03/11/2015 Colonial Beach / Westmoreland Journal

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Disappointment with the General assembly session.

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Colonial Beach • Westmoreland

Volume 39, Number 11

A good antidote to cabin fever

The Home & Craft Show brings warmer temps Richard Leggitt

superintendent and to allow the board to answer questions that have come up in connection with Lowry’s resignation.

“Hiring a new superintendent is the biggest task a school board will face and we want to make sure that the public has a voice in this process,” Lane said, encouraging parents, students, staff and residents to participate in the process.

The school board has been consulting with Gina Patterson of the Virginia School Boards Association in connection with its superintendent search and also has widely distributed a questionnaire to parents, teachers and the taxpayers seeking input on the qualities that are desirable in the person who is chosen to be the new superintendent.

The five-member Westmoreland County School Board has been widely criticized by county officials and the public during the past year for a number of missteps that have caused controversies within the school system.

Those mistakes include the recent revelation that the school system has been late in making payments to the Virginia State Retirement System and Internal Revenue System. The school system recently had to make more than $700,000 in late payments to two agencies.

Lowry has told members of the Westmoreland County Board of Supervisors the school system is now current with all payments to the retirement system and to federal

The 26th Annual King George Home and Craft Show drew large crowds this past weekend and allowed area residents and visitors and opportunity to escape the snow of the last four weeks and celebrate their community.

“We’re getting people out,” said Tommy Burrell, the owner of Thomas M. Burrell Inc., and one of the founders of the show, which began in 1989. “We’ve got the community involved and over 100 vendors.”

The show, which is sponsored by the King George Builders Association and The Journal, was at King George High School and the aisles were filled with people talking to builders, Realtors and dozens of popular business and craft exhibits. About 2,200 people attended the two-day event, organizers said.

“It was good seeing so many people,” said Melissa Kowall, who was manning the Peoples Community Bank exhibit. “It helped people deal with their spring fever.” Dave Weston of Weston Homes said business at his booth was good as well. “We had a number of serious buyers and a lot of potential future business.”

The first home show was in the old King George Firehouse and drew a dozen vendors and a crowd of a few hundred.

“When we first started, if was mostly real estate companies, agents and contractors,” Burrell said. “Then we started doing crafts and having things for more people to do. It just kept getting bigger and bigger.”

“We are seeing a lot of new faces this year,” said Ruby Brabo, the

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Artifacts find requires add-on the plan for James Monroe Birthplace The Westmoreland County Board of Supervisors voted Monday night to add to the funding for the development of the James Monroe Birthplace Development Project because archeological researchers have found artifacts, dating to the time when Monroe’s family lived in the area, at a location where a parking lot was planned.

In examining the area where the project planned to construct a visitors parking lot so it would be close to the historic site’s timeline walk, a boat launch on Monroe Creek and the planned site of an environmental center, archeological researchers found “a concentrated cluster of domestic and architectural material” dating to the time when Monroe’s family lived on the 78-acre site.

The county is building an expansive James Monroe Historic Project at the site off Route 205 near Colonial Beach to honor Monroe, a Westmoreland County native, who was born at that location in 1758.

Monroe, the 5th president of the

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Try #4 for a public hearing on school superintendent Maybe the Westmoreland County School Board needs to hire a weatherman before it hires a new school superintendent.

Cathy Rice, the assistant school superintendent of the Westmoreland school system, said Monday the school board had decided to schedule a fourth attempt at holding a public hearing at a time when the weather is likely to be more favorable. “They voted to reschedule the hearing for 6 p.m. on March 30th at Washington and Lee High School,” Rice said.

Patty Long, the school system’s public relations specialist, said Monday she had no information about when the long-awaited public hearing to help in the search for a replacement for Superintendent Rebecca Lowry would be rescheduled.

The latest attempt to have a public hearing at Washington and Lee High School was March , but that was wiped out because a late winter storm blanketed the area with as much as 6 inches of snow.

Lowry, who resigned in January effective June 30, has been the Westmoreland County superintendent since July 2011.

She has been at odds with the school board recently about the management of the school system’s finances and the board voted, 3-2, not to renew her contract.

Iris Lane, the chairwoman of the school board, has been eager to have a public hearing to get input on the hiring of a new

Photos of the 26th Annual Home & Craft Show.

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United States and the last founding father of our nation to be president, is famed for the Monroe Doctrine, among many other historic achievements, “The recommendation is to move the parking lot to a new location that does not have historical significance,” said Robert Fink, the county’s director of planning and development. “We can then come back and further examine the artifacts at a later time.”

Finks asked for almost $14,000 to cover the additional survey and archeological work and the relocation of the new parking lot.

The board approved the add-on by voice vote and work on the project is expected to begin soon. Board Vice Chairman Woodrow Hynson noted that the initial parking lot location was not far from where “They had peach trees behind the Monroe house. Mrs. Monroe’s peach brandy was famous.”

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The King George Home & Craft Show is more than a trade show - it is place to visit with friends and make connections.

Here, King George Sheriff Steve Dempsey visited with Christopher Bryant and Yolanda Gonzalez, representing the Chamber of Commerce.

And Elvis was at the show - Elvis the therapy dog was at the show.

CB property owners can participate in facade program Linda Farneth Every property owner in the Colonial Beach revitalization project area is eligible to participate in the facade improvement program.

Anyone interested will receive free architectural technical assistant services and preliminary designs on ways they can make improvements to the outside appearance of their property.

Jerry Davis, executive director of Northern Neck Planning District Commission, conducted an implementation kick-off meeting recently for the revitalization.

There are several phases to the implementation process but Davis focused the group on the facade improvement program.

After receiving architectural services, property owners who want to pursue grant assistance and

carry out the improvements may file an application for grant money of up to $10,000. If a property owner chooses not to do the work, they are entitled to keep the architectural designs free of charge with no strings attached.

A committee will review the applications, plans and designs to prioritize and decide who will receive the grant money.

The Community Development Block Grant has roughly $97,000 allocated to the facade improvement project so businesses with plans that have the highest priority and will make the biggest impact will get first priority.

“We want the biggest visual impact for the amount of money that is invested into the facade improvement program.” Davis said.

Grant money for the program will be in the form of a loan and the owner must match the

Looking for oyster cages The Chesapeake Bay Foundation has asked boaters, watermen and waterfront property owners in the Northern Neck and lower Chesapeake Bay to be on the lookout for almost 200 floating oyster cages that broke loose for their moorings as snow, ice and wind swept through the region recently.

