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Section C AreaSports www.rrecord.com August 3, 2017 Rappahannock Record Kilmarnock, VA INSIDE: Fishing for spot and croaker, catching family fun Children’s Fishing Academy Capt. William Saunders is one of many local watermen offering tours by boat through the Watermen’s Heritage Tours. He covers his- tory and information on the crabbing and oystering industries. On Fridays and Saturdays in October and November, Saunders offers adults an oystering experience, followed by a wine tasting and oyster roast at the Tides Inn. Photo by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi Photo by Lisa Hinton- Valdrighi Photo by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi Six-year-old Izzy Eby gave a little squeal and curled her lips up as if she’d taken a big bite out of a lemon as she reeled in a spot aboard Capt. William Saunders deadrise, Miss Nicole. It was only the second fish she’d caught and she was a little squeamish. But by the end of the two-hour fish- ing trip, she was reeling them in like a seasoned pro. “That’s what it’s all about,” said Saunders, who offers Children’s Fish- ing Academy daily, departing from The Tides Inn on Carter Creek in Irvington. “Everybody’s smiling. The kids are smiling, the parents are smiling. It’s all about having fun,” he said. Saunders got the idea for his chil- dren’s charters after taking a grand- mother and her grandchildren out on a fishing trip. “After the boy caught the fish, he gave me the same look you see on kids’ faces when they’re opening their favorite present on Christmas morn- ing,” said Saunders. “And I thought, that’d be great to allow any kid that wants to learn to fish the chance.” Saunders has been a working water- man for over 30 years and has been a charter boat captain for 11 years. He launched his Children’s Fishing Academy as part of his Rappahan- nock River Charters two months ago and it’s already a success. I hopped aboard one of his charters last month with 10-year-old Brader Eby and his younger sister, Izzy Eby, their grandmother, Ruth Bernheim, and their mom, Jean Eby, all of Char- lottesville. We left the dock at The Tides Inn and cruised out of the creek towards the Rappahannock River while Saunders answered questions about wildlife, oystering, crabbing and the history of the Northern Neck. We dropped anchor in about 30 feet of water, just short of the Robert O. Norris Jr. Memorial Bridge after Saunders spotted a large school of fish on his finder. The river was a little choppy. Jean, like myself, said she was prone to motion sickness but Saunders let out a lot of anchor line and his 38-foot deadrise shifted to face the waves. He brought out his bait, a bag of shrimp and blood worms, which got an “eww” from mom and Izzy and baited the kids’ hooks. That’s some- thing he does for the young anglers to avoid injuries. Spot like the worms, croaker like the shrimp, he said. Almost as soon as Izzy dropped her line, she got a nibble and fought like she was reeling in a whale as a “keepable” spot broke the surface. Saunders took it off the hook, some- thing else he offers to do, especially for the younger fishermen. “Most of the time when they start, they’re a little scared, especially if they haven’t fished before,” said Saunders. “But by the end of the trip, they’re loving it. Maybe they didn’t want to reel the fish in at first, but after two hours, they’re doing it on their own.” There was no lack of fish or action that day. Almost as soon as Izzy or Brader would unhook one fish, rebait and drop the line, they’d get a bite. We got seven or eight croakers and spot worth keeping and threw about five others back. Bernheim booked the charter for her grandchildren and daughter. She said she’d grown up in Maryland, fish- ing on the Potomac River and wanted to share that experience with her grandkids. “Sometimes that’s what this is about,” said Saunders. “A way to share a family history and tradition.” The Children’s Fishing Academy is offered for anglers ages 6 and older with a capacity of seven, which can include mom, dad and grandparents. He prefers to limit the charter to three or four children and an adult or two. “But I can be a glorified babysit- ter if needed and take just the kids,” said Saunders. “I’ll take them out and teach them about nature. It’s about the art of fishing and keeping nature front and center.” The charters are a great option for visitors who don’t have access to a boat, one reason he made the Tides Inn his home base for the academy. “We take vacations to see our chil- dren enjoying themselves. Seeing the kids happy makes the parents happy. That’s what the vacations are about. Making memories with the kids,” he said. Bernheim did just that with Izzy and Brader as she and her grand- daughter reeled in a good size croaker together. The fish gave its trademark croak and they laughed. To schedule a family-friendly adventure, call Capt. William Saun- ders, 761-2974, or the Tides Inn activities desk, 438-4489, to schedule a two-hour fishing trip for $55 per person. Bay Bash 2017 registration continues The Bay Bash Family Fishing Tour- nament and Benefit Concert is partner- ing with the White Stone Volunteer Fire Department to raise money for their new firehouse project. On March 22, 1947, the White Stone Volunteer Fire Department was formed with nothing more than a hose purchased for a 1942 Ford firetruck, reported Mary Pipkin. That same truck helped fight the fire that nearly destroyed Kilmarnock in 1952. It was housed in a garage until 1952 when the first part of a firehouse was finally built. With both population and demands growing over the years, they have out- grown their old firehouse and are now constructing a new building which is over 12,000 square feet designed to serve the community for the next 50 to 75 years. President Mike Ercilino and Chief Dan Sanders would like everyone to know how much they appreciate the support from the community, said Pipkin. This project has been the vision of many current and lifetime members behind the scenes who don’t do it for the recognition but for love of people they promise to protect. Pipkin said 100% of all profits at the Bay Bash Family Fishing Tournament and Benefit Concert will be given to the firehouse project. This event will be held August 12, at Ingram Bay Marina in Wicomico Church. (baybash.com) The event will feature a multi-species fishing tournament followed by a ben- efit concert with the Northern Virginia classic rock band Jukin. Other attrac- tions will include food, beverages, a raffle and amusements for the kids. The tournament will offer cash prizes for 10 different species of fish as well as a grand prize division with $500 and a famous Seigler Reel. Anglers will compete for the longest total inches of all their species combined. There also will be youth, ladies and special anglers divisions. The event will be officiated by the Northern Neck branch of Fish Dis- patch, with a live online leader board throughout the tournament to track catches and current status. No other local tournament has this technology. Entry fees include power boats, $75; canoe/kayaks, $25; and pier/shore anglers, $10. This is a tournament where kids are able to participate on the same level as adults, while still compet- ing with each other in their own divi- sion. The tournament is limited to 100 entries. The concert is open to the public from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. To register, go to baybash.com. Washington is named head football coach at Lancaster High School by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi Draper Washington has a long- standing history with Lancaster High School athletics, as a player, coach and weight room coordinator. So he should easily transition into his new role as the school’s head varsity football coach. Washington, 40, of White Stone was named the varsity coach July 6. He’ll replace Damien Crissey, who coached the varsity Red Devils for four years. Crissey, who continues to teach at LHS, resigned the position in the spring. A physical therapy tech at Carousel Physical Therapy in Kilmarnock, Wash- ington graduated from LHS in 1995 and in 1999 signed on as a varsity volun- teer assistant. He also served as the JV head coach for a while before leaving to volunteer at nearby Middlesex High School as an offensive and defensive coordinator from 2005 through 2008. He came back to LHS’s football pro- gram as an assistant coach from 2008 through 2015. He’s also served as Lancaster’s boys track coach for 13 years. During his tutelage, the LHS boys track team has celebrated success, finishing third in the state meet once and as the state runner-up back-to-back in 2015 and 2016. He’s also produced several state individual and relay team champions. “The way I coach is the way I’ve always lived my life,” said Washing- ton. “With discipline and a solid work ethic and a belief in what you’re trying to accomplish.” Lancaster football has had a few rough years, with .500 records the past couple of years, good enough to make the playoffs where the Red Devils were forced to travel to a high seed in the first round. As with other small schools in the area, numbers have also been low. “Winning kind of solves every- thing,” said Washington about recruit- ing more players. “You win, they want to play. But before that happens we have to do something else [to increase the numbers]. “I have a good repoire with the kids,” he added. “I think I’m a player’s coach. For some kids, getting in their face works. But most of the time, it doesn’t. I tend to use my knowledge to my advantage.” Although Washington hasn’t coached football at LHS for two years, he’s still very familiar with the talent he’s inher- iting as the track coach and the weight room coordinator, a role he assumed four years ago. Washington is a licensed personal trainer and has worked with most all of Lancaster’s athletes. “We share the same athletes on all the teams just because we’re a small school,” he said. “If they can get stron- ger and gain confidence and have suc- cess in one sport, that will bleed over to other sports.” Right now, Washington’s goal for the upcoming season “is to create a competitive atmosphere. To get better the key component is to be competi- tive and every day we need to stress that. Not look to next week, we have to stress we have to win today or this week first.” Washington admits he’s as competi- tive as they come and if he has a goal he’s going to do what he can to reach it. He also hopes to get parental sup- port and have them “buy into what we’re going to do” with the program. Markus Ferguson will return as Washington’s offensive line coach, while Shawn Lee and Mychal Laws will coach the JV team. Irvin Nick- ens, who has worked as an assistant in the past, also will return in some capacity.
