10/22/2014 King George VA Journal

Love of the game

turkey hunting

tough going

King george resident has spent his life taking part in the national pastime.

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If you know where — and how — to look, this fall season will be a success.

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Potomac river watermen face uphill crab battle.

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KG man guilty of rape, robbery and sodomy Richard Leggitt

A King George Circuit Court jury found 52-year-old Kelvin A. Lewis guilty of raping, robbing and sodomizing an elderly King George woman this past May. The six-man, six-woman jury returned the guilty verdicts Friday

and returned Monday morning to recommend Lewis serve 37 years in prison for the May 24 attack.

King George Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney Jennifer Pollard told the jury Lewis showed up at the home of the victim, 65, and asked to do yardwork. When he was told there was no work for him, he forced her

into her home, tied her up, raped and sodomized her.

“He tied her wrists and ankles with stockings, put a sock in her mouth and repeatedly demanded: ‘Where is your money?” Pollard told the jury.

The prosecutor said after the incident, Lewis forced the woman to drive him to an ATM, where she

withdrew money and gave it to him.

“She decided he was going to kill her,” Pollard said. “So, she was going to do everything she could to convince him she would not call police.”

The ruse apparently worked.

Lewis told the woman to drop him at a convenience store and then let her drive away. She drove home and

contacted the sheriff’s office.

In court Monday, the jury recommended Lewis serve sentences of 20 years for rape, five years for robbery and 12 years for sodomy.

Formal sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 15 in King George Circuit Court.

In the meantime, Lewis will remain behind bars in the Rappahannock

Regional Jail.

“I would like to thank the jurors for their hard work in this case,” said King George Commonwealth’s Attorney Keri Gusmann. “They found it appropriate to recommend a sentence of 37 years in prison. Mr. Lewis will be unable to harm any other innocent victims for the rest of his life.”

Parish celebrates 300TH in style Hewitt

is new circuit court judge

Port Conway church has connection with Belle Grove home Richard Leggitt The Hanover-with-Brunswick Episcopal Parish celebrated its 300th anniversary with a celebration Oct. 18 at Belle Grove Plantation on the Rappahannock River in King George and an open house of the nearby Emmanuel Church.

The parishioners, area residents and tourists from as far away as Maryland were given guided tours of Emmanuel Church, which was constructed in 1859, and then enjoyed a wine tasting and concert at Belle Grove.

At the time of the consecration of Emmanuel Church near the Port Conway ferry, Belle Grove Plantation had been turned into a successful and grand estate by Virginia planter Carolinus Turner. The historic mansion was the birthplace of James Madison, the nation’s fourth president, in 1751.

Turner oversaw the building of Emmanuel Church, the third church in the area following two previous churches — both called Strother’s Church — a few miles away.

The historic church was renovated in 1997 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Currently, services at Emmanuel are at 10 a.m. on the third and fifth Sundays.

The Hanover-with-Brunswick Episcopal Parish is made up of Emmanuel Church, Lamb’s Creek Church and St. John’s Church in King George. Lamb’s Creek and St. John’s have active congregations and share services.

Formed in 1713 from its predecessor parishes, Hanover-with-Brunswick Parish has a long and vibrant history intertwined with King George.

At Saturday’s celebration at nearby Belle Grove, wine was provided by Ingleside Vineyards, Oak Crest Vineyards and General’s Ridge Vineyard. Live music was by the pop band Save-the-Arcadian, and food was provided by Michelle and Brett Darnell, the opertators of Belle Grove.

The Saturday celebration was a fundraiser for the parish, which helps provide support for community food banks, school lunches for King George school children, meals for the homeless and help for victims of domestic violence.

Move fills vacancy dating to spring Richard Leggitt

LEFT: Docent Joan Poland, of King George, gives Kathy and Joe Swall, of Waldorf, Md., a tour of the Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Port Conway Saturday during a celebration of the parish’s 300th anniversary.

ABOVE: Emmanuel Church, one of three historic churches in the parish, was constructed in 1859 near the site of Belle Grove Plantation, the birthplace of James Madison.

Richard Leggitt

Schools eye more competitive teacher pay Phyllis Cook

The King George School Board has been given options for adjusting its teacher salary scale to make its pay more competitive with surrounding counties and achieve uniform increments between its steps.

The Oct. 14 proposal from Superintendent Rob Benson has a two-year implementation plan. It would raise salaries by 17.5 percent from the current amount through 2016-17.

Chairman Mike Rose suggested Benson share the proposal with teacher groups while board mem-

The new proposal would boost the starting salary for first-year teachers from the current year’s $37,087 to $38,500 for 2015-16 and $40,000 in 2016-17, while at the same time providing step increases to current teachers. bers also consider the proposal before its Oct. 27 meeting.

“This is building-in a step increase for all teachers each year,” Rose said.

The assumption that step increases would be granted each year was abandoned in 2008 due to recession-caused cuts in state aid.

The cost for teacher salaries in the current year is about $13.8 million. Benson’s two-year proposal would increase salaries by about $1.3 million for 2015-16, and $1.1 million for 2016-17, to a total of about $16.2 million. These increases include the required costs of a 1 percent state retirement fund

increase.

The estimates for teacher pay costs do not include payroll taxes and fringe benefits, which add an estimated 28 percent to the base salary costs.

The new salary scale proposal did not provide cost figures beyond the next two years, but as Rose noted, it is assumed step increases would continue to be granted each year, in addition to any other potential costof-living increases in the future.

The new proposal would boost the starting salary for first-year teachers from the current year’s $37,087 to $38,500 for 2015-16, and $40,000 in 2016-17, while at the same time providing step increases to current

teachers.

Here’s an example of how pay would rise.

Under the existing pay scale, a teacher on step 5 makes a base salary of $38,785. If a step increase is granted for next year, they receive an increase of $288, all other things being equal. The same $288 step increase would be received for 2016-17.

Under the new proposal, a teacher on step 5 this year making a base salary of $38,785 would go to step 6 next year and receive a salary of $42,408, an increase of $3,623. The increase for going from to step 7 would be $2,665.

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Local attorney Herbert Moseley Hewitt has been selected by the Virginia General Assembly as the new resident judge for King George County Circuit Court.

Hewitt has been in private practice in the county for many years.

“I applaud the legislature for its appointment,” said King George Circuit Court Clerk Vic Mason. “Mr. Hewitt possesses all the traits, knowledge and skills necessary to excel as a judge.”

“His many years of experience in domestic relations, juvenile proceedings, criminal law and civil law, coupled with his even temperament, integrity and sense of fairness makes him a huge asset to the legal system.”

Hewitt was named to the 15th Judicial Circuit, which includes 10 jurisdictions from Fredericksburg to the Northern Neck, including King George and Westmoreland counties. His appointment will help relieve a judicial shortage that has had court clerks juggling schedules and judges since April. In addition to Hewitt, attorney Victoria Willis, of Fredericksburg, was named to a 15th circuit vacancy.

Several attempts to reach Hewitt for comment were unsuccessful.

“I wish to thank the various retired judges who have agreed to sit in King George on our designated circuit days for the past six months while King George had no regularly scheduled judge,” Mason said. “Without their dedication and commitment, the legal system would have surely suffered.”

Virginia Speaker of the House Bill Howell said Hewitt had unanimous support for his appointment. Howell said Hewitt, who has a bachelor’s of science degree and a law degree from George Mason University and was admitted to the Virginia bar in 1984, will be sworn in Dec. 1.

correction Dee Strauss’ name was misspelled in a page 1 story in the Oct. 15 edition of The Journal. We regret and apologize for the error.

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Family finds more than plants and flowers at local nursery two rivers baptist church invites everyone to their Oktoberfest fundraiser, October 25, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free admission. There will be a fee for some of the food and activities. There will be live music, featuring Bill and Valli Flummer from 11 a.m.-noon, and then the True Spirit Gospel Band from 1-2 p.m. Food available to purchase: Brunswick Stew with Hoecakes, Hot Dogs, Potato Twisters, Baked goods, and more! Various Crafters and Vendors! Kids activities: Moon Bounce, Pumpkin Painting and Games. Vendors and Crafters include: 31 Bags; Pampered Chef; Scentsy; jewelry sales, crocheted items, and MORE! 6420 Rokeby Lane (Corner of Rt. 3 & Rokeby Ln.) King George, VA 22485.

Trinity United Methodist Church on Route 3 in the KG Courthouse area will hold its annual Harvest Party from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, October 26. Activities include storytelling, a costume contest, games and snacks. The public is invited.

Wear your costume and compete for a prize. round hill baptist church invites the community to their Harvest Party, starting at 4 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 26. There will be games, hayrides, hot dog dinner and a childrens’ Trunk or Treat. Admission is a donation of a non-per-

ishable food item. Donations will be given to the KG Social Services food pantry. Costumes are encouraged, but not required. Don’t forget a jacket! 10114 Marengo Farm Lane, KG. For more informatin call the church office (540) 775-5583. dahlgren united methodist church will be celebrating All Saints Day at a blended worship service at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 2. All Saints’ Day is observed to remember all Christians who have gone before us. Sunday School is from 9:30 - 10:15 am. All are invited to a Fellowship Lunch following the Worship Service. Please join us for worship, special music by the choir and praise band, and experience anew the Holy Spirit as we worship together. A nursery is provided.

