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June 10, 2010 Rappahannock Record Kilmarnock, VA

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Two of the Northern Neck District’s six teams advanced to the Group A state baseball tournament this week.

The Region A tournament champi-onship was all-Northern Neck with Rappahannock getting by Northum-berland, 8-6, in Warsaw last Friday.

The Raiders played seven innings of errorless ball to beat the Indians for a second time in two weeks in championship games.

Rappahannock (22-3) whipped Northumberland, 9-0, two weeks ago to claim the Northern Neck District tournament title. The Raiders also finished in first place during the regu-lar season.

As the Region A champion, Rappa-hannock earned a home berth in this week’s state tournament and was scheduled to host Region B runner-up Altavista in a quarterfinal game in Warsaw on Tuesday.

Northumberland, as the regional

runner-up, headed to Chatham High School Tuesday to face the Region B champion.

The winners of those games will play tomorrow (June 11) in state semifinal games at Radford Univer-sity.

The difference in last Friday’s close regional final came down to mistakes. The Indians committed five errors in the outing, while the Raiders went mistake-free.

The Raiders advanced to the tour-nament final with a 5-2 win over the Eastern Shore’s Nandua last Thurs-day.

Northumberland beat Tidewa-ter’s Middlesex, 5-4, on Wednes-day behind the pitching of district co-MVP Kyle Hall.

The Indians broke a 3-3 tie and took the lead for good in the top of the sixth. With two outs and nobody on, the Indians scored two runs off a hit batter and two singles. One run came in while a baserunner was

caught in a rundown between first and second.

All-Region teamRappahannock’s pitcher, Tanner

France, was named the MVP of the Region A tournament and teammate Josh Hall was named the Region A player of the year. The two were also named to the all-region first team along with Rappahannock outfielders Garrett Withers and Brandon Oliff.

Rappahannock’s Larry Barker was named coach of the year.

K. Hall of Northumberland made the first team as both pitcher and first baseman.

Lancaster’s Chris Buzzell was named to the all-region first team at third base and Joseph “Tay” Betts was was picked as a shortstop.

Others named to the first team were Brandon Putney (utility) and Alexan-der Crittenden (2B), both of Middle-sex; Chris Isdell (OF) of Nandua, and Ike Reid (DH) of Northampton.

Varsity baseball Region A tournamentFinalRappahannock 8, Northumberland 6Semifinals Northumberland 5, Middlesex 4 (6 innings)Rappahannock 5, Nandua 2

UpcomingVarsity baseball

Friday, June 11: Group A semifinals at Radford University Winners of Chatham vs. Northumber-land and Virginia High vs. Fort Chiswell (10 a.m.)Winners of Rappahannock vs. Altavista and Glenvar vs. Gate City (1 p.m.)Saturday, June 12:Group A final at Radford University, 10 a.m.

The 27th annual Reedville Fishing Derby gets under way Friday and Sat-urday, June 11 and 12, based at Buz-zard’s Point Marina.

Some $25,000 will be awarded in prizes, based on a 75-boat entry, according to director Russ Bertino. Striped bass, bluefish and croaker are the target catch.

Competition has been expanded to include a Croaker Jamboree on Friday, June 11. And the Derby Within a Derby returns, offering even more opportunities for fishermen to win prize money.

A captain’s meeting will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday, June 10. Registra-tion closes when the meeting begins.

Competition begins at 6:30 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. Fish must be

delivered to the weighmaster or his representative by 4 p.m. Check-in sta-tions will be manned at Smith Point Marina, Norview Marina, Coan River Marina and Buzzard’s Point Marina, where the weighmaster will be sta-tioned. Fish collected at the other sites will be transported to Buzzard’s Point for official weigh in.

On Friday evening, an awards cer-emony will begin at 7 p.m. at Buz-zard’s Point Marina.

Beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday at Buzzards Point Marina, there will be an admission fee of $5 for the awards ceremony. Children 12 and under and registered captains get in free.

There will be music by the Janitors at 7 p.m., numerous food vendors and refreshments throughout the evening.

Northumberland’s Ryan Sanford is safe on the slide at home during a Region A semifinal against Middlesex. Photo by Tom Chillemi

Two Northern Neck District teamsadvance to state baseball tournament

by Lisa Hinton Valdrighi

Buzzard’s Point Marinato host annual ReedvilleFishing Derby June 10-12

SCOREBOARD

Lancaster’s Joseph Betts and Shawn Lee finished third and sixth, respec-tively, in the 100-meter dash to lead the Lancaster High boys team to the highest finish among Northern Neck District schools at the Group A state track meet at Radford University last Saturday.

After finishing as the second fastest man on the short track in the prelimi-naries, Betts was edged by Appomat-tax’s Kendrick Scott in the final to finish third. Betts, the Northern Neck District and Region A champion in the race, ran a 10.95 qualifying time. He ran the 100-meter final in 11.04 to score six points for the Devils.

Justin Brown of Altavista was the state champion at 10.80.

Lee ran the race in 11.11 for sixth-place and three points. He and Betts were the only scorers for the LHS boys squad, which finished in 20th place with 9 points.

Although he didn’t place, Lancast-er’s JT Walters turned in a personal best performance in the high jump, clearing 6’.

Johnmall Jenkins also didn’t place

for the Devils, but threw a personal best of 46’6” in the shot put for 10th place.

Middlesex, which produced a state champion in the triple jump, led the Region A teams with 19 points for 10th place in the state meet.

Chris Henry won the state cham-pionship for MHS with a 44’10 1/2” jump.

Northumberland’s boys 4X100-meter relay team was third in the state (44.03) and Essex High’s 4X100-meter relay team placed seventh (44.58).

The Indians finished with six points in a tie for 28th place with Region A’s Windsor.

Rapppahannock and Essex tied for 34th place and Sussex tied for 37th.

Clarke County was the state cham-pion in the boys meet with 68 points and Appomattox was the state run-ner-up with 49. There were 44 teams scoring in the boys meet.

Girls competitionNorthumberland’s Lady Indians

led the Northern Neck District girls teams, finishing in a tie with Cov-ington for 20th place with 12 points.

There were 50 girls teams scoring at the state meet.

Nia Jones placed third in the long jump with a 16’1” leap to score six points and lead the Lady Indians.

Northumberland also got six points and a third-place finish (51.84) from its 4X100-meter relay team.

Essex High’s girls 4X100-meter team finished sixth in 52.22.

Lancaster’s Region A champion 4X400-meter relay team of Whit-ney Spence, Lizzie Jespersen, Marisa Logan and Andi Mayer ran a season best by one second at 4:30.31 to finish sixth. The foursome outleaned John Battle, which finished at 4:30.37.

Lancaster’s Elizabeth Flynn, who was ranked last in the two-mile, had one of her best days on the long track, beating out three people. Emma Hand just missed scoring in the 3,200-meter run, finishing 10th overall at 13:12.98.

Spence also was 10th in the mile at 5:48.32 and Jespersen was 12th in the 400-meter at 1:04.82.

Manassas Park won the girls meet, scoring 56 points to claim the state championship. James River was the runner-up with 51 points and George Mason was third with 38.

Lancaster track teams showimprovement to the very end

by Lisa Hinton Valdrighi

Registration for the fifth annual Northern Neck RiverRide, a cycling event that brings hundreds of cyclists to Lancaster and Northumberland counties each year, recently opened.

RiverRide, September 25 and 26, will be sponsored by the Lancaster By The Bay Chamber.

“For those unfamiliar with Riv-erRide, it is not a race. It offers individual riders and families the opportunity to ride designated routes throughout this area that offer scenic rural and waterfront views,” said

event chairman Tom Richardson. “It is great for fitness or recreation or just getting outdoors with friends and fellow riders.”

Event planners have mapped rides throughout Lancaster and Northum-berland counties. Riders will have the option Saturday of riding distances of 100, 60, 50 or 25 miles. On Sunday, they may participate in group rides on routes around the area.