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Rappahannock Record Kilmarnock, VA
INSIDE:
Fishing for spot and croaker, catching family fun
Children’s Fishing AcademyCapt. William Saunders is one of many local watermen offering
tours by boat through the Watermen’s Heritage Tours. He covers his-tory and information on the crabbing and oystering industries. On Fridays and Saturdays in October and November, Saunders offers adults an oystering experience, followed by a wine tasting and oyster roast at the Tides Inn.
Photo by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi
Photo by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi
Photo by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi
by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi
Six-year-old Izzy Eby gave a little squeal and curled her lips up as if she’d taken a big bite out of a lemon as she reeled in a spot aboard Capt. William Saunders deadrise, Miss Nicole.
It was only the second fish she’d caught and she was a little squeamish. But by the end of the two-hour fish-ing trip, she was reeling them in like a seasoned pro.
“That’s what it’s all about,” said Saunders, who offers Children’s Fish-ing Academy daily, departing from The Tides Inn on Carter Creek in Irvington.
“Everybody’s smiling. The kids are smiling, the parents are smiling. It’s all about having fun,” he said.
Saunders got the idea for his chil-dren’s charters after taking a grand-mother and her grandchildren out on a fishing trip.
“After the boy caught the fish, he gave me the same look you see on kids’ faces when they’re opening their favorite present on Christmas morn-ing,” said Saunders. “And I thought, that’d be great to allow any kid that wants to learn to fish the chance.”
Saunders has been a working water-man for over 30 years and has been a charter boat captain for 11 years. He launched his Children’s Fishing Academy as part of his Rappahan-nock River Charters two months ago and it’s already a success.
I hopped aboard one of his charters last month with 10-year-old Brader Eby and his younger sister, Izzy Eby, their grandmother, Ruth Bernheim, and their mom, Jean Eby, all of Char-lottesville.
We left the dock at The Tides Inn and cruised out of the creek towards the Rappahannock River while Saunders answered questions about wildlife, oystering, crabbing and the history of the Northern Neck. We dropped anchor in about 30 feet of water, just short of the Robert O. Norris Jr. Memorial Bridge after Saunders spotted a large school of fish on his finder. The river was a little choppy. Jean, like myself, said she was prone to motion sickness but Saunders let out a lot of anchor line and his 38-foot deadrise shifted to face the waves.
He brought out his bait, a bag of shrimp and blood worms, which got an “eww” from mom and Izzy and baited the kids’ hooks. That’s some-thing he does for the young anglers to avoid injuries. Spot like the worms, croaker like the shrimp, he said.
Almost as soon as Izzy dropped her line, she got a nibble and fought like she was reeling in a whale as a “keepable” spot broke the surface. Saunders took it off the hook, some-thing else he offers to do, especially for the younger fishermen.
“Most of the time when they start, they’re a little scared, especially if they haven’t fished before,” said Saunders. “But by the end of the trip, they’re loving it. Maybe they didn’t want to reel the fish in at first, but after two hours, they’re doing it on their own.”
There was no lack of fish or action that day. Almost as soon as Izzy or Brader would unhook one fish, rebait and drop the line, they’d get a bite. We got seven or eight croakers and spot
worth keeping and threw about five others back.
Bernheim booked the charter for her grandchildren and daughter. She said she’d grown up in Maryland, fish-ing on the Potomac River and wanted to share that experience with her grandkids.
“Sometimes that’s what this is about,” said Saunders. “A way to share a family history and tradition.”
The Children’s Fishing Academy is offered for anglers ages 6 and older with a capacity of seven, which can include mom, dad and grandparents. He prefers to limit the charter to three or four children and an adult or two.
“But I can be a glorified babysit-ter if needed and take just the kids,” said Saunders. “I’ll take them out and teach them about nature. It’s about the art of fishing and keeping nature front
and center.”The charters are a great option for
visitors who don’t have access to a boat, one reason he made the Tides Inn his home base for the academy.
“We take vacations to see our chil-dren enjoying themselves. Seeing the kids happy makes the parents happy. That’s what the vacations are about. Making memories with the kids,” he said.
Bernheim did just that with Izzy and Brader as she and her grand-daughter reeled in a good size croaker together. The fish gave its trademark croak and they laughed.
To schedule a family-friendly adventure, call Capt. William Saun-ders, 761-2974, or the Tides Inn activities desk, 438-4489, to schedule a two-hour fishing trip for $55 per person.
Bay Bash 2017 registration continuesThe Bay Bash Family Fishing Tour-
nament and Benefit Concert is partner-ing with the White Stone Volunteer Fire Department to raise money for their new firehouse project.
On March 22, 1947, the White Stone Volunteer Fire Department was formed with nothing more than a hose purchased for a 1942 Ford firetruck, reported Mary Pipkin. That same truck helped fight the fire that nearly destroyed Kilmarnock in 1952. It was housed in a garage until 1952 when the first part of a firehouse was finally built.
With both population and demands growing over the years, they have out-grown their old firehouse and are now constructing a new building which is over 12,000 square feet designed to serve the community for the next 50 to 75 years.
President Mike Ercilino and Chief Dan Sanders would like everyone to know how much they appreciate the support from the community, said Pipkin. This project has been the vision of many current and lifetime members behind the scenes who don’t do it for the recognition but for love of people they promise to protect.
Pipkin said 100% of all profits at the Bay Bash Family Fishing Tournament and Benefit Concert will be given to the firehouse project. This event will be held August 12, at Ingram Bay Marina in Wicomico Church. (baybash.com)
The event will feature a multi-species fishing tournament followed by a ben-efit concert with the Northern Virginia classic rock band Jukin. Other attrac-tions will include food, beverages, a raffle and amusements for the kids.
The tournament will offer cash prizes for 10 different species of fish as well as a grand prize division with $500 and a famous Seigler Reel. Anglers will compete for the longest total inches of
all their species combined. There also will be youth, ladies and special anglers divisions.
The event will be officiated by the Northern Neck branch of Fish Dis-patch, with a live online leader board throughout the tournament to track catches and current status. No other local tournament has this technology.
Entry fees include power boats, $75; canoe/kayaks, $25; and pier/shore anglers, $10. This is a tournament where kids are able to participate on the same level as adults, while still compet-ing with each other in their own divi-sion.
The tournament is limited to 100 entries. The concert is open to the public from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.
To register, go to baybash.com.
Washington is namedhead football coach atLancaster High School
by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi
Draper Washington has a long-standing history with Lancaster High School athletics, as a player, coach and weight room coordinator. So he should easily transition into his new role as the school’s head varsity football coach.
Washington, 40, of White Stone was named the varsity coach July 6. He’ll replace Damien Crissey, who coached the varsity Red Devils for four years. Crissey, who continues to teach at LHS, resigned the position in the spring.
A physical therapy tech at Carousel Physical Therapy in Kilmarnock, Wash-ington graduated from LHS in 1995 and in 1999 signed on as a varsity volun-teer assistant. He also served as the JV head coach for a while before leaving to volunteer at nearby Middlesex High School as an offensive and defensive coordinator from 2005 through 2008.
He came back to LHS’s football pro-gram as an assistant coach from 2008 through 2015.
He’s also served as Lancaster’s boys track coach for 13 years. During his tutelage, the LHS boys track team has celebrated success, finishing third in the state meet once and as the state runner-up back-to-back in 2015 and 2016. He’s also produced several state individual and relay team champions.
“The way I coach is the way I’ve always lived my life,” said Washing-ton. “With discipline and a solid work ethic and a belief in what you’re trying to accomplish.”
Lancaster football has had a few rough years, with .500 records the past couple of years, good enough to make the playoffs where the Red Devils were forced to travel to a high seed in the first round. As with other small schools in the area, numbers have also been low.
“Winning kind of solves every-thing,” said Washington about recruit-ing more players. “You win, they want to play. But before that happens we have to do something else [to increase the numbers].
“I have a good repoire with the kids,” he added. “I think I’m a player’s coach. For some kids, getting in their face works. But most of the time, it doesn’t. I tend to use my knowledge to my advantage.”
Although Washington hasn’t coached
football at LHS for two years, he’s still very familiar with the talent he’s inher-iting as the track coach and the weight room coordinator, a role he assumed four years ago. Washington is a licensed personal trainer and has worked with most all of Lancaster’s athletes.
“We share the same athletes on all the teams just because we’re a small school,” he said. “If they can get stron-ger and gain confidence and have suc-cess in one sport, that will bleed over to other sports.”
