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WITH A FLOURISH: Garden club makes things grow, with purpose
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Publisher’s Note The Scene What's in Store Cast a Line What's to Eat Calendar Dining Guide Why I Love Washington
SMOOTH SAILING: Little Washington Sailing School builds confidence for life
31 CHURCH SANCTUARY 39
SACRED SPACES: Beaufort County's churches offer a glimpse of the past
39 DAY TRIP 43
LASTING LINK: A shared history defines the OcracokeWashington connection
ON THE COVER Lily MacRae Baker prepares to pilot one of the Little Washington Sailing School’s Optimist prams on the Pamlico. Turn to page 31. (Photograph by Ashley Vansant)
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A NOTE FROM ASHLEY
SAILING THROUGH SUMMER
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s many Beaufort County folks know, there’s nothing like being on a boat. Whether it’s fishing, power cruising or just padding around on a kayak, getting on the water tends to take away the worries of the day and help us reconnect with nature. In many ways, sailing is the perfect way to make that connection. And when you’re young and learning how sail a sailboat, it’s a wonderful experience. Matt Debnam chronicles such an experience on page 31, as he spent some early summer days with the Little Washing Sailing School. From learning how to tie your first square knot to learning how to move both with and against the wind, these young mariners learn the skills necessary to ply the water without an engine; while harboring a respect for the water and wind that is their guide. If there’s anything cuter than kids, it’s pets. And we have dozens on display in this issue. Washington Daily News intern Taylor Shamberger created our Top Pets of the Pamlico contest, in which readers submitted photos of their prized animals online, then voted to select their favorites. The contest raised $500 for the Humane Society of Beaufort County. The winners are showcased on page 48, along with thumbnails of all of the participating pooches and contributing cats. Ocracoke is a popular vacation destination for local folks, but the
connections between Washington the storied island go deep into the past. Vail Stewart Rumley delves into the connections and history between to the port towns with a fascinating summer read that makes our shared history come alive on page 43. Speaking of history, one of the richest archives of our history here in Beaufort County rests with our churches and churchyards. With some of our churches dating back over 300 years, there’s plenty to explore. From the creation of the state’s first library at St. Thomas Episcopal Church to the missionary work done in the early days of First United Methodist Church, Matt Debnam talks with some of the area’s most noted historians for a rich and colorful look at their significant contributions to our community. Read
about it on page 39. The Washington Garden Club is no stranger to making contributions to the community as well, and it is their expertise and sense of pride in Washington that makes it happen. Using native plants and flowers, the club represents a fine tradition of keeping our town lovely throughout the seasons. Find out how they’ve grown on page 26. We hope you take this opportunity to learn and explore more about Washington and Beaufort County, allowing us be one of your guides for summer adventure.
Ashley Vansant, Publisher
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THE SCENE ARTS OF THE PAMLICO Artists, musicians, past and present Arts of the Pamlico Board members, arts supporters and other stakeholders gathered June 7 to celebrate paying off the Turnage Theatre mortgage. The arts center, originally a vaudeville theater built in the early 20thcentury, had a long and storied history before it was restored in the late 1990s and early 2000s, to become one of few operating palace theaters in the South. The Turnage story continued as then-Beaufort County Arts Council purchased the restored theater in foreclosure, and reopened it as an arts hub, now the regional Arts of the Pamlico. After a major fundraising campaign, the theater’s mortgage was paid off in full, and AOP will continue its mission of providing the arts — visual, musical, performing and educational — to the current and next generation of arts lovers.
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Members of AOP’s 5K Club Shirley Mann, Ed Mann, MJ Peters, Linda Howard, Lynda Lane, Mia Williams, Frank Etheridge, Barbara Smith, Cathy Moore, Sue Nicholson, John Moore, Fran Moore (Not pictured, Toby and Trish Alligood), Rod Cantrell
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Beaufort County Commissioner Jerry Evans and Beaufort County United Way Executive Director Sally Love
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THE SCENE BEAUFORT COUNTY NAACP BANQUET The Beaufort County Branch of the NAACP hosted its 37th-annual Freedom Fund Banquet on June 1, raising funds for the organization’s continued mission of justice and equal opportunity for all people.
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WITH A flourish Garden club makes things grow, with purpose STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY VAIL STEWART RUMLEY
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he corner of a busy intersection, a square at the end of Market Street, the library on Van Norden Street and a hub of senior activity. Each is a dot on the map of Washington representing a place; each also represents the time and effort of a dedicated group of volunteers determined to do their part to make Washington beautiful. And each location has a garden filled with colorful blooms, tended with the knowledge passed down through generations of the Washington Garden Club. “We have wonderful ladies who volunteer to pull weeds, to plant, give instructions to caretake,” said Janice Simons, president of the Washington Garden Club. “We feel like we have a civic responsibility to help tend some of the municipalities in our area. It is something we love and enjoy, and we certainly want to help our community.” Seventy-four ladies and one gentleman meet once a month to share their gardening experiences: the ins and outs of cultivating roses; discussing plants’ winter hardiness; pruning; recycling plants; how to plant a moonlight garden, or a rain garden; hosting garden tours to share ideas with one another. The garden club is all about sharing knowledge — a knowledge as old as time. “People come to learn about gardening and that’s one of the wonderful things about our garden club. We learn from each other. Even our most proficient gardeners — they have so much expertise — but even they are always learning. It’s a great club to belong to,” Simons said. “We like to focus on native plants because they are going to do better than most of our other plants. We certainly encourage people who live in our area to incorporate native plants into their landscape.”
