Section • B • KILMARNOCK, VIRGINIA October 13, 2005 by Robb Hoff KILMARNOCK—The Lancaster school administra- tion will hold a public forum November 8 to gather commu- nity comments about the oper- ational efficiency of the school division. School superintendent Dr. Randolph Latimore told the school board Monday that the forum is part of a school dis- trict performance review con- ducted through the Virginia Department of Planning and Budget. He said he requested the review through the gover- nor’s office three years ago. The scope of the review is operational efficiency “and it’s healthy to get someone from outside the picture to have a look-see,” said Latimore. MGT of America, an educa- tional management consulting firm, will conduct the review, which consists of the public input session, focus group pre- sentations to the MGT staff, and an evaluation of docu- ments, said Latimore. The review will identify exemplary programs and prac- tices in addition to ways the school district can save funds, improve management, and increase overall efficiency and effectiveness. Latimore said the board will receive recommendations for changes in school division LANCASTER—The plan- ning commission for Lan- caster County will conduct three public hearings Thurs- day, October 20, at 7 p.m. in the Lancaster general district courtroom. A hearing will be held on a request from Frank and Rachel Pugliese to rezone 2.8 acres at 2106 Irvington Road from general residential use (R-1) to general agricultural use (A-2). A hearing will be held on a proposed amendment to the subdivision ordinance to require Virginia Department of Transportation standards for road construction in subdivi- sions and planned develop- ments. A hearing will be held on pro- posed modifications to subdivi- sion and zoning ordinances to correct inconsistencies in pro- visions that resulted when the board of supervisors repealed the R-2 zoning district. LOTTSBURG—The Nor- thumberland school board meets Monday, October 17, at 5:30 p.m. in the school board office building on Northum- berland Highway. The board will hear from cafeteria workers regarding improved working conditions and more paid time off. Superintendent Clint Stables will report on “Take Your Leg- islator to School Month,” a quality assurance review team set to visit Northumberland High School and school board association news. He will also provide an update on Northumberland Middle School and Northum- berland High School facility projects. Lancaster County Sheriff Ronnie Crockett reported 11 arrests last week. Carole Rassmussen, 41, of Georgetown Lane, was charged October 7 with obtaining drugs by fraud. James B. White, 46, of Wilson Lane was charged October 7 with issuing two or more bad checks in 90 days. On October 4, a 19-year-old man was charged with domestic assault and battery and a 23-year- old man was charged with assault and battery after the sheriff’s staff responded to the 400 block of Greentown Road for a domes- tic disturbance call. A Folly Road man, 37, was charged October 9 with public drunkenness after deputies responded to a domestic distur- bance in the 200 block of Nutts- ville Road. A Western Branch Road man, 40, was charged October 5 with violating a county ordinance for unlawfully keeping inoperable vehicles. A Christ Church Road man, 30, was charged October 8 with issuing a bad check. A Morattico Road man, 22, was charged October 3 with fail- ure to appear in court. A Turner Lane man, 25, was by Robb Hoff WHITE STONE—The town council last week contracted a course for expanding White Stone’s jurisdiction. Council unanimously (6- 0) accepted a proposal from K.W. Poore & Associates of Richmond for the scope and $20,000 price of a feasibil- ity study to designate where council intends to extend the boundaries of the town. David Whitlow of K.W. Poore & Associates requested that representatives of the com- pany meet with a designated town committee to define the area intended for extension of town limits for the purposes of mapping. In June 2004, company rep- resentatives outlined the pro- cess for achieving a boundary line adjustment (BLA), which could be as simple as recording the adjustments if a consensus between the county and town is reached or as complicated as a ruling by a three-judge panel appointed by the state supreme court if no agreement can be reached between the town and parties in opposition to the expansion of incorporated limits. Council previously identi- fied the BLA in all four direc- tions from the center of town to the Rappahannock River, the Eastern Branch of Carters Creek, Mosquito Point Road and Ocran Road. by Larry S. Chowning URBANNA—The Virginia oyster season opened October 1, but how many oysters there will be and where they will come from for the Urbanna Oyster Festival the first week- end in November is anybody’s guess. Rufus Ruark Jr. of Shores and Ruark in Urbanna said he has been able to get enough Virginia oysters to meet his present orders, but if not for crab picking, things would be slow at the seafood packing house on Robinson Creek. Shores and Ruark and many other Virginia shucking houses depend on Gulf of Mexico oysters to meet demand. About 70 to 80 percent of the oysters shucked in Virginia in recent years came from the Gulf. However, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita left the Louisiana portion of the Gulf in such shambles that no one knows for sure what will be harvested there this season. Ruark said Katrina missed a portion of Louisiana’s oyster grounds, but then Rita came along and hit the beds Katrina missed. “We just don’t know what the situation is down there,” said Ruark. For the time being, Ruark is depending on the fleet of oystermen working the Rappahannock and James rivers, but the competition and price is high for those oysters. His dock usually has Tangier Island watermen and their boats, but most of “those boys are still crabbing and I don’t much blame them,” said Ruark. Three boats began working from his docks this week. The Virginia Marine Resources Commission has increased the number of bushels allowed per boat per day to 12 and opened grounds that were closed for years to try to offset the potential loss of Gulf Coast oysters. The public grounds in the Gulf off Texas open November 1, but who knows what Katrina and Rita did to them. “It’s a matter of wait and see for all of us in the oyster business,” said Ruark. “Maybe we will have a good catch here on the Chesapeake.” VMRC officials predict Virginia grounds will be depleted by December; hopefully Texas oysters will keep the indus- try going for the rest of the season. by Robb Hoff WHITE STONE—The town council last week unanimously authorized Mayor Lloyd B. Hub- bard Jr. to sign a memorandum of understanding to support accred- itation for the White Stone Police Department by the Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Stan- dards Commission. As part of the accreditation, police chief Robert F. “Bobby” Moore said the town police department would follow the same policies and procedures as the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Department, which he said is also accredited through the orga- nization. Councilman Boles said the accreditation provides recogni- tion for the town police depart- ment as a professional law enforcement agency. There were about a dozen oyster boats working the Drumming Grounds in the Rappahannock River near the mouth of the Corrotoman River last Thursday, including these two. Another 10 boats were working at Morattico Bar. Some oyster- men said they caught their limit of 12 bushels the first couple days of the season, but catches are now getting smaller. Virginia Marine Resources Commission officials predict the grounds will be so depleted by December there will not be enough oysters to justify working them. Watermen, packers face uncertain oyster season Regulatory officials and indus- try leaders are worried local market-size oysters like the one above will be depleted before the end of the harvest season White Stone authorizes border map Three hearings set Comments on school division’s efficiency sought at forum Northumberland school board to meet Monday Council endorses WSPD Police Reports (continued on page B10) (continued on page B10)
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• B •
KILMARNOCK, VIRGINIA
October 13, 2005
by Robb HoffK I L M A R N O C K — T h e
Lancaster school administra-tion will hold a public forum November 8 to gather commu-nity comments about the oper-ational effi ciency of the school
division.
School superintendent Dr. Randolph Latimore told the school board Monday that the forum is part of a school dis-trict performance review con-ducted through the Virginia
Department of Planning and Budget. He said he requested the review through the gover-nor’s offi ce three years ago.
The scope of the review is operational effi ciency “and it’s healthy to get someone from
outside the picture to have a look-see,” said Latimore.
MGT of America, an educa-tional management consulting fi rm, will conduct the review, which consists of the public input session, focus group pre-
sentations to the MGT staff, and an evaluation of docu-ments, said Latimore.
The review will identify exemplary programs and prac-tices in addition to ways the school district can save funds,
improve management, and increase overall effi ciency and effectiveness.
Latimore said the board will receive recommendations for changes in school division
LANCASTER—The plan-ning commission for Lan-caster County will conduct three public hearings Thurs-day, October 20, at 7 p.m. in the Lancaster general district courtroom.
A hearing will be held on a request from Frank and Rachel Pugliese to rezone 2.8 acres at 2106 Irvington Road from general residential use (R-1) to general agricultural use (A-2).
A hearing will be held on
a proposed amendment to the subdivision ordinance to require Virginia Department of Transportation standards for road construction in subdivi-sions and planned develop-ments.
A hearing will be held on pro-posed modifi cations to subdivi-sion and zoning ordinances to correct inconsistencies in pro-visions that resulted when the board of supervisors repealed the R-2 zoning district.
LOTTSBURG—The Nor-thumberland school board meets Monday, October 17, at 5:30 p.m. in the school board office building on Northum-berland Highway.
The board will hear from cafeteria workers regarding improved working conditions and more paid time off.
Superintendent Clint Stables will report on “Take Your Leg-islator to School Month,” a quality assurance review team set to visit Northumberland High School and school board association news.
He will also provide an update on Northumberland Middle School and Northum-berland High School facility projects.
Lancaster County Sheriff Ronnie Crockett reported 11 arrests last week.
Carole Rassmussen, 41, of Georgetown Lane, was charged October 7 with obtaining drugs by fraud.
James B. White, 46, of Wilson Lane was charged October 7 with issuing two or more bad checks in 90 days.
On October 4, a 19-year-old man was charged with domestic assault and battery and a 23-year-old man was charged with assault and battery after the sheriff’s staff responded to the 400 block of Greentown Road for a domes-tic disturbance call.
A Folly Road man, 37, was charged October 9 with public drunkenness after deputies responded to a domestic distur-bance in the 200 block of Nutts-ville Road.
A Western Branch Road man, 40, was charged October 5 with violating a county ordinance for unlawfully keeping inoperable vehicles.
A Christ Church Road man, 30, was charged October 8 with issuing a bad check.
A Morattico Road man, 22, was charged October 3 with fail-ure to appear in court.
A Turner Lane man, 25, was
by Robb HoffWHITE STONE—The town
council last week contracted a course for expanding White Stone’s jurisdiction.
Council unanimously (6-0) accepted a proposal from K.W. Poore & Associates of Richmond for the scope and $20,000 price of a feasibil-ity study to designate where council intends to extend the boundaries of the town.
David Whitlow of K.W. Poore & Associates requested that representatives of the com-pany meet with a designated town committee to define the area intended for extension of town limits for the purposes of mapping.
In June 2004, company rep-resentatives outlined the pro-cess for achieving a boundary line adjustment (BLA), which could be as simple as recording the adjustments if a consensus between the county and town is reached or as complicated as a ruling by a three-judge panel appointed by the state supreme court if no agreement can be reached between the town and parties in opposition to the expansion of incorporated limits.
Council previously identi-fied the BLA in all four direc-tions from the center of town to the Rappahannock River, the Eastern Branch of Carters Creek, Mosquito Point Road and Ocran Road.
by Larry S. ChowningURBANNA—The Virginia oyster season opened October
1, but how many oysters there will be and where they will come from for the Urbanna Oyster Festival the fi rst week-end in November is anybody’s guess.
Rufus Ruark Jr. of Shores and Ruark in Urbanna said he has been able to get enough Virginia oysters to meet his present orders, but if not for crab picking, things would be slow at the seafood packing house on Robinson Creek.
Shores and Ruark and many other Virginia shucking houses depend on Gulf of Mexico oysters to meet demand. About 70 to 80 percent of the oysters shucked in Virginia in recent years came from the Gulf.
However, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita left the Louisiana portion of the Gulf in such shambles that no one knows for sure what will be harvested there this season.
Ruark said Katrina missed a portion of Louisiana’s oyster grounds, but then Rita came along and hit the beds Katrina missed.
“We just don’t know what the situation is down there,” said Ruark.
For the time being, Ruark is depending on the fl eet of oystermen working the Rappahannock and James rivers, but the competition and price is high for those oysters.
His dock usually has Tangier Island watermen and their
boats, but most of “those boys are still crabbing and I don’t much blame them,” said Ruark. Three boats began working from his docks this week.
The Virginia Marine Resources Commission has increased the number of bushels allowed per boat per day to 12 and opened grounds that were closed for years to try to offset the potential loss of Gulf Coast oysters.
The public grounds in the Gulf off Texas open November 1, but who knows what Katrina and Rita did to them.
“It’s a matter of wait and see for all of us in the oyster business,” said Ruark. “Maybe we will have a good catch here on the Chesapeake.”
VMRC offi cials predict Virginia grounds will be depleted by December; hopefully Texas oysters will keep the indus-try going for the rest of the season.
by Robb HoffWHITE STONE—The town
council last week unanimously authorized Mayor Lloyd B. Hub-bard Jr. to sign a memorandum of understanding to support accred-itation for the White Stone Police Department by the Virginia Law Enforcement Professional Stan-dards Commission.
As part of the accreditation, police chief Robert F. “Bobby” Moore said the town police department would follow the same policies and procedures as the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Department, which he said is also accredited through the orga-nization.
Councilman Boles said the accreditation provides recogni-tion for the town police depart-ment as a professional law enforcement agency.
There were about a dozen oyster boats working the Drumming Grounds in the Rappahannock River near the mouth of the Corrotoman River last Thursday, including these two. Another 10 boats were working at Morattico Bar. Some oyster-men said they caught their limit of 12 bushels the fi rst couple days of the season, but catches are now getting smaller. Virginia Marine Resources Commission offi cials predict the grounds will be so depleted by December there will not be enough oysters to justify working them.
