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by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi
Both of Lancaster High’s track teams won seven events each to claim team championships at the Northern Neck District meet in Heathsville last Thursday.
Lancaster edged host Northumber-land by two points to win the boys meet with a team score of 122. The Indians scored 120 for second place and Essex 91 for third. Washington & Lee was fourth with 47 and Rappahan-nock fifth with 33.
In the girls meet, Lancaster ran away with the team victory, beating second place Essex by 38 points. The Lady Devils finished with 154 points for first place, while the Lady Trojans were the runners-up with 116. Northumberland was third with 80, Rappahannock, fourth with 30, and Washington & Lee, fifth with 23.
Zac Benton led Lancaster’s middle and distance runners, winning both the 800 and 1600 meter races. Benton ran the half mile in 2:10.55 and paced the pack in the mile in 4:55.16.
The Red Devils swept the top three places in the half mile with Marcus Keeve finishing second (2:13.73) and Dominique Veney placing third (2:20.99). Veney also was the runner-up in the mile (5:09.98).
Also on the track, Darius Reed took gold in the 300 hurdles in 43.55 and both Lancaster’s 4X400 and 4X800 relay teams won.
In field events, Jervall Kelly threw the discus 130’8” to win and Hezekiah Fauntleroy threw the shot 43’9.5” to win. Fauntleroy was also the runner-up in the discus (102’11”).
Also placing third for the Devils was Xavier Sutton in the 200-meter (25.03), Kyle Bean in the 3200 (14:16.61) and Kelly in the shot put (40’5.5”).
Northumberland won six events including two in the field and four on the track. DeQuine Johnson sprinted to two championships on the short track, winning the 100 meter in 11.42 and the 200 meter in 22.94. He was a triple winner with a 41’1” jump for first place in the triple jump.
Traven Rice claimed gold in two events for the Indians, winning the 110 hurdles in 15.91 and clearing 6’0” in the high jump.Girls meet
In the girls meet, Jasmyn Tomlin was a triple champ, winning the 100 hurdles and both the long and triple
jumps. Tomlin raced to first in the 100 hurdles in 18.18 and was the runner-up in the 300 hurdles in 55.92. She jumped 16’3” to win the long jump and went 33’11” to win the triple jump.
U’niqua Baker cleared 4’8” to win the high jump with teammate Tanashia Henderson clearing 4’6” as the runner-up.
Diamond Taylor led Lancaster in field events, winning both the discus and shot put events. Taylor threw the discus 91’5” and the shot 35’3’.
Also winning gold for the Lady Devils was distance runner Leanne Nguyen, who finished the two-mile in 13:56.69. Nguyen was also the runner-up in the mile in 6:26.02.
Baker also placed second on the short track with a time of 1:07.66 in the 400-meter. Alyssa Meadows was the runner-up in the 800-meter in 3:15.60 and Mears Pollard was the runner-up in the two-mile in 15:50.23.
Lancaster’s Nealaysia Redmond was third in the triple jump (31’2”).
Host Northumberland won four events including the 4X400 and 4X800 meter relays. Trinity Bea also won the 400 meter in 1:03.52 and Khadijah Bea won the 800 meter in 2:36.87.
Lancaster, Northumberland, Essex and Rappahannock will be back at NHS Wednesday, May 17, for the Con-ference #43 meet.
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by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi
The first mother-daughter inductees were among four honored last Satur-day during the 18th annual Northern Neck Sports Wall of Fame induction ceremony.
The 2017 class includes Northum-berland’s Frederick Ray Rogers Jr., Donald Douglas, Bonnie Swann and her daughter Brooke Swann Spivey.
The only mother and daughter to be in the wall of fame, Swann’s and Spiv-ey’s induction was especially note-worthy since it was occurring in the same year, said committee member and ceremony emcee Sonny Thomas.
Spivey is a 2005 graduate of Nor-thumberland High School, where she lettered in three sports. She excelled
in volleyball and softball, earning all-district, all-region and all-state honors in both. The school’s female athlete of the year in 2005, Spivey received a full scholarship to play softball at East Carolina University where she became the first pitcher in the uni-versity’s history to record a win in regional competition. Spivey remains in ECU’s softball record books among the top 10 players for appearances, innings pitched in a season, games started, saves, wins, strikeouts and shutouts.
Expecting the birth of her first child any day, Spivey was unable to attend last weekend’s induction but said she thanks her parents “for the constant taxiing to and from practices, games and lessons, the constant encourage-
ment to make me a better person and player and traveling all over the United States to watch me play the game I love.” She added she couldn’t forget her brother Blaine, “who was dragged to tournaments and practices even when he didn’t want to be.”
Spivey’s mother, Bonnie Swann, is also a decorated Northumberland player and coach. A 1980 NHS gradu-ate, she competed in basketball and softball, receiving all-district, all-region and all-state honors in both sports. She became the high school’s varsity volleyball coach in 2004 and coached for 12 years, taking her Lady Indians to the state tournaments every year with one semifinal appearance.
Another Northumberland inductee, Rogers played baseball with the Ches-
apeake League and led the Reedville team to the championship in 1949 with a .500 batting average.
Most notably, Rogers contributed countless volunteer hours as the co-founder of the Huff & Puff Little League girls softball team, which was arguably one of the most successful teams in the Northern Neck. Huff & Puff won three championships with several undefeated seasons.
At age 60, Rogers came out of retirement to softball again, winning two more titles.
Richmond County’s Douglas was honored as both a baseball and bas-ketball player. He started his sports career in the eighth grade with the Farnham High School baseball team and went on to be a catcher for the
high school for four years. He also played high school basketball for four years.
He took his skills to the next level, playing both baseball and basketball at the University of Virginia, where he was named the All-Southern Confer-ence Catcher in 1964.
In addition to honoring the induct-ees last weekend, the wall of fame committee chose to acknowledge the support of Chesapeake Bank for sponsoring the ceremony and awards for some 17 years. Carroll Lee Ash-burn and Thomas presented bank vice president Tom Richardson a plaque of appreciation.
The Northern Neck Sports Wall of Fame is in the Sports Centre, 60 South Main Street, Kilmarnock.
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McCranie hits grand slam
by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi
Leighten McCranie hit an in-the-park grand slam to lead Lancaster’s offense in a 23-7 win over Essex last Thursday in JV softball.
McCranie’s base-clearing knock accounted for four of the Lady Devils’ six runs in the sixth inning.
Rachel Woolard pitched a complete six-inning game to record the win for LHS.
Woolard also had three hits. Amaya Veney reached base five times for the Lady Devils, while Blair Smith, Katherine Thomas and Amanda Steensma had an RBI each. McK-enna Jones also had a hit.
Lancaster will travel to Washington & Lee today, May 11, for a 5 p.m. game and will host Middlesex Friday, May 12, at 4:30 p.m.
Lancaster has a two-game leadatop Conference #43 standings
by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi
Lancaster’s varsity baseball team has a two-game hold on first place heading into the final week of regular season play. The Devils are 9-5 overall with the Conference #43 tournament beginning on Monday, May 22.
Lancaster will travel to the Eastern Shore today, May 11, to play Northampton, host Middle-sex on Friday May 12, and end the season at home on Tuesday, May 16, in a highly-anticipated rematch with Northumberland. The Indians and Devils played a 13-inning game last time the two met with NHS winning on a walk-off homer.
Matthew Kleinfelter hit a three-run home run and picked up the win on the mound last Thursday when the Devils beat
Rappahannock, 8-1. Kleinfelter allowed two hits,
walked four and struck out seven in a complete game.
“Matthew did a great job pitching with a very dominating performance,” said LHS coach Welby Saunders.
Kleinfelter also cleared the bases, hitting a three-run homer in the bottom of the sixth to score Adam Wilmore and Hunter Koonce. The Devils ral-lied for four runs with two outs after Jacob Taft hit a single and scored on a double by Wilmore. Koonce also singled.
