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Vandals, thieves strike at Historyland Phyllis Cook

Historyland Memorial Park was the site this past weekend of a robbery of numerous bronze vases from headstones, police said. The theft of more than 200 vases is believed to have occurred sometime between late Saturday and Monday morning at the cemetery on U.S. 301 in King George. The wreckage of strewn flowers and tipped over and broken grave ornaments was left in the wake of what appeared to be a systematic

heist with one or more thieves going from grave to grave to heft the bronze vases, weighing 5 to 7 pounds each. Susan Muse, long-time office manager at the cemetery, said she was called the morning of Dec. 22 by the groundskeeper who had been notified by a family member of the thefts. Muse said the bronze vases sell for about $250, making the value of the theft upwards of $50,000. Thieves likely would get much less than that if they attempted to

sell them as scrap metal. The King George County Sheriff ’s office is contacting scrap metal dealers to be on the lookout for stolen vases. They also are contacting other cemeteries in the area to warn them of potential thefts. “I am utterly amazed,” Muse said. “We have never had this extent of vandalism and theft at the cemetery.” Muse said 25 bronze grave vases had been stolen in 2008. Most of back section of the cemetery was affected, along with a few rows of graves at the very back

of the front section. The heist left the ugly effects of the thefts and vandalism in the cemetery just before Christmas, a shocking site to those who come to visit the graves of loved ones. “A lot of people come around this time of year. The families remember their loved ones here and put new flowers in the vases regularly,” Muse said. The sheriff ’s office requests those whose family member’s graves were affected by theft or damage to contact it at (540) 775-2049.

Bronze vases from more than 200 graves were stolen this past weekend from Historyland Memorial Park. Phyllis Cook

Saying goodbye to Howard’s Murder suspect Restaurant and brought back bakery closing after 18 years to face charges Phyllis Cook

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Howard’s Bakery & Restaurant in King George has been busier than ever in its lead-up to its closing at the end of the month. Howard’s has been serving up comfort food for 18 years, and crowds of long-time customers have been stopping by to bid farewell to owners Virginia and Howard Burchell at the Route 3 eatery before it closes its doors for the last time at 2 p.m. Dec. 31. “We’re sad to be leaving our connection to the county and with the customers,” Virginia said. “We’re leaving family here, not just friends. Our customers are all family.” Virginia said the decision to close is due to the rough economic times the last three years. Howard, for whom the restaurant is named, has taken a sales position with Bonnie Plants, with Virginia saying she’ll be helping him out until she finds something else. Since the closure announcement was made Dec. 1, the restaurant has experienced overflow crowds, especially Saturday mornings. “Saturdays have always been busy,” Virginia said. “This has just amped up since we announced our closing. Maybe we should have announced it six months ago.” Barbara Macauley and Ron Moon were finishing up breakfast last Saturday, saying they were shocked when they heard the news. “We come here every Saturday,” Macauley said. “This is the best breakfast around and the home fries are great.” Moon said he’s been a regular customer since he moved to the county seven years ago, enjoying the friendly atmosphere and service. John Ritter is another longtime regular. “I’ve been coming here at least once a week since before it was Howard’s,” Ritter said. Customer favorites have included turkey breast with mashed potatoes and gravy, pot roast with potatoes, carrots and onions and meat loaf and mashed potatoes, the Burchells said. Special desserts and bakery products also will be missed, including pecan praline bread pudding, éclairs, cheese cake and

A Maryland man sought in connection with the April 29 slaying of a King George man and the wounding of another man had a hearing Dec. 18 in King George Circuit Court after being extradited to Virginia. Michael Clinton, 29, of Bladensburg, Md., was returned to King George by sheriff ’s deputies Dec. 15. In the hearing before Circuit Court Judge Herbert Hewitt, Clinton was ordered held without bond on charges of murder and attempted murder. Clinton entered a plea of not guilty and said he would hire a private attorney to represent him. Hewitt gave him 30 days to do so. Clinton also is facing felony armed robbery charges in Maryland. Clinton, Anthony Goodman, 30, of Upper Marlboro, Md., and Tennage Michel Shanks, 42, of Colonial Beach, are charged with the shooting death of 20-year-old Ronelle Johnson, of King George, and the wounding of Johnson’s cousin, Gregory Gaines, 20,

Phyllis Cook

Barbara Macauley and Ron Moon, above, finishing their final cup of coffee at Howard’s Restaurant & Bakery last Saturday. Virginia Burchell, below, working the register behind the counter at Howard’s Restaurant & Bakery.

also of King George. Both men were shot eight months ago at a home on Winston Place in what police allege was a botched drug deal. Gaines reportedly told police the defendants tied the two victims up with duct tape, forced them on their knees, and Goodman shot them multiple times. Both Gaines and Johnson were robbed of their money and cell phones, police said. Shanks stayed away from the actual shootings, but then drove away with the other two suspects, police said. Goodman and Shanks have entered pleas of not guilty and are scheduled to go to trial Jan. 27 in King George. Both are being held without bond in the Rappahannock Regional Jail. No trial date has been set for Clinton, who was ordered to return to court with an attorney Jan. 22. Hewitt noted the seriousness of the charges against the trio. In addition to murder and attempted murder, the three suspects are charged with eight other felonies, including robbery, malicious wounding and multiple firearms charges.

Project Faith claim denied by county Phyllis Cook

a variety of pies, they added. It’s not just the down-home food that’s attracted the locals. “This has been a real meeting place for county people, where they could come in and get a meal and find out what’s going on,” Virginia said. She knows they’ll miss regularly seeing the friends they’ve made,

“but we’ll keep our Howard’s Bakery Facebook page up to keep some communication going.” She said she is grateful to the community and their loyal staff. “Three of our wait staff have been with us the whole time. Mary, Teressa and Freida will be here until we close,” Virginia said.

“This has been a real meeting place for county people, where they could come in and get a meal and find out what’s going on.”

Virginia Burchell, co-owner of Howard’s Bakery & Restaurant

A claim by Project Faith Inc. for $300,000 against the county unanimously was denied Dec. 16 by the King George Board of Supervisors. An attorney for the group said at an Oct. 21 board meeting the county owes the group $300,000 so it can pay invoices it incurred from its architect for a building never constructed but intended to go on land donated by the county. The claim is part of a legal dispute regarding Project Faith’s failure to commence construction by a contractual deadline of Aug. 1, 2013 on a 5.5-acre parcel of land provided by the county in mid2012 with strings attached. The facility was to house local and state agencies and non-profits providing social service programs. The county issued a notice of default in August 2013 and followed that up by filing a breach of contract suit two months later in an attempt to get the land back since no work on the building had begun. Project Faith’s attorneys have since stated in court and before

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The claim is part of a legal dispute regarding Project Faith’s failure to commence construction on land provided by the county in mid2012. The facility was to house local and state agencies and non-profits providing social service programs. supervisors that the group has no intention to proceed with the project, saying in court it was unable to get financing. The only remaining issue is ownership of the land. The group wants $300,000 before that happens, saying it owes its architects the See FAITH, page 4

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Our Wishes For You grace united methodist church invites you to a Candlelight Christmas Eve Service on Wednesday, Dec. 24 at 4 p.m. 1655 Claymont Road, Oak Grove, VA. (804) 224-7959. dahlgren united methodist church will present its Christmas cantata at 4 p.m. on December 24. Christmas Eve services will be held at 4 p.m.(cantata), 6 p.m.(childrens) and 8 p.m. (communion). All are invited and a nursery is provided. Dahlgren UMC is located at 17080 14th Street at the corner of Dahlgren Road (Route 206) and Rosedale Drive near the Navy Base main gate. colonial beach baptist church will hold a Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, on Wednesday, Dec. 24, at 7 p.m. 10 Garfield Ave. Colonial Beach, VA. pastors in king george & surrounding areas are invited in the spirit of Christian faith and unity, to join together for a Time of Prayer for our community, nation, schools and churches. Join us on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. We hope you will attend. Thank you, from Pastor William Frye, Pastor Larry Robinson and Pastor Milton Carter.

May you have the kind of Christmas day YOU want, not what you think it should be. Offer a friend or co-worker hospitality, but don’t take offense if they’d rather be alone. It’s not always a bad thing. Try to remember the reason for the season. Goodwill towards men, and that includes everyone. Try to not get lost in the commercial trappings. May you get a moment or two of reflection and meditation. May you keep the spirit of Christmas all year through. And if you don’t celebrate Christmas, try to keep blessings and peace in your heart and show them to those you meet.

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

Salt & Light What does the Bible say about the spiritual trends of life? “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.” Matthew 7:24-27 Life is full of trends as “night follows day.” A baby’s problems start small, but trend bigger as the child grows toward adulthood. Impoverishment trends toward restlessness while satisfaction trends toward lethargy. A state of political peace trends toward lethargic vigilance while fearful danger trends toward selfprotective strategy. A good friend of mine who is qualified to make such an observation told me that the general trend throughout the lifetime of a Mohammedan is toward fruits of meanness, anger, and moral blindness compared to the trend of a genuine Christian toward fruits of kindness, grace and moral sensitivity. There is an explanation for these spiritual trends given to us in the Bible. I like to call it the “Root, Shoot, and Fruit Principle.” When a plant grows there are stages to its development and consequences produced by letting the plant continue to mature.

