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King William, VA, February 7th, 2012, Upper King William Library. The special educational program, World War Two: An In-Depth His-tory, wrapped up its five evening installments with an opportunity for

participants to get up close and personal with a mini-museum display of actual wartime artifacts. Instructor Ian Anderson, seen here in the uni-

form of a US Army officer, explains details of the parachute system used by American airborne troops, worn by Cullen Jones. Items on display included uniforms, equipment and weapons used by US, German and

Japanese combatant forces. This King William Recreation and Parks ac-tivity was written and presented by Anderson, a student at King William

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Students in teacher Ms. VanRensse-lear learned about the life and impor-tance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The students enjoyed a PowerPoint, book, and discussions about the many

contributions of Dr. King. Acquinton Elementary School is looking forward to many more of these activities during the month of February.

Little Piece of Heaven in Mechanicsville’s Cupcake Shop, Li’MorHaving Opened in November, This Decadent Bakery is a Family Affair by A. Kay Oxendine

I heard about the new cupcake shop in Mechanicsville from my bff Tay-lor. Then, on Superbowl Sunday, I got to experience this delicious dela-cies. The Gallaghers brought Super-

bowl cupcakes for both teams, and they were incredible. When my son and I were out with doctors appoint-ments, we decided to visit, and we are hooked!Johnathan especially liked the all chocolate cupcake (sinful) and I chose the red velvet. And I am going

to say this in the nicest way - I wanted to get up and slap somebody - it was that dang good. Decadent is not even beginning to describe these delicious bites of heaven. Baking and catering are in this fam-ily’s blood. The co-owner Teresa, is a joy to meet and is the first to admit she has no computer skills, but can make a mean cupcake. She learned this skill from her parents, as shown in the picture to the left. Her daugh-ter Lisa handles the marketing, but after enjoying these morsels of de-light, they will stand for themselves.Li’Mor Cupcakes is located on Me-chanicsville Turnpike (beside Home-makers, behind Cold Harbor restau-rant). They also have rolls (which melt in your mouth and need to be pre-ordered) and cinnamon buns and the moistest, most delicious, scrump-tous cupcakes I have ever tasted. But don’t take my word for it. Check them put and share the love. I can promise you, you will be back.

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At approximately 2:30 p.m., on Feb-ruary 7th, Corporal R. Hirtz stopped Patricia Smith, of Mascot, at Rt. 33 and 14 at the Shacklefords Post Office with the as-sistance of Sheriff J. Charboneau.According to Sher-iff J. Charboneau, earlier on Febru-ary 7th, a warrant had been issued for Smith, who had been the target of a 6 month drug in-vestigation by the office. She was taken into custody without incident. Upon ar-rest, Smith was found to be in posses-sion of ¼ ounce crack cocaine with a street value of approximately $1000.00 and an undisclosed amount of cash. Both the car and the money were seized by the sheriff’s office. Smith was charged with the warrant

charge of distribution of crack cocaine and was also charged with possession with the intent to distribute crack co-caine for the contraband discovered during the arrest. She is being held at the Middle Pen-

insula Regional Security Cen-ter in Saluda on $1500.00 bond on each charge. An ar-raignment hearing will be on February 17th at 9:00 a.m. A civil hearing will be held in Circuit Court to determine disposition of the seized money and

vehicle, but that date has not yet been determined. Additional charges related to this in-vestigation are pending and the case is still under investigation. “This is a push by my department to rid the county of illegal drug sales. I applaud my Investigators and Deputies for stepping up the challenge,” Char-boneau stated.

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RICHMOND, Va. – State and local officials will test the early warning siren system around the North Anna Power Station Wednes-day, Feb. 15, 2012, at approximate-ly 11:10 a.m. A steady three-minute tone will be sounded by 68 sirens in Caroline, H a n o v e r , Louisa and Spotsylvania counties. The sirens are lo-cated within a 10-mile ra-dius of the plant.

Siren tests take place quarterly on the third Wednesday of February, May, August and November. The Virginia Department of Emergency Management, Dominion Virginia Power and the localities where the sirens are located participate in the quarterly tests.

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RICHMOND, Va. – Registration is now open for the March 20 State-wide Tornado Drill. Businesses and organizations, schools and colleges, and families and individuals can practice taking cover from torna-does by participating in this annual safety exercise, set for 9:45 a.m.

“Last year 51 twisters hit Virginia, the second highest number on re-cord,” said Michael Cline, state coordinator for emergency man-agement. “But more importantly, communities are still healing from the affects of those tornadoes that killed 10 people, injured more than 100, and destroyed 212 homes and

17 businesses. It’s vitally important that everyone know what to do if a tornado warning is issued for their area.” The annual drill is a joint effort of the National Weather Ser-vice and the Virginia Department of Emergency Management. To start the drill, at approximately 9:45 a.m., the NWS will send a test tornado warning that will trigger a tone alert and broadcast message on NOAA Weather Radio, simulating what listeners will hear during an actual tornado warning.

Although registration is not re-quired, people participating in the Statewide Tornado Drill are encour-

aged to sign up to show their sup-port. Learn more about tornado safety, how to hold a drill, and how to register for the drill at http://www.vaemergency.gov/readyvir-ginia/stayinformed/tornadoes.

Here’s a look back at tornadoes in Virginia during 2011:· 51 tornadoes hit, the second highest number on record (87 struck in 2004)· In April, 10 people died and more than 100 were injured· Most tornadoes occurred dur-ing April, but tornadoes also were recorded in March, May, August, September, October and November· In April, 212 homes and 17

businesses were destroyed; more than 1,050 homes and businesses were damaged · Nearly every part of Vir-ginia experienced tornadoes dur-ing 2011, including mountainous Southwest Virginia. Other areas hit: Southside Virginia, Roanoke Valley, Shenandoah Valley, Central Virginia, Northern Virginia, Middle Peninsula and Hampton Roads· One-third of the tornadoes struck at night, including the deadly EF3 tornado that hit Washington County around 1 a.m. April 28

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The King William Democratic Committee will meet for im-portant business at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 21, at the

Pamunkey Baptist Association Center, 18627 King William Road, across from Acquinton Elementary School. Those in-terested in joining the Committee may call Chuck Hawkins, Outreach Chair, at 804-450-0346 or go to www.kwdems.org

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Dear Editor,

No matter who gets the GOP nomi-nation, he/she must attack President Obama’s dismal record, if a victory is to be achieved for all God-fear-ing, Freedom-loving citizens. Pres-ident Obama will be a formidable incumbent to defeat. He has raised lots of money and has a plethora of Union and Democratic base sup-port. Suggested GOP strategy: The Nominee should emphasize that the mission of President Obama is TO DEPRIVE ALL AMERICANS OF THEIR FREEDOMS AND LIB-ERTIES by converting this coun-try into a Socialist/Marxist nation. The Nominee should site examples such as ObamaCare, the rising cost of gasoline and oil, denying the Canadian pipeline, Gulf Oil mora-torium, the lies about creating jobs,

government takeovers and bailouts, etc., etc..And, last but certainly not least, make a HUGE issue out of all of Obama’s broken promises and LIES. The bottom line is that the GOP Nominee must stay focused on AT-TACKING OBAMA’S RECORD. The Liberal Left will indeed strive to fabricate anything they can dream up about the Nominee and milk it for all it’s worth. It will get UGLY! We can achieve victory in November, but it won’t be easy. All God-fearing, Freedom-loving Americans must get out and vote and vote SMART! Do you want President Obama to be called Com-rade Obama? God bless America!

Dawna Lee, Mechanicsville, VA 23116

It makes no sense. If low interest rates are helping prime the pump of the economic recovery, then it stands to reason that low tax rates would also help. If people are pay-ing less money for borrowed mon-ey, and that’s a good thing, then lowering tax rates would have the same effect. In fact, it would have a larger impact because lowering tax rates for everyone, including the “rich,” would create a flood of eco-nomic expansion. Obama keeps bringing up the “ev-erybody should pay their fair share” issue. Interest rates aren’t only be-ing lowered for the poor. They are being lowered for everyone. The rich aren’t paying a higher interest rate than the poor.

It’s lower interest rates that make it less expensive for people to bor-

row money. With borrowed money, a business can expand production, build a new building, advertise, increase inventory, develop new products, etc. The result is more jobs and a boost to the economy. The same thing would happen if tax rates were lower for everyone. There would be more investment, more spending, and more hiring in order to accommodate the infusion of new capital into the market place.Obama will never make the above argument because “taxing the rich” is a class warfare campaign tactic. It creates a tangible enemy for him to fire up his base who are depen-dent on government hand outs and pay outs.