Lancaster had put two on the board in the second with a lead-off single by Spencer Crittenden, a double by Brandon Rosalia and a two-RBI single by Jayson Gill.
Then with one out in the third, Danny Hinson hit a double
and scored on a single by Nick Wohleking.
Wilmore hit a single in the bottom of the fifth and stole second before scoring on a grounder by Crittenden.
Hinson went 2-for-4 with two doubles and a run scored and Wilmore was 2-for-3 with a double and two runs to lead Lan-caster.
Rappahannock took advan-tage of some “key errors and hit the ball well,” said Saunders to beat Lancaster 13-4 last Tues-day.
Crittenden and Hinson led the offense with three hits each, while Rosalia, Wilmore and Wohleking had two hits apiece for LHS. Lancaster had closed the gap to 3-2 when the Raiders batted through the line-up for five runs in the fifth inning.
Lancaster JV suffers two baseball lossesby Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi
Rappahannock batted through the line up for for seven runs in the fifth inning last Tuesday to avenge an earlier season loss to Lancaster in JV baseball.
Nick King fanned 10 LHS batters in the 11-2 win for Rappahannock.
“We had some hits and walks, and we were getting the guys on but we couldn’t capitalize,” said LHS coach Will Barrack. “Our guys just weren’t hitting the ball when we needed it.”
Luke Simpson and Tucker Vanderpool led Lancaster’s offense with two hits each, while Ja’Quan Veney and Keith Elswick had one apiece.
Lancaster actually came out scoring with its first two batters, Chris Cunningham and Mar-shall Lee drawing walks and scoring on base hits by Veney and Vanderpool.
“After that we couldn’t keep the offense going,” said Barrack.
Lancaster left 12 runners on base.Elswick pitched six innings for LHS with five
strikeouts. Vanderpool closed with one strikeout in one inning.
Elswick held the Raiders scoreless through three innings when RHS scored one on a walk and fielder’s choice in the fourth then rallied for a big fifth inning, scoring seven hits on two hit batters, two walks, three hits and an error.
The Red Devils were held to two hits and Essex won a pitcher’s dual in Tappahannock Thursday. The Trojans posted a two-out rally in the first inning with three runs off a walk, two hits and an error and went on to shut out Lan-caster, 4-0.
Vanderpool and Simpson had a single each for LHS.
Simpson pitched a full game for Lancaster, allowing only four hits, striking out seven and walking one. He didn’t allow a baserunner in the last four innings.
Lancaster will play Washington & Lee in Montross today, May 11, and host Middlesex tomorrow, May 12.
Lancaster 8, Essex 1Fork Union 8, Christchurch 1Fork Union 6, Christchurch 2
Essex 4, Lancaster 0Rappahannock 11, Lancaster 2
Essex 3, Lancaster 1Rappahannock 13, Lancaster 1
Lancaster 23, Essex 7
Rappahannock 5, Lancaster 0
Collegiate School 15, Christ-church 4Nansemond-Suffolk Academy 10, Christchurch 7
Boys results 1. Lancaster 122. 2 Northumber-land 120. 3. Essex 91. 4. Wash-ington & Lee 47 5. Rappahan-nock 33.Girls results 1. Lancaster 154. 2. Essex 116. 3. Northumberland 80. 4. Rappahan-nock 30. 5. Washington & Lee 23.
Christchurch 5, Fork Union Mili-tary Academy 0
St. Gertrude 7, Christchurch 5
Northumberland 2, Washington & Lee 2 (tie)Fredericksburg Academy 5, Christchurch 1
Washington & Lee 3, Northum-berland 0
May 11:Washington & Lee at Lancaster, 5 p.m. (softball only)May 12:Middlesex at Lancaster, 7 p.m. Woodberry Forrest School at Christ-church, 4:30 p.m. (baseball only)May 13:Christchurch at Benedictine College Preparatory, 11 a.m. May 16:Northumberland at Lancaster, 7 p.m.
May 11:Lancaster at Washington & Lee, 5 p.m. May 12:Middlesex at Lancaster, 4:30 p.m.May 16: Northumberland at Lancaster, 4:30 p.m.
May 11:Lancaster at Charles CityMay 13:Lancaster at Glen Allen InvitationalMay 17:Conference #43 meet at Northum-berland, 2:30 p.m.
(6 p.m.)May 17:Northumberland at Lancaster
May 12:Christchurch at Millwood School, 4:30 p.m.
May 12:Trinity Episcopal School at Christchurch, 4:30 p.m.
May 12-15:Christchurch at ISSA Mallory National Championship, MIT Boston, MA
May 12:Christchurch vs. Collegiate School at Piankatank River Golf Club, 3:30 p.m.
Lady Devils fall to Essex and RappahannockAfter losing by 10 runs in
five innings to the Lady Trojans in the first meeting, Lancaster held Essex to three runs through
seven innings last Thursday in a 3-1 varsity softball loss at Dream Fields in Kilmarnock.
“This was a heartbreaker for the Lady Devils,” said LHS coach Doug French. “Even though we
lost, we played our best defensive game of the year with no errors.”
Riley Molineaux got her first varsity start and only allowed three hits in a complete game. She struck out four.
Indians and Eagles lock2-2 in ladies soccer;W&L wins JV match, 3-0
by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi
After scoreless overtime peri-ods, Northumberland and Wash-ington & Lee ended a varsity girls soccer game in a 2-2 lock last week.
With 2:24 to play in the match, Tahi Wiggins took a corner kick for the Lady Indians and Hannah Loving put the ball in the Eagles’ goal at the back post to tie the game at 2-2.
“It was a good, hard-fought game with neither team giving in,” said NHS coach Mark Fridenstine. “It was a game dominated in the first half by the Eagles but the Indians played very hard in the second half.”
In the first half, Washington & Lee “won most of the 50/50 balls, their physical play and their diagonal passing really worked against the Indians team,” said Fridenstine.
The Lady Eagles’ Sophia Luzier opened the scoring at the 12-minute mark and NHS answered with a tying score by Cameron Lewis, on an assist by Alice Sisson, midway through the first half.
Luzier scored her second goal three minutes into the second half and both teams were held scoreless until the waning min-utes when Wiggins connected with Loving.
Northumberland outshot W&L 20-16. Wiggins and Loving led the Indians offense with five shots each. Lewis took two shots and Tiffany White and Alice Sisson each had one.
Goalkeeper Addie Swisher had 16 saves. Grace Emminizer had eight takeaways, while Shelby Sprague and Annie Newsome had four takeaways each. Midfielder Shannon Baker also had a very good game, said Fridenstine.
The Indians (4-6-1) travel to Northampton tomorrow, May 12, and to Washington & Lee Wednesday, May 17.
, Washington & Lee got goals from three different shoot-ers in the second half for a 3-0 win over the Lady Indians.
Adriana Carter, Claudia Izaguirre and Ryleight Gar-rison each scored for the Lady Eagles.
Northumberland took six shots on goal; Sophia Pugh had three, Trinity Taylor, two; and Choley O’Bier, one.
NHS goalkeeper Jean Jett made seven saves and midfielder MacKenzie Osborne had a goal-saving play for the Lady Indians, said coach Fridenstine.
Northumberland will host a JV tournament Saturday, May 13, in Claraville.
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Lancaster JV 23Essex High 7
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by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi Three players suffered inju-ries in the outing. Kelsi Ashburn came off the bench to replace injured Whitney Barrack and made two key plays at first base.
“Wilson Throckmorton made an outstanding catch in right cen-terfield in the third inning but at a cost,” said French.
Throckmorton and center-fielder Maddie Davis collided on the play with Davis coming out for the remainder of the game. Throckmorton stayed on the field but injured her ankle.
Offensively, Frannie Wilson scored the only run for LHS in the first inning after hitting a single and advancing to second on a sacrifice by Davis. Wilson scored on a pass ball.
Barrack also hit a single.
Meredith Slaw hit two home runs in one inning, a solo to open the fourth and a three-run base clearer with two outs, to spark a Rappahannock rally in a 13-1 win over Lancaster last Tuesday.
