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The Lady Devils produced two individual Region 1A East champi-ons in shot putter Diamond Taylor and jumper Aloni Scott and scored 60.33 points to win the regional crown at last week’s track and field meet at Sussex Central.

The LHS boys team produced one individual regional champion in jumper Shawn Sutton and took first in two relay races to finish as the runner-up, two points shy of regional champ Middlesex. The Chargers won the team title with 72 points, while Lancaster finished with 70.

Lancaster’s girls were almost nine points better than second-place Riv-erheads, which was the runner-up with 51 points. Cumberland was third with 50 and William Camp-bell fourth with 47. Neighboring Middlesex was eighth with 34 points and the Northern Neck’s Northum-berland was ninth with 32.

Scott was the region champion in the triple jump, going 36’0” and was the runner-up in the long jump (16’9”) and cleared 4’8” for third in the high jump. She also scored in the 100-meter, finishing sixth in 13.13.

Taylor threw the shot 37’2” to win that event and the discus 89’ 8.5” to place eighth in that event. Team-mate Keondra Jenkins took fifth in the girls shot put with a 95’2” throw. Shani Johnson finished third in the shot put with a 33’3” throw.

In the pits, Jasmyn Tomlin took sixth and eighth in the long and triple jumps, respectively, with a 16’ jump and a 31’9.75” jump.

The Lady Devils took three of the top five spots in the high jump with U’niqua Baker clearing 4’6” for fourth place and Skylar Sawyer clearing 4’6” for fifth place.

Scott and Hardy led Lancaster’s sprinters with Hardy taking seventh in the 400-meter dash in 1:07.53.

Alyssa Meadows and Leanne Nguyen led the distance runners with Meadows placing ninth in the 800-meter in 2:58.23 and Nguyen finishing ninth in the two-mile in 15:19.25.

In the boys meet, Lancaster’s 4X400-meter relay and 4X800-meter relay teams both won first place and Sutton jumped 46’8” as the region champion in the triple jump.

Patrick Kelley was the region runner-up in the 800-meter run in 2:01.21 and Darius Reed was the runner-up in the 300 hurdles in 42.78.

Thrower Rasul Henderson took third in the shot put (45’1”) and jumper Trevon Henderson was third in the long jump (20’10”).

Speedster Chris Dameron took fourth in the 200-meter dash in 23.23 and placed sixth in the 100-meter dash in 11.57.

Sutton also cleared 5’10” to finish fifth in the high jump and went 20’1”

Conference #43 tournament Final Rappahannock (Richmond County) 14, Northumberland 4SemifinalsNorthumberland 4, Lancaster 1Rappahannock (Richmond County) 12, Rappahannock County 0QuarterfinalsRappahannock County 5, Colonial Beach 1Lancaster 8, Essex 2Region 1A East tournament Quarterfinals Rappahannock 6, Northumberland 5

Conference #43 tournamentFinal Essex 1, Rappahannock (Richmond County) 0SemifinalsEssex 3, Northumberland 2Rappahannock (Richmond County) 10, Rappahannock County 2QuarterfinalsColonial Beach 17, Rappahannock County 7Northumberland 10, Lancaster 0

Region 1A East tournament Quarterfinals

Rappahannock 2, Essex 0 Conference #43 tournament Final Essex 3, Rappahannock (Richmond County) 1Semifinals Essex 8, Lancaster 0QuarterfinalsLancaster 2, Northumberland 1

Region 1A East championshipsBoys meet (top 10)1. Middlesex 72. 2. Lancaster 70. 3. Northampton 57. 4. Mathews 45. 5. (tie) Cumberland 36, Altavista Combined School 36. 7. Essex 28. 8. (tie) Riverheads 26, Rappahan-nock County 26. 10. Franklin 24. Girls meet (top 10) 1. Lancaster 60.33. 2. Riverheads 51. 3. Cumberland 50. 4. Wlliam Campbell 47. 5. Sussex 44. 6. Stonewall Jackson 40. 7. Rappa-hannock County 36. 8. Middlesex 34. 9. Northumberland 32. 10. Mathews 25.

June 3-4:Group 1A championships atRadford University

First-place Essex and second-place Rappahannock (Richmond County) led the picks on the All-Conference #43 boys soccer team, announced last Friday following the Trojan’s tournament championship win over the Raiders, 3-1.

Senior Leo Ayala was honored as the offensive player of the year, while junior Chris Fols was named the defensive player of the year. Tom Rogers of Essex was selected as the coach of the year.

Ayala was one of five Essex High picks on the first team. Joining him were Trojan teammates seniors Noah Newman and Diamonta Ball and juniors Tri Blanks and Alden McKinley.

Rappahannock also placed five on the first team including seniors Brandon Collier, Jarrett Gordon and Tyler Howard and juniors Fols and Ethan White.

Lancaster put two on the first team in senior Tanner Steensma and sophomore Sheridan Ford. Steensma and Ford both played multiple posi-tions for the Devils including midfielder, forward and defender.

Lancaster sophomore midfielder/forward Evan Steensma and freshman defender Kendall Barnhardt were named to the second team.

Northumberland senior defender Kenneth Rioland and senior mid-fielder Chandler Zelaya made the first team cut, while Indian teammates senior goalkeeper Dieonte Ball, senior defender Ahmad Muhammad and junior sweeper Connor Wollard made the second team cut.

Rappahannock County’s Jack Massie was a first-team pick.Others named to the second team were Essex High’s seniors Carter

Morgan, Landon Jones, Brandon Owens and Charlie Bussler and junior Raymond Rector, and Rappahannock’s (Richmond County) seniors Caleb Park, Jose Martinez and Brock Belfield, junior Miguel Battle and fresh-men Rhett Hillman and Lawrence Reed.

Lancaster picked up just its fourth win of the season last Wednesday in varsity soccer, but it was a win worth celebrating. The Red Devils edged the Indians, 2-1, for a Conference #43 tournament quarterfinal victory.

The homestanding Devils took a 2-0 lead at the half, courtesy of two goals by sophomore Evan Steensma in the first period. Probesh Bhanderi had the assists on both of Steensma’s shots. Steensma led the offense with six shots on goal in the game, while his brother Tanner Steensma took five and Bhanderi four. Sheridan Ford and Cole Schomer had two shots each.

Northumberland scored with 15 minutes remaining and both teams revved up the offense in the final five minutes. Lancaster got a save from defender Michael McGrath in the final minutes and goalkeeper Nathan Spiers had back-to-back saves in about a 15-second span, diving to the left corner of the goal to fend off a shot, then rushing to the right to save another Indian shot on the deflection. Spiers had 20 saves in the match.

“And Michael’s save was key,” said LHS coach Traci Ford. “They defi-nitely would have scored if Michael hadn’t been playing where he was supposed to be.”

The two teams have been evenly matched this year with Lancaster beating Northumberland in both of their games this season by a score of 1-0.

Last Wednesday’s game eliminated Northumberland from the conference tournament, while Lancaster moved on to a semifinal game Thursday in Tappahannock, when top-seeded Essex routed the Devils, 8-0.

Lancaster girls win Region 1A Eastchampionship; boys place second

Photo by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi

Photo by Robert Mason Jr.

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for eighth in the long jump. In distance events, Wyatt McCra-

nie led LHS with a sixth-place finish in the two mile in 11:37.08. Will

Parker placed tenth in the mile in 5:30.05.

Lancaster’s boys and girls teams will compete Friday and Saturday, June 3 and 4, in the Group 1A-2A state championship meet at Radford University.


Photo by Donna McGrath

Red Devils make it to conferencesoccer semifinals


“We just couldn’t get shots off,” said Ford. “They worked Nathan hard. We played well but playing back-to-back always kills us. We just need that day of recovery in between because of all of our injuries. They played their hearts out, but soccer is a contact sport and sometimes you take some hard hits and need that break.”

Spiers had 25 saves.Essex went on to win the Confer-

ence #43 tournament final over Rap-pahannock (Richmond County) last Friday night, 3-1. The two played in a Region 1A East quarterfinal Monday, with Rappahannock getting by the Trojans, 2-0, to advance in the regional tournament.

LHS soccer lands twoon all-conference team


SCOREBOARD

The 2016 Shining Diamonds Golf Tournament will be held June 4 at Hobbs Hole Golf Course in Tappahannock. Tee-off for the captain’s choice tournament is 9 a.m. with registration beginning at 8:30 a.m.