Right now, Washington’s goal for the upcoming season “is to create a competitive atmosphere. To get better the key component is to be competi-tive and every day we need to stress that. Not look to next week, we have to stress we have to win today or this week first.”
Washington admits he’s as competi-tive as they come and if he has a goal he’s going to do what he can to reach it.
He also hopes to get parental sup-port and have them “buy into what we’re going to do” with the program.
Markus Ferguson will return as Washington’s offensive line coach, while Shawn Lee and Mychal Laws will coach the JV team. Irvin Nick-ens, who has worked as an assistant in the past, also will return in some capacity.
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Stingrays swim team completes 3-2 seasonThe Indian Creek Yacht
and Country Club Stingrays recently completed a 3-2 season. The Stingrays finished third in the Middle Peninsula Swim League Championship meet.
Members of the Stingrays for 2017 included Alexis Alley, Ethan Avina, Reagan Bar-rack, Lindsey Barrack, Emma Bavuso, Elianna Bavuso, Mat-thew Bavuso, Nathalie Bid-dlecomb, Ally Biddlecomb, Cayden Bishoff, Kelsey Bish-off, Matthew Booth, Tawny Bowis, Talen Bowis, Chloe Brann, Jake Brann, Emma Brown, Parker Brown, Laura Canter, Aubry Carrier and Elliot Crissey.
Also, Virginia DeMario, Oceana Diaz, River Diaz, Graf-ton Forrester, Ashtyn Franklin, Ellie Franklin, Alex Fulmer,
Helen Geier, Susana Geier, Camellia Geier, Addie George, Nate George, Reagan Harding, Kaitlyn Hargrove, Lily Hatha-way, Harrison Hinton, Evan Hinton, Latney Hodges, Mary Clare Hodges, Jimmy Hods-den, Jacob Hodsden and Khloe Hohensee.
Also, Kennedy Jones, Colin Jones, Jackson Latell, Henry Latell, Alice Magerko, Lorry Manetz, Charley Manetz, Teagan Mullins, Brady Mul-lins, Grace Oren, Logan Oren, Elijah Oren, Mackenzie Osborne, Brooks Parker, Sam Parker, Ella Posey, Alex Posey, Emily Rice, Rachel Rice, Ann Rice, Maddie Ritter, Alex Rupple, Lee Rupple and Caro-line Rupple.
Also, Olivia Saunders, Cres-ton Saunders, Ayla Saunders, Jameson Scott, Ewan Scott,
S’mores Happy Hour isset at Belle Isle State Park
In honor of National S’mores Day, Belle Isle State Park, 1632 Belle Isle Road, Lancaster, will host a S’mores Happy Hour from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday, August 10, at the amphitheater.
S’mores have been a camp-fire staple for years and a ranger will recount the his-tory of the fire roasted treat, reported chief ranger/visitor experience Katherine Shepard.
“Join a ranger to find out where marshmallows came from, how the s’more got its name and why we love them so much,” said Shepard. “We’ll provide the fire and an assort-ment of s’mores fixings to create countless flavor combi-nations. Be sure to stick around for s’more fun afterwards with campfire songs and stories.”
All activities are offered free, parking is $4 per vehicle.
Bird walk slated atSwan Lake/Flag Pond
The Northern Neck Audu-bon Society (NNAS) on August 14 will conduct a bird walk at 9 a.m. at Swan Lake/Flag Pond near the mouth of the Potomac River in Northumberland County. The walk will begin at the home of NNAS members Edie and Sandy Dodge, 250 Flag Pond Drive, Heathsville.
A wooded path leads past a tidal pond to a beach on the Potomac with beautiful views of the river and the Chesapeake Bay, reported publicity chair-man Maggie Gerdts.
Possible sightings on this walk are house and American gold finches, Carolina wrens, indigo buntings, red bellied woodpeckers, brown thrash-ers, chipping sparrows, brown-headed nuthatches, blue gros-
beaks, great blue herons, great egrets, least terns, brown peli-cans, mute swans, bald eagles, osprey and least, spotted and semipalmated sandpipers.
Flag Pond Drive has a mail-ing address of Heathsville; however, it is near Burgess and Ophelia, said Gerdts. GPS directions can be confusing.
Directions: From Kilmar-nock, take East Church Street 12. 7 miles to the stop light at Northumberland Highway in Burgess. Turn left on Northum-berland Highway and go 1/8th mile and turn right on Hacks Neck Road. Follow Hacks Neck Road for 4.5 miles and turn left on Brammer Drive. Take the next left onto Swan Lake, then the next right onto Flag Pond Lane.
BRIDGE RESULTS
Flight B tennis champs
Nine pairs of duplicate bridge were in play July 25 at Hills Quarter.
Winners north/south were first, Alice Slember and Millie Wiley; and second, Fran Green and Daria Lowe.
Winners east/west were first, Barbara Ginocchio and Kather-ine Pickle; and second, Lucy Hottle and Pam Lazorchak.
Rained out.
: Aaron’s Dirt Series Championship weekly racing action featuring the Victory Lap Pro Late Model, Truckin Thun-der Sportsman, Budweiser Modified and Collision One Limited Stock Car divisions.(Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway is at 4426 Tidewater Trail in Jamaica. Competitor gates open at 4 p.m. Spectator gates, 5 p.m. Track activities begin at 6:30 p.m.)
PIT STOP
CLUB GOLF
SPORTS SHORTSThe Memory Lane Car Club
invites owners of all types of col-lector vehicles to join them at T & J’s Dairy Barn, 718 Jessie duPont Memorial Highway, Burgess, from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, August 5, for their third annual cruise-in.
A portion of all food sales at this event will go to help fund the local Habitat for Humanity. The Memory Lane Car Club thanks Tom and Jill White for their con-tinued support of this worthwhile event. Contact the club at 435-6171.
The ninth annual Dream Fields Spanish Mackerel Fishing Tour-nament will be held August 12. Cash prizes will total $5,000. Tri-Star Supermarket Inc., Kilmar-nock, has sponsored a $25,000 prize if the state record is broken.
The entry fee is $175. For a registration form and rules, visit dreamfields.org, or submit entries and check payable to YCLC, Kathy Pittman, 660 Regina Road, Lancaster, VA 22503, or all 436-5932. Proceeds benefit Lancaster County Little League and Dream Fields.
Bon Secours Rappahan-nock General Hospital and the Northern Neck Family YMCA will provide free blood pres-sure screenings from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday, August 7, at the YMCA, 39 William B. Graham Court, Kilmarnock.
Rappahannock General Hos-pital and the American Cancer Society will host a “Look Good…Feel Better” event for females in active treatment for cancer. The session will be held at 4:30 p.m. August 24 at the RGH Outpatient Infusion Center at Bon Secours RGH, 101 Harris Road, Kilmarnock.
The session will include a free kit with makeup and skincare products valued at $250. Jenni-fer Bishop of Merle Norman in Kilmarnock, a trained volunteer facilitator, will host the session. Pre-registration is required; call 435-8593.
The Rappahannock Westmin-ster-Canterbury Mind & Muscle lecture series will continue Monday, August 7. The program will begin at 11 a.m. at RWC, 132 Lancaster Drive, Irvington.
V. Ross Johnson of Morattico will share her story and offer tips to prevent Lyme disease. The pro-gram includes a complimentary luncheon at noon. Reservations are required. Call 438-4000.
There will be a fall athletic par-ent’s meeting at 7 p.m Monday, August 7, in the Lancaster High School Commons.
Yankee Point Racing and Cruising Club will partner with Premier Sailing School to offer sailing instruction for ages 6-16 Monday, August 7, through Friday, 11. The classes will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day, at YPRCC’s facility on Meyer Creek in Lancaster.
To register a child or grand-child, contact Premier Sailing at 438-9300 or [email protected].
Bon Secours Rappahan-nock General Hospital’s seventh annual Senior University event will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, August 9, at the White Stone Church of the Nazarene, 57 Whisk Drive, White Stone. Vendor consortium, free health screenings and com-plimentary breakfast will begin 8:30, presentations at 9:30 a.m.
Senior University is a daylong event for seniors and caregiv-ers featuring educational semi-nars from medical professionals and vendor booths focused on senior health and well-being. The event is open to the public, free of charge. Pre-registration is required. Contact bsvaf.org/senior_u or call 435-8662.
The Northern Neck Ultimate Frisbee Association (NNUFA) meets at 5:15 p.m. Thursdays at the Irvington Commons, 98 King Carter Drive, Irvington, for fun and exercise. The coed NNUFA is open to those of all skill levels. No experience is necessary.
