Thursday, May 7, 2009 • Kilmarnock, Virginia • Ninety-second Year • Number 30 • Two Sections • 75¢ Stimulus funds allocated to dredge Greenvale Creek by Audrey Thomasson recent survey. New hydrographic since I was elected to Congress, LANCASTER—The U.S. surveys will still be conducted urging them to dredge Greenvale Army Corps of Engineers Nor- before and after dredging, how- Creek,” Rep. Wittman said. “I folk District last week allocated ever. am pleased that they have finally $450,000 in economic stimulus Since it was last dredged funded this project.” funding to dredge Greenvale in 1998, the Keeping the Creek. entrance to “I have worked with channel open According to Betty Grey the creek has is important Waring, the district’s operations nearly closed the Army Corps of because Green- chief, Greenvale Creek is at the from a build up Engineers ever since vale is the site top of the project list. In order to of silt. There is I was elected to Con- of one of only quickly stimulate the economy, little depth in gress, urging them two public boat terms of the American Recovery the channel, to dredge Greenvale ramps in Lan- Act require the money fund proj- even at high Creek. I am pleased caster County. ects that are ready to go. tide, for boaters that they have finally Waring said “The Corps of Engineers is to navigate out funded this project.” of the $4.6 bil- required to award all contracts into the Rappa- — Rep. Rob Wittman lion in stimulus by the end of July,” she said. hannock River. First District funding appro- “Because the permit process can Plans to priated to the take six to 12 months, we kept dredge the Corps for its permits on the creek updated in channel in 2001 ended when an Civil Works programs nation- the hope of expediting the project unsuccessful bidder tied up the wide, some $22.7 million went should an opportunity like this project in a legal battle. The fol- to the Norfolk District, including Wrightson to fill Commonwealth’s attorney post come along. It’s a great opportu- lowing year federal priorities $21.6 million for maintenance On April 28, 15th Circuit Court Judge Harry T. Taliaferro appointed Heathsville native nity for many projects that were shifted and funds were diverted projects like Greenvale Creek. Jane Blackwell Wrightson as Northumberland County Commonwealth’s attorney to ignored for so long.” to the Department of Homeland Dredging the entrance to Broad fill the position vacated by Mike McKenney. Wrightson took the reins just a few days Waring said the bid process for Security. Creek in Deltaville was also later on May 1. She had been preparing with McKenney for the likely shift in respon- dredging the creek is expected to Waring attributed Rep. Rob funded. sibility for some time, she said. McKenney, meanwhile, took up the gavel this week in be completed by mid-June and Wittman’s efforts on Capital Hill Funding for the Little his new position on the juvenile court bench. Wrightson will fill the position until a work should start about July 1 as the reason Greenvale Creek Wicomico River dredging, special election, scheduled to coincide with the general election on November 3. The with completion by the end of remained on the Corps of Engi- which is part of the Baltimore special election will determine who will complete the remaining two years of McKen- July. To speed up the process, neers radar. district’s regular maintenance ney’s four-year term. (Photo by Reid Pierce Armstrong) she expects the Corps will base “I have worked with the plan, was not part of the recov- the bid package on the most Army Corps of Engineers ever ery package. Blessing is Superintendent seeks rescheduled REEDVILLE—The annual lump sum school budget Blessing of the Fleet, sponsored by St. Mary’s Episcopal Church by Audrey Thomasson in-house cafeteria program is Circuit Court in part to recover and Omega Protein, was post- LANCASTER—During a expected to be self-supporting $521,800 in overspending in poned last Sunday because of public hearing last week on at $686,905. four categories of the 2007 threatening weather. The ser- the proposed school budget, Sciabbarrasi is credited with fiscal year school budget. vice has been rescheduled for school superintendent Susan turning the budget around Their claim against the school Sunday, May 10. Sciabbarrasi asked county during nearly two years as board and former superinten- At. 3:30 p.m., a parade of supervisors to appropriate the superintendent after a record dent Dr. Randolph Latimore boats will proceed up Cockrell’s budget as a lump sum rather of overspending by the prior is disputed by attorneys for Creek to the old Morris-Fisher than by category. A budget administration. She reduced the defendants who maintain factory tall stack property approved as a lump sum allows staffing through attrition and their clients had approval for where the ceremony will begin funds to be transferred from reined in the budget despite a lump sum spending. A judge’s at 4 p.m. Retired U.S. Air Force one category to another. loss of $407,729 in state fund- decision on whether the case Lt. Col. Monty Deihl, a native has enough merit to proceed of Fleeton, will be the featured The district’s proposed ing for next year. Previously, Pre-read books were popular yard sale items. 2009-10 budget of $14,668,902 she said 76 percent of the to trial has been pending since speaker. is $825,306 or 5.6 percent less proposed budget will go into last August. If in doubt concerning the than the current year’s budget. instruction, 11 percent higher During Thursday’s public Yard sale raises $48,000 weather, call 453-6712 for a As a result of the school than suggested by the federal hearing, middle school teacher recorded announcement. board dismissing food ser- government. Tara Booth also urged super- The 21st annual Grace Episcopal Church yard sale earn- vice provider Aramark after a In April 2008, county attor- visors to approve the school ings May 2 set a record. Supervisors $94,000 shortfall last year, the neys filed suit in Lancaster (continued on page A14) “More than $48,000 was taken in during the four-hour sale and now we’re going to give it all away,” said chairman to consider Shep Speight. “That’s a new sales record despite the weak economy and many people worried or in serious financial Coan River situations.” Board approves ordinance Several service-related agencies have submitted applica- oyster hatchery tions to receive a portion of the funds. A decision on divid- ing them will be made by mid-month, Speight said. HEATHSVILLE—The Nor- to allow workforce housing “One of the greatest motivating factors in Grace members thumberland board of super- working for months in getting ready for the sale is that none visors will hold two hearings LANCASTER—By a The multi-family housing the first step to preserve open of the funds received are kept by the church. I think that’s Thursday, May 14. unanimous 5-0 vote, the Lan- can include townhouses, con- space and provide recreational filling the church’s mission to care for our neighbors in the The monthly board meet- caster board of supervisors last dominiums, apartments, and areas when they adopted most positive, direct and local manner,” he said. ing will begin at 5 p.m. in the Thursday created a multi-fam- workforce housing as well as amendments to Section 5-25 Some 100 church members started arriving at 7 a.m. to General District courtroom at ily housing zoning district that single family houses. Also of the subdivision ordinance, be ready when almost 1,200 cars of shoppers rolled into the 39 Judicial Place in Heathsville. favors affordable housing. allowable are supporting ser- dealing with cluster and single Boys Camp grounds near Kilmarnock filling nearly every Public hearings will begin at 7 The ordinance adheres to vices such as churches, cem- family housing. available parking space. p.m. the county’s comprehensive eteries, schools, hospitals, Open space, as defined in “We thank all who contributed sale items and the willing The board will consider plan in preserving 30 percent nursing homes, day care cen- both ordinances, could include buyers of mountains of goods. Many veteran sale workers public input on a request by of a development as common ters, restaurants and shops. hiking and nature trails, bike remarked on how few items remained unsold when the sale Cowart Properties and KCB or open space. In order to promote the paths, and other uses that are ended at noon. Those items were almost all clothing, books Oyster Holdings for a permit to The residential community development of more afford- suitable for all age groups and housewares, which were given to other local churches establish a commercial aquacul- zoning district (R-4) will allow able housing in the district, within the development. It does or institutions providing care for needy families,” Speight ture operation (oyster hatchery) moderate to higher density developers would receive a not include residential parking said. in an existing building at 493 off-water housing develop- density adjustment of one addi- or road coverage areas. In addition to family donors, many local businesses Oyster Road on the Coan River. ments where central water and tional unit per acre in exchange In other business, supervi- contributed cash or products. Among the largest contribu- The board also will consider sewage disposal are available for 10 percent of units being sors approved a request by tors were local nurseries whose plants were scooped up by abandoning a right-of-way adja- or can be provided, such as priced as workforce housing. Timothy Alan Dawson to place people anxious to get new varieties, he said. cent to property owned by Ran- near Kilmarnock. In March, the board took (continued on page A14) dolph Neale in Fleeton. Norris bridge Tavern restoration work begins

inspection due Restoration is under way at Hughlett’s Inside FREDERICKSBURG—Lane Tavern/Rice’s Hotel n Just name it: closures continue on the Robert in Heathsville where The Town of Kilmarnock O. Norris Jr. Bridge crossing the fire gutted several and Bay Transit recently Rappahannock River between rooms last month. White Stone and Grey’s Point. launched a contest among The historic build- For May 11-15, flaggers will ing survived, despite children to give the town direct motorists through the trolley a name...... A8 extensive damage. Fire work zone from 9 a.m. to 3:30 and water damage p.m. Motorists will be restricted n specialists from Hall Winning team: to one lane on the bridge. Construction of The Rappahannock In addition to the bridge paint- Fredericksburg started Record advertising staff ing work, crews will conduct an salvage work last won thirteen ribbons in a annual bridge safety inspection. week and plan to save Virginia Press Association No additional lane closures will all of the building’s contest...... A9 be necessary, but motorists may original trim. At right, High jumpers: A10 experience a longer than normal Eddie Deasc scrapes delay. n Caps & gowns: 200 years worth of Rappahannock Business...... B6 paint off a fireplace Community College’s Calendar...... A2-3 Construction delay mantel from the front 37th commencement BURGESS—Motorists along entrance. The paint Churches...... B2-5 had bubbled in the ceremonies are Friday, Classified...... B9-14 Route 200 in Northumberland County should expect delays this intense heat of the fire, May 8, on the Warsaw Directory...... B13 he said. Behind him, a campus...... B8 week as Virginia Department of Notices...... B11-12 Transportation crews resurface coworker scrapes the Obituaries...... B3 Route 200 between Route 360 paint off a window Opinion...... A4-5 and Lampkintown Road. frame. The entire resto- Road work will continue ration project is sched- Police...... B1 uled to take about six Schools...... B7-8 through the latter part of this week, depending on the weather. months. Sports...... A10-13 Both north and south lanes Photo by Reid 6 5652510491 6 Upcoming...... A2-3,6-8 are alternating closures. Expect delays of about 10 minutes. Pierce Armstrong A2 Upcoming Rappahannock Record • Kilmarnock, VA • May 7, 2009 May Slipper walk 10 Sunday The Northern Neck Chapter The Widowed Persons of the Virginia Native Plant Service for Lancaster and 7 Thursday Society will lead a walk at Northumberland counties Bingo is played at 7 p.m. at 2 p.m. May 17 at Hickory holds its lunch brunch at American Legion Post 86 on Hollow Natural Area Pre- The Crazy Crab in Reedville Waverly Avenue in Kilmrnock. serve in Lancaster County to immediately following church Al-ANON meets at 8 p.m. at search for this rare Kentucky services. Palmer Hall in Kilmarnock. Lady’s Slipper (Cypripe- Mr. Entertainment-Glen AA meets at 8 p.m. at De Sales Abbott, will be featured at Your guide to the most delicious food & tastiest treats Hall and Kilmarnock United dium kentuckiense). Master Kentucky Fried Chicken in Methodist Church. Naturalist Tom Teeples will Kilmarnock from 5 to 9 p.m. in the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula. The Airport Club of Hummel lead the expedition. He said AA meets at 7:30 p.m. Hickory Hollow may be the BUENOS NACHOS MEXICAN ST ANDREWS GRILL AT THE Field meets at 6 p.m. for a dinner at White Stone United GRILL: Delicious Mexican fare in meeting at The Pilot House at Methdodist Church. TARTAN GOLF CLUB only preserve in the state an exciting atmosphere. Outdoor Open daily 11-3; Closed Tuesday. Topping. 758-5500. where the species grows. The Kilmarnock Cruise-in seating available. Mon.-Thurs. returns at the Chesapeake Daily Specials. Homemade Soups, The Rappatomac Writers Hickory Hollow is off Route 11am-8:30pm. Fri. & Sat. 11:00am- Salads, Seafood and Sandwiches. Critique Group meets at 10 a.m. 604 in Lancaster. For direc- Commons parking lot in 9:30pm., Sun. 12noon-8:00pm 45 S at Wicomico Episcopal Church Kilmarnock from 4 to 6 p.m. All Call 438-6009 tions, call Marie Minor at Main St. Kilmarnock. 435-6262. in Wicomico Church. types of vehicles are welcome. The White Stone Town Council 804-925-5950. 435-6171. THE STEAMBOAT RESTAU- COCOMO’S: Where summer never RANT: Enjoy casual dining while meets at 7 p.m. at the town The 39th Annual Blessing Of ends! Open for breakfast, lunch office. in Reedville. At 3:30 overlooking the beautiful Pianka- The Fleet & dinner. Specializing in fresh tank River Golf Club. We offer a American Legion Post 117 p.m. a parade of boats will seafood overlooking Broad Creek. meets at 7 p.m. at the Post proceed up Cockrell’s Creek to traditional lunch menu, gourmet Call for special events and seasonal and traditional evening menus and Home on School Street in 8 Friday 9 Saturday the old Morris-Fisher factory Celebrate Recovery will meet A Building Event will be hours.1134 Timberneck Road, Del- Sunday Brunch selections. Open Reedville. tall stack property where a from 7 to 9 p.m. at the White held by The Lancaster/ taville. 804-776-8822 Tues.-Sat., 11:00 am - 2:30 pm, The Heathsville Forge Stone Church of the Nazarene Northumberland Habitat for ceremony will begin at 4 p.m. meets from Sponsored by St. Mary’s Thurs., Fri. & Sat. evenings 5:30 Blacksmith Guild Family Life Center at 57 Whisk Humanity affiliate from 9 a.m. DIXIE DELI: Family owned and pm - 9:00 pm, and Sunday Brunch 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Rice’s Hotel/ Drive. 435-98886. to 5 p.m. at Pond Park Road Episcopal Church–Fleeton and operated (forever!) Serving lunch 5 Hughlett’s Tavern. 