The fee for a four-person team is $250 and includes golf and a barbecue dinner. Proceeds benefit the East Coast Diamonds girls softball teams and will be used for equipment, tournaments and training. For registration details, call Lisa Whelan, 761-8151, or Troy Thorne, 443-4500.

The Rappahannock River Yacht Club, 100 Rappahannock Road, Irvington, will host the Cape Dory Typhoon Nationals June 3 through 5 on the Rappahannock River.

All Typhoon sailors are invited to participate and may get the notice of race and sailing instructions at rryc.org, SAILING, Typhoon National. Free dockage, help with launching, and arranged accommodations are available. Contact Danielle Kuper at [email protected].

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Lancaster High’s senior catcher Kyle Thomas was hon-ored as the Conference #43 baseball player of the year and three Red Devils took spots on the all-conference first team. The announcement came fol-lowing the tournament cham-pionship last Friday at Dream Fields in Kilmarnock.

Thomas had 24 hits, includ-ing 10 doubles and two home runs, with 20 runs scored and 24 RBIs this season. He had a .558 batting average with a .721 on-base percentage.

Thomas also was named to the first team as a catcher, along with teammates Jay Bryant and Matthew Kleinfelter. Bryant is a senior pitcher who went 7-2 on the mound with 66 innings pitched. He gave up 54 hits and had 35 strikeouts with only 11 earned runs for a 1.16 ERA. Kleinfelter, a freshman, was named to the first team as a third baseman and was a second team pitcher. He had 21 hits with two doubles for 13 RBIs and eight runs scored. He had a batting average of .412 with a .524 on-base percent-age.

“Kyle and Jay have been leaders on our team for the last two years,” said LHS coach Welby Saunders. “They have had a hand in every big win that we’ve had in the last two years. We’ll miss both of them, along with the production they brought to the team.

“It was also a great honor for Matthew to make the all-con-

Rappahannock scored 10 runs in the bottom of the first inning and cruised to a 14-4 win over Northumberland in the Conference #43 baseball tour-nament championship at Dream Fields in Kilmarnock.

Oddly enough, the two very familiar teams met again on Monday in the Region 1A East tournament quarterfinals where number four seeded Rappa-hannock eliminated number five seeded Northumberland, 6-5. The Raiders advanced to a region semifinal game against the winner of Mathews versus Chincoteague quarterfinal.

The Raiders of Richmond County had an easy path to the conference tournament final, drawing a first-round bye as the conference’s top seed, then slaughtering Rappahannock County, 12-0, in a semifinal game.

Second-ranked Northum-berland also drew a first-round bye and Zak Kent gave up only two hits in a complete game last Thursday as the winning pitcher in the Indians’, 4-1, semifinal defeat of Lancaster.

The Red Devils only hits came from freshman Brandon Rosalia and sophomore Danny Hinson. Hinson singled in the top of the second and moved to second on a walk by Dari’k Reed and scored when Jay Bry-ant’s grounder was misplayed.

The Indians tied the game at 1-1 in the fourth, then rallied for three runs and the win in the bottom of the sixth.

Jay Bryant pitched 5 1/3


Red Devils catcher Kyle Thomas named conference player of the year


ference team,” he added. “As a freshman, it’s hard to com-pete in such a tough district. However, Matthew proved that we could count on him in the toughest of situations and he produced at a high level all year long. We look forward to having him on the team for a long time.”

Lancaster seniors Spencer Hook and Grant Long were

named to the second team, Hook as a shortstop and Long as an outfielder.

Jim Bieger of Rappahan-nock was chosen by his peers as the conference coach of the year after leading the Raiders to the conference champion-ship. Rappahannock, which beat Northumberland, 14-4, in the tournament final for a top seed in this week’s Region 1A East tournament, placed four on the first team and three on the second. Devin Sisson took two spots on the first team including pitcher and second baseman, Kaleb Self was a shortstop and Romeo Jackson was an outfielder. Rappahan-nock’s Derek Wiseman (P), Tyler Hennage (C) and Joseph Pierson (1B) were chosen for the second team.

Conference tournament run-ner-up Northumberland placed pitcher Zak Kent and outfielder Josh Hinson on the first team and put catcher Blake Edwards, second baseman Nick Basye, third baseman Brian Harris and utility player Dexter Lewis on the second team.

Other members of the first team were Essex High’s first baseman Justin Lankford and Colonial Beach’s utility player Mason Delane and outfielder Wyatt Feltner.

Other members of the second team were Colonial Beach’s pitcher Connor Lutz, first baseman Trevor Delane and outfielder Trey Bowler and Essex High’s designated hitter Mark Kendall and outfielder Hunter Shackleford.

Photo by Rachel Valdrighi

Indians eliminate Red Devils, 4-1;Raiders win Conference #43 tourney



innings for Lancaster, giving up six hits, walking one and striking out two. Matthew Kleinfelter came on with one out and runners on second and third in the bottom of the sixth and allowed one hit. The Devils committed two errors in the game.

“We knew it was going to be a close game,” said LHS coach Welby Saunders. Lancaster had lost to Northumberland, 3-1, in the final regular season the

game two weeks ago. “Everything went our way

last year and it just didn’t this year,” he added. “It was a good season and our pitching was fantastic, but our bats struggled most of the year. And in the end, that lack of offense hurt us. It was a great group of kids to coach and we’re looking forward to next year and good things.”

The Devils finished the season 15-6.

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Small croakers win big results

King Carter Golf Club recently hosted a Bridgestone Golf Ball Fitting for anyone who wanted to participate.

A representative from Bridge-stone Golf was on sight with a launch monitor which provided feedback to each player who tested and gave the informa-tion necessary to make a golf ball recommendation, reported Jeff Crabbe, PGA general man-ager. Each player hit three to six golf balls with both their pre-ferred ball and the recommended Bridgestone golf ball for com-parison.

All players were provided with swing speed information, launch

angle, ball spin rate, carry distance and amount of curve on the shots, said Crabbe. The golfers who par-ticipated each received a two-ball pack of the recommended ball courtesy of Bridgestone Golf. Of the 28 players tested, all but two performed better with the recom-mended ball.

A big thank you to Bridgestone Golf who is the #1 ball fitter in all of golf and has currently fit over 1.7 million golfers, said Crabbe.

“It was an eye-opening expe-rience for all of the participants,” he said. “It’s important to play a golf ball that fits each golfer’s swing speed in order to maximize the benefit in a golf ball.”

Golden Eagle Golf Club play day winners for May 27 were first (tie) Rob Grace, Randy Meadows and Kevin Boll.

Indian Creek Yacht and Country Club 9-hole ladies winners for May 26 were first, Jean Ehlman; second, Jenny Boyenga; and third, Louise Petralia.

Indian Creek Yacht and Country Club on May 25 won a home interclub match against Gold Eagle Golf Club. The Golden Eagle Golf Club won a prior match on their turf.

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Country Club Cross County winners for May 27 were first, Bob Johnson, Terry Powell,

Melanie Maguire and Jere Lits-inger; and second, Pete Epps, Frank Maguire, Kathy David-

son and Noreen Matt.

King Carter Golf Club men’s play day winners for May 25 were first, (tie) Tony Sica and Ron Carey; third, Jon Baer. May 27 winners were first, Bruce Adams; second, Arvid Fran-kenhoff; and third, (tie) Klaus Schaschek, Bob Chambers and Carey.

Piankatank River Ladies Golf Association first flight winners for May 26 were first, Kelly Lowe; second, Patri-cia Olson; and third, Michele Meanley. Second flight winners were first, Marny Richardson; second, Janice Phillips; and third, Patty Rosenberg. Third flight winners were first, Lynne Richardson; second, Carol Sen-nott; and third, Bev Hudgins.

The Quinton Oaks Ladies Golf Association Flight A win-ners for May 25 were low gross, Diane Maddox; low net first, Maggie Dennett; and second, Faith McDermott. Flight B winners were low gross first, Carol Gifford; second, (tie) Joan Frie and Susie Sellman; low net first, Linda Richards; and second, Cheryl Rembisz. Forward tee winners were, (tie) Marian Spurlin, Judy Wise and Sharon Dickens.

The Quinton Oaks Senior Men’s League first flight win-ners for May 24 were first, Tony Innocenti; second, Warren Higbie; and third, David Mitch-ell. Second flight winners were first, Barry Maddox; second, Bob McNally; and third, Don Bradle.

