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Free CIRCULATION 12,000 July 2, 2021 SHORE POWER!: Shore Little League Teams Advance to State Tournament Northern Accomack Little League’s softball team for 8- to 10-year-olds Central Accomack Little League Majors, managed by Jamie Lyn Wert heads to the state tournament July 8 in Woodstock, Va., after clinching the and coached by Greg Ford and Liz Watson, head to the state tourna- District 8 title. Team members pictured are, from left, Marley Kinard, Vi- ment July 8 in Coeburn, Va. The Majors are represented on the field oletray Davis, Cheyenne Britton, Pippa Kinard, Caroline Hamilton, Faith by Madison Annis, Taylor Benedict, Caroline Caison, Neiley Guinan, Stadler, Rylee Giddings, Jenna Daisey, Kinsley Palmer, Daisy Wells, Brin- Sterling Stonestreet, Carly Clayton, Emmalene Trower, Payton Tay- lee Kauthen, and Julia Duston. Also pictured are (back, from left) coach lor, Kacey Ford, Ella Powell, Tatum Watson, Miranda Smith, and Cas- Jon Britton, manager Phil Kauthen, and coach Jonathan Hamilton. Not sidy Hickman. pictured: coach Mike Walker. Submitted photo. By Matthew Yoder bookend victories against Green Run, A trio of local Little League teams as well as a 5-2 defeat of Shore sand- Northampton Crash Leaves One earned their way into state competi- wiched between. They next move on tions with recent successful District to the state tournament in Woodstock, 8 Tournament victories. Va. Games start next Friday, July 9. Dead, One Hospitalized The Shore will be represented in The Central Accomack Little Staff Report the vehicle crossed the double solid both the minor and major league di- League All-Stars bested Ocean View A single vehicle accident in Cheri- lines into the eastbound lanes, ran off visions, with North Accomack win- Little League to take home the Dis- ton Wednesday morning left one per- the roadway, and struck a utility pole. ning the minors division, and Cen- trict 8 crown, and are headed to Coe- son dead and another hospitalized, ac- The passenger, the driver’s moth- tral Accomack defeating its competi- burn, Va., July 8 with further goals cording to a Virginia State Police press er, Michelle Deval Young, 52, of Banks tion in the majors. in mind. The junior girls start play release. Road, Cape Charles, died upon impact. The Central Accomack Little the same day in Bristol. The Eastern Shore 911 center re- Antoinette Young was medevaced to League junior team (photo unavail- In the meantime, all teams have ceived a call at approximately 8:20 Norfolk Sentara Hospital. able) was the only one in the district taken up fundraisers to help offset a.m. reporting the accident on North Neither vehicle occupant was wear- and automatically qualified for the the cost of travel. For information Bayside Road in Cheriton, east of ing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. state tournament. about donations or how to help with Route 13. The investigation of the accident is North Accomack Little League fundraisers, interested individuals Antoinette Young, 29, was driving ongoing. went undefeated in play at Plaza Lit- are directed to both leagues’ Face- a 2010 Nissan Rogue, traveling west- Notification was made to family tle League in Virginia Beach, with book pages. bound on North Bayside Road when members. 2 • EASTERN SHORE POST • JULY 2, 2021 New Virginia Law Prohibits Outdoor Balloon Release By Carol Vaughn vegetation on remote beaches, which A law prohibiting the release of impacts nesting migratory shore- balloons outdoors in Virginia took birds and sea turtles, said Kathy effect July 1, marking a victory for O’Hara, a marine researcher who environmentalists who long advo- has studied how balloons and rib- cated for the measure. bons accumulate on coastal beaches. The law, sponsored by Del. Nancy “Balloon-related litter is often Guy (D-Virginia Beach) “prohibits the #1 most common type of debris the intentional releasing, discard- found during our surveys,” she said. ing, or causing to be released any “It is also important to note that balloon outdoors.” sky lanterns are not a good alterna- Violators face a civil penalty of tive and are also illegal in Virginia,” $25 per balloon released. If a minor said Christina Trapani, a marine under age 16 releases a balloon at debris researcher and www.Prevent- the direction of an adult, the adult BalloonLitter.org partner, who sup- is liable. ported revising the 1991 law. Fines will go into the Game Pro- “If people celebrate with balloons, tection Fund. they need to know that the law now A previous version of the law, dat- prohibits releasing those balloons,” ing to 1991, allowed release of up to Trapani said. 49 balloons within a one-hour peri- A marine debris monitoring proj- od, according to a press release from ect conducted between 2014 and Clean Virginia Waterways of Long- 2018, funded by NOAA