“We hope riders will bring their families for the weekend,” Richard-son said. “They may camp or rent

cabins Friday and Saturday nights at Camp KeKoKa on Indian Creek or stay at the many fine motels and B&B’s in this area.”

The registration fee has been low-ered this year, with individual items like camping and meals priced sepa-rately, he said. The $35 registration is intended to encourage greater partici-pation in the event, especially among those who live in the area and don’t need to camp or eat lunch.

Riders may register at riverride.org, or call 435-6092.

On Friday, June 4, Andy’s Team from KC’s Crabs and Cues traveled to Break Away Billiards in Newport News to compete in the APA Local Vegas Cup 8 Ball Tournament.

KC’s is a host location for the American Poolplayers Association 8 Ball League, said team member Peter Kane. Its team was the only one qual-ified to compete outside the Newport News area.

Andy’s Team earned the right to play in the Vegas Cup by winning a spot from the Tri Cup Tournament held two weeks ago in Newport News, said Kane.

On Friday, Andy’s Team beat the Dirty Dawgs of Newport News, 3-2 he said.

On Saturday, Andy’s Team met up with team Hines 57, said Kane. Things started off poorly for Andy’s Team, loosing the first two matches, but it won the last three matches for a chance to compete in the semi-finals Sunday.

On Sunday, Andy’s Team arrived in Newport News and was surprised to find that one of their players’ handi-cap had been raised from the previous day’s competition, said Kane. This unexpected turn of events put them over the limit of 23 points per team. This meant that they would only be

able to play four players, which put them at a severe disadvantage since the opposing Newport News team fielded 8 players of various skill levels.

After two match-ups, the score was tied at 1-1 between Andy’s Team and One Shot at a Time. The third match was very close, but in the end One Shot at a Time prevailed. Since Andy’s Team could only use four players, it was now impossible to get three wins, so the last match was awarded to One Shot at a Time which advanced to the final round.

Members of Andy’s Team that com-peted in the Vegas Cup were Capt. Andy Sisson, Cecil Dameron, Butch Mills, Gail Aines and Peter Kane.

“I’m sure the local community will be very proud of the accomplishments of KC’s team. This is the first regional competition in which we have been involved and we are eagerly looking forward to our future matches,” said team captain Andy Sisson.

The APA 8-Ball summer session at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at KC’s is under way. The fall session will begin in September. Players of all skill levels interested in joining the league and playing on one of the five teams may call Sisson at 580-3322, or 724-0950, or e-mail assison@kaballero.com.

Andy’s Team reaches semi-finals in Vegas Cup

RiverRide registration opens

The Chesapeake Bay Sox will attend the first Cal Ripken Invitational wood bat baseball tournament in Aberdeen, Md., June 28 through July 1.

In December 2009, Ripken sent out invitations to the tournament to 40 teams across the country. Twenty were selected. Of the 20 teams accepting the invitation, the Bay Sox is the only Virginia team to accept.

Other teams participating will come from California, Texas, Georgia, Penn-sylvania, New York, New Jersey, Dela-ware, Maryland and Indiana.

“I am excited and proud of our young men who have represented our Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula,” said coach Billy Barrack. “At this level of play, the opportunities exist for a college recruiter to recognize anyone in any given game.”

Barrack’s son, Will Barrack, was spotted by a coach from UMass Boston during a Bay Sox game against New Jersey last fall.

“The Bay Sox have shown a lot of commitment,” said Barrack. “These guys are practicing and playing five days a week with their high school teams and showing up for practice and meetings on Sundays to prepare for the Ripken tour-nament.”

Barrack will carry at least 20 players to the six-game tournament. The Sox could play seven or eight games if the team advances to the championship.

“We have been truly blessed through-out the years for the communities’ sup-port in providing our team the opportu-nity to participate in such tournaments,” said Barrack.

Bay Sox are invitedto wood bat tourney

Five tables of bridge were in play May 27 at Indian Creek Yacht & Country Club.

Winners north/south were first, Ilva Doggett and Linda Haynie; and second, Betty Faye Lewis and Cynthia Birdsall.

Winners east/west were first, Helen Hopton and Marilyn Reed; and second, Marilyn Burkholder and Suzi Winters.

BRIDGE RESULTS

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Weekly TidesWindmill Point – Sunrise & Moon - June 2010

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

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Sunrise 5:43Sunset 8:27Moonrise 4:40 Moonset 8:00

Sunrise 5:43Sunset 8:27Moonrise 5:37Moonset 9:00

Sunrise 5:43Sunset 8:27Moonrise 6:43Moonset 9:52

Sunrise 5:43Sunset 8:28Moonrise 7:54Moonset 10:36

Sunrise 5:43Sunset 8:28Moonrise 9:07 Moonset 11:15

Sunrise 5:43Sunset 8:29Moonrise 10:20 Moonset 11:48

Sunrise 5:43Sunset 8:29Moonrise 11:32

Sunrise 5 :43Sunset 8:29Moonset 12:19Moonrise 12:41

High 1:38 1.5’Low 8:25 -0.2’High 2:08 1.3’Low 8:30 -0.1’

High 2:29 1.5’Low 9:13 -0.2’High 3:02 1.3’Low 9:27 0.0’

High 3:22 1.4’Low 10:03 -0.1’High 3:58 1.4’Low 10:28 0.0’

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Nutshell season is under sailThe Northern Neck Nutshell Racing Association held its second race of the season June 4 on the Great Wicomico River near Glebe Point. Charter member Nick England hosts the weekly Friday afternoon event, weather permitting. He said the 17 racers in the “very informal” group compete from mid-May until mid-October. Photo by Starke Jett

ICYCC 18-holersThe Indian Creek Yacht and

Country Club 18-holers on June 1 held a match play event. Win-ners were Kay Stout, Kayleen Hadd, Connie Ruble, Nancy Galloway, Jody Kirtland, Jean Ehlman, Lou Dietrich, Lori Richardson, Mary Hug, Muffin Fitzpatrick, Rachel Jackson, Barbara Hope, Molly Gatch-ell, Donna Swinney, Harriet Baggett, Kay Inskeep, Naomi Lowe, Joyce Mullins, Janet Blunt and Meredith Townes.

ICYCC midweekThe Indian Creek Yacht

and Country Club men’s mid-week group on June 2 played a best ball on par 5s, two best balls on par 4s, and three best balls on par 3s format. Win-ners were first, Jim Reid, Phil Purrington, Dick Baylor; and second, Charles Lewis, Clay-ton James, George Urban and Stuart Whitehurst.

ICYCC Friday knightsThe Indian Creek Yacht and

Country Club Friday Knights on June 4 played a two-man, six holes or better ball, six holes of scramble and six holes of alter-nate shot format. Winners were first, Ed Bunch and Tom Teal; second, Tom Rowland and Ted Kattmann; and third, Charlie Price and Nelson Horsley.

ICYCCThe Indian Creek Yacht and

Country Club recently held its annual Junior-Senior tourna-ment. The juniors won, 44.5 to 21.5.

Piankatank ladiesThe Piankatank Ladies Golf

Association on June 3 played an individual stroke gross format. First flight winners were first, Ellen McGowen; second, Lindy Hatch; and third, Sally Parkinson. Second flight winners were first, Ann Stan-ley; second, Patty Rosenberg; and third, Faye Hobson. Third flight winners were first, Robin Curtis; second, Ann Sullivan; and third, Carol Sennott.

Quinton Oaks ladiesThe Quinton Oaks Ladies

Golf Association on June 22 played a Stableford format. Flight A winners were first, Linda Dennis; and second, (tie) Cheryl Rembisz and Faith Kauders. Flight B winners were first, Sara Goodwyn; and second, Sue Sellman.

Quinton Oaks menThe Quinton Oaks Men’s

first flight winners for June 1 were first, Mike Dennett; second, John Mile; and third, Bob MCNalley.