Wilson had the only run for LHS, leading off the fifth inning with a walk and a steal of second. She advanced to third when Davis hit a grounder to short and was thrown out at first. Wilson scored on an overthow at third.
Barrack and Molineaux had two hits each to lead Lancaster’s offense, while Ashburn had one hit.
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Sign up continues forKekoka Yoga Retreat
There are still a few spots for the Kekoka Yoga Retreat 8 (KYR) May 19 through 21 at YMCA/APYC Camp Kekoka, 1083 Boys Camp Road, Kilmarnock. The theme will be “Peace...Pass It On.”
The schedule is well-rounded and exciting, with an eclectic roster of instructors offering an array of classes as well as the new Confidence Course (high ropes), which will be offered during free time, said chairman
Susan Johnson. Classes will be offered for all
levels, from brand new to yoga to experienced yogi. Proceeds benefit camper scholarships.
The retreat fee is $175 and includes lodging, farm-to-table meals, yoga for all levels, meditation, speakers, music and water activities. To register visit ymcacampkekoka.org, or contact camp director Cassie Leichty, [email protected], or 435-3616.
Six-week youth skeetleague now organizing
The Middlesex Shooting Sports Club (MSSC), 1860 Twiggs Ferry Road, Hartfield, will offer an instructional skeet league through the MSSC Youth and Family Firearms Training Program, beginning Thursday, May 18.
The club is seeking shooters ages 12 and older to learn how to shoot skeet, reported trea-surer Macey White.
The league will meet Thurs-days through June 29. Shoot-ing times will be 4:30, 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. Each partici-pant will shoot two rounds (50 targets). Teams will be selected
by league management to ensure a balanced mix of expe-rienced and new shooters. The league fee of $80 will cover the cost of rounds plus an end of league event and awards.
The program is built on the foundation of positive rein-forcement, individual improve-ment and getting youth involved in shotgun shooting sports, said White. This league will be shot on a handicap basis so that all shooters have a competitive chance to do well.
To participate, contact shot-gun coach Hannah Goddard at hnnhgoddard@gmailcom.
Golden Eagle Golf Club play day winners for May 8 were first, Rob Grace; second, Tom Ray; and third, Dave Filippi.
Indian Creek Yacht and Country Club 18-hole ladies gross winners for May 2 were first, Ellie Davis; second, Muffin Fitz-patrick; and third, Ruth Thomas. Net winners were first, Dee Byrne; second, Sharon Rowe; and third, Seale George.
King Carter Golf Club men’s play day winners for April 28 were first, Jon Baer; second, Phil Booth; and third, Bruce Strebel.
Piankatank River Ladies Golf Association best ball winners for May 4 were first, Gloria Matthews, Crystal Welch, Ann Stan-ley and Faith McDermott; second, Julie Whitaker, Lynne Rich-ardson, Eva Mullins and Patty Rosenberg; and third, Judy Spain, Bobbi Stuck, Patricia Jones and Tuni Dooley.
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R.P. Waller’s Ola Rae Nash bowled 102, 133 with a 337 set. Lowery Becker rolled 110, 111 with a 315 set. Ann Newsome rolled a 116 game and Marsha Nash posted 122, 151 with a 381 set. R.P. Waller ladies won the high set of 499 and highest pin fall of 1363 this week.
N.Neck Ace won 2 games from Animal Welfare. Mary York bowled a 105 game. Shona Pacheco rolled 112, 118 with a 323 set.
Animal Welfare’s Kathy Taylor (sub) bowled 126 a game. Betty Evans posted a 122 game.
Express Auto won 2 games from Yeatman’s Forklift. Vicki White bowled 108, 109 with a 306 set. Vivian Calloway rolled a 106 game. Sandra Evans posted 109, 113 with a 315 set.
Yeatman’s Joan Bowles posted 103, 112 with a 316 set. Mary York rolled 104, 102. Val Crosbie bowled a 116 game.
Four-and-a-half tables of bridge were in play at the Woman’s Club of White Stone on May 4.
Winners north/south were first, Ilva Doggett and Steve Lowe; and second, Arden Durham and Dianne Monroe.
Winners east/west were first, Virginia Adair and Shirley Churchill; and second, Cynthia Birdsall and Nan Larson.
The next bridge for this group is 1 p.m. Thursday, May 11.
RHS defeats Lancaster, 5-0
Rappahannock scored a bucket of goals in the first half last Wednesday for a 5-0 shutout of Lancaster in varsity soccer.
The Red Devils were held to only four shots on goal with Henry Smith taking two and Evan Steensma and Prabesh Bhandari both taking one.
LHS goalkeeper Nathan Spiers had 12 saves, while Sheridan Ford and Kendall Barnhardt led the defense, according to LHS coach Traci Ford.
The Devils will travel to Washington & Lee tonight, May 11, and have two regu-lar season games remaining against Northumberland and Essex next week before Con-ference #43 play begins. Antonio
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Indian Creek Yacht and Country Club on June 11 will host a fundraising event to fight cancer.
A pickleball clinic and play will begin at 12:30 p.m. and a golf tournament will begin at 1:30 p.m., reported Brenda Mayer, PGA. Both are open to the public.
Donations will benefit the Bon Secours Cancer Center at Rap-pahannock General Hospital or Virginia Commonwealth Univer-sity Massey Cancer Center, Mayer said. The choice is up to the participant.
Play will be followed by a raffle and awards dinner at the club.For details and registration, call the Pro Shop, 435-130.
Athletic event will benefit cancer centers
The Northern Neck Audubon Society on Saturday, May 13, will conduct two bird walks sup-porting the Global Big Day. The first walk will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. at Belle Isle State Park, 1632 Belle Isle Road, Lancaster.
The second walk will be held from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Dam-eron Marsh Natural Area Pre-serve at the terminus of Guarding Point Lane near Kilmarnock. For directions, visit northernneck-audubon.org.
The annual Fr. John Boddie Memorial Golf Classic will be held Friday, May 12, at the Piankatank River Golf Club, Hartfield.
The $80 per person entry fee covers use of the practice range, golf cart rental, greens fee, on-course beverages and dinner in the Steamboat Restaurant. To register, call 776-0949.
The Memory Lane Car Club will meet at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 14, at the Boys and Girls Club of the Northern Neck, 517 North Main Street, Kilmarnock.
A cruise-in will follow at 4 p.m. Anyone with an interest in collector vehicles is welcome to attend. For directions, or to join the club, call Jack Ashburn at 435-6171.
The Tappahannock Rotary’s 14th annual Andrew Reavis Memorial Croaker Tournament in the Rappahannock River will be held May 20.
Lucky anglers will win $4,500 in prize money and have a great day on the river. Boat entry fees are $150. For details and registra-tion, visit bigcroaker.com.
Dockside Health and Rehab Center, 74 Mizpah Road, Locust Hill, will hold a free screening and discussion of the PBS Front-line film “Being Mortal” based on the best-selling book by Atul Gawande, MD.
The screening will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, May 17. To register, call 758-5260.
The Jacob’s Ladder Golf Tournament will be held Monday, May 15, at the Tides Inn Golden Eagle Course in Irvington. Play format is a four-person team, preferred drive with the two best scores counting as final score. Sign in will start at 10:30 a.m. The event will end with a closing celebration at the clubhouse including awards, food and beverages.
The fee is $150 per player and is payable by check to Jacob’s Ladder at the event or online. Register at jladder.org.
Bon Secours Rappahannock General Hospital and the Ameri-can Cancer Society will host the “Look Good…Feel Better” pro-gram for females currently in active treatment for cancer.
The session will be held at 4:30 p.m. May 31 in the RGH Out-patient Infusion Center at Bon Secours RGH, 101 Harris Road, Kilmarnock. Pre-registration is required. Call 435-8593 to sign up.
An organizational meeting will be held May 23 for those interested in forming a Neuro-muscular Support Group to serve Northumberland, Lancaster and Middlesex counties.
