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King George celebrates Independence Day at “Patriotic Polooza”

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Ten-year-old Nathan Moody had good laugh as he was pitched off the mechanical bull at Saturday’s “Patriotic Palooza” held at King George High School. Despite stormy weather, area families made their way to the school for a light-hearted evening that celebrated America. Musical acts included the U.S. Navy Country Current Band and the The Rivertown Band. Those wanting a walk on the wildside could pet a variety of creatures brought out

by Uncle Henry the Nature Boy. The Rotary Club of King George and the Ruritans Club of King George supplied food. Kids enjoyed adventure in the bounce houses set up in the gymnasium, as well with a variety of carnival games.

School bus efficiency study to begin for public school division Phyllis Cook King George school division Superintendent Rob Benson plans to hire a consultant to perform a student-transportation efficiency study.

He informed the school board in the end of May via email of his plan to improve on-time performance for school buses.

“I have reached out to three vendors to collect proposals for a transportation efficiency study to be conducted ASAP,” he wrote in the May 29 e-mail. “I think it is an excellent idea to have an outside set of eyes give our current practices, policies and the employee-related aspects of our operation a good scrub.”

Following receipt of three proposals, he told The Journal he reviewed them and has now sent the selected proposal to the county for review and issuance of a purchase order.

The company would provide a thorough review of the transportation department’s management protocols

and guidelines, the division’s policies and procedures for bus transportation, and bus routing.

In addition to all other areas involving student transportation, it likely will review employment agreements, staffing levels, job descriptions, absenteeism, and wage and benefit structures.

The review would take about 90 days and cost $9,850, which is within the superintendent’s spending authority. Benson said the cost would come out of the current 2014-15 budget year, which ended June 30.

School bus transportation system has faced difficulties.

An ongoing challenge in past years is a lack of full-time bus drivers. As a result, substitute drivers have taken on routes with which they weren’t be fully familiar, causing buses to arrive late at school.

Bus drivers earn a starting hourly salary of $11.69 and work the 180 days of the school. Most of the positions are categorized as full-time, with health insurance offered, along with Virginia Retirement System benefits.

Applicants must have a high school diploma or GED, be at least 21 years old, pass a fingerprinting/ background investigation check by the Virginia State Police, meet state requirements for appropriate licensing and physical examination requirements, and pass drug and alcohol test.

Benson had introduced a previous proposed solution for a lead driver program in an email to school board members on Dec. 5 and followed up with a presentation on Dec. 15.

The lead driver proposal called for four experienced bus drivers as lead and assistant lead drivers for some additional hourly pay. They would serve as the first four substitute-run bus drivers each day, as needed, or run their own route, in addition to specific other duties.

Some days no subs are needed, but sometimes as many as 8 or 10 substitute drivers are needed.

“When we have a need for a substitute driver, we typically have See BUSES, page 8

Goodman Trial set for today in King George Circuit Court Richard Leggitt A Maryland man charged with a brutal murder and robbery committed in last April is scheduled to go on trial this week in King George Circuit Court.

Anthony J. Goodman, 29, charged with the April 29, 2014 robbery and slaying, is set to be tried July 1-2.

Law enforcement sources said security will be tight when Goodman, who with two accomplices is accused of killing 20-year-old Ronelle Johnson of King George, gets his day in court.

Goodman, of Upper Marlboro, MD; Michael Andre Clinton, 29, of Bladensburg, MD; and Tenase Michel Shanks, 42, of Colonial Beach were charged with fatally shooting

Johnson and wounding Johnson’s cousin, Gregory Gaines, 20, also of King George.

Shanks has entered pleas of guilty in King a George Circuit Court and will be sentenced on July 30.

Clinton entered pleas of guilty earlier and received 45 years in prison for the violent crimes. Johnson and Gaines were shot in what officers said was a botched drug deal at a home on Winston Place.

Judge Patricia Kelly Thursday ordered a pre-sentence report on Shanks, who will return to court for sentencing next month.

Shanks admitted purchasing the gun used in the murder and driving the car involved in the incident but claimed she never got out of

the vehicle during the murder and robbery.

Gaines, who recovered from the serious wounds he received in the incident, told investigators that Clinton and Goodman tied up the two victims with duct tape and Clinton shot them multiple times.

Both Gaines and Johnson were robbed of their money and their cell phones.

According to law enforcement authorities, Shanks stayed away from the actual shootings involving Goodman and Clinton, but then drove away with the two suspects.

The Colonial Beach woman is the mother of a child fathered by Goodman, authorities said.

Photos by George Whitehurst

It was a grand old day at King George County’s “Patriotic Palooza,” held June 27 at King George High School. Uncle Sam (left) was on hand to greet those who came out for an afternoon of games, music and food. Alessa Leming (above) with the Rotary Club of King George got to know Barnaby the bearded dragon, one of the collection of creatures brought out by Uncle Henry the Nature Boy.

King George School Board mulls energy performance program Phyllis Cook The King George School Board wants to see if a state program will help it save money.

School officials heard about an energy performance contracting program through the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy from Charlie Barksdale during a May 27 meeting.

School board members commented favorably, but said they want more information.

“I think it’s time we need to start taking action on this. I think we’re missing out on some things that we could take advantage of,” Mike Rose said.

T.C. Collins agreed, but stipulated the board needs a better understanding before moving forward.

“It’s a lot to digest,” John Davis said. Ken Novell agreed, saying, “We need to think on it. It’s good information.”

“Energy performance contracting allows you to green-up or upgrade your facilities and you pay for the upgrades by reallocating existing energy dollars,” he said.

Barksdale said his agency could support the division throughout the process, including helping to

decide on financing options such as lease-purchase, loans or bonds and review of a proposed contract, project oversight and verification of energy savings.

Barksdale said the school board would first define its project needs.

Projects carried out under this program by other organization include: replacement of inefficient chillers, old boilers and old heating and air conditioning systems; and addressing high water consumption or high energy costs.

“You name it, we’ve done it under this program,” Barksdale said.

The division would face a lengthy process. It would first select four companies from 18 state pre-qualified energy service companies and winnow them down after reviewing initial audits of the division’s facilities based on individual site visits from each of the four firms.

The selected company would perform an “investment grade energy audit” under a memorandum of understanding.

“It will tell you everything about your facilities – all of your schools.

What’s wrong, what it would cost to do it, everything they found, how much energy would be saved, everything,” Barksdale said.

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He said those audit costs, usually between 5 cents and 12 cents per square foot of all division buildings, are rolled into the future contract.

If no contract is finalized, the audit cost would be paid by the division unless the estimates of costs and cost savings differ wildly from those in the initial audit.

After receipt of the audit, the school board would define a specific project and negotiate a contract.

“You’ll take the energy savings from the entire project and bundle them together so the entire project pays for itself over the 15 year term we normally look at,” Barksdale said.

Borrowing for large capital projects is the purview of the Board of Supervisors.

Superintendent Rob Benson told The Journal last week he is in the process of setting up meeting between him, Barksdale and Travis Quesenberry to discuss the feasibility of employing the program for any energy-related portions of a proposed project to expand the middle school.

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Founding Fathers a bunch of drunks?

I know that sounds d i s re s p e c t f u l , but it seems remarkable that people who by 21st-centur y standards clearly drank too much David S. Kerr ever managed to settle a nation, establish a country and outline the principles of representative government. Some accounts of the consumption are more than a little impressive.

George Washington, for instance, bought his Madeira by the “pipe,” a unit of roughly 140 gallons, and he bought several pipes at one time. He was reported to drink a whole bottle of wine with dinner.

Thomas Jefferson was known for keeping meticulous household accounts and, in one year, he recorded an incredible consumption of 1,203 bottles of wine at Monticello.

However, Jefferson said he wasn’t a drinking man and claimed never to have more than four glasses of wine with dinner.

To some in the 21st century, that’s a still a lot of wine and Jefferson probably neglected any reference to his tradition of a before-dinner drink

or a late-night brandy.

