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Newman returns to the Black and Gold Linda Farneth Colonial Beach School Board members are very excited to welcome back former CB Elementary School Principal, Kevin Newman, as the new Superintendent of Colonial Beach Schools. Newman will return to CB as the new Superintendent of Schools after being away three years. Newman left Colonial Beach Schools at the end of the 2010-2011 school year to take a position as King George Middle School Principal. Newman is best known to CB residents for his loyalty and support of Colonial Beach Schools’ teachers and students. Just before his departure from CB, Newman appealed to the School Board to not only provide adequate funding for all of his staff, but to give them a raise, in his “Bring back my 55” speech. At the February 2011 School Board Meeting, then Elementary School Principal, Kevin Newman, addressed the board, saying, “I know the budget is totally out of our hands, but I’m here tonight to plead for my 55. I want them ALL back, and I know that’s asking a lot, but not only do I want them back, but I want them back with a raise, because they deserve it!” Newman, who has always given his teachers and staff words of praise, made a plea to the School Board not to cut anyone from the Elementary

School staff. Newman said that his teachers work late and on weekends, not being paid for it. He said they work just as hard, if not harder, than King George, Stafford and Spotsylvania employees. Newman said, rapping on the Lectern, “If you look at what these teachers have accomplished, it’s untouchable; you can’t compare them to those other counties. They’re better than those other counties!” Newman closed by saying, again, “Help me bring back my 55!” At the July 2014 meeting, Newman told the Board, “I’m thankful to the School Board for the opportunity to lead Colonial Beach Public Schools. Newman said he is committed to bringing back the passion students and parents have for the “Black and Gold”, the School’s colors. Working with the Board, Newman promised to bring “a positive atmosphere of accountability for academics, sports and how we treat our students. Our schools will soar academically,” he said. Newman said he remembered in 2006 when applying for the job of elementary principal, the School Board looked at him, at 26 years old, like he was crazy when he told them Colonial Beach would be the best in the state, and five years later, CB Elementary School received the 2012 Board of Education Competence to Excellence

Fire destroys historical landmark Cople District Volunteer Fire Department (Company 3) in Kinsale was dispatched for a structure fire at approximately 3:33 a.m. on Tuesday morning at Nomini Hall Plantation in Westmoreland County. It’s the county’s policy to immediately dispatch mutual aid for structure fires. Upon Company 3’s arrival on the scene, the main house was 75% involved, according to Cople District VFD Chief John Butler. Westmoreland County units, including Colonial Beach VFD (Company 1), Westmoreland VFD (Company 2) and Oak Grove VFD (Company 4), were dispatched for mutual aid, as were units from Richmond County, and Callao VFD and Fairfields VFD from Northumberland County. The original Nomini Hall was an

elegant square brick Georgian-style home built in 1729. The house was 3 stories high on 2,000 acres with a view of the Potomac River and the Nomini Creek dock. Robert Carter III planted a group of yellow poplar trees from the house to the road in the 1750s, which are now considered the oldest in Virginia. The original house tragically burned to the ground, and the frame structure that was rebuilt on the spot in 1850, burned on Tuesday morning. According to Butler, the structure is a total loss. The cause of the fire is under investigation by Virginia State Police. In November 2013, the house at Nomini Hall Plantation also caught fire; the cause of that fire was investigated, but found to be undetermined. —Carla Rollins Gutridge

Summer-Time fun!

The Australian band Longreef helped pack fans attending Colonial Beach’s weekend festivities.

Boil your water at the Beach As we were going to print, the following notice came from the Town of Colonial Beach. Keep up-todate on this issue by visiting our website or going to the link provided in the notice.

After moving on to King George, Newman returned to CB to watch his students receive awards. Award. Newman promised the Board, last Wednesday, that the Colonial Beach School System will become the model for other schools.

“People will start calling us, asking, ‘What are you doing, because your kids are soaring.’” Newman told the Board he can’t wait to get started.

Newman’s three-year contract begins August 1. Until then, Director of Grants, Tracey Tunstall, will continue to hold the position of Acting Superintendent.

Colonial Beach Public Works Director Rob Murphy said that E-Coli bacteria have been found in a sample of the town’s water system. It is confined to a specific area; however, he was not at liberty to give out that information and stated that all water in CB should be boiled for 3 minutes for safety precautions. The town is working quickly to resolve the issue. Please go to www. colonialbeachva.net to stay updated, and to www.colonialbeachva.net/wp-content/ uploads/2012/09/DRINKING-WATERWARNING-2014.pdf to see the notice.

Readying for new policy Town Hall will move, but will happen very slowly Linda Farneth

Linda Farneth Despite the need to have emergency meetings of the Colonial Beach Town Council and School Board with less than 20 minutes notice to the public, Town Hall is still nowhere near an estimated move date. On June 12, Council passed a resolution to authorize Town Manager Val Foulds to spend up to $130,000 to carry out mold remediation and safety repairs at Town Hall, located at 18 N. Irving Ave. Foulds had announced they would be evacuating Town Hall by the beginning of July and moving operations to the old Primary Building located at 315 Douglas Ave. on the old CB Elementary Campus. The Colonial Beach School Board held an emergency meeting on Tuesday, June 17, to approve a two-year lease contract with the Town of Colonial Beach to use the Primary Building for Town business offices, due to the necessary evacuation of Town Hall at the cost of $1 per year. The Town Council then held an emergency meeting on Wednesday, June 19, at 10:00 am to discuss the emergency relocation of Town Hall offices and to approve the lease agreement between the school board and the town to rent the old Primary Building. At the June 12 meeting, Foulds told the council that the Fire Marshal had threatened to shut the building down if safety issues had not been addressed by June 28. However, in an interview on Wednesday, June 19, after the 10 am emergency meeting, Foulds said that although the staff has corrected many of the safety issues, staff and Council discussions have led to the fears that after the building is opened up for mold remediation, more problems may surface, costing the town more money. To keep costs at a minimum, it was decided that the Town would simply have the building’s air conditioner ducts cleaned and request that the Fire Marshal allow staff more time to complete the

move. Town Hall closed for duct cleaning at 2:30 pm on Thursday, June 20, and reopened the following morning. Currently, the town is still working through many issues to get the move completed. Foulds said in an email on Monday, July 21, the hold up lies with utility connections. Foulds wrote, “The move is progressing as well as can be expected. Procuring the services required is taking longer than we would like, or even what we anticipated, but we have to proceed in a way that allows us to control costs.” She explained that normally a project has a Project Manager who would be assigned to coordinate all of the activities related to the move. However, in the town’s case, they are acting as their own Project Manager. Foulds added, “In many cases, we are using “in-house” skills to do the actual labor-related activities.” Establishing the communications infrastructure is the most time consuming and challenging part of the move, according to Foulds. Time coordination of the vendors and services is critical to containing expenses. In simpler terms, the town is having a hard time coordinating the installation of phone lines, security systems and Internet access necessary for the smooth operation of day-to-day business of Town Hall. Foulds reported, “All the wiring and cabling must be in place for our systems, including our financial system, to be moved intact. While most of the data wiring is complete, as of this writing, we do not have an estimated date for the installation of service & equipment for our voice communication.” Foulds added, “Fortunately, the Town Council allowed us to do partial cleanup and abatement at the N. Irving Ave. site, which has provided some relief for employees.” For the time being, all Town business will remain in the Town Hall building located at the corner of North Irving Ave. and Hawthorn St., until further notice.

The Colonial Beach Planning Commission learned last week that a living shorelines approach is the preferred method of erosion control along the Potomac River and its tributaries. Currently, any homeowner applying for a permit to implement erosion control will be directed to the Westmoreland County Wetlands Board (WCWB). WCWB Coordinator, Charlie Wrightson, said in a phone interview Monday that the county has already adopted a living shoreline as the preferred policy. An applicant seeking a permit to install erosion control must provide evidence why a hard shoreline protection technique, such as a bulkhead or riprap, is necessary. Wrightson said every site is unique; the WCWB looks at the energy of the shoreline, boat traffic, and other factors that cause erosion when reviewing permit requests. Wrightson said two sites next to each other could have very different needs; one could be shallow and the other deep, requiring different methods of erosion control. When deciding whether to grant permits, the WCWB discusses Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) recommendations for each site and evaluates whether VIMS’ recommended strategy will work or not. Why the State is pushing for living shorelines Beaches and dunes are the first line of defense from erosion during high-energy storms. Further, plants and other natural elements of the coastal ecosystem maintain the habitat for birds, shellfish, fish, and other local wild life. Scientists believe that artificial riprap limits the ability of the coastal ecosystem to perform many of these essential functions and will threaten the long-term sustainability of coastal ecosystems. In response, the Virginia General Assembly passed new legislation that requires localities use a nonstructural shoreline protection to protect shores from erosion and to adopt these policies in their Comprehensive Plans by 2014. What are living shorelines? The alternative to traditional hard techniques such as bulkheads

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and riprap is a “living shoreline.” Using a combination of native plant species, stone, sand fill and other structural and organic materials to help stop erosion, living shorelines are believed to have a positive impact in nature and local marine life. Enforcement Chair Robin Schick asked Mitchell who would enforce the policy. Mitchell advised it was the WCWB, who has the ability to modify projects, rather than just reject them. Implementing living shorelines CB Planning Commissioner Robert Busick feels that implementing a living shoreline would be difficult and expensive. However, Wrightson confirmed that for $50 per site, the Northern Neck Master Gardeners would evaluate your property and suggest the best materials to use. He recommends applicants use this service. In regard to Colonial Beach, Virginia Code states that after 2011, all local governments shall include guidance by VIMS regarding coastal resource management and guidance for appropriate selection of living shoreline management practices. Localities must also amend their Comprehensive Plans to include a living shoreline plan. Mitchell believes the policy will eventually be enforced by the state. Mitchell told the planning commission that in his experience, the General Assembly would introduce a new policy to be placed in a locality’s Comprehensive Plan. Later, they will check on localities to see if these practices are followed and ultimately pass legislation requiring localities enforce the policy in the form of an ordinance. Commissioner Kent Rodeheaver stated that ultimately, there seems to be no way around adopting the policy. The CB Planning Commission voted to hold a public hearing at the next meeting, scheduled for August 7, at the Town Center Meeting Room, located at 20 Washington Ave, next to the library, at 5:30 pm.

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

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Gone Fishing There are sorts of bumper stickers, quotes and little sayings that capture the spirit of fishing. One of my favorites is “a bad day fishing is better than a good day at work.” And of course, one I can relate to, “this vehicle stops at all fishing holes.” People all over the world fish. Some fish to survive, others for profit, and many like myself, fish because we love it. But, trying to David S. Kerr identify the reason why we like it so much can be a bit challenging. For some people, fishing is a bonding experience. Fathers and sons, and fathers and daughters, often hold their memories of time spent fishing together particularly dear. There is something about holding a rod and reel waiting for something to bite that seems to make it easier to talk. It breaks down

barriers, and for a little while makes it possible to put aside some of the worries of world. They’re still there: the fear about losing a job; worries over a parent; or an upcoming test in school are still present, but there is something about going fishing that allows us to put these concerns on the back burner; at least for a little while. But not everyone goes fishing in groups. Sometimes, it’s a matter of going out in a boat or finding a nice perch along a stream and dropping a line. If you’re the average fisherman, the costs are low; the price of a rod and reel and some bait, and in our region, if you want to go fishing, you can do it just about any hour of the day. I used to give my uncle a hard time about watching golf. With apologies to Uncle Gus and all the fine golfers out there, golf on TV, to this viewer at least, can be a little slow; ok, downright plodding. Of course, having said that, I’ve been known to watch competitive fishing. Yes, there is competitive fishing on TV. All thanks to cable television. It’s rarely live, un-

OPINION like golf, so they tend to cut out all the really dull parts, but it’s still a lot of guys gunning their boats from one part of a lake or river to another, all while trying to catch the biggest fish of the day. These tournaments can be highly competitive; tempers can flare. The boats are expensive and so is the fishing equipment. There are even fishermen who make their living in this kind of competition. However, having said that, I think it will be some time before the International Olympic Committee puts competitive bass fishing on their list of approved sports. There is one type of fishing I enjoy a great deal, but I have to be honest, I have never caught anything while trying it; and that’s ocean casting. I have this monstrously long fishing rod, some heavy weights, and usually buy fresh squid at a bait shop. I’ve fished at Virginia Beach, the Outer Banks and on Chincoteague. It’s a wonderful adventure. The terrifically long casts, the crashing surf and the prospect of catching something really exotic. Thing is, save for one that got away and a few nibbles, I have yet to catch anything. Interestingly enough, many of my fellow ocean casters don’t seem to do any better at it than I do. Perhaps, it’s just