580-3377. Omega Protein Inc. 10:30 am - 2:00 pm. Banquets, AA meets at noon at Trinity off Devil’s Bottom Road. days a week, Mon-Fri., 10:30-3:00, functions and group outings also at Cruisers Acoustic Night Church in Lancaster and at 8 Mother-daughter teams Subs, soup, our famous potato & available. Call 776-6589 (Reserva- Sports Bar in Gloucester. 693- p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church in are urged. Tools and lunch chicken salad and sandwiches, 6246. tions suggested). Located off Rt. 33 Kilmarnock. provided. To volunteer, call 50 Irvington Rd., Kilmarnock at 629, Hartfi eld, Va. A Grief Support Group meets A Yard Sale will be held Carol Shannon at 438-6273, 11 Monday 435-6745. at 2 p.m. at Henderson United during the afternoon at the [email protected], or AA meets at noon at Palmer Methodist Church near Callao. Hall. SWANK’S ON MAIN: Continental Northumberland County call Nan Flynn at 436-0323, KILMARNOCK INN Mothers dining experience located down- The Northern Neck Chapter of School Board office building [email protected]. Flotilla 33 of the U.S. Coast the Military Officers Association Guard Auxiliary meets at Day Champagne Brunch Call town at 36 N. Main Street. Enjoy in Lottsburg to benefit the A Spaghetti Dinner will be dishes with a southern fl air in a of America will meet at 11:30 7:30 p.m. in Grace House of for reservations. See website for Northumberland County Animal served by the White Stone details: www.kilmarnockinn. warm and inviting atmosphere a.m. at Rappahannock Shelter. Volunteer Fire Department from Grace Episcopal Church in Westminster-Canterbury near Kilmarnock. com 34 E. Church St. Downtown with full bar and an extensive wine A Mother’s Day Plant Sale will 5 to 8 p.m. For tickets, call list. Tu-Th. Dinner 5-9, F-Sat. Din- Irvington. Retired U.S. Army Col. of Kilmarnock 804-435-0034 be held by the Lancaster Primary 436-0194 or 436-5299. The School Board ner 5-10. 436-1010 Steven West will speak. School PTA from 1 to 4 p.m. on A Full Moon Canoe Trip will Lancaster County will meet at Naturally Speaking will feature the school lawn. be offered at Belle Isle from 8 6:30 p.m. at Lancaster Middle LEE’S RESTAURANT: Hometown Audrey Brainard and “A Year in School in Kilmarnock. TOWN BISTRO: Casual upscale to 10 p.m. Advance registration cooking and atmosphere in a dining in an intimate setting. Fea- the Life of a Monarch Family, is required. $10. Call 462-5030. The School Board of popular downtown Kilmarnock from Mexico to Virginia.” The Northumberland County will turing a Seasonal Menu of locally A Yard Sale will be held inside tradition. Full menu, fresh local inspired dishes. Open Kitchen. Full program will begin at 7 p.m. 9 Saturday meet at 6 p.m. at the school The Heathsville Forge and out from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. seafood in season, homemade pies Bar. Dinner Only. Chef owned at Rappahannock Community board office in Lottsburg. Blacksmith Guild meets from at the Northumberland County made daily, Beer & Wine on prem- and operated. 62 Irvington Road, College in Warsaw. will meet 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Rice’s Hotel/ School Board office building Cub Scout Pack 242 ises. (B,L,D) Main St. Kilmarnock, Kilmarnock. 435-0070. The Northern Neck Chapter of Hughlett’s Tavern. 580-3377. in Lottsburg to benefit the at 7 p.m. at Kilmarnock Baptist 435-1255 the Virginia Native Plant Society Church. Cub Scouting is for AA meets at 8 p.m. at Irvington Northumberland County Animal UPPER DECK CRAB & RIB will host a walk with forester United Methodist Church. Shelter. boys in grades 1 to 5. Call Rich Steensma at Chilton Woods Cubmaster Steve Kancianic, NATES TRICK DOG: a wonderful HOUSE: Featuring fresh local Mercy Creek will be featured at A Barnyard Bonanza will be little restaurant full of music and seafood in an inviting riverfront State Forest in Lancaster County Cafe Mojo’s in Urbanna. 10 p.m. held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 413-7011. at 10 a.m. to view the showy A Neurological Support laughter with extraordinary food atmosphere. Thurs. 4-8pm, Friday 758-4141. at The Northern Neck Farm located in the “Shops at Trick 5-10pm, Sat. 12pm-10pm, Sun. orchis. Chilton Woods is off Smylin Jack Band will play Museum near Heathsville. Group for Northern Neck Route 3 on Field Trial Road. and Middle Peninsula wiil Dog” in the quaint watertown of 11am-5pm. 1947 Rocky Neck Coles Point Tavern. 472-3856. Allison’s ACE Hardware in Irvington. Mon thru Sat 4:00 until Road, Mollusk,VA. Near Lively. The Lancaster Middle School Tinker’s Dam will be featured Lottsburg will host its 12th meet at 10:30 a.m. at the Spring Chorus Concert will Riverside Wellness and Fitness Midnite 4357 Irvington Road 462-7400. from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the annual customer appreciation 804-438-6363 be presented at 7 p.m. at the lawn of Landsdowne on Virginia day beginning at 7:30 a.m. Center on Hobbs Road in LMS Theater on School Street in Street in Urbanna. , built Tappahannock. 443-9657. WILLABY’S: Comfortable casual A JOIST Program House SAL’S PIZZA:Pizza, Subs, Burg- atmosphere. Featuring daily chef’s KIlmarnock. Blue Line Highway will play by students at the Northern The Northumberland National Day Of Prayer will Woman’s Club annual ers, Dinners, Beer & Wine. Large specials, gourmet burgers & delec- at 8 p.m. at Southwind Cafe in Neck Technical Center, will be parties welcome. Dine in; carry be observed at the Lancaster Mathews. 725-2766. open for public viewing from membership meeting will table desserts. Eat in or carry out County courthouse 11:45 a.m. be held at 12:30 pm at the out. 456 N. Main St., Kilmarnock. available. Monday-Saturday 11-3. Menokin Music Festival will 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The brick 435-6770, 435-1384. National Day Of Prayer will be feature a variety of entertainment rancher is at 178 Harris Avenue clubhouse in Lottsburg. 580- Items available for take home until observed at Kilmarnock Baptist 8205. 4:00. White Stone. (L) 435-0044. from 2 to 7 p.m. on the grounds in the Ichabod Way subdivision SANDPIPER RESTAURANT: Est. Church from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. of Menokin at 4037 Menokin off Route 3 in Warsaw. Lunch The Northern Neck Audubon National Day Of Prayer will be Road, some 4 miles north of will be provided, with principal Society will conduct a bird 1982. Casual relaxed dining with observed at the Northumberland Warsaw. $20 in advance, $25 at Randy Long manning the grill. walk at the Laurel Grove friendly service. Featuring nightly County courthouse at noon. the show. For advance tickets, An Historic Home Tour tract of the Rappahannock specials, charbroiled steaks and National Day of Prayer will be call 3331776. will be sponsored by the River Valley National Wildlife fresh seafood dishes. Full menu. (D) 435-1701 observed at the White Stone A Mother’s Day Plant Sale will Westmoreland County Refuge. Carpoolers will leave Route 3, White Stone. 435-6176. Church of the Nazarene Family be held by the Lancaster Primary Museum at 247 Court Square Grace Episcopal Church Life Center from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. School PTA from 7 a.m. to 1 in Montross. 6 to 8 p.m. See in Kilmarnock at 7:15 a.m. SEVEN: a sinful martini bar with Those driving directly should join the p.m. on the school lawn. some of the historic homes incredible food. Elegant atmo- A Bake Sale will be held by the in Westmoreland County and arrive at Laurel Grove at 8 a.m. 580-9066. sphere and outstanding service. Sharon Community Choir from learn their history. Reservations Open for dinner Thur.-Sat., 5 p.m. Record’s 8 Friday 8 a.m. to noon at Tri-Star and required, 493-8440. Check out our website for weekly Bingo will be played at the new Wal-Mart in Kilmarnock. To place Art On The Half Shell will firehouse in Lively at 7 p.m. dining specials. www.WhiteStone special orders, call Faith Waddy be held in Urbanna from 9 EventCenter.com Located inside Mr. Entertainment-Glen Abbott at 435-3665. a.m. to 5 p.m. More than 80 12 Tuesday Dining Guide the plush White Stone Event Cen- is featured from 5 to 9 p.m. at Canoe Training For Program artists, food, music, kids crafts, AA meets at 7 p.m. and at 8 Kentucky Fried Chicken on p.m. at Palmer Hall. ter. 606 Chesapeake Dr., White Leaders will be offered at buyboats. Free. Stone, 435-2300. Route 17 in Gloucester near the Belle Isle from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Urbanna Farmers’ Market will The Kilmarnock & District old Wal-Mart shopping center. Advance registration is required. be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pipe Band rehearses at 7:15 Sweet Justice will rock $10. Call 462-5030. at Virginia and Prince George p.m. at Campbell Memorial Savannah Joe’s in Kilmarnock. streets. Presbyterian Church in $5. 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. 435-6000. Weems. 462-7125. HILLSIDE CINEMA A Yard Sale will be held at 7321 J. Clayton HigHway 14, glouCester, Va. Borderline Crazy will be the Hartfield Volunteer Fire Al-ANON meets at 8 p.m. at featured at Ferebee’s Restaurant Department on Route 3 in Kilmarnock United Methodist Visit our website www.hillsidecinema.com in Tappahannock. $5. 9:30 p.m. Brass Polishing Church. of Williamsburg Hartfield. or call us at (804) 693-2770 or (804) 693-7766 to 1:30 a.m. 443-5715. for show schedules and times. 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Con- The Knights of Columbus n May Day tributions are welcome. The 14th annual yard sale will be Mount Vernon Baptist Alaska & Europe museum is at 12705 Northum- held June 6 at 8 a.m. Church on James Wharf Road berland Highway. Donations of household in White Stone will hold its 2009 & 2010 goods, appliances, toys, tools, annual May Day from 10 a.m. n Theater yard equipment and slightly to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 9. The The Lions of Northumberland Tobacco used clothing, will be accepted May Pole will be decorated at Call NOW for these incredible values! County will present “An Eve- at the rear of De Sales Hall on 11 a.m. ning at the Theater” with a one- for thought Church Street in Kilmarnock, There also will be free food Adventure Travel act play, “It’s the Ghastly Truth,” Tobacco historian Bill June 1 through 5 from 9 a.m. to and beverages, volleyball, soft- Chesapeake Commons, Kilmarnock by Vernon Morris; and “Conver- Doerken (above), an inter- 4 p.m. For large items, call 435- ball, bowling, kids and adult 436-9200 1-877-436-9200 sations with Mark Twain.” preter and coordinator of 9130, or 435-3835 to schedule bingo, dodge ball and free “Come join us–we’re going places” Shows will be staged May 23 special programs at Strat- a pickup time. throw. at 7:30 p.m. and May 24 at 2 ford Hall, will trace the p.m. in the new Northumber- importance of the tobacco n Student musical n Strawberry Festival land High School auditorium. trade from pre-Columbian The combined Lancaster The 2009 Heathsville Straw- The fee is $10. For reserva- America up to the Revolu- High School and Middle berry Festival will be held May tions, call 453-3156, or e-mail tionary War for the Food for School drama clubs will pres- 23 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. New & excitiNg Bus Trip Get-aways! requests to twainmail@kabal- Thought Program at 5:30 ent their spring musical “You’re Stephen’s Church. More than lero.com. p.m. May 20 at the Heaths- a Good Man, Charlie Brown!” 100 artists and crafters will ville Tavern Transportation at the Lancaster Middle School exhibit their handmade wares. OPRAH WINFREY PRESENTS n Yard sale/rafle Building. “The Washingtons, Auditorium on May 22, 23 and There will be lots of straw- The Boys and Girls Club the Lees and the Carters 24. This is the newly revised berries, strawberry shortcake, The Color Purple New! of the Northern Neck will were all tobacco planters in show and has the same synop- bake sales, entertainment and Call for Details hold a yard sale June 6 at the the Northern Neck. Strat- sis as the original version with lunch on the premises. The Musical About Love clubhouse at 517 North Main ford Hall was a key tobacco- new songs added, said director August 2, 2009 - Matinee • Kennedy Center Street in Kilmarnock. An off- testing site for this region,” Robin Blake. road Segway will be raffled. said Doerken. Sponsored Show times are 9 a.m. and Includes: Roundtrip motor coach • Show tickets • Pre-show lunch Tickets are $20 and can be by the RH/HT Foundation, 7 p.m. Friday, May 22; 7 p.m. purchased at the clubhouse. The American Idol winner Fantasia reprises her starring role of Celie in a reception will follow the Saturday, May 23; and 2 p.m. the National Tour of the Broadway musical. An unforgettable story Donations for the yard sale presentation. Admission is Sunday, May 24. Adult tick- may be delivered to the club- $10. Students are admitted ets are $5 and student tickets Clay about hope and the power of love, set to a joyous score featuring house as well. To purchase a free. are $3. Tickets are available at jazz, ragtime, gospel, and blues. ticket, or schedule a delivery, LMS, 435-1681. Bakery call 435-9696. n Plant sale The Lancaster Primary School PTA will hold a n School raffle A Paint Your Own Thanksgiving in Manhattan n Relay for Life Mother’s Day plant sale from Northern Neck Montessori Pottery Studio The 2009 American Cancer School is holding a raffle to 1 to 4 p.m. May 8 and 7 a.m. 5805 Richmond Rd. New! with all the Trimmings Society Lancaster/Nor- to 1 p.m. May 9 on the school raise funds for their scholarship Call for Details thumberland Relay For Life lawn. fund and classroom materials. Warsaw, Va 22572 It’s time for a new twist on an old tradition event will be held June 20 Top prize is $1,000 and tickets at Lancaster Middle School are $10 each. The drawing will 804-313-BAKE Nov. 25 -28, 2009 • Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in Kilmarnock. To register n Truck raffle be announced. Call 435-3503 www.theclaybakery.com Includes: Accommodations for 3 nights in Times Square a team, visit relayforlife. A 2009 Chevrolet Silverado for tickets. Roundtrip motor coach • Rockettes Christmas Show • Breakfast org/Lancasterva, or call the is the grand prize for the 74th daily • Shopping discounts • Invitation to be a special guest on American Cancer Society at annual Kilmarnock Firemen’s the CBS Early Show • And more! 1-800-240-4227. Festival July 30 through August Wednesday Nights Are Now Lisa Clegg will serve as the 8 at the carnival grounds on For information or 2009 American Cancer Soci- Waverly Avenue in Kilmar- reservations, call ety Lancaster/Northumber- nock. Raffle tickets are $10 www.citravel.com · [email protected] (804) 435-2666 land Relay For Life chairman each. Tickets are available from this year. She can be reached any KVFD member. Ladies Night at 435-4116. from 5-7pm at 1/2 Price Drink Specials Awaken your gardening spirit ... s e en for the Ladies and your tastebuds ! Upcoming a sinful martini bar Live music join us for a mid-spring starting at 9 pm Flower, Vegetable & Herb 12 Tuesday 13 Wednesday White Stone Event Center A Yard Sale will be held A Christian Approach To during the morning at the Dementia will be presented 606 Chesapeake Drive • White Stone • 435-2300 Northumberland County by Dr. Jim Wright at 7 p.m. at www.WhiteStoneEventCenter.com CONTAINER School Board office building Campbell Memorial Presbyterian in Lottsburg to benefit the Church in Weems. For Northumberland County Animal reservations, call 438-6875. Shelter. Play is the Storytime theme at GARDENING Duplicate Bridge will be played Lancaster Community Library ol do , ne tri ks! at 1 p.m. at Rappahannock in Kilmarnock. The program will D G w C Westminster-Canterbury, 435- begin at 10 a.m. 3441. The Virginia Waterman’s The Heathsville Forge Association will meet at 7 p.m. WORKSHOP... Blacksmith Guild meets from at Ginny’s Place in the Hayes given by the well known landscape designer, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Rice’s Hotel/ Shopping Plaza at 2384 George Hughlett’s Tavern. 