Second flight winners were first, Frank Dennis; second, (tie) Cabot Caskie and Bobby Albrite.

Tartan Golf Club TwilightThe Tartan Golf Club Twi-

light winners for June 6 were first, Lew and Julie Butler; and second, Bill and Carol Hanes.

Tartan Play DayThe Tartan Golf Club mens

play day winners for June 7 were first, Hank and Rudy Nessel; second, Arthur Abbott and George Chaglis; and third, (tie) Larry Shubnell and Gerry Hice, and Buddy Stone and Les Cashwell.

Women’s winners were first, Faith McDermott and Faith Kauders; and second, Carol Hanes and Noreen Matt.

CLUB GOLF

Shooting claysShotgun shooters from the Rappahannock Pistol & Rifle Club (RPRC) traveled to Old Forge Sporting Clays near Providence Forge May 27 for their annual RPRC sporting clays competition. Bob Hudson easily captured first place with a score of 78, followed by Floyd Darden and Barry Kennedy, both with scores of 71. Darden won the second-place ribbon in a coin-flip tie-breaker. From left are Kennedy, Hudson and Darden.

Capital donation

From left, Northumberland Family YMCA executive director Cristian Shirilla receives a donation for the YMCA capital campaign fund from Northumberland Woman’s Club president Janet Johnson. The YMCA will conduct a ground-breaking ceremony at 10 a.m. June 19 at the new recreational facility in Heathsville. The public is invited to participate in the ceremony. Bring a shovel, said Shirilla. Activities and tours will continue to 1 p.m.

After an absence of 38 years, men’s fast pitch softball will return to Kilmarnock when the Peninsula Merchants (Fox Hill) come to Dreamfields for a doubleheader June 27. Their opponent will be Gwaltney’s (Suffolk). Game time is 1 p.m. Admission is $5.

The Merchants, who cap-tured the 2008 national champi-onship, will feature the father/son pitching duo of Larry and Joe Hineline of Baltimore. Joe Hineline, 21, is ranked as one of the best young pitchers on the East Coast.

The Merchants’ last visit to

Lancaster County was in 1972 at Lively when they were sur-prised by the Lancaster Texa-cos twice as pitchers Leonard Rock and Kenneth Hanks pitched a twin-bill no-hitter, the first no-hit doubleheader in the Texaco’s history. Rock missed a perfect game by a walk.

The Rappahannock Pistol and Rifle Club will conduct a Personal Protection In the Home Defense Course June 11 and 12

The NRA Basic Personal Protection in the Home Course exposes the student to several schools of thought regard-ing defensive shooting tech-niques. Although the course is designed to avoid giving students too much informa-tion too fast, or giving them too many choices, the course is not confined to one rigid or dogmatic system, said train-

ing officer Bob Berry.Course participants must

be experienced shooters, able to show mastery of the basic skills of safe gun handling, shooting a group, zeroing the firearm, and cleaning the fire-arm to maximize what can be learned from the course.

Proof of shooting experi-ence can be one of the fol-lowing: NRA Basic Pistol Course Certif icate; NRA First Steps Pistol Course Certif icate; NRA Marks-manship Qualification Pro-gram (pistol disciplines);

Pistol Qualification Card; Military DD214 with pistol qualification; concealed carry permit; passing the pre-course assessment.

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Men’s fast pitch softball returns to Kilmarnock

n Another finish Michelle Lybarger of Irving-

ton completed her 74th mara-thon on May 15 in Boise, Idaho. Her time of 4:14:15 for the 26.2-mile placed her in the top 100 finishers of the 32nd Great Potato Marathon. For her age group, 55-59, she was the top female finisher, just 38 seconds behind Rose Flato, the top finisher for the 50-54 age group. Lybarger’s time quali-fies her for the 2012 Boston Marathon.

Completing the Great Potato Marathon marked the 41st state in which Lybarger has com-pleted a certified marathon. Her goal is to run a marathon in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. She is on course to achieve that goal in 2012. Lybarger, whose next marathon is in Michigan, was inducted April 17 into the Northern Neck Sports Wall of Fame.

n Bowl-a-thonThe Boys & Girls Club of

the Northern Neck will host a bowl-a-thon from noon to 3 p.m. June 19 at the Kilmarnock Entertainment Center to raise funds to support scholarships to the club’s summer camp pro-gram.

Sponsorships for individu-als or teams are welcome. Lane sponsorships are $300 per lane. Event sponsorships are $1,500. To become a sponsor, be a bowler, or register a team, call Tyren Frazier or Darlene Chamberlain at 435-9696.

n Flying ScotsRappahannock River Yacht

Club will host the Flying Scot Capitol District Championship June 19 and 20. On June 19, registration will be held from 8 to 9:30 a.m. followed by a skippers’ meeting at 9:30 a.m. Racing begins at 10:55 a.m. and continues during the after-noon. Dinner is at 5:30 p.m.

On June 20, breakfast will be served from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Racing begins at 9:55 a.m. and 1 p.m., followed by an awards presentation at 2 p.m.

n Ground-breakingNorthumberland Family

YMCA will conduct a ground-breaking ceremony at 10 a.m. June 19 at the new recreational facility in Heathsville. The public is invited to partici-pate in the ceremony. Bring a shovel. Activities and tours will continue to 1 p.m.

n Aeronautical societyThe Northern Neck/Middle

Peninsula Chapter of the Vir-ginia Aeronautical Historical Society (VAHS) will meet at 11:30 a.m. June 17 at the Pilot House Restaurant in Topping.

n Mid-summer madnessSt. Mary’s Whitechapel

Church will hold “Mid-Sum-mer Madness” at noon July

Speaker Jim Schmalz will show a DVD on the combat operations of the Navy/Marine A-4 operating out of Chu Lai, a Marine Air Field in South Vietnam. Schmalz graduated from the Navy Flight School in 1966; he has a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering and a master’s in biotechnology.He worked as an engineer for 33 years in St. Louis.

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SPORTS SHORTS

Seven tables of duplicate bridge were in play May 25 at Rappahannock Westminster Canterbury.

North/south winners were first, Ginger Klapp and Judy Peifer; second, lva Doggett and

Jim Hazel; and third, Cynthia Birdsall and Arden Durham.

East/west winners were first, Marilyn Reed and Helen Hopton; second, Carolyn Reed and Al Jodrey; and third, Suzy Winters and Barbara Bryant.

BRIDGE RESULTS

From left are Tom Smith, Rick Vaughan and Barry Smith with their ribbons.

Tom Smith claimed first-place honors in the Rappahannock Pistol and Rifle Club’s June 5 center-fire bench rest rifle match.

The match consisted of 20 shots in 23 minutes from a sand bag or similar rest on a shooting bench at a distance of 100 yards. The center of the target consists of a “10” ring with a radius of 7/8 inch with a smaller “X” ring the size of a dime in the center of the “10” ring with additional outer

rings scoring smaller points. Smith won with a score of

200 and 9 “X’s” shooting a Stag Arms AR-15 rifle with a Shaw barrel in .223 caliber. Rick Vaughan was second with a score of 199 and 7 “X’s” shoot-ing a Rock River Arms AR-15 rifle in .223 caliber. Third place went to Barry Smith with a score of 198 and 6 “X’s” shooting the same rifle used by her husband, Tom.

Smith wins center-firebench rest rifle match

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Five tables of duplicate bridge were in play June 2 at Rappahan-nock Westminster-Canterbury.

North/south winners were fi rst, Ginger Klapp and Arden Durham; and second, Virginia Adair and Judy Peifer.

East/west winners were fi rst, Edna Forshaw and Norma Drin-non; and second, Suzy Winters and Barbara Bryant.

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Seven tables of bridge were in play June 3 at Indian Creek Yacht and Country Club.

