, which in most cases is a luxury item. However, real estate taxes are more than half that amount. Consumer tax

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on cigarettes, assuming you’re paying the going rate of $50 a carton, is at a premium $6 per $100 spent. If you’re getting a discounted brand, say at $30 a carton, you’re paying roughly $9.90 per $100.

You see, gas and cigarettes are taxed, not by the dollar amount purchased, but by the unit. What say we impose a beer tax? We could charge by the bottle!

Sounds kind of bitter, doesn’t it.

But rather than throw the non-teatotaling crowd under the bus, why not take what Bone said at the last meeting; what Trish King has been saying for years — let’s market the town!

Above all, let’s take a chance and provide something to market. Try something new; don’t cringe every time the Chamber comes up with a new idea to fill the weekends with fun activities.

Many of the speakers in recent meetings state that the majority of residents are living on fixed incomes!

What does that mean to Colonial Beach? If that’s true, Colonial Beach is on a fixed income.

The economy in this town is not backed by a power plant, a factory, fossil fuels or even farming, and tourism is slow to recover if there is nothing new to market. But Council seems to be resistant to try anything new. The Chamber has had to struggle to convince the council that the Jet Ski races will bring a profit (and so far it hasn’t), but last year the gap between cost and profit was nearly closed.

It takes time and advertising to get the word out. Above all, it takes a Welcome mat that isn’t covered over by signs restricting activities on the beach and Boardwalk or is overgrown by the weeds of stagnation.

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Currently, the town is backed by retired people; people living on a fixed income. So in essence, The Town of Colonial Beach’s revenue is fixed. So why is it so hard to balance the budget on what we have? Because like it or not, our population is growing.

Kids aren’t moving out of the Beach and on to bigger things. We expect our school system to pump out pre-Med and pre-Law school students when the federal government is cutting funding by $400,000 and the council is considering only mandated funding.

Citizens say the school should check their spending. Last time I checked, no one on the school board is capable of producing an earthquake or two named-tropical storms.

And I’m pretty sure no one on the Board started the January fire.

The current school board has had to rent several mod pods to replace dilapidated trailers, and they have relocated the middle school. The Board has also handled an issue of embezzlement as well, yet citizens and council members accuse them of lack of maintenance.

So our population will continue to grow, and our needs for services will continue to rise. Our only hope for revenue is tourism. Tourists want fun. Our town has so much to offer, but we continually restrict the use of all of our natural resources.

Until we allow people to have fun, encourage growth and allow free enterprise without restrictions, we can tout our town as anything we want, but we will remain the fixed-income community on the Potomac.

Linda Farneth is a reporter for the Journal & resident of Colonial Beach She can be reached at lindafarneth@verizon.net

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Outcome: Increases from page 1 pieces, giving people time to adjust over a 3- to 5-year period. “Most important, you need to plan way ahead. You can’t just arbitrarily throw a number out like $0.23, put shock and fear into everybody and get everybody in a state of panic, when you know you’re not going to do $0.23.”

More commonly, the speakers insisted the town is mostly populated with retired citizens, surviving on fixed incomes.

Gene Conaty stated that like herself, there are many citizens in the town on fixed incomes. “I think you need to look more closely at line items; the old saying ‘look after the pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves’ is very true. I really think you need to look at where the school is spending their money and where you are spending yours.”

Peggy Tucker, a town resident of 33 years, said she is not in favor of an increase in real estate taxes, “It would be a hardship for the elderly in general, and me in particular.”

A few residents felt that the real estate tax increase was needed but also had a few bits of advice for the council: Jay Jarvis said, “I support a modest increase in property tax IF it will support the school system. Like many citizens in town, I am on a fixed income.” Jarvis said he is concerned with maintenance in both the school and town budgets, does not support a boat tax increase or charging tuition to out of town students. Jarvis said the problem has been building over 10 to 20 years and charged the council with doing nothing about the situation.

Kyle Schick, owner of the CB Yacht Center, said, “I do support a modest tax increase; if we’re going to drive a top of the line automobile, we need to pay for it.” However, he opposed reinstating the boat tax.

One citizen was staunchly against raising real estate taxes and questioned the council on why they want to raise taxes on properties that no longer assessed at their original values.

Barbara Hathaway said she is

against raising all taxes. Hathaway said that raising taxes isn’t the only way to bring in revenue; she suggested bringing in more businesses and promoting the town.

“Right after I heard about this shocking tax, I got my property value statement.” Hathaway said her property did not assess for what it did last year.

Hathaway said she was shocked that the council wants to raise taxes on her real estate that isn’t even assessing for what she bought it for.

Boat tax Marina owners Ed Blunt, Kyle Schick, Bill Bowman and Rusty Curley showed up to state their cases against reinstating the boat tax. The argument was the same; boat owners spend money in the town and will pull out if they are taxed.

Ronald White, who did not identify if he was a boat owner or not, said he is generally against tax but feels it is only fair to charge for boats. “I’m in favor of a boat tax; if you have to pay tax on a car, which is a necessity, you should pay for your boat.”

About four boat owners spoke against the boat tax, but one in particular seemed to catch the council’s attention with his comments. Leonard Farneth said, “I’m a boat owner and a boat dweller in this town, and I have heard 138%.

I hate to correct you guys, and if a math teacher wants to get on me about this, I’ve done the math; today it’s 13,800%, is what it is. That’s appalling. By the way, I own a car here, I have my boat registered here, I spend my money here, but there is six ropes keeping me from moving where I’m at,” Farneth threatened to move if the boat tax was reinstated.

Sewer increase and water connection fees Not many notable comments were made, other than Steve Cirbee, who continues to argue that the town is not following the law in deciding how much to increase the water connection fees. The council voted not to raise the water connection fees but did raise the sewer usage fees by $25 per quarter for residents.

—Linda Farneth

Law Enforcement Torch Run to pass through Wmd. On June 5, the Westmoreland County Sheriff ’s Office will host a leg of The Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit Special Olympics Virginia.

At 9 a.m., area law enforcement, public safety, support personnel and members of the public will begin carrying the Flame of Hope from Stan’s Dairy Freeze (17456 Kings Hwy.) on a route that will take it west on Route 3 through the town’s businesses district and end at the Art of Coffee.

On the same day, the Colonial Beach Police Department will once again host a leg of the run through Colonial Beach. At 11 a.m., runners will gather at the Beach Gate Shopping Center (700 McKinney Blvd.). After leaving the shopping center, the runners will go east on Colonial Ave., turn south onto Washington Ave. through the town’s business district and end at Town Hill.

The Law Enforcement Torch Run is the largest global grass-roots fundraiser and public awareness campaign for Special Olympics. Law

enforcement agencies raise money for the Special Olympics primarily through the sale of Law Enforcement Torch Run T-shirts and hats but also accept donations. Official Torch Run t-shirts and hats ($15 each or 2 items for $25) are now on sale and will be available on the day of the Run. Law enforcement officers, public safety personnel and members of the public who are interested in participating in the Torch Run or who wish to purchase a t-shirt, hat, make a donation, or cheer on the runners should contact one of the following Torch Run organizers: Deputy Brian Davis, Westmoreland County Sheriff ’s Office-804-493-8066 brian0479@gmail.com Officer Eddie Moss, Colonial Beach Police Department- 804-2247612 emoss@colonialbeachva.net

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Missing kayaker found Westmoreland County The Maryland Marine Police to Cole’s Point in Westmoreland Museum holds soirée for have announced that the body of County. Dickerson and one other a kayaker who has been missing man decided to cross the river new and current members on the Potomac River since May from Hague in Virginia, to Tall 7 was found Saturday by three fishermen.

The body of 22-year-old Jeryl Cordelle Dickerson, Jr. was found near the mouth of Bonum Creek in Westmoreland County, according to a police spokesman. Dickerson was a 2009 graduate of Colonial Beach High School, where he was a member of the school’s state championship basketball team.

Dickerson had been the object of a widespread search after his kayak was found near the Westmoreland County shoreline.

Authorities said Dickerson was identified by distinctive tattoos, and the body was taken to the medical examiner’s office in Baltimore.

Dickerson had been working in Woodbridge, and on May 7, he and several coworkers drove

Timbers in Maryland, in separate kayaks.

After paddling for about a mile, the other kayaker saw that Dickerson was tiring and in trouble and turned back to try to help him. A powerboat came out to try to help Dickerson but could not find him, and the Coast Guard was called. His kayak was found, but there was no sign of Dickerson.

The three fishermen found the body in the water Saturday off the Westmoreland shore. In addition to Maryland authorities, the Coast Guard, Virginia State Police, volunteer fire departments and the Westmoreland Sheriff ’s Office had been searching for Dickerson.

—Richard Leggitt

2014 Potomac River Festival boat parade honors author Sherryl Woods #1 New York Times best-selling author Sherryl Woods has been selected to be the grand marshal of this year’s Festival Boat Parade, the final big event of the town’s annual Potomac River Festival weekend on Sunday, June 8, at 1 p.m.

The best viewing is front and center on the Municipal Town Pier, where each vessel and its captain will be introduced. This year’s theme is Potomac River Party Palooza. So, be prepared to hear and see some fun in the sun. Parade leaders include the US Coast Guard, Virginia Marine Police, Colonial Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad and Fire Department, and US Coast Guard Auxiliary. The Grand Marshal will ride aboard the Colonial Yacht Club Commodore’s GEDDES V; and, after passing the Town Pier, will take the position to watch the parade pass in her honor.

Woods, author of more than 125 women’s fiction, romance and mystery novels, has spent summers in Colonial Beach since her family bought property there when she was four. “I’ve seen a lot of Festival parades over the years,” Woods says. “I even have very grainy home movies of a few. I’m honored to have been chosen as grand marshal for this one, though there’s a certain irony, since I very rarely leave dry land.”

Colonial Beach has, in fact, served as a model for many of Woods’ books, quite a few of which are set in small, waterfront towns. “I love being around the water, be it with my river view of the Potomac or my ocean view in Florida. There’s something soothing about water that feeds my soul.”

An ardent advocate for the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries through contributions to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, she even writes about Bay preservation in her beloved Chesapeake Shores novels, which are currently in development for a movie and possible series for the Hallmark Channel.

With four books placing on the New York Times list for more than a dozen weeks in 2014 alone, Woods’ next release is Swan Point, part of the Sweet Magnolias series.

It will be in stores July 29.

As is the tradition following the Boat Parade, all participants will gather their boats around the Town Pier for the Blessing of The Fleet.

Awards will be presented after the parade on the outside deck of Dockside Restaurant at 4 p.m.

As sponsor of the event, Colonial Yacht Club invites all boaters to participate. Every type of watercraft is welcome, including personal watercraft, runabouts, sailboats, cruisers, yachts and workboats. Boaters can complete the registration form online by clicking the links tab at www.thecyc.org or pick one up from Rankin’s True Value, Beach Service Center or CBYC. Participants can pick up their numbers and complete registration at Dockside on Fri., June 6, or Sat., June 7, from 6-8 p.m. For the application or more information, call 804-761-1230.

Carla Rollins Gutridge Members are cordially invited to Westmoreland County Museum’s (WCM) Membership Soirée, Friday, June 6, 4-6 p.m., to thank members for their support. The Montross First Friday Art Walk is also scheduled from 5-9 p.m., so there will be plenty to see and do that evening.

At the soirée, all members will receive a free WCM decal sticker.

Members who contributed $50 or more are encouraged to pick up the free copy of the Leedstown Resolves they may have reserved, but not yet collected. Members will also receive a ticket for one complimentary glass of wine at the Inn at Montross. WCM wants to thank Ingleside Vineyards, General’s Ridge Vineyard, and The Meenan Family of Vault Field Vineyards for generously providing the wine. For new members, or those wishing to renew membership for 2014, applications will be available at the event. Yearly membership rates are $30 for an individual, $50 for a family and $100 for the Patriot level.

WCM will hold a Silent Auction with free cookies & punch from 4-6 p.m. on the lawn behind the museum. Music will be provided by violinist Carolyn Reiner.

Members are encouraged to bring a friend to this enjoyable evening.

The Silent Auction items include: Belle Mount Vineyards Private Wine Tasting for up to 10 people, Northern Neck Chevrolet Gift Certificate, artwork (from Diane Jackson, Phil McKenney, Jody Gruendel and Caleb’s Creations), a nautical rug from Murphy’s Seed Service, framed print collage of 3 Robert E. Lee perspectives from Eagle’s Catch Antiques, a beautiful Chinese glass penholder, freshwater pearl earrings, silk scarf, a picnic basket complete with dips and spreads, home décor and kitchen items, and a Mary Kay gift basket from Rosemary Mahan.