Kenneth Hawk, Mechanicsville, VA 23116

The HHS decision to mandate that nearly all health insurance policies are required to cover birth con-trol, abortifacients and sterilization should be a wake-up call for every American. As the Wall Street Jour-nal stated: “The country is being exposed to the raw political control that is the core of the Obama health-care plan,

and Americans are seeing clearly for the first time how this will vio-late pluralism and liberty.” The fact is, ObamaCare is ALL ABOUT government control and an unconstitutional infringement on our liberties. It must be opposed in every possible way.

Jenna Hawk, Mechanicsville, VA

Dear Editor,

It is now clear that the BIGGEST LOSERS in the ObamaCare statist healthcare overhaul ARE AMER-ICA’S SENIORS and those ap-proaching retirement age. Consider these shocking facts:

According to Obama’s own chief actuary in the Department of Health and Human Services, ObamaCare will savage Medicare by cutting $575.1 billion in this decade alone. ObamaCare will affect all aspects of health care for seniors -- cover-age, prices, and access. “Medicare Advantage” -- the popu-lar program which gives seniors more choices in healthcare -- is al-ready being decimated by Obam-aCare with major insurers dropping the plan altogether and Obama’s ac-tuary projecting a 50% reduction in the program by 2017. And then there’s the reality of HEALTHCARE RATIONING that will be implemented by Obam-aCare’s “Independent Payment Advisory Board” -- appointed by

Obama with the power to make Medicare rationing decisions with-out Congressional oversight! Of course, many seniors have been kept in the dark -- even deceived about ObamaCare by the nation’s largest membership association of seniors, AARP. From the onset, the AARP aggressively lobbied for passage of ObamaCare. Even as these troubling details emerged, AARP continued its staunch sup-port of Obama’s plan...

The reason?

AARP stands to reap billions in profits by offering gap coverage as a direct result of deep cuts in Medi-care! This “Grand Deception” cre-ated by Obama and aggressively promoted by the AARP that seniors support ObamaCare is a lie now threatening the health care of every senior and the solvency of our na-tion. With American seniors now at serious risk due to ObamaCare, and AARP essentially turning their backs on the concerns of seniors. Buyer Beware!

Daniel GregoryMechanicsville, VA 23116

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The most egregious legislation neg-atively affecting our once constitu-tionally guaranteed liberties lately seems to come via a “national se-curity” rationale. The National De-fense Authorization Act (NDAA) and its “indefinite detention” clause is a classic example of liberty-rob-bing legislation that ignores con-stitutional restraints put in place to

protect against tyranny. Our current leaders seem content to cooperate with these assaults on freedoms, or haven’t the courage to stand up against the encroaching tyranny because they continue to offer ex-cuses for voting for such abuses.

Jackie LeeMechanicsville, VA 23116

King William Sheriff’s Deputies have arrested two individuals in connection to a string of burglaries since late November in the northern end of King William County. In-vestigators have charged Jerry R. Stanley, Jr. of Chesterfield and his step-son Donovan N. Davis with multiple charges of breaking and entering, grand larceny, and pos-session of stolen property. Stanley has also been charged with 4 counts possession of a firearm by a con-victed felon. Investigators learned through the course of the investiga-tion that Stanley would take along his 10 year old son on many of the

burglaries which occurred during the day time. Another subject ( a 17 year old juvenile) is also to be charged with similar crimes for his involvement in the burglaries. In-vestigators have recovered some of the property that had been stolen but not all. This remains an active investigation and the Sheriff’s Of-fice expects more charges as Inves-tigators continue to follow up on more information. If you have any information that would be helpful to police in this investigation call the King William Sheriff’ Office at 769-0999.

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The King and Queen County Sheriff’s Of-fice has placed additional charges on the three men who have been arrested in con-nection with a series of residential breaking and entering’s in King and Queen County.According to Sheriff John Charboneau the charges are as follows:Andre Lorenzo Gresham, 24, of Urbanna was charged with a felony count of break-ing and entering into a residence house in daytime to commit larceny (St. Stephens Church), felony count of grand larceny of property more than $200.00(St. Ste-phens Church), felony count of selling stolen property greater than $200.00, (St. Stephens Church), felony count of break-ing and entering into a residence house in daytime to commit larceny (Shacklefords), felony count of grand larceny of property more than $200.00(Shacklefords), felony count of selling stolen property greater than $200.00 (Shacklefords), felony count of breaking and entering into a residence house in daytime to commit larceny (Bru-ington), felony count of grand larceny of property more than $200.00 (Bruington), Grand Larceny theft of firearm (Bruing-ton), felony count of selling stolen proper-ty greater than $200.00 (Bruington), felony count of damage property intentionally greater than $1000.00 (Bruington). Marress Gary, 25, of Shacklefords was charged with a felony count of breaking and entering into a residence house in daytime to commit larceny (St. Stephens Church), felony count of grand larceny of property more than $200.00(St. Ste-phens Church), felony count of selling stolen property greater than $200.00, (St. Stephens Church), felony count of break-ing and entering into a residence house in daytime to commit larceny (Shacklefords), felony count of grand larceny of property more than $200.00(Shacklefords), felony count of selling stolen property greater than $200.00 (Shacklefords), felony count of breaking and entering into a residence house in daytime to commit larceny (Bru-ington), felony count of grand larceny of property more than $200.00 (Bruington), Grand Larceny theft of firearm (Bruing-ton), felony count of selling stolen property

greater than $200.00 (Bruington), felony count of damage property intentionally greater than $1000.00 (Bruington), felony count of breaking and entering into a resi-dence house in daytime to commit larceny (Indian Neck), felony count of grand larce-ny of property more than $200.00 (Indian Neck), felony count of selling stolen prop-erty greater than $200.00 (Indian Neck), felony count of damage property intention-ally greater than $1000.00 (Indian Neck). Markie Ellis, 21, of Shacklefords was charged with a felony count of breaking and entering into a residence house in daytime to commit larceny (St. Stephens Church), felony count of grand larceny of property more than $200.00(St. Stephens Church), felony count of selling stolen property greater than $200.00, (St. Ste-phens Church).The three were arraigned on all charges on February 3 and are still being held without bond at the Middle Peninsula Regional Se-curity Center in Saluda.King and Queen County Sheriff’s Office deputies executed a search warrant in the early morning hours of January 29th in connection with a breaking and entering. During the investigation 3 firearms have been recovered in connection with a break-ing and entering in St. Stephens Church.Prentis Bernard Harvey was arrested in connection with the breaking and entering that occurred in St. Stephens Church area. He was arrested on January 31 and charged with the following:A felony count of Grand Larceny of a fire-arm, a felony count of breaking and enter-ing to commit larceny and a felony count of selling a stolen firearm. Harvey is being held on a $1,500 bond at the Middle Pen-insular Regional Security Center in Saluda and will be arraigned on February 9 at 9:00 a.m. Deputy R.T. Hirtz is the investigating deputy and the case is still under investiga-tion.“This break-in is not connected with the regional break-ins. They are two separate incidents,” stated Sheriff Charboneau. The King and Queen County Sheriff’s Office is still going through evidence and the cases are still under investigation. If anyone has any information on this or any other suspicious activity in King and Queen County, they are encouraged to con-tact the King and Queen County Sheriff’s Office.

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The last few months have been a chal-lenge for me and my family. My son has taken ill and is now on homebound school until we can find a resolution. Without blinking eye, I realized one day that we were in a situation. I fi-nally felt led to ask for help. It was a hard thing to be so public, but as a woman of faith, I know that sometimes we do not becauese we know not. We must always pray without ceasing, and seek to do good. I have always been one of the folks who give, being on the recieving end was humbling. What I have discovered, is that even in the darkest of times, there is always hope, we just have to hold on and stand in glory. I have been overwhelmed at folks goodness. Just overwhelmed with love. I say thank you to all.Little man and I had the opportunity to visit Washington, DC. It did him good to get out of the house, and it was a

good adventure. I met another writer friend Venita, and we visited Martin Luther King’s Memorial. She snapped this photo as I was walking by. I found it very fitting.