580-3377. Washington Memorial Highway. The Rappahannock Pistol and Rifle Club will meet at 7 p.m. at Katherine Brooks the Chesapeake Bank Training Facility at 51 School Street in 14 Thursday of Bloomin’ Gardens Kilmarnock. 435-2143. Al-ANON meets at 8 p.m. at Retired U.S. Army Col. Palmer Hall in Kilmarnock. Steven West will speak at the AA meets at 8 p.m. at De Sales Northern Neck Chapter of the Hall and Kilmarnock United Military Officers Association of Methodist Church. Saturday America meeting at 11:30 a.m. The Wetlands Board for in the formal dining room at Lancaster County will meet at Rappahannock Westminster- 9:30 a.m. at the courthouse in May 16th Canterbury near Irvington. Lancaster. The Kilmarnock Planning The Irvington Town Council will 10 am • 12 pm and 2 pm Commission will meet at 7:00 meet at 7:30 p.m. at the town p.m. at the town office located at office. 514 N. Main Street. The Upper Lancaster Ruritan Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. at Each workshop lasts about 30 the Ruritan Center in Lively. A Cancer Support Group will min. with lots of time afterward to 13 Wednesday meet at Rappahannock General Monday through Saturday, 4 PM - Midnight complete your project and to ask The Rotary Breakfast Club Hospital at 3 p.m. 435-8593. Dinner Seatings 5 PM until 9:30 PM meets at 7:30 a.m. at Lee’s The Rappahannock Garden Kathy’s advice on your garden. Restaurant in Kilmarnock. Club will meet at noon at White 4347 Irvington Road . Irvington, VA $10 pre-registration. All at- The Kiwanis Club meets at 7:30 Stone United Methodist Church. a.m. at St. Andrews Presbyterian The Northumberland Board 804-438-6363 tendees must pre-register...which Church in Kilmarnock. of Supervisors will meet at 5 heRe giRl! The Rotary Club for Kilmarnock, p.m. in the courts building in heRe boY! www.trickdogcafe.com qualifi es you for a chance to win a Irvington and White Stone meets Heathsville. Japanese Maple ‘Sango Kaku; 10% at 12:30 p.m. at Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury. off whatever you purchase that day The Baytones Barbershop and best of all a chance to win a free Men’s Chorus meets at 2 p.m. at St. Andrews Presbyterian one hour consult at your garden Church in Kilmarnock. 453-2633. with Kathy Brooks herself. The Mary Ball Washington Republican Women’s Club will Fine Dining Awaits You! Bring your own pot or pots which meet at noon at The Gables in must be 18” in diameter or larger... Reedville. The speaker will be at the Tides... Jean Bolling. 529-900. there will be limited number of pots A Mission Dinner will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at for sale. Register early, call... Kilmarnock United Methodist • Mother’s Day Brunch-Sunday, May 10th-Treat your special someone to our Church. Donations will be accepted in support of local spectacular brunch! 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. $45.00 plus tax and gratuity. missions. AA meets at 8 p.m. at Trinity Please make your reservations early by calling 804.438.4489 Greenpoint Church. Al-Anon meets at noon at • Mother’s Day Gift Certificates for a day at the spa available by contacting Palmer Hall in Kilmarnock. The Lancaster Lions Club will [email protected] or call 804.438.4530 Nursery, Inc. meet at 6:30 p.m. at Rose’s Crab House in Kilmarnock. 435-0064. • Winemaker Dinners are Back!-Friday, May 15th-We will feature the fine wines Duplicate Bridge will be played Knockout roses, blooming at 1 p.m. at the Woman’s Club of of Oregon along with the culinary creations of Executive Chef T.V. Flynn. White Stone. $3. 435-6207. $80 per person plus tax and gratuity. & budded perennial’s, colorful Acoustic Night at Damon & Company in Gloucester. 693- Join the Chesapeake Club Loyalty Program today for further savings. tropicals..., all for 7218. The Rappahannock Mother’s Day Community College Board will at Greenpoint Nursery meet at 1 p.m. in Glenns. Crafters For Haven Sake will meet from 10 a.m. to noon at Irvington, VA 804.438.5000 Rt 3 in lovely uptown Lively NetCruisers Cafe in Lancaster. www.tidesinn.com 529-5775. 804-462-0220 A4 Opinion Rappahannock Record • Kilmarnock, VA • May 7, 2009 Fiction or by Henry Lane Hull Yesteryear in Lancaster Fact Excerpts from Bob’s Almanac he bees have arrived. Sunday morning the drones are males. Each package contains a (Reprints from the May 7, has killed three lions, and Elder B.E. and I drove up to Heathsville smaller percentage of drones than the hive even- 1909, issue of the Virginia Kermit, his son and hunting Tto meet them at the old Courthouse park- tually will maintain. Citizen) companion, has killed one, by Robert Mason Jr. ing lot. They had left Georgia the previous day Lynn and Bing supervised the installation all of normal size. Even before hedge funds, and had arrived that morning at the Extension into single bottom boxes, each queen remaining Judge Mann under-secured loans, industry Office in King George. One of our classmates, in her mini-box until the hive gets used to her as in Northern Neck Lighthouse bailouts and government stimu- Jim Schmalz, kindly volunteered to bring them their leader. Releasing her too early could trig- A large crowd attended Keeper’s Peril lus packages, the Northern Neck down, and most of our class members, now ger the wrong reaction from her subjects, who court at this place on A very dangerous accident was a great place for a vacation. known as the Northern Neck Beekeepers Club, might stage a coup, which although “bloodless” Monday. It being license occurred just outside Little Due to the current economic were on hand to collect their bees. would prove fatal to her. court and well known that Wicomico River Thursday of climate, there’s a lot of talk about Each packet weighed three pounds, and Bees are smart and self-sufficient. We are there would be political last week. Capt. James Wil- “staycations” replacing vaca- contained about 10,000 honeybees of the Ital- feeding them at present, a syrup of sugar water, speaking. Judge Wm. H. liams and mate, tenders of tions for many households. ian strain. Other bees were swarming outside to keep them content to be in the hive, and pre- Mann, one of the guber- the Smith Point Light, had This might mean a family the boxes, each of which had mesh screening clude their wandering off in search of nectar natorial candidates, and their boat to capsize, and residing in the Northern Neck on two sides, providing good ventilation. The and pollen. Being new to the area, they might Judge W. S. Williams, of narrowly escaped drowning. spends their vacation time here. loose bees were not escapees, but literally, get lost, and be unable to find their way home. Wythe County, candidate for They stayed on the upset Or, it might mean a family “fellow travelers,” who did not want to see their After the queen is released, and they are accli- Attorney General, were here boat one-and-a-half hours, residing elsewhere in Virginia relatives and friends depart without them. They matized to rural Northern Neck life, we shall and spoke to an audience but at the crisis were rescued spends their vacation time here. flew along with them, occasionally perching on stop feeding them, and patiently await the time that crowded the spacious by J. T. Crockett, William Or, it might mean that the boxes, but eager to do their part to remain when they start “feeding” us, i.e., begin produc- courtroom. It was the first McGet and L.H. Hall. Mr. extended family members and together. ing honey. time that Judge Williams Williams was badly injured. their families spend their vaca- We brushed those straggling pilgrims off Right now we are short on some pieces of had addressed an audience Lancaster Courthouse tion time with a couple of retired our boxes, which we placed in the rear of our beekeeper’s garb, and are ordering a couple of in this county or the North- Rev. and Mrs. W. L. Ware folks residing here. car, and headed home. I thought the sound of additional suits. In remodeling our house over ern Neck, while Judge Mann visited friends near Reho- Regardless of the scenario, I them buzzing inside the boxes would have been the last couple of years we have wrapped parts was here four years ago, beth several days last week. predict we’ll see a good “tour- greater than it was, but they seemed contented. of it in Tyvek; now we shall be wearing the same at which he was favorably Mrs. T. N. Oldham, of ist” season here as more folks Italian bees are among the most gentle, and material ourselves. I tell my good wife that if received and made a great Emmerton, has been the discover everything the Northern least aggressive, and they proved to be good the bees do not work out as we have planned, many friends. Both of the recent guest at the home of Neck has to offer. travelers. perhaps I can be an astronaut. candidates were warmly her son, Dr. M. C. Oldham. We’ve got history. From Once home, we set them up on a table in the The wild cherry trees near the hive are bud- received by the people on W. J. Stakes has returned anywhere in the Neck we can utility room, where the low hum seemed quite in ding up with their clusters of blooms almost Monday; both made good to his home here much make day trips to Stratford Hall, keeping with what we had learned from Michael ready to burst open. They might be the source of speeches and were listened improved from his recent the boyhood home of Gen. Church, our teacher over the past eight weeks. the bees’ first expedition out to forage. Not far to with marked interest illness. Robert E. Lee, or The George Sunday was a rainy day, but for occasional inter- off in the woods is a thicket of poison ivy, the and were enthusiastically Miss Edna Snow, of Washington Birthplace National ludes the rain stopped, providing time to get the blooms of which we have learned make delec- applauded. Wicomico, spent a day or so Monument, both in Westmore- equipment in gear outside. table honey. My wife fears she will be allergic Crisp News recently with the family of land County. Later our mentor, Captain Lynn Kallus, came to it, given her propensity to react to the noxious The first strawberries Rev. W. L. Ware. We’ve got Christ Church in over to inspect with her husband, Bing, the creeping vine even from a distance, but Michael shipped to market from Vir- Irvington Lancaster County, Menokin in assistant beekeeper, and we began the process has assured us that such will not be the case. ginia this year went from the Miss Ruth Ingram, of Richmond County, Rice’s Hotel/ of moving the bees to their new homes, two The big events have taken place, and we now Eastern Shore Tuesday. White Stone, is spending the Hughlett’s Tavern in Northum- hives on the edge of the woods, in sunlight, a are in a holding pattern, feeding the bees, and Fishing steamer week at the parsonage. berland County and numerous sufficient distance from the house to afford waiting in anticipation of the day when they Wicomico, of the Morris Fleeton and Irvington other historic sites and districts them some level of privacy. begin operating on their own. Even in these Fisher works, Reedville, baseball clubs will cross throughout the Neck. As we had ordered two packages, we also early stages we have found that beekeeping is in Baltimore having bats on the diamond here We’ve got museums. In got two queens, in their separate small cages. takes time and patience. In the recent process, boiler and engine built and Saturday afternoon. Lancaster County, we’ve got the We spent the additional $2 per queen to have one day the Elder B.E. remarked that bees are installed by the E. J. Codd Don’t forget the Confeder- Kilmarnock Museum, the Mary them marked, thus each lady had an iridescent the most intelligent of all animals, who are not Company. ate Choir entertainment here Ball Washington Museum, the blue spot on her wing. Their larger size clearly mammals. From our classes and from these News has been received tomorrow night week-Satur- Morattico Waterfront Museum defined them as being different from the other initial experiences, I agree. In a word, they are here to the effect that day, May 15. and the Steamboat Era Museum. worker bees. The workers are females, and the fascinating. ex-President Roosevelt In Northumberland County, Brass Band in Town we’ve got the Northern Neck The Morattico Brass Band, Farm Museum and the Reedville of Whealton (Morattico), Fishermen’s Museum. gave a concert at our Opera We’ve got the Richmond Letters to the Editor House last Friday night to an County Museum is in Warsaw. made that President Obama went this would allow the Treasury to Kosar, there are at least four read- audience of about one hun- In Westmoreland County, TEA needs to Europe and told his audience aid more banks without going ily observable characteristics of dred and fifty. The weather we’ve got the A.T. Johnson that the United States is “arro- back to Congress for additional GSEs: private sector ownership, was threatening, which kept Museum, the Kinsale Museum, young members gant.” money. Some administration offi- limited competition, activities many away. (Transcribed by Stephen A. the Museum at Colonial Beach From Jim Spiess, These claims are lies. In fact, cials even said that this would ‘get limited by congressional charter, and Westmoreland County Lancaster speaking in Strasbourg, France, around Congress.’” and charted privileges that create Redd, volunteer of the Mary Museum. I would like to let the people on April 3, President Obama Its been suggested that F.D.R.’s an inferred federal guarantee of Ball Washington Museum & We’ve got state parks: West- of the 99th District know that we said, “Instead of celebrating your Depression era “Government obligations. Library) moreland State Park in West- have formed a group called Vir- dynamic union and seeking to Sponsored Enterprise” Fannie At this juncture, why does moreland County and Belle Isle ginia’s 99th District TEA Party. partner with you to meet common Mae, and later its offspring, Fred- the Treasury need to go around State Park in Lancaster County. We met at my house on Thursday, challenges, there have been times die Mac, were re-consecrated Congress in pursuit of more un- Both feature a variety of camp- April 23, and named our group where America has shown arro- and diverted by administrations Constitutional enterprise? Isn’t ing, lodging and recreational and set our agenda, which is to be gance and been dismissive, even who mandated low bank down- the function of the American opportunities. a nonparty affiliated group that is derisive. But in Europe, there payments with retribution for government to encourage the We’ve also got: demanding responsible taxation is an anti-Americanism that is non-compliance. Over many development of free and private Pick Up A Copy Today! • antique stores/malls, and responsible spending. at once casual, but can also be years and combined with slothful enterprise? Is it a mistake to think • art galleries, We will support candidates insidious. Instead of recognizing regulation, politicians, the