After 6 p.m., stop by The Inn at Montross for a buffet dinner. Half the buffet price of $20 per person will be donated to the museum, and of course, there’s $5 for tax and gratuities ($25 total per person). The featured menu for museum members

will begin with a cheese and cracker array with fresh fruit garnish, followed by a fresh garden salad, soft dinner rolls, butter-whipped potatoes, slow-roasted beef round with sour cream and horseradish, and end with a warm fruit cobbler. Iced tea and coffee are included. Enjoy this delicious buffet, and support the museum at the same time! The Inn will also offer its regular full dinner menu and full ABC bar. Reservations for the buffet or dinner at The Inn are appreciated.

The museum and the Wakefield building will be open from 6-8 p.m.: the museum will showcase “Horizons Blue” jewelry and hold a card-making class with Jennifer Eby from 7-8 p.m.. The class cost of $25 includes instruction and all supplies to make 20 handmade cards. Please register with the museum since spaces are limited. (Make checks payable to Jennifer Eby and submit to the museum or Ms. Eby before the class.) The Wakefield building will feature local artwork: Linda Boatman’s paintings, Lyn Burrell’s sea glass jewelry, Jody Gruendel’s paintings and art quilts and Bill Jenkins’ Windsor chairs.

From 5-9 p.m., the following businesses will be open for Montross’ monthly First Friday Art Walk: The Inn at Montross, Carrot Cottage, Eagle’s Catch Antiques and Art of Coffee. Compulsive Cravings will be open from 5-7 p.m., and Diane Jackson will open from 6-7:30 p.m.

If you have any questions about the event, please call (804) 4938440 or email wcmuseum@ verizon.net. WCM’s website is westmorelandcountymuseum.org.

The museum/visitor center is located at 43 Court Square (on Polk St.) in Montross. Donations are always appreciated and can be mailed to P.O. Box 247, Montross, VA 22520.

Read more about the Westmoreland County Museum in the 2014 Spring/ Summer issue of Getaway magazine, published by Journal Press, Inc. The magazine is in circulation around the Northern Neck and surrounding areas and may also be viewed online at www.journalpress.com, found under “publications”.

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TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (TIP)

TRANSPORTATIONFiscal IMPROVEMENT Years 2015-2018 PROGRAM (TIP) Fiscal Years 2015-2018

The Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (FAMPO) has released for public review andMetropolitan comment the Planning draft FiscalOrganization Years 2015-2018 Transportation The Fredericksburg Area (FAMPO) has released for Improvement Program (TIP).

The comment period will begin on May 22, 2014 and will public review and comment the draft Fiscal Years 2015-2018 Transportation end on June 20, 2014. The intent of the comment period is to solicit input and comments Improvement Program (TIP). The comment period will begin on May 22, 2014 and will from the public.

end on June 20, 2014. The intent of the comment period is to solicit input and comments from the FAMPO is responsible for conducting the public. federally required metropolitan planning process in the greater Fredericksburg Region. Federal regulations require an MPO to

FAMPO is responsible for conducting federally required metropolitan planning develop a TIP which contains a listingthe of projects in their region expected to receive Federal overFredericksburg a four-year period.

FederalFederal regulations require the inclusion of anyto process in funding the greater Region. regulations require an MPO project in the Fredericksburg federal funds will be expended be develop a TIP which contains a Region listing on of which projects in their region expected totoreceive included in the TIP. Federal funding over a four-year period. Federal regulations require the inclusion of any project in the Fredericksburg Region on which federal funds will be expended to be This document is available forincluded review byinvisiting the FAMPO website, the regional the TIP. libraries and city/county planning offices and the FAMPO office. A copy can be requested by contacting the FAMPO office by email at fampo@gwregion.org, by fax at This document is(540) available for or review by visiting theatFAMPO website, the regional 899-4808 by calling the office (540) 373-2890.

libraries and city/county planning offices and the FAMPO office. A copy can be requested byComments contactingcan thebeFAMPO emailform at fampo@gwregion.org, submittedoffice via thebyonline on FAMPO website at by fax at (540) 899-4808 by or an byemail calling the office at (540) 373-2890. www.fampo.gwregion.org, to fampo@gwregion.org, by fax to (540) 899-

4808, by USPS to FAMPO, 406 Princess Anne Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401 or by attending the public to be held the FAMPO Policy Committee Meeting Comments canhearing be submitted viaduring the online form on FAMPO website at on June 16, 2014. This meeting begins at 7:15 p.m. and will be held at by the fax FAMPO office www.fampo.gwregion.org, by an email to fampo@gwregion.org, to (540) 899located at 406 Princess Anne Street in Fredericksburg, Virginia and is ADA accessible.

4808, by USPS to FAMPO, 406 Princess Anne Street, Fredericksburg, VA 22401 or by Directions can be obtained by calling the office at (540) 373-2890 or by visiting the attending the public hearing to be held during the FAMPO Policy Committee Meeting on FAMPO website.

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June 16, 2014. This meeting begins at 7:15 p.m. and will be held at the FAMPO office All comments must be received by Friday, June 20, located at 406 Princess Anne Street in Fredericksburg, Virginia and2014. is ADA accessible.

Directions can be obtained by calling theregard office (540) 373-2890 by visiting Public participation is solicited without to at race, color, national or origin, age, sex,the FAMPO religion, disability or family status.

Personswebsite. who require special accommodations under

the American with Disabilities Act or persons who require translation services (free of All comments must be received by Friday, June 20, 2014. charge) should contact the GWRC/FAMPO at 540-373-2890 or fampo@gwregion.org at two days prior to the meeting. hearingtoimpaired, telephone 1-800-273-7545 Publicleast participation is solicited withoutIfregard race, color, national origin, age, sex, (TDD). religion, disability or family status. Persons who require special accommodations under

the American with Disabilities Act or persons who require translation services (free of La participación pública es solicitada sin distinción de raza, color, origen nacional, edad, charge) should contact the GWRC/FAMPO at 540-373-2890 or fampo@gwregion.org at sexo, religión, discapacidad o su estado familiar. Las personas que requieren alojamiento leastespecial two days to con the el meeting.

Ifwith hearing impaired, de prior acuerdo American Disabilities Act,telephone o personas1-800-273-7545 que requieren (TDD). servicios de traducción (libre de cargo) deben comunicarse con la GWRC / FAMPO al 540-373-2890 o fampo@gwregion.org al menos dos días antes de la reunión. Personas

La participación pública es solicitada sin distinción de raza, color, origen nacional, edad, con problemas auditivos, llama 800-273-7545 (TDD). sexo, religión, discapacidad o su estado familiar. Las personas que requieren alojamiento especial de acuerdo con el American with Disabilities Act, o personas que requieren servicios de traducción (libre de cargo) deben comunicarse con la GWRC / FAMPO al 540-373-2890 o fampo@gwregion.org al menos dos días antes de la reunión. Personas con problemas auditivos, llama 800-273-7545 (TDD).

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Love Thy Neighbor Celebrates Moms montague baptist church is having a community yard sale on Saturday, May 31, 8 a.m. to noon.

All proceeds to benefit the church Benevolence Committee. 12186 Millbank Rd., KG. hanover baptist church invites the community to a Free Community Dinner on Friday, June 6 from 6-8 p.m. On the menu is spaghetti and an ice cream sundae buffet as well. 10312 Hanover Church Rd. KG. good hope baptist church will celebrate is Spring Rally and 146th Church Anniversary Sunday, June 1, 2014.

11 a.m. service to be conducted

by Pastor-Elect, Rev. Arthur Washington. Guest preacher for the 3:30 p.m. service will be Rev. Dr. George Fitzgerald, Pastor, Freedom Way Missionary Baptist Church, Capital Heights, MD. A fellowship meal will be served at 2 p.m. Everyone is invited. 17223 Good Hope Road, KG. st. paul’s episcopal church to present Haydn’s “Kettledrum Mass” as performed by the Adult Masterworks Chorus, chamber ensemble and soloists on Sunday, June 8 at 7:30 p.m. 5486 St. Paul’s Road, KG, at the intersection with Dahlgren Road. dahlgren UMC invites you to a special Pentecost Celebration Sunday, June 8. This will be a blended service to be held at 10:30 a.m. with special music by the choir and praise band. A fellowship lunch will be held following the service. All are welcome.

new life ministries in Colonial Beach will present an evening of worship and praise on Sunday, June 3 at 7 p.m. Child care will be provided. (804) 224-8447.

Tuesday, June 3 at 7 p.m., internationally known evangelists Mark & Trina Hankins will speak. All are invited to come hear their message. first baptist church in Colonial Beach will be celebrating the “Stewart Missionary Circle Anniversary” on Sunday, June 1 at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor Dr. E. McKinley Taylor of Antioch Baptist Church, Bedford preaching. All are welcome to come and echo a voice. Attire for the morning is white.

June 18-20 will be the church’s Youth & Young Adult Revival. 7 p.m. nightly. Guest Preacher will be Minister Edwin Taylor, Anticoch Baptist Church, Bedford. Various singing groups will render the music nightly.

619 Jackson Street, CB. (804) 2247198. peace christian preschool is enrolling students, ages 3-5 for the Fall 2014-Spring 2015 school year. Two, three and four day classes are available. For more info, go to the church website, PeaceLutherankgva. org and click on “Preschool” on the left, or call (540) 775-PLAY. The preschool is located at 5590 Kings Hwy, KG, 22485. oak grove baptist church invites children ages 3 – 17 to a spy-themed Vacation Bible School.

It will be Sunday, June 22 – Thursday, June 26, each night from 5:30 – 8 p.m. A meal will be provided to all VBS attendees and workers, followed by motivating music, crafts, Bible lessons, and games! Call the

church office at (804) 224-9695 or mail@ogbcfamily.org for more information. Please visit the church web site at www.ogbcfamily.org to pre-register. 8096 Leedstown Rd, off Route 3 at Oak Grove. first baptist church ambar invites everyone to come and experience “Power Night” during the Fifty (50) days leading up to Pentecost Sunday, on Wednesdays through Wed. June 4, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.

Come; be a part of God miraculous Power through Divine Healing, Deliverance and Impartation’s of God’s Gifts.

There will be Anointed men and women there who operates in these Gifts. 9469 Caledon Rd., KG. (540) 775-3939.

Save the Date May 31, 2014 for a “Day in the Country” Celebrate the 300th Anniversary of Hanover-with-Brunswick Join in the fun at Historic Lamb’s Creek Church from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Located just off Route 3 on Lamb’s Creek Church Rd in KG, Come out for a fun day of Tours, BBQ, Live Entertainment, Games for Kids, Baked Goods Auction & Plant Sale For more information visit the website at www.hanoverwithbrunswick. com

Sunday’s Mother’s Day celebration event was beautiful and the weather was absolutely gorgeous! Our Inspirational Hour was spent singing and swaying back and forth as Miss Peggy Venable, her husband Lee and Miss Linda sang good ole Gospel songs and hymns. Pastor Sherman Davis of Tabernacle Baptist Church blessed us all with his message of hope in Jesus Christ, our Lord and mingled with many of our guests throughout the afternoon.

Ms. Brenda Buholz and her daughters provided manicures to our Mothers ~ quite a treat ~ thank you! Ms. Theresa Gauvins and her husband Chris, took blood pressure readings and answered questions and/or concerns ~ what a blessing.

Chyna Sanchez headed up our Children’s Corner with the help of MacKenzie Gauvins and Mikael Jacovelli.

They were also joined by Brandi Puckett and Emma Schram assisting with crafts and having fun with the children ~ good job girls! We had students from KGHS along with youth from Salem Baptist Church eagerly willing to help any way they could. Arlene Jacovelli ~ President of 24/7 TLC/Community Care Clinic, Stephen Hagewood ~ Director of MARS Hill and Father Brian Turner

~ Interim Priest at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church all stopped by to assist and socialize with our guests.

We had a bounty of food and Ms. Bonnie Oliver supplied an abundance of fresh fruit to offer in our food pantry........much appreciated!

Thank you Miss Brandi Puckett for your efforts in supplying additional and much needed hygiene items ~ Brandi shared our need with members/youth of her church and collected a good majority of items handed out at our event. Miss Nina provided a gift basket along with gift bags and other items to include in our raffle.

Britt’s flowers also donated a beautiful red flowered vinca hanging basket to raffle ~ God bless you Carol!

We would like to thank all our volunteers and let you know how much you are appreciated ~ we could not do our event without each and every one of you! Parents and grandparents are bringing their children/ grandchildren, high school students, church youth, and a variety of people from churches throughout King George are coming to share in the experience of helping our neighbors in this community and getting to know them on a personal basis. God is good!