Op-Eds: YOU WANT OIL AND GAS? GOOGLE EARTH THIS: MIDLAND TEXAS 79701 Gregg holmes With the approach of oil and gas production in the Northern Neck, I offer my own perceptions from a life of having been raised in the heart of oil producing Texas. The financial benefits of oil production can be quite huge; however, the obnoxious side effects can be disheartening. If you have not the time to read on, I encourage you to go to Google Earth, enter “79701” in the search box and choose Midland, Texas. Have a look around the ag and ranch land surrounding my home town. Be sure to ZOOM IN. Those are not farm houses every 40 acres; those are mostly oil and gas production sites, one every quarter mile, for hundreds of square miles. Is that to be the new look of the Northern Neck? This said, I dearly love my home town, the people, culture, the hustle, great schools, cattle, agriculture and, yes, even the unique beauty of the oil patch. I offer you now a quick trip through how the oil and gas business goes. The initial activity typically begins with leasing the mineral estate owner’s property. The mineral estate is the part of the land which is underground. This lease does not necessarily address any of the surface owner’s wishes regarding the property. Having studied a fair portion of Virginia real estate law, it appears that many of the statutes of both Texas and Virginia are similar. In Texas, mineral rights are superior to surface rights; therefore, whatever the mineral estate owner agrees to in the lease supersedes any right which the surface owner may incorrectly assume he has. Despite a surface owner’s objections, production from the mineral estate may be pursued across the surface estate. A surface estate owner has few remedies to stop the ingress and egress of drilling rigs, trucks, equipment, personnel, pumpers, roughnecks and all others that need to cross the surface owner’s property to produce the petroleum product. Drilling and completion of a well typically requires about 1,000 trips to the well site. After the well is completed, servicing averages approximately one trip per day; this post-completion activity may continue for many years. At the end of the process, the mineral estate owner has received an initial lease signing check and may receive a percentage of the production monies as a royalty. The surface estate owner may have received nothing. The local economy has realized increased tax revenues. New boom town businesses have sprung to life along with associated increases in police and emergency activities; the monikers “roughnecks” and “roustabouts” come with namesake credibilities, these men are typically strong, stout, hard working, and mechanically brilliant with a sector of their ilk known for being good timing, fun loving sorts who know how to let off a lot of steam in a short period of time.

Now, a few thoughts on the more sobering realities. Pollution is in an inevitable aspect of oil production. We will find the product seeping into our streams making skims across our lakes, bay and rivers; it’s just part of the business. Minor earthquakes should be expected; this too is now being accepted as just another downside. The noise of oil and gas production can be tremendous. This is big equipment, these are huge rotary rigs and their grind goes on 24 hours a day, seven days a week until the well is completed. Thereafter, the noise continues with compressor stations, tanker trucks, pumping assemblies and other bumpings, grindings and whinings to get the oil and gas to market. The Northern neck’s star filled nights will diminish. Drill sites require hugely brilliant lights for their 24 hour operations. In Texas, these can look like a multitude of midnight softball games going on throughout entire regions where production is in a frenzy. The level of the water table is worth a thought too. Texas does not have abundant water as does Virginia. There, due to the huge quantities of water required to produce oil and gas, many domestic water wells have been sucked dry. It would be interesting to know the performance expectations and predictions for the Northern Neck’s water table. The dust created from oil production is an eyeball abrasing and choking experience. It’s not just that which lands on vehicles, it’s also the fine silt that totally encases the trees, the houses, everything. Our forests will become dust white in color along the busier routes. Nothing escapes this permeating menace that carries for great distances. Virginia’s roads will be beaten the smithereens by the marauding crews and equipment. It is not simply the increase in traffic count; the extreme weight of many of these petroleum production vehicles will be highly destructive. It seems likely too that traffic accidents will increase on our winding and narrow roads. Unlike Texas, Virginia has no shoulders on many of her back roads; there will be

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no escape from the extra-heavy, extra-wide truck traffic that will be plodding these rural lanes. Once the development of the Northern Neck’s field is complete, expect no longer to see this pastoral environment; rather, a vast spider’s web of dirt roads, pock marks of production sites, pipes strewn willy-nilly across surface owners’ properties because they had no say in the mineral lease agreements, and regular pop-ups scenes of rusting equipment. The overnight millionaires from this development will be comparatively few; the remainder of the population will be left eye to eye with the scared face of the Northern Neck. Speaking pessimistically, it seems that the development of the Northern Neck’s Taylorsville Basin is a done deal. Politics will prevail and politics will be persuaded by sleek commentary and big oily money. The assurances carried in the newspapers from Shore Exploration, who has acquired most of the leases, are empty when one realizes that Shore Exploration will be selling these leases to production companies, or other intermediates. Shore Exploration has no control over the ultimate production and operations. Many Virginians would be shocked to read the commonly used “Producers 88” mineral lease. This standard-

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an excuse to sit with your cooler, enjoy the surf, and a little like panning for gold, hope that some creature out there in the deep takes your bait. In the 21st century, some people make their fishing scientific. I can’t deny I enjoy using a little technology; I have a fish finder, based on a technology that in World War II was top secret that can spot fish for several yards. Sometimes it helps, sometimes it doesn’t. My favorite fishing rod is a made of a composite material just like they make airplanes out of. It’s very high tech. But then I think back to my grandfather, who told me that in the summer of 1900, he and his brother took up fishing at Buckeye Lake in Columbus, Ohio. The tools of their adventure- some heavy wire bent into the shape of a hook, some string and a pole. Oh yes, and some worms they dug up. He said that sometimes the two boys would catch as many a dozen small fish, and their Mom, in this turn of the last century story, would fry them up for lunch or dinner. That’s a story that’s been passed down through the family, and maybe it’s the kind of experience that draws so many of us to age old tradition. Reach David Kerr at kerr@journalpress.com

Open letter to the residents of Colonial Beach To all citizens of Colonial BeachToday, there exists a crisis of great conflict between the school board and the town council, with the citizens caught in the middle. Some council members see the children of Colonial Beach as an unwanted expense. Other issues that the town council does not want to address; 1. The town has allowed a non-resident to take possession of a pier lease on a pier on Monroe Bay. The pier is abandoned; the owner passed away a number of years ago. Currently, a businessman who is a resident has been trying to fix the pier and put it back in service, but the town council is stonewalling him. 2. The town refuses to help settle disputes on property the town sold; it refuses to communicate with the new owner. For three years, no resolution, no help. 3. Public works is in shambles, and its leadership needs to be reorganized top to bottom. The leadership has been like this for 12 years; it has led the town to being a less attractive place to be and live. Neither the Town Manager nor Public Works Manager live in town and the Building and Zoning Director does not live in town. The school board and council need to stand and start doing the job they were elected to do. The town needs honest, open officials, who actually care. There are many more equally important issues the town council refuses to listen to and to address; I’m open for comments. Walter Kern Colonial Beach, VA

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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, you have had little luck regarding relationships of late. Rather than focus on what hasn’t gone your way, change your perspective and focus on the good things.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, adopt an analytical approach to solve a puzzling situation at work this week. This way of looking at things is just what you need to find the right solution.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, you can be pretty stubborn when it comes to something that matters dearly to you. No matter your feelings, try to behave in a diplomatic manner.

SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Your imagination is ready to run wild this week, Scorpio. Enjoy this burst of creative energy and put it to good use. Encourage others to participate as well.

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Cooling assistance applications now being accepted RICHMOND — With Virginia’s severe summer heat and humidity, staying cool is not a luxury, but rather a health and safety issue. This time of year, indoor temperatures can quickly reach the same extreme levels as outdoors, leading to life-threatening conditions. Local Departments of Social Services throughout the Commonwealth are accepting Cooling Assistance applications now through Aug. 15, as part of the Virginia Department of Social Services’ (VDSS) Energy Assistance Program. Cooling Assistance is available to households with a child under 6-years-old, a person with a disability, or an adult age 60 or older living in the home who meet the program’s income and eligibility re-

quirements. To qualify for Cooling Assistance this year, the maximum gross monthly income (before taxes) for a one-person household is $1,265 and $2,584 for a household of four. Types of available cooling assistance include: • Payment of electric bills to operate cooling equipment; • Payment of security deposits for electricity to operate cooling equipment; • Repair of a central air conditioning system or heat pump; • Purchase of a whole-house fan, including ceiling or attic fans; and • Purchase and installation of a window unit air conditioner for households without a working one. Those deemed eligible may qualify

for more than one type of assistance. The Energy Assistance Program is funded by the federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program block grant; the amount Virginia receives to disburse to recipients varies from year-to-year depending on the appropriation made by Congress. Assistance is available until funds are depleted. Families and individuals must apply with their local department of social services or online via CommonHelp by August 15. The Cooling Assistance component served more than 70,000 Virginia households last year. To learn more, visit http://www.dss.virginia. gov/benefit/ea/cooling/index. cgi, call 2-1-1 VIRGINIA or visit www.211virginia.org.

Group proposes 10 recommendations to reduce carbon pollution and manage sealevel rise Top policy proposal could raise an estimated $200 million annually for coastal adaptation by 2020 while cutting greenhouse gas emissions Norfolk — Experts detail the threat of rising tides and outline ten bold but credible recommendations to prepare for sea-level rise and reduce carbon pollution in a first-of-its-kind report aimed at safeguarding coastal Virginia. The recommendations include a call for Virginia to secure hundreds of millions of dollars in flood protection funds by participating in a regional carbon cap program for power plants. It also calls on the state to enact a mandatory clean electricity standard, encourage development of solar and wind power, improve storm evacuation and shelter efforts, and coordinate efforts to maintain national security in an area that includes the world’s largest naval base. The report -- titled Safe Coast Virginia -- was released today outside the Unitarian Church of Norfolk, which is being forced to consider relocation due to severe flooding from rising sea levels. The report combines the latest climate science with stories of Virginians already suffering as a result of rising tides, bigger storms, more frequent flooding and rising insurance rates. It predicts that the situation will only get worse. Sea level rise projections for Virginia’s Tidewater region are significantly higher than the worldwide average. “Hampton Roads is the New Orleans of the East Coast, the ‘ground zero’ for climate change,” said Mike Tidwell, executive director of Chesapeake Climate Action Network, which published the report. “But Virginia also has the chance to be a worldwide leader -and example -- in clean energy production and climate change adaptation. This report provides a roadmap for how to get there.” “Much as we love our church home, we’re not able to stay here,” said Brian Brennan, Director of Religious Education at the Unitarian Church of Norfolk. “Climate change is happening right now. It’s not in some distant future, and Virginia must take action.” This is the first climate solutions plan to emerge following Governor Terry McAuliffe’s highly praised executive order of July 1 re-establishing the Virginia Climate Change Commission. It also follows the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed “Clean Power Plan,” which requires states to reduce pollution from carbon-intensive power plants. One of the report’s most significant recommendations is for Virginia to participate in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a cooperative effort among nine eastern states from Maine to Maryland that reduces greenhouse gas emissions through a cap on carbon emissions and has raised $1.8 billion in proceeds for participating states. Safe Coast Virginia warns that by not participating, Virginia is leaving hundreds of millions in new revenue on the table that could be used for flood protection and prevention as sea levels rise in coastal Virginia. Based on RGGI modeling data, the report finds that Virginia could raise up to $200 million annually by 2020 if it joins the program. Other recommendations call for Virginia to: • Adopt a mandatory energy efficiency standard that reduces greenhouse gas emissions. • Adopt a mandatory clean electricity standard. • Improve emergency planning in the Hampton Roads region for climate-related disasters by coordi-