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We want people who come into the town and look at our area and see how beautiful it is... — Janice Simons
One of several gardens tended by the members of the Washington Garden Club, the rose garden at Harding Square is most recognizable. At the foot of Market Street, the garden frames a path to the waterfront promenade on Stewart Parkway in downtown Washington. (BEACON STREET) 28 • WASHINGTON THE MAGAZINE JULY/AUGUST 2018
The Washington Garden Club is part of a long lineage of clubs. Organized by Washingtonian women in 1941, it became a federated club National Garden Club, and the Garden Club of North Carolina, Inc. — a very strong and active organization, according to Simons. Its roots are based in the art of flower arranging, but over time, the club has transformed into a living encyclopedia of the art of cultivating plants that flourish in eastern North Carolina. “Back at that time, flower shows and judging flower arrangements was at the top of the list of things to do. Now we are centered more on horticulture. It’s taken a little bit of a shift,” Simons said. “We still do flower arrangements — we all love to have beautiful flower arrangements in our homes and in our offices — but we tend to focus on horticulture now.” But club members don’t just get their hands dirty for their own benefit; they do it for the benefit of many nature lovers. Each May, they host a plant sale at the North Carolina Estuarium, with the assistance, and green thumb, of Rain Drop Ridge Herb Farm owner Dorita Boyd, to raise money for their various projects. Culinary herbs, medicinal herbs, herbs that flower and ward off mosquitos populate long tables alongside “passalong” plants grown in the gardens of the club members. Proceeds support the club’s gardens at the Market and Gladden street intersection, the rose garden at Harding Square, Brown Library and the Grace Martin Harwell Senior Center, and donations are made to several others: Manteo’s formal Elizabethan Gardens; the Martha Franck Fragrance Garden at the Gov. Morehead School for the Blind in Raleigh; the wildflower gardens found at the Daniel Boone Native Garden in Boone. Through the efforts of the club,
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Washington Garden Club President Janice Simons (left) talks gardening with club members Sally Brodie (center) and Gayle Nadel (right) while Brodie and Nadel tend to the Quiet Garden at Brown Library on Van Norden Street.
and partnership with the American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 15, this fall, the Washington Garden Club will join the ranks of clubs in 50 North Carolina counties honoring the Armed Forces with a Blue Star Memorial Marker on U.S. Highway 17 in Chocowinity, a project started by the National Garden Clubs in 1945. Patriotism, civic duty, a love of cultivation from seedling to bloom, all play a part in today’s Washington Garden Club. But it’s also an opportunity for the people of Washington to show off Washington in the best way they know how. “We want people who come into the town and look at our area and see how beautiful it is,” Simons said. “We try to do really good things for our community.” ⋇
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Bonner Ferguson tries his hand at sailing solo.
SMOOTH SAILING Little Washington Sailing School builds confidence, skills in youth
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he history of sailing in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain runs long and deep. From the days of the first settlers at Roanoke to the prowling piracy of Blackbeard and the shipbuilding tradition in Washington, sailing is a traditional form of transportation that has been practiced on the waters of Beaufort County for centuries.
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Launching five days per week from the Washington waterfront docks, the sails of the Little Washington Sailing School are a common summertime sight.
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A fleet of Optimist prams make sailing approachable for the sailing school’s youngest mariners.
On any given day during the summer, small vessels harness the wind to cut through the waters of the Pamlico. Happy children train the tiller and and trim the sail. Little white sails dot the river on the Washington waterfront as kids learn an ancient and valuable skill. This is the business of the Little Washington Sailing School. For the past decade, the nonprofit organization has worked to keep the art of sailing alive, passing it
along to the next generation. “We’re trying to pass forward what was passed to us by our parents and grandparents,” Little Washington Sailing School Director Kevin Clancy said. “Sailing is what brought people here in the beginning. It just has deep roots. It doesn’t require anything fancy. There’s no motor or gasoline; it's just the wind, how to harness that and make your vessel go where you want it to.” JULY/AUGUST 2018 | WASHINGTON THE MAGAZINE • 33
Older students have the opportunity to learn on sloop-rigged Vangard 420s, adding a jib sail to the navigational equation.
START WITH THE BASICS For a non-sailor, the idea of piloting a sailboat can often be quite intimidating. At the Little Washington Sailing School, instructors are trained to teach through the United States Sailing Association. Generally speaking, students receive an hour of in-class instructional time for every two on the water. The result, at the end of a week long session, is a group of competent young sailors.
“I always tell the kids, ‘Beyond the trestle is the world,’” Clancy said. “They’re starting that journey of being able to go anywhere. There's that cliché that “the world is your oyster,” but it’s so true for so many of these kids.” Beyond sailing skills, Clancy says the lessons kids take home are far greater than just nomenclature and sailing theory. Teamwork, confidence, problem solving, situational awareness,
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environmental stewardship; these are all skills one develops as a sailor. “We’ve given them the skills early on to be confident and know that they can overcome situations that seem to be insurmountable,” Clancy said. “On Monday and Tuesday, they look at that weather and that water and think there’s no way they can do this. But by Friday, they’re hiked out, laughing with their friends and sailing that boat where they
Sailing school student Ashton Daves-Burge practices his rigging skills on a Vangard 420.
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want to go. It’s just incredible.” To learn more about Little Washington Sailing School and its program offerings for the remainder of the summer, visit www. littlewashingtonsailingschool.org or call 252-4027878.
Simplicity of design makes the Optimist pram a good starting point for novice sailors.
WHAT ABOUT ADULTS? While the focus of the Little Washington Sailing School is teaching children and youth, there are some opportunities in the area for adults to learn to sail. The Pamlico Sailing Club hosts race series throughout the spring, summer and fall. Boat owners and non-boat owners are welcome to join. Information on the club can be found at www. sailingsource.com/psc. Generally speaking, a number of boat owners in the area may be interested in finding crew, a valuable learning opportunity. Check with dockmasters at local marinas for more information. For adults seeking to take their first sail or learn the basics of sailing, East Carolina Sailing in New Bern offers beginner, intermediate and advanced courses for one to four days. For more information on that program’s offerings, visit www. eastcarolinasailing.com. ⋇
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A group of excited youngsters prepares to set sail.