This consumption wasn’t limited to leading men of society. Ben Franklin, in writing about his early days as a pressman, said that his fellow printers drank at least four or five pints of beer a day, starting with a pint before breakfast.

The average per-capita consumption of alcohol in the colonies was about six to seven gallons a year. Today, according to the World Health Organization, that figure in the U.S. is about 2.3 gallons.

And some would still say that’s a lot of alcohol. However, there were some reasons behind our ancestors’ obvious thirst. Perhaps the most serious was the quality of the water.

Good Morning – Happy Summer! It is hard to believe but we are gearing up for the 2015 YMCA Bright Beginnings – a shopping trip with a caring adult volunteer, that includes two school outfits including shoes, socks, underclothes and a warm sweater or jacket.

You have made it possible for over 200 at risk children to start school with confidence, anticipating the adventure of a new school year. You cannot put a price on that!

Volunteer - Good News! There will be two shopping days – August 12th and 13th because there are so many children in need of this program. Volunteer forms can be picked up at the Y. Please let me know what day you can be a shop-

ping buddy to a needy child.

You will meet the Y staff at the Dahlgren Walmart at 5 pm. There you will be given everything you need to know and the information about your shopping buddy.

Donate - $150 provides a complete YMCA Bright Beginnings experience for a child.

Right now we have funding for 47 needy children. We want to give that experience to 100 children.

Any gift counts and goes directly to this program.

Be a BackPack Buddy – Purchase a backpack, fill it with school supplies and drop off at the Y. We’ll get it to a young person in King George County who really needs it.

When we all extend a hand to those who are struggling against great odds, we offer hope.

By caring enough to offer hope, you will place a child on a path to a better life.

If you need anything, please let me know. Have a wonderful day.

In Y Spirit, Elizabeth Taylor Executive Director – King George YMCA & Stafford SACC Vice President of Programming Office-540-775-9622 ext 3017 Cell-540-735-5417

Now that the summer picnic season is in full swing, Colonial Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad shares a few tips to keep your delicious food safe so that all of your memories of the outing will be happy ones (Source: www.fda.gov): • Keep cold foods cold. Discard any food that has been sitting unchilled for over two hours. • Keep hot foods hot. Wrap hot food well and keep in an insulated container until serving time. • Ice is nice. Cold foods can also be kept on ice in a cooler, as long as the melted ice is replaced frequently. • Avoid cross-contamination. Don’t reuse plates or utensils that previously came in contact with raw meat, poultry or seafood unless Most in hot, those items have been washed soapy water. • Don’tInsurance reuse marinade Accepted that raw meat, poultry or seafood has been sitting in for hours. • Handling food. Keep hands and utensils clean when handling food for preparation, cooking and serving.

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hole in Williamsburg, and formed the committee of correspondence.

Sam Adams, John Hancock and the Sons of Liberty, the guys who brought you the Boston Tea Party, consumed their fair share of ale at the Black Horse Tavern. And, of course, the weightier issues of the time were all discussed and debated over more than a few drinks in the parlors of Monticello and Mount Vernon.

Perhaps the Founding Fathers did drink more than we would consider appropriate, by modern standards.

But given what they accomplished, I would be tempted to say, “I’ll have whatever George and Tom are drinking” if I were there watching these events unfold

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for alcoholic beverages, the consumption level dropped off considerably after the Civil War. The presence of better water, non-alcoholic soft drinks and the growing religious fervor against drinking dampened our-once mighty thirst.

But alcohol was a part of life in colonial America and its role in our revolution can’t be discounted. The taverns and the dinner tables, where the whiskey, the wine and the beer flowed so readily, were also the critical gathering points for the revolutionaries. When the Royal Governor of Virginia dismissed the House of Burgesses in 1769, the legislators just moved down the street to the Raleigh Tavern, a well known watering

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Dysentery, typhoid fever, cholera and a host of parasites, all found in the water, were common in colonial America. The alcohol in wine, beer and spirits killed the contagions, bacteria and parasites and, as a result, a beer or other alcoholic beverage was often preferable to drinking the water. And then there was a medicinal function. Along with a host of purges and elixirs, doctors recommended a drink of rum or whiskey to dull the pain. Some patients probably took this too far, but it was probably more effective than most prescriptions of the era.

Our intense passion for alcohol continued well into the 19th century.

And while we never lost our desire

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Anna Michele Rinko Anna Michele Rinko was born in Fredericksburg, VA to parents John and Terri Rinko. She is a lifelong King George resident and has a younger brother, Franklin, and younger sister Vivian.

In addition to being King George High School’s Class of 2015 Valedictorian, Anna graduated from the Commonwealth Governor’s School.

She is a member of the National Forensics League, Co-Captain of the Debate Team, President of the KGHS Octagon Club, and Secretary of the KGHS National Honor Society. She was named a Commended Student by the National Merit Scholarship program, and completed her Associate’s Degree Summa Cum Laude from Rappahannock Community College this past May. Her hobbies include video-editing and boardgaming. Anna will be attending the University of Mary Washington in the fall as a Washington Scholar.

Nathanial Edison Lydick Nathanial Edison Lydick, the KGHS 2015 Salutatorian, is a King George native. He started his school career at Little Acorn’s Preschool at age 3, located at Oakland Baptist Church.

As a freshman at KGHS, he was one of six students to join the Com-

monwealth Governor’s School where students from Spotsylvania, King George, and Stafford counties, are taught a curriculum designed to challenge them in Math, English, History and Science.

With his dual enrollment classes, advance placement classes and exams, and on-line classes plus one class at the RCC KGHS site, he earned an Associate’s Degree in Arts and Science - Summa Cum Laude (4.0 GPA), May 2015 from Rappahannock Community College. He was one of four KGHS students graduating college before High School this year. Nathan has been involved in the Boy Scouts since the first grade - he earned his Eagle Rank in November of 2014 - is a member of the National Honor Society, the CGS Kilroy Robotics team and is studying martial arts at the KG-YMCA. In the fall he plans on attending the Univ. of Oklahoma with a National Merit Scholarship valued at $120,000, intending to join their honors program and majoring in Engineering-Physics. He will spend this summer interning on the Dahlgren Naval Base through the Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program. His favorite quote is “Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.” Colossians 3-2 NKJV.

2015 Senior Scholarships: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority’s Maude B. Murchison ScholarshipCarley Johnson; Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity’s Phillip Y. Wyatt Scholarship-Carley Johnson; Appointment to U.S.M.A. West Point-Jarod Watson; Army ROTC Scholarship 4-yr.

National Winner-Antonio Johnson; Dahlgren Lions Club-Arnelle Johnson, Charles Pasold; Dahlgren Officers’ Spouses’ Club Scholarship-Tabitha Hill; DECA Lucy C. Crawford Scholarship-Arnelle Johnson; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority’s Carrie Hill Tatum Memorial Scholarship-Carley Johnson; EOD Warrior Foundation Scholarships- Genevieve Askin, Samantha Hayward, Kyle Robertson; Episcopal Churches of King George County OPP ShopColton Southall; Fary Memorial Scholarship Fund- Anna Rinko, Richard Shaw; Fredericksburg Fraternal Order of Eagles #4123- Kyle Kraisser; Fredericksburg Lodge #22, Knights of Pythias-Aleah Holmes; Greater Rappahannock (VA) Chapter of The Links Scholarship-Jessica Washington; Horace A. Revercomb, Jr. Memorial Scholarship- Sara Galan; Hudson-Morris Masonic Scholarship-Taylor Courtney; Jeremy Daniel Hawley ScholarshipAndrew Berry; Jermon Bushrod’s Visual & Rize Scholarship- Andrew Berry, Ricardo Bonilla-Vazquez, Perri Chuska, Catherine Gummer, Kristen Hornbaker, Lauren Howard, Carley Johnson, Trevor Parr, Ashley Perkins, Colton Southall; Joseph M. Marchello Dominion Scholarship- Samantha Hayward; Karen Wallace Friedman Memorial Scholarship-Andrew Berry; Katherine Sydnor Creative Writing Scholarship– Katrina Bailey; King George Art Guild-Thanh-Binh Duong; King George Builders Association- Andrew Berry; King George Chamber of Commerce- Arnelle Johnson, Carley Johnson; King George Education Association Scholarship- Andrew Berry; King George Fall Festival Pageant Scholarship- Samantha Roberts, Cameron Pelletier; King George Farm Bureau ScholarshipAshley Ackerman; King George High School Sports Hall of Fame Scholarship- Andrew Berry; KGHS Theatre