A lady in the Northern Neck inherited this Victorian sofa from her brother, who was a prominent decorator and antiques dealer. It was in what possibly was the original horsehair upholstery, and she has had it recovered in the present floral pattern, fortunately retaining the original tufting pattern in the back. Henry Lane The upholsterer Hull referred to the sofa as being English Victorian. In moving, the sofa lost two of its brass casters, and she has removed the other two in order for it to be level. She has asked how to replace the casters. This sofa dates from the middle of the nineteenth century, having been made between 1840 and 1860. It does not appear to be an English piece, but rather is typical of American furniture of the period. The shape of the legs and the two surviving casters that she removed indicate a mid-Atlantic place of man-

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nating efforts between state and local planning officials to improve evacuation and emergency shelter management efforts. • Enact targeted new state policies to encourage significant development of solar power and offshore wind energy to reduce carbon emissions. • Provide dedicated state funding for climate change adaptation efforts in Virginia’s coastal region. • Form an integrated task force focused on protecting military assets. • Protect communities through “living shoreline” adaptation measures. • Develop local “accommodation” strategies, such as raising the maximum building-height limits and expanding wetlands -- as well as considering “strategic retreat” from vulnerable areas. Military and business communities warn that the costs of climate change-estimated to be in the billions over the next two decades-will be crippling, and that action must be taken for national security as well as economic reasons. The Hampton Roads region of coastal Virginia is home to the largest naval installation in the world, and Defense-related activities and spending account for 41 percent of the region’s economy. “The military is a huge part of the Hampton Roads economy, and hugely reliant on the region’s infrastructure,” said retired Captain Joseph Bouchard, former commanding officer at Naval Station Norfolk and a former Virginia state delegate. “It makes good strategic and economic sense for Virginia’s leaders to embrace many of the readily available solutions outlined in this report.” Other notable findings in the report: • Using existing technologies, Virginia could generate almost 17 times its annual electricity demand through solar power alone. • The Virginia Office of Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security estimates that up to 500,000 people could be expected to evacuate the region in the event of a hurricane, with 50,000 needing public emergency shelter. Virginia’s state-managed shelters can currently handle fewer than 20,000 people. • While Dominion Virginia Power won the rights to more than 113,000 offshore acres for wind development off Virginia’s coast-with the potential to power 700,000 Virginia homes-the company currently has plans to build only two offshore wind test turbines in 2018. This is far less than what is needed. Safe Coast Virginia includes photos, maps and data that explain complex science in layperson’s terms, as well as a thorough review of the most current climate science available. Read the full Safe Coast Virginia report and executive summary at: www.chesapeakeclimate.org/SafeCoastReport

Thelma the Possum is lucky. When her mother was killed by a car, Thelma was rescued by a passing motorist and eventually found her way to the Virginia Wildlife Center in Waynesboro, where she was nursed back to health. Thelma’s story was one of several animal tales told to fascinated school children in Montross and Colonial Beach last week by the Virginia Wildlife Center’s Rainia Krasner. “We have people called wildlife rehabilitators,” Krasner told the attentive children. “When animals come to us, sometimes they are pretty badly hurt, and we try to help them recover.” Thelma the Possum was on hand during the wildlife center’s show and tell time at both libraries Friday, as were Malcolm the Corn Snake and Athena the Owl. “Rainia did a wonderful job of educating

Last year’s harvest increased to the highest level since 1987 Newport News — Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that Virginia’s oyster harvest jumped another 25 percent last year, surging past 500,000 bushels, the most in nearly a generation. “Over the past few years, Virginia has become the oyster capital of the East Coast, and that is great news for our Commonwealth’s economy,’’ said Governor McAuliffe. “The growth we’ve seen in the oyster harvest is extraordinary, but hardly a surprise. Virginia produces the best tasting oysters in the world, and every sustainably-harvested oyster helps clean the Chesapeake Bay and create good jobs in a tough economy. There is no question that Virginia is for oyster lovers.” Over the past 12 years, the oyster harvest in Virginia has increased from 23,000 bushels in 2001 to an estimated 504,000 bushels last year. This is the highest level seen since

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1987 and is 25 percent more than the 409,000 bushels harvested in 2012. Preliminary harvest estimates show gains in both wild-caught oysters from public oyster rocks as well as from privately leased water bottoms. Harvest from public oyster grounds grew from 150,534 bushels in 2012 to 213,152 bushels last year, and the harvest from privately leased growing areas continued six years of sustained growth, rising from 258,496 bushels in 2012 to 408,912 bushels last year. “State investments in our oyster replenishment program are showing positive results,” said Molly Joseph Ward, Secretary of Natural Resources. “Keeping this momentum is vital to the growth of the oyster industry. Our comprehensive fisheries management programs, combined with private sector investments, are having a very positive impact for the Bay, consumers and the economy. We need to keep moving forward.” The dockside value of the oyster harvest increased to $22.2 million last year, up from $16.2 million in 2012. The ripple effects through the economy from last year’s harvest resulted in an estimated $58.4 mil-

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the audience,” said Kitty Norris at Colonial Beach’s Cooper Library. “I believe the children learned something new about each of the three animals she presented.” The Virginia Wildlife Center has treated more than 65,000 wild animals since it was opened in 1982, including more than 200 species of Virginia birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians. The wildlife center’s mission includes educating children and adults about the need for conservation and the protection of wildlife, and that is what brought Krasner to Westmoreland County libraries last week. Krasner, who has been at the wildlife center for two years, told the children the Center “Helps animals throughout the entire state, including black bears, bald eagles and foxes. When animals are injured, they lose strength and muscle, and our job is to rehabilitate them and hopefully, release them back into the wild.”

Krasner told the children that the three animals she showed them Friday would never be released into the wild. “Thelma likes people too much, Malcolm has never hunted and never known cold, and Athena can’t see very well because she had the West Nile Virus, so they wouldn’t make it on their own.” Krasner said the wildlife center maintains a full veterinary clinic and diagnostics laboratory and has an array of facilities for the rehabilitation and recovery of its wildlife patients, including large flight pens, a bear enclosure and aviary and deer pens. The Center has received the National Conservation Achievement Award from the National Wildlife Federation for its work with native Virginia wildlife. “This is the second year they have brought their show to our library,” said Norris. “Both times the room has been filled. It is a simple program about protecting wildlife in Virginia and how even children can help.”

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hundred dollars at auction. Quite simply, as I have noted on other occasions, it would not be comfortable for watching the Super Bowl. Traditional Victorian parlor pieces do not move well on the market, and sell principally as accent pieces. They sold more successfully 50 years ago than they do today. 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 email questions to henrylanehull@ commonwealthantiques.com. Happy Antiquing!

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ufacture. The sofa began its life as part of a parlor suite of five or seven pieces. Replacement casters are not difficult to obtain. I suggest sending the pictures of the two survivors to Horton Brass or Ball and Ball with the measurements. Either company should be able to fill an order for four casters, and possibly might have exact copies, meaning that only two would need to be ordered. Victorian furniture, as with many other genres of antiques, is in a slump at the present time. This piece, despite its excellent design and fine upholstery, only would bring a few

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lion in economic value, using a multiplier of 2.63 on a dockside value of $22.2 million, a formula established by the late Dr. James Kirkley, a well-respected Virginia Institute of Marine Science seafood industry economist. The Virginia Marine Resources Commission’s (VMRC) management of the oyster stocks includes rotational oyster harvest areas and deployment of fossil oyster shells mined annually from the beneath James River on to public oyster grounds. These fossil shells become home for naturally occurring oyster larvae that attach to them during spawning and grow to form new adult oysters that will reach market size in roughly three years. This oyster replenishment program provides substantial ecological as well as economic benefits, as the oysters filter the water during growth to a market size of three inches. Oyster reefs provide important forage and refuge habitat for invertebrates, as well as juvenile crabs and finfish species. “Oysters are doing well right now. We are making tremendous progress,’’ said VMRC Commissioner John M.R. Bull. “But oysters are still susceptible to disease and other environmental factors outside of our control. A lot of people have put a lot of work into getting Virginia into this position, and it is paying dividends. It is worth celebrating, but we need to keep in mind that oysters live in a dynamic, ever-changing ecosystem.” Virginia’s history of oyster harvests can be found at http://mrc. virginia.gov/SMAC/VA-OysterHarvests.pdf

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& other events salem baptist church in Jersey, will have its Worship service on Sunday, July 27, 2014 at 11:15 a.m. at the Mount Bethel Beach Christian Center (17420 Mt. Bethel Lane, King George, VA) with the church picnic following the morning service. The theme is Hawaiian Luau. Family and friends are welcome to attend for a day of worship, fellowship, food, and fun. pope’s creek baptist church invites you to Revival services which will begin at 7 p.m. Monday, July 28 and continue through Wednesday, July 30. Our guest speaker will be the Rev. Dwight C. Storke. Special music and refreshments will follow the service each night. Please join us for this special time of worship and fellowship! Pope’s Creek Baptist Church is located at 9131 Kings Highway.

p.m. on Monday, July 28 and run through Wednesday, July 30. Each night will feature a different special music attraction. Monday, Brenda Young and family; Tuesday, One Lane Bridge; Wednesday, Two Rivers Baptist Church Choir. For information please call Helen at (540) 775-4416 or Pastor Woody at (540) 528-1568. trinity fellowship international church is holding Vacation Bible School July 23-July 25 from 6-9 p.m. nightly. There will be a picnic on Saturday, July 26. All are invited to come worship with Trinity, 181 Kings Hwy, Fredericksburg, VA. (Ferry Farms)

agape ministry church will be hosting a Gospel Sing on Sunday, July 27 starting at 6:30 p.m. Featuring Jerusalem Ridge and The Hendersons. Fellowship follows. Everyone welcome. 9106 Indiantown Road, KG. Call (540) 273-7977 for more info.

river of life pentacostal church is hosting the Pentecostal Faith Assemblies, Inc. Campmeeting July 24-27. Theme of the event: “I Set Before You an Open Door.” Service times 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. daily. Lunch offered after the morning service. 510 Colonial Avenue, Colonial Beach, VA. To help the host church prepare, please RSVP to Bishop Jackson asap. (804) 224-8157. phaibishop@yahoo.com

montague baptist church in King George will be celebrating its 125th year of worship on Sunday, July 27 at 11 a.m. The morning service will be followed by a fellowship luncheon at noon. There will be a slide show from 12:30-1:30 p.m. A Gospel sing featuring Nikki Headley will start at 2 p.m. The church invites all to come join in this day of celebration. 11286 Milbank Road, KG. Revival Services will begin at 7

macedonia baptist church invites you to celebrate the installation of Rev. Fred Sales as Pastor of the Macedonia Baptist Church on Sunday, July 27, 2014 at 3 p.m. Guest speaker, Pastor Joel Nelson of New Destiny Baptist Church, Fredericksburg. Dinner will be served following the 11:00 morning service. We look forward to seeing you there! The church is located at 1081 Macedonia Lane, Colonial Beach.

first baptist church invites you to their Revival Services Wed. July 23-Friday July 25, starting at 7:30 p.m. each night and scheduled to preach: July 23 through July 24, 2014, Pastor Roderick Parks, Second Baptist Church, Warsaw, Va. will be preaching and Friday July 25, 2014, Dr. Ragretta Johnson-Ruffin, Greater New Saint Paul Baptist Church will be preaching. Music will be rendered by local choirs. All are welcome. The church is located at 619 Jackson St. Col. Beach, VA. (804) 2247198. new life ministries is hosting the Throne Zone from 1-3 p.m. on Tuesdays & Thursdays this summer. Safe fun activities for kids ages 6-13. Route 205 in Col. Beach. (804) 224-8447.

ANNUAL COLONIAL BEACH GOSPEL EXPLOSION AUGUST 23, 2014 Coming again to Colonial Beach is the annual Colonial Beach Gospel Explosion on August 23. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Free to the Public, all are invited to come out for contemporary Christian, bluegrass gospel, quartet gospel music & more! Their will be face painting and more fun, kid activities. Bring your own chair or blanket to the Town Stage area in Colonial Beach.