Chuck Epes, of the Chesapeake

Bay Foundation, said the missing oyster cages are the property of Tangier Island watermen.

“Each of the floating cages contains several bags of young oysters and, if not recovered, will represent a significant loss for the watermen,” Epes said.

Epes said the missing cages could wash ashore anywhere from Northern

grant money 50/50.

The amount of the loan/grant money will be forgiven after five years if the owner finishes the project and maintains it for the five years. Every year, one-fifth of the loan is forgiven.

“The state recognizes that if you make a public investment, it acts as a catalyst for other investments,’ Davis said. Visitor-ship was way up in Montross after (a similar project) began.”

The total amount of money spent on facades in Colonial Beach will be up to almost $200,000. If the property owner decides to put in more than 50 percent, both the town and the property owner will benefit, Davis said.

The group will announce a facade improvement kick-off meeting and invite every business and property owner within the project area to come and learn more about the program.

Neck to the middle Peninsula to as watermen. far south as Cape Henry.

The cages are 3 feet long, 3 feet wide “If anyone finds such a floating and 2 feet deep. They are attached to cage, please contact Tommy Leggett black plastic floats. of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation by phone at 804-815-7982 or with —Richard Leggitt an e-mail to tleggett@cbf.org,” Epes said.

Anyone finding one of the cages is urged to keep it in the water, secured to a dock or a pier, to increase the chances of the oysters survival until they can be retrieved by the

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VIRGINIA VIEWPOINTS

Disappointment in Richmond Some sessions of the General Assembly are knock-down drag out brawls. We’ve had several over the past decade. While others, such as last year’s impasse over Medicaid can drag on forever before finally adjourning. This year, by comparison, was a quiet session.

It wasn’t particularly eventful, several things David S. Kerr that would have been good to accomplish, weren’t, but they did pass a budget and they did go home in time. But, I wish they had done a bit more.

In this year’s budget, the legislature included an increase in funds, about 1.5%, in the states share of money for teacher pay. This doesn’t immediately translate into pay raises at the local level, but it helps. They also increased pay for state police officers and state employees by 2%.

That’s not much, but in a tight budget year, it was welcomed.

Unfortunately, the Commonwealth once again refused to support an increase in Medicaid. This is an old song on my part, but I’ll sing it again. What expanding Medicaid means is that the Commonwealth would agree to the federal government supporting an increase in funding for the state’s Medicaid Program. This would allow some 400,000 working poor to have access

to private insurance with Medicaid support. And yes, it’s all connected to the Affordable Health Care Act. In many Republican legislatures around the country this was an idea that made sense. Even some of the nation’s most conservative legislatures adopted it. But, in Virginia, the GOP members in the General Assembly, bent on opposing anything supported by President Obama once again made sure the bill met a quick death. From a common sense perspective I still don’t understand why this proposal can’t find enough bipartisan support to pass.

Ethics reform did better in this session than last.

Though, the members did protest. Ethics bills which severely limited gifts and expanding reporting requirements

passed in both houses. But, several members, as they prepared to cast yes votes, let it be known that these requirements were all but an affront to their personal honor. It got a bit hard to take. Perhaps they forget that almost all civil servants and military personnel adhere to strict rules on conflict of interest and gift taking. Surely what’s good enough for them is good for the members of the General Assembly. However, listening to the debate you wouldn’t have thought so.

Child Care was on the agenda, but as local Child Care Advocate and announced candidate for the Democratic nomination for the House of Delegates in the 28th District, put it, The General Assembly took care of adults who ride in Uber

To the Editor: Almost everything I have read, about the potential for fracking in the Northern Neck has been bad.

Landowners are not getting enough money to justify the exposure to long-term environmental land and water damage to their own land and wells, or that of their neighbors.

There will be a major impact upon our county roads that crumble under the increased number and weight of industrial trucks and tankers.

Distant well-funded fuel companies will inject unknown chemicals into the Earth with no guarantee of which water aquifer will or will not be impacted.

Then we all have seen those rare video clips where cattle waste away and kitchen faucets catch fire for unknown reasons, in areas adjacent to fracking operations.

From the articles I have read and the documentaries I have watched, the unwise landowners are usually shipped cases of water to use before they “settle” with the well-funded fuel companies under the shadow of a “gag order.” I have never seen or read of a “happy” landowner under such circumstances….so I must assume that the settlements are really not favorable to the local landowners. Who among us can afford to litigate against big oil?

Accolades should go to the King George Board of Supervisors who seem to be taking the lead on blocking fracking within their borders….but it must be remembered that the special exception process, which is being considered by the county, may become a toothless pile of papers unless real teeth are put into the actual permitting process.

Let you county supervisor know of your concern.

Hopefully the other counties of the Northern Neck will follow suit.

Sincerely yours, Thomas Y. Savage Colonial Beach

recommend you set aside some time to “hit the trail.”

Sincerely, Jim Buckley Meadows at Dahlgren

Congress must rein in the executive branch To the Editor: Article. I. Section. 1 of the U.S. Constitution: “All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.”

It seems so easy to understand. Our system of government depends on the separation of powers. Yet, recently we have witnessed another executive branch overreach with the Federal Communication Commission, a group of unelected bureaucrats, pass a 342-page regulation that will in effect regulate the Internet.

To add insult to the citizenry, the bureaucracy would not reveal the regulations until it was passed and the brazen FCC chairman refused to testify before Congress. The

White House and left-wing groups, including the villainous George Soros, contributed approximately $196 million dollars to the cause of passage.

The ramifications of this monstrosity will be ominous. Just imagine a time in which you will be required to obtain a permit for your website. Your website will be scrutinized for content and if it is found you publish writings that are in opposition to our dear leader, you guessed it, no permit or access to the Internet to publish your thoughts. If you think I am exaggerating, is this not the same regime that used the IRS to target its political opposition?

This is just another example of tyranny and the loss of our liberties.

In Mark Levin’s book “The Liberty Amendments”, he advocates that during an Article V Convention of States, one constitutional amendment that could be offered would solve this problem. In part he writes, “All federal departments and agencies shall expire if said departments and agencies are not individually reauthorized in stand-

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alone reauthorization bills every three years by a majority vote of the House of Representatives and the Senate”.

I support this effort to reduce the power of the executive branch and hope our elected representatives will one day in the near future do their constitutional duty and not abdicate their legislative authority to unelected bureaucrats.