Watermen, packers faceuncertain oyster season
Regulatory offi cials and indus-try leaders are worried local market-size oysters like the one above will be depleted before the end of the harvest season
White Stoneauthorizesborder map
Three hearings set
Comments on school division’s effi ciency sought at forum
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Beulah Baptist4448 Mary Ball Road, Lively; 462-5000, Rev. Ronald Dunaway, PastorSunday, October 16:10 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship
Bethany Baptist ChurchRt. 360, Callao, 804-529-6890Rev. Kori KissSunday, October 16:10 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., WorshipWednesday, October 19:7 p.m., Prayer
Calvary Baptist490 East Church StreetKilmarnock; 435-1052Sunday, October 16:8:45 a.m., Church School 10 a.m., Devotions 10:15 a.m., Worship with Communion 7 p.m., Radio Broadcast, 101.7 FMWednesday, October 19:7 p.m., Prayer Meeting
Claybrook Baptist2242 Weems Road, Weems; 438-5570, Rev. Stephen Turner, PastorSaturday, October 15:8 a.m., Brotherhood Breakfast. Ladies invited.Sunday, October 16:9:45 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Morning Worship3 p.m., Service at Lancashire7 p.m., Evening Worship7 p.m., Youth Mtg.Wednesday, October 19:7 p.m., Prayer Mtg.7:45 p.m. Choir Rehearsal
Coan BaptistHeathsville; 580-2751Rev. Robert Lee Farmer, MinisterSunday, October 16:10 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., WorshipTuesday, October 18:7:30 p.m., Sanctuary Choir RehearsalWednesday, October 19:7 p.m., Prayer/Bible Study
Corrottoman Baptist48 Ottoman Ferry Road, Ottoman462-5674; Land deeded 1834Rev. Frank G. Schwall Jr., PastorThursday, October 13:10 a.m., Exercise Group6:30 p.m., Pastor Search Committee Sunday, October 16:9:45 a.m., Sunday School for All 11 a.m., Morning Worship7 p.m., Youth MeetingMonday, October 17:4 p.m., Exercise GroupTuesday, October 18:4 p.m., Exercise Group6 p.m., Sanctuary Choir RehearsalWednesday, October 19:4 p.m., Exercise Group7:30 p.m., Prayer/Bible Study
Fairfi elds Baptistwww.fairfi eldsbaptist.org<http://www.fairfi eldbaptist.org>15213 Northumberland Highway, Burgess; 453-3530Rev. Brian A. Hamrick, PastorSunday, October 16:9:45 a.m., Sunday School and Children�s Choir11 a.m., Worship/Children�s ChurchWednesday, October 19:7 p.m., Mid-week Service
Friendship BaptistHartfi eld, Pastor McKibbon, 693-5503Sunday, October 16:10 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., WorshipNursery is providedWednesday, October 19:6 p.m., Prayer Meeting7 p.m., Choir Practice
Harmony Grove BaptistRoutes 3 and 33, Topping; 758-5154Sunday, October 16:9:45 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship Nursery provided, 9:45 a.m. & 11 a.m.7 p.m., WorshipWednesday, October 19:7 p.m., Prayer Meeting/Bible Study
Hartswell Baptist10559 River Road, Lancaster; 462-0845, Rev. Bunnie C. DunawaySunday, October 16:10:15 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Prayer & Praise11:30 a.m., Worship
Irvington Baptist53 King Carter Drive, Irvington 438-6971; John Howard FarmerSunday, October 16:
baptist9:45 a.m., Sunday School Assembly10 a.m., Bible Classes 11 a.m., WorshipWednesday, October 19:12 noon, Women�s AA7 p.m., Fellowship and Sharing
Kilmarnock Baptist65 East Church Street Kilmarnock; 435-1703Bill and Mary Dell Sigler, PastorsSunday, October 16:9:45 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Morning Worship12 noon, Coffee Hour6 p.m., Salt & Light and Youth Choir7 p.m., Disaster Relief Recognition ServiceMonday, October 17:7 p.m., Revival Service7 p.m., Boy Scout Troop 242Tuesday, October 18:7 p.m., Revival ServiceWednesday October 19:6 p.m., Revival Service followed by supper7 p.m. Bible Study
Lebanon Baptist FieldCarlton Milstead, PastorSunday, October 16:Lebanon10:30 a.m., Worship and Homecoming Providence and Norwood: Services canceled. All churches will join in Homecoming Services at Lebanon at 10:30 a.m. Guest speaker, Eddie Heath.
Lighthouse BaptistIndependent7022 Jessie DuPont Memorial Highway, Wicomico Church, 435-2435Sunday, October 16:10 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship/Children�s Church6 p.m., WorshipWednesday, October 19:7 p.m., Prayer and Bible StudyChoir Rehearsal afterwardNursery Provided for all Services
Maple Grove BaptistWindmill Point Road, FoxwellsRichard C. Newlon, MinisterSunday, October 16:10 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship
Morattico Baptist924 Morattico Church Road, Kilmarnock; 435-3623Rev. Craig Smith, PastorOrganized January 7, 1778Sunday, October 16:9:45 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship
Mount Vernon Baptist269 James Wharf RoadWhite Stone; 435-1272Rev. Robert H. Sutherland Jr., PastorSunday, October 16:9:30 a.m., Church School11 a.m., Worship
New Friendship BaptistBurgess (Elevator access)Rev. Steve Taylor, Pastor, 453-4235Sunday, October 16:9:15 a.m., Coffee, juice and doughnuts9:45 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Morning Worship7 p.m., Bible StudyWednesday, October 19:7 p.m., Bible Study8 p.m., Adult Choir Practice
New Hope Baptist2596 Walmsley Road, Lottsburg, VARev. Aaron Kirchhefer, 529-9223Sunday, October 16:9 a.m., Sunday School10:15 a.m., Worship
Northern Neck Baptist280 Hampton Hall Hwy.Callao, VA 529-6310Rev. Ken Overby, PastorSunday, October 16:9:45 a.m., Sunday School10:45 a.m., Morning Worship6 p.m., Evening ServiceWednesday, October 19:7 p.m., Prayer Meeting
New St. John�s BaptistKilmarnockRev. Dwight Johnson, PastorSunday, October 16:9:45 a.m., Sunday School 11 a.m., Church ServiceWednesday, October 19:7 p.m., Bible Study/Prayer Meeting
Queen Esther Baptist7228 River Road, Lancaster; 462-7780, Dr. Vaughan M. CunninghamSunday, October 16:9:45 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship
Sharon Baptist1413 Lumberlost Road, Weems; 438-6659, Rev. Rodney D. WallerSunday, October 16:9:30 a.m., Church School11 a.m., Morning WorshipWednesday, October 19:11 a.m., Senior Outreach1 p.m., Midday Bible Study7 p.m., Evening Bible Study
Smithland Baptist1047 Walnut Point RoadHeathsville; 580-2843Sunday, October 16:9:45 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., WorshipWednesday, October 19:7:30 p.m., Prayer and Bible Study
White Stone Baptist517 Chesapeake DriveDr. W. Dennis Martin, PastorWhite Stone: [email protected], October 16:Nursery Provided at 9:45 & 11 a.m.9:30 a.m., Church Library open9:45 a.m., Sunday School for all 11 a.m., Worship Service
Willie Chapel Baptist510 Merry Point Road, Lancaster462-5500; Rev. Michael ReedRose Curry, Associate MinisterSunday, October 16:9:30 a.m., Sunday School11:15 a.m., Prayer and Praise11:30 a.m., Worship with CommunionWednesday, October 19:7:30 p.m., Bible Study
Tibitha Church of God991 Fleeton Road, Reedville453-4972; Rev. Steven P. HencyHome Phone 453-3231Sunday, October 16:10 a.m., Worship11 a.m., Sunday School7 p.m., Study Group“Purpose Driven Life”Wednesday, October 19:7 p.m., Prayer Meeting and children�s activities
Warsaw Church of God15 Church Lane, Warsaw333-4951; Rev. Danny Deuell Sr.Sunday, October 16:10 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Morning WorshipWednesday, October 19:7 p.m., Worship
Grace Episcopal303 South Main Street, Kilmarnock; 435-1285 Rev. Dr. Howard Hanchey, Interim RectorRev. Richard E. Fichter, Jr., Interim Asst. RectorSunday, October 16:8 a.m., Holy Eucharist9:45 a.m., No Christian Education; Parish weekend at Shrine Mont10:30 a.m., Holy Eucharist Wednesday, October 19:10:30 a.m., Holy Eucharist with Prayers for Healing
St. Mary�s Episcopal3020 Fleeton Road, Fleeton, 453-6712,The Rev. Warren A. Schaller, Jr., Sunday, October 16:9:45 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship ServiceThrift Shop:Open Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
St. Mary�s Whitechapel Episcopal5940 White Chapel Road, Lancaster462-5908; Rev. Scott A. West, RectorOffi ce Hours: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Mon.-Fri.Guided tours by appointmentSunday, October 16:11:15 a.m., Worship Service
St. Stephens Episcopal6853 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville; 580-4555Rev. Jeffrey O. Cerar, RectorSunday, October 16:9 a.m., Holy Eucharist, coffee follows9:50 a.m., Sunday School, nurseryThrift Shop:Open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4
Trinity Episcopal8484 Mary Ball Road, LancasterThe Rev. Scott A. West, RectorSunday, October 16:9:30 a.m., Worship Service9:30-11 a.m., Sunday School for children
Wicomico Parish 5191 Jessie duPont Memorial
Church of god
episcopal
Highway, Wicomico Church; 580-6445Rev. W. Scott Dillard, RectorSunday, October 16:8 a.m., Communion, breakfast follows10 a.m., Sunday School with nursery10 a.m., Communion11 a.m., Coffee HourWednesday, October 19:10 a.m., Healing Service, CommunionThrift Shop:10 a.m.-1 p.m., Wed., Fri., Sat.
St. James Anglican/EpiscopalRt. 14 at 626, Mathews CountyRev. William T. Kump, 757-244-7955Roger Murch 436-93551928 Prayer Book, 1940 Hymnal Sunday, October 16:Twenty-fi rst Sunday after Trinity10 a.m., Exploring the Bible (Study)11 a.m., Morning Prayer & Sermon10 & 11 a.m., Child Care Provided
Good Shepherd Lutheran2 miles North of Callao on Hwy. 202Callao; 529-5948Rev. Michael Ramming, PastorSunday, October 16:8:30 a.m., Worship accompanied by Sunday School9:30 a.m., Coffee fellowship10 a.m., Adult Bible StudyWednesday, October 19:12 noon, Bag Lunch & Bible Study
Trinity LutheranWoman�s Club Building, Virginia Street, Urbanna; 758-4257 Luther Baugham, PastorSunday, October 16:9 a.m., Worship
Afton United Methodist5130 Hacks Neck Road, Ophelia; 453-3770, Rev. Brant HaysSunday, October 16:10 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship Service
Asbury United MethodistFoxwells; Rev. Thomas W. OderSunday, October 16:9 a.m., Worship
Bethany United Methodist454 Main Street, Reedville, 453-3282; [email protected]. Dr. Donna McEwan, PastorSunday, October 16:9:30 a.m., Worship Service and Sunday School10:30 a.m., Fellowship Time
Bethel-EmmanuelUnited MethodistRev. Robert O. Jones, Jr., Pastor462-5790 (Elevator Available)1-800-251-2468 Dial-a-Prayer (Daily Devotions):Thursday, October 13:6 p.m., Bell Choir Practice7:30 p.m., Disciple Study at BethelSunday, October 16:Bethel:9:45 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship Service7 p.m., Choir practice7:30 p.m., Cantata practiceEmmanuel:9:30 a.m., Worship Service11 a.m., Sunday SchoolTuesday, October 187 p.m., Chili cook-off team meetsWednesday, October 19:7 p.m., Bethel UMW meet
Fairfi elds United Methodist14741 Northumberland Highway, Burgess; 453-2631, Rev. Brant HaysSunday, October 16:9 a.m., Sunday School9:45 a.m., Worship
Galilee United Methodist747 Hull Neck Road, Edwardsville; 580-7306, Rev. Vernell M. CarterSunday, October 16:10 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship
Heathsville United Methodist39 Courthouse Road, Heathsville580-3630; James B. Godwin, Pastor:Sunday, October 16:9 a.m., Sunday School10 a.m., Worship
Henderson United Methodist72 Henderson Drive, Callao529-6769; Rev. Sue Ann SalmonSunday, October 16:
lutheran
methodist
10 a.m., Sunday School, all ages11 a.m., Worship, traditional
Irvington United Methodist26 King Carter Drive, Irvington438-6800; Rev. John DurkovichSaturday, October 15:8 p.m., AA Sunday, October 16:9:45 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., WorshipThursday, October 20:7:30 p.m., Choir
Kilmarnock United Methodist89 East Church Street, Kilmarnock435-1797; (Elevator access)Rev. Deborah T. Marion, PastorThursday, October 13:7:30 p.m., FinanceSaturday, October 15:9 a.m.-2 p.m., UMW Bazaar10 a.m.-2 p.m., UMW Urbanna District Annual MeetingSunday, October 16:7:45 a.m., UMM Breakfast9 a.m., Early Service9:45 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship2:30 p.m., Open House at District ParsonageTuesday October 18:10 a.m., Evangelism Meeting7:30 p.m., Ordination8 p.m., Al-Anon MeetingChurch Pictures Begin for DirectoryWednesday, October 19:6 p.m., Handbells7:30 p.m. Choir
Rehoboth UnitedMethodist Parish435-1792; Rev. Karen J. SandovalLarry Burian, Associate MinisterSunday, October 16:Bluff Point11 a.m., WorshipNoon, Coffee FellowshipMila9:45 a.m., Worship10:45 a.m., Sunday SchoolRehoboth9:45 a.m., Worship10:45 a.m., Coffee FellowshipWicomico10 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., WorshipWednesday, October 19:3:30 p.m., Choir-Bluff Point
White Stone United Methodist118 Methodist Church Road, White Stone; 435-3555Rev. Richard Scott Gordon, PastorBrenda Burtner, Music DirectorSunday, October 16:9:45 a.m., Adult Bible Study11 a.m., Worship Service12:05 p.m., Coffee Hour7:30 p.m., AA meetingMonday, October 17:9 a.m., Fit for Life Exercise ClassWednesday, October 19: 9 a.m., Fit for Life Exercise Class4 p.m., Grief Support Group7 p.m., Choir RehearsalThrift Shop:Thursday, October 20:12 noon, Luncheon at the Great Fortune Rest. in Kilmarnock.
