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StyleVolume XIII • Issue 2 • October 2010
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2 October 2010
Fast Times on the Rivers
about the cover
The mission of Chesapeake Style is to serve and celebrate the
Chesapeake Bay Region and its people, past, present and future.
Editor, PublisherJanet Abbott Fast
Writers & Photographers Kathey Brodtman, Catherine C. Brooks, Emily Pritchard Cary,
Bud Disney, Ellen Dugan, RuthE Forrest, Samantha Fuller, Susan
Grandpre, Bill Graves, Mary Duley Guy, Michelle Harbour,
Kathy Juron, Gwen Keane, Jean C. Keating, Spike Knuth, Tara Neville,
Paula Ransone, Rob Ransone, Chelly Scala, Paula Shipman, Paul Stimson, Marie Stone, Diana Wise
Teen Style Writers, PhotographersTaylor Bradford, Genevieve Campagnola, Emma Hand, Natalie Jackson, Kelsey Jett,
Jessica Martinez, Samantha Jones, Rachel Pegelow, Hailey Sadler,
Ad Sales, DistributionBetty Bridgeman, Susan
Christopher, Bud Disney, Bill Graves, Michelle Harbour,
Kathleen Kehoe, Marie Stone
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Fast, Michelle Harbour
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Busy Bee by Paula Shipman. I had spent my Saturday
morning at Totuskey Creek taking pictures and I was ready to go home.
As I was about to pass by this old home close to mine, I decided to stop in and take a few photos. I saw a Rose of Sharon and decided that the blooms in the morning sun would make for nice photographs.
I began to focus on a bloom and this little bee just plopped
down on a petal. I have a few pictures of bees, but this little bee was completely covered in pollen and looked exhausted.
He looked at me as if to say hurry up and take my picture because I need a nap!
This is my favorite bee picture. Please visit my website at www.sevendiamondsphotography.me
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As we approach the last quarter of the year, our focus changes. Not so much that after October there is one more issue of Chesapeake Style in 2010—more that we begin to focus on our Teen Style Awards Program. Our Second Annual Teen Style Awards Program! After a disappointing start last year collecting prize money, we’d decided not to do it again. Phyllis Davis, a retired teacher from Ohio, a subscriber and property owner in the Northern Neck changed all that. (See September CS.)
We are actively soliciting posters from local Teens. One high school art teacher is planning to include this as part of her teaching exercise. We need two kinds of posters: to encourage local teens to participate in the contest and to encourage businesses and individuals to contribute to the prize monies.
We are not a not-for-profit corporation and are not eligible for grant money. Our prize money goes to the prize winners. We hope he or she will use it to further their creativity. It is not tied up in a scholarship fund.
When I apologized to several of the mothers of this year’s winner’s about the a small amount of prize money, they told me that recognition and winning the contest was more important to their teen. That became an aha moment! We made a difference to that teen!
We are the only local publication Encouraging Young Artists, Photographers, Writers.
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October 2010 3
My WingsBy Taylor Bradford
I pull up my sails, my wings I feel the sea beat against the hull like a heart racing
I see the horizon and all that is ahead of me The terrors
The loss But I keep pulling up my sails, my wings
Fight through Trusting the water below to guide me through
I see the sun I feel the wind
As I keep pulling up my sails, my wings So that I can sail So that I can fly
My way to the heavens And to the ends of the earth...
Teen Award Contest Winners
PhotographySecond Place
Hailey Sadler: Chesapeake Diamonds
Fine artSecond Place
Samantha Jones: Self–Portrait
PoetrySecond Place
Taylor Bradford: My Wings
Encouraging Young Artists, Photographers, Writers
4 October 2010
By Tara Ann Neville
How precious is a newborn baby with tiny fingers and toes, so perfect, so
pure and so vulnerable. Helping the baby to feed, bathe and enjoy their surroundings is always an exhilarating feeling for new parents but it can also be a daunting task. Being solely responsible for the safety and pleasure of another human being necessitates
resourcefulness! Similar to the beginning of life, the end of life or modification in life raises the question of how to best care for a loved one.
Nearly 20 years ago, Deborah Ogren found herself caring for her aging mother after her father passed away. Deborah was a mom,
going to college part-time and teaming with her brother to care for their mother. Knowing her mother would prefer to stay in her own home, Deborah hired an agency for daily help. She and her brother regularly received calls from the agency asking for help in dealing with their mother—decisions and actions the agency should have been able to manage.
After her mother’s passing, Deborah, who was in the business
of Adult Daycare management, realized how important it is for families to know their loved one is being well-cared for at home. Deborah’s personal struggles alerted her to the lack of available professional, supportive and trained agencies providing relief from the day-to-day concerns of caring for a loved one. The Northern Neck needed a service to care for children and adults who require long-term personal care and want to remain at home.
Born out of necessity, Deborah opened and is President of Family Centered Resources, Inc. (FCR)—serving adults and children with various physical challenges, such as cerebral palsy or injuries sustained in motor vehicle accidents. Adult clients are often quadriplegics, blind, stroke victims and suffer from various age-related challenges, such as: congestive heart failure, Alzheimer’s, and Dementia. Working with hospice agencies, Family Centered Resources offers part-time to full-time home-care of your loved one, releasing family members from the responsibility of around-the-clock care. Generally long-term care is requested, but occasionally, clients of all ages may need FCR to aid in their recovery for a few months.
Upon receiving a client, FCR develops a home-care plan. Upfront the Registered Nurse Supervisor, “...explains what we can do. If the referring doctor believes the patient can benefit from therapy, then the nurse and doctor work together to get skilled services involved with the client,” says Deborah. Skilled care agencies can provide occupational therapy, injections and physical therapy, while FCR manages the personal care and medication reminders. With about 25 employees in the Northern Neck and nearly 75 on the Peninsula and West Point, finding an aide that suits the client’s needs is
not a problem. Deborah says, “There can be language barriers with stroke victims or victims of auto accidents. The aide can be with the client constantly until the barrier goes away. The family can provide guidance to the aide until the relationship with the client progresses.” Each home-care plan is updated as the client’s needs change or at least once every six months.
Medicaid patients make up 40% of FCR clients, with 60% on long-term pay or other insurance. Most clients and families thrive in a long-term home care environment and enjoy assisted living at home for several years. Aides are available 24-hours a day, no additional costs for late or overnight hours. Only legal holidays bring a change in fees. Aides do light housekeeping and will supply personal care products the client needs.
If there comes a point when the client living at home no longer makes life better for the client or the family, Deborah believes, “It is just as beneficial to allow a client to enter a nursing home. But in many cases, we do care for clients in their home until the end of their life.” The entire client support group of family members, doctors, therapists and the aide help make any necessary transition smooth for all those involved.
Managing the care of a loved one is a huge responsibility—resources are available to help families. When the need arises, call FCR and let Deborah and her compassionate, trained staff assist your family in maintaining home-based care. Call Peninsula 757-596-3941, Middle Peninsula 804-843-4444, Northern Neck 804-436-0009 or email [email protected] or visit www.fcr-inc.org on the web.
Deborah Ogren photo by Shane Brookman.
Style spotlight~resourceful Families chose home care
October 2010 5
By Ellen DuganWith the cool promise of fall
in the air, it’s a good time for reflection and thinking about your own answer to this issue’s Spotlight Question: “In today’s world who do you most trust to tell the truth?”
Rev. Torrence Harman, Lancaster: Torrence is an Episcopal minister who divides her time between two churches, St. Mary’s White Chapel and Trinity Episcopal in Lancaster. She most trusts her husband and children to tell her the truth. The Harmans have five children, ranging in age from 40 to 47. “Our children have grown into really neat people,” Torrence says. “They think well and they have good hearts. If I ask them something, they tell me the truth.” Torrence also has about 10 good friends she absolutely trusts for an honest opinion. She is an optimistic person by nature and believes that “We need one-on-one authentic relationships—starting with your own family.”
Ian Runnels, Gloucester: Ian is a 17 year-old senior at Gloucester High School. During the summer he works for Sea Flor Construction in Mathews. Ian is an easy person to talk with and appears very trusting, but when asked our question, he puts his lips together and frowns slightly. “Hmmm,” he says.