Submitted by Chris Buck

Baccalaureate Service for All 2014 High School Graduates (Home School, Private, Public) Sunday June 1 2014 3 p.m. KGHS Light Refreshments.

Please wear your Cap & Gown if possible Parents and family welcome (540) 775-3441 for info sponsored by : The KGMinisterial Fellowship Summer Lunch Bunch needs your help!

The Potomac Chapter of Thrivent is joining Peace Lutheran Church in support of the King George Summer Lunch Bunch by donating $500 worth of food and supplies!

Please help by donating towards “The Drive for 5” (paper lunch sacks, zip type sandwich bags, creamy peanut butter, paper napkins and gently used and new children’s books pre-k thru High School) Donations maybe dropped off at Peace Luthera or KGES office.

Call 775-9131 for more information! The lunches begin Tuesday June 17! Please come out and help make this summer a success by preparing, delivering or cleaning up each Tues. and Thurs this summer at KGES! For more info www.kgsummerlunchbunch.org or slb.kinggeorge@ yahoo.com

St. Margaret’s Announces Summer Camps Tappahannock—St. Margaret’s School is proud to announce that that they will be offering summer camps for boys and girls, ages 4 to 14, June 30 through August 1. Week-long camps include Volleyball Camp, Soccer Camp, Softball Camp and Water Sports Camp, which is residential camp. Kid’s Camp will take place during all five, week-long sessions with each week covering a specific topic or theme. Except for Water Sports Camp, all week-long sessions are $200. The cost for Water Sports Camp is $500.

Session 1 June 30-July 4 Soccer Camp Session 2 July 7-11 Volleyball Camp Session 3 July 14-18 Kids Camp only Session 4 July 21-25 Softball Camp Session 5 July 28-Aug 3 Water Sport Camp (overnight) Download Registration Packet at www.sms.org/summercamp or call (804) 443-3357.

Our Doors are Open -Worship With Us Fletcher's Chapel United Methodist

8330 Fletcher's Chapel Rd. at 218

Pastor Michael Reaves fletcherschapel-kinggeorge-va.org Worship Services 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School 9:45 a.m.

(540) 775-7247

17080 14th Street, Dahlgren Contemporary Service - 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School - 9:30 a.m. & 11 a.m.

Traditional Service - 11 a.m.

Nursery open 9:15a.m.-12:15p.m.

Pastor Ed Johnson

email - office@dahlgrenumc.org web site - www.dahlgrenumc.org Phone: 663-2230

Good Hope Baptist Church

17223 Good Hope Rd. - corner Rt. 218E & 619 phone: 540-775-9487 email: goodhope.baptistchurch@va.metrocast.net or visit www.goodhopeministries.org

Shiloh Baptist Church Reaching, Building, Serving

Sunday Activities Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.

Worship Service, 11:00 a.m.

AWANA, 4:00 p.m.

Youth Group, 4:00 p.m.

Wednesday Nights Rev. Mike and Earlene Jessee Family Night Dinner, 5:30 Youth Study; Children’s Missions & Music, 6:00 facebook@kgshiloh Choir Practice, 7:15 13457 Kings Hwy. 540-469-4646 • www.kgshiloh.org

Oak Grove Baptist Church

Randall Snipes, Senior Pastor Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m.& 11 Awana-Sundays-6 p.m.

Bible Study-Wednesdays 6:30 p.m.

8096 Leedstown Rd. Colonial Beach, VA

804-224-9695

Colonial Beach United Methodist Church Pastor Rev. Yunho Eo

7748 Leedstown Rd., Oak Grove, VA 22443 (804) 224-0418 • www.lzbcva.org

9:30 a.m. Adult Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Informal Hymn Singing 11 a.m. Worship & Children’s Sunday School Food Pantry open Thursdays at 10 a.m.

Op Shop Open M-F 9 a.m.-noon (Thurs. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.)

We invite you to gather together with us!

Sunday School - 9 a.m.

Sunday Worship 8 a.m. & 10:15 a.m.

Bible Study - Wednesday 7 p.m.

Pastor Earl T. Howerton Jr.

1 Washington Avenue PO Box 189 Colonial Beach, VA 22443 (804) 224-7030

Macedonia Baptist Church

Hebrews 10:25 Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another— and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

(NIV)

1081 Macedonia Ln., Colonial Beach, VA (804) 224-1500 "O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His Name together."

(Psalm 34:3)

Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

Worship Service: 11 a.m.

Prayer & Bible Study: (Wed.) 7 p.m.

Holy Communion on 4th Sundays Rev. Fred Sales, Interim Pastor

www.cbumc.org

St. Elizabeth of Hungary Roman Catholic Church Corner of Lossing and Boundary, Colonial Beach

Traditional Anglican Worship 1928 Book of Common Prayer 1940 Hymnal

Very Rev. Francis M. de Rosa Rev. Mark Mullaney

Sunday- Holy Communion 11 a.m.

Meeting at Grant Church in Lerty, VA

804-493-7407

Two Rivers Baptist Church

Sunday Masses: Sat. 5:00 p.m.

Sun. 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 p.m. (español)

Little Ark Baptist Church “Building God’s Kingdom On Earth”

Meeting at their new church

Intersection of Rokeby and Kings Hwy. (Rt. 3) Sunday School ..............9:30 a.m.

Worship........................10:30 a.m.

COME VISIT US • ALL ARE WELCOME

Rev. Peyton Wiltshire For Information call 540710-3831

Round Hill Baptist Church Worship & Service Morning Worship ~ 8:30 a.m.

Sunday School ~ 9:45 a.m.

Morning/Children's Worship ~ 11 a.m.

Wed. - Bible Study ~ 6:00 p.m.

• Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.

• Worship - 11:00 a.m.

• Prayer & Bible Study (Wed.) 7:30 p.m.

Rev. Arthur J. Washington, Jr. Pastor-Elect “Building the Church & Reaching the World for Christ”

Holy Redeemer Anglican Church

16519 Round Hill Rd., King George, VA Pastor Ted A. James • 540-775-5583

"Pastor Larry" M. Robinson Sunday Worship - 10 a.m.

Sunday School - 9 a.m.

(New Testament Church Study) Wednesday Night Prayer & Bible Study 6 p.m.

15681 Owens Dr. in Dahlgren, VA Church Phone: (540) 663-2831

Hanover-with-Brunswick Episcopal Parish

Where all are welcome.

Phone: 540-775-3635

Emmanuel, Port Conway (Rt. 301) 3rd & 5th Sundays

For more information, visit our website at:

www.hanover-with-brunswick.com

Sunday School 10 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship 11 a.m.

Bible Study Wednesdays at 7 p.m.

Rev. Irving Woolfolk, Jr.

"A Church where everybody is somebody!"

Tabernacle Baptist Church

Dr. Sherman Davis, Pastor 10640 Kings Hwy King George, VA 22485 www.tabernaclebaptistkg.org 540-775-7188

Sunday Services Early Worship - 8 a.m.

Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.

Morning Worship - 11 a.m.

Evening Worship - 6 p.m.

saintselizabethandanthony.org

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Trinity United Methodist Church

9425 Kings Hwy., King George www.trinitykg.org

Contemporary Service ~ 8:30 a.m.

Sunday School ~ 9:30 p.m.

Worship ~ 10:30 a.m.

(540) 775-4501 Rev. Susan Reaves

Worship Service - 10:30 a.m. (Sunday)

Corner of Millbank & St. Anthony’s Rd., King George

Sunday School - 9:15 a.m. Nursery Provided Seeking to know the grace of God and to make it known to others.

Very Rev. Francis M. de Rosa Rev. Mark Mullaney

Dave Bentz, Pastor Jason Schubert, Associate Pastor 13114 Kildee Farm Road King George, VA 22485 (off 301 and Blue Jay Meadow Drive)

Ph. (540) 775-9990 • email: info@gracekg.com web site www.gracekg.com

Sat. 7:00 p.m. Vigil Sunday Masses: Sun. 8:15 a.m. 10:30 a.m 12:45 p.m. Tridentine Mass

First Baptist Church Ambar

9469 Caledon Rd., King George, VA22485 Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship 11 a.m.

Bible Study Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

Pastor William & First Lady Pastor Wm. T. Frye Theresa Frye

“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

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Contact Lori at (540) 709-7495 or email her at lori@journalpress.com

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THE KING GEORGE CHURCH OF CHRIST INVITES YOU TO MEET WITH US

EACH SUNDAY MORNING BIBLE CLASS: 9:30 A.M. WORSHIP SERVICES: 10:30 A.M.

LOCATION: AMERICAN LEGION POST 89 (AT THE INTERSECTION OF RT 206 AND RT 610)

Daily Mass: Mon. Thur. Fri. & Sat. 9:00 a.m.

Tues. 7:00 a.m.

Wed. 7:00 p.m.

Adoration before each morning Mass

LOCATION: AT A MEMBER’S HOME PLEASE CONTACT US AT OUR E-MAIL ADDRESS FOR THE LOCATION

All are Welcome!

Confession: Wed. 7:30 p.m. Sat. after 9:00 a.m. Mass & at 6:30 p.m.

Sun. 1/2 hour before each Mass

A New Testament church “... All the churches of Christ greet you.”

Pastor: Dennis L. Newton

Office: 11 Irving Ave., Colonial Beach, Va. 22443

Potomac Baptist Church

Worship Service: 11:00 a.m.

Age Graded Bible Study: 9:45 a.m.

(540) 775-7006

Service Wednesday Evenings 7 p.m.

Office: 11 Irving Ave., Colonial Beach, Va. 22443

St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church

EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH (804) 443-4168

Confession: Sat. following 8:00 a.m. Mass & at 4:30 p.m.

Sun. 1/2 hour before each Mass

Sunday Services:

The Rev. St. John's, 9403 Kings Hwy. Diane Carroll 1st, 2nd & 4th Sundays Rector

You're invited to worship with

3207 Quarter Hill Rd., Supply VA 22436

Daily Mass: Mon. - Sat. 8:00 a.m.

Adoration precedes each morning Mass

A church where the Full Gospel is Preached, Taught and Lived

www.onthepotomac.com

saintselizabethandanthony.org

8103 Comorn Rd. (Rt. 609) King George

• 804-224-7221

EACH WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR BIBLE STUDY

Romans 16:16

contact_us@kinggeorgecofchrist.org http://www.kinggeorgecofchrist.org P.O.Box 756 King George, VA 22485

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Area Death Dorothy R. Merryman

Dorothy R. Merryman, 83, of King George County passed away Monday, May 26, 2014 at her home.

Dorothy was born February 9, 1931, in Elizabeth City, New Jersey to Rufus B. and Carrie H. Richardson.

She was predeceased by her husbands William J. Minter and John F. Merryman, a brother Lacy M. Richardson, 3 half brothers and 3 half sisters..

Survivors include a daughter, Linda M. Beer and her husband Ralph; a son, Joseph Minter and his wife, Lori all of King George and their daughters, Emily B. Minter of Tongliao, China and Lance Cpl Carrie J. Minter of Beaufort, SC; a sister Edna Lee of King George; a niece Sandra R. Coombs and her husband Ron and their sons Jack and Josh, all of Chesterfield County.

The family will receive friends from 6 - 8 p.m. Thursday, May 29 at Nash & Slaw Funeral Home, King George.

A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 30 at Round Hill Baptist Church, King George.

Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Memorials can be made to Round Hill Baptist Church Building Fund, Box 467, King George, VA 22485.

Please sign the online guestbook at nashandslawfh.com.

Friday, May 30 - Youth Fishing Derby: We still have a few slots available for youth, ages 12 and under. Program will be held from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. If you are interested, you must pre-register by calling (540)775-4386 by Wednesday, May 28. Open until filled.

Saturday, May 31 - Interested in helping build a playground in a day? If so, please contact Tim Smith at (540)775-4386. We have the playground and we are looking for some individuals to help install it at the County’s newest facility, Shiloh Park. If you can spare a couple of hours, a half day or whole day, or any portion of the day that would be welcomed.

Having done this in Dinwiddie County, it was a memorable experience!

Saturday, June 7 - Parks and Recreation’s annual SummerFest.

Lots of entertainment and family fun, food and more. Stay tuned for more details! Free parking!

Free Admission! Program starts at 5 p.m at Barnesfield Park.

Lastly, parks and recreation staff will be taking proposals for Fall programming. Do you have a hobby that you think would be of interest to others? Are you interested in earning some money teaching? If so, please contact the parks and recreation department to discuss setting up a program, (540) 775-4386.