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Originally constructed in 1734, St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Bath has weathered centuries of continuous use, interspersed with major renovations. It is the oldest church building in the state of North Carolina.
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SACRED SPACES Beaufort County’s churches offer a glimpse of the past STORY BY MATT DEBNAM | PHOTOGRAPHS BY VAIL STEWART RUMLEY
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f the institutions that call Beaufort County home, few are as longstanding as its churches, and in many ways, the story of Beaufort County is intertwined in the histories of its houses of worship. These are places of fellowship, inspiration and communion with the divine. They rest as a solid foundation of the community. In many cases, the churches of Beaufort County tell their stories not in decades, but in centuries. While every church in Beaufort County has its history, each deserving to be told, only three could be shared in this edition. The first, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, is the oldest church building in the state, with an active parish dating back more than 300 years. The second, First United Methodist Church, served as a cradle of Methodism in eastern North Carolina, and was one of the churches planted by the famed Bishop Francis Asbury. The third, Spring Garden Missionary Baptist Church, was among the first African-American congregations of Beaufort County to be established after the Civil War, growing to become a center of spiritual, economic and educational advancement for Washington’s African-American community. The following histories, although brief, have been written using historical materials in the custody of the Brown Library in Washington, interviews with church historians and official histories of each church. Special thanks are due to church historians Patty Vore and Leesa Jones, as well as Rev. Aaron Lewis and Rev. Diane Tomlinson. JULY/AUGUST 2018 | WASHINGTON THE MAGAZINE • 39
A relic of the past, these desks are a reminder of a time when Spring Garden Missionary Baptist Church provided overflow classrooms for Beaufort County students in the 1950s.
ST. THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH No discussion of historical churches in Beaufort County would be complete without mention of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Bath. According to church histories, the impetus for the church began as far back as 1700, when Dr. Thomas Bray of England shipped 1,000 books to the “St. Thomas Parish in Pamplico North Carolina.” This collection formed the first library in the state. Under the leadership of Rev. John Garzia in the 1730s, the church building began to take shape, and was completed in 1734. According to church history, three individuals are supposedly buried in the church. While a plaque in memory of Margaret Palmer indicates she was buried there in 1765, it is also believed that Rev. Garzia and Alexander Stewart are buried
beneath the floor of the church. More than a centur y after its completion, the church was badly damaged in a storm around 1840. A portion of the roof was blown away by heavy winds and the interior was in disarray. According to the histories, the church was not repaired until after the Civil War, at which time a number of Victorian Era fixtures were added to the interior. By the early 20th century, the building was once more in a state of disrepair, largely due to the age of the structure. In 1936, Rev. A.C.D. Noe was sent to Bath to oversee the church’s restoration, which was subsequently carried out by Noe and a local architect by the name of Robert Davis. During this restoration, in an attempt to capture the original essence of the church, many of the Victorian furnishings were removed and replaced
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with items that would be accurate to the building’s colonial history. Today, under the leadership of Rev. Diane Tomlinson, one visiting the church on Sunday mornings will experience a service true to the form of the services enjoyed by Bath’s colonial residents centuries ago. One of the area’s most enduring links to our colonial past, St. Thomas Episcopal attracts thousands of visitors each year from across the United States and beyond. SPRING GARDEN MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH To find the origins of Spring Garden Missionary Baptist Church, one must look back 151 years, to 1867. The story goes that the church began in an outdoor venue under a large cedar tree on the corner for Fifth and Respess streets, on
the site where Beebe Memorial Church stands today. It was in these early years, shortly after the Civil War, that Rev. John Washington was sent on a mission from the state Baptist convention to plant a church in Washington. Under the leadership of Rev. Washington, a simple bush arbor served as the church’s first sanctuary on Fifth Street, under the name of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church. As membership grew, a small, framed building was erected at the site, and by the turn of the 20th century, the church was poised to take its next step. It was during this era that the church continued to flourish under the leadership of Rev. Cornelius E. Askew. Askew worked to promote the spiritual, financial and academic advancement for Washington’s AfricanAmerican community in a variety of ways. A member of the North Carolina Colored Businessmen’s League, he and several other local businessmen were crucial in forming the People’s Investment and Protective Bank Company of Washington, the city’s first AfricanAmerican bank. In his work with the NC Colored Businessmen’s League and Spring Garden, Askew was able to bring the famous Dr. Booker T. Washington to the city as a speaker. According to church historian Leesa Jones, Washington addressed a crowd of 1,000 people at Brown’s Opera House on Nov. 5, 1910. Fundraising campaigns during the remainder of that decade allowed the church to purchase a plot of land on Gladden Street, upon which the current sanctuary was built during the years of 1918-1920. According to a church history, “the beauty of the site with its wild flowers and flowing spring inspired the members to change the name of their church to Spring Garden Baptist Church.” Today, the church is continues to thrive under the leadership of Rev. Aaron Lewis, the 23rd pastor of Spring Garden. Lewis took leadership of the church in 2017, following the passing of Rev. E.R. McNair, who served failthfully for 48 years. The congregation today continues to make Spring Garden what it has been for many years, “a friendly church in the heart of a friendly community.”
Founded under a big oak tree on the corner of Fifth and Respess, the church that would become Spring Garden moved from a bush arbor to a framed building as the congregation grew. The current sanctuary was constructed from 1918-1920.
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Built in the gothic revival style, the fourth sanctuary of First United Methodist was designed by Charles Hartge, a noted German architect whose other works include St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Washington and numerous other sanctuaries throughout the state.
