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Section B LocalLife www.rrecord.comMay 18, 2017
Rappahannock Record Kilmarnock, VA
The 2017 Music by the River con-cert series continues Saturday,
May 20, with WildFlower Honey. The family-friendly performance will be staged from 6 to 8 p.m. in the water-front picnic area at Belle Isle State Park, 1632 Belle Isle Road, Lancaster.
WildFlower Honey knows there is something magical about the right notes strung together and carried through the vibration of instrument strings, woven together with inspired lyrics, reported upright bass player Allyson Childress.
By embracing the process of song-writing, this bluegrass/Americana inspired band finds creative expression in original songs like “The Ripper,” “Kerosene” and “Boy With a Light.” Not quick to forget the past, WildFlower Honey has hints of classic rock ´n roll from the last several decades, making their originals feel like old friends.
Collectively, the band has over 50 years of musical experience, which is impressive when you consider their oldest member is a young 30-some-thing. Lead vocalist Claiborne Dingledine describes songwriting as a way to process the past.
“I use songwriting to express my experiences, in a way that I hope other people can relate to. That sen-sation of shared experiences or feel-ings reminds us that we are all con-nected somehow,” said Dingledine, who also plays banjo and harmonica.
Guitar player Ryan Faulkner agrees. “For me, music is the greatest form of celebration, exploration and human connection we have,” he said.
The Heathsville Farmers Market will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 20, at Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern, 73 Monument Place, Heathsville. The theme will be “going to the dogs!”
All canines in the Northern Neck are invited to bring their well-behaved humans, said manager Corinne Becker.
The Northern Neck Kennel Club will hold an expo on the grounds behind the Tavern. Local dogs will be put through their paces in a fascinat-ing demonstration of agility and obe-dience. Other activities will include “meet the breed” and an obedience demonstration, she said.
The Northumberland Animal Shel-ter will bring a variety of dogs for adoption and “Canines for Indepen-dence” will showcase their latest “dog in training.”
Shoppers will f ind produce, meat, goat cheese, bread, baked goods, oysters in the shell, peanuts, flowers, nursery plants, jams, jel-lies, jewelry, handmade soap and handcrafts. A number of vendors specializing in doggie treats and paraphernalia will also partici-pate. There are new vendors every month, said Becker.
The Heritage Arts Center gift shoppe will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. as well as Tuesdays through Sat-urdays. Quilting, spinning and weav-ing, woodworking and blacksmithing guilds will participate.
The Tavern Café is open for lunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays. The volunteers of the Tavern Culinary Guild will offer homemade soups, fresh-baked bread, sandwich kits, quiche and sweet treats, she added.
The final concert of the Northern Neck Orchestra’s 2016-17 season, America the Beautiful, will be pre-sented at 7:30 p.m. June 3 at the Lan-caster County Middle School Theater, 191 School Street, Kilmarnock.
A celebration of American music and musicians, the program will start with Hollywood conductor/composer Carmen Dragon’s arrangement of “America the Beautiful,” reported Joan Blatterman. This familiar piece, based on music composed by a New Jersey church organist, will be per-formed by the Chesapeake Chorale under the direction of Dr. Cheryl Brown Davis, accompanied by the full orchestra under the baton of con-ductor Michael Repper.
Orchestra and chorale will con-tinue their collaboration with Randall Thompson’s “Frostiana” (1959), said Blatterman. Thompson was a com-poser, professor of music and choral director. Subtitled “Seven Country Songs,” the poems by Robert Frost
will be read before the performance by Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda, poet lau-reate of Virginia from 2006 to 2008.
The second half of the program will be the Symphony No. 2 by Charles Ives, considered the most original and enigmatic of American compos-ers. The Symphony No. 2, written in 1900, is early Ives, a melodic work that quotes liberally from American folk and patriotic motifs, she said.
Repper has led the Northern Neck Orchestra during the current season to some of it all-time finest perfor-mances, said Blatterman. Currently a conducting fellow of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and the music director of Baltimore’s Basilica of the Assumption, Repper also has been named as music director for the New York Youth Symphony.
Single-concert tickets ($25) will be available at the door and at northern-neckorchestra.org. Students will be admitted free with on-line reserva-tions.
For Childress, songwriting is not exclusively about processing one’s own experience of the past. “We have all heard artists talk about the ‘strike of inspiration’ but I think there is something more intuitive and sacred going on. Sometimes the story of a song is totally removed from your own set of experiences and you have to wonder if you aren’t processing something or someone else’s experi-ence of the world,” she said.
The band’s second guitar and occasional mandolin player, Landon Clark, feels music is a way to build something beautiful.
“Being able to collaborate on something with your friends, people you love, is a gift. Not everyone gets to do that. It becomes bigger than yourself. Bigger than everyone involved and there is a moment when you are all together up there playing and nothing else matters in the world. You are literally in a moment and that is a beautiful thing,” said Clark.
Picnics are welcome and there will be supervised activities for the children. A limited number of picnic tables will be available. Bring lawn chairs or blankets.
The show is free; however, there is
a $4 parking fee payable at the park entrance. There will be free popcorn. Cold soft drinks and bottled water will be available for a minimal price.
Season sponsors include Bay FM 101.7; Chesapeake Bank; Common-wealth Senior Living of Farnham and Kilmarnock; Dehnert, Clarke & Co. PC; Eugene Duffer Foundation; EVB; Friends of Belle Isle State Park; MetroCast Communications; Rappahannock Record; River Coun-try 107.5; Tri-Star Supermarket; Wealth Planning Solutions, Robert E. Walker; WIGO Country, WNND 103.9 and WRAR 105.5.
WildFlower Honey will make its firstMusic by the River appearance Saturday
The U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Concert band—approximately 40 strong—will entertain Northern Neck audiences at 2 p.m. May 28 on Irvington Commons, 98 King Carter Drive, Irvington.
“The Irvington Village Improvement Association encourages you to bring your chairs and a picnic while you settle in with family and friends to enjoy this musical celebration of Memorial Day,” said CJ Carter.
The Heritage of America Concert Band, the largest of the U.S. Air Forces’s six ensembles, is known for its renditions of orchestral classics, marches, Broadway hits, jazz standards, movie music and patriotic favorites, said Carter.
Chesapeake Bank, a concert sponsor, will offer free hot dogs from noon to 2 p.m.
General Patton will be at Common-wealth Senior Living May 26 to meet and greet veterans of all wars.
Patton, portrayed by Tim Beasley of Virginia Beach, will arrive by a mili-tary convoy of antique army vehicles at 11 a.m., reported Carroll Lee Ash-burn.
Several color guards led by the Knights of Columbus will present colors as taps is played to get the spe-cial vets day started. A picnic lunch will follow with a special guest per-formance by Frank Sinatra, also Bea-sley, “the man of a thousand faces,” said Ashburn.
There also will be vendors display-ing military artifacts from the Revolu-tionary War through the Korean con-flict. Veterans will be able to get a free hearing and blood pressure check. Former New York Yankee pitcher Jim Coates will meet and greet and auto-graph photos or his book, Always a Yankee.
Flint knapper Doug Sebra will dis-play handmade weapons.
The celebration will conclude at 2 p.m. with a free raffle that will include meals at local restaurants, gift certificates, Flying Squirrels baseball tickets and a bushel of steamed crabs.
The veterans celebration is spon-
sored by Commonwealth Senior Living of Kilmarnock with assistance by the Kilmarnock Museum.
Veterans and their families are urged to RSVP to Amy at 435-9896 or [email protected] by Thursday, May 25.
AREA EVENTS
■Northumberland Public Library, 7204
Northumberland Highway, Heathsville, will host open houses from 4 to 6 p.m. on Fridays, May 19 and 26, to honor Jan Bates and Alice Cooper, respectively.
Bates has served NPL as children’s program coordinator and Cooper as director. Both will be moving on.
■The Northern Neck Chapter of the
Virginia Native Plant Society will meet at noon today, May 18, at Wicomico Parish Church, 1591 Jessie duPont Memorial Highway, Wicomico Church. Zach Bradford will present “Virginia’s Vanishing Orchids.”
Members and guests are reminded to bring a brown bag lunch. Beverages and light refreshments will be served.
■Abingdon Episcopal Church, 4645
George Washington Memorial Highway, Gloucester will host the Aurelius Quartet in the third concert this season in the Arts at Abingdon Series. The concert will be held at 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 20, at the church. An offering will be accepted.
■On Saturday, May 20, Dr. Phil Levy
will present “George Washington’s Birthplace: Digging Into What We Know And What We Think We Know.” The program will begin at 2 p.m. at George Washington Birthplace National Monu-ment, 1732 Popes Creek Road, Colonial Beach.
The talk will describe Dr. Levy’s find-ings regarding a modern reassessment of early park archaeology, including the site that has been believed to hold the remains of the house in which Wash-ington was born, which is commonly known as Building X.
■The Rappahannock Concert Associa-
tion will present the Jeff Little Trio at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 20, at the Performing Arts Theater at Northumberland High School, 201 Academic Lane, Heathsville.
The trio features Little on piano, Steve Lewis on banjo and guitar, and Josh Scott on bass. Tickets are $25 for adults and free for students. Group rates are available, call the box office, 866-217-8149.
■A Community Yard Sale will be held
from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 20, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1717 Hampton Hall Road, Callao. The sale will offer household items of every description, electronics, furniture and a silent auction for a solo daysailer.
