SUFFOLK NEWS-HERALD
PEANUT FEST
Peanut Fest 2016
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016 | XX
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
6
9
Peanut Queen
12-13
19
A permanently installed automatic standby Generac® generator protects your family and home from damaging, dangerous outages.
Your Home Generator Specialist® Class A Electrical Contractor
2 | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016
PEANUT FEST
Dr. J. Ryland Gwaltney
SUFFOLK NEWS-HERALD
Dr. Steve A. Gwaltney
SILVER
AWARD
WINNER
LOCALS CHOICE
2016 Dr. Whitney B. Gwaltney WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE YOU!
COSMETIC AND IMPLANT DENTISTRY
• Comprehensive Dental Care for Adults, Adolescents And Children • Same Day Crowns • Nitrous Oxide Sedation for Apprehensive Patients • Digital Imaging and Photography • Compassionate Experienced Staff • Gentle, Pain Free Dentistry • Ask About Our Whitening Special
SUFFOLK NEWS-HERALD
PEANUT FEST
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016 | 3
RAY
Batton
Suffolk City Council
SLEEPY HOLE BOROUCH
Family Man • Military Veteran • Business Leader I love Suffolk and the Sleepy Hole borough and the people I see every day who live here. I have seen time after time that when we talk to each other and work together, good things happen. I truly believe that if we can continue to do that, we can achieve so much good for our city and its people. I want that chance to work with you and see what we can accomplish. Let’s work Let’s work together.
Proud Sponsor of Community Fun! Few banks have the gratification of serving their community as long as we have. Our values of courtesy, promptness, reliability and security have remained unchanged since 1919, however the products and services we offer have continually improved to meet the needs of every customer. And once again, we are a proud sponsor of the Suffolk Peanut Festival…Enjoy!
FARMERS BANK Since 1919
www.farmersbankva.com • 757-242-6111
4 | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016
Enjoy this Year's Peanut Fest October 8-11
PEANUT FEST
SUFFOLK NEWS-HERALD
I’m SO going to miss this I blew it. Somehow I actually forgot that Peanut Fest always takes place on the second weekend of October. At 51, I’d like to think I’m still too young to blame this on old age, but failing to blame it on that would leave me with no other option except simple boneheadedness. My wife likely has something to say about that. So while you’re at Peanut Fest — you WILL be at Peanut Fest, won’t you? — I’m going to be out of the country. It’s the only reason I could imagine for missing Suffolk’s biggest event Best of the year — except, perhaps, hospitalization. wishes In fact, th it wasn’t until we were well38 into the planning stages for Annual our annual newsroom foray into the wildsPeanut of Peanut Fest that I realized theFest! dates of this year’s
event coincided with the dates my wife and I will be gone. One minute, we were talking about how to keep warm this year in the Suffolk N e w s - H e r a l d ’s tent, where we’ve produced Peanut Res Spears Fest editions of the paper for the Editor past three years, and the next I was standing before my staff, saying, “Uh oh.” And then all the planning came to a screeching halt. There was just no way I could ask my staff to do all the hard work of setting up our mobile newsroom without being there to help them. So we won’t be at Peanut Fest this year, at least not round-theclock, as we have done the past few years.
That said, staff members from the Suffolk News-Herald will be on site for all the big events. The demolition derby. The mud bog. The Peanut Butter Sculpting Contest. (YAY! It’s back!) The concerts. Maybe even the hotwings challenges, which one of our former staff members seems to be intent on winning some day. Personally, I’m especially going to miss the tasty treats to be found and enjoyed, especially the free peanuts. There’s nothing like walking past the information booth and being handed a cupful of free salted-in-the-shell goodness, only to turn around and come back 10 minutes later for more. Have a great Peanut Fest. As with the peanuts, I’ll be back for more. — Res Spears
Heal Your
Thanks To Our Many Friends and Loyal Patrons That Have Helped Us Achieve 28 Years of Service To The Community and Their Pets! ENJOY THE 39TH ANNUAL P-NUT FEST OCT. 6TH - 9TH
Open: Mon., Wed. & Fri. 8 - 6, Tues. & Thurs. 8 - 7, Sat. 8 - 12
2016
Locally Owned and Operated Since 1988
SUFFOLK NEWS-HERALD
PEANUT FEST
It’s a food-for-all BY STERLING GILES STAFF WRITER
This year’s food selections at the Suffolk Peanut Fest are set to have your mouth watering. There will be a variety ranging from barbecue to jambalaya. There will be more than 30 food vendors on-site, according to Angie Twiford, assistant director for Suffolk Festivals Inc. Several veteran vendors will be in attendance, along with some new faces. “I walk the whole circle and want to eat from all of the vendors,” Twiford said. “You can please everybody in your family.” Check out the list below to see some of what is being offered this year. 4All In One Catering has your standard selection of turkey legs, barbecue, hotdogs, wings, chicken tenders and fries. 4Aspara Chapter No. 43, Order of the Eastern Star, offers a
variety of family food — assorted biscuits, wingettes, desserts and potato jacks. 4B and D Catering follows the same trend of family eats but also has gyros, corn dogs and blooming onion. 4Cactus Jack’s Soda can cool you off with some smoothies. 4Cactus Jack’s Soda and Grill taps into its Cajun recipes with gumbo, jambalaya, Cajun chicken, New Orleans steak, calabashstyle seafood and wraps. 4Caribbean Grill and More offers a mix of island and American cuisine, including jerk chicken, shawarmas, falafel, gyros, hot dogs, fajitas and fried mushrooms. 4D and J Concessions serves ice cream and floats. 4Funtastic Foods is offering chicken bacon skewers, cheeseburgers, hot dogs, pulled pork, chicken tenders and more. 4Hammerheads Seafood delves into the Cajun variety with
A father and daughter get set to get on one of the fest’s carnival rides.
