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Know Your Gardening Limitations

BY SUSAN CAMP

Jim and I planted our first vegetable garden in the spring of 1978, when we lived in mili-tary quarters on an Army post in another state. Grow-ing vegetables wasn’t a pri-ority for the U.S. Army, but it did provide us with space for community garden plots. We signed up for a plot, which we shared with close friends.

None of us was a veteran vegetable gardener. My dad had grown roses and azaleas. My mother hated dirt, and Jim’s mother bemoaned her entire life the fact that she couldn’t grow a decent to-mato. Eleanor had grown up in the city, and Charles pro-fessed to know nothing about raising vegetables.

Our garden plot seemed huge, although I can’t recall the dimensions. Armed with a few basic hand tools, includ-ing a shovel, hoe and rake, we proceeded to dig and plant a garden. We decided to grow the basics: tomatoes, cucum-bers, squash, and corn. We cut sprouted potatoes into quarters and planted them.

We discovered that the Army hadn’t provided us with a water source, so we had to haul jugs of water from home, but we knew the harvest later in the season would be worth the trouble. The first few weeks were fun. We visited the garden almost every after-noon and on weekends, and soon little plants were sprout-ing everywhere. Some of them were weeds, and we didn’t always know which ones to pull. Then the bugs arrived. I’m sure we sprayed deadly poisons on the plants.

The weather grew hotter. Little League baseball started. I had aerobics class two eve-nings a week, Jim played golf whenever he could, and soon we hadn’t visited the plot in three weeks. Our friends were a little more faithful, I think, but when I returned to the garden for the last time, plants and weeds had grown into a small forest. The only salvageable vegetables were the potatoes.

If you are a novice vegetable gardener, here are a few tips from our first experience to help you get started. First, choose a sunny location to plant your garden. Most veg-etables require a minimum of 8 hours of direct sunlight each day.

Have your soil tested well in advance, so you can amend it, if necessary. Pick up a soil kit from your local extension of-fice and send your sample to VA Tech for testing.

Locate your garden near a water source. I can’t stress this enough. Hauling buck-ets of water in 90° heat isn’t fun. The soil in your garden should drain well.

Start small. A 10 x 10 foot plot is a good size; 8 x 12 feet is even better, because you can reach every plant without stepping on any of them.

Choose easy to grow plants like cucumbers, zucchini, squash, and carrots. Cherry and grape tomatoes require little work and usually pro-duce large crops. Potatoes re-quire minimal attention.

Herbs work well in contain-ers, and most have fragrant flowers that attract bees and butterflies. Raised beds will save your back and knees and keep Peter Rabbit out of your carrots and radishes.

You will have weeds. Dis-pose of them before they go to seed, if possible.

Insects, like squash bugs that attack members of the

GARDENING CORNER|FROM GLOUCESTER MASTER GARDENERS

Museum to hold St. Patrick’s Eve dinner

A St. Patrick’s Day Eve din-ner is planned for 6 p.m. Mon-day, March 16 as a fundraiser for the Mathews Historical Museum. It will be held at Kingston Parish House on Main Street in Mathews.

The dinner will include a corned beef dinner with tra-ditional fixings, a leprechaun dessert and Irish coffee, a re-lease said. Entertainment is planned, a release said.

Tickets are $40. Sponsor-ships, at $100, include two tickets.

Tickets are available at the Mathews Visitor Center, Flow-ers from the Heart, Haskins Bayside Auto Repair and Col-lision Center, and M&M at Mathews Court House.

For more information, email [email protected].

Gwynn’s Island Bridge winners named

The Gwynn’s Island Dupli-cate Bridge group met Feb. 13 and produced ties for top placement.

Emily Leap and Nick Koch tied for first place with Nina and Pete Guy. A three-way tie for third rounded out the awards, with Mary Ann Gil-man and Tom Doyle, Areden Durham and Malena Mcgrath, and Charles Jeffress and Ar-mand Wagner going home with the same scores.

Upcoming games, all at 1 p.m. at the Gwynn’s Island Civic Center, are set for Feb. 26, March 11 and March 25.

Bird walk SaturdayThe Northern Neck Audu-

bon Society will conduct a bird walk at 9 a.m. Saturday at Kendale Farm in Essex County, located at 1909 Ken-dalls Road. The walk is free and open to the public.

For more information, visit northernneckaudubon.org.

CorrectionAn article in last week’s Ga-

zette-Journal said that tick-ets to the York River Circle of The King’s Daughters and Sons upcoming Book Au-thor Luncheon featuring his-torical fiction writer Connie Lapallo would be $40. The correct price is $30.

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DAR chapter hosts Washington, D.C. field trip

The Augustine Warner Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, will hold a bus trip to the DAR Library/Headquarters in Washington D.C. on Thursday, April 23 for a tour and, time permitting, research opportunity, lunch at the Department of the In-terior and dinner in Freder-icksburg.

Everyone interested is in-vited to join. The fee is $58. For more information, or to reserve a spot on the bus, email [email protected].

A Valentine traditionAbingdon Woman’s Club members delivered 310 Valentines on Feb. 11 to residents at Walter Reed Convalescent Home, Sanders Assisted Living, Heron Cove, Gloucester House and Cary House. The members continued a tradition started over 30 years ago. Taking part, seated first row from left, were Jean Heywood and Rita Howard; second row, Sue Blake, Dolores Mergenthaler, Linda DeTurk, Bonnie Lewis, Bonnie Shaffner; third row, Page Strickland, Elizabeth Brown, Linda Bur-ton, Linda Johnston, Shelba Williams, Ruth White, Joanne Burruss, Helen Spence, Rachel Wells, Amelita Thomas and, not pictured, Peggy Cooney.

River Country QuiltersThe River Country Quilters Guild welcomed a new executive board for 2020. Leading the group are, front row from left: president Cassi Fritzius, treasurer Patsy Bell, secretary Emma Crawford; back row, membership chair Teresa Rarick, communications chair Debbie Thomas and vice president Linda Makowski. Michelle May from the Raspberry Rabbits will be the guest speaker at the group’s Feb. 25 meeting in the Fellowship Hall of Newington Baptist Church, Gloucester. Registration starts at 6:30 p.m. Visitors are welcome. The guild is also exploring the possibility of offering a beginners’ quilting class. If you or someone you know would be interested learning the quilting process, contact Thomas at [email protected] or send a direct message to the River Country Quilters’ Facebook page.

At home in the kitchen“The most important part of your house”

BY BETTY WRENN DAY

His fifth grade math students may not know that their teacher, Jason Williams, is an excellent cook. However, his special ed students know about it. “We used to do some form of creating foods as part of learning basic life skills. Every Friday we created a recipe and the students put it together. Simple things like applesauce, granola, etc. There were about 12 students and for two years I spent a lot of time in the kitchen with them.”

Jason’s fondness for cooking began at an early age. “I learned from my mom and when she decided to go back to college when I was ten years old I just moved into the kitchen. Didn’t make a lot of fancy dishes, just kept to standards, but we did have many family dinner gatherings. As I grew up, went on to college and then to work and even today, my mother and I can still work together well in the same kitchen.”

Jason said that at one point in his life he wanted to be a chef, and he even served as line chef at the Mathews Yacht Club. He soon learned that the schedule of a chef was not what he really wanted to do with his life. But he would not give up cooking “because I love to cook and create new dishes.”

“I give my mother the credit for what I learned about cooking and the enjoyment of doing it,” Jason said. “But I do watch a lot of TV cooking shows where you get new ideas and methods. I like to experiment and create new recipes. I seldom follow a recipe as written. I tend to modify them and come up with my own. I do better with the recipes that I create and when they are successful I’ll repeat those recipes.”

Jason says he does about 95% of the cooking at home. Although his wife Aryah is good at cooking too, “it’s not her favorite thing to do but we can work in the kitchen together.”

Cooking on open fires is Jason’s favorite method of cookery. “The best food on earth comes off campfires. My wife and I love to camp and do so about once a year.” Probably for the upcoming camping season there will be three Williamses experiencing Jason’s

campfire creations. Their son Walker, now four months old, will have his first experience of what his dad thinks is the best food ever.

A family get together is where Jason can really present his talent in cooking and many of them are held at his home in Mathews. “We have a lot of those gatherings for birthdays, holidays and any special occasion. These happenings

bring out anywhere from 10 to 22 family members each time.”

About once a week Jason and his friend Tyler Bass, recently featured in this column, get together to try new ideas and create new recipes. “We tend to experiment with ethnic foods and seasonings. We have fun.

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Jason Williams loves to cook and is always happy to be in the kitchen.

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“You know the kitchen is the most important part of your house. Your day begins there and almost ends there with dinner.”

CHICKEN CORDON BLUE2 large chicken breasts,

butterfly-filleted and pounded thin

1 egg¾ cup of milk½ cup of flour1 cup panko bread crumbs½ cup grated parmesan1 Tbs. oregano½ tsp. salt½ tsp. pepper2 pieces of sliced deli ham2 slices Swiss cheesePreheat oven to 400°F. Begin

by placing a slice of ham and a slice of Swiss cheese over 2/3 of the chicken breast, leaving about a 1/3 uncovered. Begin-ning at the covered end, be-gin rolling the chicken breast toward the uncovered end. Se-cure with toothpicks or skewers placed through the width of the roll. Repeat with second chicken breast. Next, place flour in a bowl or container large enough in which to dredge the chicken rolls. In a separate bowl of sim-ilar size, make an egg wash by combining egg and milk and whisk until blended. In a third bowl of similar size or larger, mix panko, parmesan, oregano, salt, and pepper. Place the con-tainers of flour, egg wash, and panko mix in a line respectively, with a greased baking sheet at the end. Coat the chicken rolls in flour, then dip in the egg wash to cover completely, then coat in panko mix. Bake in oven for 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked all the way through. Serve hot with vegetables and a starch, such as a rice pilaf.

Note: Real chicken cordon bleu is served with a healthy covering of cordon bleu sauce. I typically don’t prepare a sauce with this dish, but I recommend looking up a recipe for one for a truly authentic experience!

STEAK FAJITAS1 lb. shoulder steak1 lime, juiced1 small onion, halved and

sliced1 green pepper, sliced1 jalapeño, seeded and

sliced¼ c. fresh chopped cilantro½ Tbs. minced garlic (about

2 cloves worth)½ tsp, coarse salt½ tsp. fresh ground pepperLarge tortillasCream cheese (softened or

spreadable)Any additional toppings

desired, including shredded cheese, sour cream, etc.

About an hour ahead of cooking time, tenderize steak and slice into strips, cutting across grain. In a medium-sized bowl, combine steak, garlic, ci-lantro, salt, pepper, and the juice of the lime. Mix to combine in-gredients and coat steak com-pletely; cover with plastic wrap, pressing the plastic down onto the top of the steak. Let mari-nate in fridge for one hour. After marinating, turn out contents of bowl into a large skillet and sauté over a medium-high heat. Once the steak begins to brown, add peppers and onions. Cook until vegetables begin to soften and most of the excess liquid has cooked off. To serve, smear some cream cheese into the center of a tortilla and warm in the microwave for 15 seconds. Next, add sautéed steak, pep-pers, and onions, along with any other desired toppings.