A few words on Memorial Day FALLEN HEROES

“What value has freedom without peace?”

An eerie feeling comes over me Each time by chance I see A headstone naming a fallen brother A special sadness, like no other

I pray to see a happier time and I hope not far way I will pen no poems about grieving parents Because no warriors fell today.

Bunker Hill, Shiloh, Argonne Forrest Too young they all have died Families mourned the loss of sons And their fellow warriors cried Normandy, Iwo Jima, Chosin Reservoir, Veitnam Thousands more fell in those places Families mourned the loss of sons Tears rolled down warrior faces Baghdad, Kabul our latest battles A new breed of warrior falls like others A family mourns the loss of a daughter Sad warriors proudly call them brothers Freedom isn’t free out nation says While praying for wars to cease A chorus of voices from the fallen whispers

WELCOME HEROES Welcome to your Memorial It represents history that you made It represents the freedom we enjoy And the price you and the fallen paid You have no battles to win today No flags you need to raise But do believe that you are our heroes And accept your country’s praise We appreciate your sacrifices in the many battles that you won Your country speaks through this memorial It is saying, “Well Done, young man, Well Done” These words were written and sent in by Richard A. “Dick” Boyce Commander, USN Ret.

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The King George Summer Lunch Bunch needs your help in their DRIVE FOR FIVE! They have 5 non-perishable items they consistently need throughout the summer, and would appreciate any assistance you could provide.

1. CREAMY Peanut Butter

(NOT crunchy) 2. Brown Paper Lunch Bags

(standard lunch size) 3. Zip-top Sandwich Bags 4. Paper Napkins 5. Gently Used Children’s Books Donations may be dropped off at the KG Elementary School Office, weekdays between the hours of 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.

Website: www. kgsummerlunchbunch.org To Volunteer: slb.kinggeorge@yahoo.com For Information: kgsummerlunchbunch@gmail. com Don’t forget to “Like” us on Facebook at KGSummerLunchBunch Donate one of the Five (5) Help feed someone in need!

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BLOOD DRIVE sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary 89 10021 Dahlgren Rd., KG TUESDAY JUNE 10 Noon to 6 p.m. (remember to drink plenty of water, eat a good meal & bring a photo i.d.)

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Virginia Quilt Museum to present exhibit, “Stitching it All Together-The Threads that Unite Us,” featuring 42 different textile works.

Visitors are invited to become interactive quilt critics by leaving sticky note on the wall by the quilt.

301 S. Main St., Harrisonburg, VA 22801. Contact: Meg Carr, Director: director@vaquiltmuseum.org or by phone (540) 433-3818.

Thurs., May 29

May meeting of the KGFF committee. 6 p.m. Union 1st Market Bank.

Fri. May 30

Centennial Celebration Open House at Westmoreland Extension Office, 18849 Kings Hwy. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Win prizes, learn more about the services offered by the Extension programs.

Saturday, May 31

Master Gardeners’ Shoreline Workshop in Montross. 9 a.m.noon at the Human Services Bldg, 18849 Kings Hwy in Montross.

Workshop to cover common shoreline problems, causes & solutions. $10 pp or per couple. Call (904) 462-5780 to register.

Sunday, June 1

Multi-County Fundraiser for local Democratic committees. 6-9 p.m. in Kilmarnock. $25 pp ticket price for fish, hamburgers, chicken tenders, etc. Local candidates from 5 counties will be there. Contact Northumberland Democratic Comm. for more information. Northumberland County Democrats noco_dems@yahoo.com.

Monday, June 2

Regular meeting of the AARP chapter here in KG. Meet at the

ART SHOW ENTRY DEADLINE NEARS Area artists are reminded that the deadline for the pre-registration of entries in the 21st Biennial King George Art Guild Art Show is Friday, May 30.

Check-in for artwork is Wednesday, June 18 between 2 -6 p.m.

The categories to be judged are Fine Arts, Photography and Crafts.

The Judge will be Lisa Semerad of The Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, VA. Over $2000 in cash prizes will be awarded and fifty Purchase Awards.

There will be a clothesline sale as well for registered artists.

The show will be open to the public 1-5 p.m. on Sunday, June 22; 5-9 p.m. weekdays Monday, June 23 through Friday, June 27; and 1-5 p.m. on Saturday June 28 and Sunday June 29 at King George Middle School (former King George High School).

There is no charge for admission.

For further information please call Carrol Morgan at (540) 760-6928 or email xmorgan@hotmail.com .or visit www.sharondross.com/kgas/ application.html.

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KGCC with a side dish to share at noon. Good company, good food, great fellowship.

Tuesday, June 3

The National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Northern Neck Chapter 1823 will meet at 1:00 p.m. for a wine tasting and special hors d’oeuvres at The Hague Winery, 8268 Cople Hwy, Hague. There is a charge for this event, payable that day. The NARFE executive board will meet at noon. For additional information, call 804.438.8011.

Saturday, June 7

VA State Parks Nat’l Trails Day & Clean the Bay Day, at all 36 State parks. A complete list of the programs and volunteer opportunities can be found at www.dcr.virginia. gov/state-parks/park-events-listinfo.shtml?srchloc=all&eventtype =115&bdate=06/07/2014&edate=0 6/07/2014.

For more information on all of Virginia’s award-winning state parks, visit www.virginiastateparks. gov or call toll-free, 1-800-933PARK (7275).

Monday, June 9

NN Audubon Society to conduct a Bird Walk at the Hickory Hollow Natural Area Preserve. Meet at Kilmarnock and carpool to Preserve.

Call (804) 462-0084 to reserve your spot.

Thursday, June 12

KG Board of Supervisors will hold a Fracking Information Town Meeting, 7 p.m. KGHS. Reps expected from DMME, DEQ, Shore Exploration and Environmental Law Center. All persons interested in learning more about the fracking controversy in the area should plan to attend this meeting.

War of 1812 comes to life in St. Mary’s County Maryland Come out for the Raiders & Invaders War of 1812 Weekend June 6-8.

Elks 2666. Every Monday night. The doors open at 5 p.m.

Early Bird Games 6:30 p.m. At 719 Ferry Landing Road. Just off 205 in Oak Grove - Colonial Beach VA. Food available.

(804) 224-0364.

3 days of fun, food & more in Leonardtown and throughout St Mary’s county.

Combined Boat Virginia and Boat Maryland course June 14 A combined Boat Virginia and Boat Maryland course is being held on Saturday, June 14, in Colonial Beach, Va. The USCG Auxiliary will be teaching this class at the Colonial Beach Town Center, which is next to the library, at 22 Washington Ave. from 8:45 a.m. to about 5 p.m.

There is no cost to students Maryland requires any person born on or after July 1, 1972 to have a certificate of boating safety education. Virginia, on the other hand, has been phasing in their requirement. While currently anyone who operates a PWC and anyone aged 40 and younger operating a motorboat in Virginia are required to have taken a NASBLA-approved safe boating course, beginning this coming July 1st, the regulation will expand to cover those aged 40 through 45 years old.

Successful completion of this course will provide you with the certificate needed to meet both the Maryland and the Virginia regulations.

Register for the class at the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) web site: http://www.dgif.virginia. gov/boating.

There will be concerts, reenactments, food, wine & rum tastings and more.

Check out the web site, raidersandinvaders.com or go to the county website: VisitstmaryMD.com.

Harvest Faire returns to Newport News in October Harvest Faire, the Peninsula’s oldest Renaissance Festival, will return to Newport News, Virginia for its 20th season October 10-12, 2014.

The Faire is held at: Endview Plantation, 362 Yorktown Rd. Come and enjoy medieval combat and crafts, knights on horseback, live music and dance, merchants, food, and period games.

Times are Friday 5-9 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m.-9 p.m., and Sunday 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tickets are $20 for an adult weekend pass, $5 Friday, $15 Saturday and $10 Sunday, and $10 for a youth (6-12) weekend pass or $5 daily for youth.

Discount advance weekend tickets are available at harvestfaire.org.

This year proceeds benefit Peninsula SPCA. For more information, contact amy@harvestfaire.org (757) 358-5412.

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WANTED: Entries for 2014 Potomac River Festival Contests The 2014 Potomac River Festival Baby and Fire Dept. contest is on Sunday, June 1. We need entries!

A boy & girl winner & runner up will be picked in each age group 6 months - 6 years. The Fire Dept. contest is for girls 7-15, 3 groups. Pick up applications at local banks in CB & KG and the Journal, & CBVFD or call (804) 224-0215 from 6-8 p.m.

The 63rd Miss CB contest will be Friday, June 6th. Applications may be picked up at the same places as the other contest. This is for girls 16 -20, never married and had no children. Call (804) 224-0125.

You do not have to live in CB to enter these contests!

Monarch Butterflies to Be Topic at June Audubon Meeting The Northern Neck Chapter of the Audubon Society will host a program on Monarch Butterflies at its June 2, 2014, meeting at Grace Episcopal Church, 303 South Main Street, Kilmarnock, VA. The meeting begins at 7 p.m.

Larry J. Brindza will be the speaker.

Brindza now serves as the coordinator of the Monarch Migration Project at the Coastal Virginia Wildlife Observatory, which is located at the southern tip of the Delmarva Pen-insula, an area known for its spectacular fall bird and Monarch concentrations.

Brindza’s journey to this point began 15 years ago in the days of rectangular-paper tags and rubber cement. In 2002 he added another dimension to his tagging by weighing all captured Monarchs with a small electronic scale. He also measures forewing lengths with digital calipers and monitors for the protozoan parasite, Ophryocystis electroscirrha (Oe).

The extra effort by him to collect detailed data on each tagged Monarch is some-thing that few other taggers do, but in the end it is extremely valuable to science.

Because of this, in 2008 he collaborated with Dr. Lincoln Brower and Dr. Andy Davis to publish a major article in the Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society using his Monarch data set.

In March 2011 Brindza was named Scientist of the Month

by MONARCH NET, the North American network of Monarch butterfly monitoring programs.

Brindza enjoys seven days a week of Saturdays, now that he has retired from the Federal Government. He worked a 30-year career as a scientific reviewer in the Food and Drug Administration’s Hematology & Immunology Division of the Office of In Vitro Diagnos-tic Device Evaluation and Safety. He lives in Burke, Virginia.

This program is open to the public, free of charge, and refreshments will be served.

“BINGO” Every Wed. Night at the CB Moose Lodge, 4780 James Monroe Hwy, CB. Doors open at 5 p.m. and games start at 6:30 p.m.

Food Available.

Under New Management (804) 224-0931 Promises Club of ALANO Society to offer four new meetings on their calendar: Tuesday & Thursday, starting at 7 a.m. is meditation exercise. Morning Meditation meeting then starts at 7:30 a.m.

Tuesday & Thursday at noon is the Lunch Break meeting.

This will be Open Discussion with topics from approved literature.

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The Westmoreland Berry Farm is booming as season hits full stride A gentleman formerly from Alexandria, now living in the Middle Peninsula, recently purchased this handmade toolbox. The wood is pine, and the interior tray is intact.

The interior shows signs of good wear over a long period of time. The hardware is original.

On the lid is a small brass plaque with the maker’s name and address.

Interestingly, it has the earlier telephone letter exchange, rather than the later numerical one. The box measures 20” wide, 14” high, and 15” deep. It was not in finished form, thus he refinished it to be able to use it in his home.

Henry Lane Toolboxes are popular items, at auctions, estate sales and antiques Hull shops. This one is a nice example, with its value augmented by the brass plaque. The box dates from the late nineteenth or early twentieth century.

The use of stock hardware indicates that the piece could not have been from an earlier period. The brass corner brackets also are factory-made.

Refinishing this piece to make it serviceable appears to have been unavoidable. With dirt, grime and oils on it, using it in the home would have been virtually impossible, and the piece clearly would have had no future returning to its former life as a toolbox.

As to value, toolboxes with hand-forged hardware bring the higher prices. This one is worth $125. The tone and coloring of the wood is excellent, and the piece would serve well in an informal setting, but hardly suggest attempting to mix it with period Louis XV furniture.

Henry Lane Hull and his wife Lisa operate Commonwealth Antiques and Appraisals, Inc. at 5150 Jessie duPont Hwy. in Wicomico Church, VA. Write to him at P. O. Box 35, Wicomico Church, VA 22579 or e-mail questions to henrylanehull@commonwealthantiques.com.

Happy Antiquing!