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH The history of Methodism in Beaufort County predates the United States of America by a number of years. According to a history of First United Methodist Church in Washington, the first Methodist alter was in a private residence belonging to a couple named Dempsy and Sarah Hinton, who settled in Washington to escape harassment by Tories. This private dwelling was located at the southeast corner of Market and Third streets. A visit from Bishop Francis Asbury, one of the founding fathers of American Methodism, helped spark the creation of the Methodist Society in 1784. This was contemporaneous with the official founding of the Methodist Church in the United States, and Asbury would visit Washington a number of times during his travels. In 1798, a man named Ralph Potts purchased a plot of land on Market Street, halfway between Second and Third streets, and it was upon that land that the first Methodist Church was built. Known as the Old Red Church on Market Street, this building was soon outgrown by a burgeoning congregation, leading the church to seek out a new place to build.
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On land donated by a woman named Sarah Catherine Quinn, the Methodists constructed their second church in 1831 on West Second Street at the site where the present church stands today. While there are no drawings or images of this church that survive, that building was destroyed by fire, alongside so many others, when Northern troops infamously burned the City of Washington in 1864. A third sanctuary was built at the site in 1867, and by the waning years of the 1890s, a growing congregation demanded yet another sanctuary. Constructed from 1898 to 1899, the fourth and final sanctuary is that which stands on West Second Street to this day. An interesting note, the church had a number of African-American members throughout its history, and aided in the construction of Beebe Memorial CME Church. From the very beginning of the Methodist Church in Washington, missions were a key focus of the church’s ministry. From a wide variety of community outreaches to care for the poor, this missionary element continues at First United Methodist to this day. ⋇
DESTINATION: Ocracoke DISTANCE: 67 nautical miles; by land, 87 miles by car and Swan Quarter-Ocracoke ferry TRAVEL TIME: 4 hours (not including half hour prior arrival time for ferry)
LASTING LINK A shared history defines the Ocracoke-Washington connection STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY VAIL STEWART RUMLEY
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er name was Bessie Virginia. From bow to stern, all 64 feet of this workhorse of a vessel could be found docked on the Washington waterfront once a week. She had a job: to carry goods, and mail, and people, down the Pamlico River, across the Pamlico Sound to a sparsely populated island with a very long history. She was one of many such vessels over the years that linked Ocracoke to the outside world — that linked Ocracoke to Washington. That link has existed for centuries. In the early 1700s, Ocracoke was established as settlement of pilots, who guided large ships safely through the only inlet providing access to more inland ports. Cargo from across the world landed there to be “be’lightered,” unloaded on the island to make the ships light enough to sail through the shallow waters, and loaded again to be guided across the Pamlico Sound’s tricky waters by the pilots. By the 1950s, it was vessels like the Bessie Virginia, powered by diesel engines, that made the seven hour trip from Ocracoke to Washington, and its captain, Van Henry O’Neal, could be found making the rounds of downtown merchants, picking up islanders’ orders from grocer Thomas Howard, Maola Ice Cream, Harris Hardware and Coca Cola. Until the Oregon Inlet Bridge was built in 1964, Bessie Virginia carried the more mundane items for everyday living along with more colorful merchandise: goats, cows, vehicles and once, even a house trailer precariously balanced across the ship’s beam, its length hanging out over the water on both sides. Somehow, O’Neal guided the ship and trailer through the railroad trestle over the Pamlico and “see-sawed” across the Sound. Today, the seven-hour trip from Washington to Ocracoke has been whittled down to a drive to Swan Quarter and a two-and-ahalf-hour ferry ride on one of the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s passenger ferries. Though more roads and faster vessels diminished the link between Washington and the island over time, it can still be found, rooted in history, in family and in the homes they built there. “You know, the connection was more than just commercial; it bonded everybody together between Ocracoke and Washington, like Engelhard is to Hatteras. The families knew each other, and they depended on each other; it was a necessity. And there were a whole lot of residents in Washington who would have houses at Ocracoke,” said Washington native and historian Blount Rumley in an interview with “Coastal Carolina Voices.” Mention Washington to any islander, and the response is invariably, “Oh, you mean ‘Little Washington?’” The familiarity remains, as do the trips down east by Washingtonians, through the centuries, through the lowlands of Hyde County, to the island and its many miles of pristine beaches; its brogue, traces of which can still be heard in native voices; its charming town and shop and restaurants, just a few short hours away. ⋇
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THE BRITISH CEMETERY The world was embroiled in a war that had crossed an ocean by 1942. German submarines cruised the U.S. coastline, intent on destroying U.S. merchant ships. Then, the U.S. Navy was woefully unprepared, so our British ally responded, sending its own Navy to protect the coast. The HMT Bedfordshire was one of those vessels, and on May 11, 1942, it was torpedoed by a German submarine. All 37 crewmembers perished; four washed up on the beaches Ocracoke. On British Cemetery Road, their graves and a monument to their sacrifice can be found. Originally tended by the people of Ocracoke, the land has since been leased in perpetuity to the British government, so that the four seamen are officially buried on British soil. Each year, a ceremony with representation from the British Royal Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard is held on the anniversary of the sinking of the HMT Bedfordshire. JULY/AUGUST 2018 | WASHINGTON THE MAGAZINE • 45
SILVER LAKE It’s the jewel of Ocracoke. The harbor came to life during World War II, when a new U.S. Coast Guard station was built. What was known as Cockle Creek was dredged to create Silver Lake, but it was after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor that the U.S. Navy established a marine patrol and surveillance center on the island, deepening the harbor again and making room for three 135-foot piers where 12 vessels could dock. German U-boats waged war on U.S. merchant vessels off the coast, and Loop Shack Hill, built on what locals referred to as Bald Beach, became the center of communications from the Hatteras Minefield Patrol, as well signals from magnetic wiring that monitored underwater activity offshore. These days, Silver Lake is the place to watch the sun set and the ferries and fishing boats come and go from residences, hotels and restaurants lining its shores.
