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Eagle Scout earns town recognition

Photo by Madison White Franks

Lancaster High School celebrated the accomplish-ments of its winter and spring student-athletes last Tues-day night at its Spring Awards ceremony at LHS.

Athletes on 15 junior varsity and varsity teams were recognized.

Coaches awards were presented to two athletes on each varsity team and were chosen by the team’s coach-ing staff.

Junior Zac Benton and senior Patrick Kelley received the coaches awards for boys indoor track, while the coaches awards for the girls team went to junior Vilesha Waller and senior Shani Johnson.

Junior Saperia Cockrell and freshman Thomarrow Hardy received the two awards for winter cheerleading.

Senior Matthew Pittman received the coaches award for wrestling, while seniors Kenique Stewart and Sam Bouis were given achievement awards.

The coaches awards for girls basketball were given to

seniors Zyhkeia Bullock and senior Aloni Scott. Senior Darrian Doggett was the most valuable player

(MVP) of the boys basketball team, while senior Rasul Henderson received the most improved award.

In spring sports, senior Allison Savoy received the coaches award for softball and freshman Madison Davis was presented the team MVP award.

The defensive MVP for baseball was senior Jay Bryant and the offensive MVP was senior Kyle Thomas.

Scott also was named the MVP of the girls track team and junior Aniyah Waters was named the team’s most improved player.

Senior Patrick Kelley was named the MVP of the boys track team, while the coaches award was presented to freshman Chris Dameron.

In boys soccer, junior Nathan Spiers was given the coaches award and senior Tanner Steensma was pre-sented the utility player award.

The leadership award for girls soccer went to senior Ellie Hyde and Waller was named the player of the year.

Davenport & Co. LLC associate vice president Kathy Pittman was the guest speaker at a recent Lan-caster Lions Club dinner. Her topic was “Baseball, Dream Fields and the Lions Club.”

“The history of what is now Dream Fields, starts in 1953, when Bill Hais-lip organized youth baseball in Lan-caster County,” said Pittman. “The teams travelled to surrounding areas, and all games were played during the daytime, because there were no lighted facilities.

“Some 12 years later, a group of parents and local business owners pooled their resources, and out of what was once a cornfield rose a base-ball diamond, complete with backstop and fences. It was called simply ‘the ballpark’ and was home field for nine different teams. The softball field was

added in 1970, and the Endowment Fund with River Communities was formed in 2014,” she said.

“Today, a year after our 50th anni-versary, Dream Fields has seven ballfields serving everyone from the tiniest T-ballers, to Little League, to seasoned adults, and hosted teams not only across Virginia, but as far away as Japan,” said Pittman.

She presented a commemorative plaque and photos of the earlier days to the Lions Club, stating “The first sponsor to come forward when Bill Haislip organized his teams was the Lancaster Lions Club, and they have been team sponsors every year since, for a total of 63 years. The Lions have been with us every step of the way, and we really appreciate all of the support the Lancaster Lions Club has given to Dream Fields.”

The Northern Neck Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America held its 23rd Annual Car Show June 11 at Stan’s Skateland in Montross.

Originally scheduled for the soggy May 21 date, the re-scheduled show turned out to be a big success, reported president Ward Sevila. There were 108 participants vying for trophies and plaques in 18 separate classes and seven additional special awards. About a dozen additional cars showed up after the judging began at 11 a.m. but could not be entered into the competition.

Music was provided by Muddy Boots. Awards included:

Pearson, 1931 Ford Roadster; John Greco, 1928 Hispano-Suiza; and Tom Tuominen 1925 Ford.

Townsend, 1939 Ford.

MarCarley, 1954 Chevy; Robert Kidwell, 1950 Ford; and James Johnson, 1954 Ford.

Sawdy, 1964 Comet Wagon; Kenneth Lowe, 1965 Chevy; and Warren Alls-house, 1955 Chevy.

Packett, 1967 Dodge Coronet; Chris Stewart, 1970 Chevy; and Linda Townsend, 1967 Rambler Rogue.

and Pam Burton, 1977 Pontiac Trans Am; and Caitlin Thomas, 1980 Shay Model A Roadster.

through 1991, Ed Melton, 1954 Ford; Aaron Saunders, 1989 Ford; and Todd Saunders, 1984 GMC.

1991, Wes Renggold, 1967; and John Minor, 1969.

1992- 2016, Franklin DeLoach, 2009 Ford Shelby.

1992-2016, Bert Packett, 2014 Dodge Challenger.

Rottenborn, 1978.

Sevila, 1996 Grands Sport 6.

through 1991, Bob Bailey, 1947 Ford Coupe; Andy Swaney, 1938 Chevy; and Clay Drnec, 1979 Chevy.

Dawson, James Oentel, Lewis Walton, Jay Padgentt, Mark Freidestine, Brice Bergman, Scott Wagner, Mike Murphy, Bill Clifton and Doug Sanford.

Class 14, foreign cars through 1991, Jane Sevila, 1965 VW Beetle Convert-ible; and Harold Hinson, 1974 Datsun Z260.

1991, Bob Williams, 1972 Norton; and James Glass, 1991 Honda.

Sonny Brown, 2006 Corvette; Stan’s choice, Warren Allshouse, 1955 Chevy Belair; oldest car, Hiram Lahman, 1922 Ford; top sponsor’s, Tom Tuominn, 1925 Ford; top rat rod, Mike Arenson, 1952

Larry Dawson, Ford Econoline; and best of show antique, John Greco, 1928 His-pano-Suiza.