17080 Dahlgren Road. KG. Macedonia Baptist Church will celebrate Family & Friends Day/Fall Rally at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 26 Rev. Larry Finch and his congregation from Antioch Baptist Church, King George will be the guest. Dinner will be served following the morning service. The church is located at 1082 Macedonia Lane, Colonial Beach. first baptist church invites you to worship with them for their “King of the Day” building

STOP HUNGER NOW

Food Packaging event will be held from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 23 at the KG-YMCA. Volunteers of all ages are welcome to come help package and box food stuffs for the Stop Hunger Now program. Donations of small change and more are being collected to help buy the food stuffs to make the event a success. Goal for this year is again, $10,000. Thanks to NSWC-FCU for the seed money of $2500 that was donated to get the 2014 event off the ground. For more information or to make a donation, please contact Mike Reaves, (540)775-7247.

Donations can be dropped off at any NSWC-FCU branch, to go into the Fletcher’s Chapel account. Donate online at http://events.stophungernow.org/FCUMC2014

fund service at 3 p.m. on October 25. Warriors for Christ will render the music. All are welcome.

Agape ministry church will host a Gospel Sing on October, 26, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. Scheduled to perform are Brenda Young & Family and Traveling Pilgrims. Fellowship to follow. 9106 Indiantown Road, KG. sAVE THE DATE KG Homeschool co-op drama group, the Bravo Bunch, will be performing the play “Devoted” at Trinity Bible Church in Fredericksburg. Performances are scheduled for 7 p.m. on Nov. 12 thru 14, with a 2 p.m. matinee on Nov. 15. The producer is Debi Roberts, and the director is Faith Rivers. There is no admission fee, and the public is invited to attend. young life is holding a Banquet fundraiser on Oct. 27. at the KG Family YMCA gym. Catered by Ruby Tuesdays, it will be a donation-only event. From 6-8 p.m., there will be a 50’s Theme.

Menu to include burgers, salads and more. Period costumes are encouraged. Proceeds will benefit the Young Life High School program, and the sister program, Wyld Life for middle schoolers. Come out for good food and learn about these programs.

Trinity Fellowship International

“Changing From Old To New

By The Power Of God” Sunday Morning Worship 11:30 a.m.

Prayer-Noon on Wednesdays Thursdays-Bible Class for youth and adults-7 p.m.

Communion-1st Sun. in the month Trinity Pantry & Clothes Closet open on Thursdays-5:30-6:30 p.m.

Timothy Jackson, Sr. Pastor & Sister Sandra Jackson, First Lady

www.trinityfellowshipintl.com

540-370-0148 181 Kings Hwy F’brg, VA 22405

Local KGHS student Abby Polshanski loves to spend her free time at the local nursery, Green Acres on Kings Highway in downtown King George.

Diagnosed with asberger syndrome, Abby has presented a challenge to her mom, Heidi, in breaking through the walls that are sometimes up. By luck, they’ve found an unusual stimulus right here in King George. The pair will stop by to see the plants and flowers, feed the fish and buy plants, some to take home for Abby to plant and grow. Somehow, the plants and fish help Abby open up and cause her to think, work, plan, etc. On a recent visit, as the nursery was getting ready for the fall season, Abby noticed an unfamiliar face through the store window, and became extremely animated.

A friendly scarecrow had taken up residence, and Abby was leery of him.

After repeated reassurances, Abby went inside and immediately sat down on the scarecrow’s lap, initiating a new friendship. A new friend was made. None of us can know what will stimulate a mind. In this case, a display of greenery, bright fall flowers and a straw-stuffed scarecrow made a young girl’s day and engages her throughout the year.

Mars Hill Youth Event to collect foodstuffs for Salvation Army

The next Mars Hill Youth event is scheduled from 5-9 p.m. for Saturday, Nov. 8, at the King George Family YMCA, 10545 Kings Hwy, KG, VA 22485. YMCA membership not required. Youth registration begins at 4:30 p.m. Activities from 5-7 p.m. are geared for youth (middle & high school ages). Events from 7-9 p.m. are for EVERYONE! On Facebook at www.facebook. com/events/297715367077164/.

Scheduled special guest speaker is Bernadette Todd, an inspirational speaker. Don’t miss her AMAZING story and message!

Bernadette has severe muscular dystrophy and can only move a few fingers and her head. However, she travels the world sharing Jesus Christ! She just returned from sharing with thousands of listeners in the Philippines and is coming from Miami, FL to share with us!

This is a privilege and great opportunity to share Christ in our community. Check out her website with more on her story, ministry, mission trips and videos: www.

BernadetteTodd.com.

(Donations are being accepted to offset her travel costs.)

The event is FREE, but each participant is asked to bring a nonperishable food donation. Mars Hill is partnering with The Salvation Army to help others have a Thanksgiving meal! Donations will qualify attendees for prize drawings during the event.

ADULT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!

There’s a spot for you to pitch in! Can you assist with registration, provide a dessert, serve food, or help with crowd management, setup or cleanup? This is a Christian community effort conducted by volunteers, and new volunteers are always needed! If you can help, please send an email ASAP to MarsHill@va.metrocast.net.

Try to attend this event. There will be live music, games, free dinner, guest speakers, youth presentations, Bibles handed out by Gideons, great fellowship and great spirit!

Love Thy Neighbor’s October event began on a beautiful, crisp Fall Sunday with the arrival of early patrons anxious for the afternoon’s festivities.

The Men’s group from Oxford Mt. Zion Baptist Church opened with familiar songs and all joined in singing, clapping and hands raising in praise.

Pastor Duane T. Fields, Sr. shared an inspirational spiritual message with our guests and was a blessing to all!

Many new and old faces in the crowd felt a sweet spirit embracing all who were there …..

We were blessed with an abundance of food, fresh produce, hygiene items and dog/cat food to offer in our Food Pantry.

We are thankful to all throughout King George and surrounding areas for their faithful ongoing donations ~ God is good!

Volunteers ~ young and old ~ came to help wherever needed.

The Ladies from Delta Sigma Theta Sorority not only came to volunteer, but also provided desserts for everyone.

Robert and Bev, who up until recently were volunteering at each of our events, surprised us with a visit. It was so good to see them both! We would like to thank all our volunteers ~ we were blessed to have you!

Approximately 80 families were in attendance, with over 120 meals served throughout the afternoon.

Love Thy Neighbor continues to work on providing our patrons with inspirational support, offering a healthy meal accompanied by a visit to our food pantry for groceries of choice.

Shannon Sanchez encouraged those in attendance to visit our Resource Table set up in the lobby with information on where to get assistance with additional food, rent/utilities, medical/dental clinics, social services, to name a few.

Our next event will be held on Sunday, November 16; please come join us!

“For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.”

Matthew 25:35

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St. Mary’s Episcopal Church

Oak Grove Baptist Church

The Diocese of Virginia

WELCOME!

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

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”

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

Bible Study-Wednesdays 6:30 p.m.

8096 Leedstown Rd. Colonial Beach, VA

804-224-9695

Fletcher's Chapel United Methodist

8330 Fletcher's Chapel Rd. at 218

Pastor Michael Reaves

Two Rivers Baptist Church Meeting at their new church

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

Worship Services 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School 9:45 a.m.

(540) 775-7247

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

Colonial Beach United Methodist Church Pastor Rev. Yunho Eo

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

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 9 a.m.-noon Thurs.

9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Saturdays 9 a.m.-Noon 1 Washington Avenue PO Box 189 Colonial Beach, VA 22443 (804) 224-7030

Food Pantry OPEN Thursdays at 10 a.m.

www.cbumc.org

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

Hanover-with-Brunswick Episcopal Parish

Where all are welcome.

Sunday Services:

The Rev. St. John's, 9403 Kings Hwy. Diane Carroll 1st, 2nd & 4th Sundays Rector Phone: 540-775-3635

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

For more information, visit our website at:

www.hanover-with-brunswick.com

Sunday School 10 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship 11 a.m.

Bible Study Wednesdays at 7 p.m.

Rev. Irving Woolfolk, Jr.

"A Church where everybody is somebody!"

Tabernacle Baptist Church

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

Worship Service - 10:30 a.m. (Sunday) Sunday School - 9:15 a.m. Nursery Provided Seeking to know the grace of God and to make it known to others.

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

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

Potomac Baptist Church

Worship Service: 11:00 a.m.

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

All are Welcome!

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.

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

First Baptist Church Ambar

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

Sunday Morning Worship 11 a.m.

Bible Study Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

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

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

St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church

EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH (804) 443-4168

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

"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.

You're invited to worship with

3207 Quarter Hill Rd., Supply VA 22436

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“Building God’s Kingdom On Earth”

Intersection of Rokeby and Kings Hwy. (Rt. 3)

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.

fletcherschapel-kinggeorge-va.org

Little Ark Baptist Church

(540) 775-7006

Pastor: Dennis L. Newton www.onthepotomac.com 8103 Comorn Rd. (Rt. 609) King George

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

Very Rev. Francis M. de Rosa Rev. Mark Mullaney Sat. 7:00 p.m. Vigil Sunday Masses: Sun. 8:15 a.m. 10:30 a.m 12:45 p.m. Tridentine Mass 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 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

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

saintselizabethandanthony.org

• 804-224-7221

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

Very Rev. Francis M. de Rosa Rev. Mark Mullaney Sunday Masses: Sat. 5:00 p.m.

Sun. 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 p.m. (español) Daily Mass: Mon. - Sat. 8:00 a.m.

Adoration precedes each morning Mass Confession: Sat. following 8:00 a.m. Mass & at 4:30 p.m.