The entire quote reads:I have the audacity to believe that peo-ples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture of their minds, and dignity, equality, and freedom for their spirits. I believe that what self-centered men have torn down, men other-centered can build up I still believe that one day mankind will bow before the altars of God and be crowned triumphant over war and bloodshed, and nonviolent redemptive goodwill will proclaim the rule of the land. — Martin Luther King Jr.

until next time....a. kay oxendine

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“Tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth”. We as parents want more than anything to raise children who are honest and trustworthy. One of the best ways to teach hon-esty to our children is to live honest and upright lives before their eyes. Don’t fall for the temptation for the “little white lie”. “I’m not home” as an answer to an unwanted phone call; “I’ll give you a sick note for school” when your child is not sick. These seem inno-cent enough at the time and often pro-vide just what we need to get out of the moment we are in; however, the consequences are far reaching. Proverbs 19:1 says “It is better to be poor and honest than to be a fool and dishonest.” How about situa-tions where you are charged incor-rectly to your benefit; or given too much change in a cash transaction? Do you graciously and eagerly make those errors right by return-ing the undeserved change and hav-ing the sales receipt corrected? The

biblical book of Daniel describes for us a true role model for our chil-dren. Daniel was a young man who took care of himself physically, was loyal only to the one true God, and lived an impeccable life before all who watched him, even in difficult times. Daniel 6:4 Then the other administrators and princes began

searching for some fault in the way Daniel was handling his affairs, but they couldn’t find any-thing to criticize. He was faithful and honest and always responsible. Replace Daniel’s name with your child’s name. Pray for your son/daughter and trust that

with the help of the Lord and His teaching, you will raise him/her up to be “faithful, honest and respon-sible”. Remember these things are “caught” from the modeling of par-ents and grandparents.

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The Parent’s CornerYonder by the Trees, Yonder by the Wind

James Moore

Continued from February 1, 2012

Suddenly, Running Bear’s expression totally changed, coming half-crazed in apparent sorrow. “Wait, that’s it, Ris-ing Eagle? Am I not to be punished? Brother, I have wronged you. I must repay you!” The man began walking towards our direction. I quickly noted the worrisome, pitiful gleam in his eye. Indian faced his brother, sol-emn and sullen-faced. “I can no longer think to kill you, Running Bear. Your letters that you wrote to me—I will keep them to me, now and always. I no longer hate you brother.” Indian con-tinued towards the truck shakily. “I no longer hate you. I love you . . .” I couldn’t say for sure, but I thought I heard the slight whimpering coming from my friend that constituted for cry-ing. Men do have hearts, after all.Running Bear pressed further. “Rising Eagle, I can no longer live with my-self—my own hatred towards others has caused many people a great hurt. God above me, my own life is no lon-ger worth living!” He walked closer in our direction, inching towards the dropped gun on the ground. Seeing him do this, I worried about what he might do.

Indian stopped walking and whimper-ing, and then he looked in my direction—he gave me a gravely worried look. He final-ly turned attention to his fumbling brother, and said, “All life is worth living, brother. I lost my turtledove, and yet I still see that spark I wish never to quench, that spark called living. If I were ever to see the day that I didn’t want to keep on with my life, then may God help me.” He let his words sink into his brother’s mind a moment, then said, “I have decided to forgive you. Please make peace with my decision.” Indian turned one more time and went towards the direction of the truck. And in this instance I was sure—Indian was crying, just a little bit, under the pain of the sun and his brother’s grief.And yet Running Bear still wouldn’t let go of it. “But I am a sinner!” he shouted. His fiery eyes darted back and forth between Indian, me, and the cold, scratched-up gun that seemed to jump up from the ground towards his face.

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The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) announced today that 11 Virginia farmers and agribusinesses have received Value-Added Produc-er Grants ranging from $37,000 to $300,000 to promote small business expansion and entrepreneurship op-portunities. The grants provide local businesses with access capital, tech-nical assistance and new markets for products and services. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded 298 grants valued at more than $40 million to recipients in 44 states and Puerto Rico.

Value-added products are created when a producer increases the con-sumer value of an agricultural com-modity in the production or process-ing stage. The Virginia companies receiving grants are:· The Homeplace Vineyard, Inc., Chatham - $208,571· Virginia Wineries Association Cooperative, Richmond - $100,000· Rosemont of Virginia, LLC (vineyard, winery), LaCrosse - $300,000 Virginia Wineworks, Charlot-tesville - $149,125 Messicks Farm Market, Mid-

land - $60,000 Dairy Energy, Inc., Chatham - $100,000 Springview Farm, LLC (beef cattle), Jetersville - $37,250 Baker, Inc. (pork), Mount Jack-son - $110,000 AgriBerry, LLC, Mechanicsville - $300,000 Grayson Natural Foods, In-dependence - $280,735 Vir-ginia Aqua‐Farmers Net-work, LLC, Farmville - $300,000

One of the ex-amples of how an award can make an im-pact is AgriB-erry, LLC of M e c h a n i c s -ville, Virginia. AgriBerry is the dream of Anne and Chuck Geyer whose vision is to es-tablish a consumer supported sum-mer berry farm and become an agri-cultural training facility for first-time workers. They realized the region’s

demand for an assortment of fresh, local, seasonal berries and fruits. With the assistance of a working capital value-added grant, AgriB-erry has now expanded to more than 35 acres of red raspberries and oth-er fruit. They hire a number of lo-cal workers each growing season. Agriberry participates in both the Virginia Grown and Virginia’s Fin-

est programs.

Another ex-ample is Baker Farms, Inc., of Mount Jackson, Vir-ginia. Owner Steve Baker raises hogs on his family farm. He has his own brood sows for his replacement pigs. Current-ly his market

hogs go to a custom slaughter and processing plant where they are pro-cessed into sausage, bacon and hams that he sells directly to his custom-ers at farmers’ markets and small retail markets, as well as wholesale customers. This grant will allow him to take the whole carcass or carcass cuts to his own processing and cut-and-wrap facility in order to create

value-added products. The grant will allow him to control some of his fur-ther processing costs. His plans call for a new 3,000 square feet building, with an additional attached pad for future expansion up to 7,000 square feet. When fully operational, Baker Farms will hire up to two full and two part-time local employees in the processing plant. VDACS Office of Agriculture and Forestry Develop-ment, Shenandoah County officials and the Virginia Farm Bureau Fed-eration assisted Baker with his busi-ness expansion and his USDA grant application.

Funds for Value-Added grants may be used for feasibility studies or business plans, working capital for marketing value-added agricultural products and for farm-based renew-able energy projects. Eligible appli-cants included independent produc-ers, farmer and rancher cooperatives, agricultural producer groups and majority-controlled producer-based business ventures.

Elaine LidholmDirector of CommunicationsVirginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services102 Governor StreetRichmond VA 23227804.786.7686

VIRGINIA COMPANIES RECEIVE GRANTS FOR VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

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The old “I wish I had club” captures many people in the real world of banking and finance. CHS students in Mrs. Edith Holmes’ (Business Teacher) and LTC. John Lydon’s (JROTC Instructor) classes had the opportunity to reinforce their knowl-edge of “Financial Literacy” (bank-ing . . . checking accounts, savings accounts, credit cards, debit cards, etc.) on Tuesday, January 31, 2012. This seminar was presented by Mr. “CJ” Herbert (Personal Banker) and Mrs. Carole White (Lead Teller) from the Wells Fargo Bank Branch in Lightfoot near Williamsburg, VA. The two speakers spent the day at Central to highlight some positive ways to help students manage their finances.Mr. Herbert is a graduate of the Col-lege of William & Mary and was delighted to join Mrs. White who

is a CHS graduate, and also has a son attending CHS in the 11th grade. Mrs. White initiated the idea with Mrs. Vera Steward , Director of Guidance, to do a workshop for students on checking accounts. That initial idea led to a whole Finance/Banking session which was mean-ingful and helpful to students. Having the opportunity to gain what we call “great knowledge for great experiences” is much bet-ter than being set up for a series of bad financial experiences. As Ca-reer Coach, Percy Pollard says, “ bad experiences can lead one to the old I wish I had club.” The session also provided an additional feature on careers in banking, so we extend a “big” thank you to Wells Fargo Bank for providing a great teaching/learning day in the classroom.

The King William High School Scholastic Bowl team captured first place in the Tidewater District with a win over Middlesex in the last match of the season. The Cavaliers finished with seven wins and one loss, which happened in their first match against Mathews. The Cavaliers defeated teams, West Point, Middlesex, and King and Queen, and will now rep-resent the district in regional compe-tition. Team members are Captain Dee Dee Harvey, Kayla Lipscomb, Jax and Alyssa Ross, and Ian Anderson. The team is coached by Jean Bal-lard, a math teacher at KWHS. Mrs. Ballard, who was selected District Coach of the Year, said, “It has been a great year for the team. They have

worked hard and put in many hours since September.” Captain Dee Dee Harvey (senior) was selected to be on the All-District First Team and Kayla Lipscomb (senior) was chosen for the All-District Second Team. Mrs. Ballard will miss their expertise next year but said, “The team should still be strong as we have Jax, Alyssa, and Ian returning, as well as two strong members from this year’s J.V. team, Hannah Cuya and Bailey Tyler.”

Photo Caption:Scholastic Bowl team, from left to right: Ian Anderson, Alyssa Ross, Captain Dee Dee Harvey, Kayla Lipscomb, Jax Ross, and Coach

Jean Ballard.

