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Two days of fishing yielded good results for the participants in the Bethel-Emmanuel United Methodist Men Rockfish Derby. Some 20 rockfish were weighed in at Greenvale Creek and Ingram Bay marinas.

Rockfish caught in the Chesapeake Bay took the top three prizes, reported Tim Shrader. The largest fish was 35 pounds, 6 ounces, hooked by Scotty George. Second place was awarded to Chad Moore who caught a 17 pound, 6 ounce fish. Mike Herman rounded out the top three with a 14 pound, 9 ounce rockfish.

Bonus cash prizes were awarded for the largest fish caught between the Robert O. Norris and Downing bridges. Those prizes were awarded to Andy Ransone and Emily Tyson. Ran-sone’s fish weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces, edging Tyson’s fish by 7 ounces.

The Rockfish Derby also was sup-ported by Bobby’s Marine, Chesa-peake Boat Basin, Creative DeSigns, the Kilmarnock Auto Clinic, Lancaster Auto and Marine, Northern Neck Ace Hardware, The Oaks Restaurant, Redlaw Mechanical, the Shoe Store and the World Famous Corner Restaurant.

Bethel-Emmanuel United MethodistMen hosts 20th annual Rockfish Derby

Some 66 anglers signed up to fish in and support the 11th annual Casey Neale Rogers Memorial Rockfish Tournament November 22. Winners were announced during a ceremony at the Fairfields Volunteer Fire Department, Reedville.

Proceeds from the tournament support the CNR Scholarship Fund, reported committee member Angela Kelly.

The fund is for eligible students graduating from Northumberland High School with the intention of attending a four-year college or uni-versity. The fund will have awarded greater than $100,000 once scholar-ships are presented to the next class of recipients in May 2015, added Kelly.

During the 2014 tournament, anglers caught rockfish weighing up to 41.15 pounds, she said. First place went to Chris and Shannon Timberlake’s team, with a combined weight of 67.05 pounds.

Other winners included second, David Nova, combined weight, 62.4 pounds; third, Jason Anderson, com-bined weight, 53.35 pounds; fourth, Ron Herring, combined weight, 44.45 pounds; fifth, Drew Pettit, combined weight, 44.3 pounds; and

The Essex Trojans scored 33 unan-swered points last Friday to beat Colonial Beach, 39-14, in the Group 1A East Northern Sectional final and advance to the state semifinals.

The Trojans (11-2) will host Haysi (11-2) in a Group 1A semifinal at King William at 1 p.m. Saturday, December 6. Haysi edged Galax, 29-28, in a Group 1A West sectional final last Friday.

In the Group 1A East Southern Sec-tional, Altavista beat Parry McCluer, 35-10, to set up a game between the unbeatens. Altavista (12-0) will play at Honaker (12-0) at 1 p.m. Decem-ber 6 in Group 1A’s other semifinal.

In Tappahannock last week, Dominek Broaddus threw three touchdown passes, including two to Rasaun Monroe, and Malik Martin scored twice, including once on defense.

The Trojans got on the board early, scoring on a Broaddus to Monroe 50-yard hook-up two minutes into the game. But Colonial Beach rallied with back-to-back scores for a 14-6 lead at the end of the first quarter.

Brandon Payne scored off a 3-yard run for Essex in the second half but the Drifters stopped the two-point run

to hold a 14-12 lead at the half. The Trojans exploded for 27 sec-

ond-half points, including a 32-yard pass play from Broaddus to Monroe, a 6-yard run by Martin and a 4-yard pass from Broaddus to Markeith Lucas.

Martin capped the Essex scor-ing with just over two minutes in the game when he picked up a loose Colonial Beach ball and returned it 73 yards for a TD.

Broaddus completed five passes for 105 yards and Martin led the Essex rushing game with 70 yards.

Essex High advances to stateGroup 1A football semifinals

Timberlake team wins CNR Memorial Bluefish event

sixth, Aubrey Stokes, combined weight, 44.05 pounds.

Tiffany Scoggins won the Lady Angler award with a 16.5-pound rockfish. Bowe Rogers won the Youth Angler award with a 16.15-pound rockfish. Nova won the Cal-cutta with a 40.9-pound rockfish.

Herring won the “Big Fish Award”dedicated in honor of Joe Boarman, with a single rockfish weighing in at 41.5 pounds.

“The tournament was a great suc-cess,” said Kelly.

“The CNR committee would like to extend our sincere thanks to

Chris and Shannon Timberlake for their generosity and ongoing sup-port of our annual tournament,” she continued. “They elected to donate their winnings back to the scholar-ship fund and we so appreciate this act of kindness.”

On behalf of the committee, she also thanked all of the individuals and business in the Northern Neck who support this tournament every year.

“Without the help of each and every one of you, this tournament would not be the huge success that it is,” said Kelly.

Group 1A Sectional finals Essex 39, Colonial Beach 14Altavista 35, Parry McCluer 10Haysi 29, Galax 28Honaker 35, George Wythe 3

December 6:Group 1A semifinalsHaysi vs. Essex at King William High School, 1 p.m.Altavista at Honaker, 1 p.m.

(JV game 6 p.m., varsity 7:30 p.m.)December 4:Mathews at Northumberland December 5:Lancaster at MathewsDecember 6:Northumberland at Northampton

(JV game 6 p.m., varsity 7:30 p.m.)December 4:Northumberland at Mathews December 5:Mathews at Lancaster December 6: Northumberland at Northampton

(5:30 p.m.) December 8:Essex and Rappahannock at Lancaster December 10:Lancaster, Colonial Beach and Washing-ton & Lee at Essex

December 5 & 6: Lancaster at the Little Giants Classic, WaynesboroDecember 6:Northumberland at King George Duals

SCOREBOARD

On December 8, the Northern Neck Audubon Society will conduct a bird walk at George Washington Birth-place National Monument Park on Pope’s Creek between Montross and Oak Grove in Westmoreland County.