Indian Creek Yacht and Country Club 18-hole ladies win-ners for July 25 were first, Seale George, Meredith Townes and Harriet Baggett; second, Debbie Gillespie, Ruth Thomas and Lynn Jones; and third, Molly Gatchell, Jean Hagen and Pat Gwaltney.
King Carter Golf Club men’s play day winners for July 24 were first, David Gwaltney; second, Arvid Frankenhoff; and third,Tom Cernicky. July 26 winners were first, Jon Baer, and second (tie) Cernicky and Carroll Craig. July 28 winners were first, Gwalt-ney; second, Bruce Strebel; and third, (tie) Craig and Jeff Yar-borough.
Piankatank River Ladies Golf Association first flight winners for July 27 were first, Gloria Mathews; second, Chong Hudgins; and third, Nina Carter. Second flight winners were first, Marny Richardson; second, Karen Gorin; and third, Ann Stanley. Third flight winners were first, Beverly Hudgins; second, Carol Sen-nott; and third, Zealon Stilley.
Jacoby Scott, Hallie Shackle-ford, Anne Shackleford, Blake Smith, Blair Smith, Kaylee Smith, Amanda Steensma, Elise Sterrett, Eli Stewart, Blair Todd, Coleman Todd,
Mason Walker, Rock Wolfson, Duke Wolfson, Katarina Zeiler and DJ Zeiler.
Coaches were Liz Sei-gler, Kelly Espy and Carrie Crowther.
The seventh annual Special Operations Warrior Foundation Chesapeake Bay Charity Golf Event will be held September 27 at King Carter Golf Club, 480 Old St. Johns Road, Irvington.
The format will be a four-per-son captain’s choice. For a bro-chure with event schedule, spon-sorship and registration informa-tion, call Tom Quinn, 703-402-6121, or Fred Gilman, 761-1427.
The Reedville Fishermen’s Museum, 504 Main Street, Reed-ville, recently announced the schedule for public sails on the historic Chesapeake Bay skip-jack Claud W. Somers. Sails are planned for 1 to 3:30 p.m. on Sat-urdays, August 12 and 26, Sep-tember 9 (1:30 to 4 p.m.) and 23; and October 14 and 28.
Fees are $25 for members, $30 for other adults and $15 for ages 12 and younger. For reservations, call 453-6529.
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Virginia Brown is honored by theNational Hospice Regatta Alliance; Turkey Shoot registration continues
The skipper who wins the 2017 Hospice Regattas Cham-pionship will get to take home the Virginia Brown Inspiration Trophy.
How many 2017 hospice regatta sailors ever met Vir-ginia Brown or know who she is? Yet if it weren’t for her, there wouldn’t be a championship and there might not be any hos-pice regattas at all.
Virginia Holland Brown helped set up the original Hos-pice Cup Regatta in Annapolis in 1982. Almost 20 years later, she helped create the National Hospice Regatta Alliance, which began presenting the annual championship in 2000.
By introducing and advocat-ing the idea of running sailing regattas to raise awareness and funds for hospice care, Brown created a fundraising event model that inspired others. While that first event in Annap-olis had just 19 boats, there are now additional charity regattas that have raised, collectively, some $25 million to support hospice services in their local communities.
“Hundreds and thousands of people benefited from your dedication, creativity and hard work,” said former US Sailing president James Muldoon when he presented the Championship perpetual trophy named in her honor.
“You and your co-founders taught us all how to have a great time and raise money for a wonderful cause. ...I would like to thank you on behalf of all racing sailors for allowing us to be part of this wonderful hos-pice experience that continues to serve so many,” he added.
For Brown, it goes back to a link between sailing and hos-pice. “I’ve seen guys and gals together on a race crew and it is a special brotherhood or sis-terhood. When you go out on the water, even on a clear day, you are saying, ‘Who knows what the wind is going to do, but we’re going to do this,’” she said.
“People who give hospice care...have to exude confidence. You are [interacting with people who are] losing someone they love. You trust these people,” she added.
“It is the special quality of
caretakers for hospice. You recognize the type. It is a sort of a chemistry you have with people,” like the bonds between boat crew members, Brown said.
Early registration for the 22nd “Turkey Shoot, a Hospice Regatta” is now open.
Sailors may register at tur-keyshoot.org, where skippers can also select hats, t-shirts, coffee mugs, drink tickets and buy Friday cocktail and Sat-urday dinner tickets for them-selves and their crew. Proceeds support the all-volunteer Hos-pice Support Services of the Northern Neck and the volun-teer portion of Riverside Hos-pice Agencies.
“This regatta is sponsored by Yankee Point Racing & Cruis-ing Club, Rappahannock River Yacht Club and Ullman Sails and hosted by Bruce Sanders Rappahannock Yachts/Marina in Irvington,” said event co-
chairman George Bott.This is a three-day event,
beginning September 29 with a 5 p.m. happy hour, which is open to the public. Skippers out for fun are most welcome, said Bott. A racing rules simplified briefing will begin at 7 p.m.
Those who register by Sep-tember 1 will get their boat name on the official T-shirt. Several prestigious awards are available, including a stay at the Tides Inn in Irvington for the previous year’s overall winner, courtesy of manager Gordon Slatford.
Changes this year are signifi-cant, said Bott. The entry crite-ria has been reduced and now includes boats with a 20-year design.
“That means your boat can be newer, but its design has to be from 1997,” Bott said. “Addi-tionally we’ve added a DJ for Friday evening and the Riv-erside doctors’ Greatful Dads band on Saturday evening.”
Photo by Tom Chapman
Youth sailors compete on the Rappahannockby Tom Chapman
Forty junior sailors from four Virginia yacht clubs and one sailing school participated in the annual Rappahannock River Yacht Club’s (RRYC) Junior Regatta July 22.
Competitors, both young women and men, hailed from RRYC, Fishing Bay Yacht Club (FBYC), Norfolk Yacht and Country Club (NYCC), Indian Creek Yacht and Country Club (ICYCC) and Premier Sailing School.
Winds were light at the beginning, but built to 7-9 knots in the afternoon allowing all five planned races. It was hot and humid, but the kids kept cool by swimming in our beautiful river between races and were supplied with plenty of water by coaches and safety boats. All seemed to enjoy the day and the races while entries from FBYC often prevailed.
The overall Opti (Optimist) Fleet (22 boats) award went to Guthrie Braun of FBYC.
For the Opti White fleet, ages 10 and younger, Bo Angus, Noah Wensell and James All-geier were first, second and third, respectively. In the Opti Red fleet, ages 11-12, Braun, Baylor Goldthwaite and Mad-eline Amthor were first, second and third. First, second and third in the Opti Blue fleet, ages 13-15, were Reed McAl-lister, Henry Allgeier and Audrey Permenter.
In the fourteen-boat Laser Radial fleet, first place went to Ian Street of FBYC, with Nico-las Lennarz of FBYC second and Jordan Bendura of FBYC third. RRYC/Premier Sailing competitor Alex Resio showed great boat speed and finished fifth, while ICYCC/Premier Sailing’s Owen Weisenfluh fin-ished seventh and RRYC sailor Andrew Lay finished 10th.
Event organizer Samantha Van Saun of RRYC praised all the volunteers who helped make the regatta success-ful. Land-based volunteers at RRYC made breakfasts, made
and delivered lunches and water to the competitors on the water and held a cookout before the award ceremonies.
These volunteers were Cole-man Brydon, Findlay Smith, Roy Kime, Jo Chamberlain, Greg and Sue Kirkbride, Marcus Hudgins, Bob and Leslie Damon, Jim Schmidt, Ed Peake, Kathy Hegler and event photographer Stephanie Chaufournier.
Principal Race Organizer Tom Chapman headed up the race committee that ran five races over three courses. Committee members were Tom Richardson, Mariah Jayne, Burke Johnson, Pete Clay and Tom Armstrong on course one, race officer Jen Resio, Darryl Resio, Tom Asch, Lance Franke and Ian Ormesher on course two and race officer Hal Starke, Chris Volk, Fred Pevahouse, Doug Lyle and Ray Britt were on course three. Arabella Denvir of Premier Sailing was Jury Chair.
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Lampkin is appointed toBoys & Girls Club board
The Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Neck (BGCNN) recently announced the appointment of Marjorie Lampkin to the club’s board of directors.
A graduate of Lancaster High School, Lampkin earned her bachelor’s in special edu-cation with a music education minor from Southern Wesleyan University in 1983, and later earned her master’s of educa-tion in instructional leadership from Indiana Wesleyan Uni-versity in 2011.
Lampkin is a committed educator and administrator and has worked with a broad range of students—from elementary age to adults. She is the coor-dinator for the Office of Career and Transition Services at Rap-pahannock Community Col-lege (RCC).