The group will meet at 1 p.m. at Irvington UMC, 26 King Carter Drive, Irvington; or call Julie, 435-6469, or Sylvia, 443-5092.
The Rappahannock River Rail-roaders, 83 Ball Park Road, Del-taville, will hold an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 13.
There will be eight model trains running on the second floor, while the action will be televised on the handicapped-accessible first floor.
The Northumberland County Community Center Organiza-tion will sponsor a car, truck and motorcycle show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 20 at the NCCCO, 679 Browns Store Road, Wic-omico Church.
Organizers have issued a call for car owners, car clubs, truck owners, truck clubs, motorcycle owners and motorcycle clubs to participate. Contact Irvin Nick-ens at 480-0369.
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Mathews County, along with the Mathews Visitor Center and Mathews Land Conservancy will host the 19th annual Tour de Chesapeake cycling event on May 20.
The event will welcome cyclists from around the state and beyond for a weekend of flat scenic cycling, delicious local eats, toe-tapping music and nice, down-home folks to help with whatever is needed, reported event director Lynda Smith Greve.
The tour is presented by Riverside Walter Reed Hos-pital, as well as Diana Burton and Bernadette LaCasse of Isabell K. Horsley Real Estate, Chesapeake Bank and the Mathews Economic Develop-ment Authority.
We couldn’t do this event without these wonderful spon-sors who believe in providing healthy, affordable activities for the whole family to enjoy,” said Smith.
The county will welcome cyclists May 19 for check-in and registration at Thomas Hunter Middle School (THMS). Cyclists also may check-in and register from 7 to 10 a.m. May 20, preced-ing the supported ride from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be
maps, route signage, safety vehicles and fully-stocked rest stops. Cyclists will be able to participate in a Poker Pedal to benefit the Mathews Boys and Girls Club Summer Garden and has five stops across the county.
There will be four con-cise routes each starting at THMS, event headquarters. The routes take cyclists to Mobjack, Bethel Beach, New Point Lighthouse and Gwynn’s Island, totaling over 100 miles.
Chesapeake Bay Boat Tours will offer History Boat Tours on the East River on Friday and Sunday and will man the Water Taxi for cyclists travel-ing between Williams Wharf Landing and Mobjack.
“The water taxi has become one of the most popular attrac-tions at our event,” said Greve. “Where else can cyclists get shuttled to the next route on a beautiful Chesapeake Bay deadrise?”
From 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, a Party at the Wharf will be held at Williams Wharf Landing. This event is free and open to the public. Creekside Catering will offer fresh seafood. A cash bar will be available and enter-tainment will be provided by Lynda Smith & the 7th Street
Band. A shuttle for cyclists will be offered from THMS to Williams Wharf.
Meanwhile, the sixth annual “Art deTour,” will be held Sat-urday at the Bay School Com-munity Arts Center, 279 Main Street, Mathews. Tour mer-chandise is on sale now at the Mathews Visitor Center and will be on sale at registration and the party on event week-end.
Cyclists are urged to ride on May 21 on their own. Maps and route signage will remain available until 2 p.m.
As well as staying open longer on Sunday to accom-modate visitors, the Mathews Visitor Center will be offering accommodations for the week-end. Home Hosting is a pro-gram that offers cyclists rooms in the guest cottages or homes of Mathews’ residents.
“This event isn’t just for cyclists anymore,” said Greve. “There is so much going on that is open to the public and I hope folks will visit our website to see what is avail-able. We hope to make this a fun weekend for the cyclists and their families as well as our locals.”
The website is tourdechesa-peake.org.
Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge and the Rappahannock Wildlife Refuge Friends will celebrate the annual “Go Wild!” event from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 21 at the Hutchinson Tract, 19180 Tidewater Trail, Tappahannock.
“Go Wild!” has proven to be an exciting, fun-filled day packed with activities for all ages, according to acting refuse manager Bill Crouch.
“Each year, ‘Go Wild!’ is one way in which the refuge, along with our conservation partners, can say thank you to the community for their support. It is also a chance for the community to learn more about the refuge and the practices used to promote wildlife and the natural habitats on which they depend. I look forward to seeing you and your families there again this year at this fun event,” said Crouch.
Activities will include three pontoon boat tours traveling down Mt. Landing Creek led by Joe McCauley. Essex County Parks and Recreation will lead workshops on growing plants from seed. There also will be a basic archery program, blue-bird house building, a birds and binoculars activ-ity, face painting and target shooting.
Tram tours will focus on bird habitat, art/pho-tography, and native plant and history tours.
Conservation exhibitors from around the Ches-apeake Estuary watershed will provide informa-tion on efforts occurring in the Rappahannock watershed. Exhibitors will include George Wash-ington’s Birthplace, Northern Neck Master Natu-ralists, Tidewater Oyster Gardeners Association, the Virginia Native Plant Society, Virginia Blue-bird Society, Soil and Water Conservation, Natural Resource Conservation Service, Virginia Water-fowlers’ Association, Chesapeake Bay Founda-tion, National Park Service–Chesapeake Bay, Virginia Department of Forestry, Northern Neck Master Gardeners, Rappahannock Spurs-National Federal Turkey Association, Reedville Fisher-men’s Museum, Virginia State Parks and the Wild Bunch Wildlife Rehabilitators.
There will be a two-hour canoe/kayak tour of Mt. Landing Creek beginning at 10 a.m. Gordon Page will lead the tour leaving at 10 a.m. from the Hutchinson Tract launch site. Participants must bring their own kayak or canoe and wear a life vest.
The friends group will host a silent auction from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Free refreshments will include hot dogs, cook-ies, cake, lemonade and water.
The Northern Neck-Middle Peninsula Chapter of the Virginia Aeronautical Historical Society (VAHS) will meet at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 18, at the Pilot House Restaurant, 2737 Greys Point Road, Topping. VAHS chairman Tim McSwain will be the guest speaker.
The presentation will review the story of Virginia Aviation Museum’s abrupt 2016 closing, rescue and plans for its new home, said liaison George A. Galo. Come hear all about the Vir-ginia Aviation Museum collections, the new location and excit-ing future plans.
Members also are reminded to mark their calendars to attend a related event, Shannon Airport’s all-day June 3 Fly-In, said Galo. Shannon is near Fredericksburg.
The group meets on the third Thursdays for lunch and a pre-sentation of informative aviation programs. Everyone interested in aviation is invited to join the members at the restaurant adja-cent to Hummel Airport.
Classic cars shine in the mid-day sun
‘Go Wild!’ at the wildlife refuge
On May 22, the Northern Neck Audubon society will con-duct a bird walk Hughlett Point Natural Area Preserve in Nor-thumberland County. Melissa Gross will lead the walk.
This diverse preserve lies on a peninsula jutting into the Chesapeake Bay and offers a wonderful opportunity for viewing birds and wildlife as it includes coastal forest, shrub, salt marsh and sandy beach habitats, reported publicity chairman Maggie Gerdts.
Possible sightings include migrating sandpipers, vireos and warblers (black-coated, Northern Parula, and yellow-throated), snipes, terns, gulls, cormorants, brown pelicans, bald eagles and killdeer.
The group will meet at the Hughlett Point Parking lot at 9 a.m., said Gerdts. The park-ing lot is near the end of Balls Neck Road. For directions, visit northernneckaudubon.org.
Several pairs of loaner bin-oculars will be available, she said.
Nestled between the Rappa-hannock and Piankatank rivers and along Twiggs Ferry Road in Hartfield folks will find an amazing thing, two acres of dead flat carpet like grass and a bunch of people hitting blue, red, black and yellow balls through hoops.
This is the Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club (CBCC) and club members play American 6-Wicket Croquet, reported president Macey White. Founded in 2016, the club built eight new laser-leveled courts making it the one of the larg-est dedicated croquet facilities in the country, second only to the National Croquet Center in West Palm Beach, Fla.
The folks at the CBCC are serious about having fun, said White.
“Many people played a little croquet as children but croquet is really an adult game. Few kids ever grasp the strategy and tactics or develop the skills needed to play croquet well,” he said.