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Top seeded Rappahannock (Richmond County) and Essex led the All Conference #43 softball honor squad picks, released last Friday following the conference tour-nament championship between the two teams.

The Lady Trojans beat the Raiderettes, 1-0, in the title game.

Sophomore Meredith Slaw of Rap-pahannock was named the player of the year and broke her school’s season home run record two weeks ago with her sixth homer of the year. Slaw was also named

to the first team all-conference as a short-stop and was joined by fellow Raiderettes pitcher Jenna Whelan, catcher Megan Elbourn, third baseman Courtney Berhal-ter and outfielder Hailee Green.

Essex High placed four on the first team in outfielder Hannah Carson, pitcher Arleigh Wood, second baseman Kacie Williams and utility player Britney Owens.

Pitcher Lexi Newsome, first baseman Macey Augst and designated player Zoie Sadler made the first team cut from Nor-thumberland.

Colonial Beach outfielders Kenzie Cox and Jordan McGinnis were also named to

the first team. Second team selections from Northum-

berland were Hannah Stout as a desig-nated player, Makenzie Kent and Morgan Wilson as outfielders and Brantley Swift as a pitcher. Others named to the second team were Rappahannock’s pitcher Madi-son Pierson, outfielder Sarina Darby and second baseman Mikayla Rapp; Colo-nial Beach’s third baseman Amber Jones, catcher Halie Phillips, pitcher Mañana Morton, first baseman Sydner Scherer and shortstop Deniya Newman, and Essex High’s outfielder Kayla Fones and utility player Tavia Hundley.

Second-place Essex High’s first-inning run was enough to upset top-ranked Rappa-hannock last Friday as the Lady Trojans edged the Raid-erettes, 1-0, to win the Con-ference #43 softball tourna-ment championship at Dream Fields in Kilmarnock.

Essex advanced to the championship with a 3-2 win over Northumberland last Wednesday and Richmond County (Rappahannock) defeated Colonial Beach, 10-2. The Lady Drifters had advanced to the semifinal with a slaughter-rule win, 17-7, over Rappahannock County and the Lady Indi-ans had moved to the second round of the tournament with a five-inning, 10-0, win over Lancaster last Wednesday in Claraville.

Junior Lexi Newsome shut down the Lady Devil bat-ters in the quarterfinal game,


Lady Indians are conference champsby Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi

allowing only two hits in four innings for the win.

Lancaster’s Francesca

Wilson and Tyler Martin both singled for Lancaster’s only hits, while Lexi Reed and

Meredith Slaw is named softball player of the yearby Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi

The St. Margaret’s School varsity softball team on May 20 became the first team of any sport at SMS to compete in the state finals.

The showing capped an outstanding season, which includes regular season and LIS tournament titles, a sec-ond-place ranking in the state, and players being named to both the All LIS Team and All State Team.

“This is a big deal for ‘our little school on the river’,” said athletic director Cynthia Walker. “I hope the team’s success will make others take a second look at St. Marga-ret’s. We are not just here for the experience; we’re here to compete. Our student-athletes are the best of the best, and I am immensely proud.”

Although the Scotties were overpowered by top seed Greenbrier Christian Acad-emy, in the Virginia Indepen-dent Schools Athletic Asso-ciation (VISAA) State Finals, they recorded some notable stats at the plate. Shelby Hill of Mechanicsville one triple short of hitting for the cycle, Regan Allen of Caret batting 2-for-3, Heather McMahon of Tappahannock reaching base three times and scoring one of St. Margaret’s three runs,

Scotties have a blast en route tothe VISAA State Softball Finals

Linda’s School of Dance Team will hold open tryouts for the upcoming 2016-17 football and basketball seasons.

Tryouts will be held from from 4:30 to 6 p.m. June 13 through 16 at the White Stone Church of the Nazarene, 57 Whisk Drive, White Stone, reported Bristol Barnes. The final session will be held at 1 p.m. June 19 at the Northern Neck Family YMCA, 39 William B. Graham Court, Kilmarnock.

While the name is “Linda’s School of Dance Team,” the team will perform at Lancaster High School football and basketball games and participate in community events, said Barnes.

“This is the first time we have held tryouts and opened the team to children other than our enrolled students,” she said. “We feel it is posi-tive for the community and have had many children ask ‘how can I join’ after seeing the team perform this past season.”

Dancers will have the opportunity to be on two teams—a football team and a basketball team. It is required to audition for both teams at tryouts.

Participants should wear comfortable clothing, sneakers and or combat boots. Tryouts will be held June 13-16 from 4:30-6 p.m. at the White Stone Church of the Nazarene and the final tryout day will be held on June 19 starting at 1 p.m. at the Kilmarnock YMCA.

To register, call Ja’Nae Washington, 436-2192; Barnes, 436-3006.

The Friends of Belle Isle will meet at 5 p.m. Monday, June 6, at the Visitors Center at Belle Isle State Park, 1632 Belle Isle Road, Lancaster. New members are welcome.

The group supports the park through advocacy, volunteerism, community relations, event and program sponsorship, fundrais-ing and special projects. Activi-ties include Music by the River, a 5k trail run and Easter egg hunt.

The Memory Lane Car Club on May 28 took a car show to the residents and staff of Rappahan-nock Westminster-Canterbury near Irvington.

This started several years ago as a solution to getting the resi-dents, many who are wheel chair bound, to a remote car show, said Jack Ashburn. The annual Spring Fling has become popular with both the residents of RW-C and the members of the Memory Lane Car Club as evidenced by the overflow of collector vehicles in the display area.

There were more vehicles than parking spots, but it all worked out beautifully, he said. With a very nice day there seemed to be many more residents out viewing the collector vehicles than ever before.

Residents and staff picked the 1956 Ford Thunderbird owned by Bill and Peggy Schirmer of Merry Point as the “best in show.”

Eleven pairs of duplicate bridge were in play May 24 at Hills Quarter.

Winners north/south were first, Mary Loftus and Carole J. McConnico; and second, Jane Jarvis and Marsha Chapman.

Winners east/west were first, Penny Marshall and Ann Arnold; second, Pat Anderson and Barbara Sherupski.

Eight pairs played the Howell Movement May 26 at Indian Creek Country and Yacht Club.

Winners were first, Ginger Klapp and Babs Murphy; second, Betty Fay Lewis and Virginia Adair; and third, Iris Panzetta and Randy Palmer.

The next bridge for this group is 1 p.m. June 23.

The Northern Neck Audu-bon Society will meet at 3:15 p.m. Monday, June 6, at Grace Episcopal Church, 303 South Main Street, Kilmar-nock. The general meeting and program will begin at 3:30 p.m.

Dr. Bryan Watts, director at the Center for Conservation Biology of The College of William & Mary and Virginia Commonwealth University, and Virginia Department of Transportation employee and Master Naturalist Theresa

Tabulenas will present “The Peregrine Falcon, a Species of Concern,” reported Bonnie Wilson.

Tabulenas will narrate a video of her participation in the rescue of peregrine falcon chicks.

Dr. Watts will present a program on the national res-toration effort the Center for Conservation Biology, along with numerous partners, spearheaded in 1978 to rein-troduce the peregrine falcon in Virginia.

Rachel Valdrighi drew a walk each.

The Lady Devils had run-ners on base in the first three innings but failed to come up with the clutch hit.

Defensively, LHS senior Allison Savoy had a hand in all three outs of the third inning. Savoy caught two balls in left field and threw a runner out at home for the third out.

Northumberland’s Macey Augst hit a base clearing double in a five-run rally in the fourth. Augst recorded three RBIs with a long shot to the left field wall.

“Despite our losing record, the season was fun and exciting,” said LHS coach Wardell Carter. “Every player improved throughout the season. I am so proud of all the girls as they stuck together throughout the season. The players remained optimistic and we never had any drama throughout the season.”

Tryouts slated for Dance Team

Audubon Societywill meet June 6

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BRIDGE RESULTS

Memory Lane Car Clubtakes auto show to RW-C

A big thank you goes to Maria Ferrand and the management and staff of RW-C for a very warm welcome to all the members of

the Memory Lane Car Club, said Ashburn.

For upcoming club events, call 435-6171.

