February 27th’s Colonial Beach Town Council work session lasted for three and ½ hours with little to show for it. Discussion again returned to the parking lots located next to the town boardwalk, the boardwalk vendor program and the future of Eleanor Park and property adjacent to the boardwalk. As has been the case since the town council removed all renters from Eleanor Park, the future of the park’s land
A one and a half year old short Beagle named Luke had only been a resident of Colonial Beach for five days, but he was quickly absorbed in the hearts and minds of not only local residents, but further reaching ones as well. Long time resident Beth Markwith had just adopted Luke from the Westmoreland Animal Shelter on Sunday, Feb. 9, and the two were just beginning to establish their
Related Apartment Preservation’s (RAP) representative Richard L. Hurlbert came back, at the Colonial Beach Town Council’s request, to discuss the Riverwood Apartments (RA) rehabilitation. RAP originally approached the TC in 2008 for its approval of the purchase and refurbishment of the apartment complex. Riverwood Apartments are a low-income apartment complex between Fourth and Sixth street and Euclid Avenue and McKinney Blvd. The complex was built in the early 1980s under
Duck hunting is a sport that has not only been around for hundreds of years, but has been a tradition that has been passed on from one generation to the next. On Feb. 1, Brian Fletcher and his son Jake Fletcher took the opportunity of Youth Waterfowl Day to pass this tradition along to the youth. Brian owns a company out of Deltaville, Virginia called Delta Marine Construction. In the
The staff of Colonial Beach Elementary School and King George Middle School came to battle on the 26th of February in the Drifter Dome. A battle of basketball that is, to help raise money for the CBES Revitalization Fund! King George Middle School Principal Kevin Newman, who is a former CBES principal, coached his faculty to a hard fought 49-46 loss at the end of four quarters. Principal Mary Fisher
The Lady Drifters were home to play the Lady Raiders on Feb 11. The Lady Drifters came into this game undefeated in the Conference and they wanted to keep their streak alive. The different defensive strategies [full court, half court, man to man, zone] that coach Dickerson employs is made to disrupt their opponent’s offense. They are able to change defenses from possession to possession because of the team’s ability
Last Wednesday was an exciting night at Washington and Lee High School as the Eagles’ Wrestling team prepared to face off against the Northumberland Indians for the annual Battle of the Buoy match. Having won the Battle of the Buoy for six straight years in a row, the Eagles were pumped and excited not only for another match against their friendly rivals, but also because it was Senior Night for
Eighty-five year old Lucius Calvin Newton of Montross is a loyal, dedicated and hard working community volunteer. He dutifully helps others in the community whether the task is requested or not! If a neighbor is in need of a ride to church, the doctor’s office or the near-by supermarket, he smiles, and performs the task as he shares a story of his life growing up as a young man in
Pack & Troop 258 with a few Sea Scouts participated in the Scout Sunday services on Sunday, Feb. 16 at the Colonial Beach Baptist Church. The Pack had 16 of the 23 scouts participate and the Troop had all eight members present. The boys started with a Presentation of Flags and Pledge, and throughout the service some of the boys read verses and prayers. Following services, everyone gathered in the
Love was in the air on Friday night as Cub Scout Pack 258 hosted a ‘Because I love you’ dinner at the Colonial Beach Rescue Squad as a fundraiser. Highlights of the night came from not only the young men standing at the door with white shirts and red bow ties handing out boxes of candy for the ladies, but also from the elderly couple who poked fun at each
The public is invited to hear biologist and master gardener Helen Hamilton describe “How They Do It: Plant Sex” when the Northern Neck Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society (NNNPS) meets at noon on Thursday, February 20th at the Wicomico Parish Church (Episcopal) Hall on SR 200 in Wicomico Church. Hamilton has taught high school science and surveyed plants for the U.S. National Park Service. She was on the
On Sept. 26, Rylee Combs and Katie Maxey were named first place winners of the Xtreme’s Got Talent Contest sponsored by the New Life Ministries Xtreme Youth Group in Colonial Beach. The two won over the judges singing acapella. Millie McGary placed second with a liturgical dance performance, and Don Smith and Kyra Thompson placed third with a dance. “We did this as a youth outreach, designed to draw in
A one and a half year old short Beagle named Luke had
Related Apartment Preservation’s (RAP) representative Richard L. Hurlbert came back, at the
The staff of Colonial Beach Elementary School and King George Middle School
The Lady Drifters were home to play the Lady Raiders on Feb
Eighty-five year old Lucius Calvin Newton of Montross is a loyal, dedicated
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