Modern croquet is like a
mixture of golf, chess and pool. The lawns are dead flat and smooth like a putting green. Mallets are substantial and robust, unlike the light equipment found in backyard sets. The wickets or hoops are made from 5/8 inch thick steel and are only about 1/8 of an inch wider than the croquet balls. It takes skill to score wickets but most importantly it takes a good grasp of strat-egy and a little engineering to understand how to score more than one wicket in a turn and keep your opponent from scor-ing more wickets than you do.
Croquet is a great low impact exercise for both the body and mind, continued White. The U.S. Croquet Association gov-erns the sport and sets handi-caps for players. The best play-ers in the country range from people in their late 20s to play-ers in their 70s.
The CBCC has players of all skill levels. For those interested in trying croquet, the CBCC will host an open house May 21. The courts will be open for
VAHS to review aviation museum
Croquet club to hold open houseplay from 1 to 6 p.m. At 6 p.m. there will be a cookout and all are invited to attend. Those planning to come are urged to email [email protected].
CBCC has all of the equip-ment guests will need, he said. Coaches at the club will offer enough instruction to get started and most people are successful at playing a com-petitive game of doubles with a more experienced partner the first time out.
Bayside birdwalk planned
19th Tour de Chesapeakeslated May 20 in Mathews
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Rappahannock Community Col-lege will celebrate the Class of 2017 at the 45th annual commencement exer-cises Friday, May 12, at the Warsaw Campus, 52 College Drive, Warsaw.
Degrees and certificates will be awarded to 821 students, which is an all-time high number, reported presi-dent Dr. Elizabeth Crowther.
The commencement speaker will be Jane G. Watkins, former president and chief executive officer of Virginia Credit Union, who presided over a period of remarkable growth for the Richmond-based credit union and a dramatic expansion of service to its members.
Watkins is also known throughout Central Virginia for championing busi-ness ethics and for her work with Bon
Secours Richmond Health System, the Community Foundation of Richmond and Central Virginia, and the Virginia Council on Economic Education.
Student speaker Evon Cobb attended RCC classes at the King George Site. She started her education after 15 years of service to the state of Mary-land Juvenile Justice System.
The next stop in her educational journey will be George Mason Univer-sity, where she plans to complete her bachelor’s and ultimately earn a mas-ter’s in Islamic studies.
Longtime RCC employee, counselor and assistant professor Sandy Darnell will carry the ceremonial mace. She was chosen to carry the mace in rec-ognition of her 25-years of service to the college.
Westmoreland County resident Helen Turner Murphy will be recog-nized as an honorary graduate of the college. She is a founding local board member of Rappahannock Commu-nity College in 1969.
Originally from Richmond, she graduated from Sweet Briar College in 1956 magna cum laude and as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Shortly after graduation, she married North-ern Neck native, the Hon. W. Tayloe Murphy Jr. The couple moved back to the area in the mid-1960s, where he practiced law and later represented the Northern Neck in the Virginia House of Delegates (1982-2000). He also served as Secretary of Natural Resources from 2002-2008.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Murphy dove into community activities with her charac-teristic energy and capability and she would soon earn a beloved place in the hearts of her neighbors and among civic organizations for which she vol-unteered.
Along with Helen’s appointment to the founding RCC local board in 1969, she served when RCC held its first graduation in June 1973; 40 degrees and 11 certificates were conferred. She served on the board until 1982 and was an active member and local advocate of the college.
She was a founding member of The Garden Club of the Northern Neck and served as the President of the Garden Club of Virginia from 1992 to 1994. She served as president of
the Menokin Foundation. She also has served on a staggering number of boards, including those of Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Virginia His-torical Society, The Virginia Nature Conservancy, Saint Margaret’s School, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, Preservation Alliance of Virginia and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
In 1999, Mrs. Murphy was awarded Volunteer of the Year by the Associa-tion of Fundraising Professionals Cen-tral Virginia Chapter for her nonprofit work across the Commonwealth. The Garden Club of Virginia awarded both Mr. and Mrs. Murphy the Massie Medal in 2002 for their efforts in envi-ronmental protection and conserva-tion.
Lancaster County Public Schools art teachers this week posted the winners of the 27th annual Spring Art Show of April 25-26.
The art show is such fun each year, said Lancaster Pri-mary School art teacher Kendra Hunt. Special thanks go to so many in the community, includ-ing Rappahannock Art League for volunteer judges Marie Armstrong, Nadine Flood, Susan Christopher, Tom Fox and LCPS alumni Natalie Jack-son. Maeghaen Eley served as the edible art judge.
The RAL also provided fund-ing for all art awards, said Hunt. The primary and middle school PTAs generously helped check in and cash awards for edible art. The school system also assists with substitutes, drivers, busing, moving equipment and school use. Multiple-day vol-unteers included Christopher, Alexis Forrester, Susan Hunt and Tammy Agee.
In addition to art by Hunt’s students, the show included the work of Lancaster Middle School students, teacher, Mari-lyn Sprouse; and Lancaster High School students, teacher, Sandy Manning.
Best in Show, Ryleigh Sorey.Early childhood-kindergar-
ten, first, Susana Geier; second, Marikazjah Ball; third, Bentley Eppihimer; honorable mention, Jalea Mitchell, Scarlett Jackson, Harlem Davis, Kylee Noel, and Kaymon and Anari Veney.
Grades 1-3, first, Addison George; second, Jayden and Logan Coates; third, Marcus Crawley; honorable mentions, Colby Crandall, Braden George, Carlmone Noel, Zhy’Aianna Morris, Lily Deale, Jett Cran-dall, Kelsey and Cayden Bish-off, Nicholas Smith and Abbi-gail Cook.
Grades 4-6, first, Mason Walker; second, Lilly Hatha-way; third, Adele Schneider; honorable mention, LaShawnda Laws, Cryshon Ross, Haley Lewis, Victoria Ray Geier, Madison Schneider and Riley Jackson.
Grades 7-8, first, Zykeria Lee, Anijah Ball and Janiya Redmond; second, Raven Hot-tinger; third, Destiny McCarra-her; honorable mention, Hailey Smith, Jaylyn Carter, Olivia Saunders and Kylie Ewell.
Best in Show, Garren Ward-law, grade 2.
3 year old-kindergarten, first,
Aydin Waters; second, Jahmia Murphy; third, Javeon Grant.
Grades 1-3, first, Elizabeth Keyser; second, Jett Crandall; third, Lavonte Cooke.
3D, first, Keryona Smith; second, Jade Harris; third, Knowell Garrett.
Teachers Choice, 3 year old Meziyah Betts; kindergarten, Jalea Mitchell, Zoey McMa-hon; grade 1, Brady Hardesty, Chanell Taylor, Venieka Muir-head, Darius Boles; grade 2, Keymari Smith, Jykese Smith; grade 3, Trevor Pittman, Isabel Keyser, Andrew Thomas.
Honorable mention, 3 year old, Makayla Nelson, Jaelyn Tomlin, Xavier Gregory, Justin Mitchell, Brielle Smith and Aydin Waters; pre-kindergar-ten, Rosalie Skillings, Aayden Hebbons, Faith Wardlaw, Kenzie Broske, Storm Baublitz, Brody Eley, Kiyan Rich, Alexis Ball, Savannah Windsor, Jordan Bromley; kindergarten, Faith Thomas, Aiyuanna Neurell, Celeste Haynie, Jamal Levere, Cassie Gaskins, Logan Oren, Zoie Craft, Xavier Morris.