press small or large businessmen are • auctions, who deserve our support. We will the good that America so often and we the people overlooked a more immoral than politicians? appahannock • auto racing/dragstrips, meet once a month to schedule does in the world, there have been twilight-zone of perpetual loss Which groups are the real plu- Record USPS (455-600) • baseball/softball, TEA parties and do fund-raisers. times when Europeans choose to and spending. The indebted tril- tocrats causing the world’s opin- 27 N. Main St., P.O. Box 400, • billiards, Our goal is to let the government blame America for much of what lions Fannie and Freddie lost are ion and sentiment about us that Kilmarnock, VA 22482-0400 • boat cruises, know who they are working for is bad. now examples of “our” U.S. Gov- implies a shadowy “corporate 804-435-1701 • FAX: 804-435-2632 • boat rentals, and that we elected them and have “On both sides of the Atlantic, ernment “sponsoring” enterprise. America”? Web site: www.rrecord.com • book reviews, the power to put new people in these attitudes have become all In general, Government Spon- The actual meaning of these Mr. and Mrs. Frederick A. Gaskins, • bowling, office that will do the right thing. too common. They are not wise. sored Enterprises (GSEs) are actions subverts the entire Con- General Managers • bridge games, If you reside in the 99th Dis- They do not represent the truth. exempt from federal manage- stitution. While pretending to act Robert D. Mason Jr., Editor • bicycling clubs, trict and are interested in joining They threaten to widen the divide ment and staffing laws and were within their powers to improve J. E. Currell, Publisher, 1927-1993 • canoe/kayak rentals, our group, call me at 804-761- across the Atlantic and leave us not created for the purpose of the United States government, Published weekly except Christmas week at Kilmarnock, Lancaster Co., VA. • canoe/kayak schools, 1071 and we would be glad to both more isolated. They fail to expanding home ownership. through corporate agencies they Periodicals Postage Paid at Kilmarnock, • campgrounds, have you. acknowledge the fundamental GSEs are created by Congress are really seeking to accomplish VA 22482 and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: Send address changes to • civic clubs, I hope some of the young truth that America cannot con- with its particular attributes what they have no right to under- the Rappahannock Record, P. 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In view of the fact that Presi- pahannock Record products. • farmers’ markets, You might just find it can be fun. dent Obama’s exact words are For papers mailed to other areas: How to reach us: • fishing charters, We have a great group of widely available, I wonder why To reach members of the staff, dial the • fishing packages, young people who get involved it was that Tea Party speakers and main phone number, 435-1701, and then ❑ $36.00 per year ❑ $28.00 per 6 months the employee's extension when • fishing tournaments, in the volunteer fire departments letter writers insist on not telling prompted, or use the e-mail address. • flower shows, and rescue squads, so I know it is the truth about what the president Student subscription: ❑ $20.00 for 9 months NewsroomNewsroom Staff:Staff: • fresh produce stands, not due to laziness. really said. RobertRobert D. D. Mason Jr.,Jr., Editor Editor • fresh seafood stands, I invite the young to come get OR: Order an Internet subscription extensionextension 25, 25, [email protected]@rrecord.com • garden clubs, involved with us, and help change Getting around LisaLisa Hinton-Valdrighi,Hinton-Valdrighi and download a PDF version of the extensionextension 23, 23, [email protected]@rrecord.com • genealogical libraries, the way the government is doing Reid Pierce-ArmstrongRobb Hoff • golf courses, business. Congress extension 22, [email protected] entire Rappahannock Record on extensionAlex 24, [email protected] • golf packages, Yes, you can make change. Just From Matt W. Johnston, your computer! Get it Wednesdays! extension Reid 28, [email protected] Armstrong, • guest lectures, come see how it works. You might Lancaster extensionWilliam 22, [email protected] Fix, copy editor Iraq needs a constitution. Why extensionKatherine 24, [email protected] Shrader • hiking trails, be surprised. Let us all in the 99th ❑ $35.00 per year ❑ $24.00 per 6 months extensionCorrespondent: 22, [email protected] • hunt clubs, District set the example for all the not give them ours? We’re not WilliamAudrey R. Fix, Thomasson copy editor, [email protected], 24, [email protected] 435-1739 • libraries, districts in the state. using it. ❑ Payment enclosed New ❑ Renewal ❑ • marinas, According to “Getting Around Advertising Staff: Staff: • nail salons, Congress? It’s Much Worse Than (address(address e-mail e-mail toto [email protected]) Tea Party ❑ Bill me ❑ Charge to or fad- Linda SaraTroise, Amiss, mgr., manager extension 13 • nature preserves, That,” by John Armor, “There are K.C. Troise,extension extension 13 19 • oyster roasts, speakers should times when the President or the MarilynK.C. Troise,Bryant, extension extension 19 11 Chief Justice are able to spend Name:______ChrisMarilyn McClintock, Bryant, extension extension 11 15 • pick-your-own farms, Joanna Hatch, extension 15 • public beaches, check facts money by their own decision. Production Staff: But such events occur only when (addressProduction e-mail to [email protected]) Staff: • public boat ramps, From Joseph A. Schlatter, Address:______Wayne(address Smith, e-mail to mgr., [email protected] extension 17 • public canoe/kayak launches, Heathsville Congress has previously acted KarynWayne M. Smith, Bristow, Mgr. , extensionextension 26 17 • public fishing piers, After reading the Record’s to authorize such spending. The SusanSarah Faulkner Bowis, extension, extension 17 18 Constitution does not give the GloriaSusan Bosher,Faulkner, extensionextension 1817 • quilting bees, report of the April 15 Tea Party City:______Brenda Burtner, extension 16 President of the United States Joan Ramsay-Johnson, extension 17 • resorts, in Northumberland County and Publishing/BusinessGloria Bosher, extension 17Staff: the power to spend a single dime. • restaurants, reading the letters to the editor State:____ Zip:______Phone: ______FrederickBrenda A. Burtner, Gaskins, extension president, 16 • retail shopping, that appeared in the same issue, Nor does it give such power to Publishing/Businessextension 20, [email protected] Staff: • sailing clubs, the Supreme Court. The power to Bettie Lee Gaskins, treasurer, I started to write a letter pointing extensionFrederick 21, A. [email protected] Gaskins, president • sailing schools, out the many misrepresentations, raise money through taxes and to Gladysextension Larson, 20, [email protected] accounts mgr., Credit Card No.: ______Bettie Lee Gaskins, treasurer • sailing regattas, mistakes, and lies told by speak- spend that money on government extensionextension 21, 14, [email protected] [email protected] Ann Shelton, accounts mgr., • spas, ers at the event and by several purposes is given solely to Con- Expiration Date: ______Kate Oliver, CPA, accounts payable • substance abuse meetings, gress, in Article I.” extensionextension 21,12, [email protected] [email protected] letter writers. I realize that you Signature: ______Kim Subscriptions:Kent, accounts manager • vineyards, are not likely to print a 10-page Armor goes on, “Recently, the Annaextension Ticer, 14, circulation [email protected] manager, • YMCAs. letter, so, I decided to focus on Treasury Department announced Annextension Shelton, 16, [email protected] manager Mail to: Rappahannock Record Circulation Dept. extension 12, [email protected] We’ve also got the Rivah one recurring falsehood spread at that it would ‘convert its preferred Visitor’s Guide and the Rappah- the Tea Party. stock in the nation’s largest bank P. O. Box 400 • Kilmarnock, VA 22482-0400 Subscriptions: acquisitions into common stock.’ Anna Ticer, circulation manager annock Record to help you plan At that event and in letters Phone 804-435-1701, ext. 16, or email [email protected] extension 16, [email protected] your “staycation.” to the editor, the statement was The stated advantages were that Rappahannock Record • Kilmarnock, VA • May 7, 2009 • A5 Letters to the Editor  of this inspiring movement, the  Searching opportunities to teach and make for the young positive changes in our govern- ment on local, state and national  conservatives levels will become a reality. For From Marcus Sheridan, any groups needing a speaker on  Heathsville the founding fathers, I volunteer  Although the recent tea party in my time. Call 804-761-7924. Heathsville was quite a success, I  have been bothered by the lack of Seek smaller young conservatives attending.  So I pose the question: Where government  have all the young conservatives From Andrew J. Billups III, gone? White Stone Steamboat Era Day proclaimed  Such a problem could be attrib- In the April 30 issue of the On May 3, Sen. Richard Stuart (right) presented Steamboat  uted to a multiplicity of factors, Rappahannock Record, the Era Museum president Richard T. Wilson III (center) and but there is one in particular that 99th District TEA Party presi- Irvington Mayor Alexander Fleet framed copies of Senate  I’d like to consider. How many of dent Jim Spiess expressed the Joint Resolution No. 305, proclaiming September 14, 2009,  today’s youth love our country’s group’s desire that upcoming and every year forward Steamboat Era Day in Virginia. The history? How many can actually tea parties maintain focus on presentation was held at the museum’s annual meeting and  talk freely about their feelings for the promotion of “reasonable preview party for some 125 members. the founding fathers? The great taxation and responsible gov-  problem that we have in America ernment spending” and keep  is that the current educational the organization “politically system deters one’s ability to independent, and avoid affilia- Letters to the Editor  form relationships with the great tion with any political party.” I men and women who established am grateful for his hard work  the framework of these United and that of all TEA Party mem- Let’s get specific  States. bers. From Gérard Bélanger, cific. If you were to ask an above- Generally speaking, I agree Heathsville The above account can be  average high school history stu- with this focus; however, I am Yes, the problem is hous- checked in Niall Ferguson’s  dent fact-based questions, he or hopeful that future tea par- ing, but it burns me when The Ascent of Money p. 267. she would likely display some ties maintain a considerable unabashed critics of Demo- Anyone interested in a better  general knowledge. For example, element of passion and anger, cratic administrations try understanding of how we got most students know trivia such as much like The Boston Tea to bolster their case by in this (yes, initially, hous-  George Washington was the first Party of 1773, and not meander using selective fact telling. ing) mess should read Mark  president, July 4, 1776, marks the into a series of get-togethers in A good example is a recent Zandi’s Financial Shock. date of the Declaration of Inde- which face-painting and spar- letter about the whole hous- Pulpit bullying with partial  pendence, Lincoln was the presi- kler-waving predominate, and ing crisis being the result of truths is very annoying and dent during the Civil War, and so teabag-bedecked politicians Carter/Clinton policies. harmful to a better under- on. work the crowd. The writer’s beloved G. standing of the issues. But I submit this question: More importantly, I am hope- W. Bush, in October 2002, What good does it do to know ful that reduced taxation not be stated emphatically: “We trivial facts when the student accomplished at the expense of want everybody in America knows nothing of the man, his increased borrowing and that to own their own home.” The background, his trials and tribula- those who advocate “respon- president at the same time tions, and the other facets in our sible government spending” challenged lenders to create paradigm of a person who has specify precisely how the 5.5 million new minority transcended history? smaller government that is homeowners by the end of Personally, I never developed a required by reduced taxation the decade. The American strong love of our country and its might be achieved. Dream Down Payment Act founders until the last four years. Many of the tea party par- was passed by Congress and During this time, I have spent ticipants who were interviewed signed by the president in countless hours reading biog- on national and regional tele- 2003 to subsidize first-time raphies of the founding fathers. vision seem to feel passion- home purchases by lower- Now I’m reading McCullough’s ately about reduced taxes, but income households. John Adams for the third time. largely indifferent to massive President Bush said, in This book not only has helped me intergenerational borrowing. December 2003: “It is our to know Adams beyond the fact Over the past decade, members national interest that more that he was the second president, of the Virginia delegation have people own their own house.” but it has enabled me to under- been particularly disappointing To this end, lenders were stand his relationship with Abi- in this regard, and our children, encouraged by the admin- gail, John Quincy, and Thomas grandchildren, and unborn istration to put pressure on Jefferson. great-grandchildren deserve Fannie Mae and Freddie I’ve also been touched deeply better treatment. They should Mac to support the subprime by the losses of his children, the not be “born broke” as we market. years he spent away from home, enjoy numerous large govern- As requested by the letter and the passion he had during ment programs and low taxes. writer, the above is quite spe- the spring and summer of 1776 to convince some of the greatest minds in the history of the Repub- Treat Your Mom With A Massage lic that independence from Brit- ain was the only answer. I could go on and on about this man. 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Irvington Office Duncan-Webb ReArrangements Post Office Box 733 Room makeovers. Irvington, Virginia 22480 Lori E. Duncan of Duncan, serving in the U.S. Army and Your things. Okla., and R. Allen Webb of is employed by McCullough Your space. Design Services at Brocante Home King George announce their Trucking in Duncan. on Friday afternoons. engagement. The prospective groom is Ann CArpenter The couple are both natives a graduate of James Madison Cell 804.436.3169 of Richmond County and University in Harrisonburg graduates of Rappahannock and is employed as a pro- High School. gram manager with Future Miss Duncan is the daugh- Technologies of Fairfax sup- Wednesday-Saturday: 10-5 ter of John and Sarah Brown porting the Naval Surface Sunday: 12-4 of Haynesville. Mr. Webb is Warfare Center Integrated or by Chance or Appointment the son of the late Laura Ann Warfare Systems Lab at the Sydnor Saunders of Haynes- Naval Support Activity, South ville and Ronnie B. Webb of Potomac. Heathsville. A June wedding is planned. Miss Duncan graduated After a honeymoon cruise to Design Services by ReArrangements Friday Afternoons from Cochise College in the Caribbean, the couple will Join us for Monthly Decorating Classes-see website for details Sierra Vista, Ariz., while live in King George.