“That’s a difficult question. Let me think about it.” After a minute or so he beams. “My friends and family,” he smiles. “They aren’t trying to push you in a certain direction, not like politicians, who, well…you know, have their own agenda.” Did we say that Ian is also well grounded in reality?
Cordell Baptist, Sr., Lively and Lancaster: Cordell may be the only person in Lancaster blessed with the name of a religious denomination. “There are two of us Baptists,” he laughs. Cordell has lived between Lively and Lancaster for over 56 years. He is currently retired from being a waterman, truck driver, construction worker and “a lot of other jobs as well.” But he says emphatically that he’d rather be working. “I just can’t sit around and twiddle my thumbs,” he says. “I have to be doing something.” His immediate answer to who he trusted to tell
the truth was “my wife.” But upon further reflection, Cordell had second thoughts. “No, no, come to think of it, maybe that’s not really true,” he laughs. “I guess I
would have to say I trust my grand kids.” Incidentally, Cordell’s been married for 48 years and we did not have the opportunity to ask who Mrs. Baptist trusts!
Melanie Miles, Port Haywood, Mathews County: Melanie
is treasurer of the Mathews Art Group and a CPA working out of her home. When asked our question Melanie like Ian, pauses for a minute or two, then brightens. Her expression reflects
peace and confidence. “I think I trust the Good Lord to tell me the truth,” she says. “Because I don’t trust what I hear on television.” As if to underscore her point, Melanie adds “I don’t know how people without any faith survive…but I do think there are still a lot of good people out there.” We do too.
Ellen Dugan photos.
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6 October 2010
By Ellen Dugan
What’s the next best thing to being a Rockette in New
York City? Ask Debbie Krahn, Executive Board President of the Court House Players (CHP) in Gloucester, and she’ll tell you with cheer-leading enthusiasm that it’s Becoming Involved In Community Theater!
Debbie, who “grew up on musicals” in Boston and New York, has a dancer’s heart. Her childhood dream of joining the glamorous, high-kicking Rockettes collided early on with reality when she discovered that she was too short to be accepted—something she couldn’t change even with more practice.
“And that was the end of that,” she says with a smile. But it wasn’t
the end of Debbie’s love and enthusiasm for the theater. It may have been a hidden beginning.
Today, what five foot four Debbie lacks in height she more than makes up for in energy and the ability to bring out the very best in people, often in ways they didn’t know were possible.
“The beauty of community theater is that it makes magic
happen,” says Debbie. “The magic of real people performing who function as something else entirely in the outside world—and that is absolutely beautiful to see happen.”
The real people who perform in Court House Players productions include dentists, teachers, business owners, students, housewives, retired people, clergymen and local and state government employees. “They come from all walks of life, and that’s part of the reason that Community Theater is so important,” says Debbie.
“It makes your world bigger,” she continues. “And it’s an alternative to your own four walls, the realization that you can do something that you didn’t think you could do.”
The CHP mission is complex. At its core the organization’s goal is to provide quality live theater —a cultural alternative to the television and film experience—to the residents of Gloucester, Mathews and Middlesex counties and to provide opportunities for
local talent to realize its potential. Additionally, CHP seeks
to nourish and enhance the art of live theater by celebrating and promoting its creative and artistic elements through active involvement, education—both youth and adult—and open auditions that encourage inexperienced individuals to participate.
It’s a tall order. But with a proven track record of productions that sellout year after year, it’s an order that CHP has been successfully filling for thirty years. Since 1980, audiences have
enjoyed 122 shows, ranging in scope from Snow White and the Music Man to Love, Sex & the IRS.
Currently CHP is producing Rogers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella to run from November 11 thru 14. During auditions for four mice, one cat and several townspeople rolls, children of all ages took center stage. “I was a little nervous,” confesses twelve year-old Jacob Marshall who confided that it was “easier to dance than to sing.”
Cinderella, like all CHP musicals, will feature live music. “We never use canned,” said Debbie. And, as you might expect from people who delight in dressing up and celebrating the world of make believe, CHP takes a lot of pride in the art of
costuming. Who else would call their props barn “Misty Cove?”
As part of CHP’s plans for the future Misty Cove will eventually move to a new location midway between Mathews and Gloucester Court House. CHP’s property at Route 3 and Route 14 is adjacent to a site commemorating Fort Nonsense, where according to legend, another form of theater played out. As the story goes the town masqueraded as a fort complete with cannons—actually logs—to thwart the British during the War of 1812. Their ploy worked and the British sailed on without firing a shot.
The CHP property also borders Virginia’s historical marker NN3 which memorializes John Clayton, a noted botanist and first president of the Virginia Society for the Promotion of Useful Knowledge. Although the society, restricted to “gentlemen with inquiring minds,” no longer exists, CHP has recognized its own need for useful knowledge.
Specifically the organization is excited about moving ahead with plans to create a Board of Directors to serve as an adjunct to their existing Executive Board.
“We’ve done a great job running the season-to-season artistic side of the organization,” says Debbie. “Now we need to further the business side.” They are inviting movers and shakers in the three county area to assist with business practices that will move the organization closer to its long term goal of acquiring a permanent home while continuing to enhance the strengths and talents of their communities.
To volunteer your services or for more specific information about CHP and its shows and ticketing options, go to courthouseplayers.org.
Ellen Dugan photos of Debbie Krahn and children’s try-outs.
Style spotlight~Dancing to the Theater
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October 2010 7
By Rob Ransone
I believe in Guardian Angels. I believe they are among us. And I believe they are us. And I know the name of one
of mine: It is Colonel Lane.The week before Christmas,
in 1958, about a month before Paula and I were to be married, I needed four hours flight time to get my hazard pay for the month. We poor Lieutenants needed every dime we could get, and I needed the money. So when I found that Bob Williams had the back seat open on a B-57 Canberra, I asked for a ride, and he said OK.
Just before lunch, I went to Test Operations and got my parachute and flight helmet, and was waiting for Bob at the dispatch desk, when Colonel Lane, Chief of Test Operations, came by. We chatted for a while, and then he asked me what I was flying.
“The B-57, with Bob Williams,” I answered.
He thought for a moment. “That’s a pilot proficiency check flight,” Col. Lane said. “Maybe you shouldn’t go on that one.”
The Canberra is a twin-engine British medium bomber, designed to the British vertical tail criteria of engine out with the remaining engine at idle power for landing, instead of the US criteria of maximum power on the remaining engine for a “go-around” if necessary. This made the Canberra’s vertical tail smaller, for less drag, but it created nasty lateral-directional handling characteristics with one engine out and the other at full power.
For some reason, I
wasn’t really anxious to fly that day, so I said OK, turned in my flight equipment, and left Bob a note that I wasn’t going with him. This was undoubtedly the most critical decision of my life.
I had lunch at the Officers’ Club, got a haircut, and returned to the office about one o’clock.
When I walked in, everyone looked at me like they were seeing a ghost.
“We thought you were on that B-57!” They exclaimed.
“No, I canceled. Why?”They pointed out the window
to the main runway, where an ominous column of black smoke was still rising.
“Bob Williams flipped upside down during a single-engine go-around practice. He was killed.”
During my subsequent career at Edwards, I took special precautions on several hazardous test programs, that
I believe saved a B-58, a H-41 helicopter, and an NC-130B, and their crews, including me, plus one XC-142A test pilot who would otherwise have been in a fatal crash in Dallas, Texas.
There is a small child alive today because on a trip from Virginia to Texas in 1973 I dashed behind a car backing out of a restaurant parking place and snatched her out of the way. There is another small
child alive today whom I grabbed off the back of a station wagon starting to drive off from a gas station in Dallas. She had climbed through the back window and was standing on the back bumper and clinging to the back window sill
I believe in Guardian Angels. I believe they are among us. And I believe they are us. I know because I know the name of one of mine, and because I have been one.
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8 October 2010
By Marie Stone
The world of technology is an amazing thing. It allows for creativity in ways that never
before have been available; but, that technology is only as good as the person using it.
I discovered an individual who has put her creative talents to use in the computer field and in an area we all take for granted—SIGNS. If you stop to think, you will realize signage is what directs us down most of the paths in our lives—road signs leading us to a particular location; store front signs identifying a specific store and its type; business cards, signs on vehicles and more. I took all of this for granted until I spent time with Sandra Matthews, owner of
Creative DeSIGNS, and her daughter Shannon.