Salt & Light What does the Bible say about the church? “But we have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, to an innumerable company of angels, to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect, to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel.” Hebrews 12:22-24 There is nothing more symbolic of the New Testament era than the church. It had is birthday on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2) and it will finish its usefulness on this earth upon its promotion to glory at the rapture of the all the church age saints (1 Thessalonians 4:13ff). It did not exist on this earth, nor was it conceived of, in the Old Testament. It also finds no place in the future days of the Great Tribulation on this earth. It reenters the earth bound scenes at the institution of the Millennial Kingdom alongside our Lord Jesus Christ (2 Thessalonians 1:3-10, Revelation 19& 20). Our word church is a translation of the Greek word ekklesia, it is a compound word combining ek, out of, and klesis, a calling. Its literal meaning is “called out ones.” The idea of the kind of calling is found in passages such as Romans 11:29, Ephesians 1:18, 4:1, Philippians 3:14, and 2 Peter 1:10 – the call to heavenly citizenship through salvation and the life transformation which comes along with it. Ekklesia was used in the Greek world to identify a company of citizens gathered to-

gether to discuss affairs of state, e.g., Acts 19:39. It is patently obvious the church has never met in one place since its early days and cannot be an entity until it is brought together at the rapture. There are saints that have departed to glory and are present there today separated from the saints alive on this earth. The combination of the two groups is often referred to as the Church Universal, or the Mystical Church. A quick review of the New Testament verses that use the word ekklesia will reveal that the overwhelming focus of the word is upon the local manifestations of the church. Out of over one hundred uses of ekklesia, ninety five refer to an identifiable, local body of believers. It is therefore useless to think in terms of serving the Universal Church while not being responsive to the local assembly of believers, for that is where God’s priority rests in the current church age. It is with this in mind that I believe the idea of the word ekklesia involves a company of people. In the Greek world it was a gathering of citizens joined to discuss the affairs of the state. For believers, the local church is a company as well! The military concept of a company seems particularly instructive. A company is a body of troops that is the lowest administrative unit under command of an officer, like a ship’s captain. The origins of the word are Latin and referred to a group sharing bread. We use the term in the sense of companionship, a society, a habitual association. In the local church context the idea of a company really shines. The local church is a body of born again people, voluntarily associat-

ing themselves for the observation of the ordinances (“sharing bread”), for worship, and for mutual equipping and enabling to do the work of ministry to the glory of God. They have been called out by the Head of the church, the Lord Jesus Christ. Colossians 1:17-18 reads, “And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. And He is the head of the body, the church, Who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.” The local body of believers that make up the local church are the local body of Christ. It must be responsive to its Head, the Lord Jesus Christ. It is an identifiable company of believers (Romans 16:23, Acts 20:28, 1 Corinthians 16:19, Philemon 2). Local churches are designed to be salt and light in the geographical area where God has drawn them together (1 Corinthians 1:2, 1 Thessalonians 1:1). It is only in a local church context that the officers of pastor and deacon have any meaning (1 Timothy 3:5). There will be certainly no need in the Universal Church for these officers. They will be effectively out of a job at the rapture! What is your relationship to the local church, a company of the saints? Despite the problems that accompany any assembly of unglorified saints, every genuine believer is duty bound to join with a local body of Christ and through it find his function and service. Trust and obey. By Rick Crookshank Pastor, Hanover Baptist Church Hanoverbaptistchurch.org

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

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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

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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

• 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”

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

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.

Macedonia Baptist Church 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, Pastor

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

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Colonial Beach United Methodist Church Pastor Rev. Yunho Eo

9:30 a.m. Adult Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Informal Hymn Singing 11 a.m. Worship & Children’s Sunday School Op Shop M-W-F Food Pantry 9 a.m.-noon OPEN Thurs. Thursdays 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at 10 a.m. Saturdays 9 a.m.-Noon 1 Washington Avenue PO Box 189 Colonial Beach, VA 22443 (804) 224-7030

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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)

Holy Redeemer Anglican Church

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. Montross, 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. 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

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Sunday School 10 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship 11 a.m. Bible Study Wednesdays at 7 p.m.

Rev. Irving Woolfolk, Jr.

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Tabernacle Baptist Church

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

Sunday Services Service Early Worship - 8 a.m. Wednesday Evenings Sunday School - 9:45 a.m. 7 p.m. Morning Worship - 11 a.m. Evening Worship - 6 p.m.

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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

St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church

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Confession: Sat. following 8:00 a.m. Mass & at 4:30 p.m. Sun. 1/2 hour before each Mass

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Daily Mass: Mon. - Sat. 8:00 a.m. Adoration precedes each morning Mass

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)

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

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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

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Sunday Services 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Thrift Shop Thur. Fri. Sat. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Food Bank Mon. & Wed. 10 a.m.-Noon Thur. 6-8 p.m. 1st Sat. Noon- 3p.m. www.stmaryscolonialbeach.org (804) 224-7186 203 Dennison St. Colonial Beach, VA

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

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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

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Parenting Class Begins in which to develop emotionally. The STEP Parenting Class is evidence-based and meets Department of Social Services and court ordered parenting education requirements. The cost to cover class materials is $30.00 per individual or couple. If you would like to register for the class or need more information, call (804) 633-6550 or (540) 775-3062. Cooperative Extension (www. ext.vt.edu/) brings the resources of Virginiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s land-grant universities, Virginia Tech and Virginia State University, to the people of the commonwealth. Through a system of on-campus specialists and locally based agents, it delivers education in the areas of agriculture and natural resources, family and consumer sciences, community viability, and 4-H youth development. With a network of faculty at two universities, 107 county and city offices, 13 agricultural research and Extension centers, and six 4-H educational centers, Virginia Cooperative Extension provides solutions to the problems facing Virginians today.

The trend in parenting education is a result of many social changesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; among them dual working parents, single parents, and stepfamilies. The challenges are there, and STEP (Systematic Training for Effective Parenting) can help. Virginia Cooperative Extension will offer the STEP parenting class Tuesdays, August 5 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; September 9, 6-8 p.m. at the Caroline Community Center in Milford, Virginia. Parents who have participated in STEP groups say they find the program helpful for many reasons. High on the list is the opportunity it provides them to share experiences and learn from others. Some STEP leaders speak of networks of parents that have grown up locally around the program. Others say that STEP enables parents to â&#x20AC;&#x153;learn new ways to handle persistent problems,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;to get in touch with their feelings and their childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sâ&#x20AC;? and to overcome a sense of guilt and develop a sense of confidence and self-esteem. STEP is also credited for improving participantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; relationships with other people, including husbands, wives, employers, and employees. Benefits cited for children include the chance for children to take more responsibility or their own behavior and a calmer, more relaxing environment

Rappahannocks to participate in American Indian Heritage Day On Saturday, July 26, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. the grounds of the G.W. Birthplace Natâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;l Monument will come alive with the sounds and dancing of the members of the Rappahannock tribe, one of 11 tribes recognized by the state of Virginia. Admission is not charged at the Birthplace, and there will be no charge for this event. Food will be available for purchase. 1732 Popeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Creek Road, Colonial Beach, VA, 22443. Call (804) 224-1732 for more details.

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Dues for 2014-15 are now due. Dues are $25 for an individual/$50 for a family. You can renw your dues online at www.dahlgrenmuseum. org, or mail your dues payable to DHF at PO Box 816, Dahlgren, VA 22448. Thank you so much for your membership support! The Second Annual Fine Art Auction will be held on Sat., Sept. 6 at University of Mary WashingtonDahlgren Campus. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have food and drinks for ticket holders, as well as the opportunity to purchase fine art and unique pieces for your home and office. Members will receive a discount on tickets for this event tickets available soon! German Christmas Market fundraiser on Nov. 15 at the museum from 4 - 8 p.m. In addition to live music, German food, a tree decorating contest, a beer garden, crafts and a Christkindl Queen Pageant, we will be holding a silent auction. We are in need of donated items for the auction. Suggestion - does anyone have a vacation property where theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d donate a week or weekend? We are also in need of services from businesses, such as spa/massage, car detailing, house cleaning, yard service, snow removal, etc. If you or your business would like to donate a service, or donate a gift certificate for a service, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll provide you with an in-kind donation form for the value of your donation. Please contact jeron.hayes@ gmail.com. The museum now holds a flea market in the museum parking lot on the first and third Saturdays of the month. The museum is open from noon - 4 p.m. on these days. We always need volunteers to man the museum when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s open. If you can volunteer, please contact Susan Prien at beatlemama@va.metrocast.com. Visit the website, dahlgrenmuseum.org for more info.

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Open House for the Toastmasters of King George. Join them to gain confidence & find your voice!. 5:30 p.m. at the UMW Dahlgren Campus. RSVP to toastmastersofkinggeorge@gmail.com or call (540) 845-2012.

Friday, July 25

Westmoreland County Museum Free Movie Night, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Screen on the Green. Starts at 8 p.m. on the lot behind the Museum and the Inn at Montross. Scheduled movie, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Finding Nemo.â&#x20AC;? Family friendly, bring blankets or chairs. Light fare movie menu offered by the Inn at Montross. Cancelled if bad weather.

Tuesday, August 5

Monthly meeting of the NARFE Assn., Northern Neck Chapter 1823 to meet at 1 p.m. at KCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Crabs & Cues, 10428 Jessie Ball DuPont Memorial Hwy, Kilmarnock. Pay as you go from menu. Scheduled speaker, Nancy Siford, VA Senior Medicare Patrol ACE Team Volunteer Coordinator. For addâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;l information, (804) 4503919.

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KG Democratic Committee will meet at 7 p.m. at the Smoot Library. All supporters are welcome. For addâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;l info call (540) 645-9535.

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2014 Fall Youth Soccer Registration Deadline, Thursday, July 31, 2014. 2014 Fall Youth Gymnastics Registration going on NOW. 2014 FALL PLAY IT SMART BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM, at all elementary schools, registration now. Please, register at the KG Citizens Center or online, www. kinggeorge.recdesk.com.

Potomac PTA sponsoring a 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run Sign up now for the Potomac Elementary School PTA 5k & 1 mile Fun Run to be held on Sunday, Sept. 21. The 5k will start at 8 a.m. and the Fun Run at 9:30 a.m. at Potomac ES. Online registration available at www.raceeeetingunlimited. org or callllll(540) 663-3322 for more information. 5k registration is $25 up to Sept. 5 and then the price goes up! 1 mile Fun Run is $18 up to Sept. 5, and then the fee goes up! Procceds will help the PTA fund its programs for the school year.

SAVE THE DATE Colonial Beach Police Dept. Annual â&#x20AC;&#x153;Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Night Out against Crimeâ&#x20AC;?. Tuesday, August 5, 2014 Colonial Beach Fire Department from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. National Night Out is designed to (1) Heighten crime prevention and drug prevention awareness, (2) Generate support for and participation in local anti-crime efforts, (3) Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships, (4) Send a message to criminals letting them know neighborhoods are organized and fighting back. On hand at the Fire Department will be demonstrations and displays put on by participation Law Enforcement Agencies, examples; Police Motorcycles and Golf carts, Rescue Boats and K9 demonstrations. Police Cadets will be in attendance to share the Cadet experience with the community. The HEAT table will provide information to the public on safeguarding the vehicles from auto theft. SWAT equipment will also be on display. Radio 95.9 FM will provide great music and promotional giveaways. Food and beverages available, with thanks to the Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary. This is a great event for citizens to interact and get to know their many â&#x20AC;&#x153;First Responderâ&#x20AC;? public servants.

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King George resident Lori Deem has branched out into a new adventure and career. Recently appointed as a Marriage Commissioner by King George County, and sworn in by Clerk of the Court Vic Mason, she has already performed a handful of marriage ceremonies in VA & MD. She is available for a small â&#x20AC;&#x153;at the clerkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s officeâ&#x20AC;? ceremony to a lavish formal wedding, commitment ceremony or vow renewal. She says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m blessed to be able to perform the ceremony for a couple as they embark on their â&#x20AC;&#x153;legalâ&#x20AC;? lives together.â&#x20AC;? While still working on her website and developing her business plans, Lori will give her all to make the special day, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your Day, Your Wayâ&#x20AC;?.