Ben Hudson

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Dahlgren Railroad trail a true gem in region To the Editor: Rather than sit around the house on this cool Sunday morning, my son Teddy and I decided to take a long jog along the Dahlgren Railroad Heritage Trail.

While there still was a great deal of snow on the ground, our 4-mile jaunt along the trail to/from the Meadows at Dahlgren and the Route 218 underpass was a very enjoyable one, and one the two of us will certainly remember for years to come.

There is really nothing else like the Dahlgren Railroad Heritage Trail in King George County, and certainly no other location where we could have safely enjoyed this rather simple but yet significant father and son moment surrounded by the natural beauty and abundant wildlife this County Treasure provides.

My many thanks to Dave Brickley for having the vision to preserve this unique and wonderful resource and to Jim Lynch, Davey Jones and the many other volunteers who put their hearts, souls and money into maintaining and preserving it. For those parents that want to connect with their kids, I strongly

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new funding priority system, worked out in cooperation with the Governor, may help mitigate some of those concerns.

One sad loss was the redistricting bills. Next year, thanks to Virginia’s blatantly gerrymandered house and senate districts, as many 50 seats will be uncontested by the other party.

Bills to repair the process passed in the Senate, but never saw the light of day in the House.

Members of the General Assembly, as a rule, don’t like to be controversial during election years. It’s safer that way. And this year they played it safe. That might suit some, but to others, it was just a bit disappointing.

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Cars but they did nothing to make sure children in child care are safe.

The current law says that child care providers who watch over six or more children must be licensed.

They lowered that to five. No, that’s not a joke, and certainly it’s not the kind of reform the child care reform advocates were looking for.

There was some retooling of the legislation regarding road improvements. This was been a subject of hot debate earlier this year when a reprioritization of regional road products made some people wonder if Governor McAuliffe was taking out some partisan hostility on local elected officials. It was not absolutely clear that this was the case, but a

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Antioch’s Mid-Week Revival and Men’s Day Saturday, March 14

Regular meeting of the MPAAGHS, 11 a.m. at the Essex Public Library in Tappahannock.

Tuesday, April 7

Regular meeting of NARFE Assn.

NN Chapter 1823 at 1 p.m. Los Patrones Mexican Restaurant, 625 N Main St. Kilmarnock. Pay as you go.

(804) 438-8011.

Save The Date

Celebrate Earth Day April 18 between 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Caledon State Park, 11617 Caledon Road, King George.

FREE! There will be prizes for the best Trash to Art - where participants gather trash on the Potomac Shore and create an art piece from the trash.

Anyone can participate - individuals, families, groups or organizations.

There also will be hay rides and food.

Remember your wire-cutters, wire, awls, and scissors to create the best trash to art project.

Registration required.

(540) 663-3861, or send an email to caledon@dcr.va.gov.

Provide the following information: your name, phone number, number in your party.

Wednesday, March 18

TRIAD to meet: March 18 at 10 a.m. CB Town Center.

In a recent survey conducted by the Westmoreland County TRIAD, senior citizens identified Home Security as a major personal safety concern. In response to this concern, the Westmoreland County TRIAD has organized a learning session on the subject of home security. The presentation will be given at the Colonial Beach Town Center at 10 am on Wednesday, March 18, 2015.

Westmoreland County TRIAD invites all interested seniors, senior citizen caregivers and their families to this free public information event.

Westmoreland County TRIAD is a member of the State of Virginia TRIAD, a partnership sponsored by the Officer of Attorney General with local law enforcement and the senior citizen community for the purpose of crime prevention. TRIAD provides these free information programs to help inform seniors and their families on a variety of topics. Please look for more TRIAD presentations in the future.

For additional information, please call Larry Wheaton, Westmoreland County TRIAD Chairperson at (804) 493-0143.

The Antioch Baptist Church of King George VA will hold its annual Mid-Week Revival and Men’s Day Program. The Mid-Week Revival will be held Wednesday - Friday, March 11- 13, 2015 starting at 07:00 PM. The guest preachers are: Wednesday, Mar. 11 -Rev Leonard G. Bland, Salem Baptist Church, Jersey Thursday, Mar. - Rev Joseph Hayden, Galilee Baptist Church, Montross Friday, Mar. 13 - Rev Connie Jones, Siloam Baptist Church, Montross The Men’s Day Program will be held Sunday Mar. 15, 2015. The Rev. Bryan Fleet of Plum Point United Methodist Church, Huntingtown, MD will be the guest preacher at 3 p.m. and Rev. Perry L. Scranage, Jr. of Restoration Worship Center, KG will be the worship leader at 11 a.m.

2015 Col. Bch. Community Lenten Services Schedule

Mar. 11 CB United Methodist Church 111 Hawthorne St. Guest Speaker: Rev. David Cunningham of First Baptist Church Mar. 18 First Baptist Church 619 Jackson St. Guest Speaker: Rev. Scottie Jackson of River of Life Pentacostal Church Mar. 25 River of Life Pentecostal 510 Colonial Ave. Guest Speaker: Rev. Yunho Eo of CB-UMC

Each service begins at noon and ends with soup, sandwich, and tea/coffee provided by the host church.

The purpose is to set aside time for reflection on Jesus Christ – his suffering and his sacrifice, his life, death, burial and resurrection.

It is one way Christians prepare for Easter -- observing a period of fasting and repentance, moderation and spiritual discipline called Lent.

New place to get your passport L.E. Smoot Memorial Library is now a Passport Acceptance Facility. Offered by appointment only, call 775-2147 for more info or to schedule an appointment.

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macedonia baptist church will celebrate their annual Missionary Day, Sunday, March 15 during the 11 a.m. service. 1081 Macedonia Lane, CB. zion baptist church is hosting a Leadership Conference on March 13 & 14. Special guest

Parents Night Out HELP support the Oakland Baptist Church’s sponsored Mission Team to Minister in Peru.

Enjoy a night out and bring your children (12 and under) to enjoy a night of dinner, crafts, games, and other fun activities!

OAKLAND BAPTIST CHURCH, 5520 JAMES MADISON HWY, KG. DATES: MARCH 27TH, APRIL 17TH, MAY 15TH, AND JUNE 19TH TIME: 5-10 p.m.

Please RSVP by contacting: Bonnie Eakins at: BONNBOB10@MSN.COM. Suggested donation is $15 for first child, and $10 for each additional child.