Campbell Memorial PresbyterianRt. 222 (Weems Road), In the Village of Weems, 438-6875;The Rev. Terry A. Robertson, Interim PastorOffi ce Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 8 a.m.-4 Sunday, October 16:9:30 a.m., Church School for all agesNursery provided Church School & Worship11 a.m., WorshipGuest Preacher, Ms. Revlan S. Hill12 noon, Coffee HourNo Youth MeetingMonday, October 17:Newsletter DeadlineWednesday, October 19:5:30 p.m., Chancel Choir RehearsalThursday, October 20:5 p.m., Session MeetsFriday, October 21:6 p.m., French Dinner in Fellowship Hall
Milden PresbyterianSharpsSunday, October 16:10 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship with nursery
St. Andrews Presbyterian435 East Church Street, Kilmarnock; 435-3948Rev. Dr. Thomas R. Coye, PastorThursday, October 13:10 a.m., Presbyterian Women4:30 p.m., Choir6:30 p.m., Disciple 4
presbyterian
Sunday, October 16:9:45 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship, Guest Preacher: Rev. Nancy Forinash Wesley Presbyterian1272 Taylor Creek Rd., Weems, 438-5853, Rev. M. P. White, PastorSunday, October 16:9 a.m., Worship10:15 a.m., Sunday SchoolChildren and Adult
Calvary PentecostalJohn�s Neck Road, Weems438-5393; Thelma Jones, Pastor7:45 a.m., Radio Broadcast, 101.7 Sunday, October 16:9:45 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship 7 p.m., Praise and WorshipWednesday, October 19:7:30 p.m., Worship
Center for Spiritual AwarenessFreeshade Community Center, Syringa, 725-1234Sunday, October 16:8:30 a.m., Orientation9 a.m., Meditation ServiceNon-denominational for all ages
Chesapeake Christian CenterIrvington Road, IrvingtonThursday, October 13:7 p.m., Bible StudySunday, October 16:10 a.m., Worship
Christian Science SocietyLancaster Women�s Building, Route 3, LancasterSunday, October 16:10:30 a.m., Service and Sunday SchoolWednesday, October 19:7:30 p.m., Testimony Mtg.
Church of Deliverance3734 Mary Ball Road, Lively; 462-0553, Rev. Donald O. ConawaySunday, October 16:10 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship 7 p.m., Worship Wednesday, October 19: 7 p.m., Prayer and Bible Study
Holy Tabernacle of GodMerry Point Road, LancasterElder Nancy Pinn, PastorSunday, October 16:10 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Morning Worship/Youth Service Food Bank: Mon.-Fri: 1-3 p.m.,
Hope Alive Christian Center149 Queen Street, Tappahannock; 443-5165Pete and Pam Sullivan, PastorsThursday, October 13:6 p.m., PrayerSunday, October 16:9:30 a.m., Sunday School10:30 a.m., WorshipWednesday, October 19: Noon, Prayer 7 p.m., Worship
Rappahannock Church of Christ9514 Richmond Road, Warsaw333-9659; Walker Gaulding, MinisterSunday, October 16:10 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship6:30 p.m., Worship Wednesday, October 19:7 p.m., Prayer and Bible Teaching
River of Life Assembly of GodWaverly Avenue, KilmarnockRev. Scott Norman, Pastor 580-0987Sunday, October 16:10 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship and Children�s Church, ages 4-9 Seventh-Day Adventist401 South Main Street, KilmarnockClinton M. Adams, Pastor804-925-1175/804-443-1821Thursday, October 13:7 p.m., Bible ClassSaturday, October 15:9 a.m., Worship Service10:30 a.m., Sabbath School
Shachah World Ministries ofthe Northern NeckPastor Dean CarterSunday, October 16:8 a.m., Worship @ Holy TabernacleThursday, October 20:7:30 p.m., Bible Study @ Holy
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St. Mary’s Episcopal Church - Fleeton, will offer a lecture series beginning October 23 at 6 p.m.
There will be six seminars before the Christmas holidays. St. Mary’s - Fleeton is located at the end of Fleeton Road which intersects at the beginning of Main Street, Reedville.
David Chilton will lead a dis-cussion group about the history of the Bible. There will be no charge for people participating in the series. The title for the series is “Refl ection Upon History, the Bible, and the Church.”
It will examine the rise of
■ Harvest Day setMt. Zion Bapitst Church in
Farnham will observe Harvest Day October 23. Services will begin at 11 a.m. Pastor Ernest D. Webster will deliver the morning message and the Mt. Zion Mass Choir will render the music.
A fellowship meal will follow the morning service. An after-noon service will begin at 2:30 p.m. with a gospel concert.
■ Celebration setShachah World Ministries of
the Northern Neck will celebrate its fi rst anniversary Saturday, October 15, at Calvary Bap-tist Church on Church Street in Kilmarnock at 2 p.m.
The guest speakers will be Bishop Phyllis S. Glascoe and Dr. Cornell Glascoe. The musical guest will be the Shachah Praise Team of Beltsville.
■ 107th anniversarySharon Baptist Church in
Weems will celebrate its 107th anniversary and pastor Rodney Waller’s sixth anniversary Sunday, October 16, at 3 p.m. with a presentation of “The Twelve Tribes of Israel.”
Rev. Earl Bibbens of Potomac Baptist Church in Hague and his church choir will be guests.
■ Ushers to celebrateThe Ushers Ministry of New
St. John’s Baptist Church in Kilmarnock will celebrate their annual day Sunday, October 16, at 4 p.m.
The New Singing Disciples of Richmond and Westmoreland counties will be guests.
■ Choir anniversaryThe Willie Chapel Baptist
Church Senior Choir will cel-ebrate its 22nd anniversary Octo-ber 23 at 4 p.m.
The guests for the evening will
A Jungian series in depth spiri-tuality at the Bay Center for Spir-itual Development in Kilmarnock will continue October 20 and November 17 with “Oprah, Mary Magdalene and Legends of the Black Madonna.”
Classes begin at 7 p.m. Susanne Boatwright, a Jungian
psychotherapist and member of the Jung Association of Denver, will lead discussions on the
United Methodist Church in Reedville. The children of the church will participate through-out the service.
The focus of the worship ser-vice is to highlight the importance of children in the community and around the world. A reception will follow the service.■ Blessing animals
On Sunday, October 16, at 2 p.m. on the lawn of Bethany United Methodist Church in Reedville, there will be a “Bless-ing of Animals” service. All pets are invited.
All animals are asked to be leashed or in their cages for the safety of all. Refreshments for pets and their caregivers follow the service.■ Homecoming and revival
Lebanon Baptist Church in Lancaster will hold its home-coming and dinner following the 10:30 a.m. service Sunday, Octo-ber 16. The speaker will be Rev. Eddie Heath of the Virginia Mis-sion Board in Richmond.
The revival will begin Sunday at 7:30 p.m. with Rev. Edward P.
Hebrew and Christian scripture and tradition within the context of world history from the Paleo-lithic era to the fall of the Roman Empire.
Chilton is a history teacher at Northumberland High School and is a graduate of the Coast Guard Academy. He was an offi -cer in the U.S. Coast Guard. He has a master’s from Rice Uni-versity and a Master of Divinity from Duke University.
The church is at Fleeton Road and Main Street in Reedville. For more information, call the church offi ce at 453-6712.
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ObituariesBURGESS—Robert Eugene
Beatley Jr., 36, of Burgess died October 10, 2005, after a lengthy illness.
Mr. Beatley was a former ath-letic trainer at Virginia State Uni-versity and was with the athletic department of the Atlanta Braves Organization and Christchurch School. He was a member of the National Athletic Trainers Asso-ciation in Dallas, Texas.
He was a member of New Friendship Baptist Church in Burgess.
He is survived by a daughter, Savannah Beatley of Richmond; his parents, Dr. Robert E. Beatley Sr. and Vera Tackett Beatley; a sister and brother-in-law, Christal Lynn and Tim Wilmer; a nephew, Jordon Wilmer, and a special aunt, Betty Kidd, all of Burgess.
Funeral services were held October 12 in the Faulkner Family Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Steve Howard and Rev. Richard Yates offi ciated. Pallbearers were Greg Keyser, Stuart Gough, Allan Cobb, Kenny Parks, James Hard-ing and Kevin Kuykendall. Inter-ment followed at New Friendship Baptist Church in Burgess.
Memorials may be made to the Savannah Beatley Education Fund, c/o The Bank of Northum-berland, P.O. Box 365, Burgess, VA 22432.
FARNHAM–William L. Davis Jr., 62, of Farnham died October 5, 2005.
Mr. Davis was a member of Rappahannock Christian Church in Dunnsville.
He is survived by his mother, Susie Davis of Tappahannock; a daughter and son-in-law, Angela L. and John Hall of Heathsville; a sister and brother-in-law, Betty and Pete Moss of Dunnsville; and two grandchildren, Amanda R. and David A. Hall.
A graveside service was held October 10 in Coan Baptist Church Cemetery in Heathsville.
Memorials may be made to the Callao Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 82, Callao, VA 22435.
Jones-Ash Funeral Home in Rainswood handled the arrange-ments.
Robert E. Beatley Jr.
William L. Davis Jr.
LANCASTER—Josephine Rembis Smolinski, 81, of Lan-caster died October 5, 2005. She was the widow of Michael Smo-linski and a retired Becton-Dick-inson Medical Supply Company employee.
Mrs. Smolinski was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
M O N A S K O N – D o r o t h y Nelson Jenkins, 91, of Monaskon died October 4, 2005. She was a member of St. Mary’s Whitecha-pel Episcopal Church and served for many years as treasurer of the Women of the Church.
She is survived by two sons, George H. Jenkins of Costa Rica and Lancaster and F. W. Jenkins Jr. of Lancaster; four grandchil-dren, Keith, Karen, Kenn and Keary Jenkins; a great-grand-daughter, Tinslie Pickett; and a devoted friend, Lorena Conner.
Graveside services were held October 17 at St. Mary’s Whitechapel Cemetery in Lively with Rev. Scott West offi ciating.
In lieu of fl owers, memori-als may be made to Upper Lan-caster Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 176, Lively, VA, 22507 or Upper Lancaster Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 205, Lively, VA 22507.
Currie Funeral Home in Kilmarnock handled the arrange-ments.
Dorothy N. Jenkins
Josephine R. Smolinski
KILMARNOCK—George Corcoran Wright, 73, of Kilmar-nock died October 6, 2005.
Mr. Wright was a volunteer at Rappahannock General Hospital and a retired photographer. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean Confl ict.
He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Rhona M. Wright; two daughters, Rebecca Wright-Raymo of Kilmarnock and Per-rianne Lea Wright of Roanoke; and fi ve grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held October 10 at St. Fran-cis de Sales Catholic Church in Kilmarnock with Father James Bruse offi ciating. Interment was in the church cemetery. Pallbear-ers were Vincent M. Raymo, Tom Cernicky, Anthony Darby, Johnny Beachamp, Kevin M. Spillane and Stephen Gilbert.
Memorials may be made to Rappahannock General Hospital Oncology Department, P.O. Box 1449, Kilmarnock, VA 22482.
Currie Funeral Home in Kilmarnock handled the arrange-ments.
ANNAPOLIS, MD.—Barbara Lewis Talbott, 83, of Annapo-lis died October 9, 2005, in the family home of heart failure.
Mrs. Talbott was the daughter of Commander M. Owen Lewis and Mary MacCornak Lewis, former residents of “Boxcroft” near Fleeton until her father’s death in 1969. Her mother resided with her until she died in 1975. The Lewises are buried in the family plot in Rosedale Cem-etery in Reedville.
Mrs. Talbott was born in Rich-mond. She attended Thomas Jefferson High School and Wes-thampton College where she was president of her freshman class and of student government in her senior year. She graduated in 1943. She spent her teenage sum-mers with cousins and friends in the Northern Neck.
She was predeceased by her husband of 52 years, David Rus-sell Talbott; and her eldest son and daughter-in-law, David Rus-sell Talbott III and Paula Talbott, victims of a 1989 drunk driving crash.
She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Molly and Peter Smith of Annapolis; a son and daughter-in-law, Owen and Mary Nev Talbott of Austin, Texas; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and three cous-ins, Evelyn Atwill of Reedville, Dot Fletcher of Warrenton and Reedville, and Johnny Lewis of Virginia Beach.
A memorial service will be held October 13 at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church in Annapolis.
Memorials may be made to The Chase Home, 22 Maryland Ave., Annapolis, MD 21401, or Hospice of the Chesapeake, 445 Defense Hwy., Annapolis, MD 21401.
Barbara L. Talbott
be the Gospel Melodies of King George.■ 136 years
Hartswell Baptist Church in Lancaster will celebrate its 136th church anniversary October 30 at 3 p.m.
Rev. Joseph Toliver, pastor of Mulberry Baptist Church in Farn-ham, will be the guest preacher. He will be accompanied by his choir and congregation.■ Big Gospel Sing
Providence Church at 5417 Stratford Hall Road in Montross will host a “Big Gospel Sing and Annual Picnic” October 22 from 3 to 8 p.m.