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Applications for the Miss State Fair of Virginia Pageant are being accepted through Aug. 30. The pageant will be held Sept. 28 at The Meadow Event Park in Caroline County. The pageant, which is affiliated with the Miss Virginia program, was brought back to the fair in 2013 after several yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; absence. In June the reigning Miss State Fair, Courtney Garrett of Prince Edward County, was crowned Miss Virginia 2014. She will compete for the Miss America title this fall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As in the past, we are proud to be affiliated with the Miss Virginia and Miss America organizations,â&#x20AC;? said Sherri McKinney, executive director of the pageant. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those organizations have long-standing commitments to scholarships and to supporting young womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s educational endeavors.â&#x20AC;? The Miss State Fair pageant will include Teen, Preteen and Miss programs. Preteens must be ages 9 to 12; the Teen program is for girls ages 13 to 17 and not in their senior year of high school; and Miss contestants must be 17 to 24 and a high school senior or beyond. All participants will take part in interview, fitness, talent and evening gown competitions. The new titleholder will represent the State Fair of Virginia at the 2015 Miss Virginia Pageant in Roanoke, serve as a spokesperson for the State Fair and make appearances throughout the state. She also will receive a $500 scholarship toward her college education and paid registration in the Miss Virginia Pageant. The Teen and Preteen winners will receive paid registration fees in the Miss Virginia Outstanding Teen and Preteen 2015 program. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Miss State Fair, teen and preteen pageants are good stepping stones to other opportunities to earn money toward participantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; education,â&#x20AC;? Mckinney said. For more information visit MissStateFairofVirginia.webs. com. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s State Fair of Virginia will run from Sept. 26 through Oct. 5. Information is available at StateFairVa.org. The State Fair is held each fall at its permanent home at The Meadow Event Park in Caroline County. The fairâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mission is to increase agricultural and natural resource awareness and interest through educational programs, exhibitions and competitions in a fun, family-friendly setting. Contact Sherri McKinney, pageant executive director, at (804) 290-1148. NSBE PRP to sponsor Back to School backpack give away The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Potomac River Professionals (PRP). NSBE PRP sponsored by NSWC Credit Union, Rappahannock Big Brothers Big Sisters, and the University of Mary Washington will be supporting Potomac Elementary school students with a Back to School Drive on August 28 from 1-3 p.m. We will give away supplies to the first 100 students. Please help get the word out to the parents and to the community. Visit the NSBE Potomac River Professionals Chapter, please visit our website at nsbepotomacriver.org.

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Ellie Caruthers is a Colonial Beach Treasure Richard Leggitt Residents and visitors to Colonial Beach often walk the shores of the Potomac or prowl the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s antiques stores looking for treasure. But Colonial Beachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s real treasure is a whip smart 87-year-old, independent-minded woman with a big heart, named Ellie Caruthers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She is a treasure,â&#x20AC;? said Lonnie Phillips, the owner of the CB 7-Eleven, who has known Caruthers for more than 40 years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You look at this lady, and she loves life, and sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always doing so much for others.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am one of the Depression children,â&#x20AC;? said Miss Ellie. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was born in Asheville, NC. My Daddy was a brick mason, but during the Depression, he lost everything- the car, the house, the money in the bank. So he came to D.C. and got a job with the government, the WPA.â&#x20AC;? In Washington, D.C., Roy Crary labored to get back on his feet and finally was able to send for his wife and two daughters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My Momma got on a train with two little girls and we went to D.C. I said,â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Momma, how will Daddy find us?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; But when we came into Union Station, he was right there,â&#x20AC;? said Miss Ellie. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Times were hard,â&#x20AC;? said Miss Ellie. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But when you grow up like that, you get pretty tough. Daddy just always worked. Momma made all our clothes. We moved a lot because Daddy was always looking up, trying to do better for his family.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because of the moves, we changed

schools so many times, that one day, we came out of school, and my sister, Ruth, said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know where we are.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; I said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Well, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t either, but here comes Momma,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Miss Ellie recalled. Ellie Crary graduated from Anacostia High and Georgetown School of Nursing, and her family eventually settled in Bowie, MD. Miss Ellieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father became a builder, and eventually started his own business, which frequently worked for the government. His company built the inaugural platform for General Dwight Eisenhowerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s swearing in as President of the United States. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had never had a vacation,â&#x20AC;? recalled Miss Ellie, who was working as a nurse at DC General Hospital. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Daddy got a contract for work in Dahlgren, and he rented a cottage in Colonial Beach for our family,â&#x20AC;? Miss Ellie said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where I met Doc Caruthers, right here on the beach.â&#x20AC;? Herbert V. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Docâ&#x20AC;? Caruthers was operating Docâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Motor Court, the first motel on the Colonial Beach waterfront, when he met the young nurse who was visiting with her parents and sister. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We went out a few times,â&#x20AC;? Miss Ellie remembers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I went back to nursing at DC General; Doc was running the Motor Court, but we wrote letters, and he called a few times. And in 1951, we were married.â&#x20AC;? Today, Docâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Motor Court at 11 N. Irving Ave., is operated by Miss Ellie Caruthers as it has been for 63 years now. Doc Caruthers got into computers, worked at Dahlgren for

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Ellie Caruthers and her late husband, Doc, and late daughter, Sarah, in a photo from earlier times. the Navy and built a business around his technological skills. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He knew all about computers,â&#x20AC;? said Miss Ellie. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anybody in town who got a computer called Doc- the Bank, the Town Hall, everybody.â&#x20AC;? Miss Ellie lost her beloved husband in 2010, and then tragically lost her daughter, Sarah, to cancer this year. As a result of Sarahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passing, Docâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Motor Court did not open this year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I plan on seeing if I can get it open next year,â&#x20AC;? said Miss Ellie. Because of Miss Ellie, over the years, Docâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Motor Court has built up a steady repeat business with customers from all over the U.S., Canada and Europe. These days, Miss Ellieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s phone rings frequently with calls from former guests who hope to see her again and with calls from her many friends in Colonial Beach.

The mother of a grown son and the grandmother of two grandchildren, Miss Ellie stays active with the CB Baptist Church, the Cooper Library and dozens of other projects. During her time at the Beach, she has seen the rise and fall of the casinos, the closure of the old elegant Colonial Beach Hotel and as the recent upswing of tourism. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is not anybody that knows more about the history of Colonial Beach,â&#x20AC;? said Lonnie Phillips. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She is a true inspiration to all of us.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have met so many wonderful people,â&#x20AC;? said Miss Ellie. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what living in Colonial Beach and running the Motor Court have meant to me. You have to get something out of what you are doing, and I have gotten the enjoyment of knowing and helping lots of good people.â&#x20AC;?

Teachers immerse themselves in history at Stratford Hall Richard Leggitt Stratford Hall, as part if its mission to preserve the legacy of the Lees of Virginia, held its 4th Annual Summer Institute last week, hosting teachers of history, geography and Virginia studies. The teachers experienced first-hand, the land and the lifestyle of the 18th Century plantation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Summer Institute is a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;thank youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to teachers who take time out of their lives to deepen their personal knowledge base,â&#x20AC;? said Jon Bachman, public events manager at Stratford Hall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The institute gives back to members of the teaching community something extra and special and intellectually rewarding.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Teachers from across the nation come to Stratford Hall and leave with a deeper appreciation of history and the unique geography of the Northern Neck,â&#x20AC;? said Bachman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The institute brings together the finest scholars of Colonial history and selfmotivated teachers at an iconic site.â&#x20AC;? More than 65 teachers attended the four-day session which began Wednesday and ran through Saturday of last week, Among the speakers were well-known Southern historical author Dr. Jon Kukla; Dr. Cynthia Kierner, a professor and author from George Mason University; Dr. Ed Kineman, an associate professor at Longwood University; Dr. Kevin Hardwick, an associate professor from James Madison University; and Lisa Brennan-Webb, a master teacher in the Chesapeake, Virginia

Dr. John Kukla talks with students attending the Stratford Hall Summer Institute for teachers, at a session in the Westmoreland County Circuit Court this week about the beginnings of the American Revolution. school system. Accepted applicants for this highly sought program are awarded fellowships and expense free entry into the Summer Institute. The teachers also receive graduate credits through the University of Richmond and housing at Stratford Hall during the four-day event. Much of the discussion at the institute centers on the involvement of the Lees at the beginnings of the American Revolution. Dr. Kukla said Richard Henry Lee, the fourth child of immensely wealthy planter and plantation owner, Thomas Lee, and his younger brother, Francis Lightfoot Lee, were instrumental to a number of incidents that were the beginning of revolutionary activity in Virginia.

Speaking with institute attendees gathered in the Westmoreland County Circuit Court on Thursday, Kukla said the Lees, along with Patrick Henry, led the rebellion in Virginia which began after England tried to impose a stamp tax on the colonies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Lees felt Virginia was governed by laws enacted by the Virginia House of Burgesses, not Parliament. They told England, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tax us without our consent.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? The Stamp Act was repealed a year after it was instituted, but the ensuing debate led to the enactment of the Leedstown Resolves which was a forerunner to the Declaration of Independence and sowed the seeds for the American Revolution.

The Colonial Beach Planning Commission voted last Thursday to hold a public hearing to familiarize citizens on the Safe Routes To School Plan (SRTS), slated to be drafted and added to the Comprehensive Plan as an amendment. SRTS funds sidewalk improvement projects to allow safe routes for children to get to and from school, either by walking or bicycling, rather than by auto or bus. The program not only focuses on safety for children, but encourages exercise, as well. Some citizens, including Steve Cirbee, owner of Trinity Builders, have questioned the validity of using the SRTS grant funding to continue with the project in the area of the old elementary campus, now that the elementary school is being relocated to the high school/middle school campus on First St. Cirbeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s company won the bid to prep the area at the high school to accommodate the elementary school modpodsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; installation. Cirbee asked, â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we got the grant, was there a prerequisite requirement that it specifically be around schools?â&#x20AC;? CB Planning Commission Chair, Robin Schick, responded, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would say that regardless, even if there was a prerequisite, that this plan still is providing the safest route to the high school.â&#x20AC;? Schick added that kids are still coming from the Point (the southernmost part of town), taking this route to get to the high school. When the town applied for the grant, the elementary school campus was intact, and no plans were being entertained to move the location of the school. CB Town Manager Val Foulds and staff continue to work with VDOT staff to be sure that the project remains in compliance, as approved. Furthermore, because the location of the current work, slated to begin sometime in early 2015, is on the way to the high school/middle school campus, it will still enhance safer routes to school for students. Schick said it would also link the high school to the public library. She said the project would

benefit not only school children, but citizens and tourists, as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whether the school location changes or not, this is only one road that is part of this very expensive plan to update.â&#x20AC;? CB Building and Zoning Director Gary Mitchell explained that in the last fiscal year, Congress, during sequestration, eliminated SRTS, Ice Tea money and other transportation grant funding, putting them into one fund, labeled Transportation Alternatives. Furthermore, CBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Comprehensive Plan already states the town will improve mobility by using alternative modes of travel, including that for pedestrians, bicyclists, golf carts and public transportation. Including the SRTS plan within the Comprehensive Plan will reinforce the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mobility commitment and help open doors to future funding sources for continuing phases in both projects. The SRTS project is in the design phase, and bids are slated to go out in September or October of this year. To date, the Town of Colonial Beach has received grant funding from VDOT to fund the first phase of the SRTS project in the amount of $60,794. The first phase will improve sidewalks along streets and right of ways surrounding the old CB Elementary Campus. Streets on the map slated for work include North Irving Ave., Garfield Ave., Washington Ave., Douglas Ave. and Lynnhaven St. Streets running west to east include Dennison St., Wilder Ave., Livingstone St. and Colonial Ave. The town is also planning a water line replacement project for Livingstone St., which the town plans to work on concurrently with SRTS work to reduce costs and prevent later damage to the sidewalks. The public hearing has been scheduled during the next Planning Commission meeting on August 7, at 5:30 pm at the Town Center Meeting Room at 20 Washington Ave., located next to the library. Linda Farneth

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HT Pro Watercross Liberty Cup returns to Colonial Beach It’s all about pride, and having a good time.” that are involved with the weekly maintenance of watercraft machines. “Usually every week I am doing something motor wise or with the pumps that changes the props and elevation of the machine,” Doss said. “In the sports and stand up class, racers are moving at speeds up to 70 mph. The sport has come a long way in the past 20 years; from a top speed of 60 to 100 mph. The crowd truly enjoyed the race.”