The Boat House garden French Style & Vintage Charm Johnson-Adams Furniture - Accessories - Gifts Mr. and Mrs. David John- Tour includes Boundy son of Lancaster announce the engagement of their daughter, and Boat House gardens Katherine Rose, to David Mat- The Warsaw Farmers Market thew Adams, the son of Doug- The Just Gardens Tour will rugosa roses, grasses, poppies, las Adams of Bay City, Mich., feature fi ve gardens in Lan- hibiscus, cannas, daylilies, will be on the and Mrs. Deborah Woodside of caster County May 15 and 16, hydrangeas, tradescantia, yard Dayton, Ohio. from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. includ- art, a koi pond, a water garden second Saturday of each month, The bride-to-be is the grand- ing the Boundy and Boat with water lilies and three daughter of Mrs. Marjorie John- House gardens. pergolas with wisteria, Lady beginning on May 9, 2009. son of Wicomico Church, and Open for the fi rst time, the Banks roses, trumpet vines, the late Roy W. P. Johnson, Mrs. Boundy garden in Hills Quar- and jasmine. The market will be held at Mary Boyer of Worcester, Mass., ter is a suburban wildlife habi- Tickets may be purchased and the late Edward Boyer. tat featuring three-year-old for $12 in advance of the tour. the Warsaw Buy Rite (old Levi The prospective groom is the plantings under continuing Send a self addressed stamped grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Wil- David Matthew Adams and development for birds, but- envelope with a check payable building), from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. liam Helterbridle of Dayton, Katherine Rose Johnson terfl ies and bees and people. to The Haven to: Just Gardens, Ohio. Owner Paula Boundy has doc- P.O. Box 429, Irvington, VA Miss Johnson graduated Mr. Adams is employed at umented 170 species identi- 22480. There will be plants, veg- from Lancaster High School in WCAV TV 19 in Charlottes- fi ed or planted on the property, Tickets also may be pur- 2006 and is in her third year at ville as television director. including four species each of chased at The Dandelion in etables, meats, crafts, lemon- Virginia Commonwealth Uni- An April 2010 wedding is Asclepias, Coreopsis, Cornus, Irvington, Greenpoint Nursery ade, anything you can make, build, versity’s School of Nursing. planned. Ilex, Phlox, Rudbeckia, Vibur- in Lively, The Pedestal in Kil- nums, and of grasses and marnock, Wildest Dreams in grow or bake. ferns. Burgess, Wilton Cottage and The Boat House garden at Garden in Hartfi eld and North- the home of Kathy and Mike ern Neck Home & Garden in Hope to see you Saturday! Birthday Morchower has oranges, reds, Warsaw. yellows and purples on a low Tickets may be purchased For more information 804-761-2640. point of land at the entrance for $15 on tour days at any Out on the town to Carter’s Creek. It includes garden. Mildred Womble of Urbanna celebrated her 104th birth- day with family and friends at the Alley Cafe in Kilmarnock last Tuesday. Womble, origi- Hair Design Studio BOOTH’S nally of Caroline County, is the oldest living graduate Professional service in a relaxed of Averett College, graduat- atmosphere LANDSCAPING CO. ing in 1925. (Photo by Alex Haseltine) Lawn & Garden worLd

89 South Main Street Kilmarnock, Virginia 22482 (804) 435-6880 Spring Tree Blowout Sale * * * * Buy 1 tree at regular price, get a second M O X I E tree of equal or lesser value for half price! Body Salon DAMERON-DAMRON FAMILY REUNION % 20 off all Trees & Shrubs The Dameron-Damron Family Association would (does not apply to half price special) other s ay pecials like to invite you to join us in Kilmarnock, Va. this year on M ’ D s Total landscape installation and maintenance available. Come in and purchase Mom a gift certificate, June 20 for our annual reunion. We sell and install flag poles. Installation of block and treat her to a relaxing day at Moxie! We will meet at Holiday Inn Express in Kilmarnock at 9 retaining walls are our speciality. a.m. and proceed to Harding Cemetery near Dameron We also install sidewalk and patio pavers. Moxie Pedicure $35 Marsh where we will hold a dedication by Rev Charles Dameron for the newly erected HCelebrity FenCeH $ $ Swedish Massage 40 • Moxie Facial 50 monument honoring Lawrence Dameron and descendants Visit the display area at our Garden Center to see the (Offer valid May 1-9) buried there. Sibley Towner will then give us a guided largest selection of fencing in the area: tour of Dameron Marsh. Afterwards, we will return to the H Wood Fencing of all types Mon - Wed 9am-6pm Masonic Lodge, Main St., Kilmarnock where we will enjoy H Vinyl rail, picket and privacy fences Thurs - Fri 9am-7pm • Sat 9am-2pm a buffet by Nikki Henderson and Val Robinson. Cost 20.00 H Ornamental aluminum fencing adults 10.00 children (3-12). Please contact or send monies Gift certificates available. 18 North Main Street, Kilmarnock by June 1st to Cindora Dameron Creasman, 278 Kaiulani Lane, Andrews, NC 28901, 828-361-1275 or cindora1@ Open Mon. - Sat. 9-5 • 804-435-2800 804.435.3100 aol.com Please bring any old photo’s and family history 85 N. Main St., Kilmarnock that you would like to share. Plenty of parking on Brent Street and in the rear. The Upper Deck Crab & Rib House MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH Sunday, May 10th 11 am-3 pm Free carnations to the first 100 mothers Come meet MOTHER’S DAY SEAFOOD BUFFET Sunday, May 10th 3pm -7pm

Breakfast every Sunday 9am-3pm Come by and say hello to Lynn Gordon while she fixes her fabulous breakfasts and world class desserts While supplies last... LA based clothing collection Crabs $14.95 dozen, Crabs $19.95 all you can eat for mother and daughter All you can eat Crabs, Seafood Buffet, Salad Bar, Homemade Clam Chowder $24.95 This Friday & Saturday Thursday Nights are Family Night 10 - 4 Buy 1 pizza get one FREE! (eat in or take out) PIZZA Thursday thru Sunday Next to Open: Khakis in Irvington Thurs. 4pm-8pm • Fri. 5pm-10pm Sat. 12pm-10pm • Sun. 9am-5pm evafranco.com • 438-6779 Mollusk, VA l 462-7400 Rappahannock Record • Kilmarnock, VA • May 7, 2009 • A7 Post 86 Bingo supports community causes The Beginning May 7, American Ajootian. “Two local students Legion Adam’s Post 86 will received $1,000 college schol- begin its 2009 Bingo season arships, and cash prizes were at 7 p.m. at the Post house on given to Oratorical Contest Waverly Avenue in Kilmar- winners.” nock. Bingo provides maintenance Bingo provides the only for the Post home which is income for the Post, said Fred used for Post and ladies auxil- Custom Decorating, Accessories and Gifts Ajootian. iary activities, and by the Lan- . l l “Your local Legion Post, in caster County High School Jr. 18 S. Main St Kilmarnock, VA 435-1783 addition to its support of local ROTC. and national American Legion “Playing bingo, in addition Programs, supports a variety to the chance to win a prize, of local organizations such as offers an opportunity to help the rescue squad, fire depart- Lancaster’s service personnel Guitarist Available ment, the hospital, Scout clubs, and veterans, and a variety Weddings, Parties or Special Occasions the free health clinic, the Red of local organizations,” said Cross and many others,” said Ajootian. Stephen Cabiness and Roy Williams of Garden Party Antiques Enhance your event, all styles in Williamsburg will participate in the sixth annual North- including classical & jazz ern Neck Antiques Fair May 23 and 24 in Lively. Band dinner goes Italian Individual instruction also available Tickets are on sale for the the bands will play selections Antiques Fair is coming annual Lancaster Red Devil from their award-winning per- Contact Robert Keyes High School Band Dinner formances in Myrtle Beach in to Lively May 23 and 24 Concert. April. 804.296.0460 The dinner will include a Tickets are $15. A children’s More than 20 antiques dealers her enthusiasm is matched by her cheese plate appetizer. The menu is available for $6. Tick- will participate in the sixth annual great inventory,” said Jesse. entrée is manicotti with a veg- ets are available by calling the Northern Neck Antiques Fair Other returners include etable medley, Italian bread Lancaster High School Band May 23 and 24 in Lively. Mark Semmes of Southern and dessert. The Red Devil Room at 462-0697. The show will be held from 9 Traditions with early English Flag team will be the servers, Tickets for a 50/50 raffle a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 and American furniture, a large Greenpoint Nursery said Tim Shrader. can be purchased both nights a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. selection of oriental rugs; and Doors open at 6 p.m. May of the event. Up to 2,000 tick- “The dealers will set up under Janet Fanto Antiques and Rare 15 and 16. The Jazz Band will ets for $5 each will be sold. tents for this great event on Mary Books of Easton, Md. She and ... an eclectic collection for take the stage while the audi- The winner will be selected Ball Road (Route 3) in the heart her husband, Jim, carry 17th-, aesthetic reflection. ence arrives. The Freshmen at the concert on May 16 and of Lively,” said event manager 18th-, and early 19th-century band will begin at 6:30 p.m. could win up to $5,000. Louise Jesse. “We have many ceramics, furniture and garden The Concert and Symphonic All proceeds for both fund- returning dealers as well as new ware. 462-0220 Bands will perform during the raisers will be used to pay for faces for this year’s show.” Local exhibitors include Jim course of the meal. In addi- the new uniforms purchased Returning dealers include Francis Weaponry of Kilmar- by the Lancaster Band Boost- tion to music fitting the Viva Cameo Antiques of Silver Spring, nock, Katherine Chase Antiques Interior Design la Red Devils Italian theme, ers this year. Md., Len Harmon of Vilas, N.C., and Dale Mauney Antiques of the Paul Blake Antiques of Pinehurst, White Stone. Home Accessories N.C., Lady Di’s Antiques of China The Antiquer’s Cafe and Food Area Events Grove, N.C., Cynthia Unger’s Court will be in the back yard of Home Furnishings sterling silver flatware of Virginia the Perfect Touch and Greenpoint n Lecture series Beach, Heritage House Antiques Nursery. The Corrotoman Hunt Gourmet Food & Gifts The duPont Lecture series continues May 21 with author John of Bland and Frank Langford of Club will offer food and favorite Fea at the Westmoreland County Museum and the Northern Neck Richmond. beverages. of Virginia Historic Society. From 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., he will Also returning is show circuit “Please join us and these fine Tuesday-Saturday 11 - 5 462-6260 present The Way of Improvement Leads Home: Philip Vickers favorite Veronica Komansky of antique dealers for a true anti- Fithian and the Rural Enlightenment in Early America. Bridgton, N.J., who deals in fine quer’s weekend,” said Jesse. ... we’re in lovely uptown Lively on Route 3 The event is free. Copies of the book will be for purchase and linens from tablecloths to tea For a complete list of vendors, signing. Light refreshments will be served. Reservations are sug- towels. call Jesse at 462-7960 or 436- gested. Call the museum at 493-8440. “Ronnie is the most exuberant 3783, or email eppingforest@ of our antiques dealers this year ... rivnet.net. Need Help? Let’s get that yard in shape! Mother’s Day Saturday, May 9th • 8 – midnight Grass cutting • Maintenance Garden Design & Installation Dance at C G Country Garden Designs D 804-438-9430 Midnight Cowboys Sunday, May 10th at An Evening at the Theater The Pilot House One Act original play 11:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. “ It’s the Ghastly Truth ” Buffet Conversations with Mark Twain Steamed Shrimp, Fried Oysters, Presented by Rosemary Pork, Crab Balls and more... The Northumberland Lions Club Homemade salads plus a salad bar and Saturday, May 23rd 7:30 p.m. Many desserts, including sugar-free Sunday, May 24th 2:00 p.m. $15.95 per person