Performers will include Jus-tifi ed, Jim Short and Family, Alfred Yeatman and Friends, the Cherry Hill Pickers, Charlee Jack France, June and Tim Frye on guitar, Acacia, Steve Sivik, Sharon Mann with special guest, Ryan Frye and the Providence Church Choir.■ Children’s sabbath
A Children’s Sabbath will be celebrated on Sunday, Octo-ber 16, at 9:30 a.m. at Bethany
She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Michael E. and Donna I. Smolinski of Clifton, N.J.; a daughter and son-in-law, Rosemary and Daniel Janiec of East Stroudsburg, Pa.; two grand-daughters, Michelle Geden of Simpsonville, S.C., and Melissa Reed of Greensville, N.C.; and three great-grandchildren, Joshua and Caleb Geden and Jackson Reed.
Services and interment will be in W.C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Wrightstown, N.J.
Currie Funeral Home in Kilmarnock is handling the arrangements.
George C. Wright
Harrow Jr., pastor of Harmony Grove Baptist Church, and con-tinue Monday with Rev. John C. Penny, pastor of Farnham Baptist Church, and Tuesday with Rev. Williard D. Bowen, pastor of Oak Grove Baptist Church.■ Dr. Rose to return
Dr. Ken Rose will return to the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Rappahannock (UUFR) on Sunday, October 16. It is the fi fth installment in a series of six programs on the world’s religions entitled “Hinduism: The Way of the Union.”
The UUFR meets at 10:30 a.m. at 560 Chesapeake Drive in White Stone.
Revival to begin with service for Katrina relief volunteers
Disaster relief teams from the Mid-Tidewater and Rappahannock associations (above) recently joined with other Baptists from across the country to provide meals for storm weary residents in Picayune, Miss. Kilmarnock Baptist Church will have a special wor-ship service Sunday, October 16, at 7 p.m. to honor members who went to the Gulf Coast following Hurricane Katrina to work on disaster relief teams. Revival services will continue each evening through Wednesday, October 19, at 7 p.m. Rev. Paul Beith (left), pastor of Howertons Baptist Church in Dunnsville, will be the pulpit guest. The first service will honor the volunteers.
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The Bay Center suggests a $10 donation per session.
The evening programs will be held at the Bay Center’s new loca-tion at 31 Noblett Lane across the street from Ross’s Rings and Things in Kilmarnock.
For information, call 435-4020.
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St. Francis de Sales Catholic151 East Church Street, KilmarnockRev. James C. Bruse, PastorMass ScheduleSaturday, October 15:4-4:40 p.m., Sacrament of Reconciliation5 p.m., VigilSunday, October 16:11 a.m., MassMonday - Friday9 a.m., MassTuesday, October 18:4 to 5:15 p.m. Religious Education
The Church of Jesus Christof Latter-Day Saints11650 Mary Ball RoadSunday, October 16:9:30 a.m., Meeting Wednesday, October 19:6 p.m.-8 p.m., Genealogical Library Open to Public
The Lord�s House Of Habitation1027 Jessie duPont Memorial HighwayBurgess; 453-7773Rev. Raymond C. Boyd, PastorSunday, October 16:10 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship7 p.m., Hour of PowerWednesday, October 19:7 p.m., Prayer MeetingThursday, October 20:7 p.m. Teen Empowering7 p.m. Youth Ministry
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Fellowship of the RappahannockWoman�s Club of White Stone560 Chesapeake DriveWhite Stone758-4790; L. Lowrey Sunday, October 16:10:30 a.m., Worship
Victory Temple Church1252 Morattico RoadRev. Annie Gaskins, 462-5512 Sunday, October 16:11 a.m., Sunday School12 noon, Praise and Worship7 p.m., Worship ServiceFriday, October 21:7 p.m., Bible Study
White StoneChurch of the Nazarene57 Whisk Drive, White StoneOffi ce hours: Mon.-Thur., 9 a.m.-1 435-9886 OR 435-1165Rev. Jim Jackson, PastorRev. Brad Grinnen, PastorRev. Jim Grinnen, PastorSunday, October 16:9:30 a.m., Children�s Sunday School Adult Sunday School 10:45 a.m., Praise & Worship Service & Children�s ChurchNursery provided6 p.m., A.F.T.E.R. Hour for teensMonday, October 17:6:45 p.m., First Place Weight Loss ProgramWednesday, October 19:6:30 p.m., Women�s Bible StudyThursday, October 20:7:30 a.m., Men�s Breakfast at Lee�s Restaurant
Helping HospiceHelping Hands, the Northern Neck Electric Cooperative employee fund-raising organization, recently made a contribu-tion to Hospice Support Services of the Northern Neck. From left are Bill Clark of Helping Hands, Don Risk of the Hospice and Keith Balderson of Helping Hands.
Mayfair House will host its fi rst Wellness Fair Tuesday, Octo-ber 25, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Flu and pneumonia vaccines from Maxim Health Care will be offered for $25 for fl u and $35 for pneumonia. Maxim Health Care will bill Medicare B and Etna at no extra charge. Blood pressure screenings, weight management, and food and refreshments will be provided.
Other October events include:October 21, residents will hear
Big Band music with Dorothy Evans.
October 24, the monthly birth-day party. Mayfair will celebrate birthdays for Audrey Serio, Connie Moore, Dorothy Benson, Amelia Lapeyre and Margaret Booth.
October 25, residents will have a sing-along with Dorothy Burke.
October 31, Chesapeake Acad-emy students will visit Mayfair House. The celebration will con-clude three days of Halloween celebrations including a pump-kin hunt and a pumpkin carving competition. The public may join the residents and employees of Mayfair House for a Halloween Party from 5 to 7 p.m. Candy, food and refreshments will be served. A prize for the scariest costume will be awarded.
Mayfair House congratu-lates its Senior Olympic team who fi nished in fi rst place in the Assisted Living division of this year’s Senior Olympics, October 7. Addie Bond fi nished in fi rst
Lancaster residents breezed into the fi rst week of October with stretching exercises last Monday and a bowling challenge. Mil-dred Carter, Thomas Reynolds and Bea Jett practiced their ring toss skills during the evening in preparation for the Senior Olym-pics to be held at week’s end.
Guess-A-Sketch was a high-light Tuesday as Miss Joan drew pictures which told a story such as a giraffe nibbling on a banana hanging in a banana tree and a child peeking through a hole in a fence. Bea Jett won fi rst place and Florine Basker won second. During afternoon bingo, Mildred Carter won the most games.
Residents gathered for an excellent Bible study Wednesday with Brother Richard. Creative Chefs featured delicious cookies and assorted fl avors of ice cream in the afternoon.
Miss Marie delighted all with keyboard music Thursday morn-ing. The main dining room was
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fi lled with enthusiastic bingo players in the afternoon. Bessie Wiggins was the big winner. Suzy, Little Jessie, and T.J. brought smiles during pet visits.
Five residents traveled to the Riverside Wellness Center in Tappahannock Friday to compete in the 16th annual Senior Olym-pics. Jett won fi rst place in ring toss and Reynolds was second. Carter won fi rst place in bowling with four strikes in fi ve games. Folks back home watched the taped worship service of Bethel Baptist Church and celebrated World Smile Day with a funny movie.
Jett also won the most games in Saturday morning bingo. Jones Ministries presented a praise ser-vice during the afternoon. Later, residents watched and laughed through the movie “Mrs. Doubt-fi re” starring Robin Williams.
Kilmarnock United Methodist Church hosted a Sunday after-noon worship service.
place in the bowling competi-tion and in second place in the volleyball competition. Audrey Serio took fi rst place in the ring toss and third in the paddle bal-loon competition. Hannah Varner won fi rst place in basketball and third place in ring toss. Helen Twaddell won the paddle balloon event and Viola Withers fi nished second.
Mayfair House also congratu-lates Carroll Ashburn who was given a lifetime award by the Senior Olympics for his contin-ual support and dedication.
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We both believe that she is being discriminated against because of her age. Would an elder law attorney be the best to contact to review this matter? Will this attorney take the case on a contingency basis if he/she believes there is merit?
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with age discrimination cases. It would be best to contact an attor-ney who specializes in employ-ment discrimination cases. Most likely, employment lawyers will take these cases on a contingency fee basis, but they often require a retainer agreement to cover expenses and the costs of inves-tigating whether the client has a winnable claim.
The Virginia State Bar provides a lawyer referral service for Vir-ginians. Based on the informa-tion you provide to the referral specialist, you will be given the name and telephone number of a local attorney who can assist with your claim. All referred lawyers are licensed and are members in good standing with the Virginia State Bar.
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On September 12, Rev. Ste-phen Turner assumed the pas-torate of Claybrook Baptist Church in Weems.
Rev. Turner was raised in Roanoke. He graduated from James Madison University and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has held pas-torates in Glade Spring, Mon-tross, Chesapeake, Richmond and Fredericksburg.
Rev. Turner and his wife, Cindy, have two daughters, Heather, a freshman at Gard-ner-Webb College in North Carolina and Lauryn, a fresh-man at Lancaster High School.
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Looking like ChristmasAnn Moore hangs the last ornament on a tree in Main Street Gift Company’s sister store, Main Street Too, at Chesapeake Commons Shopping Center. Main Street Too invokes the spirit of Christmas with collapsable trees in silver, aqua and red, nutcrackers both big and small, affordable ornaments, wild garland, snooty reindeer fi gurines, bubbly lights and decora-tive winter foliage. Each of the shop’s six displays features a special theme. One room is fi lled with snowmen and icicles while another highlights a “girly girl” line complete with a Christmas tree decorated in pink and purple. Both stores will remain open through the holidays. “There won’t be any crossover,” said Moore. She plans eight different Christmas displays for Main Street Gift Company, which is set to unveil its Christmas decor at the end of October. (Photo by Reid Pierce Armstrong)
Dawson honored by ChamberCarroll Lee Ashburn (left) of the Kilmarnock Chamber of Com-merce recently surprised Pam Dawson of Wicomico Church with the Chamber’s employee of the month award for Septem-ber 2005. Dawson is a chiropractic assistant at Pure n’ Simple Family Chiropractic in Kilmarnock. The fl owers were donated by Bonner Florist of Kilmarnock.
Watercolor artist Kathleen Noffsinger will teach a two-day workshop, “Watercolor Basics for the Beginner” October 21 and 28 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Rappahannock Art League Studio Gallery in Kilmarnock.
The workshop is for anyone interested in learning how to paint using watercolor or as a refresher course for students who would like to review the basics. Lessons will include the use of materials, brush strokes, color mixing and color theory.
Demonstrations by the instruc-tor will include the watercolor painting techniques of the “watercolor wash,” glazing, dry brush and wet-into-wet. The fee is $80 for RAL members and $90 for others. To register, call the gallery at 436-9309.
Noffsinger works in pen and ink, graphite, watercolor and collage. Her paintings have been featured in several publications and have been included in juried art shows throughout Virginia and Florida.
Her paintings are held in col-lections internationally and are available at the Studio Gallery, Yates House Fine Art and Craft Gallery in Deltaville, and Morn-ing Glory Gallery in Gloucester. Her studio gallery in Hartfi eld is open by appointment. Her paint-ings may be viewed at www.kathleennoffsinger.com.
Noffsinger recently received a First Place in Art award in the
Kathleen Noffsinger received a First Place in Art award in “Painting, Poetry and Prose, A Creative Encounter” spon-sored by the Chesapeake Bay Branch of the National League of American Pen Women with her watercolor, “The Colors of Morning Rising” (top).
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“Painting, Poetry and Prose, A Creative Encounter” sponsored by the Chesapeake Bay Branch of the National League of Ameri-can Pen Women.
Her watercolor painting “The Colors of Morning Rising” was inspired by the poem “On Mon-et’s Studio-Boat” by Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda. The exhibition will continue through October 29 at the Morning Glory Gallery.
The Bank of Lancaster Golden Advantage Club will sponsor a “How to read your Credit Report” workshop Octo-ber 27 at 10 a.m. at the Bank of Lancaster northside branch in Kilmarnock at 2 p.m. at the Bank of Lancaster Montross branch in Montross.
Gail Haynie from the Nor-thumberland County Coop-erative Extension office will explain how to read a credit report, what the codes mean, and how to fix errors. Par-ticipants will receive printed materials to assist in reading a credit report.
The seminar is free, but res-ervations are requested due to limited seating. For reserva-tions, call Lisa Clegg or The-resa Ransone at 435-1171, or toll-free at 1-800-435-1140.
A new federal law allows cit-izens a free, once-a-year look at their credit report so they can check for errors before
they cause financial trouble. Since a credit history affects everything from purchasing power to the ability to get a reasonable loan rate or land a job, it’s important to keep the report as clean as possible, said Ransone.
“It pays to check your credit report and request the correc-tion of errors before you’re wrongly denied credit or have to spend valuable time clearing up your credit,” she said. “Your report could be fl awed with false accounts, late payments or other delinquencies due to identity theft or information mix-ups.”
Even if a report is clean, it may be helpful to learn one’s credit score, especially if shop-ping for a house or other large purchase affected by the score. The score can be requested for a fee at the time a free credit report is requested through the Annual Credit Report Request service.
Although most taxpayers have long since fi led their 2004 fed-eral income tax returns, Internal Revenue Service spokeswoman Gloria Wajciechowski said that approximately 74,000 Virginia taxpayers still face the October 17 fi ling deadline. Nationwide, about 2 million taxpayers need to fi le to beat the extended tax fi ling deadline.
The IRS reminded taxpayers who received an additional exten-
Gov. Mark R. Warner recently announced the launch of an internet portal that serves as a central point for business assistance information and inquires, www.business.vir-ginia.gov.