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The team of (left to right) Mike Ham, Lloyd Alspaugh, Renee Landrieux, and Warren McNair, finished fourth in the NSWC Federal Corporate Challenge. The three-day Liberty Cup event is the fifth stop on the Hydro-Turf Pro Watercross tour; next stop is Lake Hartwell, Ga, on August 9-10. Leonard Banks Sports editor Watercraft racing is more than just an adrenalin rush for Lloyd Alspaugh, it’s a blend of danger, fun and pure excitement! On Friday, the Rankin’s team led by Alspaugh, competed with 12 other racers in the NSWC Federal Credit Union Corporate Challenge portion of the HydroTurf Pro Watercross Liberty Cup. The manager of the Rankin’s Hardware store’s Colonial Beach location has always had a love for the sport of competitive watercraft racing. Most recently, the team of Renee Landrieux, Mike Ham, Warren McNair and Alspaugh finished fourth in the Corporate Challenge. Dockside Restaurant & Blue Heron Pub defeated Beach Service Center in the championship round to win the Corporate Challenge, while Cople District Fire Department finished third. During the Corporate Challenge, each member of the team is judged

separately on his or her ability to maneuver around a series of buoys set up in a figure-eight format. Riders who either missed a buoy or came up on the wrong side, were docked points. Athleticism, skill and the boldness to rip through river swells all play into the shortest amount of time spent on the course—located at the Colonial Beach Municipal Pier. Just to make the competition interesting, each team of racers is required to use the same watercraft machine. Over the years, Alspaugh has ridden watercraft machines for recreational use, but he prefers the comforts of his personal boat. For the past four years of the Corporate Challenge, he quickly puts on his game face with the hope of bringing home a championship. “It’s all about pride, and having a good time,” Alspaugh said. For years, Lloyd and his wife Beverly have supported community and sports related activities in Westmoreland County. In conjunction with the Interna-

tional Jet Sport Boating Association, and Upstate Watercraft Promotions, the Corporate Challenge and the Hydro-Turf Pro Watercross are a part of largest national tour of its kind in the U.S. The recent stop in Colonial Beach is the fifth of the tour that will set up next in Lake Hartwell, Ga., on Aug. 9 and 10. The sport of professional watercraft racing continues to grow with each passing year. Racers from around the world faithfully compete and follow the tour every year. Excited to be back, tour director, AJ Handler said, “The new talent that has joined the tour, such as racers from South Africa and Indonesia are dominating the tour.” Whether it’s Sea-Doo, Kawasaki or Yamaha, fans along the town pier will forever have images of racers blasting through waves at speeds over 110 mph. “Last year, stock class (Yamaha) rider Troy Snyder was at the top point-wise; however, during the second to last race his electrical boys became undone, and cost him

the championship,” Handler said. Throughout the three-day event Watercross teams, VIPs and fans celebrated at Dockside Restaurant & Blue Heron Pub for drinks, dinner, dancing, autographs, and the traditional awards ceremony. Dockside has been the official restaurant race sponsor since it began in 2010. Weather can either hamper or help the fate of a racer. During the start of the tour in Pensacola, FL, athletes were forced to contend with huge 12 foot plus swells, but during the following race in Panama City, FL, the water remained tranquil throughout the event. After years of coordinating tours, Handler has seen it all. “At the Reno Sparks, NV race, the altitude was so high, these guys actually lost 30% of their power,” Handler said. “The beauty of having a problem like that is that you have to have a fast machine and a mechanic capable of figuring out how to retrieve the power that you lost.” Tour race mechanic Matt Doss understands the small to major details

Hydro-Turf Pro Watercross race results: NSWC Federal Credit Union Corporate Challenge: Dockside Restaurant and Blue Heron Pub; Novice Runabout Limited: Robert Basile, Swedesboro, NJ; Pro-Am Runabout Stock: Troy Snyder, Bradenton, FL; Pro-Am Runabout Limited: Aqsa Aswar, Jakarta, Indonesia; Pro-Am Runabout Open: Aero Aswar, Jakarta, Indonesia; Runabout N/A Spec: Robert Greenwild, Marietta, GA; Runabout 1000 SS: Mike Phenes, Ruther Glen; Veterans Runabout LTD: Jeff Dyckowski, Rydel, GA; Expert Runabout Stock: Dyckowski, Rydel, GA; Amateur Ski Lites: Callaway Turner, Apex, NC; Amateur Ski Limited: David Cabera, Midaman, IL; Amateur Ski Open: Bibi Carmouche, Reno, NV; Veteran Ski GP: Todd Schaefer, York, PA; Pro-Am Ski Lite: Rick Sherker, Doylestown, PA; Pro-Am Ski GP: Dustin Motzouris, South Africa; Amateur Runabout Stock: Travis Zielasko, Lake Worth, FL; Amateur Runabout Rec Lites: Jonathan Hoffel, Woodlyn, PA. Novice Runabout Limited: Robert Basile, Swedesboro, NJ; Pro-Am Runabout Stock: Troy Snyder, Bradenton, FL; Pro-Am Limited: Aqsa Aswar, Jakarta, Indonesia; Pro-Am Runabout Open: Aero Aswar, Jakarta, Indonesia; Runabout N/A Spec:

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KG Her-icanes win third straight championship Jeff Truslow The KG Her-icanes Travel Softball team won its third straight tournament on July 19 at the Nationals Warm-Up tournament in Richmond. The Her-icane ladies played well, winning their pool by way of scoring victories in their first three games. With the event being one day, only three pool winners made the playoffs, and KG was ranked the #1 seed, earning a berth in the championship game based on only surrendering five runs during pool play. KG battled the Force in the championship game, with KG prevailing by a score of 8-1. KG used outstanding pitching and a determined defense to cruise to victory. With KG recently claiming championships in the Charlottesville Summer Heat Classic, and at the Richmond Queen of the Hill; the three tournament championships in a row is an impressive way to finish the teams spring/ summer season. The Her-icanes finished with 31 wins and 10 losses this spring season. Game highlights: KG 10, Powhatan Thunder 3 KG overcame defensive errors which allowed several unearned runs to score in the first inning, as Juliet Truslow led off the second inning by blasting a ball over the center fielder’s head while motoring her way to third base. Destiny Johnson, Caitlyn Crossman and Emily Davis each provided hits to score Truslow, Johnson, and pinch runner Amber Hixson. Singles by Ashleigh Nalls, Truslow, Anna Schram, Casey Ulrich and Erin Baker led to four more runs in the third inning. A double by Schram, followed by two more singles by Crossman and Baker

led to three more KG runs in the fifth. Juliet Truslow pitched four quality innings, allowing one hit, while striking out four batters. Ashleigh Nalls pitched the fifth inning and struck out the side. KG 13, KW Krush 1 KG scored nine runs in the first inning and breezed to victory. KG tallied only six hits for the game (two each by Kaylee Wright and Truslow, one each by Nalls and Schram), but had numerous walked and hit batters. Erin Baker pitched two good innings for KG, allowing three hits while striking out one and J. Truslow closed out the game by pitching one inning while allowing no hits. KG 1, Bay River Rumble 0 In the toughest battle of the day, Ashleigh Nalls pitched six magnificent innings for KG, allowing one hit, while striking out seven batters. Catcher K. Wright threw out two base runners which proved vital to not allowing the Rumble to score. KG’s offense struggled, as they could only manage six hits (two each by Nalls and Hailey Thomas, and one each by Truslow and Crossman). Crossman belted a double to left center in the bottom of the sixth, and Thomas followed with a game winning single down the left field line to score speedy KG pinch runner Jennifer Childers.

KG Her-icanes are having a banner season; they have recently claimed championships at the Charlottesville Summer Heat Classic, Richmond Queen of the Hill and Nationals Warm-Up tournament in Richmond.

KG 8, Force 1 Pitcher Juliet Truslow tossed six strong innings in the championship game, surrendering four hits, while striking out five batters. KG’s Hailey Thomas and the KG defense played exceptionally, with

Thomas showing her range while making six put outs at 2B. KG scored eight runs in the second inning, as Nalls led off with a single, followed with the next four batters reaching base by walk or error. Casey Ulrich ripped a line drive to left field scoring

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KGMS football tryouts coming! Be a part of KGMS pride! Tryouts for King George Middle School (KGMS) football will take place July 30 through Aug. 1, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Represent your county and school against the best teams in the district: Culpeper, FT Binns, Caroline, Walker Grant, etc. As you compete against

the top players in the area, you will earn the right to wear a King George Middle School jersey at no cost. KGMS plays an important role as a feeder system for the King George High School football program. Many former KGMS players are now starters with the KGHS junior varsity and varsity program.

The first scrimmage will take place on Aug. 19, vs. Locust Grove. The first home game is scheduled for Aug. 28, vs. Floyd T. Binns. Current VHSL physical and blue card forms are required to tryout; no exceptions. For informations contact KGMS head coach Chris Zylonis at czylonis@va.metrocast.net.

two runs, Erin Baker singled, followed by an Emily Davis hit down the right field line which resulted in three runs scoring with Davis making her way to third base. The eight runs were all that was needed for KG to secure the victory.

The Her-icanes, who have been hard at work since January, will take a month off before playing next on Labor Day weekend. Special thanks to the team’s sponsors and to the fans who’ve come out to watch and provide their support.

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NN Rivermen defeat Virginia Titans Staff reports After taking an early 7-0 lead in the first quarter, the Northern Neck Rivermen (2-0) held on to defeat Mason Dixon Football League rival, the Virginia Titans, 34-31. Mike Howard led the Rivermen with 10 carries for 140 yards, including two touchdowns. Adeola

Ogunwenmo scored two touchdowns (5 yards, 7 yards), while Antonio Fernanders added a 17-yard touchdown to complete the Rivermen scoring. Walt Covington completed 14 out of 26 passes for 123 yards, using seven receivers, with the longest at 35 yards. Defensively, Derrick Manning

featured three solo tackles, and one pass deflection, while Calvin Jones added three solo tackles, four assists and one pass defection. Also, Sid Thompson assisted in 13 tackles. On Saturday, the Rivermen will travel to Cumberland, Md. to play the Western Maryland Stags. Game time is 7 p.m.

Country Club beats Hopyard Hammerheads Leonard Banks Sports editor Last Wednesday, at Hopyard swimming pool, the Hammerhead suffered another loss at the hands of Country Club. Country Club featured five triple winners in their 325177 victory over the Hammerheads. Brad Allison, Kari Anne Kilkenny, Nikki Reeves, Lexi Osleger, and Matt Howard medaled with first place finishes for Country Club. As for Hopyard, Nate Wilson was the lone triple winner, with victories in the boys 13-14 50-meter freestyle (28.25); boys 13-14 50-meter but-

terfly (32.38). and boys 50-meter breaststroke (37.79). Now that the regular dual meet Rappahannock Swim League season is officially over, Hammerhead swimmer are making preparations to compete in the RSL Nationals Division Championship. With swimmers competing against athletes of similar skills, the result could change the balance of the National Division. Hammerhead first place winners: Edward Brinkman, boys 8 & under, 25-meter backstroke, 27.72; Cameron Cook, boys 8 & under 25-meter freestyle, 21.82; boys 8

& under 25-meter butterfly, 29.69; Bryce Kuberek, boys 9-10 25-meter backstroke, 21.47; Ryan Kuberek, boys 11-12 50-meter breaststroke, 48.56; boys 12 & under 100-meter, 1:39.10; Jessica Miller, girls 13-18 100-meter freestyle, 1:05.50; girls 13-14 50-meter freestyle, 30.94; Rebecca Miller, girls 8 & under 25-meter backstroke, 28.79; Abby Wilson, girls 13-14 50-meter backstroke, 35.44; Catherine Wilson, girls 15-18 50-meter butterfly, 35.02; Nathanial Wilson, boys 13-14 50-meter freestyle, 28.25; boys 13-14 50-meter butterfly, 32.38; boys 13-14 50-meter breaststroke.

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Area youths love Hook A Kid on Golf Green Level Leonard Banks Sports editor

Leonard Banks

After a long morning at Cameron Hills Golf Course, the members of Hook a Kid on Golf Green Level program take a moment to reflect on the skills they have acquired.