There also were plenty of cash and raffle prizes, said Sevila. Raffle winners were first, Lea Sisson, $250; second, Fay Gartner, $150; and third, Mike Murphy,

prize of $148.The Northern Neck Region, AACA

acknowledges and greatly appreciates all of the businesses, serving the communi-ties of the Northern Neck and beyond, for supporting the show, said Sevila. A very special thanks to Stan Schoppe for allowing the club to use his business facilities. Without all of these busi-nesses, the show would not have been possible.

The Northern Neck Region, AACA is active throughout the season with cruise-ins and car events nearly every weekend. Contact Sevila, 580-4177.

The Northern Neck Anglers Club will meet at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 25, at the Wicomico Parish Church Hall, 5191 Jessie duPont Memorial Highway, Wicomico Church. The public is invited and guests are welcome at all NNAC member meetings.

Club president John O’Connor will moderate a panel discussion of experi-enced anglers addressing bluefish, cobia, croaker, flounder, puppy drum, Spanish mackerel, spot and striped bass. Prime Tyme Basketball Camp for

ages 5-18 will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. July 11 through 15 at the

gymnasium, 201 Academic Lane, Claraville. Team camp also is offered for ages 14-18.

The fee is $75 per camper prior to June 30; or $70 per camper for more than one immediate family member prior to June 30. After June 30, the fee is $85 per camper. The first 25 camp-ers to register by phone at 580-9014, or 815-2776, will pay $60. Registra-tion also will be held on the first day of camp.

The Northern Neck Audubon Society on June 27 will conduct a bird walk at Beaverdam Park, 8687 Roaring Springs Road. The walk will begin at 9 a.m. The walk will be led by Frank Schaff and Jeff Wright.

Birders are reminded to call Schaff, 462-0084, so a return call may be made if the walk is cancelled.

The Youth Club of Lancaster County

Camp for ages 7-12 will be held July 25 through 29 at Dream Fields near Kilmar-nock. The fee is $150 for the week for a full-day camp, or $100 for the week for half-day camp.

Lunch will be provided daily and campers are asked to bring their own drinks. Swimming will be offered as part of the full-day program. A complete registration form can be downloaded at dream-fields.org

SPORTS SHORTS

LHS recognizes outstandingwinter-spring student-athletes

by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi

Lions Club recognized for longtime support of youth baseball program

Auto club holds 23rd annual show

Coming attractions

BRIDGE RESULTS

Twelve pairs of duplicate bridge were in play June 14 at Hills Quarter.

Millie Wiley and Alice Slember; second, Penny Marshall and Betsy Heller; and third, Jane Jarvis and Marsha Chapman.

Arnold and Hanneke Schaafsma; second, Judy Hagerstrom and Lorri Amidon; and third, Pam Lazorchak and Barbara Dunnavant.

YMCA NEWS

The Northern Neck Family YMCA, 39 William B. Graham Court, Kilmar-nock, will offer a Smoothies and Green Juices Workshop at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 29.

Instructor Kim Diaz will explain the differences between juicing and smooth-ies; tips and tricks to making easy, deli-cious, nutrient dense and superfood packed juices and smoothies; and the pros and cons of the equipment.

Also, sample and take away recipes for favorite juices and smoothies.

Class is free to YMCA members and $10 for others. Pre-registration is required by June 26. Call 435-0223.

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The Lancaster Northumber-land Ladies Bowling League (LNLBL) on June 6 celebrated the end of the 2015-16 year with a banquet at Los Patrones Mexican Restaurant in Kilmar-nock.

League president Mary Newton presented awards with

-surer Joan Bowles, reported Terry Stillman.

The season is divided into two halves, with a first-half winner and a second-half winner. This year both halves were won by the same team, therefore no roll off was needed, said Stillman.

The grand champions trophy was awarded to D&L Marine Construction’s Dock ‘n Divas. Members include Beverley Benson, Darlene Griffith, Debbie Dobson, Jenifer Walker and team captain Terry Still-man. The team also won high team game, 513, and high team set, 1,352, said Stillman.

Other awards include:

Conrad +8 pins (98-106).

Stillman and Conrad, 171 each.

Stillman, 115.-

man, 149.

Taylor, Ola Rae Nash and Benson.

Crosbie, 161.

Stillman, 123.

Cathy Hoskins, a longtime bowler, past officer and team captain for Northern Neck Ace

Hardware.The Pinelope Award went to

Yeatman’s Forklift for having the most weeks of high strikes. Pinelope came seasonally dressed and bringing good luck to the teams this year. It added some extra fun for the ladies, said Stillman.

LNLBL would like to thank Wilson Evans for the Bowling Center in Kilmarnock, as well as

team sponsors, Animal Welfare, D&L Marine Construction, Express Auto, Northern Neck Ace Hardware, R.P.Waller Oil and Yeatman’s Forklift. With-out them the league wouldn’t happen, said Stillman.

Also many thanks for the gift certificates provided by Ace Hardware, Anna’s Pizza, Bay River & Home Décor, Lee’s Restaurnt, Los Patrone’s Mexican restuarunt, Northern Neck Burger and The Rappah-annock Grill, she said.