In a garden, a seed is planted with a view to the harvest of the fruit. To get that fruit the plant must be well rooted so that the plant can continue to pursue the support structure of greenery that will allow it to successfully set fruit and bring it to the harvest. All men are born with the root, shoot, and fruit principle already active within. The unregenerate man continues to nurture roots, shoots, and fruits which will bring them into a Christless eternity with nothing but condemnation for their sin under the verdict of the Just Judge of all men. At work in all men is the root of selfishness (most easily recognized by the promptings of lust), which gives life to the shoot of sin, ultimately yielding the fruit of prideful arrogance. James 1:14-15 puts it this way, “But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.” This is the natural state of mankind. 2 Timothy 3:2-4 warns, “For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of

By rick crookshank good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God.” For those in the business of hoodwinking people this natural trend of the flesh is the easiest way to manipulate a man. Simply appeal to his selfishness. Without fully realizing it, every man’s selfishness is a catalyst to his actions and very often a cornerstone of his worldview. Selfishness operates as a “behind the scenes” personal director for mankind and a “prime directive” for many among us. As Spurgeon reminded us, “The best of men are men at best.” Only for the truly regenerated man is there a different possibility. Read Romans 6:20-23 and see the root, shoot, and fruit of the faithful believer. When a believer is born again it is through faith which has come from hearing the Word of God (Romans 10:17). The root is faith that must grow deep in the love of God. Ephesians 3:17-19 states, “That Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height – to know the love of Christ.” The root of faith nurtured in the love of God gives life to the shoot (Romans 11:20) of love in the believer’s life and that

gives structure for the fruit of obedience in every believer’s life. Ephesians 3:17ff is followed by three practical chapters which illustrate the root, shoot, and fruit principle. Ephesians 5:2 teaches us to walk in love (and 5:8 to walk in light) which explains what the shoot is to look like. The rest of chapters 4 - 6 proclaim the fruits which come from the root of faith and the shoot of love. The fruit of the Spirit, the usefulness of believers to all around them, and their worthiness for the use of the Lord generally describe the things enumerated as fruitfulness. The foolish man builds his life on the shifting sand of the root, shoot, and fruit principle common to unregenerate mankind - lust driven selfishness leads to sin, which in turn leads to blind pride and death. The wise man builds his life on the solid rock of the Word – visible to others as rooted faith, the shoot of love, and the fruit of obedience. What trends are at work in your life? Trust and obey.

By Rick Crookshank Pastor, Hanover Baptist Church Hanoverbaptistchurch.org

Locals make the news with their achievements • Army Pvt. Mack D. Lyon has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Benning, GA. During the nine-week training period, the trainee received instruction in drill and ceremony, weapons, rifle marksmanship and bayonet training, chemical warfare, field training and tactical exercises, armed and unarmed combat, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, and Army history, traditions, and core values. Lyon is the son of Bertha Lyon of Oxford, N.C., grandson of WillieMae Lyon of King George, Va., and nephew of Kim Baugh of Piscataway, N.J. He is a 2013 graduate of J.F. Webb High School, Oxford, N.C.

Today’s Hebrew Word

Here is the next Hebrew word: The original Hebrew written text was a picture language--much like the Egyptian hieroglyphics. When Moses wrote the Torah (the first five books of the Bible), he used this picture language. Each letter of the Hebrew alphabet is a picture with meaning. When we put these letters together, they form a word, but they also form a story within the word! Proverbs 25:2, tells us, “The honour of God is to hide a thing, And the honour of kings to search out a matter.” (Young’s Literal Translation) This is exactly what God has done with His language! Last week we examined the Hebrew word for truth: “emet” (“alef ” “mem” “tav”). In Hebrew thought, the letter “alef ” is recognized as the letter representing God. If you remove “God” from the word for truth, all that is left is the “mem” and the “tav”, which is pronounced, mowth — meaning death! Let that sink in. When God is removed from truth, all that is left is death! The picture text shows us that death is “chaos” (mem) to the “covenant” (tav). Rick Blankenship Fellowship Leader, Grafted In Fellowship www.DoYouShabbat.com

• The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is pleased to announce that Alexis Carey of Hague, VA, was recently initiated into Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Carey was initiated at Virginia Commonwealth University. Membership is by invitation and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors, having at least 72 semester hours, are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff, and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.

• Air Force Airman Michael K. Marsh graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, TX. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Marsh is the son of Lisa and Michael K. Marsh of King George, VA. He is a 2014 graduate of King George High School, King George, VA. • Army Pfc. Miguel S. Garcia has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Benning, GA. During the nine-week training period, the trainee received instruction in drill and ceremony, weapons, rifle marksmanship and bayonet training, chemical warfare, field training and tactical exercises, armed and unarmed combat, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, and Army history, traditions, and core values. Garcia is the husband of Nichole Garcia and the son of Sandra Garcia of Hague, VA. He is a 2010 graduate of Washington and Lee High School, Montross, VA. • Christiana L. Bentz, an Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps

(ROTC) cadet at University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, has graduated from the Leader Development and Assessment Course (LDAC) at Fort Knox, KY. The 29 days of training provide the best possible professional training and evaluation for all cadets in the aspects of military life, administration and logistical support. The cadet command assesses each cadet’s performance and progress in officer traits, qualities and professionalism while attending the course. Cadets usually attend LDAC between their junior and senior years of college, and they must complete the course to qualify for commissioning. Upon successful completion of the course, the ROTC program, and graduation from college, cadets are commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army, Army National Guard, or Army Reserve. She is a 2011 graduate of King George High School, King George, Va. • James Madison University is excited to welcome the class of 2018 to campus in September. The incoming freshman class represents an accomplished, diverse group of individuals who hail from 36 states, the District of Columbia and 35 countries around the world. The following students from your area have enrolled at JMU: - Matthew Wright of King George (22485). Wright has yet to declare a

major. - Drake Gwyn of King George (22485). Gwyn has yet to declare a major. - Allison Potts of Kinsale (22488). Potts has yet to declare a major. - Rhiannon English of King George (22485). English plans to major in Biology. - Sydney Bullock of King George (22485). Bullock plans to major in Health Sciences. - Mark Bostjanick of King George (22485). Bostjanick plans to major in Intelligence Analysis. - Rachael Dreistadt of King George (22485). Dreistadt plans to major in Interdisc Liberal Studies. - Christina Kormis of King George (22485). Kormis plans to major in Marketing. - Manoa Wurth of King George (22485). Wurth plans to major in Media Arts and Design. - Kara Chuska of King George (22485). Chuska plans to major in Nursing. - Samantha Fedak of Dahlgren (22448). Fedak plans to major in Nursing. Congratulations to each of these individuals on their recent accomplishments. Best wishes for continued success. Note: make sure your child, spouse, family member has signed up to have news announcements sent directly to news@journalpress. com.

Local Church Directory Fletcher's Chapel United Methodist

8330 Fletcher's Chapel Rd. at 218

Pastor Michael Reaves fletcherschapel-kinggeorge-va.org Worship Services 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m.

(540) 775-7247 Two Rivers Baptist Church Meeting at their new church

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

Sunday School ..............9:30 a.m. Worship........................10:30 a.m. COME VISIT US • ALL ARE WELCOME

Rev. Peyton Wiltshire

For Information call 540710-3831

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”

804-224-9695

"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.

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

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EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH

3207 Quarter Hill Rd., Supply VA 22436

(804) 443-4168

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!"

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." 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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

Very Rev. Francis M. de Rosa Rev. Mark Mullaney Pastor William & First Lady Pastor Wm. T. Frye Theresa Frye

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

(Psalm 34:3)

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

Randall Snipes, Senior Pastor

8096 Leedstown Rd. Colonial Beach, VA

“Building God’s Kingdom On Earth”

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

Tabernacle Baptist Church

Oak Grove Baptist Church Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m.& 11 Awana-Sundays-6 p.m. Bible Study-Wednesdays 6:30 p.m.

Little Ark Baptist Church

St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church 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

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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KG Triad to meet at KG Sheriff’s Office On Tuesday, January 13 at 1p.m., the King George Triad will host a program on Wills and Powers of Attorney at King George Sheriff ’s Office. A local attorney will provide free information on the topics and answer questions as time allows. Triad provides free programs to the public to educate seniors and senior caregivers on scams and fraud that may target them. Due to changes in the KG Alert protocol, Triad notifications will no longer be automatically sent to all users. If you would like to continue receiving email and/or text notifications about upcoming King George Triad programs through KG Alert, you must edit your KG Alert settings and check “County Meetings” under the “King George Government” section. For more information, contact D/ Sgt. Karen Richards at the Sheriff ’s Office (540) 775-2049.