CROCK POT CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breast

2 qt. chicken broth2 large carrots, sliced2 celery stalks, sliced½ c. onion, diced½ tsp. dried bay leaf½ tsp. herbs de Provence1 tsp. rosemarySalt and pepper to taste1 lb. farfalle/bowties pastaOptional: Add a squeeze of

lemon juice to add some extra brightness to this warm classic!

Set aside pasta. Combine all other ingredients in crock pot and cook on low for 6 hours. Af-ter 6 hours, boil pasta accord-ing to package directions. While boiling the pasta, remove the

chicken breasts from the crock pot and shred. When pasta is cooked through, drain and add to crock pot. Mix to incorporate. Serve hot with a grilled cheese sandwich or by itself!

CHICKEN SALAD1 lb. of cooked, shredded

chicken breasts (prepare however you want or use a rotisserie chicken!)

½ small onion1 celery stalk, quartered and

diced1 granny smith apple,

peeled and diced½ c. dried cranberries¾ c. of mayonnaise (NOT

miracle whip or salad dressing)

1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce1 tsp. salt1 tsp. sugar½ tsp. of black pepper½ tsp. of lemon juice or 1

tsp. of lemon pepperCombine everything but

chicken in a large bowl and mix well. Fold in shredded chicken. Allow to cool in fridge com-pletely before serving.

GRILLED TUNA STEAK2 tuna steaks, rinsed and

dried3 sprigs of fresh rosemary1 lemon½ Tbs. of minced garlic½ tsp. sea salt½ tsp. black pepper2 Tbs. of extra virgin olive oilStrip the leaves from 1 sprig

of rosemary and chop. In a large bowl, combine the chopped rosemary leaves, the juice of the lemon (do not discard rind), garlic, salt, and pepper. Mix well. Coat tuna steaks in mixture and leave in bowl to marinate in fridge for at least 30 minutes.

Preheat grill to 400°F. Place lemon rinds and rosemary sprigs directly onto grate. Place tuna steaks on grill near rose-mary and lemon. Cook 5-7 min-utes and flip. Cook an additional 5-7 minutes and remove from heat. You can cook longer if you prefer a more well-done steak, but tuna steaks become dry and very fishy if over cooked. Serve with mashed potatoes or your choice of vegetable.

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squash and cucumber family and stink bugs that munch on tomatoes, can be controlled with Neem oil or insecticidal soap. Insect eggs are found on the undersides of leaves and can be removed by hand. Avoid chemical pes-ticides, if possible. Theses toxins don’t discriminate be-tween beneficial insects and bad bugs.

Mulch your garden to help

retain soil moisture and pre-vent weeds.

Keep a record of your plants and how well they performed.

Many helpful gardening articles are available from Virginia Cooperative Exten-sion (VCE) at www.pubs.ext.vt.edu. Detailed planning information is offered in VCE Publication 426-312 “Plan-ning the Vegetable Garden.”

Finally, buy your corn from a roadside stand or at the Farmers Market. You don’t need the hassle of fighting off deer, raccoons, and crows.


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JJoin oin UUs s FFor or WWorshiporship ADVENTISTSGLOUCESTER SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTSSATURDAYS at 7314 Main Street, Gloucester, VA 23061 Sabbath School 9:30 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m. 757-814-5285

ANGLICAN ST. JAMES ANGLICAN CHURCHAncient Worship - Timeless FaithFr David Masterson, VicarServices: SUNDAY10:00 AM - Holy CommunionHoly Unction is offered the first Sunday of each month. Coffee hour in the historic Glebe House follows the service each Sunday.6124 Abingdon Glebe Lane Gloucester, VA 23061 / 804-824-9552 (off Hwy. 17, behind Ken Houtz Chevrolet)[email protected]___________________ST. THOMAS ANGLICAN MISSIONAncient Faith - Common PrayerThe Rev Fr Jason Hess, RectorServices: SUNDAY, 10:00 AM - Holy CommunionTUESDAY, 6:30 PM - Evening Prayer / Study15661 John Clayton Memorial HwyMathews, VA 23109, 804-413-1718www.MathewsAnglican.org

ASSEMBLY OF GODLIGHTHOUSEReverend Kenneth F. Cramer4299 Geo. Wash. Mem. Hwy.Hayes, VA 23072804-642-2752 • 804-642-4018 Faxwww.LightHouseVA.LifeServices: SUNDAY, Prayer at 9 a.m.; Worship Service 10 a.m.; WEDNESDAY, 7 p.m. Family Ministries

BAPTISTBEECH GROVE BAPTIST CHURCHRichard Croxton, Preaching InterimSUNDAY SCHOOL, 10 a.m. SUNDAY WORSHIP, 11 a.m. 4073 Cedar Bush Rd. Hayes, VA___________________BEULAH BAPTIST CHURCHRev. Tom CohickServices: SUNDAY, Sunday School 10 a.m.; Worship Service 11 a.m.___________________CHURCH OF THE LIVING WORD8144 Tidemill Road, Hayes, 642-9612Building A Victorious Church That Lives The Word Through The Power Of Jesus ChristBishop Gregory and Pastor Eunice WoodardServices: SUNDAY, 10:00 a.m. Worship; 11 a.m. Children’s Church; WEDNESDAY, 7 p.m. Prayer/Bible Study (Adults and Youth) FRIDAY, 6 p.m. Intercessory Prayer. THE CHURCH OF LOVEwww.churchofthelivingword.net___________________FAITH BAPTIST CHURCHRev. Werlie Hendrix, Pastor17448 John Clayton Memorial Hwy. 824-4347Services: SUNDAY, Sunday School for all ages at 9:30 a.m., Worship Service 10:45 a.m. Sunday Family Night, Bible Study for all ages 6 p.m. “Faith Feels Like Family” Affiliated with the Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginiawww.faithbaptistfamily.com___________________GLOUCESTER POINT BAPTISTPastor Ray P. “Bud” Goude, Jr.7741 Terrapin Cove Rd., Glou. Pt.804-642-2555 • www.gloptbaptist.orgServices: SUNDAY, Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Worship, 11 a.m.; C.A.R.E. ministry at 2 p.m. WEDNESDAYS: Youth Dinner and Worship 5:30 p.m., Children and adult Bible Studies 6:30 p.m.; 7:30 choir practice; FRIDAY: 9:30 a.m. Seniors’

GWYNN’S ISLAND BAPTIST CHURCHDr. Ed Jordan, Pastor • 725-2384Services: SUNDAY 9:45 Sunday School; 11 a.m. Worship (Nursery provided); 6:30 p.m. Bible Study; WEDNESDAY; Choir practice at 7:30 p.m. “Serving the Lord by Serving Others”___________________HIGHWAY TO HEAVENBIKER CHURCHDAV Bldg. Chapter 586265 Professional Dr. Gloucester, Va. 23061Sunday Mornings: Fellowship 9:00a.m.,Service 9:30-10:30a.m.www.HtHBChurch.com___________________MACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCHFoster, Va. 23056 • 804-725-5416 Rev. Everett Hughes • 804-725-3032 [email protected]: SUNDAY, 9:45 a.m. Sunday School; 11 a.m. Preaching.___________________MATHEWS BAPTIST CHURCHHudgins, Va., 725-3707Pastor Rev. Brian E. KramerServices: SUNDAY, 9 a.m. Contemporary; 10 a.m. Sunday School classes for all ages; 11 a.m. Traditional. Family meals are held Wednesdays at 6 p.m., followed by children/youth activities and adult Bible studies at 6:30 p.m. For more information call the church office at 725-3707.www.mathewsbaptistchurch.com

___________________SPRING HILL BAPTIST CHURCHDr. C. E. McDaniel, PastorCobbs Creek, Va.725-3500 - 725-3834Services: SUNDAY, 10 a.m. Sunday School; 11 a.m. Morning Worship. THURSDAY, 6:30 p.m. Bible Study and Prayer Meeting, 7:30 p.m. Choir Practice.___________________UNION BAPTIST CHURCH9254 Guinea Rd., Hayes, VA 23072Located next to Achilles Elementary SchoolChurch Office: 642-2332 Rev. Jared Berry, PastorE-mail: [email protected]: SUNDAY 9:45 a.m. Bible Study; 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Worship; WEDNESDAY: 6:30pm, Adult Bible Study and Prayer; OUTWARD Youth for youth; UBC Kids Crew & choir for children

WHITE MARSH BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. Kevin Thompson, Pastor5123 Geo. Wash. Mem. Hwy.White Marsh, VA 23183 • 804-693-2863Website: www.whitemarshbaptistchurch.comServices: SUNDAY, Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; Worship & Praise 10:30 a.m. (Children’s Church & Nursery provided); AWANA (Sept-May) 6:00 pm; WEDNESDAYAdult Bible Study 6:00p.m. WEDNESDAY___________________ZION POPLARS BAPTIST CHURCHRev. Dr. Elton Pryor 693-4821 • 7000 T.C. Walker Road, GloucesterSunday School 10 am; Worship 11 am; Bible Study Wednesday 7 pm.

CHURCH OF CHRISTGLOUCESTER CHURCH OF CHRIST2432 Hayes Road, Hayes • 642-6050SERVICES: Sunday, Bible Class, 10 a.m., Wor-ship 11 a.m., and 2 p.m. WEDNESDAY, Mid-week Bible Study, 7 p.m.

CHURCH OF GODLIVING WATERS CHURCH“A Church of New Beginnings”Pastor David Hinsen2061 Windsor Rd., Dutton, VA 23050Worship Services: 10:30 am Sunday & 7 pm Wed.Increasing Faith • Imparting Hope Modeling Love___________________NEW LIFE MINISTRY CENTER3450 Geo. Wash. Mem. Hwy., Hayes VA 23072804-642-5440Sunday Worship, 10:45 a.m.; Wednesday Family Night, 6:45 p.m.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHESSEVERN CHURCHRev. Bill West, Pastor, 693-3937Since 1884, Off Hwy. 17 at White Marsh to Naxera, Robins NeckSUNDAY, Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:00 a.m. WEDNESDAY, Bible Study 7 p.m., Choir Practive, 7:45 p.m.

EPISCOPALABINGDON EPISCOPAL CHURCHThe Reverend Sven L. vanBaars, Rector4645 George Washington Memorial HighwayP.O. Box 82, White Marsh, VA804-693-3035www.abingdonchurch.org9:15 A.M. Nursery for Infants & Toddlers8 A.M. Rite 1 service; 9:30 A.M. Sunday School and Adult Forum;10:30 A.M. Rite II. All are welcome!___________________KINGSTON EPISCOPAL PARISHMathews, Virginia, 804-725-2175The Very Rev. Gary J. Barker, RectorE-mail: [email protected] Parish Preschool 804-725-3211Worship Services: 8 am: HE Rite I at Christ Church, 320 Williams Wharf Road; 9:15 am: Sunday School; 10:30 am: HE Rite II at Kingston Chapel, 370 Main Street; Nursery AvailableAll are welcome!___________________WARE EPISCOPAL CHURCHThe Rev. Dr. Kathleen Price, Interim Rector7825 John Clayton Memorial HighwayP.O. Box 616, Gloucester, VA 804-693-3821 • www.warechurch.orgOffice Hours: Mon-Thur 9 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.Sunday Service Schedule8:30 a.m. Worship The Holy Eucharist (Chapel)10:30 a.m. Worship: The Holy Eucharist (Church)Midweek ServiceWednesday 12 p.m. (Chapel)Choir PracticeWednesday 7 p.m.