By Michelle Yates

The King William High School Chapter of the National Honor So-ciety (NHS) sponsored the “Souper Bowl of Caring,” a canned food drive which benefitted the Corner-stone Food Bank in Aylett. A com-petition among first block classes resulted in the collection of over 500 cans of food. The winning class, Mr. DeHart’s first block enjoyed ice cream at lunch courtesy of the NHS. Since Souper Bowl of Caring be-

gan, more than 20 years ago, over $81 million has been raised for lo-cal charities across the country. It has become a powerful movement that is changing the time around the Super Bowl weekend into the na-tion’s largest celebration of giving and serving. Photo Caption:NHS members, from left to right, El-lie Longest and Kendall Lipscomb. Photo by NHS Sponsor Kimberly Hicks

The Friends of Virginia’s Governor’s Schools 2012 Capitol Art Show is currently on display at the General Assembly Building in Richmond through March 16th. The FOVGS has promoted the show as a means of exhibiting the artistic talents of all Governor’s School students through-out the state and to facilitate oppor-tunities to enlighten and engage our Legislators about the Virginia Gov-ernor’s School Program. This year’s show was expanded to include over 80 student works from 10 Gover-nor’s Schools in a variety of media including: charcoal, pencil, marker and pen and ink drawing; chalk pas-tel; acrylic, water color, and oil paint-ing; digital photography; computer graphic and ink jet prints; mixed-me-dia; fabric art; cut paper and wood; and scratchboard.

Four CBGS students have work in this year’s show, which is open to the public during regular business hours. From the Glenns Site, John Shaw, a senior from Middlesex County, is exhibiting a pencil sketch entitled

“Sailing the Chesapeake W”. From the Warsaw Site, Jenny Latane, a se-nior from Westmoreland County, is exhibiting a scratchboard work en-titled “Cricket.” From the Bowling Green Site, Zach Gotschalk, a senior from Caroline County, is exhibiting a mixed media acrylic and spray paint work entitled “Evolve” and Jax Ross, a junior from King William County, is exhibiting a pencil sketch entitled “Lady Nature.” For more informa-tion about the show, contact Ricki Guyant, TJ Parent (2014), Govern-ment Relations Committee Co-Chair and Curator, FOVGS CAS 2012 at rmguyant@gmail.com.

Caption: Two Chesapeake Bay Gov-ernor’s School students have their artwork on display at the FOVGS 2012 Capital Art Show at the Gen-eral Assembly Building in Richmond through March 16th: Jax Ross (left), a junior from King William County and Zach Gotschalk (right) a senior from Caroline County.

GOOD KARMA will be hosting their Annual Spring Yard Sale on Saturday, May 5 at King William High School from 7AM - 1PM (rain date May 12). Yard sale spots are available for $10 each and consist of four student parking spots. Tables are not provided. Gates will open at 5:30AM and yard sale spots are offered on a first come first serve basis. Yard sale spots must be set up and ready no later than 7AM and you must be prepared to leave the premises no later than 2PM. If you would like to reserve a spot or have any questions please con-tact Lisa Woody at 994-8742.

Please note: A $1 discount will be pro-vided to ALL participants who make a

4 can donation to the GOOD KARMA “Fill A Box” Non-Perishable Food Drive. GOOD KARMA is a non-profit organization formed in March of 2010 by friends, family members and citizens of King William and surrounding coun-ties. GOOD KARMA works closely

with their local Ruritan Clubs and Social Ser-vice Organiza-tions to collect food and mon-etary donations to provide assis-tance for less for-tunate members

of our communities. If you would like more infor-mation or would like to volunteer your time or services PLEASE contact Lisa Woody at the number listed above.

Chesapeake Bay Governor’s School students have artwork on display in Richmond

KWHS Competes in Battle of the BrainsWells Fargo Bank Representatives Visit Central High School (CHS) “Great Knowledge for Great Experiences”

The KWHS NHS Sponsors “Souper Bowl of Caring”

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Mrs. Nancy W. Haynes, Head of School at Aylett Country Day School, is pleased to announce the names of students in grades four through eight who have shown out-standing academic achievement for the 2nd quarter of the 2011-2012 school year.

Students earning Honor Roll status, all A’s, for the 2nd quarter are:Grade 4: Jaden Ellis, Channing Pitts, and Matthew Shackelford

Grade 5: Tyler Garrett and Ara-bella Gillespie

Grade 6: Zoie Browder and Kathy Michos

Grade 7:

Grade 8:

Merit Roll (A’s and B’s) students for the 2nd quarter are:Grade 4: Regan Allen, Caro-line Andrews, Lily Fischetti, Carter Krusz, Delaney Loving, Chatham

Murray, Charlotte Quinlan, Morgan Ransone, and Josh White Grade 5: Wade Christian, Tyler Hamilton, Anna Gray Hester, Mary Lloyd, Tommy Owens, Sammie Pierce, Flannery Pope, Sabina Reed, Carina Smith, Katie Villanueva, and Catesby Rose Ware

Grade 6: Mason Campbell, Hannah Carson, Freddie Garrett, Ra-chel Garrett, Connor Jorgensen, Ma-ria Ogg, Joshua Marter, Sara Pierce, and SarahBelle Stoneham

Grade 7: Tri Blanks, Lauren Harter, Carl Hayden, Kendall Lloyd, Andrew Magruder, Alden McKin-ley, Laura Milstead, Sophie Santan-gelo, Lizzie Schmidt, Adam Schools, Charlotte Stillfried, and Karrh War-ing

Grade 8: Ben Brown, Logan Ellis, Shivang Patel, and Caroline Tsui

Teachers as LearnersBy Joy Washington, Media Specialist

While students enjoyed a holiday on Tuesday, January 31, 2012, teachers were hard at work as the “learners” in the building. Pictured here are a few teachers in a “round table” discussion

about research-based activities to help teachers improve instructional practices and development of reading strategies. Research has shown that such teacher reflection and discus-sion with colleagues is crucial to im-plementing best teaching practices.

Photo by David Rorick

The Hamilton-Holmes Middle School art department is pleased to announce the Artists of the Month for the first semester. “Students from each grade level were selected based on work habits, effort and positive attitude,” Art teacher Tina Oberg said. Several artists have been featured on the “Art-ist of the Month” bulletin board lo-cated in the art room and were given an award certificate. All names were later placed in a drawing for a $50 Target gift card. The following stu-dents were selected as the grand prize winners: (pictured left to right) Abby Ryan (7th grade), Sheniya Johnson (8th grade), and Alex Dandridge (6th grade). Photo by Tina Oberg

Congratulations to all of the HHMS Artists of the Month:6th Grade: Alex Dandridge, Kayla Glenn, Miranda Gray, LeighAnn Humphrey, Zoe Johnston, McKenzie Lockett, Hailey Reid, Morgan Rim-mer, Savannah Shannon and Maggie Styers. 7th Grade: Nikki Broaddus, Jus-tin Cary, Hannah Johnson, Summer Jones, Alex Miccio, Shawn Parker, Rosie Rector, Franklin Rice, Abby Ryan, Shayla Thomas-Tyler, Jacob Wilson and Hailey Wells. 8th Grade: Jessica Estok, Kendall Hale, Sheniya Johnson, Travis Jordan, Morgan Ladd, Whitney Pemberton, Hannah Rhea, Tavon Roane, Casey Robinson, David Shields, Maurice Walker and Candi Waxmunski.

AYLETT COUNTRY DAY SCHOOLHONOR and MERIT ROLL

Veda Frazier has seen both sides of the MathScience Innovation Center. The mother of four sent two children through the Center’s classes then came back a decade later as the King Wil-liam County School Board representa-tive on the Center’s Board of Direc-tors. Now, she’s stepping back into the parent role again.

Frazier officially ended her stint on the MSiC board at the Dec. 8, 2011 meet-ing after serving for one year. She said her favorite part of working with the Center’s board and staff was seeing first-hand what goes on in the class-rooms around campus.

“I am not a science person; I’m not a math person … [the MSiC] is a really good place to do hands-on [learning],” Frazier said. “I am a hands-on learner, so that just made sense to me.”

When it comes to learning and deal-ing with different kinds of children, Frazier is no stranger. From her work on the school board to her professional and personal life, her dealings with children run the gamut. Profession-ally, she is the Community Service Coordinator for the Department of Ju-venile Justice for King William, King and Queen, Charles City, Middlesex and New Kent counties. Frazier is in charge of monitoring court-ordered community service, teaching law re-

lated educational seminars, electronic monitoring, and outreach detention.

Personally, she has four children rang-ing in ages from 31 to 9. Frazier sent three of her children to classes at the MSiC, and credits the Center for fos-tering a love of science in her oldest child that carried over into her career as a pharmacological researcher. So when the opportunity came up to be a representative on the MSiC board, she knew it was right up her alley.