Carpools will leave Grace Epis-copal Church in Kilmarnock at 7:15 a.m. Those driving directly should meet at 8:15 a.m. at the park beach. Call Frank Schaff at 462-0084 so he can return a call if the walk is can-celled.

The Middlesex Family YMCA Jingle Bell 5K and Bristow-Faulkner’s Kid Fun Run will be held December 20 at Piankatank River Golf Club. Fees are $20 for the fun run; $30 for the 5k prior to December 9, or $35; and $60 for a family of four or more. YMCA members get a $5 dicount.

Register at the YMCA, 11487 General Puller Highway, Hartfield; peninsulaymca.org/our-programs/search/, or 776-8846. Each partici-pant receives a race prize, bib number and post-race celebration food and beverages.

A model train exhibit continues from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Decem-ber 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 26,

InsideOut Yoga’s fifth annual can-dlelit “108 Sun Salutations” event will be held at 5 p.m. December 21 at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Rappahannock, 366 James Wharf Road, White Stone. Participants are urged to make a $10 donation to ben-efit the Kids First Foundation, and to bring a can of food for the Northern Neck Food Bank. Participants also need to bring their own yoga mats.

Help prepare with a video of 10 sun salutations. The video can be found on the “Events” page at inside-outyoga.org. Reserve a spot at inside-outyoga.org, email insideoutyoga@va.metrocast.net, or call 436-2204.

SPORTS SHORTS27, 28, 29, 30, 31, January 3, 4, 10 and 11 at the Reedville Fishermen’s Museum, 504 Main Street, Reedville.

The fee is $5. Children ages 12 and younger and members are admitted free.

Northumberland County Little League online registration for the 2015 Little League spring season is under way at northumberlandlittleleague.com. Reg-istration closes March 9. Boys and girls ages 4-18 are eligible. Fees are $65 per child prior to February 1, $75 per child from February 1 to 15 and $150 from February 16 to March 8.

Registration also will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. February 7 and 1 to 4 p.m. February 15 at NES, 757 Aca-demic Lane, Claraville. Three current documents for proof of residency dated between January 1, 2014, and January 31, 2015 are required. First-timers also need a birth certificate copy. Boys and girls ages 4-18 are eligible.

Golden Eagle Golf Club play day winners for December 1 were first, John Davenport; and second, (tie) Nancy Pannell and Rob Grace.

King Carter Golf Club men’s play day winners for November 22 were first, Tony Sica; second, (tie) Klaus Schaschek and Wayne Graves.

Winners for November 28 were first, Ron Carey; and second, (tie) Graves and Dave Gwaltney.

The Quinton Oaks Senior Men’s League first flight winners for Novem-ber 25 were first, Will Snyder; second, Jim Griggs; and third, (tie) Bob Price and Don Matthews.

Second flight winners were first, Bruce Berry; second, Russ Moyer; and third, (tie) Chuck Dunnington and Leo Bashinski.

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Weekly TidesWindmill Point – Sunrise & Moon – December 2014

Corrections High Low HeightPiankatank River, Cherry Pt. -1:42 -1:44 86%Great Wicomico River Light 0:30 0:20 75%Smith Point Light 1:01 0:44 86%

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Rock in the bay

Stripers all around

White Stone mayor Randy Reeves on November 28 pre-sented Virginia Junior Angler awards on behalf of the Vir-ginia Marine Resources Com-mission and the Governor of Virginia to brothers Andrew, 14, and Michael Acosta, 10, of Providence Forge.

The awards ceremony took place at Windmill Point Marina, close to where the Acosta brothers fulfilled the award requirements. The award is earned by anglers ages 15 and younger who catch and release six different saltwater fish species in one year.

Between the two anglers, they caught and released 11 different species including speckled trout, bluefish, rock-fish, flounder, sea bass, spot, white perch, silver perch, toadfish, puffer fish and black drum. All species were caught within the environs of Windmill Point.

In pursuit of the Junior Angler award, Andrew Acosta beat the previous recorded elapsed time record of 16 hours, walloping the mark by catching and releasing six dif-ferent species in 2 hours, 26

Brothers receive angling awards

minutes, said Sander Smith of Herndon, co-founder of the Special Angler Founda-tion.

He fulfilled all require-ments and rules posted by the Special Angler Foun-dation and earned the $75

prize. Smith and Reeves pre-

sented the state record prize along with a representative of Fish Dispatch-Northern Neck, which had vetted the evidence provided by the boys’ father, Miguel Acosta.

For the week of Novem-ber 24, Express Auto bowled against Yeatman’s and took 2 of the 3 games. Vicki White tallied a 140 (high game) and a 133 for a 360 (high set). Marie Piccard rolled games of 121 and 123 for a 324 set. Vivian Callaway had a 102 game. Sandra Evans tal-lied a 127 game and a 312 set. The team had high set, 1,329.

Yeatman’s Val Crosbie had games of 107 and 104 for a 304 set. Mary York rolled games of 115, 108 and 101 and a 324 set. Joan Bowles tallied games of 118, 110 and 116 for a 344 set. Alma George bowled games of 111 and 106 for a 309 set.