FULL GOSPELCORNERSTONE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH2243 Buckley Hall Rd. Cobbs Creek, VA 23035Chris Morgan, Pastor. 725-9145Services: SUNDAY 10am Morning WorshipRESONATE JV Sunday 10amWEDNESDAY Healing Center 10-11am.7pm. Midweek Service; RESONATE Youth Service 7pm; Nursery & Children’s Ministry provided for all services. Website: gocfc.com___________________CROSS�ROADS MINISTRIES & MINISTERIAL ASSOC.President/Pastor David A. Bergeron Sr.WATERSIDE STONE CHRISTIAN CHURCHSunday Morning Worship - 10amWednesday Evening Bible Study - 7pmINTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF FULL GOSPEL CHAPLAINS Meetings - Times & Dates TBAFAITH-LIFE BIBLE INSTITUTETuesday & Thursday - 7pm6549 Main Street, Gloucester VA 23061804-815-4889

LUTHERANAPOSTLES LUTHERAN CHURCHThe Rev. Jeniffer N. Tillman, PastorMain Street at Fox Mill Run Estates, Gloucester 804-693-9098 • www.apostles-elca.orgSunday Service: 9:30 AM - Prayground available in sanctuary for young children during worship.Faith formation for children and youth every other Sunday after worshipWe at Apostles LOVE BOLDLY! Join us!

NON-DENOMINATIONALGRACE BIBLE CHURCHPastor R. Ashley Gibson804-693-35339577 George Washington Memorial Hwy, Box 105, Ark, VA 230039:45 AM Sunday School classes for all ages11:00 AM Sunday Worship Service6:00 PM Sunday evening Bible Study6:30 PM Wednesday evening prayer service___________________KINGDOM COVENANT MINISTRIES827 Ridge Road Cobbs Creek Va 23035Apostle Steve A. Forrest Sr.Thursdays 7pm bible studyworship service Sundays 10:30804-362-2220 - newhopecc88.com___________________NEW HOPE CHRISTIAN CHURCH Prophetess Cheryl Forrest, Pastor 387 Church St, (THMS) MathewsP.O. Box 21, Cobb’s Creek VA 23035804-362-2220 - newhopecc88.com___________________TABERNACLE OF FAITH7028 Woodsville Road, Hayes804-684-9373SUNDAY SERVICE: 11 am; Kingdom Prepa-ration Teaching classes are held at 10 a.m.; Intercessory prayer is 6-7 p.m. every Wednes-day. Bible study is 7 to 8 pm every Thursday at the church._________________ __TRANSFORMING LIFE CHURCH Pastor Mike Freeman7558 John Clayton Memorial Hwy Gloucester VA Sundays at 10:00 amwww.visitTLC.church

PRESBYTERIAN GRACE COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH6470 Main St., Gloucester, VADr. Douglas Nagel, Pastor693-2071, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. daily.E-mail: [email protected] see activities go to website: gracecovenant.usSchedule: Sunday School, 9:15 am; Worship, 10:30am

GROVES MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH9117 Glass Road, P. O. Box 1263, Hayes VAPh: 804-642-9698Rev. Barry Phillips, Co-PastorRev. Michael Condrey, Co-PastorSunday School 9 a.m. / Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m.www.grovesmemchu

ROMAN CATHOLICCHURCH OF FRANCIS DE SALESRt. 647, Lover’s Lane, Mathews Court HouseFather Gerry KaggwaSpring Schedule: Sunday Mass 11 a.m.Weekday Mass: 9 a.m. Tues. & Fri.Holy Day Mass: 5:30 p.m.___________________CHURCH OF ST. THERESE6262 Main Street • Gloucester, VA 23061804-693-5939 • Father Gregory KandtWeekend Masses: 5 PM Saturday, 8 & 10:30 AM Sunday; Holy Day Mass: 12:00 and 7:00 pm; Faith Formation: K-8 at 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.9-12 at 6:00 to 8:00

UNITEDMETHODISTBETHANY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH1860 Hayes Rd., Old Rt. 17, Glou. Pt., VA, Rev. Mike Derflinger, Pastor, 642-2110www.bethanyumc-gp.orgServices: SUNDAY, Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; Worship, 8:30 & 11 a.m.; Nursery provided___________________BEULAH UNITED METHODIST CHURCHNew Point, VARev. Dede Parrish, Pastor • 725-2775Sunday School 9:45 a.m.; Worship 11 a.m.___________________CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH121 Church Street, Mathews, VARev. John Choi, 725-3332Services: SUNDAY, 10 a.m., Sunday School; 8:30 a.m. Early Worship and Fellowship Time; 11 a.m. Worship Service with nursery provided.___________________LOCUST GROVE UNITED METHODIST CHURCHPastor Booker Brown804-725-3504 / cell: 804-513-9258Rt. 3, DuttonSunday School: 9:45 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.; Nursery provided, Children’s Church, elevator___________________MATHEWS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCHRt. 198; P.O. Box 125, Cobbs Creek, VAwww.mathewschapelumc.orgBrett Isernhagen 804-725-9275Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.; Worship - 11 am Children’s Church; Nursery Provided___________________OLIVE BRANCH12403 Harcum Road, Gloucester, VA 23061 Phone : 804.693.3754 Sunday Worship 9:30 am;___________________SALEM UMC11408 Salem Church Rd, Glouc., VA 23061Between Turks Ferry Rd and Hunny Pot Ln(804) 693-3754 • umc.org Sunday Worship 11:00 am ___________________SINGLETON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH5869 Ware Neck Rd., Schley, VARev. Calvin Griffin • 804-693-3811Worship service 11 a.m.; Congregational Sunday School at 9:45 in the church annex. “We are workers together with God!”www.singletonumc.0rghttp://singletonumcblog.wordpress.com ___________________SUSANNA WESLEY UNITEDMETHODIST CHURCH3900 George Washington Memorial HighwayOrdinary, Va 23131 • 642-7551Pastor Jan CommanderWorship Service 8:15 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.; SundaySchool for all ages 9:30 a.m. Nursery care is provided for both worship services

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THURSDAY, FEB. 20, 2020Read Nehemiah 9:10-17

The one who started a good work in you will stay with you to complete the job by the day of Christ Jesus. -Philippians 1:6 (CEB)

As a quilter for the last 30 years, I have started many projects. Most I have finished, but some that I started with great gusto and magnificent intentions now sit in my sewing cor-ner—untouched and gath-ering dust. Either I had lost interest, they became too difficult to finish, or some other project became more important. The once-cher-ished projects were set

aside, forgotten.Thankfully, God, the Quil-

ter of our lives, never re-sponds this way. Unlike us, our Creator “who started a good work” in us will “com-plete the job.” No matter how uninteresting we are or how difficult we become, God will not leave us in a corner to gather dust. God never loses interest in us. Instead, with great and gra-cious care, God will keep stitching our lives into a dazzling completed work.

PRAYER: Dear Father, thank you for not setting us aside. Help us to trust that you will finish what you have started as we

pray, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. (Matt.6:9-13, KJV)

THOUGHT FOR THE DAYGod stitches my life into a

heavenly creation.-Jennifer Lanane (North

Carolina, USA)

Services announced by local churches

TODAY’S MEDITATION|©THE UPPER ROOM

Special services and other ac-tivities in churches this week, include the following:

ABINGDON EPISCOPALAbingdon Episcopal Church,

White Marsh, will celebrate its birthday with cake at the coffee hour. There will be discussion about the architectural and historical significance of Angli-can worship at 9:45 a.m. in the sanctuary.

ABUNDANT HARVEST WOR-SHIP CENTER

The sermon title of Pastor Wil Early and Dr. Gloria Savage-Early of Abundant Harvest Wor-ship Center, Gloucester Point, at 10:30 a.m. Sunday will be “No Matter the Conditions … Pray.”

APOSTLES LUTHERANApostles Lutheran Church,

Gloucester, will hold a special blessing and sending service during the 9:30 a.m. Sunday service for the medical mis-sion team going to Guatemala. Six members of the congre-gation will go to Guatemala the first week in March to pro-vide medical care and to build stoves. During fellowship, health kits for Guatemala will be put together. Faith forma-tion for youth will be held after fellowship.

A Mardi Gras celebration will be held at 6 p.m. on Shrove Tuesday and an Ash Wednesday service will be held at 7 p.m.

BELLAMY UNITED METHODISTBellamy United Methodist

Church, Gloucester, will cel-ebrate Transfiguration Sunday with a study from the Gospel According to Matthew. The Handbell Choir will provide special music at the 8:30 and 11 a.m. worship services.

Ash Wednesday services will be offered at noon in the Old Church, and 7 p.m. in the sanctuary.

BETHANY UNITED METHODISTThe sermon title of Pastor

Mike Derflinger of Bethany United Methodist Church, Gloucester Point, at the 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday services will be “Overcoming Fear.”

An Ash Wednesday service will be held at 7 p.m.

BETHEL BAPTIST The sermon title of the Rev.

James L. Harris of Bethel Bap-tist Church, Gloucester, at 11 a.m. Sunday will be “Standing on Holy Ground.” The New Life Gospel Choir will sing.

BETHEL UNITED METHODIST Bethel United Methodist

Church, Onemo, will have a Lenten Bible study at 7 p.m. Tuesday.


CENTRAL UNITED METHODISTA Brunswick stew sale will

take place from 1-4 p.m. Sat-urday in Central United Meth-odist Church, Mathews. There are limited tickets available for walk-ins.

Tom Robinson will speak dur-ing the 8:30 a.m. Sunday ser-vice, and Judy Moughon will preach at the 11 o’clock service.

The group study, “The Call: The Life and Message of the Apostle Paul,” will meet for its first session at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Fellowship Hall. Alter-natively the class will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesdays in the parsonage.

CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIESPastor Mark Divens of Second

Antioch Baptist Church will be the guest speaker at 4 p.m. Sun-day in Christian Fellowship Min-istries, King William.

The church will start its an-nual 40 Day Fast at 7 p.m. Ash Wednesday and it will con-tinue through April 5. Nightly services will be held at 7 p.m. each Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

CHURCH OF THE LIVING WORDThe sermon title of Lead Pas-

tor Melvin Epps of Church of the Living Word, Hayes, at the 10 a.m. Sunday service will be “Jesus Saves.”

The book of Colossians will be the topic for the 7 p.m. Wednes-day Bible study.

CORNERSTONE FELLOWSHIPPastors Chris and Debbie

Morgan of Cornerstone Fel-lowship Church, Cobbs Creek, will minister together for a bo-

nus week on “Love and Rela-tionships” in the series “Love Guide” at 10 a.m. Sunday.