“When I’m looking at [policy], I’m looking at what’s good for the chil-dren,” Frazier said. “Anything to do with the child - that was where my love was and that was where I was comfortable.”

As Frazier steps away from the MSiC administrative role and back into the parent role, she says her hope is that the Center will continue to grow in its funding and scope.

By Sara Page/MathScience Innovation Center

Mrs. Veda Frazier was presented with a plaque commemorating her service to the MathScience Innovation Center as a member of the board of directors. Pictured from left are Dr. Mark Jones, MSiC Board Chairman, Mrs. Veda Fra-zier, Board Member, and Mr. Douglas Childers, Interim Director.

Frazier Swaps Roles as Board Member, Parent

HHMS Artists of the Month

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KWHS Forensics Wins Districts

Congratulations to the King William High School Forensics team for their win at Districts on February 8, 2012 at West Point. Team Captain Katie Hebner, Ryan Miccio, Bailey Tyler, Josie Lew-is, Heather Davis, Jennie Dinh, and Jax Ross captured first place wins in their individual catego-ries. Kennedy Deem, Bray Pitts and the dynamic duo of DeeDee Harvey and Jazz Booker came in second in Prose, Extemporane-ous, and Duo Interpretation, re-spectively. The team moves on to the Regional competition on Feb-ruary 25, 2012 at West Point.

King William High School Gymnasium Named in Honor of Mr. Bob Murray

On February 7, 2012, in front of count-less friends, former students, previous colleagues, and county residents, King William High School recognized Mr. Bob Murray for his years of service, commitment, and loyalty to the King William athletic community. Mr. Murray was employed with the King William County Public Schools from September 1964 to June 30, 1999 as a physical education teacher, coach, athletic director, and a driver education instructor. King William High School’s gym was named in his honor as the Bob Murray Gymnasium. \

Story and Photo by: Cathy Edwards

Teacher of the Year Gives Visual “Tour” of China

By Joy Washington, Library/Media Specialist

As “2010-2011 Teacher of the Year”, King William County teacher Gail Cassidy was of-fered the opportunity, along with other educators, to visit China for 10 days last sum-mer. During her trip she took many photographs, and brought back many items, including candy wrappers showing Chi-nese writing and silk from a silk factory. On Monday, Febru-ary 6, 2012, Cassidy visited the second grade students at Cool Spring who are learning about how ancient Chinese culture and inventions have influenced our world. She shared with them her photographs, experiences, and several of the “souvenirs” from her trip.

Gail Cassidy showcases the holder from a pack of Chinese “McDonalds” French fries.Photo by Joy Washington

KW Scores Big In Tournament…Seven Go To State

King William County Public Schools would like to con-gratulate the King William

wrestling team for a great per-formance at the 2012 Region A Wrestling Tournament. The team walked away with two first place, one second place,

two thirds, and a fifth and sixth place. A big thank you goes out to the coaches for all their hard

work this season. GO CAV’s (see their page on

Facebook)Story and Photo: Mike Em-

brey, ITRS

120 - Daniel Crawford 3rd126 - Chad Glenn 3rd132- Kyle Harely 4th

145- Mason Harris 2nd152- Josh Marks 5th

160- Mikey Metzger 1st170- Nick Pisano 1st

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TaKenya Moody who wants to eventually become a lawyer sub-mitted a “slideshow” entry in competition across the state for a Gear Up book scholarship, and she won! There were four entry options and TaKenya applied using the slideshow option with support from her mother, Mrs. Sherlene Moody. During the recording pro-cess, Mrs. Moody, insisted that Takenya rerecord her entry after exposure to some background noise. TaKenya, initially gave a youthful reaction of “why” redo it, but she can now see clearly that “Mother Knew Best” after being selected for a scholarship of $1000.00 in competition with other State of Virginia Gear Up

students. TaKenya is a very strong student academically (3.8 GPA), and ath-letically (she has competed in volleyball, basketball, cheerlead-ing and track & field). She will graduate in June 2012 from her college preparatory curriculum. She attended the “Study Abroad Paris, France Summer 2011 Pro-gram; she is a member of the Na-tional Honors Society; and is an ECMC (Education Credit Man-agement Corporation) Scholar. Her entry into Gear Up (Gaining Early Awareness to Undergradu-ate Programs) was back in the 7th grade, and this year all Gear Up students will be eligible to com-pete for selective scholarships. Mrs. Vera Steward, CHS Direc-

tor of Guidance, said, “We were elated to have TaKenya ap-ply and come out as a win-ner. We have worked with the Gear Up students since 2005 helping them get ready for college, so I am thankful for parents like Mrs. Moody who can help make a differ-ence.” Career Coach, Percy Pol-lard added, “Trying to have students apply for scholar-ships is not always easy, but when parents engage the process it can be so help-ful. I commend TaKenya and her mother for working together and the outcome . . . a whole $1000.00 for books.”

TaKenya Moody Wins Statewide Competition

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Central Virginia- Delegate Christo-pher K. Peace (R-97th District) an-nounces passage of his House Bill 765 today by a vote of 98 - 0. House Bill 765 is a measure which would allow any institution of higher edu-cation in Virginia to operate a col-lege partnership laboratory school. The measure is part of Governor Mc-Donnell’s “Opportunity to Learn” initiative, Phase II. Peace carried the original legislation creating these collaborative partnerships at public colleges and universities in 2010. As in 2010, Del. Jennifer McClellan (D-City of Richmond) served as a co-patron. Del. McClellan attended a lab school at Virginia State Univer-sity as a young woman.

“In 2010, the General Assembly passed legislation, as a part of Gov-ernor McDonnell’s ‘Opportunity to Learn’ package, enabling pub-lic colleges and universities in Vir-ginia to team with approved teacher preparation programs in an effort to establish college partnership labora-tory schools throughout the Com-monwealth. With this legislation we will see more partnerships between Virginia’s higher educational institu-tions and K-12 public divisions, in turn increasing choices for K-12 stu-dents statewide,” said Peace.

A College Partnership Laboratory School is a public, nonsectarian, nonreligious school established by a public institution of higher education operating in the Commonwealth which maintains and operates a teacher education program approved by the Board of Education. Virginia currently has 14 approved sites in-

cluding but not limited to James Madison University, University of Virginia, Old Dominion University, and George Mason University.

Lab partnerships offer options and innovation for all Virginia school children, but especially those who are disadvantaged or at-risk. These schools have worked in the past and there is currently interest within the higher education community to open College Partnership Laboratory Schools. In fact, last year the leg-islature approved $600,000 for plan-ning grants to establish lab schools. 6 schools have applied and awards will be made in March.

“Laboratory schools allow local di-visions to offer greater opportuni-ties for innovative instruction and assessment methods - customizing and improving the educational expe-rience for all of our students. Provid-ing educational options through uti-lizing the strengths and talents at the Commonwealth’s colleges and uni-versities are necessary steps toward assuring academic success for our youngest citizens,” continued Peace.

The measure will now crossover to the Senate for consideration.

Delegate Christopher K. Peace was elected to his fourth term represent-ing the 97th District of the Virginia House of Delegates. The District includes parts of Hanover, King Wil-liam, and all of New Kent County.

NEWPORT NEWS – Governor Bob Mc-Donnell announced today that Virginia’s oyster harvest has skyrocketed over the past decade, a boom fueled through the Virginia Marine Resources Commis-sion’s use of a rota-tional harvest sys-tem, sanctuaries and targeted shell plant-ings on public oyster grounds. Over the past decade, the oyster harvest in Virgin-ia has increased ten-fold, from 23,000 bushels in 2001 to 236,000 bushels in 2011. In that time, the dockside value of the oyster harvest increased from $575,000 to $8.26 million. In fact, last year’s oyster harvest in Virginia was the largest since 1989.

Speaking about the growth in the har-vest, the Governor noted, “Virginia oysters are not only delicious, they are also profitable. Our oysters are hit-ting tables all across the nation and the world, on the half-shell, fried, steamed, roasted and in stew. Whether they be Stingrays, Chincoteagues, Lynnhavens, or any kind of Virginia oyster, they are in demand. The incredible growth in our oyster harvests is bringing in new revenue to the state, and creating new jobs for our citizens. I applaud the ac-tions of previous gubernatorial Admin-istrations which have helped Virginia oysters to make such a vigorous come-back, and we are committed to further-ing the growth of this local industry in the years ahead. And, I would also note, nothing goes better with a half-dozen Virginia oysters on the half-shell than a glass of Virginia Viognier, the signature white wine of the Commonwealth.”

“The strides made have been remark-able, and indications are this year’s harvest may be the best we’ve seen in 25 years,” said VMRC Commissioner Steven G. Bowman. “It can get even better if we stay the course and con-

tinue to spend the funds necessary to maintain our current level of produc-tivity.”