What a world of information I discovered and how amazing the ideas that are created to identify our surroundings! The computer and machinery used follow the instructions given by Sandra with input from her customers. The completed product is an identifying mark to be used to direct
someone to a particular location, be it a store, dentist office, craft shop, coffee shop or even the identification on the stern of a boat. Have you ever sailed on the bay and been struck by the name on the stern of a vessel but not really thought about the creative process of the name and how it was placed there? I have and now I better understand the process and the sometimes difficult challenge of getting the letters on the boat.
Let me share with you some background of Creative DeSIGNS and how Sandra Matthews started and grew her business. The doors of Creative DeSIGNS opened in 1993 in the Lively area, relocated to Irvington in 1998 and finally settled at its present location in White Stone in 2006. What goes on in the lovely white house on Route 200 can only be understood when you walk through the front door—after being greeted by “LogoLab” on the front step. He does not bite, but does carry much information on his body and also his leash artfully displays business cards of many of Sandra’s customers.
Sandra was blessed with a curious mind and grew her talents in a way that gives each of us an identifying mark of a particular location we may be seeking. She has a background in
accounting which helps her on the financial side of the business—and a talent for making people aware of their surroundings and
wanting to stop at a business location and investigate.
As we are all aware, the world of colors has expanded. No longer is it black, gray and white. The shades and varieties are never ending and I did not appreciate the importance of how a color and a combination of colors can speak to us. The use of designs and borders with color schemes get our attention whether on a sign, business card, banner, shirt—maybe even on vehicles.
Sandra and Shannon provide a one-stop shop to aid new entrepreneurs begin a new business complete with business cards, frontage sign, letterhead and envelopes, logos on shirts and signs on vehicles—anything that will let the surrounding community know you are there and what you are able to provide.
I will never look at a sign the same way again, realizing how it cannot only catch my eye, but if applicable to my needs and interests draw me inside.
I would like to share with you an adventure that culminated from one of Sandra’s business customers. She was commissioned by a local yacht owner, docked nearby, to put the name on the stern—in gold leaf—and on other items such as towels, shirts. This was followed by an invitation
for her to share a few days with them in Australia where they were docking their yacht for vacation. Sandra’s many orders for materials,
always placed using credit cards gave her the mileage she needed, to fly free and join them for a visit.
No matter your business, you
touch many lives and Sandra and Shannon provide excellent service ensuring their customers are satisfied which always brings them repeat and new business.
There are a variety of materials used to create signs—one example are PVC boards and Sandra will provide installation when needed. I had to chuckle when picturing this petite lady digging post holes and installing signs. She assured me that when necessary she had available assistance.
Listening to her describe the beginning and growth of her business with the enthusiasm which could only have aided it in becoming the success it is—along with help from Shannon and the invitation from the LogoLab welcoming you to come in only makes one realize the depth of a successful business and what it takes to keep it thriving. Sandra says that there is never a weekend that is not a weekday when necessary.
Got an idea for a business—give Sandra Matthews a call at 804-435-2382—and she and Shannon will work with you to create the advertising through Creative DeSIGNS to help you let the community know what you are all about and where to find you.
Marie Stone photos.
Style spotlight~From concept to creation
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October 2010 9
By Kathey Brodtman
Recently, I finished reading a book given to me by my daughter called Secrets of Native American Herbal Remedies. The Native Americans used herbs for
health purposes and to flavor food. The book covers all types of teas, washes and ointments that anyone can make for health purposes.
Herbs can be dried for use throughout the year. Right now I am drying two types of peppermint, which will make tasty after dinner tea. Peppermint tea is very good for digestion. It can be applied to the skin to relieve itching and pain. There is no caffeine in herbal teas and they can be very soothing. If you do not grow herbs, you can buy dried herbs on the Internet or in health food stores.
Many herbs are helpful for relieving insect bites and stings. Try a topical wash for bites and stings using two teaspoons comfrey leaves, two Tablespoons marshmallow leaves, one Tablespoon dried yarrow, and one cup boiling water. Combine the herbs in a nonmetallic
container and cover with boiling water. Steep for 15 to 30 minutes. Strain, cool and use as a topical wash. Also, one-drop of lavender oil will relieve the pain and itching of insect bites.
Most of us use herbs in cooking to add flavor. Each year I try to experiment with new herbs that I have never grown. I have two paper bags hanging from the ceiling in my laundry room. One contains dried cilantro seed heads—coriander. Fresh ground coriander is good when cooking chicken, vegetables and many Middle Eastern dishes. Another bag contains dried seed heads of dill to use with fish and cucumbers. Fresh dill is wonderful when grilling fish, but mine has come to
an end because of the heat. You can grow herbs in pots and set them near your kitchen door or on the steps for easy access. Some herbs will survive in a bright window over the winter.
As you begin to think about new ideas for next year you may want to try colorful plant combinations in containers. I have been experimenting with colors that compliment each other in containers. Here are a few ideas. I put at least three different plants in each pot. One is a tall upright plant, one is softly spreading over the edges of the pot and one is medium size.
I like to pick one variegated plant and pull colors from that plant to match others similar to when you match up your outfits before getting dressed. I used a red
grass called Red Baron together with a lime/yellow and red coleus and a yellow million bells flower. For another pot I used red
Dracaena/Cordyline, coleus of coral and green with a coral geranium.
Hint: Did you know that coffee grounds are good for your garden? They are acidic and full of nutrients. Plants like azaleas, camellias, hydrangeas and rhododendrons will benefit if you sprinkle the used grounds around these plants.
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Till next time let’s keep on gardening.
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10 October 2010
By Samantha Fuller and Gwen Keanewho spent a morning at the Wild Bunch
Wildlife Rehabilitation facility in Richmond County. See Part I in Sept. issue of CS.
Outside in the screened in porch, we discovered cages filled with baby opossums, juvenile ospreys, baby skunks, owls, and a
gray fox pup. The facility also has various buildings and flight cages for the sick and injured hawks. During one stop an orphaned young ground hog, Myrtle, greeted us.
An opossum carries their young in their pouch. When born, each baby swallows one of the mother’s thirteen tits, which not only provides constant food, but also helps the baby hold on as the mother travels. Our guide told us “If a mother opossum is killed, her body should be checked to verify no babies are present, and if babies are found a Wildlife Rehabber should be contacted immediately.” Taking care of baby opossums is no job for amateurs. The feeding tube must be inserted correctly, avoiding no contact with the esophagus tube, as a wrong insertion causes death.
While a Gray Fox pup sat alone in its cage, intently watching our every move, Diana was busy making arrangement to pick up another
gray fox pup. There is great networking amongst rehabbers as creatures need the companionship of “like species” to help them develop properly.
While looking into a cage containing a pile of sleeping baby skunks, we noticed one was not sleeping. Busily backing up in a corner, while lifting his tail, it sprayed aimlessly into the air.
In another large cage sat two juvenile ospreys. To the average observer they appeared fine; however, they had been brought in wet, unable to fly after falling from their nest. Wet ospreys, whether injured or fallen, that have spent time in the water must be treated, necessitating the removal of all water from their lungs to avoid a life threatening infection. How does an osprey fall from its nest? “If ospreys have more than two chicks, most times the stronger chicks will push the weaker chick out of the nest for more room and
more food.” Diana says. A perfect example of sibling rivalry that is frequently fatal!
In the back of a birdcage a large Great Horned Owl sat contentedly with one eye opened, looking at us. It is common for a predator, like an owl, to attack a skunk by mistake. Using its spraying defense, a skunk can avoid being the predators’ meal. The injury, like a human injury of having mace in the eye, can cause the predator to become lifeless or walk around in a state of confusion. Luckily, for predators, i.e. owls or hawks, the Wild Bunch provides treatment and rehabilitation.
Back at the main facility, a tour of the laundry and kitchen facilities, revealed the need for washing many daily loads of dishes and towels, in caring for the creatures. Then there
is the endless task of cleaning cages and putting down clean litter for those who use it. We find Ron Moon, an on-site volunteer, working cage repairs. Ron also helps Diana with the care of the animals. This is a working facility, requiring the commitment of individuals who want to help wild creatures. Diana and her knowledgeable volunteers are well trained and dedicated to meeting their goal, helping wild creatures recover their health and successfully reenter their natural environment.