Designed by the Virginia Department of Business Assis-tance (DBA) and the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA), the portal consolidates information about Virginia’s various business assistance and support services such as grants, loans, work-force training and licensing.
“This portal employs user-friendly technology to provide a single gateway to all the many services Virginia offers businesses throughout state government,” Gov. Warner said. “This new site provides immediate access to informa-tion and assistance, and further enhances Virginia’s business-friendly environment.”
The portal was designed from customer input and includes four main categories of infor-mation:
• Starting a Business—serves as a link to informa-tion relevant to businesses and entrepreneurs who are getting started, including registering and licensing procedures and permits.
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• Business Resources–con-nects businesses to services including counseling and industry organizations.
• Out of State Businesses—provides information applica-ble to out-of-state businesses seeking expansion or reloca-tion in Virginia.
The site also offers a “live chat” feature, providing busi-nesses with access to the Vir-ginia Business Information Center (VBIC), administered through DBA. VBIC’s online support and assistance repre-sentatives give business users instant answers to questions about the resources, services
and forms found on the portal. A survey is also available within the portal to collect feedback in order to make fur-ther refinement and improve service.
Bank to sponsor freecredit report workshop
Website launchedto help businesses
Late fi lers reminded of tax fi ling deadline
sion in August that they should fi le their returns by October 17 to avoid the late fi ling penalty, which is generally 5 percent per month of any unpaid tax.
Taxpayers may fi le returns electronically until October 17; some may be able to fi le for free through the Free File program at IRS.gov. Taxpayers may use tax software on their own computers or e-fi le through an authorized provider.
Red beans and rice, sausage, spicy shrimp and music recently energized Kilmarnock at a fund-raiser for Hurricane Katrina victims held at Smokin’ Joe’s Barbecue.
Steve Keith played for the fi rst hour and Joey and the Jammers entertained the crowd for the remainder of the evening.
Sponsors were Kilmarnock business owners Cindy and Rick Moss of Smokin’ Joe’s, the Lewis and Trimble families of Main Street Fine Art and Antiques, Paul Thomasson of Chesapeake and Crescent Antiques and Home Furnishings, and George Thom-asson Architect.
Also participating as sponsors were Lloyd B. Hubbard and Judy Newman of Rappahannock Rent-als in White Stone which pro-vided the lighted tent, tables and chairs. Kate and Scott Trimble, owners of Scott’s Auto Repair, soon to be opened in Hartfi eld, provided the signage.
The event was the culmina-tion of a series of fund-raising efforts during September by the sponsors which totaled more than $5,000. Other fund-raising efforts included donations by the
From left are Martha McLaughlin, David Cheek, Stuart Painter and Charles Chaseat a recent fund-raiser for Katrina relief.
Smokin’ Joe’s hosts fund-raiser
services staff at Smokin’ Joe’s Hampton location, donations by Chesapeake and Crescent from a percentages of sales, contribu-
tions from the Trimble and Lewis families of Main Street Fine Art and Antiques and from George and Paula Thomasson.
Robertsons win televisionMcGinnes Chevrolet-Buick owner John Bowditch last week presented a 27-inch color televi-sion to the Robertson family of Lancaster. McGinnes in Kilmarnock held a drawing among customers who had come in for a test drive during September. Chris Robertson test drove and purchased a used Silverado pickup truck. McGinnes will conduct a test drive drawing for a television each month through the end of the year. From left are Doreen, Christopher, Luke, Cole and Chris Robertson, with Bowditch.
Virginia Cooke Rittenhouse of Reedville recently joined Burke’s Jewelers in Kilmarnock as a sales associate.
She will study jewelry repair and design beginning in 2006.
Rittenhouse is a 2001 graduate of Northumberland High School and was the 2001 Holly Ball Queen.
She was a committee clerk for the 2005 session of the General Assembly.
She is the daughter of Holly Rit-tenhouse-Walker and the late Alfred Taylor Rittenhouse.
Virginia Cooke Rittenhouse
Rittenhouse joins Burke’s
■ Paint outA Plain Air Paint Out will
convene in Deltaville Saturday, October 15. The group will meet at Jerry’s Gallery at 8 a.m., go to Deltaville Marina to paint and then to Yates House Fine Art and Craft Gallery at 1 p.m. for wine and cheese. Registration is $10.
All artists are invited. The public is invited to Yates House to view the art at 1 p.m. For more information, call 776-9930 or 776-8505.
■ New presidentJ. Carlton Courter III, Commis-
sioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, was elected president of the National Association of State Departments of Agricul-ture (NASDA) during the group’s annual meeting in Cooperstown, N.Y., September 21.
“It is quite an honor to be elected president of this national organization that works so hard for the best interests of American farmers, ranchers and consum-ers,” Courter said. He outlined three priorities in his acceptance speech—the 2007 farm bill, trade, and disaster assistance/emergency preparedness.
The Bank of Lancaster March of Dimes team raised $2,105 by selling raffl e tick-ets for a basket from Athena Winery & Vinyards and solicit-ing WalkAmerica donations.
The basket was donated by Athena Winery & Vineyards and contained a variety of their wines and other items.
The bank has been a sup-
Joe Shearin, president and chief executive offi cer of Southside Bank and Eastern Virginia Bankshares, recently announced that Peter Braatz has joined Southside Bank and Bank of Northumberland as a commercial loan offi cer.
Braatz has 42 years of banking experience, primarily as a com-mercial lender. He retired recently from Fidelity Bank in Atlanta, where he was a senior vice presi-dent. He has a bachelor’s from Ohio Wesleyan University, is a graduate of the Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Rutgers University and the National Commercial Lending Graduate School at the University of Oklahoma. He is also an ABA-certifi ed commercial lender.
Braatz and his wife are settling into their new home at Indian Creek in Kilmarnock. They have two mar-ried daughters, Kirsten, of Hilton Head, S.C., and Karin, of Westport, Conn., and two grandchildren.
Chesapeake Cottage, a new booth specializing in antique and vintage furnishings for cottage-type homes, recently opened at the Main Street Fine Arts and Antiques Mall in Kilmarnock.
The business is a longtime dream of sisters Martha Fisher Sheridan of Kilmarnock and Suzanne Fisher Mattingly of Irvington. The sisters share a design background.
Sheridan, a fl oral designer by training, recently retired from a 30-year career as a designer, manager, and buyer for John-son’s Florist and Garden Center, a chain in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
Mattingly, who settled in the area four years ago, is a former commercial interior designer. Since 1980, she has been a mul-timedia producer/writer, and fre-
quently produces programs on design-related subjects.
“Both of us have downsized and simplifi ed our lives, and we know many people are doing the same thing,” said Sheridan. “Our focus is on offering customers smaller-scaled, easy-to-main-tain, functional furniture that is appropriate for today’s more casual lifestyles. We also fea-ture vintage accessories that are gift alternatives to the trendy and mass-produced.”
“The ‘not-so-big-house’ move-ment is real and growing,” said Mattingly. “We both own cottage-type homes—Martha is remodel-ing and furnishing a vernacular Virginia farmhouse, and I am tackling a Georgian planter’s cot-tage. We buy what we love and think could work for us—and our customers.”
porter of the March of Dimes WalkAmerica since it began in Lancaster and Northumberland counties.
The bank team included Bar-bara Bowling, Margaret Curtis, Jean Edwards, Ashley Franklin, Beverly Garrett, Robin Hon-nick, Tricia Kellum, Jennifer Mann, Susan Pittman and Doris Rogers.
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New booth opens at antique mall
Peter Braatz
Braatz joins Southside
Linda Hall (left) receives the recently raffl ed Athena Winery & Vineyards Basket from Susan Pittman, captain of the Bank of Lancaster March of Dimes team.
Bank raises $2,105 for March of Dimes
The board of directors of Union Bankshares Corporation recently declared a semi-annual dividend of $.40 per share.
The dividend represents a 14.3 percent increase from the semi-annual dividend paid November 1, 2004, and an 8.1 percent increase from the May 2, 2005, dividend. The dividend is payable on Novem-ber 1 to shareholders of record as of October 20.
The board also announced that future dividends will be paid on a quarterly basis beginning in Febru-ary 2006.
Union Bankshares includes Northern Neck State Bank.
Virginia’s barley production was up from last year, according to the Virginia Agricultural Sta-tistics Service. The results were based on a survey of producers conducted in early September.
Barley production for 2005 totaled 3.9 million bushels, up 32 percent from last year. Barley acreage harvested was 45,000 acres, up 5,000 acres from 2004. Producers averaged 87 bushels per acre, up 13 bushels per acre from last year.
The survey indicated that fi nal wheat production for the 2005 crop year was 10.1 million bush-els, up 2 percent from last year. Wheat yields averaged 63 bushels per acre, up 8 bushels from last year.
Oat producers averaged 61 bushels per acre. Oat production is estimated at 183,000 bushels harvested from 3,000 acres.Nationwide
All U.S. barley production is estimated at 212 million bushels, down 10 percent from the August 1 forecast and down 24 percent from last year. Average yield per acre, at 64.8 bushels, is down 3.4 bushels from the previous forecast and 4.8 bushels below 2004.
The area harvested for grain is estimated at 3.28 million acres, down 6 percent from August and 19 percent below a year ago.
All U.S. wheat production totaled 2.10 billion bushels in 2005, down 3 percent from the last forecast and 3 percent below 2004. Grain area is 50 million acres, down fractionally from last year. The U.S. yield is 42 bush-els per acre, 1 bushel below the August forecast and down 1.2 bushels from a year ago.
The level of production and change from last year by type are: winter wheat, 1.49 billion bushels, down slightly; other spring wheat, 504 million bushels, down 11 per-cent; Durum wheat, 100 million bushels, up 11 percent.
All U.S. oat production is esti-mated at 115 million bushels, 10 percent below the August 1 forecast and 1 percent below last year’s 116 million bushels. The estimated yield is 63.1 bushels per acre, down 1.6 bushels from August and also down 1.6 bushels from a year ago.
Harvested area is 1.82 million acres, 8 percent below the August 1 forecast, but 2 percent above last year.
State barley and wheat production increases
Pure n’ Simple Family Chiro-practic at 56 Irvington Road in Kilmarnock will host a “Ground-ing Your Energy” workshop with Chessie Roberts October 15.
The workshop will be held at 11 a.m. The fee is $20. Reser-vations are required; call 435-2273.
Roberts, a singer and song-writer, began studying a better way to be healthy when she was told by her doctor to become accustomed to being fat, crip-pled and on narcotics. She had become so inform that her music and quality of life suffered and
a wheelchair was her constant companion.
The chakra system was not new to her, but this particular applica-tion was. By using it, visualiza-tion and mental reprogramming of our-dated ideas in conjunction with chiropractic adjustments, she and her chiropractor found her improvement staggeringly rapid. Amazed and excited by this melding of traditions and prac-tices, Roberts decided to share the information with others. She has been studying and teaching some 20 years, explained Dr. Matthew B. Shiffl ett of Pure n’ Simple.
In response to the contin-ued shortages of diesel fuel caused by hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service will extend the penalty relief period during which dyed diesel fuel can be sold for use or used on the
Chessie Roberts to leadchiropractic workshop
highway. The penalty relief will apply
throughout the United States.Ordinarily, dyed diesel fuel
is not taxed, because it is sold for uses exempt from excise tax, such as to farmers for farming purposes and to local governments for buses.
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Celebrating local radioEmployees of Kilmarnock radio station WKWI recently toured the “History of Local Radio” exhibit at the Kilmarnock Museum. From left are the “Voice of Sports on WKWI” Carroll Lee Ash-burn, offi ce manager Kristin Pease, general manager Charlie Lassiter, morning host Tawnee Hayes, news director Robb Hoff and account executive Bill Martin. Ashburn noted the current exhibit is running in conjunction with the 30th anniversary of WKWI. It will continue through the rest of the month.
UPS recently announced that Lee Hart of Jamaica is one of 14 local drivers to be inducted into its Circle of Honor, a group who have steered clear of accidents for 25 years or more.
The Circle of Honor is the highest level of defensive driv-ing recognition at UPS. It honors UPS drivers who have consis-tently demonstrated their profes-sional driving knowledge and have helped make UPS the safe driving leader in the transporta-tion industry.
“We provide our drivers with the best training in the industry,” says David Graham, Virginia’s health and safety manager. “These drivers take great pride in what they do. Their 25-year safety record is a testament to their com-mitment to the safety process.”Hart began his UPS career in 1978 as a package delivery driver.
Lee Hart
UPS driver recognizedfor 25-year safe record
“I feel very proud to become a member of the Circle of Honor,” Hart said. “I looked up to the members before me. I know that I’m setting a good example for the younger drivers who will follow me.”
Byrl Phillips Taylor, manager of the Bay/River offi ce of Long & Foster Real Estate Inc., recently announced that Betcie Farmar Thrift has joined the White Stone offi ce as a sales associate.
Thrift’s background includes 18 years in the insurance industry. She worked developing sales and mar-keting for property casualty insur-ance in the Northern Neck. She furthered her career by working as an auditor and inspector of commer-cial properties within the Northern Neck, Northern Virginia and Hamp-ton Roads areas.
Thrift lives in Irvington with her three sons and basset hound, Ethel. They enjoy boating, fi shing and other sporting activities during their free time. Betcie Farmar Thrift
Thrift joins Long & Foster
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Gov. Mark R. Warner last week announced that the Virginia Department of Veterans Services will host the Commonwealth’s seventh “Supermarket for Veter-ans Benefi ts” on October 20 in Warsaw.
The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Rappahannock Community College in Warsaw. Veterans are urged to attend the event to learn about a wide vari-ety of veterans benefi ts.