A new season will begin in September with bowling on Monday evenings.

“We all bowl to have fun. This is our ladies night out,” said Stillman. “So even if you’ve never bowled before, you’re welcome to join.”

Call Joan Bowles, 436-1705.

Mary Beth Hawn aced hole #17 at Quinton Oaks Golf Club while competing in the Quinton Oaks Ladies Golf Association third annual Sara Goodwin Memorial Tournament June 8 and 15.

Golden Eagle Golf Club play day winners for June 20 were first, (tie) Don Bowser and Rick Law; and third, Hank Little.

Indian Creek Yacht and Country Club 9-hole ladies winners for June 16 were first, Maggie Gilman, Jenny Boyenga, Nancy Jar-rell and Karen Rosenfeld; second, Louise Petralia, Barbara Fentress, Alice Cot-trell and Peggy Richardson; and third, Theresa William-son, Barbara Sherupski and Margie Rankin.

Indian Creek Yacht and Country Club 18-hole ladies winners for June 14 were first, Linda Price; second place, Ruth Thomas; and third, Beth Kendrick.

The 18-hole Ladies Golf Association Member-Mem-ber Tournament finals first flight winners for June 14 were first, Seale George and Pat Gwaltney. The second flight winners were Meredith Townes and Helen Carson.

Indian Creek Yacht and Country Club Handicap Tournament winner for June 13 was Jack Blunt. Quarter f inalists were Jim Rankin versus Gary Farrar and Gil Zimmerman versus Blunt.

CLUB GOLF

The Rappahannock Pistol & Rifle Club conducted two bench rest rifle matches on June 18 at the range on Blueberry Point Road near White Stone.

Each match consisted of 20 shots in 20 minutes from sand bags or mechanical rests on a shooting bench at a distance of 100 yards, reported Tom Smith. There were eight competitors in each match using a variety of scoped rifles.

The center of the rim-fire target consists of a “10” ring with a radius of one inch with a smaller “X” ring the size of a quarter in the center of the “10” ring with additional outer rings scoring smaller points. The center of the center-fire (high power) target consists of a “10” ring the size of a golf ball with a smaller “X” ring the size of a dime

Farrar and Blunt won their quarter f inal matches.

King Carter Golf Club men’s play day winners for June 13 were first, (tie) Jon Baer and Klaus Schaschek; and third, Fred Ripley. June 15 winners were first, Ron Carey; and second, (tie) John Howard and David Crowder. June 17 winners were first, Bruce Strebel; second, Bruce Adams; and third, Schas-chek.

Piankatank River Ladies Golf Association winners for June 16 were first flight, Lindy Hatch, Nancy Pannell and Chong Hudgins; second flight, Marny Richardson,

Smith used a Marlin bolt action rim-fire rifle in .17 HMR caliber to capture first place in the rim-fire match with a score of 196- 8X. Rick Jones placed second with 193 -4X; and Bob Evans, third, 192-7X.

In the center-fire match, Jones used a Remington model 700 bolt action rifle in .223 caliber to take first-place honors with a score of 200- 8 X. Smith placed second with 199-14X; and Evans, third, 196-5X.

D&L Dock ‘n Divas dominateladies bowling league season

Trio wins both RPRC bench rest rifle matches

Karen Gorin and Ann Stan-ley; and third flight, Donna Lange, Chrystal Welch and Lynne Richardson.

The Quinton Oaks Ladies Golf Association third annual Sara Goodwin Memo-rial Tournament (June 8 and 15) winners were first, Judy Wise; second, Carol Reese; and third (tie) Maggie Den-nett, Mary Beth Hawn (hole-in-one), Joan Frie and Jean Lee.

The Quinton Oaks Senior Men’s League first flight winners for June 14 were first, Stan Rembisz; second, Ed Pugh; and third, (tie) Pat Kelly and Don Bradley. Second flight winners were first, John Miles; and second, (tie) Gary Gill, David Fine and Mike Dennett.

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Christchurch announces co-curricular awardsChristchurch School cel-

ebrated the spring co-curricular season with an awards assembly in May, reported Jennifer Homer.

The following awards were presented:

Golf, most valuable player (MVP), Parker Kirkmyer; most improved player (MIP), MacLean Thomas; hustle award, AJ Harris; and coach’s award, Zymeen Koh.

Girls soccer, MVP, Janny Alvarado; MIP, Yingyi Zhu; hustle, Raquel de Cardenas; and coach’s, Eliza Carr Schmidt.

Girls lacrosse, MVP, (tie)

Sydney Pitts, Abby Blankenship; MIP, Hannah Duke, hustle, Libby Nashwinter; coach’s, Lexy Carr.

Baseball, MVP, Tristan Pec-cerelli; MIP, Joseph Humphreys; hustle, Dorion Kemp; and coach’s,Trevor Revere.

Sailing, MVP, Boyd Bragg; MIP, Brendan Little; hustle, Thomas Walker; and coach’s, Hector Guzman.

Crew, MVP, Hugh Halsey; MIP, Qianhui Li; hustle, Ruiwen Zheng; and coach’s, Jing Jiang.

Boys lacrosse, MVP offense, Josh Revere; MVP defense,

Tazewell Carrington; MIP, Hunter O’Malley; and coach’s, Rob Jackson.

Junior varsity golf, MVP, Shao-han Zhang; MIP, Tommy Owens; and coach’s, Kieran Hanley.