At RCC, Lampkin supervises six programs to help people find employment through edu-cation and training, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth Services, Adult Education, Adult Career Coaches, Career Readiness Certificate Program, POWER-UP (Providing Opportunities through Work, Education and Resources that Upend Pov-erty) Education and Employ-ment Program and the POWER (Providing Opportunities through Work, Education and Resources) TANF Employ-ment Advancement Program.
“The future of our commu-nity lies in the hands of our youth,” said Lampkin. “Youth programs, like that of the Boys and Girls Club, are paramount to ensuring that all young people have access to opportu-nities that put them on a posi-tive trajectory. I am looking forward to being a part of the impact that the Boys and Girls Club is having on our youth and our community.”
Recognized as a leader
in workforce development, Lampkin was invited to serve as the youth council chair on the Bay Consortium Workforce Development board.
Lampkin also is a Certified Workforce Development Pro-fessional (CWDP), a nation-ally recognized credential that ensures a high level of profes-sionalism and competency.
“At a time of significant growth of preteens and teen membership in the club, it is vital that we partner with the local schools and with RCC to help our youth strengthen their academics, prepare their work life skills and begin to focus on careers and college opportunities,” said BGCNN board president Donna Anderson.
“Marjorie Lampkin’s dedi-cation, experience and unique knowledge certainly add that component to our continuum of development for our youth and we are very fortunate and grateful that she has joined our team,” said Anderson.
SCHOOL REPORTS
The Northumberland Public Library recently announced an amnesty food drive August 7 through 19. Late fees will be for-given for those who donate one canned or non-perishable food item for every overdue library item. Fees for lost, damaged or replacement items still apply.
All food donations will be given to Gleamer and Blenders Food Pantry.
Lancaster High School registration for the 2017-18 school year will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. August 14 and 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. August 15.
Lancaster Primary School is now accepting applications for the three-year old pro-gram, pre-kindergarten and kindergarten. Applications are available at LPS, 36 Primary School Circle, Lancaster.
Among basic requirements, students must live in Lancaster County and be age 3, 4 or 5 by September 30.
The YMCA Wiley Child Development Center is accept-ing registrations in the 3- and 4-year-old classrooms. A devel-opmentally-appropriate curric-ulum allows children to explore and examine their world and includes sharing and conversa-tion, stories, songs and finger plays, creative arts and crafts activities, large muscle activi-ties, cooking projects and expo-sure to shapes, numbers, colors and letters.
Hours will be 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Wiley Center, 458 Harris Road, Kilmarnock. Reg-ister at the YMCA, peninsu-laymca.org, or 435-0223.
Former NASA ‘human computer’addresses MACorp camp event
Approximately 100 people attended a “closeout” event July 26 at Macedonia Baptist Church in Heathsville to cel-ebrate another successful year for the summer camps offered by Macedonia Community Development Corporation, Inc. (MACorp).
These camps are the Girls Empowerment Camp (G.E.C.), which concluded its 10th year and Camp S.W.A.G. (Success While Achieving Godliness) for Boys, which concluded its fifth year, reported executive director Tracey L. Harding. Both camps are for youth ages 11 to 18; 36 young women par-ticipated in this year’s G.E.C. and eight young men partici-pated in Camp S.W.A.G.
Both the girls’ and the boys’ camps are designed to build positive self-images in youth by offering workshops that teach life skills through educa-tional and cultural experiences, said Harding.
The G.E.C. met July 13 to 19 with a theme of “Dream Big!” For most of the time, the group was on a road trip through Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia, where they visited several Histori-cally Black Colleges and Uni-versities, Bethune-Cookman University, Claflin University
and Elizabeth City State Uni-versity; and explored the local areas.
Camp S.W.A.G. met locally July 18 to 21, and then traveled to Philadelphia July 24 to 26. The theme was “Imagine Me!” The young men toured Rap-pahannock Community Col-lege’s Kilmarnock and Warsaw campuses, visited the Northern Neck Technical Center, helped with a Habitat for Humanity project, learned about drones and explored issues of self-image.
In Philadelphia, they visited the University of Pennsylvania and Temple University, toured historic Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church, attended a Phillies baseball game and saw the Lib-erty Bell.
A presentation at the annual camp closeout event featured Dr. Christine Mann Darden, one of the African Ameri-can women who worked at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as a “human computer” before computers were invented. Darden is featured in the book, Hidden Figures: The Story of the African American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race, by Margot Lee Shetterly (2016). Darden, a mathema-tician who went on to earn a
doctorate in mechanical engi-neering, joined NASA in 1967, worked there for 40 years, and after working in the manned space program, conducted sonic boom research.
Some of the youth who participated in the camps had previewed the film, “Hidden Figures,” which focused on the three African American women NASA mathematicians on whose shoulders Darden considers herself to have stood. Darden lives in Hampton and is a friend of a member of Mace-donia Baptist Church, who is also a member of the MACorp board of directors.
Darden incorporated the camps’ “Dream Big!” and “Imagine Me!” themes into her remarks as she told how those ideas were operative early in her own life as she tried to suc-ceed as a black woman math-ematician in the 1950s and 1960s.
She urged the youth to study math and science and not to neglect courses in the arts, Eng-lish and history. Darden con-cluded her presentation with an overview of her work with the problem of sonic booms, including the physics that is involved and how her research resulted in redesigned fuselages for high-speed aircraft.
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The Steamboat Era Museum, 156 King Carter Drive, Irving-ton, will offer children’s pro-gramming from 10:30 a.m. to noon Fridays through August 11. Children accompanied by an adult, will be treated to a special tour, stories, games and activi-ties to learn more about steam-boats and life during that era.
To get on the list for Fridays, contact the museum by Thurs-days each week, 438-6888, or steamboateramuseum.org. The fee is $5 per person. Chesapeake announces arts awards
Chesapeake Academy’s Excellence in the Arts Award is given at the discretion of the fine and performing arts fac-ulty to a student who exhibits excellence in the visual and performing arts and who gives his/her all to the arts in and out of the classroom.
This year two Chesapeake
Academy students were selected to receive this recogni-tion for their work in the visual arts and one was selected for his work in music.
Olivia Smith and Jordan Abbott were selected by art teacher Sonja Smith because of their “engagement, excite-ment and initiative in the visual
arts.”Oliver McAninch received
the award for his contributions in music.
“Oliver McAninch con-sistently contributed to the school’s musical and dramatic performances with his obvious talent and enthusiasm,” said Beth Somers.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue is working to bring back 1% flavored milk to the National School Lunch and School Breakfast program. It was eliminated from the plan in 2012.
Since then, most schools have been able to offer only fat-free—including nonfat choco-late milk—and lowfat unflavored milk in school meals to better align with U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture nutritional guidelines and recommendations of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
School nutrition requirements cost school districts an additional $1.2 billion in 2015, according to the USDA. While school meal program costs increased, most states reported a decrease in student participation in school lunches and about a million students opted out of a school-provided lunch.
“This announcement is a result of years of feedback from students, schools and food service experts about the challenges they are facing in meeting the final regulations in school meals,” Perdue said. “If kids aren’t eating the food and it’s ending up in the trash, they aren’t getting any nutrition—thus under-mining the intent of the program.”
It’s unclear when the change might be
implemented, but American Heart Associa-tion CEO Nancy Brown is unhappy with the decision. She said loosening up nutritional requirements for school lunch programs to include 1% flavored milk could have serious health consequences for children, increasing obesity rates.
A representative of Virginia’s largest farm advocacy group disagreed.
“Milk is healthy for all people, especially growing children and if adding some flavor is a way to ensure children drink it, this is a plus,” said Tony Banks, a commodity market-ing specialist for Virginia Farm Bureau Fed-eration.
“Most children consume far more sugar in their diets than the negligible amount found in a small carton of milk served in a school cafeteria,” Banks said.
“While some may say this is a way for dairy producers to push more of their product, it’s really about making sure children are con-suming milk and not throwing away needed protein, vitamins and minerals,” he said. “This new policy will reduce food waste in schools and make more efficient use of par-ents’ and other taxpayers’ money spent on school lunches.”
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The Boys and Girls Club of the Northern Neck held a SAT review over two weeks in July.
The SAT review was spon-sored by the Delta Beta Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., reported Ronald Davenport. Members
of the fraternity and local edu-cators served as facilitators.
Attendees were provided a SAT review manual and vocabulary review book to prepare for the August 26 SAT Test, said R. Davenport.
Additionally, Hutt Williams,
Rappahannock Community College Dual Enrollment Spe-cialist and College Recruiter detailed the dual enrollment process and financing college cost.
Week one facilitators included Lloyd Hill, Eric
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Week two facilitators were Lloyd Hill, Rosie Kelley, Ronald Davenport and Ernest Davenport, Ph.D.