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Distinctive Ladies’ Clothing & Gifts ––– Irvington, Virginia ––– Monday thru Saturday • 10:00 to 5:00 • 438-5194 A8 • Rappahannock Record • Kilmarnock, VA • May 7, 2009 Music festival to rock the ruins A variety of music is offer childrens’ games and planned for the Menokin crafts. Music Festival from 2 to 7 The festival is an all-day, p.m. Saturday, May 9, on the family-friendly event that grounds of Menokin at 4037 benefits the Menokin Founda- Menokin Road, some 4 miles tion. The foundation’s mission north of Warsaw. is to preserve and interpret The festival will feature Menokin, the home of Francis beach music by The Embers, Lightfoot Lee, a patriot and rock and roll classics by Old signer of the Declaration of School and bluegrass by Independence. Blades of Bluegrass. Tickets are $20 in advance In addition to great music, and $25 at the show. Chil- folks may enjoy food and craft dren ages 12 and younger are Art on the Half Shell vendors, sodas and smoothies, admitted free. The Art on the Half Shell Festival Foundation recently golden beverages for those Advance tickets are avail- announced this year’s festival poster, “Afternoon Reflec- over 21, tours of Menokin able at 333-1776, T-Town tions,” is by Heathsville artist Charles VanDenburgh (above). and hiking trails to Cat Point Tack in Tappahannock, Colo- The original oil painting depicting one of Urbanna’s famil- Creek. nial Collectibles in Warsaw iar waterfront sites will be offered for sale during the event BoomTown Hoops, a fes- and the Menokin Visitors Saturday, May 9, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. VanDenburgh will tival vendor, will give hula Center. Bring a lawn chair sign the limited edition poster for patrons. The festival will hoop lessons and demonstra- or blanket, but please do not feature art, entertainment, a children’s workshop, buyboats, tions throughout the day, and bring dogs or coolers into the food and a farmers’ market. Northern Neck museums will festival. Club to showcase spring gardens Name that trolley The richness and variety of ment expert Chris Denton on area gardens will be on display the benefits of organic fertil- Like all great vessels — ships, Entries should include the at the May 14 meeting of the izers. Denton, with 15 years in planes and cars — the Kilmar- suggested trolley name plus Rappahannock Garden Club at lawn care management, is an nock trolley deserves its own the child’s name, age, address the White Stone United Meth- advocate for organic products identity. and phone number and must be odist Church at noon. Refresh- and maintenance practices. The trolley recently began its received by Thursday, May 14, ments will be followed by the third season of service. The town said Cockrell. program. of Kilmarnock and Bay Tran- Bay Transit and Kilmarnock Visitors are welcome and may sit, partners for the hour-long officials will judge the contest. bring horticulture specimens round trip linking Kilmarnock, A winner will be announced for identification and display. Irvington and White Stone, are May 22. The winning name Specimens will be organized sponsoring a contest to name the will be permanently placed on by class for display and awards, trolley. the trolley and the winner will with more than one entry per Great SAVINGS The contest is open to all Lan- receive a free pass to ride for all class permitted if each is a dif- caster County children ages 12 of 2009. ferent species, variety, cultivar, and younger. Send suggestions The trolley operates Fridays type or color. Attendees also on end of season sale. to Name the Trolley, P.O. Box from 4 to 10 p.m. and Saturdays will have an opportunity to 1357, Kilmarnock, VA 22482; from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. from May share secrets about their most or bring them to the town office to October, and 1 to 6 p.m. Sun- successful plants and to bring at 514 North Main Street, said days during the Memorial Day, potted specimens to share. community development direc- July 4 and Labor Day weekends. The program will feature a tor Susan Cockrell. The fee is 25 cents per trip. presentation by turf manage- Oreck Vacuums Fairfields to offer yard sale, Port Urbanna Grill A great vacuum at baked goods Fun Waterfront Dining and barbecue Make your reservations for Mother’s Day! any price! The Fairfields United Method- Reservations Recommended ist Church men and women in Burgess will hold a yard sale and 758-1221 offer baked goods and barbecue May 16. Dinner: Monday – Sunday Southern Electronics The ladies will have a giant yard Lancaster Square Shopping Center • Kilmarnock, Va. 435-6300 sale starting at 7 a.m. Yard sale Lunch: Tuesday – Sunday space is available for rent for $10, Taco Tuesdays 3–6 p.m. $5 extra if a table is needed. Or Your RadioShack Dealer donate junk by calling Shelby at Karaoke Thursday 8 p.m. 580-5405, or Margaret at 453- Weekend Breakfast 7–11 a.m. 7614. Your junk is someone else’s treasure. Starting at 8 a.m., the ladies will 25 Cross St. • Dozier’s Port Urbanna have a bake sale. At 11 a.m., the Town Center Marina men will be serving their North Carolina-style pork barbecue by the sandwich or platter, eat in, or carry out, by the pound for taking home. Place orders on the morning of May 16 with Wayne at 453- 2631. Chicken Pickin’ We are currently accepting consignments returns May 16 for our upcoming weekly auctions. The BIG DAWGS men’s ministry at the White Stone Church of the Nazarene will hold a Chicken Pickin’ Cruise- in & Chrome event May 16 at the Family Life Center at 57 Many other Whisk Drive on Mary Ball The fi rst auction is planned for fi ne gifts Road near White Stone. available! Shenandoah Valley-style bar- Saturday, May 23, at 5 p.m. becue chicken will be served from Check us out! Windchimes 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. A variety of music will be staged and anyone 124 Rappahannock Ave. • Downtown Urbanna with a custom car or motorcycle is urged to join the show. 758-0909 • 296-5752 Advance tickets are $11 for adults and $6 for children. MATTHEW ELLIOTT VAAL#3760 • TERRY SMITH VAAL#3762 Thurs. Fri. Sat. Tickets at the barbecue are $12 and $7. For advance tickets, see a BIG DAWGS member, visit Only! the Family Life Center, or con- Many other tact [email protected]. Hanging plants and Mother-daughter Baskets shrubs available! teams invited $9.99 to Habitat event Cyndy Bynn The Lancaster/Northumber- ’s of course land Habitat affiliate will host a Women Build event May 9 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. FREE Mother’s Day Since May 9 is the day before Decorative Ice Cream with purchase Mother’s Day, event spokes- woman Carol Shannon suggests of $10 of plants. participation would make a Flags (Compliments of Farm & Home Supply Mother’s Day gift and suggests and Stevie’s Ice Cream) that mother-daughter teams par- ticipate to help a deserving family build their new home. Tools and materials will be pro- Bedding Plants vided. Siding and insulation are expected to be installed. Lowe’s in Tropical Plants Gloucester is donating the materi- als. T-shirts will be provided for Container Plants the first 25 to sign up. Lunch will be provided. 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by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi ished the run in 6:32. Jespersen The Lancaster High girls and was second in the 800-meter in boys track teams took fi rst and 2:59.2. second, respectively, last week in a fi ve-team invitational at Boys LHS. In the boys meet, Essex ran Andrea White won four away with fi rst place in the events and the Lady Devils team competition with 104.5 scored 98 points to win the points. Lancaster was second team competition. with 73, Rappahannock was Essex was second with third with 58, Middlesex fourth 81, Middlesex third with 68, with 37.5 and King and Queen Rappahannock fourth with 39 fi fth with 28. and King and Queen fi fth with The Devils swept the 100- 13. meter run with Joseph Betts White cleared 4’8” to win sprinting to the fi nish line in the high jump and leapt 16’ 11.5 seconds for fi rst place. 6 1/2” to win the long jump Sedale Mullen was second in and 34’5 1/2” to win the triple 11.8 and Javin Gibson was jump. On the track, she paced third in 12.05. the sprinters, winning the 100- Betts also won the 200- meter in 13.4 seconds. meter run in 24.6 and ran a leg Ashley Alberts had one of of Lancaster’s winning 4X100- her best performances to date meter relay team. He was the this season, placing in three runner-up in the long jump events. She was the runner- (19’6) to lead the Devil scor- up, behind White, in the triple ers. jump (28’3 1/2”), third in the Mullen also won the 100- long jump (13’8”) and fi fth in meter hurdles in 18.5 and was the high jump (4’0”). Alberts on the winning 400-meter relay also fi nished third in the 200- team, which ran a 46.5 race. meter in 33.1. Lancaster’s Johnmall Jen- Tensley Clowser also kins tied for second in the high excelled on the track and fi eld. jump, clearing 5’6”, and Anton She won the 400-meter race in Veney placed fourth in the long 1:17.8 and was fi fth in the long jump (18’5”) and fi fth in the jump (12’8”). triple jump (35’9 1/4”). On the Emma Hand led Lancaster’s track, he was third in the 400- distance runners, winning the meter run in 1:00.9. two-mile in 14:55 and placing Lancaster’s Leo Barber fourth behind teammate Lizzie placed third in both hurdle Jespersen in the mile. Hand ran events, fi nishing the 100-meter Anton Veney of Lancaster took fi fth in the triple jump during a 6:56 race just on the heels of in 19.8 and the 300-meter in a multi-team meet last Wednesday. (Photo by Lisa Hinton- Lancaster’s Kalisha Harding threw the shot 26’4” during a third-place Jespersen, who fi n- 51.05. Valdrighi) fi ve-team meet last week. (Photo by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi) Lady Devils now 3-1 in district Lancaster’s Carly Webb hit The Lady Devils improved They will travel to Washing- Scoreboard a two-run homer in the fi rst to 3-1 in the Northern Neck ton and Lee today (May 7) and inning to set the tone for a 5-1 District and were scheduled to have a week remaining in regu- Varsity baseball 13. (softball 5 p.m., baseball 7 varsity softball win over Nor- start their second run through Northumberland 4, Lanc. 1 Boys p.m.) (continued on page A11) 1. Essex 104.5. 2. Lancaster thumberland last Tuesday. district play earlier this week. JV baseball JV baseball/softball 73. 3. Rappahannock 58. 4. (5 p.m.) Lanc. 10, Northumberland 1 Middlesex 37.5. 5. King & Lanc. 10, Colonial Beach 9 May 7: Queen 28. W&L at Lancaster Varsity softball May 12: Spanish mackeral tourney Upcoming Games Rappahannock at Lancaster Lanc. 5, Northumberland 1 Varsity baseball/softball May 14: JV softball (LHS home games at Dream- Lancaster at Northumberland Lanc. 11, Northumberland 3 fi elds near Kilmarnock) will benefi t Little League May 7: Varsity/JV soccer Varsity soccer Lancaster at W&L (5 p.m.) (JV 5:30 p.m., varsity 7 p.m.) Anglers, get ready to bait Mathews 7, Lancaster 0 May 9: May 8: your hooks for the fi rst Lan- Essex 7, Lancaster 0 Cosby at Lancaster (baseball Washington & Lee at Lan- caster County Little League only, noon) caster Track May 12: May 11: Spanish Mackeral Fishing Girls Lancaster at Rappahannock Lancaster at Rappahannock Tournament. 1. Lancaster 98. 2. Essex 81. (7 p.m.) May 14: Registrations are now being 3. Middlesex 68. 4. Rappah- May 14: Lancaster at Washington & accepted for the tournament on annock 39. 