•Custom Design •Printing •Promo products
www.ecopico.com 757.934.2113
FILE PHOTO
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016 | 5
FILE PHOTO
Suffolk Peanut Fest has a variety of foods and beverages available for all to enjoy.
jambalaya, bourbon chicken, crab cake etouffee, alligator bites, crawfish and oyster. 4Hawaiian Sno, as implied by the name, offers snow cones and also roasted corn. 4Jadean’s Smokin’ Six O is all about some good ol’ barbecue. The vendor offers pulled pork barbecue, beef brisket, barbecue chicken and St. Louis ribs among others. 4Knights of Columbus Suffolk Council 7363 offer hot dogs, hamburgers and cheeseburgers. 4Little Piggy’s Wurst Nightmare has a variety of barbecue selections, chicken fingers and loaded nachos. 4Locksley Jones is about the Jamaican cuisine, “mon.” 4M and L Concessions has a variety of dogs, sweet potato fries, chicken on a stick and fried
•brochures •invitations
•Business cards www.facebook.com/eCopico
green beans. 4MJ Enterprises and Miss Jody’s Mini Donuts will serve… you guessed it, doughnuts! 4Mr. Potato has its namesake available in addition to a seafood variety — shrimp, catfish, crab cakes and crab. 4Old Texas Soda Company offers cream sodas and, surprisingly, T-shirts. 4Pennsylvania Dutch Funnel Cake offers these doughy slices of heaven and drinks. 4Rudy’s Pizzeria offers what it does best. 4Sherri’s Crab Cakes offers cakes and crab soup. 4Shockley’s Food Service taps into European cuisine with souvlaki, Greek salad, gyros and chicken in pita. 4Spuds has family foods and churros, to boot. 4Suffolk Moose Lodge
doesn’t offer what you think — no moose were harmed in the making of this establishment. Instead, they serve crab cake, hamburgers, hotdogs and fries. 4Temptations Italian Ice caters to our temptations with hamburgers, fish sandwiches, smoothies, wings, chicken sandwiches and much more. 4Wensil’s specializes in fried desserts with funnel cakes and fried Twinkies and Oreos. 4Last but not least, we have World Cuisine with foods from all over the world. The vendor serves fish sandwiches, Caribbean fish tacos, Jamaican chicken, Mexican wraps and blooming onion. In addition to these delectable pickings, the festival’s namesake will be in abundance. Come hungry, because the fest has tons of food available to fill your belly.
Curtis M. Holland CLU, ChFC
Life Insurance • Annuities • Long Term Care
539-7470 For Professional Service
6 | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016
PEANUT FEST
SUFFOLK NEWS-HERALD
A little mud and a few dents
BY NIQKO MARSHALL STAFF WRITER
It’s about that time of year for motorsports fans to gather at the Suffolk Peanut Fest to watch cars and trucks compete in highenergy events filled with flying mud and clanking metal. The Demolition Derby and the mud jam have been popular events at Peanut Fest, and they’re back this year by popular demand. And organizers have made some changes to increase participation this time around. For the last couple of years, the Demolition Derby has had a slight drop in competitors. Among the reasons is the increase
in the price of scrap vehicles. This year the Demolition Derby staff is determined to bring the event back to where it used to be. The plan seems to be working, as twice the number of cars have registered this far. Part of the attraction has been an increase in the prize money, from $1,500 to $4,150. Also, different classes have been created for those who want to basic-build or weld. The classes include stock compact, stock full size, and modified full size. In previous years there were only two classes. Now drivers have to be aware of what classes they are in and what the rules allow. A nicer
FILE PHOTO
The new Mud Jam was so popular at last year's Peanut Fest that organizers held an encore in the spring. This weekend's event has been expanded to include a variety of new classes.
track also will be established this year that will allow more room for speed and harder hits. A Mad Dog award will be given this year to the driver who puts on the best show — or in other words who receives the most “oooh’s” and “ahhh’s” from the crowd. “This award is for the guy who goes out there and puts on a show,” derby staff member Scotty Buchanan said. “He doesn’t care about winning — he just wants to tear stuff up and give the crowd a good show.” The winner of the Mad Dog award will receive a custom trophy made of car parts. Buchanan and the rest of the staff are confident that the changes will improve the derby, while also catering to the excitement of friends and families. “Fans come to be entertained,” he said. “There’s a reason why there’s traffic on the road — because people love a good wreck. They want to see a bunch of cars out there hitting and tearing stuff up, instead of a handful of cars. The Peanut Fest saw a means to make changes this year and so far it’s been a success.” The Mud Jam, like the derby, is expected to deliver a great event. One thing that is unique about the nonprofit event this year is the increase of “street trucks” participating. Street trucks are normal, everyday trucks that are
FILE PHOTO
The Demolition Derby has long been a popular event for spectators at the Suffolk Peanut Fest, but in recent years, participation had fallen. Organizers have made some changes to arrest that trend.
not normally used for racing. “Usually we have about five or eight of those trucks, but I am floored by how many we have this year,” Big Daddy Motorsports’ Ken Whitley said. “We have about 30 so far. It gives everybody a chance to run their truck if they want to.” The track will be set up to be equal for every type of truck. Along with street trucks, “tuff trucks” and monster trucks will be involved, as well. The popularity of Mud Jam has allowed for events outside of Peanut Fest, including an encore event in April. The event is open to all who want to participate. “What gets the fans so excited about this event is that they can
look at those cars in the mud and relate to it as something they drive,” Whitley said. “The fans can look at the vehicles in this event and say, ‘Hey, I drive something like that.’” The Mega-Truck Tug of War will be exciting, as a steel pipe with chains will be tied to the back of the trucks, and they will try to pull each other backward. Both events are expecting big turnouts, and registration is open until the day of the event. Participants come from everywhere from Northern Virginia to Maryland and North Carolina. The Demolition Derby will be held at 7 p.m. Friday. The Mud Jam will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday.