Registration is open for 4-H Junior Camp for residents of Lancaster and Northumberland counties, July 18 to 22 at the Jamestown 4-H Center near Wil-liamsburg. The camp is for ages 9-13.

The fee is $250. Scholarships are available. For registration forms and scholarship informa-tion, call the Extension office at 462-5780 in Lancaster, 580-5694 in Northumberland, or email [email protected].

Tales of the Texacos, by Car-roll Lee Ashburn is available for $20 in Kilmarnock at the Sports Centre, 60 South Main Street; Kilmarnock Museum, 76 North Main Street; and Lester’s Barber Shop, Irvington Road.

The book chronicles the Texa-cos team from its beginning through 1972. The book includes photos, humorous stories, stats, newspaper clippings, profiles and information on the Texettes girls softball team.

and Mary Simms of Union-ville and Becca Kelley of King William each with a hit. Greenbrier Christian beat St. Margaret’s 7-3.

Earlier in the week, SMS won by the slaughter rule, 14-4, over Fredericksburg Christian School in the first round of states and defeated Isle of Wight Academy, 2-1, in extra innings in the VISAA State Semifinals. Isle of Wight beat the Scotties in the same round last year, making Thursday’s victory even sweeter. Rilee Baughan of Warsaw pitched a combined 13.1 innings between the two games and managed 17 strike-outs. Simms and Kelley also contributed from the mound.

The team’s offensive ability was unmatched this season,

having only 11 players – all of whom could protect the plate. As a team, the Scot-ties hit 20 home runs in 22 games. Hill led the state both in runs scored and stolen bases. Defensively, the pitch-ing staff threw five no-hitters. Hill, Kelley, Megan Baughan of Warsaw, and R. Baughan were named to the All State Team.

“Our players put up some big numbers this year, but above all, we just had a blast,” said coach Philip Belfield. “This was such a fun season, and we cannot thank everyone enough for supporting this tal-ented group of girls—from the faculty and staff at St. Marga-ret’s to the parents and greater community—it really means a lot.”

The eighth annual Dream Fields Spanish Mackerel Fish-ing Tournament will be held August 20. Cash prizes will total $5,000, based on a field of 60 boats, reported Edie Jett. Tri-Star Supermarket Inc., Kilmarnock, has sponsored a $25,000 prize if the state record is broken.

The entry fee is $150 prior to July 1, or $175. For an entry form, visit dream-fields.org, or call 724-9279.

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Hundreds of degrees and cer-tificates were conferred May 13 on members of the Class of 2016 at Rappahannock Com-munity College’s 44th Com-mencement ceremony on the Warsaw Campus.

“You have worked hard, and your skills, talents, and posi-tive attitude have created all sorts of opportunities for you,” said president Dr. Elizabeth Crowther. She thanked faculty and staff members for the sup-port that helped the Class of 2016 to realize its goals.

Joining Dr. Crowther and vice president of instruction and student development Dr. Donna Alexander on the plat-form was keynote speaker Michael McKenney, an RCC graduate and 15th District Juve-nile and Domestic Relations Court judge, who recently was appointed 15th District Circuit Court judge.

English professor Glenda Lowery was the bearer of the ceremonial mace. Stephen M. Tucker, chairman of the RCC College Board, and vice-chair-man William H. Pennell were present, as was Class of 2016 representative Jerry J. Peters.

Other members of RCC’s College Board and of the RCC Educational Foundation Board, as well as several professors emeriti, were seated in the audi-ence.

“Our hard work was only half the battle,” said Peters. RCC’s faculty and staff, he emphasized, made a tremendous contribution to his and his classmates’ suc-cess. “I can’t thank you enough for your dedication,” he said.

Judge McKenney noted RCC alumni have a responsibility to promote the college within the community. High school seniors will be graduating shortly, “and many of them may tell you, ‘I’m going to the community col-lege.’ Tell them, ‘That’s great’!” he said. “With an RCC degree, you can do anything you want.”

To illustrate his point, McK-enney told his own story. He was born in Northumberland County, and neither of his parents graduated from high school. But they and other family members encouraged him to be whatever he could be.

‘With an RCC degree you can do anything youwant,’ Judge McKenney tells the Class of 2016

Before his grandfather died, he made McKenney promise that he would enroll at RCC and reg-ister to vote, and he kept both promises the following day.

Attending RCC turned out to be a decision that shaped McK-enney’s life. It was there that he met government and history professor Philip Semsch, who in turn introduced him to the Hon. Tayloe Murphy. McKenney worked in Murphy’s success-ful campaign for the Virginia House of Delegates in 1981, and served as his legislative aide from 1983 through 1990.

“He was a great mentor,” said McKenney. Murphy’s influence resulted in McKenney’s gradu-ating from the T. C. Williams School of Law at the University of Richmond, practicing law in the Northern Neck, and eventu-ally attaining his present posi-tion. “That’s my story,” he said. “So tell yours. Each of us has a story, and RCC needs you to tell it.”

He spoke about the profound changes that have taken place in rural Virginia since he was young, including the compara-tive scarcity of employment opportunities, stating that if graduates have an idea for a new

business, they should ask them-selves, “Can I bring that about here?”

“We need you here to make the difference,” he said. “Make a commitment to the commu-nity and to the college.” To those worried about what the future might bring, he said, “Tomor-row will be better, because you will be better prepared and have better insight.”

As a tribute to McKenney’s “shining example and hard work,” which has led to a dis-tinguished professional career and a fulfilling personal life, Dr. Crowther presented him the honorary degree of associate of humane letters from the State Board for Community Colleges.

Tucker then called 18 mem-bers of the Class of 2016 to the podium to receive medallions recognizing them for graduat-ing summa cum laude (with the highest honor), a distinction awarded only to those maintain-ing a grade-point average of 3.8 or better. Seventeen other gradu-ates qualified for this honor, but were unable to attend the cer-emony.

Governor’s Scholar medal-lions were awarded, honoring

students in RCC’s dual enroll-ment program who completed an associate degree and a cer-tificate in General Education before graduating from high school. In addition, the col-lege recognized veterans of the armed forces with a distinctive red and white cord, and a flag icon marking their names in the event program.

Graduates earned associate of arts and sciences degrees in arts and sciences, business adminis-tration, criminal justice, health-STEM, pre-engineering, psy-chology/social work and teacher education.

Graduates also earned associ-ate of applied science degrees in administration of justice, busi-ness management, general engi-neering technology and nursing.

One-year certificates were awarded in administrative sup-port technology, accounting, general education, law enforce-ment and practical nursing.

Career studies certificates were awarded in computer application specialist; culinary arts; advanced culinary arts; emergency medical services—intermediate; emergency medi-cal services—paramedic; emer-gency medical technician—basic; emergency medical tech-nician—advanced; game design and development; heating, ventilation and air conditioning; advanced heating, ventilation and air conditioning; industrial electricity/electronics; nurse aide; phlebotomy; pre-nursing; and web design.

In addition, several students graduated from the Adult Edu-cation program, earning their GED certificates.

The Class of 2016 numbered approximately 500, and the total number of degrees and certifi-cates awarded promises to be well over 600. As in previous years, these numbers include students who completed their graduation requirements at the end of the summer and fall 2015 semesters, as well as those who have just completed the spring semester.

Two Northumberland Middle School students com-peted in the recent National SeaPerch Challenge at Louisi-ana State University.

After qualifying for Nation-als at the District Competi-tion at the University of Mary Washington in April, sixth-grader Luke Swann and sev-enth-grader Chase Kitchen were eager to take their self-built remote operated vehicle (ROV) to LSU to try to bring home a national title, reported Holly Swann.

Overall, The National SeaP-erch Challenge at LSU was a success. Calling themselves Team Green Marine because they modified their Seaperch ROV in the Indian colors of green and gold, the boys com-peted in three portions of the overall challenge including the poster/presentation, an underwater orbs challenge, and an underwater rings obstacle course.

The boys made the Top 10 finalists, placing seventh

among 96 middle school teams for their poster/presen-tation portion of the competi-tion. They placed 18th overall and kept up amazingly for their first year.

Considering they come from a small, rural school and com-peted against huge schools and teams from Texas, Hawaii, Australia, the Cayman Islands, New Jersey, Naval academies and Department of Defense schools, Swann and Kitchen are thrilled with their standings.