The workshop provides a “one-stop shopping” experience for veterans seeking informa-tion about benefi ts, loans, career and employment opportunities, education, and veterans’ service organizations. The state and fed-eral agencies and veterans’ ser-vice organizations that provide these benefi ts have been invited to set up exhibits and informa-tion tables.
“It is our responsibility to help Virginia’s veterans access their federal and state veterans ben-efi ts,” said Jon A. Mangis, Vir-ginia Commissioner of Veterans Services. “Over 20 organizations that serve veterans will be at the Warsaw event. We invite our veterans to come out and learn all they can about their veterans benefi ts.”
While no one is sure how low the temperature will go this winter, experts are predicting the price of fuel may hit the heights. If that is the case, many Virgin-ians may turn to fi rewood to heat their homes. The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Offi ce of Product and Industry Standards offer some related advice. Get a yardstick.
Use it to measure the stack of fi rewood deliveries. Although there are many legitimate fi re-wood dealers, con artists also exist who want to rip off consum-ers by delivering less than the amount paid for by the buyer.
Bulk deliveries of fi rewood for home heating are measured by the cord. A cord is 128 cubic feet of fi rewood. Legitimate fi rewood dealers know exactly how much what wood goes into a cord and will make sure consumers get the full measure. Con artists also know what comprises a cord. Most importantly, con artists know that most consumers have no idea how much wood they are supposed to get when they order a cord, so it is easy to take advan-tage of their ignorance. That’s where the yardstick, tape mea-sure or ruler comes in.
To thwart these thieves, savvy consumers should measure a shipment of fi rewood as soon as possible after it is delivered and stacked compactly. A full cord of fi rewood, when stacked in a com-pact line or row, with individual pieces touching and parallel to each other, would be a pile that measures 4 feet wide, 4 feet high and 8 feet long, or 2 feet wide, 4 feet high and 16 feet long. No matter how the wood is stacked, the width times the height times the length should equal 128 cubic feet.
Buyers should also be aware of some of the other ways con artists rob consumers by selling “short” cords of wood, or ones containing less than the requi-site amount. For example, they may unload the wood after dark and then demand immediate cash payment. Or they might unload when the residents are not home, then come back after dark for payment. In a three or four-cord
order, they will often deliver a full cord and stack it neatly, then demand payment for the full order before delivering the remaining load. When the rest of the order comes, it is left in a pile rather than neatly stacked so it is diffi cult to determine how much wood has actually been delivered.
Virginia law prohibits the use of terms such as “face cord,” “rack,” or “pile” when advertis-ing, offering for sale, or selling wood for use as fuel. If the buyer visually inspects a truckload of wood and agrees to a sell-ing price for that load, the term “truckload” may be used. A stan-dard pick-up truck usually holds about two-thirds of a cord.
The law requires that the seller present a delivery ticket or sales invoice upon delivery of any non-packaged fi replace or stove wood. In addition to the vendor’s name and address, the ticket must contain the purchaser’s name and address, the date of delivery, the quantity delivered, the quantity upon which the price is based (if it differs from the delivery quan-tity), and the total price of the amount delivered.
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Ser-vices offers this advice for people who suspect that they have not received the full amount of wood they paid for:
• Keep the delivery ticket or sales invoice as proof of pur-chase.
• As an extra precaution, pay by check so there is a record of the purchase.
• Write down the license number of the delivery vehicle.
• Measure the wood before using it.
• Contact the seller to rectify the shortage.
• If the seller does not coop-erate, contact the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Offi ce of Product and Industry Standards. It is important that absolutely none of the fi rewood be used prior to the investigation by the Offi ce of Product and Industry Standards.
To fi le a complaint, call the Virginia Department of Agri-culture and Consumer Services, Offi ce of Product and Industry Standards, toll-free in Virginia at 1-800-552-9963.
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Make sure fi rewood measures up
Virginia’s home sales num-bers for August showed modest increases over last year, with 12,551 homes placed on the market com-pared to 12,273 for the same time last year, according to the “Virginia Home Sales Survey,” published by the Virginia Association of Realtors (VAR).
“Even though mortgage rates are gradually rising, the housing market continues to show its strength,” said president Tom Jewell of Leesburg. “We’re hearing that mortgage appli-cations are continuing at a strong pace, and that housing starts fi gures are still at near record levels. It’s likely that, even if sales slow over the next few months, that we could still see record levels for the year.”
Pending sales for the fi rst eight months of the year were up 4.31 per-cent from the same time period last year, with 102,253 contracts placed on the market through August com-pared to last year’s 98,030.
Year-to-date, closed transactions were at 96,007 compared to last
year’s 90,717, an increase of 5.83 percent. For the month of August, 14,560 sales closed, an increase of nearly 4 percent over last year’s 14,116.
Virginia’s median existing-home price for August was $202,175, compared to $162,450 for 2004. The median is a typical market place where half of the homes sold for more and half sold for less. The national median existing-home price for all housing types was $220,000 in August, up 15.8 per-cent from August 2004 when the median price was $190,000. The median single-family home price was $219,400 in August, up 16.2 percent from a year ago.
In August, the average market time for home sales was 88 days, while the average sales price was $283,215, compared to last year’s $223,261. The areas showing great-est increase in closed transactions included the Charlottesville area, the Northern Neck and the Roa-noke Valley.
Virginia home salesmarket shows increase
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Ser-vices’ Offi ce of Consumer Affairs warns potential car-buyers not to let fl ooded cars from hurricane-ravaged areas in Louisiana, Mis-sissippi, Alabama and Texas come ashore in their driveways.
These water-logged cars may show no obvious signs of prob-lems, but anyone shopping for either new or used cars needs to take extra precautions to avoid being sunk by a saturated auto purchase.
Watch out for title washing. Although many states require that car titles specify when a car is fl ood damaged or salvaged, descriptive terms and how they are applied vary from state to state. Scam artists can wash a car’s title clean by moving the car to a less restrictive state and using the discrepancies in state standards to delete the car’s watery history altogether.
Despite the pitfalls, there are many ways to protect oneself when buying a car. The fi rst is to use a reputable dealer, and have a prospective purchase thoroughly inspected by a reliable mechanic before signing a contract.
Watch out for cars priced sig-nifi cantly lower than expected. To entice buyers, fraudulent sellers will often offer these cars under the usual market price.
Be wary of cars parked along neighborhood streets with a “For Sale” sign in the window They look like they are being sold by a local owner, but this approach may be only a ploy used by scam artists to unload damaged vehi-cles.
When shopping for a car, check for evidence of fl ood damage. Finding rust or fresh paint, seeing or feeling mud, grit or mold, and smelling mildew or strong air fresheners may be important tip-offs that a car has been water-damaged. Here are some specifi c clues to look for:
• Seat belts–Pull them out all the way to check for moisture, rust and mildew hidden deep inside.
• Spare tire well—Look for rust or silt here because it is often overlooked in the refurbishing process.
• Springs under the seats—It’s diffi cult to get all the rust off.
• Door speakers—Often they will not work if water damaged.
• Undercarriage—Check for excessive rust and fl aking metal.
• Upholstery—The musty smell of mildew is hard to remove entirely, even after several clean-ings.
• Crevices and crannies–Check
for silt, debris or muddy residue lodged around alternator crevices, wiring harnesses and the small recesses of starter motors, power steering pumps and relays.
• Carpeting– Buyers should pull up mats to see if rust has bled through to the carpeting.
• Trunk—Examine it closely for seams and welds that might show rust in crevices.
• Fresh paint–Look for it in unusual places where it may have been used to cover rust.
• Floor mats–If they do not match the rest of the interior, it may mean they had to be replaced because of water damage.
Before buying, research the car’s history. Car history services collect databases of automobile records from the states and can check if fl ood damage has been reported on the vehicle you want to purchase.
Also, you should have an insurance agent run the car’s Vehicle Identifi cation Number through the National Insurance Crime Bureau database at www.nicb.org. Consumers should be aware that the databases are only as good as the information that’s been reported to them and will not include damage that an owner has intentionally excluded.
Insist on seeing the vehicle’s existing title. If it says that the previous owner is an insurance company, fi nd out how the com-pany took ownership of the car.
Also, check where the car was recently registered. If it is one of the areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita, think twice and do an extensive inspection before making a purchase.
If the owner or dealer won’t show the title, walk away. And always ask about damage disclo-sures at dealerships.
For additional information, call the toll-free consumer pro-tection hotline at the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. In the Rich-mond area, dial 786-2042; for the remainder of the state, dial 1-800-552-9963.
Avoid stormy weather with vehicle purchases
It almost goes without saying, but Gov. Mark R. Warner has made it offi cial. October is Vir-ginia Pumpkin Month. As the tradi-tional symbol of the fall season, of bountiful harvests and halloween, pumpkins are as popular as they are colorful.
What would October be with-out grinning jack o’ lanterns and touches of that distinctive bright orange decorating front porches and mantles throughout the month?
Pumpkins are a member of the squash family, and an adaptable ingredient in a variety of recipes from soups and stews to breads and pies. Pumpkins are also a nutritious source of fi ber, potassium, vitamin C and beta-carotene, which may reduce the risk of developing cer-tain types of cancer and provide protection against heart disease.
In Virginia, many farmers have utilized the state’s favorable envi-ronment for growing pumpkins, substantially expanding production to more than 1,500 acres in order to meet the needs of Virginians and out-of-state buyers. Marketing pumpkins, fall crops and other mer-chandise through festivals, activi-ties, direct sales and buyer contacts has enhanced the economic oppor-tunities and success of many Vir-ginia agricultural producers and has strengthened the overall agriculture industry in Virginia.
Celebrate Pumpkin Month throughout October by visiting a Virginia farm or farmers’ market. Find out what is available at the Vir-
ginia Grown Guide to Pick-Your-Own and Select-Your-Own Farm Products at www.virginiagrown.com. Also check out www.pump-kinva.org., the site of the Virginia Pumpkin Growers Association.
The guide features the Virginia Grown Passport to Great Prizes. Visit fi ve or more different passport farm or market locations before January 15, 2006, and submit a stamped passport to receive a free full-color Virginia Grown dry erase message board. In addition, a week-end stay for four in Winchester with two nights at The Herds Inn at Hedgebrook Farm plus dinner at One Block West will be given away. Read complete details at www.vir-giniagrown.com.
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Dancing to history’s tuneSt. Margaret’s School students got into the action when members of the Rappahannock Colonial Heritage Soci-ety came to campus to present a program on 17th-cen-tury dance. In addition to learning the sets and patterns that make up traditional English country dances, the girls enjoyed a historically accurate glimpse into the region’s social and cultural past.
Volunteer mentors for North-ern Neck Together met their fi rst-grade students October 12 in an after-school program at Lan-caster Primary School.
Paired one adult to one child, mentors and mentees toured classrooms together, shared a snack and enjoyed one-to-one board games and activities from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. They will meet again at the school October 19 and 26 before beginning commu-nity activities in November.
“Northern Neck Together is
still looking for a few good men-tors to meet the needs of the 45 children whose parents have asked for a mentor,” said execu-tive director Mike Conroy. “We don’t want these children to be on a waiting list any longer than necessary.”
Northern Neck Together recently established an offi ce at 684 North Main Street in Kilmar-nock.
To learn more, call mentor coordinator Cathy Hemans at 435-8902.
Virginia Professional Edu-cators (VPE), a professional teachers’ association, is offering teacher scholarships and class-room mini-grants to educators across the state.
The application deadline is November 15. Any Virginia edu-cator currently teaching in grades K-12 may apply.
To apply for a VPE teacher scholarship, each candidate must submit a resume and a short appli-cation explaining how scholar-ship funds will help advance his or her own professional career.
To apply for a VPE class-room mini-grant, each candidate must submit a short application describing a proposed project, the necessary budget and the aca-demic benefi t. Details and guide-lines are provided in the grant application.
To receive either grant application, visit www.vir-giniaeducators.org, call 1-888-873-9661, or send an email to [email protected].
College-bound high school stu-dents can take the ACT college admission and placement exam December 10. The deadline for postmark or online registration is November 4.
Students can get registration materials from their high school counselor or they can register online at www.actstudent.org.
The ACT is an achievement test that measures what students have learned in school. The basic ACT exam covers English, read-ing, mathematics and science.
An optional writing test is also available. Some colleges require or recommend a writing score. To fi nd out if a writing score is required by particular colleges, students may visit ACT’s website
Northumberland Elementary School’s nationally recognized Reading Partners after school reading program is looking for adult volunteers.
Participants must be willing to spend two hours each week as reading partners for chil-dren in need of extra reading help. The program serves chil-dren ages 6 to 11 in grades 1 through 4.
Community volunteers will work with only one student at a time for one half hour (two students per session) and will be provided with materials and instructional support by the school staff.
The goal is to provide addi-tional help to children in developing their reading skills needed for success. It provides
Northumberland Elementary School will host a series of events to promote literacy.
The fi rst will be October 17 from 7 to 7:30 p.m. at the school for families of students attending pre-k through second grade.
There will be games and crafts for the children as well as infor-mation and advice for encourag-ing students. Each family that attends will be given a free book to take home and read together.
For more information, call Sue Swift at 580-8032.
A second class of volunteer mentors (above) trained October 8 at the Lancaster County Library in Kilmarnock.
Mentoring begins
Reading programseeks volunteers
children with additional time devoted to reading instruction, one-on-one instruction rather than a large group setting, role models who value and encour-age reading, reading materials that are neither too hard nor too easy, and experience with reading activities outside the regular school day.
To volunteer on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons between 3:15 and 4:15 p.m. during October and November and again from January through April, call 580-8032 and ask for Reading Partners coordi-nator and reading specialist Susan Swift.