Junior varsity lacrosse, MIP, Bob Kabonero; hustle, Jaylyn Kreimes; and coach’s, Hieu Nguyen.

Theater production, technical award, (tie) Sophie Scott, Jordan Shing; dynamic performance, (tie) Katie Villanueva, Jack Newton; and ensemble award, Jiashu Wang.

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LANCASTER—Eying the future with excitement, 95 grad-uates celebrated their accom-plishment last Saturday morn-ing at Lancaster High School’s 2016 commencement exercises.

The school’s gymnasium was full of excited family and friends proud of the graduates.

“These years, despite the bitter moments, have been amazing,” said class president Caroline Beck. “Keep your faith, work hard, hold onto hope because hope will not disap-point,” she added.

“Everything up to this point has influenced who you are,” said salutatorian John Richard-son. “Make sure you choose the path that will bring you fulfill-ment.”

Valedictorian Keondra Jen-kins told the crowd that she fin-ished her speech just three hours before graduation because she could not decide what she wanted to say.

“We truly are going to miss this place, but nothing is keep-ing us together after today,” said Jenkins in regards to everyone moving onto new chapters in life. “We are not a puzzle that will be put together, but we are a blank canvas.”

Nancy McClain serenaded the crowd to Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You.” “Bit-tersweet memories—that is all I’m taking with me, so goodbye, please don’t cry...” she sang.

Commencement speaker, science department chairman, senior class sponsor and LHS teacher of the year Lynn Smith urged the graduates to leave a footprint. “Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only a true friend will leave footprints in your heart.” She told them not to loose touch with one another.

“This may be the highlight of your life, but don’t let it be the only highlight. Make new highlights,” said superintendent Steve Parker.

Commencement 2016: 95 LHS grads urged to make an impression

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by Madison White Franks

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Photo by Madison White Franks

Photo by Madison White Franks

Photo by Madison White Franks

Photo by Madison White Franks

Classmate Caleb Smith, who died of a tragic accident, was honored. Smith’s mother, Chancey Elliott, received an honorary diploma in her son’s memory.

The ceremony included the presentation of the colors by JROTC cadets and the Pledge

of Allegiance led by graduate Lane Brockelbank. McClain sang the national anthem, and Parker conferred the diplomas.

Also, Keondra Jenkins, Dylan Rose, William Drew Smith and James Coates were awarded associate degrees from Rappa-hannock Community College.

RAPPAHANNOCK RECORD

cal fitness, yoga and movement. A partnership with the Northern Neck YMCA will enable partici-pants to use a swimming pool in Lively.

-tive Change (EYPC), the Rap-pahannock Area Office on Youth, 2nd Chance Ministries, the Lan-caster and Northumberland Juve-nile Probation Offices and the Lancaster Sheriff’s Office, will each provide coaching, counsel-ing and mentoring.

Habitat for Humanity will work with teens to help them develop skills in the building trades.

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boat Era Museum, Native Plant Society, Campbell Memorial Presbyterian Church and Prime Time Basketball Camp will offer scholarships.

will provide some meals and snacks.

Post will offer volunteer support and first-aid training.

will provide volunteers to assist with arts and crafts programs.

will address nature, environment and wildlife habitats.

Association (TOGA) will sup-

The Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Neck (BGCNN), and the Northern Neck Coalition on Youth will offer an 8-week summer program for ages 6-18, Monday, June 27, through August 19, at the BGCNN, 517 North Main Street, Kilmarnock.

It is preferred that youth sign up for the entire session; however, it is possible to attend on a week-by-week basis.

Members from Lancaster and Northumberland counties will start to arrive at 7:30 a.m. and leave by 5:30 p.m. each weekday. A hot breakfast, lunch, and a mid-afternoon snack will be provided.

“Much of our summer pro-gram here in Kilmarnock is modeled on the national Boys & Girls Clubs of America initiatives designed to prevent delinquency through targeted outreach and developmental programs,” said executive director Phillip Mum-ford. “However, with the help and support of the local businesses and organizations that are part of The Northern Neck Coalition on Youth, we have put together an expanded and enhanced new program with a local emphasis that will offer educational and fun activities for all attending.”

Operations director Patrick Creed outlined ways coalition members assist the program:

-ousel Physical Therapy, will strengthen healthy lifestyles pro-grams through exercise, physi-

Lancaster schools recently named primary school teacher Pat Hedgmon the Division Teacher of the Year.

Her passion for teaching began in 1988 and 28 years later, she believes that she has helped shape young minds through teaching and by inspiring them to aim high, by leading and guiding them as a positive role model, and by being a motivating force to be reckoned with, said Hedgmon.

The Teacher of the Year at the

middle school is Ashley Jones, a fourth-grade teacher of reading, language arts and Virginia stud-ies. She has been a fourth-grade teacher in Lancaster for three years.

The Teacher of the Year at the high school is Lynn Smith. She has taught vocational math, alternative education, physical education and a variety of biology courses. Smith serves as senior class advisor, National Honor Society advisor, advisor for the recycling club, sci-ence team leader, and on various committees.

To register for the summer program, visit the Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Neck, 517 North Main Street, Kilmarnock, or call 435-9696.

Boys & Girls Club launches summer programport the club’s oyster gardeners club.