They are already talking about how they can make their SeaPerch faster and better next year. They would like to give a huge thanks to their gifted services coordinator Shauna McCranie, the Nor-thumberland County School Board office, Northumberland Middle School, Northumber-land Association for Progres-sive Stewardship, the Naval Surface Warfare Center at Dahlgren, their families and all of their supporters that helped them get to LSU.

Swann and Kitchen represent NMS at the National SeaPerch ChallengeThe Rappahannock Music Study Club

recently awarded $5,000 in scholarships and grants through the Carolyn K. Dunton music scholarship fund.

The goal of the awards is to further the music education of Northern Neck college and high school students, reported scholarship committee chairman Nancy Rowland. Funding for these scholarships is due in part to a generous bequest from Carolyn K. Dunton, a charter member of the RMSC and twice its president.

Scholarships are awarded competitively. Three Northern Neck high school graduating students received awards.

Lancaster High School senior Nancy McClain was awarded a $1,000 scholarship to George Mason University where she plans to major in voice performance and to pursue Asian studies. She has been a member of the marching band, symphonic band and jazz band in both middle and high school, and she won the local Bland music competition this year.

Washington and Lee High School senior Lauren Ficklin was awarded a $1,000 scholar-ship to Shenandoah University. She plans to major in music education. She was in the dis-trict honors band on alto sax and first chair in concert band. Last summer she attended the

National Jazz Workshop under an RMSC music education grant.

Northumberland High School senior Olivia Vogel was awarded a $500 scholarship to Lib-erty University where she will continue to fur-ther her music education. She was band captain and was in the area honors band and area choir.

In addition, 2014 scholarship winner India Eguiguren received a $1,000 renewal for con-tinuing music study at the University of Vir-ginia where she will be a junior in the fall. She has plans to major in French and music, and in 2017 she will have a semester studying abroad in France.

The club also awarded three $500 music edu-cation grants to high school students to further their musical education. Lancaster High School junior Wyatt McCranie will attend this summer’s National Jazz Workshop at Shenandoah Univer-sity, Interlochen Arts Academy junior Christo-pher Hall will take part in the Boston University Tanglewood Institute’s Young Artists Orchestra program, and Lancaster High School freshman Roman Cutler will use his award for continuing private lessons in piano, sax and drums.

The Rappahannock Music Study Club is a member of both the Virginia and the National Federation of Music Study Clubs.

Christchurch School recently announced Anna Elizabeth Bowden is this year’s recipient of the Michael Tebbs Nunn

’86 Fine Arts Scholarship.The scholarship, established in memory of Christchurch

School student and White Stone resident Michael Tebbs Nunn, the son of Albert and Rebecca Nunn of Kilmarnock, is awarded to a rising senior who has demonstrated a spirit of creativity and excellence in the field of fine arts.

Bowden is the daughter of Ronda and Ash Bowden of Gloucester.

“Anna’s style is strong and quite expressive and wonder-fully colorful. She is a talented and super-creative young artist, with incredible self-discipline,” said art teacher Dale Peterson. Bowden is a headmaster’s list student and was the MVP on this year’s varsity swim team.

The Rappahannock Art League will offer Fundamentals of Pencil Drawing with instructor Steph Brown from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. June 6, 13, 20 and 27 at the Studio Gallery, 19 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. For fees and registration, call the gallery, 436-9309.

Rappahannock Community College’s Individual Mathemat-ics Contest was held May 20 at both Glenns and Warsaw cam-puses.

Some 100 area public school students competed in algebra I, geometry, algebra II, or pre-cal-culus tests. Daniel Smith of Lan-caster Middle School placed third in algebra I.

An open studio for oil paint-ing will be held from noon to 3 p.m. on Fridays at the Rap-pahannock Art League Studio Gallery, 19 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. The fee is $85 for four weeks. The instructor is Renate Bumgarner.

To register, visit the gallery, or call 436-9309. A list of rec-ommended supplies is avail-able upon registration.

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Rappahannock Music Study Clubannounces 2016 Dunton scholarships

Nunn scholarship isawarded to Bowden

The Rappahannock Art League will offer two Kid’s Workshops with instructor Sukey Starkey June 20 through 24 at the Studio Gallery, 19 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. For fees and registration, call the gallery, 436-9309.

Printmaking will be offered from 10 a.m. to noon and 3-D Mosaics from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Both workshops are for ages 7 and older.

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Board-certified general surgeon Wirt W. Cross, Jr., MD, has performed difficult surgeries under equally difficult conditions during service in the U.S. Navy.

Now as he and his family return to the area, he’s bringing his capabilities – and his belief that surgery is a calling – to the people of the Northern Neck. Dr. Cross could have practiced general surgery, including hernia repair, gastrointestinal procedures and vascular surgery, just about anywhere. He chose to come here. To make an appointment with Dr. Cross, please call Riverside Surgical Specialists at 804-443-6232.

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Christchurch School cel-ebrated its 95th graduation exer-cises on May 28 under the great red oak on Headmaster’s Hill, overlooking the Rappahannock River.

Headmaster John E. Byers delivered the commencement address. In what has become a hallmark of the ceremony, he closed by addressing every one of the 42 graduates personally, remarking on the special gifts and talents that each brought to the school community.

Byers opened by encourag-ing the graduates to enjoy these moments. “You deserve every beam of light and love that is coming your way, right this minute.”

He went on to note that an independent school education is something that people tradition-ally appreciate later in life. “Our goal has been to make it some-

thing that you love and cherish here and now. That’s the Christ-church way. We’re not here to mold you to a certain form, but to validate, to strengthen, to equip with skills, to embrace with ideas, to encourage, to challenge, to praise, to develop, to love the form that God gave you, and to rejoice because God sent you here to be with us.”

Byers and associate head of school for program Dr. Neal Keesee conferred diplomas. Fol-lowing the ceremony, each grad-uate rang the bell in the bell tower and passed through a faculty receiving line. Graduates then joined underclassmen, families and faculty for a traditional fried chicken picnic.

Graduates included Progress Award winner Roy Ashton Berry of White Stone; and Chaplain’s Award winner Maria Janny Alvarado Guzman of Guatemala.

The school’s highest honor, the Bishop’s Award, went to Artun Ak of Istanbul, Turkey. The Vale-dictorian’s Award was earned by Emma Caroline Keesee of Hart-field, who delivered the valedic-tory address.

Other awards were presented to seniors the previous evening. Recipients included:

Outstanding Student Award (female), Emma Caroline Keesee.

Outstanding Student Award (male), Hung Quoc Khanh An of Hanoi, Vietnam.

Best All-Around Male Athlete Award, Nyheim Tayquan Tucker of Richmond.

Best All-Around Female Ath-lete Award, Maria Janny Alvarado Guzman.

Community Service Award, Michael Patrick McCarthy of White Marsh.

Student Life Award, Hung

Christchurch celebrates 95th graduation

The Northern Neck Montessori School on May 27 celebrated field day and announced its Virginia State Championship for the Great American Can Roundup for 2016.

The recycling accomplishment marks the third year in a row the school has been named the Virginia State Champions.

Kilmarnock mayor Mae Umphlett visited field day to offer congratulations and to educate the students on her role in the town.

“We recycled this year more than ever,” said

director of administration Emily May. The school collected 1,624 pounds of cans,

or 124.92 per student. The school won a $1,000 prize for being the state champions as well as a $554 cash reward for turning in the cans.

The community came together again this year to join efforts with the school to recycle.

“We are making a name for ourselves because we are known as the school that recycles,” said May.

In the future, the school wants to put recycle bins at Dream Fields to promote recycling in the community, she said.

Northumberland schools Light of Christ Anglican Church, Shiloh Baptist Church and Galilee United Methodist Church will participate in the Summer Food Service Program.

Meals will be provided to all children ages 18 and younger at no charge, said Northumber-land school board service direc-tor Saunee Hamlett.

Acceptance and participation requirements for the program and all activities are the same for all regardless of race, sex, color, national origin, age, or disability, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service.

Meals will be provided at a first come, first served she said.

Meals will be provided at: -

tary, June 20 to 23, June 27 to 30, August 1 to 4, and August 8

to 11. Breakfast will be served from 7:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. and lunch from 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

high, June 13 to 16, June 20 to 23, July 11 to 28 and August 30. Breakfast will be served from 7:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. and lunch from 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

September 1, Tuesdays through Fridays. Lunch will be served from noon to 12:30 p.m.