For more information about our mission team contact George Hughes at HughesHokies@va.metrocast.net. Monetary Donations are appreciated, make checks payable to: Oakland Baptist Church. In memo line please write: Peru Mission Trip Team.

Locals Recognized & Honored Nathaniel Lydick - was recognized at the February KGC School Board meeting for advancing to Finalist for the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program by demonstrating distinguished performance, high potential for future academic accomplishment. About 15,000 students nationwide are named National Merit Program Finalists, representing the top scorers in each state. Finalists have the opportunity to continue in the competition for about 8,000 National Merit Scholarships offered in 2015.

Anna Rinko-was also recognized for being a Commended Student for the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program out of about 34,000

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Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise; University of Oklahoma Honor Roll Fall 2014: Dahlgren, Jazmin vanAllen; Coastal Carolina University Fall 2014 Dean’s List: Michael Hundley, freshman, of KG and Jessica Marshall, freshman, of KG; Frostburg State University Dean’s List: Jacqueline Gover of KG; Hampden-Sydney College Dean’s List: David Campbell and Jacob Gray both of King George; Air Force Airman Michaela L. Mccoy graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San AntonioLackland, San Antonio, TX with distinction as an honor graduate. She is a 2012 graduate of KGHS, and is the daughter of Deborah A Bordeaux of Ruther Glen, VA and William M. Mccoy, Jr. of King George; Radford University Dean’s List Fall 2014: Carly Farrell and Bryan Christopher Yanchulis, both of King George have been named to the fall semester Dean’s List at Radford University.

U.S. Navy Seaman Recruit Kiera Purce, a 2014 graduate of KGHS, is now serving on the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, USS George H.W.Bush as a culinary specialist; Air Force Airman Marc E. Fox graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, TX and earned four credits toward an associate degree in applied science. He is the son of Christina and Marc E. Fox of Fredericksburg, grandson of Cindy and Bill Harr of KG and nephew of Travis Miles and Edward Fox of Fred’brg, and Robby Harr of KG.

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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 “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.

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

You're invited to worship with

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!"

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”

Tabernacle Baptist Church

Oak Grove Baptist Church Sunday Worship 9:30 a.m.& 11 Awana-Sundays-5 p.m.

Bible Study-Wednesdays 6:30 p.m.

Little Ark Baptist Church

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

We invite you to gather together with us!

Sunday School - 9 a.m.

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

Bible Study - Wednesday 7 p.m.

Pastor Earl T. Howerton Jr.

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.

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

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Show: Spring breaks out for Home & Craft Show From page 1 Dahlgren supervisor on the King George Board of Supervisors who is seeking the at-large seat this year. “We have a lot of new people in the community and we were very fortunate to have good weather.”

Ella Hubbard, president of the King George Builders Association, said the group increased its advertising this year in an effort to boost attendance. Hubbard said the home show used newspaper, radio, online advertising and even transit buses in Maryland in an effort to attract additional visitors to the show.

Jason Hollowell, of Gateway Power Equipment, which has been a vendor at the show since it

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started, said there were more new people this year. “It has been very good for us; it’s kind of the kick-off to our spring season.”

“People come out to see people,” Burrell said. “I am very happy with how this year’s show has gone, it’s been a joy.”

Burrell credited Lori Deem of The Journal with helping attract visitors to the show. Deem served as the director of this year’s show.

There probably would not have been a show at all if it were not for Ruth Herrink, the late Journal publisher, who worked with Burrell and the association 26 years ago to develop the idea of the show and the exhibits.

“There have been a lot of good people involved,” Burrell said.

“That’s why it has worked so well.”

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From page 1 government. However, she said the school system still has work to do to correct the problems that caused the late payments in the first place.

The troubles with the school system’s finances and their late payments have caused uncertainty and anger among the school system’s teachers, administrators and Westmoreland County officials.

Board of Supervisors Vice Chairman Woodrow Hynson recently told the school board and Lowry the he will not vote “to add a dime of new taxpayer money” until the school board and the school system have fixed their bookkeeping problems.

Shady Lane will open a crab house at Colonial Beach Richard Leggitt Dean Nininger, whose family has been operating Shady Lane Seafood in Colonial Beach for 47 years and selling fresh seafood to customers from Virginia and Maryland, will open the Shady Lane Crab House at the Beach before the end of the month.

“We are hoping for the 20th of this month if there are no delays,” Nininger said. “We’ve been thinking about this for some time and then got the opportunity to do something that was close and convenient for us.”

The new restaurant will open at the site of the former Kelsea’s Kitchen, which closed recently, at the corner of Washngton Avenue and Hawthorne Street.

Nininger said the new restaurant will be in the style of the oldfashioned crab houses that have catered to customers along the Potomac River for years.

“When you come in the door, you are going to be presented with a basket of hush puppies,” Nininger said. “We are going to feature steamed crabs, crab legs, steamed shrimp and oysters on the half-shell.

We will have corn, potatoes, fresh vegetables and beer and wine will be available.”

Nininger, who operates seven crab boats on the Potomac and

Montross town council elections will move to November for 2016 ballot The Virginia General Assembly has approved legislation that moves Montross voting from May to November in time for the 2016 elections.

In March 2011, the Colonial Beach Town Council voted to move elections from May to November, caving to economic pressure from the General Assembly. At that time, Colonial Beach Town Attorney, Andrea Erard explained to the town council that in early 2010 the Virginia General Assembly decided that it was going to encourage cities and towns that have May elections to move them to the November election cycle. Erard said their means of encouragement was to eliminate money for May elections.

After four years, Montross also felt the pinch of funding May elections and Town Manager Brenda Reamy asked the town council to consider moving May council elections to November at the Aug 26 council meeting.

She reported that voter turnout for town elections had been very low in the last four elections. In 2008, the town of roughly 350 citizens had 23 voters. That number has declined to 17 in 2010, 16 in 2012 and 17 last May. Previously, Montross residents voted bi-annually to elect council members in May. County, state and federal elections are in November. Town citizens vote at W&L High School for these elections. Westmoreland Voter Registrar Kris Hicks said she does not ever recall a referendum on the Montross ballot in her 25 years as registrar.

Hicks said the cost of last May’s election was $1,211, which breaks down to roughly $72 per voter. Out of that figure, the town was charged $122 for paper and sample ballot printing. Hicks said if town elections were moved to November, the county would pick up the rest of the tab. She estimated future election printing would not cost more than $200.