On Wednesday, Mrs. Mor-gan will teach “Faith” at 10 a.m. and Mr. Morgan will con-tinue the series, “The Fear of the Lord: Understanding Four Important Whys” at 7 p.m.

EMMANUEL UNITED METHODISTThe Active Adults of Em-

manuel United Methodist Church, Bohannon, will host a “Shrove (Fat) Tuesday Pan-cake and Sausage Dinner” at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 25 in the Fel-lowship Hall.

Sweetheart Dinner

In celebration of Valentine’s Day, Bethel United Methodist Church held its an-nual Sweetheart Dinner at Nick’s Spa-ghetti & Steak House on Sunday, Feb. 9. Among those taking part were, from left: Betty Hammond, Malcolm Con-way, Lisa Conway, Thelma Rice, Kathryn Diggs and Janice Hudgins.

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Pastor Jennifer Mercer will observe Ash Wednesday with a noon service at Emmanuel.

FIRST BAPTIST, ORDINARYThe sermon title of Pastor

Ward Warren of First Baptist Church, Ordinary, at the 11 a.m. Sunday service will be “The Persistent Problems of Preju-dice Church.” The Senior Choir will sing under the direction of Minister Shelia Madanat. The Church school topic, “Ever Persevering Petitions,” at 9:30 will be facilitated by Deacon-ess Sharon Washington. A Soul Food dinner will follow the worship service.

FIRST MORNING STAR BAPTISTDeacon Edward Washington

will be the instructor for the 9:45 a.m. Sunday school, “Ever-Persevering Petitions,” at First Morning Star Baptist Church, Bena. The sermon topic of Pas-tor Larry J. Arrington at the 11 o’clock service will be “The Greatest Truth.” The Fellowship Choir, under the direction of Leander Myers, will sing. A Soul Food dinner and Black History Month presentation, “Memo-ries of the Bena-Hayes School,” will be held in the Fellowship Hall following the worship service.

GLEANING BAPTISTGleaning Baptist Church,

Gloucester, still has tickets available for the 12th pasto-ral anniversary banquet that will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29, in the newly dedi-cated fellowship hall of Glean-ing. The cost will be $15 and reservations can be obtained by contacting Selina Gist at 804-832-3070.

GLOUCESTER POINT BAPTISTThe sermon title of Pastor

Bud Goude of Gloucester Point Baptist Church at the 11 a.m. Sunday service will be “Nothing Like His Father.”

GWYNN’S ISLAND BAPTISTThe sermon title of Dr. Ed Jor-

dan of Gwynn’s Island Baptist Church at 11 a.m. Sunday will be “Humble Greatness.” The church choir will provide spe-cial music. A luncheon honor-ing the pastor’s birthday will follow the service.

KINGSTON EPISCOPAL PARISHThe Scouts and youth of

Kingston Episcopal Parish, Mathews, will sponsor a Shrove Tuesday Pancake Breakfast on Sunday following both services at the parish house.

Monday/Tuesday classes, ” Enlighten the Eyes of our Hearts, O Lord: Faith and Imagi-nation,” are held at 1 p.m. Mon-day and 7 p.m. Tuesday. There will be Ash Wednesday ser-vices: Imposition of Ashes and Holy Eucharist at 12 p.m. at Christ Church and at 7 p.m. at Kingston Chapel at the parish house.

LIGHTHOUSELightHouse Church, Ordi-

nary, will have a missions ban-quet dinner at 6 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $100 per person. To purchase tickets, go to https://lighthouseva.churchcenter.com/registrations/events. Funds raised will provide monthly support to 22 mission-aries around the world and a medical mission trip to the Do-minican Republic.

LOCUST GROVE UNITED METHODISTThe sermon title of Pas-

tor Booker Brown Jr. of Lo-cust Grove United Methodist Church, Dutton, at the 11 a.m. Sunday service will be “Moun-tain Tops.”


MATHEWS BAPTISTPatsy Brooks will make a

presentation at 4 p.m. Sunday in Mathews Baptist Church, Hudgins, about her her per-sonal journey, “The Beat Goes On.” Light refreshments will fol-low her presenation.

MATHEWS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST

The sermon title of Pastor Brett Isernhagen of Mathews Chapel United Methodist Church, Cobbs Creek, at the 11 a.m. Sunday service will be “The ‘We’ We Have Forgotten.”

Wednesday Bible study, “Genesis,” meets at 10 a.m.

NEW HOPE CHRISTIAN The sermon title of Pastor

Cheryl Forrest of New Hope Christian Church at 11 a.m. Sunday will be “Don’t Abort the Plan.” The church meets at Thomas Hunter Middle School, Mathews.

NEW MOUNT ZION BAPTISTThe sermon title of Pas-

tor Vincent Pryor of New Mount Zion Baptist Church, Gloucester, at 11 a.m. Sunday will be “A Threefold Cord is not Easily Broken.” The community choir will sing.

NEW POINT FRIENDSThe sermon title of Pastor

Thomas Bunting of New Point Friends Church at 11 a.m. Sun-day will be “There is Only One Way!”

NEWINGTON BAPTISTThe sermon title of Pastor

Mike Gray of Newington Bap-tist Church, Gloucester, at the 10:15 a.m. Sunday service will be “Love Children Like Jesus.”

OLIVE BRANCH UNITED METHODISTThe sermon title of the Rev.

Ann Tang of Olive Branch United Methodist Church, Gloucester, at the 9:30 a.m. Sunday service will be “The Ba-sics of Belief.”

A dinner and movie night will be held at 6:30 tonight.

An Ash Wednesday service will be held at 10 a.m.

A Lenten Bible Study will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesdays, led by the pastor.

SALEM UNITED METHODIST, DIGGSThe sermon title of Pas-

tor Bertina Westley of Salem United Methodist Church, Diggs, at 10:50 a.m. Sunday will be “Listen to Him.”

SALEM UNITED METHODIST, GLOUCESTER

The sermon title of the Rev. Ann Tang of Salem United Methodist Church, Gloucester, at 11 a.m. Sunday will be “The Basics of Belief.”

A Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Feb. 25. The menu will include pancakes, sausage patties and baked apples. A love offering will be accepted; all are welcome, a release said. An Ash Wednesday service will


CHURCH SERVICES|

Mathews native working to revive school building

Rev. William Smith Jr., a Mathews County native now living in Indiana, is working to bring new life to Kokomo’s Douglass School, a 100-year-old former school that served that community’s black population in the days of segregation.

Smith, president of the nonprofit Embracing Hope of Howard County, Indiana, was featured in a Feb. 11 article in the Kokomo Tribune on the landmark building.

Embracing Hope recently purchased the historic, two-story brick building from the city with the goal of turning it into something for the bene-fit of the community. Opened in 1920, the school merged in the mid-1950s with the nearby all-white school be-fore closing its doors in 1968, according to the Kokomo Tri-bune article. The article also

mentioned that Smith is also working on a reunion of Dou-glass School alumni to take place this summer.

Smith is pastor of Sec-ondary Missionary Baptist Church in Kokomo.

Rev. William Smith Jr.

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 20, 2020 GLOUCESTER-MATHEWS GAZETTE-JOURNAL 5B

VARIETY

BRIDGE BITESby Brian Gunnell

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moment. See if you cando better.Against 3NT West led the♠Q which held the trick.Dummy’s King won thesecond Spade, theDiamond finesse lost toWest’s Queen, then backcame another Spade, wonby Declarer’s Ace. Now,when Declarer concededa trick to the ♦A, East wasout of Spades, so West’sSpade winners were use-less and Declarer rompedhome with 9 tricks.Declarer played her partwell by holding up on thefirst Spade, in an attemptto disrupt the E-W com-munications, but Eastoverlooked an effectivecounter-measure. WithSouth opening a 15-171NT, East knew that his

partner had a maximum offive HCP, and three ofthose had already shownup in the Spade suit.West’s only possible entryto the long Spades wasthe ♦Q, and it was East’sjob to protect that entry foruse later in the hand,when the Spades hadbeen established. Theway to do that was to dis-regard the old adage of“second hand low” and tograb the ♦A on the firstround of the suit. Now,after the ♠A is knockedout, it is West who winsthe second round ofDiamonds and can cashhis Spades for down one.Alert play by those Eastswho hopped up with the♦A!

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Take a deep breath of GodLast weekend I spoke from

Ezekiel chapter 37:1-10, where Ezekiel is led out into a valley that was full of bones and partial skeletons that were very dry. In Ez. 37:3 (CSB), God asks Ezekiel a question: “… Son of man, can these bones live?” I replied, “Lord God, only you know.”

In response, God told Ezekiel to speak to the dry bones, telling them in verse 4 to “Hear what God is say-ing to you.” Then God elabo-rates further in 37:5 (CSB): “This is what the Lord God says to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you will live.” I am sure that it sounds a little weird to be told to speak to a bunch of dry human bones. It makes a little more sense when you read verse 11 to discover that the dry bones represent the people of Israel, who were de-pressed, despondent, spiritu-ally parched, and felt cut off from God.

In truth, many people to-day are most likely spiritu-ally parched, like those dry bones. Many others live as though there is no God, and this scenario can become very dark and discouraging. Just as plants need light to help sustain and feed them, we humans need God to breathe life and perspective into us.

Physically, we cannot sur-vive long without breathing. Every cell in our body needs oxygen. Spiritually we also need the Spirit of God who brings life into our whole be-ing, and energizes us to be able to live and interact with God.

We read in Genesis 2:7

(CSB): “Then the Lord God formed the man out of the dust from the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.” So breath is vital to making us a living being, and also vital to sustaining our physical body. But God’s breath is also vital to sustaining our spiritual health. Just as in physical breathing, God’s Spirit living within a person is the source of eternal life and spiritual health and stamina.

The word translated “breath” is the word “ruah” in the Hebrew language of the Old Testament, and “pneu-ma” in the Greek language of the New Testament. In He-brew the word “ruah” can be translated “Spirit, breath, or wind.” In the Greek language, the same is true: the Greek word pneuma (root word of pneumonia) can be trans-lated “Spirit, breath or wind,” with the context making its meaning clear. Both these words are associated with the breath that brings life.

Back to Ezekiel. God speaks through Ezekiel to the dry, dead, lifeless bones. God says that He will “cause breath to enter into you, and you will live.” Life comes from God. Life is sustained by God. This is true physi-cally, and spiritually.

In the famous third chap-ter of John, Jesus had a late night teaching session with Nicodemus, a devout Jew and Pharisee who was very religious, but still felt like he was missing something.

Jesus told Nicodemus that what he was missing was God’s Spirit, God’s life. Nico-

demus obeyed religious rules but was empty, dry, and frus-trated. In John 3:3 Jesus told Nicodemus that he couldn’t see God’s kingdom unless he became born again. Then Nicodemus asks Jesus how it could be possible for a grown man to be born a second time.

Jesus explains in verses 5-7 (CSB). “Truly I tell you, unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, he can-not enter the kingdom of God. Whatever is born of the flesh is flesh, and whatever is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not be amazed that I told you that you must be born again.”