of Purpose Scholarship-Chase Cowan, Elissa Davis, Zackery Dean, Sara Galan, Avery Garnica, Kenley Green, Jesse Jones, Briahna Lide, Jenna Wine; King George Masonic Lodge 314 & Guiding Star OES Chapter 216-Shantel Harvey, Joshua Jackson, Latasha Johnson, Trevor Parr, Kiontay Reynolds; King George Optimist Club- Brittany Halsey, Arnelle Johnson, Charles Pasold, Ashley Perkins, Anna Rinko; King George PTSA Scholarship- Andrew Berry; King George Ruritan’s Buck Jones Scholarship- Andrew Berry; King George Ruritan’s J Grafton McGinniss Memorial Scholarship-Arnelle Johnson; King George Ruritan’s Nick Mason Memorial Scholarship-Sara Galan; Lauren Allie White Scholarship- Gabrielle Tate; Marie A. and Harry H. Mansbach Dominion ScholarshipTaylor Courtney; Mike Clift Memorial Scholarship- Andrew Berry; Military Officers Association of America Scholarship (M.O.A.A.)- Samantha Hayward; NAACP John T. Steward Memorial Scholarship- Jessica Washington; NARFE Premier Federal Credit Union College ScholarshipKyle Kraisser, Kayleigh Stevenson; Navy ROTC Scholarship- Emilee Brancheau; NSWC Federal Credit Union Scholarships- Jacob Mitchell, Jessica Washington; Optimist Club Essay District Winner-Anna Rinko; Peter D. Johnson Memorial FundKyle Kraisser; Randy Hennis Math Scholarship-Sarah Wessel; Rappahannock Community College: EFI Scholarships of Merit (Treakle Foundation) -Benjamin Frith, Matthew Green, Morgan Shaffer, Colton Southall; Rappahannock Community College’s Norman A. Bowen Memorial Scholarship- Jordan Smith; Rappahannock Community College: RMC Mechanical Scholarship- Matthew Green; Ratcliffe-Owens-Sumner Auxiliary #89 Scholarship- Brenna Haas; Richard C. Hayden Family ScholarshipRicardo Bonilla-Vazquez; Richard Cottrell, D.D.S. Scholarship-Aaron Kiser; Robert H. Bradley, Jr. Memorial Golf- Andrew Berry; Rudy Pekarek Award of Excellence- Troy Clift, Anna Rinko; SGT Nicholas C. Mason Memorial- Andrew Berry, Ricardo Bonilla-Vazquez, Samantha Hayward, Kristen Hornbaker, Kyle

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Kraisser, Ashley Perkins, Kayleigh Stevenson, Jessica Washington; Salem Teacher Memorial Fund: Rose Grant Scholarship-Shantel Harvey, Carley Johnson, Latasha Johnson, De’Toine Jones, Kiontay Reynolds; Viking Hunt Club Percy Harvey Sr. Memorial –Latasha Johnson; Viola M. Graves Memorial English Scholarship-Emilee Brancheau; Virginia Sheriff ’s Institute Scholarship-Jessica Washington; Virginia Tech Corp Cadets Emerging Leadership Scholarship- Daniel Grigg, Killian Wisslead; Wayne T. Day Scholarship-Gabrielle Tate; William Walton Memorial Math Scholarship- Jonathon Headley, Caleb Hull, Kayleigh Stevenson; Women’s Club of King George Arts AwardMackenzie Ossont Horner.

College Scholarships: Bridgewater College McKinney ACE Scholarship- Andrew Berry; Bridgewater College McKinney ACE Scholarships- Charles German; Champlain College Scholarship- Mullen Metcalf; Christopher Newport University’s Presidential Leadership Scholarship- Charles Pasold; Embry Riddle Aeronautical University’s Dean ScholarshipTravis Harrison; Full Sail Sounds of Foundation- Zimiri Dickerson; Hampton University Merit Scholarship- Latasha Johnson; HamptonSydney College Boys State Award & Honors/Leadership Award- Isidro Pride II; Lee University’s Presidential Scholarship- Zackery Dean; Liberty University’s VA High Achievers, Virginia Scholarship & Pastor Alumni Scholarships- Mackenzie Ossont Horner; Mount Aloysius Scholarship & Biology Fellowship- Sara Galan; Old Dominion University Presidential & Honors Scholarships- Taylor Courtney; Old Dominion University’s Academic Scholarship- Collin DeWaters; Old Dominion University’s Scholars Scholarship- Samantha Hayward; Old Dominion University’s Merit Scholarship- Kirsten Staples; Randolph-Macon College Dean’s Award- Elissa Davis; Savannah College of Art & Design Academic Honors & Achievement Scholarships- Thanh-Binh Duong; Shenandoah University Academic Scholarship- Catherine Gummer; Shenandoah University Academic Scholarship- Emily Martin; Stevenson University President Scholarship- Daniel Habron; University of Mary Washington Eagle Award & Virginia Access Award- Elizabeth Donald; University of Mary Washington Blue & Gray Award- Jacob Fulton; University of Mary Washington Presidential Award – Ricardo Bonilla-Vazquez; University of Mary Washington Eagle Award- Caitlin Niznik; University of Mary Washington’s Washington Scholar AwardAnna Rinko; University of Oklahoma National Merit Scholarship & Stipend- Nathanial Lydick; Virginia Commonwealth University Academic Scholarship- Madeline Hays; Virginia Commonwealth University Merit Scholarship- Katrina Bailey; Virginia Commonwealth University Merit Scholarship- Trevor Parr;

Virginia Commonwealth University Scholarship- Jacob Mitchell; Commonwealth University Scholarship & School of Engineering Scholarship- David Robie; Virginia Military Institute Local Scholarship– Antonio Johnson; Virginia Wesleyan College Academic Scholarship-Gabrielle Tate.

2015 Awards: Perfect Attendance for 13 YearsRudolph Morrow; Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Xi Upsilon Omega Chapter’s Academic Excellence Awards- Nathaniel Kendrick, Reyna Pepin, Jarod Watson Commonwealth Governor’s School Academic Excellence: FIRST Robotics: Nathanial Lydick, David Robie Virginia Math League, 1st place: Nathanial Lydick; Virginia Math League 2nd: De’Toine Jones Interdisciplinary Award: Anna Rinko; Leadership Award: Anna Rinko Community Service Recognition, 100+hours- Andrea Gamache, Johannes Gulick, Brenna Haas, Brittany Halsey, Arnelle Johnson, Caitlin Niznik KGHS Foreign Language Achievement Awards:SpanishKenley Green; French- Nathanial Lydick, Mullen Metcalf; GermanNicholas Linares KGHS Science Department American Red Cross “Red Cord of Life”- Savannah Doughtery, Andrea Gamache, Brittany Halsey, Tabitha Hill, Aleah Holmes, Magdalene Hull, Victoria Mason, Jacob Mitchell, Charles Pasold, Kayleigh Stevenson KGHS Senior Athletes of the YearKristin Hornbaker, Kyle Kraisser National Honor Society- Emilee Brancheau, Nicole Brem, Jonah Bryant, Earl Calloway, Taylor Courtney, Collin DeWaters, Thanh-Binh Duong, Madison English, Andrea Gamache, Kenley Green, Johannes Gulick, Brenna Haas, Brittany Halsey, Madeline Hays, Samantha Hayward, Jonathon Headley, Elizabeth Hill, Kristen Hornbaker, Joshua Jackson, Arnelle Johnson, Carley Johnson, Nathaniel Kendrick, Kyle Kraisser, Briahna Lide, Nathanial Lydick, Emily E. Martin, Kiana McKenna, Rudolph Morrow, Charles Pasold, Ashley Perkins, Anna Rinko, Kyle Robertson, Alexis Schmidt, Morgan Shaffer, Richard Shaw, Kayleigh Stevenson, Jessica Washington, Jarod Watson, Sarah Wessel National Merit Scholarship Commended Student-Anna Rinko National Merit Scholarship Finalist-Nathanial Lydick Omega Psi Fraternity Achievement Awards-Elissa Davis, Lauren Howard, Arnelle Johnson, Trevor Parr, Isidro Pride, Jarod Watson Prudential Spirit of Community Honoree-Sarah Wessel U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar/Athlete Awards: Lauren Howard, Antonio Johnson See KGHS Graduates, page 7

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.