Previously, a concern about the May elections was that immediately following elections, voting machines are under lockdown for a period of time. Hicks said if there

was a June primary following a May election this could result in too few machines being available to conduct the primary voting. The change to November eliminates that possibility.

Hicks said officials will check each voter’s address to determine their residency. The electronic voting machines will have separate ballot screens that only allow the voter to see what they are eligible to vote on, which voting officials can set with one switch prior to voters entering the booth.

Hynson featured for her painting Dean Nininger’s familyhas been operating Shady Lane Seafood for 47 years in Colonial Beach. has agreements with as many as a dozen others, has been selling 150 bushels of crabs a week from Shady Lane Seafood on Route 205 in Westmoreland County, which he operates with his wife, Brittney.

In addition, Nininger maintains his own oyster beds.

“We plant ‘em, we pick ‘em,” Nininger said. “There is definitely a demand for local oysters.”

In addition to blue crabs and oysters, the new restaurant will feature other fresh seafood items, including soft shell crabs, also sold by the sea-

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Nininger said soft shell crabs are popular with his customers and he maintains several tanks that will hold fresh soft shells caught for the seafood store and the restaurant by local crabbers.

The season for commercial crabbing of blue crabs is set annually by Virginia and Maryland and the timing of the opening of the restaurant is aimed to catch the opening of the crabbing season this year.

“My mom and dad actually started Shady Lane Seafood,” Nininger said. “I wanted to build something that I started and put my name on it. And, we’re doing that.”

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Evelyn Hynson, a well-known Colonial Beach artist who lives at the Westmoreland Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, is featured in the Virginia Health Care Association’s Who’s Who in Virginia’s Long Term Care Facilities Calender.

Hynson, who has been drawing and painting since she was 6, is an accomplished artist whose paintings have been featured at the Boardwalk Art Show and at the George Washington’s Birthplace National Monument.

An employee of the United Mine Workers in Washington for 25 years, Hynson moved to Colonial Beach in 1991.

The painting on the Who’s Who Calendar was inspired by a visit Hynson made to the George Washington’s Birthplace National Monument. She took photos of various images and compiled them all into one freehand painting that was selected to be featured on the calendar.

Hynson, who took one year of art at James Madison University at the age of 59, also will be featured on the health care association’s website at www.vhca.org/faces-stories/.

Hynson said she has always had a love of art that she uses to capture various subjects that attract her interest.

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VDGIF Expands CWD Efforts Mark Fike As a fan of deer hunting with rifles, I took notice of a recent press release by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.

The release told of three more cases of chronic wasting disease found in the upper portion of the state. Dad and I used to hunt in Frederick County because we loved the mountains, the rolling farm fields and using our rifles to help thin the deer herd on a property owner’s farm.

Deer hunting with rifles is not legal locally but it is legal in that part of the state. The shots were clear and the terrain offered the opportunity to stalk closer, if necessary, to get a cleaner shot. Once chronic wasting disease entered the area, it no longer was feasible for us to continue to hunt there due to the ban on transporting the deer carcasses out of the area. We reluctantly gave up hunting the area although we agreed with the regulations in place to attempt to curtail the spread of the disease.

Chronic wasting disease has been discovered in 23 states and Canada. It is not normally a rapid killer of deer, elk or moose, but rather a slow sapper of the nervous system and the brain functions of the animals. The end result is death. Thus far, scientists have not found any link showing transmission to livestock, pets or humans. Still, if anyone takes a deer that looks ill, the smart thing to

do is report it to the nearest state office and limit your exposure to it.

The press release stated there were three new cases of chronic wasting disease found in the northwestern corner of Virginia last season.

Two bucks were taken in Frederick County near West Virginia, where Virginia’s chapter of this disease began. The one deer that tested positive and caused the containment area change was hit by a vehicle in Shenandoah County. This is the first time a deer tested positive from Shenandoah County.

The new containment area boundaries now include Shenandoah, Frederick, Warren and Clarke counties. Deer may not be fed at all in these four counties. Hunting seasons also will be liberalized on private lands in an effort to reduce the deer herd. As with people, the more deer you have in an area congregating, the better the chances disease can spread. If you hunt in that part of Virginia, be sure to read up on the regulations later this summer when making plans for your hunting trips.

More information on chronic wasting disease can be found at www.dgif.virginia. gov/wildlife/diseases/cwd No Surprise—Deer and Turkey Harvest Was Down The state recently released preliminary harvest figures from this past season for turkey, deer and bear. Hunters in our region already knew the deer numbers were down.

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Although there seems to be more turkey the past few years, harvest numbers for them took a dip as well.

During the 2013-14 season, Virginia hunters took 244,440 deer. Last season, that number slid to 190,745. Of those were “88,148 antlered bucks, 14,592 button bucks, 87,937 does (46 percent) and 68 unclassified deer. The fall 2014 deer kill total was down 22 percent. It is also 18 percent below the last 10-year average of 233,350.�

Biologists point to several factors for this slide in the deer harvest. First, the deer management plan called for a stabilization or decrease in the deer herd. Liberal doe days have helped that along quite well.

Hemorrhagic disease was reportedly a player in many of the counties in eastern Virginia last season. The disease mildly can impact deer herds or severely reduce deer herds. It depends on the outbreak.

Last season, the disease was not a big factor in the area, but it was reportedly present.

Some portions of our region and in much of the state, the acorn crop was quite good.

When there is plenty of food in the woods, the deer and turkey are less likely to be seen as they won’t have to travel far to eat and won’t have to frequent fields as often. This is likely to be the biggest influential factor on the harvest at this time.

The press release noted, “In Virginia, 2,988 turkeys were harvested during the 2014-15

Although the fall turkey harvest was down in our region, biologists feel their numbers are adequate and the good mast crop made survival for the turkey easier.

Leader, reports the August Brood Survey compiled near record numbers of birds. He feels the turkey population is in good shape.

The VDGIF is offering the public an opportunity to comment on board proposed regulation amendments for hunting and trapping regulations to be in effect for the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 seasons. The comment period will begin April 8 and close May 22. Please check the VDGIF website for more information during those dates.

fall turkey season. The 2014-15 season total was 44% below last year’s reported kill (5,351).

The harvest decreased 36% in counties west of the Blue Ridge Mountains (1,205 vs. 1,869).

Counties east of the Blue Ridge Mountains decreased 49% percent (1,783 vs. 3,482).�

The press release went on to say 91 percent of the harvested birds were taken on private lands. As with the whitetail deer harvest, mast conditions played into the harvest figures.