Sun. 1/2 hour before each Mass Office: 11 Irving Ave., Colonial Beach, Va. 22443

saintselizabethandanthony.org

• 804-224-7221

Holy Redeemer Anglican Church

Traditional Anglican Worship 1928 Book of Common Prayer 1940 Hymnal Sunday- Holy Communion 11 a.m.

Montross, VA

804-493-7407

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Is it an Inchworm or a cankerworm?

CHRISTMAS TOUR

Did you have inchworms eating your oaks, maples, beech trees and dogwoods this spring? They are fall cankerworms, and to protect your trees, the recommendation is using a barrier to prevent the females from crawling up and laying eggs.

Karen Snape, Department of Forestry, will be providing information on the life cycle of fall cankerworms and why banding trees works. Weather permitting, there will be a demonstration of tree banding.

If you would like to attend, please call (540) 775-3062 and register for this free program.

What: Fall Cankerworm Program When: October 30, 5:30pm Where: Caledon State Park Who: Provided by Dept. of Forestry, Caledon State Park and VA Coop Ext.

The Reedville Fishermen’s Museum will sponsor their 20th annual Christmas on Cockrell’s Creek House Tour on Saturday, December 13, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday December 14, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

This year’s house tour features five private homes, ranging from a restored farmhouse built in the early 1900’s, to a contemporary, completed in 2008. Once again, each home is decorated for the season by the Chesapeake Bay Garden Club.

House Tour tickets are $25 in advance, or $30 on the tour days and include all homes, the model railroad and refreshments. There is no cost for the boat ride, Walker House, Tablescapes, Santa’s Workshop, or to tour the museum.

The beautiful sanctuary of the Bethany UMC is also free to the public. Advance tickets may be purchased at the museum office located at 474 Main Street, Reedville. Office hours are Monday thru Friday 9-5, Saturday 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sunday 1-4 p.m. Mail order forms are available online at www.rfmuseum. org or call the museum office at (804) 453-6529 for more information.

All proceeds will benefit the museum’s ongoing educational and preservation projects.

Reedville Fishermen’s Museum was established in 1867 and is still one of the most active fishing ports in America. Reedville’s golden age of prosperity from the Menhaden fishing industry is reflected in the Victorian mansions that line Main Street in the national register historic district.

Reedville residents are proud of their town and its history. Thus, they are pleased to open their beautifully decorated homes to the public.

Santa arrives at 9 a.m. on Saturday morning aboard the Elva C, the Museum’s historic buy-boat, followed by refreshment for the children at the adjacent Bethany UMC. The church’s sanctuary is open to visitors throughout the weekend. The Walker House is open for tours, complete with cookies and punch and Christmas carols played on the original pump organ. One should then stop by the Bake Sale for cakes, pies, Christmas breads, nuts and yeast rolls all made by museum members.

For more information go online at www.rfmuseum.org or call the museum office at (804) 453-6529.

SAVE THE DATE

24th Annual Charity NARFE BIG BAND DANCE Open to the public featuring for your listening and dancing pleasure, the NORTHERN NECK BIG BAND November 15 8-11 p.m. $20 pp at the Northern Neck Elks Lodge 2666 719 Ferry Landing Road Route 638 off of Route 205 to benefit alzheimer’s research and local charities BYOB Soft drinks and snacks provided Smart casual attire recommended Tickets may be purchased at the door or from Leslie at (804) 2243069 or Dot at (804) 224-7876 or Stan (540) 775-7027. Event hosted by Chapter 595 National Active and Retired Federal Employess (NARFE).

Christkindl Queen to Be Crowned at German Christmas Market The Dahlgren Heritage Foundation will crown their first Christkindl Queen at the German Christmas Market on Saturday, Nov. 15, at the Dahlgren Heritage Museum, 3540 James Madison Hwy. in King George, Va. The German Christmas Market will be held on the museum grounds from 4 to 8 p.m. The Christkindl Queen will be crowned at 7:30 p.m. on the main stage.

The queen pageant is open to all women ages 18 and older. All pageant contestants are to raise funds for the Dahlgren Heritage Foundation. The candidate who raises the most money will be crowned Christkindl Queen for 2014-2015. The queen will represent the Dahlgren Heritage Foundation at public events.

Deadline for registration for the pageant is Oct. 24.

Queen candidates can complete an entry form at www.dahlgrenmuseum. org. Donations may be made by cash, check or credit card. Credit card donations can be posted at www.dahlgrenmuseum.org under the Pageant tab.

For more information, email dahlgrenmuseuminfo@gmail.com or call (540) 846-3382. All proceeds from the pageant will benefit the Dahlgren Heritage Foundation.

Thursday, Oct. 23

The King George Book Club meets to discuss a non-fiction book read by one of the members. A tradition almost 55 years in the making.

According to Marybelle Ashton and Martha Shelkey, the King George Book Club was started in the 1950’s by women living on base in Dahlgren.

It has always been one reviewer who would report on a NON-FICTION book.

Originally, there were 8-10 members with the meetings being held at a member’s home. It was suggested only 3 food types be served by the hostess.

Membership grew to about 18 members in early 2000, which became too many for some of the homes to host, so a cap of 15 members was set. Martha has been a member for almost 55 years. Jo Rollins joined in 1994 after her retirement. Marybelle has been a member for 40 years. There is not a wait list, but there are others showing an interest in joining.

Many members have passed, Dorothy Bolden, Jo Radalet, Betty Lou (Boo) Braden and Betty Jo Gayle Stanton, to name a few.

Current members are Marybelle Ashton, Diane Boyd, Beth Elkins, Helen Gray, Mary Marshall, Barbara Morris, Carol Nelson, Lois Nixon, Katy Overton, Joan Poland, Jo Rollins, Lesley Shelkey Kidd, Martha Shelkey, Laura Stuart Taylor and Trudy Weeks.

Submitted by Carol Nelson, Sept. 2014.

Potomac Elementary School inaugurates PES-PTA run and dedicates new playground

Pictured above, joining Mrs. Harris in cutting the ribbon was Assistant Principal Scott Gilbert, Mrs. Beardsley and Mrs. Charla Lusk, who chaired both of the annual Boosterthon Fun Runs that raised the majority of funds used to purchase the playground equipment, and Mr. Michael Wardman who helped coordinate the playground installation.

On Sunday, September 21, the Potomac Elementary School PTA shared its commitment to fitness and fun with the community at the inaugural PES PTA 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run. 62 runners competed in the 5K race at 8 am, followed by 112 children in the Fun Run at 9:30.

The PTA generously provided “race scholarships� to 16 children who otherwise might not have been able to participate.

The school offered a grade level incentive for the grade with the highest percentage of students participating, and the Sixth Grade demonstrated their leadership intentions for this school year by rising to the challenge.

The classroom teacher, Mrs. Julie Boucher, who ran the mile with the largest percentage of her class won an incentive, as well.

Complete race results are available at www.racetimingunlimited.org.

Following the run, Race Director/PTA Co-Vice President Ashley Koch recognized the generosity of the sponsors and volunteers who helped make the race possible.

The crowd then gathered around the newly-installed playground for its dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Principal Angie Harris thanked the community for its efforts in supporting the school both financially and by volunteering their physical labor to build the playground over the summer.

PTA Past-President Erin Beardsley commented, “People ask me, ‘What does the PTA do?’� As she pointed to the beautiful new playground behind her, she stated, “This is what your PTA does!�

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The Woman’s Club of KG will meet at 7 p.m. in the Smoot Library. Guest speaker will be Sgt. Patton Weston of the KG Sheriff ’s Office and his dog, Titan. If you are interested in attending, please contact Phyllis Flohr, (540) 7757878 or Jane Marvin 663-5183.

Next scheduled meeting of the Northumberland Democratic Committee. 6 p.m. at the Northumberland County Public Library in Heathsville. Scheduled speaker, Richard Moncure, subject: Fracking, and its impact on the NN. Also scheduled for discussion new VA voting laws.

Saturday, Oct. 25

CBVFD-LA will have a Family Fun night at the firehouse, 5-8 p.m. Costume contest, food, cake walk, hay ride and games. Open to the public.

Saturday, Nov. 1

Annual Caledon State Park’s Art & Wine Festival. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $10 admission, $5 vehicle parking.

No admission cost for 21 & under or non-wine tasters. Proceeds to support park programming, restoration, and conservation activities. Sponsored by the Friends of Caledon. 11617 Caledon Rd., KG. (540) 663-3861.

Halloween Charity Bash 7 p.m.

F’brg Country Club. Tickets are $50pp or $75 a couple. Call (540) 373-2559 for ticket information.

Monday, Nov. 3

Last regular meeting of the CBVFD-LA, 6:30 p.m. at the firehouse.

Tuesday, Nov. 4

NARFE Northern Neck Chapter to meet at 1 p.m. at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1717 Hampton Hall Rd., Callao. Kathy & Walter Brodtman will present “Alaska Trip Slides.� For more information, please call (804) 438-8011.

Saturday, Nov. 8

CBVFD-LA will be having a Beef Stew Dinner from 5-7 p.m. at the Col. Beach firehouse.

Colonial Beach Moose Family Center to present “Patsy & the Country Classics, 8 p.m. - midnight.

Tickets are $10pp. Open to the public. Call (540) 735-4065 to reserve a seat, or the lodge (804) 224-0931.

The King George Education Foundation is having a Wine Tasting/ Silent Auction fundraiser from 7-9 p.m. at Oak Crest Winery. To purchase tickets- $15 each, contact Tammy Indseth at kgef14@gmail.com or (540) 775-5833 ext. 8743.