through Balloons rest on a barrier island beach. Photo courtesy of The Nature wood University. the Virginia Coastal Zone Manage- Conservancy. Bills to prohibit balloon releases ment Program, included two East- or to reduce the allowable number to ern Shore sites and two other loca- one balloon were introduced in the tions — Fishermans Island National sateague in Virginia, volunteers loon-related litter items were re- General Assembly in 2015 and 2020 Wildlife Refuge, Assateague Island found 904 balloons in three hours. corded over the course of 46 surveys. but failed to pass. National Seashore, Back Bay Na- On Fisherman Island, 212 pieces The 96-page report can be Balloons and related items litter- tional Wildlife Refuge, and Grand- of balloon-related litter were found viewed at https://www.deq.virgin- ing area beaches and waterways are view Nature Preserve in Hampton. in 1/2 mile in a November 2020 ia.gov/home/showpublisheddocu- harmful to wildlife like sea turtles Researchers gathered data count. ment/8353/637540016083100000 and birds, who may die when they through monthly surveys to serve as Over a five-year period, Virginia The protocol O’Hara and Trapani ingest them or get entangled, ac- a baseline against which to evaluate International Coastal Cleanup vol- developed to track balloon and oth- cording to scientists. effectiveness of Virginia’s Marine unteers reported 4,916 pieces of bal- er litter is now being used by oth- “Latex balloons, foil balloons, Debris Management Plan, created loon litter — 63.5% were found on er states, including New York, New plastic ribbons, and other balloon in 2014. ocean beaches. Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland as attachments are among the deadli- Virginia was the first East Coast More remote beaches had signifi- part of a regional campaign to de- est types of ocean trash,” said Katie state to have such a plan. cantly more balloon litter compared crease balloon releases, according to Register, executive director of Clean Balloons were the second most to public beaches, according to the the report. Virginia Waterways and author of common item found, behind bottle 2021 report. In a survey, 49% of balloon re- the 2021 report, “Deadly Litter: Bal- caps. The amount of balloons and rib- leases in Virginia were related to fu- loons & Plastic Ribbons on Virgin- The Coastal Zone Management bons recorded by O’Hara and Tra- nerals or memorials, with the next ia’s Coastal Beaches,” in the release. Program also partnered with Long- pani in research conducted between largest percentage, 12% each, done Balloons were among the top types wood University’s Clean Virginia 2013 and 2017 varied among the re- for weddings or to raise awareness of litter found on Virginia beaches in Waterways on a project specifically mote coastal beaches they surveyed or funds for a cause, according to a monitoring project, according to focused on balloon litter, also funded — including Cedar, Hog, and Smith “Balloon Litter on Virginia’s Remote the report. through NOAA. Islands, Fisherman Island NWR, Beaches.” To sea turtles, balloons look a A 2014-2018 study by the Virginia and False Cape State Park — rang- Advocates are promoting alterna- lot like jellyfish, one of turtles’ ma- Aquarium and CVW found balloons ing from 25 items per mile on Ce- tives to balloon releases to celebrate jor food sources. Balloons have been were the most frequently recorded dar Island to more than 272 items events. found in the stomachs of turtles type of litter at Chincoteague Na- per mile on Fisherman Island NWR, “Thanks to CZM funding from found dead as well as turtles rescued tional Wildlife Refuge and were the according to “Balloon Litter on Vir- NOAA to study this issue and cre- by the Virginia Aquarium Stranding third most frequently recorded litter ginia’s Remote Beaches,” a 2018 re- ate a campaign to change behavior Team. type on Fisherman Island National port from CVW to the Virginia CZM around using balloons, organiza- Balloon litter often ends up be- Wildlife Refuge. Program. tions across Virginia, the Mid-Atlan- tween the high tide line and dune In a 2014 beach cleanup at As- During the study, 11,441 bal- (Continued on Page 5) JULY 2, 2021 • EASTERN SHORE POST • 3 L&F 4 • EASTERN SHORE POST • JULY 2, 2021 Grant Will Help Add 789 Acres of Conservation Land in Accomack By Carol Vaughn to or near existing public conserva- gion, according to a project summary. bor to protect mature maritime for- A $400,000 grant awarded to the tion lands, including Doe Creek Wild- The Delmarva Peninsula, includ- ests adjoining the nature preserve and Virginia Department of Wildlife Re- life Management Area near Onancock, ing Virginia’s Eastern Shore, sup- the largest natural lake known on the sources will help purchase 789 acres of and other properties being acquired by ports between seven and 10 mil- Eastern Shore.