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COMMONWEALTH ANTIQUES & APPRAISALS, INC. Estate Sale

Saturday & Sunday, May 31 & June 1, 9-4, at the home of the late Mr. and Mrs. Grandis at 100 Tide Point Lane outside Kilmarnock, VA Partial Listing of Items: Drexel square pecan dining table & six chairs, cherry BR suite w/ king-size sleigh bed, dresser w/ mirror, bachelor’s chest, tall chest & nightstand, ant. Hubley & Arcade iron toys, still life by Postad 63, Minton cream soups, Theodore Alex credenza, ant. school desk, Italian pottery, fine oriental rugs & hooked rugs, Bushnell telescope, shorebird figurines, books, collection of ornamental tiles, leather curved sofa & recliner armchair, Federal-style walnut corner cabinet, ant. cranberry sauce dish w/ silver overlay, Ann Hayes still life, large sailing ship model, J. Spangler prints, Nichols & Stone cherry sideboard, Queen Anne-style pembroke table, gold-band stemware, cut glass, tall pine chest, nightstand, dresser with mirror & bench, mahogany chest w/ mirror, Sheraton cherry double bed by Suters, bridge lamp, queen double bed, fine prints, photographs & lithographs, queen-size bed, ant. English flow blue tureen, with plateau, Japanese basket, neo-classical mirror, oriental screen, large ornate mirror, Royal Copenhagen china service, stemware, brass kettle, silver candelabra, three-drawer chest, books, kitchen items, yard tools and much more! Visit http://www.facebook.com/ YourEstateSaleSource for photos.

Directions: From Kilmarnock on Route 200 North, take Go one and a half miles to left onto Tide Point Lane. Follow signs to house at end.

Terms of sale: No prior sales, items sold in “as is” condition, announcements on day of sale are binding, all sales final, cash or approved check only.

For further information, call Lisa or Henry Lane Hull at (804) 580-2922 or (804) 580-3301; email: henrylanehull@ commonwealthantiques.com or visit www.commonwealthantiques.com

Local jewelry designer to be featured on JTV Mount Holly jewelry designer, Kathy Salamone, has been tapped to be the featured designer on JTV (Jewelry Television) on June 9, from 10 a.m. to noon (EDT).

JTV can be seen in our area on DIRECTV (CH 72 and 313), DISHTV (CH 83 and 227) and MetroCast (CH 79). JTV is the nation’s p r e m i e r television network highlighting jewelry design, training and sales.

Kathy Salamone’s popular jewelry has been on display at numerous retailers throughout Virginia, as well as at the Art of Coffee in Montross for the past five years. She received her degree in fine arts from VCU, and was trained in Italy at the renowned Accademia della Arti Crafe in Rome.

Her work can be viewed at www.

TailoredTreasure.com.

Kathy’s JTV appearance is part of their Jewel School program. She will be demonstrating how to work with the Beadalon brand wire and solid rings to create trendy necklaces, bracelets, and rings.

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Approximately 3 out of 4 kids are not as secure as they should be because car seats are improperly installed or children are improperly restrained. Child safety seats reduce fatal injuries by 71% for infants and 54% for toddlers.

Car seats will be distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis. Advance registration is required by calling Healthy Families Rappahannock

Historyland Memorial Park on US 301 in King George has been the proud custodian of flags that were draped on caskets of military service members at the time of burial.

At one time the cemetery had a ring of flag poles where those flags were flown on Memorial Day. Unfortunately, during the time that the memorial park was operated as Meadow-Brooke Memorial Gardens the flag poles were cut down.

Historyland no longer has a means to fly these flags.

We would like to return the flags to the owners but unfortunately in some cases we do not have current

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Area at 540-374-3366. This is a oneday event and attendance at the training is required to receive a free car seat.

Founded in 1997, Healthy Families Rappahannock Area provides intensive home-based services, designed to assist parents in providing a nurturing and supportive environment for their child. Their family support staff work with parents on importance of bonding, child development, and positive discipline. Their goal is to reduce child maltreatment and increase school readiness by building healthier families, healthier children and a healthier community.

The program assisted 501 families in Fiscal Year 2013 (July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013). The Rappahannock Area Community Services Board serves as the fiscal agent. Healthy Families – Rappahannock Area is a member agency of the Rappahannock United Way.

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sells vegetables like tomatoes and snap peas and in the fall produces a large quantity of several varieties of pumpkins as well as apples.

The berry farm offers hay rides, and hosts daily tours for visitors and area residents. At the country store, a wide selection of locally produced jams,

Fredericksburg — Healthy Families Rappahannock Area is once again partnering with GEICO and the Virginia Department of Health’s Low-income Safety Seat Distribution and Education Program to sponsor the seventh annual “Safety First Regional Car Seat Campaign” on Saturday, May 31 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will take place at GEICO’s office located at One GEICO Blvd., Fredericksburg.

Families with children receiving Medicaid will be eligible to receive a free convertible or booster car seat as well as training on proper car seat use and installation assistance. This is for children younger than age 8.

To receive a free car seat, parents must register in advance and bring their child’s Medicaid card with them to the event.

Michele Powell, Program Manager for Healthy Families Rappahannock Area, shares “I am grateful Healthy Families, with the

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The Westmoreland Berry Farm celebrated the Memorial Day weekend by hosting thousands of tourists and area residents eager to pick their own strawberries, hold a picnic on the beautiful grounds or visit the farm’s goats performing on the overhead goat walk.

“We are booming,” said farm manager Kane Lloyd. “We had 560 people before 1 p.m. Saturday.”

“We were so busy, we were picked out for awhile,” said Carla Jordan, the farm’s business manager.

In addition to strawberries, that can be picked in the fields or purchased at the farm’s country store, fresh locally grown asparagus, garlic and onions are among the first arriving crops of the year. Blackberries and cherries are almost ready and peaches, apricots, plums, blueberries and raspberries will be available later this summer.

The popular farm is owned by Tom and Susan Hunt of Northern Virginia. It was established in 1983 alongthebanksoftheRappahannock River and encompasses 1,200 acres of fields, orchards and forest. For those seeking tours, it is a chance to see a working, productive farm in action.

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contact information for the family members. The cemetery’s records in many cases go back to the days when the community did not have 911 addresses. The records show route and box numbers, not street addresses.

Below is a list of the names on the flags. We would like to hear from owners of the flags - the family members of those service members whose names are on the flags.

Please contact Susan Muse at (540) 775-7733 or Lorene Rich at (804)761-6887 if you can help us to find a home for these flags.

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Foxes girls’ outdoor track & field dynasty unblemished Leonard Banks Sports editor

Christie Britt

After winning five consecutive championships, the legacy of the Foxes girls’ outdoor track & field team will never be forgotten.

When the dust finally settled, and the Foxes outdoor girls track & field team raised the hardware associated with winning the 4A North Conference 22 Outdoor Track & Field Championship, it was crystal clear that they have embedded their names in the annals of high school sports history.

The championship was a highpressured nail-biting fight to the bitter end, as a determined Fauquier girls’ team threw everything at the Foxes but the kitchen sink, in their futile effort to depose the five-time district/conference champion.

However, in spite of a heroic fight from the Falcons from athletes such as Diamond Robinson, the Foxes endured and prevailed. “Although the meet made me extremely nervous, it was one of the most exciting track meets I’ve seen in a long time,” Foxes outdoor track & field head coach Rudy Pekarek said. “It wasn’t a cake-

walk; it was a competitive bloodbath of who was going to stand up last.”

After contributing 30 points and running the third leg of the 4x100meter relay (Fauquier school record), Robinson could not finish her final attempts in the triple jump. Her inability to contribute points in the triple jump event set the tone for the remainder of the meet for the Falcons.

Midway into the meet, the Foxes girls struggled in 300-meter hurdles and shot put events, but eventually rallied to finish strong in the 200meter dash and the triple jump.

Like King George, the Fauquier girls’ team had also won four previous outdoor track & field crowns.

According to Pekarek, the Falcons’ girls were not accustomed to losing.

Along with winning the team championship with 191 points, the following Foxes girls won individual conference championships: Miranda Green, 1600-meter, 5:13.26; Kristen Hornbaker, 3,200-meter, 12:10.64; 4x400-meter relay, 4:12.58; 4x800-

meter relay, 10:16.50; Heidi Colwell, pole vault, 9’; DeAsia Callanan, long jump, 16’.

As for the Foxes boys, they placed third overall as a team, behind firstplace Fauquier (166 points), and second-place Liberty-Bealeton (105 points). Plagued by false starts, school discipline issues and injuries, it was apparent that the Foxes boys were not at full strength. “The boys needed to be on all four cylinders if they wanted to contend for the championship, and on that day, they weren’t,” Pekarek said.

The highlights for the Foxes boys included: Jonathan Graham, pole vault, first, 12’6”; Justin Halter, high jump, first, 6’; boys 4x100 meter relay team, first, 43.47(personal best); Jacob Watson, 3,200-meter, first, 10:12.99.

For the upcoming Regional Championship in Lynchburg on May 30, the Foxes will take a team of 16 girls and 16 boys. For many seniors, the meet will be their final high school track & field competition.

Track standout Davion Hutt is William & Mary bound Leonard Banks Sports editor Last Tuesday, at King George High School, Davion Hutt arguably made the biggest decision of his academic life. Surrounded by family, coaches and friends, the track & field and football standout made it official that he will attend the College of William & Mary in the fall of 2014. Hutt’s impact on the Foxes track & field program has lifted the boys’ program from a future conference contender to a threat throughout the regular and post-season.

Earlier this year, the highly regarded multi-athlete captured the state spotlight when he won the VHSL Group 4A State Championship 55-meter dash in 6.47 seconds.

Most recently, Hutt helped the Foxes capture an individual relay championship. By running the third leg of the 4x100-meter relay team, the team placed first with a time of 43.47. He also placed second in the 100-meter dash, with a time of 10.88, less than a second behind first-place finisher, Liberty-Bealeton sprinter Anthony Spagnoletti. Hutt also contributed valuable points with a fourth-place finish in the 200-meter dash (22.48).

Throughout his short two-year high school career, Hutt has bravely fought through injuries. In fact, last

“I fully expect to see Davion step into a position of leadership and success within our team, and the CAA - with respect to the 60m, 100m and 200m, and relays teams. He is an upstanding member of the King George community, and I am earnestly looking forward to his arrival in the fall.”

—Brian Hunter year was the first time he had ever competed in track & field. His notable impact gave him the distinction of being one of the top sprinters in the Fredericksburg area.

Hutt’s talents are twofold. Based on his high academic standing and his stellar athletic success, College of William & Mary Tribe’s men’s track & field assistant coach Brian Hunter believes Hutt will have an immediate impact on the school’s program.

“I believe Davion will have an immediate positive effect on the track and field program,” Hunter said.

“Albeit, early in its developmental stage, our sprinting program has made a significant advance with the addition of Davion to our roster.

I fully expect to see Davion step into a position of leadership and

success within our team, and the CAA - with respect to the 60m, 100m and 200m, and relays teams.

He is an upstanding member of the King George community, and I am earnestly looking forward to his arrival in the fall.”

Hutt has not decided on a major yet; however, he has an interest in physical therapy as an ultimate career goal. The College of William & Mary has the distinction of being one of the most selective schools in the nation, and it’s also the second oldest college in the country.

After the Regional Championships on May 30 in Lynchburg, Hutt has decided to forgo attending graduation to compete in the State competition in Harrisonburg, on June 6.

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The sky is the limit! Surrounded by his family, KGHS senior Davion Hutt (center) will soon impact the College of William & Mary’s track & field program.

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Auto racing is more than a sport; it’s in their blood Leonard Banks Sports editor Joseph and Kevin Bisson are brothers with a common interest in automotive technology. While Kevin, a senior at King George High School, frequently competes in minicup and legend race competitions in Shenandoah, his older brother, Joseph, a 2008 KGHS alumni, has taken racing to an entirely different level. Joseph is a race engineer for Michael Waltrip Racing (MWR): Team 55, driven by Brian Vickers. In short, both brothers have achieved success in their own individual endeavors.

Joseph’s passion for speed and the mechanics of making a go-kart reach speeds of up to 60 mph around the tracks associated with King George Speedway, began at the age of 12.

After graduation from high school, Joseph took a leap and pursued his racing ambitions by attending Patrick Henry Community College (PHCC). After getting an associates

degree in Motor Sports Technology from PHCC, he went on to get his bachelors in general engineering from Old Dominion University.

Upon reflection, Joseph remains grateful for the path he has taken. “It all started in college with working with a bunch of different racing teams, and doing whatever I could to get in the door,” Joseph said. “After graduating, I put together as many resumes as I could think of, and contacted as many people as I could.