At the end of the visit, this grandmother and granddaughter duo, having enjoyed our learning and entertainment experience, realized these creatures are a small group of the fortunate, who owe their survival to people like Diana O’Connor and her faithful volunteers.
Help the injured or abandoned wildlife survive. Get in touch with Diana O’Connor, 804-313-2240.
From top left, Basket of Opossum Orphans, Groundhog Orphans, Red Fox Juvenile, Little Screech Owl, Great Horned Owls. Photos by Kathy Juron.
Wild Bunch Wildlife rehabilitation~Part ii
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Government programs are created to help the society by helping Americans do
things they could not do without them. Social Security was created during the Depression to provide retired people with resources to cover expenses and avoid creating an additional wave of indigence. And the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage or HECM was originally created to permit seniors to afford uninsured in-home healthcare and keep them in their homes.
When the HECM program began, no one foresaw a significant loss in savings and home values in the future. While some government programs maintain the single purpose for which they were originally created and others’ value diminishes over time even disappear, the reverse
mortgage program has assumed a broader role as a result of the changing societal needs.
Just what is that societal roll today? For seniors who are living on one or, as a couple, two Social Security payments and perhaps some pension, but cannot meet their monthly expenses, it provides them with a vehicle to remain current. The median senior income in the county is around $24,000, but the median seniors’ expenses are $36,000. The reverse mortgage can fill the gap for the remainder of the senior’s life. They can take the tenure option of a regular monthly payment for life and be assured that they can have financial security. No other financial tool can provide this unless they have the right annuity.
A reverse mortgage can also help lower monthly expenses if used to pay off the balance on a forward mortgage, car loans or
credit card debit or all of the above.The result of falling behind in
tax and insurance payments can be foreclosure, once a rare occurrence and recently an epidemic. Though privacy of the borrower is a tenet of a reverse mortgage lending and limits the availability to collect some data, reverse mortgage sales people all across the country report avid avoidance of foreclosure due to the product.
The original intent of the program—providing the means for in-home health care and thus enabling seniors to remain in homes, remains valid. In a county that has debated how to fix and finance its healthcare system, this becomes even more prominent. The energy conscious society can also use it to retrofit a home, lower monthly utility expenses and by saving energy.
More than 600,000 reverse mortgages have been issued.
That is about $80 billion in equity that has been tapped, money the borrowing seniors probably would have needed to find somewhere else. Where in society with a troubled economy, a federal budget that can’t cover everything it should, state budgets that are almost running deficits, strained employment and the largest wave of seniors it will probably ever have, is it going to come from?
As a society if we are going to accept the burden of funding longevity and if we are going to make the knowledge and wisdom of our senior population an asset rather than a burden, it seems obvious it would be to our advantage to embrace the reverse mortgage and assure its place in the retirement toolbox.
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By Mary Duley Guy“We meet a lot of nice
people; everyone shares their knowledge.” Gary Edmondson
Have you ever dreamed of painting seascapes and crab shacks in
burnt sienna, cerurelian blue and magenta or of throwing ceramic pots on a wheel and glazing them vibrant hues of sunlight? Perhaps you have pictured yourself playing the violin, the piano or decorating cakes with swirls of poinsettias. Well, the opportunity to express your-self artistically looms almost next door.
In and around the Chesapeake Bay, Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula of Virginia, there are art classes that radiate rainbows of mediums offered daily, weekly or monthly. One school and
gallery, The Bay School Community Art Center, started in 1998 by Wendy Wells in her home, is nestled snugly in the sleepy Colonial town of Matthews surrounded by antique shops, churches, restaurants, an ice cream parlor and the nostalgia of another century with lemonade on the front porch
in the afternoon, long skirts and horse drawn wagons .
The Bay School Community Art Center embraces the community with a plethora of classes and a mission to meet the needs of the fledgeling art student as well as the semi-professional. One mission is “To enable everyone access to the arts, and to provide resources for and to promote life long learning” says Kim Moore Director of the school.
An example of “enabling everyone access to the arts” is through providing an “open studio” every Monday where artists and artisans work on individual projects. On a recent Monday, Jan Delf, a quilter, cut pieces awash with dancing frogs. At another table, Sandra Yates painted “something whimsical,” a pastel crab, with water color while
Larry Ashe and Gary Edmondson painted acrylic landscapes. “We meet a lot of nice people” said Gary. “Everyone shares their knowledge,” he continued, offering a slice of his coconut birthday cake and glancing around the gallery filled with paintings rendered in oils, acrylics, watercolors.
“To sponsor and conduct educational workshops, programs, demonstrations and techniques employed in the visual arts,” is another mission of the school, says Kim, cloistered in her office surrounded by children’s paintings rendered in brilliant hues of primary colors. To accomplish this goal, the school employs art teachers and offers classes for adults and children in different media. For example, the school offers classes in Painting the Chesapeake, Painting in Oils or Acrylics and Pastel Painting. Other classes include: Jewelry Making, Glass Blowing, Rug Hooking, Wine Tasting, Violin, Reef Making, Guitar.
Children’s classes and programs are paramount to the Bay School. Last year, they offered twenty-eight classes for children and ninety-nine children participated. In July, a pre-school morning class was offered free to local children; during that week, children were exposed to music as well as stories and art. At a Monday morning class, petite, brown eyed Wendy Marshall spent the morning
reading Curious George with the children, and making monkeys out of paper cups decorated with tails, eyes, noses and mouths. Each day, there is another theme such as A Day at the Beach, Gone Fishing, or other children’s stories accompanied by an art project and music says Wendy. Other children’s classes include, Tween Day, Calligraphy, Gingerbread Ornaments and Chocolate Making.
In order to serve the community and keep the school open, the Bay School is endowed by the William F. and Catherine K. Owens Foundation who “funds a large part of the program,” says Kim. The balance is made up by the National Endowment for the Arts, the J. Edwin Treakle Foundation, County of Matthews, the Virginia Commission for the Arts, as well as fund raising activities such as: Annual Letter Writing, Yard Sales, and the Annual Art Dinner/Auction Sept 25th held at Anne Warthom and Neal Webber’s home.
So, if you ever dream of painting seascapes and crab shacks, designing jewelry with pearls and crystals for holiday gifts, throwing pots on a wheel and glazing them with hues of moonlight, making chocolate or learning to play the violin, the Bay School Community Art Center nestled in the sleepy Colonial Town of Matthews, might just be the perfect venue for you.
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By Tara Ann Neville
As the summer draws to a close and the beauty of fall descends upon us, we will
miss the sunshine-filled days of tank tops and ice-cream that represent carefree moments only the summer season can bring. Fall brings its’ own entourage of delightful opportunities, not the least of which is the colorful landscape and the smell of simmering pumpkin and apple flavors in the kitchen. For two local residents, their kitchen carries the tastes of summer into the smells of winter on a path that’s littered with homemade freshness!
Kim Williams, owner of Short Lane Ice Cream Company, believes “when one door closes, another one opens” and manages to do just that every October. Her ice cream shop, on the corner of Short Lane and Route 17, lures people in with every churn as she offers fresh, creamy flavors such as Butter Pecan, Lemon Custard, Black Raspberry, Cherry Cheesecake and Mocha Chunk. Open from March through October, Short Lane shares the freshest home-grown ingredients, creating the tastiest ice cream flavors that highlight the week’s most abundant crops. This year Orange-Mango sorbet and Cantaloupe-Basil sorbet were on the menu, as well as the ever-popular Nutty Buddy—a true childhood staple made with quality peanut butter, chocolate, nuts and a cone, hand blended,
and spooned right in front of the customer.
With more than 24 classic and unique flavors at Short Lane, Kim and her loyal staff make ice-cream nearly every day of the week in the summer and taper off as the seasons change. “We use a premium quality mix of fresh
fruits, high quality nuts and the freshest milk. We get our mix and milk in the store within the week we use it”, explains Kim. “We make all our ice-cream right in the kitchen!” The curing process takes 12 hours and is then immediately available and ready for any of the traditional toppings.
Customers enjoy creating their own combinations of delicious flavors in the “All-American Sundae” where the customer starts with either a brownie or pound cake base, adds a couple of scoops of their favorite flavor of ice-cream, blended with the customer’s choice of nuts and toppings, with a whipped dollop of cream and a cherry to top it off!