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Mount Olive Baptist Church, 6749 Jessie duPont Memorial Highway, Wicomico Church, will host a Back to School Rally from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. August 19.
The rally, sponsored by the Youth Ministries of Mount Olive, will offer free school supplies and refreshments.
There will be a Warriors 10th grand reunion on Labor Day weekend, September 2. J. Allen Ball will be the honoree.
All persons to have ever attended A.T. Wright High School or Brookvale High
PALS program schedule posted for 2017-18Chesapeake Academy admis-
sion director Hilary Scott invites local preschools and daycare pro-grams to register for the 2017-18 Seth W. Ahlborn Performing Arts and Lecture Series (PALS).
The series brings engaging, dynamic and often interactive arts programs to area children, said Scott. PALS has an exciting line-up of programs for the 2017-18 school year. Through the gen-erosity of the Wiley Foundation this season will include a variety of 12 children’s plays, music, math and science programs and early literacy programs.
All programs are hosted by Chesapeake Academy free of charge and open to all age-appro-priate community members. Reservations are required. For reservations, contact [email protected], or call 438-5575.
Unless otherwise noted, all programs are for ages 3 through
grade 3 will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Programs will include:
-ber 27, ages 3 through grade 2. Award winning singer and song-writer Bollinger will perform lively songs that teach social skills and letter sounds.
“Trish and the Fish,” October 18. Based on the Brothers Grimm folktale, “A Fisherman and His Wife.”
ages 3-6, 9:30 to 11 a.m. Teacher-guided art, science, math, music and movement activities based on the book, If I Build a House by Chris Van Dussen.
“Pinocchio,” November 15.-
mas With Santa,” December 7. Two hilarious elves named Scrunchie and Bangles have mis-placed some of Santa’s presents.
-sey—An Earth Science Adven-ture,” January 17. An award winning, high energy interactive musical science assembly, fea-tures Wendy Whitten, the sing-ing scientist and Flumpa, the tree frog.
ages 4-7, 9:30-11 a.m. Teacher-guided art, science, math, music and movement activities based on Violet, the Pilot by Steve Breen.
-ville Comix, February 14, ages 3 through grade 2. Peers lead over a dozen rescued-variety dogs through hilarious tricks, balanc-ing acts, high wire routines and ring tosses.
-ruary 24, all ages, 2 to 3 p.m., MerMan the Magician brings traditional magic with a new spin and a positive message.
Gruff,” March 14.
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-ing Native Americans,” April 18, ages 3 through grade 2. Through song, dance and audience partici-pation, Billy B helps the audience discover what life was like during the Pre-Columbus Native Ameri-can period.
“The Ugly Duckling,” May 9.
School and their families and friends are invited. The commit-tee can be reached at 577-3356.
St. Margaret’s School will offer the Hunt Course August 23 (SAT prep) and August 24 (ACT prep) on the Tappahan-nock campus. The course con-sists of a quick prep three-hour session for each test.
The fee is $175 for one class and $325 for two; there is a $25 discount with registra-tion for two classes. Online registration will be sent upon request. To register, email [email protected] or call 443-3357, ext 3032.
St. Margaret’s School will offer the Kaplan SAT preparation class September 9 through October 1 on the Tappahannock campus. The course consists of six three-hour sessions on test taking strat-egies and two additional practice exam sessions.
The courses will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. September 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30 and October 1. The fee for eight three-hour sessions is $440. To register, email [email protected] or call 443-3357, x3032.
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of the Tavern Culinary Guild’s operation of the Tavern Cafe´ and its plans to offer classes in the traditional art of cookery, reported Corinne Becker.
The Tavern Cafe´ is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The every-changing menu includes homemade soups, fresh-baked breads, quiche´ and sweet treats. Other offerings have included hot dogs with homemade buns, calzones and pulled pork with homemade buns.
Extremely hot temperatures and only scattered showers are the formula for poor crops for some Virginia farmers every summer and 2017 is shaping up to be more of the same.
“Crops and livestock are getting stressed; corn is curling and soybeans are wilting,” was the summary analysis in the July 24 weekly Virginia crop progress and condition report by the National Agricul-tural Statistics Service.
Topsoil moisture rates dropped dramati-cally from several weeks before, when virtually all of the state’s farmers reported enough moisture for their crops. This time 59% of Virginia’s cropland was reported to be in serious need of rain.
Still, some farmers are doing well, thanks to timely rains in their areas. For example, 49% of the state’s corn crop is rated as being in good to excellent condi-tion.
“In the little area around Stratford Hall and Westmoreland State Park the corn is looking pretty decent,” said Chip Jones, a grain producer and member of the West-moreland County Farm Bureau.
“The first two weeks of July were bone-dry, but we’ve had up to 5 inches of rain
since then,” said Jones.He noted other parts of the Northern
Neck and fields along U.S. Route 360 from Richmond to the Chesapeake Bay haven’t fared so well.
“People who planted early corn are pretty good; those who planted later are concerned that the pollination period hit at the same time as those upper-90s and 100-degree days in later July,” he said.
Other crop conditions in Virginia showed many field crops were ahead of the normal pace of growth and harvest. Summer potatoes are almost completely harvested, the peach harvest is 32% fin-ished and cotton plants are maturing ahead of schedule.
Outside of Virginia, extreme drought conditions have settled into the upper Midwest Corn Belt and corn conditions have been declining rapidly there. The July 24 national crop progress report esti-mates 62% of the U.S. corn crop is rated good to excellent, compared to 76% a year ago.
“Traditionally every year in July and August the speculators in Chicago buy or sell futures contracts based on Northern Hemisphere weather,” said Robert Harper,
grain manager for Virginia Farm Bureau Federation.
“Every year on June 30 a special report, the planted acres report, is issued. Then it’s like the Daytona 500—the market takes off. We’ve seen some fascinating action on the Chicago Board of Trade and we’ve hit market highs of the year already for corn, wheat and soybeans. Currently we’re off the highest price, partly because they’re starting to get rain in the northern Corn Belt,” said Harper.
The trading action has been particu-larly busy for soybeans, he said. Last year farmers harvested the largest soybean crop in U.S. history and this spring they planted more acres than ever before. But the weather in the next few weeks will determine whether there are record crops or record busts.
“This weather market is intoxicating and yet agonizing for our members. When there are huge price swings, your gut hurts because your profit could disappear overnight. That’s why I advocate every time that a producer should set a profit-able target and stick to it and get out of the emotional roller coaster aspect of it,” Harper said.
The sign up period for the Virginia Ag BMP Cost Share Program will end on August 18.
Farmers who operate in the Northern Neck are urged to contact Northern Neck Soil and Water Conservation District, 5559 Richmond Road, Warsaw, or 313-9102, to arrange a time to complete the Cost Share Program paperwork, reported education/outreach specialist Kathleen Watson.
The cost share program sup-ports the use of various prac-
tices in conservation planning to treat cropland, pastureland, hay land and forested land, said Watson. Some are paid for at a flat rate or straight per-acre rate. Others are cost-shared on a percentage basis up to 75%.
In some cases, the United States Department of Agricul-ture (USDA) also will pay a per-centage, she said. The cost-share program’s practices can often be funded by a combination of state and federal funds, reducing the landowner’s expense to less than
30% of the total cost. Questions about federal
funding should be directed to the NRCS office in Warsaw.
Because demand for cost-share assistance is great, SWCDs support the imple-mentation of only those plans that meet local water qual-ity guidelines. Since some requests can’t be satisfied, pri-ority ranking of practices must be used to make sure funds are spent wisely.
An individual may receive a maximum of $50,000 per year
for cost-share, except for the SL-6, WP-4 and WP-4b prac-tices, for which up to $70,000 may be paid. In any case, the state cost share payment, com-bined with federal payments, may not exceed 90% of total eligible costs, said Watson.
All practices in the program have been included because of their ability to improve or pro-tect water quality, she added. Many also will increase farm productivity by conserving soil and making wise use of fertil-izers and other farm resources.
Sweet corn harvest is well underway in Virginia and farm-ers across the state are supply-ing consumers with the summer favorite.
“Sweet corn is grown through-out Virginia and is a staple prod-uct for vegetable growers and farmers’ markets during the summer. Depending on your location in the Commonwealth, fresh local sweet corn may be available between mid-June and mid-October,” said Tony Banks, a commodity marketing spe-cialist for Virginia Farm Bureau Federation.
In Virginia Beach, Robert Vaughan of Vaughan Farms Produce grows mainly super-sweet white corn varieties such as Avalon and Milky Way, which he sells wholesale and at his roadside farm stand.