AUTO CLINIC Engine • Electrical • Brakes • Struts • Suspension Master Technician
Major or Minor Engine Repair 1209 Carolina Road, Suffolk, VA • 757-539-1690
NO CREDIT CHECK
Quality at the Best Prices!
SUFFOLK NEWS-HERALD
PEANUT FEST
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016 | 7
Peanut Fest
October 6 - 9
48 Water Front
WILROY RD., SUFFOLK Just off Rt. 58 Bypass
538-2325
Three Rivers Farms $65,000 Very nice 8.5 acres on a beautiful pond near the Nottoway River. Nice building site for your home.
Call Gene Harrell 488-4600 or 334-1075
8 | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016
PEANUT FEST
Big names for the big stage
BY R.E. SPEARS III EDITOR Country music star Joe Nichols gets the top billing for Peanut Fest, but there’s plenty of hot entertainment on the Budweiser Main Stage, both Saturday and Sunday. Josh Phillips will open for Nichols at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, and Clark Manson and the Brothers Osborne will entertain from the festival’s prime venue, with sets starting at 2 and 3:30 p.m., respectively, on Sunday.
Josh Phillips
Josh Phillips
Phillips, a native of Sanford, N.C., had been expected to become famous in another venue entirely, the baseball field. He was a high school star, was scouted by Major League Baseball and played in college.
But that’s where the slugging career ended and a new career behind a microphone began. Facing career-ending injuries, Phillips put down his bat and picked up a guitar in 2012, and it soon became apparent that
his talent on the baseball field would be eclipsed by his stage presence, his songwriting ability and his musical skills. In four short years, he has played more than 400 shows in more than a dozen states, appearing at festivals and top venues and opening for national acts including Cole Swindell, Chris Janson, Sam Hunt and Tyler Farr. He has also written with such artists as Love & Theft, Channing Wilson and Alabama’s Kemo Forrest. His song “Can I Get an Outlaw” was recorded by Luke Combs, and Warren Stone, a top-25 contestant on “The Voice,” is releasing another Phillips song, “Up in Smoke.” Phillips released an acoustic version of his first single, “Fixer Upper,” in August, and he is working on his debut album.
BEST HOME! BEST PRICE! Come See Our Outstanding Selection!
• Double Wides • Modulars •Land /Home • Singlewides 11281 Jefferson Ave., Newport News, VA
599-3803 Just a short drive over the JRB turn left onto Jefferson Ave., Go 3 miles, We’re on the left.
We Hope You Enjoy e 39th Annual SUFFOLK PEANUT FESTIVAL Oct. 6th - 9th Routes 13 & 32 Junction Follow the Signs
SUFFOLK NEWS-HERALD
Clark Manson
When Clark Manson’s parents realized their toddler had memorized all the lyrics to “Achy Breaky Heart,” they began to make sure their son was exposed to all the music he could handle, including an annual music festival, the Country Concert, in nearby Fort Loramie, Ohio. But it was a seat in the nosebleed section at a George Strait concert when he was 5 that set the singer’s course. “Ever since then, I wanted to be George Strait,” he states in the biography on his website. His parents gave him a guitar when he was 9, and he began teaching himself to play. By 12, he could play “Knocking on Heaven’s Door.” A potentially costly run-in
Clark Manson with a resident advisor in college turned into a free show at a nearby bar, and soon Manson was a repeat performer at his college hangout, a gig that convinced him to form a full band See STAGE page 17
SUFFOLK NEWS-HERALD
PEANUT FEST
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016 | 9
Nichols loves fair atmosphere
BY TRACY AGNEW NEWS EDITOR
Joe Nichols comes to Peanut Fest as the headliner on the heels of surprise openings on The Garth Brooks World Tour in front of sold-out crowds in Anaheim, Calif. Nichols treated the shocked crowds to rollicking openings for Brooks, one of the most recognized names in country music. “It’s been kind of a whirlwind few days here,” Nichols said by phone recently. He is on his own tour throughout 2016, which includes a stop at the Peanut Fest on Saturday. Nichols said he remembers going to county fairs as a child and seeing his favorite musicians. “The atmosphere of a county fair, to me, is a fun one,” he said. “The fairs always seem to make me happy, no matter what happens.” Nichols recorded his first album in 2002. A couple of years later, the Rogers, Ark., native went from working nights as a country music disc jockey to touring with Alan Jackson and Toby Keith. Since then, the accolades have poured in. He is a fourtime Grammy nominee and has won multiple awards from the
Country Music Association, Academy of Country Music, Billboard and the New York Times. In 2014, he became one of only two artists to spend more than two weeks at the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. Throughout his career, he’s had six No. 1 hits and eight Top 10 singles, such as “Brokenheartsville” and “Gimmie That Girl.” This year, he’s riding high on his new single, “Undone.” Nichols said he did “Undone” after hearing from his wife that he doesn’t do many “sexy” songs. “There’s party songs or more thought-provoking songs, but there’s not a whole lot of sexy songs in the catalog,” Nichols agreed. He was nervous about his wife hearing the song for the first time, but she loved it. And it seems the fans love it, too. “The crowds have loved it,” he said. “And radio seems to really dig it.” Nichols says he’s grown a lot from those days in 2002 when he was still cutting his first album. “I’m a little more mature — and in some ways, I’m not,” he joked. “Musically, I’ve always been aware of what I’m supposed to be, what I feel my niche is. I’ve never strayed
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Joe Nichols will be the headline act on Saturday evening at the Suffolk Peanut Fest. He opened recently for sold-out crowds on The Garth Brooks World Tour in California.
really far away from that.” Still, a lot has changed in the business, and Nichols and his team have kept up with the times. “We’ve had to make sure we
Call
255-4040
Contact Res Spears at 934-9616 or res.spears@suffolknewsherald.com.