The classic flavors, such as Chocolate or Mint-Chocolate Chip, are offered daily, while the shop’s unique flavors rotate as the ingredients are available. All tastes are ready to sample in the shop and packaged in pint, quart and half-gallon containers to take home and share! Short Lane
specializes in fresh, flavor-filled ice-cream, but recognizes that some people may have dietary restrictions. Therefore, the same fresh ingredients are available
in various flavors of fat-free/sugar-free frozen yogurt, sorbets and fat-free Italian gelato.
Kim doesn’t stop blending amazing tastes just because the pools close down. For the fall and winter, right up until Christmas Eve, she relocates Short Lane’s ice-cream—making it available at her family’s produce store Ware Neck Produce. For more than 25 years, Kim’s husband Jim has been selling the fruits, vegetables, spices, eggs and plants from their large farm at their store Ware Neck Produce on Main Street. Carrying a whole line of Greek cheeses, milk, ham and seafood, too, Ware Neck Produce offers locals the freshest ingredients all year round.
In November and December, when Kim makes ice-cream for container sales at Ware Neck Produce, she marries the flavors
of the season to make for the richest tastes of Apple Daffy, Maple Walnut, Almond Joy, Pecan and Peppermint Stick—Pumpkin Custard is a popular flavor even
among people who aren’t pumpkin lovers! As the holiday season rolls around, Jim has Christmas trees and wreaths in various sizes available throughout the week and stays open on Sundays, from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m., for families
to enjoy the traditions of the season—many patrons take home Kim’s Egg Nog or Gingerbread ice cream with their tree!
To hang on to a summertime treat while transitioning to the pleasures of fall, visit Short Lane Ice Cream Company for a flavor-filled cone or stop by Ware Neck Produce and pick up a variety of kitchen staples to begin the holiday season with the freshest ingredients. Don’t forget to check out the freezer case for Kim’s latest delicious creation sure to delight by itself or on top of your holiday pie! Google “Short Lane Ice Cream” to get an idea of how hard Kim works for your palate or find her on Facebook!
Draper Ingles and her mother Constance Ingles. Photos by Michelle Harbour.
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14 October 2010
By Ellen Dugan…it’s the best thing
since sliced bread?
And where did sliced bread come from anyway? Why does it merit such praise? Why don’t
we just say it’s the best thing since
ice cream or chocolate?To find out you need
to leave the Northern Neck and travel almost due west to the Missouri town of Chillicothe—pronounced CHILL-a-cothee. About the size of Kilmarnock, Chillicothe lies between St. Joseph and Hannibal and has the distinction of being the first place in the world where sliced bread was sold to the public.
This happened on July 7, 1928, when baker Frank Bench,
owner of the Chillicothe Baking Company, took a chance on an itinerant jeweler from Davenport, Iowa named Otto Frederick Rohwedder. Otto had invented a new bread-slicing machine.
Prior to Otto’s invention people either baked their own bread or bought full loaves which they personally had to cut. Sometimes there were problems. For starters it was impossible to hold the bread steady and keep the knife moving at the same time, even if you weren’t fussy about the cutting angle. Invariably, when your slice fell free from the loaf—or more likely you pulled it free—one end was too fat and the other, too skinny.
It’s not clear why Otto was the only person this bothered, but initially his bread slicing
invention was greeted with a resoundingly cold shoulder from the people who tended ovens. The baking industry scoffed at his early slicers, sure that their bread would quickly go stale. Apparently they never noticed that thousands of new toasters were popping up all over town or that people were sick and tired of struggling with bread slices that wouldn’t fit into the slots.
But Roh—as he liked to be called—did. He understood that the toaster was riding high on the wave of technological innovation that was sweeping the country as a result of widespread electrification. He knew that it would demand uniformly sliced bread.
To solve the perceived staleness problem, Roh tried various fixes including rubber bands and hat pins. Predictably, they didn’t work. Undaunted, Roh kept at it. Finally, his ten foot long machine with “a bunch of blades that swung up and then swung down” cut slices less than an inch wide and stuffed them into wax-paper wrappers to keep them fresh.
Bench was the first baker to use Roh’s invention. He marketed his newly sliced bread under the catchy name Sliced Kleen Maid Bread. His advertising trumpeted: “The Greatest Forward Step in the Baking Industry.” Naturally, people were grateful to be freed from years of dreary bread slicing. They flocked to Bench’s bakery. Sales of Kleen Maid soared.
Not long after, Wonder Bread built its national brand on the innovation of sliced bread. It advertised “SLICED” in big, bold letters in all its ads. Soon every new innovation of convenience was being touted as the “greatest thing since sliced bread.”
All went well until January 18, 1943, when the U.S. took the extraordinary step of actually banning sliced bread, but that is another story.
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By Tara Ann Neville
From the earliest times in history, women, men and children have been altering their appearances
to attract the opposite sex, appear older, younger, richer, smarter, cleaner or more godly. After centuries of experimenting with natural colorants and perfumes, Ancient Greece began opening full-service salons. The rich visited the palace salons for coloring their hair red or adding flowers or other decorations to their hair, while the working class tended to visit groomers with storefronts on the street.
When Ancient Rome began using salons, they were developing a variety of lotions, potions, creams and colorants from human and animal parts—all in an attempt to altar their appearances. Women were never alone in their quest for beauty. Men often treated themselves to hair, nail and body care—just in different locations than the women.
Romans spent more time, energy and resources on appearance-maintenance than we could ever imagine. Over time, grooming practices have morphed into natural responses to growth and aging, yet always with the intent to look our best or to attract other people. Salons
have cropped up in big and small towns all over the land, erasing insecurities, re-birthing history and creating a more beautiful population with each passing year.
Some basic beauty needs continue to draw women, men and children to a local salon for a refreshed look. Unlike ancient times, most people today are not willing to spend all day and a king’s ransom on their appearance—they want great looks, in short time, on a budget. Cosmetologist Jennifer Burgess, owner of Cutt’n Up salon in Hayes, can meet the modern day beauty needs of the whole family! Opened in 2005, Cutt’n Up offers basic grooming services in haircare, nailcare and waxing.
Women and men have always visited salons to have their tresses tamed. Interestingly, today’s natural-appearing hair styles actually tend to require coloring jobs and specific cuts to “look natural” and beautiful. Highlights and low-lights are popular services offered at Cutt’n Up. Blending lighter and darker shades with a client’s natural hair color makes the hair appear more voluminous—adding greater depth and interest. Even clients with lots of grey—sigh—to color, can benefit from Jennifer’s staff of stylists coating the grey with a fresh layer of beautiful color that maintains its richness for weeks.
Visiting Cutt’n Up every eight weeks may be all that is needed for clients with long hair and a simple style. Whereas, coming back every four to six weeks for a trim or color-refresher is often sufficient for most short-haired clients. Men often need to return more
frequently as extremely short styles need more maintenance to continue looking fresh. Appointments for all services can be made in advance and will ensure a more timely visit.
Jennifer always has three hair stylists on staff to council and tend to client’s hair needs, while she employs two
stylists at the nail booths for client manicures and pedicures. The nail technicians have plenty of colors to chose from, but clients are always welcome to bring a favorite bottle for the technicians to use.
For the months of October and November, Cutt’n Up is offering a nail special: A manicure and pedicure package for $35. School recently started so perhaps a “back-to-school” gift of a nail package is just what a mother and daughter could share! More and more frequently, moms are bringing their daughters, as young as two years old, for an afternoon of pampering at the salon. Jennifer’s staff is sure to make the experience wonderful for clients of all ages She has stuffed animals and personal tricks-of-the-trade to put a young, restless client at ease in the hair or nail salon.
Children don’t need to worry about waxing, but Cutt’n Up offers this facial service to
men and women. Women often request waxing above the lips and for definition in their eyebrows, whereas men are more likely to need a few patches of their back waxed and minimal eyebrow shaping. The stylists get to know the clients and can ensure the client’s preferred look is achieved.
As the saying goes, “the more things change, the more they stay the same”, is certainly true in the beauty world. While the Ancient Romans had the right idea, modern Cosmetologist Jennifer Burgess and her staff at Cutt’n Up make getting and staying beautiful fast, easy and available to the whole family. Visit her salon at 3570 George Washington Memorial Highway in Hayes or call 804-642-4370 for an appointment for your family’s needs!