That harvest level re-mains a far cry from the 1960s, when annual harvests of more than 1 million were common-place. That was before two diseases, Dermo and MSX, spread through-out the Chesapeake Bay. The diseases do not harm humans, but kill oysters

when they reach market size, around three years of age.

Over the decades, VMRC tried numer-ous approaches to combat the affect of those diseases on the oyster harvest and oyster stocks, with little to no success. But a new management scheme enacted four years ago has shown some impres-sive results.

Some harvest areas have been put on ro-tational management plans. They work like this: Harvest areas are opened on a staggered basis for one harvest sea-son then closed for one or two years in order to give oysters a chance in those areas to grow to market size. Individual harvest area openings are staggered on a two or three year rotational basis. This allows harvests in some areas while oth-ers remain closed so the oyster stocks can regenerate and be reopened later, in time to harvest the market-sized stocks before the diseases kill them.

Combined with annual pre-season stock surveys, permanent oyster sanc-tuaries to act as broodstock, mid-season monitoring with stock updates as nec-essary, and planting oyster shells on public oyster grounds with available state funds, this proactive oyster man-agement regime is paying off.

VMRC’s Dr. Jim Wesson estimates ev-ery $1 spent by the state to plant oys-ter shell yields $7 in economic benefits in the form of larger harvests, and in-

creased jobs for oyster shuckers and oyster packing houses.

Over the past four years of rotational harvests, the harvest off public oyster grounds has almost tripled, from 36,000 bushels to 99,000 bushels last year.In that time, the total oyster harvest – including privately leased oyster grounds and oyster farming operations – has grown from 95,000 bushels in 2008 to 236,000 bushels in 2011. That’s an increase in dockside value from $3.5 million to $8.26 million in just the past four years.

The ripple effects through the econo-my from last year’s harvest resulted in roughly $22 million in economic value, using a multiplier of 2.63 on a dockside value of $8.26 million, a formula estab-lished by Virginia Institute of Marine Science seafood industry economist Dr.

James Kirkley.

“This oyster management plan is work-ing,” said Kim Huskey, Executive Di-rector of the Virginia Seafood Coun-cil. “This shows the fantastic results that can be achieved with VMRC and the seafood industry working together. For every $1 the state allocates to shell planting on public oyster grounds, $7 in economic benefits accrue. Last year’s harvest resulted in an economic impact of $22 million. This means jobs and economic benefits for Virginia. And it can get even better in the years to come.” A chart of Virginia oyster ground production since 1958 is available here: http://www.governor.virginia.gov/utility/docs/Virginia%20Oyster%20Ground%20Production%20Histo-ry%20as%20of%202011.PDF

Virginia’s Oyster Harvests Boom~ 2011 Harvest was the Best Since 1989; 2012 Harvest May be Largest in 25 Years ~ Over Past Decade Harvest Increases Ten-Fold: from 23,000 bushels in 2001 to 236,000 bushels in 2011; Dockside Value of Harvest

Increased from $575,000 to $8.26 million

King William T.E.A. Party Education Program Presents“THE AMERICAN PLAGUE:

PROGRESSIVISM IN OUR SCHOOLS”Presented by Ashley Baugh Kruger, member of the Mechanicsville TEA Party

The United States ranks 14th out of 34 countries when it comes to knowledge and skills of 15 year old students.

Surprised?

Come and listen to an overview of the meaning of pro-gressivism and its contribution to the downgrading of

American education.

This information will be an eye-opener to parents, educators and students.

Where: Pamunkey Regional Library, 694-J Sharon Road, King William, Virginia

When: Thursday, February 16th ---- 7:00 pm“The people are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty”

Thomas Jefferson 1787

FREE----OPEN TO THE PUBLIC----BRING A FRIEND !

SPONSORED BY THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE OF THE KING WILLIAM T.E.A. PARTY

Peace Education Reform Measure Clears House of Delegates

College Lab Partnership Bill Passes Unanimously, Provides Educational Options at the Commonwealth’s Private Colleges and Universities

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Indian Rivers Humane Society meets on the second Thursday of each month at the King William Volunteer Fire Department and Res-cue Squad at 6:30 p.m. Meetings are open to the public and we welcome new volunteers to our group! Please contact (804) 885-3109 for directions or additional information. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Blue Grass Jam 2nd Monday in each month 7pm-until Open to the Public King William Tire & Auto Rt. 360 in Manquin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~VFW Post 83561658 VFW RoadWest Point, VABINGOEvery Thursday niteDoors open 5:20 p.m.Early Bird 7:20More info 804-241-9795~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~King William BINGO now twice a month!! We are now doing BINGO the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month. We are also doing a 50/50 raffle, instants, food, drink & door prizes! Doors open @ 5pm Early Bird @ 6pm and regular BINGO @ 7pm. For addi-tional information or questions please con-tact us @ 445-6775, kwfbingo@gmail.com or see us on Facebook (kwbingo).~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Participation in the KING WILLIAM T.E.A. PARTY (Taxed Enough Already) is open to all citizens of good will. No sign up, no dues, no obligation. KWTP is an all-volunteer, grass-roots group of citizens who believe in honoring the US Constitution, limiting the size and power of government at all levels, cutting spending, and reducing taxes. Find us on Facebook and www.kwteaparty.com~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Mr. Nigel Tann of Organizing for America will visit the King William Democratic Com-mittee at its regular monthly meeting at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 21, at the Pamunkey Baptist Association Center, 18627 King Wil-liam Road, across from Acquinton Elemen-tary School. All who want to see a Demo-cratic victory in the 2012 election should try to attend. For more information, call 804-450-0346, or go to www.kwdems.orgGETHSEMANE BAPTIST CHURCHKING WILLIAM

FEBRUARY 26 @ 3:30 PM THE ANNUAL BLACK HISTORY PRO-GRAM WILL BE HELD. THERE WILL BE SPECIAL MUSICAND PERSONS FROM THE COMMU-NITY WILL BE RECOGNIZED, AS WELL AS ON THE STATEAND NATIONAL LEVELS. COME JOIN US, THERE WILL BE PLENTY GOOD EATS.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Grace Temple Ministries Weekly Bible class for “All Nations” Wednesday 7:00 p.m. at the King William Fire & Rescue Community Hall in Aylett, Va. Subject taught, the Authority of the Scrip-tures and the Sufficiency of the Holy Bible. Come hear the Word of God taught systemat-ically in preparation for the imminent return of our Lord Jesus Christ. For more informa-tion, please contact Elder Dennis L. Dabney 804 633-1261 or scripturalrestoration7@hotmail.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Men’s Fellow-ship is sponsoring a trip to Tunica, Missis-sippi and Memphis Tennessee for 6 days and 5 nights from August 25 - 30,. The cost is $579 per double occupancy and $742 single. There is a payment plan: $82 a month for double occupancy and $106 a month single. Payments are due the 15th of each month be-ginning January 15th. The final payment is due by July 15th. There are no refunds un-less the trip is cancel. Cancellation insurance is available upon request. Send all payments to: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Men’s Fel-lowship, P.O. Box 83, West Point, VA 23181. You may contact the following numbers for more information 804-843-4643, 843-7205 or 843-2498. Spread the word.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Wednesday, February 22

Join us at St. Paul Lutheran Church for Ash Wednesday Worship. Theme : God’s Lenten Gifts to Us. Dinner at 6:00 p.m. and Wor-ship at 7:00 p.m., 8100 Shady Grove Rd., Mechanicsville Rev. Rodney Bitely, Pastor * 427-7500 * www.saintpaul-lcms.com

Wednesday, February 29Join us at St. Paul Lutheran Church for our midweek Lenten Worship. Theme: God’s Lenten Gifts to Us. Dinner at 6:00 p.m. and Worship at 7:00 p.m., 8100 Shady Grove

Rd., Mechanicsville - Rev. Rodney Bitely, Pastor * 427-7500 * www.saintpaul-lcms.com

Wednesday, March 7Join us at St. Paul Lutheran Church for our midweek Lenten Worship. Theme: God’s Lenten Gifts to Us”. Dinner at 6:00 p.m. Worship at 7:00 p.m., 8100 Shady Grove Rd., Mechanicsville - Rev. Rodney Bitely, Pastor * 427-7500 * www.saintpaul-lcms.com

Wednesday, March 14

Join us at St. Paul Lutheran Church for our midweek Lenten Worship. Theme :God’s Lenten Gifts to Us”. Dinner at 6:00 p.m. and Worship at 7:00 p.m., 8100 Shady Grove Rd., Mechanicsville. Rev. Rodney Bitely, Pastor * 427-7500 * www.saintpaul-lcms.com

Wednesday, March 21Join us at St. Paul Lutheran Church for our midweek Lenten Worship. Theme: God’s Lenten Gifts to Us. Dinner at 6:00 p.m. and Worship at 7:00 p.m., 8100 Shady Grove Rd., Mechanicsville ~ Rev. Rodney Bitely, Pastor * 427-7500 * www.saintpaul-lcms.com

Wednesday, March 28

Join us at St. Paul Lutheran Church for our midweek Lenten Worship. Theme :God’s Lenten Gifts to Us. Dinner at 6:00 p.m. and Worship at 7:00 p.m., 8100 Shady Grove Rd., Mechanicsville ~ Rev. Rodney Bitely, Pastor * 427-7500 * www.saintpaul-lcms.com~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Indian View Baptist Church Women’s Bible Study Begins Wednesday Night, Jan. 18 at 7 PM. Come join the Esthers of Indian View for a 6 week course.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~**February 18, 2012 at 4:00 PM the Cele-bration of Love Family Dinner will be held at Wayland Baptist Church 10809 The Trail

/ Route 14 Stevensville, VA 23161. This din-ner will celebrate the love that lives in each of us for our families, spouse, children and friends. Everyone is invited to share in this celebration of God’s love. Join us for a fun filled evening of fellowship.