NN Ace Hardware won 2 of the 3 games from The Corner. Peg George bowled a 109 game. Shona Pacheco had games of 100 and 104 for a 302 set. Cathy Hoskins tallied a 130 game and a 323 set.

The Corner’s Betty Evans bowled games of 111 and 131 for a 326 set.

D & L took 2 of the 3 games from R. P. Waller. Terry Still-man bowled games of 102 and 126 for a 327 set.

R. P. Waller’s Ann Newsome had a 105 game. Marsha Nash bowled 2 games at 109 each for a 304 set.

Brigitte Drake of Kilmar-nock has been named the Pen-insula USBC Senior Female Bowler of the Year for 2013-14.

She was presented her award and also was named to the 2013-14 Senior Female All-Star Team at the Virginia Pen-insula’s fifth annual Awards Ceremony November 8 at the Magnuson Hotel and Conven-tion Center in Newport News.

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Brigitte Drakebowls to the top

Officials of Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway recently announced the half-mile speed plant in Jamaica is featured in this month’s Circle Track magazine. The article details how owner Bill Sawyer turned the run-down track in Middlesex County into one of the country’s premier facilities.

“We can’t thank Circle Track enough for all the national exposure and the great job they did putting the article together with a ton of photos,” said track owner Bill Sawyer.

The almost six-page article is packed with photos and also includes the entire front

cover. Fans can find the issue (February) on newsstands now.

The speedway is currently finishing up the 2015 schedule and will be releasing it soon.

Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway is a half-mile dirt oval track at 4426 Tidewater Trail in Jamaica, eight miles north of Saluda and 25 miles south of Tappahannock.

Race fans can go to vamotorspeedway.com to view the schedule, find detailed event information, get the latest news, and get complete ticket and camping information.

Area speedway receivesnational media exposure

Brenda Mayer, PGA Assistant Golf Professional at Indian Creek Yacht and Country Club, recently became Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) TPI Certified after completing a 16-hour workshop in Rockville, Md., and scoring 100 on the examination.

Created in 2003, TPI has tested thousands of swings with 3D video, explained PGA Head Golf Professional Mike Mayer. TPI founders realized that the golfer may have a physical issue that leads to swing faults.

TPI instructors can admin-ister a few simple tests to identify these physical issues and recommend exercises and drills to correct the weakness, tightness or prob-lem, he said.

See TPI in action at TPI.com or watch their segments on The Golf Channel. They have wonderful golf articles, drills, nutrition tips and explanations of swing faults, he added.

To schedule a test, con-tact Brenda Mayer at Indian Creek Yacht and Country Club.

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The Reedville Fishermen’s Museum’s 18th annual Train Show continues through through January.

All of the trains will be running to entertain young and old model railroaders, said executive director Shawn Hall. New features include the addition of sound effects along the railroad route and a new section depicting the Lilian Lumber Yard and Mill.

Members ride free and the non-member fare is $5. Children ages 12 and younger also ride free.

The show is organized by Model Shop volunteers who are always happy to answer any questions, said Hall.

A fun scavenger hunt also will take place during the show, he added.

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The Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) recently published an identification guide, “Common Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of Virginia.” The 116-page book is available for pur-chase at dof.virginia.gov. for $3 per copy plus shipping.

“This great new book is a companion to our very suc-cessful ‘Common Native Trees of Virginia’ identi-fication guide,” said state forester Bettina Ring. “Over the years, we’ve had a lot of inquiries from citizens look-ing for an authoritative guide to the shrubs and woody vines they have on their land or encounter while walk-ing or hiking in the forest. After a lot of hard work by a number of contributors, we have just published this new guide.”

In addition to the descrip-tions and drawings for each of the 52 native shrubs and 14 native vines, the guide includes drawings and descriptions for the 10 most common non-native invasive species; a dichotomous key to help determine each spe-cies; as well as information on Holiday Lake Forestry Camp, Virginia’s 24 state forests and its two tree nurs-eries.

VDOF conservation edu-cation coordinator Ellen Powell led the effort to create this book.

“A lot of people put a tre-mendous amount of effort into making this a first-class guide,” said Powell. “The finished product will prove to be an invaluable begin-ning tool for everyone who uses it.”

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Familiar runners set the pace for Thanksgiving Day Turkey TrotWilliam & Mary junior Ricky Cappetta

of Stafford on November 27 tallied his third consecutive win in Irvington’s 15th annual Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot five-mile run, beating 111 other runners.

Cappetta, 21, who runs cross country at William & Mary, improved upon his time again, finishing in 27:49, about 13 seconds faster.

He finished first in the five-miler in the previous two years as well, and ran once before as a high schooler and finished second. His grandparents are Richard and Alice Slember of White Stone.

Second place five-miler John Walsh, 22, a senior at Seton Hall, recalled racing behind Cappetta.

“He hit a 5:50 mile, and I figured he was going to drop back to me a little, but he just kept going,” said Walsh, who ran 28:04.

Douglas Marshall, 40, of Mathews placed third with a time of 31:21, repeat-ing last year’s third-place finish.

Amy Jones, 48, of Heathsville was again first female finisher in the five-miler, and climbed up a spot in overall finishers to eighth. She improved her pace from last year by 28 seconds to 33:44.

Patricia Turner, 33, placed second at 35:59; and Rain Eguiguren, 14, third, 36:36.

James Madison University junior and cross country runner Cullen Oliver of Westmoreland finished first in the two-mile race for the second year in a row, ahead of 361 other runners, before going on to finish fourth in the five-miler. His time in the two-miler was 11:28 and his time in the five-miler was 32:20.