The Women of Good Shepherd will have refreshments for sale. The Sunday school class will hold a ‘Book Fair’ with proceeds going to a World Relief Pro-gram project.
■The Westmoreland Players will pres-
ent the female version of “The Odd Couple” through Sunday, May 21, at the Westmoreland Players Theatre, 16217 Richmond Road, Callao.
Performances will be staged at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 20, and Sunday, May 21; and 7:30 p.m. today, May 18, and Friday, May 19. Show tickets are $20 for adults $12 for students. For reservations, call 529-9345, or visit westmorelandplayers.org.
■V. Ross Johnson will present a Lyme
disease awareness talk at 2 p.m. May 27 at the Morattico Waterfront Museum Pavilion, 6584 Morattico Road, Morat-tico.
Johnson is a Lyme disease warrior of 20 years and wishes to share what she has learned with the community. “I hope to provide essential information on avoiding ticks, what to do if you find a tick on you, diagnosis and various treat-ment plans,” said Johnson.
Veterans celebration is slated for May 26
Dogs are welcome at May farmers market Saturday in Heathsville
NNO to conclude seasonwith all-American concert
Heritage of America Bandwill visit Irvington May 28
■Bluegrass Under The Stars to ben-
efit Friends of the Rappahannock will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, June 30, at Mount Airy, 361 Millpond Road, Warsaw, with music by John Starling & Clearwater.
Tickets are available online for $35, mountairy.farm, or call 313-0815. A special $50 VIP ticket gets the attendee VIP parking, a reserved seat up front and an invite to the special pre-party meet and greet with Starling and the band.
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CORNER BAR & GRILL: Located in Uptown Lively corner of Rt 3 and Rt 201. Home of the ½lb Black Angus Burger, no filler Crab Cake and Thursday Night Shrimp Special. Casual Dining & Take Outs available. 462-0110 Mon-Thurs 11am-11pm, Fri & Sat 11am-1am.
THE GOLDEN EAGLE GRILL AT THE GOLDEN EAGLE GOLF CLUB:Casual lunch under the “French Quarter ceiling fans” or al fresco on the porch, featuring locally sourced seafood, salads and sandwiches. Perfect for private dinner parties/family gatherings and wedding rehearsal dinners. Open for lunch daily 11am to 3pm, except Tuesdays. Call Gayle or Don Nelson at 438-6740, 364 Clubhouse Rd, Irvington, VA 22480.
SAL’S PIZZA:Pizza, subs, pasta, burgers, beer, wine, and more. Large parties welcome. Tuesday 4-10pm, Wed.-Thurs. & Sunday 11am-10pm, Fri. & Sat. 11am -11pm, closed Mon-days. 456 N. Main St. 435-6770.
LEE’S RESTAURANT:Hometown cooking and atmo-sphere in a popular downtown Kilmarnock tradition. Full menu, fresh local seafood in season, homemade pies made daily. (B,L,D) Main St. Kilmarnock, 435-1255.
TRICK DOG BAR & BISTRO:Wonderful little restaurant full of music and laughter with extraor-dinary food located in the “Shops at Trick Dog” in the quaint water-town of Irvington. Open Tues.-Sat. 5pm unil closing. Reservations sug-gested. 4357 Irvington Road 804-438-6363. trickdogbarbistro.com
Call 435-1701 to join the Record’s Dining Guide
Your guide to the most delicious food & tastiest treats in the Northern Neck & Middle Peninsula.
FarmersHeathsville
Saturday, May 20th
at Historic Rice’s Hotel /
Located just off Route 360 in Heathsville behindthe old Courthouse. For more information, visitwww.RHHTFoundationinc.org, or call 804-580-3377.
MarketHughlett’s Tavern
The market is “Going to theDogs!” Lots of“doggie-related” activities. Bring your dog!
Local produce, goat cheese & pork,baked goods, flowers & plants, uniqueartisan crafts, and more.
Tavern Cafe´open for lunch & sweet treats.
“Heritage Arts Center” Gift Shoppe open.
Four artisan guilds in residence.
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Grilled and cooked oysters in addition to the usual raw oysters on the half shell from local oyster growers.
Raw oysters are a buck a shuck, and cooked oysters will vary in price depending on the preparation. Other delicious food will also be available.
There will be vendors selling seed oysters & various oyster growing cages &
Wine tastings will be hosted by Good Luck Cellars.
For more information: oystergardener.org
Wine & Oyster FairMay 20th
Sponsored by Tidewater Oyster Gardeners Association and Good Luck Cellars
, 8 p.m. De Sales Hall and Kilmarnock UMC.
, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Help Lancaster/Northumberland Habitat for Humanity build a house. 435-3461, or LNHabitat.org.
, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern. 580-3377.
, 2 p.m. Henderson UMC, Callao.
, 7-8:30 p.m. St. Andrews Presbyterian, Kilmarnock. Rehearsals. New singers welcome.
, 10-11 a.m. Northumberland Public Library, 7204 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville. All ages. Topic: Come to the Circus at Heathsville UMC, 39 Courthouse Road, Heathsville. 580-5051.
, 10:30 a.m. Woman’s Club of Northumberland County Clubhouse, 2928 Northumberland Highway, Lottsburg. Book: A Man Called Ove, by Fredrick Bachman. 580-6052.
11:30 a.m. Pilot House Restaurant, 2737 Greys Point Road, Topping. Luncheon speaker: Tim McSwain. Topic: Virginia Aviation Museum.
, noon. Wicomico Parish Church, 1591 Jessie duPont Memorial Highway, Wicomico Church. Speaker: Zach Bradford. Topic: Virginia’s Vanishing Orchids. Bring a brown bag lunch. Beverages and light refreshments will be served.
, 1 p.m. Woman’s Club of White Stone. $4. 462-6207.
, 1-3 p.m. Java Jacks Cafe, 504 South Church Lane, Tappahannock.
, 4 p.m. Historic Christ Church & Museum, 420 Christ Church Road, Weems. Speaker/performer: Dr. John W. Turner & accompanist Cliff Williams. Topic: Popular musical instruments from the 18th century. Catered reception. Members and volunteers. $25. Reservations required, prepay by May 12; 438-6855.
, 4 p.m. Menokin, 4037 Menokin Road, Warsaw. Speaker: Scott Strickland. Topic: Mapping the Indigenous Cultural Landscape, an initiative of the National Park Service Chesapeake Bay office to identify and represent the Rappahannock Indigenous Cultural Landscape between Port Royal/Port Conway and Urbanna. $10. 333-1776.
s, 6 p.m. KC’s Crabs & Cues, 10428 Jessie duPont Memorial Highway, Kilmarnock. Beginner lesson, followed by beyond beginner lesson at 7 p.m., line dancing review and lesson at 8 p.m. and open dancing until 9 p.m.
, 6:30 p.m. social, 7 p.m. meeting. Northumberland Public Library, 7204 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville.
, 7-9 p.m. On The Rise Performers, Willaby’s on the Rappahannock, 327 Old Ferry Road, White Stone. 435-0000.
, 7 p.m. County Administration Building, 8311 Mary Ball Road, Lancaster.
, 7 p.m. Northumberland County Courts Building, 39 Judicial Place, Heathsville.
, 7:30 p.m. Westmoreland Players Theatre, 16217 Richmond Road, Callao. Female version. $20 adults, $12 students. Reservations/tickets: 529-9345, or visit westmorelandplayers.org.
, noon. Trinity Episcopal, Lancaster.
, 8 p.m. Calvary Baptist, Kilmarnock.
, 8 p.m. St. Andrews Presbyterian, Kilmarnock.
, noon. Bay Center for Spiritual Development, 31 Noblett Lane, Kilmarnock. 588-9224.
, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern, 73 Monument
Place, Heathsville. 580-3377.,
2-3:30 p.m. 84 Main Street, Warsaw. National Alliance on Mental Illness, Mid-Tidewater Chapter. 480-0355.
, 9:30-11 a.m. Northumberland Public Library, 7204 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville. 580-5051.
, YMCA/APYC Camp Kekoka, 1083 Boys Camp Road, Kilmarnock. $175, includes lodging, farm-to-table meals, yoga, meditation, lectures, music, water activities. Continues through May 21. Reservations required, 435-3616.
4-6 p.m. Northumberland Public Library, 7204 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville. To honor children’s program coordinator Jan Bates, who is retiring.
, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Goodluck Road, Kilmarnock. 435-1416.
, 6-8:30 p.m. Sunsets on the Tides Terrace, The Tides Inn, 480 King Carter Drive, Irvington. 438-5000.
, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Rappahannock Art League Studio Gallery, 19 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. Topic: Georgia O’Keeffe. Instructor: Steph Brown. Materials and snacks provided. Bring a beverage. For fees and registration, call 436-9309.
, 7 p.m. Summer Time Music Series, White Stone UMC, 118 Methodist Church Road, White Stone.
, 7:30 p.m. Westmoreland Players Theatre, 16217 Richmond Road, Callao. Female version. $20 adults, $12 students. Reservations/tickets: 529-9345, or visit westmorelandplayers.org.
, 8-11 p.m. Willaby’s on the Rappahannock, 327 Old Ferry Road, White Stone. Classic rock. 435-0000.
, 7:30 p.m. Irvington Baptist., 8 p.m. Heathsville UMC., 8 p.m. Henderson UMC.
, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern. 580-3377.
, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern, 73 Monument Place, Heathsville. Studio and store open. 435-2414.