Sunday, April 29, 2012Tour The Newly Shopping Constructed at the Potomac Mills King Memorial

The Men’s Fellowship of Third Union Bap-tist Church invite you to join us for a trip to Washington DC to tour the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

We will leave Sunday morning at 8a.m. from Third Union and arrive in Washington DC around 11am. Once at the Memorial of Dr. King, you will have ample opportunity to tour the monument, take pictures, and tour the nearby Washington and Lincoln Memori-als. We will meet back at a designated site at 2p.m. Then we will board the bus and travel to the Old County Buffet and enjoy an All-You-Can-Eat sumptuous Buffet. And to top off the day, you will have an opportunity to do a short shopping spree at the Potomac Mills Mall before heading back to King Wil-liam. All this for only $55! Contact Rev. Douglas Riley at (804) 769 1904 or (804) 246 1258 for tickets. Limited seating avail-able. All monies due no later than April 1st.

WAYLAND BAPTIST CHURCH CELEBRATING 115 YEARS

On Sunday, March 4, 2012, the Pastor and Members of Wayland would like to extend an invitation to join us in celebrating the 115th Anniversary of this Branch of Zion serving in the Kingdom of God.The honored speaker for the afternoon ser-vice will be Rev. Dr. Wilbert D. Talley pastor of Third Union Baptist Church. Special mu-sical guest will be the popular gospel artist - The Hearts of Joy.Pastor Eli Jones will deliver the message for the morning service. Morning worship ser-vice at 11:00 A.M. Afternoon worship ser-vice at 3:30 P.M. Address: 10809 The Trail / Route 14 Stevensville, VA 23161 Ph: 804-769-3725.COME JOIN THE CELEBRATION!

Programs at the Upper King William Branch LibraryFor more information, please call (804) 769-3731 or visit the library at 694-J Sharon Road.

Winter Read Aloud Kick Off – “Dog Show” at the Upper King William Branch LibraryFriday February 3 at 10:30 a.m.Do you have a favorite plush dog toy? Bring your doggy to the library and put him or her through their paces at our “dog show.” Re-freshments provided by the Friends of the UKW Library.

Make-n-Take Valentine Beaded Earrings at the Upper King William Branch LibrarySaturday February 4 at 12:00 p.m.Ages 11 and up.Create a fabulous pair of earrings for Valen-tine’s Day. Refreshments provided by the Friends of the UKW Library. Computer Basics II Class at the Upper King William Branch LibraryTuesday February 21 at 6:00 p.m.Find how to do basic tasks on the computer using Microsoft Word and Internet Explorer, including how to create and save a document in Word and how to search in Internet Ex-plorer. Call (804) 769-3731 to register for the class.

Mother Goose Storytime at the Upper King William Branch LibraryWednesday February 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29 at 11:15 a.m.Ages 6-24 months w/adult

Preschool Storytime at the Upper King Wil-liam Branch LibraryWednesday February 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29 at 10:30 a.m.Ages 3-5 years old

Programs at the King & Queen Branch LibraryNo programs this month at the library.

Mechanicsville Branch LibraryFor more information call (804) 746-9615 or visit the library at 7461 Sherwood Crossing Place. Make Your Own Valentines at the Mechanicsville Branch Li-braryTuesday February 7 at 6:30 p.m.Share a little love and create your own valentines at the library. Refresh-ments provided by the Friends of the Me-chanicsville Library.Get Organized! at the Mechanicsville Branch Library

Saturday February 11 at 10:00 a.m.Inspire yourself to get organized with profes-sional organizer, Denise Payne. She’ll pro-vide tips and tricks on getting started in the process of personal organization.

Hunger Games Trivia Contest at the Me-chanicsville Branch LibraryThursday February 16 at 6:00 p.m.Ages 11-18Test your knowledge of Suzanne Collins’s Hunger Games and win a prize. Refresh-

ments provided by the Friends of the Mechanicsvi l le Library. Computer Ba-sics Class at the Mechanicsvi l le Branch LibraryMonday February 20 at 9:00 a.m.Find out how to accomplish basic tasks on the com-puter, like how to

use a mouse, how to get on the Internet and how to create an e-mail account. Call (804) 746-9615 to register for the class.

Mother Goose Storytime at the Mechanics-ville Branch Library

Tuesday February 7, 14, 21, 28 at 10:00 a.m.Ages 6 - 24 months w/adult

Toddler Storytime at the Mechanicsville Branch LibraryWednesday February 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 at 10:00 a.m.Thursday February 2, 9, 16, 23 at 10:00 a.m.Age: 2 years old w/adult

Preschool Storytime at the Mechanicsville Branch LibraryTuesday February 7, 14, 21,28 at 10:45 a.m.Wed., February 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 at 10:45 a.m.Thursday February 2, 9, 16, 23 at 10:45 a.m.Ages 3-5 years old

Family Storytime at the Mechanicsville Branch LibraryTuesday February 7, 14, 21, 28 at 11:15 a.m.Tuesday February 7, 14, 21, 28 at 6:45 p.m.Wednesday February 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 at 11:15 a.m.Thursday February 2, 9, 16, 23 at 11:15 a.m.All ages

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Old Church – Join your neighbors and feast on fried fish and soft-shelled crabs at the annual Old Church Fish Fry, Friday, Febru-ary 17, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., at Immanuel Episcopal Church, 3263 Old Church Road, Mechanicsville.

Featuring crispy fried seafood from the Rap-pahannock River, the menu will also include fresh tossed salad, crusty corn bread, deli-cious homemade desserts and beverages. Hot dogs and French fries also will be avail-able for children.

Dine in the parish house and enjoy the com-pany of neighbors and friends, or order your dinners to-go. Adults: $12; youth ages 12 and under: $3.50. Advance take-out orders are welcome. Call 779-3454.

From Mechanicsville, go east on Rte. 360. Turn right at West Store onto Old Church Road (Rte. 606). Go about 1.5 miles. Im-manuel is on the right. For more informa-tion, visit www.immanueloc.org.

Feast on Fish and Crabs At the Old Church Fish Fry, February 17

Please send your community and church announcements to: Editor@360view.us. We are happy to let our readers know of the services you offer and what is happening in your communities. You can also mail them to: 360 View Newspaper, PO Box 824, Aylett, VA 23009.

WAYLAND BAPTIST CHURCH CELEBRATING 115 YEARS

On Sunday, March 4, 2012, the Pastor and Members of Wayland would like to extend an invitation to join us in celebrating the 115th Anniversary of this

Branch of Zion serving in the Kingdom of God.

The honored speaker for the afternoon service will be Rev. Dr. Wilbert D. Talley pastor of Third Union Baptist Church. Special musical guest will be

the popular gospel artist - The Hearts of Joy.

Pastor Eli Jones will deliver the message for the morning service.Morning worship service at 11:00 A.M.Afternoon worship service at 3:30 P.M.

Address: 10809 The Trail / Route 14Stevensville, VA 23161 Ph: 804-769-3725.

COME JOIN THE CELEBRATION!