Lee Lindsey, 39, placed second with a time of 11:45; and Dave Edwards, 35, third, 12:23.

Sarah Schindler, 17, of Reedville placed first among females and eighth overall with a time of 13:22. Schindler moved up a place from finishing second among females last year.

Vilesha Waller, 15, placed second at 13:33; and Kerry Gholson, 41, third, 13:40.

Race director Michelle Lybarger reported more than 500 runners regis-tered for the event.

Colonial Sports Inc. of Williamsburg provided professional administration and electronic timing for the third year.

The following lists include the other

age group winners in each race and their time. For a complete list by finish for all runners, visit RRecord.com.

Males 8-12, Zane Sowers, 39:38.Males 13-19, Alexander Raffetto, 35:02.Males 20-29, Cullen Oliver, 32:20.Males 30-39, Stephen Homsey, 36:21.Males 40-49, Geoff Beaty, 33:14.Males 50-59, Stepen Radcliffe, 36:56.Males 60-69, John Dunn, 46:29.Females 8-12, Sarah Castro, 51:42.Females 13-19, Mary Frere, 36:38.Females 20-29, Emily Webb, 37:26.Females 30-39, Heather Hudgins, 37:31.Females 40-49, Denise Schindler, 38:21.Females 50-59, Charlotte Hollings,

39:51.Females 60-69, Mary Jane Allen, 44:09.

Males 7 and younger, Andrew Castro, 18:38.

Males 8-12, Marshall Lee, 14:10.Males 13-19, Joseph McCarthy, 12:43.Males 20-29, Tommy Penick, 13:09.Males 30-39, Adam Price, 15:20.Males 40-49, Tom Scioscia, 14:13.Males 50-59, Stepen Radcliffe, 13:21.Males 60-69, Ray Britt, 19:12.Males 70-79, Bill Broaddus, 20:09.Females 7 and younger, Sidonie Gil-

lette, 20:43.Females 8-12, Grace Fitzpatrick, 14:43.Females 13-19, Emma Hudgins, 14:03.Females 20-29, Emma Jones, 15:44.Females 30-39, Ally Younica, 15:55.Females 40-49, Denise Schindler, 14:09.Females 50-59, Dawn Knighton, 15:54.Females 60-69, Mary Jane Allen, 16:10.Females 70-79, Tanya Bohlk, 24:48.Females 80 and older, A. J. Hollings,

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The Lancaster High School Air Force JROTC cadets traveled to Arlington National Cemetery on November 21, giving them the rare opportunity to visit a sacred national shrine, reported JROTC Aerospace Science instructor retired Chief Master Sgt. James Wood.

They toured Arlington House, the former residence of Robert E. Lee; wit-

nessed the Tomb of the Unknowns Chang-ing of the Guard; paid respects to John F. Kennedy and several other prominent Americans; and witnessed the passing of a military funeral procession including a full marching band and casket-bearing caisson.

Four senior cadets were afforded the rare opportunity to participate in a poignant

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Wreath Laying Ceremony, said Chief Master Sgt. Wood. Under a deep blue sky on a blustery fall day, memories were made and valuable patriotic seeds planted for the corps.

“Our cadets clearly understand the sig-nificance of this hallowed place honoring those who sacrificed for the freedoms we all hold dear,” he said.

The Lancaster County Lions Club, along with other Lions Clubs in the surround-ing area, is looking for indi-vidual contestants to enter the Bland Foundation music competition.

Middle and High School students with musical talent as either instrumentalists or vocalists are invited to regis-ter for the local competition, to be held February 15 at Rappahannock Westminster Canterbury in Irvington, said Lion David Farley.

Winners in both catego-ries, instrumental and vocal, will be eligible to compete in the regional competition in March. Twelve winners then move on to the state finals held during the Lions of Vir-ginia annual convention in May, where contestants will receive a total of $18,000 in music scholarships

Interested students or par-ents should contact Farley at 436-3648, or dvd_frly@yahoo.com, or Lion Bob Reed at 435-9785, for appli-cations.

The Lions of Virginia Bland Music Scholarship Foundation Inc. has provided performing opportunities and scholarships to musically gifted students since 1948.

The foundation was estab-lished to honor James Bland, an African-American com-poser popular at the turn of the century. The Lions were also instrumental in having Bland’s composition “Carry me Back to Old Virginny” adopted as a state song.

Lions of Virginia is part of Lions Clubs International, which has been meeting the needs of local communities in over 200 countries. The largest service organization in the world, its member-ship of 1.4 million men and women conduct vision and health screenings, provide eyeglasses and hearing aids, support eye hospitals and leader dogs training, award scholarships and assist youth.

Northumberland High School recently released the names of those students named to the A/B honor roll for the first quarter of the 2014-15 academic session.

Seniors on the honor roll are Yahaira Acosta, Miracle Basey, Megan Baughan, Mackenzie Dameron, Rebecca Daniel, Benner English, Joey Gaskins, Kevin Headley, Jack Jett, Sha-niqua Jones, Ke’ontae Lamp-kin, Olivia Lawson, Collin May, Mi’Liecia Mitchell, Jasmine Noel, Taylor Norris, Thomas Parker, Rena Payne, Beverly Peregoy, Jr., Kyndia Riley and Gabe Rose.

Also, Mark Smith Jr., Brooke Stevens, Ameer Veney, Audrey Williams, Cassie Collins, Haley Headley, Noah Kramer, Rebecca Kues, Tyler E. Lewis, Tyler Ross Lewis, Trent New-some, Sydney O’Bier, Ta’reem Smith, Nychelle Thompson, July Traylor, Gerardo Trejo-Mendoza, Cody Weicht and Charles White.