Also, grade 1, Aaron Newman, Isaiah Robinson, Autumn Haydon, Kenzie Pitt-man, Senaiyah Owens, Brandi Wade, Addi Eanes, Addison George, Alexis Vermeer, Dar-rieon Holden, Anya Taylor, Aubrey Somers, Kenny Chen, Za’Kai Scott, Karmyn Davis, Alexis Ashburn, Aameri Neu-rell, Dixie Farrell, Aliyah Segar, Heaven Carter, Dior Pinn, Vivi Pham, Liberty Pinn, Darius Jones, Zy’Yare Ball, Clem-ent Williams, Maddie Somers,
Jovan Boyd.Also, grade 2, Evan George,
Lily Deale, Hope Hayden, Liam Harding, Jakayla Smith, Carrington Fussell, Abbi Cook, Carlmone Noel, Matthew Ramos, Kamiyah Thomas,
27th annual Spring Art Show winners announced
William Ball, Darius Newbill, Rory Lally, Davuan Wright, Jahlil Hebbons, Devontrey Wright, Serenity Ball, Samanie Noel, Trynitee Boyd, Curshawn Porter, Deonte Hudnall.
Also, grade 3, Ariah Jones,
Darius Toulson, Thomas Stick-ler, Shawntel Sutton, Sydney Gray, Larry Veney, Amonti Jackson, Noah Benson, Jayden Coates, Envy Davenport, Jamar-cus Russell, Diana McNair, Tajae Bibbens, ReAnna Veney.
Best in Show, Rozalina “Gracie” Delany, grade 5.
Grades 4-5, first, Russel Spears-Blootlemy; second Aniyah Everett, third, LaShawnda Laws; teach-ers choice, Anna Raymos, Jayla Beale, Keira Wheatley, Daveon Newbill; honorable mention, Gracy West, Hailey Lewis, Will Shappard 111, Laura Canter, Shayla Wil-liams, Latine Bowman, Cres-ton Saunders, Kaylee Roshia, Sarah McGee, Jocelyn Hasson, DaNayiah Coffield, Jesse Dono-van, Kodi Uhler, Lamar Mat-tocks, Lucy McDaniels, Crystal Chen, Logan Nundahl; teachers choice, Anna Raymos, Jayla Beale, Keira Wheatley, Daveon Newbill.
Grades 6-8, first, Destiny McCarraher; second, Keni-yah Smith; third, Victoria Ray
Geier; honorable mention, Peggylou Abbott, Desire Rich, Jack Le (2)Mackenzie Bartlett, Brittney Nelson, Kayleigh Selph, Jason Curry, Michael Foulkes, X’Zaveion Owens, Tiara Goldsberry, Nathan For-rester, Timothy Brown, Gabri-ella Urrea, Ainsley Mumford, Carter McGee, Kaylen Lee, Shelby Rose (2), Isaac White, Janiyah Redmond, Porschea Skillings, Nimiyah Williams, Ma’Taja Littlejohn; teachers choice, Amanda Steensma, Tif-fany Thomas, Alyssa Ramos, and Jmiaya Boyd.
Dimensional works 4-8, first, Jada Ashburn-Frame; second, Cassidy Thomas; third, Shan-non Leigh; honorable men-tions, Kaylen Lee, Kayleigh Selph, Carissa Davis, Karson Roop, Cryshon Ross, Victo-ria Ray Geier, Tylil Walters, Aniyah Brown, Rachel Taft, Layla Harding, Seartis Turner, Samantrha Kellum, Tyler Rhodes, Nehemiah White; teachers choice, Sean Thomas, Elizabeth Woolard, Crystal Chen.
Best in Show, Krishawn Wig-gins.
Photo/graphic design, first, Krishawn Wiggins; second, Shelbylyn Stoneburner; third, Tyleigha Reese; honorable men-tion, Alora Tyson, Carlos Norris (3), Logan Cook (2), Nicole Srickler, Topanga Bottlemy; teachers choice, Kyran Gas-kins and Jamie Howard, Sophie Headley, Tyleigha Reese.
Drawing, first, Aki Tiggle; second, Hannah Wilmer; third, Jacob Bavuso; honorable men-tion, Bryanna Crabb, Hannah Wilmer.
Painting, first, Sophie Head-ley; second, Hannah Wilmer; third, Sophie Headley; honor-able mention, Jessie Pittman, Shelbylyn Stoneburner, Zoe Nonnemacker, Sophie Head-ley (2), Taja Cain, Donovan Gregory; teachers choice, Moriah Clarke, Kiran Bhattarai, Shelbylyn Stoneburner, Elianna Bavuso, Karonde Neal.
Sculpture, first, Caitlyn Head-ley; second, Hunter Holling-sworth; third, Karonde Neal; honorable mention, Jae’Quan Veney, Donovan Gregory.
Crafts, first, Hannah Wilmer; second, Aki Tiggle; third, Tyus Clayton; honorable mention, Jessie Pittman, Hunter Hol-lingsworth, Aki Tiggle, Angel Strickler, Topanga Bottlemy; teachers choice, Tyus Clayton, Alora Tyson, Jhamari Gordon.
Dinner held for 3-year-old preschool program familiesThe Kids First Foundation
(KFF) recently hosted its third dinner of the 2016-17 school year for the families of Lan-caster Primary School (LPS) preschool for 3-year-olds.
The dinner was sponsored by the Calvary Baptist Church in Kilmarnock and was pre-pared by members, Vera Lee, Iris Ball, Latunya Lee, Phyl-lis Jackson and Lavetta Veney. LPS teachers and staff also attended.
“We’d like to thank the teachers and staff at LPS for making these preschool classes
so successful,” said KFF vice president of nutrition, David Dustin. “Lisa Hudnall, Joanne Chewning, Cynthia Bishop, Loretta Thrower and Patsy Davis all work together to pro-vide the children with a unique learning opportunity. This is the third year for Lisa Hud-nall’s KFF class, and we’ve seen the incredible strides made by her former students as they continue to move through the school system.”
Speaker Dr. Barbara Kahler shared information about the importance of evening routines
and quality sleep for the whole family.
“Dr. Kahler pointed out the direct effects of insufficient sleep on school, work and our health in general,” said Dustin. “She shares her time and talent within the community through programs that support families and children at all levels and stages and we are grateful for her continued support of Kids First, the preschoolers and their families.”
“I’d also like to thank the KFF Nutrition Team: Terrie Dustin, Bill and Chris Gimple,
Hanneke Schaafsma, Lois Williams, Paula Greenwood and Jessica Servis,” said Dustin. “In addition to help-ing with our semi-annual din-ners, nutrition team members provide healthy snacks to the preschool classes on a weekly basis as they swap stories with the children”
To help KFF fund the early childhood learning classroom, send contributions to Kids First Foundation, P.O. Box 1266, White Stone, VA 22578, or contact president Tom Kinney, [email protected].
Degrees and certificates will be awarded to821 students at RCC’s 45th commencement
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Artist Brenda Sylviawill return for twoupcoming workshops
The Rappahannock Art League will host artist-instructor Brenda Sylvia for two work-shops.
The June 5, 6 and 7 beginner workshop, “Learning to Love Acrylic Painting,” will encourage individual creativity. A two-day workshop for experienced paint-ers will be held June 8 and 9, said workshop chairman Cheryl Mihills. Sylvia will focus on expressive color, creative compo-sition and brushwork.
Sylvia received a bachelor’s of fine art from James Madison University and a master’s of fine art from George Washington University. Her thesis was titled “A Sense of Place” and this con-
cept has been even more evident in her work since her move to the U.S. Virgin Islands in 2008. She exhibits at galleries on St. Thomas and St. John as well as the Rappahannock Art League Studio Gallery in Kilmarnock.
Sylvia won Best in Show at the 2002 RAL Labor Day Show, said Mihills.
Since moving to the islands, she has been a three-time winner of the Viewer’s Choice Best in Show award at the annual Carib-bean Colour Art Show. She paints on location using acrylics and oils and does most of her studio paintings in acrylics, said Mihills. She also creates mixed media sculptures.
Spring planting
RAL Summer Art CampsThe Rappahannock Art League
(RAL) recently announced the line up for its Summer Art Camps.
Seriously fun art camps are taught by artists/licensed edu-cators who know how to com-municate their love of creating, reported Marilyn Sprouse.
Week-long sessions will begin June 26 and continue through August 4. The camps will meet at the RAL Studio Gallery, 19 North Main Street, Kilmarnock.