Bible Studies: Church School - 9 a.m.

Wednesdays - Noon & 6 p.m.

Intercessory Prayer: Tuesdays 5 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.

PEOPLE’S UNION Baptist Church Rev. Harry N. Wallace, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

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King George Post 89 softball team remains undefeated at 8-0 Leonard Banks Sports Editor King George Post 89 is the only team in American Legion 12 Baseball with an undefeated record of 8-0. However, with the playoffs soon to start on July 9, the competitive atmosphere is about to get hectic, especially when you consider that there is a three wayDivision 12 tie between King George Post 89, Courtland Post 55, and Albemarle Post 74.

On Tuesday, the long awaited game between Post 89 and visiting Albemarle Post 74 ended with a rain postponement, as King George led 4-1, in the bottom of the fourth inning.

Albemarle took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning, with two outs, from a Chris Ortega RBI single.

Courtesy of a RBI single from Hunter Stevens, and a run scoring double from Drew Berry, King George scored two runs in the bottom

of the third, to take a 2-1 lead. Later in the bottom of the fourth inning, Rudy Morrow extended Post 89’s lead to 4-1, after a one out RBI hit that score two runs (Zach Johnson, Austin Halter).

Post 89 pitcher, Chris Levere, held Albemarle to one run, struck out two batters, and yielded one walk in three innings. The game will be continued at a date yet to be determined.

As for the home game featuring Spotsylvania Post 320, on Wednesday, June 24, it featured a pitcher’s duel between Zach Teeple, and Levere. In the end, King George squeaked out a 2-1 win.

Post 89 rallied from a one-run deficit to tie the game in the bottom of the fourth inning. Will Clift’s RBI sacrifice fly scored Hunter Stevens to tie the game at 1-1. Later in the bottom of the sixth inning, Clift gave Post 89 a 2-1 lead, as he slammed a run scoring single into center field that scored Austin Halter for the

win.

On Friday, June 26, King George traveled to Orange, where they dispensed of Post 156, 11-1. Both Defensively, and offensively, Post 89 dominated its rival from the west.

While Berry struck out eight batters, allowed one run, one hit, and walked one run, Jordan Estes had a 3-6 performance. Estes doubled, and singled in the fourth and fifth innings. With minor exception of the sixth inning, King George scored each of the innings played. Post 89 accounted for 14 hits, versus four hits from Orange.

Due to press deadlines, results from the Tuesday, June 30 night game featuring Fluvanna Post 2003 were not available.

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King George Post 89 1st baseman Drew Berry (right, #4) keeps a careful eye on Albemarle Post 74’s Jackson Maynard.

Eels take bite out of Hammerheads

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On Wednesday, June 24, at the Eden Estates pool, the Eden Estate Eels easily defeated the Hopyard Hammerheads, 316-190.

Leonard Banks Sports Editor Eden Estates opened the 2015 RSL regular season up on Wednesday, June 24, with a 316-190 National Division win over Hopyard. The Eels’ victory featured four triple winners in the form of Sally Owen, Brian Lilly, Jimmy Granger, and Rudy Morrow.

Owen’s wins included: girls 100yard freestyle, 15-18, 1:02.85; girls

50-yard butterfly, 15-18, 32.49; girls 50-yard backstroke, 15-18, 33.62.

Lilly’s wins featured the following events: boys 50-yard freestyle, 13-14, 27.89; boys 50-yard butterfly, 13-14, 31.33; boys 50-yard breaststroke, 1314, 37.65.

Granger’s victories included: boys 100-yard freestyle, 12 & under, 1:15.79; boys 50-yard breaststroke, 11-12, 45.44; boys 12 & under, 100yard IM, 1:29.26.

Swimmers of the Week: June 29-July 3 Staff Report Our girls’ Swimmer of the Week is not new to the Sharks. Seventeenyear-old Emily Altman has been a part of the team for 10 years, but this is the first she has been nominated.

Emily has a positive attitude, is a team player, and always has a smile on her face. She is also a member of the KGHS Swim Team. At last week’s meet against Lee’s Hill, Emily placed fourth in the 100 free (1:18.86); first in 50 free (33.54); and fourth in 50 breast (49.75).

Her fast freestyle makes her part of the undefeated 15-18 girls 100 freestyle relay team and helped the girls 13-18 Senior Medley Relay team score a first place. Way to go, Emily!

Fourteen-year-old Dylan Phipps is also a long time member of the Sharks and a KGHS Swim Team member. Dylan has been working very hard on his butterfly, and at last week’s meet he swam a very successful race in that event, scoring fifth with a time of 43.90.

Dylan swam 100 free (1:17.02), placing seventh, and 50 back (43.86), placing third. He was also a member of the 13-14 boys 100 freestyle relay team. Good job, Dylan!

Morrow’s wins included: boys 100yard freestyle, 15-18, 1:02.85; boys 50-yard freestyle, 15-18, 24.56; boys 50-yard breaststroke, 15-18, 34.14.

The Eels also featured eight double winners, and seven single winners.

In addition, the Eels captured 10 relay victories.

As for the Hammerheads, Rachel Harnage, Natalie Knoke, and Jessica Miller finished with triple win performances.

Harnage’s wins included: girls 25yard freestyle, 8 & under, 21.99; girls 25-yard butterfly, 8 & under, 26.29; girls 25-yard breaststroke, 8 & under, 33.40.

Knoke’s wins included: girls 100yard freestyle, 12 & under, 1:19.66; girls 50-yard butterfly, 11-12, 46.20; girls 50-yard breaststroke, 11-12, 46.58.

Miller’s wins included: girls 50yard freestyle, 13-14, 57.73; girls 50yard butterfly, 15-18, 32.21; girls 50yard breaststroke, 13-14, 36.20.

Drason Parker was the Hammerhead’s featured one-double winner, while six of Parker’s teammates placed solo first place medals. As a team, Hopyard won six relays.

On Wednesday, July 1, the Eels will travel to compete against Spotsylvania YMCA, while the Hammerheads will host Lake Wilderness.

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King George Post 89 base-runner Miles Levere (left, #7) prepares for a possible steal, while Albemarle Post 74 first baseman, Jack Decker (right, #25) focuses for a potential pickoff.

Dahlgren Sharks swim team report The Dahlgren Sharks began their 2015 regular dual meet season last week by soundly defeating the Lee’s Hill Lightning, 329-177.

There was a grand total of seven triple winners from all age groups and another relay team broke an RSL record.

Our triple winners were as follows: Eight-year-old Andrew Stuart placed first in fly (26.70), back (24.67), and breast (28.77); Carolyn Bentz (12) - 100 FR (1:02.15), back (34.46), breast (38.26); Jenna Kapp (12) - free (31.48), fly (33.51), and 100 IM (1:18.36); Johnathon Dates (12) - 100 Fr (1:22.69), 50 FR (36.61), back (45.83); Tamara Wheater (14) - 100 FR (1:06.30), 50 FR (30.31), 100 IM (1:18.95); Madison Declute (17) - Fly (35.25), Back (37.34), Breast (44.78);

and Asher Bentz (18) - free (26.34), back (32.37), breast (35.94).