So there is a physical birth and physical life, and a spiri-tual birth and spiritual life. When a person asks for for-giveness of their sins through the sacrifice of Jesus, and invites Jesus to come live within them, God comes to live within them through the Holy Spirit. The Spirit of God comes into the person, and they come alive spiritually, entering into a living spiritual relationship with God: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Once this happens the person lives a spiritual life even while still in a physical body.

God offers us His Spirit, and the life that only God can create within us, and through us. I encourage you to open up to God’s breath, His Spir-it, and the spiritual life that comes with His indwelling presence. Breathe in God!

Dr. Ed Jordan is pastor of Gwynn’s Island Baptist Church. He can be reached at [email protected]

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be held at 7 p.m.A Lenten Bible study will be

held at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays led by the pastor.

Mexican Train Family Game Night will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27. Snacks and refreshments will be provided.

SHEPHERDSVILLE BAPTIST

The sermon title of Pas-tor Douglas Riley of Shep-herdsville Baptist Church, Gloucester, at 11 a.m. Sunday will be “A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste.” First Lady Ivy Riley will teach the 10 o’clock Sunday school, “Ever-Persever-ing Petitions.”

The church will continue their series on Black History with an “Old Time Religion Musical Concert” from 2-4 p.m. Sunday. Featured groups will include the Gresham Fam-ily Male Chorus, Zion Poplars Baptist Male Chorus, Glouces-ter-Mathews Male Chorus, har-monicist Robert Brown and soloist James Redmond. The keynote speaker will be Craig Reed, principal of Gloucester High School. A Soul Food Din-ner will be served at 1 o’clock.

Tuesday Bible study on II Samuel 16 will begin at noon, led by Kathleen Driver.

SINGLETON UNITED METHODISTThe sermon title of Pas-

tor Calvin Griffin of Singleton United Methodist Church, Ware Neck, at 11 a.m. Sunday will be “God’s Words.”

Wednesday Bible study, “Si-mon Peter,” will begin at 7 p.m.

at the church.

SPRING HILL BAPTISTThe sermon title of Dr.

Chuck McDaniel, pastor of Spring Hill Baptist Church, Cobbs Creek, at 11 a.m. Sun-day will be “Obey God Rather Than Man.” Special music will be by the church choir and Gary Painter.

ST. JAMES ANGLICAN St. James Anglican Church,

Gloucester, will hold Holy Communion at 10 a.m. Sun-day officiated by the Rev. David Masterson. A potluck lunch will follow the service.

The Shrove Tuesday Pan-cake Supper will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday. There is no charge for the supper and it will include pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage and scrapple.

ST. MATTHEW UNITED METHODIST St. Matthew United Meth-

odist Church, Peary, will hold a Lenten Bible study at 2 p.m. Tuesday.

ST. PAUL BAPTISTThe sermon title of Pastor

Bradley A. Holmes of St. Paul Baptist Church, Gloucester, at 11 a.m. Sunday will be “Money, Money and More Money!”

SUSANNNA WESLEY UNITED METHODIST

Susannna Wesley United Methodist Church, Ordinary, will hold a Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Feb. 25. This will be an all-you-can-eat pancakes and bacon free meal, a release said.

An Ash Wednesday service will be held at 6:30 p.m.

THE FIRST UNITED BAPTIST The sermon title of Pastor E.

Randolph Graham of the First United Baptist Church, White Marsh, for the 11 a.m. Sunday service will be “Work of the Church.” The Sanctuary Choir will sing.

The Black History Celebra-tion Luncheon that was can-celled this past Sunday due to several illnesses is re-sched-uled for Sunday after morning worship.

UNION BAPTISTThe sermon title of Pastor

Jared Berry of Union Baptist Church, Achilles, at the 11 a.m.

Sunday service will be “Life in the Kingdom—Living in the Light of Grace.”

The Sams Club will meet at 10:30 this morning for the Bi-ble study, “Taming Your Temp-tation,” led by the pastor.

Deacons will meet at 7 p.m. Monday.

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FEL-LOWSHIP OF THE RAPPHANNOCKThe topic of the Rev. Doug

McCusker at the 10:30 a.m. Sunday service in Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Rappahannock, White Stone, will be “Belonging to the Earth.”

WARE EPISCOPALThe Rev. Jen Kimball will

preside at both the 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday services in Ware Episcopal Church, Gloucester.

The annual Shrove Tuesday pancake supper will be from 5:30-7 p.m. Feb. 25. Cost will be $10/person, $20/couple, and children under 12 will be free. Proceeds will benefit the Scout troops that the church supports.

WESTVILLE BAPTISTThe sermon title of Pastor

Bob Huff of Westville Baptist Church, Mathews, at the 11 a.m. Sunday service will be “Common Ground.”

The mission emphasis for the month will be collecting cans of soup for Hands Across Mathews.

The movie, “War Room” will be shown at 4 p.m. Wednes-day. A light dinner will be served.

WESTVILLE CHRISTIANThe sermon title of Pastor

Tim Dice of Westville Chris-tian Church, Mathews, at the 11 a.m. “Holy Humor Sunday” service will be “Laughter Be-fore Lent.” The 9:45 Bible Café topic will be “Ever-Persevering Petitions.”

ZION POPLARS BAPTISTZion Poplars Baptist Church,

Gloucester, will have an “Old Time Gospel Congregational Service” at 11 a.m. Sunday. The Rev. Ronald Gayle, associate minister of Union Zion Baptist Church, Ware Neck, will render the message.

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Craig Reed, principal of Gloucester High School, will speak at 2 p.m. Sunday in Shepherdsville Baptist Church.

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Work and funA deep snow fell over the area early in February 2010. At left, Vinnie Inserra, owner of Christie Car Care Center in Mathews, cleared the sidewalk of his Main Street business. At right, Alexis Ambrose of Pine Hall Road, Mathews, awoke to a winter wonderland. She and her parents, Robert and Amanda Ambrose, made the most of the day by sledding behind an ATV.

News from Moon in 1910110 YEARS AGO

Thursday, February 24, 1910from the Mathews Journal

Moon: Mr. Otis Story spent last week in Norfolk having his eyes treated.

We are sorry to say the Ha-ven school will soon close. The teachers and pupils are busy practicing for the clos-ing exercise.

The Rose Bud Society of Salem church, has increased very rapidly in membership recently.

We are sorry to report Mr. W.L. Smith on the sick list.

We are glad to say Mrs. B.H. Williams is improving.

100 YEARS AGOThursday, February 19, 1920

from the Gloucester GazetteThe people of Gloucester

C.H. are long suffering and patient. They daily evidence this fact in the resignation and fortitude with which they endure the daily – and nightly – squeak, squawk of the Court House windmill, which is wearing itself out, as well as the nerves of the adjacent inhabitants for the want of a little oil and atten-tion. But what is everybody’s business is nobody’s busi-ness; hence, while there is a great deal of private grum-

bling over the annoyance, nobody has seen fit to re-quest the Board of Supervi-sors to take action. Perhaps they will “take the hint” here dropped by appropriating a modest sum and appointing a caretaker for the windmill and pump at their next meet-ing.

from the Mathews JournalThe best available report

of the amount raised in this county in the Anti-Saloon League twenty-five million campaign shows that $332.70 was raised. This was divided among the circuits as fol-lows: Mathews, $192.55; East Mathews, $118.15; West Mathews, $12.00.

The first catch of the year among the Mathews fisher-men, so far as we have been able to ascertain was made by Mr. John D. Jarvis of Susan Monday when he brought in one small shad and 300 her-ring. This was the first at-tempt to fish made in these waters this year.


from the Gloucester GazetteBotetourt News: Mrs. Ya-

gel, Mrs. Seward, and the Misses Moore, Lucy Robins, Carolyn Sinclair and Minor

spent the weekend in Rich-mond and while there they saw the Strange Interlude.

On last Friday the boys’ and girls’ basketball teams of Achilles played the respec-tive teams of Botetourt. The Botetourt boys lost a hard-fought game by a score of 15-9. The Botetourt girls won an easy victory by the score of 39-13. The boys’ team has a game pending for next Fri-day.

The Greeks and Trojan literary societies met last Thursday with Hunting Fox presiding. A good program was presented.

The Home Economics class has a new oil stove.

from the Mathews JournalCobbs Creek: Sunday was

very cold with snow on the ground and only a few per-sons attended church ser-vices in the morning. Very few were seen on the roads during the day.

Prof. Garrett and several of his students motored to Nor-folk Saturday and returned Sunday. They went to broad-cast a program of speeches from WTAR.

Mr. W. Carroll Howlett, of Washington, D.C., is spend-ing this week in the neighbor-hood with friends, and will remain in the county until his brother Mr. R.B. Howlett is better and able to return home from the hospital.


from the Gazette-JournalThe Night School at

Mathews High School, which has been discontinued since the heavy snow storm of Jan-uary 23, due to the weather and bad roads in the county, will open on Monday evening at 7:30 o’clock. This school, with an enrollment of well over one hundred, offers home economics courses, agricultural and shop work classes, academic work, secretarial classes, religious

courses and courses in coun-ty and state government. Many people of all ages trav-el many miles to take advan-tage of the many courses of-fered.


from the Gazette-JournalMathews: A meeting was

held here at the Courthouse last Wednesday night, at-tended by representative of the Mathews County Wom-an’s Club, Junior Woman’s Club, Chamber of Commerce and the Mathews Ruritan Club to discuss the recent closing of the county dump-ing grounds.

The group voted to attempt to locate a new one to be used for disposing of trash and a committee was named to select an area and report to the County Board of Su-pervisors.


from the Gazette-JournalMathews: Students at

Mathews High School will ap-pear on the WTAR-TV Dance Party on Saturday, March 19. Approximately 120 students will represent the school on Channel 3 beginning at 6 p.m., H. Kenneth Brown, principal, said yesterday.


from the Gazette-JournalThe State Water Control

Board has discovered anoth-er oil slick on Put-In Creek, Mathews.

G.T. Yagel, area representa-tive of the board, said that preliminary investigation indicates that the discharge into the creek is due to the rainfall earlier this week, which resulted in drainage from “certain ground areas which are saturated with oil.”

He said on Monday about 25% of the surface of the creek was covered with a very light oil film. .


from the Gazette-JournalPrograms to aid senior

citizens were recommended Thursday night during a public hearing sponsored by Mathews County on the pro-posed use of federal revenue sharing funds.

Raymond Callis, Mathews County representative on the Area Agency on Aging, sug-gested that consideration be given to enacting legisla-tion which would provide a form of tax relief for persons over 60 years old and the es-tablishment of a permanent meeting place for senior citi-zens.

Callis noticed that the school system takes about 70 percent of the county budget and added that the senior citizens, through the taxes they have paid over the years “have helped to make Mathews what it is today.”

He said “these people need a tax break” and recommend-ed that the board of supervi-sors “try to meet the needs of the people in every area, not just the school system.”


from the Gazette-JournalOfficials at Riverside Mid-

dle Peninsula Hospital said it seems influenza just doesn’t want to go away this winter.