, YMCA/APYC Camp Kekoka, 1083 Boys Camp Road, Kilmarnock. $175, includes lodging, farm-to-table meals, yoga, meditation, lectures, music, water activities. Continues through May 21. Reservations required, 435-3616.
, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1717 Hampton Hall Road, Callao. Silent auction, refreshments, book fair, vendors. 724-9731.
t, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern, 73 Monument Place, Heathsville. Theme: Going to the Dogs! Fresh produce, baked goods, goat cheese, flowers, nursery plants, handcrafts, tavern artisans. 580-3377.
, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. George Washington Birthplace National Monument, 1732 Popes Creek Road, Colonial Beach. Speaker: Phillip Levy. 224-1732, ext 227.
, 10 a.m. Habitat for Humanity Building Site, Wiggins Avenue, Kilmarnock. Lancaster-Northumberland Habitat for Humanity will hold dedication ceremonies for two recently completed homes.
, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Northumberland County Community Center Organization, 679 Browns Store Road, Wicomico Church. Trophies. 480-0369.
, Tappahannock Art Gallery, 200 Prince Street, Tappahannock. Extended hours for Kids Art program.
, 3 p.m. Town Hall, 1 North Main Street, Kilmarnock.
, 3 p.m. Westmoreland Players Theatre, 16217 Richmond Road, Callao. Female version. $20 adults, $12 students. Reservations/tickets: 529-9345, or visit westmorelandplayers.org.
, 3-7 p.m. Millmont, 987 Mill Wharf Road, Wake. Sponsor: Rappahannock Community College Educational
Foundation. Gala, food, race broadcast. $100 per person. By reservation, 333-6707.
, 6-8 p.m. Music by the River, Belle Isle State Park, 1632 Mary Ball Road, Lancaster. $4 parking fee. Americana roots rock and bluegrass. 462-5030.
, 6-8:30 p.m. Sunsets on the Tides Terrace, The Tides Inn, 480 King Carter Drive, Irvington. 438-5000.
, 7:30 p.m. Rappahannock Concert Association, Performing Arts Theater, Northumberland High School, 201 Academic Lane, Heathsville. $25 adults, free students. 866-217-8149.
, 7:30 p.m. White Stone UMC., 5:30 p.m. Henderson UMC.
, after church. Great Fortune Chinese Restaurant, Kilmarnock. 453-6824.
, YMCA/APYC Camp Kekoka, 1083 Boys Camp Road, Kilmarnock. $175, includes lodging, farm-to-table meals, yoga, meditation, lectures, music, water activities. Reservations required, 435-3616.
11 a.m.-4 p.m. Hutchinson Tract, 19180 Tidewater Trail, Tappahannock. Sponsors: Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Rappahannock Wildlife Refuge Friends. Pontoon boat tours, kayaking/canoeing, instructional workshops, archery, bluebird house building, birding, face painting, target shooting, tram tours, art/photography, native plants, history, silent auction, free refreshments, hot dogs, cookies, cake, lemonade, water.
, 12:30-5 p.m. Chesapeake Bank Training Center, 75 School Street, Kilmarnock. Sponsor: Rappahannock Pistol and Rifle Club. National Rifle Association situational awareness seminar. $35. Pre-registration required. go.shr.lc/2qPdzVQ, rprclub.com, [email protected], or 410-5905.
, 3 p.m. Westmoreland Players Theatre, 16217 Richmond Road, Callao. Female version. $20 adults, $12 students. Reservations/tickets: 529-9345, or visit westmorelandplayers.org.
, noon. Palmer Hall., 8 p.m. Fairfields Baptist.
, 5:30 p.m. St. Andrews Presbyterian, Kilmarnock.
, 9 a.m. Hughlett Point Natural Area Preserve, End of Balls Neck Road, Northumberland County. Sponsor: Northern Neck Audubon. Guide: Melissa Gross. northernneckaudubon.org.
, 1 p.m. Rappahannock Art League, Studio Gallery, 19 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. Speakers: Joni Carter and Clyde Radcliffe. Topic: Lost Films of the Northern Neck/Wharton Films Project.
, 6:30 p.m. social, 7 p.m. meeting. Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock. Speaker: The Hon. Albert Pollard. Topic: Renewable energy and carbon pollution.
7-8 p.m. Northumberland Public Library, 7204 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville. Author: Brad Parks. Book: Say Nothing. Refreshments. 580-5051.
4:30 p.m. Kilmarnock Baptist.
, 4:30 p.m. Kilmarnock Baptist Church.
, 7 and 8 p.m. Palmer Hall., 7 p.m. St. Mary’s White
Chapel Episcopal., 7:30 p.m. Lower
UMC. 776-9799.
, 7 p.m. Campbell Memorial Presbyterian, Weems. 296-4248.
, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Help Lancaster/Northumberland Habitat for Humanity build a house. 435-3461 or LNHabitat.org.
, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern. 580-3377.
, 11 a.m. Bon Secours Rappahannock General Hospital Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine Center, 43 William B. Graham Court, Kilmarnock. $40 per month, or $10 per session.
, 9:30 a.m. VMRC
Headquarters, 2600 Washington Avenue, Newport News. Habitat permit applications, followed by fisheries items. Proposed regulation hearings, noon.
, 1 p.m. at Irvington UMC, 26 King Carter Drive, Irvington. Organizational meeting. Julie, 435-6469; or Sylvia, 443-5092.
, 1 p.m. Woman’s Club of White Stone. $4. 462-6207.
, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Northumberland Public Library, 7204 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville. Instructor: Izaak Hagy. Bring mobile phones, laptops and tablets. 580-5051.
, 4-5:30 p.m. Visiting Angels, 68 South Main Street, Kilmarnock. Sponsors: Visiting Angels, Hospice of Virginia, Alzheimer’s Association. To register call 446-5857, or email [email protected].
, 7 p.m. Anna’s Restaurant, 150 Old Fair Grounds Way, Kilmarnock.
, 7:30 p.m. Trinity Episcopal, Lancaster.
noon. Women’s meeting, Irvington UMC.
, 7:30 a.m. St. Andrews Presbyterian, Kilmarnock.
, 7:30 a.m. Lee’s Restaurant, Kilmarnock.
, 12:30 p.m. Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury.
, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern, 73 Monument Place, Heathsville. Studio and store open. 435-2414.
, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Visitor Center, Belle Isle State Park, 1632 Mary Ball Road, Lancaster. Help make room for native plants that provide food, habitat and shelter to birds, butterflies and animals. 462-5030.
, 5 p.m. Rappahannock River Yacht Club, 100 Rappahannock Road, Irvington. Racing on the Rappahannock River near Carter Creek. Observers and competitors welcome.
, 5:30-8:30 p.m. KC’s Crabs & Cues, 10428 Jessie duPont Memorial Highway, Kilmarnock. 435-7665.
, 8 p.m. De Sales Hall and Kilmarnock UMC.
, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Help Lancaster/Northumberland Habitat for Humanity build a house. 435-3461, or LNHabitat.org.
, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern. 580-3377.
, 2 p.m. Henderson UMC, Callao.
, 7-8:30 p.m. St. Andrews Presbyterian, Kilmarnock. Rehearsals. New singers welcome.
, 10:30 a.m.-noon Commonwealth Assisted Living, 460 South Main Street, Kilmarnock.
, 1 p.m. Indian Creek Yacht & Country Club. 435-6207.
, 1-4 p.m. Woman’s Club of White Stone, $4. Beverage and snacks provided. 221-9795.
s, 6 p.m. KC’s Crabs & Cues, 10428 Jessie duPont Memorial Highway, Kilmarnock. Beginner lesson, followed by beyond beginner lesson at 7 p.m., line dancing review and lesson at 8 p.m. and open dancing until 9 p.m.
, 7 p.m. Tappahannock Artists’ Guild & Community Art Center, 200 Prince Street, Tappahannock. Instructor: Joyce Crowne-Wilkins. Topic: Printmaking.
, 7 p.m. County Administration Building, 8311 Mary Ball Road, Lancaster.
7-9 p.m. On The Rise Performers, Willaby’s on the Rappahannock, 327 Old Ferry Road, White Stone. 435-0000.
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The Victorian Era will be revived June 9 as the Woman’s Club of White Stone hosts a Victorian Parlor Party at the WCWS Clubhouse, 560 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone.
The clubhouse will be a tribute to the American Victorian Age and guests will be served as though they were attending an afternoon of entertainment in a late 19th century parlor, reported Ginger Philbrick.
Doors will open at 11 a.m. for guests to enjoy light snacks and to place bids on several themed gift baskets, said Philbrick. At 11:30 a.m., the Baytones Quartet will delight the company with songs from the Victorian period. A catered luncheon will follow.
Guests are invited to remain for an afternoon of playing the game of their choice, she said.
The fee per person is $30 and proceeds will go toward the club’s scholarship fund for Lancaster students entering Rappah-annock Community College. For reservations, call 436-4833 by June 2.
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church will hold its 2017 Strawberry Fes-tival from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 27 on the grounds of the historic church, 6807 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville
The Festival is one of the larg-est community events in the region and features more than 1,400 quarts of freshly picked local strawberries sold by the quart or transformed into more than 1,200 homemade strawberry shortcakes.
“This year we have added a raffle featuring some fabulous hand crafted items donated by our vendors and parishioners,” said festival chairman Ellen Kirby.
More than 120 craft artists and other exhibitors will display and sell an array of original work including jewelry, art, woodwork and ironwork, clothing, leather-work, textiles, basketry, soaps and lotions.