Luckily, I heard back from one of them, and that was MWR.” After several job interviews with MWR, Bisson was hired on as a shop bay support engineer. Initially, the job focused on testing, rather than traveling with the team. “Most of my job duties focused on car preparation using the team’s computer software,” Joseph said. “After the traveling team arrived to pick up the car, I handed off the setup software to the road crew.”

Now in his second year, Joseph’s role in the organization has grown.

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Brothers Kevin and Joe Bisson are adamant about taking the sport of racing to the next level.

He travels throughout the country, working in 45 races a year. “This is kind of everything I ever wanted to do since growing up,” Joseph said.

As for Kevin, he began the racing season winning the Mother’s Day Mini-Cup race at King George Speedway. Last season, he finished second in racing points in the Shenandoah Racing League. During the 2014 SVSRL Series Race #3, Bisson finished first.

“I would love to follow in his footsteps, but I think he put in a lot more work and effort than I have. Also, you have to be really lucky to have the opportunities that he has gotten.

He finished school at the right time, and was offered a job at the right time.”

—Kevin Bisson With graduation approaching, Bisson has already set his sights on life after King George. After entering college, he will major in mechanical engineering.

Will he follow in his brother’s footsteps? Only time will tell. “I would love to follow in his footsteps, but I think he put in a lot more work and effort than I have,” Kevin said.

“Also, you have to be really lucky to have the opportunities that he has gotten. He finished school at the

right time, and was offered a job at the right time.”

Nowadays, Kevin continues to race both mini-cup and legend cars.

While the time and expense of car maintenance takes up a lot of his free time, his passion for high speeds and leaving competitors in the dust continues.

“There is nothing that compares to it,” Kevin said. “It definitely is a lot more fun than jogging down the street every day.”

KG Foxes JV baseball claim conference championship Leonard Banks Sports editor For six and a half innings, on a hot Saturday afternoon, it was a pitchers’ duel between Foxes’ Chris LeVere and Courtland’s Brandon Haines.

In the end, the host Foxes Foxes pulled out the victory.

In the bottom of sixth inning, Stephen Paul Pitts lined a Cougars double into left field that scored Dreshawn Turner from second base. The run was all LeVere needed to complete the win. “We came through with one run, which was all I need,” LeVere said. “The whole team did very well; I could not have done it without them.”

LeVere would later finish the game with 12 strikeouts, no walks and no runs, while giving up three hits.

His nemesis, Haines, featured six

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On Monday, at King George High School, Fox JV pitching ace, Chris LeVere (center), pitched a memorable shutout game championship game against Courtland.

Foxes JV softball holds on to win championship Leonard Banks Sports editor

Drifter junior varsity pitcher Anna Wolford

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For the second time in three years, the Foxes junior varsity softball team has won the coveted Conference 22 Junior Varsity Softball Championship.

During the regular season, both King George and Spotsylvania split victories, with the Foxes winning the first game 10-0, and losing by one point in the second game.

Confident and self assured that her team had the right stuff to defeat the host Knights, Foxes first year junior varsity head coach, Katie Newton extolled the virtues of execution and team preparation. “I told them before the game, if they played to the best of their abilities, Spotsylvania could not beat them,” Newton said. “It all came down to our team having more hits, and we

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came away it.”

The Foxes maintained the lead throughout the game. In the top of the first inning, Summer Knop led off with a double. Mackenzie Miniuk fowled with a RBI single that scored Knop. Briana Foxes Scott scored Megan Montague on a fielder’ choice RBI grounder, giving the visiting Knights Foxes a 2-0 lead.

Later, in the bottom of the fourth inning, Knop started the inning off with a triple.

Miniuk extended the Foxes lead to 3-1 with a double that brought Knop home.

Later in the top of the seventh, trailing 5-2, the Knights responded with two runs, but a grounder by their final batter gave King George the title.

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“Both pitchers threw great games, and we knew it was going to be tight all the way. We knew it was going to be a tight ball game, where we hung around late and pulled it out.

Jacob Spivak led off with a nice walk, and later, Stephen Paul Pitts hit a line drive into left field to score him. It was job well done by everyone.”

—Nicholas Simmons strikeouts, three walks, and yielded three hits and one run.

Throughout the regular season, both teams pushed the other to the limit.

Foxes head coach Nicholas Simmons has won two championships out of five appearances; however, winning has proven to be something that never gets old for King George. “Both

pitchers threw great games, and we knew it was going to be tight all the way,” Simmons said. “We knew it was going to be a tight ball game, where we hung around late and pulled it out.

Jacob Spivak led off with a nice walk, and later, Stephen Paul Pitts hit a line drive into left field to score him. It was job well done by everyone.”

KGHS sports news updates Staff Reports Girls’ soccer The Foxes girls’ varsity soccer team (sixth seeded) defeated Fauquier 1-0 in the Conference 22 quarterfinals. C.J. scored the winning goal, with an assist from Gabriel Caron.

Meghan Yanchulis, Perri Chuska, and Claire Larsen provided solid defense, Bri Bancroft (17 saves) as the Foxes shutout the Falcons.

Results of the Tuesday night game featuring Chancellor and King George (6-8-1) were not available due to press deadlines.

In addition, result of the Foxes boys soccer game featuring host Courtland were not available due to press deadlines.

Baseball During quarterfinal Conference 22 baseball competition, at King George High School, the Foxes (145) defeated Courtland 4-1. Michael Hundley posted a RBI double that scored Cody Bell in the bottom of the first inning. The Foxes extended their lead to 3-1 in the bottom of the fourth and fifth innings, on respective RBIs from Jay Buckner (sacrifice RBI), and Trevor Lyburn (RBI double). The Foxes scored their final run in the bottom of the sixth inning, as Daniel Frederickson posted a RBI single that scored Corey Henderson from third.

Pitcher Lane Ward struck out six batters, gave up two walks, four hits and one earned run.

The Foxes will travel to Chancellor on Wednesday to play Chancellor in the semi-finals.

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CBHS Drifter softball and baseball sports briefs Leonard Banks Sports editor

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Bishop receives Faculty Excellence Award Leonard Banks On May 14, the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) bestowed the honor of Faculty Excellence Award to King George resident and Professor of Business & Economics, Rex Bishop. The award was presented to Bishop during the commencement graduation ceremonies.

The criteria for the award embodied institutional responsibility, curriculum development, professional development and community commitment. Bishop’s approach to meeting the students’ educational needs by effectively raising the bar on communication skills is not gone unnoticed. In fact, the long time educator was selected for Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers four times, and he was also voted as the SGA Outstanding Club Advisor.

Bishop believes that outstanding instruction facilitates learning in a

focused and balanced way to meet the needs of all learners.

Among the numerous programs spearheaded by Bishop towards the students academic development included: Preparing MHEC proposals for criminal justice and paralegal study degrees; creating a system for the CMS to accept credit for nocollegiate instruction (ACE certified courses, military training, etc.); and co-authoring the self-paced, individualized office technology series that received the CSM innovator award.

While Bishop’s commitment towards the upward mobility of CSM students has gained the praise of his peers and citizens throughout Southern Maryland, it is also noteworthy to emphasize Bishop’s unselfish dedication to opening the doors for funding international forums focused on exchanging information.

For 28 years, he has been a crucial part of the learning process of mold-

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The Drifters (4-7, 7-10) softball team will host the Lancaster Red Devils on Tuesday, May 27, for the 1A East Conference 33 quarterfinals. During the regular season, the fourth-seeded Drifters defeated the Red Devils twice (10-4, 12-4).

During the rain-cancelled Caroline home game on Thursday, the Drifters celebrated senior night, where the following players were escorted by their parents and coaches: Billie Gould, Kathryn Profitt, Taylor Lee, T’nzya Taylor and Kora Herrod. The loss of five seniors to graduation will create a void next season. Whether it was leadership or performance, the impact of attempting to replace veteran athletes will affect the fall and winter girls’ sports programs.

However, the Drifters are noted for stepping up and playing their best whenever their backs are up against the wall.

As for the two-game series against conference number top- seeded Rappahannock (15-2), the Raiders

defeated the Drifters 10-0 at home, and 18-8 at the Drifters’ home field.

The Raiders picked up 10 runs in the first inning on RBI hits from Rhiannon Mulvena, Megan Elbourn, McKenzie Hall, Hallie Berger, Hailee Green and Jordan Whelan. Throughout seven innings, the Raiders spread out eight additional runs. Elbourn finished the game with three hits and five at-bats, with one RBI. Hall recorded two RBIs, with three hits on three plate appearances.

As for the Drifters, Emily Parks led the team with two hits, two runs and two RBIs. Lee contributed two hits, two RBIs and one run. Deniya Newman finished the game with one hit, during three plate appearances.

On Friday, the Drifters hosted a doubleheader against King William, where they were swept, 16-0, 6-1.

Results of the first round of the conference quarterfinals, on Tuesday, May 27, were not available due to press deadlines.

As for the Drifters baseball (711) team, they finished their regular season with a tough 9-8 loss against King William on Friday. Nick Graves

finished the game with a 2-4 plate appearance that included a homerun. Ryan Thomas posted a two for three offensive outing that included a double. Carter Foster recorded a single and scored a run.

Results of the first round of the conference quarterfinals on Tuesday, May 27, were not available due to press deadlines.

The Drifters will lose two seniors - Carlos Bermudez and Cal Inscoe this season due to graduation.

Annual Drifters Basketball Camp On June 23-27, for grades 2-9, the Annual Drifters Basketball Camp will take place at the Drifterdome. Under the coaching auspices of conference coach of the year, Keith Dickerson, and the VHSL State Semi-finalists Drifters basketball team, kids will learn basketball fundaments while developing their court skills. The price for the camp is $25 per child, and there is a discount for three or more kids per family. The time of the camp is 6-8 p.m.

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ing and enriching the lives of students at CSM. The native of Ohio, and King George resident’s legacy for higher learning will forever be embedded in the hallowed classrooms associated with CSM.

King George Youth Elite football late news Staff Reports

To weeks ago, the KGYE 12U Foxes got the weekend started with a come from behind 21-14 victory over the Fredericksburg Yellow Jackets. The Foxes struck first with a long touchdown catch and run from Sammy Delgrande to Matt Rose. The Jackets caught the Foxes early with two long runs to take a 14-6 lead. The Foxes Trent Yon had two good runs to set up another long touchdown pass to Rose to cut the lead to 14-13 at the half.

Both teams defense picked up in the second half with Jiquell Kidd putting the pressure on the quarterback and Isaiah Landry and Tyler Rose shutting down the Jackets deep passing attack. The Foxes got the ball back with 3:32 left in the game and moved the ball into Jackets territory with a 4th down conversion catch from Tyler Harrison. A third touchdown by Rose gave the Foxes the lead and JaVon Campbell

sealed the game with a two point conversion. The Foxes will play the Jaguars for the 12U Championship June 2nd.

The KGYE 8U Foxes hosted the Stafford Tigers for their last regular season game. The 8U Foxes were in full force and prevailed with a 20-0 victory to secure the number two seed in the playoffs. All of the Foxes were able to either run the ball or make a catch in the game. The Foxes touchdowns were scored by Austin Rose and Mekhai White. The 8U Foxes will take on the Stafford Stealth June 1st in the first round of the playoffs.

The KGYE 14U Foxes finished off their undefeated (7-0) regular season by beating the Stafford Ducks 36-19 to earn the number one seed in the playoffs. The Ducks took an early lead 12-7 but the Foxes skill and talent proved to be too much for the Ducks. The Foxes had touchdowns from Cameron Schaub, Cannon Zylonis, Jay Davis, Marcus Smith

and Zion White. The Foxes will host the winner of the 4/5 play in game June 8th.

The KGYE 10U Foxes remained hot and finished the season with a 24-0 victory over the Stafford Tigers.

The Foxes finished the regular season 5-1 and have shut out their last four opponents The Foxes are poised to make a run at the undefeated Fredericksburg Yellow Jackets and the 10U championship. They will face the Fredericksburg Bears June 1st in the first round of the playoffs.

The KGYE 13-14 indoor Foxes beat the Stafford Ravens 20-6 to finish the season with a perfect 6-0 record and the number one seed in the playoffs.

Touchdowns were scored by Garrett Moore, Josh Beaulieu and Matt Redcay. They will host the winner of the 4/5 play in game June 1st.

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Governor McAuliffe Kicks Off National Traffic-Safety Campaign â&#x20AC;&#x153;Drive to Save Livesâ&#x20AC;? initiative to safeguard Virginiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highways during Summer tourism and travel season Richmond, VA â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Governor Terry McAuliffe today joined more than 100 state and local law enforcement, and traffic-safety advocates at the State Capitol to officially kick off the Memorial Day and summer traffic and tourism season. The morningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s press event is one of four being held statewide Tuesday to introduce the Commonwealth to Drive to Save Lives, the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first-ever trafficsafety campaign of this magnitude.