Juniors on the honor roll are Alexander Baughan, Allison Burgess, Parker Childs, Alli-son Chism, Miranda Clark, Hunter Elam, Brianna Ham-blin, Zachary Hamilton, Zak Kent, Almoni Mitchell, Ste-phen Parker, Slater Rice IV and Kenneth Rioland III,.

Also, Korty Swift, Macy Swift, QuRan Veney, Micaela Wilson, Jonathon Burchett, Daniel Deitz, Mary Kathryn Hall, Chryshanda Lee, Joshua Long, Celia Perrie, Kellee Ramsey and Olivia Vogel.

Sophomores on the honor roll are Mikayla Balderson, Thomas Bingham, Maya

Bundy, Brian Clarke, Alexis Crabbe, Chris Cralle, Brian Harris, David Henning, Austin Hinton, Kayla Jackson, Luke Jennings, Kelsey Keyser, Mary Lewis, Patrick McKen-ney, Jada Noel and Madison Packett.

Also, Bibian Silva Galvan, Jason Smith, Talum Smith, Nathan Talent, Anthony Thompson, Markasia Waller, Tiffany White, Michael Zart-man, Shelby Bihm, Destiny Booth, Damian Dobyns, Angela Duke, Samantha Fisher, Kayla Harding, Sydney Hunter, Morgan Letizia, MyShaun Porter, Damonte Thornton and Connor Woolard.

Freshmen on the honor roll are Destiny Basey, Katelyn Brownfield, Katherine Bru-neault, Shannon Chapman, Collin Chinn, Wesley Clarke, Wiatt Clarke, Alissa Combs-Fina, Kyndal Dawson, Tyler Deitz, Haley Eubank, Noah Hamilton, David Haynie, Christian Headley, Christo-pher Hearold, Broheim Jack-son, Denzel Mitchell, Hannah Mitchell and Haley Newsome.

Also, Carolina Orrantia, Kimberly Palka, Mark Ran-some, Chase Reynolds, Ashley Roberts, Lucas Smith, Hannah Stout, Joseth Tarleton, Jermal Thompson, Morgan Wilson, Rachael Acheson, Jesus Acosta, Nyajah Carter, E’myia Doggett, Lawrence Holcombe III, Kentasia Honor, Tommy Kimmitt, Taylor Newsome, Trevon Rice, Austin Robinson, Justin Rock, Jasmine Ross, Keyon Turner, Tony Walker and Heather Wise.

A Listening Lambs story hour will be held for ages 3 to 6 from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, December 4, at the Northumberland Public Library, 7204 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville.

The theme will be Elf on the Shelf. There will be songs, poems, stories, a craft and a snack.

Lancaster Air Force JROTCcadets tour Arlington Cemetery

NHS announces A/B honor roll

NHS classes hold reunion

SCHOOL REPORT

Lions Club looking formusically talentedstudents

The Animal Welfare League has many animals for adoption to good, loving homes. The dogs, puppies, cats and kittens changerapidly; in lieu of listing them, interested persons may call the league at 435-0822 or Joyce at 462-0091 to be advised of whatis available at that time. Visits to local animal shelters also are encouraged.

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Development has begun on an outdoor classroom to facilitate watershed ecosys-tem studies at Chesapeake Academy. The classroom will be connected to the existing Henry G. Selby Nature Trail and will access tidal and watershed areas.

“The benefits of the outdoor classroom are compelling,” said head of school Debo-rah M. Cook. “The outdoor classroom expe-rience shifts the educational focus from sec-ondary to primary sources—it uses experi-ential teaching methods to engage students, and makes learning a multi-sensory experi-ence.

“The outdoor classroom emphasizes the interconnectedness of all things and will encourage students to look at systems and form multifaceted rather than linear solu-tions,” she continued. “Of course it will spawn cross-curricular connections and work well in our differentiated curriculum—not to mention the fun!”

“The outdoor classroom is an outgrowth of strategic goals in the science curriculum and it is a perfect f it for us,” said science teacher Paul McAllister.

The science curriculum is designed to create “citizen scientists” who evaluate and understand scientific issues in current events, he said. Students grow to understand the fundamental natural and human-made processes that make up our world and inter-

pret patterns and evidence in order to con-struct explanations for phenomena.

“In keeping with our philosophy that chil-dren learn best by doing, we are involving students in the process from the beginning,” said assistant head of school Julie Keesee.

Students participated in the planning phases of the outdoor classroom, envision-ing the physical structures that would best support their academic inquiries, she said. A species inventory of the land surround-ing the nature trail has been completed by students that sorts the plants in the targeted area into native and invasive species.

Students also are in the process of col-lecting professional input from the Audubon Society, Belle Isle State Park naturalists, the master horticulturists, and the Army Corps of Engineers about the management of inva-sive species and the specifics involved in the permitting process.

As the project unfolds, students will be taking measurements for the structure’s design as part of a mathematics project. They will then price out the materials using local vendors and participate in the filing of the permits.

The outdoor classroom project will be completed with grants from private donors and foundations and funds from the Chesa-peake Bay Restoration Fund.

Chesapeake Academy todevelop outdoor classroom

Upcoming Heritage Arts classes at Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern, 73 Monu-ment Place, Heathsville, include Beginner Stained Glass, December 9; and Snow-flakes-Specialty Stained Glass, December 11.

For times, fees and registra-tion, visit RHHTFoundation.org, or call 580-3377.