“The club is very grateful to all our friends, partners, and volun-teers for helping to provide the content of this summer’s enrich-ment programs. Combining this local assistance and talent with the national Boys & Girls Club of America’s Youth Development Strategy provides a sense of com-petence, usefulness, and belong-ing to the kids that we serve,” said Creed.

“Also, we thank the Bank of Lancaster for the gift of color-coded tee-shirts that will help identify the various age groups of the participants—a helpful tool for our staff, especially on field trips,” he said.

According to Creed, opportu-nities abound in this year’s pro-gram for teens.

“Some may go fishing and crabbing, others may learn how to frame a new Habitat home or put finishing touches on an exist-ing one,” he said. “They may also create and serve dinners through the Teen Chef program and learn about other types of jobs and careers.”

“Career Launch—Take Con-trol” will provide support and guidance in setting career goals, resume preparation and job inter-view techniques.

“Money Matters: Make It Count” will promote financial responsibility.

The Diamondz basketball team will compete in tourna-ments with Boys & Girls Clubs in Charlottesville, Richmond and Newport News, said Creed.

A field trip to Atlanta will include stops at Six Flags and campus tours of Morehouse Col-lege, Spelman College, Clark Atlanta University and Georgia Tech, he said.

The club will provide trans-portation for field trips and lim-ited local bus transportation. A route along River Road is gen-erously sponsored by Yankee Point Marina, said Creed. Queen Esther Baptist Church will be the pick up and drop off point. A new route from Northumberland Middle School will be added if there are a sufficient number of Northumberland members who wish to attend the summer pro-gram.

The weekly activity fee per child is $25, with a one-time summer membership registration fee of $15 for non-members.

Mumford expressed apprecia-tion to supporters whose generos-ity enables the club to offer some scholarships.

“We are particularly grateful for significant scholarship assis-tance that has come to us so far this year from River Counties Community Foundation, Grace Episcopal Church, Wicomico Parish Church, and many very generous individuals,” he said.

The cost per child, after taking into account any grant funding received by the club, as well as the portion the families are asked to provide, is about $500, or $65 per week per child, said Mum-ford.

“If you are interested in help-ing to make a difference in the lives of so many of our commu-nity kids, then please consider making a monetary contribution toward our summer program,” said Mumford.

To register a child, volunteer, or donate, visit the club, or call 435-9696.

Chesapeake Academy rising sixth-grader Callie Souders of Kilmarnock has high political ambitions.

She recently read about Alena Mulhern’s quest to change the eligibility requirements for the office of President of the U.S. in Time Magazine for Kids. Mulhern, adopted from China as an infant, is unable to realize her personal dream of becom-ing president, so she launched a campaign to amend the U.S. Constitution.

With help from geography teacher Katie Parker, Souders wrote to Mulhern to find out more, and a vigorous collabora-tion began.

The two girls share a love of politics, history and Abraham Lincoln. They both were elected fifth-grade class representatives. They quickly established a cor-respondence and agreed to work together to lobby for the amend-ment.

Featured on The Today Show, Mulhern mentioned in the tran-script on The Today Show’s web-site that Souders would be her vice presidential pick for 2040 when she makes her bid for the presidency.

Souders’ teachers agree that she has the passion and the char-acter. “Callie’s passion and sense of fairness inspire others,” said Parker. “She is a mature and caring person.”

Her passion for politics sprouted early in her life with a book about presidents she received from her grandfather that outlined all the legislation passed during each term. But Souders reports that her interest fully blossomed in Kelly Anto-nio’s third-grade class at Chesa-peake Academy with a research project about presidents.

She chose John F. Kennedy, and she was hooked. She con-tinues to study the broad respon-sibilites of the presidency and is continually discovering more

Local student gets vice presidentialnod for the 2040 presidential election

about the realities of politics. Commenting that no one in

politics today really inspires her, Souders said, “I would like to see politicians address stuff that actually matters. If I was president, my platform would include world hunger and edu-cation issues. My biggest chal-lenges would probably be get-ting people on board.

“The media can change people’s perspectives and slant things, and that can make getting your real message across harder,” she said.

Her parents, Suzanne and Joe Souders, have worked to teach her be be a critical consumer of the media. “Kids need to know that what they see on TV is not always true. We want our kids to learn to be independent thinkers,” said Joe Souders.

“Honesty is the top quality,” said Souders, regarding qualities every president should possess. “A president would also need courage to decide really tough things, and they must be respon-sible and follow through on what they say.”

She is not wasting a minute as

she prepares herself to meet her goal. She plans to focus primar-ily on developing organization, communication and leadership skills.

“I am class rep for fifth grade this year, and I will run again next year. To be able to serve as sec-retary of Chesapeake Academy’s student council and finally as its president seems like a good plan for me in middle school,” said Souders.

She was nominated by her teachers and will be attending the National Youth Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C., along with classmate Spencer Cammarata of Ophelia.

Souders also is looking for-ward to a seventh-grade trip to Washington that explores the theme “Speaking up for Free-dom,” and features a visit to the Newseum which focuses on First Amendment rights, especially freedom of the press.

In high school, she plans to participate in clubs and continue to study history. “I would like to do a Model UN event. I would choose to represent America,” said Souders.