September 1, Tuesdays through Fridays. Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

August 25, Monday through Thursdays. Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Also, YMCA, restricted open, June 13 to August 19,

Mondays, Tuesdays, Thurs-days and Fridays. Lunch will be served from noon to 12:30 p.m.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form (AD-3027), at ascr.usda.gov/complaint filing cust.html, at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form.

To request a copy of the com-plaint form, call 866-632-9992. Submit completed form or letter to USDA at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assis-tant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Ave, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; by fax at 202-690-7442; or email at [email protected].

Summer Food Service Programannounced for Northumberland

Northern Neck Montessori Schoolwins can recycling championship

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The Lancaster County Public School (LCPS) divi-sion recently named Hazel Farmer May Volunteer of the Month.

Farmer joined the LCPS Volunteer Tutoring Program when it began two years ago and has been a faithful, out-standing participant, reported coordinator of volunteer tutors Sandy Armstrong. Through-out the past two years, she has worked with the same high school student building a pos-itive relationship while work-ing on academic skills.

Farmer is senior vice presi-dent, chief relationships offi-cer and consumer education director for the Bank of Lan-caster. According to Farmer, she oversees the financial lit-eracy programs for the Bank of Lancaster which include both American Bankers and Virginia Bankers sponsored programs such as Teach Chil-dren to Save, Get Smart About Credit, and Bank Day.

She is active in the school division helping students learn about banking and the importance of saving. Over the years, her involvement with the school division has been extensive. Farmer worked with a team to create the infrastructure for the first school bank in the Northern Neck. This bank at Lancaster Middle School is in its ninth year of operation.

Farmer is a director and the treasurer of the Lan-caster County Virginia Edu-cation Foundation. She has served as the youth direc-tor of her church for over 15 years, sings in the choir and leads a teen Bible group. This year she was the recipient of the distinguished William H. Knull Jr. Award given by the Boys & Girls Club of the

Quoc Khanh An.Sustainability Award, Austin

Craig Revere of Hartfield.The Visual Arts Award, Claire

Myriah Rae of Urbanna.The Fine Arts Award, Raquel

Alessandra de Cardenas of Nassau, Bahamas.

The Performing Arts Prize for Choral Music, Dokyung Lee of Seoul, Korea.

The Performing Arts Prize for Drama, Hung Quoc Khanh An.

The Sandra Todd Drama Award, Erin Liana Moon of Urbanna.

The English Prize, Hugh Stuart Millhiser Halsey of Rockville.

The Mathematics Prize, Artun Ak.

The Science Prize, Artun Ak.The History Prize, Emma Car-

oline Keesee.The Theology Prize, Erin

Liana Moon.The Foreign Language Prize

for Chinese, Carlos Roberto Thomae Requena of Guatemala.

The Foreign Language Prize for Spanish, Emma Caroline Keesee.

Farmer named May Volunteer of the Month

Northern Neck for her work as a community leader work-ing with youth. She is a past director of The Haven and The Tidewater Foundation.

Farmer’s reasons for involvement with the LCPS Volunteer Tutoring Pro-gram are simple. She enjoys sharing knowledge she has acquired with her student as well as building a relationship with her.

Farmer and her student enjoy each other’s company and her student knows she can count on Farmer for sup-port. Farmer says that when she was growing up her teach-ers and mentors made a big difference in her life and she likes being able to give back to the younger generation.

She takes time each week from her busy schedule to be a tutor/mentor to her student, said Armstrong. She goes beyond the expectations of the program to serve her stu-dent.

Farmer is a Lancaster County native. She is married to the Rev. John H. Farmer and has four children, nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

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Chesapeake Academy on May 19 pre-sented ArtStravaganza.

“In honor of Chesapeake Academy’s 50th anniversary, this year’s ArtStravaganza reflected the excitement of the past 50 years through vocal and instrumental music, drama, dance and visual arts while bringing to life national and world events,” said head of school Debbie Cook.

“Opening with a scene from 1889, students danced their way through the decades at Chesapeake Academy. Middle School students researched and wrote news reports, integrat-ing video clips with live action on significant events in each decade since the re-founding of Chesapeake Academy in 1965,” said Cook. “Our fifth-graders planned and produced the art show, each displaying an individual col-lection that reflects the fifth-grade theme of transition.”

The visual art display portion of the Art-Stravaganza was judged by a panel of artists, including petit point fiber artist Cheryl Mihills, retired art teacher Nancy O’Shaughnessy, and fine artist Wende Szyperski. First- through third-place ribbons were awarded for each project.

In a collaborative project with Kindergar-ten teacher Molly Vanderpool and art teacher Sonja Smith, students developed a pig char-acter, wrote and illustrated a story about their character and then molded and painted a clay pig to go along with the book. Lyla Porter placed first; Jake Hodsden, second; and Parker Brown, third.

Kindergarteners also printed honeycomb set-tings using found materials and superimposed bees onto these backgrounds using oil pastels.

Liam Hubbard placed first; Baylen Miller, second; and Logan Brent, third.

First-graders created spring birds by draw-ing a shape using black oil pastel and adding color using liquid watercolors. They mounted these creations on art papers for display. Corty Mumma placed first; Isabelle Fries, second; and Khloe Hohensee, third.

In their waterfowl reflection project, first-grade students drew birds that would live on the water and added their reflection. Brooks Parker placed first; Jimmy Hodsden, second; and Quenton Harding, third.

Second-graders also tackled the waterfowl reflection project using crayon and watercolor. Sam Antonio placed first; Tyler Brent, second;

and Miles Hollingsworth, third.Second-graders painted their favorite dino-

saurs using tempera paint. Varun Patel placed first; Porter Pittman, second; and Davis Bugg, third.

Third-graders sculpted animals out of paper mache and painted them. Jules LaSalle placed first; Lucas Edwards, second; and Grace Jett and Wynne Smith, tied for third.

Third-graders also studied the book Manfish about the exploration of Jacques Cousteau and rendered themselves as divers exploring the deep ocean, using soft pastels, ink and markers. Zyaera Smith placed first; Liona Li, second; and Lydia Engleman, third.

Fourth-graders drew bugs of their choice and gave them color with colored pencil. Rya Struse placed first; Maddie Ritter, second; and Martin Smith, third.

Fifth-graders created paper mache self por-trait puppets. Ryleigh Hornsmith placed first; Jarett Platsis, second; and Calista Nelson and Callie Souders tied for third.

Sixth-graders produced soft pastel portraits. Adair Stanley placed first; Duke Wolfson, second; and Ben Smith, third.

Seventh-graders chose a leaf study for their art project, representing leaves with liquid watercolors. Ashton Hollingsworth placed first; Reese Bragg, second; and Rock Wolfson,

third.Eighth-graders created renderings of their

favorite places on campus. Claire Keesee placed first; John Vail, second; and Lily Reihs, third.

Each year the student body collaborates with the arts faculty to design and produce the ArtStravaganaza as a gift to families and the broader school community, said Cook.

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Chesapeake Academy’s eighth-grade class recently sent two roller coaster projects to the Kings Dominion Coaster Mania Contest.

In a competition field of over 15 schools, Chesapeake Acad-emy placed first and second in the middle school division, reported head of school Deborah Cook.

Kings Dominion, partnering with the Math Science Innova-tion Center of Richmond, offers students an opportunity to deepen their understanding of the basics

of STEM education in a fun and interactive setting through a vari-ety of contests and activities, said Cook.

Kings Dominion’s Coaster Mania Contest challenged school groups to construct and compete a themed roller coaster that meets very specific physics criteria, she said.

Coasters were judged on the duration of the run, the number of loops, the openness of the track, creativity of the design, the fea-sibility of the design for the real

world, and command of the phys-ics principles involved as judged by an interview with a panel of judges, said Cook.

The Sugar Rush Coaster, designed and built by Colette Haynie of Burgess, Lily Reihs of Kilmarnock, Chas Faulkner of Wicomico Church and Jonathan Bryant of Lancaster, placed first.

The Vortex, designed and cre-ated by Claire Keesee of Christ-church, Charlie Li of Kilmarnock and John Vail of Irvington, placed second.

Chesapeake Academy sev-enth-and eighth-grade students recently toured the National Capital.

Exploring the theme: “Speak-ing Up for Freedom,” they were seeking answers to “How do we, as a nation, define freedom?”, “How has that definition, and to whom it is applied, changed over time?”, and “What is the price of freedom and is it worth it?”