Winners north/south were fi rst, Arden Durham and Joe Oren; second, Betty Fay Lewis and Suzi Winters; and third, Babs Murphy and Beverly Oren.

Winners east/west were fi rst, Betsy Heller and Meredith Townes; second, Ginger Klapp and Marilyn Reed; and third, Cynthia Birdsall and Ronnie Gerster.

The monthly bridge luncheon was held June 4 at the Woman’s Club of White Stone. Host-ess Fern Walker-Bernhart was assisted by Billie Barnes, Mary Niven Stover, Doris Kidwell and Glenda Decker.

The winner of the day was Iris Panzetta. The next bridge luncheon will be held July 2. Salads will be available. Call 435-6207 for reservations.

Soccer champPaul Hagen, the grandson of Garland and Jean Hagen of Kilmarnock, participated in the F C Richmond Sun Cup Tournament June 5 and 6. His team, the Cyclones, of the Midlothian Youth Soccer League, defeated the Chesapeake Fireballs in overtime, 3-1, to win the championship in the 10 and under age bracket. The Cyclones had 4 wins and 0 losses in the tournament.

There are 26 canoe/kayak launch sites between the Yeo-comico River and Indian Creek.

The Northumberland Asso-ciation for Progressive Stew-ardship recently produced a “Paddler’s Guide to Northum-

n Youth club raffl eTickets for a Cash Give-A-

Way raffl e to support the Youth Club of Lancaster County are $10 each and may be purchased at Noblett’s Appliance in Kil-marnock. Proceeds will be used for maintenance of the youth club park. Prizes will be awarded during Lancaster County Little League’s opening day ceremo-nies at Dreamfi elds April 17.

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With Memorial Day week-end behind us, the boating season has offi cially begun on the beautiful waters of the Northern Neck. But before you take your maiden voyage of the summer there are a few things you should do.

First inspect all your per-sonal fl oatation devices to ensure they are in service-able condition. A wearable and properly fi tting personal fl oatation device is required for every person on board your vessel.

Also, one Type IV throwable ring buoy or throw cushion is required to be on board every vessel, excluding personal watercraft, kayaks, canoes, infl atable rafts and vessels less than 16 feet registered in another state.

A fi re extinguisher also may be required if your boat has closed compartments under thwarts and seats wherein portable fuel tanks may be stored, a double bottom not sealed to the hull or not com-pletely fi lled with fl oatation material, closed living spaces, closed stowage compartments in which combustible or fl am-mable materials are stowed, or permanently installed fuel tanks.

If your boat is less than 26 feet, one type B-I hand portable fi re extinguisher is required. For boats greater than 26 feet and less than 40 feet, two type B-I hand por-table fi re extinguishers are required. Boats 40 to 65 feet

are required to have three type B-I hand portable fi re extin-guishers. To ensure a safe and fun day on the water boaters should check all their safety equipment before each trip.

Although boating is fun and enjoyable, it also can be very dangerous. In 2009, there were 136 reportable boat inci-dents in Virginia involving 163 vessels. There were 91 inju-ries in these incidents includ-ing 25 fatalities. The property damage sustained in these inci-dents totaled $908,900. If you should fi nd yourself involved in a boat incident, there are a few things you must know.

Boat operators involved in an incident are required to fi le a formal, written boat incident report with the Department of Game and Inland Fisher-ies when there is damage to a vessel or its equipment total-ing more than $2,000, injury requiring medical help beyond fi rst aid, or loss of life or dis-appearance of any person on board a vessel.

Reports must be fi led within 48 hours if there is loss of life within 24 hours of the inci-dent; 48 hours if the person involved is injured and cannot perform usual activities; and 48 hours if a person disap-pears. Reports also must be fi led within 10 days if an ear-lier report is not required but becomes necessary; and 10 days if the boat or property damage is in excess of $2,000 or total boat loss.

Failure to report boating

incidents as specifi ed is pun-ishable as a Class 4 Misde-meanor. If a person dies or disappears as a result of a boat incident that involves its vessel or equipment the opera-tor is required by law to notify the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries in Richmond, Virginia, or the most imme-diately available Department Conservation Police Offi -cer without delay and by the quickest means possible.

Reporting of boat incidents is required by law if any of the aforementioned crite-ria are met. The information obtained in these reports is used to determine safer boat-ing practices which are then shared with the public, boat manufacturers, and equipment manufacturers. The informa-tion you provide may prevent another boater from having a similar incident.

It is the duty of all boat operators involved in a colli-sion to stop and render assis-tance. Operators involved in collisions who knowingly fail to comply with this law when the collision or incident results in serious bodily injury or the death of a person shall be guilty of a Class 6 Felony. If the collision or incident only involves property damage and the operator of the vessel does not comply with this law, they shall be guilty of a Class 1 Misdemeanor. Damage of less than $50 to an unattended vessel is punishable by a max-imum fi ne of $50.

Wildlife Notesby Conservation Police Offi cer Ken Williams

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The Building Safety Council of the Northern Neck is hosting a 2010 Deck Framing Workshop presented by Simpson Strong Tie on June 24, 2010 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Northern Neck Electric Coop Office, 173 Pine St., Warsaw, VA. This workshop is designed for Building Officials, Building Inspectors, Home Inspectors, Contractors, Architects, Design-ers and Homeowners.

Registration is FREE. The workshop will be held in the assembly room and seating will be limited. Please contact Steve Daum, Building Official for Lancaster County at 804-462-5129 or 5124 with the number that is planning to attend. June-2t

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The age of the golf cart has little to do with its value. Unlike your car, a well main-tained golf cart can have as much or more value as a poorly maintained 5-year-old golf cart. The condition of the body, frame, top, batteries and char-ger are the key area of concern when determining the value of a trade-in.

Tom Minter owns Minter Golf Cart Sales in Tappahan-nock.

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Croaker tourney winnersThe seventh annual Croaker Smoker was held May 29 at Buzzards Point Marina and had a record 97 participants fi shing for the biggest croaker. From left, the 2010 winners are fi rst, Blake Vandal; second, Greg Jones; and third, Clark Patton. Luke Jennings won for the biggest fi sh in the youth category and Paul Rivelo won for the biggest other species.

berland County,” according to member Lynton Land.

A tri-fold brochure including a master map, with informa-tion on marinas, motels and museums, is being distributed at places like the libraries, said Land.

The “master” map of the county and more detailed maps of the Yeocomico, Coan, Little Wicomico and Great Wicomico are posted at napsva.org in a format that can be printed on 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper, he said.

Contact Lynton Land at JandL@nnwifi .com for copies of the tri-fold, or related pdf fi les.

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Matthew Musick Bowman, the son of Jeff and Susan Bowman of Wake. Bowman received the J.E. Bouis Athletic Award for out-standing athletic achievement. He will attend Christchurch School.

William Ryan Campbell, the son of Phillip and Jennifer Camp-bell of Deltaville. He will attend Christchurch School.

Lauren Page James, the daugh-ter of Bill and Amy James of White Stone. James received a Music Award and a Sandbox Award for attending Chesapeake Academy continually from two-day preschool through the eighth-grade. She will attend Lancaster High School.

Rachel Marie Jayne, the daugh-ter of Doug and Alison Jayne of White Stone. She will attend Christchurch School.

Hannah Ellery Kellum, the daughter of Julie Kellum and Tommy Kellum of Lancaster. Kellum received a Sandbox Award. She will attend Rappah-annock High School.

James Alexander Ritenour, the son of Don and Kimberly Ritenour of White Stone. He will attend Christchurch School.

Reese Biddlecomb Rogers, the son of Walter and Martha Rogers of Reedville. Rogers received the Schroeder Cup, given to the stu-dent who has given his or her all to school life, academically, ath-letically, and socially (an award won by his father upon his gradu-ation from Chesapeake Academy

From left, members of the Chesapeake Academy Class of 2010 are Lauren James, Hannah Kellum, Emily Szyperski, Madison Scott and Rachel Jayne; (next row) Alex Ritenour, Weston Schomer, Matt Bowman, Reese Rogers, Ryan Campbell and Graham Shivers.