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FAMILY LIFE BAPTIST CHURCH has re-located to, 7283 Richmond-Tappahannock Hwy, Aylett, VA, (the old Holladay House Furniture Bldg.) on Sundays @ 10:30 a.m. We want to invite you to our exciting wor-ship experience. Children will enjoy Kid-zLife worship and KidZoo. COME JOIN US! For more information, contact: Gus Agostino (804) 769-2534 www.visitfami-lylife.com~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Hope Alive Family Church invites the LA-DIES to a Wednesday morning fellowship with discussion, sharing and encourage-ment: “How To Find God’s Master Plan For Your Life.” Times are Wednesdays from 10 - 11:30AM. Hope Alive Family Church is located at 7753 Richmond Tap-pahanock Hwy. in Aylett for more informa-tion contact the church @ 804-769-7299 or by e-mail: hopealive@verizon.net Also check us out on Facebook. Regular service times are 10:30 Sunday mornings with Back to Basics bible study at 9:30. hopeALIVE Kids have Breakfast and a movie at 9:30 and Superkid Acad-emy beginning at 10:30. hopeALIVE kids presents the uncompromised, life-changing Word of God to children in fun and age ap-propriate ways. Hope to see you there!Hope Alive Family Church is located at 7753 Richmond Tappahannock Hwy. in Aylett. For more information contact the church @ 804-769-8872 or by e-mail: hopealive@verizon.net Also check us out on Facebook. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CORINTH CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 9153

Dabney’s Mill Rd., Manquin, VA 23106Minister: Sonny Claiborne, (804) 746-2762 Monday - Choir Practice, 6:30 pmWednesday- Bible Study, 7:30-8:30 pmSunday School - 10 am, Sunday Corpo-rate Prayer - 10:15 am, Sunday Worship Service - 11 am, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Sharon Baptist Church invites you to join us for worship. We are located at 901 Sha-ron Road across from King William High School. Sunday mornings start with cof-fee & doughnuts at 9 am in the Fellowship Hall, followed by Sunday School for all ages at 9:15 am. Our Morning Worship Service starts at 10:30 am. Nursery pro-vided. We have a Sunday Evening Bible Study & Children’s Activities at 6 pm. Ad-ditional Bible Studies at 10 am on Tuesdays and at 7 pm on Wednesdays. Youth (7th – 12th graders) meet at 7 pm on Wednes-days. Church office hours are 9 am to 3 pm Monday – Thursday. Call the church at 769-2320 for more information.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Indian View Baptist Church invites every-one to their Sunday services - each Sunday at 11:00 AM. Join us this Sunday and ev-ery Sunday. 13349 King William Road, King William, VA 23086, (804) 350-1555.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~“St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Millers Tav-ern holds services at 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. each Sunday. Nursery and Sunday School are available during the 10:00 service, which is accompanied by the choir and or-gan and followed by a coffee hour. All are

welcome. Corinth Christian Church, located at 9153 Dabney’s Mill Road, Man-quin, VA 23106 (about 8 miles off Rt. 360), would like to invite you to its Sun-day School at 10 am, Cor-porate Prayer at 10:15 am,

Worship Service at 11 am, Choir Practice on Monday nights at 6:30 pm and Bible Study on Wednesday nights at 7:30 pm. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A new ministry has opened its doors at the old Dyson Store in Dowsell. ROCsolid Outreach Center has opened a THRIFT STORE. This ministry helps many in need. Donations are welcome. Pastors Lonnie and Dana Brawley invite to browse the selection of clothes, shoes, house wares, electronics and furniture. Open Monday-Saturday 10 am - 6 PM. Call 804 317 7415 if you need donations picked up.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~CALLING ALL YOUTH! Coming to Ay-lett is Hope Alive’s Pit Stop Youth Group. We welcome all youth 13-17, grades 6-12 to join us for a fun-filled pursuit of the things of God. Regular Wednesday Pit Stop services are at 7pm in the church fel-lowship room. Join the Facebook page at Pit Stop Youth or contact via e-mail hope-alivepitstop@gmail.comLADIES please join us from 10:00 to 11:30 am Wednesday mornings for ongoing fel-lowship with discussion, sharing and en-couragement: “How To Find God’s Master Plan For Your Life.” REGULAR SERVICE times and hope-

ALIVEKids Superkid Academy are Sun-day mornings at 10:30am. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Ha-nover Courthouse. We are a friendly, fam-ily-oriented Episcopal church a few miles from King William County, at the intersec-tion of Rts. 301 and 54 (537-5516). The doors are open to our King William neigh-bors, and we’d love to have you visit and worship with us. Our Sunday schedule is: 8 AM, Holy Communion; 9:15, Christian education for adults and children; 10:30, Holy Communion. Refreshments and fel-lowship follow both services. On the sec-ond Sunday each month we have a Second Sunday Luncheon, free and open to all, where we sit down and catch up with one another. We have a special ministry to chil-dren, love to have babies in church, and welcome all persons of any sort to our wor-ship services and parish life.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Epworth United Methodist Church, locat-ed at the corner of Route 30 and Epworth Road in King William County, invites you to worship with them. Church service be-gins at 9:00 am followed by a time of re-freshments and Sunday School classes for all ages begins at 10:30 am. There are reg-ular bible study groups and youth groups available. For further information please contact Pastor Bill Walker at 769-1949 or visit our web site at www.EpworthUM-CAylett.org.

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In a show of support for Arts Alive, local artists from New Kent, King W i l l i a m , West Point, and King and Queen have donated art work to be

auctioned at Taste of the Arts at the Saude Creek Winery on Saturday, February 18, 2012 from 6:30 to 9:30 PM. These origi-nal paintings will join prints, jewelry, and other collectibles that will be auctioned through the silent auction process. All proceeds from this event will help to pro-vide needed funds for Arts Alive program-ming, including the C. Herbert Brown, Jr. Performing Arts Scholarship, the Andy Conklin Visual Arts Scholarship, perfor-mances, arts exhibits, art workshops, and children’s summer camps. Information about Arts Alive programming is avail-able at www.artsaliveinc.org.

Featured artists who have donated origi-nal works to the auction include Michael Coleman of New Kent County, owner of Michael’s Studio in Quinton, VA where he specializes in art restoration. Coleman’s works have been exhibited across the United States. He has donated five large, western paintings valued from $500 to $1800. West Point artists Baylor and Gail Nichols have also contributed. Baylor’s watercolor boat scene entitled “Boats in Dock” is valued at $500. Baylor has been selling and showing his work for over 50 years, and they not only have won numer-ous awards, but are located in many pub-lic and private collections throughout the United States. Gail’s framed vivid water-color picture “Butterfly Garden” is valued at $450. A retired art program specialist from Chesterfield County Public Schools, Gail has shown her work in many local shows and is co-chair of the Arts Alive Vi-sual Arts Committee. Cary G. Brabrand of West Point, VA, was a graduate of James Madison University and taught elementary school. After teaching, she painted with Barclay Sheaks and Agnes Johnson. She won many awards through-

out the years, continuing to paint and quilt until she became ill. Cary donated work to auctions in the past and was very sup-portive of Arts Alive. Although Cary died in November, 2011, her husband, John, felt she would have wanted him to donate this work for her. Her framed oil painting of cooked crabs entitled “Ready for Lunch” is valued at $550. Ellen Rog-ers Davidson of King William County has donated the photograph “End of the Rainbow”, a wrapped photograph. Ellen has won awards through Richmond’s Un-discovered Photographer, Artworks Dog Days exhibit and National Arts Program Magazine. She also contributes covers for Virginia Forestry. These sample of-ferings should indicate the varied and talented artists located in our community who support and show their work through Arts Alive’s exhibits. Other contribu-tors include Cary Brabrand’s “Ready for Lunch”, an oil painting of cooked crabs, Helen O’Connor contributed four col-lector prints from her shop, Sue Leary, Sally McClintock, Susan O’Rourke, Anne Bradshaw, Gwynn Litchfield, Anna Da-vis, Judy Fleischman, Mary Montague Sikes, Leslie D. Babbitt-Belcher, Jeanette Wagner, Hal Wallof, David Rorick and many others. Thank you to all who have contributed!

Join Arts Alive at A Taste of the Arts and spend an evening at the Saude Creek Win-ery enjoying wine and gourmet appetizers from the Rose and Crown Tavern. The si-lent auction will provide additional enter-tainment for the evening, and door prizes will reward those attending. Tickets for this event are $40 per person and reserva-tions are due by 5 PM on Wednesday, Feb-ruary 15th. Tickets are available at C&F Bank branches in West Point until 5 PM Wednesday, or by calling 804-843-3475 or emailing Beth Dandridge at artsaliveinc@yahoo.com. Each ticketed guest will re-ceive a commemorative wine glass to use at A Taste of the Arts which they may take home. More information about Arts Alive and ticket forms for A Taste of the Arts can be found at www.artsaliveinc.org, and information on the Saude Creek Winery can be found at www.saudecreek.com. Please help us keep the arts alive in our community!

Baylor Nichols. jpg: Baylor Nichols con-tributed the watercolor “Boats in Dock” valued at $500.

Gail Nichols.jpg: Gail Nichols of West Point donated this watercolor entitled

“Butterfly Garden” valued at $450.

Brabrand.jpg: West Point’s Cary Brabrand’s “Ready for Lunch” is valued at $550.

Local Artists Contribute Art Work to Arts Alive Fundraiser at the Saude Creek Winery