Other first place finishes: Deborah Fairfax (8) (free – 18.87; back – 24.77); Katie Poley (8) (fly – 26.64; breast – 32.43); Seth Christensen (10) (back – 20.89; 100 IM – 1:42.29); Nick Pachek (9) (breast – 25.56); Maria Poley (10) (back – 22.29); Deonte Taleton (17)(100 FR – 1:02.15); Emily Altman (17) (50 free – 33.54); and Matt Minero (17) (fly – 30.34; 100 I M – 1:11.26).

Dahlgren’s relay teams contributed greatly to this week’s victory—including the latest RSL record breaker (the 12 and under girls 100 medley relay team swam a new record of 1:07.05): Eight and under girls 100 freestyle (Katie Poley, Ryannn Andersonn, Abby Clingman, Deborah Fairfax);

9-10 girls 100 freestyle (Adriana Minero, Maria Poley, Arwen Downum, Tori Foringer); 9-10 boys 100 freestyle (Kristian Henderson, Seth Christensen, Joseph Caro, Nick Pachek); 11-12 girls 100 freestyle (Tayor Mayros, Carter Wasser, Jenna, Kepp, Caroline Bentz); 13-14 girls 100 freestyle (Gabrielle Bricker, Emma Redmond, Aminah Brown, Tamara Wheater; 15-18 girls freestyle relay (Abi Hollingsworth, Kriscia Christensen, Emily Altma, Madison Declute); boys 15-18 freestyle relay (Ephraim Hall, Matt Minero, Deonte Taleton, Tyler Serpa); 12 and Under girls Medley Relay

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However, that was not the case for numerous outdoor endurance enthusiasts, who decided throw caution to the wind by testing their athletic and mental fortitude.

On Saturday, June 27, at the Eagles Nest community subdivision, in King George, on behalf of the Dahlgren Lions Club, 120 competitors from ages 4 to 67, competed in the third annual Dirty Lion Four-Mile and One-Mile Leo Mud Run. The major sponsor for the race was Gateway Power, Inc. “In two years, the event has gone from a 5K to a four-mile run,” Lions Club member and event coordinator Gary Roach said. “We’ve gotten four more obstacles added, including trenches, a 40 foot drop, located near the power lines, and a run through a marsh that is over the runner’s ankles.”

Along with stepping over a series of tires, climbing several retaining wall, a splash in a 25 foot mud pool, a dip into the Potomac River, and an all-out-mad-dash toward the finish line, the Lions Club has made the journey through hell and back a bit more interesting.

“I was telling a young lady, who was encouraging her kids, ‘When you’re right there after four miles, you’re going to say, oh my God, I can’t even walk another mile, but it’s almost over at that point.”

This year’s overall women’s Mud Run winner was 36-year-old King George resident April Hughes. As for the men, the overall winner was 17-year-old Gavin Taylor. Hughes finished race in 11:28 minutes, while Taylor completed the event in 9:01 minutes.

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On Saturday, at the Eagle’s Nest community, 120 thrill seeking kids and adults had the time of their life at the third annual Dirty Lion 4 Mile & Leo 1 Mile Run. tured the following category competitors completed the race in first place: Girls: Alice Gray, 6&U, 11:27, Spotsylvania; Callista Rash, 7-8,

11:59, King George; Raelyn Taylor, 9-10, 10:29, King George; Ellie Veazey: 11-13, 10:31, King George.

Boys: Grant Whitten, 6&U, 20:14,

Bealton; Carsyn Rose, 7-8, 11:43, Fredericksburg; Jackson Hopkins, 9-10, 9:19, Fredericksburg; Joseph Asiamah, 11-13, 9:39, King George.

Four Washington and Lee High School boys soccer players, key members of the Eagles team that battled all the way to the Virginia High School League championship before losing to Galax in their final game, have been selected to the 1A All-State team.

Washington and Lee Athletic Director Malcolm Lewis said Friday that forward Luis Chipres and midfielder Jacob Daiger, both seniors, as well as midfielder Pope Antunez and defender Alex Westfall, both juniors, have been honored with first team All-State selections.

The VHSL 2015 Group 1A AllState Boys team included 16 players chosen on the first team and 16 players selected for the second team. Only those players selected to the first team all-region teams were eligible for selection to the All-State team.

Chipres, Daiger, Antunez and Westfall helped the Washington and Lee boys varsity team go further in the state playoffs than any W&L soccer team in history. But the Eagles boys varsity fell in the 1A state championship game, losing to Galax 8 to 2 at Radford University’s Cupp Stadium.

Galax, the defending state champion with a record of 20-1, ran up an early lead on the scrappy Eagles early in the first half and never surrendered their advantage. Washington and Lee, which finished the season 17-6, repeatedly fought back but could not make up the advantage.

“I am very proud of my players,” Washington and Lee Soccer Coach R.J. Sudduth said. “They won seven straight playoff games to get to

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“I hope the folks of Westmoreland enjoyed watching them play as much as I did. I want to thank all of our fans who came out to support us and my staff for all their hard work.

This was a season I will never forget and I am sure my players won’t forget as well.”

— R.J. Sudduth, Washington and Lee Soccer Coach the finals. Our season had its highs and lows, but we pulled through the tough times together as a team as a family.”

Sudduth, a Washington and Lee graduate who was one of the Eagles’ first soccer players in 1998, said,” The program will miss all of our seniors.

There will never be another Luis Chipres or Jacob Daiger.

“I hope the folks of Westmoreland enjoyed watching them play as much as I did. I want to thank all of our fans who came out to support us and my staff for all their hard work. This was a season I will never forget and I am sure my players won’t forget as well.”

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Got a sweet tooth? Wild raspberry jelly is just the ticket and they generally will leave if you give them a few minutes.

For one batch of jelly you will need 10-12 cups of berries. In general, you need to remove the seeds from the berries to make the jelly. There are two ways to do this: First, you can crush the berries and put them a cup or two at a time in a jelly bag and squeeze the juice out of them. I often run the berries through a blender to crush them before loading them into the bag. It is faster. The jelly bags can be tough to find but work really well at straining seeds out of the berries.

A second technique is to use a food mill or food strainer to run the berries through. Only the pulp and juice makes it through. At the end of the process you will need at least four cups of juice. At times when I have come up a tad short, I have gotten away with adding a tiny bit of water.

feet dry, away from thorns and comfortable as I pick. Wear long pants or jeans, consider some sort of tick repellent and a hat or ball cap.

Long-sleeved shirts are OK, but they tend to snag on berry brambles.

Choose only the largest, reddest berries for the most juice, which is what you will use for the jelly making. Leave the unripe berries for the next few days and go back for a second round.

Sometimes I take a machete with me to pull down brambles from where I pick, and sometimes I use it to cut a path through brush to a berry patch.

Sometimes wading into a patch is necessary, but do pick your way carefully along and step carefully.

Also, look out for snakes. Snakes are not high on my list of things I like, but with a little observation, you will see them before you get too close

Mark Fike One of our family’s favorite treats is wild raspberry jelly.

Contrary to what some may believe, making your own jelly is not hard at all. The worst part of it is picking the berries.

Wild raspberries seem to thrive in the area these days. When I was growing up in the county, blackberries were king in our part of King George. Now, I find it tough to find any decent blackberries, but instead find plenty of raspberries.

For the next week or so, raspberries will be thriving along old logging roads, country roadsides, field borders and old home sites. The smart way to pick them is to get a few small buckets and a few friends or children and head out at dawn when the temperatures are coolest.

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However, I recommend having too much juice and using the excess for another treat.

Once you have the juice, just follow the recipe you choose. Most recipes simply have you add pectin, bring to a boil, add sugar and ladle into jars and then boil again to set the seals.