Eleven students graduate at Chesapeake Academy

Weston Johnson of Irvington recently was named a Ferguson Scholar, sponsored by Ferguson Enterprises in Newport News.

The scholarship award was established with the Peninsula Community Foundation of Vir-ginia to provide assistance to children of Ferguson associates nationwide through a competi-tive application and evaluation process, said community rela-tions coordinator Donna Fran-cis.

Johnson is one of 10 students selected from among nearly 100 applicants in 28 states and the District of Columbia. The awards are based on academic success, involvement in the community, school activities, honors and essays, said Fran-cis.

Johnson volunteered for the

Weston Johnson

Johnson is named a Ferguson scholar

last four years at the North-ern Neck Family YMCA, has been active in his church youth group, and volunteered for the

Jamestown-Yorktown Founda-tion.

Johnson is a candidate for graduation at Lancaster High School where he was Key Club treasurer and vice presi-dent, a member of the National Honor Society, and played with the marching and symphonic bands. He participated in cross-country, soccer and wrestling, and is a black belt in karate

He concurrently attended the Chesapeake Bay Gover-nor’s School. He plans to attend James Madison University or the College of William and Mary and to major in psychol-ogy with a minor in pre-law.

He is the son of Burke and Susan Johnson of Irvington.

Burke Johnson is an IT man-ager at Ferguson Headquarters in Newport News.

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n Dig into Menokin An archaeological field

school will be held at Menokin near Warsaw June 16 through 20.

n Free dance camp Bayside Youth Ballet will

sponsor a free summer dance camp for children ages 4 to 9 who are residents of Glouc-ester, Mathews, Middlesex or Lancaster counties and not currently enrolled in Diggs School of Dance, or a previ-ous attendee of the school.

The camps will be held from 9 to 11:30 a..m. July 12 to 16 at the Mathews Studio and July 19 to 23 at the Gloucester Studio. The reg-istration deadline is June 30; call 694-5900, or visit diggs-dance.com

Participants can earn three continuing education credits from Rappahannock Com-munity College for $105, or, as members of the public, can attend all the lectures and view the field work free. To reg-ister, call 333-1776, or visit menokin.org.

n Biological systemsA team of seniors from the

Virginia Tech Department of Biological Systems Engineer-ing in the College of Agricul-ture and Life Sciences and the College of Engineering was one of 14 teams to win an Environmental Protection Agency P3 Award at the sixth annual National Sustainable Design Expo.

The team includes Joshua Flickinger of Westmoreland County. The team’s design for a combined riparian zone with a stream denitrifying biofilm for nitrate reduction in aquatic ecosystems was awarded $75,000, which will be used to further refine the design and to implement a pilot-scale model at Strou-bles Creek in Blacksburg.

n Harding graduatesEthan Mark Harding of

Lottsburg graduated with an associate of applied science from the Fire and E.M.S. Tech-nology Program at Jefferson College of Health Sciences on May 14, 2010.

n Newman graduatesAlexandra Lynn Newman,

the daughter of Dr. David and Dr. Debbie Newman of Lan-caster, graduated from Dick-inson College on May 23 with a bachelor’s in anthropology. Newman is a graduate of St. Margaret’s School.

According to the State Board of Community Colleges, a tuition increase for Fall 2010 is unavoidable if the system is to continue giving excellent service to record numbers of students.

However, the board unani-mously voted to use federal stimulus money to offset the amount, reducing the final cost per credit hour to $101, rather than the $103 as originally planned.

In terms of total tuition, a full-time in-state student at Rappahannock Community College (taking 30 credit hours in two semesters) will pay $414 more in 2010-11 than in 2009-10, or $3,030 for the academic year. Full-time out-of-state stu-dents will pay $8,388 tuition for the two semesters, an increase of $609. Total mandatory fees for all full-time students, over and above tuition costs will rise from $195.50 to $260.70 for two semesters; in addition, the capital fee required from out-of-state students will rise from $10 to $15 per semester.

“The college has grown exponentially in recent years, expanding credit programs and winning awards with its work-force and community training,” said president Dr. Elizabeth Crowher. “It is a shame that

State board minimizes Rappahannock tuition hike

The Suzanne Bellows family recently made a $25,000 dona-tion to Partners for Lancaster County Schools Foundation.

The donation will provide funding to support the con-struction of an affordable rental housing project for teachers, nurses, healthcare employees, law enforcement, municipal and county employees, and other members of the commu-nity workforce, said foundation president Bill Warren

The donation will be com-bined with funds from sev-eral foundations, community businesses, religious and civic organizations and individual donors, and a $1.3 million loan from the Virginia Housing Development Authority to fund the project’s $1.7 million con-struction phase, said Warren.

The Mercer Place project is comprised of two buildings, each with eight apartment units. Each unit has two bedrooms, two baths, and more than 1,000 square feet of floor space.

Mercer Place will include an outdoor pavilion, gazebo, and recreational area and will be on a 5.8-acre parcel next to St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in the Town of Kilmarnock.

“I wanted to help the county where I grew up and the project being developed by the founda-tion offers an excellent oppor-tunity for me to give something back to the community. It will provide much-needed afford-able rental housing to county teachers, nurses, and other members of the community’s critical workforce,” Suzanne Bellows said.

“I spent many summer vaca-tions and holidays in Lancaster County availing myself of the

From left holding the Mercer Place Site Plan are Todd Bellows, Ben Burton of Bay Design Group, Suzanne Bellows and Bill Warren.

Bellows family supports foundation

rural nature and natural beauty of the county including its excellent hunting and fishing. In an effort to preserve that pristine environment and to protect our national treasure, the Chesapeake Bay, the Bel-lows family recently placed over 600 acres under conserva-tion easement. In an effort to continue this family tradition of giving back to the community, we also made 5.8 acres of our land available to Partners for their affordable rental housing project” said John Todd Bel-lows, Mrs. Bellows son.

“We continue to be impressed by the Suzanne Bellows family and their strong support of our affordable housing initiative. This remarkable donation will be instrumental in funding the construction phase of our Mercer Place complex,” said Warren.

“We are especially pleased

with the donation since it rep-resents the second time that Mrs. Bellows has stepped in to help us with our initiative. Ear-lier, she sold the 5.8-acre parcel next to St. Andrews Presbyte-rian Church to us for an amount that was very affordable for our nonprofit organization,” he said. “As a result, we named our project Mercer Place in honor of her father, E. Garnett Mercer Jr., a former Common-wealth’s attorney for Lancaster County. Mrs. Bellows’ remark-able donation brings us much closer to our goal of building affordable rental housing for our teachers and other mem-bers of our workforce.”

The foundation expects to complete fund raising by Octo-ber and to begin construction of Mercer Place in November 2010, said Warren. Currently, the Mercer Place complex is on-track for a ready-for-occu-pancy date in July 2011.

Contributions may be made to Partners Foundation, P.O. Box 144, Irvington, VA 22480.

state support has fallen to 48 percent of what it takes to edu-cate each student.”

However, RCC has responded by raising additional funds from private and grant sources, she said. The increased cost of tuition has been partially offset by increased federal financial aid, and by the private schol-arships administered through RCC’s Educational Founda-tion.

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Weston Daniel Schomer, the son of Dan and Leslie Schomer of Lancaster. He will attend Lan-caster High School.

Madison Secor Scott, the daughter of Bill and Hilary Scott of White Stone. Scott received the Salutatorian Award for achiev-ing the second highest academic average in the eighth-grade and an Art Award. She will attend Christchurch School.

Graham Oliver Shivers, the son of Greg and Lisa Shivers of White Stone. He will attend Christchurch School.