“It’s one of the best years we’ve ever had for sweet corn,” Vaughan said. “We’ve had a lot of rain this year in perfect timing,
so we are picking extremely well. We’ll probably have corn until the end of August.”
Despite recent daytime tem-peratures of 90 degrees or higher, Sunnyside Farms in Cumberland County is producing a steady supply of sweet corn.
“Our sweet corn crop has been yielding extremely well. We do irrigate, so the dry spell hasn’t hurt us as bad as some,” said Rob French, who owns Sunny-side with his family.
The French family sells most of the sweet corn they pro-duce at their two farm stands in Cumberland and Powhatan counties.
“We plant a new set of corn every week so that we always have a fresh supply,” French noted. “My father, Hugh, prides himself on the taste and qual-ity of our sweet corn. He makes sure it’s harvested at daybreak when it’s cool and the sugar con-tent is still high.”
The Chesapeake Finan-cial Shares board of directors recently approved a $0.13 per share dividend payable on or about September 15, 2017. This represents a 4% increase over the prior quarter’s divi-dend.
“The increased dividend mir-rors our core earnings growth,” said chairman of the board and chief executive officer Jeffrey M. Szyperski. “It continues our consistent 26-year history of dividend increases. The cur-rent heated community merger and acquisition market is pro-viding us strong momentum in each of our markets going into the second half of 2017.
“We remain in the top tier of all community banks in the country and are optimistic about the second half of 2017 with our continued improve-ment in asset quality, strong loan growth and fee income lines of business. Our asset quality continues to improve with nonperforming assets decreasing to 1.5% of total
loans as of June 30, 2017 as compared to 1.94% as of June 30, 2016. Our merchant services through Chesapeake Payment Systems continue to show strong growth,” contin-ued Szyperski.
Earnings for the second quarter of 2017 totaled $1,996,042, a 4.9% increase over the second quarter of 2016. Year-to-date net income was $4,597,751 representing an 18.7% increase over the first half of 2016.
The reported quarterly earn-ings per share were $0.483 fully diluted compared to $0.463 fully diluted for the second quarter of 2016. The year-to-date fully diluted earn-ings per share were $1.115 as compared to $0.942 for the first six months of 2016.
Total assets ended the quar-ter at $784,715,148, compared to $720,760,780 at year-end.
Management feels the loan loss reserve is sufficiently strong as of June 30, reported Szyperski.
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Sonabank, recently announced a net loss of $2.8 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, or $0.21 basic and diluted loss per share and a net loss of $788,000, or $0.06 basic and diluted loss per share for the first half of 2017.
That compares to net income of $2.8 million and $5.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respec-tively. Excluding tax-effected merger costs of $6.1 million for the second quarter of 2017 and $6.4 million for June 30, 2017 year-to-date related to the merger with Eastern Virginia Bankshares, Inc. (“EVBS”), adjusted net income was $3.2 million and $5.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, respectively.
The board of directors declared a dividend of $0.08
per share payable on August 25, 2017, to shareholders of record on August 14, 2017. This rep-resents the 23rd consecutive quarterly dividend.
As of the close of business on June 23, 2017, Southern National completed its previ-ously announced merger of EVBS with and into Southern National and the completion of the merger of EVBS’s wholly-owned subsidiary, EVB, with and into Southern National’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Sonabank. This combination brings together two banking companies with complemen-tary business lines, creating one of the premier banking institutions headquartered in the Commonwealth of Vir-ginia. As of June 30, 2017, the combined company has $2.63 billion in total assets, $2.02 bil-lion in total deposits and $2.03 billion in total loans.
The Dog Days of Summer are almost here. For a second year in a row, Gloucester area businesses have joined forces to bring sav-ings to their customers as well as help out the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society (GMHS).
The warm summer months are a time when the shelter sees less donations coming in but still has the need to feed and nurture the numerous animals in their care, reported Denise Hutchins of Brent and Becky’s Bulbs.
Through August 19, monetary or GMHS wish list donations can be brought to participating busi-nesses, of which many are offer-ing related incentives to consum-ers.
Participating businesses include Gloucester Florist, Split Enz Salon, The Closing Shop, Safe Harbor Storage, Prost! Food Truck, Juan’s Mexican Café and Cantina, Consociate Media/Marker Nine, Brent and Becky’s, Whitley’s Peanuts, Bay School
Community Art Center, Kelsick Market, Mike’s Tire and Auto-motive, Tower Park Real Estate, Grand Rental Station, Gloucester Mathews Gazette Journal, River-side Wellness and Fitness Center, The Nines Pet Boutique and Phil-lips Energy.
GMHS recently posted a wish list of the most needed items. By priority, the list includes:
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From left are Culinary Guild volunteers Jean LaChance and Cate Kauffmann.
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Cost Share Program sign up continues to August 18
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Dog Days event to benefit animals
Chesapeake Financial Shares announces4% dividend increase
Southern NationalBancorp of Virginia posts results, declares a dividend
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Two Florida companies are working to develop a small plastic pouch designed to make produce safer. The pouch releases chlorine diox-ide gas, which eliminates E. coli bacteria and other patho-gens from the surfaces of fruits and vegetables.
The pouches are about half the size of a credit card and
can be packed into shipping containers. Manufacturer Worrell Water Technologies of Delray Beach, Fla., hopes to market them to wholesalers and packers of produce in the U.S. and overseas.
Plant pathologist Dr. Jinhe Bai and his colleagues at Agricultural Research Sci-entists in Fort Pierce, Fla.,
Chlorine dioxide pouches could make produce saferworked with Worrell to develop the pouch.
At least 25% of fruits and vegetables produced world-wide are lost after harvest because of spoilage from microbial contamination, according to Bai. E. coli and other pathogens on the sur-face of produce can cause ill-ness if the produce isn’t well washed or cooked.
As a preventive measure, sanitizers often are used to kill microbes on produce. U.S. food processors add chlorine to wash water. In Europe, chlorine dioxide sometimes is pumped into storage rooms to sanitize produce.
“The chlorine dioxide pouches are a fine example of how agricultural technology is being developed to ben-efit consumers,” said Tony Banks, a commodity mar-keting specialist for Virginia
Farm Bureau Federation. “Once they are in use within the food chain, consumers can expect produce to have a longer shelf life because bac-teria-related spoilage will be reduced. Food waste stands to be reduced as well.”
While the pouches will destroy most bacteria, con-sumers will still need to prop-erly store and wash their pro-duce to protect themselves from any remaining patho-gens, added Banks.
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Saturated colorsAnita Baker will be the featured artist at the Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock, during August. She describes her style of painting as enhanced realism. By using saturated colors with special attention to the play of light and shadow she brings her watercolor paintings to life. The Dudley above is a sample of works now on display.Objects Gallery, 4462
Irvington Road, Irving-ton, will host a “Meet the Artist” reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, August 4, for visiting artist Chris Jones.
Jones is a stoneware potter from North Carolina. His creations are a combination of wheel thrown and hand building, reported gallery manager Terri Thaxton.
All of his glazes have been developed and altered through years of experi-ence and are lead free, said Thaxton. All of his serving pieces are food, microwave, oven and dishwasher safe.
Jones offers several dif-ferent themed pottery pieces. His coastal-themed pottery includes various f ish, sea turtle and crab
shaped bowls and platters.Jones also will be avail-
able from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, August 5, to show his latest works, discuss techniques and answer questions. Lemonade and cookies will be served Sat-urday.
These events are free of charge and open to the public, added Thaxton.
Objects Gallery to host reception for Chris Jones
This fish shaped pottery is an example of the work of Chris Jones.
Annual meetingNorthern Neck Electric Coop-
erative will hold its annual meet-ing at 7 p.m. Thursday, August 3, at Northumberland High School, 201 Academic Lane, Heathsville.
Art showThe 2017 juried summer show
“Layers of Art Through Time” will continue through Sunday, August 6, at the Tappahannock Art Gallery, 200 Prince Street, Tappahannock. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays and noon to 4 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays.
Irvington marketThe Irvington Farmers Market
will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, August 5 on the Irvington Commons, 98 King Carter Drive, Irvington.
The market will offer peak summer produce, over 50 arts and crafts vendors and music by Haze and Dacey of Richmond.
Legal aidJohn R. Rellick, managing
attorney of Legal Aid Works in Tappahannock, will be available at First Baptist Church, 3585 Courthouse Road, Heathsville, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thurs-days, August 17, September 14 and October 12.
Applicants must contact the Tappahannock office in advance, 443-9393, to determine eligi-bility for services and reserve an appointment. Services are provided in many kinds of civil cases; however, personal injury cases, traffic cases and criminal cases are not handled by Legal Aid Works.