We have stored jelly jars that we have canned for a little more than a year and the jelly remains good. Just store them away from heat and in a dark place A great kids’ treat to make with the leftover juice or berries is a wild raspberry slushy. Simply crush ice very finely and then add at least a cup of juice or berries with enough sugar to make it enjoyable.

If the blended mixture is too liquid, then put it in the freezer for a short period of time or simply add more shaved or crushed ice. We often store slushies in the freezer in cups for gettogethers.

Photo by Mark Fike

Looking to sweeten up your meals? Then head out to pick some wild raspeberries and use them to make jelly. Picking berries can be a great family activitiy. Once you’ve got basket full of berries, head back home, and the jelly making can begin. You only need a little time, patience and a few ingredients, and you’ve made a treat the whole family can enjoy.

Outdoor Report Mark & Missy Fike We had a large influx of rain during the weekend in the rivers and lakes. We will see how that impacts fishing this week.

Potomac River – The pro series bass tournament was on the river this week and reportedly made things crowded and pressured so there was no report on freshwater as a result.

Ken’s Tackle in Spotsylvania reported there was good croaker action in Westmorland on bloodworms, shrimp and squid.

I took a crew out from Dahlgren and we caught plenty of blue catfish and a half-dozen or so smallto-medium croaker.

The bait that seemed to work the best was squid tipped with shrimp. Fish the shallows and the drop off edges Drift fishing was much better than

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Rappahannock River – Ken’s Tackle reported eels were working well for the big fish. Ring perch were hitting minnows near Old Mill Park and bass reportedly were hitting minnows in the same area.

Pond action is great for crappie on jigged grubs.

Bass were hitting topwater frogs on ponds this week.

Hunting Run Reservoir gave up some nice bluegill this week on nightcrawlers.

Lake Anna – Anna Point Marina reported the striper bite is good at dawn on live herring around mid-lake. Bass were hitting topwater very early in the morning and then switch over to a shady dog area to use a Shaky Head worm.

Catfish are hitting all over the lake. Fish for crappie in deep water, near structure and with small minnows.

Photo by Mark Fike

Saltwater – The croaker bite is really good in the York and Piankatank River mouths. Bull reds are cruising the Eastern Shore. Flounder action still is good along the CBBT and near Virginia Beach.

Strips of fresh fish and gulp baits worked well.

Cobia action is very good with chum and with live eels. Spanish macks are hitting very well just off the beach at Virginia Beach.

Some small spadefish were caught near structures, such as Wolftrap Light, the Cell and the CBBT but they are picky right now. Some small sharks are biting well in the lower bay in chum slicks and big cut baits.

Capt. Ryan Rogers is in Virginia Beach, and he is reporting good fishing all around. This past week, his boat landed mahi mahi, barrel fish, tile fish, spadefish, Spanish mackerel, a few tuna and some sharks.

Abraham and Elijah Lang hold up a few croaker they pulled into the boat Friday night over on the Maryland side of the Potomac River using squid and shrimp.

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KGHS Graduates: Awards From page 3 U.S. Marines Semper Fidelis Award-Emilee Brancheau U.S. Marines Distinguished Athlete-Andrew Berry U.S. Marines Scholastic Excellence-Brenna Haas Enlisted Military Recruits Recognition: Air Force-John Dale; Army- Tyler Dixon, Zachary Krainsky, Seth Post; Coast Guard Reserves- Magdalene Hull; MarinesAsher Bentz, Cody Turkette, Stephen Vanderpool Virginia School Boards Association Art Contest Winner-Cameron Pelletier.

National Honor Society: Emilee Brancheau, Nicole Brem, Jonah Bryant, Earl Calloway, Taylor Courtney, Collin DeWaters, Thanh-Binh Duong, Madison English, Andrea Gamache, Kenley Green, Johannes Gulick, Brenna Haas, Brittany Halsey, Madeline Hays, Samantha Hayward, Jonathon Headley, Elizabeth Hill, Kristen Hornbaker, Joshua Jackson, Arnelle Johnson, Carley Johnson, Nathaniel Kendrick, Kyle Kraisser, Briahna Lide, Nathanial Lydick, Emily E. Martin, Kiana McKenna, Rudolph Morrow, Charles Pasold, Ashley Perkins, Anna Rinko, Kyle Robertson, Alexis Schmidt, Morgan Shaffer, Richard Shaw, Kayleigh Stevenson, Jessica Washington, Jarod Watson, Sarah Wessel

Career & Technical Education Completers Agriculture Education: David Coates, Austin Heflin, Vance Parker, Jacob Sellers Architecture & Construction: Joshua Allwine, Asher Bentz, Joseph Bentz, Andrew Berry, Troy Blankenship, Jeremy Bragg, Jonathan Carosella, Austin Carson, Troy Clift, Craivante Clipper, Aaron Cropp, Brandon Deavers, Jared Dunnington, Cheyenne Garner, Jonathan Graham, Christopher Gray, John Gray, Daniel Habron, Jonathon Headley, Austin Heflin, Christian Horsman, Aaron Kiser, Anthony Lopez, Tristan Manning, Mayah Milstead, Chad Perry, Justin Rivera, Kyle Robertson, Joshua Rollins, Ashley Skinner, Kyle Stephens, Jonathan Swinehart, Cody Turkette Arts/Audio/Video & Communications: Chadd Burrell, Johannes Gulick, Brittany Halsey, Kristen Hornbaker, Joshua Jackson, Nicholas Linares, Deante Peyton, Kyle Robertson, Morgan Sisemore, Nicholas Smith Business & Information Technology Education: Cameron Adkins, Bridget Albertson, Anthony Altman, Andrew Arvizu, Marco Bazan, Christian Brown, Brittany Chiarzia, Collin DeWaters, , Matthew Hall, Phylicia Hamilton, Shantel Harvey, Austin Heflin, Kayla Hester, Aleah Holmes, Joshua Jackson, Nathanial Lydick,

These four spoons were recent purchases by a local collector at a consignment shop in Charlottesville. The buyer enjoys acquiring silver pieces, and sent these as representative of what he collects.

The large spoon is English from the reign of George IIII; the owner has not researched the hallmark, but he thought the spoon was well worth the $40 asking price. Regardless of the hallmark, clearly he was correct, as it is worth twice that amount. Being English silver the hallmark would tell not only the maker, but the place and period of manufacture. This piece is over 90 percent silver.

The small spoon to the right is American sterling from the Art Deco period of the twentieth century. It is a souvenir spoon, depicting the Empire State Building in New York City. Although small it is well worth the $8 asking price, if only in melt value. Souvenir spoons are popular collectibles, and sell well, particularly on the Henry Lane Internet where collectors abound.

The spoon to the right is by Albert Coles, an illustrious Hull New York silversmith, who operated between 1835 and 1875. The style of this piece reflects the Aesthetic Period of the decorative arts. The bowl is gold-washed, a further indication of its superior quality. A great example of his work, it is worth $25.