SAVE THE DATE The DRHT half Marathon is scheduled for 2/14/2015. Visit http://www. racetimingunlimited.org/R/DTH/ Info.aspx for more info or to register to compete.

Saturday, Dec. 27

NN Audubon Society Bird Walk on the North Haven Beach and Bethel Beach Natural Area Preserve. Meet at 8:15 a.m. at North Haven. Carpool available at Grace Episcopal Church in Kilmarnock which will leave at 7:30 a.m. Call Frank Schaff at (804) 462-0084 to register and get more information.

Tuesday, Jan. 6

On Friday, Dec. 19, a check from the Eagles #4315 for $5000.00 was presented to Laurie Harrison and Emily Webb with the Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk. Presenting the check are Chuck Gutridge, Conductor, Bill Hall, Eagles President, and Patti Hansley, Trustee. The cancer benefit that was put on by the Fraternal Order of Eagles #4315 netted $7000.00. As a result of the Colonial Beach Eagles donation, a grant was approved by the State Aerie in the amount of $5000.00 for the Eastern Virginia Medical School. EVMS is the largest biomedical research institution in southern Virginia. More than 100 EVBS faculty members are engaged in basic and clinical research focused in areas where the community has pressing needs .It is with pride and pleasure to announce that The Leroy T. Canoles, Jr. Cancer Research Center is the recipient of this year’s FOE #4315 supported cancer research grant. 100% of the Eagles grant is used for cancer research (nothing to the administrative).The Fraternal Order of Eagles has this event yearly with all proceeds going to Cancer research. Lorene Rich

Colonial Beach ‘Christmas House’ tours were a big success

Pictured above are members of the Annual Christmas Tour in Colonial Beach while they visit the Methodist Church in town. The “Christmas House” Tour, sponsored by the Colonial Beach Historical Society, was held on Saturday, December 13. One stop was the Methodist Church, where those attending were given a history of the church, a short service and finished with Christmas carols. The tour then proceeded to drive around the town to enjoy Christmas lights before visiting four homes and view the many different decorating ideas of the residents of those houses. The final tour stop was to visit the yacht “Cherish” ,where the owner served punch and cookies. Sad to say a cruise was not part of the tour.

The Annual “Winter Festival” was held on Town Hill that same afternoon. Festivities started with the annual parade including Santa on his sleigh. Children could have their picture taken with Santa, go on pony rides, enjoy cookies, hot dogs and chili. The brightly lit displays were the main attraction, this thanks to the “angels” (six to eight people) who have put this event on for many years. As always, those who attended these events are lucky to have them. This is just one of the many annual events offered by the Colonial Beach Historical Society to promote the

history of Colonial Beach, both present & past, to complement the Museum on Hawthorne Street. The Museum is open to visitors from early April until mid-December. The Museum can also be opened for private tours by appointment. Admission is free, but your generous donations help keep our doors open. There are lots of ways to contact us. Send email to: cbmuseum@hotmail. com, or send postal mail to: Colonial Beach Historical Society, Inc. P.O. Box 215 Colonial Beach, VA 22443

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Survive the Holidays Drive to Save Lives

Eastern VA Medical School in Norfolk receives donation

Pictured left to right: Chuck Gutridge, Bill Hall, Emily Webb, Laurie Harrison and Patti Hansley

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The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Assn. Northern Neck Chapter 1823 will meet at 1 p.m. at Wicomico Episcopal Church on Route 200. The meeting will begin with a soup and sandwich lunch. Attendees are requested to bring a sandwich, as soup will be provided. After lunch Steve Medford, the NARFE VA Federation of Chapters liaison, will discuss his liaison activities. For additional information, please call (804) 438-8011. Have unwanted items? Donate, don’t just toss. Someone may need what you don’t want.

EDA e-newsletter available for you Want to learn more about the businesses and events that play an integral role in King George County’s prosperity and quality of life? Sign up for the quarterly e-newsletter from the Department of Economic Development. In each issue we will feature King George County businesses of all sizes and types and also feature tourism related items. The newsletter will also recap important economic development metrics that help measure the impact of businesses upon our local economy. Recognizing the natural synergy between economic development, tourism, parks and recreation, each issue will also highlight upcoming events scheduled through the County Parks and Recreation Department. The newsletter is free and available online to everyone. If you would like to receive the newsletter directly into your email, please contact us. We also welcome your suggestions for future articles! Linwood Thomas, Director, Department of Economic Development and Tourism (540) 775.8524 lthomas@co.kinggeorge.state. va.us

This time of year, with all the holiday parties and festive occasions, many partygoers will be drinking. If you’re celebrating with alcohol this holiday season, the Virginia State Police has a message for you: Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over. Due to the increase in drunk-driving-related fatalities around the holidays each year, law enforcement across America will be out in force, Dec. 12, 2014 – Jan. 1, 2015, actively searching for drunk drivers. The facts are grim: in December 2012 nationwide there were 830 people killed in crashes involving at least one driver or motorcycle operator with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher; 26 of those deaths occurred on Christmas Day. On average, a third (31%) of all crash fatalities in America involves drunk driving. But on Christmas day 2012, the percentage jumps to 36 percent. Over the past five years, Virginia’s alcohol-related traffic fatalities have decreased 20 percent. Injuries resulting from alcohol-related traffic crashes in Virginia have decreased 15 percent during the same period, from 2009 to 2013.* “The fact that alcohol-related deaths and injuries on Virginia’s highways are decreasing is encouraging, but we still need all drivers to get the message,” said Colonel W. Steven Flaherty, Virginia State Police Superintendent. “Drunk driving isn’t a victimless crime. You could kill yourself or someone else, or get a DUI and go to jail. We need every driver to make smart, safe and sober decisions. Let’s drive to save lives in these remaining weeks of 2014.” It’s illegal in Virginia to drive over the limit of .08 grams per deciliter (g/ dL). And it might not take as much alcohol as you think to get there. So the safest approach is to only drive sober. If you plan on drinking at a holiday party, bar, or restaurant, let someone else do the driving – a sober friend, a taxi or public transportation. Every year, more than 10,322 people are killed by drunk drivers in America. It’s one of the primary missions of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to drastically reduce this toll on our nation. So as part of the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement campaign period, Virginia state troopers will be among law enforcement nationwide increasing their number of patrols and participating in DUI checkpoints. If you’re drinking and driving, state police will find and arrest you. No warnings, no excuses. You’ll face jail time, fines, loss of your driver’s license, towing fees, and other DUI expenses, totaling $10,000 on average. Not to mention the humiliation among your family, friends, and workplace. In addition to reminding all drivers to drive sober, it is just as important for everyone to be alert. If you see a drunk driver on the road, call the police right away—you could save a life. If someone you know is about to drive after drinking, take their keys and help them get home safely. “We’ve got to work together to make our roads safer this December and yearround,” Flaherty said. Area drivers, please follow these tips to keep the holidays safe and happy: •Even one drink can impair your judgment and increase the risk of getting arrested for driving drunk—or worse, the risk of having a crash. •If you will be drinking, do not plan on driving. Plan ahead; designate a sober driver before the party begins. •If you have been drinking, do not drive. Call a taxi, phone a sober friend or family member, or just stay put. Remember, it is never safe to drink and drive: Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.

New Year-New Trips-New Virginia With the celebration of the December holidays, most folks are stressed, tired and ready for some peace and quiet. Don’t let the cold winter month of January hold you back from traveling around Virginia. According to the Virginia Tourism website, virginia.org, there is a trip, vacation, get away for all ages. Warm-up travel packages built for the family, the romantic couple or the outdoor enthusiast are a click away. Listed on the site are 12 cozy cabins available to reserve and use. Maybe a ski vacay or winter lodge is your idea of a great way to escape. Love to cook? There are recreational cooking classes offered all over the state. With the trees bare, there’s hardly an obstruction to the immense views some of Virginia’s favorite hikes offer in the winter. Special