SMACNALLY’S Tucked on the shore of Silver Lake, SMacNally’s is the place for a cold brew, sitting in the shade of an umbrella, watching the boats roll in and out again in the harbor. It’s casual, and often crowded, on a warm summer’s day (and evening), but the restaurant’s burgers are worth the wait. Charter fishing boats are docked just steps away, and if you time it right, you can see the day’s catch come in.
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ZILLIE’S For more than a decade, Zillie’s has been serving up the gourmet to its legion of followers. Popular with locals and visitors alike, the establishment’s covered deck is the perfect place for a glass of wine or a cold, craft beer come evening. Featuring weekly wine tastings, and a large fine wine selection, along with gourmet products from chocolate to noshes, Zillie’s is nestled between the oaks and fig trees on Back Road, and only a bike ride away from wherever you’re staying.
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TOP PETS OF THE PAMLICO PET OWNERS FROM BEAUFORT COUNTY AND BEYOND took full advantage of the Top Pets of the Pamlico pet photo contest, sponsored by The Washington Daily News. Voting was open for two months and 39 readers submitted photos of their prized dog, while six proud cat owners offered their best photos as well. There was even one creative participant that included both their cat and their dog. The voting kicked into high gear over the last two months, raising money and awareness for The Humane Society of Beaufort County.
1st PLACE TOP PET WINNER Mya: 11 years old 75% English Bulldog 25% Boxer 100% Sassy Mya lives a very contented, spoiled life with her parents in Pinetown and is the youngest of three siblings. While her older brothers, a Minature Pinscer and a boxer, have crossed the Rainbow Bridge, Mya continues to be the diva of the household. Described by her mom as a “lump of precious,” Mya has her own loveseat to sleep on, a treat jar and a diaper bag stocked with all the gear she needs for a day out on the town. With a sweet personality and an adorable face, Mya amassed a whopping 1,400 votes to be named the top Pet of the Pamlico.
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2nd PLACE TOP PET WINNER Zelek & Sirko 100% German Sheperd
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Zelek is a five-year old registered German Shepherd dog. He did his basic training at Top Dog Academy in Greenville and finished his Advanced Training at Off-Leash K-9 in Raleigh. He currently has his Canine Good Citizenship and his Advanced Canine Good Citizenship certifications and is trained as a Therapy Dog. He was also trained to do tracking/ trailing with search and rescue, but after being diagnosed with hip dysplasia, he was retired. Zelek loves to be around people and loves to show off his obedience training. He also loves to wear costumes; therefore, his owners have used him in Christmas plays at church. Now retired, he stays mainly on the farm and herds cattle when needed, hanging out with the horses, swimming in the pool as much as he can, and riding his family’s John Deere Gator around the farm. Sirko Just turned 1 year old on May 1 and is a German Shepherd imported directly from Germany. He has completed his basic and advanced obedience training at Off-Leash K-9 in Raleigh, and he is working toward his tracking/trailing certification for search and rescue. He will officially go to Canine Search and Rescue School in September. He enjoys being on the farm with his best buddy, Timber, the horse. He loves people and other dogs and looks forward to going to daycare two days a week to play with his friends at Top Dog Academy. Sirko also enjoys singing with the piano, playing with his toys and swimming.
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3rd PLACE TOP PET WINNER Kindlief: 3 years old 100% Dutch Kindlief’s name is Dutch in origin, meaning “dear child,” in honor of her owner’s Grandma. She is very talkative and her favorite toy is a stuffed Christmas stocking. She is one of four cats in the household but is secretly the favorite Her favorite activity is scrolling on a cell phone, especially if Facebook is open. She is 3 years old.
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4th PLACE TOP PET WINNER Hattie: 2 years old 100% English Bulldog Hattie (short for Hatteras) is a two-yearold English Bulldog. She loves to ride in the Jeep, swim in her pool, visit her grandparents and play ball. She goes on vacation every year to the beach with her two best pug friends, Roxy and Bruiser. Her favorite treats are boiled chicken, Alpo Snaps and Chewy Blueberry treats. Her favorite hang out spot is Backwater Jacks where she has been going since the day her owners picked her up. She also loves to go to AJ McMurphy’s in Greenville. She loves the ECU Pirates and wears her ECU jersey and collar every game day.
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ummers along the Pamlico River are hot and humid, but fishing can be really productive. When the summer hits the Pamlico, the anglers aren’t the only ones feeling the heat. The speckled trout are typically found in deeper, cooler water in the sound, and they move up along the shallow banks to feed in the late afternoon, night and early morning. Because they are a more northern, cold-water species, striped bass typically respond negatively to the summer water temperatures, while puppy drum and flounder flourish. Water temps can sometimes reach 90 degrees. Fishing with live bait for all four species can greatly increase your success and consistency during the summer. Becoming an effective live-bait fisherman requires the angler to become intimately familiar with the baitfish and their strengths and weaknesses. One of my favorite types of live bait is mud minnows. They are very hardy, easy to keep alive, easy to catch and they catch all fish well. Mud minnows are very common in the summer and can be found around shoreline structures or grass, swimming near the surface in schools. They can be caught most easily by using a minnow trap. Use shrimp heads or broken-up blue crab for bait and set them in areas where you see mud minnows in concentrations. With about a half hour of good soak time and a couple of carefully set and baited traps, you should have all you need for a day of fishing. If you don’t have a nice livewell, don’t fret... just throw them in a bucket in some water and head out. Other popular live baits for summer fishing are finger mullet, menhaden, shrimp, croaker, spot and pinfish. All of these baits have their particular strengths and weaknesses. Finger mullet is perhaps the most popular of all these and can be caught in a cast net with relative ease. Learning the art of cast-net fishing is not as difficult as most people think. Just YouTube it, and you will see many videos on how to throw one. Pick the way that is quickest and easiest for you and practice in your yard. You should be able to “pancake” it in just a few throws. Most live baits are fished along the bottom on a weighted “Carolina Rig,” freelined in the mid-water column with no weight or fished near the surface under a clip-on cork, popping cork or some other type of bobber. Incorporating all three of these strategies in deeper water is an excellent way to prospect the water column for fish. Due to the abundance of shallow water habitat (less than 5-6 feet) in the Pamlico, most anglers fish a live bait under a cork. My favorite is the popping cork.