“DECA at KGHS 5K Run for Some Gave All set for Veteran’s Day!�

DECA at King George High School (KGHS) is hosting a 5K Run and Kids 1-Mile Fun Run on Veteran’s Day, Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at the KGHS Cross-Country Track on the HS campus.

All net proceeds will benefit the Some Gave All Foundation. The Some Gave All Foundation ensures the memories of Sergeant Joshua J. Frazier and Sergeant Nicholas C. Mason are not forgotten through service to local wounded veterans and an annual motorcycle rally. The Foundation also awards scholarships to local graduating seniors.

Registration forms for the 5K and Kids 1-Mile are available at KGHS in the main office, Virginia Runner, and by emailing kgdeca5k@gmail.com.

Entry fees are $20 for the 5K and $10 for the Kids 1-Mile. Check in for the 5K is at 7:30am and at 8:30am for the Kids 1-Mile.

Awards are at 9:30am. Questions should be directed to Kristen Hornbaker, Ashley Perkins, or Mrs. Dee Strauss at dstrauss@kgcs.k12.va.us or call 540-775-3535 ext. 2103.

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KGP&R What’s Happening It’s the Great Pumpkin Race, Community Pumpkin Hunt at Barnesfield Park. Friday, October 24. Meet at 6 p.m. for check-in and details.

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Size of county’s debt not a concern, officials say Phyllis Cook

Phyllis Cook

Despite what county officials may say, members of the King George Tea Party organization want people to know how much debt the county has.

That’s why they put up this sign along U.S. 301 in Dahlgren.

Call it the great debt debate.

No one disputes King George has about $91.3 million in capital debt; the question is whether that’s a problem or not.

The debt is owed for new schools and school renovations (about $45.1 million), the library expansion, sheriff’s building and animal pound (about $20.4 million) and water and sewer facility upgrades required by the state (about $25.8 million).

Supervisor Dale Sisson equated the county’s revenue-to-debt ratio to a family buying a home. “Too often, the public may hear the word ‘debt’ and equate it to what we talk about as the national debt, and that’s not what we’re talking about,� he said. “This is secured capital debt. “It’s akin to making a salary of $70,000 per year and having a $91,000 mortgage for your home.�

Richard Lorey was the leader of the King George Tea Party last year when the group put up a billboard on U.S. 301 in Dahlgren that said, “Welcome to King George. Population less than 25,000; Over 100 million in debt.� “Debt is debt,� he said. “It’s not just King George. The state is in debt, and the federal government is in debt. It is a concern. It’s not a good idea to pass debt along to our grandchildren.�

Lorey, who said he no longer heads the political group but still is a member, said the sign might need the debt figure updated, but the message still is relevant.

As for the example of buying a house, Lorey said, “That’s good thing, but you’re not passing that debt along to someone else. If you die, and have insurance, that can take care of it.�

Typical policies for home owners or life insurance do not pay a house mortgage off, though that type of insurance is available. In many instances, heirs simply sell the house and pay off the debt with the proceeds.

Schools, libraries and wastewater treatment plants usually are not sold to pay them off. The idea behind longterm municipal borrowing is to spread the cost of multi-million dollar facilities across at least the expected lifetime of their use. “When you do this borrowing, the debt gets paid back by the people who use the facilities, because it’s a 30-year kind of commitment and debt we accrue,� said board Chairman Joe Grzeika. “So the taxpayers, at the time, over the next 20 years for the life of that high school, will be paying off that high school. They’re the ones that are going to be using it, and using that library.�

At their Oct. 7 meeting, the supervisors gave a unanimous go-ahead to pay lower rates on about $23.5 million of the capital debt, which will shave about $1.93 million from the cost if lower interest rates can be secured.

The refinance mechanism is through a pooled financing program offered by the lender, the Virginia Resources Authority, a state program established in 1984 by the General Assembly, to provide revolving loans to localities at below-market interest rates.

Bunche school to be focus of Civil Rights display KG man faces up to 70 years Phyllis Cook

King George’s Ralph Bunche advisory committee will partner with the University of Mary Washington to develop an interpretive display to tell the story of the history of “separate but equal education� in King George County, centered at Ralph Bunche High School from 1949-1968.

Cristina Turdean, an assistant professor at UMW’s Department of Historic Preservation, will have her spring semester class work on the project.

Turdean attended the Oct. 6 committee meeting by invitation.

Her class has partnered in previous years with Mary Washington House, Kenmore Museum and the Fredericksburg Museum and Cultural Center to research, photograph and develop exhibition displays for those partners.

Turdean and some committee members met in June to explore whether Ralph Bunche might be considered as the next project for the class. “You’re at the top of my list,�

Turdean said at the time. “I saw a lot of enthusiasm, and I got a clear picture of the importance this is to you. And you really care about this school. And because that enthusiasm exists, great things can happen down the way.�

The 411 on Ralph Bunche High School The former Ralph Bunche High School is listed on both the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register due to its role in the Civil Rights era.

The following wording appears on a historical road marker in front of the building: “Ralph Bunche High School was built as the direct result of the Federal District Court case Margaret Smith et al. v. School Board of King George County, Virginia, which was filed in 1947. The judge ruled that jurisdictions should ensure the “equalization� of segregated school facilities for whites and African Americans. White segregationists hoped to avoid integration by constructing “separate but equal� facilities, but he NAACP quickly moved on to demanding the end of segregation altogether. Named after the noted political scientist and diplomat, Ralph Bunche High School opened in 1949 and closed in 1968 after the county desegregated its schools.�

Committee member and county supervisor, Jim Howard, informed the board of the news at its Oct. 7 meeting. “I think it’s a major step forward to getting interpretive displays to use at various venues as we inform the public, raise funds and in general, put the message out,� Howard said.

The committee was tasked by the Supervisors to determine how the vacant building should be used so renovations can begin. The committee reported in June 2013 on its idea for the county to utilize the former gym/auditorium for community events, with plaques and pictures displayed to show the original Ralph

Bunche High School.

The committee is developing a business plan, researching potential monetary sources, exploring partnership opportunities and trying to

build a network of historians, curators and filmmakers to back its plans before presenting a final report to the board.

The partnership with Turdean’s class will need formal approval from the committee in early December.

Turdean said her class then will need to be provided pictures and other visuals, and contacts so the students can document the story, names and key events in the school’s history.

The class will conduct research, digitize photos and prepare a number of portable interpretative displays to tell the school’s story.

The project will culminate in an April presentation by the class. The displays, oral histories, transcripts and photos will be given to the committee. “It will be yours,� Turdean said. “Yours to keep.�

in prison on child porn charge A King George man faces up to 70 years in prison after admitting he tried to solicit sex online from someone he thought was a 13-year-old Stafford County girl.

Dennis Bruce Bartlett pleaded guilty Oct. 15 in Stafford Circuit Court to charges of child pornography, indecent liberties and using a computer to solicit sex with a minor. He faces a minimum sentence of five years and could get as much as 70 years in prison at his Dec. 18 sentencing.

Officials said Bartlett contacted the “girl� May 6 and later sent her a picture of himself and said, “can you handle this?�

Several sexually explicit discussions followed in the next few days, and Bartlett eventually tried to talk the girl into taking a bus to meet him in Stafford, officials said.

Bartlett was arrested May 15, when he showed up for the meeting, officials said.

Bartlett has been unable to post the $25,000 bond and has been in jail since his arrest.

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Garland has lifelong love of baseball Sports Editor At a baseball camp in Fredericksburg in 1948, Max Garland’s 98-mile-anhour fastball caught the eye of a New York Yankees’ scout and the head coach of Randolph-Macon College.

Both coaches were so impressed with the King George High School alum’s control and speed that they both offered a future no one in their right mind would turn down.

Shortly after the camp, the Randolph-Macon coach offered Garland a full athletic scholarship, while the Yankees offered him an opportunity to sign and go to spring training. It took just a few minutes for Garland, now 85, to decide to sign with the Yankees, making him the first King George athlete to sign a contract with a professional sports organization. “As fate would have it, the Yankees were in the middle of the pennant

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Stout defense leads W&L to its 7th victory

Max Garland was the first King George athlete to sign a contract with a professional sports organization when he inked a deal with the New York Yankees in 1948. Since then, Garland has maintained his relationship with the game, whether playing or umpiring.

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race,� Garland said. “They later contacted me by letter to wait until the following spring to attend spring training camp.�

During the spring of 1949, he received a letter to report to Hertford, N.C. to attend spring training.

One of the aspiring professional baseball rookies that attended the camp with Garland was Hall of Fame pitcher Whitey Ford. During an exhibition game that featured Ford’s minor league team, Garland volunteered to umpire the game.

Later in the spring, Garland’s dreams of becoming a Major League player suddenly took a turn for the worse during a scrimmage. An unexpected injury would soon alter his athletic career. “After hitting a single, I attempted to take second base by sliding,� Garland said. “I got my shoe spikes hung in the ground, and that was the end of my professional baseball career.�

The injury altered his timing and

ability to plant his feet, and he was cut.

However, Garland’s luck changed the following summer, when the Brooklyn Dodgers offered him a spot with their farm team in Cambridge, Md. At the time, the 6-foot, 195-pound pitcher did not have a dime to his name, and the option of joining the U.S. Air Force seemed more appealing. After officially joining the military, Garland received word the Dodgers wanted him to report to spring training in Vero Beach, Fla. “I knew if I joined the Air Force, I would have a job and a place to stay, with pay,� Garland said. “If I had stayed in baseball, I would have been drafted into the Army (for the Korean War).�

With baseball still in his heart, he occupied his free time by playing military baseball with the Lackland Air Force team in San Antonio during his three years of active duty. Garland finished his military pitching career with an impressive 2.50 ERA. A torn

rotator cuff forced him to move to the outfield, where his hitting talents flourished. During his two seasons at the plate, he hit .500 and .450.