Training sessions can be arranged individually. The program is scheduled to begin October 13.
for a searchable list, or they may check with the colleges directly.
Some students perform better on the ACT than on other col-lege entrance exams because it is based on achievement, not apti-tude. The basic exam takes three hours to complete. The writing test takes an additional 30 min-utes.
The basic registration fee for the ACT is $29. An additional $14 fee is required for students who choose to take the writing test. Free sample tests are avail-able from school counselors and the website.
A late registration deadline is November 17. An additional $18 fee is required for late registra-tion.
Registration deadline is November 4 for December ACT Test
The Richmond Symphony Orchestra League’s 36th annual Student Concerto Competition will be held January 7 at the W.E. Singleton Center for the Perform-ing Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University.
The competition begins at 9 a.m. and continues until 4 p.m.
Contact Shelby Murphy at the Richmond Sym-phonic Offi ce, 788-4717, or [email protected] for an application form. Applications must be received by November 30 and contestants will be informed of their competition time by December 16.
Both the application form and a $20 entry fee check should be returned to Carol Sesnowitz at 400 Bonruth Place, Richmond, VA 23238. She may also be contacted at [email protected] for an application.
The competition is open to Virginia residents in elementary through senior high school who play
The Rappahannock Commu-nity College Educational Foun-dation recently announced that a newly-founded scholarship, established by Lee Rice and Mar-garet Smith in loving memory of their mother, Julia “Judy” Norris, has been awarded for the fi rst time to LaNieve Vanlandingham of Richmond County.
The Julia Penington Norris Nursing Tuition Assistance Fund is intended to ensure successful completion of RCC’s registered nursing program by students who may otherwise be held back by college-related or personal fi nan-cial considerations.
The $2,500 award, split between two semesters, is avail-able to full-time students living in the Northern Neck who have completed the fi rst three semes-ters in the RN degree program with a grade-point average of 2.5 or better. Selection of the recipi-ent is entrusted to Catherine Courtney R.N., B.S.N., M.S.N., and depends on the student’s pre-senting evidence of leadership, good citizenship, community involvement and need.
As a nursing student, Vanland-ingham is almost overqualifi ed; she has a bachelor’s in biology from Radford University. After graduating from Radford, she spent 10 years as an environmen-tal specialist with the Virginia
Department of Health, focusing on environmental regulations and law. Another year was dedicated to teaching ninth-grade earth science with the Westmoreland County Public School system, and through 2004, she worked for the Virginia Department of Transportation.
Of her years with the Depart-ment of Health, Vanlandingham said, “My offi ce was located with the nursing staff, and I was always impressed with the immuniza-tion clinics that operated under
From left are Lee Rice, LaNieve Vanlandingham and Margaret Smith. Vanlandingham holds a 1936 photo of Julia Penington Norris.
Scholarship established to assist nursing students
a nurse’s supervision. I felt that this was a necessary and wonder-ful service provided to the com-munity.”
A continued interest in nurs-ing led her to enroll in the RN program, which, she said “will prepare me to provide a valuable service to the community. I enjoy working with others to resolve problems.”
“LaNieve is an outstanding student in both theory and prac-tice, well-liked by faculty, peers, patients, family, and nursing
staff,” said Courtney. “She is the kind of person you want as your nurse. . .you would remember her quality care.”
Courtney noted that “this scholarship is a lovely way to remember Judy Norris. It’s won-derful that she is able to go on contributing to healthcare deliv-ery in the Northern Neck.”
She described Norris, who had worked for the federal Public Health Department (Northern Neck Health District) as well as for the Richmond County and Fredericksburg Public Health Departments, as “a petite woman in a starched white uniform,” a nurse whose professionalism never failed, whose “by-the-book” dedication to the princi-ples of nursing was matched by a deep concern for the well-being and rights of her patients, partic-ularly those of limited means.”
“She would really go to bat for them,” said co-worker Sarah Withers.
Whaley graduatesDebra T. Whaley of Wicomico Church recently received a bachelor’s from Liberty Uni-versity in Lynchburg. Whaley is married to Carvel Whaley Jr. She is the daughter of Ollie May Thrift of Remo and the late Randolph Thrift.
West Point Public School art teacher Sue Kurfees will present “Visual Literacy, A Crucial Skill for Students” October 21 at 6 p.m. in the Art Room at the W. T. Robinson/Sture G. Olsson Civic Auditorium and Fine Arts Center in West Point.
This is the fi rst of several free art lectures to be presented by Arts Alive Inc. for the 2005-06 season.
Kurfees will explore what art education is and the signifi cant role it plays in the development of visually literate citizens. Learning about the four domains of art, art history, art criticism, aesthetics and production, pre-pares students to relate to their society and culture.
As an art educator, one of her objectives is to give students the components necessary to evalu-ate visual information conveyed
Teacher scholarships and mini-grants available
piano, violin, viola, cello, string bass, fl ute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba or harp.
The solo competition is a means of recognizing and encouraging talented young Virginia musicians. There will be a piano division and an instrumental division. All instrumental division contestants must have their concerto selec-tions approved (contact Murphy for approval) and every applica-tion must bear the signature of the contestant’s teacher.
Winners will be chosen in each category. The fi rst-place piano winner will be awarded $100 and the opportunity to perform at a Champagne and Chocolates event March 26.
First-place winner in the instru-mental category also will receive $100 and a performance with the symphony.
The Richmond Symphony Stu-dent Concerto Competition is spon-sored annually by the Richmond Symphony Orchestra League in cooperation with the Richmond Symphony.Family literacy
night plannedArt Alive to present lecture and performance
Concerto competition seeks student contestants
by images and symbols. Another objective is to prepare students to develop an aesthetic awareness and personal philosophy regard-ing the nature, meaning and value of art in their lives.
Later that same evening, Robert Post, a performing artist, will perform at 7 p.m. Post is a comedian with a theatrical mind blending humor with acting, mime and even juggling.
Post tickets are $23 for adults, $18 for seniors (age 65 and older) and $10 for students. Call 804-843-3475 to reserve tick-ets. Tickets are also available at C&F Bank on 14th Street in West Point.
Tickets for the 2005-06 season are still on sale. Season ticket prices for the series are: $90 adult, $75 senior (age 65 and older) and $25 for students. Mas-terCard and Visa are accepted.
Grading • Driveways • Lot Clearing • Septic Systems InstalledFooters & Basements • RipRap Installation & Repairs
Bush Hogging • Tree Removal • Timber Harvesting
Material for sale: Pick up or deliveredMulch • Gravel
Leaders, parents and Cub Scouts of Pack 215 recently held a successful yard sale to raise money to help finance yearly programs.
Fund-raising projects are important to scouting because it allows the pack committee to pay for the many outings scheduled by the pack, provide a Boys Life magazine subscrip-tion for each boy at $12 each, buy the books, and in some cases, pay for the registration fees, said Roundtable Com-missioner Betty Bridgeman.
The Pack just started its annual Popcorn sales cam-paign, one of the largest fund-raisers of the year, she said. The pack earns 30 percent of all sales, the Hearts of Virginia Council gets a percentage and Trails End Popcorn Company gets the rest to pay for the pop-corn products. If approached by a Cub or Boy Scout in uni-form to buy popcorn, please be generous. One of the laws of the pack in Cub Scouting is, “The Cub Scout helps the Pack Grow.” This is one way he helps the pack grow by earning funds to help run the program.
Another fund-raiser under way is an annual recognition dinner to be held November 12 at Woodland Academy in Neenah. The cub pack will earn $5 for each ticket sold and each advertisement sold for the dinner booklet. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children ages 10 and under. The menu
From left are (front row) Rev. Karen Sandoval of Wicomico United Methodist Church, Betsy the mascot and Mary Marga-ret Clegg; (next row) Webelos leader Walter Priest, Mary Cobb and Richard Edmister.
Pack 215 holds yard sale
includes oysters, f ish, bar-beque, baked beans, cole slaw, green beans, sliced potatoes, beverages and dessert. There also will be an hors d’oeuvre table and a silent auction. The all-you-can-eat dinner is from 5 to 8:30 p.m. To buy an adver-tisement in the booklet or to purchase tickets, contact Mary Margaret Clegg at 580-2222, or Betty Bridgeman at 453-5806.
“Your support of scouting is very much appreciated,” said Bridgeman. “We are always
Assisting at Senior OlympicsFaculty advisor Jason Bellows and members of the Lancaster High School Key Club on October 7 assisted in the 16th annual Senior Olympics at Riverside Wellness and Fitness Center. Seniors from six area nursing homes competed in bowling, basketball, darts, ring toss and volley ball. An awards banquet followed. From left (above) are Dedrick Curry, Marcus Green, Bellows, Emily Shrader, Sarah Robertson, Brandy Gilbert, Chad Forester, Taylor Nelson, Tiffany Pittman, treasurer Chris Wyvill, president Courtney Carter, secretary Candice Selph and Jona-than Frith.
looking for more adult volun-teers and boys from the ages of 7 through 10 years. Scouting helps to build character and self esteem in each boy, but it also helps the community by its many community service proj-ects. The trail to Eagle begins with the rank of bobcat in Cub Scouting; it’s a long journey, but it is well worth the effort. Join us in helping to build a better America for tomor-row by educating one boy at a time.”
Choose 1 entree for breakfast, one entree and two sides for lunch. Peanut butter and jelly or yogurt can be substituted for an entree only. Chilled milk is served with each meal.
LANCASTERMonday, October 17:Pancakes w/syrup orCereal & toastApple juiceCheeseburger on bun orChicken nuggetsPotato totsGreen beansFruit cup, Fresh fruitTuesday , October 18: Chicken biscuit orCereal & toastOrange juicePepperoni pizza orCheese pizzaGarden saladCarrot sticksSpiced applesauce, Fresh fruitWednesday, October 19:Waffl e sticks w/syrup orCereal & toastGrape juiceDeli turkey sub orHot pocketsFrench friesMixed vegetablesMandarin oranges, Fresh FruitThursday, October 20:Sausage biscuit orCereal & toastOrange juiceTaco w/salsa orHam w/cheese on bunLettuce, tomato & cheeseGolden cornSliced peaches, Fresh fruitFriday, October 21:French toast w/syrup orCereal & toastFruit punchChicken patty on bun orCorn dog nuggetsPotato wedgesSteamed broccoliPear halves, Fresh fruit
Ten years after implementa-tion, the program to suspend drivers’ licenses for non-pay-ment of child support has col-lected more than $236 million, reports the Virginia Department of Social Services Division of Child Support Enforcement (DCSE).
The program permits the state to suspend drivers’ licenses of non-custodial parents who owe more than 90 days of child sup-port, or for not making a pay-ment for more than 90 days.
“The driver’s license suspen-sion program is an enforce-ment measure that we have available to us to help collect child support for the children of Virginia,” said DCSE direc-tor Nick Young. “When some-one receives a notice that we intend to suspend their driver’s license, our hope is that they will make a payment or work out a payment plan.”
Before any action is taken, the non-custodial parent receives a letter reminding them of the importance of paying child support. After another 30 days, they receive a letter notifying them of the intent to suspend their driver’s license. They have the right to request a court hearing to dis-pute the matter within 10 days of receipt.
On average, nearly 2,200 notices of intent to revoke drivers’ licenses go out each month. As a result, nearly 1,410 non-custodial parents come forward each month to set up payment plans and income withholdings.
“In the end, we suspend about 30 licenses per month,” said Young. “So the program is working, people are getting the message that we are serious and they are coming in to make the payments they owe to their children.”
More than 3,500 licenses have been suspended since the program began 10 years ago. All states throughout the country are mandated to uti-lize their authority to suspend drivers’ licenses as a means to enforce child support.
The program collected more than $35.3 million in fiscal year 2005.
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practices once the evaluation is completed.
The public forum will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Lancaster Middle School caf-eteria.Food vendors, ROTC
Latimore also reminded board members of their planned visit this week to Spotsylvania County to observe that school division’s food service depart-ment, which is operated by a private vendor rather than the school system.
It will be the board’s third visit to a school division using a private vendor for food ser-vice. Board members have also visited Poquoson and Orange County.
Latimore said board mem-bers opted to look into external vendors for food service about three years ago when the Lan-caster cafeterias were operating at a fi nancial loss.
The county’s food service is no longer operating at a loss “but there’s been some concern for the opportunity for children to have more choices,” said
MOON—It’s eerily quiet this week on Knight Wood Road in Mathews County, near where the body of Virginia Common-wealth University student Taylor Behl was recently found.
On October 5, the FBI and police investigators converged on a wooded site off this deso-late stretch of narrow road less than four miles east of Mathews Court House and about 70 miles east of Richmond. The property is owned by the family of a former girlfriend of a suspect in the case.
The media followed—even using helicopters to get a glimpse of the wooded area where the body of the 17-year-old VCU freshman was found. Behl had been missing exactly a month, and the discovery of her remains garnered national
media attention and specula-tion.
Richmond police have offi -cially declared the case a homi-cide. No one has been charged, but Benjamin Fawley of Rich-mond, 38, is a suspect. He is being held in the Richmond City Jail on unrelated child por-nography and gun possession charges.
A photo of a dilapidated house and travel trailer at an over-grown wooded site in Mathews, which was taken by Fawley, reportedly led investigators to Behl’s body. An ex-girlfriend of Fawley’s recognized the site in the photo as being on prop-erty next to that owned by her family, said police.
The case may be tried in Mathews County, because there currently is no evidence Behl
was killed in Richmond, said Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney David Hicks. He said the trial’s location will depend on what the evidence indi-cates.
The autopsy results and other forensic tests on Behl’s remains were not complete as of Tues-day.
The Mathews County Com-monwealth’s attorney offi ce has prosecuted one murder case in the last nine years. Hicks said attorneys from his offi ce will assist if the case is heard in Mathews.