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Lisa Austin and Bryan Adams show off the collection of speckled trout they caught on the Pamlico River.
I encourage all curious anglers to explore their live bait options during the summer fishing season. Live-bait fishing will add another dimension to your fishing if you are mostly an artificial lure fisherman. You’ll catch more fish and ensure more consistent success on those hot summer days. Capt. Richard Andrews is a resident of Washington and the owner of a local year-round guide service offering fishing excursions on the Pamlico and nearby rivers. He can be reached at 252-945-9715 or richard@tarpamguide.com. ⋇
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MARINATED COLE SLAW Susan Tankard St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Bath
1 medium cabbage, shredded; 1/2 red onion, sliced paper thin; 1/4 cup sugar; 3/8 cup oil; 1/4 cup sugar; 1/4 cup vinegar; 1/2 teaspoon celery seed; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard. Combine cabbage and onion. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup sugar and set aside. Bring oil, remaining sugar, vinegar, celery seed, salt and dry mustard to a boil and, while boiling, pour over cabbage and let stand four to six hours, then in refrigerator overnight. Stir occasionally. Keep in glass container.
GARDEN FRESH CUCUMBERS Helen Myers Terra Ceia Christian School
1/4 cup vinegar; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1 teaspoon celery seed; 2 tablespoons sugar; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon pepper; 2 tablespoons chopped onion; 3 cups sliced and peeled cucumbers (about two medium); chopped parsley (optional). Combine vinegar, lemon juice, celery seed, sugar, salt, pepper and onion. Pour over cucumbers. Chill thoroughly. Serve topped with parsley, if desired. Makes three cups.
SUMMER FRUIT SOUP
Make the soup the day before serving. In a large bowl, combine apple cider, cranberry juice, orange juice, lemon juice, sugar and salt. Place half of the peaches, strawberries and pears in a food processor or blender. Add one cup of apple cider mixture. Blend until smooth. Add to remainder of apple cider mixture along with remainder of the fruit, cinnamon sticks and cardamon. Cover and chill for at least eight hours. Remove cinnamon sticks and stir soup. Spoon soup into bowls and garnish with mint and sour cream.
FAVORITE SALSA Betty Bowers
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Hodges Chapel Pentecostal Holiness Church, Chocowinity
3 jars tomatoes; 1 can whole kernel corn, drained; 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed; 1/2 cup sweet pepper, any color, diced; 1/2 cup onion, diced; 1/2 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped. Combine all ingredients. The last three may be adjusted to taste. Serve with your favorite chips or crackers.
4 cups apple cider; 1 cup cranberry juice; 1/2 cup orange juice; 1/4 cup lemon juice; 1/4 cup sugar; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 4 peaches (peeled and chopped); 1 pint strawberries (capped and chopped); 2 pears (peeled and chopped); 2 cinnamon sticks; 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamon; 6 tablespoons low-fat sour cream; 1 bunch fresh mint.
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BROWNIES Carolyn Biggs Pinetown Emergency Services Ladies Auxiliary
2 sticks margarine; 2 cups sugar; 4 eggs; 1 1/2 cups flour; 6 tablespoons cocoa; 2 teaspoons vanilla; 2 teaspoons water; 1 cup nuts. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 x 13 dish. Cream margarine and sugar; add eggs, mix well. Add flour and cocoa; mix and add vanilla, water and nuts. Bake 30 minutes or until done.
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OUT & ABOUT
CALENDAR ALL SUMMER LONG BCTMA Jams Turnage Theatre Thursday night/Saturday morning jams. Open jam Thursday night from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and every Saturday morning from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Musicians and fans are encouraged to attend and play. There is no admission fee. Sponsored by the Beaufort County Traditional Music Association. For more information, visit www.bctma. org/ or call 252-946-2504.
River Roving Tours
NC Estuarium Learn about the history and habitats of the Washington waterfront. These boat tours c r u i s e t h e Pa m l i co R i ve r Wednesdays through Fridays at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., and Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. No admission fee or other cost is involved for the tour, but advance reservations are required. Riders should check in 15 minutes in advance. Children must be at least 6 years old to ride; a responsible adult must accompany children under 16. Call 252-948-0000 for reservations. Go to www. partnershipforthesounds. net/ for information.
Farmers’ Market Downtown Washington The Farmers’ Market is fun for the whole family. It is a great place to spend the morning talking with local farmers or maybe searching for a unique present. Our market features local growers of fresh
fruit, vegetables, plants and flowers. You never know what might find, the products are always changing! Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon. Call 252-947-1487 for more information.
event. Helmets are required during all cycling events. Call 252-975-3006 for more information.
Karaoke, Dance and Aaaarrrt Golf & Games
Turnage Theatre Tuesday night jam sessions from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Join area musicians in this great jam set to some of the best rock music! Free. Call 252-946-2504.
Turnage Theatre All summer long join in the funfilled karaoke and indoor Aarrtt Pirate Putt Putt nights at the Turnage Theatre. Wednesdays, 6 – 9 p.m. $5 per person or $10/ family. Family friendly and adult concessions sold.