Hair Care & Nail Center
JAMIE, CAROL & ELISE
Manicures • Pedicures • Hair Coloring • Ear Piercing • Foiling • Perms • Acrylic & Gel Nails • Face Waxing
his career. “We like to keep a nice, good flow,” he said. “There’s a range of emotions that, at the very end, everybody feels good about.”
FLYING HIGH FOR 44 YEARS
Having trouble finding a copy? Tell us where you’d like to see our newsstands.
Cynthia’s
didn’t start feeling dated,” he said. “We had to refresh the sound a couple times.” In the end, concertgoers at Peanut Fest will hear a range of Nichols’ work that covers
A Family Owned Business... NOW HIRING
Call for an appt. 925-0516 Open 8:30 a.m. Tues. - Sat. Walk~Ins Welcome 3618 Pruden Bivd., Suffolk, Just west of NSA
Lee Middletown & Heritage Dolls Now Stocking Plastic Models
Classes held Monday 6PM-7PM Thursday 11AM- 12 Noon East Suffolk Recreation Center 138 S. 6th St. Suffolk, VA Assistant, Vee Austin CL DJ Pleasure White (music) PLEASE CALL: 539-5507
Evelyn Wall, Instructor
10 | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016
PEANUT FEST
SUFFOLK NEWS-HERALD
• RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • All Sizes Available • Flat Rate Pricing • Home Clean-Outs • Remodeling & Demolition • New Construction
“YOUR DISASTER DISPOSAL FACILITY”
Locally Owned & Operated
HAMPTON ROADS DISPOSAL 4801 Nansemond Parkway, Suffolk, VA 15-20-30-40 YARD WASTE BOXES FOR RENT
www.hamptonroadsdisposal.com Call us for prompt service RELIABLE SERVICE GUARANTEED
757-488-8180
Our Customers Are Well Groomed
5969 D. Godwin Blvd., Chuckatuck
SUFFOLK NEWS-HERALD
PEANUT FEST
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016 | 11
PROUD SPONSORS OF SUFFOLK’S PEANUT FESTIVAL
VISIT OUR BOOTH – WE WANT TO MEET YOU! Starr Motors has been Suffolks Award Winning Family owned dealership since 1962. For three generations the White family and Chrysler have helped Suffolk families with the transportation needs.
Your most pleasurable buying experience since 1962! 757-539-0214 www.starrmotors.com •
2584 PRUDEN BLVD. SUFFOLK, VA 23434
12 | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016
PEANUT FEST
Schedule of Events
Thursday, October 6
2 p.m. Festival open to public until 10:30 p.m. Thursday Pay one-price for all-you-can-ride carnival. Tickets: $25 per person or choose Carload Day - $40 (up to eight people legally seated in vehicle, includes admission and all-you-can-ride wristbands) 3 p.m. Suffolk Ruritan Club Shrimp Feast Shrimp Feast area until 7 p.m. Advance tickets $35 per person
Friday, October 7
10 a.m. Festival open to public until 11 p.m. Free admission until noon 10 a.m.-noon Kiddie Day Activities in the Gooberland Family Area 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Senior Day Activities in the Activities Tent Harvest Family Stage 10:30 a.m. — Forest Glen Middle School Orchestra and Lakeland High School Orchestra 11 a.m. — Forest Glen Middle School Band and Chorus 11:30 a.m. — John Yeates Middle School Band and Chorus Noon — King’s Fork Middle School Band and Choir 12:30 p.m. — King's Fork Middle School and High School Orchestra 1 p.m. — Nansemond River High School Orchestra
1:30 p.m. — Nansemond River High School Fidelity & Bella Voice (chorus) 2 p.m. — King’s Fork High School Choir 2:30 p.m. — Lakeland High School Cavalier Singers 3 p.m. — JFK Middle School Band and Choir 7:30 p.m. — Brooks Connection Band The Peanut Lounge 9:30 p.m. — Karl Werne and Friends 6-10 p.m. Silent Disco powered by Silent Events 6 p.m. — Bingo in the Activities Tent 7 p.m. Demolition Derby at the Arena Area
Saturday, October 8
10 a.m Festival open to public until 11 p.m. Virginia Festival of Flight Open to the Public Chalk Art Contest 10:30 a.m. Cornhole Tournament Registration The Peanut Lounge Noon — MoJo Collins 2 p.m. — Bad Influence 4 p.m. — H. M. Johnson Band 5:30 p.m. — H. M. Johnson Band 9:30 p.m. — Black, White & Blues Band Harvest Family Stage Noon — Golden Slippers Dance Academy 1 p.m. Nansemond County Cloggers 2 p.m. — Kelli’s Dance Explosion 3 p.m. — Peanut City Cloggers 4 p.m. — Triple T Sports 5 p.m. — Dynamic Movement 6 p.m. — Karaoke Contest (Karaoke by Wayne
SUFFOLK NEWS-HERALD