After serving his country during the Korean War, he returned to Virginia.

For the next 35-plus years, he worked for the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren as a physical science technician and research photographer.

The love of competitive sports continued to follow Garland, as he used his officiating talents as a college and high school baseball/softball umpire. In addition, he also officiated basketball games.

In light of his dedication to area sports, he was inducted into the Richmond Metropolitan Hall of Fame. “Baseball was the only thing I cared about while I was growing up in King George,� Garland said. “Baseball was my number one love in sports; I lived it, drank it and slept it.�

The Washington & Lee defense sacked the quarterback five times, recovered two fumbles and knocked down four passes Oct. 17 to lead W&L to a 27-0 victory that spoiled homecoming for the Northumberland Indians.

The 7-0 Eagles are one of only four undefeated 1A teams in Virginia and currently are the top-rated team in the state heading into this week’s game in Warsaw with the always tough Rappahannock Raiders. “Our defense is leading our team,� said head coach Eagles Todd Jones. “They are a pretty talented bunch, and they are playing unselfish football.�

Senior linebacker Jeremy Turner led the defensive charge as W&L delivered its second shutout. Turner had three sacks, one tackle for a loss and a quarterback Indians hurry, in addition to causing a fumble, making three tackles and having an assist.

Senior defensive lineman TreQuan Jackson, who caused a fumble and got a sack in last week’s 45-0 win against Lancaster, was a force again with two tackles and a fumble recovery, while junior defensive back Cullen Bell had seven tackles.

Senior defensive back Bruce Smith, who played for the Eagles despite the passing of his great-grandmother earlier in the day, had a tackle, an interception and a pass breakup for W&L. “Bruce played hard, and he played well,� Jones said.

Also starring for the Eagles’ defense were senior linebacker Keith Johnson, who had eight tackles and an assist; senior linebacker Kenny Ashdown, who had a quarterback sack and two tackles; senior linebacker Linwood Newman, who had six tackles; and senior defensive lineman Gabe Losel, who had two tackles and a sack. “We made some mistakes,� Jones said. “But we beat a pretty good football team at their homecoming. We got a shutout, and we played hard. We just need to keep working and keep getting better.�

Jones’ diverse, fast-paced, no-huddle offense scored in every quarter. Ramini Goode, the speedy junior running back who replaced star D.J. Weldon when he was lost for the season with a broken leg last month, scored on short touchdown runs in the first and second quarters. Senior Jake Daiger kicked the points after, and the Eagles led 14-0 at halftime.

In the second half, senior running back Dexter Thompson scored on short runs in the third and fourth quarters. Thompson finished the game with 67 yards on 10 carries.

Hard-running senior fullback Marion Pollard rolled for 128 yards on 12 carries, and senior quarterback Treshaun Brown ran six times for 24 yards while hitting three of six passes for 70 yards. Junior wide receiver Jarret Sumiel hauled in two receptions for 50 yards. “It was a total team victory,� Jones said.

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KG girls’ cross-country wins meet Staff report

Ashley Perkins holds the championship trophy after the King George girls’ crosscountry team won the Oct. 16 Fredericksburg All-Area Cross-Country Meet.

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Neither rain delay nor the challenge of a field of nine schools could keep the King George girls’ cross-country team from winning the annual Fredericksburg All-Area Cross-Country Meet.

The Foxes outdistanced the field of competitors with a score of 35 at the Oct. 16 meet at Fredericksburg Christian School.

Freshman Aubrey Wingeart finished with the Foxes’ overall top finish of second (19:51.1).

The North Stafford boys’ team finished won with 42 points, while King George placed fourth (130 points). The Foxes’ Jacob Watson edged North Stafford’s Sean Groves (16:48.3) for second place in a time of 16:47.6.

Individual girls’ and boys’ meet winners were Chancellor’s Madalyn Amos (19:43) and fellow Charger Neil Schubel (16:38).

The Foxes will travel to Chancellor at 3 p.m. Oct. 22 to compete in the Conference 22 4A North Championship Meet.

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Trojans down Drifters in conference battle Leonard Banks Sports Editor Prior to Essex quarterback Dominek Broaddus’ third-quarter 60-yard touchdown run up the middle of the Drifters’ defense to extend the Trojans’ lead to 21-12, the game was relatively close.

In fact, with the momentum on the side of the host Trojans Trojans (5-2) and an imposing defense led by the largest high school football Drifters player in the country in the form of 7-foot, 380-pound nose guard Dondre Harris, the chance for a rally dwindled as time slipped away.

In addition to battling an opponent with back-to-back VHSL State Championship appearances, the Drifters (5-2) were without the services of starting running back and defensive end Cameron Headley.

The Trojans’ victory moved them into first place in the 1A Conference 43 football standings.

With three games left in the regular season, both Essex and Colonial Beach will earn a berth in the postseason.

Focused on the ground game, both teams exchanged touchdowns in the first quarter. Malik Martin’s 60-yard kickoff return set up an eight-yard pass from Broaddus to Tesann Nelson. Later, on the Drifters’ second possession, Andria Turner’s 48-yard run set up Lamar Lucas’ one-yard touchdown.

With less than 90 seconds left in the first half, Broaddus executed a 29-yard touchdown screen pass to Sterling Hammond, giving the Trojans a 14-6 lead.

On the ensuing Drifters’ drive,

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Dondre Harris, a 7-foot, 380-pound nose guard (#77), and the rest of the Trojans’ defense was able to stop Colonial Beach from coming back Oct. 17.

Nick Graves hit Alonzo Turner on a 36-yard pass after fellow receiver Michael Mothershead tipped it. With less than a second in the half, Lucas ran in a score from four yards out. After a failed two-point conversion, the Trojans took a 1412 lead into halftime.

On the Trojans’ first possession of the third quarter, Broaddus’

60-yard touchdown run extended Essex’s lead to 21-12.

After an eight-yard touchdown run by running back Leo Gaskins, most would have thought the game was over. To the dismay of Trojan fans, the Drifters continued to fight to the very last second.

Contained for most of the game, Lucas broke loose for a 41-yard

touchdown. After a successful two-point conversion, the score was 28-20. Lucas finished the game with 108 yards on 22 carries. “Our kids have not, at any time, ever fell apart,� Drifters’ head coach Scott Foster said. “They have battled and shown up for every game.�

As fate would have it, the Tro-

jans recovered an onside kick and ran out the clock. “At this point, it’s about playoff seeding, and where we want to be is up top,� Foster said. “We didn’t lose to a slouch.�

On Oct. 24, the Drifters will travel to face conference rival Northumberland (4-3).

KGMS football team ups undefeated mark Staff report After a 56-6 win versus Walker Grant, the King George Middle School football team improved to a flawless 5-0 record.

The Oct. 15 game featured stellar play from the entire team in all aspects

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of the game.

Running back Cameron Schaub started the scoring with a 48-yard touchdown run in the first quarter.

Cannon Zylonis extended the lead to 14-0, as he a added 25-yard touchdown run down the left sideline.

In the second quarter, the Foxes’ of-

fense and defense exploded. After Zylonis ran up the middle of the Grant defense for an 18-yard touchdown, the Foxes’ defense forced Grant into a turnover. Matt Recay accounted for a 47-yard touchdown after a stripping the ball from the Grant quarterback.

Except for a 60-yard touchdown

run, the Foxes’ defense suffocated Grant’s offense, holding them to just 70 yards.

With seconds remaining in the second quarter, Schaub added a 48yard touchdown run to extend the lead to 38-6.

The Foxes began the third quarter

with a Schaub 79-yard touchdown.

Also, Zylonis scored his third touchdown of the game on a 35-yard run. In the final quarter, the Foxes concluded the scoring on a John Ware 59-yard touchdown.

On Oct. 23, the Foxes travel to Caroline. Game time is 4:30 p.m.

The King George Foxes came within two goals of defeating and overtaking Chancellor for a third-place seeding in the upcoming playoffs.

However, Emma Hause’s lone goal at 21:01 of the first half proved to be the game winner for the visiting Chargers. Carly Lindstrom, the Foxes’ senior goalie, posted 13 saves. “The girls are working hard and peaking when it counts,�

Foxes’ head coach Deb Garcia said. “If we continue to play how we have been playing in the second half of the season, we have a great chance at making it to the finals, but we can’t get ahead of ourselves. We still have skills and tactics to improve upon and, of course, first we have to finish the season against Spotsylvania and then beat Fauquier.�

In addition, King George celebrated “Senior Night� and said goodbye to the following athletes: Josie Altman, Brittany Halsey, Kayla Hester, Liz Hill, Shelby King and Carly Lindstrom.

As for the playoffs, Eastern View (first place) and Courtland (second place) have automatic byes in the quarterfinals. Eastern View will host the winner of the King George/Fauquier game, while Courtland is scheduled to host the winner of the Chancellor/Liberty-Bealton game.

Volleyball Mackenzie Miniuk played a major role in helping King George shut out Caroline, 3-0, as she accounted for five aces and four kills.

The non-conference match took place Oct. 16 at King George High School.

Miniuk’s teammate, Andrea Wine, posted four aces, 13 assists and six kills for the Foxes. Other notable contributions included Abbey Davis (10 assists) and Micala Peterson (five kills).