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Rock the Pamlico
Inner Banks Outfitters Saturdays, 8 a.m., June 2-Aug.25. Basic yoga and standup paddleboarding combine for this hour-long class on the Pamlico River. No yoga or paddleboarding experience needed — just a sense of fun and adventure. Call 252-9753006 to reserve a spot. $15 with paddleboard rental; $10 without.
IBXO Cycling Events Inner Banks Outfitters Sunday Morning Road Bike Ride, 8:30 a.m.; road bikes only; no drop; 20-30 miles; 14-18 mph average. Wednesday “Slow Road to Key West” ride, 6:30 p.m.; all cyclists encouraged; 4-8 mph at a slow pace; perfect for those new to cycling or nervous to ride on road; very social. Thursday Evening Time Trial, 5:30 p.m. departure from shop; road bikes only; 12-mile course; stagger start according to previous times; every level of rider welcome, but contact shop if attending for the first time; Backwater Jack’s gathering after
July 4
Fourth of July Celebration Festival Park Washington’s annual 4th of July celebration on the waterfront at Festival Park. Featuring live music and fireworks. 5 p.m.
Fourth of July Celebration Downtown Belhaven Belhaven’s Annual 4th of July celebration featuring pageants, vendors, parade, fireworks and the ever-popular Pantego Mud Run.
Fireworks and Dinner Cruise The Belle of Washington 6:30 p.m. Watch the fireworks from the best seats on the Pamlico River! Take in an amazing sunset! Enjoy a buffetstyle dinner will be provided by one of our local restaurant or catering partners. A variety of beer, wines, spirits, and sodas are also available and sold separately at the bar. All major credit cards
accepted, as well as cash. All tickets must be purchased in advance. www.eventbrite.com/e/ fireworks-viewing-and-sunsetdinner-cruise-on-the-belle-ofwashington-tickets-44240822491
July 5
Exhibit Opening Reception Turnage Theatre Join Arts of the Pamlico for the opening of three new exhibits: Belhaven Arts, Jo Johnson and Eric Humphries. 5:30-7 p.m.
July 6
Friday Evening Paddle Inner Banks Outfitters A guided 1-2 hour evening paddle either up Runyon Creek or up to the Washington waterfront (depending on conditions). Launch at 6:30 p.m. from Inner Banks Outfitters. Cost is $25 with kayak rental; $10 without. Life jackets required. Call 252-9753006 to make a reservation.
July 7
Historic Ghost Walk Downtown Washington Washington Haunts: The Historic Ghost Walk, 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 per person, cash only. Tickets on sale 30 minutes before the ghost walk. No reservations. Meet at Harding Square, at the rose garden at the foot of Market Street. The 90-minute ghost walk travels about one mile through three centuries of supernatural history. Not recommended for those younger than 10 years of age. For more information call Terry Rollins at 252-402-8595.
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OUT & ABOUT July 8
Anniversary Block Party Ribeyes Restaurant J o i n t h e R i b eye s s t a f f on Stewart Parkway for an anniversary block party featuring Jim Quick and the Coastline Band.
July 11
Children’s Movie Brown Library Join us for family movies at 2 p.m. Featuring “My Little Pony the Movie.”
July 12
Senior Dance Washington Civic Center Singles and Couples over 50 are welcome to come and dance the night away. 7 p.m., admission is $8. 50/50 drawing; door prizes; no alcohol/no smoking/no children.
July 13
Rock the Pamlico concert Turnage Theatre Join the rockers of Rock the Pamlico in this annual concert bound to get toes tapping and people singing along with classic rock. 7:30 p.m.
July 15
Broadway on the Big Screen Series Turnage Theatre “Comedy of Errors,” 2-4 p.m. Shakespeare’s comedy of mistaken identity starring Roger Daltrey and Michael Kitchen as two sets of identical twins. Separated as children, the twins unknowingly find themselves living in the same city as adults. Confusion reigns as they become caught up in a brilliantly contrived series of misunderstandings involving their family and friends. This colorful and bold production balances frivolity with unease
until events finally resolve in a triumphantly happy ending. Suggested $5 donation. Drinks and snacks will be available for purchase prior to the beginning of the event. Call 252-946-2504.
Life jackets are required to be worn. $50 with kayak rental; $30 without.
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Children’s Movie
Hunters’ Pointe Sporting Clays Call 252-975-2529 or go to www.hunterspointenc.com/ Events.html for more information.
Brown Library Join us for family movies at 2 p.m. Featuring “Ferdinand.”
Children’s Movie
July 18
July 20
Friday Evening Paddle Inner Banks Outfitters A guided 1-2 hour evening paddle either up Runyon Creek or up to the Washington waterfront (depending on conditions). Launch at 6:30 p.m. from Inner Banks Outfitters. Cost is $25 with kayak rental; $10 without. Life jackets required. Call 252-975-3006 to make a reservation.
Grease Movie and Sock Hop Turnage Theatre We’re going back to a time with poodle skirts were in and grease is the word! Dress the part for this movie event and get a free popcorn. This is a full on audience participation event, we expect dancing in the aisles and melting from the ladies when Danny takes the screen. Tickets are $5 at the door. 7:30-9:30 p.m.
July 21
Wine and Cheese Paddle Inner Banks Outfitters 5 p.m. Join other kayakers and standup paddleboarders for this evening journey from Runyon Creek to Castle Island to watch the sun set. Toes in the sand, glass in hand and a guarantee to make a friend or five. After an evening on the water, return to Backwater Jack’s for live music. Call 252975-3006 to make a reservation.
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July 25
Brown Library Join us for family movies at 2 p.m. Featuring “Pokemon — I Choose You!”
Children’s Movie Brown Library Join us for family movies at 2 p.m. Featuring “Coco.”
Aug. 3
Tiki Party Backwater Jacks 7 p.m. Cool down the August temps with a drink from the Tiki bar and listen to The Still Shakers play your favorites all night! 252975-1090.