Catherine Shacklefords w/client Judy Rollins. Jennifer w/manicurist/pedicurist Sarah Hall. Michelle Harbour photos.
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Tidewater & Timber~Living the Outdoor Legacy
By Chelly Scala
In July, one of the better known outdoorsman of the Northern Neck decided that 27 years as a state game warden was
long enough. Sergeant Robert C. Mathers Jr. retired, leaving in his wake a legacy of accomplishments. Bob, as he is known to people who have met him in his travels from
the Stafford-King George County line to Windmill Point in Lancaster County, will tell you he has been blessed with the career path he asked for. At a recent retirement celebration, Bob Mathers told the
group that as a youngster he wanted two things in life—to be a soldier or a policeman. By July 1, 2010 he had achieved both accomplishments and experience.
He grew up in a family devoid of interest in hunting or fishing, he longed to enjoy the outdoors. This dream and his inability to fish and hunt when young, led him to dedicate his time and efforts to introducing youngsters to fishing and hunting.
After 10 years in the U.S. Army—which included combat tours in Vietnam—Bob began his career as a state game warden in Cumberland County. A few years later he was assigned to Lancaster County and the Northern Neck under the tutelage of the late game warden, H.H. Pitman.
Throughout much of his career as a state game warden, Bob’s
working the field often exceeded 12 to 14 hours a day during the hunting and fishing seasons—travel could stretch from one end of the Northern Neck to the other. These days conditioned him to develop an ability to go several days with little sleep until he was able to recharge.
Holidays, Sundays, would blend together during the busy times of the hunting and fishing seasons. Being a sworn officer with statewide authority, Virginia’s game wardens—now known as Conservation Police Officers—could often be called upon to assist local law enforcement, state troopers, marine patrol officers and even correctional officers in the event of a prisoner escape. When someone was lost or unaccounted for across the wide stretches of rural landscape of the Northern Neck, Bob was one of the first contacted to lend his expertise and knowledge about where a missing person could be located.
A 27 year career across some of the busiest hunting and fishing territory in Virginia resulted in Bob experiencing many tense moments—including responding to hunting and boating accidents that had resulted in tragedy for some of those involved.
There were also plenty of lighter more amusing moments and several were recounted by those in attendance at his retirement
celebration on September 12. Our family has known Bob for 17 years and we quickly realized his ability to teach people about what the outdoors has to offer in a way that combines fun, safety, ethics and responsible stewardship. We were amazed at the number of others, including many from law enforcement, who on September 12, recognized Bob Mathers as someone who had made a significant difference in their lives by mentoring or serving alongside them.
Bob’s fellow Conservation Police Officers and other retired game wardens will recount for decades to come some of the more exciting or dangerous operations, investigations and arrests he became known for.
There is another group who know Bob Mathers who will always remember him for his dedication to sharing what fishing and hunting is all about—the next generation of outdoor people. Whether it was a fishing trip to a local pond for school age children in Lancaster County or a hunting safety seminar at the other end of the Northern Neck, Bob Mathers would be there. We wish Bob a wonderful and fun filled retirement with his wife, Dorothy and their children and grandchildren. I am sure much of that time will be spent in the great outdoors that he cherishes and loves so much. Twice Loved Treasures
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By RuthE Forrest BA,NCBTMB,CMT
Edgar Cayce has been labeled America’s sleeping prophet, the father of western holistic
medicine, and a quack. Read about the fascinating life of this man in There is a River, which details his psychic gift. Cayce, a mild-mannered photographer, taught Sunday school and wanted to be a preacher.
A spiritual basis to life was paramount to him. He had the ability to go into a trance state and bring forth a variety of information. His wife Gertrude would ask questions and his secretary recorded answers. During his lifetime he did more than 14,000 of these sessions. Subjects range from religion to ancient civilizations, from health to personal life challenges.
Those most interesting are about emotions, attitudes and health. Those suffering from conditions for which allopathic medicine had no effective remedy wrote asking for help. He never asked for payment. Although he had little knowledge of these subjects in his waking life the remedies contained accurate detailed medical information.
They are all cataloged and available for public viewing at The Association for Research and Enlightenment (A.R.E.) in Virginia Beach. This library is the largest
metaphysical library in the U.S., and second only to the Vatican in the world! Visit in person or online at www.edgarcayce.org.
Cayce’s health advice is distilled into the acronym C.A.R.E. He believed that each part of his four pillars of health—Circulation, Assimilation, Relaxation, and Elimination were equally important. Balancing them ensures an optimally functioning body.
Healthy circulation includes easy blood flow and pressure, good hydration, a strong pumping heart beat, plenty of oxygen to all tissues, and movement. In a body it’s ‘move it or lose it’. When systems become stagnant we poison ourselves to death. The decline of circulation as we age creates acidic sludge that contributes to degenerative disease. Aging bodies that exercise regularly delay this process.
When nourishing the body with pure foods, water and air, we assimilate what we take in, or we run out of gas and expire. Good raw materials for the cellular building blocks that renew our tissues are essential. Enzymes, nutrients, vitamins, minerals and sunshine are vital for healthy assimilation. Antioxidant theory began with Cayce. His alkalizing diet is the subject of much research.
Our brains are hard-wired for relaxation. Stress is the foundation for decline when we do not heed
our body’s demand for relaxation. Cayce recommended spiritual studies, meditation, massage and fun for suffering patients. He built a hospital/Spa in Virginia Beach so the infirm could rest beside the Ocean, receive bodywork and heal this modern scourge.
Elimination of waste includes letting go of toxic thoughts. Humans tend to hold onto things long after they’re useful. Clean up your act and extend your life. Healing past hurts with forgiveness was top of the list for Edgar who lived his life by the Golden Rule. He recommended sweating in
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We often traveled with Granddaddy Richardson when he went
back to Newport News, from the usual weekend visit at our house or his older daughter’s home, on Sunday afternoon. We returned to Mathews on a weekday afternoon. To make the trip from Newport
News to Mathews, we had to cross the York River by ferry. We boarded the boat at Yorktown, and Daddy would meet us on the opposite side of the river at the Gloucester Point Ferry Dock. Aunt Jane, Mamma, and Barbara sat in the front seat of the Oakland coupe, and I would sit in the rumble seat. Before we left Granddaddy’s, Mamma helped Aunt Jane pack the two suitcases in the floor below the rumble seat.
If there was more than they could fit in the lower space, the items sat on one side of the seat. I climbed into the vacant space, knowing that I would see more scenery than my family did from inside the car. On one trip, it was raining. Aunt Jane brought one of Uncle Roger’s older raincoats with her when we left her house. Before we left my grandparent’s, Aunt Jane covered my head and body well with the raincoat after I sat in the rumble seat. I saw little scenery on that trip. When it was chilly, she’d wrap me in a soft-warm blanket.
I enjoyed the rumble seat most in warm weather. My short hair would blow this way and that even when
there was no breeze. After we left the city, the scenery on Route 17 was farms, a few small stores, and homes near the stores. The owner of one store had a black bear. I’d watch for the pen where the bear lived as we neared that section of
road. He sold gasoline, and people stopped to buy gas from him so that the children could get a closer look at the animal. Merchandising required clever tricks in that day.
Once in a while, I’d glance in the rear window of the car. Some of those times, Barbara would be watching me. She’d make faces when I glanced at her. I never knew if she was jealous or proud to be inside the coupe.
The thing I enjoyed most about the ride in the rumble seat was the “Burma Shave” signs. They were on rustic boards that were nailed to posts and written with all capital letters. Only a few words filled each sign, which were a distance apart. But if you didn’t miss one, you had a message when you got to “BURMA SHAVE.”
When we neared Yorktown, I watched for the Victory Monument, knowing from early childhood that was where Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington. I knew at that point that it was time to get ready to climb out at the ferry dock. It meant making sure my shoes were fastened and clothes straightened.
By the summer of 1934, Barbara accompanied me in the rumble seat. It was more fun with someone with whom I could share the sights.
When we said “Goodbye” to Aunt Jane, I thanked her for letting me ride in Uncle Roger’s rumble seat. That was the way we lived in the olden days.
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Style Spotlight~Covering the GamutBy Susan Grandpre
Located in the White Marsh area of Gloucester, Randall Williams and Marilyn McGuire
own and operate their own business, Randy’s Carpentry, Inc. While they are not originally from the area, they have called it home for nearly 30 years.