Behl, who was from Vienna, and Fawley met several months before she enrolled in VCU in August, and their relation-ship developed by the internet. Fawley has admitted having a sexual relationship with Behl.
A statement paraphrased in Susan Leigh Merrick’s campaign announcement for the board of supervisors in Lancaster’s Dis-trict 5 should have read “I feel as citizens and residents of District 5, it is our responsibility to pay more attention to what is going on here.”
KILMARNOCK—The town council for Kilmarnock will con-vene Monday, October 17, at 7 p.m. in the town offi ce at 514 North Main Street.
A public hearing is set on proposed town code revisions to update parking regulations in the town’s medium residential zoning district (R-2). The revi-sion would allow two parking spaces per dwelling unit.
Lancaster County Crime Solv-ers is seeking information about a larceny that took place between October 1 and 2 between 2 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. at The Tides Inn in Irvington.
An unknown subject or sub-jects removed a welder and its trailer from the property. It was parked in the employee parking area and the wheels of the trailer were locked with a chain.
The trailer is described as black in color and approximately 6 foot long and 5 feet wide. It has two pieces of angle iron welded to the front of it standing upright to attach tanks; it had white rims and no license plate; brand name is Trailer World. The brand name of the welder is Miller Welder and it is blue in color. The value
of the items is over $3,000.Lancaster County Sheriff
Offi ce holds a warrant for Pearly Elania Walters. The warrant is for a bad check. Walters, 27, is a black male, with brown eyes and black hair. He is 5 feet 3 inches all and weighs 150 pounds. His last known address was 318 Red Ash Drive in Richmond after leaving Waverly Road in Reed-ville.
Report information about the stolen welder and trailer or wanted person to Crime Solv-ers at 462-7462. Callers will not have to give their name or appear in court. Information could lead to a reward up to $1,000.
Callers 906, 907, 908, 856, 830, and 979 may call 462-7462 to receive rewards.
B10 Rappahannock Record, Kilmarnock, Va. • Oct. 13, 2005From the front
A photo of the above abandoned house and travel trailer that suspect Benjamin Fawley posted on a website led investigators to Taylor Behl’s body in Mathews County. Behl’s remains were found a short distance behind the abandoned house.
Homicide case of Taylor Behl could be heard in Mathews court
LANCASTER COUNTY
CRIME SOLVERS
UP TO $1000 REWARD
charged October 3 on a Rich-mond County warrant for failure to appear in court.
A Eubank Drive woman, 47, was charged October 5 with contempt of court.
A Lumberlost Trail man, 38, was charged October 8 with contempt of court.Other responses
On October 3, the sheriff’s staff responded to a report of shots fi red and damage to a vehicle in the 1300 block of Pinckardsville Road.
On October 4, the staff responded to a traffi c accident with injuries on Farriers Road, received a report of the theft of welding equipment from the 400 block of King Carter Drive, attempted to locate a person in the Lively area who was wanted for a domestic assault incident, investigated a complaint about a prowler on Benson Road, met with a Chownings Ferry Road resident about a juvenile behavioral prob-lem, checked on the well-being of a KeepSafe program participant in the 9900 block of Mary Ball Road after pre-arranged telephone con-tact could not be made (no emer-gency services were needed), and received a walk-in report of a deer strike near Mary Ball and Devils Bottom roads.
On October 5, the staff responded to a business burglary at River and Millenbeck roads and domestic disturbances in the 3200 block of Crawfords Corner Road and Cow-shed Road. The staff received an unauthorized use of a vehicle com-plaint from Greenwood Court and forced entry into a Corrotoman Drive residence for a medical emer-gency.
On October 6, the staff responded to two separate accidents near Mary Ball and Harris roads, a traffi c acci-dent on North Main Street, a motor-ist’s report of a deer strike near River and Slabtown roads, and a domestic disturbance in the 400 block of Campbell Road. The staff received reports of vandalism on Levelfi elds Lane and a larceny in the 600 block of Rappahannock Drive.
On October 7, the staff responded to a traffi c accident near Mary Ball
and Regina roads and a theft from a vehicle was reported on Johns Neck Road.
On October 8, the staff responded to a single-vehicle accident on Jessie Dupont Memorial Highway, a domestic disturbance on Brent Court, and a complaint of trespass in the 18700 block of Mary Ball Road.
On October 9, the staff received a motorist’s report of a deer strike near Weems and Christ Church Road.
On October 10, the staff responded to a three-vehicle acci-dent on Devils Bottom Road, a traf-fi c accident near Mary Ball Road and Avis Trail, a civil dispute on Dawson Lane, and a vandalism complaint on Riverwood Drive. The staff received several reports of counterfeit money being received by merchants, a report about the unauthorized use of a golf cart on St. Andrews Lane, and a complaint from a James Wharf Road resident about annoying telephone calls.
Additionally during the week,
the sheriff’s staff made nine traf-fi c stops with four summonses issued, provided motorist assistance fi ve times, received three calls for animal control service, and made one inmate transport.
In calls for fi re department ser-vice, the Kilmarnock Volunteer Fire Department and Upper Lan-caster Volunteer Fire Department responded jointly to one traffi c acci-dent on Devils Bottom Road and a second accident near Mary Ball Road and Avis Trail. The Kilmar-nock department also responded to traffi c accidents at the intersection of Mary Ball and Harris roads in addition to North Main Street.
The White Stone Volunteer Fire Department responded to traffi c accidents at Farriers Road and the intersection of Mary Ball and Old Salem roads.
The White Stone department also responded twice to a brush fi re on Greentown Road and the Upper Lancaster department responded to a fi re alarm in the 5900 block of Morattico Road.
Northumberland County Sher-iff Wayne Middleton reported fi ve arrests last week.
Charles Adam Weidman, 18, of Burgess was charged October 3 with three counts of felony break-ing and entering to commit lar-ceny, two counts of felony property damage, and a misdemeanor count of property damage and larceny in connection with recent break-ins at Burgess area businesses.
A 36-year-old Heathsville woman was charged October 3 on a Richmond County warrant with failure to appear in the General Dis-trict Court.
A 16-year-old Callao juvenile was charged October 4 with three counts each of forgery and uttering, grand larceny and larceny.
A 53-year-old Wicomico Church man was charged October 5 with assault and battery of a family member.
A 41-year-old Heathsville man was charged October 8 with appear-ing in public in an intoxicated con-dition.
Rep. Jo Ann Davis last week voted in favor of HR 3893, the Gasoline for America’s Security Act, which addresses gasoline price gouging in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita as well as increases refi nery capac-ity for gasoline and other fuels. The measure passed the House, 212-210 and moved to the Senate for consideration.
“Rising gas prices have placed a major fi nancial burden on fam-ilies within my district, and this legislation will address gasoline price gouging as well as increase refi nery capacity for gasoline as well as heating oil, diesel fuel and jet fuel. More refi neries mean an increase in fuel sup-plies, and a decrease in cost,”
said Rep. Davis. “This bill out-laws price gouging, as defi ned by the Federal Trade Commis-sion (FTC), in gasoline or diesel fuel sales.”
In September, Rep. Davis peti-tioned Congress to investigate the erratic spikes in gas prices that occurred during and after Hurricane Katrina hit.
“I understand that gas prices will rise due to increased demand and a shortage of fuel,” said Rep. Davis. “ What dis-turbed me is that prices would spike by 50¢ overnight on fuel that was already purchased by gas stations and in the pumps. Some of this is because stations anticipate future costs, but I also believe that some of this was and
is price gouging, and this legis-lation addresses this problem. I am pleased that we are moving forward on this issue.”
She noted that the legisla-tion also directs the FTC to investigate gasoline prices nationwide following Katrina and compare and analyze the reasons for price changes and profit levels.
The measure would allow the president to temporarily reduce environmental and other regula-tions affecting refi neries under the Clean Air Act, added Davis. It also instructs the president to designate sites on federal lands for refi neries, including closed military installations and those targeted for closure.
To honor one of Virginia’s most delicious, healthful and economically valuable crops, Gov. Mark R. Warner recently declared October 2005 Virginia Apple Month in the Common-wealth.
Because of its climate, con-sistent rainfall and rich soil, Virginia grows numerous vari-eties of apples including red delicious, golden delicious, Rome, Stayman, gala, winesap, York, Granny Smith, Jonathan, Fuji and ginger gold, accord-ing to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer
Services.To meet demand, Virginia
farmers grow apple trees on 15,000 acres across the state, primarily in the upper Shenan-doah Valley, Central Virginia and Southwest Virginia regions and ship them to markets across the U.S. and to more than 20 countries.
In 2004, the state’s apple production ranked sixth in the U.S. with a total of 300 million pounds, and annual Virginia apple sales topped $44 million, including $33 million in sales of fresh apples and $11.2 mil-
lion in sales of processed apple products.
Virginia Grown apple crops offer fresh harvests from early August through late October. With advanced storage tech-nologies, growers can assure freshness and availability nearly year round. This means Virgin-ians can get this low-calorie, high-energy, high-fi ber food whenever they want a delicious snack, ingredients for a favorite pie or the ideal accompaniment for most any entrée.
For more information, visit www.virginiaapples.org.
Halloween can be a scary time for teeth. The American Association of Orthodontics (AAO) and Dr. Beth Faber offer these tips to keep teeth safe from decay, and protect braces during the Halloween season:
Don’t get into a sticky situation with braces—avoid sticky or chewy candy and snacks. These include hard candy or chewy candies, cara-mel, licorice, taffy, bubblegum and jelly beans. Also steer away from nuts, taco chips and popcorn.
“If it’s sticky, chewy, hard or crunchy, it’s a food that anyone wearing braces or retainers should avoid,” said AAO president Dr. B. Melvin DeSoto. “Eating the wrong kinds of food can harm your braces and possibly set back your treat-ment.”
Good alternatives for people with braces include soft chocolates, peanut butter cups, or other melt-
A potentially dangerous mix of school buses, harvest machinery and harried com-muters are traveling Virginia’s rural roadways, according to the Virginia Farm Bureau Fed-eration.
“Statistically, there are three times as many crashes on rural roads than on interstate high-ways,” said Bruce Stone, safety manager for Virginia Farm Bureau. “That’s because these roads are much narrower, many times they have no shoulders, and many people exceed the posted speed limit.”
Slow-moving school buses in the countryside could cause delays for busy drivers, espe-cially during morning hours. But more Virginians are moving to rural areas every year, and Stone said many of
them don’t realize that farmers have the same right to use rural roadways as they do.
“Just like commuters hurry-ing to work, farmers are head-ing to their ‘offi ce’ each day during harvest season,” he said.
When fast-moving com-muters suddenly come upon a slow-moving piece of farm equipment, the physics involved can take a lethal turn. Stone has unoffi cially documented 11 Virginia farmer fatalities from auto/farm equipment col-lisions since 1994. According to the National Safety Council, about 15,000 farm vehicles are involved in highway accidents each year, with 90 percent of the collisions occurring on dry roads during daylight hours.
“Most of the farmer fatali-
ties come from tractor over-turns caused by the collision. And there are many more acci-dents that don’t claim a life,” Stone said.
“Especially if you’re new to living in a rural community, you should drive slower on rural roads,” he advises. “Watch for a bright orange slow-moving vehicle emblem on the equip-ment. That’s your warning that it’s moving at only 15 to 20 miles per hour.”
Many farmers also use com-panion vehicles, yellow strobe lights and refl ective tape to increase their visibility, he added.
Stone said most collisions between farm vehicles and cars occur when motorists become impatient and try to pass on a narrow road.
Rep. Jo Ann Davis supports the Gasoline for America’s Security Act
Governor declares October Virginia Apple Month
Slow down during busy harvest season
Kilmarnocksets hearingon parkingHalloween can be a
scary time for teeth
Latimore.He also informed the board
that the United States Air Force Reserve Offi cers Training Corps (ROTC) intends to place seven to nine ROTC programs in schools this year that have been waiting to offer the pro-gram.
“While it is not offi cial, Lan-caster County is well on that list,” said Latimore.
He said school administra-tors could know as early as next month whether or not Lancaster has been selected for the Air Force ROTC pro-gram. The proposed construc-tion of an athletic fi eldhouse at the high school through the county’s capital improvement program would designate space for the ROTC program in that building. If the fi eldhouse is not constructed in time to start the ROTC program, temporary facilities would be used until the building is completed, said Latimore.Public comment
Steve Reid, a parent of a high school student, told the board
that the speed bumps at the high school are damaging his son’s car. He said industry stan-dards recommend speed bumps no higher than two-and-one-half inches but the high school speed bumps are between three inches and four-and-one-quarter inches by his measurements.
Reid also questioned why Lancaster County does not offer emblem “letters” to students who excel in academics.
“It gives them the drive to continue,” said Reid. “We’re just rewarding sports at this time.”
Greg Evans, a former substi-tute bus driver, also addressed the board. Evans questioned why he was released as a sub-stitute driver after he informed the school administration that his work as a substitute postal carrier on call had precedence over the school position.
The board did not act upon any of the public comments.
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in-the-mouth varieties. The AAO offers braces-friendly recipes at www.braces.org.
Consume sweets in moderation. Don’t be tempted to grab another handful from the bowl fi lled with treats. Parents may want to limit the time during which children can eat from the Halloween candy bowl.
“Not only does eating too much candy put you at a greater risk for tooth decay, it can lead to a host of other health problems including obesity,” Dr. DeSoto said.
Regular brushing and fl oss-ing are more important than ever during the Halloween season, when teeth may receive more exposure to sugary foods that can cause cavities. People with braces should be espe-cially conscientious about brushing and fl ossing often.