The nationwide initiative is two-fold: to reduce traffic deaths by 15 percent in 2014 across the country and within the Commonwealth; and to improve officer safety on our highways.

The Drive to Save Lives campaign is a united effort by state police

and highway patrol leaders, police chiefs and sheriffs to reduce highway crashes and fatalities. More than 33,000 deaths occur each year on our nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s roadways. Highway fatalities rank as one of the top 12 causes of death in the United States and it is the leading cause of death among teens. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Virginia is proud to join this nationwide traffic-safety program as a way of making our highways as safe as possible,â&#x20AC;? said Governor McAuliffe. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Commonwealth is averaging about 30 fewer traffic deaths this year in comparison to last year.

But even one death is one too many, which is why the active participation of all motorists living, working and visiting Virginia is so invaluable to the campaignâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life-saving success.â&#x20AC;?

In 2013, Virginia reported 741

deaths resulting from traffic crashes.

To achieve the campaignâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 15 percent reduction in traffic fatalities in 2014, there must be 111 fewer crashes and deaths on Virginiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highways. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Never before has the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s state police and highway patrol agencies teamed up for such a comprehensive enforcement initiative,â&#x20AC;? said Col. W. Steven Flaherty, Virginia State Police Superintendent. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The goal to save 111 lives on Virginiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highways is an ambitious, but necessary one. We are simply asking the public to drive to save lives, not take them.â&#x20AC;?

In order to decrease highway fatalities in Virginia, state troopers, police officers and deputy sheriffs are leading a sustained effort over the course of the year that is data driven; focuses on the use of seat-belts and speeding; and targets impaired and distracted

driving. The campaign also includes enforcement actions against the unsafe driving behaviors of the operators of large trucks and buses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Law enforcement officers across the Commonwealth work every day to change the high-risk behaviors of motorists that lead to crashes,â&#x20AC;? said City of Charlottesville Chief Tim Longo, current president of the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police Board of Directors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hopefully uniting with our state and local counterparts through education and awareness, partnerships, and high-visibility traffic enforcement, we can have an even greater and positive impact on the motoring public.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most traffic crashes, injuries, and deaths are preventable when drivers and passengers buckle up, drive the

speed limit, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t drive distracted, and never drink and drive,â&#x20AC;? said City of Bristol, Va., Sheriff Jack Weisenburger, current president of the Virginia Sheriff â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Association Board of Directors. â&#x20AC;&#x153; This is a message weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve heard time and time again, but is still worth repeating. Now weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just asking drivers and passengers to put them into action.â&#x20AC;?

Governor McAuliffe also today unveiled a new public service announcement promoting Virginiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Move Overâ&#x20AC;? law, which can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/ user/vspvideos. In Virginia, the law requires drivers to change to another travel lane or, when not able to, to cautiously pass vehicles equipped with blue, red or amber lights and stopped on the side of the road.The Virginia General As-

sembly this past session also passed Senate Joint Resolution No. 102, which designates June as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Move Over Awareness Monthâ&#x20AC;? in the Commonwealth (http://lis.virginia.gov/cgibin/legp604.exe?141+ful+SJ102ER). â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reducing the number of traffic crashes isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the only reason for this nationwide campaign,â&#x20AC;? said Governor McAuliffe. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We also have a shared responsibility to help protect the lives of public safety professionals across the Commonwealth. Virginiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s local and state law enforcement will be doing their job to make your summer travels as safe as possible. In return, do yours. Move over for them. Drive to save lives. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finish 2014 with fewer crashes, fewer public safety professionals injured or killed on the job, and hopefully, 111 lives saved in Virginia.â&#x20AC;?

RCC helps teachers satisfy recertification requirements

RCC teaching excellence earns awards

At Rappahannock Community Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Convocation on May 6, Faculty Awards for Professional Excellenceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;which recognize â&#x20AC;&#x153;high achievement in teaching excellence, and contribution to student access and successâ&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x201D;were presented to three faculty members. Left to right: assistant professor of history Matt Brent; assistant professor of nursing Ellen Koehler, the director of RCCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s associate-degree nursing program; Chef Hatley Bright, director of the Culinary Arts program; and RCCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s president, Dr. Elizabeth Crowther.

A Rappahannock Community College history course, â&#x20AC;&#x153;History of Virginia I,â&#x20AC;? will be offered in the Summer 2014 semester. This course, the first of a two-part sequence, examines the cultural, political, and economic history of the Commonwealth from its beginning to the antebellum era. The college anticipates that it will fulfill an urgent need for the areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s middle and high school social studies teachers; though anyone who is interested in the subject may take it, it is particularly timely for these teachers, whose licensure requirements have recently been altered by the Virginia Department of Education.

Social studies teachers seeking to renew their teaching licenses after June 30 of this year must complete either an online module in Virginia history, or state and local government,

or college coursework in one of those subjects. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While it may be easier for these teachers to simply complete a module,â&#x20AC;? says RCC history professor Matthew Brent, who will teach the class, â&#x20AC;&#x153;they wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get as many recertification points that way. Generally a three-credit class will net teachers 90 of the 180 points needed to renew their licenses.â&#x20AC;? He adds that offering the course this summer â&#x20AC;&#x153;will allow teachers to get a jump-start on the license renewal process. Some teachers may feel comfortable taking a course during the academic year, but there are many who prefer to do so during the summer, when they are not actively engaged in their schools.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;History of Virginia Iâ&#x20AC;? will be presented in an online eight-week session beginning in June, after the school year is over. For more information, please call Brent at 804-333-

6776, or e-mail him at mbrent@rappahannock.edu.

Brent will teach a Virginia history course this summer that will benefit area teachers seeking recertification.

Classifieds HELP WANTED Local Telecommunications Company is seeking 1 full time Service Technician in the King George area.

Requirements are HS diploma or equivalent, valid drivers license with proven good record, ability to lift 75 lbs, customer relation skills, and able to work nonstandard hours. Formal electronics training, NCTI, SCTE Certification or equivalent are preferred. EOE. DMV/ drug screening required.

Benefit package after 60 days. Mail resume to: Attn: Jacquelyn Thomas, PO Box 1147, Saluda, VA 23149, or jacquelyn. thomas@metrocast.com.

No phone calls accepted.

5/28b Fox Towne Adult Day Care Center is now hiring for part time RNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, LPNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Medical Technician also Volunteers are needed.

Located conveniently on Rt. 3 in King George near the courthouse. To apply please call 540-775-5502. unfb

BENEFIT/ Fundraiser â&#x20AC;&#x153; F E S T I VA L B A B Y CONTEST and CBVFD

CONTESTâ&#x20AC;? will be Sunday, June 1st. NO A p p l i c a t i o n â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s w i l l b e accepted after May, 31.

Call Only from 6:00 pm 8:00 pm. (804) 224-0215.

Someone will be at the fire house on Friday from 4/5 - around 7 or 8 so you can sign up.s Also the Miss CB will be June 6th.

Must sign up by 3:00 that day. 5/28

CLASSES CHANGE YOUR CAREER, CHANGE YOUR LIFE! Moseley Real Estate Licensing Courses Moseley Real Estate Licensing Courses 06/23/20146/27/2014 (9-4); Call 540424-8191 or visit www. exitrealtyexpertise.com for more info. Military Discounts for Active Duty and MyCAA for Spouses. ufn

BOATS Like New Nitro Z7. 19ft, excellent condition.

Mercury Optimax 150, 10 hours. Stainless steel prop, includes trolling motor with twin battery charger. Dual console, 3 leather seats, 2 live wells, 3 storage compartments, Nitro trailer with swing tongue. $20,000. 804224-6318. 6/11p

APARTMENTSHOUSES, ROOMS FOR RENT/SALE Townhouse for Rent Mallardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Landing Dahlgren - two Bedrooms two & half baths $1100.00 Month plus security deposit - No Pets.

Available 7/1/14 - 301259-2262 or 301-6435595. 6/18p

RENTAL-OFFICE Private Professional Offices From $350 Per Month. Larger Suites Available. Wendover One Office Building.

Wired For Computer Networking. Front & Rear Entrances. Includes ALL Utilities, Ample Parking, Handicapped-Accessible Restrooms, 1 Block Off rt. 3 Adjacent To Post Office. No Build Out Cost!

Ready To Move In! Call (540) 775-6788 Sheila@ charlestoncobuilders. com. ufn

YARD/MOVING/ GARAGE SALE Annual Yard Sale Sat. May 31, 8 AM at the Ebb Tide Beach Pavilion.

Oak Grove. Route 3 to Bowie Dr., Right on Ebb Tide DR., Left on West

Potomac, follow to the beach pavilion. 5/28

MISCELLANEOUS / GENERAL MERCHANDISE Matco Tool Box S4, paid $7,000 sale for $3,700.

Also Tools and Misc. Call for more info, (301) 9343898. 5/28p Must Sell; 2 Cemetery Lots, Historyland Memorial Park, 2 lots

for the price of one. Call for more info. (540) 7757733. ufn.

PETS/ FREE/ FOR SALE / ADOPTION Wendys Feline Friends.

C at s a n d k itt e n s f o r adoption. Many different colors and ages. All fixed with rabies shot. See pics at westmoreland. petfinder.org. For more information call Wendy 804-224-1079

NOTICE The Westmoreland County Treasurerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office will be closed June 2, 2014 for a turnover audit because of the retirement of the Treasurer, Elizabeth Nash.

State Water Control Board Public Notice An enforcement action has been proposed for Aqua Presidential, Inc. for violations of the State Water Control Law and Regulations in King George County. The State Water Control Board proposes to issue a consent order resolving violations at the Presidential Lakes, Section 14 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Wastewater Treatment Plant. A description of the proposed action is available at the DEQ office named below or online at www.deq.virginia.gov.

Daniel Burstein will accept comments by e-mail, Daniel.Burstein@deq.virginia.gov, fax, 703-5833821, or postal mail, Northern Regional Office, 13901 Crown Court, Woodbridge, VA 22193, from May 29, 2014 through July 3, 2014.

We are pledged to the letter and spirit of Virginiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Policy for achieving equal housing opportunity throughout the Commonwealth. We encourage and support advertising and marketing programs in which there are no barriers to obtaining housing because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, elderliness, familial status, or handicap.

All real estate advertised herein is subject to Virginiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fair housing law which makes it illegal to advertise â&#x20AC;&#x153;any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, elderliness, familial status, or handicap or intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.â&#x20AC;?

This newspaper will not knowingly accept advertising for real estate that violates the fair housing law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. For more information or to file a housing complaint call the Virginia Fair Housing Office at (804) 367-8530. Toll free call (888) 551-3247. For the hearing impaired call (804) 367-9753.

Animals Available For Adoption. The Animal We l f a r e L e a g u e h a s dogs and cats available for adoption. For more information please call 804-435-0822, 804-435-

6320. Hours Monday, Wed., & Friday. 10 a.m.

- 2 p.m. Lots of animals are at the shelter - call 804-462-7175.

NOTICE KING GEORGE COUNTY TAXPAYERS The 1st half of the Real Estate and Personal Property taxes for 2014 are now available. The tax due date is June 5, 2014. Penalty will be added June 6 and interest added beginning July 1, 2014.

The bills have been mailed. If you have not received your bill, please contact the Treasurer <(540) 775-2571>.

If you have a question about the property listed on your bill, please contact the Commissioner of the Revenue <(540) 775-4664>. The bills are created and corrected by the Commissioner of the Revenue. The Treasurerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office cannot make corrections; they only collect as assessed.

If there is a question concerning delinquency, please contact the Treasurerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office.

Please take the time to check the mailing address on each bill and correct, if necessary, with the Commissioner of the Revenue.

NOTE: Please do not enclose tax payment with utility payment.

Credit Card Payments Accepted ONLINE only at: www.king-george. va.us Click on Online Payments

TOWN OF COLONIAL BEACH PUBLIC NOTICE Please take notice that the Town of Colonial Beach is interested in leasing the property located at 213 Taylor Street in the Town of Colonial Beach and is seeking applications from persons interested in leasing the property. Application forms may be obtained by contacting the Town Clerk at 804-224-7181. Persons interested in submitting an application to rent 213 Taylor Street should submit their completed application by noon on Thursday, June 12, 2014 Also take notice that on the 12th day of June, 2014 at 7:00 p.m., at the regular meeting of the Colonial Beach Town Council, to be held at Town Center, Town Council will conduct a Public Hearing pursuant to VA Code Section 15.2-1800 to receive public input regarding Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intention to lease the property located at 213 Taylor Street and to review the applications submitted by interested persons.