For the last six years, Randy’s Carpentry, Inc. has served residents in the Middle Peninsula, Northern Neck, Williamsburg, Newport News and surrounding areas. While the majority of their customers reside in the Gloucester, Matthews and Middlesex area, Randy’s Carpentry, Inc. prides itself on providing a variety of services to people in the extended Chesapeake Bay Region.
Although Randy is in its sixth year of business, he has worked in the construction industry for most of his life. He started out as young man learning the carpentry trade and continued to learn all aspects of construction through the years as he worked for other companies. By the time that Randy decided to strike out on his own and start his business, he possessed a wealth of knowledge of the construction industry as a whole. In 2004, it made sense for Randy and Marilyn to forge out on their own and create their construction company.
Unlike many other general contractors, Randy’s Carpentry
does not focus on one particular kind of project. “Instead of focusing our work on one aspect of construction, we cover the full gamut,” comments Marilyn. Randy’s Carpentry, Inc. works on a wide variety of jobs from new construction of custom homes or modular homes to remodeling to additions to porches and decks. He also modifies homes to accommodate individuals living with physical handicaps.
Randy enjoys the variety of the work that comes with each project and finds that moving from one kind of project to another is interesting. For instance, he likes replacing siding and windows one week and renovating a bath or kitchen the next. While additions and remodeling comprise the largest part of the business, Randy looks forward to his work each day. He approaches each job with the belief that no job is too big or too small.
Randy still works on each job himself. He does not restrict his efforts to supervision on a work site. He is on the job site lifting the hammer right along side his crew and he continues to enjoy the physical nature of his work each day. Marilyn comments “Randy would really miss the physical work if he did not have it each day”.
While he is working on the construction site, Marilyn is in their home office handling all the administrative tasks required to manage a construction company. She speaks with the customers, does the bookkeeping, manages the expenses of each job and oversees the payroll.
Randy and Marilyn share the business philosophy that they have used to build their business. They firmly believe that “the customer is always right and their job is to have a happy client at the end of a project,” states Marilyn. They also believe that each job should be approached with a personal touch. The customer should always feel like the project is important to the contractor and not just a job that results in another paycheck.
Most of the projects that Randy’s Carpentry, Inc. works on come from referrals. “We rely on word of mouth referrals in order to get
new business, “ says Marilyn. They know that if they complete a quality project and leave the customer happy, that customer will likely recommend them to their friends, neighbors and family.
Randy is also aware of the fact that making the customer happy means that the customer will think of them for the next home improvement project they decide to tackle.
Along with satisfying the customer, he always strives to maintain professional relationships with other tradesmen. Painters, plumbers and electricians often refer jobs to Randy and he does the same for them. People in the industry know who does a good job and will recommend companies that they are confident will produce a quality result.
With the recent economic recession, the construction industry in general has struggled. The current economic environment is difficult for businesses and everyone in the construction sector hopes that the situation will improve soon. Meanwhile professional companies like Randy’s Carpentry continue to concentrate on completing high quality workmanship that will please their customers. Call Randy at 804-693-9807 or 804-854-7086 for your next project!
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24 October 2010
By Tara Ann Neville
Today I realized there is a perfect time of the day—at least when school is in session. Just before
eight o’clock, I drive my children to school across town. They are usually cranky, disorganized, disheveled and always talkative. The fifteen-minute commute is filled with questions and needs that should have been addressed
the night before and some kind of snide remark or touching that causes two kids to exchange insults at regular intervals. I’ve found that making up a story or describing my life back “in the day” often distracts the children long enough to have a peaceful ride.
Sometimes I don’t have a story, so I call for a “silent ride”—no one can speak until we are at school. I used to scoff at teachers who called for “silent lunches”, but
I’ve learned to use these short periods of silent time to teach lessons that last a lifetime.
On a “silent ride”, the kids and I are not focusing on what people are saying and doing in the van. We turn our attention to what is outside of ourselves—there are plenty of stories to “hear”.
There’s the lone man walking, as he does every morning, carrying a stick to ward off aggressive dogs. He waves as we pass by. He waves even though I nearly hit him half the times I pass—I’m in a hurry, running late. The man never looks at me angrily nor does he leap from the roadside as I approach. He just smiles and waves and I learn a lesson in forgiveness.
There are three boys standing under a maple tree, wearing
collared shirts, pressed pants, all in a line with their backpacks. They play a clapping game as they wait for the school bus. Their home is so small, I imagine the boys may not have a bedroom to sleep in nor a table for homework. They are without material wealth but are rich in spirit—what enlightened parents they must have. They smile and wave and I learn a lesson in perseverance.
I see the grandma and my heart pounds. I see her every morning waiting for the school bus with her granddaughter—fiddling with her hair or skirt. The grandmother rides her bicycle around noontime to the grocery store—it must be five miles each way on a narrow, winding road. She waves at me from her bike, just as she and her granddaughter smile and wave to me now and I learn a lesson in purposefulness.
Arriving at the school, my children file out of the van, quietly whispering “Bye, Mommy, I love you”. I say my standard parting line, “Have a great day, and get an ‘A’, not an ‘88’”. We smile and wave and I see in their eyes that we all learned a lesson in compassion. Yes, it’s official, eight o’clock in the morning is the most perfect time of the day.
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By Jean C. Keating
During the bloody years between 1861 and 1865, more than 620,000 good,
caring, dedicated men were pitted against one another in a bloody conflict that devastated the country, especially the South. Historians argue the many reasons for the war—slavery, state-rights, economic recession in the north that made war profits desirable. Whatever the causes, the War Between the States or American Civil War claimed the lives of two percent of the nation’s population in the 1860’s, which according to Michael E. Ruane of the Washington Post would equate to six million dead today.
The war in Virginia effectively ceased on April 9, 1865 when Confederate General Robert E. Lee, resplendent in a new uniform and dress sword, met with Union General Ulysses S. Grant at a small farm house in Appomattox, Virginia and surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia. The National Park Service operates the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park at that site.
On September 23, 2010, the Museum of the Confederacy (MOC) will break ground on a new $7.5 million museum about a mile from the
farmhouse where Lee surrendered. Designed by Carlton Abbott and Associates of Williamsburg, the 11,700 square foot museum will occupy eight acres of grounds which will provide ample interior
and exterior space for visitors, programming and exhibits.
This Museum is the first of three new sites in the expansion of a system of museums for the MOC which has its headquarters in Richmond. The nearly 7,000 square feet of space at the 114-year-old museum is sufficient to display about ten percent of its collection of 20,000 artifacts and 100,000 documents and photographs, according to MOC spokesman Sam Craghead. Among its holdings are 550 wartime Confederate flags, 300 swords and the 10-foot-long Confederate constitution.
“We can put stuff in three additional museums and still have plenty…left over,” Craghead said. Plans for two other additional museums, near Fredericksburg and Fort Monroe, are in the planning stages. Each site will cover special themes of the war. “The museum at Appomattox will focus on the end of the war and the reunification of the
country,” Craghead explained.S. Waite Rawls III, President of
the MOC said, “The Museum of the Confederacy in Appomattox will bring a new dimension in the story of Appomattox, as the focal point of the ending of the American Civil War and the starting point of national reunification.” Visitors will be able to examine the ending of a war, which had torn the nation and cost more than 620,000 lives, yet ended with a nobility and dignity marking a desire to heal the wounds and bring the nation together. There was the uncertainty facing the Confederate soldier and civilian refugee, as they began the road home, while that same road ‘home’ held both challenge and opportunity for the newly freed slave.
“These stories make Appomattox one of those names that rings across the years of history—not only in our own country but around the globe. When people study the history of this great nation the importance of Appomattox draws them to see the place for themselves,” stated Dr. Paul Harvey, Mayor of Appomattox.
Opening of this site is scheduled for spring of 2012. In addition to Lee artifacts, such as the pen he used to sign the surrender, the
elegant uniform he wore that day, and the sword he carried to that surrender, the Appomattox branch will likely include uniforms and items of 12 other Confederate generals who surrendered that day. The museum will be the final stop for the Virginia Sesquicentennial Commission’s traveling exhibit—An American Turning Point in 2015.