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Animal shelter’s holiday wish list Listed below are items needed at the KG Animal shelter, NOW during the holidays, and ALL YEAR LONG: Lysine Powder or 500 mg. capsules from The Vitamin Shoppe or GNC; Canned cat & kitten food (Pate Only, Please); Pedigree canned dog & puppy food (Pate Only, Please); Pedigree dry dog food; Meow Mix Tender Centers dry cat food; Dog biscuits/ all sizes (Milkbone-style); Jerky treats for dogs (Found at Costco); Soft Treats for dogs; Temptation Treats for cats; E-Collars of all sizes (Ok if used); Frontline for dogs and cat (All sizes); Gift Cards to Wal Mart, Pet Smart, Vitamin Shoppe. Monetary donations can be made to the KGAC Emergency Medical Fund at Eagle’s Nest Animal Hospital. All donations go to medical care for the animals at the pound to make sure sick and injured animals get the treatment they need. NO RAWHIDES OR PIG EARS OF ANY KIND. We also accept donations of towels, washcloths, pillowcases, sheets, comforters, blankets, baby blankets, dog and cat carriers, crates, and anything along that line (Used is ok if clean). Thank you for your support. Staff at KG Animal Control. 11377 Citizens Way King George, VA 22485. (540) 775-2120.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Shop with the sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; spreads holiday cheer Richard Leggitt The 3rd annual â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shop with the sheriffâ&#x20AC;? program took place last week to the delight of 35 children, ages 4-14, who were treated to a shopping trip and food at Walmart. The event was sponsored by the King George County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office, the YMCA, Foote Title and Wal-Mart. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought it was the best â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Shop with the sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; event yet,â&#x20AC;? said King George Commonwealthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attorney Keri Gusmann, who was one of a number of King George officials who participated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was well organized and the YMCA, Walmart, the other sponsors and the sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office all did a great job.â&#x20AC;? Children selected by the King George Department of Social Services were presented with T-shirts and then taken to Walmart, where in the company of a â&#x20AC;&#x153;buddyâ&#x20AC;? they each were allowed to pick $100 worth of gifts, including clothes, shoes and one toy. They also were given sandwiches and drinks at Subway. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every winter, as Christmas approaches, parents are out shopping for presents to put under the tree or their children. Many of us take that for granted,â&#x20AC;? said Elizabeth Taylor, the executive director of the King George YMCA. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But across King George County, there are families who cannot afford to buy presents or even keep up with the clothing needs of growing children. This is where Sheriff Dempseyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vision of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Shop with the sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; steps in and provides a night of shopping for these children who otherwise not have anything under the tree.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;To see the excitement in the childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s faces is so rewarding,â&#x20AC;? said King George Sheriff Steve Dempsey. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We hope, in some small way, our time spent with each child will make a difference in their lives.â&#x20AC;?

Sgt. Keith Dobson, above, has some fun with the kids during the 3rd annual â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shop with the sheriffâ&#x20AC;? program at the Dahlgren Walmart. Deputy Alex Hamilton, right,enjoys his time with his sponsored child. Photos courtesy of the King George County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office

Briefs King George man killed in single-vehicle crash A King George County man was killed Dec. 21 in a single-vehicle crash in the county, according to state police.Â Jamel L. Clagett, 30, died in the 7:45 a.m. accident on Route 218 (Caledon Road) at the intersection with Chatterton Lane (Route 641), police said. Clagettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2013 Ford Taurus was traveling west on Route 218 when it ran off the left side of the road and struck a tree, police said.Â Clagett was a 10-year veteran of the Charles County Sheriff â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office and was on his way home from work when the crash occurred, police said.Â The investigation into the crash is ongoing.

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Deputy Commonwealthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attorney Jennifer Pollard, left, and King George Commonwealthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attorney Keri Gusmann collected presents for a Christmas family this year for the sixth year in a row.

County attorney helps out KG family King George Commonwealthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attorney Keri Gusmann and her staff helped provide Christmas to a King George family again this year. It was the sixth year in a row the office has helped a family selected by the King George Social Services Department. Gusmann and Deputy Commonwealthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attorney Jennifer Pollard started helping a family each Christmas beginning in 2008, when both were staff members in the commonwealthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney office.

Gusmann is the commonwealthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney now, but her commitment to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Adopt a Familyâ&#x20AC;? program run by the social services department has not lessened. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We used to exchange presents in the office,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After the holiday season in 2007, Ms. Pollard said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;If we pool our resources doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t it make more sense to help a deserving family.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I commend Ms. Pollard who came up with this idea for our office to sponsor a deserving family

through the DSS,â&#x20AC;? Gusmann said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Additionally, she has spearheaded the effort for our office, collecting the money and buying the presents.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;At this time of year, we are especially grateful for all that we have been given,â&#x20AC;? Pollard said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The generosity of the individual members of my office always amazes me. Everyone in our office finds that this Christmas tradition really adds something meaningful to our Christmas season.â&#x20AC;? Richard Leggitt

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money. While the group has said it wants the entire amount, attorney Peter Basanti said at the October board meeting, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think we would entertain any reasonable settlement offer.â&#x20AC;? A series of hearings have taken place this year, and during the last hearing, Sept. 2, the court

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Mike Rose, John Davis, Kristin Tolliver, Ken Novell, and T.C. Collins will elect a chairman and vice chairman. Some committee assignments and other appointments will be made, along with adoption of a meeting calendar for 2015. The proposed schedule is for meetings to be at 6 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of most months in the Revercomb building.

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The King George School Board set its organizational meeting for 6 p.m. Jan. 6 at the school board office.

George Washington Birthplace National Monument will show you how the Washington family celebrated the 12 days of Christmas during a Dec. 28 event. The Memorial House will be decorated for the holidays and filled with Colonial music. The plantation will be busy with demonstrations and activities performed by costumed interpreters, and the park will be illuminated at dusk with candles.Â The free event is from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m.

allowed Project Faith to withdraw its amended counterclaim, but it postponed initiation of a new claim against the county seeking the money. That legal action was held in abeyance by the court because state law only allows a court appeal against a county after a claim is denied by the governing body. Since the claim was denied Dec. 16, Project Faith is expected to proceed with an appeal of that denial to the circuit court.

In court filings, Project Faith blames missing its own contractual deadline on â&#x20AC;&#x153;circumstances beyond its control,â&#x20AC;? by county, its officials, the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s transportation department, The Journal and a social services board member. The countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s denial letter says the responsibility for Project Faithsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s default is theirs, not the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Neither side has agreed to provide comments on the matter since the lawsuit was filed.

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Heart, guts and shear determination were the key ingredients that led to the Driftersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (5-2) 46-43 win against Courtland (3-3). The non-conference overtime victory Dec. 17 in Colonial Beach marked the second time the two teams have played this season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We could have laid down; they made up their minds at halftime that we have to fight,â&#x20AC;? Driftersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; head coach Keith Dickerson said. The Drifters will be back in action Jan. 8, when they travel to play conference rival Essex. Both teams fought to a low-scoring defensive struggle in the first half, with the first quarter ending in a 6-6 tie, and the second quarter ending with a 13-8 Cougar advantage. However, in the third quarter, the Cougars suddenly began to focus on their perimeter offense, hitting two three-pointers in the final two minutes. As for the Drifters, they continued to keep the score close, using their fast-break offense to keep the Cougars within striking distance. At the end of the quarter, the Cougars led, 21-19. Cougar point guard Kayla Demps paced the Cougars to a 34-27 lead in the fourth quarter. However, along with Cougarsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; shooting guard Chasity Kay fouling out and the Driftersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; offense finally finding a consistent scoring pattern late in the quarter, the game took on a new character. Alexis Wilson gave the Drifters a 36-35 lead after hitting one of two foul shots. With less than 10 seconds remaining, Demps followed with a layup and foul shot to give the Cougars a 38-36 lead. Colonial Beach point guard Sydni Carey delivered two foul shots with seven seconds left to tie it at 38 and send the game into overtime. While in overtime, Courtland suffered another loss when forward Gabby Michalick fouled out with less than two and half minutes remaining. Carey forced the Cougars out of their comfort zone by connecting with Deniya Newman for a bucket that gave the Drifters a 40-38 lead. Carey later hit two foul shots that pushed the Driftersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lead to 42-40. The nail in the Cougarsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; coffin came when McKenzie Conway scored an additional four points from foul line, giving the Drifters a 46-43 lead, and a memorable win to savor during the holidays.

Washington & Leeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chris Graham tries to drive past King Georgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nygel White during their game Dec. 18. Graham had six points in the Eaglesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; win.

Inspired Eagles roar back to down host Foxes, 59-56 Richard Leggitt

The Washington & Lee boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; varsity basketball team was losing to the King George Foxes when Coach George Hunter â&#x20AC;&#x201C; aided by injured star D.J. Weldon â&#x20AC;&#x201C; turned up the heat. Down by 12 points early, W&L responded with fast-paced, high-energy basketball to take a 59-56 win versus the Foxes Dec. 18 at King George. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We struggled early, but regrouped and fought back,â&#x20AC;? Hunter said. Hunterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fiery exhortations, along with the vocal leadership offered by Weldon, who broke his leg during W&Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s football season, pumped up the 1A Eagles to play a pressing defense and a quick-strike offense that ultimately doomed the determined 4A Foxes. W&L senior guard Trey Brown hit for 22 points, including a trio of three-point shots and four critical free throws down the stretch to seal the victory. Derron Kelly had 15 points, and Chris Graham added six as the Eagles posted their fifth win of the season against a tough non-conference foe.