County fairCarnival rides, games, pig
races, timber shows, animals, log rolling, arts, crafts and music can all be found at the 29th annual Richmond County Fair, at the Richmond County Fairgrounds, 315 Community Park Drive, Warsaw. Hours are 6 to 11 p.m. August 8 and 9; and from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. and August 10, 11 and 12. Craft and art displays can be viewed daily in the Memorial Exhibit Hall, reported the Rich-mond County Fair Association.
Nightly entertainment will include gospel music night, August 8; blues night, August 9; bluegrass night, August 10; beach music night, August 11; and country music night, August 12. For a complete schedule of events, go to richmondcounty-fair.com.
Solar powerThe Three Rivers Solar Co-op
will hold an informational ses-sion at 6:30 p.m. Monday, August 7, at Grace Episcopal Church, 303 South Main Street, Kilmar-nock.
Representatives of Three Rivers Solar Co-op and VaSun, Virginia Sun United Neighbor-hoods, will participate. To reg-ister for the session, visit vasun.org/three-rivers.
Farmers marketThe Heathsville Farmers
Market will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. August 19 at Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern, 73 Monument Place, Heathsville. Members of the Antique Automobile Club of America and the Northern Neck Corvette Club will host a cruise-in. Private individuals are also invited to display their antique or classic car as part of this “Antique and Classic Car Round-up.”
The market offers produce, meat, goat cheese, eggs, oys-ters, flowers and nursery plants, jewelry, leather crafts and other locally-made artisan handcrafts.
OktoberfestThe 2017 Oktoberfest Festi-
val will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. October 28 on the WSVFD grounds. The White Stone Busi-ness Association is accepting applications for the classic car show, arts and crafts and chili cook-off. The rate is $15 for White Stone businesses.
Registration forms are avail-able at visitwhitestoneva.com/events/oktoberfest-2017/. To serve as an event sponsor, or to volunteer, email [email protected].
Fair competitionRegistration is open for the
State Fair of Virginia’s general competitions. Everything from baked goods and SPAM® reci-pes to giant pumpkins and hot sauce will be judged prior to and throughout the fair, September 29 through October 8, at The Meadow Event Park in Caroline County.
To register, or download an entry form, visit StateFairVa.org.
Vendors neededFairfields United Methodist
Church will host its 22nd annual Fairfields Fall Festival from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. September 30 on the church grounds, 14741 Nor-thumberland Highway, Burgess. The festival features arts, crafts, collectibles, free children events, North Carolina-style barbecue, homemade soups and baked goods, music and extensive pro-motion.
For a vendor application, con-
The Gloucester Main Street Preservation Trust recently announced it will celebrate a decade of service to the com-munity at 6 p.m. Thursday, August 10, at Arts on Main, 6580-B Main Street, Glouces-ter. The community is invited.
The event will include the premier screening of the mini documentary, “A Main Street Story Built On Philanthropy.”
The short film, which has been in the works for the last year and features the iconic stories of Main Street residents and busi-ness owners, will be released alongside a 10-year celebration report and 2016 annual report.
“We have been looking for-ward to this night for a while now during our planning pro-cess,” said executive director Jenny Crittenden. “This will
truly be a celebration of not only the success of the Main Street Trust’s work over the last decade, but also the celebra-tion of the gift—a gift that has given to everyone in the com-munity.”
Business owners, residents, elected officials and commu-nity members are expected to be in attendance, as well as Virginia Secretary of Transpor-
tation, Aubrey Layne, a found-ing board member of the Main Street Preservation Trust. He will speak to the formulation and gift of the Main Street Pres-ervation Trust to the commu-nity.
Hors d’oeuvres and drinks will be served.
Please RSVP to Crittenden, 824-9614, or [email protected].
The second quarter Virginia residential real estate market continued its rise over prior year benchmarks according to the Second Quarter 2017 Home Sales Report released by the Virginia REALTORS® Asso-ciation. The number of sales, value of all transactions, median price and average length of time on the market illustrated notable year-over-year gains, continuing a trend of sustained growth in Virginia’s residential real estate market.
The second quarter of 2017 saw 37,201 residential transac-tions closed, a 5.3% increase over the 35,317 units sold in the second quarter of 2016. The value of those transactions was magnified by a rising median price and totaled $13.091 bil-lion, an increase of 9.2% from 2016’s second quarter volume of $11.986 billion. Relative to the second quarter of 2015, volume rose 20.2% , from $10.970 bil-lion.
According to 2017 Virginia
REALTORS® president Claire Forcier-Rowe, “Virginia’s resi-dential market has continued to gain strength as buyer moti-vation remains very high and the relatively low financing rates offer great opportunity for market entry. The steep drop in the average length of time that properties are on the market is the clearest indicator of buyer urgency.”
Annualized residential sales, a rolling sum of the home sales closed in the preceding twelve months, rose for the eleventh consecutive period. Relative to the previous quarter, annual-ized sales rose 1.6% , to 118,738 from 120,622. Serial improve-ment in annualized sales illus-trates sustained growth in the market.
The rise in second quarter 2017 sales pace was spread across the strong performance of each month in the quarter. Historical trends indicate that Virginia home sales peak in June and begin to taper through the
remaining summer months into the fourth quarter. Each month of the year so far has outper-formed its 2016 benchmark.
Aggregate median sales price for the first quarter was $288,000, an increase of 3.2% from the second quarter of 2016, $279,000. Compared to the second quarter of last year, 2017 second quarter home sales increased in all price bands except the lowest, $0 to $200,000, where low levels of inventory affect the number of sales pos-sible. Sales increased especially in the ranges above $400,000. Increasing sales across broad price categories illustrate overall market improvement, as buyers enter the market at varied price points.
The average number of days on the market dropped from prior year benchmarks to an average of 54 for the 2017 second quar-ter, 14.3% lower than last year’s second quarter average, 63 days. Expected with industry season-ality, the average length of time
on the market declined nota-bly from the first quarter to the second, where June represents the pinnacle of market activ-ity. The year-over-year decrease in days on the market reflects strong buyer motivation, com-pelled by persistently restricted inventory and sustained urgency to take advantage of relatively low-cost financing.
Virginia’s unemployment rate fell from its first quarter mark to 3.8% for the second quarter of 2017. State unemployment continues to outperform the national rate of 4.4%. The aver-age cost of borrowing remains low, encouraging market entry for buyers in all price brackets. Both 30-year and 15-year aver-ages for fixed mortgage interest rates fell in the second quarter, to 3.99% and 3.24%, respec-tively. Despite fluctuation, affordable rates should continue to bolster consumer urgency and contribute to a strongly motivated buyer population as 2017 continues.
Second quarter residential real estate sales show strong growth
Preservation group celebrates decade of community service
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Fair ticketsAdvance online ticket sales
are open at StateFairVa.org for the 2017 State Fair of Virginia. The fair will be held Septem-ber 29 through October 8 at The Meadow Event Park in Caroline County. Options include a Twofer Tuesday deal. Online ticket
buyers can purchase two fair tick-ets for $12 and two Unlimited Ride Wristband vouchers for $20 good for October 3.
Advance tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for ages 5-12 and ages 60 and older. Ages 4 and younger will be admitted free with a paid adult admission. Season passes are $40. A Pre-mium Weekday Parking pass is $10 and a Premium Weekend Parking pass is $20. Advance ride wristbands are $20. For group sales, other options and deadlines visit the website.
tact Judy Hall at [email protected]; Fairfields UMC office, 453-3770; or Dottie Lon-gest, 370-0603.
Gas prices climbingGas prices in Virginia have
continued to rise since last month. On July 31, the average price for gas in the Common-wealth was $2.09, an eight-cent increase in a month and 16 cents higher than last year. The national average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline was $2.32.
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The 82nd annual Kilmarnock Volunteer Fire Department Firemen’s Festival is under way. The Bingo stand (above) remains a popular attraction. Photo by Mike Antonio
Madison Cobb and McKenna Poling of Orange County cool off with snow cones. Photo by Madison White Franks
Sheriff Patrick McCranie tries a new emergency vehicle ride. Photo by Madison White Franks
Brock O’Bier enjoys a spin around the carousel. Photo by Madison White Franks
Big Eli, the Ferris wheel, towers above the carnival grounds. Photo by Madison White Franks
Children of all ages enjoy the Pull-A-String game. Photo by Madison White Franks
The 82nd annual Kilmarnock Volunteer Fire Department Firemen’s Festival will continue through Saturday, August 5, at the KVFD Carnival Grounds, 200 Waverly Avenue, Kilmarnock.
The raffle grand prize is a 2017 Toyota Tacoma four-wheel drive pickup truck. Tickets are $10. Tickets may be purchased at the carnival as supplies last. A drawing will be held at the conclusion of the carnival on Saturday.
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