5. King & Queen Northumberland at Lancaster Lee August 22 to benefi t the Lan- caster County Little League and the Youth Club of Lan- caster County. The early entry fee of $150 The Fishing Line per boat should be postmarked before July 1. The entry fee after July 1 is $175. Entry fees by Capt. Billy Pipkin are non-refundable. Prizes for the largest fi sh The Virginia season began edges from buoy 3 up to buoy if trolled too quickly. are $2,000 for fi rst, $1,000 last Friday with scattered 9 have been holding some big Croaker fi shing is gain- for second and $500 for third. results. The weekend offered fi sh this week. Sizes are aver- ing interest in the lower and Other prizes, including junior breezy conditions and threats aging from 15 to 20 pounds, middle Rappahannock River. and lady angler awards, also Kathy Pittman of the Lancaster County Little League meets of rain, yet many anglers found nevertheless a respectable Sizes are averaging 10 inches will be awarded. Prize amounts with sponsor Clay Holcomb of Chesapeake Boat Basin in their efforts productive. catch. We are landing a few with larger 16-inch speci- are based on a 50-boat registra- Kilmarnock. Weigh-ins will take place at the marina for the The fi rst few weeks of fi sh in excess of 35 pounds in mens in the mix. Catches are tion. Little League’s Spanish Mackeral Fishing Tournament. (Photo the Maryland striped bass the mix. spread out with reports from The tournament is sponsored by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi) season lured many anglers to Because these fi sh are the bridge at White Stone up to by Chesapeake Boat Basin, the water. Both the Maryland loosely schooled and scatter the power lines below Tappah- which will offer tournament for third to any angler plac- record. Chesapeake Bay and the Poto- easily, it is important to get an annock. On the Potomac River participants a 15-cent discount ing in the top three spots who Entry forms and checks mac River seasons are in full early start as boat traffi c in a there are reports of these “hard on fuel the day before, day of was fi shing aboard a Triton should be sent to YCLC, c/o swing. The weather has been concentrated area will soon heads” bending poles outside and day after the tournament. boat purchased from the Boat Kathy Pittman, 660 Regina mixed, but overall has offered disperse the schools. of Lewisetta this week. Boats must show proof of par- Basin. Road, Lancaster, VA 22503. good conditions. In Maryland waters catches Bloodworms remain the ticipation. Tri-Star Supermarket in Tournament sponsors are Although these fi sh are have been recorded from Smith best bait, but in the bay waters The Boat Basin, in conjunc- Kilmarnock is sponsoring a still needed. Anyone interested spread over a wide area, most Point to Point Lookout and as shrimp has been the favored tion with Triton Boats, will $25,000 cash prize to the fi rst in becoming a sponsor should of our charter boats and many far north as Hooper’s Island choice. award $1,000 for fi rst place, angler who weighs in a Span- contact tournament co-director of the private boats are attain- Light, the H.I. buoy outside The towboat operators are $500 for second and $250 ish mackerel breaking the state Kathy Pittman at 435-0621. ing their limit of one fi sh over of Solomon’s Island and up telling me that the ethanol 28 inches in length per person. the western channel edges to fuels are wreaking havoc on In Virginia waters, the best Chesapeake Beach. Even the boat engines this spring. For striped bass action has been northern stretches of the bay you folks that are worried between the Cut Channel and above South River continue to about the ill effects of etha- Weekly Tides the Smith Point mid-channel hold fi sh. The shipping chan- nol on your boat engines and Windmill Point – Sunrise & Moon – May, 2009 area. The east side of the chan- nel edges from buoys 68 to 72 fuel tanks, Ingram Bay Marina nel north of buoy 1 off the are holding fi sh as is the buoy at the mouth of the Great Fri. 5/8 Sunrise 6:02 Low 5:35 0.0’ Sunrise 5:58 High 1:37 1.4’ Great Wicomico River has 65 area. Wicomico River still carries Sunset 8:02 High 11:16 1.2’ Tue 5/12 Sunset 8:05 Low 8:20 0.2’ been yielding a few fi sh, as These fi sh are not holding in the non-ethanol mid-grade Moonset 5:16 Low 5:31 0.1’ Moonset 8:12 High 1:53 1.1’ has the eastern channel above consistent water depths. Fish gasoline. Moonrise 7:59 High 11:37 1.5’ Moonrise 11:39 Low 8:13 0.2’ the Northern Neck Reef. With are being landed in both the We have charters available, Sunrise 6:01 Low 6:18 0.1’ Sunrise 5:57 High 2:17 1.3’ the season now open in-state, shallow water alongside, as so give me a call and let me Sat 5/9 Sunset 8:03 High 11:57 1.2’ Wed 5/13 Sunset 8:06 Low 9:00 0.3’ anglers in the Commonwealth well as in the shipping channel treat you and your friends Moonset 5:51 Low 6:12 0.0’ Moonset 9:08 High 2:33 1.1’ are reaping the benefi ts of less itself. Anywhere from the sur- to some great fi shing on the Moonrise 9:01 Moonrise Low 8:55 0.3’ travel time. Remember that the face down to 30 feet of depth Liquid Assets II. Sunrise 6:00 High 12:17 1.5’ Sunrise 5:56 High 2:59 1.2’ minimum size for rockfi sh in can produce a tasty striper. It’s been a wet week, yet for Sun 5/10 Sunset 8:03 Low 6:59 0.1’ Thu 5/14 Sunset 8:07 Low 9:42 0.3’ Virginia waters is 32 inches. The most widely used lures the year we are just a little over Moonset 6:32 High 12:36 1.2’ Moonset 10:07 High 3:16 1.1’ We’ve had a lot of boat traf- are umbrella rigs donning an inch above normal. Don’t Moonrise 10:00 Low 6:52 0.1’ Moonrise 12:19 Low 9:40 0.4’ fi c at Ingram Bay Marina this 9-inch shad as primary baits. worry about a little rain folks, Sunrise 5:59 High 12:58 1.4’ Sunrise 5:55 High 3:42 1.2’ week and the cleaning station Chartreuse and white are both the fi sh are already wet. Get Mon 5/11 Sunset 8:04 Low 7:40 0.2’ Sunset 8:08 Low 10:26 0.4’ is getting active. That is always effective colors at this time. out there and catch a few of Moonset 7:20 High 1:14 1.1’ Fri 5/15 Moonset 11:06 High 4:03 1.1’ a good sign that Virginia fi sh- Spoons have also provided them and get a taste of Rivah Moonrise 10:53 Low 7:32 0.2’ Moonrise 12:53 Low 10:31 0.5’ ing is heating up. good catches as the No. 19 Country. Corrections High Low Height On the Potomac, the greatest Tony Accetta and similarly Until next week…Fair Piankatank River, Cherry Pt. -1:42 -1:44 86% PM times are in boldface type concentrations have been from sized Crippled Alewive spoons winds. Great Wicomico River Light 0:30 0:20 75% the river’s mouth near the mid- in both gold and chrome have (Capt. Billy Pipkin owns and Smith Point Light 1:01 0:44 86% channel buoy up the Mary- been successful. The only operates Ingram Bay Marina land shoreline to St. George’s problem with spoons is that and Capt. Billy’s Charter Ser- Island. The most generous boat speed is critical. They are vice in Wicomico Church. 804 locations are in and around not as forgiving as the rubber 580-7292, www.captbilly- the upper channel edges. The shad lures and will spin wildly scharters.com) The Record Online Visit us at: www.chesapeakeboatbasin.com Serving the Northern Neck Toll Free 877-482-4287- Local 804-435-3110 THE RECORD www.rrecord.com Your online avenue for local news SPORTS ONLINE www.rrecord.com 1686 Waverly Ave. Kilmarnock, VA Rappahannock Record • Kilmarnock, VA • May 7, 2009 • A11 Lancaster soccer A Great Source squad swamped for local sports The Lancaster High varsity Corbin Love taking two and www.RRecord.com soccer team gave up 14 goals Ryan Rinehart one. in two games last week and Mathews didn’t allow Lan- fell to 1-1-1 in Northern Neck caster a shot in a 7-0 rout of Third Annual District play. the Red Devils on Friday. Essex handed the Devils Hayden made eight saves. their first loss in the dis- Lancaster, which has had trict with a 7-0 shutout last several rain postponements in Wednesday. the last few weeks, will play Lancaster goal keeper five games in 11 days. The Ladies ONLY Introductory Shooting Clinic Danny Hayden kept busy, Devils will host Washington May 30, 2009 fending off 20 Essex shots. and Lee tomorrow night (May Where: hosted by the rappahannock Pistol The Devils took only six 8) and travel to Rappahannock & rifle Club shots on goal with Colby High School on Monday, May Bishop getting off three, 11. 640 Blueberry Point Road White Stone, VA handgun, rifle and Shotgun Intro-Programs Audubon bird walk is Monday Beginners especially welcome! Space is limited so sign up early!! On Monday, May 11, the old field and reforestation habi- Northern Neck Audubon Society tats. Possible sightings include handguns, rifles, shotguns, ammunition provided will conduct a bird walk at the Carolina chickadees, chipping Laurel Grove tract of the Rappa- sparrows, scarlet tanagers, red- Date: Saturday, May 30, 2009 hannock River Valley National eyed vireos, rose breasted gros- Rain or Shine Wildlife Refuge. beaks, warblers, phoebes, flickers U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and bald eagles. tIMe: biologist Sandy Spencer will lead Binoculars and water-resistant 8:30 - 9:00 Am Sign In the walk around the tract on Farn- shoes are recommended. Safety Class 9:00 Am sharp- Going for two ham Creek in Richmond County. Carpoolers will leave Grace everyone must attend!! This is peak time for migrating Episcopal Church in Kilmar- Lancaster JV first baseman Brie Noel touches the bag and CoSt: $10.00 charge for lunch throws home on a double play attempt against Northum- birds and for wildflowers, said nock at 7:15 a.m. Those driving berland last Tuesday. The Lady Devils beat the Lady Indians, publicity chair Maggie Gerdts. directly should arrive at Laurel 11-3. Brooke Hudnall recorded the win. She had 16 strike- This tract offers a forested trail Grove at 8 a.m. For directions, ContaCt: Peggy Cathey (804) 438-6069 (office) outs in a complete game. Rachel Haywood had two singles around a laurel lined pond and call Rick Skelton at 580-9066. or (804) 462-7521 (home) and a double to lead Lancaster batters. Casey Clarke, Chel- PLeaSe Do not BrInG YoUr oWn FIrearM sea Montgomery and Hudnall had two singles each. The We MUSt haVe YoUr reGIStratIon BY Lady Devils will host Washington and Lee today (May 7) May 27, 2009 at 5 p.m. at Dreamfields near Kilmarnock. (Photo by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi) Detach and send Registration Form to: Peggy Cathey, RPRC, 340 Smith Lane, Lancaster, VA 22503 t Softball . . . . (continued from page A10) Name: lar season play before the dis- singles and a walk to score trict tournament begins. once and Kimberly Crockett Address: Webb led Lancaster’s offense, had a single and walk to score batting 1-for-2 with two walks twice. p Pistol p Rifle p Shotgun (Choose two) and the home run for two RBI Takeia Jones threw a one- and two runs scored. hitter, struck out nine and Phone#: E-mail: Danielle Shelton had two walked one for the win.

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AMERICA’S BOATING COURSE Sponsored by Dept of Game & Inland Fisheries Flotilla 33 of the Coast Guard Auxiliary is offering a full one day Safe Boating course that meets Virginia’s new Boating Education Law requiring a Safe Boating Certificate. Class to be held at Lancaster Commuity Library School St, Kilmarnock He’s safe 8 AM – 5 PM Course is co-sponsored by the Coast Guard Lancaster’s Joel Hudnall slides safe at home during a JV game against Northumberland last Tuesday. The Devils beat Auxiliary and the Department of Game and the Indians, 10-1. Alex Williams pitched a two-hitter and Inland Fisheries www.dgif.virginia.gov). fanned 14 in a complete game. Williams also led at bat, going 2-for-4 with a double and home run for 4 RBI. Lan- For information or to enroll in the course caster also edged Colonial Beach, 10-9, last week thanks contact Don Gallagher at (804) 435-2084 or to a sixth inning rally started by a two-run double by Will Perkins. The Devils sent 13 batters to the plate in the sixth [email protected] to score seven runs and tie the game. In the bottom of the Hearing Impaired (804) 367-1278 (V/TDD) seventh, Williams drew a two-out walk, advanced to second on a passed ball and scored off a double by Hudnall for the win. (Photo by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi)

THANK YOU TO THE FAMILIES OF ALICE M. SWIFT AND J. DOUGLAS WALKER To each of you, your friends, sponsors and donors – a SINCERE THANK YOU for the continuing support you give the Rappahannock General Hospital’s Cancer Treatment and Education Center through the Swift-Walker Memorial Golf Tournament. We appreciate the many, many hours of preparation before and during the tournaments over the past nine years. Your generosity has provided the Hospital and Cancer Center with educational materials and essential equipment for cancer detection, which benefi ts so many patients in the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula.

THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL YOU DO!