Point guard Deâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Quan Whiting led the Foxes with 16 points and, along with star freshman center Jaylen Stephney (13 points), kept the Foxes in the game until the final minute. Senior forward Nana Djan had 12 points for King George. King George was leading 19-7 when the first quarter ended. To that point, the Eaglesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; play had been ragged, and they were losing the rebound battle badly. During the break between quarters, Hunter demanded his team work harder. He was joined in the sideline huddle by Weldon, who sat on the bench in street clothes the rest of the game, passionately urging the W&L players to get their game going. â&#x20AC;&#x153;D.J.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the type of person, that if he canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play, he is going to encourage those who are playing,â&#x20AC;? said W&L Athletic Director Malcolm Lewis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He breaks his leg playing football, and he could have disappeared, but that is not his style; heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a leader, a sports guy and an incredible person.â&#x20AC;? Weldonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passion and Hunterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coaching turned the ballgame around, and W&L made a quick 10-

point run that tied the game 28-28 at the half. Brown, Jeremy Turner and Bruce Smith, who each had 10 rebounds for the Eagles, kept the pressure on in the second half, but Whiting was all over the floor for the Foxes, stealing the ball, making layups and hitting a three-pointer in an effort to save the game for King George. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our seniors showed true leadership demanding the best from everyone,â&#x20AC;? Hunter said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was awesome seeing two of the best players in the area, Treshaun Brown and Deâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Quan Whiting, trade blows scoring. It was like a championship fight. It was a great win and hopefully will give us the momentum we need headed into upcoming district play, which I believe is the toughest in 1A basketball.â&#x20AC;? Weldon joyously congratulated his teammates after the win, and said he hopes to be fully recovered and on the team by the middle of January. A topflight defensive player, Weldonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s addition will make a good W&L team even better. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait to get into the game,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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Colonial Beach and Courtland players prepare to battle for a rebound during their game Dec. 17.

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from Kanysha Reynolds ended an eight-year winless drought against Courtland with a 46-44 victory. The Dec. 16 win may have given King George (4-3, 3-1) the confidence boost they needed going into the

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After a first quarter defensive stalemate that ended in a 10-9 Cougar advantage, the Foxes rallied from a six-point deficit to tie the game at 20-20. With less than a minute remaining in the half, Whitney Allen scored on a layup that gave the Foxes a 22-20 lead. Elissa Davis and Reynolds later followed with four fouls shots, pushing the lead to 2620 at halftime. Along with a re-energized fast break and six points courtesy of Gabby Michalick, the Cougars cut

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short jumper with 4:25 left pulled the Cougars within two, and Courtland tied the game at 39 with less than three and a half minutes remaining. King George battled back, though, to regain the lead at 41-40. With the clock winding down and three Cougars in foul trouble (four fouls), the gameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outcome seemed uncertain, especially after Chasity Kay tied game with a running jumper at 44 with 19 seconds remaining. After Montaqueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scores, the Cougars attempted one last desperation shot from Kayla Demps that rimmed out of the goal into the awaiting hands of Montaque as the clock ran out.

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KG track teams sweep year-ending meet Leonard Banks Sports Editor King George finished the 2014 portion of the winter sports season in style. The girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (67 points) and boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (66.5) squads swept a field of four schools (Spotsylvania, Courtland, James Monroe, Chancellor) Dec. 17 at Spotsylvania High School. The Foxes will return to competition at 4 p.m. Jan. 7 at Courtland. Two-sport star athlete Earl Calloway (football, track and field) boosted the Foxesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; effort as he posted two first-place finishes, winning the 55-meter hurdles (8.4 seconds) and high jump (5â&#x20AC;&#x2122;10â&#x20AC;?). Other notable Fox performances included Juan Parker, shot put, first, 45â&#x20AC;&#x2122;; Tyra Johnson, shot put, second, 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 0.5â&#x20AC;?; Kyree Garrett, triple jump, first, 40â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 9â&#x20AC;?; Carley Johnson, triple jump, second, 31â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 9â&#x20AC;? and 55-meter dash, first, 7.6 seconds; Christian Koon, 1,000-meters, second, 2:40.3; Cori French, 1,000 meters, first , 3:22; Heidi Colwell, 55-meter hurdles, 9.4 seconds; boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 4x200-meter relay, first, 1:35.0; girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 4x200-meter relay, first, 1:55.0; boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 4x400-meter relay, first, 3:38.6; girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 4x400-meter relay first, 4:31.7; William Stevenson, 3,200 meters, fourth, 10:54.3; Aubrey Wingeart, 3,200 meters, second, 11:45.0. Conference qualifiers included Juan Parker, shot put, 45â&#x20AC;&#x2122;; Jonathan Graham, shot put, 34â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 5â&#x20AC;?; Tyra Johnson, shot put, 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 0.5â&#x20AC;?; Caitlyn Crossman,

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King Georgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ezugo Agulou, above, clears the high jump bar during a Dec. 17 meet. He cleared a height of 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 6â&#x20AC;? during the meet. Molly Desque, right, also competed in the meet for the victorious Foxes.

Foxesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; wrestling wins Bishop Ireton tourney Staff report The Foxes celebrated the holiday season with a win at the Bishop Ireton Holiday Classic. Team-wise, the Foxes defeated Bishop Ireton, 42-39 (six wins by pin, two wins by forfeit). King George also crushed Benedictine, 54-9 (two wins by pin, two wins by decision, six wins by forfeit). As for Edison, the Foxes won, 48-18 (six wins by pin, two wins by forfeit). Individual performances included:

Jonathan Graham, 7.1 seconds; 55meter dash girls: Carley Johnson, 7.6 seconds; Kyna Parker, 7.7 seconds; Shamaya Abdullah, 7.7 seconds; DeAsia Callanan, 7.8 seconds; Alexis Jackson, 8.2 seconds; 1,000 meters boys: Christian Koon, 2:43.5; Brian Greeley, 2:46.3; Ezugo Agulou, 3:00.0; James Peed, 3:02.1; 1,000meters girls: Cori French, 3:22.0; Ashley Perkins, 3:28.8; Brooke West, 3:31.3; 55-meter hurdles

shot put, 23â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 6.5â&#x20AC;?; triple jump boys: Kyree Garrett, 40â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 09â&#x20AC;?; Earl Calloway, 40â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 01â&#x20AC;?; Jordan Aley, 38â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 06â&#x20AC;?; Jacob DiTomaso, 35â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 08â&#x20AC;?; Jonathan Graham, 34â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 10â&#x20AC;?; Stephen Vanderpool, 34â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 05â&#x20AC;?; triple jump girls: Carley Johnson, 31â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 09â&#x20AC;?; DeAsia Callahan, 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 10â&#x20AC;?; Hannah Koepfinger, 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 08â&#x20AC;?; Heidi Colwell, 30â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 07.5â&#x20AC;&#x2122;; 55-meter dash boys: Jordan Aley, 6.5 seconds; Matthew Brown, 6.6 seconds; Jacob DiTomaso, 6.8 seconds; Kyree Garrett, 6.9 seconds;

Lane Dilley, 113 pounds, 2-1; Kraig Johnson, 120 pounds, 3-0, two pins; Teddy Buckley, 126 pounds, 2-1, one pin; Katrina Anderson, 132 pounds, 1-2; Kolin Johnson, 138 pounds, 3-0; Kaine Smith, 145 pounds, 2-0; Zack Greiber, 152 pounds, 1-1, pin; Austin Carson, 152 pounds, 1-0, 160 pounds, 2-0 (two pins); Kyle Kraisser, 160 pounds, 2-0, two pins; Brendan Dean, 182 pounds, 2-1; Cyrus Fletcher, 220 pounds, 1-0. The Foxes next meet will be Dec. 30 at Woodbridge Senior High School.

boys: E arl C a l loway, 8.4 s e conds; Dylan Teaford, 9.3 seconds; 55-meter hurdles girls: Heidi Colwell, 9.4 seconds; Ciara Snow, 10.9 seconds; high jump boys: Earl Calloway, 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122;10â&#x20AC;?; Ezugo Agulou, 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 6â&#x20AC;?; Nyle Buchanan, 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 4â&#x20AC;?; 3,200 meters boys: William Stevenson, 10:54.3; Michael Habgood, 11:16.5; 3,200 meters: Aubrey Wingeart, 11:45.0; Maddie Amos, 13:13.0.

Foxes trounce Cougars, Knights Staff report The King George girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; swim team ended the first half of the 2014-2015 season in style, as they convincingly defeated Courtland and Spotsylvania during a home tri-meet Dec. 19. Highlights of the meet featured the boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; team qualifying for states in the 200-yard medley (1:44.19) and 400-yard freestyle (3:21.21). The 400-yard freestyle relay team

consisted of Rudy Morrow, Julian Bonilla-Vazquez, Jacob Miller and Ricardo Bonillia-Vazquez. Miller, Nate Wilson, Matthew Marshall and Morrow were part of the 200-yard medley relay team. Individual state qualifying performances were made by the following boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; swimmers: Ricardo Bonilla-Vazquez, 200-yard medley (1:48.69), 100-yard butterfly, 53:83; Miller, 50-yard freestyle, 22:70, 100-yard backstroke, 56:88;

Wilson, 100-yard breaststroke, 1:03.72. In addition, Wilson broke the school record in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:03.72. The record (1:05.06) was set by Max Bernardes in 2005. Other notable King George firstplace winners included the girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 200-yard medley relay, 2:04.14; Veronica DeClute, girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 200-yard individual medley, 2:31.16; Emily Sizemore, girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 50-yard freestyle,

26.75; Asher Bentz, boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 100-yard freestyle, 51.60; Emily Sizemore, girls â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;100-yard freestyle, 57.63; boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 200-yard freestyle relay, 1:3.32; girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 200-yard freestyle relay, 1:53.13; Jessica Miller, girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 100-yard breaststroke, 1:15.97; girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 400-yard freestyle relay, 4:11.16. The Foxes next meet will be Jan. 9 at the King George YMCA versus Caroline, James Monroe and Spotsylvania.