The hospital has been treating approximately 10-15 persons per week in its emergency room, said Bren-da Clements, head nurse in the emergency room.


from the Gazette-JournalMathews County has made

a tentative first step toward mass transit. County supervi-sors, meeting Tuesday after-noon, unanimously approved an agreement with the Chesa-peake Bay Agency on Aging that would bring a Bay Tran-sit bus into the county three days a week to operate routes both within Mathews and to Gloucester and Middlesex.

Once the service begins, the Bay Transit bus will be avail-able to all county residents at a cost of $1 for each one-way

trip. Residents interested in the service will be asked to call the Bay Transit dispatch-er with their requests. From the start, the dispatcher will try to string together indi-vidual requests into a regular route.


from the Gazette-JournalOther than the one day it

made up earlier this week, the Mathews County School Board opted not to schedule any other make-up days as a result of inclement weather.

Mathews students have missed five days this year, fol-lowing a pair of snowstorms as well as one day of flood-ing. At Tuesday night’s meet-ing, which was held in the Mathews High School audito-rium, school board members voted retroactively to hold classes on Feb. 15, which had previously been a day off in observance of Washington’s Birthday holidays. But the board decided against mak-ing up the other days. Super-intendent of Schools David J. Holleran said that the division will have accrued 12½ days of “bank time” by the end of the school year due to the fact that the school day is longer than the state requires.

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Public Awareness Campaign Special Education Service Provision by Local Public Schools

A federal law enacted in 1975, Public Law 94-142, The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, requires that all public schools provide a free and appropriate public education to students with disabilities. In December 2004, President Bush signed new legislation, entitled, �Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004.� The new legislation supports and encourages educational success and positive outcomes for children with disabilities. Special education services are provided by Gloucester County Public Schools and Mathews County Public Schools to children from ages 2 to 21, inclusive, who have been properly tested under state law and identified with a disability that impacts their ability to receive an education. Signs of a potential educational disability may be exhibited in a delay of speech and language, vision, hearing, and/or fine and gross motor skills in children younger than age 6. To address these concerns, early intervention, a coordinated process of assessment and therapy, can be recommended for children younger than age 6, to facilitate normal cognitive and emotional development and to prevent developmental disability or delay. As part of a public awareness campaign, GCPS and MCPS are seeking information on any child or youth who are suspected of having a disability and are in need of special education and related services. Educational disabilities as defined by federal and state law are provided to all children identified with one of the following disabilities; autism, deafness, deaf-blindness, developmental delay, emotional disability, hearing impairment, intellectual disability, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairment, other health impairment, specific learning disability, speech/language impairment, traumatic brain injury, visual impairment including blindness. Children ages 2 to 21, inclusive, who are suspected as being disabled and are not receiving services should be referred to the Director of Special Education. Contact Mrs. Fran Goforth, Director of Special Education, Gloucester County Public Schools, at 693-7880 or Mrs. Ginny Sanford, Director Special Education, Mathews County Public Schools, at 725-3499.

Chamber holds Mardi Gras Ball and Awards Reception

The Gloucester County Chamber of Commerce honored its best and brightest, and had a little fun in the process, during the Feb. 8 annual Mardi Gras Ball and Awards Reception, a sold-out event at the Abingdon Ruritan Club in Bena.

Chamber board president Brian Kirschbaum welcomed guests, friends, members and busi-ness partners to the evening of dining, dancing, recognition and celebration.

The highlight was presentation of the chamber’s 2019 Business Awards. Winners were rec-ognized in five categories—Small Business of the Year, Nonprofit Organization of the Year, Best New Business (1-3 years in operation), Professional of the Year, and the LOVE Gloucester Award (Recognizing a business which exemplifies what it means to live and do business in Gloucester).

This year’s winners were Kelly Marderosian Photography (Small Business of the Year), Gloucester Montessori School (Nonprofit Organization of the Year), Home Care Associ-ates (Best New Business), Michelle Green/Blown Away Salon (Professional of the Year) and Gloucester Brewing Company (LOVE Gloucester Award).

“We were proud to continue the Chamber Business and Community Awards Program, and thank the business community and members by recognizing the 2019 recipients at the An-nual Dinner,” said Jeff Green of Sign Media Inc., past president of the chamber. “The process has been very rewarding, and has presented an important opportunity for the community at-large to reach out and nominate businesses, organizations and professionals who are making an impact, locally, regionally and across the state.”

In addition to the business award winners, the Chamber of Commerce singled out three members of its board of directors for their help and guidance during the past year. The board recognized past president Jeff Green (Sign Media LLC), vice president Doug Grossenbaugh (Canon) and past president Aaron Candella (Freedom Rentals)—as well as Gloria Mazzella Williams, the chamber’s executive director who stepped down recently after five years in the post.

Marsha Weatherwax (Allstate), Freedom Rentals and Sign Media LLC, and Vickie White of the Gloucester County Chamber of Commerce served on the committee overseeing the an-nual dinner.

“This was an excellent year for local businesses, and the chamber, and we are so proud to be a part of it all,” said Chamber Executive Director Makalia Records.

The New Orleans-style dinner menu was prepared by Chef Beau Felder of Gumbeau’s. Chef Crystal Burton of Sweet Tooth Café and Bakery came up with the desserts. Hampton Roads-based magician Hunter Rhodes provided the entertainment.

For more information about the Gloucester Chamber of Commerce, contact Records at [email protected] or 804-693-2425.

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Award recipients recognized at the Gloucester Chamber of Commerce’s Feb. 8 Mardi Gras celebration were, from left: Carlos Morales and Anna Morales of the Gloucester Montessori School (Nonprofit Organization of the Year), Kelly Marderosian of Kelly Marderosian Photography (Best Small Business), Ebony Nickens of Home Care Associates (Best New Business), Doug Grossenbaugh of the Gloucester County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Liz and Myron Ware and Mike and Laura Brewer of the Gloucester Brewing Company (LOVE Gloucester Award), and Michelle Green of Blown Away Salon (Profes-sional of the Year).

A four-year, $55 million ren-ovation and expansion proj-ect at Riverside Walter Reed Hospital in Gloucester is now complete.

“What Riverside has created here, on the Middle Peninsula, is an advanced healing envi-ronment that is comfortable, not only for our patients, but also for their families and the entire community, too,” RWRH president Esther Desi-mini said.

Riverside CEO Bill Downey, once himself the administra-tor at Walter Reed, said the expansion and renovation project marked the most sig-nificant construction project at the community hospital since it opened in 1977.

The expansion includes a new two-story, 54,000-square-foot main lobby, surgical and inpatient services building.

The Surgical Services Suite in the new building includes three operating suites, two procedure rooms, and pre-op-erative and post-operative re-covery areas. Advanced LED lighting that puts off less heat and is camera-equipped, en-ables surgical video integra-tion that provides a complete picture of the patient’s condi-tion at any given moment, a release said.

Seven new pre-op rooms are fully private, equipped with televisions and music therapy is available to help relieve pa-tient anxiety. Thirteen post-surgery patient bays/rooms also allow for increased pri-vacy while supporting best practices in infection preven-tion, safety and monitoring, the hospital said.

The second floor of the new building houses 36 private in-patient rooms equipped with private bathrooms and show-ers, convertible sleeper sofas and additional seating for visi-tors and family members and numerous other features de-

The new main entrance and two-story lobby of the surgical and patient building anchor expansion at Riverside Walter Reed Hospital.

signed to increase both care and comfort.

Each room includes its own fully integrated computer sys-tem, enabling safe, efficient access to Electronic Medical Records and built-in telem-etry capabilities to be moni-tored by trained technicians stationed right on the floor 24/7, the release said.

The hospital’s Emergency Department, which ser-vices nearly 22,000 patients a year, was enlarged from 6,300-square-feet to more than 16,000-square-feet and now in-cludes 18 beds, three major treatment rooms, a trauma room and a dedicated Family Care Room.

Other major enhancements were a new central pharmacy, the relocation of various ad-ministrative offices and the opening of a new gift shop and a coffee bar in the new lobby area, offering grab-and-go food and beverage items.

Rotating art galleryA new art gallery showcas-

ing local artists now decks the walls at Riverside Walter Reed, serving as a fundraiser for the Riverside Foundation.

It is named the Shoreline Art Gallery and was developed by Vonnie James and Dr. Melvin Schursky of the hospital, with collaboration from local pho-tographer Phil Dunn.

“After the hospital’s big ex-pansion, we realized we had all this wall space along the main thoroughfare and we hadn’t planned any artwork for it,” said James. “We thought it would be great if we could fea-ture local artwork for sale and then have the proceeds split between the artists and the Riverside Foundation.”

Through donations from the community and special fundraising projects over the years, the Riverside Founda-tion has helped fund cancer care services to patients on the Middle Peninsula, the construction of a Family Care Room in the newly expanded Emergency Department at Riverside Walter Reed Hospi-tal, and more, the release said.

The Shoreline Art Gallery opened in October 2019 and features framed photography through February. In March and April, instead of featuring art for sale, the gallery plans to feature artwork on loan from the Cook Foundation, made by artists from across the world visiting Gloucester as part of the local Artist in Residency programs.

James said the artwork will rotate out every two months. Prices are firm and set by the artists with 25 percent of the proceeds benefitting the Riv-erside Foundation.

RWRH $55 million renovation project complete

Main Street Trust opens 2020 grant application process

Gloucester’s Main Street Preservation Trust has opened applications for 2020 for business and property owners along Main Street who wish to improve the facades or interiors of their buildings.

The program is in its 10th year of awarding façade grants and in its eighth year of awarding interior and mer-chandising assistance grants. To apply, go to www.glouces-tervillage.com and download the application or stop by the Main Street Trust’s office (6882 Main Street, Suite G, Main Street Center) to pick up an application.

For façade improvements, grants are available up to $20,000 on matching improve-ments and the grant is a 50/50, dollar-for-dollar match. To download a copy of design guidelines, visit www.glouces-tervillage.com and click “Launch a Business.” General improvements allowed by the program include but are not limited to windows, doors, aw-nings, landscaping, exterior painting, exterior signage, site work, and roofs where they are seen from Main Street.

For interior improvements, grants are available up to

$15,000 on matching improve-ments and this is a dollar-to-dollar match as well. These improvements could include interior painting, flooring, lighting, plumbing and electri-cal upgrades. Although there are no design guidelines for this portion, any color choic-es must be presented in the application for approval by the Design Committee.

A special component to the interior grant program is the merchandising assistance grant which caps the grant at $2,500. This allows for the applicant to utilize interior design services, interior sig-nage, and special effects im-provements in the business. It also includes having a pre-approved professional design-er work with store owners on window design and display. This is also a dollar-for-dollar match.

Completed grant applica-tions are due by 3 p.m. on Fri-day, March 20. No late appli-cations will be accepted.

“This initiative has proven to be a great tool for econom-ic vitality. Amazing results are seen when a downtown orga-nization invests alongside its property and business own-

ers,” said Jenny Crittenden, Executive Director of the Main Street Preservation Trust.