The victory improved the Foxes’ overall record to 9-12.

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Fall turkey season looks to be a good one Mark Fike

Thus far, deer season has been a complete bust for your outdoors’ columnist.

However, the leaves are turning, and the air is cooling down, and I don’t expect things to remain slack for much longer. Meanwhile, I am looking forward to the fall turkey season. I love to hunt anything that will get me into the woods. However, I have rarely went afield simply to chase fall turkey. For starters, I am usually too busy looking for venison to put in the freezer. Second, I don’t have “turkey dogs� to roust the birds, scatter them and help me track them. Last, for many years, I did not know enough to head to the colorful woods to try to scout and set up on a flock of my own.

One thing is for sure, if you spend enough time in the woods,

In order to be successful in bagging a turkey, hunters need to be in an area where the turkey are. That sounds simple, but so many hunters don’t get it. I did not get it for a few years. My few attempts at fall hunting years ago were outings to where I found birds in the spring. While that may work in some places, I quickly found out that just because several gobblers regularly are strutting in a field in the spring, it does not mean they are busy scratching for acorns or worms there in the fall. you can learn an awful lot about all the animals, the food they eat and how weather impacts them, as long as you are paying attention. Like many archery and muzzleloader deer hunters, I have taken turkey in the fall on regular occasion as they crossed my path. A few times,

I went home with one of each, and one year, I managed two deer and one turkey in the same outing. We ate well that Thanksgiving.

In order to be successful in bagging a turkey, hunters need to be in an area where the turkey are. That sounds simple, but so many hunters

don’t get it; I did not get it for a few years. My few attempts at fall hunting years ago were outings to where I found birds in the spring. While that may work in some places, I quickly found out that just because several gobblers regularly are strutting in a field in the spring, it does not mean they are busy scratching for acorns or worms there in the fall.

A good friend of mine owns some land in King George, and we have never taken a spring gobbler on that place. However, we often get chances at fall birds.

What to look for: The first thing a prospective hunter needs to do is determine if turkeys are in the area. A casual walk through the woods will reveal scratchings, torn up leaf litter and even droppings, if birds are around.

Fall turkey usually are in flocks of five to 20 birds. If a casual walk

through the woods does not reveal any sign, then it is time to head to a different place. Check back later in the season, as food sources change as winter approaches.

Typically, turkey like to eat small acorns or beech nuts in our area, but any type of seeds or insects are fair game when available. Agricultural fields that are freshly harvested are great places to find birds until the food is gone. Today’s newer farming machines are very efficient and leave little waste crops behind. Keep that in mind.

One other good way to determine if turkey are using an area is to put out a series of trail cameras. I like to find small, open areas in the woods, along ridge tops, old home sites or small fields. Turkey seem to like such areas this time of year. Place your camera in those locations, and check in a few days to see what

may be using the area. One thing about using the trail camera is that you also will find out what time the birds are using the areas. Turkey can be temporary creatures of habit, until something major disrupts their routine.

Remember, during the fall, both sexes are fair game. However, try to take gobblers, if possible. The hens are our future for a strong population. If you get caught by the sharp eyesight of a bird, your best bet, if a shot is not safely and immediately available, is to jump up and scatter them thoroughly. Then move off 50 or 75 yards in the general direction the largest group of birds went, and begin softly calling after about 15 minutes.

Remember, one bird per day is the limit. Don’t cave to the temptation to take two birds in a single day.

when you can get out, with all the wind being as bad as it has been. Bass are hitting over the grass mats but almost only on crayfish-colored plastics and cranks.

Inland waters: Ponds are turning on really well for crappie and bass.

Minnows are the top baits. Lake Anna reported good striper action in the mid- and upper-lake regions. Bass are hitting in the shallows uplake. Try jerkbaits.

Saltwater: The saltwater fishing is petering out. King mackerel are biting well on the oceanfront, if you can

get out. No report on flounder. However, spot, some croaker and speckled trout are hitting in the Lower Bay areas. Redfish are hitting at the CBBT. Striper are making a good showing now. Bluefish are still willing, as well.

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Outdoors Report Mark and Missy Fike We would like to run hunting and fishing pictures, as space permits, that are tastefully taken (no blood, guts, etc‌). Specifically, it would be nice to run photos of apprentice hunters, youth, women and anglers, too. Please be mindful of safety when taking photos. Watch where guns are pointed.

Clean up your background, as well.

Cans or trash in the back of a truck are not tasteful when you have dinner on your tailgait. Send the photos for consideration to: outdoors@

journalpress.com. Tell me the name of the angler/hunter, species, when taken and with what. If an age is appropriate, give us that, too.

Hunting Hunting season continues to be less than exciting for deer hunters, but the action is picking up as the rut approaches. It is important hunters look for and find an acornbearing tree. Squirrels seem to be less numerous than they were two years ago. In the three hunts I have taken in the evening for deer, I have seen a

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Fishing Rappahannock River: Reports from bass anglers tell us the bite is quite good in creek mouths and off structure in deeper water. Ken’s Tackle in Spotsylvania is reporting good striper fishing in the river on eel-type baits. They also reported good crappie angling near Little Falls.

Potomac River: Ken’s Tackle reported the rockfish bite has been good near Aquia Creek. Striper also are hitting below the U.S. 301 bridge

Dove: First segment through Oct. 31. One half hour before sunrise until sunset. Limit is 15 doves per day.

Squirrel: Through-Feb. 28. Limit is six squirrels per day.

Deer, turkey and bear archery season: Through Nov. 8 for turkey and through Nov. 14 for deer and bear.

Firearms turkey season: Oct. 25 through Nov. 7.

Deer muzzleloader season: Nov. 1-14.

Events There will be a disabled veterans hunt Dec. 6 at Caledon State Park.

There is a need for volunteers to assist the vets. Contact Rick Wilks at 540775-4625. There is a particular need for hunters with pickup trucks to assist the veterans.

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Court hands big surprise on redistricting Redistricting is an arcane business.

Even discussing it for a moment will bore the average person, no matter how savvy they may be about politics, to tears. Just try bringing it up at your next dinner party and see how many people suddenly need to leave early.

David S. Kerr How e v e r, w h i l e acknowledging the fact that watching concrete harden is more interesting than redistricting, it is important.

In fact, it’s key to our representative democracy.

That’s why, as painful as it might be, we should at least give it a moment’s worth of attention.

Redistricting to favor one party or the other is called gerrymandering and its use is alive and well today. It’s one of the reasons there are so few competitive seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Just a few years ago, the political types referred to the top marginal seats as the nifty fifty. That was cute. Then, as the number slipped they called them the dirty thirty, and yes, you guessed it, later it was the dirty dozen.

Now they’re aren’t even a dozen.

Once elected in a primary or

caucus, most members have safe seats. In Virginia this year, it’s a good guess that none of the House seats will change party. For the political class, the elected officials and party leaders, this is just fine. They like the status quo.

Unfortunately, most of us don’t make enough noise to get them motivated to change it.

Yet, there is a new wind blowing from an unexpected source — the courts.

One of the contributing factors to this stagnation in our representative democracy is a creation called a majority minority district. Its origins are in good intentions. Sadly, however, it’s been abused and while

guaranteeing seats for minorities, has substantially lessened their impact on national affairs.

It’s a conflict, mostly within the Democratic Party, that doesn’t have an easy answer. Earlier this month the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia handed down a ruling saying the drawing of Virginia’s congressional districts is unconstitutional. They were particularly focused on the minority majority district represented by Congressman Bobby Scott. They didn’t so much challenge the idea of a minority majority districts as they did the way the most recent redistricting was handled.

In 2010, following the census and

as required by the Constitution, all of Virginia’s districts were redrawn. There weren’t many dramatic changes, but there was a shift in the 3rd district. Ten years ago Congressman Scott’s district had been drawn to have roughly a 51 percent minority majority. That was enough to guarantee minority representation. However, in 2010, the 3rd District, during the redistricting, ended up with a 56 percent minority population. The court didn’t like the motivations behind this uptick in the minority population, said as much, and gave Virginia until April of next year to come up with a new plan.

They believed the added minority population in the new 3rd district only was intended to further dilute

minority influence in other districts.

A lot still can happen. There probably will be appeals to higher courts and who knows, the lower court’s findings could be reversed.

However, that’s not likely to happen in the next six months and the general assembly is going to have to redraw the districts during the next session. This may or may not affect our district, the 1st, but it could make at least one and possibly two of the districts adjacent to the 3rd more competitive.

It’s only a small victory for common sense drawing of our districts, but at least it’s a step in the right direction.

Who knows, this decision may affect the general assembly, which is heavily gerrymandered as well.

to Obamacare, his proposal, if enacted, would save taxpayers about $1 trillion in the next 10 years.

In short, Gillespie’s plan focuses on fixing what the government broke.

Vote for Ed Gillespie for the U.S. Senate for a more prosperous future and greater choices in health care.

Carol G. Dawson Morattico

country in balance is paramount.

I am talking about the “haves” and the “have-nots.” In the extreme, loss of decent livelihood for the majority of our population would result in the imperative demand that our government, shall we say, rescue the less effluent. Our government has the only possible means. Such would go far toward the financial balance we need.

Our national debt problem impacts the resolution of essentially all the other country’s problems, therefore efforts are much needed toward controlling increases, (borrowing is slowly coming down at present).

However, caution is appropriate to proceed cautiously or the national economy will collapse.