Whether it’s course management or following Irving Taylor’s legendary five-step method, the gift of golf is something that will remain with you for the rest of your life. Last week during the second edition of the King George Parks & Recreation Hook a Kid on Golf Green Level Program, nine kids enjoyed the time of their lives at Cameron Hills Golf Course. A part of 250 communities nationwide, the program allows kids an opportunity to learn both the advanced and basic skills of golf. Nine players ages eight to 15 were evaluated by both Taylor and his assistant Colton Southall on their understanding of which golf club to use, golf etiquette, golf mechanics,

and their understanding of the fivestep method. The five-step method allows players to correct their swing, while out on the course. “I am very pleased with the progress we’ve made with this group,” Taylor said. “The kids in this group are on target as they progress; however, they must remember the fivestep method. As they get stronger, their development will become prevalent,” Taylor said. Each day of the four-day session, Taylor witnessed his aspiring group of golfers discovering a new aspect of the game. “This group really wanted to learn, and please their instructors,” Taylor said. “For example, when a kid would hit a ball, he would quickly look over should to see if we were watching. His reaction would be followed with a smile, and you soon realize you got him hooked on golf.”

2014 Hook a Kid on Golf Green Level members Cody Bosak Daniel Boyd Seth Boyd Kristian Henderson James Patterson Jonathan Pinto Ryan Snow Maggie Vanatta Jackson White Head coach: Irving Taylor Assistant coach: Colton Southall Sponsored by King George Parks & Recreation Department Two weeks ago, seven out of the nine green level players were in the first installment of the Hook a Kid on Golf program (Tee-level).

Spotswood overwhelms Eden Estates Eels swim team Leonard Banks Sports editor On Wednesday, during an away meet, the Eden Estate Eels were defeated by Spotswood, 282-222. Spotswood featured four triple winners - Natalie Szenas, Tessa Campbell, Erin McConnell and Kyleigh Tibero. As for Eden Estates, Jackson Lusk and Billy Owen finished with triple wins. Lusk finished with victories in boys 11-12 100-meter freestyle, 1:27.27; 50-meter freestyle, 38.19, and 50-meter backstroke, 41.82. Owen equaled Lusk’s performance with wins in the 50-meter freestyle, 27.44, 50-meter butterfly, 30.52, and 50-meter breaststroke, 38.38.

Spotswood placed first in 42 out of the 66 events, while dominating the relay events, 10-6. In the early stages of the meet, the teams were neck and neck, with Spotswood holding a slight edge after 20 events. The Eels attempted a late rally by winning three out of the final five events, but as fate would have it, Spotswood held their ground and with a 60 point advantage. Other notable finishes included Eels CJ Crocker’s double win performance in the 25-meter backstroke (27.38), and 25-meter breaststroke (29.18). Eels first place finishers included: Heather Albert, girls 13-18 100-meter freestyle, 1:10.40; Rudy Morrow, boys 13-18, 100-meter free-

style, 1:02.57; boys 11-12 100-meter freestyle relay, 1:14.78; boys 13-14 100-meter freestyle relay, 1:05.06; boys 15-18 100-meter freestyle relay, 52.81; Kierra Clark, girls 6 & under 25-meter freestyle, 31.82; Braden Clatterbuck, boys 8 & under 25-meter freestyle, 21.03; Benjamin Foringer, boys 13-14 50-meter freestyle, 34.11; Stephen Hunt, boys 1518 50-meter backstroke, 32.02; Addison Billingsley, boys 9-10 25-meter breaststroke, 27.59; Emma Morrow, girls 13-14 50-meter breaststroke, 44.34; Graham Darcy, boys 13-14 50-meter breaststroke, 48.98; girls 13-18 100-meter relay, 1:11.53; boys 13-18 100-meter relay, 1:02.41; boys 18 & under 125-meter relay, 1:29.84.

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In spite of a tough loss to Spotswood, the Eden Estate Eels continue to forge ahead.

King George runners flock to annual Downtown Mile run Leonard Banks Sports editor

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KGYAA has plans to launch a fall flag football program for area youth.

KGYAA set to launch fall flag football program Staff reports With registration for its swiftly approaching fall tackle football season nearly at an end, the King George Youth Athletic Association (KGYAA) reports that it has opted to launch a flag football program this fall as well. With the KGYAA consistently boasting impressive participation numbers each spring for its fastpaced flag football program (numbers that in fact have always eclipsed those for tackle football), it is but little wonder that the association has decided to expand its athletic offerings to provide a viable option for those families who prefer the flag football format. The planned program is designed to appeal to boys and girls between the ages of 4-17, and is projected to be administered concurrently with the KGYAA’s tackle football program. And as with the tackle program, regular season and playoff games are to be played on Saturdays this fall at Sealston Elementary School, with the championship contests played in November as part of the traditional

Frost Bowl event. The association encourages all who may be interested in playing flag football this upcoming season to attend their next registration session, which is scheduled

On Saturday, in downtown Fredericksburg (900 Charles Street), 148 runners from the surrounding area, including 15 runners from King George and two from Colonial Beach took part in the annual Downtown Mile. Amid low humidity, and perfect running conditions, 22-year old Fredericksburg resident, Olivia Mills finished the event in 5:19 to become this year’s overall women’s winner, while longtime endurance runner and King George resident, Molly Roohi followed her with a second place finish (5:49). Amy Huerta, from Fredericksburg finished third with a time of 5:54. As for the men, three runners from Fredericksburg swept the overall top three spots, including 25-year old Fredericksburg resident, Stephen Harrison, who placed first with a time of 4:32.

Jacob Lysher followed Harrison in second (4:49), while Will Young finished third (4:55). The following King George runners placed first in their divisions: Charles Hall, men 70 and over, 9:36; Alexander Dachos, men 9-13, 6:08; Frank Christy, men others, 9:03; Alice Pallotti, women 30-39, 5:57; Marcia Hall, women 70 and over, 10:53. Notable women’s division winners included: Olivia Mills, overall, Fredericksburg, 5:19; Liz Lauzon, 19-29, Spotsylvania, 5:58; Alice Pallotti, 30-39, King George 5:57; Vicky Jasparro, 40-49, Fredericksburg, 6:02; Carol David, 5059, Stafford, 6:53; Jean Lauzon, 60-69, Spotsylvania, 7:41; Marcia Hall, women 70 and over, 10:53. Youth women’s division winners included: Mary Dzibela, 8 & under, Fredericksburg, 7:56; Maddie Tierney, 9-13, 6:57; Calista Ariel, 14-18, Fredericksburg, 6:03. Notable men’s division win-

ners included: Stephen Harrison, Fredericksburg, overall, 4:32; Zach Minter, 19-29, Fredericksburg, 4:56; E.J. O’Malley, 30-39, 5:04; Scott Mersiowsky, others, Fredericksburg, 5:11; Joe Carnegie, 40-49, Ocala, FL, 4:49; Duane Williamson, 50-59, Warrenton, 5:28; Roland Pancotti, 60-69, Fredericksburg, 6:21; Charles Hall, men 70 & over, King George, 9:36; Carlos Morales, others, Woodbridge, 6:58; Frank Christy, others, King George, 9:03. Youth men’s division winners included: Jackson Schenemann, 8 & under, Fredericksburg, 8:19; Alexander Dachos, 9-13, King George, 6:08; Neil Schubel, 14-18, Fredericksburg, 5:06. On July 26, the Annual FCHC Twilight 5K will take place at the Spotsylvania Courthouse, at 7:30 p.m. During the following week, on Aug. 2, the annual Dahlgren Heritage Rail Trail 50K will takes on Rt. 605 Trailhead, in King George, at 6:30 a.m.

for Saturday, July 26, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at King George Elementary School. In the meantime, all inquiries may be directed to the association at info@kgyaa.org.

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tween 9 and 10 this morning to fish from his kayak, and ultimately, his kayak was capsized by a large catfish he caught in the river. Dickens said he fished from the shore for a while then left for refreshments and to check out some other fishing spots, because other fisherman where fishing from the Wilker-

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of the blue kayak in the water about 200 yards off shore and called 911. While units from Colonial Beach and Charles County were responding, a lady, who responders know only as Polly, left her two-story yellow house on the hill and paddled out to help the stranded kayaker. Polly managed to tow the blue kayak,

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SimVentions, Inc. honored for its involvement in Virginia schools

Fredericksburg — Fredericksburg, VA-based SimVentions, Inc. named to the 2014 Business Honor Roll by the Virginia School Board Association. Local businesses have the power to shape community attitudes about public schools. Every spring, the Virginia School Board Association (VSBA) Business Honor Roll provides a way for local school divisions to recognize local businesses for their support, especially as schools

face increasing budget uncertainty. The Business Honor Roll helps divisions say “thank you” for their vital contributions. The King George County Public Schools have said “Thank You” to SimVentions (and recognized their exemplary leadership and community involvement; their efforts in bringing families, neighbors and communities closer together; and, their dedication to King George public schools) by nominating them to

the 2014 Business Honor Roll. “We are excited to be named to the 2014 Business Honor Roll! SimVentions has always had a heart for our young men and women and for the education required to help them to be successful in today’s high-technology, rapidly changing, work environments.” says Larry Root, President/CEO of SimVentions. “This can be seen in our paid summer internship program; our graduating high-school scholarship

Sheriff’s report

June 24 Hart, Charles Thomas Jr. — Probation Violation, Revocation of Suspended Sentence and Probation June 25 Byrd, Demetrius Tyree — Assault and Battery Family Member Baxter, Michael Dee — Dumping Trash on Highway or Private Property June 26 Walsh, Kathy Austin — Revocation of Suspended Sentence and Probation Pratt, Jason Ashley — Contempt of Court June 27 Campbell, Susan Denise — Driving Under the Influence

efforts. It all boils down to ‘doing unto others as you would have them do unto you…’” About SimVentions, Inc. SimVentions is a small business with corporate offices located just outside of Fredericksburg, Va. in Spotsylvania County and in King George, VA. Since 2000, they have been delivering engineering (to include systems engineering, software engineering, cyber/security engineering, and modeling & simula-

tion), program management, and training solutions to our armed services. Their passion is for ensuring their employees’ gifts and talents are put to use in delivering meaningful capability to our nation’s research and development labs and our military’s men and women on the front lines. For additional information please visit www.simventions.com and/or contact the SimVentions business development department at 540.372.7727.

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program for folks interested in the math & engineering fields; our College Summer Institute program – that provides college students (during their summer breaks) with a ‘for credit’ educational experience on what it means to work in today’s Defense Industry; our strong support of Science Technology Engineering & Math (STEM) efforts across our area and region; and a thousand other ways – like sponsoring local sports teams and local educational

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Nelson, Lawrence Dwayne — Revocation of Suspended Sentence and Probation Brown, Ulysses Jason — Revocation of Suspended Sentence and Probation

Young, Aubrey Jane — Contempt of Court Amos, Jessica Ruth — Contempt of Court Herndon, Lamarr Oneal — Fail to Appear on Misdemeanor Charge

June 29 New, Daniel Allen — Possession of Controlled Substances, Sale-Distribute Marijuana 6/29/14 Macgregor, Ashley Ellen — Concealment-Price Alter Merchandise

July 5 Gusha, Charles Cody — Driving Under the Influence 2nd Offense

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July 6 Jenkins, Alexandria Lashay — Assault and Battery

June 30 Brown, Phillip Guy Sr. — Fail to Appear on Misdemeanor Charge, Grand Larceny (2 times), Obtaining Money by False Pretenses (2 times) July 1 Webb. Justin Darrel — Driving Under the Influence, Possession of Controlled Substances

July 8 Grill, Kimberly Sara — Grand Larceny, Steal Property with Intent to Sell Cavender, Katrina Ann — Driving Under the Influence, Refusal of Tests and Procedures, Drive While Suspended, Drinking While Operating a Motor Vehicle Thompson, Patricia Lavern — Assault and Battery

July 3 Bland, Jaquan Marke — Contempt of Court

July 13 Poston, Gordon Andrew — Grand Larceny, Trespassing

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ABANDONED VESSELS Notice is hereby given that the following vessels have been abandoned for more than 60 DAYS on the property of Fairview Beach Yacht Club, 6338 Riverview Drive, King George, VA 22485, 540-775-0407 1989 Regal boat, hull RGMH1599D989, registration MD2563AY 1993 Chris Craft boat, hull CCVGF126H293, registration VA6672AG Application for Watercraft Registration/ Title will be made in accordance with Section 29,1-733.1 of the Code of Virginia if these vessels are not claimed and removed within 30 days of first publication of this notice. Please contact the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries with questions. 7 /16/14, 7/23/14, 7/30/14