Since 2011, the Main Street Trust has awarded over $565,000 in grants. Combined with the amount invested by the property and business owners, investment has far exceeded the million-dollar mark since 2011 in the facades and interiors on Main Street.

The Main Street Preser-vation Trust has allocated $75,000 in funding for the 2020 program.

For property and business owners who need design as-sistance prior to a façade improvement, contact the Main Street office. Because Gloucester Main Street is a designated Main Street com-munity under Virginia Main Street, the Main Street Pres-ervation Trust has access to free design assistance that can link property and busi-ness owners with an architect who specializes in downtown revitalization.

For more information on the Main Street Preservation Trust, go to www.gloucester-village.com or call Executive Director Jenny Crittenden at 804-824-9614.

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LAND TRANSFERSGLOUCESTER

The following deeds were recorded in the Clerk’s Office of Gloucester Circuit Court during the period Feb. 6-12:

Gerald David Moore, et al, to Gerald David Moore, et al, 5 acres, Tract 81, Par-rish Tract II, Ware, gift.

Lindy Van Burik to Lonnie M. Mattes, Lot 9, Carter’s Cove, Petsworth, $349,800.

Quicken Loans Inc. to James George Merritt, et al, Lot 5, Abingdon, $140,750.

Raymond C. Farr Jr., et al, to Ray-mond C. Farr Jr., et al, trustees, Lot 75, Coleman’s Crossing subdivision, Phase 8, Gloucester Point, no consideration.

Elisa A. Nelson, et al, to Keith W. Nel-son et al, 2 acres, Abingdon, gift.

René Roark Bowditch, et al, to Corey S. Beddingfield, et al, 0.82 acre, Lot 6, Yonder, York, $310,000.

Barbara Suzanne Vaught to Chris-tina Jackson Agee, et al, Lot 63, Quail Hollow, Abingdon, $249,900.

Secretary of Housing and Ur-ban Development to Susan V. Powro-znik, Lot 21, 1/2 of Lot 22, Piney Point, Petsworth, $136,600.

Bobby E. Belvin to Thomas C. Bel-vin, 5.0874 acres, Tract 70, Parrish Tract II, Ware, gift.

Ronald William Salmon, Jr., et al, successor trustees, to Josey W. Chambers, Tract 97, Figg Shop Tract, Petsworth, $260,000.

Joel R. Fortune to Jack Howell, et al, Lot 124, Campfield, Section 2, Ware, $244,900.

Stephanie Lynne Booker to Michael K. Ennis, et al, 7.8423 acres, Parcel 1, York, $180,000.

Christopher Boehm, et al, to Ya-cinthe Boehm, 2.4784 acres, Parcel 1, Lot 3, 5.48 acres, Parcel 2, Abingdon, no consideration.

Raymond Kenneth Butler II, et al, trustees, to Grumble Grumble, LLC, Lot 8, Abingdon, no consideration.

Atlantic Trustee Services, LLC, et al, trustees, to U.S. Bank National Asso-ciation, trustee, 0.815 acre, Abingdon, $75,000.

Douglas W. Mixon, et al, to Kathleen M. Mixon, 4.4071 acres, Parcel B, Oak Tree Farms, no consideration.

Robert F. Hudgins Jr., et al, to Robert F. Hudgins Jr., 16.45 acres, Abingdon, no consideration.

Michael R. Winebarger, trustee, to Michael R. Winebarger, et al, 6.458 acres, Parcel 1, 5.3026 acres, Lot 1A, Par-

MATHEWSThe following deeds were

recorded recently in Mathews Circuit Court:

Charles Matthew Bunnie Murphy, et al, to Donald L. Terry Jr., 0.43 acre, Ches-apeake, $136,000.

Elizabeth S. Garrett to Elizabeth S. Garrett, trustee, 3.21 acres, Parcel 20, Chesapeake, no consideration.

Cynthia T. Hamlet to Kenna Jean Schaller, et al, Lot F, 0.625 acre, Gwynn’s Island, Piankatank, $25,000.

Charles M. Ware Jr. to James S. Pine, et al, 0.07 acre, Piankatank, no consid-eration.

William Edward Bridgers, et al, to Robert L. Super Jr., et al, 1.2189 acres, Rev. Lot 12, Block B, and Boatslip No. 8, Beauregard Turner Subdivision, West-ville, $269,000.

Contract Pilot Services LLC to J.A. Faulkner, et al, Parcel One: 4.2374 acres and Parcel Two: 8.8743 acres, Westville, no consideration.

David T. Phillips, trustee, et al, to SIAM Investments LLC, 3.46 acres, Gwynn’s Island, Piankatank, $575,000.

John E. Plageman III, trustee, to Al-exander Witowski, et al, 0.4649 acre, Lot 11, Winter Harbor Haven, Chesapeake, $70,000.

Cynthia T. Hamlet to The Cynthia T. Hamlet Trust, Parcel One: 10.862 acres; Parcel Two: 7 acres; Parcel Three: 1 acre; Parcel Four: 1 acre; Parcel Five: 55 acres, Marlowe; Parcel Six: 7 acres; and Par-cel Seven: Parcel at Cow Neck Road and State Road, Piankatank, no consider-ation.

Michael G. Pressley, et al, to Michael G. Pressley, et al, Lot 6, 2.51 acres, Ches-apeake, no consideration.

William Lyle Montgomery, et al, to William Lyle Montgomery, et al, 1.71 acres, Westville, no consideration.

Shawn E. Towne, et al, to Shawn E. Towne, et al, trustees, 9.17 acres, Chesa-peake, no consideration.

Timothy B. Scheid to Sean M. Mathiesen, 1.001 acre, Piankatank, $219,000.

Hugh B. Turner to Michael R. Pit-tman, et al, 1.945 acres, Chesapeake, $249,000.

Charles W. Sutton to Hugh B. Turner, 1.9 acres, less and except 40-foot public road, Chesapeake, $400,000.

D. Mark Brown, et al, to D. Mark

CIRCUIT COURTGLOUCESTER

The following cases were heard recently in Gloucester Circuit Court:

Mason Mitchell Kent, 22, Hart-field, pleaded not guilty and was found guilty of felony charge of assault and batter law enforcement officer, as well as misdemeanor charges of obstruct justice and possess marijuana. Sentenc-ing is set for May 4 at 9:30 a.m.

Carolyn Ann Compton, 54, 1211 North River Road, Bohannon, pleaded guilty and was found guilty of felony charge of possess Schedule I/II con-trolled substance. Sentencing is set for June 8 at 9:30 a.m. Pursuant to a plea agreement, misdemeanor charges of possess marijuana, possess Schedule IV controlled substance and assault and batter a family or household member were nolle prossed and removed from the court docket.

Benjamin Todd Eastham, 38, 9806 George Washington Memorial Highway, Gloucester, pleaded guilty and was found guilty of felony charge of fail to register as a violent sex offender. Sen-tencing is set for April 14 at 1:30 p.m.

Chad Jacob Plum, 6388 Bolling Brook Lane, Gloucester, Driving While Intoxicated, $250 fine and $216 costs, 90 days jail, operator’s license sus-pended one year; imposition of 90-day jail sentence suspended upon success-ful completion of ASAP.

Alicia M. Ruiz, 8439 Willis Road, Gloucester, carry concealed weapon, $216 costs and 90 days jail; jail sen-tence suspended.

Ashley N. Smith, 1002 Smiley Road, Achilles, failure to comply with terms of good behavior on misdemeanor of-fense, $130 costs and 80 days jail.

Freddie Credle, Belhaven, N.C., reck-less driving (95/55), $1,000 fine and $111 costs, 30 days jail, operator’s li-cense suspended 90 days; 26 days of jail sentence suspended.

Mark Jerome Redmond, Heathsville, reckless driving, $500 fine and $121 costs, operator’s license suspended 30 days.

Duke Christopher Tribby Jr., Rich-mond, reckless driving (71/45), $500 fine and $96 costs.

Deputies responded to a report of a female lying in a ditch screaming in the 7000 block of Route 17 at about 12:45 p.m. last Thursday. The 43-year-old woman of Bray Road was located in the area and arrested for public intoxication; After a traffic stop for a defective license plate light in the 5000 block of Route 17 on Feb. 12, the 19-year-old male driver of Buckskin Trail was issued a summons for possessing marijuana; Deputies responded Feb. 10 to the area of Colonial Point Apartments for the report of an intoxicated person and a 33-year-old female of Zanoni Road was taken into custody for public intoxication.

Damaged property: A vehicle was struck by another vehicle between 5:15 and 6 p.m. Saturday while it was parked in front of Wild Horse Cafe in the White Marsh Shopping Center. The victim’s vehicle sustained about $500 in damage to the driver’s side front bumper and fender and a black pickup truck was seen in the area; A mailbox in the 7000 block of Old Pinetta Road was struck between 7:15 and 8:30 p.m. last Thursday, breaking the post; Seven campers stored at Safe Harbor Storage in the 4000 block of Route 17 were damaged Feb. 11 or 12 and a 39-inch LCD television was taken from one. All seven had been entered or had attempted entry by having their doors pried; A mailbox was knocked off its post at a residence in the 8000 block of Kitchener Driver between 12:30 and 1 p.m. on Feb. 11.

knew the suspect and has since filed charges.

On Saturday, Feb. 15, a resident on Twiggs Ferry Road reported damage to his 2013 Jeep and 2016 Harley David-son, both of which were parked at his residence. Damage was listed at $3,500. This matter is currently being investi-gated.

Finally, deputies were dispatched to the 7500 block of New Point Comfort Highway on Saturday in reference to a trespasser who might attempt to break in the home. On arrival, the deputies encountered a man on the property and detained him. The homeowner had been watching the subject from a secu-rity camera. Deputies arrested him and charged him with trespassing.

Anyone with information about these or other crimes in Mathews is asked to call Crime Solvers at 804-725-7001. All calls are anonymous and could result in a reward if information received leads to an arrest, the recovery of stolen property, or the seizure of il-legal drugs.

FIRE REPORTABINGDON

Abingdon Volunteer Fire and Res-cue responded to 37 calls during the period Feb. 10-16, as follows: 27 medi-cal calls, five public assists, two mo-tor vehicle accidents, one sunken boat, one fire/other and one miscellaneous request.

MATHEWSFeb. 14, 3:37 a.m., vehicle accident,

Chapel Neck Road and John Clayton Memorial Highway, one engine and one truck.

Feb. 15, 11:11 p.m., brush fire, Cobbs Creek Lane, one engine.

RESCUE REPORTMATHEWS

The Mathews Volunteer Rescue Squad handled 29 calls for assistance during the period Feb. 11-17, as fol-lows: 18 medical transports, eight pub-lic assists, two patient refusals, and one cancelled call.

MATHEWSThe Mathews County Sheriff’s Office

arrested a 54-year-old male resident of the 1300 block of Tabernacle Road on Thursday, Feb. 13, and charged him with assault on a family member/abuse and neglect. Deputies had responded to the residence in reference to an as-sault and found signs of assault on an elderly female. Another family member was called to respond to the residence.