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Continuing last week’s topic of appraising, one of the most important considerations is understanding the components of an item’s value. Every antique has four aspects of value, and once grasped, the worth of the piece is much easier to calculate.

The first is age. The date of manufacture or craftsmanship is the basis upon which all values are based. SecHenry Lane ond is condition, the present state of the obHull ject, its appearance and solidity. Third is origin, the name of the individual maker or artist, factory or author who produced the object. Fourth is provenance, knowledge of previous owners who have held title to the piece over the course of its existence.

These four factors are essential to the appraiser’s task in determining a piece’s present value, whether it is estate value, The

fair market value or replacement (insurance) value. The appraiser should be well versed in pulling them together to set a monetary figure that is both sustainable and defensible.

The fee charged for an appraisal should be independent from the value of the items appraised. The appraiser’s work should be billed either at an hourly rate, which is the norm, or a flat rate with no bearing on the figures listed for the pieces.

Appraiser fees based upon a percentage of the value of the items are both unethical and impractical. In addition, the appraiser should never be a candidate to purchase any of the pieces he or she is appraising; to do so would be a clear conflict of interest.

The need for an appraisal should be explained to the appraiser before the work begins, thus the appraiser should know whether the figures are for estate settlement or insurance, for liquidation or simply curiosity. Being honest with the appraiser is essential for the work to progress smoothly.

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Lastly, be prepared to have long-held family traditions and lore refuted. If your grandmother told you a piece had belonged to President John Tyler, but gave you no documentary proof, do not expect that bit of arcana to be a factor in the figure the appraiser sets, despite Grandma’s good intentions. Appraisers look for facts, and facts alone should be the basis for their work; otherwise whatever they tell a client is mere hearsay.

I have been appraising antiques since 1976, and with each appraisal I apply what I have learned over the years, and enjoy delving into research to increase my knowledge to be able to serve my clients to the best of my ability. I never tire of the work, and find great pleasure in making new discoveries.

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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King George County Job Announcement Deputy Clerk of Circuit Court I King George County is currently accepting applications for Deputy Clerk of Circuit Court I. Ideal candidate should possess excellent customer service, data entry skills as well as a working knowledge of office methods and procedures. Must possess H.S. diploma or equivalent. Applications and additional information can be obtained online at www.king-george.va.us or 10459 Courthouse Drive, Suite 200, King George, VA 22485. Position open until filled. EOE/MFDV

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HELP WANTED

East Coast physician is looking to hire a part-time Certified Nurse Practitioner to help in nursing home and with office duties in Colonial Beach.

Please fax resume to 804224-7893, or by email to:

eastcoastphysicianspc@gmail.com.

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HELP WANTED

Rouse Farming, Inc. in Seven Springs, NC is hiring 3 temporary Farm workers from 04/01/2015 to 12/01/2015: 40 hrs/ week. Worker will plant, cultivate, and harvest tobacco by hand. Worker will plant tobacco plugs using tobacco transplanter machine. Chops weeds between plants using hand tools such as hoes and shovels. Worker will top and sucker tobacco to remove tobacco flowers.

Harvest workers may move along rows and break off ripe leaves of tobacco, place on trailer, and move in unison with the field vehicle. Workers are required to work in fields when tobacco leaves are wet with dew or rain. Workers may assist in removing tobacco from barn. Worker must have 1 month experience in general farm work. The use or possession or being under the influence of illegal drugs or alcohol during working time is prohibited. Workers may be subject to random drug and alcohol test post-hire at no cost to the worker. May operate a tractor. No smoking permitted due to disease control in tobacco. $10.32/hr. (prevailing wage). Guarantee of 3/4 of the workdays. All work tools, supplies, and equipment furnished without cost to the worker. Free housing is provided to workers who cannot reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the workday. Transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided or paid by the employer, with payment to be made no later than completion of 50% of the work contract. Report or send resumes to Virginia Employment Commission, P.O. Box 7466, 211 Hydraulic Rd., Charlottesville, VA 22906, (434) 984-7640. Or your nearest State Workforce Agency, Reference Job Order #10340412.

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TOWN OF COLONIAL BEACH PUBLIC NOTICE Please take notice that on the 12th day of March, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at the regular monthly meeting of the Colonial Beach Town Council, held at Colonial Beach Town Center in Colonial Beach, 22443, the Council will conduct a public hearing to receive public input regarding the lease of 717 Marshall Avenue, (Tax Map ID 3A1, Section 2, Block 40, Lots 11 through 22) and commonly referred to as “The Lion’s Club Property”, to the Colonial Beach Foundation (“The Foundation) for a term of up to five years. The Foundation is seeking to use the facility as a public park and recreation center, under the supervision of The Foundation. The proposed amount of the lease is Ten ($10.00) Dollars per year. The building will be leased in “as-is” condition.

A copy of the proposed lease is 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 hearing, the Town Council may take action to approve the lease. Any person requiring assistance to participate in the public hearing is asked to contact Town Hall in advance so that appropriate arrangements may be made.

By Order of the Colonial Beach Town Council 3/4/15, 3/11/15

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.

KING GEORGE COUNTY ORDINANCE AMENDMENT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Board of Supervisors of the County of King George, Virginia will hold a public hearing to receive public input regarding a proposed amendment to the King George County Code to relocate the Courthouse Voting Precinct from the Old King George Elementary School, School Board Offices, James Madison Polling Precinct located at 9100 St. Anthony’s Road, King George, Virginia, 22485 to King George High School, 10100 Foxes Way, King George, Virginia 22485 as of July 1, 2015. The proposed amendment will amend County Code Section 5-26.

The public hearing will be held Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at 6:00 p.m., in the Revercomb County Administration Building, Robert H. Combs Board Room, 10459 Courthouse Drive, King George, Virginia 22485. Anyone having questions regarding the above may contact the General Registrar’s office, (540-775-9186), Monday through Friday, during regular working hours.