RAPPAHANNOCK HEALTH SYSTEM RAPPAHANNOCK GENERAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION PO Box 588, Kilmarnock, VA 22482 804-435-8661 A12 • Rappahannock Record • Kilmarnock, VA • May 7, 2009 Bluebird Trails LEARN TO SAIL by Tom Teeples to feed the young after fledg- with Monitoring continues at ing until the babes gradually the bluebird trail at King learn to hunt for their own PREMIER SAILING Carter Golf Course. food. This is the sixth week of The news is great this SCHOOL monitoring by the North- week. Break out the cigars. At The Tides ern Neck Audubon Society. We have the first fledglings Thanks to Earline Walker and of the season. We have two Mac Green for assisting. partial nests, one of them a • Adult small boat courses - learn to sail a sunfish! chickadee nest. The complete Let’s review the complete • US Sailing Keelboat certificate courses for adults brood cycle. I have men- chickadee nest had five eggs, tioned before the female does at last check, and the female • Week long courses for children throughout the summer not incubate until all eggs are is incubating this week. She laid. That way, all young will did not leave the nest. • New boat sales - we are your local Laser Performance hatch at the same time. It We have one newly com- dealer for Sunfish, Lasers, Optimists etc. & parts takes two weeks of incubat- pleted BB nest with no eggs ing to hatch the eggs. and 17 completed nests with Tel: 804.438.9300 www.premiersailing.com The babies are very a total of 72 eggs. There are Seahorses qualify for nationals clumsy, eyes closed and they 10 nests with a total of 43 have a dark down on the head young. And three fledged The Christchurch School Seahorses sailing team recently and spine. They respond since last week. The stage at took second at the MidAtlantic Scholastic Sailing Association to a whistle with open which we find ourselves in Spring Team Racing Championship at the Norfolk Yacht and mouths. The eyes remain the brooding cycle and the Country Club, earning a berth at the National Team Racing closed until about day 8. cool damp weather added up Championships to be held this month in California. The team Feathers develop under the to eight nests with females also recently traveled to Long Island, N.Y., and won first skin, then break through the that refused to abandon the place in the National Fleet Racing Championship, qualifying skin and continue unsheath- nest. for the National Fleet Racing Championship to be held in ing. At House Sparrow Gehenna Present the 4th Annual Lively Truck Pull Series Florida. From left are Eric Siegel of Kilmarnock, Bobby Lip- By day 12, the young are it was same old, same old. A pincott of Oxford, Md., coach Jill Petrone, Josh Greenslade of more coordinated and becom- completed HS nest with two May 16, 2009 Hamilton, Bermuda, and headmaster Jeb Byers. ing physically active. Care eggs. Destroyed same. There At The Lively Pavilion must be taken when checking was a tree swallow inside one the box at 12 days and older. of the purple martin gourds. Gates Open At 3 p.m. The young may be flushed Weekly summary Last Event Starts At 6 p.m. into fledging ahead of sched- week, 26 completed nests; Sport Shorts ule. Fledging happens at 18 this week, 28 completed to 22 days. Fledging age can nests. Last week, 73 eggs n Croaker run be a function of food avail- + 5 chickadee eggs; this Billy Hankison, 8, and his family on April 24 caught 23 able; bountiful bugs produce week, 72 eggs + 5 chickadee croaker fishing from the shore at Grey’s Point Camp-Resort on early fledging. the Rappahannock River. The parents will continue For more Fishing Tips Pick up a copy of

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R appahannock Yachts on Carter’s Creek 70 Rappahannock Road Irvington, Virginia 22480 phone (804) 438.5353 fax (804) 438.6907 email [email protected] Rappahannock Record • Kilmarnock, VA • May 7, 2009 • A13 Saturday is moms’ Club Golf ICYCC 18-holers Quinton Oaks ladies The Indian Creek Yacht and Coun- The Quinton Oaks Ladies Golf BAYSIDE night at speedway try Club l8-holers on April 28 played Association on April 29, played a a 9 and 9 tournament. Front 9 win- Modified Scramble. Winners were ners were low gross first, Muffin Fitz- first, Su Schmalz, Sherry Chevalier, Saturday, May 9, is Mom’s dents ages 13 to 17 years $7, patrick; second, Nancy Monroe; and Juanita Miles and Mary Paslgrove; Chris Davis Night Out at Bill Sawyer’s children ages 7 to 12 years $4 GARAGE third, Tina Radigan; and low net first, second (tied) Carol Reese, Joan Frie Virginia Motor Speedway. and ages 6 and younger free. Rhea Frances Talley; second, Harriett and Anna McCauley and Maggie INC. Owner Competitor gates will open The speedway also offers a Baggett; and third, Jody Kirtland. Dennett, Cheryl Rembisz, Sharon Back 9 winners were low gross Dickens and Shirley Bishop. Schmalz Located next to D&A Auto Parts at 3 p.m. Spectator gates will “Family Pack” of two adults first, Virginia Henry; second, Muffin and Frie each had a birdie. open at 4 p.m. On-track activi- and two children ages 12 and Fitzpatrick; and third, Pat Gwaltney.; Kilmarnock, Virginia 22482 804-435-8903 ties will begin at 6:15 p.m. younger for $20. and low net winners were first, Molly Divisions scheduled to race For directions, or to pre- Gatchel; second, Betty Rounds; and third, Nancy Monroe. Henry and Dee Sport include late models (35 laps), order tickets for the May 23 Byrne had chip-ins. sportsman (25 laps), modi- Paul Sawyer Memorial fea- ICYCC 9-holers Shorts Now Doing State Inspections fieds (25 laps), sprint cars (25 turing the World of Outlaws The Indian Creek Yacht and Coun- laps) and stock cars (20 laps). Sprint Car Series, call 758- try Club 9-holers on April 30 played n Equestrians to meet Adult admission is $10, 1867, or visit vamotorspeed- a foursome scramble. Winners were The Northern Neck Equestrian Now Open Saturday 8 a.m. -12 noon first, Kathy Davidson, JoAnn Fickling, senior and military $8, stu- way.com. Rita Depew and Jane Stillman (38); Association will meet from 4 to and Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. second, Suzy Swift, Shirley Parker 6 p.m. Thursday, May 14, at the and Alice Lou Hall (41); and third, Northumberland Public Library Nancy Jarrell, Janet Johnson, Marilyn in Heathsville. The group of men WHO won the game? • www.RRecord.com Burkholder and Margaret Teal (42). Call for appointment or come by. Depew had a chip-in. and women includes drivers, ICYCC men’s midweek western, English, hunter, dres- The Indian Creek Yacht and Coun- sage and trail riders. try Club men’s midweek golfers on The reorganizational meet- April 29 played an individual gross ing will include discussions on and net format. The gross winners were first, Ted committees and planning. A Fun Show is planned for June at River FREE! Kattmann (85); and second, Jere Litsinger (92). Net winners were first Ridge Farm near Heathsville. To Tom Wilhelmsen (68); and second, join, call Debbie Pittman at 453- Creston Spence Webster (69). Tom Wilhelm- Low E/argon upgrade on sen also shot his age with a gross 3643, or Bernadette Barber at 88. 462-7255. ICYCC Friday knights n Boating classes Atrium 8300 aunders The Indian Creek Yacht and Coun- Flotilla 3-10 on May 9 will s try Club Friday Knights on May 1 played best two balls. Winners were conduct an “About Boating replacement double Building ContraCtors first, Jack Johnson, Pete Southmayd, Safely “ class from 8:30 a.m. Bill Marks and Dick Schreyer (122); to 4:30 p.m. at Olverson’s Lodge Custom Building • Alterations • Remolding and second, Charles Faulkner, Ron Creek Marina in Lottsbug. The PO Box 1536, Kilmarnock, VA 22482 Davis, Jere Litsinger and Tom Teal hung windows. (123) fee is $35. ICYCC On May 16, Flotilla 3-10 will HEN we build, let us think that we build The Indian Creek Yacht and Coun- conduct an “Intro to Navigation/ HURRY! forever. Let it not be for present delight nor try Club golfers on April 19 played a GPS” class from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. W for present use alone. Let it be such work as mixed scramble. Winners were first, at the Essex County Library in Gary Farrar, Dick Baylor, Tina Radi- our descendants will thank us for; and let us think, gan and Jan Litsinger (67); second, Tappahannock. The fee is $35. To Colton Hayden, Jim Wroth and Molly register for either class, call Judy as we lay stone on stone, that a time is to come Wroth (67); and third, R. Dixon Foster, Julian at 529-6765. when those stones will be held sacred because our Bill Marks, Randy Thompson and hands have touched them, and that men will say, as Dick Davis (68). A Great Piankatank golf club they look upon the labor and wrought substance of The Piankatank River Golf Club 460 N. Main Street, Kilmarnock them, “See! This our father did for us.” rally for the cure tournament and Source for raffle raised $1,500. 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MAS9-441-87904-4.indd 1 4/23/09 1:36:11 PM A14 From the front Rappahannock Record • Kilmarnock, VA • May 7, 2009 t Budget . . . . t Lancaster board of supervisors . . . . (continued from page A1) (continued from page A1) board budget as a lump sum. a manufactured home on a 1.7-acre parcel at 491 Boys Camp Charlie Costello of Merry Road in District 3 and one by Arlene L. Spencer to place a Point praised the school board manufactured home off Buzzards Neck Road in District 2. A and supervisors for working third request by Douglas B. Hines was withdrawn. together. “They’ve done a good At the recommendation of assistant county administrator job, and you have too, in work- Jack Larson, supervisors voted to purchase reconditioned ing with them,” Costello said. electronic polling equipment in time for the next election Supervisors were enthusias- for $100 a unit. The price of the 14 computers and seven tic in their support of the pro- printers (one for each precinct) is expected to be $1,025 per posed budget. unit after September 1. Larson said mandatory participation “The school board and in the electronic pollbook process is probable in the next administration have done an couple of years. excellent—well, maybe excel- lent is too strong—a good job,” said supervisor Pete Geilich. Supervisor Butch Jenkins said, “For the first time in 15 years, I move we adopt the Community groups present concert budget,” he said. Since super- The Note Connection entertained during a Sunday Serenade concert at Northumberland visors do not vote on the school Elementary School last weekend. The concert, which also included a performance by the budget until the county’s entire Northern Neck Big Band, was sponsored by the Rappahannock Concert Association Inc. budget goes before a public The association plans an upcoming series of professional artists to appear in the new Nor- hearing, Jenkins withdrew thumberland High School auditorium. (Photo by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi) the motion, saying, “It’s the thought that counts.” Supervisor Ernest Palin praised the superintendent for School board meets Monday in Kilmarnock doing “an excellent job” both in cutting expenses and keep- KILMARNOCK—The Lan- Foundation. school buses during the summer ing teachers and staff informed caster school board will meet Agenda items include the months will be addressed, fol- during the process. May & June Monday, May 11, in the media first reading of the school lowed by monthly reports from Supervisors are expected to room of Lancaster Middle board policy and a presentation the superintendent and school vote on the fiscal 2010 budget Full color in your ad $100 School. The meeting will begin on career and technical edu- principals. in June. at 6:10 p.m. with a music pre- cation funds by Ernest Palin. sentation by Lancaster Middle Last month’s request by the One color in your ad $50 School students. Boys and Girls Club for use of American At 6:30 p.m., the regular Color in your ad raises meeting will begin with accep- Red Cross tance of a grant from The Wiley Bridge River Counties Chapter its visibility by 53%! Sport Results ANNOUNCEMENT Seven-and-a-half tables of Final event of the 2009 Shorts duplicate bridge were in play April 28 at Rappahannock HEROES n LMS golf tourney Westminster-Canterbury. CAMPAIGN The Lancaster Middle School Winners north/south were athletic department will host its first, Dianne Monroe and Helen 10th annual golf tournament Hopton; second, Arden Durham THURSDAY, MAY 28 5:00 – 7:00 PM May 17 at The Tartan Golf Course and Betty Fay Lewis; and third, near Weems. The captain’s choice Joe and Beverly Oren. BARBEQUE DINNER / AUCTION tournament will begin at 1 p.m. Winners east/west were first, DONATION: $5.00 with a shotgun start. Helen Kinne and Joy Straughan; 16 GIFT CERTIFICATES FOR ONE The fee is $240 per four-person second, Marilyn Snodgrass and WEEKNIGHT STAY AT team and includes 18-holes of Martha Engard; and third, Mar- golf with cart, post tournament garet Livesay and Pat Hurlbut. awards ceremony and refresh- The next bridge for this group ments. The deadline to register is is Tuesday, May 12, at 1 p.m. May 13. To register, contact Dave Zeiler at 435-1681. Seven tables of bridge were WILL BE AUCTIONED. n Small boat meet in play April 30 at Indian Creek MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW. The Urbanna Small Boat Meet Yacht and Country Club. YOUR SUPPORT WILL HELP OTHERS will be held May 16 and 17 on the Winners north/south were WHEN THEY URGENTLY NEED IT. Call the Rappahannock Record first Beverly and Joe Oren; Piankatank River at Freeport in Sponsored by Kilmarnock Inn at (804) 435-1701 or fax 435-2632 Gloucester County. Participants second, Cynthia Birdsall and Ronnie Gerster; and third, Ilva or email [email protected] generally arrive throughout the For Reservations Phone 435-0034 or morning on Saturday, and are on Doggett and Carolyn Reed. the water until mid-afternoon on Winners east/west were first, e-mail [email protected] Sunday. Margaret Livesay and Mary Saturday night includes a pot- Andrews; second, Iris Panzetta luck supper and bring-your-own and Grace Nagel; and third, barbecue. Call Vera or John Eng- (tie) Joy Straughan and Helen land at 758-2721 for directions. Kline and Barbara Bryant and Marilyn Burkholder.  n Women on Target The Rappahannock Pistol and The Woman’s Club of White Rifle Club will offer the fourth Stone hosted its First Friday annual Women on Target Program Bridge and Mahjong May 1.  May 30 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Glenda Decker was hostess,  at the club range at 640 Blueberry assisted by Peg Stone, Mildred Point Road near White Stone. Christensen, Ferne Walker-  The fee is $10. All equipment Bernhardt and Donna Davis.  will be provided by the club. To High scorer in bridge was Ilva register, contact Peggy Cathey at Doggett.  438-6069, or pegc@pleasantlife. The next First Friday event com. Advance registration is will be June 5. For reservations,  required. call 438-4229.                                                                        