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Golf Carts to Display Decal The Westmoreland County Treasurer’s Office in conjunction with the sheriff’s office would like to remind owners of golf carts to obtain a motor vehicle decal which is to be displayed on the carts. Specifically, Westmoreland County Code Section 26 – 162, Section (H) requires “Owners shall present proof of annual inspection and proof of insurance to the county treasurer before purchasing a motor vehicle decal, which shall be displayed on the golf carts.” The fee is $15.00 per decal and shall be effective from July 1st to June 30th of the subsequent year. Sheriff’s deputies will be enforcing this and all requirements pertaining to this code section. 7/23/14

Bob Marley Public Notice – Environmental Permit

PURPOSE OF NOTICE: To seek public comment on a draft permit from the Department of Environmental Quality to limit air pollution emitted by a facility in King George County, Virginia. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: July 23, 2014 to August 25, 2014 PERMIT NAME: Federal Operating Permit issued by DEQ, under the authority of the Air Pollution Control Board APPLICANT NAME AND ADDRESS: King George Landfill, Inc.; 10376 Bullock Drive, King George, VA 22485 FACILITY NAME AND ADDRESS: King George County Landfill; 10376 Bullock Drive, King George, VA 22485 REGISTRATION NUMBER: 40903 This facility is an Exemplary Environmental Enterprise participant in Virginia’s Environmental Excellence Program. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: King George Landfill, Inc. has applied for renewal of the Title V Federal Operating Permit for King George County Landfill. The facility is classified as a major source of air pollution. The permit would allow the source to continue to operate a municipal solid waste landfill, a landfill gas collection & control system, and landfill gas combustion turbines. HOW TO COMMENT AND/OR REQUEST A PUBLIC HEARING: DEQ accepts comments and requests for public hearing by hand-delivery, e-mail, fax or postal mail. All comments and requests must be in writing and be received by DEQ during the comment period. Submittals must include the names, mailing addresses and telephone numbers of the commenter/requester and of all persons represented by the commenter/requester. A request for public hearing must also include: 1) The reason why a public hearing is requested. 2) A brief, informal statement regarding the nature and extent of the interest of the requester or of those represented by the requestor, including how and to what extent such interest would be directly and adversely affected by the permit. 3) Specific references, where possible, to terms and conditions of the permit with suggested revisions. Please note this draft permit is being concurrently reviewed as a proposed permit by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. A public hearing may be held, including another comment period, if public response is significant, based on individual requests for a public hearing, and there are substantial, disputed issues relevant to the permit. CONTACT FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS, DOCUMENT REQUESTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Mr. Alireza Khalilzadeh; Northern Regional Office, 13901 Crown Court, Woodbridge, VA 22193; Phone: (703) 583-3839; E-mail: alireza.khalilzadeh@deq.virginia.gov; Fax: (703) 583-3821. The public may review the draft permit and application at the DEQ office named above or may request copies of the documents from the contact person listed above. The draft permit is also available on the Department of Environmental Quality website (www.deq.virginia.gov). We are pledged to the letter and spirit of Virginia’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 Virginia’s fair housing law which makes it illegal to advertise “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.” 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.

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Call Bonnie at 540-775-2024 to place a classified ad Town of Colonial Beach Planning Commission PUBLIC HEARING The Town of Colonial Beach Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Thursday, August 7, 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. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT (CPA -01-2014): AMENDS THE CURRENT 2009-2029 COLONIAL BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO ADD POLICIES REGARDING THE USE OF LIVING SHORELINES AS PROGUMLATED BY THE VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE (VIMS) AS REQUIRED BY THE PASSAGE OF SENATE BILL 964. ADDITIONALLY, THE AMENDMENT ADOPTS BY REFERENCE THE LIVING SHORELINE DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR SHORE PROTECTION IN VIRGINIA’S ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENTS AS PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT (CPP02-2014): AMENDS THE CURRENT 2009-2029 COLONIAL BEACH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO ADD THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PLAN AS AN APPENDIX TO THE EXISTING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THIS DOCUMENT OUTLINES THE PHASES TO COMPLETE THE SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROJECT WITH A SECOND PHASE TO SEEK FUNDING WITHIN 12-MONTHS OF COMPLETION OF PHASE 1. 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. 7/23/14, 7/30/14

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

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Middle Potomac River Roundup Mark Fike Croaker The croaker reports we have been getting the past few weeks said the fish were there, but nothing super good was reported until two weeks ago. So I went out personally, to try to catch some fish and caught plenty of small croaker 8-10 inches. They were not big enough to worry about filleting, but nevertheless, they were there. This past week, I was able to slip out for a few more hours early one morning and finally got into some decent fish. Croaker we caught measured 12-16 inches in length and were definitely big enough to filet. The fish fry in our house was quite good, with fresh-sliced tomatoes, corn and squash as sides. It is hard to beat fresh fish and fresh vegetables, too. Hung â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;em on the drift The current where we were fishing was rolling fast on the outgoing side, and the ledge we fished was actually the edge of a shoal. My goal was to fish the edge were the depth dropped off. Hanging an anchor in that situation is a tough trick to pull off, so I decided to be lazy and just drift along with our squid-covered hooks. The call paid off with multiple hookups. When one area slacked off, we moved the boat to another area. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lumpsâ&#x20AC;? also was a good location to

try. I think the three of us racked up 25 or so nice croaker before calling it a morning and heading in. Perch were caught on the shoal. Some of the perch were quite pretty, measuring up to 10 inches. The key was staying in shallower water with a hard bottom. Once we dropped off the ledge, the fishing turned to croaker and catfish. Catfish smorg I enjoy catfishing, but honestly, I do not make a habit of regularly eating catfish out of the Potomac River. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has some consumption advisories on eating channel catfish, as well as advisories about blue catfish. http://www.mde. state.md.us/programs/Marylander/ CitizensInfoCenterHome/Documents/Fish Consumption Docs/ Maryland_Fish_Advisories_2014_ Web_bluecatedit.pdf In all fairness, most rivers have some sort of eating advisory, and I much rather eat local fish that I know where they came from, than something from a chain market somewhere. Anyway, the catfish population seems to have exploded in recent years on the Potomac. There have always been good catfish to be caught on the Potomac, but last year and this year, I have found it tough to keep them from biting any

bait you decide to toss overboard. We caught plenty of pretty-looking catfish up to 18 inches on our drifts all over the river the past two weeks. Our trips were below the Rt. 301 Bridge. If you are a catfish lover, there are more than enough fish out there for a family reunion fish fry of epic proportion. They will hit the whole gamut of bait that can be dropped overboard. Cut bait, squid, shrimp and Fishbites will all work well. Striper The fishing trip we took on the 11th yielded a rockfish on my fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first cast. Then, my nephew caught two in a row. We were using jerkbaits on jig heads. I tossed out a large crankbait, hung something big, and fought it for a little over a minute before it turned and popped the line. I felt bad losing the fish with a crankbait in its mouth. I sure wish I knew what it was. I think there are some decent striper out there, but with my limited trips the past few years, I am not acquainted or in tune with their summer haunts as of late. We were unable to find any striper around #33, #30 or Lower Cedar Bar, or even the Lumps the last trip on the 17th, but I think the tide and timing may have been off. The good news was that there seemed to be a few healthy schools of what looked like

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peanut bunker roaming around. Puppy drum Last year, the puppy drum were keeping anglers busy. This year, the reports are few and far between on puppy drum. There are a lot of theories out there about what happened, or why we are not seeing them up our way yet. I wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t speculate. I will say, I miss their presence. They fight hard and taste very good. There is still time. Perhaps we will get into them next month. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget about NSWC If you plan on fishing out on the River below the Rt. 301 Bridge, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget about NSWC and their mission to test weapons. They have range boats out on the river in their range area to keep boaters and anglers safe. If you see a boat with an orange-painted cabin headed your way (they are marked, too), then stop and find out what they need to tell you. They are also on the radio on channel 14. My experience over the years has shown them to be very accommodating. Many of those guys are charter captains or anglers, and they will work with you best they can while keeping everyone safe and getting the job done to get the weapons tested at NSWC. Cooperate with them, and they will return the favor. Typically, they wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t start shooting until 0800 hours, but range use varies.

Above: Croaker were biting squid while drifting below the bridge. Below: Catfish are hitting fresh cut bait. Blue catfish are very common on the Potomac River.

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Outdoor Report Fishing is good all over, although the middle of the day can be hot. Saltwater fishing has come on a bit south of us and should improve up here soon. Fishing Rappahannock River â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Catfish are hitting fresh-cut bait, shrimp and pretty much anything else. Fresh-cut fish or eels are taking the larger fish. If you want bigger fish, throw a line in at night. Bass were reportedly hitting crankbaits and plastics in deeper water near woody structure. Smallmouth angling was reportedly good

upriver. Watch for thunderstorms, though! Water can rise fast. Potomac River â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Croaker fishing took off the past two weeks. The larger fish are downriver but are here (See other article on this page). Kenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tackle in Spotsylvania reported that they heard there were â&#x20AC;&#x153;No Fishingâ&#x20AC;? signs up at Colonial Beach in places. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the information as to what areas are reportedly shut down, but keep that in mind if you fish at Colonial Beach. Motts Run Reservoir reported great catfish action on chicken livers

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and night crawlers. They also had some eating-sized bass (1-2 lbs.) hitting regularly. Small to keepsized panfish are hitting around the piers. Saltwater Croaker continue to hit very consistently from our area all the way down to Virginia Beach. Cobia are moving northward in the Bay. The mack bite picked up around Windmill Point (the southernmost point of the Northern Neck). Gold and silver spoons are the hot colors with some using pink flashers. The spadefish bite also picked up at the Chesapeake Bay BridgeTunnel (CBBT). A few nice flatties were taken at the Cell, but, hopefully, the best is yet to come. Croaker are hitting at Tappahannock, as well. Try the oyster bars for the best action. Captain Ryan Rogers of the Midnight Sun (804/580-0245) is now back at Smith Point. He has some open dates for big red drum, Spanish macks, bluefish and cobia trips. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mark Fike

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Parker Farms, headquartered near Oak Grove with 2,000 acres of produce growing along the Rappahannock River near Leedstown, is supplying almost every major food chain up and down the East Coast with farmfresh vegetables this summer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wegmans, Harris Teeter, Giant, Safeway, you name it, we supply produce to almost every major supermarket chain,â&#x20AC;? said Tony Ring, the warehouse manager for Parker Farms, which through the Northern Neck Vegetable Growers Association, operates the wholesale Northern Neck Farmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Market on Route 3 near the Westmoreland-King George County line. Parker Farms is a multi-generational farm owned by brothers Rod and Chris Parker. The Parkers grow produce on farm acreage located in Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, the Carolinas and Georgia. The Parkers began their farming operation in 1974, with two acres of vegetables and berries in Clinton, MD. Currently, the Westmoreland County farm is producing squash, cucumbers and sweet corn. Standing by a truckload of 560 cases of fresh corn last week, Ring noted the Parkers take pains to get their corn handled swiftly and correctly, so it is sweet and delicious for the consumers. It is picked in the field, packed into crates and brought here to the warehouse where we immediately use a hydro cooler to bring down the temperature to 34 degrees,â&#x20AC;? Ring said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Keeping the corn chilled allows for longer storage and keeps the sugar from turning into starch.â&#x20AC;? Ring said Parker Farms also grows spring and summer broccoli in Virginia, as well as zucchini squash. Other crops, including eggplant and bell peppers, are grown on other Parker farms or bought from local Virginia farming operations. Parker Farmsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fleet of trucks is capable of

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Tony Ring, the warehouse manager for the 3,000-acre Parker Farms, has 560 cases of fresh Virginia corn ready to go to markets up and down the East Coast.Â Cool weather delayed the corn harvest this year, but now it is booming. delivering overnight anywhere along the East Coast. Parker Farms is GFS certified annually by Primus Labs and is noted for working to provide the safest and freshest produce available. Workers

undergo extensive training, and food safety is a paramount concern of the farmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Ring, who was with Safeway before joining Parker Farms six years ago, declared flatly, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great place to work.â&#x20AC;?

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