A copy of the full text, including descriptions and maps of the proposed Courthouse Voting precinct relocation may be inspected in the Office of the General Registrar, Revercomb Building, 10459 Courthouse Drive, Suite 102, King George, VA 22485. Written comments may be submitted to the County Administrator’s office (540-775-9181), or mailed to 10459 Courthouse Drive, Suite 200, King George, VA 22485. All written comments must be received no later than 2:00 p. m., Tuesday, March 17, 2015.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS KING GEORGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA 3/4/15, 3/11/15

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE OF 5151 Mallards Landing Drive King George, Virginia (King George County) Tax Map #9F-2-46 In execution of a Deed of Trust in the name of Robert W. Mullen, III and Marcy L. Keller dated July 24, 2006 and recorded in Deed Book 602, at page 264 in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of King George County, Virginia, which Noteholder is United States of America, acting through the Rural Housing Service, Department of Agriculture, the undersigned Substitute Trustees, either of whom may act, will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder, at the front entrance of the King George County Circuit Court, 9483 Kings Highway, King George, Virginia on March 24, 2015, at 9:00 a.m., the following property: ALL that certain tract or parcel of land, with all improvements thereon and all appurtenances thereto, situate, lying and being in the Potomac Magisterial District, King George County, Virginia, Lot 46, Section 2, Mallards Landing Subdivision, as shown on a plat dated May, 1988 and recorded in the King George County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office in Plat Book 13, pages 124 and 125.

In addition, sale shall be made subject to all existing easements and restrictive covenants as the same may lawfully affect the real estate. Property to be sold “AS IS” WITHOUT REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. Property shall be conveyed to the purchaser by special warranty deed.

Terms of Sale: Cash, Cashier’s or Certified Check at sale made payable to Hill and Rainey Attorneys. Certified funds must be presented to Trustee for inspection at the start of sale in order to be qualified to bid. Bidding Increments: Not less than $100.00. A deposit of $15,000.00, or 10% of the purchase price, whichever is less, will be required at the time of sale with settlement within thirty (30) days from the date of sale. Additional terms may be announced at the time of sale.

Pursuant to the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, we advise you that this communication is from a debt collector attempting to collect the indebtedness referred to herein and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose.

Robert B. Hill, T. O. Rainey, III, Shelley K. Richardson, Nathaniel A. Scaggs and David L. Ostwinkle, Substitute Trustees This is a communication from a debt collector.

FOR INFORMATION PLEASE REFER TO: www.hillandrainey.com Hill and Rainey Attorneys 2425 Boulevard, Suite 9 Colonial Heights, Virginia 23834 (804) 526-8300, Ext. 117 Also see USDA’s website @ www.resales.usda.gov 3/11/15, 3/18/15

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Advertise your yard sale in the Journal Classifieds Call Bonnie 540-775-2024

NOTICE TOWN OF COLONIAL BEACH 2015 TOWN DECALS NOW ON SALE 2014 DECALS EXPIRE MARCH 31, 2014 2015 DECALS MUST BE DISPLAYED ON YOUR VEHICLE BY MIDNIGHT APRIL 30, 2015 FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE, THE TREASURERS OFFICE IS OPEN WEEKDAYS: 8:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.

DECAL FEES

AUTO/TRUCK $30.00 GOLF CART $30.00 MOTORCYCLE $15.00 TRAILER $12.50 MOPED $10.00 ANTIQUES $10.00 GOLF CARTS: REQUIRE PROOF OF ANNUAL INSPECTION AND INSURANCE COVERAGE

JOAN H. GRANT – (CFO) TOWN OF COLONIAL BEACH P.O. BOX 450 COLONIAL BEACH, V.A. 22443 PHONE: (804) 224-7183 FAX: (804) 224-7185

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SPORTS

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Twin Valley foils Drifters in VHSL State Semi-finals Leonard Banks Sports Editor For the third consecutive season, the Colonial Beach girls’ basketball team’s dreams of winning a state championship have come to an abrupt end.

On March 9 at the Siegel Center in Richmond, the Twin Valley Panthers (21-5) outlasted the Drifters, 67-61.

While the end of another successful season was bittersweet for the Drifters (24-4), the spoils of playing Clintwood for the VHSL 1A State Girls Basketball Championship Wednesday, has become a matter of celebration for Panther head coach Rick Goodman.

“On the game tonight, it was a very hard-fought battle,” Goodman said.

“Hats off to Colonial Beach. They are a well-coached team, with a lot of speed, and a lot of good players on that team.”

Throughout the first half, the Drifters were hot on the heels of the Panthers. The first quarter ended in a 15-15 tie.

At the end of the first half, in spite of numerous turnovers and miscues, the Panthers lead the Drifters, 3430.

The third quarter appeared to be promising for the Drifters, as they battled to tie the game at 37. However, the Panthers, behind Lexy Vance (six points in the quarter), spearheaded an11-1 run that resulted in a 48-38 lead going into the final quarter.

“I loved how we handled the pressure, after turning the ball over about ten times,” Goodman said. “We finally calmed down, and handled their pressure, and hit big shots.”

The Drifters nearly changed the course of the game, after stringing together two fast-break scores that cut the score to 64-61. Moments later, after a Panther turnover, Deniya Newman nearly brought the Drifters’ fans to their feet by nearly missing a three-pointer that would have tied the game. As fate would have it, the Panthers responded by closing out the game on the free throw line.

Prior to the loss, the Drifters won the 1A East Region Championship with a 49-44 victory against Surry (17-7) March 7 at Lancaster High School.

Top Left: Drifters forward, Amber Jones (front , #2) awaits a potential rebound during the 1A state semi-final girl’s game, featuring Twin Valley, Top Middle: Emotions ran high at the state semi-final championship game, as Amber Jones (middle, #2) and Emily Parks (#5) scrambled for a loose ball against Twin Valley. Top Right: The heart and soul of the Drifters starting five, point guard senior Sydni Carey will have fond memories of the 2015 VHSL regional and state playoffs. Bottom: Drifters Kenzie Cox and Deniya Newman surround and attempt to stop Twin Valley forward Kara Goodman from receiving an inbound pass.

While the physicality and quickness two foul shots, giving the Drifters a leaving the game due to foul issues, of the Cougars 6-foot 4-inch center one-point lead at halftime. and a persistent Drifters’ offense, the In the following quarter, the Fighting Blues ran out of gas in the Briana Jones, and the aggressive defense of Armani Franklin, Tianna intensity of the game reached the fourth quarter, succumbing 44-30.

Hill, and Mya Parson presented a level where on-court collisions In the first quarter, the Fighting daunting task, the Drifters found a became the norm. In fact, Carey Blues attempted to slow the flow of had to leave the game briefly after the game down with their familiar way to grind out the win.