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Thanks to a $3,000 grant from River Counties Community Foundation, an affiliate of The Community Foundation Serving Richmond & Central Virginia, GReat Aspirations Scholar-ship Program, Inc. (GRASP), a college access organization, can continue its post-secondary financial aid services to students at Lancaster and Northum-berland high schools. GRASP services began at the two high schools during the 2014-15 aca-demic year.

“GRASP continues to realize the benefits of providing its post-secondary financial aid services to students at Northumberland and Lancaster high schools, and the continued support we receive

from River Counties Commu-nity Foundation is outstanding,” said GRASP chief executive officer Bettsy Heggie. “We look forward to having a GRASP presence at those schools for the third year, beginning this fall.”

GRASP implements its ser-vices through advisors who provide free, confidential, one-on-one counseling to students seeking financial aid and schol-arships for continuing education after high school.

GRASP advisors now serve students and families in 76 Vir-ginia schools. The highly trained advisors are adept at navigating the maze of the college and post-secondary education financial aid process. They also have a

passion for helping today’s youth grasp infinite opportunities.

During the 2015-16 aca-demic year, GRASP advisors met with 112 students individu-ally at Lancaster and Northum-berland high schools. Addi-tionally, GRASP awarded four Last Dollar scholarships total-ing $2,500 to students at those schools, providing additional financial assistance toward their educational goals.

GRASP was co-founded in 1983 by Sen.Walter Stosch and Dr. Ray Gargiulo. GRASP advi-sors work one day per week at each school. Appointments, which are free of charge, can be made through the schools’ coun-seling offices.

GRASP receives $3,000 grant from River Counties Community Foundation

This will be the fifth season the Northern Neck Master Gardeners and Nor-thumberland High School’s Practical Assessment Explo-ration System (PAES) pro-gram students have teamed up to grow and harvest pro-duce at the Northern Neck Farm Museum teaching garden.

The PAES program is designed to help special edu-cation students prepare to live independently and find a job that they like, and are able to perform, said para-professional Tammy Wilkins

“Agriculture is such an important part of the North-ern Neck and we need stu-dents to have a hands-on experience,” said Wilkins. “Garner’s Produce has worked hand in hand with me to make it all come together. Students also work at Callao Supermarket, Lottsburg Café and St. Stephens Thrift Store.”

The teaching garden at the Northern Neck Farm Museum strives to help youngsters and adults under-stand the basic principles of vegetable gardening, encour-age enthusiasm for garden-ing, and provide wholesome fresh vegetables and fruits to

those in need through local food pantries, said John Lun-sford. He and Jinny Estell coordinate the program for the Master Gardeners.

Last year the garden pro-duced a record 2,128 pounds of produce.

In February, Wilkins’s stu-dents and the Master Garden-ers started more than 2,000 seeds for cool-weather crops including turnips, spinach, cauliflower, green onions and leeks. The students nur-tured the growing seedlings in the greenhouse at the high school until they were ready to plant.

Later in the spring, they assisted the Master Garden-ers with planting warm-sea-son plants like tomatoes, egg-plants and peppers directly in the garden. At the same time, they harvested the cool-sea-son crops, for a total of 22 pounds of lettuce, 25 pounds of spinach and 75 pounds of turnips, all of which they delivered to the Gleaners and Blenders food pantry in Bur-gess. They also took some of the produce back to the classroom where they pre-pared and tasted the raw and cooked vegetables.

“All of the students liked cooked turnips,”

Master Gardeners, NHS studentsgarden together at the farm museum

Rachel Whitney Tomlin, the daughter of Thomas and Elsie Tomlin of Wicomico Church, graduated May 14 from Chris-topher Newport University in Newport News. She received a bachelor’s in fine arts.

Tomlin has been accepted at Mary Baldwin University and will begin classes this fall pursuing a master’s of art in teaching, seeking licensure in elementary education and an endorsement in art education.

Rachel Tomlinearns art degree

Tavern, 73 Monument Place, Heathsville, will offer a Heri-tage Arts class from 2 to 4 p.m. June 28. The topic is Art for Teens, ages 13-18, with instructor Cate Kauffman.

The fee is $15. Registration forms are available at rhhtfoun-dationinc.org.

Historic Christ Church & Museum, 420 Christ Church Road, Weems, will host Hands-On History Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 1. Children learn about the history of colonial Virginia through lessons with archaeology, 18th-century brickmaking, grave rubbings and architecture.

This event is free for ages 6-12. However, all participants must pre-register. Lunch will be provided for all registered participants. To register, visit the Christ Church campus, or christchurch1735.org; or call 438-6855.

The Rappahannock Art League and Chesapeake Acad-emy will offer two Kids’ Work-shops with instructor Sonja Smith June 27 through July 1 at Chesapeake Academy, 107 Steamboat Road, Irvington. For fees and registration, call the RAL Studio Gallery, 436-9309.

Bend It, Mold It, Anyway You Like It! will be offered from 10 a.m. to noon and Color Me Happy-Painting and Pas-tels, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Both workshops are for ages 7 and older.

Grace Episcopal Church scholarship applications are due by July 1 in the Grace Church office, 303 South Main Street, Kilmarnock. Guidelines and applications are available at the Lancaster High School guidance office, the church office, or the Grace Church website.

Eric Siegel of Kilmarnock graduated May 21 from Wash-ington College with majors in environmental science and art and art history, with a minor in biology.

SCHOOL REPORTS

Colburn Hassman and Lach-lan Hassman of Kilmarnock recently were named to the honors lists at St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School for the most recent grading period.