Aug. 4
July 26
Summer Slam
Turnage Theatre ~ Beaufort Co u n t y Tra d i t i o n a l M u s i c Association Variety Show, 7pm. Entertaining local musicians play a variety of traditional music. Admission Free: Donations Accepted. Family Friendly Atmosphere at Turnage Theatre. For more information, visit bctma. org or call 252-946-2504.
Festival Park 8 a.m. Washington’s premier CrossFit competition returns to Washington! For more information, contact Manny Vidal at vidalpeakfitness@gmail.com.
July 27
Friday Evening Paddle Inner Banks Outfitters A guided 1-2 hour evening paddle either up Runyon Creek or up to the Washington waterfront (depending on conditions). Launch at 6:30 p.m. from Inner Banks Outfitters. Cost is $25 with kayak rental; $10 without. Life jackets required. Call 252-9753006 to make a reservation.
AUGUST
Aug. 1
Photography Show Opening Reception Turnage Theatre View this year’s submissions to the 2018 Photography Show: people, places, wildlife, mixed media and more. Juried by photographer Craig Ramsey. 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Aug. 5
Historic Ghost Walk Downtown Washington Washington Haunts: The Historic Ghost Walk, 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 per person, cash only. Tickets on sale 30 minutes before the ghost walk. No reservations. Meet at Harding Square, at the rose garden at the foot of Market Street. The 90-minute ghost walk travels about one mile through three centuries of supernatural history. Not recommended for those younger than 10 years of age. For more information call Terry Rollins at 252-402-8595.
Aug. 7
National Night Out Beebe Memorial Park 6-8pm. NNO is an event celebrated all over the U.S., that brings the community and law enforcement together to fight against crime in our neighborhoods. It is also an opportunity for law enforcement
OUT & ABOUT and the community to come together in a positive setting to interact with each other. For more information, call Kimberly Grimes at 252-943-1715 or email kgrimes@washingtonnc.gov.
Aug. 9
Senior Dance Washington Civic Center Singles and couples over 50 are welcome to come and dance the night away. 7 p.m., admission is $8. 50/50 drawing; door prizes; no alcohol/no smoking/no children.
Aug. 11
Wine and Cheese Paddle Inner Banks Outfitters 5 p.m. Join other kayakers and standup paddleboarders for this evening journey from Runyon Creek to Castle Island to watch
the sun set. Toes in the sand, glass in hand and a guarantee to make a friend or five. After an evening on the water, return to Backwater Jack’s for live music. Call 252-975-3006 to make a reservation. Life jackets are required to be worn. $50 with kayak rental; $30 without.
Aug. 18
Mid Atlantic 12/24 Washington High School 7 a.m. Call Melissa Maxwell at 252-945-9495 for more information. www. midatlanticultrasports.com
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Aug. 16
Broadway on the Big Screen Series
Turnage Theatre Folkstone Stringband, 7 p.m. Come enjoy music by this dynamic traditional string b a n d . Ad m i s s i o n i s f re e ; donations accepted. Family friendly atmosphere at Turnage Theatre. For more information, visit bctma.org or call 252-9462504.
Turnage Theatre “From Here to Eternity,” 2-4 p.m. Sir Tim Rice’s epic new musical, From Here To Eternity, is adapted from one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century; a gripping tale of illicit love and army life which translates in to a breathtaking, romantic and excitingly original show. Suggested $5 donation. Drinks and snacks will be
Summer Regional Concert Series
available for purchase prior to the beginning of the event. Call 252-946-2504.
Aug. 25
Shine the Light Festival Park 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Youth rally to raise awareness to the opioid epidemic and peer pressure to use alcohol and drugs. Same Power Ministries wants to let people know regardless of your age that there is help out here; you are not alone! Live music by One Promise from Pink Hill with all original music who are all recovering addicts. Testimonials, motivational speakers, hot dogs, chips. Please bring a chair or blanket to sit down on. Call 252-4029841 for more information.
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WHY I LOVE WASHINGTON
Coming home, 30 years later WRITTEN BY RENEE TUTEN | PHOTOGRAPH BY MATT DEBNAM
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grew up in Washington and as a child there were things I thought that I did NOT like about Washington. For instance, everywhere I went, the mall, the pool, the river, the store, there were people that knew me, my father or who were part of my own family already. Nothing back then could be a secret for that reason. Bill’s hotdogs, with that spicy chili, were on the menu at least weekly in my family. I was required to be at First Baptist Church three times a week as a “girl in action” and my aunt also sang at the church regularly. Piano lessons with Ms. Alligood were daily and strict. Washington had no big city excitement or stress to become entangled in. The river and boating or skiing was all I ever expected to be doing on the weekends. Orange Aids from Jimmy’s or Tayloe’s were enjoyed less often than they should’ve been. So, childhood ended and adult life took me far from home and the things I did not like. 30 years later, I am here in Washington again. I eat four Bill’s hotdogs in one sitting at least once a week. Everywhere I go in town, I see people who have known me my whole life or are my family. There is no big city stress in which to become entangled. The river and waterfront is even more beautiful than I remember it as a child. Orange aids have no weekly limit for me now. The people contained within the city limit signs are at the ready to welcome you whether you’re returning or appearing for the first time. They will laugh or cry with you, or help you with whatever you may
need. The love here is displayed in both word and deed. My father, aunts, uncles and my grandparents, some of whom are buried here, left me with a legacy of love and family pride. Whether in Washington or anywhere in the world, I remembered that a good name is to be chosen rather than great riches.
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I took my first breath in Washington, and it’s where I plan to take my last. Until then, I’ll carry on in both words and deeds all the things I like, no, the things that I LOVE, about Washington. It’s home sweet home, full of love in all the familiar faces and places. There’s no better place on earth!
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