The Town Council may take action to approve the leasing of 213 Taylor Street at its meeting on June 12, 2014.

A draft copy of the Townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s general lease agreement may be obtained by contacting Town Hall at 804-224-7181, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

All interested persons are encouraged to attend and express their views. Any person with a disability requiring assistance or accommodation in order to participate in this public hearing is asked to contact Town Hall in advance of the public hearing so that appropriate arrangements may be made.

Val Foulds, Town Manager Town of Colonial Beach, Virginia 5/21/14, 5/28/14

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The following properties will be sold at auction on: June 3, 2014 at 3:30 PM at Lock It Up Self Storage, 8534 Kings Hwy., King George, VA 22485. Ray Raines Auctions.

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Town of Colonial Beach Planning Commission PUBLIC HEARING

The Town of Colonial Beach Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Thursday, June 5, 2014, in the Colonial Beach Town Center located at 22 Washington Avenue, Colonial Beach, Virginia, to consider the following: Beginning at 5:30 p.m.

1 ZOA-04-2014 (ORDINANCE 646): An Ordinance to Amend the Zoning Ordinance of Colonial Beach by repealing Article 18 Miscellaneous, Article 13 Parking, Article 24 Landscaping, and Article 26 Home Occupations. These articles will be replaced with a new Article 18 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Supplementary Regulations, which will condense and simplify the provisions of Articles 13, 24, 26 of the Colonial Beach Zoning Ordinance and provide for temporary uses within various zoning districts. New terms shall also be added to Article 20 Definitions, as needed.

2 Adoption of the Official Zoning Map of the Town of Colonial Beach â&#x20AC;&#x201C; An ordinance to amend the Zoning Ordinance of Colonial Beach by adoption of an official zoning map. The official zoning map shall show current zoning designations of all parcels and locations of public roads within the Town of Colonial Beach and is incorporated herein by reference and is hereby made part of the Townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Zoning Ordinance. The official map is contained with the Office of Planning and Community Development. The Zoning Administrator or his authorized designee may certify that a paper copy displaying the Official Zoning map is a true and accurate representation of all known zoning designations existing in the Town at the time of its adoption.

Any persons desiring to be heard in favor of or in opposition to the above is hereby invited to be present at the Public Hearing. Copies of the above are on file in the Department of Planning & Community Development, 905 McKinney Blvd., Colonial Beach, Virginia 22443.

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Being flexible and keeping it simple pays off Mark Fike The weather has been odd, to say the least this year. Many who enjoy the outdoors, whether it is chasing gobblers, gardening or fishing, will tell you that the weather has impacted their pursuits. The turkey woods were full of cankerworms, and within a week, many trees on our property were halfway devoid of foliage. Cool spells and rain downpours, and then very hot spells played havoc with us. I suspect it did so with the gardens, as well. My broccoli flowered expectantly, which pretty much ruined our crop. We won’t have any apples this year due to the cankerworms. The blossoms fell off once the leaves were gone. I hope the same does not happen to the oaks and acorns!

Fishing has been good, but erratic, from what we have heard from anglers. I have gotten out a few times, and my stringer has been either very heavy or very light. The times we did well, it was unexpected, or at least the manner in which we were successful was unexpected.

For instance, last week, Jay Davis and I headed my little duck boat down the river and stopped at one of my favorite catfish spots.

Jay wanted to catch a few fish, and so did I. I had always done well at this particular spot we fished at on the Rappahannock. It was my “go to” spot when I needed dinner or a young person needed to experience a good trip.

When we rolled up to the spot, the conditions were pretty good. The tide was rolling out; water color was decent, but not clear yet not muddy, and the weather had been consistent with the exception of a recently passed thunderstorm which we waited out. I had rigged the rods with bottom rigs, had some fresh cut bait to use thawed out, and we were ready to go once the boat was anchored up and tied off.

Five minutes after the lines hit the bottom, we did not have any bites. For this particular spot, that was highly unusual. I began moving a few extra lines around and probing other spots.

Honestly, I was beginning to get concerned. I wanted to see the young man have a good time

and go home with some nice fish for his family to eat. Once fifteen minutes passed, I knew something was amiss. I had to change the approach. So, I re-rigged a rod with a float and hung a tantalizing piece of cutbait on it and suggested that Jay toss it near a log and bush that was not far from us. In a few minutes, the float disappeared. A nice fish was landed, and we re-baited and tried it again to be sure it was not a fluke; it was not.

Sometimes the float hit the water and immediately disappeared. I kept fishing with bottom rigs out of stubbornness, but Jay was wearing them out on his float rig. We never moved the boat either. I think he put over twenty fish in the bucket from that one spot in an hour and fifteen minutes (counting our fifteen minutes of no activity). I put a measly two to three fish in the bucket for my stubbornness. That makes me look pretty bad, but at least Jay got into them!

I definitely learned that being flexible and keeping things simple was a winning combi-

Outdoor Report Mark Fike Fishing is good all over, and the river settled back down.

Hunting Squirrel season will come back on June 7 and continue to June 21.

now croaker.

Ken’s Field and Stream in Oak Grove reported that striper were running in the area. Colonial Beach to Coles Point is a good stretch for rockfish. Catfish are hitting everything, according to Ken. Perch are biting bloodworms very well.

We also have had anecdotal reports of croaker invading the area; that is good news!

Ponds — Bass were hitting among the lily pads in ponds. Try plastic baits or topwater weedless baits for them. Some crappie are hitting on the beds, as well. Bream are after crickets and hoppers.

Motts Run Reservoir reported nice catfish action. Crappie are hitting nightcrawlers and lots of 2- to 3-pound bass are hitting, including a nice citation-sized bass.

The water is now clear at Motts.

Lake Anna action is uplake for bass in the grass. Crappie have moved deep to structure, and striper are headed downlake and deeper

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Saltwater Captain Ryan Rogers of the Midnight Sun (804-580-0245) reports good rockfish action. Some pretty fish were hauled in. However, the larger ones are leaving. Chumming will begin soon.

Scattered reports from the Virginia Beach area and points north continue to tell of puppy drum, short flounders, a few bluefish and some trout in the area. GULP baits continue to be the best for most anglers.

Events May 30 — King George Kids’ Fishing Day through KGPR (540775-4FUN) takes place from 5:30 p.m. until it’s over. This is a change due to a rain event.

June 7 — Kids’ Fishing Day at Motts Run Reservoir. FREE. June 6-7-8 — Free fishing days throughout Virginia except designated stocked trout waters.

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X-Ray Machine Fundraising Goal $120,000

B&M BBQ X-Ray Fundraiser

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Blessing & Dedication • Sat., May 31 Blessing, Ribbon Cutting & Door Opening Ceremony - 3 p.m.

B&M BBQ

The 67th Annual 4-H/FFA Fredericksburg Area Junior Livestock Show and Sale was held on Wednesday, May 7, at the Fredericksburg Livestock Exchange. 4-H’ers from 9 surrounding counties (Caroline, Essex, Hanover, King George, Lancaster, Richmond, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Westmoreland) participated in this year’s Show and Sale. The show had 23 market hog entries, 17 beef entries, 10 market lamb entries, and 30 market goat entries. The beef animals sold for a total of $54,678.75, the lambs sold for $9415.00, the swine sold for $33,333.75 and the goats sold for $19,525.00. The total sales value was $116,952.50.

The Herdsman Award Trophies These awards are sponsored by the Fredericksburg Livestock Exchange. The award is based on points in the following categories: attitude towards other exhibitors and animals; ability in the show ring; appearance of the exhibitor, animal and stall area. The points for each of the categories are totaled, and the 4-H’er with the highest total number of points receives the engraved trophy.

Lambs Herdsman Caleb Durheim of Stafford Beef Herdsman Kayse Pendergrass of Stafford Hogs Herdsman Abigail Durheim of Stafford Goats Herdsman Carissa Emory of King George Spirit of Sharon Caleb Durheim of Stafford The Silver Tray for the Hog Sweepstakes Awards i This award is sponsored by the Virginia Pork Industry Association. The winner is selected by the total number of points accumulated in the show for placings in the single and pen classes, in addition to the showing and fitting classes.

Connor Orrock of Caroline won the Hog Sweepstakes Silver Tray Award.

Fun • Family Festivities • Bouncy Houses • Prizes

Congressman Rob Wittman and Bishop E. W. Jackson with Officials and Community Care Clinic personnel and clergy from many faiths will gather together in an interfaith service to formally bless and dedicate the clinic which opened for patient care on Feb. 3rd, 2014.

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fishing Rappahannock River — The river settled back down and was slightly stained at press time. Catfish are active and hitting cutbait. Panfish are hitting in the creeks on nightcrawlers near cover. White perch are in their usual haunts downriver, but are smaller now. We heard no reports on bass angling.

Potomac River — Aqua Land in Southern Maryland reports that anglers are catching some rockfish on spot and on bucktails. Catfish are hitting well. A 27-pound fish was hauled in last week. Squid, nightcrawlers and bloodworms are the top baits for perch, catfish and

nation that evening. I could have easily decided to change spots, drift fish with a fish finder rig, or any number of other things, but I knew in my heart the fish were there, and they simply needed a different approach. I am glad Jay was willing to fish with a float and a plain-old hook covered with fresh cutbait. If he had not been willing, then we would have been looking poor when we arrived at the ramp with three fish!

If you have not ventured out on the river yet, it is a gorgeous time to get out. The weather is warm and even hot some days, but the wildlife is thriving along the water. We saw a bald eagle perched in a snag, observed various herons and other smaller birds, and we were serenaded by a gobbler as we cleaned our catch. If you get out, take a camera with you and get some nice pictures. Don’t forget the bug spray if you are out near dark. The mosquitos were hungry as we pulled up the anchor around sunset and headed back.

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The following individual was recognized for outstanding dedication to the 4-H Livestock Program and Virginia Cooperative Extension: Willie R. Jett and Herbert Williams The following participants were named Champions and Reserve Champions in the show: Market Hogs Champion Single: Abigail Durheim of Stafford Market Hogs Reserve Champion Single: Caleb Durheim of Stafford Market Hog Champion Pair: Connor Orrock of Caroline Market Hog Reserve Champion Pair: Mallorie Wright of Caroline Market Steer Champion: Charles Johnson of Richmond Co. Market Steer Reserve Champion: Alexis Simpson of Lancaster Market Heifer Champion: Connor Orrock of Caroline Market Heifer Reserve Champion: Brandy Harris of Spotsylvania Feeder Steer Champion: Madison Goodman of Hanover Feeder Steer Reserve Champion: Chloe Hartung of King George Feeder Heifer Champion: Turner Minx of Stafford Feeder Heifer Reserve Champion: Jaime Worsham of Hanover Market Goat Champion Single: Charles Johnson of Richmond Co. Market Goat Reserve Champion: Kelsey Trainor of Stafford Market Goat Champion Pair: Carissa Emory of King George Market Goat Reserve Champion Pair: Connor Gray of Stafford Market Lamb Champion Single: Caleb Durheim of Stafford Market Lamb Reserve Champion Single: Abigail Durheim of Stafford Market Lamb Champion Pair: N/A Market Lamb Reserve Champion Pair: N/A

lambs, swine, goats) shown during this event. Winners of the 2014 Stockmen’s Contest: Novice: 1st place: Regan Allen of Essex 2nd place: Michelle Irvin of Spotsylvania 3rd place: Mary Grace Broaddus of Caroline Junior: 1st place: Issac Hamilton of Stafford 2nd place: Caleb Durheim of Stafford 3rd place: Kayse Pendergrass of Stafford Senior: 1st place: Abigail Durheim of Stafford 2nd place: Katie Johnson of Westmoreland 3rd place: Rachel Wright of King George From the standpoint of Virginia Cooperative Extension, the 2014 Show and Sale is the highlight of an educational process by the exhibitors “learning by doing” with their livestock projects.

Congratulations to all of the exhibitors and family supporters for making this day a success and rewarding experience.

Throughout the day of the Show and Sale, there are many volunteers who contribute their time to make the activities and events runs smoothly. On behalf of everyone involved, a special “thank you” is extended to all the volunteers, parents, Extension personnel, and business supporters. We appreciate the support you extend to our 4-H youth.

The Stockmen’s Contest is a written test that allows 4-H members the opportunity to get recognition for their knowledge of the three livestock projects (beef,

Photo submitted by Ally Hall

A student at KGMS, Ally Hall caught a stringer of really nice catfish over the weekend. Nice job Miss Ally!