Umphlett) Noon Nightingale 1 p.m. Cornhole tournament Mud Jam at the Arena area 2 p.m. World’s Only Peanut Butter Sculpture Contest 4 p.m. Buffalo Wild Wing Contest 6 p.m. Buffalo Wild Wing Contest 6-10 p.m. Silent Disco powered by Silent Events 6:30 p.m. Josh Phillips On the Budweiser Main Stage 8 p.m. Lipton Tea Fireworks Extravaganza 8:15 p.m. Joe Nichols On the Budweiser Main Stage
Sunday, October 9
9 a.m. Staging of Bikes, Suffolk Swamp Roar Motorcycle Rally 10 a.m. Festival open to the public utnil 7 p.m. 10:30 a.m. Suffolk Swamp Roar Motorcycle Rally 2 p.m. Harvest Family Stage-Gospel Showcase 2 p.m. Clark Manson On the Budweiser Main Stage 3:30 p.m. Brothers Osborne On the Budweiser Main Stage
Suffolk Sheet Metal.com Heating
Air Conditioning
Electrical
Generators
Water Heaters
Gas
“We Take Pride In Your Family’s Comfort” 309 Granby St, Suffolk, VA
757-539-7484
SUFFOLK NEWS-HERALD
PEANUT FEST
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016 | 13
Festival Map
1. Site Entrance 2. Planters Entrance tent 3. Schools entrance tent 4. Activities tent 5. City tent 6. Suffolk Art Gallery tent 7. Suffolk Ruritan Shrimp Feast tent 8. EMS 9. Information booth 10. Caboose 11. Concessions Court 12. Amusement Rides & Carnival games 13. Budweiser Main stage 14. Festival Office 15. Commercial Exhibits tent 16. Arts & Crafts tent 17. Harvest Family stage 18. Family area (pony & camel rides, petting zoo, diaper changing tent, etc.) 19. Parking area 20. Parking area 21. Peanut Fest Site exit 22. Suffolk Police Headquarters
900 Portsmouth Blvd. • Suffolk, VA James & Julie Arzillo 539-539-8593 www.arzillorecycling.com
ELECTRICAL REPAIRS • A/С AND HEATING REPAIRS • TUNE-UPS STEERING AND SUSPENSION • STARTERS AND ALTERNATORS FUEL INJECTION SERVICE • ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION SERVICE DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE AND MORE • TOWING AVAILABLE OVER 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE • GUARANTEED REPAIRS STATE INSPECTIONS
SCOTT (Owner)
www.nansemondvet.com
(757) 539-6371
The only AAHA-Certified Animal Hospital in Suffolk!
• T. Woodrow Kessier, M.S., D.V.M • Jennifer A. Cochran, D.V.M
• Megan Taliaferro, D.V.M • Christine Fleck, D.V.M
Like us on Facebook!
238-3800
14173 Carrollton Blvd. Carrollton, VA 23314
Offering friendly, full service veterinary care since 1938. We also offer boarding and grooming! Appointments Preferred Walk ins Welcome 110 Kensington Boulevard, Suffolk, VA 23434 (Located Next to the Suffolk YMCA)
Mon. - Fri. 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. • Sat. 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
14 | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016
PEANUT FEST
757-657-9701 757-657-9411 757-567-7940 jhhobson2226@gmail.com
Now Enrolling For 2016-2017
School Year...
Pre-School ( 2 1/2 - 4) thru Grade 12
7165 S. Quay Rd. Suffolk, VA 23437
Isle of Wight Academy Proudly Serving You Since 2003!
17111 Courthouse Hwy. Isle of Wight, VA 23397 757-357-3866 www.iwacademy.com
VE R
Office Fax Cell E-mail
Proud To Serve The Agriculture Businesses Of Our Area...
SIL
Suffolk Cotton Gin
SUFFOLK NEWS-HERALD
AWARD WI NN
LOCALS CHOICE
ER S
2016
Windsor Fire Extinguisher Service LLC BackFlow Prevention Service
Robert L. Beale, Owner
201 Hidden Acres Circle, Windsor, VA 23487 757.642.3224 mobile winndsorfireext@charter.net
Locally Owned & Operated Since 2010
C ONSERVATIVE S OLUTIONS TO M OVE S UFFOLK F ORWARD "It is an honor to represent you on Suffolk City Council. I have worked to make Suffolk an even better place to live, work and raise a family. We have made a real difference by better-funding our schools, improving law enforcement and public safety, keeping taxes low and attracting new jobs. Suffolk's best days are still ahead of us. I firmly believe that. I respectfully ask for your support as I seek re-election."
-Roger Fawcett
www.rogerfawcett.com Paid for by Roger Fawcett for City Council
Proud To SALUTE The 39th Annual PEANUT FESTIVAL!
SUFFOLK NEWS-HERALD
PEANUT FEST
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016 | 15
- SHEDS - BARNS - GARAGES
You'll Look And Feel Better!
Phone 757-934-6836 Holland Rd., Rt. 58 West In Suffolk • Phone 1-252-264-6118 Elizabeth City, N.C.
www.statelinebuilders.com THANKS FOR YOUR BUSINESS AND YOUR VOTE! O G
ER
1036 Carolina Rd., Suffolk, VA 23434 Phone: (757) 539-2259 Fax: (757) 539-8699 Email: Holly@lawrencetrailer.com
N
A Full Service Trailer Co. Horse Trailers www.lawrencetrailer.com
IN
Lawrence Trailer Service Inc.