In some way, the impasse in Congress must be broken. The present resistance to negotiate differences is no way to operate our government, except to bring it down. We need a working government, not rule by “NO” votes. Such is the disruption caused by lack of compromising for progress in government.

I say the “NO” party (Republicans) will be the ruination of the country if they get their extreme way. The Democrats may not be perfect, but their ways have much more

promise.

Be sure to vote, and ask your friends to vote in order to have a say

toward the future of our country.

Howard Yarus Dahlgren

Letters to the Editor Congress’ shameful work ethic on display To the Editor: After returning last month from its five-week summer recess, Congress spent less than three weeks in session — just long enough to vote to keep the government funded for a few more months.

They are not scheduled to return to Washington until Nov. 12.

The U.S. House has been in session for roll call votes a total of 92 days in 2014. The Senate has worked even less, having roll call votes on just 87 days this year.

In contrast, Americans working a typical five-day work week, with public holidays, would have worked a total of somewhere around 181 days during that time.

Heading up to this election season, Congress has worked even less than it did in the last two election cycles, having only 515 roll call votes. In 2012, it had 603 votes before the fall break. In the mid-term cycle in 2010, the House held 565 votes. So far this year, Congress has passed just 163 bills into law.

With this work ethic, the average employee would have been demoted, or worse.

On Nov. 4, we have a chance to send Congress home for good and bring in a new team that works. We can ensure we have responsible representation in the 1st District by electing Norm Mosher to Congress. Norm will bring his real-world experience to the job and help move us away from the current divisive atmosphere, which has resulted in this ‘do-nothing’ Congress. Norm will work across party lines to help solve problems and restore the people’s trust.

Leah Parker Irvington

publicity. It’s costing precious jobs for Americans and increasing taxes on medical devices, and those are just two reasons it is a drag on the economy.

Other reasons it is unpopular are easy to see: People who had good insurance plans have lost them, and their new plans have vastly higher premiums.

And some 31 million Americans are still uninsured.

It is also a major contributor to the nation’s deficit. U.S. Sen. Mark Warner voted to pass the President’s Obamacare law. Ed Gillespie has a plan to replace it.

Under Gillespie’s alternative plan, there would be an individual health insurance tax credit available to anyone who buys insurance on the open market. The credits go to families, not government subsidies for insurance companies. Reforms helping those with pre-existing conditions and providing incentives to invest in health savings accounts are key components.

Gillespie also is calling for reducing government regulations that prevent us from purchasing insurance across state lines. He supports state-enacted medical malpractice reforms, and keeping America first in health-care research.

Gillespie estimates that, compared

The party of ‘no’ (GOP) set to ruin our country

Dear Editor Next month, all voters are to do their civic duty and vote for the candidates they choose. The political situation is quite different from when labor unions were overly powerful in my opinion.

That is why I was an active Republican for more than 30 years, until unions were put down by management, thereby reversing the balance, as now in the country.

As such, the almost reversal of the major parties is why I implore voters to think with open minds just which way to choose. Considering each party’s efforts, which party would do best for the country, not just fighting the other party?

Thee are many political issues up in the air now. Basically keeping our

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Wittman supports sensible tax reform To the Editor: This is in response to Larry McGlamary’s letter that blames Rob Wittman for the practice of large corporations moving their headquarters overseas to avoid taxes.

It is the campaign season so it’s typical to see over-the-top charges from political partisans like McGlamary. For the record, Congressman Wittman believes there are inequities in the tax code that allow the largest corporations to pay unfairly low effective tax rates.

For that reason, Wittman supports fundamental tax reform that would require all businesses, large and small, to pay the same rate and to abolish the loopholes.

This makes sense to me because keeping the tax rates low will allow small business owners to keep more of their money to reinvest in and grow their business.

In addition, Wittman believes Congress must step in and curtail costly regulations, particularly from the EPA and Department of Labor, which fail to fairly and effectively weigh the costs and benefits of excessive regulations to American business.

On Election Day, my family and I will be voting for Rob Wittman for Congress.

Michelle Charles Gloucester

Gillespie has plan to replace Obamacare Dear Editor: Obamacare (or the Affordable Care Act) is getting a lot of negative

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Northern Neck antique automotive club celebrates fall event The Northern Neck Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America helped Allison’s ACE Hardware celebrate their annual fall festival again this year on Oct. 18. Unlike last year’s dark and rainy event, this was fall at its best with plenty of sunshine and warm

temperatures. The fall festival included terrific BBQ, activities for adults and children alike, as well as the great display of cars. Nearly 30 region members brought out their cars including the award winning 1954 Corvette pictured below belonging to John Grecco (seated)

with Bill Lewis admiring his car.

Also pictured are Ron and Sandy Cook, holding their new pup Bella, along with J. R. Roscher and Ed Melton. Members attending but not pictured were Wayne Burgess, Chris Caspar, Jackie & Jane Dawson, Dave Franklin, Jim & Debbie Glass, Frank

& Shirley Grant, Peyton & Mae Lynne Guest, Fuzzy Jones, Al Kicinski, Connie Lewis, Cheryl Melton, Paul Stosch, Bob & Gloria Sydnor, Ted Thomas, Caitlin Thomas, Samuel Townshend, and Ward Sevila. A number of new member prospects also brought their cars and joined us

making a nice display.

We will be participating in events similar to this all fall and coming up are cruise-ins at the Dairy Barn in Burgess on October 25, the Share on the Square in Montross on November 1 (both in support of the food bank by bringing canned food

items) and the Farnham Manor Fall Festival on November 15. Sound like fun - come out and join us. If you’d like more information about these events and the Northern Neck Region please contact Ward Sevila at (804) 580-4177 or email wsevila@ msn.com.

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KING GEORGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA INVITATION FOR BIDS # 11182014-1400 Pest Control Services King George County, Virginia is accepting bids from qualified firms for Pest Control Services for use by King George County and King George County Schools.

Interested parties may obtain the IFB package by contacting the King George County Purchasing Specialist Jamie Yushchak at (540) 775-8568, jyushchak@co.kinggeorge.state.va.us, download from the King George County website – www.king-george.va.us/countyoffices/ purchasing/solicitations or by written request to: King George County Procurement Manager, 10459 Courthouse Drive, Suite 201, King George, VA, 22485.

A Pre-Bid meeting will be held on October 28, 2014 in the Board of Supervisor’s Meeting Room located at 10459 Courthouse Dr, King George, VA. The meeting will begin at 10:00 AM. Bids will be accepted at the King George County Finance Department at the above address until 2:00 pm (local prevailing time) on November 18, 2014. Late bids will not be accepted.

Small, Women, Minority, and Service Disabled Veteran owned businesses and Local County businesses are encouraged to apply.

King George County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING KING GEORGE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SALE 8959 Mullen Road, King George, VA 22485 By virtue of the power and authority contained in a Deed of Trust dated November 18, 2011, and recorded at Instrument Number 20111220000067650 in the Clerk’s Office for the Circuit Court for King George County, VA, securing a loan which was originally $252,181.00. The appointed SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE, Commonwealth Trustees, LLC will offer for sale at public auction at 9483 Kings Highway King George, VA 22485 on: November 10, 2014 at 11:30 AM improved real property, with an abbreviated legal description of The land referred to herein below is situated in the County of King George, State of Virginia, and is described as follows: Lot 32, Section 9, Oakland Park, as shown on the Plat of Section Nine Oakland Park, made by H. Aubrey Hawkins Associates, LTD., H. Aubrey Hawkins, L.S., dated January 10, 2001, revised October 8, 2002, which plat is recorded in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of King George County, Virginia along with a deed of dedication and Supplementary Declaration of said Section Nine Oakland Park in Deed Book 425 at Page 416. Parcel ID: 12B-1-32. Commonly known as 8959 Mullen Road, King George, VA 22485. However, by showing this address no additional coverage is provided, and as more fully described in the aforesaid Deed of Trust.

TERMS OF SALE: The property will be sold “AS IS,” WITHOUT REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND AND SUBJECT TO conditions, restrictions, reservations, easements, rights of way, and all other matters of record taking priority over the Deed of Trust to be announced at the time of sale. A deposit of $25,000.00, or 10% of the sale price, whichever is lower, in cash or cashier’s check payable to the SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE will be required at the time of sale. The balance of the purchase price, with interest at the rate contained in the Deed of Trust Note from the date of sale to the date said funds are received in the office of the SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE, will be due within fifteen (15) days of sale. In the event of default by the successful bidder, the entire deposit shall be forfeited and applied to the costs and expenses of sale and Substitute Trustee’s fee. All other public charges or assessments, including water/sewer charges, whether incurred prior to or after the sale, and all other costs incident to settlement to be paid by the purchaser. In the event taxes, any other public charges have been advanced, a credit will be due to the seller, to be adjusted from the date of sale at the time of settlement. Purchaser agrees to pay the Seller’s attorneys at settlement, a fee of $445.00 for review of the settlement documents.

Additional terms will be announced at the time of sale and the successful bidder will be required to execute and deliver to the Substitute Trustees a memorandum or contract of the sale at the conclusion of bidding.

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosenberg & Associates, LLC (Attorney for Commonwealth Trustees, LLC) 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 750 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 301-907-8000 www.rosenberg-assoc.com

The King George County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing beginning at 6:15 p.m., on Tuesday November 4, 2014, in the Robert H. Combs Board Room of the Revercomb Administration Building at 10459 Courthouse Drive, King George, Virginia.