The Northern Neck Master Gardeners (NNMG) will pres-ent “Shoreline Landscaping: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” at 2 p.m. June 2 at Lancaster Com-munity Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock.
Each year, the NNMG Shore-line Evaluation Program offers an information session on shoreline maintenance issues, reported communications chair-man Cathie Ward. The theme this year will be the changing nature of gardening aesthetics as sustainability becomes a domi-nant consideration.
For waterfront homeown-ers, this means the function of landscape design takes priority over traditional ideas of beauti-fication, said Ward. The program will explore the range of plants suitable to the Northern Neck that can support and sustain the shoreline and examine some potentially unwise plant selec-tions.
This program was first pre-sented in Heathsville in April, she said. Attendees took advan-
tage of the opportunity to exam-ine plant specimens and ask questions about planting and maintenance characteristics and, at the end of the program, dis-cuss specific concerns related to their properties with members of the shoreline evaluation team.
“Everyone has a unique situ-ation,” said Susan Lindsey, who will present the program. “Find-ing solutions is always a chal-lenge, but it is fascinating and we learn from every problem we encounter. Plant selection is the most frequent issue raised by waterfront homeowners and we can help people avoid costly mistakes and guide them towards choices that will enhance and stabilize their shorelines.”
The program is free and advance registration is not required. Attendees will receive handouts, including plant lists and there will be live plant spec-imens on display. Members of the NNMG shoreline evaluation team will be available to respond to individual questions after the program.
The Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library will hold “An Evening at Westlawn” fund-raiser gala from 5 to 9 p.m. June 9.
Westlawn in the Heathsville Historic District, is the home of Jim and Diana Russell. The Colonial Revival style house was built circa 1932 by Judge E. Hugh Smith, said executive director Karen Hart. The land was originally part of Sunny-side farm, the ancestral property of the interrelated Smith, Betts, Harding and Downman families, dating from the mid-1800s.
The gala will feature a four-course dinner on the Westlawn grounds, a silent and live auction and tours of the house. Tickets are $100 per person and can be purchased at mkt.com/maryball, at the MBW Museum in Lan-caster, or 462-7280. The dead-line for tickets is May 31.
Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library is dedicated to preserving, understanding and sharing the history of Lancaster and the Northern Neck. Board member and Gala Chairman H.W. Scott says, “Proceeds from the ‘Evening at Westlawn’ pro-vide a significant portion of the
museum and library’s budget for general operating costs as well as educational programs, collec-tions, exhibits and research ser-vices,” said board member and gala chairman H.W. Scott.
“There will also be an oppor-tunity during the live auction for guests to make a special gift to the Facilities Improvement Fund,” said Scott. “This will help us grow our invested savings to recover the costs of recent his-toric restoration work on our 1830s museum building and to fund an upcoming expansion of our research library through the purchase and renovation of a neighboring property.”
The event will begin with a wine social and appetizers
including oysters, baby scallops, tomato-basil-mozzarella bites, beef teriyaki sticks and walnut lavache. Next is a spinach salad with fresh berries, followed by a buffet of crab cakes, apricot pork loin, chicken saltimbocca, ginger carrots, fresh asparagus and garlic roasted new potatoes. An assortment of mini-cakes will be served for dessert. The catering is provided by Chef Karen Knull of Windows on the Water at Yankee Point Marina.
Auctions will offer a variety of items and services donated by businesses and individu-als. These include a private visit to historic Mount Airy, a behind-the-scenes tour of a menhaden boat and the Omega factory,
painting restoration services by Chris Trimble, a decorating con-sultation by Fred Comer, per-sonalized genealogical research, a sunset charter cruise with Capt. Billy Pipkin and a gour-met dinner and wine pairing at Westlawn with hosts Jim and Diana Russell, said Scott. This is just a sampling of items and the gala committee is still accepting additional donations.
Business sponsorships are also available at levels from $100 to $1,000.
The Russells purchased West-lawn in 2013. Jim Russell knew the property from spending many childhood summers vis-iting his great-aunt and great-uncle Robert and Garnett Sandy in Heathsville.
“Even as a boy, Jim fell in love with the history and archi-tecture of Westlawn,” said Scott. “In restoring and expanding the house, Jim and Diana were con-scientious about preserving its original elements while blend-ing the historic character with modern conveniences. They have also comfortably filled the home with their own extensive personal and family collections of art and antiques.”
“Many new vendors are join-ing the perennial favorites and there will be an even wider variety of crafts represented this year,” Kirby said.
Many community groups also will exhibit and provide dem-onstrations during the festival. WRAR radio will broadcast from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. from the fes-tival.
For the gardeners, St. Stephen’s plant sale will feature hundreds of hybrid dayliles, herbs, vegetables, annuals and native plants for sale, said Kirby. Those with a sweet tooth can take home St. Stephen’s Famous Rum Cakes and assorted pound cakes, cupcakes, cookies, pies and other delectable desserts. St. Stephen’s Trifles and Trea-sures Thrift Shop will be open.
A variety of food, beverages and treats will be available along the festival’s foodway and the St. Stephen’s bandstand will be filled
■The 82nd annual Kilmarnock Firemen’s Festival will be held
July 27 through August 5 at the KVFD Carnival Grounds, 200 Waverly Avenue, Kilmarnock. The raffle grand prize is a 2017 Toyota Tacoma, four-wheel drive pickup truck. Tickets are $10.
Tickets may be purchased from KVFD members, at upcoming community events and the carnival as supplies last. Tickets also may be purchased at Noblett Appliances & Propane, 17 South Main Street, Kilmarnock, where the truck may be inspected. A drawing will be held at the conclusion of the carnival on August 5.
■The Rappahannock Foundation for the Arts recently announced
its 2017-18 On Stage season. Concerts will include Brass Transit, October 7; Robin and Linda Williams, November 18; John Brown Little Big Band, ‘Holiday in Swing’ Concert, December 16; MozART, March 9; and Sons of Serendip, April 14. Shows will be presented at the Lancaster Middle School Theater, 191 School Street, Kilmarnock.
Season subscriptions $155 for all five concerts, if purchased before July 1; or $165. Prime seats are first made available to subscribers. Single tickets for individual performances can be pur-chased for $39 beginning in August. For those not on the mailing list, call 438-5555 for a brochure and/or tickets, or visit rappahan-nockfoundation.org.
■Author Selden Richardson will speak at 11 a.m. June 5 in the
Chesapeake Center Auditorium at Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury (RWC), 132 Lancaster Drive, Irvington. He will dis-cuss his latest book, Tri-State Gang in Richmond: Murder and Robbery in the Great Depression.
For reservations, call RWC at 438-4000. Attendees are invited to a complimentary luncheon afterwards.
The Rappahannock Art League (RAL) recently announced its special events for June.
The events will be held at the Studio Gallery, 19 North Main Street, Kilmarnock, reported Barbara Pulling of the communi-cations committee. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.
The annual Patron’s Gala Art Show exhibit will be featured May 31 through June 25, said Pulling. Original works of art donated by RAL member artists will be on display for this annual fundraiser.
Tickets for the June 25 event may be purchased at the gallery. Every ticket holder will take part in a drawing and will have the opportunity to choose a valuable
work of art from the show to take home with them, she said.
Tickets are $100 each and more than one can be purchased. The number of tickets sold will not exceed the number of art-works in the show, so purchase your ticket/s early, added Pulling.
The First Friday Art Recep-tion on June 2 will showcase the exhibit. The public is invited to visit the gallery from 5 to 7 p.m. to meet the exhibiting art-ists. Light refreshments will be served.
On June 16, RAL will offer Paint Like the Masters-White Heron with Renate Bumgarner. The workshop will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Snacks will be provided and participants may bring their favorite beverages.
with non-stop music. Free face painting will be available for the kids.
There is plenty of free parking available across from the church grounds.
“The Festival is a wonderful way to celebrate the start of the summer season and bring people together,” said Kirby.
“St. Stephen’s is pleased to be able to welcome the entire com-munity to a family friendly event
where there is something for everyone!” she said.
The Strawberry Festival in various forms can be traced back to St. Stephen’s earliest days. The church, which was consecrated in 1881, was put on the Virginia Register of Historic Landmarks in 1979. Tours of the historic church will be offered at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on the day of the event. A noonday prayer service also will be offered.
The Reedville Fishermen’s Museum recently announced its Cool Music for Hot Nights 2017 summer concert series.
The series will begin June 11, reported Jeanne Hickey. The Adrian Duke Project will pres-ent a concert at the RFM Pavil-ion, 504 Main Street, Reedville.
The Adrian Duke Project is a full seven-piece band, including trumpet and sax, as well as the soulful stylings of female vocal-ist Theresa Richmond. The band performs New Orleans soul, jazz, rock and blues.
The Legacy Band will be fea-tured from 7 to 10 p.m. July 22 at the RFM Pavilion. Influenced by The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Eagles, Third Day, Steven Curtis Chap-man and TobyMac, the band strives to match the original covers and to get audiences up on their feet.
The band is comprised of local musicians Jeems Love on guitar and vocals; Jamie Mer-rill, vocal; Don Holt, guitar and vocals; Tom Eller, drums; and Jim Merrill, bass and vocals.
JJ & Company will present a concert from 6 to 9 p.m. August 20 at Festival Halle, 177 Main Street, Reedville. The band plays Americana rock, folk and bluegrass.