From 10 to 11:30 a.m., Fri-days through August 12, chil-dren accompanied by an adult to the Steamboat Era Musem, 156 King Carter Drive, Irving-ton, will be treated to a special tour, stories, games and activi-ties to learn more about steam-boats and life during that spe-cial time in history.

Participants should register by Wednesday each week, at 438-6888. The fee is $5 per person.

said Wilkins. “But only two of them cared for cooked spinach.”

The partnership between Wilkins and the Master Gar-deners began in 2012. Lun-sford was looking for a place to start seedlings that year. With so many flats of plants for the farm museum in his greenhouse, he was running out of room for his own flats. At the school, Wilkins’s class had access to a greenhouse.

And so the partner-ship began—that first year with planting and nurtur-ing the seeds in the green-house. Gradually the students became involved in the whole cycle of planting seeds, nur-turing the seedlings, plant-ing them out in the garden, harvesting the mature veg-etables, and preparing food dishes with them.

“I have enjoyed working with Tammy and her kids immensely,” said Lunsford. “They are such enthusiastic and hard-working kids that you can’t help wanting to do more with them.”

Joshua R. “Josh” LeHuray, an adjunct history professor at Rap-pahannock Community College, recently published Virginians Will Dance or Die! The Importance of Music in Pre-Revolutionary Wil-liamsburg.

Drawing on contemporary newspaper accounts, this book is the first to explore how some 18th-century Williamsburg citi-zens experienced the growing musical world around them. The book was published by McFar-land, a leading independent pub-lisher of academic and nonfiction books.

“Music was everywhere in pre-Revolutionary Williamsburg,” according McFarland promo-tional material. “In taverns and private homes, at formal perfor-mances and dances and casually

around the campfire, music filled the daily lives of the people of Williamsburg.”

LeHuray’s involvement with

this kind of music is much more than academic; he has been a member of the Janesville Fife and Drum Corps, a historical Revolu-tionary War reenactment group in his home state of Wisconsin, for the last 26 years, reported RCC public information officer Tom Martin. He also plays snare and bass drum with a group; he has been co-director since 2000.

LeHuray has a bachelor’s in computer information systems from Herzing University in Mad-ison, Wis., a bachelor’s in history from the University of Wiscon-sin, and a master’s in history from Virginia Commonwealth Univer-sity. In addition to his classes at RCC, he serves as an educator at the American Civil War Museum in Richmond.

“I’ve conducted a variety of

education programs about Civil War life: musket and cannon fir-ings, medicine during the war, tours of the Tredegar Iron Works and the White House of the Con-federacy, and more,” said LeHu-ray.

“I hope that when students leave my classes, I’ve instilled in them a new appreciation for a topic they thought they would never care about. My most rewarding experi-ence is when I begin explaining a topic to my students, and halfway through I can see all eyes on me with interest. At that point I can tell they’re really thinking about the topic,” he said.

Although LeHuray will move back to Wisconsin at the end of June, RCC will not lose his ser-vices: he will continue to teach online classes.

The inaugural “Third Friday” event on June 17 attracted several visitors to participating Irvington businesses. The informal gatherings, sponsored by the Irvington Business Association, will continue through October; the next will be July 15. From left, Heather Powers, Bonny Magerko and Sara Amiss learn about the services available at Randall Kipp Architecture from Randall Kipp and Alison Drake. Several other businesses participated including Hope & Glory Inn, The Dandelion, Fore-and-Aft, Three Doors Down, Jimmy & Sook, Objects, Cathi’s Gardens, Rumsey & Bugg, Pillar & Peacock and Steamboat Era Museum.CJ Carter (left) and members of the Village Improvement Association

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Author Mortimer Payne recently presented a copy of his latest book, I Must Write: A Dialogue with Myself, to Dan Ream, Rappah-annock Community College’s library coordinator.

Payne is a native of Sharps in Richmond County and lives in the house where he was born.

The book re-creates a reminiscent road trip from the Northern Neck to Culpeper. Payne was accompanied by Tappahannock water-color artist Frank Rixey, who painted nine illustrations for inclusion in the book. The two men stopped at many Civil War sites, as well as places Payne remembered from family trips.

The title of the book, I Must Write, refers to the fact that Payne does his best writing when he is feeling low—“not depressed, just low”—and finishing the project makes him feel better, he said.

From left are Mortimer Payne and Dan Ream.

Local author donatesbook to RCC library

A lifelong interest in electron-ics, plus a capacity for seizing opportunities to increase his knowledge and skills, have put Marcus Beale on the fast track to a rewarding career. His most recently acquired credential, issued by the Electronics Tech-nicians Association on May 6, names him a Certified Fiber Optics Installer.

The qualification can be obtained through a fiber optics course offered by Rappahannock Community College’s Workforce Development Office. Beale is the first person to complete the course and receive the certificate.

He has already taken a number of RCC classes, covering the subjects of welding, solar energy, electrical and electronic princi-ples and residential wiring meth-ods. Originally, he took the fiber optics class to accumulate more training hours toward his jour-neyman electrical certification, but he soon developed an inter-est in the subject for its own sake; and he reports that his instructor, Ayars Lore, took time to go over all aspects of the program with him.

His next step will be to enroll in the electrical/electronics cer-tificate program at RCC’s New Kent location.