Lastly, the small demitasse spoon at the top of the photograph is hallmarked “”800”, indicating that it is European continental silver, and probably from

Janice Simms, James Sites, Jordan Smith, Colton Southall, Qwavontae Taylor, Sarah Wessel Health Science: Josephine Altman, JaQuar Burnett, Robert Burns, De’Asia Callanan, Perri Chuska, Allison Coates, Zimiri Dickinson, Nana Djan, William Drury, Katherine Fitzjarrald, Matthew Green, Catherine Gummer, Elizabeth Hill, Carly Lindstrom, Rudolph Morrow, Trevor Parr, Samantha Roberts, De’Quan Whiting Marketing Education: Bridget Albertson, Davonte Bea, Matthew Brown, Jonah Bryant, JaQuar Burnett, Robert Burns, Earl Calloway, Savannah Dougherty, Andrew Gimmellie, Alezsa Green, Daniel Habron, Sha’Tiva Harvey, Kristen Hornbaker, Antonio Johnson, Arnelle Johnson, Carley Johnson, Zachary Krainski, Jacob Mitchell, Ashley Perkins, Janice Simms, Colton Southall, Luke Stevens, Justin Wood Naval JROTC: Andrew Brown, Austin Carson, John Dale, Tyler Dixon, Jared Dunnington, Benjamin Frith, Daniel Grigg, Ephraim Hall, Samantha Hayward, Tabitha Hill, Antonio Johnson, De’Toine Jones, Shannon Levi, John Maly, John Marshall, Vance Parker, Maria Pligeo, Isidro Pride II, DeAndre Reynolds, Cameron Rucker, Kirsten Staples, Killian Wisslead Teachers for Tomorrow: Christina Jones Governor’s Early College Scholars: Jonathan Arslan, Ricardo Bonilla-Vazquez, Nicole Brem, Jonathan

Clark, Taylor Courtney, Zackery Dean, Thanh-Binh Duong, Madison English, Andrea Gamache, Charles German, Jonathan Graham, Kenley Green, Matthew Green, Daniel Grigg, Johannes Gulick, Matthew Hall, Brittany Halsey, Madeline Hays, Jonathon Headley, Elizabeth Hill, Mackenzie Horner, Amelia Howell, Juliana Irace, Arnelle Johnson, De’Toine Jones, Nathaniel Kendrick, Aaron Kiser, Kyle Kraisser, John Lilly, Nathanial Lydick, Michelle Macaluso, Emily E. Martin, Victoria Mason, Kiana McKenna, Jacob Mitchell, Rudolph Morrow, Savannah Nalls, Caitlin Niznik, Logan Olszewski, Charles Pasold, Ashley Perkins, Michayla Perry, Stephen Rech, Anna Rinko, David Robie, Richard Shaw, Jordan Smith, Kayleigh Stevenson, Max Wahlquist, Jarod Watson, Killian Wisslead; William A. Sibley Principal’s Honor Awards: Scholars for 201415 year: Josephine Altman, Andrew Arvizu, Davonte’ Bea, Joseph Bentz, Andrew Berry, John Bibel, Ricardo Bonilla-Vazquez, Emilee Brancheau, Nicole Brem, Christian Brown, Katy Bruning, Jonah Bryant, Troy Clift, Taylor Courtney, Elissa Davis, Victoria Donald, Thanh-Binh Duong, Katherine Fitzjarrald, Cheyenne Garner, Avery Garnica, Charles German, Johannes Gulick, Catherine Gummer, Brenna Haas, Brittany Halsey, Jonathon Headley, Kristen Hornbaker, Caleb Hull, Magdalene Hull, Joshua Jackson, Hayley Jones, Nathaniel Kendrick, Kyle Kraisser,

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Emily E. Martin, Kiana McKenna, Brittney Miers, Rudolph Morrow, Karima Muhammad, Mackenzie Ossont Horner, Trevor Parr, Isidro Pride II, Adam Pryor, Stephen Rech, Kanysha Reynolds, Kyle Robertson, Erin Shelton, Colton Southall, Kirsten Staples, Kayleigh Stevenson, Gabrielle Tate, Jessica Washington, Jarod Watson, Sarah Wessel; William A. Sibley Principal’s Honor Awards: Distinguished Scholars for 2014-15 year: Matthew Hall, Madeline Hays, Samantha Hayward, Lauren Howard, Amelia Howell, Nathanial Lydick, Anna Rinko, Richard Shaw; KGHS Honor Graduates Cumulative 3.0-3.49 GPA: Bridget Albertson, Whitney Allen, Jonathan Arslan, Deonte Ballard, Davonte’ Bea, Eric Bosworth Jr., Katy Bruning, Chadd Burrell, Ian Clark, David Coates Jr., Chase Cowan, Stefanny Diaz, Elizabeth Donald, Savannah Dougherty, Rebecca Durling, Myan Fletcher, Jacob Fulton, Logan Garner, Avery Garnica, Andrew Gimmellie, Matthew Green, Travis Harrison, Sha’Tiva Harvey, Shantel Harvey, Tabitha Hill, Aleah Holmes, Affinity Johnson, Latasha Johnson, Christina Jones, Hayley Jones, Jesse Jones, Matthew Kline, Carly Lindstrom, Victoria Mason, Jeneice Middleton, Mayah Milstead, Cheyenne Mounts, Caitlin Niznik, Juwan Parker, Cameron Pelletier, Michayla Perry, Maria Pliego, Rodney Richards Jr., Jada Saxon, Rachael Shoemaker, Morgan Sisemore, James Sites V, Ashley Skin-

Germany. The 800 means that it is 80 percent silver, with 20 percent alloy for strength. It will not polish as well as coin or American sterling with are 90 percent and 92.5 percent silver.

Because of the lower silver amount, continental silver does not sell as well. Hungarian silver is “600”, the silver content being only 60 percent.

Despite the smaller silver content, this spoon is worth far more than the $2 sale price.

The values of these purchases were well worth the price of the gasoline for the trip to Charlottesville.

Happy Antiquing!

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.

ner, Jordan Smith, Kaine Smith, Kyle Stephens, Luke Stevens, Kalib Suckow, Brenden Thompson, Jacob Tritt, Cody Turkette, Max Wahlquist, Tyra Washington, De’Quan Whiting, Justin Wood; KGHS Distinguished Honor Grads Cumulative 3.5 GPA and above: Ashley Ackerman, Anthony Altman, Josephine Altman, Andrew Arvizu, Genevieve Askin, Katrina Bailey, Marco Bazan, Joseph Bentz, Andrew Berry, John Bibel, Kristen Blalock, Ricardo Bonilla-Vazquez, Emilee Brancheau, Amber Breeden, Mackenzie Broderick, K’lah Brown, Jonah Bryant, Earl Calloway, Perri Chuska, Jonathan Clark, Troy Clift, Allison Coates, Taylor Courtney, Zackery Dean, Collin DeWaters, Victoria Donald, Thanh-Binh Duong, Madison English, Katherine Fitzjarrald, Sara Galan, Andrea Gamache, Cheyenne Garner, Charles German, Jonathan Graham, Kenley Green, Daniel Grigg, Johannes Gulick, Catherine Gummer, Brenna Haas, Daniel Habron, Matthew Hall, Brittany Halsey, Phylicia Hamilton, Madeline Hays, Samantha Hayward, Jonathon Headley, Elizabeth Hill, Kristen Hornbaker, Lauren Howard, Amelia Howell, Caleb Hull, Magdalene Hull, Juliana Irace, Joshua Jackson, Antonio Johnson, Arnelle Johnson, Carley Johnson, De’Toine Jones, Nathaniel Kendrick, Aaron Kiser, Kyle Kraisser, Briahna Lide, John Lilly, Nicholas Linares, Anthony Lopez, Nathanial Lydick, Michelle Macaluso, John Marshall, Matthew Marshall, Emily Martin, Kiana McKenna, Guadalupe Mejia, Brittney Miers, Jacob Mitchell, James Morin, Rudolph Morrow, Karima Muhammad, Savannah Nalls, Logan Olszewski, Mackenzie Ossont Horner, Trevor Parr, Charles Pasold, Ashley Perkins, Isidro Pride II, Stephen Rech, Kanysha Reynolds, Anna Rinko, Kyle Robertson, David Robie, Alexis Schmidt, Morgan Shafer, Richard Shaw, Erin Shelton, Colton Southall, Kirsten Staples, Kayleigh Stevenson, Gabrielle Tate, Jessica Washington, Jarod Watson, Sarah Wessel, Jenna Wine, Killian Wisslead; Rappahannock Community College’s Associate of Arts and Sciences Transfer Degree Recipients: Charles German, Nathaniel Lydick, Anna Rinko, Jordan Smith Salutatorian: Nathanial Lydick Valedictorian: Anna Rinko

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Westmoreland State Park is hiring for the following seasonal/wage position: *INTERPRETER: Weekends and holidays required. Outgoing and responsible individuals with a strong interest in working with a wide variety of customers needed to assist with interpretive duties throughout the Park.