Morning sessions will meet from 10 a.m. to noon and after-noon sessions from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Each half day camp is $85 for the week and includes most supplies, although some camps ask that participants bring a t-shirt to alter, said Sprouse. There also will be opportunities to explore and discuss art with artists and volunteers in the gallery.
Classes will be offered in mosaics, printing and papermak-ing and clay, she said. There will be opportunities for participants to make crystals, kaleidoscopes, op art and slime. Other hands-on
activities will include building a catapult and making a kooky cuckoo clock from a variety of materials—they will even tell time.
Another fun offering will explore the varieties of art that can be made using sweet treats as inspiration: ice cream truck sculptures, jewelry that looks like candy and paintings and draw-ings of food such as cupcakes and pancakes, said Sprouse.
In the final week of camp, the morning session will focus on beach-themed objects created in a variety of ways and the after-noon session will involve meth-ods of painting on canvas.
Camps are for ages 7 and older unless otherwise noted. To reg-ister, visit the gallery, call 436-9309, or go to ralgallery.com.
Opportunities are also avail-able to give anonymously or as a donor to help send a student artist to camp, said Sprouse. $170 pays for all day camp for one week for one child.
The Northern Neck has tal-ented youth who would love the opportunity to attend, she added.
LHS posts highesthonors
Lancaster High School recently announced its highest honors (all A’s) for the third quarter of the 2016-17 aca-demic session.
Freshmen earning highest honors are Elianna Bavuso, Virginia DeMario, Camden Elbourn, Carlos Norris, Sydney Price and Olivia Rich.
Sophomores earning highest honors are Whitney Barrack, William Beane, Stephanie Castro, Roman Cutler, Ben-jamin Lee, Abrianna Lowery, William, McCarty, Kaeli McGrath, Carter Pollard and Britney Thomas.
Juniors earning highest honors are Jacob Bavuso, Alyssa Booth, Sheridan Ford, James Franklin, Skylar Hen-derson, Alyssa Meadows and Zoe Nonnemacker.
Seniors earning highest honors are Felicity Baker, Mat-thew Bavuso, Tyneshia Cox, Hannah Gordon and Lauren Koscienski.
The Lancaster High School Air Force JROTC Unit recently held its annual awards and change-of-command ceremony.
This ceremony recognizes those cadets who have proven themselves for special recogni-tion based on their academic and leadership performance, said retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Doug French, aerospace science instructor.
Some 24 cadets received a National Award for their out-standing examples of leadership, academics, military bearing, citizenship and patriotism, said Master Sgt. French. Each award includes a citation certificate, an organization ribbon and an accompanying medal for cadets to wear on their JROTC uniforms during formal occasions.
The National Award winners were:
Capt. Sheridan Ford.
Chief Master Sgt. Haydon Dav-enport.
Excellence, cadet Lt. Col. Lind-sey Brocklebank.
Military Excellence, cadet Maj.
Prabesh Bhandari.
Revolution, cadet Tech. Sgt. Tyus Clayton.
cadet /SrA Tara Gill.
cadet Senior Airman Nealasia Redmond.
Wars, cadet Tech. Sgt. Zachary Kane.
Award, cadet Tech. Sgt. Cody Newbill.
cadet Capt. Elijah Morris.
cadet Tech. Sgt. Nicklaus Ford.-
lution (SAR) Award, cadet Staff Sgt. Leanne Nguyen.
-diction, cadet Staff Sgt. Kiran Bhattarai.
Heart, cadet Airman 1st Class Katara Kelly.
-ciation, cadet Tech. Sgt. Alora Tyson.
Civil War, cadet Airman 1st Class Ariena Love.
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ans H.L. Hunley Award, cadet Airman 1st Class Adam Wilm-ore.
Award, cadet Airman 1st Class Hannah Wilmer and cadet Airman Adarian Henderson.
-tion, cadet Senior Airman Steph-anie Castro.
cadet Airman 1st Class Sydney Price.
States Daughters of 1812, cadet Senior Airman Virginia DeMa-rio.
Airman 1st Class Hailey Banes.-
federacy, cadet Senior Airman Matthew Brocklebank.
The final segment of the program was the change-of-command ceremony officially announcing the unit’s senior cadet leader for the next academic year, said Master Sgt. French. Repli-cating an Air Force change-of-command ceremony exposes cadets to a time honored military tradition symbolizing the transfer of power.
The ceremony is rooted in military history dating back to
the 18th century during the reign of Frederick the Great of Prussia, he said. At that time, organiza-tional flags were developed with color arrangements and symbols unique to each particular unit. To this flag and its commander, the soldiers of the unit would dedi-cate their loyalty and trust. When a change of command was to take place, the flag was passed to the individual assuming the com-mand. This gesture was accom-plished in front of the unit so that all could see and witness their new leader assuming their dutiful position. Whoever held the flag also held the soldier’s allegiance.
This symbolic tradition has survived throughout military history. Using the unit guidon as a symbolic transfer of leader-ship, graduating senior Lindsey Brocklebank officially passed the corps commander reigns to rising senior Sheridan Ford.
The awards and change-of-command ceremony culminates an outstanding year for the LHS JROTC Cadet Corps, he said. Accumulating over 500 com-munity service hours, the cadets again supported the JROTC mis-sion statement, “Building Better Citizens for America.”
Northern Neck History Fair awards presentedA recent awards ceremony
at Historic Christ Church & Museum (HCC&M) honored participants in the 2017 Northern Neck History Fair. Students from Chesapeake Academy, Lancaster Middle and Northumberland Elementary schools submitted projects on an event, person, or cultural development related to Virginia from 1607-1789.
The fair is designed to pro-mote research on life in colonial and revolutionary Virginia by the area’s elementary students, who study the period as part of their Virginia studies curriculum, reported education director and curator Robert Teagle.
The fair is sponsored annu-ally by the Foundation for His-toric Christ Church along with
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Rebecca Tebbs Nunn will con-duct the Youth Acting Workshop at the Lancaster Players Play-house, 361 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone beginning July 5 at 9 a.m. There will be related shows at 7 p.m. July 14 and at 2 p.m. July 15.
The fee for the workshop is $150. Nunn will accept 40 stu-dents and only has a few vacan-cies left for ages 10 to 18. Call 435-3704 to enroll. A limited number of scholarships from Lancaster Players are available.
Two Rivers Art Workshops will present “Creating Fine Art with Alcohol Inks” with Sheryl Wil-liams Monday through Friday, May 15 through 19, at General’s Ridge Vineyard, 1618 Weldons Drive, Hague.
The fee is $775 including workshop, food and lodging Sunday through Friday noon, or $575 as a day student including all meals. To register, visit www.janicejonesart.com, email [email protected] or call 703-887-2878.
Artist Catherine Hillis will lead a workshop Monday and Tues-day, May 15 and 16, at the Studio Gallery, 19 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. The theme will be “Light Effects in Watercolor.” The workshop will include an afternoon of plein air work at the Rappahannock River Yacht Club.
For course fees and registra-tion, visit the gallery, or call 436-9309.
The Rappahannock Art League on May 19 will host a Paint Like the Masters adult paint night from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Studio Gallery, 19 North Main Street, Kilmarnock.
The instructor will be Steph Brown. Students will learn to paint in the style of Georgia O’Keeffe. Snacks are provided and participants can bring their favorite beverage.
The Tappahannock Art-ists Guild and Community Art Center, 200 Prince Street, Tap-pahannock, on Sunday, May 14, will present a free Second Sunday workshop from 2 to 4 p.m. Author Marty Glenn Taylor will present “Turning Prose Into Poetry.”
To fully enjoy the workshop, attendees should bring several prose paragraphs of their own writing, a dictionary or thesaurus and pen and paper.
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the Bank of Lancaster and Bay Trust Company, Chesapeake Bank, Connemara Corporation and Anna’s Pizza of Kilmarnock. Each student received a certifi-cate for participation and a gift certificate for two slices of pizza and a drink courtesy of Anna’s Pizza.