Since his Northumberland County childhood, Beale has always been interested in elec-tronics. He and his cousin liked nothing better than to take dis-carded VCRs and Nintendo 64 game stations apart, and return

them to working order. Install-ing car radios and speakers came next, and now he enjoys working with anything electronic: tele-phones, computers, Wi-Fi, and the internet.

As a self-professed “techie,” he “really got into” all of the potential uses for fiber optics. “I see it as improving communica-tion service around the world,” he said.

Beale remembers talking to people about the fiber optics course, and finding that not many were familiar with it—perhaps in part because it is primarily used in metropolitan, not rural, areas. “That should change,” he said. And he wants to be part of the change, showing people the potential of fiber optics. “It’s the future,” he said.

Beale is employed with Hanley Electrical in Kilmarnock. The company has been very support-ive during his four-and-a half-years there. Owner Chris Hanley has invested much time in per-sonal training from Beale’s first day on the job, and has encour-aged Beale to pursue new skills and knowledge through RCC courses.

Beale plans on a lifelong career in the electricity/electron-ics industry. The combination of his electrical knowledge, his extensive experience of coaxial cable, and his newfound under-standing of fiber optics, he feels, will enable him to make his way quickly along his chosen path, he said.

From left are Marcus Beale and Ayars Lore.

College awards first fiber optics certificate

Lancashire Convalescent and Rehabilitation Center, 287 School Street, Kilmarnock, has been recognized as a 2016 recipient of the Bronze-Commitment to Quality Award for its dedication to improving the lives of residents through qual-ity care.

The award is presented by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living, the leading association for long-term and post-acute care. The program honors providers across the nation that have demon-strated their commitment to improving quality of

care for seniors and persons with disabilities.“It’s an honor to be recognized for the hard

work and quality of care our team provides every day,” said administrator Bryant Hudgins. “We are committed to providing high-quality, person-centered care to our residents and their families. We will never stop improving.”

“I applaud the women and men of Lancashire Convalescent and Rehabilitation Center for their commitment to improve quality care,” said National Quality Award board of overseers chair-man Christine Boldt.

Federal retireesThe National Active and

Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Association North-ern Neck Chapter 1823 will meet for an ice cream social at 1 p.m. July 5 at Trinity Epis-copal Church, 8484 Mary Ball Road, Lancaster. The speaker will be Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library executive director Karen Hart.

For a nominal fee, attend-ees can tour the museum. The NARFE executive board will meet at noon.

Culinary samplingJazzy-Z-Bones will offer

a meal from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 26, at Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Good Luck Road, Kilmarnock. Ricky and Darlene Nickens will offer a sampling of their catering skills.

The menu will include shrimp and grits, jumbo lump crab cakes, stuffed chicken breast with crab meat, wild rice and green beans. Visitors may pair the meals with wines available from Good Luck Cel-lars. A la carte pricing will be in effect.

Mayfly patches are on sale to benefit the Richmond County Fair Association scholarship pro-gram.

Purchase the patches at Tractor Supply, Warsaw Small Engine, Murphy Seed and Service, T-Town Tack, Bowies Hard-ware, Bird Dogs County Store, Thomas Store, Farm and Home in Kilmarnock, Union Bank in Warsaw and Montross, Garners Produce in Warsaw and all Fred-rick Northrup Handy Stores.

Shoe driveWeekends Fashions, 125

South Main Street, Kilmarnock, will host a shoe drive to support Soles4Souls.

Beginning June 18, those who drop gently used shoes at the store will receive 20% off any new pair of shoes. The shoe drive will continue through July 9.

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A tour of Virginia’s wheat fields revealed some pleasant surprises as growers began this year’s soft wheat harvest.

Held June 10 in some of the state’s northern and eastern coun-ties, the inaugural Virginia wheat quality tour was an opportunity for agronomists, granary opera-tors, merchandisers, millers and traders to assess crop quality first hand. Participants compiled sample test weights and yield estimates and checked wheat for signs of disease.

Robert Harper, grain manager for Virginia Farm Bureau Federa-

tion, was among tour participants who examined wheat on farms in Caroline and Hanover coun-ties and in the Northern Neck. Generally speaking, he said, they found “wheat that, considering the circumstances of the growing season, looked really good. There was less disease pressure than we thought we would find.”

March was unseasonably warm, Harper noted, which pro-moted early growth. An unsea-sonably cool April and wet, cloudy May created conditions that can foster freeze, mold and other problems in wheat.

“It was nice to have agrono-mists, grain buyers and produc-ers together at the same time to assess the crop,” said Harper.

Growers “were interested that people were taking notice” of Virginia wheat, he added.

Mid-Atlantic wheat quality tours began about five years ago in Pennsylvania and have since expanded into Maryland and Delaware. This year was the first time industry stakeholders also examined wheat in Virginia and New Jersey.

Harper said organizers already are interested in vis-

iting farms in more Virginia counties in 2017.

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Ser-vices announced June 13 that Vir-ginia farmers expect to harvest 11.7 million bushels of winter wheat this year. Farmers seeded 240,000 acres last fall, with 185,000 acres to be harvested for grain.

Winter wheat production nationwide was forecast at 1.51 billion bushels, up 10 percent from 2015. The expected area to be harvested for grain or seed totals 29.8 million acres.

Virginia wheat tour shows promising harvest