Interpreters are responsible for keeping the Discovery Center open and organized, and provide information to visitors about the history of the park and its natural resources.

Duties include updating interpretive kiosks throughout the park, leading public programs such as guided hikes and kayak trips, and money handling. Interpreters assist with school groups, scout programs, fairs, and park programming. *No benefits are associated with seasonal positions*.

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NOTICE TOWN OF COLONIAL BEACH JULY 4TH HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

The Town of Colonial Beach Administrative Offices will be closed Friday, July 3, 2015 to observe the July 4th Independence Day Holiday.

The Public Works Refuse Department will be closed on Friday July 3, 2015 also. Friday’s refuse collection will be picked up on Thursday, July 2, 2015. The Administrative Offices will re-open normal working hours on Monday, July 6, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Kathleen Flanagan Town Clerk 7/1/15 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) 5513247. For the hearing impaired call (804) 367-9753.

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Fredericksburg woman convicted on drug charges in King George Richard Leggitt A Fredericksburg woman, who came to King George County last year to sell drugs, was convicted in King George Circuit Court last week of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute.

Kimberly Cooke, 44, was arrested after she was stopped by King George Sheriff ’s Deputy Doug Jones, who observed her driving erratically and swerving over the yellow lines on the

road on Dec. 18, 2014.

Cooke appeared to be under the influence, according to Jones, and she was arrested on possession with intent to distribute after her car was searched and found to contain narcotics.

“The defendant came to King George County will the sole and express intent to sell drugs,” said King George Commonwealth’s Attorney Keri Gusmann. “Fortunately, the King George Sheriff ’s Office did an excellent

job in apprehending the defendant prior to her ability to sell her poison in our county. This was a classic case of good old-fashioned police work.”

Circuit Court Judge Patricia Kelly accepted a guilty plea from Cooke Thursday and sentenced her to five years in prison with all but eight months of the sentence suspended.

Cooke was ordered to receive drug counseling and Kelly placed her on five years active, supervised probation.

BUSES: Transportation study planned From page 1 our least experienced drivers inheriting those substitute runs and they vary day by day,” Benson had said. “We would be flip-flopping it so new people would be likely to get familiar runs.”

The proposal had been brought forward to him by the school division’s Driver Advisory Council.

“I thought it was a well- thought out

King George School Board meetings available for public online viewing King George school board meetings are now available again online from the division website.

That capability had been requested by the school board and begun at the beginning of the calendar year. The first threewere posted, then there was a technical problem involving the contractor and Metrocast, and meetings could no longer being

posted.

Superintendent Rob Benson announced last week that meetings are again being posted, the previous meetings now online.

The link for each posted meeting immediately takes viewers directly to a YouTube page and the meeting starts up.

The link is from the ‘meeting

dates’ page in the ‘school board’ section, which also provides access to meeting agendas and handouts, including personnel action sheets.

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idea and one worth merit,” Benson said.

But it didn’t catch on with the members of the school board.

Member T.C. Collins expressed concern about late buses.

“That needs to stop,” Collins said.

“And if this plan can do that, I’m 110 percent behind it.”

School Board chairman Mike Rose agreed. He changed his mind when he saw more explanation was

requested by school board members John Davis, Kristin Tolliver and Ken Novell.

“It sounds like we have more questions than I thought we’d have,” Rose said, adding the topic could be placed as an agenda item for discussion at a meeting in January.

The lead driver was subsequently piloted for a few weeks, but school board members did not approve it.

Osbourne tapped as KG school division’s transportation supervisor Phyllis Cook John Osbourne, the King George School Division’s new supervisor of student transportation started work on July 1.

Osbourne comes from the Caroline County School Division, where he has been employed for the last eight years as a bus shop foreman/mechanic.

Prior to that, he worked as a

shop mechanic in the King George division for 10 years Osbourne is filling the vacancy left by the resignation of Ray Newton, which was approved by the school board as part of its personnel action on June 8. His resignation as supervisor of transportation was effective June 19.

Newton’s resignation followed criticism from School Board Chairman John Davis and

member Kristin Tolliver about late school buses.

“I think this board needs to take a long, hard look at our transportation issues. In my opinion this has really become one of the biggest issues we have this whole school year,” Tolliver said. “It’s really become a serious concern and I think we need to do something to address that.”

Newton submitted his resignation on June 8.

VA Chamber to conduct trade study Staff Report RICHMOND – The Virginia Chamber Foundation’s Center for Trade has contracted with McDearman Associates, LLC to conduct a study on the role of trade in Virginia’s economy. The study, which will include a regional breakdown of trade’s economic impact, will be released Sept. 24 at the Virginia Chamber’s Forum on Trade and Infrastructure.

“One in four jobs in Virginia depend on trade, and we know that 7,600 Virginia small businesses are exporters,” said Keith Martin, executive director of the Virginia Chamber Foundation. “This new study will give policy-makers and business leaders in Virginia a better idea of the full impact of trade in the commonwealth and the effectiveness of our current policies

regarding trade.”

William & Mary’s Raymond A. Mason School of Business will also partner with the foundation and McDearman Associates to quantify the statewide output and job impacts, and state government tax impacts, of Virginia-produced exports.

McDearman Associates will conduct interviews with exporting companies and provide in-depth data and analysis on trade’s role in Virginia. The study will also include an assessment of Virginia’s current programs and activities related to exports and trade.

The mission of the Virginia Chamber Foundation is to strengthen Virginia’s long-term competitiveness through implementation support for Blueprint Virginia. The foundation conducts research, provides metrics for the state’s progress and produces

events on issues facing business.

Blueprint Virginia is a comprehensive initiative to provide business leadership, direction and long-range economic development planning for Virginia.

For 12 months during 2012-13, the blueprint process engaged business and community leaders from around the state through grassroots involvement.

Briefings were held in more than 30 communities where hundreds of Virginia citizens voted on priority issues for their region and the state.

The Blueprint Virginia project collaborated with more than 300 organizations and more than 7,000 participants to develop “A Business Plan for the Commonwealth,” which provides elected officials and private sector leaders with a roadmap for economic competitiveness.

King George School board members question water and sewer bills Phyllis Cook The King George County School Board has directed Superintendent Rob Benson to find out why it has to pay water and sewer bills for its facilities.

The request came at the June 22 school board meeting, which only three members attended.

“All we’re doing is exchanging dollars,” School Board Chairman John Davis said at each of the last two business meetings.

The county pays its water and sewer bills to the King George County Service Authority.

All county-related facilities are billed and pay for their water and sewer services.

Those include the courthouse, Sheriff ’s office, fire stations, Citizens Center, the Smoot Library, Animal Control, the county administration building, and the Service Authority building itself on Route 3 near the former Howard’s restaurant.

School board member T.C. Collins and Davis had teamed up for the third meeting in a row on June 22 to complain about water bills. None of the other three school board members have publicly commented on the topic.

“See if we have to pay the bill or see if we can get an agreement worked out on that, since we’re a user from the same county,” Collins said.

“You could call Mr. Quesenberry, I guess, and ask him,” Davis said to Benson. “Why do we pay a water bill, when the county doesn’t pay a county water bill?”

While several entities start with ‘King George County,’ including the school board’s legal name, the school board, Service Authority and county administration under the Board of Supervisors are all separate legal entities within King George with their own employees. The same applies to the King George County Sheriff ’s department, which is managed by an elected constitutional officer.

Except for the Service Authority, all others receive funding allocations

from the county under the board of supervisors.

County Administrator Travis Quesenberry referred the issues to Chris Thomas, general manager of the Service Authority.

“The King George County Service Authority is a political subdivision, separate and apart from King George

County,” Thomas said.

He also provided a list of government entities with water/sewer billing.

“The authority is obligated to charge for services provided to its customers,” Thomas said.

Regulations require all water and/ or sewer customers to be billed for services.

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