Two incidents of property damage occurred during the week of Feb. 11-17. On Thursday, a resident of Saint Ives Court reported property damage to her vehicle on Ewellville Lane. The victim

SHERIFF’S REPORTGLOUCESTER

The following felony crime was recently reported by the Gloucester Sheriff’s Office:

A surfboard with an attached mailbox was taken Saturday or Sunday from the 2000 block of Starvation Road.

The following incidents were also reported by the GSO:

Assault: A 28-year-old Paynes Landing Road resident was arrested under the PRIDE program for domestic violence intervention after he allegedly assaulted his mother at the Hardee’s in the 2000 block of Route 17 on Saturday.

Larceny: Virginia license plate XWN 8487 was taken from the front of a vehicle Sunday or Monday while it was parked at a residence in the 4000 block of Providence Road; A universal fit tow hitch was taken Feb. 11 or 12 from a truck while it was parked at a residence in the 3000 block of Foxhaven Drive.

Fraud: a victim received a phone call on Jan. 18 from someone saying they were from Dominion Power and he needed to pay $192 via gift card or his power would be turned off. The victim paid the caller but realized it was a scam after he received his Dominion Power bill.

Alcohol/drugs: While looking for a reported reckless driver Saturday, a deputy came into contact with a female on foot on DuVal Avenue and she was issued a summons for public intoxication and released to a responsible party; After a traffic stop on Route 17 for a defective taillight on Friday, the vehicle’s 24-year-old male passenger of Farys Mill Road was issued a summons for possessing marijuana;

DISTRICT COURTGLOUCESTER

The following cases were heard in Gloucester General District Court on Feb. 5-6:

Jaime-Lynn Eileen Marshall, 88 Milby Lane, Saluda, felony charge of fail to perform construction after receiving advance was nolle prossed.

Joshua Gordan McClellan, 3715 Pampa Road, Gloucester, obstruct jus-tice, $50 fine and $86 costs, 30 days jail; jail sentence suspended.

cel 2, Lot 41, Parcel 3, Petsworth, no consideration.

Robert Allen Cooper to Michael Oaks Williams, 63.78 acres, Parcel 1, 9.13 acres, Parcel 2, Petsworth, $140,000.

Brown, Parcel Q, 1.22 acres, Piankatank, no consideration.

Wanda L. Schuler, devisee, to Tim-othy Brian Daniel, et al, 4.214 acres, Chesapeake, $120,000.

Sue D. Ramer, trustee, to Sue D. Ra-mer, Lot 11, Section C, Cherry Point Es-tates, Gwynn’s Island, Piankatank, no consideration.

Fannie Mae to William Hibbetts Jr., 1.712 acres, Westville, $41,000.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Cor-poration to Clayton C. Lawrence, Lot 7, 1.2034 acres, Piankatank, $175,000.

Senate advances bill expanding access to renewable energy

BY JEFFREY KNIGHT CAPITAL NEWS SERVICE

A bill that would allow state residents, nonprofits and schools to more easily seek and secure alternative energy sources such as rooftop solar recently passed the Senate by a vote of 22-18.

Senate Bill 710, sponsored by Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond), cleared the hurdle on crossover day, the last day for each chamber to advance its own legislation before it dies.

McClellan’s amended bill helps remove some barriers that make it harder for indi-viduals and organizations to access energy alternatives outside of public utility pro-viders such as Dominion En-ergy.

One of those barriers makes it difficult for nonprofits to reap the rewards of private renewable energy generation under current law. Nonprofit entities such as churches and some schools don’t qualify for a 26 percent federal tax credit to implement solar systems. This deters some nonprofits and those who don’t qualify for the tax incentive from gen-erating their own renewable energy because of the up-front price of these projects.

Many of these organizations are opting for third-party so-lar contracts, to either lease a system or to pay for energy use. A customer can lease a solar energy system from an installer or developer and pays to use it for a period of time, according to the Envi-ronmental Protection Agency. Alternatively, a power pur-chase agreement allows cus-tomers to pay a solar devel-oper an agreed-upon rate for energy use, usually a lower price than what the local util-ity charges.

“The beauty of the third-party solar contract is that the third party is not only in-stalling the panels, they are usually helping to finance it too,” said Bob Shippee, Si-erra Club Virginia Chapter

legislative chair. “This means the schools or governmental agencies do not have to go through the capital budgeting process and they start seeing savings on electricity from day one.”

The current law caps third-party power purchase agree-ments on renewable energy generation at 50 megawatts in Dominion territory and seven megawatts for Appalachian Power territory. Dominion would have a tenfold increase to 500 megawatts, while Appa-lachian Power would have a limit of 40 megawatts, accord-ing to the bill.

“We support our Virginia customers using more renew-able energy and hope any legislation would ensure the fair and equitable distribution of energy cost to consumers across our footprint,” Rayhan Daudani, Dominion Energy spokesman said in an email.

Consumer solar prices have dropped 36 percent over the past five years, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association’s recent data. Virginia residents get 1 per-cent of their power from so-lar energy, the association said.

Homeowners have been joining “solar cooperatives” to help households convert to solar power, but churches, schools and other municipal buildings are not allowed to generate their own power outside of energy provided by Dominion—except on rare occasions such as weather emergencies.

The average monthly consumption of energy for Virginia residents is 1,165 kilowatt hours per month ac-cording to a 2018 study con-ducted by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. A kilowatt hour is the mea-surement of how much ener-gy is used when a 1,000-watt appliance runs for an hour, according to an OVO Energy article. One megawatt equals 1,000 kilowatts.

The proposed legislation would allow non-residential

customers to increase their system capacity from one to three megawatts of energy. By law residential customers can generate up to 20 kilo-watts.

Shippee said the current cap on third-party renewable energy generation projects impacted savings and jobs in Northern Virginia and Hamp-ton Roads.

“That is savings those tax-payers can’t get until those laws are changed,” Shippee said. “The savings flow right to the taxpayer.”

The bill also raises the cap from 1 to 6 percent on the amount of solar or renewable energy that can be net me-tered in a utility service area. Net metering is when individ-uals who produce their own electricity from solar power use less electricity than they generate. The excess elec-tricity is then sold back to the utility grid in exchange for a reduction in the cus-tomer’s power bill, according to the SEIA.

Some lawmakers also want the State Corporation Com-mission to regulate third-par-ty renewable energy develop-ers. The current bill does not give the commission juris-diction to regulate the terms and conditions of third-party power purchase agreements.

“We are putting a lot of ad-ditional costs that we are unsure of on the backs of our ratepayers and this is another one of those costs,” said Sen. William DeSteph Jr. (R-Virginia Beach) during a Senate floor meeting ahead of the vote.

Del. Mark Keam (D-Fairfax) introduced a similar bill in the House that passed with a 67-31 vote.

Many renewable energy bills survived crossover in-cluding the Clean Economy Act (HB1526 and SB851), the Clean Energy and Com-munity Flood Preparedness Act (HB981 and SB1027) and HB234, which would develop an offshore wind plan.

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For less-socialized cats, the GMHS barn cat program of-fers a life-saving outlet and contributes to the shelter’s 97 percent live-release rate (2019).

For most, the term “barn cat” evokes the obvious im-age of a cat who lives in a barn. But, this is not the only place they make their homes.

In fact, the term is a bit of a misnomer as these backyard buddies call home a variety of structures from sun rooms to tack rooms, garages to barns. Some, as they grow ever more acclimated to interacting with people, may even evolve to enjoy spending much of their time indoors while retaining the freedom to enjoy nature when they like.

At GMHS, barn cats receive the same opportunity to find a forever home as all of the homeless pets in the shel-ter’s care. In fact, in 2019, 83 percent fewer feral cats were euthanized at GMHS because

Fast CAT is the latest dog sport sweeping the nation, and the Gloucester Kennel Club will be holding its first Fast CAT time trials at its club property next month.

Fast CAT—which stands for Coursing Ability Test—is a timed 100-yard dash where dogs run one at a time, chasing a lure. The fastest dogs in the country clock in at between 25 and 35 mph. The Gloucester event will be held on Satur-day, March 28 and Sunday, March 29 at the facility at 10356 Woods Cross Road.

If you want to participate in Fast CAT, your dog needs to be at least 12 months of age and be registered with the AKC as one of its recog-nized breeds. The Ameri-can Kennel Club also offers registration for mixed breed dogs through the AKC Ca-nine Partners Program or if you have a pure breed dog but your breeder never reg-istered the litter, you can register your dog through the AKC Purebred Alterna-tive Listing Program.

To find out more about Fast CAT, go to the AKC website at www.akc.org/sports/coursing/fast-cat. If you would like to register your dog for the Gloucester Kennel Club Fast Cat Trial you can find a premium (registration form) on the GKC website http://www.gloucesterkennelclub.org.

If you have any questions concerning registering or running in the Gloucester Kennel Club Fast Cat event, contact GKC Director of Training/Vice President Joan Podd at [email protected].

Do you think your dog is fast enough to win at Fast CAT?

Barn cats make great backyard buddies

Beef Cake and Kelly are just two of the barn cats at the Gloucester-Mathews Hu-mane Society looking for a forever home

of the community and adopt-ers’ active support of the shel-ter’s barn cat program—sup-port which offers a life-saving adoption outlet for cats who do not fit the house cat mold.

Worth noting is that not all barn cats are feral. While some are fractious, many are actually quite friendly. They simply prefer a life outdoors and minimal interaction with people.

Also worth noting is that ani-mal and community health are paramount, and barn cats are no exception. All GMHS barn cats are spayed/neutered; current on all vaccinations, including rabies; dewormed; microchipped and eartipped before their adoption.

Whether you call them barn cats, working cats, or back-yard buddies, two things are

certain: Their lives count, and they are capable of living hap-py, fulfilling lives and bring-ing joy to those who care for them.

To save a life by adopting a barn cat, you must commit to meeting the cat’s basic needs, including fresh water, consis-tent food, adequate shelter and daily monitoring, and en-suring no one on or near the property uses poison or bait to kill rodents. Also, these backyard buddies need a se-cure, quiet place to get accli-mated during their first two weeks at a new home Garag-es, barns, tack rooms, and sun rooms are all great options.

If you have an appreciation for independent-minded cats, a barn cat may be just the pet for you. GMHS is currently home to 17 barn cats waiting to meet people who appreci-ate them for who they are, and the adoption fees of barn cats are sponsored.

Meet all the cats available for adoption by visiting GMHS during operating hours (Mon-day and Wednesday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Thursday to Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; and Sunday, from 1-4 p.m.) and viewing their profiles at www.gmhumaneso-ciety.org/available-cats.html.

Gloucester Kennel Club

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Club will begin classes the first week of March at the training building located at 10360 Woods Cross Road, Gloucester.

GKC will be offering classes in Manners, Obedience 1 and Obedience 2. The club will also be hosting trials in Fast Cat, Agility, Rally, Obedience and Conformation. For details about these classes and other upcoming events, visit www.gloucesterkennelclub.org.

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Do you think your dog is fast enough for Fast CAT? Time trials will be held next month at the Gloucester Kennel Club’s facility at Woods Cross Roads.

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