Emily Virginia Szyperski, the daughter of Jeff and Wende Szyperski of Weems. Szyperski received the Headmaster’s Award for achieving the highest grade point average in the eighth-grade, the Pamela I. Herrell Athletic Award for outstanding athletic achievement, an Art Award, and a Sandbox Award. She will attend St. Mary’s School.

Other awards presented at the commencement included the C. Jackson Simmons Award for Excellence in History and English, established in 1999 in memory of C. Jackson Sim-mons, which was awarded to rising eighth-grader Noah John-son, the son of Sandy Johnson of Heathsville.

The Tidewater Foundation Scholarship, given to a returning

student in Middle School deemed valuable to the school, was awarded to rising seventh-grader Tre Rioland, the son of Ken and Cynthia Rioland of Reedville.

The H. Hiter Harris Scholar-ship, established in 1998 by the Hiter Harris Family of Richmond to be awarded to a student who exhibits excellence in academics and citizenship, was awarded to rising sixth-grader Jahlil Nick-ens, the son of Dwight and Teke-cia Nickens of Kilmarnock.

The Catherine E. Schroeder Scholarship, established by the Chesapeake Academy Alumni Association to honor Catherine E. Schroeder for her longtime ser-vice to the school, was awarded to rising seventh-grader Austen-Taylor Dozier, the daughter of Vail and Gwen Dozier of Wake.

The Norma Jean Edwards Vol-unteer Award, established in 2004 to honor a volunteer who has worked tirelessly for the benefit of the academy, was awarded to parents Jeff and Wende Szyper-ski.

Diplomas for kindergarten graduates were presented by division head Elizabeth Clark. The ceremony was highlighted by a commencement address in the form of personal accolades to graduates from head of school Deborah M. Cook, a benediction by pastor Kenneth Rioland, and the Alma Mater sung by every-one present.

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Northumberland Elemen-tary School recently posted its “A” Honor Roll for the second semester of the 2009-10 aca-demic session.

Third-graders on the Honor Roll are Destiny Amos, Cole Basye, Nicholas Basye, Shelby Bates, Jeffrey Brooks, Brazjae Brown, Erin Burgess, Amber Butler, Christopher Goddard, Johnny Gross, Izaak Hagy, Jean Jett, Hannah Loving, Annie Newsome, Nathan Parker, Zoie Sadler, DeJour Taylor, Michaela Thompson and Tahi Wiggins.

Fourth-graders on the Honor Roll are Hannah Allison, Des-tiny Basey, Khadijah Bea, Kath-erine Bruneault, Rain Eguig-uren, David Haynie, Christian Headley, Christopher Hearold, Makenzie Kent, Abigail Kiss, Haley Newsome, Zoe Non-nemacker, Mark Ranson, Chase Reynolds, Lauren Suchan, Zachary Swift, Lucinda Wig-fi eld and Morgan Wilson.

Fifth-graders on the Honor Roll are Trinity Bea, Mary Katherine Ellis, Samantha Fisher, Jillian Jett, Alexis News-ome and Emma Saunders.

H.O.P.E. scholarship awardedNathanial Coleman Jr. received the H.O.P.E. scholarship award for Lancaster County. H.O.P.E., an acronym for Helping Others Prosper and Excel, is an organization serving Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond and Westmoreland counties. Its mission is to enhance the quality of life for boys and men by providing educational assistance, mentorship, career preparation and job training. From left are Nathaniel Coleman Jr. and Nathaniel Coleman Sr.

Recipients of Marine Corps League Detachment 1062’s high school ROTC awards for the 2009-10 school year in the Northern Neck are Michael Faulkner of Lancaster High School and Shelana Sutton of Northumberland High School.

Faulkner received his award

From left are Marine Corps League Detachment 1062 senior vice commandant Dennis Spillane and Shelana Sutton.

Detachment 1062 presents awardsat an ROTC awards night May 6.

Sutton received her award at a senior service awards night May 20.

They each received a a cer-tifi cate of merit and a check in the amount of $150, said senior vice commandant Spilllane.

College students from the United States and Taiwan will bring their robotic boats to Vir-ginia Beach June 10 to 13 to compete for up to $20,000 in prize money during the third International Autonomous Sur-face Vehicle (ASV) Competi-tion.

The event, sponsored by the U.S. Offi ce of Naval Research and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Foun-dation, will take place at the Founder’s Inn and Spa.

Director of the Autonomous Systems Laboratory at the Virginia Institute of Marine

Science (VIMS) Dr. Mark Pat-terson will serve as the event’s local host.

Patterson, the winner of the Marine Technology Society’s 2008 Lockheed Martin Award for Ocean Science and Engi-neering, is a marine biologist with patents in autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) technology and neural-network recognition of targets from side-scan sonar.

During the competition, the small lake on the resort’s property is turned into an obstacle course that challenges the robotic boats to perform a series of progressively harder

International robotic boats competition held in Virginiatasks that simulate the types of activities that are expected of robotic craft being built for the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard.

“Observers gain a new appre-ciation for what may appear as relatively easy tasks when they learn that the boats must com-plete the course without any human guidance or interven-tion,” Patterson said.

“Nothing challenges and teaches like this type of hands-on activity. It serves as a great recruiting ground for compa-nies involved in the fi eld of robotics,” said AUVSI Founda-tion executive director Daryl Davidson.

Hampton Roads provides a fi tting home for the competition given its leadership position in development of autonomous marine technology, Patterson said. Local leaders in the fi eld include Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, the Navy Auton-omous Maritime Navigation Program at the Naval Surface Warfare Combatant Craft Divi-sion in Virginia Beach, SAIC, Oceana Sensor, and VIMS.

The competition has grown from seven teams in 2009 to 13 teams this year. The teams include defending champion University of Central Florida and two new entries from Old Dominion University and Vir-

ginia Tech. Hampton Roads technology businesses are help-ing sponsor the event.

The AUVSI Foundation based in Washington, D.C., is an education-oriented charity that organizes and sponsors seven annual robotic-related student competitions. The foundation supports the goals and objectives of the AUVSI, the world’s largest and oldest

trade association devoted to advancing the use of unmanned systems.

VIMS, one of the largest marine centers in the U.S., provides research, educa-tion and advisory service to help protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay and coastal waters. VIMS offers master’s and doctoral degrees through its School of Marine Science,

part of the College of William and Mary. Patterson’s Auton-omous Systems Laboratory at VIMS aims to advance marine science by creating the next generation of AUVs and ASVs and by developing methods for using them to explore the world’s oceans.

For competition information, a schedule and links to team websites, visit roboboats.org.

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Bank of Lancaster’s Golden Advantage Club offers an exclu-sive Merchant Program for its members, according to club director Theresa Ransone.

By showing a Golden Advan-tage membership card to any of the 26 participating merchants throughout the Northern Neck, members receive discounts. It’s one of the value-added benefi ts with the Golden Advantage Pro-gram, she said.

Ransone also announced Cutz and Beyond in Warsaw is among the most recent merchants to join the program.

Cutz and Beyond offers a full range of hair care services, nail care and acrylic services, plus waxing and ear piercing, said Ransone. Cutz and Beyond’s new location is in the Times Square Shopping Center at 4308 Rich-mond Road in Warsaw. Owner Julie Douglas, along with stylists Danielle Price and Patsy Bryant,

A recent Green Summit hosted by Rappahannock Community College’s Workforce Develop-ment Center and the Rappahan-nock Home Builders Association at the White Stone Event Center brought together regional lead-ers to discuss various initiatives practiced in the area.

The purpose of the meeting was to impart an understanding of energy effi ciencies and renew-able energies in all businesses and industries, said RCC public information offi cer Tom Martin.

The 62 attendees included county administrators, school offi cials, contractors, business owners, homeowners, and repre-sentatives of electrical co-opera-tives and corporations, he said.

The keynote speaker, chief operating offi cer Rich Gouldin, Jr., of Potomac Supply, spoke of efforts to avoid waste by recy-cling wood scrap that is a byprod-uct of the lumber mill operation into compressed pellets that can be used as fuel.