W
LD
AWARD
9
Our Friendly Staff Looks Forward To Serving You! From Left to Right: Top: Allen, Robert, Fairren & Rex Bottom: Kathy & Donna
8
16 | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016
PEANUT FEST
SUFFOLK NEWS-HERALD
Unique events expected at festival
BY STERLING GILES
STAFF WRITER
The Suffolk Peanut Festival, one of the city’s premier festivals of the year, will return to Suffolk Executive Airport Thursday through Sunday, and there’s something for everyone. Now in its 39th year, the festival offers a unique batch of events and activities to enjoy. The Chalk Art competition features four divisions composed of elementary, middle school and high school students and adults. Cash prizes are awarded for the top three places in each division. The event is limited to 30 par-
ticipants, with judging conducted by the Suffolk Peanut Fest Queen and her court. The city’s parks and recreation department will sponsor the competition. All art must be family-oriented and coincide with the fest’s theme, “Mud Slingin’ Nut Crackin’ Good Times.” The Virginia Festival of Flight, an annual aviation event, will be held in conjunction this year with the Peanut Fest. On Oct. 8, the event, sponsored by the Virginia Aviation Council, will involve fly-bys, skydiving demonstrations, activities, food and entertainment. Youth will also be able to take airplane rides
FILE PHOTO
On Oct. 8, the Virginia Festival of Flight will be held during this year’s Peanut Fest. The event, sponsored by the Virginia Aviation Council, will involve a fly-in, skydiving demonstrations, food and entertainment.
free of charge. There will be presentations about airplanes and the components of flight. Also, pilots, trainers and mechanics and other aviation specialists will be onsite to talk with attendees. The Silent Disco is another noteworthy event with a unique spin to your typical dance party. Instead of everyone being intune to the music, participants will have their own individual headsets with their desired genres playing. On the outside looking in, it can look a little odd. But, the event manages to attract a diverse crowd. “It’s pretty neat,” said Angie Twiford, assistant director at Suffolk Festivals Inc. “It attracts the young and old.” The event will run from 6 to 10 p.m. on both Oct. 7 and 8. Lipton Tea and Silent Events will sponsor the event. The Buffalo Wild Wing contest is for lovers of spicy food. On Oct. 8, at 4 and 6 p.m., the challenge welcomes spicy food lovers, as they will indulge in the restaurant’s spiciest wings. There will be prizes awarded to those who beat the challenge. Twiford anticipates this will be one of the most popular events and attract the most participants. The Peanut Butter Sculpture See UNIQUE page 17
FILE PHOTO
The popular Peanut Butter Sculpture Contest will return this year after a one-year hiatus. Participants compete to make their best peanut butter creations for prizes.
Is a stock you own in the news? Let’s talk.
Financial Advisor
3300 Tyre Neck Rd Suite L Portsmouth, VA 23703 757-483-3204
Member SIPC
Van Haislip
FILE PHOTO
The Chalk Art Competition attracts participants of all ages, who draw up their most intricate chalk designs and creations for prizes.
www.edwardjones.com
Proud to Serve The Farmers of Our Local Agricultural Community
SUFFOLK NEWS-HERALD
PEANUT FEST
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016 | 17
STAGE continued from page 8
with a friend from home. Before long, they were doing 150 shows a year around Ohio. A move to Nashville culminated with Manson recording his debut indie album, “Runnin’ With the Night,” and then he scored a meeting with a booking agent from Variety Attractions. That meeting led to one of those moments of synchronicity that most folks just dream about: the chance to go back home and play the Country Concert, the place where Manson’s love for country music all began. As the 2015 TouchTunes Breakout band winner, Clark’s last single “Track 9” was featured on the Spotify “New Boots” playlist, Music Row radio stations and Sirius XM The Highway. “The stuff we’re putting out now is that summertime, feelgood, arena kind of sound,” he said of his new single “3 Wishes” and upcoming album.
The Brothers Osborne
TJ Osborne and his older brother, John, grew up in the small fishing town of Deale, Md., strumming and singing at all-night jam sessions where workers from nearby would come to listen to the songs of Bob Seger, Hank Williams, Tom Petty and George Jones. From the start, TJ was the one with the voice, and John was
The Brothers Osborne the one with the guitar licks. Together, they nailed everything from traditional country music to rock and roll, and they eventually recorded 11 songs for their debut major-label release, “Pawn Shop.” The album includes bluesy slide guitar, country duets, southern rock solos, harmonies and plenty of grooves, and all the songs were written by the brothers, some of them at home in Nashville and some of them on the road, where the Osbornes have headlined their own club shows, toured with Darius Rucker and played in arenas with Eric Church. “It’s like an old-school rock approach,” said John, citing classic bands like Aerosmith and the Allman Brothers as influences in a biography on their web-
site. “Groups like that always had the lead singer, as well as the sideman guitar player. That’s what we’re going for, too. We’re carving our own path in country music.” That path led the brothers back home, as their debut album’s “Rum” is a tribute to some of Deale’s best things: friends, good weather and an occasional drink. The song’s music video was recorded there and features footage of friends, family and other locals. “Dirt Rich” and “Pawn Shop” stress the importance of appreciating the things you have, and “Loving Me Back,” which features a vocal duet with superstar Lee Ann Womack, is a great love song. Go enjoy the music.
UNIQUE continued from page 16
contest is unique to Peanut Fest. This is one of the most anticipated events as it is returning after a one-year hiatus. Last year, the event was replaced with a pumpkin-carving contest. Producers Peanut Co., one of the sponsors and the sole provider of the special peanut butter used for the contest, suffered a fire at its plant last year, which forced the contest
to be switched out, according to Twiford. Keurig Green Mountain will serve as the other sponsor for this event. Overall, the festival will have a taste of everything from food, to local live entertainment, to monster trucks. There will be a variety to choose from for all ages to enjoy. Come out for a mud slingin’ nut crackin’ good time!