“Night in and night out, our scrambling for a loose ball. In her half court offense. The Drifters girls come to play hard,” Drifters absence, Alexia Wilson sunk back- responded with Parks and Wilson head coach Keith Dickerson said. to-back free throws while Jones combining for eight points to gave “Throughout the season, we’ve played slipped by Surry’s press defense for a Colonial Beach a 12-4 lead at the end though adversity. As for Surry, they layup. The Cougars eventually rallied of the quarter. took us out of our game. We had to and ended the quarter with a 3-0 run In spite of a 7-0 run by Parry actually adopt until we realized that that cut their deficit to six points.

McCleur midway through the second “When one our teammates go quarter, the Drifters managed to hold we had to make them adapt to us. I was satisfied with the effort we gave down, we have a bench full of people their rivals to a three-point lead. that are energized and ready to play,” in the second half.”

“Parry McCluer is a really good After rallying from a 5-3 Cougar Newman said. team; they’re scrappy and I have to In the final quarter, the Drifters give the credit for playing strong lead, the Drifters rallied to tie the game at 5-5 with 3:42 left in the first maintained a stranglehold on the defense,” Carey said. “I think it boils quarter. In the final minute and a Cougars’ offense with pressure and down to the will to overcome a good half, Sydni Carey made two short- ball possession. In spite of Jones’ defense.” range jumpers while teammate desperate attempts to rally her team, The Drifters extended their lead Amber Jones scored on a fast-break the Cougars simply ran out of time. to 10 points in the third quarter. layup to end the quarter with sevenHowever, their big lead was short Region semi-final game point Drifter lead, 14-7. lived, as the Fighting Blues responded Emotions ran high March 5, at with an 8-2 run to close out the In the second quarter, the Drifters’ 20-9 lead was erased by a 12-0 Colonial Beach High School during quarter and get the game within one Cougar run that momentarily gave the 1A East Region semi-final point, 26-25. the visitors from Surry County a slim game against Parry McCluer (20In the fourth quarter, the Drifters’ 21-20 lead. However, with seconds 6). Amid two key players (Lindsey offense found its rhythm. Led by remaining, Tamra Ruczynski sunk Chittum, Kristina VanBrocklin) Carey with nine points in the quarter, and shooting 80 percent from the free throw line, the Fighting Blue could only stare with humility as the

W&L spring sports struggling with weather and schedules Like most of the high schools in the area, Washington & and Lee has been struggling with weather problems as it works to begin its spring sports schedule.

Because of the snow and ice the Northern Neck has received in recent weeks, practice fields have not been available and practices and scrimmages leading into the season have been cancelled.

“Spring sports always start with crazy weather,” said W&L Athletic Director Malcolm Lewis. “But this is the first time in all my years that nobody has been able to set foot on a field for the first two weeks of practice.”

“Just checking the fields Monday and looking at practice plans and the forecast, I believe we will have a rough time getting on them this week,” Lewis said. “It is going to send every team into the regular season with very little practice time.”

Lewis said boys and girls soccer scrimmages scheduled for Monday against Mathews and Northumberland respectively had been cancelled. With soccer the missed practices and scrimmage time is especially important, Lewis said. “They need to build stamina and they are probably going to get a few more pulled muscles.”

All of the five varsity spring sports - softball, baseball, track and field and boys and girls soccer - as well as the JV practices and schedules have been impacted so far by the weather problems, but the coaches and teams are optimistic about the upcoming seasons.

The varsity baseball team is scheduled to open its regular season schedule on March 16 against Charles City. Michael Clark returns as the Eagles baseball coach.

“They are going to be okay,” said Lewis. “Coach Clark would like to have some more pitching but. He believes he will have one of his best

W&L fields were still partially covered with snow Monday. infields ever. We are planning to contend for the title in the Northern Neck District.”

The W&L track and field boys will be coached by football coach Todd Jones. The girls team will be coached by Vanessa Lambrect.

“They have the potential to field strong teams, especially the boys,” said Lewis. The W&L track and field season is schedule to begin March 19 with a meet against Essex and Northumberland.

The Eagles varsity boys soccer team will again be coached by R.J. Sudduth.

“They have a lot of good players, and a lot of new players,” Lewis said. “We believe they are going to be able to compete with the best of the best and contend for a district title.” The boys open their soccer season March 16 at home against Middlesex.

Former cross county coach Cole Vanover will lead the W&L girls varsity soccer this year. “Cole has them working hard,” Lewis said.

“They will be well structured and disciplined. We don’t have a lot of experience, but we expect the girls to take a step up.” The W&L girls open their soccer season March 18 at home against Middlesex.

Finally, veteran coach Lacey Morris will lead the W&L softball program.

“They will be faced with a lack of experience in a very tough district,” said Lewis. “With the exception of a couple of returning players, they will be a young team, but one we believe will compete.” The softball team opens at home against Charles City on March 16.

— Richard Leggitt

Drifters pummeled their defense.

“When the fourth quarter came, I told my coach (Dickerson), I got you,” Carey said. “The fourth quarter is where I dominate.”

Carey led the Drifters with 11 points while Parks finished with eight points. Newman and Wilson both finished with six points.

“We knew Colonial Beach was good coming down here,” said Adam Gilbert, Parry McCleur’s head coach. “In my honest opinion, I thought this should have been a region championship game, because we are two of the better teams in the region.”

Region Quarterfinal The 66-24 win March 2 at the Drifterdome left fans screaming for more.

Appomattox Regional Governor’s School’s best chance of an upset agaist the Drifters was in 6-foot-1 forward Aja Boyd. In spite of Boyd’s courageous efforts, scoring 17 points, the game was over in the second quarter, as the Drifters lead 29-13.

In fact, the host Drifters limited the Dragons to just a field goal in the second period.

Orchestrated by Carey, the Drifters ran through the Dragons’ defense with a 14-0 run at the start of the third quarter. With seconds remaining in the quarter, Parks punctuated the rout with a jumper that gave the Black & Gold a 30-point lead.

In the fourth quarter, an exhausted Dragon team passively scored in spurts, while the clock mercilessly ticked off the remaining seconds.

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Workers without a qualifying child could be eligible for a smaller credit up to $496.

EITC is complex. It varies by income, family size and your filing status. To be eligible, you must have earned income or certain disability income. This means you must have income from working for someone or working for yourself.

“Our community volunteers help you get EITC and the maximum refund you’re due. Our goal is to help you get it and get it right. This is money you can save or use to pay off bills, buy that car to get to work or make a down payment on a home. Let us help make your life a little easier, “ said Adrienne Ross of the Rappahannock United Way.

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