William & Mary Lower Northern Neck Alumni Chapter invites alumni and friends to a Holiday Gathering from 5 to 7 p.m. December 5 at the Steam-boat Museum, 156 King Carter Drive, Irvington. “We’ll toast the holidays with French wines, and enjoy a delicious spread of hors d’oeuvres and sweets,” said Ron-neee Taylor.

Attendees are urged to bring a new, unwrapped toy or book, or a cash donation, for the Bank of Lancaster’s Golden Santa Pro-gram to help brighten the holi-days for local families. To RSVP, call Carol Hughes at 438-5739.

Area school representativeslearn about dual enrollment

Rappahannock Community College administrators recently shared dual enrollment infor-mation with local high school principals and guidance counsel-ors. Meetings were held at RCC Warsaw on November 19 and RCC Glenns on November 20.

RCC vice president of instruc-tion and student development Dr. Donna Alexander welcomed the attendees to both meetings. Mathematics discipline lead Bob Parker reported on the outstand-ing success of two convocations, one for dual enrollment faculty and one for other adjunct faculty members. Both events took place in fall 2014.

Next, Dr. Alexander gave an update on the recent success-ful review of RCC’s off-campus sites by the Southern Associa-tion of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges. She also summarized the advantages of earning an RCC associate of arts and sciences—a huge plus, she said, for students transferring to a four-year institution—and called on college registrar Felicia Packett to demonstrate the State Council of Higher Education of Virginia’s online transfer tool.

Packett gave several examples showing how anybody can use this tool (found at http://www.schev.edu/Students/transfer/default.asp) for instant com-parison of the course and other requirements of four-year schools in Virginia.

“People’s eyes were getting wide when they saw what they could do with it,” said RCC dean of dual enrollment Petie Norris.

He praised the achievements of dual enrollment specialist Hutt Williams, who offered an expla-nation of recent achievements in the dual enrollment program.

Williams spoke about RCC’s several off-campus sites—the long-established site at King George High School, as well as the three-year-old Kilmarnock

Center, and the new sites in King William and New Kent coun-ties—which are making it more convenient for the region’s high school students to get a head start on a college education.

In particular, Williams men-tioned the new RCC Scholars program, which allows high school students (with the permis-sion of the high school principal) to enroll at a special tuition rate in weekend or evening classes at any of RCC’s six locations.

A $19,800 Chancellor’s Inno-vation Fund grant from the Virginia Community College System to “Bridge the Gap for Success in CTE” will allow RCC faculty members to part-ner with the five school systems involved in New Kent County’s Bridging Communities Regional Career and Technical Center (BCRCTC), said interim aca-demic dean Anne Kornegay,

They will work with high school instructors to develop materials to increase college readiness for students interested in dual-enrollment possibilities at BCRCTC. The college hopes this program will eventually be expanded to all the high schools in its service area, said Kornegay.

After a break for lunch and networking, Norris and Williams reported on recent legislation that has affected the dual enrollment program, and explored various career pathways students of the program can take. These include degrees in pre-engineering (which leads to transfer), gen-eral engineering technology, and other specialties; career studies certificates in culinary arts (basic or advanced), heating, ventila-tion, and air conditioning (basic or advanced).

The audience was particularly interested in the new pre-nursing career studies certificate. This program, if completed with a GPA of at least 3.0, and no single grade lower than a C, guarantees

There was a great deal of excitement and activ-ity at St. Margaret’s School in Tappahannock recently as students, faculty, and community partners came together to break ground for the school’s first rainscape retrofit.

The school’s River Group, Green Team, and students earning community service credits joined forces with Friends of the Rappahan-nock (FOR) and the Captain Planet Foundation to install native plants to expedite the removal of standing water, any possible pollutants and minimize storm water runoff, reported director of communications Lindsay Harmon Knight.

“The river is part of our community here at SMS because we live so close to it,” said junior Yuki Mitsuda of Tokyo, Japan. “This rain-scape is a creative way for us to work with FOR to do good things for the river.”

The River Group is a vol-unteer cadre of faculty and staff that has been instru-mental in working with leaders of the Green Team, a student group that spear-heads the school’s recy-cling efforts, to identify a rainscape retrofit space and secure a grant from the Cap-

tain Planet Foundation to implement the project.

“Friends of the Rappahan-nock is an invaluable com-munity partner,” said River Group founding member Larry Foulk. “Three years ago when I volunteered to take on the responsibility of coordinating an over-night camping experience at the beginning of the year for each of our grade level classes, I knew that I wanted to beef up the environmental education component of the experience. To do so, I knew I wanted Richard (Moncure) and FOR to play a role. The relationship has turned into a friendship, and opportuni-ties like this rainscape retro-fit solidify my belief in the power of school-community partnerships to educate stu-dents to make a positive dif-ference in the world.”

“People usually want to remove rainwater from their property as quickly as pos-sible with little thought given to the impact such a decision might have down-stream,” said FOR Lower Rappahannock Riverkeeper Richard Moncure. “Compact soil must be reconstituted and ground around it must be reengineered in order to prevent sediment runoff. This rainscape will hope-

fully serve as an example to your neighbors, and the work being done here will be replicated throughout this area.”

Students, faculty, and FOR staff began the project at 8:30 a.m., and wrapped up at 3:30 p.m. The finished project may not look too dif-ferent than a typical garden scene to the undiscerning eye, but for those who con-tributed to this effort, espe-cially the students, there is a great sense of accomplish-ment as well as awareness of the importance of soil com-position and how it contrib-utes to a healthier environ-ment for everyone.