Using this theme and essen-tial questions as guidelines, students were able to make con-nections throughout American history from independence to civil rights and current events. Drawing on these observations and connections each of the stu-dents will create a multimedia presentation.

“Studying the events that have shaped our country is one thing, being able to see the monuments we have dedicated to those events is quite another,” said social studies teacher Kim Dynia. “By analyzing what we as a country have chosen to memorialize along the Capital Mall and in the Smithsonian museums, the students gain a deeper understanding of how we view our collective ideas about freedom and the Ameri-can identity.”

Middle School Language Arts Teacher Hillary Smith con-

ArtStravaganza at Chesapeake Academy showcases the arts

Local teams win roller coaster contest

Social studies students visit National Mall

The Northern Neck Master Gardeners had a busy spring helping second graders at Lan-caster Primary School doing their annual “Ready, Set, Grow” program.

Each spring the Master Gar-deners go into the classrooms to provide students with hands on experiences involving the life cycle of plants, said Master Gardener Sue Kosinski, who heads up the project.

“This program dovetails with the second grade science curric-ulum,” said Kosinski. “Just as important, it gives us a chance to pass on our love of gardening to yet another generation.”

The classroom activities begin with students tearing apart flowers such as daffo-dils and lilies in order to see all the parts. Then the students plant marigold and sunflower seeds into small cups which are placed into mini-green houses (foil pans with plastic tops) that the Master Gardeners supply.

For the next two weeks, the teachers and students wait patiently as they tend to their seedlings. With nearly a 100% germination rate under these ideal conditions, the plants are then ready to leave the class-room. First, the sunflowers are

Second graders receive gardeninglessons from the Master Gardeners

sent home with students as Mother's Day presents. A few days later, the students plant the marigolds in the “ABC” teach-ing garden, behind the school.

“Both the Master Gardeners and students had a rewarding time,” said Kosinski. “We look

forward to being invited back next year.”

"I remembered how much my students loved doing this program last year and would welcome the Master Garden-ers back anytime,” said teacher Kristen Harris.

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tinues, “One of the highlights of the trip is to the Newseum, which focuses on First Amend-ment rights, especially that of freedom of the press. A free press is instrumental in a free society,” said language arts teacher Hillary Smith.

“When students learn about the rights outlined in the Con-stitution, they assume that those rights have always been and

always will be the same,” said Smith. “Eighth graders, how-ever, are focusing their projects on how the application of the First Amendment has changed over time, including how that change was brought about.”

“While the academic goals of the trip are important, it is also a chance for personal growth,” added parent chaperone Grover Branson.

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Fresh arrangements, wreaths, an array of orchids, silk flow-ers and quality plants all find cover in Cathi’s Gardens, 4265 Irvington Road, Irvington.

Owner Cathi Carr is back in a business she loves, making beautiful arrangements for customers.

After a seven-year run, Carr closed a flower shop three years ago, but decided retirement was not for her, and jumped back into the garden business on April 1 with her new shop.

“This is like heaven here. It’s so bright, cheerful,” she said of her renewed venture. “This is a passion for me,” said Carr.

She specializes in orchids and also offers a beautiful selection of flowers for any

occasion, including weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, funer-als, or just to bring a little joy into someone’s day. Bins house a variety of silk flowers for those who want their bouquet to last forever.

She previously owned Just like Grandma’s bakery in Wic-omico Church. She’s consider-ing offering her pound cakes at the shop.

As an all-occasion florist, what customers will find in her shop over bouquets bought in grocery stores is quality, healthy flowers, and same-day service for most special orders, she said.

Cathi’s Gardens is open from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. Call the shop at 577-0450.

A new business is lighting up the town in spectacular ways. Rappahannock Lighting and Design Services, 3443 Irving-ton Road, Irvington, opened it doors to the public Friday, May 27.

Owner Judy Brown has been in the lighting industry since 1998 when she began working at States Lighting in Christians-burg. She then moved to the Northern Neck and took a job at Hometown Lighting. Brown later worked with Hanley Elec-trical Services as their office manager but has now started a business of her own.

Co-owner Jessica Chavez, Brown’s sister, lives in Colo-rado and has been involved in the whole process of opening the business. As a non-working partner, she will help Brown keep an eye on the business and help with the decision-making process.

Chavez was in town for the grand opening with her family from Colorado.

“I was driving down the road and the sun hit this building and my thought was that it would be a great light showroom,” said Brown, a certified lighting specialist. When reaching out and “bouncing off ” the idea to people, everyone said “count us in!”

Rappahannock Lighting and Design looks forward to help-ing customers with their light-ing needs and helping them to discover the lighting that will help bring life into their home,

Beginning June 17, the businesses of Irvington will hold an informal gathering on the third Friday of each month, June through October. Participating businesses will hold open houses with extended hours from 4 to 6 p.m.

“It is a wonderful opportunity to explore what is new in the shops and to learn more about the services local architects, inte-rior designers, attorneys and other service professionals pro-vide,” said Randall Kipp of the Irvington Business Association and Randall Kipp Architecture, Inc.

Light refreshments will be served at each location. Pets are welcome. Bring a can or bag of pet food which will be donated to the Animal Welfare League, said Kipp.

New business is lighting up community

From left are Judy Brown and Jessica Chavez.

Rappahannock Lighting and Design Services offers a variety of lighting.

by Audrey Thomasson

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said Brown. Recently, she worked with

the new Lancaster Commu-nity Library with its lighting design. On the design side, she can come into a home or business and figure out the best ways to light the build-ing’s interior or exterior, said Brown.

The store has a chic layout with teal wooden palettes showcasing the variety of lighting fixtures that Brown has in stock. From lamps to reading lights, customers are sure to find something to their interest.

New florist shopis in full bloom

Cathi Carr pulls together an arrangement of the freshest

to remain active and offer customers the highest quality arrangements.

Irvington businesses to hold ‘Third Friday’ event

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Little Spats Preschool invites parents of students and the public to a fundraiser from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, June 9. The event will be hosted by Emily Hoar of Rivah Antiques and Whitney Lang of Clever Container.

The fundraiser will be held at Kilmarnock UMC, 89 East Church Street, Kilmarnock. Shoppers can find a variety of fun merchandise and a portion of the proceeds will benefit the preschool, said Hoar.

She will highlight summer fashions from LuLaRoe and have over 600 dresses, skirts, tops and leggings for purchase that day. Prices range from

$23 to $48 and are available in sizes XXS-3XL.

There will be raffle prizes which include a Burkes Jew-

elers Oyster Bracelet, $100 carpet cleaning gift certificate from Chem-Dry of the North-ern Neck and a Simply South-

ern gift basket from Rivah Antiques, said Hoar.

Lang will share solutions for decluttering and maximizing storage space in the home. She will offer clever solutions for kitchen and bathroom storage as well as closets and autos.

She will share tips and tech-niques to maximize efficiency in the home which will lead to a more balanced life. Shoppers will receive Lang’s Guide to Balance Through Organization worksheet for free.

“We invite you to stop in and shop while we give back to our preschool that gives so much to our community,” said Hoar.

Farmers in some parts of Vir-ginia experienced one of the rainiest months of May on record, and they’re finding it difficult to keep their spirits afloat when so much fieldwork has been put on hold.

“The wet weather has really slowed down all farm work,” said Ellis Walton, a Middlesex County farmer and member of the Virginia Farm Bureau Federa-tion board of directors.

“You can’t care for small grains and can’t get started on corn and bean planting because it’s been too wet to put equipment in the fields. No hay has been cut for weeks,” said Walton last week. “I still have a half-inch of standing water in my own yard.”

In some parts of the state the steady rain has compensated for an earlier dry spring. But all across Virginia rainfall accumula-tions are 2 inches above normal, according to the National Weather Service. As a result corn, peanuts, soybeans and tobacco are all being planted later than usual.

“We were ahead of the pace as of the first of April, but after all this rain, now everything’s behind,” said David Hickman, an Accomack County potato grower and VFBF board member. “Now

Shopping event June 9 will benefit preschool

Preschool and Whitney Lang.

Even farmers have had enough rainwe’ve got slugs eating the corn. They’re thriving under the crop residue out in the fields, eating all the seed.

“On these cool, rainy days slugs feed all day long. About all you can do is put out bait to kill them; normal pesticides won’t touch them. And that’s expensive, about $19 per acre,” Hickman said. “The only cure for slugs is hot, sunny weather.”