JACKSON HEWITT
®
TAX SERVICE
LEARN TO PREPARE TAXES NOW ENROLLING FOR FALL CALL 488-0411 FOR INFORMATION
18 | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016
PEANUT FEST
Festival of Flight
SUFFOLK NEWS-HERALD
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT on the VALUE of COINS! Please do not GIVE your coins away for the gold or silver content!
LIBERTY COINS
Buying Scrap Gold, Jewelry, Diamonds, Sterling Flatware Gold & Silver Coins, Coin collections and U.S. Currency!
We Also Pay More Than Pawn Shops or Motel Buyers!
Now Open Sat. 9:30 - 1:00 p.m. BEFORE YOU SELL, COME IN TO CHECK THE VALUE OF YOUR COINS!
There are thousands of coins worth $50 to $50,000 each!
Liberty Coins
In The Same Location for 33 Years!
Visit Us Huge SelectiAt Our New Location.... on LAYAWAY NOof New & Used PIANOS! W FOR CHRIS TMAS!
Sunday School: 9 a.m. • Sunday Worship Service: 10:30 am
217 N. Main St., Downtown Franklin, VA 757-562-7034
PIANO SHOWCASE
GREENBRIAR MALL www.pianoshowcaseva.com
420-1130
Proudly Serving Our Agri-Businesses...
SUFFOLK NEWS-HERALD
PEANUT FEST
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016 | 19
TRACY AGNEW/SUFFOLK NEWS-HERALD
The Peanut Fest Queen and Court pose for a photo following Thursday night’s banquet at the Hilton Garden Inn. From left are Caitlyn Delosreyes, Brianna Ramos, Drew Phillips, Savannah Miller, Queen Casey Williams, Cheyenne Schmack, Caitlyn Hannah, Nicky Pond and Vivian Waddell. Grace Fowler is not pictured.
Queen is constantly on the run
BY TRACY AGNEW
NEWS EDITOR
When Casey Williams first heard that the winner of the Peanut Festival Queen title was from Nansemond River High School, she didn’t think it was possible that it was her. “There’s no way it’s me,” she recalled thinking. She thought it was the other NRHS representative, Savannah Miller. “It has to be Savannah, because I know Savannah’s a great person,” she recalled thinking. “I couldn’t believe it. I was just shaking.” Williams is constantly on the
run, both literally and figuratively. She is a member of the cross country and track teams at Nansemond River. But it didn’t always look like that was meant to be. Several years ago, Williams had back surgery to correct her scoliosis. She still has 19 screws and two rods in her back. However, when a friend encouraged her to try out for sports, that didn’t weigh her down. “I ended up being pretty good at it, and I just liked the people I was with,” Williams said. “I just love it. It’s so fun to be involved in my school through athletics and through my clubs.”
She’s involved in several clubs, as well as sports. National Honor Society, Beta Club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes all vie for her time. “The most important would probably have to be Beta,” she said, attributing that to the community service the club does. “It’s cool to see different aspects of the city, and to know you helped someone is a really rewarding experience.” Outside of school, Williams is involved in Girl Scouts and has earned the Bronze Award, for filling and distributing backpacks to homeless children, and the Silver Award, for revamping
the stables at Horses Helping Heroes, an organization that provides equine-assisted activities for military and first responder veterans with disabilities. She also volunteers at her church and in several local ministries. Williams never thought she’d be in a pageant, although the Queen’s Banquet isn’t a pageant in the traditional sense. “I just run and do my schoolwork,” she said. “I’m not that kind of girl, I guess I could say.” But then she decided to have fun with it. “Who doesn’t like to get dressed up for a night?” she said.
Williams expressed her gratitude for everybody who helped with the Queen’s Banquet, which was held Sept. 29 at the Hilton Garden Inn. “It was a night none of us will forget,” she said. “I want to thank everybody that put it together.” She’s looking forward to the new people she’ll meet and new things she’ll do as the Peanut Queen. “I’ve been to Peanut Fest so many times, it’s going to be fun to see it in a different light and different way and different perspective than when you’re just a regular person going,” she said.
20 | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016
Queen Casey Williams
PEANUT FEST
Nicky Pond
SUFFOLK NEWS-HERALD
Savannah Miller
Cheyenne Schmack Lakeland High School
Suffolk Christian Academy
Schmack has participated in JV soccer and cross country, been the vice president of Suffolk Barnyard 4-H, treasurer of the Lakeland High School Technology Student Association, participated in Upward Bound and Dual Enrollment with Paul D. Camp Community College, is president of the Nerd Cub and is in the National Honor Society. She has won the academic excellence award at Lakeland and outstanding community service award in the Youth Achievement Awards. She volunteers at the Great Dismal Swamp, for the Suffolk Education Foundation, National Night Out and other organizations. She is a blood donor.
Fowler is a National Beta Club member, Helping Hands Club vice president, Junior Class president, Student Government Association representative and more. She has participated in varsity volleyball, basketball, softball and golf. She has earned multiple academic awards. She has worked at several jobs and volunteered for Westminster Reformed Presbyterian Church, Peninsula Rescue Mission, Suffolk Youth Athletic Association, Crisis Pregnancy Center and more. She has gone on mission trips, led fundraisers, rang the bell for the Salvation Army and more. She has won several art awards, including at least year’s Suffolk Peanut Fest chalk art competition.