Dorothy Miller of Miller Greenhouse in Tappahan-nock and Master Gardener provided the native spe-cies of plants. “I’ve never done a rainscape myself, but this one looks amaz-ing,” she said. “Just imagine the impact this little garden is going to have in terms of supporting a diverse eco-web of life here along the river.”

The partners who came together at St. Margaret’s School hope this project will spawn a heightened aware-ness of the significance of our human footprint in the world, said Knight.

admission for the successful stu-dent to RCC’s practical nursing or associate-degree nursing pro-grams.

Attendance included repre-sentatives of the public school systems of Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, King George, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, New Kent, Northumberland, Richmond and Westmoreland counties, and the Town of West Point. Also represented were St. Margaret’s School in Tappahan-nock, the Northern Neck Techni-cal Center in Warsaw, BCRCTC and the Chesapeake Bay Gover-nor’s School at RCC.

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St. Margaret’s School completes rainscape project

The Rappahannock Record will publish letters to Santa in the December 18 issue.

Deliver letters to the Record office by Wednesday, Decem-ber 10. If letters are written as a class project, teachers are urged to submit them by Friday, December 5.

Letters should be writ-ten with a dark pencil or ink and include the child’s name, age and hometown. Parents, teachers and others are asked to make certain the letters are

legible. Please include the teacher’s first and last names with class submissions.

Email letters to mail@rap-precord.com, send to Rappah-annock Record, P.O. Box 400, Kilmarnock, VA 22482, fax to 435-2632, or deliver them to the Record office at 27 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. There is a delivery slot in the front door for after-hours sub-missions.

The December 18 issue also will include holiday greet-

ings from area merchants and others. The deadline for these advertising messages also is December 10.

Santa letters due by Dec. 10, or sooner

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In November, Weekends, Fashions for Him and Her, cel-ebrated their first year on Main Street in Kilmarnock.

Formerly “The Christmas House,” the original structure dating back to the early 1900s, underwent renovations to restore the original beauty, said operations manager Jackie Newman.

Weekends has become known in Kilmarnock over the past year for carrying lines that are comfortable and well-made for men and ladies as well as shoes and accessories, said Newman.

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Santa’s elves have nothing on the artists of the Tappah-annock Artists Guild (TAP).

TAG artists think Santa will be envious of the gifts they have prepared to offer for sale December 13 at the gallery, 200 Prince George Street, Tappahannock, imme-diately following the town’s traditional Santa Parade, reported Marty Glenn Taylor.

The gallery will offer pho-tographs, watercolors, oils, driftwood creations, greeting cards and jewelry, all attrac-tively priced for seasonal giving, said Taylor.

TAG’S traditional refresh-ment table will be laden with cookies and punch in hopes that all ages will want to be

there. Santa has been invited to attend before he leaves town, but with his busy schedule, TAG is not sure he can.

TAG asks everyone who appears to join in the singing of carols, said Taylor. At 5 p.m. carolers will walk along Prince Street; then visit Essex Inn, where the hospi-table Inn Keepers will offer light refreshments inside.

Works by Rappahannock Art League members Mary Ellis and Ed and Sue Ramsey give the Studio Gallery December win-dows holiday sparkle. The gal-lery is at 19 North Main Street, Kilmarnock.

Predictably, when asked by window designer Anne Wilcox, all three RAL members will-ingly interrupted hectic sched-ules to assemble properly fes-tive artworks for the windows, reported Elaine Tait.

Ed Ramsey describes his window contributions as “con-tainers” designed to hold the dis-tinctive and prize-winning floral arrangements done by his wife, Sue Ramsey, who has painted both in acrylics and watercol-

ors, provided abstract acrylics splashed with appropriately cheery holiday red.

Ellis painted an array of bright, whimsical abstracts of Christ-mas trees for the enjoyment of holiday strollers on Main Street.

To find some of the most interesting gifts in the Northern Neck for holiday gift giving, visit the Studio Gallery at 19 North Main Street.

“You can find many one-of-a-kind items created by artists and craftsmen, all members of the Rappahannock Art League. We have jewelry, hats and scarves, handbags, artwork, photography, cards, baskets, pottery, stained glass ... the list goes on. And all are at very affordable prices,” said Holiday Shop chairman Sue Ramsey.

There also will be a sale after Christmas in the Holiday Shop.The Studio Gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays,

and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays through January 3, except Christmas and New Year’s Days (Christmas Eve until noon).

The Rappahannock Art League’s Studio Gallery at 19 North Main Street, Kilmar-nock, has a new facade.

“Sometimes people who live in the area don’t know where or what the League’s Studio Gallery is,” said upcom-ing president Sukey Starkey. “Equally frustrating is seeing shoppers wander right past the gallery.”

Starkey had the vision and drive to change that. She involved a number of members with color and graphics expe-rience to redesign the facade with large, colorful signage.

She even contributed the piéce de resistance. Starkey made and contributed a large, colorful mosaic that has been installed over the door. And since the mosaic has bits of mirror in it, on a bright day and at night, it reflects the light like

Studio Gallery has new artsy facade

twinkling lights.The mosaic piece measures

7 3/4 feet long and almost two feet tall and took more than 28 hours to create.

The substrate for the outdoor

mosaic is a product called Wed-iBoard which is completely weatherproof, she explained. The tesserae (bits and pieces) include stained glass, mirrors, gold tiles, glass tiles, fused

glass and glass baubles. There is no doubt the Studio

Gallery on North Main Street is now an interesting destina-tion to explore for arts and crafts, said Starkey.