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Buckshot users should consider their pattern before they hunt cheting, or whatever. Make no mistake, buckshot can be very deadly if it hits the exact right spot. A .22 to the brain takes down huge beef cows at butcher shops without a problem. Even a 20-gauge #3 buckshot is larger than a .22 round. The problem is that buckshot will not pattern densely enough past 40 yards to be trustworthy to put enough pellets on target to hit a vital spot consistently. Please think about the last word in that sentence. Many hunters can spray buckshot and hit a deer. The question is, can you hit it with a lethal and ethical shot to quickly put it down? To find out, you need to pattern your gun before going hunting. Shoot at a 24-inch circle at 40 yards, and see how many pellets hit within the circle. If only a few hit, then you need to consider shortening your shots or try a different shell Mark Fike length, choke, or brand of shot to see Hunters using buckshot should make sure to pattern their gun with various if you can find a better pattern result. If brands, shell lengths and chokes to get the best idea of what works well. you can shoot a still target at 40 yards and put at least half, if not more, of the quite fast, and split seconds are all that off to your stand. are available to make a â&#x20AC;&#x153;shoot or donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t My second aim with this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s col- pellets in that circle, you are doing OK. shootâ&#x20AC;? decision. umn is to remind readers and users of Consider that your target is likely to be If you are an experienced hunter, take some basics of buckshot. I remember moving and going through brush or bea few minutes when you arrive at your well the days when I grew up here, and tween trees. You will lose some of your stand location to determine lanes of fire few hunters used slugs; most stuffed pellet count as a result. For these last few days of the season, where you can shoot quickly and safely their guns with buckshot. I rememplease abide by the laws, be extra careall around you. Take note of what is be- ber the insane stories of deer shot at yond the area where you think you will 100 yards with buckshot and drop- ful, and take only safe and ethical shots. try to make a shot. Second, if a youth ping dead. While many of those stories We owe it to the animal to not let it hunter is being placed on a stand, take could be true, they are not the norm. In suffer. If the shot is iffy, let the animal the time to tell them what and where it fact, they are the result of exactly what I go. Pouring shot after shot downrange is safe to shoot, or ask them and then described in the first part of the article, is not ethical, and it is unsafe to those correct them, if needed, before heading buckshot flying long distances, rico- around you.

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Outdoors Report Mark and Missy Fike Duck season opened last week, but the reports we have gotten show very poor hunting, so far, unless you enjoy shooting diver ducks. There are some geese around, but even that is spotty. Deer hunting continues to be poor in our region according to anecdotal reports. Your columnist has not received any reports of dead deer from disease, but biologists feel that is a variable that must be considered in the region. Squirrel and rabbit hunting reportedly are good. Fishing Rappahannock River: Very few people were fishing the river last week, and we had just a few reports of crappie caught, unlike last week, when we did have some good reports. Potomac River: Kenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tackle Shop in Spotsylvania reported some crappie were caught in Aquia Creek, but the fishing slowed way down this past week. It was quite cold, though. There were some big catfish caught on the river. Anglers are using eels and fresh-caught and cut gizzard shad. Inland waters: Donna at Kenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tackle has good reports of the trout pond in Fredericksburg giving up some trout. Customers are reporting that catches are on lime green lures and baits. Trout magnets, minnows, shrimp colored grubs and Mepps spinners are working well. High Point Marina at Lake Anna reports fishing was a bit slow last week. Striper are being caught, but not in great numbers. The fish also are in a variety of water depths. Most of the fish are deeper, at around 15 feet. Try around the splits and the bridges. Largemouth are deep and are being taken with jigs and worms. Saltwater: Capt. Ryan Rogers of the Midnight Sun reports rockfish season is going well. Some days the weather is tough, but they continue to get fish to bite, and some really pretty ones they are. Fish up to 31 inches were caught last week. All of the fish look fat and healthy, too.

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Christmas dinner means much more to some They might be wearing tropical whites or desert khaki with floppy hats, but true to a longst anding tradition, the Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force will do their best to make sure every person on active duty David S. Kerr has Christmas dinner. Christmas has a unique importance here at home, and in wartime, for military personnel deployed a long ways from loved ones and friends, Christmas dinner, takes on an even more special meaning than usual. It’s a

Christmas has a unique importance here at home, and in wartime, for military personnel deployed a long ways from loved ones and friends, Christmas dinner, takes on an even more special meaning than usual. It’s a link with the familiar and with the folks at home. link with the familiar and with the folks at home. However, there have been times in our history when American military personnel have had a tough time finding a way to celebrate Christmas, let alone have Christmas dinner. Maintaining another long-standing tradition of those in the service they have proven amazingly resourceful in times of hardship.

In one prison camp in Germany during World War II, U.S. prisoners of war decided long before Christmas that they were going to have a cake for the holidays. That was a fine idea, but the Germans weren’t giving them enough to eat and the idea of a Christmas cake seemed far fetched. But they had a baker in the camp, and at his direction, for several weeks in advance of Christmas

they saved their bread crumbs and their sugar in hopes of making a cake. The product of their efforts, at least from the description, seems to have resembled unleveaved bread more than a cake. It was, according to one account, “simply delicious” and the men made it the center of a day long festivity. On Christmas Day 1944, the 101st Airborne Division was surrounded by German troops at Bastogne. They weren’t even getting air drops and had to survive on what they were carrying. Christmas dinner was the combat issue K rations and there wasn’t even much of that. The best these soldiers could do was dream about a Christmas dinner. However, for the most part the American military has done well at trying to bring a little of the

Letters to the Editor Living near O’Gara site has been unbearable Dear Editor, Since The Journal is read by many people in Westmoreland County, I decided to enclose a letter regarding an issue in Westmoreland County. A couple of years ago, there was much fuss among people in the county about O’Gara coming to town. Maybe by now many people think all is well with the business being here, but I can assure you that for those of us living near their “noise” (and this is mildly putting it), it is anything but pleasant. At any time of the day, you can expect the probability of hearing tires squealing as if an action movie was being filmed, guns popping off, machine guns rambling, bombs exploding, and even from time to time big “booms” that seem to shake the atmosphere. Only those of us who are unfortunate to live near this mess are living with the results of this company. They promised many jobs for citizens when they moved here, yet they brought many people from other places once everything was established and they began moving in. During the course of the past couple of years, young family members have been scared, the dogs have been scared and running away when the “booms” begin and this fails to mention the pressured feeling as if one is living in Iraq or Afghanistan in the midst of a war zone when all of this is happening. I hope that my writing this letter will cause two things. Number one is that others experiencing these very, very unpleasant experiences will know that they are not alone. Number two is that others in the county will be aware of what is really going on. One of the concerns made about O’Gara moving into Westmoreland County was that wildlife would be affected and disturbed. If the pets in our yard are scared when the pops start going off, maybe those concerns about wildlife may prove out to be true in the coming years. Essex County rejected O’Gara. It may very well prove out in the future that Westmoreland County would have been wise to reject them also. Sincerely, Amy Hall

King George offers door-busting potential To the editor: Dear Friends, Since our county is interested in adding to the industrial development, I have a suggestion. If you notice, so much advertising features “door busters” that means there must be a lot of doors in need of repair. An enterprising young person could develop a thriving business fixing the busted doors. It wouldn’t take a lot of capital; the chief cost would be promptness. Were I younger I’d have a go at it myself, I’m 93, seems like there’s potential. I hope you’ll suggest this to the county industrial development office. Sincerely, Manuel R. Cizek King George

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Christmas spirit to even the most desolate of situations. American soldiers at Valley Forge didn’t have much. Many didn’t even have shoes, and when it came to food, the situation was desperate. Even then, George Washington and his wife, Martha, trudged through the snow to visit every encampment on Christmas Day. There wasn’t a feast, but the general, still made it an event. Civilians also could be in a tough spot when it came to Christmas dinner in wartime. In Britain during World War II, food was severely rationed. Yet, they did have one thing. The United States sent the British an American product called spam. Made from pork and pork byproducts and still in most every grocery store today, it was a

staple for the Brits during the war. In 1941, an enterprising group of British housewives had some fun and in the midst of the Blitz and the shortages crafted a Christmas turkey composed entirely of spam. It was still spam, it tasted like spam, but it looked like a turkey and the newspapers in war-ravaged Britain had a good time with the story. It would be wonderful if one day our young men and women didn’t have to celebrate their Christmases in far away and dangerous places. That hope, along with wishing these brave soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen, a Merry Christmas, is something we should remember when we all sit down for our own Christmas dinner. Reach David at david@journalpress.com

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Colonial Beach rescue squad sends out its holiday best wishes The Colonial Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad would like to wish all of our friends a very blessed Christmas and Happy New Year. In Loving Memory of Marion Caruthers by Pat FitzGerald. In Loving Memory of Annie Laura Hudson by Carlton Hudson. In Loving Memory of Bill and Nan Knobloch by Vickie and John Sessoms. In Loving Memory of Ann Bowen by Lewis Bowen, Sr. and Family. In Loving Memory of Ron Viets by Zedda Viets. In Loving Memory of Henry A. Sessoms by John and Vickie Sessoms. In Loving Memory of Dermot and Clara FitzGerald by Pat FitzGerald. In Loving Memory of Joyce Coates by Frank Coates lll. In Loving Memory of Sam Davis by Vickie and John Sessoms. In Loving Memory of Millie Mears by Zedda Viets. In Loving Memory of Blanche and Bill Bowen by Lewis Bowen, Sr. and Family. In Loving Memory of Henry E. and Bruce Sessoms by John and Vickie Sessoms. In Loving Memory of Leon King by Pat FitzGerald. In Loving Memory of Capt. Pud Mears by Zedda Viets. In Loving Memory of Frank F. Coates, Jr. by Frank Coates lll. In Loving Memory of Christian Bowen by Lewis Bowen, Sr. and Family.