Bay Trust president and chief executive officer Eric Nost pre-sented the awards. Braelyn John-son and Madison Schneider’s dis-play “George Washington: First President” placed first and earned $100 prizes courtesy of the Bank of Lancaster-Bay Trust and Ches-apeake Bank.
Sam Antonio and Thomas Emery’s display on the history of “Lacrosse” placed second and earned $75 prizes courtesy of Connemara.
Jesus Ramirez’s display on “The Battle of Great Bridge” placed third and earned a $50
prize from Chesapeake Bank.Honorable mention and $25
courtesy of Connemara Corpora-tion and Chesapeake Bank went to Aurriania Henderson-Jones and Ja’Nae Avery for “James-town Fort,” Harrison Hinton for “Chief Powhatan” and Anne Shackleford for “Thomas Jef-ferson’s Revolutionary Garden.” Kati Jackson won a random drawing sponsored by HCC&M for two tickets to Busch Gardens and Water Country.
HCC&M hosted a related exhibition for four weeks in April. The projects will be on dis-play at the Lancaster Community Library until May 14.
Other participants included Tre Booth, Sarah Cooke, Addie Gordon, Trevor Haynie, Miles Hollingsworth, Timmy Kirby, Ty Makalowich, Olivia Newsome, Porter Pittman, Marcus Sanders and Ava Wilson.
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Lancaster Middle School talented and gifted (TAG) students on May 1 and 2 completed a service project at Belle Isle State Park. Stu-dents prepared for their service project by researching native plants of Virginia’s coastal area, reported instructor Alexis Forrester.
Park ranger Alyssa Menard visited with the five classes of students in March to discuss the importance of using native plants. She illus-trated her lesson by playing an active game of “native plants versus invasive species plants” with the students, said Forrester.
Through generous grants from Friends of the Rappahannock and Lancaster County Schools, ranger Katie Shepard purchased 190 native plants to be used at various planting beds at park. Through her diligence she was able to double the amount of plants purchased, said Forrester. With help from Native Plant Soci-ety members, Menard and Shepard were able choose plants and planting beds that were over grown for the LMS students to work.
Some 24 TAG students from fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade were given the job of dig-ging up the planting bed by the Camp Store. Students gently dug up plants and replanted them in a pollinator bed across the park near the Visitor’s Center. This will enhance the beauty of the park when the new exhibit in the Visitors’ Center opens this summer, said Forrester.
Another 18 seventh- and eighth-grade TAG students were given the task the next day of totally clearing the planting beds and ready-ing the soil for the newly purchased plants. Menard instructed students in the proper plant-ing techniques and allowed students to use their knowledge to choose the proper placement of plants according to their need of sunlight and the height of their growth, said Forrester. Stu-dents planted, mulched and watered the beds, then took pleasure in seeing the beauty of their labors.
Each afternoon students were given a guided hike with park rangers explaining the maps and trails of the park. Local historical facts were given to students with colorful stories about the “Oyster Wars” and how Virginia’s governor was able to catch oyster pirates. Students were able to see the ruins of the watch house that was used to help watch over the oyster beds at night. The seventh- and eighth-grade students also were able to help beautify the park by picking up trash along the water front near the watch house ruins.
Lancaster County Schools thanks Shepard and Menard and chaperones Annette Clark, Robyn Saunders, Kathy Kauffman and Stepha-nie Schneider for planning and helping con-duct a wonderful experience for these students, said Forrester.
Northern Neck MasterNaturalists acceptingapplications for 2017Basic Training Class
The Northern Neck Chapter of the Virginia Master Natural-ists recently announced a Basic Training Class will be held August 25 to November 9.
The chapter’s volunteer work is focused on the lands and waters of the Northern Neck.
A year following comple-tion of a basic training course, participants must complete 40 hours of volunteer service to become a Certified Virginia Master Naturalist, reported Arlene Crabbe. Participants can
LMS talented and giftedstudents pursue park project
Ritchie to graduate
Brianna Tamara Ritchie of Weems will graduate Saturday, May 13, from Virginia Com-monwealth University in Rich-mond.
Ritchie will receive a bach-elor’s of art and a bachelor’s of merchandising.
She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Ritchie of Weems. Her plans are to further her career in the fashion industry.
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Following initial certifica-tion, Master Naturalists become re-certified every year by com-pleting 40 additional hours of service and participating in 8 hours of continuing education.
The program is open to all adults regardless of age, color, disability, gender, gender iden-tity, gender expression, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status or any other basis pro-tected by law. Youth ages 14-17 participating with a parent may be accepted under some cir-cumstances.
To enroll, visit northernneck-masternaturalists.org.
Chesapeake Academy’s Henry G. Selby Nature Trail recently received a pruning with the sixth-grade class in charge.
The area surrounding the trail was the group’s target, said sci-ence teacher Robin Blake. Stu-dents pruned invasive plant spe-cies and planted trees that are good for the environment.
“We hope that this natural habitat leading to and surround-ing our outdoor classroom will become a designated nature con-servatory/wetlands area once the project is completed,” said Blake.
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The Lancaster Middle School Junior Beta Club inducted 40 new members on April 20.
President Olivia Brocklebank welcomed guests. Brockle-bank, vice president Brooke-lynn Farrell, secretary Hailey Smith, treasurer Kayla Oren and eighth-grade representative Grace Oren then conducted the Junior Beta Club’s traditional candlelight induction service as they explained their offices, reported sponsor Renée Tad-lock, who inducted the new members.
Principal Jessica Davis, Tad-lock and Junior Beta Club grade level representatives Daniel Smith, Ainsley Mumford and Macs Crittenden presented the new members official National Junior Beta Club certificates and pins, she said.
The 40 new members are Ke’Andre Ball, Makenzie Bartlett, Emma Bavuso, Alexis Blue, Christian Bowers, Jayden Chapman, Kelsie Conaway, Allahna Craft, Jazmine Curry,
As part of its educational outreach, the Chesapeake Bay Garden Club recently conducted a seed planting workshop at Nor-thumberland Elementary School.
The program, organized by Carol King, was designed to coordinate with the Standards of Learning, reported publicist Karen Luzuriaga.
Five first-grade classes par-ticipated, said Luzuriaga. Fifteen members of the club volunteered to assist the program. The stu-dents were presented information about the parts of a plant, how the parts work, parts of a seed and how different parts of a plant may be edible.
Many students did not realize that they eat many different parts of the plant, she said.
The students planted zinnia and sunflower seeds, said Luzuriaga. As the seedlings grow, students will learn what a plant needs to grow.
The zinnia will be planted outside later this school year, she continued. The students will
Forty Junior Beta Clubmembers inducted at LMS
Ready set grow: Gardenclub offers lessons in plants
be surprised at how their flower grew when they come back next year as second graders.
They will get to take home their sunflower plant to grow in a sunny place in their own garden. The garden is maintained by the club.
PEACChristchurch School director
of place-based education Dave Cola and other faculty recently took a group of students on a Place-Based Extension of the Academic Classroom (PEAC) to Washington, D.C.
The group visited Howard University, ate at a Senegalese Restaurant and interviewed the owner, met with the president of the National Society of Black Engineers and explored the new National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Kelvin Davis, Madison Davis, Destiny Farrell, Nathan For-rester, Ria Geier, Raven Hot-tinger, Jonathan Lee, Kaylen Lee, Ma’Taja Littlejohn, Zaire Nickens, X’Zaveion Owens, Trinity Payne, Lyric Pinn, Eli Pittman, Ella Posey and Zack-ery Rhodes.
Also, Jameson Scott, DeRo-nye Sutton, Laura Sutton, Sean Thomas, Monasia Thompson, Parker Throckmorton, Gabby Urrea, Amaya Veney, Dallas Walker, Dionna Wallace, Madi-son Webster, Mar’Lecia Wil-liams, Nimiyah Williams, Spirit Yarbrough and D. J. Zeiler.
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