RAL Holiday Shop is open

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Pharmacist George Snead, R.Ph. retired November 23 after over 27 years of service at Rappahannock General Hospital in Kilmarnock.

He was honored at a retire-ment gathering at RGH on November 21, reported mar-keting and public relations director Joanna Marchetti.

Senior vice president of operations Randy Hester thanked Snead for his years of service, and pharmacy direc-tor Maxine Luxton presented Snead a gift from the board of directors and administration as a token of appreciation.

After graduating from MCV School of Pharmacy, Snead worked at Kilmarnock Drug for almost 20 years before coming to RGH in June 1987.

In his retirement, Snead intends to “take it day by day, with no set plans” and is interested in being available for part-time work at the hospital.

Snead is a resident of Locust Hill.

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Kilmarnock announceswinners in commercialholiday lighting contest

Foxy in Kilmarnock and Back Inn Time were the big winners in the 2014 Kilmar-nock holiday lighting contest.

Kilmarnock Garden Club members Nell Brothers and Sarah Soderlund judged busi-ness decorations November 23. The contest was split into two categories, businesses within and outside of the Steptoe’s District.

In Steptoe’s, Foxy in Kilmar-nock won first place; and out-

side Steptoe’s, Back Inn Time won first place.

First-, second- and third-place awards were presented in each category. Winners were announced November 25 during an illumination recep-tion at the town hall, followed by the lighting of the town Christmas tree at 1 North Main Street, in the Steptoe’s District.

Judging for the residential contest will be held December 14. To enter, contact the town office by Wednesday, Decem-ber 11, 435-1552.

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Decked with sparkling lights, greenery, bows and festive accents, Irvington businesses are showing their spirit this holiday season.

Irvington picks best decorated businesses for the holidays In a contest sponsored by the

town, three businesses have been awarded prizes and bragging rights as best decorated, reported Mary Ellen Tetrick.

First-place honors and $75 went to Objects, while Village Needle-point won second place and $50, and the Steamboat Era Museum was awarded $25 and third place.

Residents and visitors are urged to enjoy all of the beautifully deco-rated shops, said Tetrick.

Irvington will continue to celebrate the season beginning

at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Decem-ber 6, with its official tree light-ing, blessing of the animals, the arrival of Santa, Northern Neck Food Bank donations and music.

Businesses will extend their shopping hours that evening, offering refreshments and special shopping incentives to add to the festivities, said Tetrick.

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Clothes, blankets, household items, cleaning supplies, toilet-ries, canned goods or anything else that a senior could use, can be dropped daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.. Owner Pam Sawyer said she will not turn down any-thing.

“Thanks for giving” got its name when Sawyer decided she wanted to help seniors and fig-ured that all seniors had contrib-uted to the area in some way and thought it would be a way to say thanks for all they have done in the community, she said.

Last year Country Cottage was able to help around 40 seniors. The appreciation the seniors have is amazing, said Sawyer. It’s nice to let them know they haven’t been forgot-ten.

She also is looking for some children to make cards or pic-tures, she added. The seniors really enjoy them.

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The 7-Eleven Convenience Store, 11102 General Puller Highway, Hartfield, is under new ownership. Residents Larry and Michele Waller of Topping purchased the fran-chise store on October 15.

A grand opening will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Satur-day, December 6. There will be raffles and a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus. Donations will be accepted for the Virginia Peninsula Food Bank.

Hartfield conveniencestore has new owners

Store owners plan to con-tinue providing quality prod-ucts and services to serve the everyday needs of customers, they said. They also look for-ward to community develop-ment and involvement being responsive to the desires of the community.

Michele Waller has worked in the convenience store busi-ness as manager of several local stores for over 30 years and has managed the Hartfield store for 10 years.

7-Eleven is based in Dallas, Texas. The company operates franchises and licenses more than 8,600 stores in the U.S. and Canada. Of the more than 7,700 stores the company oper-ates and franchises in the U.S., approximately 6,000 are fran-chised. 7- Eleven has grown to become the world’s largest convenience retailer.

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Visiting Angels, 67 Irvington Road, Kilmarnock, and Wal-greens, 573 North Main Street, Kilmarnock, recently joined hands in the Angels for Seniors program.

Community members are invited to choose an angel from the angel tree at Walgreens and provide a small gift for a senior who might not otherwise receive a Christmas gift this year.

Re/Max Waterfront Realty, 79 South Main Street, Kilmarnock, is collecting for the food bank.

Drop off a food donation and enter to win one of three $50 gift cards from Tri-Star Super-market. A drawing will be held December 15.

The Northumberland Public Library’s Ye Olde Book Shoppe, 7072 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville, is generally open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays.

The shop will conduct a half-price sale on all books Saturday, December 6. Gift wrapping also will be available.

The local Home Instead Senior Care® office is coordinating a Be a Santa to a Senior® pro-gram. Participatnts will display trees through December 15. The trees will feature ornaments with seniors’ names and gift requests.

Participants include Belfield Physical Therapy, 16155 Nor-thumberland Highway, Burgess; Abilities Abound Physical Ther-apy, 765 Northumberland High-way, Callao; and Carousel Physi-cal Therapy, 500 Irvington Road, Kilmarnock.

The Rappatomac Writers Cri-tique Group will meet from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Decem-ber 4, at The Oaks Restaurant, 5434 Mary Ball Road, Lancaster. Greet and eat lunch at 11 a.m., share creativity from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The group also will meet from 1 to 3 p.m. December 18 at Java Jacks Cafe, 504 South Church Lane, Tappahannock.