In Loving Memory of our son, JR, by Pat and Jim Reamy. In Loving Memory of Kim Henderson by Lewis Bowen, Sr. and Family. In Loving Memory of Della Mullin by Pat FitzGerald. In Loving Memory of Lucille Pearson by Doug, Ryder and Carolyn. In Loving Memory of Fred E. Jackson by Evelyn Jackson. In Loving Memory of Ernie Fenwick by Gloria Rogers. In Loving Memory of Dominick Isiah Krohn by Valerie Green. In Loving Memory of Dick Spies by Elva Figuracion. In Loving Memory of Wayne Bowen by Lewis Bowen, Sr. and Family. In Loving Memory of Carl Roynon by C. Megan Jones. In Loving Memory of Darlene King by Elva Figuracion. In Loving Memory of Edith Retter by Pat FitzGerald. In Loving Memory of Willie Lewis Bowen by Lewis, Sr. and Family. In Loving Memory of Sonny Frank by Pat FitzGerald. In Loving Memory of Agnes Harvey by Valerie Green. In Loving Memory of Stuart James by Melony James and Lewis Bowen, Sr. In Loving Memory of Ruth Piotrowski by Cathy Marsh. In Loving Memory of Stephanie, John and Melanie from their Mom, Melinda Middleton.

In Loving Memory of Doris and Pete Pierce by Lewis Bowen, Sr. and Family. In Loving Memory of our dads, Lewis R. Sanford, Sr. and John T. Gouvisis by Mike and Bonnie Gouvisis. In Loving Memory of Robert S. Walters, Sr. by Dorothy Walters. In Loving Memory of Clyde Stinson by Linda, Danny, Pam and Kitty. In Loving Memory of Sally Trilli by Becky Jones. In Loving Memory of Ann Anthony by Kassy Benson. In Loving Memory of Scott Mertins by Ellen Mertins. In Loving Memory of Mickey Warder by Kassy Benson. In Loving Memory of Jerry Buglia by Frank Coates, lll. In Loving Memory of Betty Hunt by Becky Jones. In Loving Memory of Mike Coffey by The Class of 1974. In Honor of Greg, Sandra, Zane and Rhys McLendan by Zedda Viets. In Honor of Raylan, Eli and Oliver by Danny and Pam Stinson. In Honor of Arbutus Sanford (Mom Mom) by AJ, Bella and Payton, Ely. In Honor of my hero Msg. Ret. Bill Jackson by Melinda Middleton. In Honor of Diane and Andy Anderson by Zedda Viets.

The Colonial Beach Humane Society would like to wish our beloved pets, past and present, a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. In Loving Memory of Sassy and Stealth by Anna Payne. In Loving Memory of Tupps, Shadow, Stormy, Molly and Misty by Pat FitzGerald. In Loving Memory of Lily and Hazel by Larry and Vicki Roberson. In Loving Memory of Bonnie and Clyde by DC Ayres. In Loving Memory of Cindy and Jack by Vera Ayres. In Loving Memory of the Sessoms Kitties by Vicki and John Sessoms.

In Loving Memory of Pepe by Dick and Carol Adams. In Loving Memory of Sophie Rose by Barbara Elvin. In Loving Memory of Ebony and Heidi by Kathy and Roger Rowley. In Loving Memory of Annie, Red Bug, Cody, Joella and Sir Thomas Gray by Judith Jurutka. In Loving Memory of Baby by Carol King. In Honor of Jen Jen and Friendly by Pat Fitzgerald. In Honor of Digger by Pat and Jim Reamy. In Honor of Luna, Callie, Harper, Tank, Lee, Jackson and Sophia by

In Honor of Cookie, Gidget and Kitty Cat by Dick and Carol Adams. In Honor of Emma by Barbara Elvin. In Honor of Bootsie and Miss Priss by Kathy and Roger Rowley.

Beach Humane Society helping those remember their pets In Loving Memory of Chuki and Trigger by Bill Jackson and Melinda Middleton. In Loving Memory of Holly Walters by Dorothy Walters. In Loving Memory of Brewster, Lady and Misty by Pam Graham. In Loving Memory of Aspen, Dago, Cara and Sami by Shirley and Carroll Rush. In Loving Memory of Caesar, Ricky, Snowball and Iggy by JoAnne and Dave Verdin. In Loving Memory of Girl and Boy by Jerry and Jean Lee. In Loving Memory of Greggor and ZZ by Bob and Rosan Hunter.

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NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SALE 5139 Mallards Landing Drive, King George, VA 22485 By virtue of the power and authority contained in a Deed of Trust dated December 7, 2006, and recorded at Instrument Number 20061208000095000 in the Clerk’s Office for the Circuit Court for King George County, VA, securing a loan which was originally $175,000.00. The appointed SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE, Commonwealth Trustees, LLC will offer for sale at public auction at 9483 Kings Highway King George, VA 22485 on: January 5, 2015 at 11:30 AM improved real property, with an abbreviated legal description of All that certain lot or parcel of real estate, situate, lying and being in the Potomac Magisterial District, King George County, Virginia, and being Lot 40, Section 1, Mallards landing Subdivision, as shown on plat of Harry A.V. Lundstrom, Jr., dated May, 1987, revised June 24, 1987 and July 29, 1987, and recorded in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of King George County, Virginia. In plat book 13, at page 36., 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 $20,000.00, 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 12/17/14, 12/24/14

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 SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SALE 6251 Wheeler Drive, King George, VA 22485 By virtue of the power and authority contained in a Deed of Trust dated December 27, 2006, and recorded at Instrument Number 20070117000104890 in the Clerk’s Office for the Circuit Court for King George County, VA, securing a loan which was originally $229,500.00. The appointed SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE, Commonwealth Trustees, LLC will offer for sale at public auction at 9483 Kings Highway King George, VA 22485 on: January 5, 2015 at 11:30 AM improved real property, with an abbreviated legal description of Land situated in the City of King George in the County of King George in the State of VA All that certain lot or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Rappahannock Magisterial District, King George County, Virginia, known as Lot 250, Section 14 of presidential lakes subdivision, as shown and described on a plat prepared by Elliott and Associates, dated October 19, 1973, of recorded in Plat Book 7, pages 51 et seq, in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of King George, Virginia along with the Deed of Dedication of Said Section 14 of presidential lakes subdivision, dated October 19,1973, and duly recorded in Deed Book 116, pages 549. Commonly known as : 6251 Wheeler Drive , King George , VA 22485, 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 $20,000.00, 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 12/24/14, 12/31/14

TRUSTEE’S SALE OF 8030 Kings Highway King George, VA 22485

In execution of a Deed of Trust in the original principal amount of $146,500.00, dated November 19, 2004, recorded among the land records of the Circuit Court for King George County on November 29, 2004, as Instrument Number 040006540, in Deed Book 0509, at Page 103, the undersigned appointed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction, at the main entrance of the courthouse for the Circuit Court of King George County, 9483 Kings Highway, King George, VA on January 5, 2015 at 12:00 PM, the property described in said deed of trust, located at the above address and briefly described as: LOT 23, SECTION 1A, PRESIDENTIAL LAKES SUBDIVISION, AS SHOWN ON PLAT OF ELLIOTT & ASSOCIATES, DATED FEBRUARY 1973, OF RECORD IN PLAT BOOK 7, PAGES 9-13, ET SEQ., IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF KING GEORGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, ALONG WITH THE DEED OF DEDICATION OF SAID SECTION 1A OF PRESIDENTIAL LAKES SUBDIVISION, DATED MARH 26, 1973, AND DULY RECORDED IN SAID CLERK’S OFFICE IN DEED BOOK 133, PAGE 197.. Tax ID: 23A1A23. TERMS OF SALE: ALL CASH. A bidder’s deposit of $10,000.00 or 10% of the sale price, whichever is lower, will be required in cash, certified or cashier’s check. Settlement within fifteen (15) days of sale, otherwise Trustee may forfeit deposit. Additional terms to be announced at sale. This is a communication from a debt collector. This notice is an attempt to collect on a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Loan Type: Conv/FNMA (Trustee # 555255) Substitute Trustee: ALG Trustee, LLC, C/O Atlantic Law Group, LLC PO Box 2548, Leesburg, VA 20177, (703) 777-7101, website: http://www.atlanticlawgrp.com FEI # 1074.01704 12/17/2014, 12/24/2014