Members include local musi-cians James Justin Burke on guitar and vocals; Tom Propst, upright bass; Bill Gurley, fiddle, banjo, mandolin, guitar; and Rob Pittman, washboard and percussion.
Series tickets are $25 for all three concerts, or $10 per show. Tickets are available at the RFM, or at the venue. The series is sponsored by Ingram Bay Homes and Smith Point Marina. Proceeds benefit the museum.
Gala to benefit museum
Annual Strawberry Festival tobe held May 27 in Heathsville
Reservations due for Victorian Parlor Party
Shoreline landscapingprogram to be offeredJune 2 in Kilmarnock
AREA EVENTS
RAL posts June events
RFM slates Cool Musicfor Hot Summer Nights
■The Lancaster Players will present “The Queen of Bingo” June
15 through July 1 at The Lancaster Playhouse, 361 Chesapeake Drive White Stone. The play will be staged at 8 p.m. June 15, 16, 17, 23, 24, 29, 30 and July 1; and at 3 p.m. June 25. The theater and cash bar will open an hour prior to the show.
Reservations are required. Tickets are $20 per adult. Purchase tickets at lancasterplayers.org, or 435-3776.
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CHURCH NOTES
■Beulah Baptist Church,
Lively will celebrate the Gospel Chorus anniversary at 3 p.m. May 27.
Music will be provided by the Mighty Echoes of Joy of Gloucester and Angie Williams Cooke.
■Mt. Olive Baptist Church,
Wicomico Church, will cel-ebrate the 67th anniversary of the Men’s Chorus at 4 p.m. Sat-urday, May 20. Music will be provided by community church musicians and singers.
Dinner will be served imme-diately following the celebra-tion in the church fellowship hall.
■Abiding Faith Baptist
Church, 83 Bluff Point Road, Kilmarnock, will offer a free community meal from 6 to 8 p.m. May 26.
■Solid Rock Deliverance Out-
reach Ministry will present an encouragement service and restoration time for those suf-fering from cancer and HIV at 7 p.m. Friday, May 19, at Leba-non Church Worship Center, 11821 Tidewater Trail, Saluda.
There will be food and fel-lowship. To give a testimony, call 384-6946.
■Henderson United Meth-
odist Church, 72 Henderson Drive, Callao, will host a free community lunch and fellow-ship time from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, May 25.
■The Women’s Ministry
of Calvary Baptist Church, Kilmarnock, will hold the annual Healing 4 Your Hurt Women’s Conference Saturday, May 20, beginning at 9 a.m. The theme is “You Are Worth It,” based on Matthew 6:26.
Minister Dawn L. King of Baltimore, Md., will present “Recognize Who You Are.” Minister Shaunda Howerton of Little Zion Baptist Church, Oak Grove, will present “You are a Diamond, So Shine.” Alva Jackson of Macedonia Baptist Church will lead praise and worship. The registration fee is $10.
■Rehoboth United Method-
ist Church, 126 Shiloh School Road, Kilmarnock, will celebrate homecoming at 11 a.m. May 28 with a “Life of the Church” wor-ship. There will be special music, communion and lunch.
■Jeff Ukrop, development
officer of the Virginia Baptist Foundation, will be the guest speaker for the Laity Sunday worship service at 11 a.m. May 21 at White Stone Bap-tist Church, 517 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone.
Ukrop now uses the opera-tional and service principles he learned in the Ukrop’s grocery business to assist churches and families in identifying creative ways for enhanced steward-ship.
■ All are invited to public
prayer at 12:05 p.m. Fridays at Missions Lane, 80 South Main Street, Kilmarnock. This week’s prayer will be against addictions. Personal prayer is available always.
■ The 28th annual Memorial
Day Ceremony will be held at 9 a.m. May 29 at Bethel United Methodist Church, 142 Old Bethel Road, Lively. The speaker will be Lancaster County Sheriff Patrick McCranie.
A wreath will be placed in honor of those men and women who have served in the U.S. armed forces. The “Call to Colors” and “Taps” will be played by Robbie Spiers. A color guard will be provided by the Lancaster High School Air Force JROTC. The hymn, “Eternal Father Strong to Save,” will be sung with Wyatt McCranie as accompanist. A roll call of deceased service-men associated with Bethel-Emmanuel Charge will be read.
■ The Northern Neck Chapter
of the Military Officers Asso-ciation (NNMOAA) will hold its annual Memorial Day com-memoration at 11 a.m. May 29 at Historic Christ Church & Museum, 420 Christ Church Road, Weems. Following patri-otic music, the formal obser-vance will begin at 11:30 a.m.
The speaker will be retired U.S. Marine Corps Gen. John J. Sheehan, currently chairman of the Military Officers Asso-ciation of America.
■
The seventh annual Memo-rial Day Observance will be held from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. May 29 at the Montross Court-house Square.
The observance is sponsored by American Legion Post 252 and the Montross Tea Party. There will free hot dogs and sodas.
■Nancy McClain will be
the featured performer at the Summer Time Music Series at 7 p.m. Friday, May 19, at White Stone United Methodist Church, 118 Methodist Church Road, White Stone.
■Abiding Faith Baptist
Church, 83 Bluff Point Road, Kilmarnock, will observe “Open Pulpit” during worship at 6:30 p.m. May 28.
The guest preacher will be the Rev. Dorothy Johnson, an associate minister at Macedo-nia Baptist Church, Heaths-ville.
■Sharon Baptist Church, 1413
Lumberlost Road, Weems, will host a deacon ordination ser-vice at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 21.
New deacons to be ordained are Lloyd Hill, Geraldine Curry and Irving Brittingham. The Rev. Dale S. Bunns, senior pastor, will deliver the message.■
Kilmarnock Baptist Church on June 3 will host Wings of Praise at 4 p.m. with evangelist Mable Turner Robinson, worship leader.
Music will be provided by DaQuan Boyd of Lively, The Warriors for Christ of Colonial Beach, The Gospel Travelers of Prospect, The Walker Family of King and Queen, Robert Spiers and Reign of Kilmarnock and the Sharon Men’s Chorus of Weems.
ANGLICAN�All Saints Anglican48 New Street, Saluda 757-374-6724; Rev. Jeff Johnson
10 a.m., Adult Bible Study11 a.m., Worship/Holy Communion Weekly
�Holy Redeemer Anglican11264 Kings HighwayMontross, VA 22520Rev. Dr. W. R. Gardiner OHI804-493-74071928 BCP 1940 HymnalTraditional Anglican Faith
11 a.m., Holy Communion
�Light of Christ Anglicanformerly St. Stephens Anglican9500 Northumberland HwyHeathsville; 804-580-4555; The Rev. Michael Moffitt;www.lightofchristva.org
: 9 a.m., Sunday School/Ages 3-adult10 a.m., Worship Service9:45 a.m., Nursery available
: 7 p.m., Bible Study
BAPTIST�Abiding Faith Baptist83 Bluff Point Road, KilmarnockRev. Dr. Barbara L. Cain
5 p.m., Sunday School6:30 p.m., Worship
4-6 p.m. Intercessory Prayer Line at 435-8742
�Bayshore Baptist7022 Jessie Dupont Mem. Hwy.Heathsville, VA 22473Rev. Patrick Creed III
10 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Morning Worship1 p.m., Afternoon Worship
6 p.m., Evening Bible Study
�Beulah Baptist4448 Mary Ball Rd, LivelyP. O. Box 87, Lively 22507462-5000;[email protected] Ulysess E. Turner, Jr.Office Hrs. M, W, F 10a.m.-1p.m.
10:30 a.m., Sunday School11:30 a.m., Worship Service
Noon, Sr. Bible Study6 p.m., Bible Study
�Corrottoman Baptist48 Ottoman Ferry Road, Ottoman; 462-5674Rev. David C. Cromer
9:45 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship
5:30 p.m., Youth Discipleship6 p.m., Family Dinner/Fellowship7 p.m., Adult Bible Study Cherub Choir
�Fairfields Baptist15213 Northumberland Hwy., Burgess; 453-3530Pastor James McCollum
9:45 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship ServiceNursery Provided
5:30 p.m., Dinner/Fellowship6 p.m., Adult Bible Study/Kids for Christ
�Fairport Baptist2395 Fairport Road, Reedville; 453-3235; Rev. Neale Schoolswww.fairportchurch.org
9:45 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship
7 p.m., Bible Study & PrayerPray for Churches Everywhere
�Hartswell Baptist10559 River RoadLancaster, 22503The Rev. Ernest D. Webster, Pastor
10 a.m., Praise, Worship and The Word
6:45 p.m., Bible Study & Prayer
�Irvington Baptist53 King Carter Drive, Irvington; 438-6971; Rev. John Howard Farmer
9:45 a.m., Sunday School10 a.m., Bible Classes 11 a.m., Worship
7 p.m., Fellowship and Sharing
�Kilmarnock Baptist65 East Church St. Kilmarnock; 435-1703, Dr. Matthew Tennant
9:45 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship Service
6 p.m., Worship on Wednesday (WOW)6:30 p.m., Fellowship Dinner7 p.m., Choir Practice
�Lebanon BaptistRev. Carlton Milstead, Pastor
10 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship
11 a.m., WMU meets in Marsh Fellowship Hall
9:45 a.m., Worship
�Mt. Olive Baptist6749 Jessie duPont Mem. Hwy.Wicomico Church; 804-435-3725Rev. Dr. Tyron Williams,PhDemail: [email protected]
9 a.m., Sunday School for children and adults10 a.m., Morning Church Service
7 p.m., Women’s Ministry Bible Study
7 p.m., Men’s Ministry Bible Study
�Queen Esther Baptist7228 River Road, Lancaster;462-7780
9:45 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship
7 p.m., Bible Study
�Sharon Baptist1413 Lumberlost Road, Weems; 438-6659; Rev. Dale S. Bunns
9:30 a.m., Sunday School Power Hour11 a.m., Morning Worship
2 p.m., A Day in the Word Bible Study7 p.m., Evening Bible Study
�White Stone Baptist517 Chesapeake DriveWhite Stone; 435-1413Dr. M. S. “Jeff” Shanaberger, Pastor [email protected]
9:45 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship, Guest Speaker, Mr. Jeff UkropNursery Provided-Ages 0-4
7 p.m., EMMAS Mtg.