He was followed by a panel of “green energy leaders”—Joe Heyman of The Allen Group, Inc., Dan Guinn of GCI Consult-ing, Inc., Chuk Bowles and Sean Shanley of Earthcraft Virginia, Inc., Richard Good of Solar Ser-vices, Inc., Jennifer McCann of Tranquil Waters Designs, Inc., Alexis B. Diggs of Williamsburg Environmental Group, Inc., and

Margaret Hudnall of Rappahan-nock Home Builders Associa-tion.

Trenton Hightower, assistant vice chancellor of the Virginia Community College System, gave a lunchtime talk, and the afternoon was spent in concur-rent sessions on “Home Energy Audits and Understanding the Tax Credit Process,” “LEED Certifi cation,” “Solar Homes,” and “Water Management and Remodeling.”

Special features included the presentation of the 2010 Middle Peninsula Green Industry Award to George Ripley of Canon Vir-ginia’s Industrial Resource Tech-nology Facility in Gloucester, and the 2010 Northern Neck Green Industry Award to Gouldin.

Community college vice pres-ident of workforce development Jason Perry indicated his offi ce was pleased with the outcome of the Green Summit.

“We are planning various training programs for home owners, architects, engineers and contractors for the fall semester and beyond,” said Perry. “Our goal is to become the premiere green training facility in the region, and this summit allowed us to begin establishing a net-work of stakeholders who have knowledge and experience in green home design, construc-tion and renovation.”

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From left are Danielle Price, Julie Douglas and Patsy Bryant of Cutz and Beyond.

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Cutz and Beyond joins Audi-ology Offi ces, Athena Vineyards, The Computer Coach, Creek

Fever Art & Framing, Dunn-Rite Auto Sales, Randy’s Dunn-Rite Automotive, Fashion Focus Opti-cal, Foxy’s of Kilmarnock, The Highlander Studios, Ingleside

Plantation Winery, Jett’s Hard-ware, Kilmarnock Entertainment Center & Costal Grille, Kilmar-nock Inn, Lipscombe Furniture, TV, and Appliances, NAPA – Ser-vice Part Corporation, Net Cruis-er’s Café, Nino’s Italian Pizza Restaurant, Nunnally’s Floors & Decorating, Inc., Rappahannock Community College Institute for Lifelong Learning, Rappahan-nock Hang-Ups & Gallery, River Market, Stevie’s Ice Cream, W.F. Booth & Son Furniture, YMCA, and Yours Truly Photography.

Bank of Lancaster’s Golden Advantage program gives those ages 55 and older access to fi nan-cial and lifestyle products and services, escorted travel, semi-nars and more.

To join, contact Ransone at 435-1171, 1-800-435-1140 or goldenadvantage@banklanc.com.

From left are George Ripley, Jason Perry, Rappahannock Community College president Dr. Elizabeth Crowther and Rich Gouldin Jr.

Workforce developmentoffi ce hosts Green Summit

To honor local producers, White Fences Vineyard will hold a pairing party featuring only locally sourced foods Satur-day, June 12.

White Fences chef Anne Kirk-myer has created six courses of gourmet small plates and each will be paired with a locally grown White Fences wine.

The event also will feature food and wine pairing education and a chance to meet local resi-dents.

The menu will include:• Strawberries combined with

baby arugula and sweet balsamic on triple cream brie croustade, paired with Meteor Firelfy.

• Hot Chesapeake crab and arti-chokes blended with local goat cheese atop a buttery baguette, paired with Metoer Glow.

• Virginia sweet corn chowder topped with Smithfi eld ham gar-nish, paired with Meteor Bright White.

• Roasted Chesapeake oysters a la White Fences, paired with Meteor Bright Red.

• Virginia bison hash on cheese grits, paired with Meteor Merlot.

• Chocolate pecan pie topped with Chantilly cream, paired with Meteor Midnight Red.

The fee is $60 per person. Reservations are required. Call 438-5559.

At a May 11 employee appre-ciation reception celebrating National Hospital Week, the Rappahannock General Hospital administration named registered nurse Michelle Giese “Employee of the Year.”

“Michelle is one of the many outstanding employees that we have at the hospital and we are fortunate to have such loyal and dedicated employees within our organization,” said president and chief executive offi cer James M. Holmes Jr.

He also thanked everyone “for their years of service and excel-lent patient care provided to our patients here at Rappahannock General Hospital.”

Giese is married to Craig Giese. They have a daughter, Madison, 7.

Local vineyardto hold pairing dinner June 12

Michelle Giese

Giese namedtop employeefor the year

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The book, by David Jett, Francene Barber and Brenda Harhaii, features more than 200 vintage photographs of the town.

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Larry and Lois Dawson of Lancaster recently announced they have become authorized dealers for Honest Abe Log Homes. Their business, Bear’s Den Log Homes LLC, will cover the Northern Neck and parts of the Middle Peninsula as their primary territory, but out-of-state and other Virginia-area customers can be served, said Larry Dawson.

After months of careful research, they visited the home office and factory in Moss, Tenn., and were impressed with the manner in which the logs are processed, stored and shipped, and with the enthu-siasm and assistance employees were willing to give, he said. “’Experience the experience’ of log home living,” said Dawson.

For an appointment, call the Dawsons at 436-3177, or 436-3026

“Log home living today is quite differ-ent than it was for our ancestors,” said Dawson. “If you have ever viewed a qual-ity built log home, your mouth falls open with amazement,” said Dawson. There is a lot of exposed wood, but today’s design-

ers utilize dry wall to finish interior walls painted different colors to compliment the decor, he said.

A quality log home will not be cheaper than a modular or similar conventional frame house. As with stick-built houses, the cost will depend on site conditions,

location, home size, complexity of design and amenities, continued Dawson. Log home construction cost is comparable to superior stick-built homes.

Log homes vary from custom, vaca-tion, to hunting lodges and anything in between, depending on a person’s life-style, he said.

Not all log home manufacturers are the same, explained Dawson. Kiln drying logs today is the big factor—it not only reduces the humidity, the process kills all the little critters that have made homes in the wood. Of course, on-site termite pre-vention is like any other house.

The new trend—”going green”—is also used in today’s log homes. Log companies and dealers offer education to custom-ers and builders offering green products where there is virtually no waste of its logs or timber, he said.

Insulation R factors differ from stick-built homes. “Keeping your family safe and secure during a high wind storm make a log home more logical and practical way to build,” said Dawson.

Lucas Smith recently joined Middle Peninsula Insurance and Financial Services as a personal and commercial lines producer. He will concentrate on building new business relationships with area organizations and individu-als.

Before joining Middle Penin-sula, Smith worked for more than three years as a mortgage origina-tor.

“It’s exciting to be working for such an excellent company as Middle Peninsula,” said Smith. “I am proud to be representing a company with such an outstand-ing reputation in the community.”

“We were very impressed with Lucas’s work ethic, enthu-siasm and intelligence. We think his fresh approach will allow us

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Agency Insurance Com-pany of Maryland Inc., (AIC) in Hanover, Md., recently announced the promotion of E. Scott Tadlock to president. AIC is a privately held insur-ance company and a member of Agency Holding Company founded in 1975.

Tadlock was hired in May 1998 as a product manager and was promoted to president of AIC’s sister company, Agency Services Inc. in 2006. Agency Services Inc. is a premium finance company.

AIC has more than 32,000 customers in Maryland, Vir-ginia, Pennsylvania and Flor-ida with almost $40 million in premiums in 2009. The com-pany insures private passenger automobiles, motorcycles and ATVs.

“Ever since joining our com-pany, Scott has demonstrated a strong work ethic and an unwavering commitment to do what is right regardless of the consequences,” said company owner Jack Stansbury. “These characteristics set an excellent example for us all.”

