By Lyn Ring The Memorial Day ceremony at the town memorial and cannon in Colonial Beach once again celebrated our servicemen and women, alive and passed on. The event sponsored by the American legion Post #148 and co-sponsored by VFW Post #10574, VFW Ladies Aux VFW #10574, American Legion Aux. #148, American Legion Post #89 King George, American Legion Aux. #89, and VFW Post #8717 Dahlgren is a highlight of
On Saturday, May 18th, the Colonial Beach Foundation sponsored the 1st “Town Trolley Tasting Tour” of Colonial Beach. The event was fully subscribed by patrons local to the area and from Northern Virginia, Washington, and Baltimore. The Town Trolley transported groups of people to six restaurants in the area, rotating the pick up and drop off so that each group spent approximately 30 minutes sampling hors d’ oeuvres and tasting
By Stephanie Romelczyk Have you noticed an abundance of inchworms this year? Maybe a few have fallen in your hair as you walked under large shade trees? Or maybe you got tangled up in their silk threads? Spring cankerworm and fall cankerworm are the culprits! Although two different species of caterpillar, they look similar and share similar life cycles. Cankerworms are also known as inchworms, measuring worms, or loopers. Every
Split phase will assist drivers exiting the high school onto Route 3 FREDERICKSBURG – Starting today, a new traffic pattern on Route 3 at the intersection with King George High School (Foxes Way) and St. Anthony’s Road in King George County will separate the traffic movement from both side streets. Previously, traffic exiting King George High School and St. Anthony’s Road onto Route 3 yielded to oncoming traffic while making a
Being half a world away and 12 hours ahead of America, or the east coast at least, I don’t get to talk to my loved ones very much. I do most of my talking through words typed on the computer. I realize this is a serious lack of communication, but it baffles me that everyone still has a terrible misconception about what I’m doing over here in Asia. Whenever I
Story and photo by Jordan Coates, Contributing Writer Holidays are part of culture and tradition. They are beautiful, cherished celebrations that run deep through most people in the world. However, what happens if you are displaced from your usual holiday atmosphere? You can take the girl out of the holiday spirit, but can you take the holiday spirit out of the girl? Let’s start with Halloween. Given that Halloween is
On Monday, June 3rd, proud parents, teachers, and administrators celebrated the achievements of Washington District Elementary 5th graders in their annual promotion and awards ceremony. Mr. James Cook, Assistant Superintendent, and Principal, Sandy Herdle, delivered words of encouragement to the class. Fifth grade teachers, Mrs. Carson, Mr. McMonagle, and Mrs. Markwith, presented awards for citizenship, attendance, and academics. Mrs. Bibbens, musical director, led the 5th graders as they shared a
In very competitive scoring, the Northern Neck 4-H Envirothon team took an impressive third place overall among the top 15 teams across the state in the Dominion Resources supported Virginia State Envirothon competition held May 19-20 at Virginia State University in Petersburg. The team is coached by Wendy Herdman, Richmond-Westmoreland County 4-H Extension Agent, and Northern Neck Master Naturalist Martha Berger. Northern Neck Soil & Water Conservation District is the
The 66th Annual 4-H/FFA Fredericksburg Area Junior Livestock Show and Sale took place last week at the Fredericksburg Livestock Exchange. Three Westmorland students took first out of 70 4-H’ers from nine surrounding counties (Caroline, Essex, Hanover, King George, Lancaster, Spotsylvania, Stafford, and Westmoreland) who participated. Morgan Minor of Westmoreland County was named both Market Hogs Reserve Champion Single and Goats Herdsman. Charles Johnson of Westmoreland was named Market Steer Reserve
Submitted by Coles Point United Methodist Church Coles Point United Methodist Church will be holding its second community-wide spaghetti dinner on Saturday, July 20 from 4 to 7 p.m. Those who attended last year will remember the delicious meal with homemade desserts. The Church is doing it again! There will also be music in the sanctuary. The CPUMC dinner committee has already lined up the good cooks from our church
Submitted by St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church Come join us for our Annual Bazaar and Yard Sale this July 4th holiday. The yard sale starts at 8 a.m. We will have a live DJ, delicious refreshments available, a bake sale, games and crafts for the kids and a silent auction. The merchants’ draw starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 3 p.m. Raffle tickets for purchase offer a chance at winning
The Reverend Catherine W. Swann, rector of Cople Episcopal Parish since 2005, is retiring. Her final sermon as priest will be Sunday, June 9, 11 a.m. at the 1706 Yeocomico Church at Tucker Hill. A luncheon will follow at Ameslee Hall next to the church. Cople Parish was established in 1664 and has two other churches, Nomini at Mount Holly and Saint James on the lower Machodoc at Tidwells. Rev.
The Medicare Open Enrollment deadline is fast approaching, so now is the time to check and see if you will have the Medicare coverage you need to meet your needs, at a price you can afford, starting January 1, 2013. December 7 is the last day that most people with Medicare can chose or change their Medicare health or prescription drug coverage for 2013. Medicare is stronger than ever with
The Westmoreland County Medical Center hosted an open house Aug. 18 in honor of National Community Health Center Week. The mid-week event was a part of state-wide celebrations that sought to inform the community of the availability of services in their area. Approximately 80 residents came out to take advantage of free blood sugar screenings, BMI measurements and blood pressure tests. Participants also enjoyed demonstrations by MedAir Home Care, were
Montross Fire Department hosts St. Baldrick’s event for children’s cancer research Story and photos by Nikki Clifton, Contributing Writer On March 31 the Montross Volunteer Fire Department hosted a silent auction as a benefit for the St. Balderick’s charity in the department’s dining hall. St. Baldrick’s Foundation is a volunteer-driven charity committed to funding the most promising research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long and
By Lyn Ring The Memorial Day ceremony at the town memorial and
On Saturday, May 18th, the Colonial Beach Foundation sponsored the 1st “Town
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By Lyn Ring The Memorial Day ceremony at the town memorial and
On Saturday, May 18th, the Colonial Beach Foundation sponsored the 1st “Town