1-3 p.m., Food Pantry Open
�Willie Chapel Baptist510 Merry Point Road;462-5500, Rev. Rose Curry
8:45 a.m., Sunday School10:30 a.m., Worship
4 p.m., Senior Bible Study7 p.m., Bible Study
BIBLE�Historic White Marsh Church11040 Mary Ball Rd., Brookvale543-8861, Rev. Hall462-7908, Rev. Talley
11 a.m., Worship
6 p.m., Time of Praise
CATHOLIC�St. Paul’s CatholicIntersection of Tavern Run Rd. & Nomini Hall Rd., Hague472-3090; saintpaulhague.com
5 p.m., Vigil Mass
7:30 a.m. and 9 a.m., MassNoon, Spanish Mass8:30 a.m., Daily Mass
Confessions:4:15-4:45 p.m., Saturday8:15 to 8:45 a.m., Sunday
CHURCH OF GOD
�Tibitha Church of GodP. 0. Box 167, 991 Fleeton Road, Reedville, VA. 22539453-4972, Rev. David Smithwww.tibitha.net
10 a.m., Worship11:15 a.m., Sunday School6 p.m., Sunday Evening
7 p.m., Bible Study
EPISCOPAL�Grace Episcopal303 South Main Street, Kilmarnock; 435-1285 The Rev. David H. May
8 a.m., Holy Eucharist Rite 110:30 a.m., Holy Eucharist Rite 1I
12:05 p.m., Service of Healing with Holy Eucharist4 p.m., Service of Contemplative Prayer
�St. Mary’s Episcopal3020 Fleeton Road, Fleeton; Rev. Sandi Mizirl; 453-6712www.stmarysfleeton.org
7:30 p.m., Free Movie
11 a.m., WorshipSt. Mary’s Thrift Shop108 Fairport Rd.Open Tues.-Sat., 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
�St. Mary’s Whitechapel Episcopal5940 White Chapel Road, Lancaster, 462-5908; The Rev. Dr. Megan Limburgstmaryswhitechapel.org
6th Sunday of Easter10 a.m., Christian Education11:15 a.m., Holy Eucharist Rite II
�St. Stephen’s Episcopal6807 Northumberland Hwy.724-4238; Rev. Lucia Lloydststephensheathsville.or
8:15 a.m., Choir Practice9 a.m., Holy Eucharist10 a.m., Coffee Hour10:30 a.m., A Broad Church (1880-1920), chapter 7 in A History of the Episcopal Church6 p.m., Boy Scouts
6 p.m., Boy Scouts
Noon Day Prayer12:15 p.m., Out to Lunch Bunch
Noon, Bridge
�Trinity Episcopal8484 Mary Ball Road, Lancaster; The Rev. Dr. Megan Limburgtrinitylancasterva.org
6th Sunday of Easter9:30 a.m., Holy Eucharist Rite II
�Wicomico Parish 5191 Jessie Ball duPont Highway, Wicomico Church; 580-6445; Rector The Rev. James H. Silcox Jr.
8 a.m., Holy Communion, Rite IIBreakfast10 a.m., Holy Eucharist, Rite II11 a.m., Coffee Hour
LUTHERAN�Good Shepherd (LCMS)1717 Hampton Hall Rd.Callao - 804-529-5948Rev. Bruce Alkire
9 a.m., Worship10 a.m., Coffee Fellowship10:30 a.m., Sunday School Adult Bible [email protected]
�Living Water
83 Bluff Point Rd., [email protected]
10 a.m., Worship Service
METHODIST�Afton UMC5130 Hacks Neck Road, Ophelia; 453-3770; Rev. Moses Min
10 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship ServiceNursery Available3rd Sunday “Fellowship Lunch” following Worship
6 p.m., Bible Study7 p.m., Choir Practice
�Bethel UMC142 Old Bethel Road (Rt. 201 Lively)Lancaster, VA 22503462-5790Pastor Tae Won Kang
9:45 a,m., Sunday School11 a.m., WorshipNursery Available(Handicap Accessible)
�Bluff Point UMCBluff Point RoadRev. Jack Bailey - 436-4071
11:30 a.m., Worship ServiceFellowship to follow
�Fairfields UMC14741 Northumberland Highway, Burgess; 453-3770Pastor Moses Minfairfields-umc.com
9:25 a.m., Worship
7 p.m., Choir Practice
�Heathsville UMC39 Courthouse Road, Heathsville; 580-3630; Rev. Rebecca L. Minor
10 a.m., Worship/Sunday School/Nursery
�Irvington UMC26 King Carter Drive, Irvington; 438-6800; A. Ray Massie, Pastor
9:45 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship
�Kilmarnock UMC89 East Church Street, Kilmarnock, 435-1797; Rev. Penny Cory(Elevator access)
10 a.m.-4 p.m., Crafty Christians
7:45 a.m., UMM8:30 & 11 a.m., Worship9:30 a.m., Sunday School Classes12:30 p.m., Yard Sale Committee Mtg.2 p.m., Yard Sale Set Up
10 a.m., Prayer Group6:30 - 9:30 p.m., Chesapeake Chorale
10 a.m., Clergy Peer Group Mtg.2 p.m., Commonwealth Birthday Party
6 p.m., Handbells7:30 p.m., Choir
6 p.m., Solos8 p.m., AA
�Rehoboth UMC126 Shiloh School Rd.,
9 a.m., Worship10 a.m., Coffee and Fellowship
�White Stone UMC118 Methodist Church Road, White Stone; 435-3555Rev. Bryan McClainwhitestoneumc.org
7 p.m., Music Night featuring Nancy McClain
9:30 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship Service7:30 p.m., AA Mtg.
7 p.m., Loving Branches Circle
8:30 a.m., Breakfast at Lee’s7 p.m., Choir Practice
10 a.m., VL Brown Bible Study
PRESBYTERIAN�Campbell Memorial Presbyterian3712 Weems Rd., Weems438-6875; Rev. Jewell-Ann Parton, Int. Pastorcampbellchurch.net
Guest Preacher: Rev. Tom Coye9 a.m., Service of Praise10 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., WorshipNoon, Fellowship Time
8 a.m., Men’s Prayer Group10:15 a.m., Men’s Golf @ Golden Eagle Golf Course
7 p.m., Kilmarnock Pipers
7 p.m., Choir Rehearsal
�St. Andrews Presbyterian435 East Church Street, Kilmarnock; 435-3948Rev. Dr. Keith Curran; Interim Pastorsaintandrewspc.org
9:30 a.m., Adult Sunday School9:45 a.m., Youth Sunday School11 a.m., Worship
5:15 p.m., Session
4:30 p.m., Choir Practice
OTHER DENOMINA-TI0NS�Calvary Pentecostal781 John’s Neck Road, WeemsClarence Jones, Pastor438-5393/435-1777:
7:30 a.m., Radio Broadcast, 101.7 FM9:45 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship
7:30 p.m., Worship
�Christian Science Society98 N. Main St., Kilmarnock
10:30 a.m., Service/Sunday School
7:30 p.m., Testimony Mtg.Reading Room open Tues, Thurs. & Sat. 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
�New Life Community684 Jesse duPont Mem. Hwy. (Rt. 200) Burgess, 436-6498Pastor C. Richard Lynn
10 a.m., Morning Service
7 p.m., Bible Study
�Unitarian UniversalistFellowship of the Rappahannock 366 James Wharf RoadWhite Stone 758-4790; uufrappahannock.uua.org
10:30 a.m., Fellowship ServiceSpeaker: Tom Kinney“Doc Martin and Staying Alive”
�Unity of the
Practical, Positive ChristianityLancaster Community Library16 Town Centre Drive,Kilmarnock
Sunday at 10:45 a.m.All are welcomeunityrappahannock.org
�White StoneChurch of the Nazarene57 Whisk Drive, White Stone435-9886; Sr. Pastor, Jimmy Jacksonwww.whitestonechurch.com
8:30 & 9 a.m., Adult Bible Studies9:45 a.m., Worship, Kids Worship Nursery6 p.m., Small groups for grades 5-6 and 7-12Contact office for other small group opportunities
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In Loving MemoryMorgan E. Norris, Jr.
January 1, 1931 to May 18, 2014
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IRVINGTON—William F. Blocher Jr. of Irvington passed away on April 19, 2017. He was 78 years young.
Bill was born in Wash-ington, D.C., to William F. Blocher and Mildred Williams (Blocher Purcell). He gradu-ated from GW University and while attending college, he met Karen Klare who became his wife (divorced 1984) and mother of two daughters, Kimberly and Robyn.