Case Number 14-08-E04: request by Haas Belle Grove Incorporated, represented by Brett and Michelle Darnell, Darnell Hospitality, LLC for a new/ amended Special Exception Permit to operate a Bed and Breakfast Inn with a maximum of 200 guests per outdoor catered event, per Section 2.3.3.4, King George County Zoning Ordinance, within the residential structure located on Belle Grove Farm (9221 Belle Grove Drive), Tax Map 38, Parcel 19. The property contains a total of 19.93 acres and the Bed and Breakfast Inn will use six (6) acres. The property is located at 9221 Bell Grove Drive. The property is located with the Limited Agricultural (A-1) Zoning District and per Section 2.3.3.4, a Bed and Breakfast Inn is allowed in the A-1 Zoning District only by Special Exception Permit. The property is located in the Rappahannock River Rural Development area with a recommended density of 1 dwelling unit per 10 or more acres.

Case Number 14-08-T01: Amend Section 2.3., Limited agricultural district regulations (A-1), Section 2.3.3. Additional uses permitted only by special exception to include a “Section 2.3.3.18.Telecommunication Facility and to amend to Section 4.12, Telecommunication Facilities, to include Section 4.12.13, Excluded uses.

Case Number 14-10-T02: Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued on August 20, 2014, King George County its’ letter of Final Determination notifying the County that updated Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) or Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM) with an effective date of February 18, 2015 have been issued to King George County, Virginia. In order for the County to continue to participate in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) the County must amend Article 9, Flood Plain Management Overlay Zoning District, King George county Zoning Ordinance so that it meets or exceeds the minimum NFIP requirements. Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance generally includes revised definitions, revised flood plain districts, increased construction elevation requirement above the flood zone elevation. Full text of the Ordinance and maps are available for review at 10459 Courthouse Drive, Department of Community Development, King George, Virginia.

Documents related to the above cases are available for public inspection during the hours of 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday in the Department of Community Development, King George County Revercomb Administration Building. The public is invited to attend the above scheduled hearings and to express their views on the above cases. Those who are unable to attend the public hearings may submit their comments in writing to the Director of Community Development, 10459 Courthouse Drive, Suite 104, King George, Virginia 22485, prior to the scheduled hearings.

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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.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE OF TAX MAP NUMBERS 25-56, 25-56A and 25-57, 10158 EDEN DRIVE, KING GEORGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA. Pursuant to the terms of a Deed of Trust, Security Agreement and Assignment of Leases and Rents dated as of April 28, 2006, recorded May 3, 2006 in the Clerk’s Office, Circuit Court, County of King George, Virginia (the “Clerk’s Office”) in Deed Book 590, page 463 (the “Deed of Trust”), default having occurred in the payment of the debts secured thereby, the real property briefly described above and below, and all improvements and fixtures thereon, will be offered for sale at public auction by the trustee listed below: Tax Map Numbers 25-56, 25-56A and 25-57

Parcel One: That certain tract or parcel of land, lying and being in the Rappahannock Magisterial District, King George County, Virginia, containing an area of 0.42 acre and being the same tract or parcel of land that was conveyed to Robert B. Ford and Susie Ford, husband and wife, jointly,

by Deed dated the 6th day of July 1953 and duly recorded among the land records of King George County, Virginia in Deed Book 64, page 353.

There is attached to, incorporated in and made a part of the Deed from David Ford, widower, to Robert B. Ford and Susie Ford, a plat of survey made

by W.H. Treakle, Registered Surveyor, dated June 26, 1953 of the tract or parcel of land herein conveyed said plat of survey being recorded in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of King George County, Virginia in Plat Book 4, page 131; Parcel Two: That certain lot or parcel of real estate lying and being in Rappahannock Magisterial District, King George County, Virginia, containing 1.7428 acres, more or less; Parcel Three: That certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in the Rappahannock Magisterial District, King George County, Virginia, containing .4772 acres, more or less; and more particularly described in the Deed of Trust, together with all buildings, structures and other improvements thereon, together with all appurtenant rights associated with the ownership of the land and any improvements thereon, all as more particularly described in the Deed of Trust (collectively, the “Property”). The sale will take place on October 30, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. by the front entrance to the building housing the King George Circuit Court located at 9483 Kings Highway, King George, VA 22485.

TERMS: A deposit in the form of certified or cashier’s check in the amount of $20,000.00 payable to Gary M. Nuckols, Trustee, is required of any bidder, except the noteholder, at the time the sale begins. The purchase price at closing will be the amount of the highest bid. The winning bidder, except the noteholder, shall sign a Foreclosure Sale Agreement (the “Agreement”) immediately following the conclusion of the sale. The deposit will be held by the Trustee and will be applied to the purchase price at closing. Closing within 30 days of sale. Time is of the essence. The Property will be conveyed

by Special Warranty Deed. The Property will be sold “as is, whereas” and subject to all other recorded and unrecorded liens, encumbrances, security interests, easements, rights-of-way, covenants, conditions (including, but not limited to, environmental conditions, matters of survey, and conditions revealed by a physical inspection of the Property), restrictions, proffered conditions, if any, leases and mechanics' and materialmen's liens, to the extent any of the foregoing may lawfully apply to the Property being sold or any part thereof and take priority over the lien and security interest of the Deed of Trust. Costs: Real estate taxes and other public charges shall be prorated as of the date the public auction is held, and the purchaser shall be responsible for the payment of such taxes and charges beginning as of the date of such sale date. The purchaser shall pay all settlement fees, title examination charges and title insurance premiums, all recording costs and taxes (including the State Grantor's Tax) and any other costs of settlement.

Additional terms will be announced at the sale. Trustee reserves the right to amend or supplement the terms of sale by verbal announcement at sale. Gary M. Nuckols, Trustee.

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary M. Nuckols, Hirschler Fleischer, 725 Jackson Street, Suite 200, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401, Telephone: (540) 604-2105.

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Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014

The Journal

Last week, I gave a presentation to the members of the Northumberland Woman’s Club in Lottsburg on the topic of antiques and their current values. After the talk, I offered appraisals for the items the ladies had brought to the meeting. I found many interesting pieces, including a Victorian parlor suite, only one chair of which the lady had brought, and some fine pieces of china and glassware.

One member came with a girlhood sampler dated 1800. In the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, young girls learned the alphabet and their numbers by handworking linen samplers.

Some were done in schools or academies, whereas others were the work of individual girls under their mother’s tutelage. This one was a small piece, and unforHenry Lane tunately, the condition was not Hull pristine.

The owner had conserved the piece by having it framed with double glass, thereby allowing both sides to be seen. The framing had been well executed, although prior to its being done, several holes had emerged, possibly the results of moths or wear.

The girl who had wrought it in 1800 had her numbers and letters done very clearly, and the colors remained fairly bright for it being over 200 years old. In judging samplers, age and condition are the two overriding criteria. This piece had wonderful age, but the holes and wear affect the current value.

Despite the damage, the sampler is worth between

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$1000 and $2000. It is small, measuring six inches by nine inches, an indication of the girl’s talent in getting so much in such a small area.

Samplers are highly collectible, with ornately embossed and decorated ones bringing prices into many thousands of dollars. Two of the preeminent dealers in samplers are M. Finkel and Daughter in Philadelphia, and Stephen and Carol Huber in Connecticut.

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

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Despite downturn, some local watermen optimistic Richard Leggitt

Dean Nininger hopes Virginia watermen keep thinking about tomorrow.

Nininger’s family has been catching and selling blue crabs for more than 47 years.

“I can remember my dad selling them for $3 a bushel in the ‘70s,” Nininger said. “Now, they’re $180 a bushel.”

Nininger, who operates Shady Lane Seafood on Route 205 in Colonial

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impacted the price, but it is also causing a decline in the number of crabbers. He estimated there are currently less than 100 watermen working the crab catch along the Potomac in King George and Westmoreland counties.

“I believe there are a lot of people getting out of the business,” Nininger said. “There is not enough supply to make a livelihood.”

Shady Lane Seafood, which Nininger operates with his wife, Brittney, sells crabs, crab meat, oysters, clams, fresh fish and shrimp.

“We have crabs every day. And, pretty much if you can find it on a seafood menu, we have it,” he said.

The top harvesting areas on the Potomac River move to different locations in the river, depending on the season, although not many crabs are harvested commercially on the river above Fairview Beach in King George.

Nininger said soft shell blue crabs are popular with his customers, and he maintains several tanks to hold fresh soft shells caught by the crabbers. The season for the commercial crabbing of blue crabs is set annually by Virginia and Maryland, but Nininger said it basically is from April to November.

“In the winter, blue crabs migrate downriver to warmer waters, or they go down into the mud at the river bottom,” Nininger said. “After that, it is wait until next year.”

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“Crabs have always gone through cycles,” Nininger said. “The problem that we are having now is there are more low cycles than high cycles.”

While many watermen contend there are a number of explanations for the current downturn, including rockfish and catfish eating juvenile crabs, Nininger said a decline in spawning-age female crabs is having a substantial impact.

The states of Maryland and Virginia recently completed an analysis of the 2014 winter dredge survey, which showed the number of spawningage female crabs has fallen below the minimum safe level of 70 million.

“You have people catching the females with eggs, and instead of pitching them back, they are keeping them,” Nininger said. “They are not thinking about tomorrow, and that is affecting the crab supply.”

For a number of years now, the Potomac River Fisheries Commission has been working to reduce the number of female crabs caught and has implemented a number of female harvest reductions, but the reduction in the number of females taken this year was just 8.9 percent.

Nininger, who works with seven crab boats on the Potomac River, said the overall decline in crabs has not only

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