Tadlock and his wife, Lil-lian, live in Annandale. They have three children, Sarah, Catherine and Conner. He is the son of Norman and Anita Tadlock of Lancaster and the grandson of Lorena D. Conner of Monaskon.

The Hope and Glory Inn in Irvington continues to gain rec-ognition among travel guides.

The Hope and Glory Inn recently received accolades from Moon Travel Guides, Jim Flynn’s Best Weekends, and Romantic-places.com.

Moon Handbook – Virginia and Moon Spotlight Virginia Coast lists the Hope and Glory as one of its recommended hotels and a “Must See.”

Founded in 1973 as a collec-tive of world travelers and writ-ers, Moon Travel Guides make independent travel and outdoor exploration fun and accessible, said owner Peggy Patteson.

Jim Flynn’s Best Weekends (bestweekends.com) assists trav-elers with unbiased and useable travel information. Flynn visited Irvington and wrote: “Every now and then we encounter the ‘perfect storm’ for our business, that time when location, accommodations, people and food come together to create a magical experience. Such was the case when we visited the idyllic town of Irvington, Virginia (673 residents) on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay and stayed at the marvelous Hope & Glory Inn.”

Romanticplaces.com included The Hope and Glory Inn in its “100 of the World’s Most Roman-tic Hotels, Inns and Places.”

The inn has also been cited by The New York Times, Southern Living and many others, said Pat-teson.

The Hope and Glory Inn is an 1890 romantic schoolhouse with rooms and six quaint garden cot-tages, she said. Additional accom-modations are Seven Carpenter Gothic cottages in the White Fences Vineard called “tents.” The inn’s amenities include an outdoor garden bath, a classic vessel for crab, cocktail cruises and a hip pool.

Local inngains more recognition

E. Scott Tadlock

Tadlock promoted

Smith joins agencyto deliver more to our clients in the way of service and expertise. We’re glad to have him on board,” said president Joe Harrow.

Smith is a resident of Glouc-ester County and is a graduate of Christopher Newport University. When he’s not hard at work, he enjoys boating and racing.

Established in 1908, Middle Peninsula Insurance and Finan-cial Services has offices in Wil-liamsburg, Gloucester and Del-taville. It offers a variety of insur-ance and financial products and services, including personal and business insurance, risk assess-ment and management, financial planning and investment manage-ment. For more information, visit midpen.net.

n New directorThe Mid-Atlantic Fishery

Management Council recently announced the selection of Dr. Christopher M. Moore as the council’s next executive director. Dr. Moore will begin his tenure as the council’s fourth executive director on July 19, replacing current executive director Daniel T. Furlong, who served in the position for 11 years. The coun-cil expressed strong support for the results of the search process.

“Dr. Moore’s strong technical background and broad experi-ence in the region’s fisheries management community will facilitate the council building on its past successes and preparing for challenges and opportunities as we look forward,” said council chairman Rick Robins.

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Soil erosion on cropland declined by more than 40 per-cent over the past 25 years, while more than a third of development of U.S. land occurred during the same period. That’s according to the latest National Resource Inventory for nonfederal lands, released April 27 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. Total cropland ero-sion dropped by 43 percent, from more than 3 billion tons per year in 1982 to 1.72 billion tons annu-ally in 2007. Most of the erosion reductions occurred between 1987 and 1997. Cropland acre-age declined 15 percent from 420 million acres in 1982 to 357 million acres in 2007. About half of that reduction is reflected in enrollments of environmentally sensitive cropland in USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program. About 40 million acres of land were newly developed between 1982 and 2007, bringing the national total to about 111 mil-lion acres. More development occurred in the Southeast than in any other region. The NRI defini-tion of developed land includes rural transportation corridors such as roads and railroads, as well as residential, industrial, commercial and other land uses. The U.S. had 325 million acres of prime farm-

Tri-Star Great Valu Supermarket in Kilmarnock has awarded its sixth annual Great Scholarships for Great Students scholarship to Grace Perkins of White Stone, who will graduate from Lancaster High School this spring, said Tri-Star owner Stuart Dunaway.

The independent owners of Great Valu Supermarkets under-write the scholarship program which has awarded over $200,000 in scholarships to date. It is through the scholarship program that Great Valu stores recognize the commitment of high school stu-dents to their education and communities, explained Dunaway.

The program enables a deserving high school senior in each of the retail markets and store associates in the marketing group to receive $1,000 scholarships to help defray the cost of post-secondary education, he said.

The program is managed by Great Valu’s Scholarship Commit-tee which selected the winners, Dunaway said.

The applicants represented a cross section of outstanding seniors from all the markets served by Great Valu stores, making final scholarship recipient selections difficult, he said. Selections were made based on a variety of considerations, including aca-demic standing, grade-point averages, extra-curricular activities and individual student life challenges.

The independently owned and operated Great Valu stores sup-port the scholarship program as a means to strengthen commit-ments to the communities they serve. Great Valu stores are sup-plied by Supervalue Eastern Region, headquartered in Mechan-icsville.

Joint effort raises boatOn May 26, with the help of Docks of the Bay and Jays Dive Service, R.L. Self Timber Inc. excavation raised this boat from the bottom at Locklies Marina.

Local grocer announces2010 scholarship recipient

Inventory finds erosiondown, farmland losses up

land in 2007, compared to 339 million acres in 1982. The acre-age of prime farmland converted to other uses during the 25-year period is greater than the com-bined area of Vermont and New Hampshire and almost as large as West Virginia. The American Farm Bureau Federation noted the NRI findings reflect its long-standing assertion that American farmers are producing more with fewer resources. While farmland acreage has disappeared, total U.S. crop yield in tons per acres has increased more than 360 per-cent since 1950.

“This report substantiates all the hard work that farmers and ranchers have done over the years to be more environmentally con-scious, to be more efficient at what they do in producing the nation’s food and fiber and fuel, and it gives us something to point to when our critics talk about how bad agriculture is,” said president Bob Stallman.

Virginia Farm Bureau Fed-eration president Wayne F. Pryor called the findings on conversion of prime farmland disturbing.

“Development can isolate tracts of farmland, which degrades a region’s farming infrastructure and ultimately makes farming in that region less efficient,” said Pryor.

n Job workshopsThe Virginia Employment

Commission will offer a resume development workshop June 10, an interview guide-lines workshop June 15, and a 60-second commercial selling yourself workshop June 17.

Unless otherwise noted, all workshops will begin at 10 a.m. at the Re-employ Virginia Center at 4274 Richmond Road in Warsaw.

n Down Home VirginiaIn the June edition of Down

Home Virginia, Virginia Farm Bureau’s monthly television program, viewers will learn why it’s so important to keep a local agriculture economy thriving.

The show airs on 45 cable systems and three broadcast stations in Virginia, as well as nationwide at 6:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month on RFD-TV. It’s also available online at VaFarmBureau.org.

n Vendor callThe Upper Middlesex Volun-

teer Fire Department and Aux-iliary will sponsor their 25th annual Independence Day Cel-ebration June 26, beginning at 5 p.m. at the Water View Fire-house on Roue 640 in Water View.

The event will feature arts, crafts, a carnival with games and train rides, food, a parade at 7:30 p.m. followed by the presentation of parade winners and a fireworks finale at 9 p.m. Sweet Justice will perform beginning at 5:30 p.m. until. Craft vendors and parade par-ticipants are now being sought. Sign up at 804-832-1714 or 804-758-5545.

n Wine festivalThe second annual Kilmar-

nock Wine Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 26 in conjunction with the Kil-marnock Farmers’ Market at the Town Center tract on North Main Street in Kilmarnock.

Admission is $5 in advance and $7 at the gate, which includes wine tasting, enter-tainment and a souvenir wine glass (first 250 admissions). The festival and market are sponsored by Lancaster By the Bay Chamber. For tickets, call 435-6092.

n Childbirth classesThe Family Maternity Center

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