Bill worked at the family printing business, Blocher Reprographics Inc. He soon began a long history of active involvement with local and state politics and serving as chairman of the Fairfax County Chamber of Com-merce.
His professional career took him to the IT Govern-ment sector in the early 1980s where he held various execu-tive level positions until his unofficial retirement in 2015. During these years in Reston, he met and married Sue Lewis (divorced 1997) who had two children, Chad and Haley, from a previous marriage.
In 2005, Bill moved to
Lancaster County where he joined the Lancaster County Republican Committee, was appointed to an official posi-tion and Republican member of the local Board of Elec-tions.
His parents and his step-brother, Ron, predeceased Bill.
Survivors include his daugh-ters, Kimberly and Robyn; his brother, Bob; his half-brother, Roy; and half-sister, Alice; along with various nieces and nephews.
Memorial services will held at The Kilmarnock Inn in Kilmarnock on Saturday, May 20, from 2 to 4 p.m.
LANCASTER—William Joseph “Bill” McKniff was born in Lancaster, Pa., on March 23, 1928, and died peacefully at home on Myer’s Creek, Lancaster, on May 15, surrounded by his loving wife, Marlene, and four of their six surviving children.
The second son of Sara Graul and Frank Joseph McK-niff, Bill and his siblings, Frank and Mary Jane spent their youth in Elmira, N.Y., and Media, Pa. After the untimely death of their father, the family moved to Philadel-phia where Bill, at the age of 10, attended Girard College for grammar through high school. Graduating in 1945, Bill entered Georgetown Uni-versity on a working scholar-ship.
Bill worked in the Prefect of Disciplines’ office during the day, attending the School of Foreign Service at night. Bill graduated in January 1949 and was hired as a sales trainee with the Fire Association of Philadelphia.
Upon the outbreak of the Korean War, Bill applied for Naval Aviation Cadet training and was accepted in 1951. He received his wings and a com-mission of ensign in March 1952. Bill was then sent to Night/All Weather Fighter training school in Key West, Fla., and later was assigned to VC-4 squadron in Atlantic City, N.J.
During this time, Bill took two cruises aboard the carri-ers USS Leyte and USS Valley Forge, flying the all weather version of the Corsair air-craft. Bill was also qualified in straight wing and swept wing jets.
In 1955, Bill met and mar-ried Ruth Tilley and became a father to her three boys, Mark, Ray and James Carman. In 1957, Bill and Ruth were proud to add Dorcie (McKniff) Jasperse to the family clan.
Following his service with the U.S. Navy, Bill continued to faithfully serve his coun-try for the next 28 years with the CIA. The family settled in McLean where Bill and Ruth raised their children, volun-teering for Little League, rais-ing funds for equipment and manning carnival booths.
In 1980, an empty nest and the idea of waterfront living lured Bill into retirement and a move for Bill and Ruth to Lively, where they enjoyed their river views for 17 years, until Ruth passed away in 1997.
Two years later, a mutual love of caring for others connected Bill to local resi-dent, Marlene Lasley and a new loving union was born. Marlene and Bill married in 1999 blending their families with Marlene’s three children Bonnie, Bill and Heather. The next 18 years found Bill and Marlene traveling extensively to Marlene’s homeland of Scotland and frequently visit-ing their children and grand-children in Virginia, Pennsyl-vania, Florida and Texas.
Bill was predeceased by his brother, Frank McKniff; sister, Mary Jane (McKniff) McDermott; and step-daugh-ter Bonnie Dravis.
Bill is survived by and will be terribly missed by his wife, Marlene; their six children, Mark Carman, Ray Carman, Jim Carman, Dorcie (McK-niff) Jasperse, Bill Dravis and Heather (Dravis) Menzies; nine grandchildren, Chris Carman, Rebecca Carman, Jon Carman, Brent Carman, Shane Jasperse, Hannah Wam-bach, Billy Dravis, Alora Dravis, Danielle and Michael Menzies; and seven great grandchildren, Allie, Emma and Tessa Carman, Kendra and Kaylie Carman, and Aiden and Ashur Carman.
An honorable man with a great sense of humor and a love that ran deep, Bill will be Forever Loved and Always Missed.
A memorial service will be held in Bill’s honor at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 28, at the home of Bill and Marlene McKniff in Myer Creek. In lieu of flow-ers, the family would be grate-ful for donations to Hospice of Virginia, 1328 Tappahannock Boulevard, Tappahannock, VA 22560.
“Such is of the course of deeds that move the wheels of the world: small hands do them because they must, while the eyes of the great are else-where.” J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings
IRVINGTON—Ber nard A. Nadel, 100, of Irvington passed away on May 14, 2017.
He is survived by his wife, June Nadel; daughter, Laura Marder (Mark); three grand-children, Suzy, Nick and Jes-sica; and three great-grand-children, Leela, Luc and
Kevin. He will be greatly missed by
June and the rest of the family. A graveside service was held
at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 17, at Windsor Gardens, Dutton.
Currie Funeral Home, LLC, of Kilmarnock handled the arrangements.
M A NA S S A S — E l e a n o r Douglas “Doug” (Tuggle) Payne, formerly of Weems, passed away peacefully on May 12, 2017, in Manassas. She was predeceased by her husband, retired U.S.M.C. Col. Ernest W. Payne.
Born September 28, 1917, she was the daughter of John and Lula Lee Tuggle of Hopewell.
She is survived by her chil-dren Ernest W. Payne Jr. of Maryland, Judith L. Fuller of Virginia, Elizabeth L. Meyer of Texas and Sharon D. Kinnett of Florida; 13 grandchildren; and 16 great grandchildren.
She lived a wonderful life as the wife of a U.S. Marine Corps officer and traveled to many places. Doug and her husband retired to the Northern Neck in the early 1970s, enjoy-ing a life full of friends, sailing and visits from family.
The family received friends Wednesday, May 17, at Baker-Post Funeral Home & Crema-tion Center, 10001 Nokesville Road, Manassas, VA 20110. Funeral services immediately followed at noon in the funeral home chapel.
Interment will be in Arling-ton National Cemetery at a later date.
HEATHSVILLE—Mar-jorie Ann Ladnier Perry-man of Heathsville, formerly of Mobile, Ala., passed away May 4, 2017, at the age of 92.
She is preceded in death by her husband of 70 years; par-ents; son-in-law Gene Davis; two brothers; and a sister.
Marjorie’s greatest attributes were her love for the Lord her God and that she walked in a manner worthy of His love and grace.
She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was “always” there when her family needed her. Her sweet spirit, gentleness and kindness
were evident until the end. She was loved by everyone who knew her.
Marjorie lived with her daughter, Carol Davis in Heathsville, for the past four years. She was a member of Fairport Baptist Church.
The family would like to express their gratefulness for the loving care Marjorie received at Commonwealth Senior Living at Farnham and to Hospice of Virginia.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:30 a.m. Satur-day, May 20, at Fairport Bap-tist Church. Lunch will follow in the fellowship hall.
WHITE STONE—Robert Edward Tyers Sr., 81, of White Stone passed away on May 6, 2017. He was a retired con-struction supervisor.
He is survived by three chil-dren and eight grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Roberta Tyers.
Services will be private. Memorial contributions may
be made to Kilmarnock-Lan-caster Rescue Squad, P. O. Box 333, Kilmarnock, VA 22482.
The Northern Neck Chapter of the Military Officers Associ-ation of America (NNMOAA) will hold its annual Memo-
rial Day commemoration at 11 a.m. May 29 at Historic Christ Church & Museum, 420 Christ Church Road, Weems.
Following patriotic music, the formal observance will begin at 11:30 a.m.
“It’s a privilege and an honor to support the Northern Neck community by recognizing and honoring service members who have given all for our nation,” retired U.S. Army Col. William Johnson, project coordinator.
Honorary Wreath Bearers are World War II veteran and former U.S. Army Corporal George “Buddy” Scala and Vietnam veteran and retired U.S. Marine Corps veteran Col. Donald Smith. The speaker will be retired U.S. Marine Corps Gen. John J. Sheehan, chairman of the board of directors, Mil-itary Officers Association of America.
Scala was born and raised in Washington, D.C. Prior to being inducted into the Army, he worked for Railway Express. The Army trained him as an artilleryman, however he served in combat as a tank gunner and machine gunner.
He was assigned to the 544th Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment. Primary duties posted him to the motor pool but he participated in amphibious landing at Bougainville, Morotai and the Dutch East Indies. He later recounted, “We hit Luzon in the first wave there and that was nasty. There are a lot of things you see, that you don’t want to remember.”
After the war he worked for C & P Telephone Company until he retired in 1986.
Col. Smith was born and raised in Winfield, Kans. He received his bachelor’s from Emporia State University and his law degree from George Washington University Law School.
He has served as a USMC pilot in several jet aircraft, some helicopter and the propeller driven KC 130. He has served two tours in Vietnam. On his second tour he commanded the VMGR 152, a combat support J-130 unit which operated out of Thailand and Okinawa. Upon returning to the U.S., he served as assistant judge advocate of the USMC.
This will be the 25th year that MOAA has partnered with individuals and representatives of more than 20 organizations to present the program. This includes Grace Episcopal Church, Historic Christ Church & Museum, Lancaster High School Air Force JROTC Honor Guard, American Legion Post 117, Boy Scout Troop 42, Lancaster County Sheriff ’s Office and Kilmarnock-Lancaster Volunteer Rescue Squad.
Special music will be provided by Dave Hershiser, Robbie Spiers, Glen Burtner, Neil Smart and Dr. Cheryl Brown Davis.