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By Emily Pritchard Cary
Aurelio Dominguez steps into the meaty role of the Duke of Mantua in Virginia Opera’s
season opener, Rigoletto, elated by his good fortune. While filling in last summer for an ailing singer at the request of a Washington area amateur group, he came to the attention of Joseph Walsh, the VO’s associate conductor and chorus master. Walsh happened to be in attendance to present a master class and cornered Dominguez afterward, saying, “We have to talk.”
The upshot was a meeting with Peter Mark, VO’s founder and artistic director, and an invitation to become a member of the company’s spectrum resident artist program. For the first VO production last season, he covered the tenor role of Rodolfo in La Bohme while singing Parpignol, followed by covering Tonio in Daughter of the Regiment and singing the role of A Peasant. Now he is starring as the roué who inadvertently causes the death of the woman he truly loves, daughter of the court jester Rigoletto.
“They say that the Duke is a despicable man, but I have a
different view of him,” he said. “He certainly is immature, not ready to start a family and he still has issues to work out. Although he doesn’t take marriage seriously, in many ways he is good because he actually loved Gilda. For her, he was willing to throw his power out the window. That perspective of him comes out when they sing ‘Caro nome.’”
Dominguez’s character had to be renamed by composer Guiseppe Verdi when the censors complained. Although the opera is today regarded as one of his finest, it was one of several that necessitated a change in the story line. Verdi based the Rigoletto libretto on a story by Victor Hugo that depicted a king of France as an immoral womanizer. This was not acceptable to northern European censors during the Restoration period, so he overcame their objections by turning the character into an Italian duke.
Dominguez earned this coveted role after a long, accidental journey to the Washington, DC
area. Growing up in Caracas, Venezuela, he studied viola at the local conservatory. Between lessons, he chatted with the voice teacher in the next room who encouraged him to develop his tenor voice. Good
fortune soon arrived in the person of Kathleen Wilson, a specialist in Latin American art songs, who was on sabbatical leave from the University of New Hampshire. Impressed by his talent, she was instrumental in helping Dominguez get a scholarship there.
After graduating in 1999 with a degree in music and Spanish, she encouraged him to do graduate work at Catholic University. He became active throughout the area, singing with the Baltimore Municipal Opera Company, at the Asian American Opera Festival and at numerous musical events. Now a member of the Washington National Opera chorus, he was delighted to
meet and be directed by Plàcido Domingo, one of his early heroes. Since working with Virginia Opera, he is equally impressed by Peter Mark and everyone connected with the company.
“I want the audiences in Norfolk, Richmond and Fairfax to discover that the Duke of Mantua is not really a bad person, even though he is socially dysfunctional,” he said. “Because women throw themselves at him, his ego is so big that the group he surrounds himself with all want to be like him. On the plus side, his three arias suit my voice perfectly. They are well paced and among the finest Verdi ever wrote.”
The Virginia Opera production of Verdi’s Rigoletto plays in Norfolk’s Harrison Opera House October 2, 6, 8 and 10; George Mason University Center for the Arts, Fairfax, October 15 and 17; Richmond’s Carpenter Theatre Oct. 22 and 24. It will be sung in Italian with English supertitles. The Virginia Symphony Orchestra accompanies. Visit Virginia Opera. www.vaopera.org, www.Twitter.com/VaOpera, and www.facebook.com/VaOpera.
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By Spike Knuth
The “King of Ducks’ was the name given to the canvasback by the old market hunters in the late
1800s and early 1900s. This is a big duck, averaging about three pounds, and its flesh was highly prized as a food source in those days, especially if it was feeding on its favorite food, aquatic wild celery—or valisineria grass.
“Cans,” as they are nicknamed, have a distinctive broad-based
bill, which slopes up into an elongated, streamlined head—quite different than other ducks. The head and neck of the drake is a deep reddish-brown with black around the face and over its crown. Its chest and rear end is black, its belly and back white, finely vermiculated with gray—resembling canvas! Its wings are gray.
The female is basically brownish with a darker breast, gray back and belly and a whitish face and chin.
Cans are at home on big marshes or rafting up on large lakes, bays or rivers. They are diving ducks, capable of diving down to 30 feet. Their favorite food is wild celery, but they will also feed on the roots, tubers, stems and leaves of other aquatic plants. If vegetation is not available, they’ll turn to small clams and other shellfish, which affects its flavor on its wintering grounds.
They are usually mated by the time they reach their main breeding grounds in the prairies of Canada. Nests are built in cattails or rushes over water in marsh sloughs and prairie potholes. Seven to nine eggs are laid and, while the hen incubates hatches and cares for the young, the males fly to forested lakes and flowages to undergo molting. The female molts as the young approach fledging.
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By Michelle Harbour
Let’s go down to Bill’s,” sounds like something a friend of Bill’s might say. His
place is J&W Diner in the York River Crossing Shopping Center in Hayes. When you go out to eat, how often do see the chef? How often do you get to speak with him? To the almost 100 daily regulars who come to J&W’s, meeting Bill is routine—and part of the reason folks have come to call the diner “Bill’s Place.”
Bill Davis, with his wife Julie, takes a personal interest in not only providing affordable dining, but in getting to know his patrons and learn what they think of each dining experience they have at J&W’s. One regular diner, Al, requested an omelet so often that it was added to the menu. “Al’s Omelette” is filled with sausage, tomatoes and cheddar cheese. Ask anyone in town and they will tell you that Bill makes the best omelets in the county—from Greek to Western and a veggie omelet filled with onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, peppers and fresh feta cheese—if it’s an omelet you crave, Bill’s got you covered.
Breakfast is served all day at J&W Diner. Bill’s Skillet Pile Up is for those with a hearty appetite who need fuel for a long day. You’re served two eggs with ham, onions, peppers, home fries and cheddar cheese and a serving of toast. There are ala cart items—be sure to try his pancakes and homemade French toast. A special Seniors’ Menu with discounted prices is offered for the golden crowd.
J&W Diner’s motto is “Bringing Back Affordable Dining” and, their other promise—ensuring every meal is homemade and fresh. When I went back into the kitchen with Bill, his assistant
Logan was chopping potatoes for a side of mashed potatoes—fresh, creamy and hot. The lunch and dinner menu includes tempting home-style entrees such as baked meatloaf with Bill’s own blend of premium ground beef, breadcrumbs and seasoning—just like Mom makes.
The liver and onions plate is topped off with of his Chef’s Own gravy, and of course you can’t miss out on the North Carolina BBQ plate. Meatloaf, roast beef, and turkeys are roasted fresh and baked slowly for juicy and tasty sandwiches and platters waiting to be savored.
Bill’s Place is open daily at 7 a.m. and closes every day at 2 p.m. except Thursdays and Fridays. Those days are special. Open until 9 p.m., you don’t want to miss Dinner and a Movie Night at J& W Diner. For the price of $25.99 a couple can enjoy two entrees, two
beverages and two desserts along with two movies passes to YRC Cinema, which is located right next door to the diner. Now that’s a great night out at a price that can’t be beat.
The desserts at J&W are something that must be enjoyed with each meal. Homemade cakes are light and moist and as tall as a blue ribbon winner at the state fair. There are also homemade
pies, bread pudding and cakes made to order for all special occasions.
Speaking of special occasions, Bill has you covered for all of your events, parties, and office meetings too. If you’re looking to cater one of your events be sure to give him a call and ask about his specialty menus. Boxed lunches include some of his great sandwiches on croissants with chips and homemade cookies and several choices of beverages including sweet and unsweetened tea. Everything is packed suitably in a box and can be delivered or picked up. The dining room is also available after hours with
seating for up to 50 people for private meetings and events.
Last year a special Christmas Party was held in the dining room for needy families—it included a full turkey dinner and a tree with presents for the children. A similar event is planned for this year and you can look for those
details on the J&W Diner Facebook page under J&W Diner. When you’re on their page you’ll see that the posts are closer to those of family members between each other, and that’s because the diners of
J&W are like one big family, with Bill and Julie welcoming them on each visit, sometimes daily, and making them feel at home while bringing back affordable dining.
Be sure to come down to Bill’s place soon, located in the York River Crossing Shopping Center, 2297 George Washington Memorial Highway, Route 17, Hayes. Got a question or want to ask about their specialty cakes and catering services? Call 804-684-0888 or visit them on Facebook. When you see Bill, tell him you read about “his place” in Style!
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30 October 2010
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