Farmers need at least a couple of days of clear weather to cut and dry hay, and that’s been hard to come by. Consequently, at least half of the hay crop is rated below average, according to the May 22 crop weather survey by the Vir-ginia office of the National Agri-cultural Statistics Service.

“A rainy May has pretty much

brought hay cutting to a standstill in my area,” said Gordon Metz, a Henry County cattleman and VFBF board member. “We’ve had rain almost every day for the past four weeks.”

Rain usually helps grass and hay grow, but Metz said it can be a mixed blessing. “For most hay producers, the quality will be down, but the quantity will be up,” he said. “And it’s really hard to make up a couple of missed weeks in the spring. High-value hay like alfalfa is usually cut as often as five times a year. So if you miss the first cutting or two it’s very difficult to make that up at the end of the season.”

Forecasters called for at least four sunny days the week of May 22, but more rain was to follow.

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Retired Federal Employees Association Northern Neck Chapter 1823 will meet at 1 p.m. June 7 for a wine tasting at Caret Cellars, 495 Meadow Landing Lane, Caret.

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Wayne C. Turner of Gwynn’s Island, author of Family and the Great Outdoors, will conduct a book signing at the Allure Art Center in White Stone from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 11, during the Outdoor Artisan Market.

The book is about grow-ing up in the area and being raised hunting, fishing and doing everything outdoors, said Turner. It then covers how he and Kathy, his wife, raised their kids outdoors and finally how they are doing the same with their grandchildren.

The book is a collection of stories that Wayne wrote over about 60 years, he said. It was illustrated by Sidney Read of Mathews and old photos from Turner’s collection.

Stories range from hunt-ing ducks as a kid with a .410 around his home of West Point and continues through a recent hunt in Africa using an old World War II sniper rifle for Oryx and other African game.

Throughout the book he shares his philosophy of hunt-ing, “it is the pursuit and understanding of nature and wildlife that is important and not the actual kill,” said Turner, a dedicated conservationist and environmentalist. “Each downed animal is given a few moments of reverence and

thanks through prayer.” In retirement, he continues

his pursuit from his home on Gwynn’s Island and in Colo-rado at the annual family elk camp. “One day he will find Wayne while hunting or fish-ing and his pursuit will be over, but he’s in no hurry to reach that objective,” said Turner. “It is the pursuit that is important and fun.”

He is a Regents Profes-sor Emeritus from Oklahoma State University, retired editor of two professional energy and environmental engineer-ing journals, author of several engineering text books and more than 200 professional articles.

While at OSU, he won every teaching and professional award offered to professors like he. He is a past president of the Association of Energy Engineers, a member of their prestigious Hall of Fame, and a Fellow in AEE and another professional society.

He is now a recreational licensed crab potter, an oyster farmer, and an avid kayaker fisherman in the Chesapeake Bay. Enjoying sunset with a glass of wine on his dock with his wife, Kathy, and their duck dog, Annie, is his favorite thing to do.

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Bay Banks of Virginia, Inc., holding company of Bank of Lancaster and Bay Trust Company, recently announced Bruce C. Edwards has been elected to the bank’s board of directors.

“We are pleased and hon-ored to welcome Bruce to our bank board,” said Randal R. Greene, president and chief executive officer. “Since Bruce first joined our family of companies as a member of our bank’s Southern region community board, he has brought valu-able counsel to our company and has exhibited excellent leadership qualities. We are pleased to now have him as a member of the bank’s board of directors and we appreci-ate his willingness to serve and look forward to his con-tinued guidance.”

Edwards is president and owner of Lamberth Building Materials in White Stone, a retail business that services both the professional con-tractor and the home owner with new and innovative lines of building materials throughout the lower North-ern Neck, Middlesex and Gloucester since 1978.

Edwards received a bach-elor’s in business administra-tion from Virginia Tech. He is a member of the Southern regional community board

Edwards elected to Bank of Lancaster board of directors

Bruce C. Edwards

for Bank of Lancaster, trea-surer of the White Stone Business Association, and a member of the Rappahan-nock Home Builders Associ-ation and the Building Mate-rial Suppliers Association.

“I am both honored and thrilled to be a part of Bank of Lancaster’s family.” said Edwards. “My relationship with the bank over the past 20 plus years has been a wonderful and positive expe-rience. It is an exciting time for Bank of Lancaster with its recent expansion into the Richmond market and I look forward to being a part of the bank’s future growth in the Northern Neck, Middle Pen-insula and Richmond.”

Couponing classA beginner’s couponing class will be held from noon to 2

p.m. June 11 at Abilities Abound Physical Therapy & Wellness Center, 765 Northumberland Highway, Callao.

The host will be Amanda Johnson of Kingdom Queens Sav-ings. RSVP by June 10, to [email protected]

The Northumberland and Lancaster offices of Virginia Cooperative Extension recently welcomed Scott Hammond as a summer extension intern.

He grew up in West Point, where he spent most of his time hunting, fishing and trap-ping. He graduated from West Point High School in 2015 and is now attending Virginia Tech pursuing a degree in crop and soil sciences with an agron-omy option, reported Exten-sion agent, 4-H youth develop-ment and unit coordinator Tara Brent.

Hammond is considering a career in Extension when he graduates from college, so he’s hoping to learn as much about VCE and agriculture as he can this summer during his internship, said Brent.

Gwynn’s Island author tohold book signing on hiscollection of outdoor stories

Virginia wheat growers’ crops will be highlighted during a mid-Atlantic tour June 10.

Industry stakeholders have conducted wheat qual-ity tours in the Midwest for decades, but mid-Atlantic soft wheat tours are still in their infancy.

“Some people are sur-prised at how much soft wheat is grown in Virginia,” said tour organizer Andrew Clements, a merchandiser with Gavilon Grain LLC in Kansas City. “This tour may help shed light on Virginia’s wheat industry and help expand production.”

On June 10, agronomists, granary operators, merchan-disers, millers and traders will gather in the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula and in Culpeper County to tour Virginia wheat farms. Virginia Cooperative Exten-sion agents will lead the tours.

Participants will examine wheat fields, check for signs of disease, take sample test weights and estimate yields. Traders and mill represen-tatives will use that data to determine the available wheat supply and its quality.

Wheat will be ready to har-vest at the time of the tour, and “this will give us more information about the har-vest and take some of the guesswork out of it,” said Virginia Farm Bureau Feder-ation grain manager Robert Harper.

“The more information we have, the better,” said Cle-ments. “Wheat is very fin-icky, and the mills that buy wheat have particular needs for milling-quality wheat.”

Harper said flour mills check wheat for quality factors like mold and test weight. With all the recent wet weather and cloudy con-ditions, it’s likely that crop quality will not be as good as farmers hoped.

“We had a good March, and by April 1 the wheat crop was ahead of schedule. Then a cold snap hit, and we went into a period of 20 cloudy days and excess rain,” Harper said. “That put the wheat under a whole lot of disease pressure.”

But, he explained, the

Mid-Atlantic wheat tour iscoming to Virginia June 10

quality of wheat is ever-changing, so he is hopeful.

The mid-Atlantic soft wheat tour started about five years ago in Pennsylvania when a wheat trader took a local grain elevator represen-tative and a local crop broker to several wheat farms. Since then, the tour has grown to 32 industry leaders and covers Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware. This year the tour has added another group in Pennsylvania and expanded to New Jersey and Virginia, Clements said.

Tours in the other states will be held on June 13 and 14, and results of all the tours will be compiled and presented at a June 14 event in Pennsylvania.

Hammond to serve as VCE intern

Facility rentalsThe Northumberland County Community Center Organization

Inc. facility at 679 Browns Store Road, Heathsville, is accepting rentals for birthday parties, anniversaries, class reunions, family reunions, cookouts, holiday celebrations, baby and bridal show-ers, wedding receptions and church functions.

For fees and scheduling, call 577-3414, 480-0369, or 436-7727.

Fair vendors neededCommonwealth Assisted Living at Farnham, 511 Cedar Farm

Road, Farnham, will host a country fair from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. July 30. Crafter and vendor spaces (10’ x 12’) are available for a $50 donation. Food vendors may reserve a spot for $200. Non-profits may have the donation waived.

For applications, contact Jill White at 394-2102, ext. 203, or [email protected].

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