A New Orleans style gumbo dinner with rice, salad, hushpup-pies, desserts and beverages will be served from 5 to 7 p.m. June 2 at Afton UMC, 5130 Hack’s Neck Road, Ophelia.
The by-donation fundraiser will help provide those at the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota food for a week, new shoes for the children, or items of clothing, reported public-ity coordinator Carol Hammer. Standing Rock is a Sioux nation comprised of Lakota and Dakota people.
Hammer will attend her second year at this mission in July. She will return to Cannon Ball on the Standing Rock Reserva-tion where last year she and four other volunteers prepared a daily program for pre-school children which included a Bible story, a craft, music and outdoor activities, said Hammer.
She volunteers with approximately 200 others from Virginia for that week. Her Cannon Ball group will number about 18 people, many of whom have volunteered for seven years or more, she continued. The Cannon Ball children look forward to the week that the Virginia folks arrive.
“Please join us for a meal and great fellowship on June 3 to help provide needed supplies to the children and people on this reservation,” said Hammer.
This mission provides Christian learning for children of all ages, a daily women’s Bible study, special evenings for a teens night out, a women’s spa and a men’s barbecue. The focus is in loving, sharing the gospel and providing hope to these Native Americans, she added.
Gumbo dinner willhelp support StandingRock mission efforts
Military Officers Associationto host Memorial Day service
■Trinity Episcopal, 8484 Mary Ball Road, Lancaster, will hold
Family Sermon Sunday services on June 11, July 2 and August 6. One sermon appropriate for all ages will be offered at 9:30 a.m.
■Smithland Baptist Church, 1047 Walnut Point Road, Heaths-
ville, will host HOPE: Human Trafficking Conference from 6 to 7 p.m. June 7.
Sponsored by the Woman’s Missionary Union of Virginia, the Hope Conference aims to help in understanding and engaging the problem of human trafficking with a missional response.
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Rev. John Farmer has been the pastor at Irvington Baptist Church since 1986.
I have been wonderfully blessed to have known four
of my 13 pastoral predecessors: pastors William Wiatt Wright (1947-1956), William O. Dil-lard Jr. (1962-1966), Richard C. Newlon (1967-1981) and Harvey Tildon Myers (1982-1986).
Another blessing was the Rev. V. R. Wheeler, who once pastored White Stone Bap-tist Church (1958-1975) and my home church at Webber Memorial, now in Chester.
When I arrived here in 1986, Vivian had retired to the Northern Neck, serving as an occasional interim pastor. I only hold one grudge against Rev. Wheeler. He once asked that I relieve him of his weekly Rappahan-nock Record column whilst he vacationed in Florida. When he returned I tried, really tried, to hand it back. He just grinned and walked away issuing congratulations and best wishes.
Unbeknownst to us, the Rev. Mr. William Wright and I had a bit of a tangled history. As a lad here on occasional Sundays, I worshipped at the Corrotto-man Church. On River Road sits Woodbine, home of pastor Wright’s grandparents. He too had worshipped at Corrotto-man, his dad’s home church. Bill was raised in Norfolk and ordained at the Park Avenue Baptist Church (later Temple Baptist).
After mustering out of the U.S. Army’s Chaplain Corps, Bill came to Irvington in 1947 with his wife Madge Henley and moved into the 1911 Good-win Hall parsonage across from the present Post Office. They had a special needs son W. W. W. Jr. By the way, that is how our Church became a duPont eligible congregation. Mrs. duPont learned of their son’s situation. She’d stopped in for a visit and found our sanc-tuary under renovation for the upcoming wedding of Shirley Benson and Joe W. Forrester. She gave funds for lights and a pew (under the balcony). Her generosity also prevailed in that she funded the pastor’s son’s upkeep at the Woods School, Philadelphia. Thus when her
estate was formulating perim-eters for distribution we fell within the calendar periods established.
Sadness visited the Wrights. Returning home from a 1953 visit to their son at Woods School they suffered a tragic accident. Madge Henley Wright died and the mangled pastor returned home to heal. In a letter to the flock he wrote, “God has been good to me, having sustained me and given me the strength and grace to endure. My physical recovery has been almost miraculous and the doctors believe it will be complete. ‘Would that the wounds of the spirit could be as easily healed…”
The united congregations of the Claybrook and Irving-ton churches adored Madge Henley Wright. Even today she is held in sweet memory of many senior Northern Neck Baptists.
Pastor Wright did heal and in 1955 married our organist, Miss Camille Wilder Meekins. They honeymooned in Italy. Previously she’d only ever trav-elled to and from Irvington to Lancaster Courthouse by bus and Carter’s Creek to Baltimore and back by steamboat.
Bill accepted a call to the Skipwith Church, Richmond. There he mentored a young student named Richard C. Newlon, who in 1967 became our 12th pastor.
Later Pastor Wright accepted the call to two churches in Chesterfield; and later still chaplain at the Hunter McGuire Veterans Hospital, Richmond. My dad’s older sister Gertrude F. Cartier was pastor Wright’s secretary there.
William Wiatt Wright Jr. was buried here on December 27, 1999, beside his mom. Dad-pastor Bill died on September 16, 2002, ending 55 years of ministerial service. Camille Wilder Meekins Wright died January 24, 2002. All were buried at IBC.
They left our church a lovely
Chickering grand piano and boxes of Bill’s preacher memo-rabilia. We’ve greatly enjoyed the piano in our Memorial Hall.
Across the years as I have stumbled upon or been invited into a church conflict or two… even one here at IBC. I have found Bill’s rendition of Ten Little Christians so applicable. I have sent copies to whomso-ever I felt it might elucidate. Let me share it with you.
Ten Little Christians“Ten little Christians standing
in a line, one disliked the pastor, then there were nine.
Nine little Christians stayed up very late, one slept in on Sunday, then there were eight.
Eight little Christians on their way to heaven, one took the low road, then there were seven.
Seven little Chris-tians chirping like chicks, one disliked the music, then there were six.
Six little Christians seemed very much
alive, but one lost his interest,
Five little Christians pull-ing for Heaven’s shore, but one stopped to rest, then there were four.
Four little Christians, each busy as a bee, one got her feel-ings hurt, then there were three.
Three little Christians knew what to do, one joined the sports crowd, then there were two.
Two little Christians, our rhyme is nearly done, differed with each other, then there was one.
One little Christian can’t do much ’tis true; brought his friend to Bible study, then there were two.
Two earnest Christians, each won one more, that doubled their number, then there were four.
Four sincere Christians worked early and late, each won another, then there were eight.
Eight little Christians, if they doubled as before, in just a few short weeks, we’d have 1,024.
In this little jingle, there’s a lesson true, YOU belong to the building, or the wrecking crew.”
Use however you may wish. Save it for the day when trou-bled waters awash your congre-gation.
Reflectionsby Rev. John Farmer
McCullough scholar
The White Stone Church of the Nazarene will hold a two-day community yard sale from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 26 and 27 at the WSCON Family Life Center, 57 Whisk Drive, White Stone.
Breakfast sandwiches, coffee and drinks will be sold with proceeds going to the food bank, reported Debbie Kues.
Vendor spots (10 x 15) will
be available outside for $15 per spot for both days, for those who would like to sell their own things, said Kues.
Items are still being accepted for the church-wide sale. Folks may donate items at the church, by placing them in the red trailer at the left side of the building, she said. To have items picked up, contact William Smith, 761-4991.
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He once asked that I relieve him of his weekly Rappahannock Record column whilst he vacationed in Florida. When he returned I tried, really tried, to hand it back.
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During their spring semester break for each of the past five years, Villanova University has sent a group of student athletes to assist the Lancaster-Northumber-land Habitat for Humanity build homes for its family partners.
This year 12 athletes from lacrosse, swimming, volleyball, track and field, soccer and field hockey teams accompanied by three chaperones from their ath-letic department and campus ministry made the trip, reported vice president Bruce Craig.
They arrived May 14 and during the week they worked at several work sites, said Craig. They finished work at the Thomp-son house on Wiggins Avenue, installed siding at a fire-damaged house near White Stone being rehabilitated by the Interfaith Ser-vice Council and painted the inte-rior of a Habitat house on Locks-ley Hall Road in Northumberland.
“All of our volunteers welcome the annual Villanova student visits because their enthusiasm, dedica-tion and productivity exemplifies Habitat’s mission to bring people together to build homes, com-munities and hope,” said building supervisor Bob Kammerer
“Most of our local build volun-teers are over 65 and retired from long careers. To meet young
men and women yet to begin their careers giving their services to our community is inspiring to all of us and boosts our con-fidence in seeing lifelong contri-butions of their generation,” said Kammerer.
“We select our family partners from local residents based on their level of income and need for better housing, their willing-ness to partner with us and work alongside volunteers and their ability to pay an affordable mort-gage, said president Kathleen Conroy.
“Habitat plans to begin con-struction of our 19th new home this fall in the vicinity of White
Stone and our ability to continue to build and rehabilitate homes depends on the contributions and volunteer support of the community,” said Conroy. “We would especially like to thank those who have contributed and purchased items from our resale store in Kilmarnock during its first full year of operation.”
Habitat on Saturday, May 20, will conduct a dedication cere-mony for two recently completed homes on Wiggins Avenue, Kilmarnock. The program will begin at 10 a.m.
The resale store and office are at 460 North Main Street, Kilmarnock.
Villanova athletes help Habitat building projects