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PUBLIC HEARING Please take notice that on the 8th day of January, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at the regular monthly meeting of the Colonial Beach Town Council, at Colonial Beach Town Center in Colonial Beach, 22443, the Council will conduct public hearings on the following: ORDINANCE NO. 656 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF COLONIAL BEACH BY ADOPTION OF AN OFFICIAL ZONING MAP. THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP SHALL SHOW CURRENT ZONING DESIGNATIONS OF ALL PARCELS AND LOCATIONS OF PUBLIC ROADS WITHIN THE TOWN OF COLONIAL BEACH AND IS INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE AND IS HEREBY MADE PART OF THE TOWN’S ZONING ORDINANCE. THE OFFICIAL MAP IS CONTAINED WITH THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

ORDINANCE NO. 658 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF COLONIAL BEACH BY DELETING FROM CHAPTER 7, “BUILDINGS & CONSTRUCTION REGULATIONS,” ARTICLE II, “BUILDING CODE,” SECTION 7-29, “FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT, SECTION 7-30, “PURPOSE,” SECTION 7-31, “APPLICABILITY,” SECTION 7-32, “COMPLIANCE & LIABILITY,” SECTION 7-33, “ABROGATION AND GREATER RESTRICTIONS,” SECTION 7-34, “SEVERABILITY,” SECTION 7-35, “DEFINITIONS,” SETION 7-36, “DESCRIPTION OF DISTRICTS,” SECTION 7-37, “OFFICIAL ZONING MAP,” 7-38, “DISTRICT BOUNDARY CHANGES,” SECTION 7-39, “INTERPRETATION OF DISTRICT BOUNDARIES,” SECTION 7-39.1, “PERMIT AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS,” SECTION 7-39.2, “GENERAL STANDARDS,” SECTION 7-39.3, “SPECIFIC STANDARDS,” SECTION 7-39.4, “STANDARDS FOR APPROXIMATED FLOODPLAIN,” SECTION 7-39.5, “STANDARDS FOR THE SPECIAL FLOODPLAIN DISTRICT,” SECTION 7-39.6, “STANDARDS FOR THE FLOODWAY DISTRICT,” SECTION 7-39.8, “STANDARDS FOR THE SHALLOW FLOODING DISTRICT,” SECTION 7-39.8, “STANDARDS FOR SUBDIVISION PROPOSALS,” SECTION 7-39.9, “STANDARDS FOR THE COASTAL HIGH HAZARD DISTRICT,” SECTION 7-39.10, “VARIANCES; FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED,” SECTION 7-39.11, “EXISTING STRUCTURES IN FLOODPLAIN AREAS” AND AMENDING ARTICLE 21, FLOOD PLAIN DISTRICT, BY REPEALING AND REPLACING ARTICLE 21 FLOOD PLAIN DISTRICT, WITH ARTICLE 21 FLOODPLAIN OVERLAY DISTRICT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TEXT AMENDMENT IS TO UPDATE THE FLOODPLAIN DISTRICT AS PRESCRIBED BY NEW FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) REGULATIONS, AND THE ADOPTION OF REVISED FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAPS. ADDITIONALLY, ARTICLE 20, DEFINITIONS WILL BE AMENDED WITH ADDED AND/OR UPDATED DEFINITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEMA REQUIREMENTS. THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS WILL BE ADDED AND/OR UPDATED: APPURTANANT OR ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, BASE FLOOD, BASE FLOOD ELEVATION, BASEMENT, BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS, COASTAL A ZONE, DEVELOPMENT, ELEVATED BUILDING, ENCROACHMENT, EXISTING CONSTRUCTION, FLOOD OR FLOODING, FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAPS (FIRM), FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY (FIS), FLOODPLAIN OR FLOOD-PRONE AREA, FLOOD-PROOFING, FLOODWAY, FREEBOARD, HIGHEST ADJACENT GRADE, HISTORIC STRUCTURE, HYDROLOGIC AND HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING ANALYSIS, LETTERS OF MAP CHANGE(LOMC), LETTER OF MAP AMENDMENT (LOMA), LETTER OF MAP REVISION (LOMR), CONDITIONAL LETTER OF MAP REVISION (CLOMR), LOWEST ADJACENT GRADE, LOWEST FLOOR, MANUFACTURED HOME, MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION, MEAN SEA LEVEL, NEW CONSTRUCTION, POST-FIRM STRUCTURES, PRE-FIRM STRUCTURES, PRIMARY FRONTAL DUNE, RECREATIONAL VEHICLE, REPETATIVE LOSS STRUCTURE, SEVERE REPETATIVE LOSS STRUCTURE, SHALLOW FLOODING AREA, SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREA, START OF CONSTRUCTION, STRUCTURE, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT, VIOLATION, AND WATERCOURSE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORDINANCE IS TO ADD AND AMEND DEFINITIONS TO THE ORDINANCE AS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) REGULATIONS. Copies of Ordinance Nos. 656 and 658 are available for review by the public at 315 Douglas Avenue, Colonial Beach, Virginia 22443. Anyone having questions may contact Town Hall at 804-224-7181, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. All interested persons may attend and express their views. Following the public hearings the Town Council may take action to approve these Ordinances. Any person requiring assistance to participate in the public hearings is asked to contact Town Hall in advance so that appropriate arrangements may be made.

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Local child part of gingerbread house display Marty van Duyne News Net News Twenty-six Gingerbread creations are on display at George Washington’s Boyhood Home at Ferry Farm. All are entries in the 28th Annual Gingerbread House Contest that is themed “Home Sweet Home.” The contest consists of 13 categories. Included in the exhibit is a small A-Frame house entitled “Welcome Home Daddy” that according to George Washington Foundation Vice President for Institutional Advancement Andrew Barry was created by a King George resident. The scene features a gingerbread family standing in front of the house near an unfurled American flag. A yellow ribbon symbol is above the front door. The roof vent line of the A-Frame is decorated in round red and white peppermints, as is the bottom portion of the back of the house. One roofline of the A-Frame boasts “Welcome Home” completing the military theme “Welcome Home

This entry into the 28th Annual Gingerbread House Contest at Ferry Farm was made by a child in King George between the ages of 6-10. It features a simple A-Frame chalet design adorned with an American flag and a yellow ribbon. ©Marty van Duyne/ News Net News

This pair of milk glass candlesticks came from the altar of the original Saint Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Kilmarnock. They are in excellent condition, and bear no imprint of the maker. They are eight inches high. The church was built Henry Lane in 1885, and Hull served as the parish church until 1956, when the present brick church was constructed on the adjoining lot.

Since 1956 the old church has been known as Palmer Hall, and is used for parish functions. The earlier church was built on land donated by John A. Palmer, the celebrated founder of the Holly Ball. Tradition holds that the timber for the church came from “Clifton,” the 1785 estate from which the church lot was carved. From their appearance, these candlesticks fit into the scenario of the old church’s erection, as they date from the last quarter of the nineteenth century. The casting is of high quality, clearly depicting the INRI inscription, and the hexagonal bases are delineated very well. The candlesticks are in the typical

style of Victorian church furnishings, and given their history, are of local significance. On today’s market, the pair is worth $125, but given their local provenance, at an auction, the price might be far higher. The molding and casting is excellent, and the present owners have done well to have kept them in such fine condition. All ecclesiastical artifacts have a limited market, and Victorian ones are no exception, which might impede successful selling of these pieces. The best way to reach an audience of potential buyers would be online. The internet is replete with various collectors’ societies and clubs,

Daddy.” Based on the contest information setting on the scene, the creation was made by a single individual between ages 6-10. Barry said the foundation’s policy is to not release the names of any participant in the contest. Gingerbread structures included a small-uncomplicated farm to a U.S. Navy ship, the International Space Station and an intricate depiction of a home next to Blue Bell Mountain. Although the contest is formally judged each year before the exhibit opens in December, visitors also have the opportunity to vote for their favorites. The people’s choice judging continues through the end of the exhibit Dec. 30. The exhibit is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, but it is closed Dec. 24- 25. There is an admission fee. The George Washington Foundation manages George Washington’s Boyhood Home at Ferry Farm and Historic Kenmore Plantation.

the members of which likely would be pleased to provide further information. The greatest value of this pair of candlesticks is in the realm of provenance. Their worth is especially significant here in the Northern Neck, where they have been since their manufacture, and that aspect of value is incalculable. 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 enrylanehull@ commonwealthantiques.com. Happy Antiquing!

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