Nansemond River High School
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy
Nansemond River High School
Williams has been captain of the cross country team, placed at the state level in track, and participated in the Beta Club, Jazz Band, Young Life, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the National Honor Society. She went to England with the jazz band on a Sister Cities cultural exchange, earned the Bronze and Silver Awards in Girl Scouts, and was first place at the Beta Convention for Group Talent. She teaches Vacation Bible School, leads Children’s Church at Fairview Heights Baptist Church and volunteers for multiple local ministries.
Pond has participated in fall and winter cheerleading (where she is a captain and received the coaches’ award), track (where she won first place in the 300meter hurdles at the state meet) the Isle of Wight Leadership Institute, is a Saints Ambassador and is a waitress at Blue Skies Grille. She is senior class president, was class treasurer for three years, is an Honor Council member, homecoming princess and homecoming court representative. She volunteers for the Suffolk Animal Shelter, Meals on Wheels, Relay for Life and many other organizations.
Miller has participated in varsity soccer, volleyball, competition theater and the academic team, in all of which she has lettered. She also plays for the Western Branch U18 girls’ soccer team. She has won multiple theater awards, is a Beta Club officer and National Honor Society member, participates in the Project Lead the Way engineering program and was on the homecoming court. She participated in Girls State, attended the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar, works at Food Lion, babysits and volunteers for Relay for Life and multiple other local organizations.
956 NC 37 Gates, N.C. 252-357-1924 Open Mon. - Fri. 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sat. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Grace Fowler
SUFFOLK NEWS-HERALD
PEANUT FEST
Brianna Ramos
Caitlyn Delosreyes King’s Fork High School
King’s Fork High School
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy
Suffolk Christian Academy
Ramos has played varsity softball, participated in JROTC, been a member of National Honor Society and worked at Long John Silver’s. She participated in James Madison University’s Summer Honors Institute, lettered in academics and more. She has volunteered for multiple organizations, including packing food for the hungry, working at Suffolk Youth Athletic Association and being an assistant coach for a girls’ softball league, racking up far more than the required 50 hours of service. She also worked in Electric Motor and Contracting’s human resources department.
Delosreyes has participated in soccer and softball, DECA, the Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council, and been a student leader for the Little Feet Meet. She has won Pre-teen and Teen Miss Isle of Wight County Fair and the Teen Southeast Miss Cupcake Queen. She has volunteered for Girls on the Run, Toys for Tots, Relay for Life, March of Dimes and the American Red Cross, as well as at soup kitchens, foodbanks and volunteer fire stations. She also volunteered to lay wreaths at the veterans’ cemetery and has collected shoes for the needy.
Phillips is the president of the DECA Club, editor of the Yearbook Club, worked in the school’s store and worked as a cashier at Walmart. She won the NAACP essay contest in 2014. She won at the district level in Principles of Finance and role playing for DECA, won at Hampton University for the Business of Engineering program, and has volunteered for multiple organizations, including Creekside Elementary School’s speech club, the Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts, the dental health bus program, the YMCA, and she passed out toys for Christmas at a local elementary school with the DECA Club.
Hannah is a three-sport athlete, having played soccer, tennis and swimming. She has been a Saints Ambassador and is an active member of Suffolk Christian Church Youth. She is a member of the National Honor Society, placed third in the Suffolk Sister Cities art exhibit and was class historian. She has also won multiple art awards at school. She has volunteered at Sentara Obici Hospital and on several mission trips to places such as Philadelphia, Pa., Nashville, Tenn., Ridgecrest, N.C., and West Palm Beach, Fla.
Waddell has played volleyball and soccer and is a cheerleader. She was junior class vice president, junior class SGA representative and freshman class SGA representative and Operation Smile Club president. She has won multiple academic awards, the 2 Timothy Christian Character Award and was a 2016 homecoming princess. She received a Pilot Club Certificate. She has volunteered in the church nursery and been on several missions trips to Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
Lakeland High School
Drew Phillips
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016 | 21
We Empty your Tank not the Bank
Goodman’s Septic Tank Service 757-504-5261 U Dump It We Pump It
William E. Goodman, Pres. Suffolk, VA 23434
Cell: 757-377-7673 Low Rates, Fast Service
FALL OPENINGS IN ALL CLASSES
238-8278
Caitlyn Hannah
COLDER TH WEA MING! O IS C
Vivian Waddell
MAKE SURE YOUR VEHICLE IS READY!
22 | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016
PEANUT FEST
Autumn Care of Suffolk Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Center
"Dedication to Service Above Self"
SUFFOLK NEWS-HERALD
• Personal Touch Home Care • Moore Home Care • Southern Touch Health Care
Let one of our 3 companies assist you with your loved one.
AUTUMN REHAB Real People
Members of
Real Progress
Real Success
2580 Pruden Blvd., Suffolk, VA • 934-2363 Visit our website at: www.autumncorp.com
1.800.598.9854 WWW.PCPGONLINE.COM
Member of the BBB, VA Dept. of Medical Assistance Services & VA Personal Care Providers Assoc. Licensed, Bonded & Insured
We invite you to discover why we have been voted 2016 Locals Choice Best Jewelry Store
JEWELERS
Thank you to our customers for their loyalty & support
Watch batteries & link removal available same day EST: 1991 Family Owned We Buy Gold & Operated & Precious Metals
757.934.8101
1411 NORTH MAIN STREET SUFFOLK SHOPPING CENTER
SUFFOLK NEWS-HERALD
PEANUT FEST
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016 | 23
TH
THE 39 ANNUAL
TH
OCTOBER 6 - 9
TH
24 | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2016
PEANUT FEST
SUFFOLK NEWS-HERALD
• Local Car and Truck Rentals
35